Grimes High School - Nugget Yearbook (Grimes, IA)

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LOOKING AHEAD 7th 8: 8111 Grades Furst Row Bobbua Beckel Shurley Maduson Joyce Weuser Joann Bohrofen Dale Johnston Mary Lee Lomax Beverly Booher Dorus Lomax and Jean Oyres Second Row Anne Kunsey Donald Colluns Shurley Paulson Sam Pruce Rheta Wuese Lowell Meuer Anna Mae Bauman and Danuel Beauchamp Thurd Row Phullup Clark Herbert Wulson Ruby Lunt La Rae Kussatz Ronald Baer Beverely Peter son Patty ODonnell Wulluam Weuser and Donald Kallem The doors ot Grumes School opened wudely to an evltl'uUSIdStIC group of seventh and eughth graders on the mornung of Sept I I947 Every head us held proudly and everyone suts a luttla straughter as we take our places for we are now Jr Hugh students But where are all the fruends we saud good bye to only a few short weeks ago? Now we glance about the room and note wuth awe the muracle of new heughts attauned the nuce coats of tan and shoulders whuch have broadened sunce we last saw all our classmates Not all the tacklung was done un the classroom as the first Autumn days found the boys on the old gruduron Football was now Kung as a competutuve sport The Jr Hugh boys opened the season on the home field by defeatung Bondurant Jr Hugh 25 to I2 In a return game the boys got oF to a slow start but came thunderung back to overwhelm the surprused Bondurant boys 39 to I2 Durung the flrst sux weeks of school we were sorry to lose Betty Rufe also Maxune Hember who moved to Grand Island Nebraska We gauned a new member Phulllp Clark brungung the enrollment to fourteen un eughth grade and twelve un seventh The eughth grade Englush Class formed an Actuvutues Club wuth Muss Moser our teacher as sponsor An unutuatuon party was guven and enloyed by all Chrustmas was a most loyful season and found us unusually busy The seventh grade presented a play An Old Fashuoned Chrustmas for the eughth grade Several took part un the all school Chrustmas program A guft exchange and a vusut from Santa Claus followed by a vacatuon tull after New Years completed our holuday season The begunnung of the second semester brought another change to our room wuth the resugnatuon of Muss Moser Both seventh and eughth grade gave farewell partues for Muss Moser Muss Jones became our Y Y Guudance Counselor for the county spent a day wuth the eughth grade On Feb I4th we were all pleased to be remembered by both com uc and sentumental Valentune greetungs from our fruends We enuoyed a treat and played games uru the gymnasuum durung the afternoon Basketball was most popular wuth both boys and gurls as a wunter sport A Jr Hugh tournament featured for the flrst tume thus year The gurls took an actuve part by partucupatung loyally un the cheering sectuon durung the enture tournament Anna Mae Bauman and Anne Kunsey were members of regular gurls squad Patrucua O Donnell celebrated her burthday un March by entertaun ung Muss Jones and all the gurls at her home where we spent a most enuoyable tume lt was also durung March the pest Mr Mumps sun gled out Donald Kallem as a vuctum for a two weeks peruod Eary un Aprul we ended our spellung contest whuch had been un progress for eught weeks The losers the Roarung Luons and the Navauos planned and carrued out a very peasant surpruse as a treat for theur wunnung opponents the Red Curcle Wunners and the Hawk eyes On Wednesday Aprul I4 all losers brought two sacl lunches to school At eleven thurty they each shared theur lunches wuth a wunner lmmeduately followung all boarded the school bus for trup to Des Mounes where we spent the afternoon at the State Caputol buuldung and the Hustorucal Buuldung We were all thrulled over the specual pruvuleges of beung allowed to enter the governors pruvate offlce and of meetung Muss Parker State Supt ot Publuc lnstructuon The most breath takung moment came wuth the clumb unto the gold dome of our caputol On the way home a stop was made at Reeds lce Cream Parlor All agreed that ut was a memorable trup The wunners thank ed the losers Muss Jones Mr Martens and Rev Boyles druver of the bus for a grand tume The last tew weeks of school brought added actuvutues of baseball for the boys and sewung for the gurls Last but not least were our class members who brought honor to our room through musucal accomplushments Ronald Baer was member ot the saxaphone quartette that won 2nd place un the dustruct contest at Adel Rheta Wuese was a member ot the Clarunet quar tette whuch made several appearances durung the year Ronald Baer Anna Mae Bauman Beverly Booher Donald Kallem Rheta Wuese Her Bert Wulson Joann Boauroten and Dale Johnson played un the school band Later un the year Mr Cassel formed a Jr Hugh gurls sextette composed of Dorus Lomax Joann Bohrofen Anne Kunsey Anna Mae Bauman Rheta Wuese and Patrucua ODonnel They wull sung at some ot the end ot school year actuvutues Anna Mae Bauman Anne Kunsey Patrucua ODonnell and Jean Oyres took part un the concessuons and program at the Carnuval on Aprul 30th Sth 8: 6th Grades Front Row Melvun