Chester Area High School - Flyer Yearbook (Chester, SD)

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THE MAROON Respectfully and in fitting tribute, we, the Seniors of 56 dedicate this annual to Reverend Paul Shor- nack, who has devoted unselfishly a life time of work for our community. The fruits of his labor will continue to ripen long after he has gone to that city, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens - for he has labored, but not in vain. For ourselves and the classes of the past years, we wish to express appreciation for the many things that he has done for our community and school - yes, from the first sacraments of Bap- tism to the final rites of rest. ANNUAL STAFF OFFICERS Editor-June Kampmeyer Assistant Editor-Ann Warns Sports Editors-Ronnie Rentz and Jim Tweet Art-Carol Kirk Classes-Bonnie Magness and Joyce Schuldt Business Managers-Lois Abraham and Jon Larson Typist-Edna Olson Publicity-Martha Larson Published by the Senior Class of 1956 CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL CHESTER, SOUTH DAKOTA l

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CLASS HISTORY In the fall of the year 1944, there were nine little scamps who started on the journey through Chester Consolidated School. We were Roger Bervin, Mary Ann Framness, Jon Larson, Martha Larson, Bonnie Magness, Gerald Richardson, Lowell Owens, Donald Simonsen, and Jim Tweet. Carol Kirk came in during the middle of the second grade. Our teacher for these first two grades was Miss Crimmins. We stayed the same during the third grade; but in the fourth grade, we had two additions and one loss; we gained June Kampmeyer and Jerauld Sterud and we lost Carol Kirk. Miss Verlyn Henrich was our teacher in the third and fourth grades. In the fifth grade Peter Stegenga came and our teacher was Miss Coomes. We lost Mary Ann Framness that year. In the sixth grade Carol Kirk rejoined the scamps in their travels. We had the same teacher for that year. We remained the same during the seventh and eighth grades. Our teacher for these two years was Miss Pederson. We entered Chester High School on September 7, 1952 with all of these gains and losses. We started our Freshman year with a grand total of nineteen. We enrolled for the first year with the following members: Joyce Schuldt and Martha Larson from the Rudd School; Lois Abraham, Milton Abraham, Ronnie Rentz, Ann Warns, Donald Kwallek, Carolyn Kaske, and Kenneth Kwallek from Wentworth; and Gloria and Kenneth Lottman from Dell Rapids, and the former members from Chester grade school. The upper classmen gave a skating party in our honor, and all took part in activities even though we were called the “green Freshies' . Miss Currier was our advisor. As “Sophs' we lost many students-Gloria and Kenneth Lottman, Kenneth Kwallek, Donald Simon- son, and Carolyn Kaske. We gained Jackie and Marilyn Holland and Russell Malthesen. Mr. Far- rand was our advisor this year. In our Junior year we lost Jackie and Marilyn Holland but we gained Tom Leisinger. We par- ticipated in many activities which included working on the carnival and our play, “Pleased to Meet- cha . It was a great success and had a large turn out. Our Junior-Senior Banquet was the grand- est occasion of all, the theme was “Twilight in Tulip Land. We did a lot of work and, of course, had a lot of fun. Mrs. Gaspar and Mr. Ziegler were our advisors. Now that we are Seniors, we still have a grand total of nineteen. This year we lost Lowell Owens and Roger Bervin, and we gained Edna Olson and Eugene Kiel. During this year we have participated in the Homecoming and in the Senior play. We also worked on the school annual and the school paper. Those who have spent all the twelve years at Chester Consolidated School are Bonnie Magness, Jim Tweet, Jon Larson, and Gerald Richardson. 3