Grant Union High School - Prospector Yearbook (John Day, OR)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY June 1, 1960 Dear Jane, Now that graduation is over, and things have finally resumed their normal place, I have decided to jot down some of the things we did when we were in high school. I’ll never forget that first day when we entered good ole Grant and received our first high school books. Later we were ushered into the gym, where we held our first class meeting and elected Mike Sanders, President; John Cliff, Vice-President; Larry Hoare, Treasurer; Georgiana Tussing and Marla Nelson, Representatives. Remember that freshman initiation? That is one thing I’ll never forget. We started clean, but brother, you should have seen us when we finished. What a mess of oil and white- wash! But you must admit we did a good job on the “G.” To end the day right, the class of '59 gave us a party. We were a tired bunch of kids when that was over, but we surely had fun! In the sports department we had ten of our boys on the football squad, but John Cliff was the only one on the varsity team that year. Later that year we gave the sophomores a return party, and in May we ended our year as lowly freshmen. After a summer of rest and recuperation, 48 of us again met in the halls of Grant Union High. The first thing we noticed as sophomores was the fact that our boys were finally taller than the girls. Our class officers were Ginni Hanell, President; Jim Karp, Vice-President; Linda Driskill, Secretary; Warren Hallum, Treasurer; and Georgiana Tussing and Mike Sanders as council members. We gave the “frosh” the traditional welcome party. The next year we entered our beloved old building, we found our number had increased to 56, and we were high and mighty upper classmen, with a little bit of influence. For our class officers we elected Warren Hallum, President; Pete van der Vlugt, Vice-President; Jean Nash, Secretary; Mike Sanders, Treasurer; Marla Nelson and Ginni Hanell as Representatives. I can’t remember any special parties, except “The Hawaiian Hop,’’ which we gave for a money- making project. Next on our busy schedule was our junior class play, “Pick A Dilly,' which seemed to be enjoyed by all, including the play cast. You should have been at some of those play-cast parties! What a riot! Following the class play, we did a lot of planning on our Junior- Senior Banquet and Prom. Another thing I won’t forget is our class being the first to have an all-night prom. The theme was “Sayonara,” and the setting was beautiful, with Japanese murals circling the gym. We began our evening with the banquet, then the prom, followed by a movie and breakfast in the cafeteria in the early morning hours. All in all we had a very enjoyable junior year. After a well-deserved summer, during which Linda Driskill and Ginni Hanell represented our school at Girls’ State; and Gary Wall, Jim Clift, Tom Wilson, B. J. Matzen, and Warren Hallum attended Boys State, we were back in school again. This time there were 49 uf us. We were all glad we had reached our senior year, and really gave the freshmen a rough time. For our final year, we chose as our leaders, Pete van der Vlugt, President; Warren Hallum, Vice-President; Eddie Bush, Secretary; Marla Nelson, Treasurer; and Larry Waldron and Mike Sanders, as student council members. Ginni Hanell served as .student body President; Warren Hallum, Vice-President; Dan McKrola, Treasurer; and Georgiana Tussing, Secretary. Mike Sanders headed the Varsity Club as President; Marla Nelson became GRAA President; and Linda Driskill led the Pep Club as its President. Marla Nelson, Georgiana Tussing, and Ginni Hanell were yell leaders. Our first project as a senior was our class play, “Reserve Two for Murder, “with Larry Waldron and Gary Wall taking the lead parts. It was a new type of play in which part of our cast did their acting from the audience, and it was well received by those attending our performance. After the play, a party was held for the members of the cast and their dates at the home of Jim Clift. One of the funniest events that we participated in was the “Sadie Hawkins Dance. ’ Everyone certainly dressed as “hillbillies,” and the “still” was very appropriate. On January 30, didn’t Donna Young and Walter Gentis look neat, as they reigned over the Sweetheart’s Ball? Our “Homemaker of Tomorrow,” award was won by Klista Thissell; the look on her face at its presentation to her was one of pure amazement. Also in other awards divisions, there were Ginni Hanell and Dan McKrola taking top honors in the Elks contests. They really deserved it. I bet Mr. Swenson was really proud of Danny McKrola and Butch Masonheimer, who were selected to play in the Shrine East-West game, and also of Richard Ediger, Jim Clift, who, along with the other two, were named for the Elks team. Don’t you think that the juniors did a very nice job on the banquet and prom they gave us? Queen Marla Nelson and her court, composed of Ginni Hanell, Kay Shukle, Georgiana Tussing, and Jean Nash, reigned in a “Paradise of the Deep,” and underwater theme complete with fish floating about, sandy floor, and a wrecked ship on the ocean bottom. I’ll never forget our last big senior class events together. Baccalaureate was held on Sunday, May 22, and at last graduation, Wednesday, May 25, with Jim Clift and Warren Hallum sharing top scholastic honors. We all looked forward to the big event, but once it was over, we hated to see our high school days end. That covers most of our high school memories; I hope you have enjoyed sharing them once again with me. Sincerely, Sharon Perkins.

