Granite County High School - Granitonian Yearbook (Philipsburg, MT)

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Mrs. Penington, CLASS HISTORY On September 5, 19746, a great era had its beginning when seventeen be- wildered freshmen entered the great halls of GCHS,where we were greeted by many smiling upper classmen looked at them we began to how we would be attacked and for However, as we started group of girls with all their eyes. The first survived our initiation Our class officers Lois Paul cil, and Mrs. Penington who looked at us in a kindly way. when we think that all those rumorsvwe had heafi about treated at high school were just to scare us. the stairs we found ourselves surrounded by a varities of lipsticks in their hands and a gleam in thing we knew we were covered with it. well, we but how, we'll never know. for the freshman year were Keith McLeod, president, Ledbetter, vice-president, and Shirley Bellm, secretary - treasurer. Beretta and John Bohrnsen represented the class in the Student Coun- was our class advisor. Our class was increased later in the year by five new meabers. They Were sen, Dorothay Hickox from Drummond, Delores Lemelin, Butte, Dorothy Thes- North Port, Washingtong and Delores and Mildred Slack, Idaho. The freshmen boys participated in all the sports and represented this class on all the trips made by the football and basketball teams. On April 16, the freshmen class and their advisor, the G . Afte r- time at a weiner piled into cars and proceeded up Franklin Hill to paint wards they went to Fred Burr where they all had a good roast. The next year as sophomores the first thing we thought about was the fun we would have with the little freshmen. We paraded -them' in the usual manner, and then gave them a mixture of spaghetti plus a few worms which somehow dropped in during the process. Our class officers for the sophomore year were Fred Owsley, presidentg Dewaine Forgette, vice-president, and Myrna Stone,. secretary-treasurer. Mary Sullivan and Lois Ledbetter represented the class in the Student Coun- cil, and Mr. Rasmussen was our class advisor. The class membership was increased by the enrollment of Cleo Brunette, and Myrna Stone. As for athletics, the sophomore class held its own with Leo Graham, Gordon Owsley, Fred Owsley, Dewaine Forgette, Keith McLeod, and Bob Winn- inghoff earning letters. Three girls, Shirley Bellm, Pat Purtle, and Mary Sullivan,were members of a group which entertained outside towns. Some of the boys seriously considered forming a group called nSisters of the Mills Brothersu but gave it up after tomato season came in. Myrna Stone, a new member of our class won first place in the amateur contest sponsored by the Junior PAA and the American Legion Auxiliary. She also held title of cheer leader. Lois Ledbetter wasselected as representative of G. C. H. S. as nhiss Tourney at Deer Lodge. The next year as juniors we were very aware of the fact that we were upper classmen. However, there was just one catch to that--we were now supposed to set a good example for the lower classmeng but as time went on, we realized this wasn't so bad. We could do almost anything and still not be as mischievous as the seniors.

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'uv ' I A , 11 5' U ' CLASS AISTORY For our class officers we chose Bill Wight, presidentg Dewaine For- gette, vice-presidentg Lois Ledbetter, secretarystreasurerg and Fred Owsley and Leo Graham, council members. Our advisor was again Mr. Rasmussen. An honor won by Paul Beretta was a blue ribbon for superior scholar- ship after taking test during High School Week at Bozeman. Lois Ledbetter was selected by the faculty tobbe the second girl to represent G. C. H. S. at I?frl's State in Billings. She was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Fred Owsley was selected as representative to Boy's State but could not attend. nA Nose For Newsn, our class play, was presented November 19. It was a fast moving three-act comedy in which 14 members of the class took part. The Junior Prom was held May 6 with the theme 'The Showboat' and the decorations in blue and white. It was very successful and well attended. Our senior year and final year Qwe hoped, in GCHS arrived at last. Bill Night was elected presidentg Dewaine Forgette, vice-presidentgg and Shirley Bellm, secretary-treasurer. Bob uinninghoff was elected bby the students as Studnt Council president and Lois Ledbetter as vice-preeiw- dent. Our Senior Ball was held on November 24, with a Thanksgiving theme being carried out in the decorations. At the beginning of the second semester we lost one member--Mary Sullivan, and gained one-Don Hart. Our senior play, 'Mystery in the Library , was'-presented on April 14. It was chuck full of thrills and chillsmwith Johnny Bohrnsen on the side for laughs. Early in February Lois Ledbetter was chosen by the faculty and senior class as 'Good Citizen for 1950. Fred Owsley, Bob Ninninghoff, Bob Munis, Bill aight, Don Hart, Gordon Owsley, Keith McLeod, and Paul Beretta were members of the Prospector and Granitonian staff. They were assisted during the second semester by one Gold Digger'---Pat Purtle. It fell to our lot and our superb strnegth to change two numerals this year instead of one. It was tough but we were not too tired to enjoy a picnic afterwards at Fred Burr. Many of the seniors acted as leaders of the various student organizations throughout the year. Marv Anne Crncevich and Lois Ledbetter were cheerleaders. Fred Owsley was .the president of the 'G' Club and Dewaine Forgette was the vice-president. Pat Purtle served as the pres- ident of the newly organized Pep Club and Shirley Bellm was ith- secretary- treasurer. The student council was also headed by members of the soldier class. Now we have come to the end of our long journey thru the four years of high school, and we are looking ahead to the years to come. To us our graduation is only the beginning of another phase of our lives. For it we have the courage to enter the doors of the unknown, where we hope to make history and win more recognition and fame for ourselves and the Class of 1950.