Blaine High School - Borderite Yearbook (Blaine, WA)

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George--hooking up the plow. Freshmen ag. class working on feeders. L 5 ' X if 1,1 Mm M., -QM. 35 3 N339 K- 23 Q22 ,X ' 0 N J A ?N 1 rff 1 1' ' 1 ',,J. 1' ' . .0 , v ' 9 SQ ' 0 ., B111, Walt, George working on project. Get those nails in straight!

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lllllll lillllis 'T rin TOP ROW: Russ Johnson, Joe Hallson, Wall Blauser, George Kleer, Bob Thom- as, LeeRoy Ahrens, Jim Odle. MIDDLE ROW: Glen Eastman, Dennis Olason, Dennis Gudjonson, Bob Robbins. Bud Gudmundson QManagerj, Bill Baldwin, Advisor, Mr. Claymore, BOTTOM ROW: Wayne Oertel, Russ Thomas, Don Fine, Dick Hull, Denis Durnan, Bob Sherby. NOT SHOWN: Dick Markusen, Mar- ETTIERGIRLS: TANDING: Advisor vliss Cronk, Delores . . tanekkeberg, Barrie Hull. LETTERMEN The Lettermen club began the year with the election of officers at their first meeting, Jim Odle was elected president, .Toe Hallson, vice-pres- ident, and Walter Blauser, secretary-treasurer.lVIany projects were discussed at this time and it was decided that the lettermen should order a large number of Blaine High School Booster Hats , The hats became very popular and a large number of them were sold. The club also kept busy during the basketball season by selling confections at halftime. With the many activities that were sponsored the Lettermen completed on of the most successful years in the History of the club. The total membership of the Lettermen Club this year was twenty-one, ten of whom are seniors. Mr, Claymore and Mr. Bishop acted as advisors, ha Finley, Peggy rlolar, Jcannc Rertig, oaune Relrig, june Lclruliz, Theo Gnd- nundson. SITTING: , x. 1 gg lorcncc Pownall, Dorothy Hough, Do- oris Gullickson, Ruth Leimens, Bev Ander- on, Kay Griffith. Y? IJETTERGIRLS The Lettergirls Club this year consists of thirteen girls rang- ing from grades ten through twelve. To start the year the girls Went on a overnight hike up to Mt. Baker, spon- sored a skating party held at Ferndale, and gave a turkey dinner for the vic- torious football team. During November, the club sold Borderite emblemed T-Shirts, sweat- shirts, and scarfs to the student body. The Lettergirls officers are: President-Peggy Molar, Vice-pres. Theo Gudmundson, and Secretary-Treasurer,-Delores Kanekkeberg. I

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I. F. A. l xiii' A BOTTOM ROW: Bill Baldwin, Bob Robbins, Walt Blauser, Bud Gudmundson, Dan Dick, George Kanekkeberg, Dennis Gudjonson, Advisor Mr. Hollinger, Bill Shauer. MIDDLE ROW: Tom Pritchett, John Breidford, Wayne Ehlers, Ronald Cadman, Johnny Moir, Gary Nelson, Mark Blackwood, Russel Kleer, Donnie Johnson, Junior Williams, Leo Neubauer. TOP ROW: Stan Pownall, Dale Kruse, Dick Kitzel, Matthew Blackwood, Bob Moir, Bob Thomas, Charles Flint, Lionel Seimears, Roger Kannap, Maurice Neudeck, Paul Fisher, Louis Polson, Ted Bylsma, Gordon Easterly. F.F.A. The F.F.A. officers for this year were: Dan Dick, President, Bud Gudmundson, Vice-president, Dennis Fudjonson, Secretary: George Delfelder, Treasurer: George Kanekkeberg, Reporterg and Walt Blauser, Sentinel. The Future Farmers of America organization is a national organization established for the purposes of developing leader- ship, sportsmanship, cooperation, service, thrift, scholarship, improved agriculture, organized recreation, citizenship, patrotism and character development. The many activities of the Blaine Chapter Future Farmers of America steadily increase each year. This year saw the greatest increase in their farming program. One hundred acres were farmed co-operatively in addition to their regular home projects. Much ofthe cultivated land was recleared, fertilized, drained, some fencing, I7 acres of new seeding. Over 30 tons of oats were harvested. In addition to the Chapter-owned registered dairy and swine, beef and poultry were added. Five hundred friers and pullets were raised, some for parent-and-son banquet, the balance started at school and later taken home for projects, Several thousand dollars were spent for new farm equipment. The largest purchase was a S3025 hay baler. Other large purchases included a hammer mill, all purpose spray outfit, buzz saw, and water tank wagon. A large low-boy farm wagon was constructed in the shop, A new Ford tractor, Case tractor, and Dodge pickup were obtained. Major shop activities included the construction of swine equipment, practically everything from troughs to houses. The new implement shed was wired and tiled for drainage. The largest community service was the preparing and seeding of the new athletic field. Custom tractor work was again one of the foremost activities with some members earning several hundred dollars. Every member exhibited something at the fair. A six day fishing trip to Loon Lake B.C. , F.F.A. basketball, parent-and- son banquet, initiations, and many short excursions were the main recreational activities. Thirteen Green Hands and eighteen Chapter Farmers were initiated. President Dan Dick was the Chapter top public speaker and very capably represent- ed the Chapter in district competition. Other awards and achievement were: citizenship and scholarship plaque Stan Pownall, largest project, George Kleerg representative to state convention, Dan Dick. Dan Dick will be the only applicant for State Farmer Degree. 43 ,. ,diff tx .4 fl i