Denver Christian High School - Torch Yearbook (Denver, CO)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1953 volume:

1 I .X Presented by The Senior Class Of the Denver Christian High School 'mag rgm Q FOREWORD In September of the year nuneteen hundred fufty our Chrustuan Hugh School opened uts doors for the very furst tume for the purpose of guvung students a Chrustuan hugh school educa tuon Such an educatuon us beung advanced for many reasons the greatest of whuch us that by such learnung a more profound knowledge of God and Hus Word may be obtouned lru Our school we are also taught to be respectful of our fellow men and loyal to our country Now as we leave the famuluar halls of Denver Chrustuan Hugh we are takung wuth us many memorues that shall not be erased Only now are we begunnung to realuze how much thus Chrustuan educatuon has done to prepare us for the days that are stull ahead days that wull no longer be spent here un our school So may we go forward bravely to walk as chuldren of Iught who wull brughten the darkness of future uncertaunty We the senuor class of nuneteen hundred fufty three the furst graduatung class of Denver Chrustuan Hugh proudly present THE TORCH TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION SENIORS JUNIORS FRESHMEN UNDERCLASSMEN ACTIVITIES SOP!-IOMC5IfEE..i i T 1 Q 1 1 Zi DEDICATION lt us wnth snncere apprecuatuon that we dedncate our flrst yearbook THE TORCH of l953 years Dunng that tlme we came to respect hum for hrs knowledge of the subjects he taught as well as for has part ID all school actnvutles We are especaally grateful for the unterest whnch he had nn our class and In our nnduvldual problems Now although he wuth hus famnly has left us to old In the tremendous mlsslon task on the Nugerlan fleld our thoughts are stlll with um As we look back we reollze what he dld for us and we are deeply appreclatlve To Mr Fred Volkema our former teacher our frnend May God nchly bless you and your work on the mrssnon fnelds of Nlgerua 9 , K5 to Mr, Fred Volkema. Mr. Volkema had been with us as our matherhatics teacher for three H . ' XX? ldmlwzsfifarzlfn X S Q, 1 ' I I I l I This page reserved for autographs by THE VANDEN BOSCH DE ROOS CLINIC STAFF SINJCEREST BEST VVISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER Buy the truth and sell nt not Prav 23 23 , 2 Con9racL4fuf1'on.5 Egenforj .1 1 Il - ll q I ' L-Q n . THE BOARD SPEAKS The school year l952 l953 wlll long be remembered by the students of Denver Chrnstnan Hngh School as the year of the fnrst graduatmg class As a board we are grateful for the love and devotion of the parents and frnends whlch have made thus an accomplushed fact Thus beautnful as well as practical bulldung as the result of much labor and sacnfucnal guvung backed by much prayer The fact that our people erected thus fune up to date buuldmg ns encouraglng They want lt to command the respect of the communuty Thus attitude presents a great challenge to our Chrnstuan School leaders and workers The :nstructnon an our school must also be of the best It must meet the hnghest academuc standards But we must go further The unstructuon un our school must be Chrlstlan Its dns tmctlveness must be so clear that every area of the pupxl s lnfe ns affected by nt The glory of God must be the oblecteve and guudmg prnncnple In every lesson In every school actlvlty and ln every teacher pupll relatuonshnp May the Board ever seek the gundance