Audubon High School - Wheeler Yearbook (Audubon, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1956 volume:

Published by the Class of ’56 WHEELER STAFF Treva Haeflinger................Editor Marlene Kuntzwiler . . . Ass't Editor Ronnie Wellendorf . Business Manager Dave Franck . Ass't Business Manager The chief reason for this dedication is because if our community was not an educa- tional and prosperous commun- ity we would not be able to pub- lish such a book. The size of our book shows the interest which the community has to- wards school activities. Also, it is the guidance of our parents, the people of this community, and the use of the Wheeler Community facilities provided by them which has made us what we are. Just last year, a swimming pool was opened for our use and now work is being com- pleted for a new athletic field. We thank our community for these new facilities, and may there be more and better ones in the years to come. SCHOOL AUGUST 29 School starts. SEPTEMBER 9 Football, Perry here. 30 Football, Manning here. OCTOBER 4 Y-Teen Convention. 5 Freshmen Initiation. 13 Pep Rally-Bonfire, Parade. 14 Football, Glidden (Homecoming). 28 Football, Coon Rapids here. NOVEMBER 2 Football, Scranton here. 16 Junior Class Play. 18 Basketball, Wiota here (B G). 29 Basketball, Bayard here (B G). DECEMBER 9 Basketball, Coon Rapids here (B G). 16 Junior Class Play. 16 Wrestling, Des Moines Lincoln (H). 20 Basketball, Perry here (B G). 21 Christmas Ball. 27 Basketball, Manilla here (B G). JANUARY 6 Wrestling, Corning here. 13 Basketball, Templeton here (G). 17 Wrestling, Greenfield here. 20 Basketball, Carroll Kuemper (B). 24 Basketball, Exira here (B G). 26 March of Dimes Program. FEBRUARY 7 Wrestling, Boys Town here. 10 Wrestling, Des Moines Tech here. Preliminary Speech Contest here. 17 22 24 28 MARCH 2 9 23 APRIL 6 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 25 26 27 MAY 1 2 4 7 9 11 13 15 16 23 CALENDAR District Wrestling at Corning. Boys Sectional at Atlantic. Wrestling, Omaha North here. Pre-District Speech Contest at Perry. Career Day Conference. One Act Plays. P. T. A. Carnival. Track Meet at Lake City. Y-Teen Convention at Shenandoah. Baseball, Glidden here. Senior Class Play. Clarinda Relays. Y-Teen Mother and Daughter tea. Career Day. Track Meet at Carroll. Parkinson Musical Program. Baseball, Manilla here. F. F. A. State Convention. Sac City Relays. Prom Baseball, Scranton here. State Music Contest. I Trojan Relays at Atlantic. Sectional Baseball Tournament. Y-Teen Installation and Spring Formal. Y-Teen Picnic. District Baseball finals. District Track and Field Meet. Skip Day At Ames. Baccalaureate. Class Night. Conference Track Meet. Commencement. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. Alvin Albertsen Delbert Elmquist Dave Hansen � David Haner Treva Haeflinger Jerroll Hansen Loretta Heiken Seniors Marlene Hardie Marva Lea Hays Shari Johansen Danny Jensen Sharon Kallesen Seniors Karen Kauffman Larry Miller Beverly Petersen Shirley Rasmussen Connie Petersen TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: D. Hilsabeck, M. Kuntzweiler, D. Cavanaugh, E. Jensen. SECOND ROW: J. Brannan, J. Jacobsen, C. Rattenborg. THIRD ROW: R. Wellendorf, D. Jayne, J. Andersen. BOTTOM ROW: C. Phillips, S. Kallesen, K. Kauffman. SENIORS As Mr. Rice said to the senior class you leave a vacant spot when you graduate from A. H. S. In the top picture is the group whose hands guided the senior class through this last year. They are, Darrell Nielsen, treasurer; Carol Jean Detwiler, secretary; Carolyn Eddy, vice-president; and Donald Jayne, president. The next picture is a class meeting where so many things were discussed in the last four years. And below is the industrious chem- istry class where a hydrogen generator blew up this year. For skip day this year the class went to Vieshea, at Ames, Iowa. m m The Juniors this year had Candy- land as the theme for their prom, with the Satin Smooth music of Eddie Allen. The money they used for the prom came from this years magazine sales, which amounted to over $800. In the top picture are the Junior class officers. They are, Richard Lewer, secretary; Betsy Hansen, vice- president; Ed Burkhardt, president; and Gary Speas, treasurer, who was absent. Next is a typical class meeting where the planning for the prom took place. On the bottom is a picture of some of the Juniors busy preparing for the prom, which was their main objective this year. FIRST ROW: Jacob Abeltins, Harriet Albertsen, Jane Alt, Duane Andersen, Evelyn Andersen, Wayne Andersen, Edward Burkhardt, Ina Carlson, Dale Christensen. SECOND ROW: Gary Crees, Shirley Crees, Harlan Crissey, Curtis Davis, Bob Davitt, Rosemary Devitt, Florence Duede, Patty Eaton, Tom Fancher. THIRD ROW: Harry Fry, Zona Gaskill, Mary Gilbert, Alvin Grabill, Betsy Hansen, Janice Hansen, Robert Hansen, Max Hardie, Charles Haskins. FOURTH ROW: Ellen Heuss, Joan Heuss, Karen Horn, Norman Ingwers, Merle Jensen, Robert Jensen, Jane Jespersen, Beatrice Jorgensen, Marlene Kardell. FIRST ROW: Patty Kempf, Larry Kerwin, Mary Ann Klever, Ronnie Kraft, Darrell Larsen, Jerry Lauritsen, Richard Lewer, Sandra Macklin, Charlotte Mantz. SECOND ROW: Suzanne McDonald, Janet McGuire, Derald Mendenhall, Dorothy Mendenhall, Madeline Miller, Suzie Miller, Vicki Miller, Merlin Mortensen, Ronald Mortensen. THIRD ROW: Phyllis Murray, Leonard Neitzel, Janet Nelson, Tom Nelsen, Shirley Nielsen, La Verne Nissen, Eldon Olsen, Karen Olsen, George Parris. FOURTH ROW: Joan Parris, Roger Paulsen, Ethel Pedersen, Charles Railsbeck, Janice Rattenborg, Anita Rice, Arlene Rose, Bill Rustvoid, Darrell Schroeter. FIFTH ROW: Sandra Shoesmith, Kenneth Snyder, Paul Sonksen, Gary Speas, Clark Stetzel, Peggy Walters, Gary Wetzel, Janice Winther. in FIRST ROW: Leroy Albertsen, Lee Andersen, Dale Andersen, Dallas Bald, Jerry Barrett, Howard Black, Delores Borkowski, Mary Campbell, Judy Christensen. SECOND ROW: Maureen Christensen, Kathy Cowton, Janice Crees, Phyllis Deist, Sandra Dudgeon, Robert Ehlert, Ronnie Ehlert, Carol Fischer, Alan Franck. THIRD ROW; Dorthy Gaskill, Helen Grabill, Barbara Greer, Linda Hansen, Sandra Haskins, Beverly Heiken, Eldon Hemmingsen, Martha Hunter, Ward Jayne. FOURTH ROW: Roger Jensen, Sherry Jensen, James Jorgensen, Sue Jorgensen, Janice Kallesen, Charles Kauffman, Tom Klinkefus, Philip Larsen, Richard Lauritzen. FIRST ROW: Larry Linn, Gary Lucas, Larry Macke, Gary Macumber, John Martinsen, Marcia Meyers, Kenneth Miller, Russell Miller, Wanda Miller. SECOND ROW: Patricia Mullenger, Marie Nelson, Elizabeth Neitzel, Carolyn Nielsen, Wanda Nielsen, Larry Northup, Sally Olsen, Jerry Petersen, Larry Petersen. THIRD ROW: Lynn Petersen, Sondra Petersen, Gloria Rasmussen, Patty Rasmussen, Gary Rosenkild, Jerry Rubel, Roger Rubel, Sandra Rubel, Darlene Rudolph. FOURTH ROW: Betty Rustvold, Kay Shoesmith, David Sonksen, Marjorie Sorensen, Gary Stearns, Donna Sunberg, Sharlett Tessman, Larry Thygesen, Kathy Walters. FIFTH ROW: James Wieman, Donald Zinke. 