Atkinson High School - Tiger Yearbook (Atkinson, IL)

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CLASS HISTORY It was a bright day in September, 1941. that fourteen scared freshmen first started their high school careers in the old Atkinson High School building. The members were a follows: Eela Price, Beverly (iocthals, Janies Van Wacs, Marie Verschoore, Wilbur Van De Voord, Vincent Causemaker. Rosemary De Koo, Elaine Claeys, Barbara Jean Atwell. Audrey De Smith, Reuben De Smith, Roy Moens, Elaine Hepner, and Melvin Misfeldt. The class officers were elected as follows: President. James Van VVaes; vice-president. Wilbur Van De Voord; secretary-treasurer, Rosemary De Roo; class s|M ii‘or. Coach Holloway; Student Council, Audrey De Smith. Near the end of the month of September the sophomores initiated us. and when they had really finished, we felt as though we were fully pledged high school members. Eater our class was very proud when Barbara Jean Atwell got first honors for an essay. Shortly afterward, we enjoyed our first high school picnic in Shutaguo Park Kewancc Illinois, and we also received our rejiort cards and found we all had advanced to the sophomore class. In September of 1942. fourteen members of our sophomore class entered a newly erected high school. Proudly we answered to the roll call. The class officers were elected as follows: President. Marie Verschoore: vice president. Elaine Claeys; secretary-treasurer, Beverly Goethals; class sponsor. Coach Fuhrmeister; Student Council, Rosemary De Roo. In September we gave the green freshie s their first ta te of school at the initiation party which we sponsored. Our class was very proud of one sophomore. Wilbur Van De Voord. who received first with an outstanding essay. Our class had incre ase d to fifteen in January when Rachellc De Pauw joined us. An invitation party was held south of town; it consisted of a wiener roast. Eater in the spring we sophomores started our banquet fund by selling chances 011 a War Bond. It proved a great success. In our junior year of 1043. sixteen members responded to the roll call. The class officers were elected as follows: President. Rosemary De Roo; vice-president, Rachelle De Pauw; secretary-treasurer, Elaine Claeys; class sponsor, Mrs. Eela Gustafson; Student Council, James Van Waes and Wilbur Van De Voord. A new student was Rodney Reiling who had moved to a farm south of Atkinson. Although he liked Atkinson High very much, he was forced to quit after three weeks. O11 September 14 the class enjoyed a hayrack ride in the evening. O11 November 19. we presenter! our Junior Class Play. “That Crazy Smith Family,” which was a huge success, and we took in enough money to sponsor the Junior-Senior Banquet on April 27 in the EeClaire Hotel in Moline. In this junior year of ours we were proud of our two classmates, James Van Waes and Vincent Causemaker, who played 011 the first team in baskelliall and helped win the district basketball trophy for the school. The year gradually rolled by and again on August 28 sixteen members responded to the roll call. The class officers were as follows: President. Elaine Claeys; vice-president, Audrey De Smith; secretary. Beverly Goethals; treasurer. Wilbur Van De Voord: class sponsor. Miss Rosellen Reeder; Student Council. James Van Waes. president; Vincent Causemaker, Ralph De Decker. We had lost one member of our class during the summer. Rachelle De Pauw. who was married to Donald Schopp in June. Two new students entered our senior class. They are Florence Johnson and Ralph De Decker. On October 20 the homecoming was held. Elaine Claeys was cltosen queen; Beverly Goethals and I-ela Price were attendants. Ralph De Decker, captain of the team, crowned the queen. This year was the first time the annual was sent away to Ik printed rather than mimeographed here at school. On April 13 the seniors presented their class play. “Mumbo-Jumbo,” which was a comedy, and we’re sure that everyone will long remember it. On April 28 the juniors entertained the seniors at a Junior-Senior Formal Banquet in the high school gymnasium. A sup| er and formal dance were enjoyed. Baccalaureate services were held May 13 and graduation May 18. all of which ended our school career in Atkinson Community High School. Elaine Claeys. Class Historian. The 1945 Tiger 11

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JUNIOR CLASS Tirst rote—Dale Humphrey. Glenn De Smith. Ivan Quayle, Creighton Wilson. Ralph Moens, Ralph Nordstrom. Ivan Wildemutb. Albert De Pauw. Second rote—Doris M ant he. Jane Decker. Donna Mae Arnold. Beverly Wclvert. Shirley Hoogerwerf. Darlene Pluming. Shirley Atwell. Laureen Hamilton. Helen Moens. Alma Doubler. Third rene Mrs. l-ela Gus-tafson (clas sponsor) ; Roy Hamer. Dean Teerlinck. Frances Van De Voordc. Gerald Cowells, Ralph Lester. Phyllis Dean. Ralph Teerlinck, Ronald Lester. Joyce Gritman. History of the Junior Class of 1944-45 ()n a bright August day in the fall of 1944, thirteen girls and sixteen hoys started the year as juniors in the Atkinson High School. Class officers were elected as follows: President, Laureen Hamilton; vice-president, Helen Moens; secretary, Shirley Atwell; treasurer, Albert He Pauw. Football was the main s|M rt and our class was represented on the team by Ralph Moens, Ralph Nordstrom, Ralph and Ronald Lester, and Ivan Quayle. On December 1 the Junior Class presented their play. The seventh of March was another important day for the juniors. Of course, we all plan to graduate and that was the day we chose our announcements and ordered our name cards. April 28th was the date of the Junior-Senior Banquet and that, of course, was a very special and long-planned-for occasion. May 18th was our last day as juniors. Three-fourths of our high school career was over but we will be back again next fall to start our senior year. The iM5 Tiger 13