Dwight Rural High School - Rocket Yearbook (Dwight, KS)

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In the halls of D Before survive the Soon after initiation, tue freshmen held their f rat class resting electlng the following officers Jack York, President Ted Patterson, Vice President, and Phyllis Olson, Secretary Treasurer 'r Hendrix was the sponsor, the class colors were green and white the class flower was the red carnation, and the motto was 'Push, pull or get out of the way fall of '50 fifteen scared freshmen crept into the nhallowed they were accepted as part of the student body, they had to harrowing experience of initiation The freshman outing was a fishing party at Lake Council Grove The following spring the class of '54 entertained the eighth grade with a picnic on the last day of school at Lake Council Grove Thirteen members of the class returned the sophomore year, and Mrs Hendrix was the sponsor The sophomore officers were Jack York, President Barbara Moore, Vice President, Donna Goss, Secretary, and Joyce Miller Treasurer During the first semester the class had a picnic at Junction City Park and attended the show During the second semester the class acted as host for the all school George Washington Party in February The class sponsor for the Junior year was Miss Jevons, and the officers were as follows Barbara Moore, President, Joyce Miller, Vice President, Marilyn Church, Secretary, and Roger Parker, Treasurer The Junior play, 'The Midnight Sun was presented December 5, and was proclaimed a reat success The class of '54 entertained the school with a Christmas arty During this year the class lost two members Selling Christmas and assorted cards increased the capital of this illustrious group In the spring of the junior year the class of '54 was responsible for the annual Junior Senior banquet. The theme was nSouth Seas. At the beginning of the senior and final year initiation of the thirteen green freshmen preceded the all school lawn party. Senior officers were as follows: Barbara Moore, Presidentg Phyllis Olson, Vice President, Donna Goss, Secretaryg Joyce Miller, Treasurer' and Tony Reynoso, Student Council. Coach Panesis was the class sponsor. Financial operations included selling magazines, the venture was a success. On January 6, Glenn Bacon came to take the senior pictures. - livery of the photographs proved that, with its countless other talent, the class was photogenic. The first semester social activity was a picnic at the Junction City Park followed by attending a show. The dramatic success of the year, the Senior Play, was given April 27 1954. , On May 1 the Juniors honored the class of '54 with the Junior Senior banquet. This highlight of the social calendar was most enjoyable. During this year the class published the school paper and the annual in addition to making distinguished contributions to the musical and sth letlc events of the school year. The last week of the hardest but best year of school brought Class Night, Baccalaureate, and Commencement. As a finale a class trip to the Ozarks has been planned. as . . Q, f y kh . ,., K, f . .V .- , A X , M ' X , N CLASS HISTORY . R. H. S. oft l : T A5 A - ' - , P.. , ' S .n , . . , . . W . I - n ' s De

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CLASS ulLL We, the Seniors of 1954, known by the wnole school to be of sound minds and great intellectual abil'ty, do hereby present the following our legal last will and testament Phyllis Olson, will my trumpet to Kay Kendall providing she clay well as I can, my place ln Aspel1n's store to Jary Strom providing doesn't eat all the candy bars, and my interest in Alta Vista t Phyllis Moore I, Joyce Miller, do hereby will my intellectual abllitf to Larry Lone, my position as cheerleader to Patsy Moritz, and my occasional place in the red Oldsmobile to Marv Lo1ise Schoenborn I Ted Patterson, will my title of Ubin est flirtn to Harvey Larson my car to Jim provldlnv he drives as I do, and my ability to zrow a beard to Florence Smith Marilyn Church, do hereby will my intarest in a mechanic at A V LaVilla Llndrren, my ability to stay out late and still look alive Jerry Shafer, and my quiet ways to Hazel Fulton Barbara Moore, will my position on the girls' basketball team Richard Stahl, my ability to get away with nmurder and not get cauvht to Dennis uoss, and my way of getting the family car to La Vonne Lindaren I Jack Yorx, will my HflHi topn haircut to Jayne Fielder, my rord to Bill providina that he do sn't leafe me waltln on the street corner and my interest in a certain brunette to Georpe A n tt providlnl he lets me have her every Satxrday and Sunday 11 h I Nellie day Bowen, will my mlslcal ability to Ilene Weexs providing that she continues wlth my lessons, my flirty ways to qllet Norma Pa ner, and my ab l tyto create excitement wherever I am to Alice Marie Fvans Roaer Para r, do hereby wlll my height to Bobby Brown, my interest the soohomore class to Larry miller, and my car when 1t's rlnning Clyde Fulton Shirley Switzer w'll my place as cheerleader to Nathan dill, Ted Patterson Cover my dead bodyl to anfone who thinks She can get him and my position as most divnlfied senlor to Jody Holm Tony Reynoso, wlll my HJerry Lew's p xsonalltf to ialph and rson, m position on the basketball team to Bill Hao and my slntlng ability to Helen Rapp I Donna Uoss, will my place in Jack's car to anyone who th1n's that she can get lt, my pretty black hair to rranm Strom provldln he pats it up in pln curls ev ry nicht, and my ability not to study and yet pass to Jerry anderson Ne will to the Freshmen our talents, gay personalities, handsome ao pearances, indifference to crltxcisms, and the r mains of all borrowed pencils To the So homores Any olo papers lyinp around including book repo: s, pap r wads, old test papers, stale lowes and unexc sed aosences, gigrles, and 131553 To the Jlnlors Our athl tic ability, our intellectual ability, and our place as Seniors altnolgh we Know that they cannot fulfull that position as well as we have l as J . 2 I, ' . . . A .' as A V he 1 . . , - o . . A . J - I , V ' , . U , u . D .. 'F - I . I . , . , .. t A . . to 5 ' 2 to .. . I, to , , u rw I J L . . , . a , A f . n 1 -7 - J I 5 ' 1 . 1 w.e 3 . - 1 2 ' 1 g t. l , l v v ' I , 'I' '. r 1 it t . . . S . I, e 'Q , .y . - ln . 1 . A ' . , to . I, , l , . , , I l .. -4 . V 1 .. . 1 1 '. X Y - 1 . - :1 A + A ' I, 'l H 8' ' I G G 'f . V Y . , . .,p, . . .M .. . . ,y Y , . , A . .A E 3 K. 1 Q - L, e -J . . ' ,, ' ' V ,. Y . I : ' .,, 3 . Q 't G ' 1 . . ,, - , - J U, F l , , ,. . ' : D . , . I . u . , .