Edna High School - Roundup Yearbook (Edna, TX)

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Class History The sun is high. The prairie stretches for endless miles. We see in this desolate land the towering structures of two ranch houses, whose lands are divided by a fence. The only visible signs of 'life are two tell-tale dust clouds approaching from opposite direc- tions. These clouds foretell the arrival of the two groups of settlers who are to revive the spirit of this land. The wagons approach the respective ranches and stop. The set- tlers dismount and view their chosen land. This is the beginning of the Greatest Class Ever. The anxious cowhands who board the wagon train that stops at the Shiloh ranch, alias Sam Houston Elementary School include Chuck Nelson, Tommy Anderson, Gloria Ann Garcia, Frankie Slone, Magdalen Vackar, Enda Good, Judy Vance, Lester Coalson, Tommy Miller, Oscar Rodriguez, Billy Tipton, Sandy Maxwell, Billie Hillman, Terry Ford, Danny Dunham, Becky Vance, Donald Egg, Gus Zavadil, Renee Burditt, Champ Cook, Danny Koop, Rusty Carroll, Robbin Odom, Lillie Orzabal, john Woods, Leonor Moreno, and George jurica who moves on to the settlement of Vanderbilt after Shiloh's first payday. Tall in the saddle Larry Braddock rides in from LaWard in time to be counted as one of the 27 expert Shiloh cowpokes. Across the fence we watch the Ponderosa, alias Stephen F. Austin Elementary School begin its reconstruction with the rip roaring group consisting of Leroy Nava, Forrest Wiegand, Rick Knowles, jimmy Curlee, Brenda DaPron, Patty DeBord, Kathy Slusher, Chipper Koch, Leonard Steffek, Charles Unger, Paula Seligman, Joe Whitley, Char- lotte Heimlich, Brenda Sowell, Bessie Steffek, Linda Sloan, Sharyl Cardwell, and Gloria Floyd. This country proves to be too much for little Charlotte Heimlich who leaves the Ponderosa for Big Springs. That Southern soprano, Beverly Clark, glides in from Port Lavaca just in time to give the cowpokes a few notes on how to sing those deep base range lullabies. In the fall of the second year Glenda Hamman and Lynn Utz gallop in from the secluded Winter's ranch in the valley just in time to help with the table clearing at the Ponderosa. About this time we see GD alias Genell Franek stumbling into the Ponderosa and close behind comes a pale Industrial girl, Barbara Warburton, crawling in from the Cobra Country. The Ponderosa is now 22 strong with the additions of Mary DeLeon, David Marthiljohni, and the transfer of Rusty Carroll from across the fence. Three calmer cowpokes, namely Jane Ottley, Barbara Herin, and Ginger Holloway trot into Shiloh in time for the Saturday night dance in town. The Munoz sisters, Stella and Lenora, ride in from Banquete to aid the ranch hands in the second year's rebuilding of Shiloh. Wrangler Wayne Bouquet trots over from Victoria to help with the decorating of the Shiloh's halls for the next big shindig. When the news of the shindig reaches the Ponderosa, Rick Knowles is the first one to leave the ranch to get in on the fun next door. The rains come in with Shirley Kubena when she canters into Shiloh in thevthird year from the Point Comfort waterhole. Dorothy Weinmam arrives in time to see Bill Tip- ton, a faithful Shiloh hand, and Linda Sloan a faithful Ponderosa hand swap ranches. The result of a poker bet, no doubt. Tony Figerova arrives at the Ponderosa in time to bid farewell to Leroy Nava who takes a brief trip to Corpus Christi, but returns the same year for undisclosed reasons. During the fourth spring roundup, George jurica decides that his return to Shiloh is his destiny. Meanwhile the Ponderosa welcomes two new cowpokes namely Lupe Estrel- lo, from Francitas, and Robbin Odom, from across the fence.

