Grand Prairie High School - Yearbook (Grand Prairie, Alberta Canada)

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CAMERON LEE: Cameron Lee hails from Val¬ halla Centre, He is short and full of fun. And when G.P. High School he did enter, We certainly liked him, everyone. JIM CARMICHAEL: There goes Jimmy passing by Catching each female eye. And this quiet and witty guy In politics will try. JOYCE HNATIUK: Our Joyce is of high renown. She’s pretty, she’s witty, she’s nice. It’s dollars to doughnuts, that our Joyce Is the smartest girl in town. HOPE FREDETTE: Oh it’s Hope who takes French as a hobby, To teach it by and by is her hope Comme une etudiante elle n’est jamais tres shoddy Let’s hope that with us she will never have to cope. LAWRENCE BURGESS: Lawrence Burgess the brain of the High School An ’ologst will be. You can tell from his marks that he is nobody’s fool, They are never under ninety- three. ROY GOUCHEY: Tall dark Mounty, who are you? Side burns and a Swiss “Yoo Hoo.” You are Roy, the softball expert, Kleskun is certainly proud of you. ALAN MILLS: Alan will soon be flying high, But not as “M i g h t y M o u s e.” But once in a while when he comes down low You had better watch out for the top of your house. RUDY CEPALA: Tall dark and handsome is our Rudy, Champion is he, Be it hockey, rugby, or base¬ ball Rudy is right there at your call.

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1947 - 1948 17 GRADUATES NANCY WOOD: It’s Nancy that you always see Helping after school. A teacher is what she’s going to be, She really is a jewel. ARLIE CONLEY: Oh some pilot’s life will soon be jolly, With Air Hostess Arlie, But she’ll miss the Dorm and G.P. High, But home to us she will fly. HOWARD LIGHTFOOT: Howard Lightfoot is a bril¬ liant lad. He has two honour pins “Egad!” And he is good at ball and horseshoes, Surely that’s not bad. DEANE TOEWS: Who is that easy going fellow? As “Ruf” he’s known. Artistic, musical, athletic, He will pass on wit alone. AGNES LAWLOR: She’s the President of our Union, And Agnes is her name. She has worked these four years so willingly, In the world of secretaries she will surely make her fame. MARGARET O’BRIEN: Margaret, we owe a lot to you, For playing and singing with us, And you are a smart one for dancing too. Here’s wishing you lots of happiness. DENNIS McINTOSH: Oh Dennis McIntosh, he is handsome by gosh. He’s taken though gals, so don’t make eyes. When it comes to his life’s work he’ll be teaching from a book. At that job he will surely take a prize. PADDY JOHNSON: A brain of the school is Paddy, Successful he’s sure to be, Be it baron or electrician Co-operative is he.

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1947 - 1948 19 LORANE SWALLOW: Oh the customers are buying now at Ross’s, For that’s where Lorane Swallow earns her pay, She is an ambitious girl Lorane Swallow, And she will be a business girl some day. UNA POWELL: Oh! our government will soon be run by Una, For a politician she would like to be Oh, she’s short and jolly good natured Una, She’ll replace Mr. Macklin, wait and see. BOB LITTLETON: Oh an International Harvest¬ er is Tubby, His sunny nature makes him a priceless friend. In the way of girls he’ll be a perfect hubby, He’s an expert curler and a swell comedian. JOHN BISHOP: Oh John Bishop an engineer will be And a good right one he’ll be you bet An intensive methodical studier is he If I were teacher he would be my pet. To know a little less and to understand to me, is our greatest need. a little more: that, it seems James Ramsey Ullman. Teacher: Young man, are you the teacher of this class? Student: No sir. Teacher: Then don’t talk like an idiot. - • The only way to avoid criticism is to: say nothing; do nothing; be nothing.