Haslett High School - Dixit Yearbook (Haslett, MI)

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RAYMOND YERKIE Trustee THEODORE WILSON Trustee WINFIELD HARRISON Secretary CHARLES SHEPPARD Treasurer JAY JENNINGS President MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD The Haslett Board of Education wishes to congratulate the senior class of 1959 We hope you have enjoyed your year in the new high school building and have been able to profit from the curriculum. The Board of Education, with the help of many committees and individ¬ uals, has endeavored to supply the best possible in buildings, equipment, cur¬ riculum offerings, and faculty members so that you will be well equipped to enter the world of work and business or continue your education in the college or university of your choice. Haslett is a fine community in which to live. Parents and other friends of the school have been most cooperative and willing to help pay for the neces¬ sary buildings and operational costs of the school. We have tried to merit this confidence by giving much thought to the wel¬ fare of both citizens and pupils. This is sometimes very difficult as there are conflicting interests and ideas, some of which cannot be reconciled. We hope you are always proud of Haslett High School and we are sure that we can always be proud of you and glad to acknowledge you as a graduate. Best wishes for your continued success. The Haslett School Board

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Class of ' 59: As you arrive at another milestone in your life, your graduation from high school, I desire to take this op¬ portunity to congratulate you and grant you best wishes for a happy and successful future. In these days of stresses and anxieties young men and women, trained and educated, are needed to help keep our everyday occurrences in proper focus and perspec¬ tive. I feel that each of you can fill the niche that awaits you in your future endeavors. I sincerely hope that you will reflect your educational and social experi¬ ences as you make decisions for yourself and your fel¬ low man. Sincerely » F. J. Jappinga

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MEET THE SCHOOL BOARD Mr. Jennings, a member of the school board for three years, is serving his first term as president. He is the father of three sons, two in school, and one of pre-school age. Born in Hudson, Michigan, he has lived in Haslett for seven years. He is a bacteriologist with the Michigan Department of Health, served in the signal corps during World War II, and is a member of the Haslett Community Church, the Explorer Post 161 committee, and Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Born in Missouri, Mr. Wilson has lived in the Haslett area since 1916, and graduated from Haslett High School in 1923. He has two sons, both grad¬ uates of Haslett. He has been a member of the school board for 12 years, holding the position of treasurer most of this time. He works at the East Lansing Post Office, and has been active in scouting for many years, is a member of the Masonic Lodge, a former Kiwanian, and a member of the First Christian Church of Lansing. Mr. Sheppard has three daughters, two now being in high ' school and one a recent graduate. Having served a partial term on the school board in 1954, this is his first full year on the board. Born in Bridgetown, New Jersey, he has now lived in Haslett for 12 years, except for two years he and his family spent in Colombia. He is a staff member at Michigan State University. Mr. Harrison, born in Paris, Michigan, and the father of five children, has been a resident of our community for nine years, and a member of the school board for five years, holding the office of president for one year, with this being his second year as secretary. He works at Michigan State University, and is treasurer of the Haslett Community Church and assistant secretary of the State Soil Conservation Committee. This is the first full year that Mr. Yerkie has spent on the school board, although he served six months last year. He was bom in Lansing, but Has lett has been his home for the past 10 years. He has four children, three in school and one of pre-school age. An accountant at Michigan State University, he is a member of the Chapel Hill Church and the Masonic Lodge, and has been the treasurer of the Haslett P. -T. A. for the past two years.