Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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OFFICE STAFF Grouped around Mrs Ruth Thornhill, office secretary, the office staff of Kuluris, .Marilyn Ransom, Evelyn Nelson, Joyce Simpson, Nancy Johnson. Pat student workers at AHS includes from left to right: Judy Olsen. Aliceann Niemi. In the back row the bosses, Mr. Bush and Mr. Lind, look on. Niemi, Marilyn Lempea, Susan Farmer, Louann Luce, Maureen Davidson. Pat Helping to keep the admin¬ istrative wheels grinding is the job of the girls who serve as office assistants at AHS. Under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Ihornhill, office secre¬ tary, the girls work in the office performing the million- and-one endless tasks that ac¬ company the job of being re¬ sponsible for nearly 600 high school students. Jobs performed by the group include collecting absentee slips each period, doing need¬ ed typing and stencil cutting, keeping track of absentees on a daily register, taking tele¬ phone messages and running the endless errands which come from the office each hour. With Mrs. Thornhill as their direct supervisor the girls are also directed in their work by Bob Bush, principal, and Ralph Lind, vice-principal.

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RALLY SQUAD Pictured from left to right; Cynthia Hoff, Marilyn Ransom, Maureen David- Matthews. In the third row from left to right are: Joyce Johnson, Darlene Alio, son. in the second row from left to right are: Trudy Schenk, Billie Ann Lempea, Bill Haggbloom, Leroi Bell, Jack Kelly. Patsy Stangland, JoAnn Leeper. Charlotte Anderson, Nancy Johnson, Connie Winterstein, Beverly Bray, Joanie Pep, sportsmanship and leadership —those were the characteristics of all members in the Rally organization this year. Newly reorganized to consist of three girls, the varsity rally squad was in charge of handling the crowds at all games. They were directed by their adviser, Mr. Bush. Main purpose of the group was to inspire pep, encourage school spirit and lead cheers at all games, rallies and pep assemblies. Working under the direction of Mr. Hamid Withnell, music supervisor and with the new Astoria high school pep band, the varsity rally squed intro¬ duced new musical yells and forma¬ tions along with the regular yells. Leading the squad was Yell Queen Marily n Ransom. One of the highlights for the var¬ sity squad was participation in the district 10 basketball tourney held at Tillamook. Triumphant there on the hardcourt, the basketball squad moved to Eugene for the state tournament. Rally squad members went along. Leading the Junior Varsity and Fin- gerling cheers at games this year were the Freshman and Sophomore rally squads. They also lead their classes in competition during pep assemblies. 20