Williams High School - Tusayan Yearbook (Williams, AZ)

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THE TUSAYAN SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the autumn of 1945 our freshman class of 28 entered high school. The first class meeting was given over to electing class officers. David Mowry was elected President; and Nadine Hon-wesima, Secretary-Treasurer. After our ritual freshman initiation, we felt like full-fledged members of W- H. S., who would be able to put on the annual Hallowe’en Dance. Mark Byrd and Collin Owens joined the football squad. Our first year of high school came to an end in May, 1946. Our sophomore year started out wTith the freshman initiation which was concluded with a school dance. The class took more interest in the extra-curricular activities. We were represented on the Viking Staff, the Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Girls Glee Club. Naomi Whit-ted was elected to a twirling position. During the year she received a hundred dollar bond from the State Art Contest. Retta Melick received a superior rating for her solo at the Music Festival. Class officers for the school year were Collin Owens, President; James Pedigo, Vice-President: Bill Iluster, Secretary-Treasurer. Juniors and upper classmen, we felt mighty proud, all twenty-five of us. We lost a few of our classmates, but we gained a few new members in return. Jeanne Wakefield, Robert Maichel, Clyde Poison. Billy Baker, Estermae Armstrong, and Elaine Thomison were the new members who were added to the junior class roll. The class elected Mark Byrd, President; Tom McKinney, Vice President; and Grant Smith, Secretary-Treasurer. “Salad Days”, was the name of the play, which the junior class presented. The play was a great success. That year, we ordered our class rings and were very lucky to receive them before Christmas vacation. Naomi W’hitted, Bonnie Blanton, and Margaret Fisher were officers in the Art Club. Eleven of us were members of the Dramatic Club. Eight, six of whom were editors, were on the Viking Staff. Eleven were in the Girls’ Glee Club, and eight of us were members of the Drum and Bugle Corps, with three of us holding offices in the Corps for that year- The high school was awarded a typing pennant, with six of the juniors helping to achieve this award. Naomi Whitted and Bonnie Blanton were twirlers. Barbara Bowden was a cheerleader. Retta Melick was elected to head drummer position. One of the highlights of our junior year was the Junior Prom. The theme for the Prom was Inferno. Our junior school year came to a close when we played host to the senior’s on the Junior-Senior picnic. Autumn, 1948, we started the last lap of our four-year journey. We lost nine of our classmates, leaving the senior cl ss with only sixteen members. Class members elected to offices for the 1948-49 school year were Grant Smith, President; Bonnie Blanton, Vice President; Lula Mae Willsey, Secretary; and Nadine Honwesima, Treasurer. Even with the few members that we had left we were well represented in the various schc ol activities. We had members on the Viking Staff, in the Glee Club, in the Dram’.tic Club, in the Thespian Club, and in the Drum and Bugle Corps. Retta Melick and Lula Mae Willsey 14

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THE TUSAYAN were co-editors of the Viking. Naomi Whitted was appointed majorette of the Drum and Bugle Corps, with Angelita Rodriguez as head drummer. The Drum and Bugle Corps was invited to march at the State Fair at Phoenix. We did a repeat performance when we again marched at the New Year’s Day Parade at Phoenix. We presented our class play, “That Crazy Smith Family” on Nov. 19. Mark Byrd and Collin Owens made letters in basketball and Mark was named All-Northern forward. Our Senior Hop was held on April 23 with Rhapsody In Blue being our theme. We were guests of the juniors on the junior-senior picnic at Oak Creek Canyon. Our high school days came to an end with our graduation on May 25, 1949. GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA 15