Edna High School - Roundup Yearbook (Edna, TX)

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Class Prophecy Here we are in 1976 and the Seniors of 1966 are gathering at Edna's rodeo arena for the Class Reunion. Our announcer for this occasion is our one and only Lester Coalson, President of the Rodeo Association. It seems like Lester will never get rid of the job of President. Other officers of the association seated in the announcer's box are Vice-Presi- dent-Danny McBride, Secretary-Bessie Steffekg Treasurerk-Rusty Carroll, and Re- porter-Brenda DaPron. Also sitting in the announcer's box is Shirley Kubena who is now a reporter for the Edna Herald. lt is hard to forget an old boss. In the ticket office taking up tickets is Charles jones who is still looking for a ticket back to Uruguay. Now we see Ganado High School coaches, Forrest Wiegand and Jimmy Curlee, entering the gatg Ganado decided to save them some gas by hiring them as coaches. The Sinclair station owner and operator, Ricky Dunham, did not care for this move as it decreased his gas business. Looking among the people in the grandstancls we see the designer of this arena, Leo- nard Steffek. Calvin Hunt will give the invocation. Our two choir majors, Danny Dunham and Beverly Clark, seem never to get away from their singing. Tonight they will sing our National Anthem. The piano accompanist will be jane Ottley. Leading the Grand Entry and carrying the United States flag is our old head cheer- leader, Charlotte Heimlich who is doing a good job of being Pep Squad sponsor at Ganado High School. Carrying the Texas flag is Judy Vance who is teaching twirling at Texas now during the summer, Following them is Miss Frankie Slone, the 1976 Rodeo Queen and her escort Lynn Utz who always seems to be looking for someone to escort. Oh! Here comes the world's two largest horses with no one riding them but our class giants, Enda Good and Barbara Herin. Now as we look to the rear of the arena we can see if anyone gets hurt he will be rushed quickly to receive medical aid. Champ Cook is ready with Slavik's ambulance and Rick Knowles has Hutzler's ready. Seems like Lana jo Bramham, the mortician, is standing around, trying to decide whom she wants to work for: Slavik's or Hutzler's. Also on hand tonight are our nurses, Mary DeLeon, Gloria Garcia, Dale Benavides, Tony Figerova, and Lillie Orzabal. Now it is time for our first entry of the rodeo. Out of chute Number 1 comes Robbin Odom on his bronc, White Goose. He seems not only to be having trouble riding his bronc but also his bass horn. And coming out of chute Number 3 we see Chuck Nelson on the bronc, Lone Star. Faintly we can' hear the voices of Paula Seligman in the old maid's corner selling peanuts, popcorn, and sandwiches-Could they by any chance be tuna fish? Seated in the old maid's corner are none other than lane Simpson, Glenda Hamman, Lupe Es- trello, and Sharyl Cardwell. Up above we see Sandy Maxwell flying the American Airlines. Do you think he is still wearing the same helmet he wore on the Senior Trip? Someone has to hold the plane down so Kathy Slusher, the airline stewardess, is giving Sandy a helping hand. Now entering the arena and giving the people a bow are Becky Vance and Virginia Holloway who will attempt a trick performance if Virginia doesn't get her finger caught in a rope loop.

