Herington High School - Rocket Yearbook (Herington, KS)

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MASS HISHIRY As we look back over our four short years as hrgh school students we recall some of the hrghlrghts that made those years seem lastrng As meek and shy freshmen We all trudged to our frrst class meetmg We rmmedrately elected our offrcers with the help of our sponsors They were Beverly Lee Presrdent Bob Hannegan Vrce Presldent Bob Dale as Secretary and Treasurer and Carl Ellrott asHrstor1an Our class numbered 51 members and gsponsors whowere Mr Boyd Talley Mrss Flora Burnett and Mr Joe Bussard Our frrst semester party was a prcnrc at the Hermgton Lake Transportatron was provxded and everyone brought therr own lunch and a gay evenmg was spent at Lake l-lermgton Second semester found us agarn Journeyrng to the lake to eat, but mrs trme rt was on hayracks The rides were drrty and dusty but we were havrng fun Tractors were drrven by Maurrce Morgan and Duane Brehler wrth the superv1s1on of Mr Talley The Freshman attendant to the Football Queen was Claudrne Darby I.n musrc eleven freshmen helped to frll the roll books for the band drrector Partrcrpatrng rn sports were nrne 1n football and one rn basketball As not so green sophomores we elected as our offrcers Bob Hannegan as Presldent, Bob Holeman Vrce Presrdent Carl Elllott Secretary and Harry Granzow as Treasurer As our sponsors for our sophomore year we had Mr Darrell Mounkes and Mrss laura Melander As an 3Ct1V1ty as sophomores we undertook to have a dance for our class Not many boys could dance but most of them made a try to show they were good sports The refreshments rn the Home Ec room delrghted everyone Incrdently we had cup cakes and COKES When we were Junrors we thought we were well on the way out and decrded to really have a hard year of earnmg money To lead us to the best path we elected Maurice Moran Presrdent Harry Granzow Vrce Presrdent Bob Schaaf Secretary and Glenn Bayes as Treasurer Our sponsors were Mrss Elorse Palmqurst Mr Darrell Mounkes and Mr Waldo Pankratz Our frrst attempt to establrsh our used- up funds was dues and our Carnrval The carmval was a huge success well recerved by the people The Queen of the evening of fun was Beverly Lee guls were requrred to grve the boys a party Thrs was a hambuger fry at the farrgrounds and served as our semester party Our Junror play was a comedy in three acts Our Mrss hmmy was the trtle and our performances were well recerved by the audrence The brg event of the year was rn the near future and rmmedrately we began to plan for the banquet We chose as our theme Evenrng In Parrs and much beauty was drsplayed rn It s entrrety For months afterward the scene was in one s mrnd Our Senror year found us at the top of everythmg At least that was our thought -maybe not tops wrth everyone else but wrth ourselves anyway At our frrst meetrng we chose offrcers whom we thought could take care of the busy seruor year Presrdent Jerry Mflham Vrce Presrdent, Grady Ghrer Secretary Carl Elltott Treasurer lekoy Longhofer andH1stor1an Carolyn Brux Claudrne Darby was crowned Football Queen by Captam LeRoy Longhofer of the Football squad on the mghr of Home comrng Her attendant was Sonya Woten Our basketball queen was Beverly Lee and Grady Ghrer was her escort Beverly s two attendants were Carolyn Henderson and Shrrley Bell Our Skrp Day was an excmng one and after a happy day we all trudged home for a short mght s sleep What fun we drd havel We decorated the Chrrstmas nee rn the marn hall Thrs served as our party of the semester and after e hard work fudge and cokes were enjoyed Wrth only a few weeks left rn our last hrgh school year but contalned rn those weeks were frlled the thoughts of Class Day Commencement and Baccalaureate Agam we beganto recall memones and the wonderful experrences that frll the heart of a senror Our four years are at an end and with sad hearts we look back and see the happy and emoyable thmgs we must leave The march down the arsle torecerve our drplomas many steps unsure because of tears but as that moment began to fade and one shook the hand of and older and more expenenced person rt gave an rnsprrmg hope that we now were begrnning a new era rn our lxves 38 We next tried a magazine sale to try for more money. The boys exceeded the girls in the total sales and thus the . . . v V . th

