Hillsboro High School - Hilhi Yearbook (Hillsboro, OR)

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Senior Saga In September, 1943, a new freshman class entered the vast halls of Hilhi. We entered seriously and earnestly in a world at war. Under the restriction of dimouts, gas rationing, and curfew, we took our places as members of the student body quietly, often wonder- ing, when we attended the farewell assemblies for our student body president and many other senior boys, whether boys would still be leaving for service in 1947. But we had lots of fun, too; and our freshman mixer in the gym decorated in yellow and green, is still a pleasant memory for many of us. Our sophomore year was really memorable. Led by our star ath- lete, Willie Laird, a number of our boys were prominent in sports, several of them making letters. We were active, too, in clubs, de- voting much time to service work. And when the student body president asked for additional yell leaders, we had more in the try- outs than had any other class. Our junior year brought promises of new events, for with the summer had come peace. Although we were the school’s smallest class, we continued to star in all activities. Four of our boys were chosen as T.Y.V. all-stars in football and basketball; and in the speech and music departments we also won much recognition. Our play, ‘Junior Miss,’’ set a new record in attendance and was gen- erally recognized as one of Hilhi’s best. The fishpond and lawn- seats at our prom were a topic of discussion for weeks. This was the spring, too, when the student body broke tradition to elect from our class, Jerry Tisdale, Hilhi’s first girl prexy. Then at last it came! — the long-awaited September when we re-entered Hilhi to attend the classes of Miss Cimino and Mr. Stalley, to leave assemblies first, to prepare for Senior Dress-up Day, and all the many things that make being a senior so special. This was our third consecutive year at the state basketball tourna- ment; it was also a year for skiing at Mt. Hood, and spring week- -ends at Seaside. On May 2, we presented our senior play, “Double Door,” and then before we knew it, Baccalaureate Sunday dawned. On May 23, we marched proudly up the auditorium aisles, at last fulfilling the hope that we had expressed in our freshman annual — to graduate in a world at peace. res a a MI toe hepbdon