33 The special project of the soph- omore class this year was the selling of season tickets for the swimming pool. The top picture shows the leaders of the class. They are from top to bottom; Larry Northrup, treasurer; Phyllis Diest, secretary; Phillip Larsen, vice-president; and John Martinsen, president. Next is a class meeting, similar to the ones they'll have next year when they plan for a better than ever prom. And on the bottom is one of the English classes, where we see them hard at work. mmrn The freshman class moved into a new and advanced environment this year and were properly initiated by the seni- ors, as was illustrated by the wearing of the green caps. The top picture is of the class offi- cers. They are from left to right; Judy Sutcliffe, treasurer; Janet Sunberg, secretary; Bill Caldwell, president; and Vernette Nissen, vice president. The next picture is of one of their class meetings with their sponsors present. And in the bottom picture is a class of freshmen wearing the typical red and green. FIRST ROW: Joanne Aikman, Doris Andersen, Kenneth Andersen, Gene Andreasen, Rosanne Barentsen, Robert Beck, Russell Blohm, Lois Boldt, DeEtta Borkowski. SECOND ROW: Karen Brannan, Mary Brannan, Johannes Bruun, Don Byriel, Bill Caldwell, Robert Campbell, Dick Cavanaugh, James Cavanaugh, Irene Christensen. THIRD ROW: JoAnn Christensen, LaVonne Clemsen, Lois Crees, Marvin Davis, Annabelle Deist, Maybelle Deist, James Durbin, Donald Eaton, Donald Ehlert. FOURTH ROW: Deanna Fancher, Jerry Gaskill, Norma Gleason, Barbara Grabill, Loren Griffith, Robert Hagglund, Dallas Haskins, Phyllis Inman, Karen Jacobsen. FIRST ROW: Pearl Jayne, Byron Jensen, Darrell Jensen, Jerry Jensen, Linda Jensen, Maureen Jensen, Shirley Jensen, Barbara Joens, Deanna Johansen. SECOND ROW: Sharlot Johansen, Dick Johnson, Larry Kauffman, Doris Kelly, Barbara Kirk, Mark Klever, Arnold Krauel, Donis Krauel, Judy Lansman. THIRD ROW: Carma Lykke, Peggy Macumber, Bob Madsen, Marlene Maycroft, Jack McGuire, William Moore, Carolyn Mulford, Doris Murray, Jane Murray. FOURTH ROW: David Nelson, Vitta Nelsen, Barbara Nielsen, Richard Nielsen, Thelma Nielsen, Leannis Nissen, Vernette Nissen, Roger Olsen, Mary Petersen. FIFTH ROW: Harold Plagman, Gloria Rasmussen, David Reinemund, Donna Ruddy, Deanna Schmidt, Glenn Seime, Diana Stevens, Harold Sorensen, Janet Sunberg. SIXTH ROW: Judy Sutcliffe, Gary Wegner, Mavis Wiederstein, Roberta Wiederstein, Leota Winther. PICTURE ABOVE, FIRST ROW: S. Grabill, M. Jensen, K. Walters, J. Black, E. Jensen, S. Christensen, B. Law, R. Anderson. SECOND: N. Gooch, P. Johnson, J. Arnold, J. Parker, L. Borkowski, B. Struck, S. Thomsen, M. Schmidt, S. Fredricksen, J. Blohm, D. Sunberg, B. Boldt. THIRD: Mr. Gottschalk, J. Sorensen, B. Young, P. Moreland, S. Schmidt, J. Jensen, S. Zinke, P. Crissey, M. Nielsen, M. Mendenhall, J. Haskins, D. Durbin, D. Zaiger, M. Struve, J. Elford, D. Hilsabeck, Mrs. Wickham. FOURTH: C. Parrott, D. Nelson, G. Joens, J. Sonkson, A. Morey, K. Lauritsen, M. Bald, R. Mortensen, M. Firebaugh, B. Martinsen, D. Ingerslev, D. Dudgeon. PICTURE BELOW, FIRST ROW: L. Cavanaugh, G. Struve, R. Jorgensen, R. Jorgensen, J. Jensen, R. Jensen, G. Wiges, D. Johnson, D. Haskins, N. Nelson. SECOND: J. Christensen, S. Winther, A. Miller, M. Moeckl, L. Rasmussen, C. Brue, M. Bowman, A. Abeltins, J. Rattenborg, J. Schmidt, B. Carlson, E. Christensen, J. Lauritsen, D. Johnson. THIRD: Mr. McLaughlin, D. Rudolph, S. Hansen, M. Petersen, P. Mendenhall, D. Petersen, K. Andersen, M. Lang, J. LaFoy, K. Nissen, R. Winther, J. Merselis, J. Christensen, C. Wagner, G. Heuss, J. Bald, N. Hansen, W. Jensen, D. Shoesmith, R. Robinson, Mrs. Smith. FOURTH: R. Feltner, G. Jesperson, N. Nissen, T. Garber, G. Koenig, J. Davis, L. Wellendorf, M. McGuire, J. Smith, M. Neilsen, E. McCuen, R. Gooch, S. Brekke. FIFTH: T. Petersen, H. Sorenson, L. Kelly, D. Kuntzweiler, J. Davis, D. Mortensen, B. Middleswart, P. Moreland, C. Miller, R. Swanson, B. Off. Radio Broadcast On Saturday, April 15, 1956 at 1:00 p, m. the Audubon High School Concert Band and Mixed Choir made history. An hour long concert was presented over radio station K. J. A. N. in Atlantic. The concert originated from the grade school activity room. The band played several marches, popular numbers, and variety numbers. The choir sang several numbers including those they took to contest. The broadcast was a new and exciting experience for the kids of the band and choir. 39 Just a few more dimes. STUDENT COUNCIL President Ronald Wellendorf Vice-President Shari Johansen Secretary Sharon Kallesen Treasurer Rosemary Devitt The members of the Student Council are the presidents, vice-presidents and repre- sentatives of the various activities and classes. There was no Fall Formal this year but they did sponsor the assembly pro- grams, noon hour recreation, and activities commission as in the past. This year they set the wheels in motion for an Exchange Program with other schools. Their mam project was collecting money for the March of Dimes. To do this they had a contest be- tween the classes to see which would donate the most dimes. The juniors won by com- pletely filling two posters. The Student Council also sponsored a dance, the proceeds of which went to the March of Dimes, and took donations during the half of a basketball game. The total collected was $89. 18. ACTIVITIES Sharon Kallesen Carol Detwiler Glee Clark Y-TEENS Sue Jorgensen Helen Van Gorder Carolyn Eddy Ellen Heuss Wanda Ebert Deanna Cavanaugh President Marlene Hardie Rosalie Williams Beverly Petersen Sandra Dudgeon Vice-President Marie Nelsen Mary Campbell I Mrs. Drake Lois Campbell Secretary Suzanne McDonald Treasurer Shirley Nielsen Sherry Jensen Mrs. Zentmire Janet McQuire The Y-teens had a busy year filled with social activities and community rojects. Their annual initiation party, eld in September, consisted of a supper and candlelight ceremony with rollerskating afterwards. This year they changed their usual White Christ- mas ceremony of bringing gifts of food wrapped in white paper to a Thanksgiving ceremony and wrapped the food in paper of autumn colors. The food was then distributed to needy people in the community. For their Christmas program they had a religious ceremony instead. The theme of their Christmas Ball was Silver Bells. Wanda Ebert was chosen Queen of Hearts of their valentine party and the valentines were sent to the School for Severely Handicapped Children at Iowa City. Their main project was helping the Hi-Y and F. F. A. raise $180 to send to a little Korean girl whom the clubs adopted. In April they had their Mother and Daughter Tea and a style show put on by the girls. On May 4 they closed the year with their installation ceremony and Spring F ormal. V TUP ACTIVITIES Henry With Me m rui! The Pep Club is the organization behind the spirit shown at the football and basket- ball games. Both boys and girls can belong but no boys joined this year. The members sponsor the cheerleaders and present skits at the pep meetings. Their main projects are sponsoring the homecoming activities and taking care of the crowning of the P. T. A. carnival King and Queen, an event held in March. This year marked the organizing of the first Pepettes. Their posts and duties are similar to that of the Y-teen cabinet. The girls did a fine job in getting things done, and really worked to make this year's crowning ceremony of the Homecoming King and Queen prettier than ever before. Secretary Judy Christensen T reasurer Betty Rustvold PBPETTES BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Harriet Albertsen, Suzanne McDonald, Karen Jacobsen, Sandra Rubel. MIDDLE: Carol Detwiler, Connie Phillips, Marlene Kuntzweiler, Carolyn Eddy. FRONT: Judy Lansman, Janice Hansen, Janice Kallesen, Mary Campbell. 