Higgins High School - Coyote Yearbook (Higgins, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1963 volume:

Published by HIGGINS SENIORS Elementary Faculty and Principal Elementary Personalities Sports Activities Snapshots We, the 1963 Senior Class, would like to dedicate our annual to Walt Montgomery, our sponsor, coach, teacher and friend. The Seniors hope that this will help express our appreciation to him for being so helpful, co-operative, considerate, and tolerant. The Senior Class To the Student Body of the Higgins Public School This message is dedicated to the fine student body that we have and all can be proud to belong to. We realize that the primary reasonfor a school to exist is to serve the young people who enter its doors. We feel that our youths are proud of the school and wish to maintain the highest standards pos- sible. The students have a right to expect a sound high school education and the community is doing its best to provide this type of school program. The administration and faculty are very anxious to assist you and will do all they can to help you achieve the highest goals you can establish. You can depend upon us to help you in any way we possibly can. Very truly yours Charles E. Gourley f Superintendent .. Left to right: Max Lancaster, George Detrixhe, Walt Montgomery, Lillian Slemmer, DeAnna Egner, and Mr. Henderson (not shown). HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Charles Gourley, Superintendent; Emanuel Schwab, Alva Bernaud, Warren Jenkins, Sec. Treas.; Jonah Laubhan, Raymond Weis, President; Russell Landers, Vester Smith CUSTODIAN Nels Robertson SCHOOL NUOSE Virginia Koch BUS DBIV Left to right: Rev. Brumbelow, Nita Detrixhe, Mrs. Rudolph Koch. Mrs. Oville Gillespie, and Mrs. Harvey Bybee (not shown). ANNUAL STAFF Left to right: seated: Dona Slavin, J. D. Barton, Terry Langkeit, Judy Butts, LaDonna Forbau, Willis Smith, Mr. Montgomery, Standing: Margie Thomas, Faye Fiel, Jan Bryant, Tommy Hausler, Bill Trosper, R. H. Minton, Linda Roth, Joy Rippstein, Paula Eckardt. Judy Butts ...................................... Editor Terry Langkeit................................Co-Editor Dona Slavin.............................. Literary Editor Betty Barnard...................................Secretary MARGIE THOMAS President Play ...............................3 Basketball----------------------- 2, 3 Science-Math Club------------------3, 4 Class Favorite--................... 1 Citizenship Award ----------------- - 3 Drivers Ed. Award-------------------1 Science Award----------------------2, 3 H. S. Favorite----------------------4 Sec. Treas................—1, 3, 4 Basketball-------------------------2, 3 Commerce Award--------------------1,3 History Award-----------------------2 Class Favorite--....................— 3 Most Dependable---------------------2 Play------------------------------3,4 Sec. Treas. JANET BRYANT WILLIS SMITH Vice-President Basketball-------- Baseball---------- Basketball Captain Most Outstanding - S. M. S. President- Best - All - A round - - Play-------------- Vice President — Class Favorite----- Most Outstanding - - Scholastic Award -- Play-------------- Annual Editor ----- Science-Math Club Sec. Treas.----- Reporter JUDY BUTTS 1. 2, 3. 4 ■1. 2, 3, 4 ......4 ......4 ......4 --2,4 ----3, 4 - 2, 3, 4 ......4 ......4 ......3 ----3, 4 ......4 ---- 3,4 ......2 FAYE FIEL Basketball-----------------------2, 3, 4 Basketball Co-Captain................4 Pep Club Captain....................