Clarks High School - Bomber Yearbook (Clarks, NE)

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Senior Class History In the fall of 1949. twelve little tots tiptoed to their chairs in the kindergarten room of Clarks Public Schools. They were: Mary Jane Booth. Ronnie Beck, Clifford Colbert, Jimmy Dittmer, Jimmie Hoffer, Cheryl Murphy. Denny Osterman, Jean Pierce, Asa Lloyd Pollard, Roger Richards, Margaret Rose, and Joan Stromberg. Our teacher duringthat important first year was Mrs. Pullen. The following year we all advanced into the first grade where our teacher was again Mrs. Pullen. As we wound our way into the second grade we lost Roger Richards, Margaret Rose, and Jimmie Hoffer. Joan Branting, Linda Schott, and KoAnn Sherrill joined us and Mrs. Pullen was our teacher once more. In the third grade our teacher was Miss Sweet. This year we gained Mary Hardy, and Bobby Hardy and lost them a few months later. Ronnie Beck also left us that year. The following year, as fourth graders, we moved into Miss Messner's capable hands. Don Kelly joined our class that year. In the fifth grade we gained several new members. They were: Floyd Belt, Richard Brauer, Kathryn Cahill, and Jimmie Hoffer. Mrs. Sloan was our teacher. Before the year was over, Don Kelly, Richard Brauer, and Floyd Belt left us. Twelve of us reached the halfway mark in our school careers when we entered the sixth grade under Mrs. Sloan. We traveled on to the seventh grade where Ron Zegar, Joan Zelazny, and Ray Zelasney joined us and Mrs. Craig became our teacher. Jim Hoffer left us that year. Mrs. Craig taught us again during our eighth grade year. We gained John Kohl and Jerry Kohl that year and sixteen of us received our diplomas in the spring. Several new faces were seen as twenty-five excited freshmen started their trek through high school. They were: Ron Beck, Twyla Church, Kathy Dexter, Richard Friedrichsen, Dan Grafe, Gene Heule, Linda Little, Eugene Urkoski, and Marlene Williams. We chose blue and gold as our class colors, the American Beauty Rose as our class flower, and Live and Learn as our class motto. Mr. Strickland became our sponsor. djLOM w 1 During our Sophomore year Jerry Kohl and Joan Branting dropped out of school and Ron Beck left for Central City. As Juniors we lost John Kohl when he dropped out of school. During this year we received our class rings, presented our first class play, If Mother Only Knew and entertained the Seniors of ’60 at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. For this festive occasion we chose A Song In My Heart as the theme. We gained Randall Zlomke and lost him a few months later in a tragic accident during our Senior year. We went to Haberman’s in Hastings to have our Senior pictures taken early in the year and we presented our Senior Class Play, Dear Diary in April. The Juniors entertained us at the Junior-Senior Banquet on May 4. The theme was An Evening In Paris . We went to Denver, Colorado on Sneak Day on May 12. The Class of ’61 numbers nineteen as we near the goal toward which we have been working for so many years—graduation.

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RICHARD FRIEDRICHSEN Chorus 1; Football 1,2,3,4: Track 1,2, 3,4; Basketball 4; Class Play 3; Honor C 1,2,3,4: Honor C President 4: Annual Staff 2,3,4: Student Union Board 3,4: Student Union President 4: Homecoming King 4. JOAN STROMBERG Chorus 1,2,3,4: Band 1,2,3.4: Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Phys. Ed. 1.2,3.4: Volleyball 3; Homecoming Attendant 4; Annual Staff 4: Girls' Glee 1,2. ASA I.. POLLARD Chorus 1: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2,3,4; Class Pres. 2; Honor C 1.2.3,4; Honor C Sec .-Troas. 4: Annual Staff 1,4; Class Play 3,4. DENNIS OSTERMAN Chorus 1; Basketball 2,3; Football 1,2,3: Track 1,2,3,4: Annual Staff 4. DAN GRAFE Chorus 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4: Track 1,2,3,4: Class Play 3,4; Class President 3; Class Sec.-Trcas. 1: Honor C 1.2, 3,4: Honor C Vice-President 4; Student Union Board 4: Student Union Vice- President 4: Homecoming Attendant 4. TWYLA CHURCH Chorus 1,2,3; Pep Club 1,2.3.4: Phys. Ed. 4; Girls’ Glee 1,2: Annual Staff 4. RON ZEGAR Chorus 4; Track 4; Class Vice-Presi- dent 4; Class Play 3; Annual Staff 4: Librarian 3.

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Senior Class Prophecy 1961 Under the Spreading Chestnut tree In the year of 1973 Stands the class of 1961 Reunited together one by one Over yonder we see Mary Jane Who is noted for her fabulous brain She lives in the upper part of New York And makes Magnetic ’ Spaghetti that stays on your fork Twyla’s a detective bold They say she’s worth more than gold She has the robbers on the run Maybe she’ll replace the late Peter Gunn It seems someone has become well-known He bought Russia on a long-term loan Ron Zegar is the chap’s name Who is now seen in the Halls of Fame Why who’s that over in the corner we see? It looks like it could be Gene Urkoski He now owns a famous Polka Band That is heard and loved throughout the land Gene and JoAnn are husband and wife They are extremely enjoying this married life Gene is a farmer who works hard all day But with 12 little kids it just doesn’t pay Here comes Kathy in her working dress Seems she’s become a stewardess Dick’s still employed by the U. S. Air Force And Kathy has got to help him. of course Jim Dittmer is a pilot, you recall He first learned to fly planes in Study Hall He flies through the air in his B-38 At astonishing speeds no one can break We now see a streak—oh—oh, a crash That was Asa Pollard in the 100 Yd. Dash It seems he is a great Olympic Star And also runs his own grill and bar Is that a cowboy I see? Why I believe its Ray Zelasney He owns a big ranch down Texas v ay And is married to Kathy Schutte they say Dennis Osterman is very well-known For the wit and humor he has shown He’s been in Las Vegas, he’s been in L. A. He’ll probably be in Hollywood someday