Blumenhof High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Blumenort, Manitoba Canada)

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Grade Eleven SARA DOERKSEN Finds life too boring out of school so she conies to school occasionally. Has a carefree attitude to¬ ward life. Her friendliness is contagious. When something goes wrong her sense of humour comes to her rescue. Sara is taking a grade twelve sub¬ ject by correspondence. BERT PENNER Bert is a student who found grade eleven so enjoyable last year that he decided to come back for another year. Does a very good job of managing ISCF affairs. No one knows why he has a sleepy look on Monday. Is an active pleasure skater. Fre¬ quently he has a generous amount of advice to offer to the other fellows. VERNA DOERKSEN Verna has long, glossy, black hair. She came to school after Christmas to watch over her little sister. Is sometimes heard remarking “I guess I’m in the same boat as Sara.” PAGE 14

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MARTHA KLASSEN This striking brunette has a pleasant smile for everyone. She is the happy-go-lucky type who nev¬ er worries about tomorrow. Her artistic abilities are seen in numerous cartoons on her scrap paper. Has a vivid imagination, and is capable of writing good descriptive paragraphs. Usually has her home¬ work done. Pet peeve is being small. Greets us with a friendly “Hi” every morning. If silence is golden, Martha must be rich. ANNE SCHINKEL Her intelligence enables her to help others with schoolwork. Compliments are graciously accepted with “Let’s change the subject.” She simply detests history. Thoroughly enjoys talking sessions. Takes notice of the smallest details. Has numerous tal¬ ents, including singing and laughing. Finds skating and swimming enjoyable. Has some secrets which she does not make known publicly, such as her ambition. WAYNE REIMER A talented young gentleman. Enjoys all sports, especially ping-pong, in which he often makes fan¬ tastic plays. Usually has his homework finished but doesn’t look worried when he doesn’t. Chums with all students. Usually seen walking to school. Has more than one way of using his com¬ pass. Occupies a front seat in the classroom. Ambi¬ tion is to be an architect. LINDA SCHINKEL A pretty, brown-haired girl, well-liked by all. Is full of fun and loves to play practical jokes. She would rather read story books than do a Literature assignment, but she is really a conscientious stu¬ dent. Enjoys driving her dad’s Meteor. Is often mis¬ taken for her sister Anne. Linda likes her back seat best. The subject she likes most comes into the range of recess. The future will probably find her in a nurse’s uniform. PAGE 13

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CLIFFORD FRIESEN Why do I have to work? Free Canada. Is of¬ ten seen at mirror with comb in hand. Likes to relate his latest experiences. His jokes end up with roars of laughter from the boys. He is fond of teasing and sometimes pleasing girls. Is fre¬ quently seen crossing the room to one of his pals for a classtime conference. Helps to make school time less monotonous. DELBERT PLETT Could not endure his holidays any longer so he decided to join us after Christmas. After having exercised his physical skills for a few months, Del¬ bert thought it was time to exercise his brain. A- mong his loves, history is foremost. If a history book is missing from the library, just ask Delbert about it. Made some last minute changes in order to complete his Grade XI and is another one of our graduates. DENNIS PENNER Became a scholar after Christmas. Dennis, who is short and well rooted on skates, excels in hoc¬ key. Seems to miss the outdoors but is well adapted to his environment. Chums with all classmates but has special passengers at certain times. Doesn’t mind losing an argument. Strums his guitar in his spare time. Ambition, to be a veterinarian. EDMAR FAST Joined our ranks after Christmas and takes only a few subjects, the two languages and typing. Served as missionary in Mexico for a number of years. Finds Canadian winters rather cold. Talka¬ tive! A conscientious worker. Seems to be well in¬ formed about the tennis rules and tries to convince others to follow them more closely. His future am¬ bition is to go back to Mexico as soon as circum¬ stances allow. PAGE 15