47 This year the Hi-Y membership was made up of forty boys from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. Six of the boys attended the fall conference in October at Villisca. The Hi-Y program was quite varied this year. A game warden gave a talk on safety con- servation. Quite a few movies on sports were shown. A series of movies on boy and girl relations with talks by a minister were one of the more interesting programs. The main project this year was to help the Y-teens and F. F0 A. make $180 to send to an eight year old Korean girl whom the three clubs adopted. The Hi-Y made their share by helping the Y -teens pick up corn for several farmers. They also sponsored a dance and a few concessions after basketball games. PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT ARE THE OFFICERS: Vice-President, Charles Railsbeck; Secretary, Dave Franck; Treasurer, Darrell Larsen; Chaplain, Jerroll Hansen; President, Alvin Albertsen. F. F A The F. F. A. had a total of fifty-three members this year. The organization has had a fine record in the past and this year they continued to add to it by winning their third straight gold award in the National Chapter Program of Work Contest. Another award they received was a silver and gold plaque from the Wis- consin Alumni Research As- sociation. Some of their com- munity projects for the year were: checking their own and other farms for safety, prun- ing trees and shrubs, testing seeds, and testing milk for butter fat content. They also contributed to the March of Dimes Tree of Lights. To- gether with the Y-teens and Hi-Y they helped raise $180 to send to a little Korean girl. For recreation they played a few basketball games, had a hayride with a chili supper afterwards, and had a dance. They also had a skating party and a watermelon feed. PICTURED ARE THE OFFICERS, BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: sentinel, John Andersen; reporter, Ronald Mortensen; treasurer, Har;y Fry. FRONT: secretary, Gerald Simmons; president, Alvie Young; vice-president, Don Nielsen. 49 F. F. i The boys in the picture above won the Iowa Farmer's Degree at the State F. F. A. Convention held April 19-21 at Waterloo. Left to right, the boys are: Alvie voung, Larry Miller, and Gerald Simmons. Gerald also received the Farm Electrification Award. In the picture below, left to right, are Lee Andersen, Harry Fry, Jerry Barrett, and Gerald Simmons. These boys won the Gold Award in the Program of Work Contest at the state convention. Harry also won a Gold Award for his treasurer's book and Gerald won a Silver Award for his secre- tary's book. Congratulations boys! so Pruning grapes Pruning trees Judging livestock Putting in fepces The National Honor Society is made up of the students from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes who get above average grades. The sophomores, though, are just probationers. This year the society bought their own honor pins. The members paid for half of the cost and the other half was taken from their treasury. The society's main project is to sponsor the school paper. PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT ARE THE OFFICERS: secretary-treas- urer, Marlene Hardie; president, Sharon Kallesen; vice-president, Ronald Kraft. The Honor Roll is made up of the students who get fourteen or more grade points a semester. These are the students who made it the first semester. The first publication of the school paper was put out the sec- ond week of school. An issue was put out every other week there- after, thus giving us the latest gossip, jokes, and events. LEFT TO RIGHT, BACK ROW: Charlotte M., Mary Ann K., Sharon K. , Kenneth A., Ed B., Don J., Judy S., Barbara G. FRONT ROW; LaVonne M., Rosemary D., Helen G., Shirley N., Diana S., Connie P., DeEtta B., Sally K. Sixteen students entered the speech contests. Dramatic contestants were LaVonne Murray, Rosemary Davitt, and Connie Phillips; humorous, Charles Railsbeck, Kenneth Andersen, and Charlotte Mantz; oratory, DeEtta Borkowski, Sally Kerwin, and Sharon Kallesen; original oratory, Helen Grabill and Diana Stevens; radio, Barbara Greer and Helen VanGorder; play. Marge Sorensen and Johannes Bruun; extemporaneous, Don Jayne and Ed Burkhardt; interpretive reading, Judy Sutcliffe, Mary Ann Klever, and Shirley Nielsen. The play with Marge Sorensen and Johannes Bruun; and Charles Railsbeck, Judy Sutcliffe, and Mary Ann Klever went as far as the predistrict contest, which was held at Perry. Sally Kerwin, Helen Grabill, Helen VanGorder, Don Jayne, and Ed Burkhardt went on to district, held at Corning. Congratulations to all of you for a job well done ! 54 Couldn't I Kiss You Goodnight? Campaign for Two Another Conference! Hold Still! JUNIOR CUSS PLAY A Case nf Springtime” CAST . Darrell Larsen . . Eldon Olsen . . . Anita Rice . . Arlene Rose Charles Railsbeck Florence Duede . Patty Kempf . Ed Burkhardt Marlene Kardell . .Bob Jensen Harriet Albertsen . . Betsy Hansen Janice Winther, Mary Ann Klever Directors . ... Miss Arlette Bittle Mary Gilbert, Zona Gaskill Bob Parker . Mr. Parker. Mrs. Parker Betty Parker Dickie Gwen Andersen Joan Abernacker Eddie .... Louella . Plainclothes man Miss Bright 3 P. T. A. women Caught in the Act! Don't Let Him Get Away! BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Sandra H., Karen O., Madeline M., Wanda N. , Leroy A., Ronnie K., Ward J., Jake A., David S., Harriet A., Carolyn N., Eldon H., Beverly H., Carol F., Marcia M., Mr. Hassler. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Ellen H., Elizabeth N., Pat M., Sandra D., Sue J., Phyllis D., Mary Ann K., Peggy W., Dorothy M., Donna S. I'llllTllliKII'IIV CLUB BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Eldon O., Ed. B., Clark S., Roger O., John M. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Shirley J., Marlene M., Rosanne B., Judy S., Deanna F. This year saw the or- ganization of a new club, the Photography Club. The reason it was organized was to create interest in photography as a hobby, to aid the annual by giving the students more experi- ence in picture taking, and to develop a prevocational interest. The things they do are to discuss, and then develop print and enlarge pictures; discuss, and take different types of pictures at different angles. The club has no grade limitations, anyone may belong. This year the members split the charge for the chemicals used, it was twenty-five cents per person; and they bought their own paper and film. The club got off to a fine start and is sure to make progress in the next few years. HOMECOMING PARADE Pat Shoe smith Darrell Nielsen Carolyn Eddy Gary Christensen Marlene Hardie Dave Hansen Connie Petersen Jack Mullenger HOMECOMING QUEEN KING Paul Christensen 63 Everybody's havin' fun Working hard Trying hard to win1 Down he goes The clown's at work Vote for the best' f.T. 1. KIM. m QUEER With the cooperation of the students and parents, the 1956 P. T. A. Carnival was a success. There was entertainment for everyone. One of the highlights was the wrestling match between Joe (Wild-Man) Brannan and Bob (Mr. America) Davitt. It was professional in style all the way. At 10:30 came the climax of the evening, the coronation of the P. T. A. King and Queen. The honors went to Phyllis Deist and Larry Petersen. Their attendants were: Seniors, Sharon Kallesen and George Sornsen, Juniors, Janet McGuire and Norm Ingwers, Freshmen, Jane Murray and Jack McGuire. The coronation brought the 1956 P. T. A. Carnival to a close. JR.