of our All Wnse God In thus great task for Denver Chrustnan Hugh School Hemmo Schreuder Presndent of the Board SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Left to rxght HENRY NORDEN ANTHONY ZOETEWEY FRED RITSEMA GEORGE VANDER WEIT ANTHONY SWEETMAN vlce president LAWRENCE ZUIDERVEEN treasurer WIL LIAM BONNEMA GARRITT SLATER JAMES FRENS-assustant secretary treasurer FRED STERK MR RICHARD POST A few minutes a few questions A B Calvin English Ntajor M Ed Colorado University School Administration Major PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE To the Class of l953 Pioneering is a word which you have heard often during recent years You as students have pioneered with the faculty and the school board as our high school program developed step by step each year since you completed the ninth grade School This dictinction will become on honor for you and for your parents in a measure related directly to your resolution to practice the precepts and the principles which the Lord has caused your school to hold before you As you face the stimulating uncertainty of the future may your ideals include a genuine kingdom consciousness Remember your school as part of God s plan and program for your life No Christian is promised a temporal life of unbroken happiness but God has given His unfalling assurance that He will honor those who honor Him I To you belongs the distinction of being the first graduates of the Denver Christian High f 'il' J 00W 5 wx! mmh wm5'W595' 1 MISS FRANCES BLEEKER When I worked at the Phrllsbury s A E Minnesota State College Elementary Education MISS LILLIAN EITEN I forgot AB. Calvin English Major MR HARVEY BRASSER Dont play with the machines while I m talking A B Calvin Organuc Scnence Mayor M A New Jersey State College Admnmstrohon and Supervlsnon Major L L B La Salle Chacogo 7-s..f I0 -5 F .av ' 49 'K MR CHARLES HIEMSTRA MR STEVEN HOEKMAN T H I N K I have a sore throat A B Colvin AB Colvin Mothemotucs Mayor H story Mayor M A Un versuty of South Dakota H story Moyor MISS LOIS SCHIPPERS Rudmer srt up A B Rock ont Engl sh Mayor ff-'I 1 'E , ' 52 . . i . , . i ' i . V ' 5 Q- ' - 11 I U U E, Sb., 4 Univ' A ' I -Q - .1 - , . 'l.,o,An-I . . m ss S ' 1 Q- 'Q i - G E. , mm, W5 5 'Q,.,' Yn- fu E' ,QW MR JERROLD VAN DYKE How about If hllll, A B Colvnn Mus c Mopor MR. JAMES VANDER MEULEN All right, you guys! AB. Colvin Sociology Major MR MARTIN VAN DYKE That was an easy test wasn t rt? A B Colvm Chemnstry Mayor Bnology Mayor This page reserved for oufogrophs by QV. llllll 7l,l'.5. gi !'90JlI71t1 Jemors CLASS WILLS Maraan Plomp wall my heaght to Daryl Balema Pearl Venhuasen wall my abnlaty to kall chackens to Sue Tammanga Ball Smath wall my curly locks to Loyd Hoskans Bette Ham wull my gaggles to anyone who can get away wath them an class I can John Male wall my abalaty to pass a chemastry test to Larry Van Genderen Barbara Van lwarden wall my locker to Edath Cargo Keep the books from fallang out kad' Le Roy Petrae wall my antellagent spontaneous remarks durang class to Bert Pousma Arvan Apol wall my abalaty to make fouls to Hank Zwaanstra Dale Spoelstra wall my abalaty to sleep an class to anyone who works naghts Rodney Ham wall a paar of my long slam leans to Dave Borger Ronald Koops wall my antelllgence to Jane Volkema Emalae Sportel wall my bag feet to Mac Woltfas for a better under standang Ball Van Wyke wall my garlash fagure to anyone who thanks he can carry at around