Arvada High School - Redskin Yearbook (Arvada, CO)

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Class History The Trail Blazers of 40--that's what we are. Way hack in '1927 we started--twenty two of us. These original, brave and daring trail blazers were Kenny Hutchinson, Arthur Lundeen, Jack Peters, Margaret White and Dorothy Starr. Those Pioneer Peterson twins,Clara and Paul were there too, in addition to Marie Ashton, Dorothy Bennett, Mary Jean Banks, Katie Kinkel, Geraldine McWhorter, Phyllis Molby, June Morris, Florence Peddycoart, Mimi Gatchell and Helen Parrish. James Harburg and Dorothy Lei :hnitz left the original fort on Third Street, to follow various other trails, but they soon returned with many exciting talcs of their experiences. In the beginning the going was tough, but the urge to seek our way and to succeed was stronger. Therefore, although we knew little of what lay ahead, we kopt on. After the harder tasks were accomplished, after we pioneers had learned what responsibility and other essentials meant a now group-joined us the next year and brou rht with thorn a bundle of useful-knowledge-- Things Every Trail Blazer Should Know .--This group included Melrose Kraxber- or, Norma Smith, Clifford Ccmobcll, Ernest Groon and Bill Larsen. With their help, we survived the First Grade and were ready for tho second where we were joined by the Hambloys, Clark, and Dale. By that time we had progresses far, but we needed to learn some more delicate Tricks of the Trades . At this point came Elsie Page Marian Derr and Robert (Harpo) Wilcoxsom, who proved to us that it is easier to blaze a trail if you're laughing or makin.? some one else lauxh. Tho last few years in the blockade on Third Street wore rather uneventful with the exception of the arrival of Vadna Gardner, and Virginia Sims on tho fourth turn, Jim Pock and Barbara Owen on the fifth and Lloyd (Smoozie) Lewis on the sixth. At that time we had progressed quite a good deal and had discardod our shortrnn 'C muskets and axes for long range flint locks,because our hardships and dangers were decreasing and socmcd far away. V c even had a little timo for entertainment, and that took the form of Polly Make Believe -- our first operetta. Tho Trail Blazers of '40 proved to be exceptional, however, because they kept up with the Redskins in combat and the next fall they wore acknowledged as Heap Real Blazers. Didio Lujan joined us the first year we were in our now came and tho following year Jim Dunlap, Ed Krupotich and Bob Van Sickle arrived to offer their suggestions as to how to win good grades and influence teachers. Those two years were eventful for us. We gave another oocretta-xhis timo the pioneers, old hands at this sort of a thin-’, gave Jack In The Beanstalk. (We Trail Blazers have never been very creative or lucky, as the case may be, because wo didn't win tho Harvest Festival Parade Prize, even at this early date.) Of course evory one knows that the Trail Blazors of '40. were

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SENIORS GOOD, VERA Glee Club '40 GROVER, WAYNE Basketball 38, '39, »40 Football '39, '40 F. F. A. '39, '40 JEAGER, IiAROLD Track 38, »39 Nev soapcr '38, '39, 40 Glee'Club '40 Photograohy 40 OFFICERS President .............. Frank Tomsic Vice-president . . . Kathryn Kinkel Secretary and Treasurer . Elsie Pa rc Student Council . . . Margaret White Edward Krupotich Sponsor..............Miss Anne Browne MOTTO Either we will find a way or make one. COLORS Blue and Silver FLOWER Gardenia

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exceptional and when we entered as full-fled ed Redskins,’'e had saved fron all our expedition, turkey shoots, etc., a total of £ 13.00, the highest amount ever to come into a freshman treasure. We were unusual in other ways, too. News of us traveled far and people came from all over the world to join oixr band, to blaze the last trail with us and to make us the largest grouo ever to enter the Redskin's tepee. Coming from the road where the sign post said Leyden was a carefree, sturdy, pioneer trio. Jack Young,Dick Bernatis and Frank Tomsic. From Ralston came Betty Dickerson, Nona Doane, Letty Longnecker,Marjorie Lorenz,Neva Trine and Betty Plumlee. From various parts of the globe-Albcrt Osbaugh, Roger Norris, Ernest Doane, Irma Wallen, Ralph Montgomery, Paul Anderson, Francis Ellis and Charlotte Susal came to join us. Next year brou fht needed ability-both athletic and intellectual-to our ever increasing group: Wayne Grover,John Petroff,Dick Wheeler, Robert Gourley, Drew Morris and Martin Stanger. Our fame reached ever to the Sunny Southland because from Way Down in Dixie came Vera Good to join us in our Junior year. Joann Spano and Ray Lindsay also joined our ranks. This last year five more daring adventures joined us—Mary Jane Alison, Fern Lane, Lois Mortcnsen, Don Exline, and Ruth Goli.’htley. Thi« completed our clan and made the Trail Blazers of '40 the largest graduation class. Of course as these last four years have been the most imoortant of all twelve in the lives of these trail blazers, it i3 only fitting and prooer to see what things of importance occurred. In the freshmen year, ably led by the chief Trail Blazer, Ed Pavclka, we gave an assembly, The Lamp Went Out. Our first social gathering in the topee, was the very successful Freshman Party. Robert V ilcoxson took the oosition of Chief the next vear when we gave another assembly including Entor the Hero , Ten Prett- - Girls and some very special dancing by that nimble footed, talented Trail Blazer,Jack Young. We also decorated the auditorium for Baccalaureate and Commencement. The Trail Blazers have always been fond of entertainment and every tine there was a party in the teooe they had a marvelous turnout. Last year with the help of Raloh I'ontgomery,wo bla„cd a successful, and evontful year. We tied for the Harvest Festival Prize but were able to get only third olacc. However in the election,threo of our Trail Blazer -’iris won the honor of bein' the first Junior airls to be elected cheer loaders. This was also the wear of our successful play Gan rway For Gracic . To show that we were good for something besides blazing wilderness trails, the Trail Blazers got out their thinking caps and all their artistic ability and nrenared a Junior-Senior prom that was really swell. We won the Inter-Class Track meet on Cherry and White Day. This year was so eventful that each loyal Trail Blazer wanted to get a souvenir for these and other trail blazing days. These were in the form of rin?s and oins which readily identify a Trail Blr.sjer of 40.