Wules Lloyd Peutzman Carolyn Kallem Lavern Greut Sylvua Punegar Larry Seubert Albert McDowell Shurley McDowell Judy Folk Joe House Barbara Baer Bdllk Row gzzan Nzlkirrsolgu Zhyluus Rosenberg Roger Bloomfueld Samuel Hunt Bruce Andrus ya o e avu uese Ruth Kunsey Marulyn Bohrofen James Buddle On a beautuful sunny day un September we returned to a new school year To a few Barbara Baer Marulyn Bohrofen Sonya Wolfe and Lavern Greuf ut was a new experience attendung a town school Susan Alberson from Johnston was another new pupul un our room A few weeks later James Buddle uouned us Our enrollment was twenty one eught un the tutth grade and thurteen un the suxth grade It wasnt too long that we were makung Hallowe en decoratuons for our room Each month we made room decoratuons to carry out the theme of the month An unterest un luterature uncreased by lustenung to stones read to us by our teacher Dufferent pupuls gave us book reports The books were selected from the County Bookunobule whuch came every month We all read storues and poems pertaunung to the holudays to help ob serve them and guve us a better understandung why they are celebrat November brought us several days of vacatuon because of teach ers convention and Thankguvung At our Chrustmas program Sonya Wolfe Susan Alberson Ruth Kun sey and Roger Bloomfueld gave readungs on the hustory of dufferent Chrustmas carols and the carols were sung by all The gurls wore whute blouses and dark skurts and the boys wore lught shurts and dark pants After our Chrustmas vacatuon we prepared for semester exams Roger Bloomtueld was hugh un all hus examunatuons the furst semester Thus brought to a close one half of our school year ln February a basketball game was played between the boys and the seventh and eughth grade boys We all enuoyed the game We were all sorry to hear that Barbara Baer was un the hosputal un March Shurley McDowell also went to the hosputal un Iowa Cuty for a Check up Not long after Carolyn Kallem had the mumps and was out of school for two weeks Wuth all back un school we worked on musucal numbers wuth our tonet whuch were played between acts of the senuor class play These were under the durectuon ot Mr Bruggs who was our vocal un structor Mr Cassel taught Instrumental musuc to Sonya Wolfe Marulyn Bohroten David Wuese Marulyn Wules Lloyd Peutzman and Larry Seu ert Along wuth musuc practuce Aprul found us busy completung our studues ot readung spellung aruthmetuc language socual studues sc ence health and art for soon school would be out The partues of the year were held on Halloween Chrustmas and St Valentune s Day We were un charge of the games and our teacher served us treats of candy uce cream and care Marulyn Bohroten Ruth Kunsey Sylvua Punegar Lavern Greuf and Lloyd Peutlman are to be complumented tor beung neuther absent nor tardy durung the school year Our school year has come to a close and wuth best wushes to all tor a happy vacatuon' Iuscnty Fu: ' ' ' ' I ' I . . . . l . . - . , l . 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3rd 8: 4th Grades Firsl Row: Daisey Madison Twila Seiberl Jesse House Charlolle Kay Brown David Linl Phyllis Morris James Tullle, Karen Wiles and Palricia Seiberl. Second Row: Jerry Seiberl Doris Ann Bohrofen David Boyles Winnie Madison Joseph Kussalz Carol Baer Ronald McDowell Barbara Booher Marvin Bauman Karen Grimm David Bogaard Third Row Carol Lee Salverson Eldon Schlenker Carol Glnlzell Sleve Wolfe Janice Bohrgfen Roger Barlell Dorcas Wolfe Dennis Bohrofen Kay Adrian Rudy Wipperman Belly Tullle Larry Oslerhoul On lhe firsl sunny Monday morning In Seplember lhurly lhree boys and girls crowded nousuly mlo lhe lhrrd and fourlh grade lo be sure lo gel lhe favorile seal only lo find more pupils lhan seals We doubled up for a few days unlil desks from a nearby counlry school were moved In and everyone sellled down comforlably lo a new school year Eighleen pupils enrolled in lhlrd grade We were happy lo wel come James and Belly Tullle from Websler School Sleve and Dorcas Wolfe from Granl No 7 David Boyles from Ollumwa David Bogaard from Johnslon School Jesse House from Missouri and Carol Lee Sal verson who had been in school In Texas Those In fourlh grade who had nol previously been enrolled here were Roger Barlell Janice and Dons Ann Bohrofon Before long lhe days began lo grow shorler and lhe nexl lhmg we knew if was Halloween and of course we had lo have a lrllle parly lo celebrafe On November I0lh lhe Junior Class presenled a play and we en lerlaaned belween acls wrlh lwo songs Mud Pies and The Rheu maliz November broughl us a few days vacalion one for Teachers Con veloin and lwo for Thanksgiving Of course we enloyed lhese days very much Afler Thanksgiving we began work on our Chrlslmas program O December I8lh we presenled our parl of lhe program a musical play enlilled The Season ol Love The nexl day we had our Chrlslmas parly and exchanged gills Everyone received lovely gills and afler Ice cream and cake we wished each olher A Merry Chrxslmas and wenl home for our vacalvon The