Rolene Hopp wall all my possessaons except Art to Dorothy Kooaman John Smath wall my abalaty to wandow gaze to anyone lucky enough to sat near a wandow Carolnne Plooster wall my energy to walk to school to Florence Mces Cynthaa Spykstra wall my tnmldaty to Gary Gesank Lee Smat wall leave CLASS PROPHECY It as the year l963 The Posts have decaded to take a trap to Washangton D C Before leavang the school Mr Post says goodbye to the teachers one of whom as Emalle Sportel the Home Economacs teacher Then he goes home and packs up has wafe the three chaldren and the cat Acky Bocky Mrs Post decades that before they leave they must have somethang to eat on the trap so they stop at SAFEWAY Here Lee Smat checks out thear groceraes The trap starts As they leave the cuty lamats a road crew stops them Whale waatang Mr Post recognazes Ball Smath wolkang around He talks to Ball fandang out that Ball as foreman of the road crew And then to Mr Posts surprase Ball casually announces that has wafe Cynthaa lneel Spykstra had tnplets the day before After leavang Ball and travelang all day they stop for the week end at the SLEEP AND SNORE MOTEL where they fand Pearl Venhuasen as the thravang propraetor On Sunday of thas week end they attend the Reverend John Male s church They leave early Monday mornang and drave untal lunch tame To thear dasmay they fand Acky Bocky as car sack They rush ham to the nearest veteranaraan Dr Le Roy Henry Petrae who pramases the cat wall be better an twelve hours Dr Petrae s nurse Maraan Plomp sug gests to the Posts that they see the caty whale waatang for the cat Whale Mrs Post as shoppang Mr Past decades to get a hanrcut As he looks around for a barber shop he sees the name SPOELSTRA S BARBER SHOP He enters and fands Dale busuly cuttlng haar Dale tells Mr Post that has wafe Bette lneel Ham as a promanent socaal worker an the town They pack up the cat the next mornang and are on thear way As the day before was very tarang they stop for coffee about ten As they enter the cafe they recognaze a famahar face lt s Ronnae Koops who as drankang coffee before goang on the last lap of has truck route Whale they are talkang to Ronnae they fand out that John and Carolane Smath lneel Plooster are lavang an New York John as an executave an a large busaness flrm and Carolane as workang as a dental assastant Before they leave the town Mr Post stops at a fallang stataon to get gas Arvan Apol comes out and greets them warmly Whlle nobody as Iookang Rachard Jr lets the aar out of a tare Mr Post thankang at as a flat asks Arvan to fax at Then fanally they arrave an Washangton D C Mr Post buys a newspaper and upon Iookang through at fands these words Mr Wallaam Van Wyke to Become Head Gardener for the Whate House Lawn Bull got has aob through the nnfuence of has wafe the former Barbara Van lwarden who as workang as secretary an the Unated States Senate The Posts decade to take a saghtseeang trap around Washangton D C Sance chaldren could not be taken on the trap there was a specaal chaldren s nursery furnashed by the bus company The Posts take thear chaldren to thas nursery whach to thelr amazement as under the supervasaon of Rolene Hopp They enter the bus and there fand Rodney Ham an the dravers seat They tell Rodney about thear trap and dascuss has classmates whale tounng the Cnty After an extended stay an the Capatol Coty the Posts and Acky Bocky decade to return home much pleased wath the renewal of acquaantances made so many years ago over an Denver Chrastaan Hagh School l. 