-4 Class Favorite ----------------------2 Best-Looking------------------------ 4 Class President----------------------3 Play---------------------------------3 Most Mischievous --------------------3 BILL TROSPER Basketball-------------------1,2, 3, 4 Captain -----------------------------3 All District-------------------------3 Baseball--...........-.......-1, 2, 3, 4 Play.............................. -3! 4 4-H............................1.2, 3. 4 Most Likely to Succeed-----------2, 3, 4 Vice-President-----------------------2 Pep Club ----------------------4 Annual Staff................ --4 BETTY BARNARD 4-H...........................1, 2. 3.4 Play.............................. 3.4 Literary editor-----------------------4 Pep Club------------------------------4 DONA SLAVIN TERRY LANGKEIT Basketball---------------------1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Co-Captain-----------------4 Volleyball---------------------1, 2, 3, 4 Annual co-editor--------------------- 4 Play .............................-3, 4 Most Popular--------------------------3 4-H......-....................1,2, 3,4 Friendliest.....-......................4 AU-Dist. Basketball--------------------3 H. S. Favorite------------------------4 Best-All-Around -----------------------3 Class Favorite ---------------------- 4 Play..................................3. 4 Basketball King....................... 3 Basketball----------------------1, 2, 3, 4 J. D. BARTON TOMMY HAUSLER Basketball-------------------1, 2, 3, 4 4-H..........................1,2, 3, 4 Neatest------------------------------4 Class Favorite ---------------------2, 3 S. M.S...............................3 Play---------------------------------3 Best Looking-------------------------3 Softball------------------------2, 3, 4 S. M. S. -Secretary----------------3, 4 Pep Club -------------------------- 4 Cheerleader------------------------ 4 Play...............................3, 4 Annual Photographer-----------------4 Wittiest----------------------------3 JOY RIPPSTEIN R. H. MINTON Basketball.......................— 2, 3, 4 Play----------------------------------3, 4 SMS....................................3 Wittiest..............................-3 Biggest Wolf...........................4 Softball......................1, 2, 3 Play..............................3, 4 Essay Winner...................... 3 F. H. A............................1 Science-Math.......................4 PAULA ECKHARDT LA DONNA FORBAU Pep Club............................— 4 Play.............................--3, 4 LINDA ROTH CLASS PROPHECY Everyone likes class reunions. The class of 1963 held one in Hig- gins in 1975. Most of us had changed, and looked much older; however, some of us still looked young and spry. We find JUDY BUTTS is teaching physics at Westpoint. She and the boys seem to be getting along just fine. WILLIS SMITH has just returned home from the Army where he was a Lieutenant. It seems he had received a dishonorable discharge for various reasons. MARGIE THOMAS is now posing for mermaid pictures. R. H. MINTON just flew in from Hollywood where he was finishing his first movie. It seems he was playing opposite Brigitte Bardot. It seems JOY RIPPSTEIN, Speedy Gonzales, is now a speedster at the Indianapolis Speed Way. LA DONNA FORBAU is reported as missing. She will probably show up some day in a strange place as she always did before. FAYE FIEL was manufacturing blue-and-white 1955 Oldsmobiles, but has given up on that and is repairing the air-way at Shepard Air Force Base. LINDA ROTH is a missionary in the Far East. The greatest shock we all rec eived was from PAULA ECKHARDT who reports she just won her fir st beauty contest. Of course, it