-SR. RJWET The 1956 JR. -SR. Prom started with a banquet presented to the Seniors in a Candyland setting. Toastmaster for the banquet was Darrell Larsen. The featured speaker was Mr. Wendell Rollins, who kept us amused with his humor. Of course Mr. Rollins had to tell us something about Denisen. The steak dinner prepared by the junior mothers and served by the freshmen was very delicious. And last of all we have to give credit to the juniors who did such a good job on preparing the banquet. 66 JK-Sit. NUDI This year's all night prom in honor of the seniors was very successful. The music for dancing in Candyland was provided by Eddie Allen and his orchestra. After the prom a movie was shown at the Rose Theatre. The name of the movie was Tarantula which was enjoyed by everyone. Following the movie more entertainment was provided by the junior class in the way of dancing, skating, and bowling. At 5:00 A. M. breakfast was served by the junior mothers at the Memorial Building. WINTER HIGHLIGHTS The Christmas Season Highlights began with the coronation of Sally Kerwin as Miss Merry Christmas. The students of A. H. S. selected Sally to reign over the Christmas festivities. A musical program was presented to the student body by the Choir and Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Place, on Decem- ber 21. The next highlight event was the annual Christmas Ball which was held at the Mem- orial Building on the evening of December 21. Music was provided by the Roger Loots orchestra. A large Christmas tree was used as the center piece to denote the Christmas Season. On January 3, the students of A, H. S. returned to the school as the Christmas vacation came to a close. The last of the Christmas festivities ended with the burning of the Christmas trees at the Twelfth Night Ceremonies. Marching hand The Audubon High School Marching Band marched at five home games, and at one out of town game in conjun- ction with the Guthrie Center Band. They also participated in Audubon's Homecoming Parade and in the Annual Fire- man's Parade at Atlantic. Concert The Audubon High School Concert Band was made up of sixty stu- dents for the 1955-56 season. An annual spring concert was presented by the band. They also presented a pop concert and a more serious concert to the high school. A radio broadcast was presented by the band and choir over station K. J. A. N. The band played Allerseelen by Richard Strauss and Amparito Roco by Jaime Texidor for large group contest which was held in Audubon this year. A small concert band of thirty members played for Senior Commencement, Trombone Quartet I Clarinet Quartet II Mixed Choir Our Choir director for this year was Mr. Robert Ludden. 78 Girls Choir Janice Winther Darrell Larsen Arlene Rose L_ I ? A i K -f. K (t JL Jl «T A 7 J: iT Soloists k [7 ) c r i r lr b r 80 SPORTS Football At the beginning of the school year the Audubon Wheelers were going strong in their practice ses- sions under the guidance of a new head coach, John Sherlock, and assistant coach Don Kristensen. It looked like a promising year until after our first game with Perry, who held us at a 14-0 margin; Harlan then stopped us at 14-13. The team wasn't discouraged at this though, showing their strength and agility by easily defeating Exira, 13-0; and Manning, 27-0. The following week the team went to Guthrie Center only to fine the foes too strong for them. We also became the sad losers of the Glidden and Jefferson games. Then Coon Rapids played the Wheelers only to find to their dismay the staggering defeat of a 27-0 game. For the last game of the season the Wheelers played Scranton, our toughest foe of the season. This was the last game for five senior boys. They were Gary Christensen, Paul Christensen, Jack Mullenger, Dave Hansen, and Darrell Nielsen. Scoreboard 0 Perry 13 Harlan 13 Exira 27 Manning 0 Guthrie Center 6 Glidden 0 Jefferson 27 Coon Rapids 0 Scranton Audubon Audubon Audubon Audubon Audubon Audubon Audubon Audubon Audubon Richard Lewer Wayne Andersen Ed Burkhardr Bob Davitt LETTGItMO 19 liidubon High ”)•] Scoreboard Audubon 63 Panora 41 Audubon 29 Perry 50 Audubon 41 Wiota 50 Audubon 61 Manilla 38 Audubon 40 Exira 49 Audubon 40 Coon Rapids 47 Audubon 66 Bayard 58 Audubon 55 Templeton 42 Audubon 45 Manilla 43 Audubon 53 Gray 51 Audubon 48 Guthrie Center 54 Audubon 45 Irwin 28 Audubon 58 Coon Rapids 57 Audubon 50 Exira 43 Audubon 36 Anita 46 Audubon 49 Scranton 66 Audubon 52 Elk Horn 57 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL The team started the season with no regulars from last year's team. They wound up with a 9 won and 8 lost record. The fine hustle and spirit of the team made a good season. The team placed third in the Coon Valley Conference. Kathy Cowton, Pat Shoesmith, Sandra Shoesmith and Sharon Kallesen made All-Confer- ence second team. Pat Shoesmith and Sharon Kallesen also made the All- State Honor Roll. There were several outstanding games during the season. Most of the games were close and exciting. The forwards outscored their op- ponents on the average of one point per game. The scoring in the front court was well balanced between Sharon Kallesen, Sandra Shoesmith, and Judy Christensen. Harriet Albertsen, Kathy Walters and Betty Rustvold gave strong support at the last of the season. The guards this year did a very good job by holding their opponents to a forty-eight point average per game. The outstanding defensive players were Pat Shoesmith, Kathy Cowton, and Suzie McDonald. Dee Borkowski, Vicki Miller, Janice Winther and Betsy Hansen turned in some fine play also. Probably the best played game of the year was the Guthrie game. Another good game was the girl's victory over Coon which gave them their conference rating. Coach John Sherlock Scoreboard Audubon 57 Wiota 34 Audubon 59 Exira 49 Audubon 57 Bayard 39 Audubon 53 Manilla 42 Audubon 48 Guthrie Center 46 Audubon 58 Coon Rapids 63 Audubon 42 Anita 34 Audubon 52 Manning 51 Audubon 61 Perry 72 Audubon 45 Manilla 39 Audubon 62 Coon Rapids 47 Audubon 50 Glidden 59 Audubon 53 Greenfield 59 Audubon 69 Kuemper 77 Audubon 61 Exira 35 Audubon 64 Scranton 54 Audubon 58 Carroll 67 Audubon 66 Lake View 72 Audubon 46 Harlan 65 Audubon 69 Elk Horn 24 Audubon 50 Exira 52 Boys' Basketball With the starting line-up averaging just over 5'9 the Wheelers could not be called big, however, when it came to hustle they would be classified as giants, Jake Abeltins 6'3 was the big man while Dick Lewer at 5'9 came next on the height ladder. A 5 won 2 loss conference record put the Wheelers in the runner-up spot in the conference behind Guthrie Center. Audubon was the only team able to defeat the champions in conference play. The Wheelers wound up the season with a 12 won 9 lost record the best over all season record since 1945. Gary Christensen led the scoring during the season with a 17 plus average over the 21 game schedule. Gary was selected as the sixth man on the All- Southwest Iowa team and along with teammate Dick Lewer was selected on the All-Conference first team. Jack Abeltins, junior center was selected on the All-Conference second team. Seven major letters were awarded at the end of the playing season. Letters went to seniors: Gary Christensen and Ronnie Wellendorf, juniors: Ed Burk- hardt. Max Hardie, Darrell Larsen, Jake Abeltins, and Dick Lewer. Gary and Ronnie were selected by the squad as co-captains for the season. With 5 lettermen and 4 of this years starting line-up returning next year the Wheel- ers plan to be the 