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Jr. Class Play V ' ' ' 1 Photography Club ll f 3 Basketball ii 4 - 1. a A' w P .1 K 'C lfl' V - F a.- , , - rg N .. j f 1 V294 Qi ki ROLENE HOPP Her heart IS not her own but It s m good hands our IO I I Jr Class Play Photography Club I I Pep Club I I Librarian I2 JONATHAN MALE Dark eyes, but bnght prospects' Class Treasurer I I Student Councul I2 Jr Class Play Choir IO, II, I2 Quartet IO, II Piano Club IO Track Team I I E RONALD KOOPS Time out for sleep our IO II Quartet IO 55' in-...4-rf IQ. LE ROY PETRIE with a hole ln lt Class Presudent l2 MARIAN PLOMP There s a little bad rn every good grrl Class Secretary IO Student Council Secretary IO Annual Staff l2 Jr Class P ay our lO l l Newspaper Staff Pep Club l l Offlce l l He puts hrs womes ln a pocket Student Council Presudent l2 Annual Staff I2 Jr Class Play Cholr 12 Newspaper Staff I2 O :ce ll 2 Cheerleader l l Track Team l I CAROLINE PLOOSTER lndrfleren! to senous thmkmg our IO l Photography Club l l Pe Club ll l2 Cheerleader ll l2 v--an-ass? X ff' ,m l C V 5 J . .' W . 1 ' ch' , ,12 V ll Ar ch- ,l,'l2 1 :J , 'f'Ne,,A X 'Y pn- 7'-'Z lv. 2 ,X X' ,px I I x ffl- V.. 1 T Anx ' ,f . LEE SMIT I'Il dig in - tomorrow. Jr. Class Play Choir 10, ll Quartet IO, ll WIEBO BERT SMITH I did know but I forgot Chour IO Offnce I0 Basketball ll I2 ALBERT JOHN SMITH He loves to chat with a girl we know Chonr IO Photography Club l l Basketball ll Track l l .1 ,. ll ' ll , . i . ' ll? . .2-Q' 'Q Xa ' , , x ,f . , i ' - 5'-'., Z . . x 2 lg.. T , -A '-.ff Xffi' . .. , ,aff , ' , lf f ' v ,, ,Ti 41 -fx? . . X ' 1 Le, 1 V' as EMILIE SPORTEL A smrle for every grrl and two for every boy Class Treasurer l l Jr Class Play our lO l l Septette ll IZ Photography Club Pe Club IO ll ace IO ll DALE SPOELSTRA He wore a bashful look for many a year Class Vace Presndent I2 Chonr lO CYNTHIA SPYKSTRA Gu Y She may look quret but look agam' Student Councnl l I Jr. Class Play Choir IO, ll, I2 Septette l2 PepCIub II, IZ fm 552252 Z? PEARL VENHUISEN Talk and laughter play an important part in her life. Class Vice President I I Student Council IO Jr. Class Play Choir IO, II, I2 Photography Club I I Pep Club I I Office IO, II, I2 BARBARA VAN IWARDEN Not too sober not too gay but a good Inend In every way Class Secretary I2 Student Council Secretary I I our IO I I Newspaper I I Photography Club I I Pep Club Presudent I I Lsbrarnan I2 :fi 4:07 A WILLIAM VAN WYKE Fllrtatlon without Intention Class Presudent IO Class Treasurer I2 Student Councul Presndent I I Student Councnl Vnce Presude Student Councnl I2 Annual Staff I2 Jr Class Play Choir IO Photography Club I I I2 Offuce I2 Basketball II, I2 Track Team I I ef ii mf EW? .1 4- l .,,fr4' ' 1 4 .f - ., I M. I 1 ' .I . fi? I' . 1 I 1 ff I , , ' ' f f 127 , ' 1: ' Z, ,, ' f,'?, nl' JUQT A BOY nfl LLL? WHAT T FO ND A f LITLLE NURS WMD PGSING 3 an 5-.. s. gf, , PENNY NIGHT On February I3 1953 the semar class sponsored the furst Penny Nvght Enterfammg prolecfs such as a fun house servnce one to propecf annuaf a cake walk a traffuc court and pall and a telegraph were set up In the classrooms An entrance fee of fvve cents was pond m penmes for admuttance to each The proceeds were used for the oublucatnon of the Juniors 4 -5 , . N 4 'v2 8f7 Pita- ' '59 .4- ' nv- 'if ,il BEVERLY AUSINK DARYL BAJEMA GLEN Bl-OEM DAVE BORGER ft-'W 'figs fu. 