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BARBARA WALKER GEORGIANA TUSSING Transfer 2 GRAA 2,3,4 Class Play 3, 4 Volleyball 3,4 Pep Club 3, 4 Tumbling Team Captain 4 Prom Princess 4 Class. Officer 1, 2 Class Play 4 Yell Leader 1, 3, 4 Band 1, 2 Band Officer 2 Annual Staff 3, 4 Volleyball 3,4 GRAA 2,3,4 Student Body Officer 4 KLISTA THISSELL TOM WILSON T ransfer 4 GRAA 2,3,4 Chorus 3,4 Home Ec. Award Winner 4 Transfer 2 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Football 2, 3 Baseball 2,3,4 Varsity Club 2,3,4 Class Play 3, 4 Paper Staff 4 Boys’ State 3 PETE VAN DER VLUGT Football 3 Class Play 3, 4 Pep Band 3 Basketball Manager 1, 2 Varsity Club 2,3,4 Annual Staff 3, 4 Paper Staff 4 Class Officer 2,3,4 Band Officer 3 RICHARD EDIGER Football 3, 4 Varsity Club 3, 4 LARRY WALDRON GARY WALL Boys’ State 3 Class Play 3, 4 Basketball 2, 3 Baseball 3, 4 Varsity Club 3, 4 Transfer 2 Basketball 2,3,4 Varsity Club 4 JV Football 3 Class Officer 4 Class Play 4

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the senior class of 1960, being of fairly sound minds and fatigued bodies, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. We, the senior class, do will peace of mind to the faculty members until next year. We, the senior class, do will our well-doodled books and happy faces to the juniors. I, David Bremner, do will my ability to say nothing while saying something, to Mike Ryan. I, Ed Bush, do will my chrome-plated church key to Carole Davis. I, Jim Clift, do will my tiny feet to Paul Steele, with the hope that he can get as much use from them as I have. I, Bob Conforth, do will my “stomping boots’ to Jerry Smith. I, Don Devore, do will my five-year subscription to “Playboy to Darlene Thunell. I, Gary Downing, do will my hot Mercury to Wayne Johnson. I, Richard Ediger, do will my straight hair to Carol Carpenter. I, Walter Gentis, do will my dual pipes to Rex Moles. I, Everett “Knoxie Gohring, do will my first name to Carolyn Gibbs. I, Stan Guntly, do will my pinup figure to Gale Martin. I, Warren Hallum, do will my girl-killer’s badge to Eric Fossum. I, Jim Karp, do will my spare tires to Larrie Mason. I, Gary Langenfeld, do will my father's experiment on the hill to Bob Klabo. I, Dan McKrola, do will my great meekness to Bertie Hutchinson. I, B. J. Matzen, do will my wading boots (cowboy style) to Ed Newton. I, Dallas Morris, do will my Seneca parking place to Hal Williams. I, Richard Moss, do will my ability to grow a beatnik beard to Rick Ricketts. I, Gary Powell, do will my ability to sleep in class with my eyes open to Pete White. I, Ron Robinson, do will my sisters to John Cole to add to his family. I, Mike Sanders, do will my look of innocence to John Duncan. I, Buddy Seebart, do will my book on “1001 Tips to Skipping School to Clark Weldon. I, Jim Shields, do will my remote-control lips to Tim Farrell, to be returned after use. I, George Smith, do will my fast-draw holster to Gary Allen. We, Pete van der Vlugt and Larry Waldron, will our still to next years’football team so that they can win with “spirits. I, Geary Van Vliet, do will my tardy excuses to Rudy Rudishauser. I, Gary Wall, do will myself to the underclass girls. I, Tom Wilson, do will my 22-point-per-game average to Clif Drew. I, Lila Barry, do will my peroxide bottle to Dolores Moulton. I, Connie Campbell, do will my lollipop kiss to Madlyn Hill. I, Betty Denham, do will my ability to sing rock n roll in the shower to Bill Haworth. I, Linda Driskill, do will my “Twitch to the underclass girls with the hope that they will be able to entrance as many boys as I did. I, Ginni Hanell, do will my book How to Catch a Man to Sandy Shields. I, Jane Ingraham, do will my “Cackle to Ann Crisp. I, Mary Margaret Morris, do will my horse and saddle to Kathy Pack. I, Jean Nash, do will Byron’s Ford to Keith Bezona. I, Marla Nelson, do will my driving ability (?) to Fred Elligsen. I, Sharon Perkins, do will my freckles to Joan Crawford. I, Geraldine Powell, do will my archery ability to Barbara Arnett. I, LeNora Rasmussen, do will my player piano and my ability to wear “daring hair styles to Linda Robinson so she will be more noticed while singing. I, Kay Shukle, do will my cafeteria job to Dennis Prewitt. I, Wilda Stinnett, do will my ability to hate men to Ann Sprouffske. I, Georgiana Tussing, do will my Volkswagen to Loyal Matzen to use as a bathtub. I, Barbara Walker, do will my tumbling ability and place on the volleyball team to Pat Swales. I, Donna Young, do will my excess weight to next year's varsity basketball team. I, Maxine Mosely, do will my ability to keep quiet to the whole junior class in hopes that they will keep out of trouble with their teachers. I, Linda Hull White, will my laugh to Karan Shanley. The Above Instrument was subscribed by the said Senior Class of 1960 in our presence and acknowledged by them to each of us. In their presence and in the presence of each other, we have signed our names as witnesses: Witnes; Witnes class Secretary Class Vice-President Dated: March 1, 1960. Treasurer