'big noise1 during the round ball season of 1956-57. Coach Don Kristensen Scoreboard Audubon 31 T. J. of Council Bluffs 13 Audubon 42 T. J. of Council Bluffs 3 Audubon 15 Lincoln of Des Moines 24 Audubon 19 Lincoln of Des Moines 23 Audubon 38 Greenfield 8 Audubon 35 Greenfield 13 Audubon 34 Corning 13 Audubon 32 Corning 11 Audubon 27 Boys Town 10 Audubon 17 Boys Town 18 Audubon 20 Des Moines Tech 24 Audubon 25 Omaha North 16 WRESTLING The 1955-56 wrestling season saw the Audubon matmen pin down one of the finest records in the history of wrestling at Audubon. They gave a hint of things to come when, early in the season, they journeyed to Omaha to take part in the North High Invitational Tournament for the first time. Wrestling against Nebraska's State Champions. Alvin Albertsen got a first place, Dave Hansen and Alvin Grabill got second places and the team placed third. The team's season record of 8 wins 4 losses is the best ever recorded by an Audubon wrestling team. During the season they went on a six meet winning streak to set another school record. Dave Hansen was one of the best wrestlers ever to compete for Audubon. The team finished second in the district with three champions; Dave Hansen, Leroy Albertsen, and Tom Nelsen, three seconds and three thirds. They took six men to the State Tournament where they finished fourteenth in the state. This team traveled more miles than any wrestling team in Audubon's history and in doing so came into contact with many people in various cities and towns. ACCEPTS QFIBCN5 OF 0FFCAL5 WnVQJT A QUEETON NOT A BATHE OR PUTT KEEP RULES KEEP TOUR TBPB? rsss 133 Gary Wetzel I 103 Leroy Albertsen 112 Loren Griffith 95 Alvin Grabill ' 5i225t jacf, TRICK The 1956 track season had a very slow start, but finally, later in the season the work began to show, until at the end of the season there were thirteen who had earned letters. Gary Christensen in the pole vault, Tom Nelsen in the mile and the medley relay team qualified for the state meet. Gary Christensen turned in some outstanding performances in the pole vault winning first place in the Sac City Relays, the Eagle Relays, the Trojan Relays, the Dis- trict meet at Harlan and the Coon Valley Conference, in which Audubon placed third. He set a new school record of 11' 1 4 at the district meet. Others to win first places in the Conference meet were Tom Nelsen in the mile and Ed Burkhardt in the low hurdles. The picture at the bottom of the page shows some of the track team working out on the new quartermile track which was built during the summer. Gary Lucas Scoreboard Audubon 21 Bayard Audubon 9 Coon Audubon 5 Glidden Audubon 1 Guthrie Audubon 6 Manilla Audubon 10 Manning Audubon 1 Scranton Audubon 3 Exira 0 0 6 9 4 8 11 6 « f«.c 4ML liitaiaviffi it Audubon started the baseball season under the direction of a new coach, Russ McLaughlin. He is a former student of Audubon High. The team proved themselves better than was antici- pated, by ending the season with a 4 win 3 loss conference record. This record put Audubon in a three-way tie with Guthrie Center and Scranton for third place in the Coon Valley Conference. The leading hitters for the year were Dick Lewer, .474, and Ed Burkhardt, . 37 5. Bob Ehlert held the pitching record of 2 wins and 1 loss. Other pitchers were Gary Crees, 1-0, and James Jorgensen, 1-2. During one of the games Gary Crees and Dick Lewer collided while going after a ball, resulting in a slight concussion for Gary Crees. Senior letter winners who will not be returning next year are Dave Haner, Jack Mullenger, and Gary Christensen. Richard Lauritsen vf JR.-HI FOOTBALL The primary purpose of a Junior High athletic program is to teach the fundamentals of tne sport. Games are also included to increase the interest and acquaint the participants with competition. The Little Wheelers had eight weeks of practice and played a five fame schedule. All the games were close, with one win and four losses. everal of the boys showed promise of being good future material on the Wheeler teams. JR.-Ill BOY’S B1SKETBILL The Junior High boy's basketball team was not outstanding, but a few showed promising ability. During the season the team played eight games, losing all of them. Through these games the boys gained the experience of basketball and competition. Although the practice sessions were short the team did a good job of learning the fundamentals of the game. 96 JR. HI TRACK The enthusiam of the Junior High track squad was very good. The team competed in meets at Harlan and Carroll where they did well in tough competition. The last week of the season an inter-squad meet was held in which every boy participated in every event. This proved to be a lot of fun as well as good experience for all the squad. Bill Middleswart, Halver Sornsen, and Ronnie Swansen were the leading scorers in this inter-squad meet. JR.-Ill GIRL’S RMETRWL Junior High girl's basketball started practice after Thanksgiving and worked mostly after the main part of the basketball season. They only played two games, as fundamentals took most of the practice time. The squad had good height and showed much improvement during the season. Some are showing signs of being outstanding on the future high school teams. 97 Hoard of Education PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr. James Ramsey, Ben Schmidt, Rod Hagglund, John Parrott, Jr., President; Perry Roberts; Gay Thomas, Secretary; A. A. Kruse, Treasurer-not pictured. An expression of gratitude is owed to the Board of Education for their time and service to better our school in innumerable ways. They make decisions and help provide opportunities for students so that we may obtain a good education. The Board's projects for this year include: remodeling of the Jr. High study rooms and the girls dressing room, and a new athletic field along with being the study counsel for reorganization. 100 To the class of 1956: It has been said that Education is the knowl- edge of how to use the whole of oneself. Many men and women use but one of two faculties of the score with which they are endowed. A man is educated who knows how to make a tool of every faculty - how to open it, how to keep it sharp, and how to apply it to all practical purposes. It is my sincere wish for you that the Audubon High School has made you aware of the tools you possess, the desire to use all of those tools, and the knowledge necessary for their application. Best regards for a happy and prosperous future. H. H. Rice, Superintendent The Administration To the '56 Wheeler Staff: Those who dare to shoulder responsibility-- find the true key to happiness. Audubon High School and its patrons can be justly proud of the 1956 Wheeler and its staff. The preparation, composition, and completion of this fabulous production will ever portray the people and activities of Audubon High School's 1955-56 school year. Ted L. Frese, Principal ioi JOHN ROORDA, B. A. CAROLINE ZENTMIRE, B.S. MARGARET J. AKERS, B.A. Iowa State Teachers Industrial Arts Iowa State College English Annual Advisor Library Iowa State Teachers University of Wisconsin Physical Education W.A. ROLLINS, B A. University of Iowa History Social Studies RUTH SAVIN, B.A. University of Nebraska English Latin KENNETH HADLEY, B.A. Iowa State Teachers Girls Basketball Biology ESTHER C. KEITH, M.S. Iowa State College Chicago University Home Economics DONALD KRISTENSEN, B.A. Iowa State Teachers Social Studies Wrestling Coach ARLETTE