Lions Club and Legion gave a par ly for us loo We appreciared lhrs very much Afler our vacallon we worked very hard and our nexl break came as a Valenlme parly on Valenlrne s Day The sevenlh grade glrs made us a very nice box which was brlmful of cards when opened For an hour fleel fooled messengers carried greelmgs lo everyone in lhe room and afler lhe usual lreals lhe parly ended March came in like a lion and we had a couple days of snow vacafion Afler lhrs we saw snow men everywhere bul ll was loo deep for sliding Each monlh In our Arl class we made room decoralnons lo ful +he occasion so rl was nol surprising lo see Easler lilies and rabblls every where aboul the room during March April was ralher unevenlful excepl for hours and hours of sludy on reading wriling and arilhmeluc along wilh language geography science hygiene and music By lhrs lime we lhink we are aboul ready for lhe fourlh and flflh grades May Day found all of us oul hanging May baskels We made some of lhem in Arl Class and lhe resl al home When making lhem work seems like play May I4lh found everyone lusl as exclled as lhey were on Seplem ber Isl Afler lhe usual promolion aclivrlles we said Have a nice vacallon and Goodbye and school was oul fo anolher year' lst 8: 2nd Grades Firsl Row Nancy Alberson Maryan Shipley Lorna Bldqloll Dennis McKay David Roser DeWayne Snyder Jerry Llnl Allred Seiberl Genre Selberl Tommy Dray Sharon Kay Dolan Vlvlan McDowell Second Row Edwin Barlell Vickie Church Bobby Hunl Phyllis Kay Salverson LOUIS Booher Yvonne House Bobby Houghlaling Jane Fuson Bill Casady Juli Work Me vin Bauman Third Row Beverly Ann Osborn Ronald Morris Mary Llnl Sherry Kay Benlon Raedme Urfer Lewis Bogaard Eldon Bohrofen Sharon Rae Bales Nadine Folk Ronald Brooks Willard House Absenl Jeanene Taylor Nancy Paulson and Warren Bloomfield The new school lerm began Seplember firsl and boys and girls nol only in Grimes bul all over our counlry slarled a new year of work and growlh The lnleresl and alllludes of lhese children loward lhe school depended upon several groups the parenls lhe leacher his friends and lhe communily as a whole The school recognued lhe facl lhal children who enlered fursl grade differed widely in lheir background or readiness for school Some children had many learning experiences before lhey enlered school Children who have older brolhers and srslers had been expos ed lo much lncldenlal learning However on lhe olher hand an only child had had somewhal lhe same experiences bul more from an adull polnl of view Each child musl feel his imporlance as an individual and yel be able lo ful unlo a group Children musl feel a social belonging They musl have a feeling of securlly and above all lhey should be happy Some children lusl nalurally lake beller wrlh olhers and so are happy Olhers who are nol need lo have likeable lralls bulll up All Chu d ren have many good pornls if one can bring oul lhe besl in lhem From lhe earlesl years in school pupils engage rn many lypes of learning aclrvilles bolh rn and oul of school As a means of exlend ing experiences and promollng child growlh reading is of special val ue and is one of lhe mosl imporlanl experiences a child has in firsl and second grades For lhal reason rl should be a pleasanl exper sence and should make up a malor parl of lherr program We began work on reading readiness which gave lhe children framing and acllvllres which prepared lhem for reading The maler :als used were carefully graded so lhal each child proaressed slep by slep Youngslers can only become good readers if lhey read abun danlly in books wrlllen al lhelr level ln addllion lo regular reading periods In our classroom lhe child ren look library books home These library books were selecled from lhe Polk Counly Bookmobsle This library service has been of greal help lo us However in addllnon lo lhal we used malerlal from lhe Slale Traveling Library ll seemed lhal lhe fall days hurried by and Sanla Claus was on his way before we hardly realized il Al Chrlslmas lime we had a share in lhe program Every boy and gurl helped in presenllng lhe play Chrislmas in lhe Toy Shop The children lhoroughly engoyed imllallng lhe loy characlers as well as appearing In lheir colorful coslumes We fell gre lly mdebled lo lhe molhers for lhelr splendid coop rallon in helping make lhs a mosl happy occasion All children love fun Fun is food for lhelr minds and bodies and lhey musl have ll bul in :ls own lime and place Parl of every day as sel aside for pleasure buf lhelr especially panned parlles on holl days and blrlhdays are lhe be l of all Such happy limes as lhese give us many peasanl lhlngs lo re member Soon aller our May Day parly ve co'ne lo lhe end of anolher busy school year How eagerly we look forward lo lhal lasl day The children say This is our day lo play and have fun have a nice vacalion and good bye everyone Tu Cnty Sucn . . . . . . i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . - ' - I. - -I D . . . . . . , ,, ' . . , . . 1 s '. . 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