Williams High School - Tusayan Yearbook (Williams, AZ)

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Irene Juarez was chosen Miss Football and Nancy Peckumn, Miss Basketball. Irene Juarez was chosen most Popular girl, and Dale Payne, Most Popular boy. Royce Smith was chosen Best All Around boy; Glenda Gum All Around girl; Eddie Garcia Most Handsome boy. Glenda Gum was Majorette of the Drum and Bugle Corps. Irene Juarez was Head Cheerleader, and Nancy Peckumn, Twirler. We closed our High School at Williams with Graduation on May 24, 1957. Of the 38 Seniors who graduated this year there were 16 who attended school in Williams from the first grade through the twelfth. These 16 students are: Bonnie Willsey, Carol Sutton, Glenda Gum, Irene Juarez, Royce Smith, Dale Payne, Betty Lovitt, Parker Sutton, Eddie Garcia, David Russell, Delfin Sanchez, Peter W. Gardner, Earlene Kennedy, Henry Miller, Gerald Pena, Arthur Santana. Our Senior year we lost Linda McKee, Leroy Weis, Earlene Kennedy. We added Roberta Henscheid, Robert Henscheid, Peter E. Gardner, Ann Dickie, Henry Lee Alexander, Gloria Cox, Darell Miller. By Earlene Kennedy, Margaret Lee.

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@1044 'rtyt frvuf. In the fall of '53 our class of '57 enrolled in Williams High School. We were 56 eager Freshmen. The first class meeting was held to elect officers. Dale Payne was elected President; Royce Smith, Vice President; Carol Sutton, Secretary; Howard Walker, Treasurer; Freshman Representative was Larry Bartle. The Junior High Basketball Tournament was held in Williams. Two of our class members, Dale Payne, and Eddie Garcia, were chosen on the all-tournament first string, and Delfin Sanchez all-tournament second string. We finished our year with a picnic at Oak Creek. The next year as Sophomores we were well adjusted to high school life. We elected the following officers: Irene Juarez, President; Dale Payne, Vice President; Carol Sutton, Secretary; Peter W. Gardner, Treasurer. Many of our class members participated in extracurricular activities. Most of the girls joined the Drum and Bugle Corps; with Bonnie Willsey, and Carol Sutton chosen as Twirlers. Many of the boys letteredoin Football, Basketball, and Baseball. We took our revenge on the freshmen, starting off with the initiation at the beginning of the school year. This year we lost Larry Bartle, Rosie Baca, Romona Armijo, Nora McReynolds, Walter McReynolds, Nancy Wells. We added to our class Ruth Prina. In the fall of '55 we became upperclassmen. Our class officers were Dale Payne, President; Dennis Donovan, Vice President; Peter W. Gardner, Secretary; Gerald Pena, Treasurer. Our class representative was Ned Vigil. In Drum and Bugle Corps, Bonnie Willsey, Carol Sutton, Glenda Gum, and Nancy Peckumn were chosen as Twirlers. In the spring our class presented the Junior Play entitled, The Babbling Brooks. In April we had a combined Junior-Senior Prom. The theme was Stairway to the Stars. Alice Burrage was chosen queen of the Prom and Tommy Augen-stein was chosen King. The attendants were Bonnie Willsey, and Dale Payne. Glenda Gum and Irene Juarez were Representatives to Girls' State and Dale Payne and Royce Smith went to Boys' State. Royce Smith was elected Vice President of the Student Council, and Eddie Garcia was chosen most Handsome Boy. In the fall of '56 we finally became Seniors. Our Senior class elected Dale Payne, President; Eddie Garcia, Vice President; Peggy Van Brunt, Secretary; Betty Sue Walker, Treasurer. Glenda Gum was elected Social Manager, and Irene Juarez, President of Student Council, Carol Sutton, Secretary, and Class Representative, Royce Smith. Carol Sutton, Richard Olguin, Glenda Gum, Ann Dickie, Earlene Kennedy were chosen to give their Orations. Delfin Sanchez, Royce Smith received Second Team All-Northern in football, with Alexander, Lee; Eddie Garcia; Frank Frederickson; All-Northern Honorable Mention. In November we presented Gabriel Blow Your Horn which turned out to be one of the most successful plays given.

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( I, Royce Smith, will my ability to keep my class ring to Bill Brownd. I, Jon Smith, will my ability to make baskets for other teams to Floyd Willett so they won't go undefeated next year. I, Parker Sutton, will my knack for flying to Jack Dunn. I, Richard Olguin, will my artistic ability to Betty Duffield hoping that she will put my brushes to brushing her fuzzy top. I, Frank Frederickson, will my pipes to Jack Graves and hope they sound as good on his rod as on mine. I, Bruce Thompson, will my ability to play a trumpet to Harry James Weigel so he can record his own records. I, Delfin Sanchez, will my position as President of the Detention class to Jimmy Pettit. I, Gerald Pena, will my green beetle to Mike McNelly, hoping he will fix the two flat tires. I, Darrell Miller, will my laugh to Jose Garcia with the hope he will sound happier than he looks. I, Arthur Santana, will my Friday nights of fun to Brad Henderson. I, Lee Strange, will my ability to stay away from girls to Boyd Chisolm. I, Andrea Candelaria will my figure to Esther Lugo. I, Peggy Van Brunt, will my ability to have a good looking Marine to write, to Dixie Fuller. I, Roberta Henscheid, will my ability to get good grades in Arizona Constitution even though I come from Oklahoma, to Pat Cox. I, Bert Henscheid, will my Oklahoma reputation to Jay Texas Dickie. I, Eddie Garcia, will my ability to get along with girls to Roy Kennedy. I, Bonnie Willsey, will my ability to give teachers trouble to Cynthia Oppliger. I, Betty Walker, will my quiet personality to Joann Pearson. I, Henry Alexander, will my position on the football team to Jerry O'Flinn. I, Nancy Peckumn, will my pony tail to Jessie Chapman with the hope she can shoo flies as well as I can. I, Dale Payne, will my ability to write love letters 7VM to Jim Miller with the hope he makes good use of this skill. I, Peter E. Gardner, will the caliche pit to the Undignified 1 2 so they can rip it up. I, Betty Jo Chapman, will just leave. I, Gloria Cox, will all my interest in Flagstaff to Margaret Stewart. I, Peter W. Gardner, will my middle name Weimer, to John Jones in hopes it will give his name more distinction. I, Glenda Gum, will my ability to get along with Mr. Harris to the next years majorette in hopes Mr. Harris won't develop another ulcer. I, James Hausmann, will my nickname, shack lady to Bobby Hausmann. I, Dennis Donovan, will my broomtails to Roy Rojo hoping he will get good use out of them. I, Ann Dickie, will my Texas accent to Mr. Chapman because I know he would sound real cute with it. I, Betty Lovitt, will my ability to stay in Art Class all four years to any fool that wants to try it. I, Carol Sutton, will my red morgue wagon, alias Jezzabelle, to Pat Mecham, so she won't have to borrow David Russell's smokin' bomb anymore. I, Robert Jackson, will the football team lots of luck next year. I, Irene Juarez, will my ability to get locked into lockers to any person who will fit in them. 1, Earlene Kennedy, will my brains to Kay Grantham, because I know she could very well use them. I, Margaret Lee, will my ability to run into class at the last minute to Irene Montoya. I, Henry Miller, will my tank to Jimmy Walker for when he grows tall enough to see over the steering wheel. I, David Russell, leave my roll your own sack and papers to Butch Hoskins. I, Eddie Sandoval, will my nickname Pepsi, back to the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. BY CAROL SUTTON