was the Miss America Contest. TERRY LANGKEIT is now manager of a service station. She got her experience during noon at a local station. BETTY BARNARD is now a marriage counsellor in Reno, Nevada. BILL TROSPER is water-boy for the Boston Celtics after not making the team at Panhandle A. M. J. D. BARTON mortgaged his ranch north of Higgins and went to Madison Square Gardens where he became a professional bull rider and steer roper. DONA SLAVIN is now pilot of a charter plane due to the experience she got with spray planes during her high school years. JAN BRYANT was unable to make it as she is still grounded because of an incident which happened during our high school days. TOMMY HAUSLER is now running for President for his third term. He was so popular during his first two terms that they decided to give him a third. CLASS WILL I, J. D. Barton, will my ability to do something and get away with it to Rod Immel, who seems to be having trouble getting away with anything. I, Judy Butts, will my padlock to Pam Stout so that she will be able to find her P. E. clothes. I, Linda Roth, will my ability to sleep in class and get someone else blamed for it to Delvin Babitzke who always gets in trouble himself. I, Joy Rippstein, will my refereeing ability to Mark Goettsche since I won't be here next year to tell him how to do it. I, Paula Eckardt, will my natural colored hair to Linda Mingus so she won't have to spend all her money on dye. I, La Donna Forbau, will my ability to catch a man to Sister Ja Nelle, who seems to be having a little trouble getting one to go with her. I, Dona Slavin, will my ability to run around every night to Jerry Sutton who just runs around when he gets a chance. I, Faye Fiel, will my ability to run 20 m. p. h. to Carolyn Stucker, who seems to be having trouble running at all. I, Tommy Hausler, will my ability to go through Higgins High School to Lane Hill who made the same mistake I did, by not going to Canadian High. I, Terry Langkeit, will my title of Biggest Flirt to Cheryl Norton in hopes that she will take advantage of it some day. I, Betty Barnard, will my ability to stay in from P. E. and get good grades to Billie Sue Harper, because she gets bad grades. We, Jan Bryant and Margie Thomas, will two toothpicks apiece to Gary Laubhan and Lane Hill to prop their eyelids open in class. We regret that the toothpicks have been slightly used. I, R. H. Minton, will my ability to sleep in English class to Lane Hill. We, Willis Smith and Bill Trosper, don't have anything worth willing and also don't have time to make something up. I, Walt Montgomery, will my even temper and self-control to the sponsor of the senior class next year. He or she will need it. The. ? TMOs f S ior f c as you cj r s - y Coo K ? F SOPHOMORES Carolyn Stucker Jerry Sutton Kay Smith Jerry Bernaud Anita Sions Kenneth Butts JaNelle Forbau Garry Roth Mark Goettsche Rodney Immel Glenda Miller Bobby Brown Christine Brown Ray Minton DeAnna Bgner Sponsor Vf l V . I V f v • I ifrs v r x ifc� ' 6 ■ V S i —. y jk- £ 7 r ; - m v!7 i 1 S tx ' 4 'Yt • • •' 25% x. t y V vH s SM 7 t .«ML -V-. 1 V ■s l (I A fi 5 U fS V ., Ifl V. S 4 i wV v A vjUJ V - ■ _ V “5® -1' 'VyC 1'• !?' 