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

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1947 - 1948 27 GRANDE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL SECOND COUNCIL President . Vice-President Secretary. Treasurer . .Agnes Lawlor .Monica Ayre Mary Jean Carlisle .Francis Ramsden ROOM REPRESENTATIVES Miss Moase’s Room . Mr. Ritchie’s Room . Mrs. Gray’s Room. Mr. Meen’s Room . Miss Martin’s Room. Mrs. Melsness’ Room . Editor of Hi-Lites . Joyce Hnatiuk .Nancy Wood .George Rose .Donna Moore Margaret Wilson .Bob Gray .Pat O’Hara ODE TO A PROTOZOAN Oh see the animal cuius His life is brief but strenuous He has no nerves, nor feet, nor debts, He lives on anything he gets. Ere he is focussed on your slide, He’s either wiggled off or died. He is an aggravating cuss, The festive animal cuius.

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26 G. P. H. S. FIRST President . Vice-President. Secretary . Treasurer . ROOM REPRESENTATIVES: Miss Moase’s Room . Mr. Ritchie’s Room . Mrs. Gray’s Room. Mr. Meen’s Room Miss Martin’s Room Mrs. Melsness’ Room . Editor of Hi-Lites. G. P. A place where students meet, To live under common rule, Amid intelligence and ignorance, A place we call our school. Where eager youths and dreamers, Come to learn and dream alike; Where giggling girls and gamin’ boys Come with pranks our chief delight; Then there are the whispering ones, The hall-walkers and the lovers, COUNCIL .Arnold Cavett .Steve Sharpe .Buster Ophus .Eugene Lipinski Lawrence Burgess Joyce Grumbly Don Swanston Rueben Mastre .Faye Ditch .Vivian McVety Joan Watts H. S. Figures, gossips, and genuis’ And too, the lazy loafers. Vain boys and haughty girls, Happy-go-lucky and carefree, Sensitive with first strong emotions— Plain, for all to see. And this goes to prove the rule That just as it takes all kinds Of people to make a world, It takes all kinds of kids To make a school.

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G. P. H. S. 2S Dear Friend: Room 1001, York Hotel, Grande Prairie, June, 1958. I am spending my holidays in Grande Prairie, where we went to High School together ten years ago. I have met several of our fellow students who are well on the road to success. Of first interest are the grads of the 1948 class. On my ride up from Edmonton on the plane I was made comfortable by Air- Hostess Conley. She took her training in Edmonton and has since been all over the world. At the Air Port I hailed a taxi and who should be driving but Alan. He drove me down Richmond Avenue to show me the stores and business places which have gone up since I have last been in the city. First, there is the Littleton International Harvester Co. on the corner opposite C.F.G.P. Apparently Bobby has the whole country Internationalized. On the other side of C.F.G.P. (where incidentally Paddy is head electrician) is a big garage owned and operated by John Bishop. Further down the street is the Toews Paint and Woodworkshop run by Deane himself. Finally I arrived at the ten-story York Hotel. After I had obtained a room and had tidied up, I went down to the spacious dining room for dinner. There I met Agnes, who is secretary for the hotel. She told me that Lorane was secretary for Mr. Ross in his large, new store. Also she said I would see some of my friends if I went to the New High School-which had been built the year after we left. At 1:15 I set out for the school. On the way I caught up with Nancy, who teaches grade nine and Joyce who teaches grade ten. They both enjoy it and say the new principal is the best since Mr. Kujath. He is Lawrence Burgess and apparently is a wonderful biology teacher too. When we reached the school I found that Dennis is the grade eleven teacher and Hope teaches French, Spanish and Latin. (She has been abroad until last year.) In the music room at the beautiful grand piano was Margaret, helping some students practise for the festival. She seems to fit into Mrs. O’Brien’s job as capably as did Mrs. O’Brien. When the bell rang I left the pleasant atmosphere of the school to wander around the much changed former town, which has grown up to be an important city. Als I passed by the R.C.M.P. barracks who should I see but Constable R. R. Gouchey, mowing the lawn. He was trying to keep it as nice as it was kept when we went to school here. Continuing along the street I saw signs reading “Vote for Powell” and “Vot for Carmichael.” All of a sudden it dawned on me that our country was being run by the younger generation as we were called ten years ago. I went back to the hotel and this time the manager was behind the desk. To my surprise it was Howard. He purchased the York five years ago and enlarged it considerably. Talking over old friends with him, he told me that Rudy was making a big name for himself with his National Rugby Team. I must close now as I have an appointment with the dentist, who is, incidently. Dr. Cameron Lee. Sincerely, Joan Watts.