BITTLE, B. A. St. Olaf College English Speech Dramatics MARIE DRAKE, B.S. Nebraska State Teachers Colorado State Commercial JOHN SHERLOCK, B. A. Wayne State Teachers Omaha University Commercial Football Boys Basketball SARA STARNS, B. A. Colorado State Mathematics Algebra FACULTY ALLEN DRAKE, M. A. Nebraska State Teachers Colorado State Science Physics Chemistry ROBERT PLACE, B.M.E. University of Iowa Drake University Instrumental Music russell McLaughlin, b.a. • Iowa State University Westmar College Drake University Mathematics Baseball Coach JAMES HAMILTON, M.S. Iowa State College Vocational Agriculture Veteran’s Training ORVILLE HASSLER, B. A. Nebraska State Teachers South Dakota University Drivers Training PAUL GOTTSCHALK, B. A. Iowa State Teachers General Mathematics ROBERT LUDDEN, B. A Hamline University Vocal Music The senior class play directed by Miss Arlette Bittle was Stag Line. The picture above shows the members of the cast. From left to right: C. Detwiler, J. Schroeder, G. Clark, J. Hansen, H. VanGorder, S. Kallesen, K. Kauffman, C. Petersen, L. Campbell, A. Albertsen, W. Ebert, L. Miller and L. Murray. Seated on the sofa: R. Williams, D. Haner, C. Phillips, R. Davis and C. Rattenborg. Senior Class Play 106 The picture at left shows the members of the stagline and the object of their affection. The stage crew consisted of the three Mus- cle Men pictured at the lower left. They are D. Hansen, J. Abeltins and j. Andersen. Pictured below are the student directors, D. Cavanaugh, E. Jensen and M. Kuntzweiler. Alvie Young received the Iowa State College Marketing Scholar- ship of $250. HONORS -n - The Garden Club scholarship of $100 was awarded to Marlene Kuntzweiler. Two awards were won by Sharon Kallesen. She won the American Legion award and a $504 merit scholarship to Iowa State Teacher’s College. I W [ I j Our class salutatorian, Ann Kliewer, was awarded a $1200 four year scholarship to Simpson College. The John Phillip Sousa Band Award was presented by the Lion’s Club to Dave Haner. Alvin Albertsen was also awarded the American Legion Award as the Best Future Citizen. ” AWARDS r Carole Chaney received the P.T.A. scholarship loan of $150. f V.'« 4 .. •?. Im ’ C) tsf - ’v tjdfe— W J 4„i ,gJk . S a -'i i W • f • « ’-7 f Graduation exercises took place on three nights; baccalaureate, class night and commencement. Baccalaureate was on Sunday night. May 13. The speaker for the evening was Reverend Hofer who spoke on the subject, Nevertheless. The following Tuesday, May 15, was class night. This is fun-night for the Sen- iors. The class will, history, and prophecy were read and a gift was given to each graduate. The class flag and class picture were presented to the school. The main event of this evening was the coronation of a King and Queen. The reigning couple for 1956 were Sharron Welch and Jerry Christensen. The final and biggest event was on Wednesday, May 16. On this night the diplomas and awards were presented. Mr. Phil E. Connell of Iowa University gave the com- mencement address, This is Your Life. The picture above shows the graduates marching in for the last time. It was taken at Commencement. Below is a picture of Class Night. President Don Jayne is presenting the class flag to Mr. Frese. Seated at the right are the king and queen and their attendants. WE ENTER TO L t'ALBII I CTO Rll I SIUTITIIIIIU JA Pictured on the left is Treva Haeflinger who was revealed as valedictorian on the night of commencement. She had the highest grade average in the class. It was 3. 8 out of a possible 4 points. The girl who gave Treva a close race was Ann Kliewer. Ann was the second highest in the class and was named class salutatorian. Her grade point average was 3.78. She is pictured on the right. Treva Haeflinger CLASS KING Ann Kliewer QUEEN Pictured above are the class royalty, Sharron Welch and Jerry Christensen. iMnnw Under the supervision of Superintendent Rice, forty four seniors carried on an On the Job Training Program, The purpose of this pro- gram is to give the students practical experience and to aid in the selection of a career for later life. 112 SENIOR DIRECTORY JOHN ABELTINS Football-1,2,3; Basketball-1,2,3; Hi-Y-2,3; Annual Staff-4; Homecoming King Attendant-3. ALVIN ALBERTSEN Track-4; Wrestling-2,3,4; Hi-Y-2,3,4; Hi-Y President-4; National Honor Society-2,3,4; Class Play-4; Red White Staff-4; Class Vice-Presi- dent-3; Student Council-3,4; Honor Roll-1,2,4; Film Operator-2,3; Carnival King Attendant-3. JOHN ANDERSEN Baseball-1; Wrestling-1, 3,4; F. F. A.-1,2, 3,4; F.F.A. Sentinal-3,4. BARBARA PETERSEN BECK Basketball-1; Glee Club-1; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4. JOE BRANNAN Football-4; Baseball-1,2,3,4; Wrestling-1,2,3, 4; Pep Club-3; Hi-Y-2,3,4; Cheerleader-3. LOIS CAMPBELL Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3, 4; Y-Teen Cabinet-3,4; National Honor Society-2,3,4; One Act Play-1,2; Class Play-3,4; Declamatory-3; Librarian-2,4; Red White Staff-4; Honor Roll- 2,3,4; Office Work-1,2,3. DEANNA CAVANAUGH Basketball-1,2; Glee Club-2,3,4; Pep Club-2,3, 4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-4; Class Play Director-4; Librarian-2,3,4. CAROLE CHANEY Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3, 4; One Act Play-2; Librarian-3. GARY CHRISTENSEN Football-1,2,3,4; Basketball-1,2,3,4; Baseball- 4; Track-1,2,3,4; Hi-Y-2,3,4; National Honor Society-3; N.H.S. Vice-President-3; Student Council-1,2, 3; Homecoming King Attendant-4. JERRY CHRISTENSEN Wrestling-1,3,4; F.F.A. -1,2,3,4; Class King-4. PAUL CHRISTENSEN Football-1,2,3,4; Basketball-1; Track-1,2,3,4; Wrestling-2,3.4; Choir-2; Hi-Y-2,3,4; Student Council-1; Homecoming King-4. GLEE CLARK Glee Club-1,2,3,4; Choir-2,3,4; Vocal Soloist- 1,2,3,4; All-State Music Group-2,3; Pep Club- 1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-4; Class Play-3,4; Declamatory-3,4; Honor Roll-4; Contest Play Director-3. ROLLIN DAVIS Football-1; Track-2; Wrestling-3; Pep Club-3; Hi-Y-2,3,4; One Act Play-2; Class Play-3,4. CAROL DENSMORE Pep Club-1,2, 3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Librarian- 2.3. CAROL DETWILER Basketball-1,2; Glee Club-2,3,4; Choir-3,4; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1.2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-2,4; Class Play-4; Librarian-1; Class Secretary-4; Drake Relay Princess Attendant-1. WANDA EBERT Pep Club-2.3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-3,4; National Honor Society-3,4; Class Play-3,4; Red White Staff-4; Student Council- 3,4; Honor Roll-2,3,4; Office Work-1,2,3,4. CAROLYN EDDY Glee Club-1; Pep Club-2,3,4; Pepette-4; Y- Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Secretary-3; Y-Teen Cabinet-3,4; National Honor Society-2,3,4; N.H.S. Secretary-Treasurer-3; One Act Play Director-3; Red White Staff-3,4; Class Vice- President-4; Student Council-2,4; Honor Roll-2, 3; Office Work-2,3; Homecoming Queen Attend- ant-4; Carnival Queen Attendant-2. DELBERT ELMQUIST Football-1; Track-1; Wrestling-1; F.F.A.-1,2, 3.4. DAVID FRANCK Track-1; Choir-3,4; All-State Music Group-3; � Hi-Y-2,3,4; Hi-Y Secretary-4; National Honor Society-2,3,4; One Act Play Director-3; De- clamatory-3; Debate-2,3; Red White Staff-1; Honor Roll-1,3; Office Work-1; Film Operator-1, 2. REX GRABILL Baseball-1,2,3; Wrestling-1,2,3,4; F.F.A.