Eads High School - Eagle Yearbook (Eads, CO)

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In the first week of September, the year 1948, we enlisted in our first year of High School. We elected Mrs. John Simpson for our sponsor and she started us out in our first big year. New students joining the Freshmen class were: Clyde Jones, Earl Mitchell and Jean Kerns but losing Marthann Howland and Charlotte Ellgen. After a few weeks, our classmate Kay Uhland was stricken with polio, and due to her physical disability, she had to complete her education at Houston. Texas. At the end of the first semester Jean Kerns left our class. We gradually got used to going from one room to another and changing teachers every period. Mr. John Simpson was our sponsor for this year, he helped us sell popcorn at the ballgames to put money in our class treasury. We were sorry to lose Dwayne Fox in death, a great pal to all of us. New students joining our class were: Shirley Smith, Sharyn Abrams, Marie Evans, Wanda Laird, Richard Baxter, Arthur Hollandsworth and Marvin Richardson. We started our Junior year in 1951 with much enthusiasm. This year we ordered our shiny new class rings; and presented the comedy play We Shook The Family Tree, which filled the gym with rollicking laughter. The most outstanding social event of the year was the annual Junior and Senior Prom, using the theme the Mardi Gras, while dancing to the music of Marguerite Brown's Orchestra from Garden City, Kansas; light refreshments were served. New classmates for this year were: Larry Brendlinger, Tommy Stoker and James Ward. Shirley Smith, Marie Evans and Judy Hastings left our class for other schools. Later James Ward left. Mr. Wright was our sponsor this year. In 1952 we started our Senior year, the last of our high school days and perhaps, the best years of our lives. We have twenty-four graduates, after loosing one, Larry Brendlinger, and gaining three, Eugene Cussins, Barbara (Kerst) Kammarcal, and Florence (Weiser) Merica. We elected Mr. R. D. Farthing, sponsor, and again Mr. William Wright, co-sponsor. Our Senior year will long be remembered as our most thrilling year of school. As for what we have accomplished a true picture of the actual amount we have stored in our brains will be shown in later years by what is done by each individual Senior. Our Teachers deserve much credit in preparing us for the trail of life. In years to come we will look back on the memories of E. H. S. and actually appreciate what the members of the school have done for us. This closes the history of our grade and high school careers. So long--we’U be seeing you out where it takes individual initiative and where In Ourselves our Future Lies, our class motto.

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Class History Here we are, the Seniors of '53, waiting on the platform to receive our diplomas. As I get a glimpse of a very familiar face my thoughts wander back to all those little first graders on that Monday morning in September 1942. When Miss Jessie Morris entered I the first grade room she found twenty-two eager little boys and girls to start building their future, namely: Robert Bressler, Charles Crow, Bruce Fischer, Robert Guthrie, Delbert Kasza, Jack Ludlow, Byron Lynn, William Mast, Larry Nordick, Harold Stocker, Leroy Kerfoot, Duane Bomeman, Joyce Aldrick, JoEllen Cherry, Pattie Dunlap, Joan Hutt. Patricia Infield, Dorothy Kasza, Betty Kelley. Marie Latham, Kay Uhland, Charlotte Ellgen. We lost Delbert Kasza the second week of school. This was the year our reputation seemed to be paste eaters. After having such a successful first year we were quite anxious to have our second year get under way. Miss Starrett was our new teacher. Our membership remained the same this year. Miss Mildred Neary was our third grade teacher. Upon her leaving Mrs. Fox took over and finished the year. We lost Jackie Ludlow, Duane Borneman, Harold Stoker. Robert Guthrie and Marie Latham; but gained eight new comrades, David Baxter, Gus Anderson, Duane Fox. Frances Anderson, Evelyn Hill, May Morton, June Harrison. With the completion of the third year we entered the fourth grade with Mrs. Lois Sibcy as our teacher. This year marked the beginning of our fine group of athletes. At this time, we lost Frances and Gus Anderson but gained Bob Greenwell, Junior Kelley, Norval Elzey. Later, in the second semester, we gained a new girl, Frances Bird. In the fifth grade with the help of our teacher. Miss Helen Anderson we had fun making hygiene scrap books. We only lost two members, JoEllen Cherry and Norval Elzey and gained three members. Lily Diemart, Sue Brown and Judy Hastings. The sixth grade is remembered by most of the class members for the hikes and parties. We enjoyed this year of school immensely with Jessie Morris as our teacher. At this time we lost Sue Brown and June Harrison but gained Verta Koch, Tommie Zordel and Marthann Howland. With our captain, Mrs. Grace Farthing, at the helm, we sailed further on our journey for knowledge. This was a special year, for we were now upstairs with the high school, and had the privilege of using lockers. Richard Crow, Billy Perkins, Johnnie Holier, Joyce Woodcock, Jean William and Billy May joined us. We lost Tommie Zordel and Larry Nordick. On that exciting night four years ago twenty-six scared little eighth graders were called individually to the stage to receive their grade school diplomas. Miss Clara Morris was the eighth grade sponsor. We lost Richard Crow, Lily Diemart and Billy May but gained Henry Baxter and Larry Nordick once more.

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JUNIORS