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

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Senior Class Will The last will and testament of the Senior Class of Grant Union High School, of John Day, County of Grant, State of Oregon, made and published this Fifteenth day of May, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty-one. Being of sound mind and memory, we do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be the last will and testament in the manner following; that is to say: I, Garry Allen, will my nickname Grub” to Janet Cole. I, Carolyn Ames, do will my 38” to Gay Oliver. I, Barbara Arnett, do will my ability to go with more than one boy to Barbara Bush. I, Keith Bezona, do will my clean, young mind to Ralph Glidden. I, John Cole, do will my four-dot labels to Tom Maple. I, Ann Crisp, do will my nickname “Crunchie” to Janet Gillette. I, Carole Davis, do will my Little Black Car” with its many miles to Jimmy Allen. I, Elaine Downing, do will my ticket-taking job to Sheryl Ring. I, Clif Drew, do will my nickname Pinkie” to Tom West. I, Fred Elligsen, do will my twin sisters to Joe Gaare. I, Tim Farrell, do will my ability to be absent on Monday, Tuesdays, and any other possible days to Joyce Conforth. I, Eric Fossum, do will my bulging vocabulary to Mike Gilbert. I, Carolyn Gibbs, do will my love for the Long Creek boys to Elaine Lissman. I, Bill Haworth, do will my happier, younger days to Charles Herburger. I, Madlyn Hill, do will my Big Bass drum to Marilyn Fisk. I, Bertie Hutchinson, do will my girlish” figure to Patsy Kuhl. I, Wayne Johnson, do refuse to will Donnie Taylor to Terry Lyons, or any other boy. I, Robert Klabo, do will my Seneca girl friend to John Morris. I, James Lemonds, do will my Dad’s transmission to Roger Springer. I, Gale Martin, do will my football helmet to Barney Larkin, with the hopes that he will cherish it for me. I, Rosalie Looney, do will my sweet disposition to Alice Ryder. I, Larry Mason, do will my silly grin to Robert Shoun. I, Loyal Matzen, do will my fast draw ability to Doug Hudson. I, Marc Mitchell, do will my ability to be hypnotized to Pat Keifer. I, Rex Moles, will the Enterprise girls to next year’s basketball team, hoping they will have as much fun as 1 did. I, Dolores Moulton, do will my job at the Seneca restaurant to Phil Upmeyer. I, Ed Newton, do will my inscribed belt buckles to Martha van der Vlugt. I, Kathleen Pack, do will my ability to get excited at the games to Gerald Stinnett. I, Karen Perkins, do will my job at Sylvia’s to Randall Tussing, in case he doesn’t earn enough at the Texaco station. I, Dennis Prewitt, do will one silver-colored cast to Dorcas Kilpatrick. I, Rick Ricketts, do will one slightly used model A” engine to Lois Waldron, so she won’t have to get out and push again. I, Linda Robinson, do will my knocked knees to Mary Ann Allmendinger. I, Rudy Rudishauser, do will my hotel room to Gordon Shaw. I, Mike Ryan, do will my ability to make conversation to Carolyn Taylor. I, Sharon Santos, do will my younger sister to Robert Driskill. I, Sandra Saunders, do will my black-rimmed glasses to Mary Jane Sharp. I, Karan Shanley, do will my dramatic ability to Teresa Talbott. I, Sandy Shields, do will my frigid disposition and ice cubes to Dale Nolen. I, Mike Shoemaker, do will my bashfulness to Joy Stockwell. I, Dick Skeins, do will the frosh girls to Gary Groen. I, Jerry Smith, do will the Prairie girls to John Driskill. I, Ann Sprouffske, do will my cafeteria job to Judy Valade. I, Paul Steele, do will my flirtatious personality to Roger Ediger. 1, Pat Swales, do will my small writing to Patsy Kuhl and Alvena Mill. I, Sharon Thomasson, do will my gift of gab to Susan Gohlinghorst. I, Darlene Thunell, do will my cub-scout troop to Sharon Salisbury. I, Hal Williams, do will my athletic ability to Gloria Sander and Judy Anderson. I, Marguerite Good, do will my French fashions to Madelyn Marchek. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names and set our seal this fifteenth day of May in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty-One. President Vice- Pres. Advisor

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SHARON THOMASSON CAROLE DAVIS At the end of the first semester of their senior year, Sharon and Carole were tied in their grades for the honor of salutatorian; the outcome of their second semester grades will rule which one will hold second and third place or if they will be co-salutatorians.

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Cl ass History 1957-1961 May 24, 1961 Dear Diary, At last we have reached our goal of the past four years, Graduation Day! Before we walk out to meet the world, I am writing down a few of the things we did together and enjoyed so much at Grant Union. It seems as if it were only yesterday that 64 of us entered these halls as lowly fresh- men. After getting acquainted with the classrooms and teachers, we elected our class officers. They were president, Wayne Warren; vice-president, Jim Grider; secretary, Sharon Thomasson; and representatives, Sandy Shields and Tim Farrell. Then came Initiation, which was a mixture of fun and work. We were given a Welcoming Party by the class of ’60, to show that there were no hard feelings. We later gave them a return party. Our money-making project for that year was the Jelly Bean contest. It seems like ages before we discarded our title of green freshmen and became sophomores. Hal Williams was our president, with Tim Farrell as vice-president, Carol Holliday as secretary-treasurer, and Carol Tuttle as representative. That year we gave the Welcome Party for the new freshmen. Paul Steele was president our junior year, and we accomplished quite a bit. Rex Moles was vice-president, Sandy Shields as secretary, Eddie Newton as treasurer, and Hal Williams and Carol Carpenter as representatives. We had several money-making projects that year. We sold refreshments at the games, novelties, and magazine sub- scriptions. In December we gave a Christmas Dance, which was a great success. Santa himself dropped in to wish us the season’s greetings. That spring we gave our Junior class play, “Beef Stew”. We spent many hours preparing the Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet, with the theme of “Paradise of the Deep”. During the summer, following this junior year, Carole Davis and Sharon Thomasson attended Girls’ State. Hal Williams, Rex Moles, Clif Drew, Eddie Newton, and Paul Steele represented us at Boys’ State. Also, Paul Steele made the United Nations Tour from this district, a great honor for him and for our school. And then, at last, we were high and mighty seniors. Through all the years, we have looked forward to this one the most--to the initiation of the freshmen and finally to our Graduation. Rex Moles led us, with Bertie Hutchinson, MikeShowmaker, and Bill Haworth as his vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. As Student Body officers Hal Williams served as president, Sandy Shields as vice-president, and Sharon Thomasson as secretary. Carole Davis headed the GRAA; Eddie Newton was elected president of the Varsity Club with Rex Moles and Tim Farrel to serve as his vice-president and secretary-treasur- er. Fred Elligsen was elected as head of the newly-organized Debate Club with Paul Steele as his treasurer. Our class play this year was “Mrs. Plaster of Paris”, starring Sharon Thomasson. We also had our traditional Sadie Hawkins Dance. The juniors gave us a lovely banquet and prom with the theme of “Some Enchanted Evening”. Queen Linda Robinson looked so lovely with her court of Carole Davis, Sandy Shields, Rosalie Looney, and Karen Perkins. Baccalaureate Services were held on May 21. Today, one of the greatest in our lives, has finally arrived. We have received our diplomas and are about to start our new lives. Our four years in this school has been a great experience and now that we have finished, may we always remember them.