Arvada High School - Redskin Yearbook (Arvada, CO)

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OFFICERS Thomas Lively Holland Shultz M'imhikd Larsen Raymond Ha mill President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Among others, Percy Barry, Winifred Chinn, Marguerite Graves, Raymond Hamill. Jean Howard, Robert Hurst, Freeland Simms. Ruth Slusher, and John Rizzari came one bright September morning twelve years ago, and were enrolled in the first grade of the Arvada schools. These nine children were duly taught their a, b. c's. and almost immediately several things became known. For instance. Marguerite Graves' wonderful ability to grasp the main points in readin’, ’rilin', and ’rithmetic became apparent soon after she began to study. Percy Barry was ever the teacher's favorite. He was such an innocent little chap, and always smiling. When the year was half up, Freeland Simms decided to leave us for a while to see if he could find another school any better. He failed to do so, and joined us again later. After a time, it became apparent that we knew too much for common first-graders. and so we were promoted to the second grade, where Thomas Lively and Elmer Branaman joined our ranks. In third grade. Lavinia Holland decided that Arvada was the best place in which to gain learning. On coming into this grade, we came to the present grade school, leaving forever the little school house on Wadsworth where we had been harbored for two years. When we returned to school to find ourselves in the fourth grade, a new member, Catherine Pavelka, was added to the class roll. Lois Allen came in fifth grade. Here we were taught what all fifth-graders should know and even though we may have forgotten it, we learned it at the time well enough to be promoted to the 1 H ]

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SENIORS

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY—Continued sixth grade. Here we were lords of the grade school. We were joined by Elaine Morris. Rolland Schultz, and Virginia Lawrence. Virginia skipped a grade to enter our class, and you can’t blame her. All year long we were constantly thinking of the next year when we would mingle with the grown-ups at the high school. Finally, when after a summer vacation we returned to school and were enrolled as pupils of the seventh grade, we found a very jolly little girl waiting to join us who, after inquiry, we learned was Mildred Larsen. On entering the junior high school we found new worlds opened to us. It wasn't so good. The seniors were always complaining that we were in their way. and any liberties we obtained were those no one else wanted. Finally, however, we battled through to the end of the year, and became members of the eighth grade. Mervin Welke, Oliver Longan. Lovell Bowen, and Dale Griffith were granted admission to our persecuted ranks, for we found the eighth grade little better than the seventh. We were still too little to be given any consideration. But some day we knew we'd show 'em. You can't keep a good class down. If that didn't work, there is still the old adage. “A bad penny always turns up.” Boy. ain't it a grand and glorious feelin'? We were freshmen and although everyone thought we were green, we knew differently, and soon showed our superiority in many things. Eighteen new pupils, on hearing of this great little class, were admitted this year. The next year Sena Petersen was added to the list of the class of '30, and Freeland Simms returned to us after nearly ten years, and his return was welcomed by all. As sophomores, we went to our first prom, and we enjoyed the many other good times we had. By the next year we had earned ourselves the name of the most forward class in the school. We won the Festival parade, and our parties were easily the best of the year. This year Louise Davies, Virginia and Nadine Phillips, a couple of bashful little twins, and Lora Hunt joined the class. The next year saw the class of 1930 at the peak of its career. We have participated in all the activities of the year, and we are looked up to by all the other classes. In the last year of school. William Cool. Dorothy Bonar. LaVeta Det-Iefsen, and Horatio Ganung filled out our class to fifty members, one of the largest ever to graduate from this school. Thus, as we come to the end of our school life, let us remember the good times we have had during those twelve years and never forget the friends we have made. 1 15 1