Cook Community High School - Cougar Yearbook (Cook, NE)

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Q f , ' 1- 43 I , if s 1 . 54 ' wlwzgxf EIGHTH cnannr p DEW Eighteen enthusiastic boys and girls entered the ha11S'0f the Cook school building and found their way to the eighth grade h0mG POOM' Nine boys and nine girls signed the roll. This was the first' year our class had had more than one teacher, other than a music teacher. Besides our home room teacher and sponsor, Mrs. Eunice Parrish, we have recieved instruction from Mr. Richard Khmpf and Superintendent Rex Coatney. i , I On Friday, September 12, 1958, .we organized NA Young Americanst Club.u we elected Barbara Doeden, presidentg Tom Bronzan,'Ti06'Ff9S1den I Hilma Hahn secretary, and Kenneth Kraenow, treasurer. We had a meeting every week,and discussed various ways we could help OUT Schoolt i g community, we had a White Elephant Sale and gave the proceeds o landscaping project. We had a bake sale to obtain curtains for the evmnasium so we could have movies. We celebrated Halloween by having a sock-hop in the school gymnasium Our Christmas party consisted of playing various games and our gift exchange. This was also a farewell party for Gary Kaster, he had moved to Tecumseh and so was leaving us. Our class presented him with an identification bracelet engraved with his name and our club name. We had a roller skating party with the seventh grade to celebrate Valen- tine's Day. On March 31, 1959, we celebrated the birthday's of the students and Mrs. Parrish. we played games and were served refreshnents. we had a volleyball team and a basketball team. The girls played our high school girls and junior high school girls from other towns. The team won five and lost three. The basketball team met. the high school second team and junior high teams from various towns. The boys won seven and lost four. we received second place in the grade school basketball tournament at Table Rock. Table Rock received first. Our competent cheerleaders were: Barbara Doeden, Hilma Hahn, and Beverly Schmidt. We were honored at a dance given by the Pep Club on May 15, 1959. we enjoyed it very much and look forward to more activities with the high school next year when we are freshmen. At last the eve of our graduation arrived. On Thursday May 21, 1959, we completed the first great phase of our education, grade school. As a climax for this great event weplanned to go swimming and have a picnic during the first week of June. we completed our various textbooks, and as a climax . we took an educational excursion to Nebraska City on Tuesday, May 12, 1959. The News Press, The Coco Cola Bottling Company, The Otoe Foods Factory and The American Meter Plant proved to be very interesting. we are looking forward to being ngreenn freshman next fall. -....,,, ..

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f if cp' 17--K, .0 -C .rw-,Q X QQESZ , . kggglgggz SEVENTH GRADE On September l, 1959, fifteen seventh grade pupils entered the newv School building searching for the room which was to be our new home room. This was our first experience in the new building and our first in junior high. We were assigned a home-room teacher, Mrs. Ruth Doeden, who vvould teach us mathematics and language arts each after- noon. For the first time in our school careers, we had other 'teaohers. Mr. Jerry Mulins was our social studies teacher, Mrs. Dorthy Lively was our science and!--health teacher, Mr. Jerry Mullins and Hrs. Eunice Parrish werejxp physical education teachers, and Mig, Maxine Hahn was the music'instructor. . . . . ..l - -- Theasexnentdgraders .hadnseveral .parties , duringuthe year. Hall: oween party was held at Mrs. Doedefis farm home with a Weiner roast?--1-3851 a number of games. At Christmas timeanames were-drawn and a sift-axe change was held. A refreshment committee and entertainment 'committee provided lunch and games. On larch 3l,,Vrs4 Dbcden and Mrs. Parrish entertained thes-seventh- and-eighth-gradeeuatna party in the-gym.-3Bhas party was in the honor of the two teachers' birthdays in March. 'The junior high pupils also held a joint Valentine Party. It was a roller skating party at Grundmannfs Skating Rink. Lunch was served at'Un close of the evening's activities. Cn May 8, we seventh graders hiked three miles north of town. we followed a creek that began about half way on our journey and ended near'Wiese's and Behren's. A Weiner roast was held at the Doeden farn1and the group played games until about six-thirty. Mrs. Doeden and Mrs. Ervin Router brought most of us back to town. ' On Tuesday, May 12, the sixth, seventh'and eighth grade pupils went to Nebraska City in two buses. Delmar Seeba an. Emil Doeden were the drivers. Mrs. Gay McGaugh, Mrs. Lee Bridgmon, Mrs. Melvin Sinnen, Mrs. Ray Schacht, Mrs. Frauklin Hays, Mrs. Ervin Schmidt, Mrs. Doedernandikiss White sponsored the group. They visited the Nebraska City News-Press, Otoe Foods Canning Factory, Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, American Meter Plant, and John Brownfs Cave and Picnic Grounds. A tour of the Brick and Tile Plant was postponed due to the rains so the group drove across the Missouri River and into Fremont County, Iowa. They returned to Cook about 3:30, a very tired group but happy they had been able to have such an enjoyable outing. ' Academically, we have completed nearly all of our.teXts. Many pro- jects and problems were worked upon during thc year. we feel we have worked hard and are looking forward to our next step up the ladder of education.