-1,2, 3.4. TREVA HAEFLINGER Pep Club-4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet- s', National Honor Society-2,3,4; One Act Play- 21 Declamatory-3; Annual Staff-4; Red White Staff-3; Class Treasurer-1; Honor Roll-1,2,3, 4; Office Work-1,2, 3. DAVID HANER Baseball-3,4; Concert Band-1,2,3,4; Marching Band-1,2,3,4; Pep Band-2,3,4; Dance Band-2,3; Choir-1,2,3,4; Soloist-2,3,4; All-State Music Group-3; National Honor Society-2; F.F.A. -1; One Act Play-1,2,3; Class Play-3,4; Red White Staff-3; Class Treasurer-3; Office Work-1; Film Operator-1; Brass Sextet-3,4; Boys Quartet- 3.4. 114 DAVID HANSEN Football-1,2,3,4; Track-1,2,3,4; Wrestling-1, 2,3,4; Choir-2; Hi-Y-2, 3; F. F. A. -4; One Act Play-2; Student Council-1; Homecoming King Attendant-4. JERROLL HANSEN Basketball-1; Concert Band-2,3,4; Marching Band-2,3,4; Dance Band-3; Hi-Y-3,4; Hi-Y Chaplin-4; One Act Play Lighting Director-2,3; Class Play-4; Debate-3; Annual Staff-4; Film Operator-1,2; Lab Assistant-3. JOYCE HANSEN Choir-2, 3; Glee Club-1,2,3,4; Pep Club-1,2,3, 4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4. MARLENE HARDIE Pep Club-3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Presi- dent-4; Y-Teen Cabinet-3; National Honor Society-3,4; N.H.S. Secretary-Treasurer-4; Class Play-3; Librarian-1; Red White Staff-2,3, 4; Annual Staff-4; Class Treasurer-1; Student Council-4; Honor Roll-1,2,3,4; Homecoming Queen Attendant-4. MARVA HAYES Marching Band-2,3,4; Concert Band-2,3,4; Y- Teens-2, 3,4. LORETTA HEIKEN Basketball-1; Glee Club-1; Choir-1; Pep Club-2, 3,4; Y-Teens-2,3,4. DONNA HILSABECK Glee Club-3,4; Pep Club-3; Y-Teens-1,2, 3. JOANN JACOBSEN Basketball-1,2; Glee Club 3,4; Pep Club-3,4; Pepette-4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4; Student Council-4; Prom Queen-3. DONALD JAYNE Basketball-1,2,3; Baseball-1; Track-1,2; Choir- 1,2,3,4; All-State Music Group-2,3; Hi-Y-2, 3, 4; Hi-Y-Chaplin-3; Class Play-3; Declamatory-4; Annual Staff-4; Class President-4; Class Treasurer -2; Honor Roll-3,4; Boys Quartet-3. ARDELL JENSEN Glee Club-3,4; Pep Club-1,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3, 4; Red White Staff-4; Office Work-4. DANNY JENSEN Track-2,3,4; Concert Band-1,2,3,4; Marching Band-1,2,3,4; Pep Band-2,3,4; Dance Band-3; Choir-1,2,3; All-State Music Group-3; F.F.A.- 1; Student Council-4. ELIZABETH OLIVER JENSEN Pep Club-3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Class Play Director-4; Office Work-1. SHARI JOHANSEN Concert Band-1,2,3,4; Marching Band-2,3,4; Pep Band-3,4; Dance Band-3; All-State Music Group-3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Vice- President-2; National Honor Society-2,3,4; Class Play-3; Librarian-2,3; Student Council-2,3,4; Student Council Vice-President-3; Honor Roll-1, 2,4; Homecoming Queen-4; Carnival Queen Attendant-1. SHARON KALLESEN Basketball-1,2,3,4; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Pep Club Vice-President-3; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-3,4; National Honor Society-2,3,4; N.H.S. President-4; Class Play-3,4; One Act Play-1; One Act Play Director-2; Declamatory- 2,4; Librarian-1,2; Annual Staff-4; Red White Staff-3,4; Class Secretary-3; Student Council-3, 4; Student Council Secretary-3; Honor Roll-1,2, 3,4; Co-Captain Basketball-4; Carnival Queen Attendant-4. KAREN KAUFFMAN Concert Band-3,4; Marching Band-3,4; Pep Band -3; Glee Club-1,2,3,4; Soloist-1,2,3,4; All- State Music Group-3; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens -1,2,3,4; One Act Play Director-3; Class Play-3, 4; Librarian-1,2; Red White Staff-3; Mixed Quartet-1,2,3,4; Girls Sextet-3,4. SALLY KERWIN Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-2; Class Play-3; Declamatory-2,3, 4; Librarian-3; Office Work-4. ANN KLIEWER Basketball-2; Y-Teens-2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet- 3; National Honor Society-2,3,4; One Act Play Director-2; Declamatory-3; Librarian-2; Red White Staff-3; Student Council-4; Honor Roll-2, 3,4; Cheerleader-3,4; Carroll High School-1. MARLENE KUNTZWEILER Glee Club-1,2,3,4; Choir-1,2,3,4; Soloist-1,2, 3,4; All-State Music Group-3; Pep Club-3,4; Pepette-4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-2; National Honor Society-2,3,4; Class Play Director -4; Declamatory-3; Librarian-1; Annual Staff-4; Red White Staff-3; Class President-3; Student Council-1,3,4; Honor Roll-1,2, 3,4; Girls Sextet “3,4. CHARLOTTE LEBECK Concert Band-4; Marching Band-3,4; Glee Club- 1; Pep Club-2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2, 3,4; One Act Play-1. 115 SENIOR DIRECTORY ARDELLA LEHWALD Pep Club-3; Y-Teens-1,2,3. LARRY MILLER Football-1; Wrestling-4; F. F. A. -1,2,3,4; F.F.A. Treasurer-4; Class Play-4. DELREEN MORTENSEN Glee Club-2,3,4; Pep Club-2,3,4; Y-Teens-1, 2,3.4. JACK MULLENGER Football-1,2,3,4; Basketball-4; Baseball-1,2,3, 4; Track-4; Wrestling-1,2,3; F.F.A. -1,2,3,4; Class Play-4; Homecoming King Attendant-4. LAVONNE MURRAY Glee Club-1,2, 3,4; Choir-2,3,4; Pep Club-1,2, 3,4; Y-Teens-2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-2; National Honor Society-2,3; One Act Play-1; Class Play-4; Declamatory-3,4; Class Secretary-2; Honor Roll- 1,2,3; Cheerleader-2. DARRELL NIELSEN Football-1,2,3,4; Basketball-1,2; Track-1,2,3; Hi-Y-2,3,4; Annual Staff-4; Class President-2; Class Treasurer-4; Student Council-2,3; Home- coming King Attendant-4; Carnival King Attend- ant-2. DONALD NIELSEN Football-1,3; Wrestling-1,2,3; F.F.A.-1,2,3,4. BEVERLY PETERSEN Glee Club-1,2,3,4; Choir-2,3,4; Soloist-2; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabi- net-3,4; One Act Play-2; Office Work-3,4. CONNIE PETERSEN Concert Band-3,4; Marching Band-3,4; Pep Band- 3,4; Pep Club-3,4; Y-Teens-3,4; Class Play-3,4; Red White Staff-3; Homecoming Queen Attend- ant-4; Elk Horn High School-1,2. CONNIE PHILLIPS Basketball-1; Concert Band-1,2,3,4; Marching Band-1,2,3,4; Pep Band-1,4; Glee Club-1,2,3, 4; Soloist-1,2,3,4; All-State Music Group-3; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Pepette-4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen-Cabinet-3; National Honor Society-2,3, 4; Declamatory-3,4; Red White Staff-3,4; Class Secretary-1; Cheerleader-2,3; Mixed Quartet-3,4; Girls Sextet-1,2; Trio-3. SHIRLEY RASMUSSEN Exira High School-1,2,3; Y-Teens-4. CHARLES RATTENBORG Baseball-3; Marching Band-1,2,3,4; Concert Band-1,2,3,4; Pep Band-1,2,3; Choir-1,2,3; Class Play-3,4. KENNETH SAND Wrestling-1,3,4; F.F.A.-1,4. JOANN SCHROEDER Glee Club-3,4; Choir-4; Pep Club-3,4; National Honor Society-2,3,4; Class Play-3,4; Librarian- 1,3; Annual Staff-4; Red White Staff-4; Honor Roll-1 2,3,4. PATRICIA SHOESMITH Basketball-1,2,3,4; Basketball Co-Captain-4; Glee Club-1,2; Pep Club-1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1, 2,3,4; Class President-1; Student Council-1,2,3; Office Work-4; Homecoming Queen Attendant-4; Student Council Secretary-3. GERALD SIMMONS Basketball-1; F.F.A.-1,2,3,4; F.F.A. Officer-4. GEORGE SORENSEN Wrestling-3; Carnival King Attendant-4. VIRGIL SORENSEN Wrestling-1,2,3,4. DWAYNE SUNBERG Wrestling-3,4; F.F.A.-1,2,3,4. GARY THYSEN Wrestling-1,2, 3,4. HELEN VanGORDER Basketball Manager-3; Glee Club-3,4; Choir-3,4; Pep Club-2,3,4; Pep Club President-4; Y-Teens- 2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-4; Class Play-4; Class Play Director-3; Librarian-2; Student Council-4. SHARRON WELCH Basketball-1,2; Glee Club-2,3,4; Choir-3,4; Pep Club-2,3; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Girls Sextet-3,4. RONNIE WELLENDORF Football-2; Basketball-1,2,3,4; Baseball-4; Track-1,2,3,4; Choir-1,3; Hi-Y-2,3,4; One Act Play-2; Class Play-3; Annual Staff-4; Student Council-3,4; Student Council President-3,4. ROSALIE WILLIAMS Basketball-1; Glee Club-3,4; Choir-4; Pep Ciub- 1,2,3,4; Y-Teens-1,2,3,4; Y-Teen Cabinet-4; One Act Play-2; Class Play Director-3; One Act Play Director-4; Librarian-1; Office Work-1,2,3; Carnival Queen-3. ALVIE YOUNG Football-1; National Honor Society-3,4; F.F.A. - 1,2,3,4; F.F.A. President-4; F.F.A. Secretary-3; Student Council-4. 