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Matthews D. Johnson Vivian Keen Teacher Donna Sutton Randall Immel Linda Williams David Barnard Linda Elsheimer J. Stephen Detrixhe Judy Detrixhe James Clark Owen Laughlin Mary King Kevin Stout Mildred Neu Teacher FIFTH GHADF Samuel Stucker Reta Butts Bob Slavin Donna Phelps Jim Norton Margaret Jenkins B. J. Willyard Dynett Williams John Theisen Vickie Detrixhe John Brown Vina Gourley Randy Thompson John Landers Dan Roberts Jimmie Steinle Dollie Eascn Allen Crow Patricia Gillespie Richard Miller Michael Williams Michael Williams Robert Wassenmiller Coralie Milum Teacher FOURTH GRADE C. Weis E. Miller M. Roth D. Clark M. Moser C. Bybee T. Odom M. George A. Brown D. Brown D. Detrixhe H. Landers G. Forbau P. S tucker R. King C. Roberts D. Williams D. Wolfington Mary Bussard Teacher Arlene Price Rocky Landers Linden Weese Carson Williams Lee Ann Odom Richard McAdoo THIRD BRADT David George Cindy Detrixhe Paul Landers Brenda McCabe Floyd Thompson Bonita Brown Walter Dittfurth Esther Barton Teacher SECOND SHADE Darla Bybee Curtis Hort James Eason Nannette Weis Lavernia Miller Stephen Hughes Kennard Johnson Bonnie Roberts Teresa Dittfurth Paul Stucker Barney Page Cloie Zenor Teacher Calvin Crow Gail Fallis Dennis George Gary Wolfington Laura Stucker Karen Meller Joe King Kathy Hughes F RSTGRADE James Bryant Vicki Brumley Sherry Boughan Terry Odom Peggy Thompson Marla Tolley Laurie Montgomery Ruth Henderson Teacher SENIOR FAVOR ITES J. D. Barton Judy Butts JUNIOR FAVORITES SOPHOMORE FAVORITES Kenneth Butts and Carolyn Stucker ■ FRESHMEN FAVORITES . 10ST OUTSTANDING Willis Smith and Judy Butts FRIENDLIEST J. D. Barton and Glenda Miller NEATEST Tommy Hausler and Margie Thomas BEST-LOOKING Jerry Sutton and Faye Fiel $EST - ALL - A ROUND Willis Smith and Kay Smith MOST -LIKELY -TO SUCCEED Bill Trosper and Judy Butts BIGGEST WOLF AND BIGGEST FLIRT R. H. Minton and Terry Langkeit HI OH SCHOOL GULLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row: Coach Montgomery, Carolyn Stucker, Dora States, Christine Brown, Anita Sions, Glenda Miller, Lena States, Pam Stout, Kay Smith, JaNell Forbau, Manager Mark Goettsche. Front Row: Captains, LaDonna Forbau, Faye Fiel, Terry Langkeit. Faye Fiel Terry Langkeit LaDonna Forbau Lena States Pam Stout Glenda Miller % just camera: 4� no PMorc JaNelle Forbau Kay Smith Anita Sions Carolyn Stucker Christine Brown Dora States Linda Mingus Cheryl Norton HIGH SCHOOL BOYS 'BASKETBALL TEAM GaTLRo :J“ UnderSt y TtosPei- nton. J. d- Barton, BiU Trosper. Jack Hawkins, R H SmUh “ tame1' Fr°m 'tol“ “ k G°e““h'' “ Mill Willis Smith Tommy Hausler Bill Trosper J. D. Barton Jack Hawkins Joe Landers Garry Roth Jerry Bernaud Ray Minton Ray Trosper Rod Immel R. H. Minton HLBH SCHOOL BASE BALL TEAM Back row: Kenneth Butts, Lane Hill, Joe Landers, Mark Goettsche, Manager, Gary Laubhan, J. D, Barton, Seated: Rod Immel, Jack Hawkins, Willis Smith, Garry Roth, Jerry Bernaud, Walt Montgomery, Coach. miS' SOFTBALL T£AM Back row: Sandra Brown, JaNelle Forbau, Terry Langkeit, Dora States, Glenda Miller, Christine Brown, Carolyn Stucker, LaDonna Forbau. Front row: Paula Eckardt, Joy Rippstein, Lena States. Anita Sions, Faye Fiel, Kay Smith, Pam Stout, Barbara Brown ebade boys basketball team Standing: Coach Lancaster, Tom Zenor, Ronnie Johnson, Ray Meller, Larry Sutton, Donnie Johnson. Kneeling: Steve Williams, Roy Laughlin, Danny Moser, Jerry Steinle, Grady Gillespie, and Steve Smith. BIBIS’ GRADE BASKETBALL Back row; Myra Eggleston, Lois Robertson, Sharon Williams, Jo Ann Weis, Paula Detrixhe, Kathy Phelps, Beth Bryant, Coach Montgomery. Front row: Shirley Landers, Mary Miller, Diana Goettsche, Donna Sut- ton, Edwardine Forbau, Linda Williams, Effie Green, Linda Elsheimer, Judy Detrixhe. Simon play HERE COMES THE BRIDES! Jimmy Took, who needs a bride in a hurry...............................Willis Smith Bill Thompson, Jimmy's buddy........................................... J. D. Barton Mr. Oswald, a