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quet and Prom, the theme of which is The Roaring Twenties . The decorating runs as smooth as clock work-ALMOST. There are a few minor changes on the gym doors to get our bar inside, and other last minute surprises, such as the PLINK, PLINK, of falling mirrors during the prom to add variety to the Venturas' music. The Junior- Senior trip, which is held at Old Ocean, is the climax of the year. The day is perfect, the sun is bright, the food is delicious and the cases of sunburn are in great abundance. The twelfth year sees the arrival of a rice farmer in the form of Alcus Carter, and the return of Barbara Warburton from the North, and Edna High School's first foreign exchange student, Charles Jones, from Salto, Uruguay. Predictions of the past come true as the Edna Cowboy Football Team gains momentum with each victory and enters the playoff games. The Homecoming Game is especially worthy of noting because of the new record set by beating Ganado 60 to O. The Boys advance to the playoffs followed by the town of Edna, and loyal fans from afar. The night of December 18, finds the Cowboy team fighting in mud and rain for the AA Crown. Although Plano slips by the Cowboys by a score of 20 to 17, Edna and the Class of '66 know the Cowboys are the greatest team in the State. Gwen Viken rides in from Corpus just in time to view the honoring of the great Cowboy team with Hats Off To You the theme of the Football Banquet. The Senior Class, at the height of success, presents another great play, Pioneer, Go Home . Breakfasts, luncheons, suppers, and parties, and parties, and parties, describe the Senior year after mid term. Bicycle riding becomes a past-time and in some cases, a necessity for the Senior girls, due to the numerousluncheons each week-end. On April 30, the junior Class had the privilege of presenting the Greatest Class Ever with the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, the theme of which was Roman Holiday . Five o'clock a.m. of Thursday, May 12, reveals a mass of suitcases, hair dryers, food boxes, overnight bags, and drowsy, innocent seniors, and unknowing sponsors loading up for the long-awaited trip to Garner State Park. There appears in the air a hint of Wednesday night mischief around ESH and other business establishments throughout the city. Stopping at Kenedy for breakfast, we notice a large amount of coffee being consumed. Arriving in the rain Thursday at noon, the park appears sleepy and dead. This changes soon however, with the unloading of the now wide-awake Senior Class. Swim- ming, paddle boat wars, minature golf games, and eating characterize the first day. The night life reveals various cabin parties, deadly serious poker games, and enter- tainment provided by John Magninat and his new accompanist. The second day finds the Seniors mountain climbing, swimming, shooting the rapids, and looking for Danny Koop, who being tuckered out from an all-night poker excursion, retires to a bus for a five-hour snooze. Friday night consists of a dance at the Pavilion, and the Battle of the juke-box between the Seniors and the drugstore Cowboys of the vicinity. Poker games, more parties and another command performance end the last night at Garner. The buses load up at eleven a.m. and homeward bound is the Senior Class. Our bus trip home gets close to a record when disaster, in the form of motor trouble, hits Coach Dollar's bus, which is filled half with Seniors and half with luggage. After a short wait the men give up and load the Seniors on the other buses. Making good time, now, the busses roll into ESH about four o'clock. May 27 marks the beginning of the greatest adventures of the Senior's lives. The road of success has, along with many joys, the inevitable hardships and trials. Although each Senior is on his own now, he will be able to look back to the year of '66 and gain new strength and faith to conquer these hardships and advance a little farther along the road to success, knowing that he was a member of the Greatest Class Ever.

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Over in the north stands we see the band who will play for the dance later tonight. The members are john Magninat, Buddy Miller, and Terry Ford who are accompany- ing David Marthiljohni and Mary Ann juranek who are still singing Your Cheating Heart after 10 years. i Now it is time for the barrel races. Participants are Patty DeBord, Stella Munoz, Debbie Matthews, Renee Burditt, Ann Browning, and Gwen Viken. Seems like they are always trying to get over one barrel or another. Our country is in good hands as we see our Navy boys are here: Wayne Boquet and Larry Braddock. Also with us tonight are the Marines of the class: Royce Hudgeons, George jurica, and Frank Macek. We see joe Whitley has just returned from his 11th trip to Garner. Looks as if he is still trying to recover his hat he lost in 1966. Mike Grogan, our own Arnold Palmer, has just returned from the Masters Golf Tournament. He wouldn't tell anyone what he shot but sometimes we doubt if it was golf. Gus Zavadil, his caddie man, wouldn't tell us the truth either, Evelyn Burrhus is sitting next to Billie Sue Hillman and trying very desperately to teach Billie Sue words without a Southern accent. Good luck, Evelyn! We hear a lot of noise coming from the north stand where Tommy Miller and Brenda Sowell are sitting. It seems like there is still an argument over a bookkeeping problem after ten long years. Linda Sloan, the referee is over there now trying to break the old fight up once and for all. Tommy Anderson who is an actor at the Alley Theater returned tonight for this occasion. Doing a good job in the concession stand are Mary Agnes Garcia, Kay Gholson, Lenora Morena, Gloria Floyd, Agnes Malek, and I.enora Munoz. In the stands we see Danny Koop, who has just invented a petroleum product for the bull riders called DK. Glue. Donald Egg, prominent jackson County State Banker, is sponsoring the new product. At last the clowns are coming out to put on their show. Leader of the clowns is Monkey man Robert Herrera who is driving the bucking Chevy. His companions rid- ing in the back seat are Charles Unger and Oscar Rodriquez. Now we go to chute Number 4 where you can see the first bull rider coming out. If you look closely you can see he is limping LeRoy Nava. Before we say good night to all we have several announcements to make and special recognition to give to show our appreciation to the many people who have helped make this rodeo a success. The art show sponsor asked for the following winners of the Art Show to be announced, Ist place-Chipper Koch, 2nd placew-Doug Hamman, and 3rd place-V-Genell Franek. We have just received word that Barbara Warburton won the KILT Spectacular dance contest. This contest was especially for girls who were go- go girls ten years ago. Special thanks to jewel Bunton who seems to have done a good job of taking pictures tonight. A few people are wondering if jewel remembers all the good pictures she took at Garner ten years ago. Diana Prochaska deserves a big thanks for providing material for a lot of the costumes tonight. Wayne Hunt and Alcus Carter deserve a big hand for furnishing the rice for the salad at the meal last night. The beef for the barbecue was donated by Bill Tipton, and Morris Utz, the ranchers of Texas. john Woods, owner of Woods Food Market, was responsible for the cutting of the meat. Our special thanks to our police woman, Magdalen Vackar, who did a fine job of keep- ing order here tonight. Now we say a good night to all.