116 PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY F.H. Brown, D. V. M. W.H. Halloran, M. D. P.E. James, M. D. J. C. Ramsey, D. D. S. L. M. Huisinger, D. C. Paul E. James, D.D.S. H. K. Merselis, M. D. J, W, Sutcliffe, D. V. M. R. L. Bartley, M, D. THE FIRST STATE BANK Has served five generations Through 7 8 years in Audubon County Begin now to make this your Banking Connection Member F. D. I. C. Dedicated to the Senior Class by a group of friends. MODERN CLEANERS Cleaning that cleans Phone 586 Audubon, Iowa FRANCK BROS. Lennox Heating-Crane Plumbing Plumbing-Heating-Electrical Contractors Phone 27 -- Audubon, Iowa Philgas The all purpose fuel Bottled gas-Bulk gas Appliances FRANCK PROPANE SERVICE JENSEN MOTOR COMPANY After the Wreck Call Jensens Chrysler Plymouth JENSEN STUDIO Comercial and Portrait Photography Phone 777 Audubon, Iowa AUDUBON OIL COMPANY Country Service Conoco products and Goodyear tires Phone 22 24 hour service Congratulations Seniors! GROTELUSCHEN IMPLEMENT CO. John Deene Sales and Service Pumps Windmills Water Systems Phone 159 Admiral Ben-Hun Electrical Appliances Audubon, Iowa ED'S COAST-TO-COAST Everything Hardware Audubon Everything For The Farm, Home and Auto Visit Our Second Floor Furniture Dept. Iowa See Your Dealer COZINE SUPPLY COMPANY Gifts Plants Corsages Bouquets for all Occassions _ ‘Deftoth Al.OVMU A«Mt � • Wholesalers DeBOTH THE FLORIST Phone 539 Audubon, Iowa COUNCIL OAK STORE Your Friend At Meal Time KEARNEY'S PHARMACY Audubon Iowa GREEN BAY LUMBER CO. AUDUBON MUSIC COMPANY Building Supplies Music -Books - Records - Radios Earl Scott, Manager Television-Gifts Service Rental CULLIGAN Soft Water Service Virgil A. Lauritsen Home-Owner Phone 415 • CHANEY'S JEWELRY Diamonds - Watches -Jewlery Gibson Greeting Cards Watch and Clock Repair Notions, Candy, and Appliances NIELSEN'S Buick Sales and Service BROADWAY MOTOR CO. A G FARM SERVICE Tankwagon Service Paints Complete Service Station BEN FRANKLIN Fertilizers Brands you know-Shoes you love AUDUBON SHOE STORE AUDUBON DAIRY QUEEN Phone 746 AUDUBON PRODUCE CO. Carload Shippers of Eggs Poultry Cream Phone 201 THE ROSE THEATRE Always a good show Often a great show John and Martha Renftle Audubon, Iowa PHILLIPS JEWELRY STORE Our most sincere wishes for Success and Happiness to the Students and Faculty of the Audubon Independent Schools SQUEALER FEED GRAIN COMPANY Harlan, Iowa Bill Schrader - Audubon Gordon Schrader - Exira AUDUBON ICE CREAM CO. Phone 17 • When in Audubon . . . Eat at the Victory Homecooked Meals-Homemade pies We serve only the best VICTORY CAFE NEWS GUIDE 100 Per Cent Coverage of Audubon County Best Medium of-News - Advertising AUDUBON HATCHERY Culling and Poultry Service Phone 254 Audubon A.W. LISTON INSURANCE Insurance of all Kinds FredS. Haeberle A.W. Liston AUDUBON CREAMERY Grade A” Dairy Products AUDUBON HARDWARE Hardware Gifts Dexter Washers HAL'S NEWS SHOP Groceries-Hobbies-Sporting Goods 321 Washington Phone 100 Open Nights and Sundays AUDUBON BAKERY Home of Sally Ann Bread and Delicious Pastries Fresh Every Sunrise MERK GRAIN COAL CO. Home Owned Dealers in Grain-Feed-Coal Phone 39 Audubon SOUTHWEST IOWA REAL ESTATE CO. Real Estate Insurance Loans Farm Management Phone 51 Audubon, Iowa Dale L. Root Lyle H. Hansen Res. Phone 430W Res. Phone 724 REAL ESTATE INSURANCE Earl Garoutte Erve Johnson Real Estate All Kinks of Broker Insurance SOLVEY'S DRESS SHOP Audubon Iowa KIRK'S SKELLY SERVICE On Highway 71 24 Hour Service Norman Kirk Phone 617 OLSEN'S QUALITY FOOD STORE Audubon Iowa THE PEOPLE'S STORE Dollars are worth more here Meats -Fruits -Groceries Audubon, Iowa Phone 42 t MONAHAN LOAN SERVICE Ph. 73 - South Pank - Audubon • Zenith-Samson-Frigidaire Kroehler -Lane -May tag JENSEN'S CLOTHING CO. C unlee Clothes Van Heusen Shirts Dry goods Shoes Ready- to -wear Audubon Iowa NIELSEN'S FEDERATED STORES You Call - We Haul Local and Long Distance Hauling Corn Shelling BILL KAUFFMAN Audubon Phone 509 Compliments of CHEMCO Iowa Audubon GAMBLES CRAMER INSURANCE AGENCY GAMBLES • CRAMER INSURANCE AGENCY The Friendly Store Always Better Buys at Gambles C.J. (Chuck) Chesebro, Dealer Real Estate-Insurance-Loans Audubon, Iowa You'll like the way we do business AUDUBON LAUNDRY MORROW INSURANCE AGENCY For Prompt Service Phone 528 Complete Insurance Service M.M. Morrow Paul C. Worster Audubon Iowa THE PANTRY HANSEN AND SUMMERS Open Nights and Sundays Hog Buyers Audubon Iowa A Good Bet for a Good Bid TONY'S WALLPAPER AND PAINT STORE International Harvester Nationally Advertised Lines AUUUdUN IMrLtMbNI LU. Phone 577 Dependable Service at Low Cost Phone 110 CHAS BAGLEY AND COMPANY Remember Farm Loans, Title Abstracts Insurance TOM AND CORKY'S Audubon Iowa for Chicken Sandwiches Phone 726 Be sure to attend L.K . MADSEN'S AUDUBON AGENCY The 77th Annual Insurance Real Estate AUDUBON COUNTY FAIR Loans N W CITIES SERVICE Cities Bowl for Health Service LEGION LANES Don Nelson Lloyd Worthington Special Prices for Students A.B.C. McCORT COFFEE SHOP CREDIT CORPORATION S. Park St. Audubon, la. Florence Lauritzen, Manager Where It's a Treat To EAT Phone 500 Audubon, Iowa Sealtest ICE CREAM • BEASON CHEVROLET COMPANY Pioneer Garage Chevrolet Sales Service Expert Auto Repairing Phone 228 Audubon, Iowa LOUIE'S STANDARD SERVICE Audubon Iowa Phone 70 Atlas Tires - Permalube GOLDIES MOTEL MAGNUSSEN REAL ESTATE Modern Cabins All With Bath Gas Heat Phone 320 Audubon Audubon Phone 52 Iowa The Annual Class Would Like To Use This Space To Thank Our Supporters For Their Cooperation In Financing The '56 Wheeler Tie Staff” Another Wheeler has been brought to you through a considerable amount of work and time from many people. The staff and I hope you will enjoy your 1956 year book. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to those who gave their assistance and advice in helping make this year's memory book possible-- First of all I would like to thank Mrs. Zentmire for her assistance and untiring advice throughout the year in helping us complete our task. To the staff who spent many long hours completing the necessary work and for being so cooperative. To Jensen Studio for the fine cooperation, excellent photos, and the time spent accomodating the staff. To the faculty and administration for their cooperation, efforts, and advice. To the backers who gave us their financial assistance in making this book pos sible. To those who assisted in sending four of our staff to Iowa City last summer to take a short course in journalism. To the student body for their help in making our sales campaign a success. And finally to Myers and Company, represented by Mr. Bell, who printed our annual and aided us in many ways. I hope that you will keep this '56 Wheeler as a treasured possession and a memento of your high school year. Treva Haeflinger, Editor 12a mm Sfc£- m • A X S � i r J? - � ■W Jy -« � ' A ’ -..«i.v - -V ,-s -. . - : ¥ ' — • ; v jo. -n. '—' - .. c .. . ... 7 • - - -'■'• v £ c-. ' y -y- y • •'y v - .- •• . 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