'S -.gnu-iv sir 'W 'mv' '1 'QF' 'IKM' -0. BREITZKE ELAINE BULT uf nb , 3 EDITH CARGO MARGE DAVIDS GARY GESINK , 1 V A A X 1 , ' 1 7 . . .. x I . , A w- - ,'- A Y E ,X , A 2 .W X f 'L ' . Q 1 LEE H ..V 5 4 f . . . M V Q A ,. f 7 - ' , 'iff C. 'M - 51' i ii L Maki fi as. if LOYD HOSKINS IRENE KOOI DOROTHY KOOIMAN 1133 ini, pig film 'lbw 'iv' IA MARILYN LOVERINK RUTH MALE BEVERLY MELLEMA ag 17. l'N. -nm., g-ini' .lu Nw' WF it f irl FLORENCE MOES MARY MUILENBERG BERT POUSMA 5 6 5,1 T I rl .E J , if 1 f I fv hx on ' J' ' , , Lux- I nw , , W' fx I 4 E g E 6 - Y A LA,-fb 'C' is ' , L' ,'g' 4 'ur ,ri ks- -ur K. Q 7 I .1 K A SUETAMMINGA ,JQN .ov-H' 'O' JOHN Voss in MARY VANDEN BOSCH LARRY VAN GENDEREN '03-1 'f..I'. ' N00 DON VAN WYKE -q--..- 4 f VIOLET WESTENBURG fx auf,- 11 'Y 'Nw YVONNE VAN ZANTEN 'I' MAXINE WOLFFIS JANE VOLKEMA 6313211 Nw HANK ZWAANSTRA tif, I JOWh0lWlIlfPS 'tr lvlflf ff? 5 rl ff ,X . f f l I D I I pl 'lk 7'0- af, 44. 'ir' T M W -1...-1 6.1: 1367, iv- ' Q,,9 ,iff 499-'io 'WC' 'tb-1 BOB BAYENS GEORGE BEEZHOLD BILL BIERLING KEITH BLOEM ROB BONNEMA SIDNEY BOUMA pn W 20- 'QQ' FW OL... fi-C DONNA COLSMAN TOM DAVIDS RUTH DE NOOY Q39 J L- G- A911 -an ri... 2 ll. 1- 'T RAYMOND BIRZA GLEN BRI NK 2'- 5W ,np-cn. 1 I T NATHAN DYKGRAAF JANICE DYKSTRA 28 . 'Y Y A If 1- ' ' . I , . It 'sw N ' , ' X 'Tl A s,o XY' x -x U V, 5, 1 ' A S, I . I .AW I ..f I . I. A ' If? 1 I F 1 ,q ii ,,. X ' , I s f I ' 1 -Quia I V xi A 0 1 1 I, ,I g ' -51 1 H A an . ja. . A - -' I iw ' I . ,M-NaI. I M 4 b ' r , I I' 1 1 ' K K -. a X I ' N f 'x' . I I T ' ' . - I , , ' I D ' O I I 7 ' XENA-I 4 r A . . FQ ' . iff? WP, J' ' I xNsvaL-- O 'Hhs A '5 i sn., I JUDY GATES HENRY KLAP 11 FPR am -E' 'Q' ui I HELEN HAM ELMER KOOI an-., 'R 'L v 417 atfhw 1 ,af- HARVEY HOOGSTRATE DAN KRENTZ K hm ALLEN PELON DICK PETRIE TERRIL RAMAKER af, 'D ii BETH SITTER Q 'ilu 'Q DS... 6744? 1-'N casa-hi 1 ,x QQ I' CALVIN HULSTEIN ANN MCCAFFEREY -'x if 01 'Pi-4 MAX REICH 1? A i V' 15. n Wg 'fb ' 1 A f ' 1 , I ,ff 4 Y' . ' Y , x 1 7 ' V E f E 47' 7 ,, ' mtg fr x Nr . 'A , V ' 'I' lv r I K A, A 22 . A ' S ' I Q I ..., md? A ' - A A Q 0 ,sl '0- Lij x ,U 1. , A I . - 'bl jd, ' A . . x l ' P'-f ,,,' Q i L ' . N Ng n Q gg , Q 0 0 K M, X L ' 'f':::. f' ' ' '. ' - 'U , va. A Q L Qi QQ? 'x X 'I z . 'T JA aff? 'if BERNADINE SORG GARY VANDER HART aff, 5.1 -031' AT- 'nur' JOHN VAN MANTGEM MARIE WITT 30 Q6 'wif 'Et' Gui 'WI Sim ox Giuhdvv' BETTY STEENHOEK MARGIE VANDER WEIT lu. a'X gil- i 'Q' JIM VAN WYKE in Q fir fur A fav T' N s BOB TAMMINGA WARREN VAN GENDEREN ik! Cl' 'hun BERTIE THIEDE SHIRLEY VAN IWARDEN as Zia, ,109-q P14 AHLEEN VISSER WAYNE WASSENAAR ff' 12- 'iv MARY ZOETEWEY -Jig V A A' is 5 5' 1 ' 5' 4 ' U ' is I -1 x , If - ' -M , .t, I 3 1 7 , 5 x .1 fg fl , I id Q V 1' .1 -Q, Ecu ,Q V It t ? rm jj ,,., I A gg, Ig, ,yn V .X MI N Y I I I 9 2 A' LW X ' W. 1 1 A Y ,I . f fi. ' QA mT'xr 'Lf., I ., film I I ff f , I ' , , I dw , I ' , 5 S W ' , A ,I f 4, ' I 'Q S' , , si 5- , ' A W A ' f iv ' 'I - A 5 I 5 'W x I .2 Heshifnm X9 N I I 1 I p P915-nm JIM BPEL 1 'NL- A 5 W Xin lrmA f -it Q Vets JANET BONNEMA 'T 40- ,.-- if ff, BETTY LOU DE GROOT -J ,ay 5,5 T P 'D ' I 90 DONALD DETHMERS ' A QQ 5' ,v '9- FAITH HOPP 'Q 'W' -Q XC : 1 'Viva R UTH BLOEM TED ORANDSMA JOYCE DE NOOY BERT GESINK ARLENE JOHNSON ,. MILLY KAMP ,- ATEWT 1 'X K , U 1 ' Q' 1. 1, N s --- 5. T T . . 