bill collector...........................................R. H. Minton Madge Burns, Jimmy's sweetheart .........................................Jan Bryant Aunt Ellen Thompson, Bill's aunt ........................................Judy Butts Uncle Dan Took, Jimmy's wealthy uncle..................................Bill Trosper Peg Westfield, Uncle Dan's ward..........................................Dona Slav in Mrs. Duvalle Smythe, an ambitious young woman .........................Joy Rippstein Bubbles” Duvalle, Mrs. Stnythe's young sister.........................Terry Langkeit Lady Macbeth' , stranger from Green Gables ............................. Linda Roth McDaniel, nurse from Green Gables .....................................Paula Eckardt JUNIOR PLAY DUDE RANCH Henrietta Dudley, manager of Dudley's Dude ranch...............................Judy Butts Jane Palmer, Eastern guest................................................ Terry Langkeit Sam Banks, the Foreman ......................................................jack Hawkins Jim Dudley, Henrietta's lesser half............................................Lane Hill Sally Dudley, Henrietta’s daughter .......................................... Pam Stout Barbara Young. Sally’s cousin...............................................Linda Mingus Bill Hicks, a cowboy.........................................................Gary Laubhan Bertram Weeks, a timid tenderfoot.............................................Joe Landers Hubert Young, Barbara’s father.................................................R. H. Minton V Third Row: Mr. Lancaster, Sponsor; Jack Hawkins, Larry Steinle, Ray Trosper. Ray Minton; Second Row: J, D. Barton, Jan Bryant, Anita Sions, JaNelle Forbau, Glenda Miller, Barbara Brown, Rod Immel, Bobby Meller, Joe Landers, Kenneth Butts; First Row, Paula Bckardt, Peggy Bryant, Judy Butts, Willis Smith, President, Margie Thomas, First Vice-President, Kay Smith, Second Vice-President, Joy Rippstein, Secretary-Treasurer, Mark Goettsche, Reporter, Christine Brown, Sandra Brown, Mr. Detrixhe, Sponsor. UAftT) Vott Gril V 'T e. 4;PrsT CL f — 'THzHKEd tryo ne See OiA 9e? fjA J w ofiKiAft- Ser 'OR -r8; Ue, C lTe UtTLc. Kenny CLUB Back Row, left to right: Mary Miller, Sharon Roth, Faye Fiel, Dona Slavin, Pam Stout, Sandra Brown, Barbara Brown, Tessa Roberts, Beth Bryant, Myra Eggleston, Paula Detrixhe, Shirley Landers, Mrs. Egner. Front Row: Anita Sions, Lena States, Christine Brown, Linda Willyard, Sharon Williams, Lois Robertson, Edwardine Forbau, Cathy Phelps, Joanne Weis, Diane Goettsche, Shirley Wilson, Dora States, Carolyn Stucker. Cheerleaders: Joy Rippstein, Kay Smith, JaNelle Forbau, Glenda Miller. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Seated: President, Judy Butts; Vice-President, Faye Fiel; Secretary, Dona Slavin; Treasurer, Terry Langkeit; Reporter, La Donna Forbau; Margie Thomas; Jan Bryant; Sponsor. De Anna Egner. Standing: Paula Eckardt, Carolyn Stucker, Billie Harper, Christine Brown, Linda Roth, Glenda Miller, Anita Sions, Peggy Bryant, Joy Rippstein, Sandra Brown, Kay Smith, Ja Nell Forbau, and Barbara Brown. 6IHLS' 4-H CLUB Back row: Sharon Roth, Linda Williams, Terry Langkeit, La Donna Fbrbau, Dona Slavin. Kay Smith, Anita Sions, JaNell Forbau. Second Row: Vickie Detrixhe, Donna Phelps, Patty Gillespie, Paula Detrixhe, Margy Jenkins, Dynette Williams, Joanne Weis, Cathy Phelps. First row: Mary King, Donna Sutton, Dianne Goettsche, Edwa- dine Forbau, Sharon Williams, Shirley Landers, Vina Gorley, and Shirley Wilson. 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