Chester High School - Coyote Yearbook (Chester, MT)

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Boy’s State and Anna Marie Hemmcr and Helen Wanken to Girl’s State. Alternates were: Rlynn Rockman, Leroy Green, Karen Dicmert and Barbe Brown. Roxene Miller from Juneau, Alaska spent three weeks with us and then returned to Alaska. We lost only one class member during the year. That was Dave Holland. At last we made it to the top. The long awaited year of seniority finally came. The halls of C.H.S. were invaded by 36 disease-ridden Seniors. The disease is quite common of all Seniors, it is called “senioritis”. The summer before this glorious year left us short of six classmates. They were: Karen Diemert, Lynda Massec, Allan Wickcns, Ray Kel- ley, Randy McClanahan, and Loreen Turner. Being the normal and sweet Seniors we are, we proceded to torture the innocent, green freshmen by having a welcome party for them in the gym. We soon found that, although these students were younger they had had their lessons in self-defense. By the end of the ordeal (couldn’t say whose ordeal, ours or the freshmen’s) we were well aware that our school would be in the hands of strong, able-bodied successors. John Fritz took the lead that year as our president with Rick Dolezal acting as vice president and Connie Romain played the part of our sec- retary-treasurer. Anna Hemmer and Larry Halverson represented us in the Student Council which was led by one of our own, Lee Wigen. Our Senior advisor was Mr. Krook. In October Anna Marie Hemmer and Lee Wigen were crowned Queen and King of the Carnival. Their attendants were: Candace Buker, John Fritz, Bobb Rust and Barbe Brown. Our final attempt at becoming actors and acctresses was made when we presented the play “The Mouse That Roared” under the fine direction of Mrs. Carol Springer. During the year we made the annual trip to Havre for senior pictures, as well as a trip to Northern Montana College. We were honored by the juniors at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Class Prophecy While looking through some old letters and newspaper clippings, I was quite pleased at how well I’d kept in touch with my graduating class, after 10 long years. Why just the other day I received an announcement from Candace Buker. She finally made it through her exclusive girl’s school. I was beginning to wonder, I remember her all too well in Trig and French. And then there is John Cicon about whom there was never any doubt. I see in the Liberty Co. Times where he’s the youngest nuclear physicist working for NASA with Alfred Stone as his assistant. John Fritz has been spending the past eight years in Germany and Virginia Woods has just returned from China. I would love to go to New York City to hear their great debate entitled “The Superior Race”. Louis Hull and Diane Ellwein decided to stay in Chester to improve the physical fit- ness program. Louis is the head coach at the high school and Diane is his faithful assist- ant P.E. instructor. Lynda and Lonna Lybeck haven’t drifted too far from home either. They’re the proud new owners of the “Small and Tall Shoppe” in Great Falls. Donnie Schaefer has settled down on his father’s farm north of Chester and keeps the school enrollment up. Karen Gilbert managed to abandon her carefree Senior days and has her own twirling clinic with all the students having the same last name as her. Lee Wigen has become the coach of his own professional basketball team, The Sen- ior Rejects”. Roger Shepherd likes to use the washing machine so well that he chose to be Lee’s manager by profession. Connie Romain reached her ambition of becoming a veterinarian. She’s set up prac-

