Boyden High School - Bombshell Yearbook (Boyden, IA)

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transferred to different schools Leland Faber and Dorothy Oldenkamp joined the class making a total of ten members Among other main events of the year was a delightful Christmas Program and a school operetta, 'The Coming of Columbus' in which all the class members held minor roles l9b3 we all joined forces under the title of 'The Sixth Grade' Mrs Mcret and Miss Blom were our instructors Kenneth Kreykes was transferred to a different school One of the big events of the year was to be a Christmas play entitled 'Christmas at the Stebb1ns', but alas a flu epidemic stepped in and prevented us from giving it In l9Lh we continued our process of education with Mrs Horst and Miss Koele as our teachers During this grade Dale Slykhuis, John Smit, John Eernisse, Kenneth De Zeeuw Joined us 'United We Stand' a patriotic program was presented We had one, big enjoyable In 19L5 we continued on our last lap of elementary education John Smit was detained and Leland Faber and Dale Merrill were trans formed to another school Bob Struyk and Esther Schortinghuis Joined us with Mrs Moret and Miss Merrdink as our teachers, this year proved to be the most eventful year of our grade school education Among other events we enjoyed many exciting basketball games with neighbor Junior high teams and an operetta entitled, 'lulligan's Magic' W also enjoyed two picnics during the year one a farewell for Leland seemed to be quite eventful At the end of the year we presented a surprise play, 'Ten Per Cent Tcnmy', for our mothers and the entire grade school It was also during this year that an epidemic of puppy love struck many of the class members Thus ended our elementary education It was a bright sunny morning in September l9L6 when 16 'green freshmen' walked into the high school assembly The class included Verdean Blumeyer, Kenneth De Zeeuw, Leola Diekevers, Harriet Docrenbos, Lois Dcorenbos, John Eernisse, Shirley Kooiker, Eleanor Landhuls, Dorothy Oldenkamp, Ncrvan Roggen, Joan Rcns, Marilyn Salle, Esther Schcrtinghuis, Dale Slykhuis, Bob Struyk and Leonard Vander Heaven In 3 . . holiday on May 8th, when peace was declared. . e