Chester High School - Coyote Yearbook (Chester, MT)

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MEREDITH SWANK Ambition: Music Teacher FHA 1, 2; Pep Band 1, 2,3,4; Band 5 years; Chorus 1, 2, 3,4; Triple Trio 4; Small Ensemble 3; It's a Date 3; ’Stranger In the Night” 4; Vice President FHA 2; Class Secretary-Treasurer 3; Secretary-Treasurer Student Council 3; Band Librarian 4; Uniform Custodian 3; Librarian 3,4; Feature Band 4; Student Council 3; Annual Staff 4; Coyote Staff 3,4; Girls' State Alternate 3; Valedictorian. JOY KAUSHAGEN Ambition: Elementary Teacher Transferred from Inverness 2; FHA 2; Pep Band 2, 3,4; Band 3 years; Chorus 2, 3; ’It's a Date” 3; Stranger In the Night 4; Annual Staff 4; Coyote Staff 3,4; Pep Club 4; Valedictorian. LYNN WREN Ambition: Air Line Communications Transferred from Jamestown, North Dakota 3; Rep Band 3,4; Band 2 years; Clarinet Quartet 4; It's a Date 3; Stranger In the Night 4; President Pep Club 4; Secretary-Treasurer Band 4; Librarian 4; Feature Band 4; Carnival Queen 4; Annual Staff 4; Coyote Staff 3,4; Girls' State Delegate 3; Salutatorian.

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Sc tayi GORDON KAMMERZELL. Presi- dent; RONNIE BLEECKER, Vice President; BETTY BERG, Secre- tary-Treasurer ; MR, E. S. HAUGEN, Advisor. The class of 1955 started out as a group of unnoticed strangers in September of 1951. Initiation came on September 2, which was a muddy, unpleasant day. That night the class was honored by the seniors at the Freshmen Initiation Party. On our first flight of the stairs to graduation we had as our leader David Cushing, with Betty Berg as co-leader. Harry Heimbigner was secretary-treasurer and Miss Finley was class advisor. Members of the class were: Betty Berg, Floyd Blair, David Cushing, Glen Eveland, Bob Funderhide, Harry Heim- bigner, Gordon Kammerzell, Doris Reid, Adella Seidlitz, Lela Shettel, Doris Shettel, Ed Staudacher, Meredith Swank, Vernon Thisselle, Frank Wanken, Karen Ward, Viola Wright, Gary Violett, and Gordon Zom. LeRoy Goulet joined the class in December, but did not stay for the sophomore year. During that year Gordon Kammerzell missed eight weeks of school due to a serious injury to his right eye. On the second floor we were tagged with the name of sophomores. The leader this year was Ardith Stearns, with Gary Violett as co-leader. Betty Berg was secretary-treasurer and Miss Alexander was the class advisor. Some new students joined in the climb; they were Ronnie Bleecker and Jim Baumgardner from Pierre, South Dakota; Harold Caldwell from Belleville, Arkansas; Ardith Stearns from Kalispell, and Joy Kaushagen from Inverness. Doris Reid and Jim Baumgardner were lost to other schools. On the third floor we enjoyed more activity with the planning of the junior play It's a Date, which was presented on November 21, 1953, and the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom on April 30, 1954. The play was a three-act comedy directed by Mrs. A. W. Unterseher. The theme for the prom was Moonlight and Roses. The leader this year was Frank Wanken, and David Cushing was co-leader, Meredith Swank was secretary-treasurer; Mr. Unterseher was the class advisor. Lynn Wren from Jamestown, North Dakota, and Jim Youderian from Lewistown, joined the class; while we lost Karen Ward at the end of the junior year. On the fourth floor we were the high and mighty seniors of CHS, with Gordon Kammerzell as class president and Ronnie Bleecker as vice president. Betty Berg was secretary-treasurer and Mr. E.S. Haugen was class advisor. The senior class play, Stranger in the Night, a mystery comedy, was presented on April 6, 1955, under the direction of Mr. H. Palmer. The senior sneak trip started April 21, at 4:00 p. m., and lasted until 9:00 p. m., April 24. The cities of Helena, Boulder, Butte, Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, and Missoula were visited on this jaunt. We were honored by the juniors at a banquet held on April 29 in the Lutheran Church basement. Following the banquet, we danced under soft lights at the Junior-Senior Prom. On May 22, Baccalaureate was held, with Father Werner as the speaker. Commencement exercises followed on May 26.

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 BETTY BERG Ambition: Secretary RONALD BLEECKER Nickname: Ronnie Ambition: Engineer Transferred from Pierre. South Dakota 2; Band 2,3,4; Clarinet Quartet 4; It’s a Date 3; Stranger in the Night 4; Feature Band 4; Class Vice President 4; Annual Staff 4; Coyote Staff 3, 4; Student Council 4. Pep Band 1,2,3,4; Band 5 years; Chorus 1,2; Small Ensemble 2; Sax Trio 1, 2, 3; It’s a Date 3; Stranger In the Night 4; Class Vice President 1; Class Secretary-Treasurer 2.4; Secre- tary-Treasurer Student Council 4; Student Council 1,2,4; Drum Majorette 1, 2,3,4; Twirler 4 years; Third Place Montana State Twirling Contest 4; Cheerleader Basketball 1,2, 3,4; Cheerleader Football 1,2, 3,4; Coyote Staff 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Carnival Queen 1; Carnival Queen Candidate 2,3,4; Feature Band 4. FLOYD BLAIR Ambition: Farmer Annual Staff 4; Coyote Staff 3,4; Basketball Manager 3,4.