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MAGDALEN VACKAR, BARBARA WARBURTON DIANA PROCHASKA ENDA GOOD MARY ANN JURANEK JANE OTTLEY, LESTER COALSON, DANNY KOOP FORREST WIEGAND CALVIN HUNT TOMMY ANDERSON DANNY DUNHAM High Honor BECKY VANCE BARBARA HERIN BESSIE STEEEEK EVELYN BURRHUS BRENDA DaPRON JUDY VANCE GENELL ERANEK SHIRLEY KUBENA

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The fifth year reveals the coming of Ann Browning and Lupe's transfer to the Shiloh. Wildcatter Rick Knowles, on hearing the rumors of rich oil strikes in Oklahoma decides to abandon Shiloh ranch chores to try his luck with black gold. The Ponderosa's chief cook and bottle washer, Kathy Slusher, embarks on the perilous journey to Los Angeles, in search of the glamour not found on the ranch. Five tough troubleshooters arrive at the Ponderosa in the disguises of Douglas Hamman, the new square dance teacher, Robert Herrera, a giant lumberjack, Frank Macek, who comes to help with some scientific experimentation, Ricky Dunham, the spokesman for the troubleshooters, and Mary Agnes Garcia, one of the quieter members of the group. Prevailing chaos during the sixth year results in the return of Kathy Slusher and Rick Knowles to their previous homes on the range. An argument over kitchen privileges results in a mass movement from the Ponderosa to Shiloh. These hungry cowpokes in- clude: Genell Franek, Douglas Hamman, Frank Macek, Wayne Bouquet, Rusty Carroll, Brenda DaPron, Jimmy Curlee, Patty DeBord, Mary DeLeon, David Marthiljohni, Brenda Sowell, Bessie Steffek, Billy Tipton, joe Whitley, Lynn Utz, Stella Munoz, Bar- bara Warburton, and Leonard Steffek. Buddy Miller arrives at Shiloh for the purpose of setting up a jesse james Fan Club. Meanwhile the Ponderosa adds five new saddle- sore ranch hands to the payroll. These include that mortician-minded Lana Jo Bramham, who gravely arrives from Cuero to liven up the place, Larry Hobson and Royce Hud- geons, two extremely peaceful characters, Morris Utz, who isdefinitely not a drugstore cowboy, and john Magninat, who seems to have his own ideas about how a ranch should be run. The seventh spring roundup finds the Shiloh and Ponderosa ranches combining their interests and athletic talents. With the return of Danny Koop, from a brief trip to Halletsville, and the arrivals of two bronc busters in the forms of Danny McBride, from Lufkin, Texas, and Wayne Hunt, too add to the wealth of athletic potential already pre- sent, we see the vision of a great athletic program. When the news of the organization of the greatest class ever hits Alexandria, Louis- iana, Diana Prochaska races to join the beginning trail ride destined to form the greatest exodus that Edna junior High has ever known. At the last minute, Dale Benavidas manages to catch a ride on the supply wagon. With the roundup complete, the trail ride sets out to enter EDNA HIGH SCHOOL with the intention of rewriting the record books. The vision of the most dynamic class ever to enter EHS appears tme with these additions: Calvin Cornelius Hunt, the Great Lover from Runge, Texas, Debbie Mat- thews, a little pygmy from Sulfur, Louisiana, Mary Ann juranek, that true-blue girl from Corpus Christi, Evelyn Burrhus, a quiet transfer from St. joseph's in Beeville, Agnes Malek, from the wilds of Vanderbilt, Jane Simpson, a preacher's kid from Moun- tain Home, Texas, and the inevitable return of Charlotte Heimlich. Western Day seems to be especially designed for the new, more sophisticated Fish, who literally tear up the competition in the tug-of-war. In search of peace and quiet, Oscar Rodriguez leaves to attend-St. john's Seminary. The District One-Act Play, The Imaginary Invalid con- sisting of a majority of Freshmen actors win District, and the cast have a blast at Regional. The tenth year reveals the arrivals of Jewel Bunton, a poor little rich girl from Whar- ton, and Kay Gholson, a preacher's daughter from Humble, and the return of Oscar Rodriguez. The long hot summer of 64 finds Barbara Warburton moving to the cooler climate of Seward, Nebraska. The Junior year finds the class presenting the greatest junior play ever, Life With Father . Saturday evening of May first, the juniors of 65 give the Seniors of 65 the greatest thrill of their high school years by honoring them with the junior-Senior Ban-