Forest Lake High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Lake, MN)

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Left to right: Bernie Elliott, president. Dean L indgren, Marlene Johnson, Nancy Lakamp. Graduates of 1953 Left to right: Nelva DeGroodt, adviser, student council representatives Windfield Olson, June La- Belle, Bernie Elliott, and Ray Daninger. At extreme right is James Boyd, adviser. 32

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• HELEN ADELINE STRECKER This vigorous 5' 2 Home- coming queen tosses her nat- urally curly brown locks and Hashes her brown eyes as she captains Ihe cheerleading squad and tumbles on the tum- bling team. Besides taking steno and bookkeeping, two tavorite subjects ol hers, she is class treasurer and spends her spare time writing letters. Lis- tening to “Because of You and eating a chicken dinner with that favorite somebody would be perfect. • JERRY WINNICK A fellow that will not let himself be pushed around but yet has a deep respect for oth- er people's feelings, is Jerry Always full of pep and with a new story to tell, he has no detinite plans for the future and says he doesn't have any interest at the present, but with a friendly way he shows an interest in all his different friends. His classmates find him a good fellow to know. • MARLYS SWENSON Totaling up the most points in the merit award system in her junior year, Marlys excell- ed in her senior year as an ac- tive student council member and student financial secretary plus committee chairman lor Homecoming. This pert blonde from Scandia, being an ac- complished pianist, likes music and dramatized the role of Fenny, an artist and play- wright in the senior class play. • MELVIN WINNICK It's a riot when Mel affects his vacant expression, but en- gage him in a lively conversa- tion and you'll soon learn how sharp he really is. He'll never be forgotten as Mr. De- Pinna, a discus throwing in- ventor, in “You Cant Take It With You.'' Mel is also quite a scrappy football player • FRED WEBB A car of almost any descrip- tion, a joke or a sly pun. a friendly laugh, and a guy that staunchly declares he’ll some day sail the seven seas, in the uniform of a U. S sailor, all make up the friendly personal- ity of a friendly guy who has haunted the halls of FL for twelve years. A baritone play- er in the band. Fred is also an FFA member and well known for his artistic ability. • • WARREN WESTLUND Hailing from Stacy, this brown haired fellow shows a keen interest in westerns, both in book fiction and in movies. Other high spots on his list of interests are bowling, eating cookies, and shop class His luture plans are not definite but he may go into the farm- ing business. Camera • JAMES ANDREW LEROUX An outstanding FFA mem- ber, Jim showed early signs of his leadership ability by being freshman class presi- dent. He now climaxes his high school career by being senior class president Being in the Marine reserve prob- ably explains his liking the picture “Sands of Iwo Jima. While algebra is his favorite subject, hunting and fishing can't be topped as hobbies, he says. Seniors • GLENDON SHODAHL Bom just in time to insure a birthday every year (his birthday is February 28) was Glen, another hunting enthusi- ast. Besides hunting he says a favorite pastime of his is sleeping and also states em- phatically that his pet peeve is giggling girls. Interested in sports, Glen participates in loot- ball. basketball, baseball, and track. He also played the part of Paul in the senior class play. Shy • JACK ERICKSON Possessor of two occupations is Jack, who besides working at a full eight hour job, also takes a full school program at FLHS. Jack says he has the most fun in English class, but likes geometry with Mr Manley best. His hobby is cars and his future plans include taking a business course at Macales- ter college. 31

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• JUDITH ANDERSEN Maybe the reason Judy's top song is Detour is because she likes to visit new places. Her list of activities include as- sociate editor of the BREEZE, FORESTER, GAA. student li- brarian. and choir. She is also GAA vice president and cultivates the hobby of pho- tography. Like many other girls, she dislikes doing dish- es. After attending the U of M, she plans on teaching ei- ther English or History. • RICHARD ANDERSON An odd combination of eat- ing ice cream, making model airplanes, and just driving around top the list of favorites in Richard's activities. Maybe his airplanes have something to do with his interest in shop, his favorite class. Blond hair- ed and blue-eyed, this six toot one gentleman would like to be a telegrapher after grad- uation. • JEROME BLUMHOEFER If Jerome's wish to visit Rome is realized he will prob- ably bring back with him ma- ny pictures of Roman architec- ture or anything else he decid- ed to snap with his camera. When he isn’t busy working on FFA committees or helping his dad farm, he spends his time listening to the radio or reading the newspaper so he will be up on the current events in his favorite class, history. • ROSEMARY BOEHM Pounding out the bass drum, we find a television enthusiast. Rosemary, who also loves to bowl, play softball and bas- ketball, all part of her GAA activities. Her freshman year really was a lot of fun and she will settle for fried chicken and French fries any time. Her interests in the future will fall in one of two fields, nursing or teaching physical educa- tion. V • GAYLE RAE BARTUSCH Transferring from Wilson high in 51, Gayle got into the swing of things quickly at F L H S. A state-wide known twirler, she is a drum-major- ette for the school band. Since tap dancing is one of her fa- vorite hobbies, it is easy to see why after graduation she would like to operate her own dance studio. • DOROTHY BELLAND Dottie, always willing to help out when there is a post- er to be made, says her favor- ite subject is typing. This should come in handy when she begins work in an office. The Rustic Inn makes a for- tune on her craving for fried chicken. • JOAN BRISSON Hailing from Hugo, this 5 2 , brown - eyed, brownette says that an invigorating session of either roller skating or dancing is her favorite pastime. Joan can always enjoy a plate of French fries, her favorite food Plans for the future are in some phase of the clerical field. • CARROLL BROADBENT Dark brown hair, and mis- chievous green eyes describe this 5 9 football player who hails from Coon Lake. Once his shy exterior is pierced. Bucky is a lot of fun and was elected secretary of FFA by his fellow Future Farmers. Alter a trip to Texas to see the ranch- es, he will probably come back to Minnesota and farm, as he has won many awards in agriculture. 33