'r-'. K. ,r 'K .L Ex gf 3 J U E 1 T L ' Ai . N' T I, . , . ' Q-if . ' ,,. r A 4 ,5 qi Y, Eh- A 1 s f. r., K ' f . V x qi? V, 4 ,xy I ALLEN KEESEN VERALYN KOOPS GENE LOVERINK STUART OUWINGA JOHNNY POUSMA JERRY SCI-IIPPERS ZF- I lil aww X, :Lb SGI- N1-awp-1 T 'Y W3 ,4- 00 fi A5 I a ndms x 3 6- Qui 917-Q is Ai ng-rf 7' 'Z E-...JI M-X 41 Wx Q ,fx pi 3' Y 4---' 1 .Y,. 'J ARLON KOOPS DAVID LAMERIS DAVID MEDENDORP CHRISTINE PLOMP ELAINE PRUIM I f 34 gnu ' ,why I V ,A 1' X A H. ' 1, .3 ' 4 .1 A A , .ai . f- ' I - Wh 8 I-. 1 E A '. I P I , ,I 'II W, Q, .,,. Xi , is I. 42 .lr ,rx 6 If ,LX A, s I fb? A ., h I If- .n 5 I Q, ' Li. 3 . i I 2 A N If , N ,,,- 'I f . X' E fl CLARENCE SITTER JIM STARK CAROL VANDEN BOSCH CLYDE VAN IWARDEN JAKE VAN MANTGEM Q 'hui 3 Y . i 'E Vivb I 'ing ,IG- 4'1- 'C' 'S' T' Q E JIM ZOETEWEY ' s 4 rg- 'Quan--Q T . , 65? if t f ox - K M - 0 ' QW 1 V , Q Y Nl' 5 ' -Q.. I N H I K ik? wi N V Z? A X ' 'Q I I I A 5? ,Q . 'iff bv an Q., TIMSTOEN l !!! SNN-X ff' 1 ,ff bv-.F Mlm'e1f1'la.s.smm f Wigs? 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FIrsf row left to WYKE MYRNA LV N CLARISSA WOLCATI' IANIGE ROORDA CAROLYN SGHRA MARILYN BAYENS RONALD WESTENBLIRG Second row left to nqhf GLEN KOOI ROBERT NOROEN THOMAS STOEN PHYLIS STEEN HOEK RENEE BEEZHOLO MARY HUIBREGTSE JOYCE HULSTEIN WANOA DE GROOT JEAN VAN STEDUM EvERETT MELLEMA BILL BIEL TERRY SUWYN Thnrd row left Io nght HARRIET EOLKERTS VIRGINIA GATES SHARON BAJEMA MARIAN KLAP ANSON SMITH ROGER NIEKERK KENNETH BIESHAAR BETTY KAMP ROSE LAMERIS ORIANNA ZOETEWEY PATRICIA STRYKER MAEW N BAESE FIrst now left to nght BARRY DE ROOS KEITH LINCK RUDMER KOOP STANLEY VANDER WEIT BRUCE BIRZA BERNY MEYER SHIRLEY VANDEN BROEKE JANICE VAN WYKE MYRNA KOLDENHOVEN PATTY OWEN KATHY BAYENS Second row left to rxght KENNETH STEENHOEK TERRY HILZER HARLEY VAN DE WEGE GLEN NOTEBOOM KENNY NATELBORG PIET SITTER BOB VISSER CAROLYN ZOETE WEY ALICE DE BOER HELEN VANDE WEERT SHIRLEY HOSKINS NORMAN VAN HEUK LEM GLEN VAUGHAN DAVID ZOETEWEY GARY VAN MANTGEM REANARD BOUMA ALBERT BIERLING DON BIRZA DAN SMITH MARLENE PLOMP LANITA SPANNER JANICE FRENS ELEANOR JOHNSON SEVENTH GRADE NANCY BLAAW .IUNE DYKGRAAF SUE VAN Ar- hr' fJIfll7lfIl s cr' 5 Q' ' ,4-'ffl ' 1 ANNUAL STAFF Standmg left to rught LE ROY PETRIE-art edvtor MR HOEKMAN faculty advusor BETTE HAM literary editor Seated left to rught EMILIE SPORTEL photo edutor RODNEY HAM busmess man ager MARIAN PLOMP-edltor xn chief BILL VAN WYKE-assustant photographer 6 6 x sfixi NEWSPAPER STAFF Our school newspaper THE SCRIPT orngunoted rn 1950 under the supervusnon of the School Board Durmg the school year of 1951 52 the student body took over publocatnon under the councnlshup of Mr D Paauw Durnng thrs term seven edutuons have been prnnted and curculated under the dlrectson of Mlss L Euten A-'SJ wnif STUDENT COUNCIL Flrst row left to nght HANK ZWAANSTRA JIM BIEL JOHN MALE WARREN VAN GENDEREN MR R POST faculty advlsor BILL VAN WYKE ARVINAPOL JOHN POUSMA Second row left to rught CAROL VANDEN BOSCH DON VAN WYKE treasurer JANE VOLKEMA vnce presudent LE ROY PETRIE presudent JUDY GATES-secretary MARILYN PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF The Phctoqraphy Club was organuzed an the school year of I95I l952 under the able supervusuan of Mr D Paauw During the year necessary equupment and materials were Dur chased for the use of club members Thus year the Photography Club us under the guldance of Mr M Van Dyke At the present tame members can develop prmt and enlarge thenr own plcfures LOVERINK-TMARGE