Edmonds High School - Echo Yearbook (Edmonds, WA)

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K' , 5,239 rm , Beverly Williams Jim Hammer Valedictorian Salutatorian Commencement Speaker Pictured below in order are the Top Fifteen students in the 1959 graduating class. They are KFRONT ROW - left to rightj Beverly Williams, Jim Hammer, Roy Erickson, John Ulsand, Lois Rowe. 12nd ROWD Karen Dahl, Barbara Buerge, Judi Kirkpatrick, Kay Bryant. 13rd ROWJ Marilyn LaBelle, Bette Queen. l4th ROWD Pat Dieu, Donald Moon. 15th ROWJ Joe Bowen, and Jackie Bonney. iti'.?Qsft?r 'o vt G, t .,.u-r '-E..-lifl 'iw N, Q , .yi I Roy Erickson Commencement Speaker Honor a ' Q H x 'Q' gb 7-4 1' gf

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Jim Hammer Permanent Torch Truth Obedience, Respect Courtesy and Honesty These words spoken by Torch president Paul Burley echoed through the silenced gymnasium during the Annual Torch Initiation Assembly The impressive group of torch bearers entered with lighted candles and then listened attentnvely to these words Only one member, Jim Hammer achieved the rank of permanent torch bearer Thirty sux became temporary torch bearers with the opportunity of being made per manent torch bearers at graduation A record number of approximately ninety new members were Initiated Torch mem bers ushered at all plays concerts, and special assemblies Torch Bearers -6 1,4 Tom Allaire Pam Clark Bridget Hanley Marilyn Maupin Bill Reiser '-ii Joseph Bowen Karen Brancllord Kay Bryant Barbara Buerge Paul Burley Lauretta Buxbaum Margie Codmon Karen Dahl Pat Dieu Jeanne Echelbarger Roy Erickson Robb Gomez Darlene Heald Lois Rowe Victoria Stiles Ronda Hildebrand Marilyn Jones Judi Kirkpatrick Jim Miller Donald Moon Sharon Nelson Gary Price Claudette Rosebaugh Carolyn Thompson John Ulsund Beverly Williams Gary Clark Kathy Graham Marilyn l.aBelle Bette Queen Gary Williamson

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Y' KOY BVYOVTT Tom Valeson Claudette Rosebaugh Arsan Award Arsan Award Arscn Awgrd Cl 0 ' Bflftd Orchestra MO' Once agasn as the tsme of the year rolled around when honors were awarded sensors were found asksng themselves such questsons as Dsd I make Top Fstteen'P Dsd I wsn the Arson Award? or Dsd I wsn any honors at all? lnevstably several students were able to answer Yes to these questsons To the left are the students whose grade posnt averages were hsgh enough to place them sn Top Fstteen Also shown on these pages are the valedsctorsan the salutatorsan the Star Award wsnner the Arson Award wsnners and the Commencement speakers Wsth her hsgh grade posnt average Beverly Wsllsams was awarded the hsghest honor any sensor could ever attasn that of valedsc torsan Rsght behsnd her sn the spot of salutasorsan was Jsm Hammer wsth the second hsghest grade posnt average Every year Qusll and Scroll members select the person that has contrsbuted more to the advancement of Publscatsons than any other Thss person ss awarded the Star Award The award thss year was gsven to Jeanne Echelbarger for her outstandsng work sn Publscatsons Also nn the mussc department the chosr band and orchestra members elect a sensor sn thesr sndsvsdual departments who was the best over all musscsan and student The worthy people on whom the honor ot wsnnsng the Arson Award was bestowed were Kay Bryant chosr Tom Valeson band and Claudette Rosebaugh orchestra Each year one Commencement speaker ss chosen by the students and one by the faculty The ones chosen for the T959 Commencement were Jsm Ham mer and Roy Ertchson Wsth so much scholastsc sournalsstsc and musscal abslsty st was no wonder that the T959 Sensor Class was outstandsng Jeanne Echelbarger Star Award J rf A sbyvlywb If L also .Ns .3 lwff ,lW .wx Tl :Cyril QT n Alf' fait! at 4 .5 A Ce ,gi 1 of 'Wk ' L' s b it :!fJfl'bN l,l'll