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BARBARA FRANCES BROWN B-Squad Cheerleader 1; A-Squad Cheerleader 2, 3 and 4; Annual Staff, favorites 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3 and 4; Carnival At- tendant 4; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3 and 4; G.A.A. 1,2, 3 and 4; F.T.A. 3; “The Mouse That Roared 4; “Rest Assured 3; Chora- laires 1, 2, 3 and 4; Sextet 2, 3 and 4: Honor Choir 4; Girl’s State Alternate 3; All-State Chorus 3; Sec. of G.A.A. 3; Twirling 1, 2 and 3; Pep Club 1, 2, 3 and 4; Science Club 2 and 3; Science Fair 1 and 2; Sec. F.H.A. 2; Pep Band 1,2 and 3; Band 1, 2, 3 and 4; Sec. of class 1: High School Week 4; Tympani Solo 3. Class History In August, 1962, we the class of 1966, started down the noisy halls of Chester High School in search of our diplomas. We had the largest class in high school consisting of 49 “bubble gummers . The leaders we chose were: Susan Christenot, president; Rlynn Rockman, vice president; Barbe Brown, secretary-treasurer; and Rick Dolezal, Stu- dent Council representative. Mr. Schroer was appointed to guide us through that ini- tiatory year as we were greeted by the impetuous and genial class of 1963. Throughout the sport seasons, we diligently sold pop and candy for our unforseen expenses. During the year we lost John Beal, Allen Shaw, and Sharon Glaze to other schools. As we started our sophomore year, we were disappointed to see that our class enroll- ment had dropped to 43. During the summer we lost Jim Harden, and Doug Kiern, but gained Diane Ellwein and Marlyn Harstad. Those chosen for our leaders were: David Morkrid, president; John Fritz, vice president; Rlynn Rockman, secretary-treasurer; and Rick Dolezal, Student Council representative. This year proved to be uniquely quiet (considering our class) and we concentrated on what we were sent to school for. As the year progressed, we lost two more members; Terri Holstine and JoAnne Stores. Our junior year we gathered in the study hall with our advisors Mrs. Twedt and Mrs. Myron and found our enrollment at 42. Three longtime friends and classmates, Susan Christenot, David Morkrid, and Darlene Israel, departed sending Dave Hofland, Randy McClanahan, and Loureen Turner to replace them. This year Five from our class found their names in lights. They were: Helen Wanken, president; Rick Dolezal, vice president, and Larry Halverson, secretary-treasurer. Being upperclassmen we were allowed two votes in the Student Council. Those who we chose to represent us were: Bobb Rust and Rlynn Rockman. The fall of that year we chose our class rings. A tal- ented cast showed their acting ability by presenting the play “Rest Assured” which was directed by Carl Nordwall. The big highlight of the year was the Junior-Senior prom and banquet. The theme was “Camelot” and the Kingsmen provided the music. Rlynn left us for two months when he attended the State Legislature as a page for the House of Representatives. Boy’s State and Girl’s State called for two boys and two girls with leadership qualifications. We answered by sending Lee Wigen and Larry Halverson to 26

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tice in Chester and has her long time friend Donna Graham as her assistant head nurse, secretary, receptionist and all other odd-job positions. Barbara Skierka has become a beautician and makes a practice of cutting off any other girl’s long hair. Rlynn Rockman, who is still happily married, has become the friendly undertaker and does a good business too, I hear. Dean Coats, Mark Leighton, and Marlyn Harstad have all followed in the steps of their fathers and are part of the Kolstad payroll. Each has his own branch implement company in Seattle, Detroit, and Kansas City. I see in last weeks newspaper that Earl Furlong has taken over the Grand Cafe from his father. He must be doing all right as he also announced his buying the Mint and the Tip Top. Ronnie Odegard has taken over his father’s business, too, now known as “Fabulous Ron s Paint and Glass Shop . . . excuse me, that is, Ron’s Fabulous Paint and Glass Shop”. Larry Halverson has become a famous surgeon at the Mayo Clinic. It’s rumored that he doesn t get much surgery done as Ardyce Jensen, his chief nurse, keeps chasing him around the operating room and constantly sits on his lap. The first Playboy Club in Montana was recently opened in Great Falls by, who else, Rick Dolezal. Sandra I aylor is kept busy too. She spends her day with three tots dressed in blue and two in pink. Betty Heimbigner has had her fate cast too. She’s happily married and has five little ones for every two years of marriage. Three more of our classmates chose to stay near Chester and become farmers. LcRoy Green hasn’t given up from his old P.A.D. class as he’s still arguing with Jim Rishoff and John Hofer on the constitutionality of the farm program. Carmen Jensen has finally made it to the White House. After playing the role of a president so many times in high school, he decided to take a stab at politics. You can now find him in the White House ... as the janitor. Anna Marie Hemmer hasn't given up her title of editor, yet. She is now the editor-in-chief of the most fashionable maga- zines on the market, Vogue, Mademoiselle, and Glamour. Bobb Rust has become a teacher, can you believe it? He even holds after school classes on: how to play a friendly game of football, the correct procedure in sliding down spillways, and how to fall off a toboggan softly. After spending three years in France studying their language, Barbara Brown has returned to the U.S. to teach what she has learned. Oh, and I see where she finally decided to give up her carefree days and Brown has turned to Rust. Helen Wanken, who always was the most likely to succeed, is now the professor of English at Carroll College her old alumni. Alice Lalum used her ingenious mind and ability and became head Mathematics professor at West Point. That seems like a pretty nice place to get stuck, when you’re single. So you see, our class has really done quite well. I’m really very proud. Even Mr. Krook, who still mourns our departure and must have forgiven us from our Senior sneak trip, has remained at good oP C.H.S. in honest effort to make all other Senior classes as superior as ours. Will I o the teachers, we the Senior class does hereby will more classes like ours in hopes that they will realize that the best students come in small classes. 28