VANDER WIET. - ' ' LIBRARY STAFF The lubrary of our Chnstsan hugh school was formally orgamzed an the fall of l95O M S Hoekman was the prevlous faculty advisor but now Mr C Hlernstra has succeeded hum The number of both reference and pleasure reading books IS steaduly sncreasmg Gradually more Interest us bemg shown In readmg Thus year a greater percentage of books has been wlthdrawn than ever before We trust that thus lncrease wull contunue so that we may read and study to show ourselves approved unto God CUSTODIAN Mr B Konger ef to conceive 5-new 5 S1 Wu C 360. 992 nqugtiixgsa asf-Ca ' gf wg at emo -' ' W W 33 WCM ,491 K mf it an any , , ,pf at 3 QOHAG t We 513 oe Bahoxstvixiouau 8 n,g,4f' X wffsyqqi 55516 infv wgnow-,Ex Bmgxxto moon fpafff x v1 - 00 Awe! mgnoof ana ff P 2:4 'Z Otklexoet BSS ,H M ,rffvg 4' 3 Qtr - 'Aff' ff? x 0 ight A 'kggg , I em of Wes an L ' Leaf-' ,, grae A ., A? iaxf-V WNW wi-me 411' ,ff me DB f a' ef C 0 ' Rte 'ii .,les 123f3ax1ve S g92f'g XM WMQEQQEXQBV Soevm W xx qw n f t a, 390 A M59 1:-rg' wb X31 W the 9 19 A K 5 S31 610, ar A X G SENIOR CHOIR The Sensor Choar met wuth great success dunng the school year It ns a truly musical organuzatnon under the superb dlrectuon of Mr J Van Dyke The chonr presented nts furst annual Fall Concert It was also presented In concert on the radno at PT A gathernngs and at student chapel meetungs The fmale of the year was the Sprung Concert at whuch the new blue and whste gowns were worn for the furst tume ,ffm CONCERT BAND The concert band as composed of students wnth varued anstrumental expenence lt was begun wsth ten players ln the fall of l952 Slnce then ut has grown tremendously More un struments are belng added gradually The band has performed at basketball games assemblaes chapel exercuses and on the stage as a concert band nn December February and May lt ns Mr J Van Dyke s arnbutnon to buvld the concert band unto a full fledged symphonlc organlza tuon Many of the local band supporters are helpung to realuze that goal CADET BAND The Cadet Band was newly organnzed In October l952 It ts composed of those who have never before acquaunted themselves wuth band tnstruments many of them had never heard of the nnstruments whnch they naw play They made thenr furst publuc appearance on December 5th nn the Fall Concert and agam February 20th In a demanstratxon concert The band us the tralnmg band for our growung Concert Band The band members meet three temes weekly for class method unstructnon of mdvvudual nnstruments Theur biggest achuevement thus year was playung wnth the Concert Band nn the Sprung Concert Thus band IS also under the tune leadershup of Mr J Van Dyke S 1 s GIRLS SEPTETTE A gurls sextette was organuzed un I95I under the leadershup of Muss F Bleeker The present septette was formed un I952 when a new member was added Its counselor us Mr J Van Dyke It has appeared un both school sponsored actuvutues and non school functuons Many have enuoyed hearung the three part harmony and seeung the orugunal costumes GIRLS GLEE CLUB The Gurls Glee Club us composed of gurls from grades nune and te It us under the Ieader shup of Mr J Van Dyke The club has taken actuve partucupatuon un c apel and assembly exer cuses and un the fall and sprung concerts At the Sprung Concert the abrudged operetta H M S Punaf re by Gulbert and Sulluvan was presented by the Glee Club 43 l I . , . . . . 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