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lIlASS PIHIPHHIY While gazing through the bars of our cell e of the windows of our glorious institution we real1zed that soon the class of 53 would be granted full pardon Come let us hop on our Jet propelled crystal ball and f1nd out what our fellow inmates w1ll be do1ng in 1978 twenty five years from now Leroy Langhofer ownes and operates a cha1n of grain elevators 1n and around Delevan Lester Schlesener IS d1rector of a ma1l order muscle building course See his amaz1ng new offer 1n the latest ISSUC of your L1ttle Lulu comic book .Terry Strickbine has a Job painting ce1l1ngs He does it faster and easier because he doesn t need a ladder Charles Mclntyre 1S Santy Claus in Macy s Department Store 1n Kansas City Alex Mowat 1S now papa of Alex Mowat IV Claudine Darby 1S first French horn 1n Mitch M1ller s orchestra Bob Schaaf has at last at last found the lost chord Beverly Lee 1S so disappointed cause all her kids don t have red hair Judy Z1nn has at last saved up enough money for a train t1cket for Denver Carolyn Henderson 1S now demonstrat1ng tractors for the plow Jockeys Helen Pankratz 1S st1ll trying to conv1nce Miss Torkleson that she doesn t like English Ballads Mary Weber has the gum concession at HHS It s a very profitable business Buck Brunner IS now president of the Profess1onal L1ars Club Paul Krause has at last got a new letter sweater Sonya Woten IS piano player at the swanky night club Schultz s Saloon Dean Walters ownes abakery and IS the biggest loafer 1n town Edd1e McAdams 15 still trying to beat .Terry in a game of snooker Rev Harry Granzow is m1ss1onary to the South Sea Islands where he preaches to he hula hula g1rls 'Three Fingers M1lham IS st1ll cutt1ng meat at St1les MaUT1Ce Morgan now owns Dickinson and MOTTIS Counties opponent IS Mr Pickering Duane B1ehler IS Vocational Ag teacher at HHS Dean Stroda 1S champion hog caller and lady killer of Morr1s County Denny Tatge IS installing park1ng meters at Skyl1ne DTIVG Paul W1ll 1S Publ1c Enemy No 1 Dean Floyd is chief d1str1butor for the Kentucky M0OnSh1nerS Assoc1at1on Delmar Falen IS pres1dent of Falen s Ice Cream Inc Easter Haefner has Just completed a book entitled My Twenty Four Years w1thLeroy Shirley Schlesener now knows what It s l1ke to get up all hours of the night to feed a brakeman and get him off to work Glenn Bayes IS head Basketball coach at Bradley s College for Women Lester Harmon st1ll can t decide which he likes best women or females Bob Holeman s theme song 1s For Men Who Know Tobacco Best,It s Women Two to One Don Herp1ch has given up women He s marr1ed now Carl Elliott IS st1ll try1ng to figure out how many sides a circle has Phyll1s Sm1th now runs a trained flea c1rcus Sh1rley Bell 1S a1rl1ne Hostess on the first Atom1c powered Rocket ship to the Moon Janine Bishop LS creating a sensation model1ng the new back less, s1de less, front less bathing su1t Carolyn Brux IS now yodel1ng with the Hoos1er Hotshots Karl White 15 assistant chief test pilot of the Herington Model Club We aren t say1ng what k1nd of models he is testing Majorie Meyer 1S a retired Beauty Queen of Hollywood after having taken Marilyn Monroe s place Bobby Jo Dale is president of his own brewery His advertising slogan IS 'Bottle s Beer for a better burp Grady Ghrer IS chief brain surgeon at the Her1ngton Hospital Buddy Sager st1ll hates the name Joseph . . . . , . . . . . t Bob Hannegan is running for President on the Republican ticket. His Democratic 1 1 ..' v O ' ll O .

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SEPTEMBER F11-st day of school F F A party at lake SIIHIHH CMI DAR Fxrst football game w1th Osage Cxty Football game w1th Chapman OCTOBER Football game w1th Hope Game w1th Marxon End of f1rst 6 weeks Kay and Kayette party Game w1th Cottonwood Game w1th Florence .Tumor Class Carnxval Game w1th I-hllsboro NOVEMBER Vocal Cl1n1c Falls Band and Band Booster Carmval Game w1th Counc1l Grove Band Day at Manhattan End of Second 6 weeks DECEMBER Donkey Basketball Game Iumor Play Band Cl1n1c Semor Class Party Basketball game w1th Chapman Game wxth Hxllsboro Game wxth Ab1lene Game wxth Hope Game w1th Peabody School out for Chrxstmas vacatxon JANUARY 6 Game wxth Councxl Grove 8 Jumor Class Party 9- . 13- . . ' . 16- ' ' ' ' . 22- ' . 23- ' ' 27- ' 29- . . . 30- ' 3- . . . n 5- . . . 9- . 1 . . . . 10- . . . . ' 12- . 13- ' 17- ' 19- - ll- ' ' 24- ' ' 14-Game with Peabody 27-Game with Wamego 15- ' 21- ' ' 22- 26- 6, . 9- 13- 2- 16- ' ' 4- ' 20- ' 5- ' ' 27- . . . 9- . 10- ' 12- ' ' 16- ' ' 3- ' 19- ' 10- ' 23- ' 17- ' . . 24- . - . 39 Game wmth Cottonwood Falls Game w1th Mar1on Game w1th Florence End of th1rd 6 weeks Band Concert Game w1th H1llsboro Game wmth Hope F FA party Game wmth Peabody FEBRUARY Game w1th Mar1on Inv1tat1onal tournament Assembly wxth Dr Bee speakxng Game w1th Counc1l Grove Hxgh School Operetta Game w1th Florence Game wxth Cottonwood Falls One Act Play Game wxth Ab1lene End of fourth 6 weeks MARCH Lyceum p1 ogram Lyceum program Pep Club Dance Program by Hmsmgton Band Semor Play F FA Banquet APRIL Easter vacat1on End of Flfth 6 weeks Chou' Concert .Tumor Senxor Prom MAY 14 Band Concert 17 Baccalaureate 22 Commencement