Hoyt High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Hoyt, KS)

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In September, 1952, fifteen inexperienced freshmen crossed the golden threshold of Hoyt High. Since the majority of us had attended grade school in the high school building, we were pretty well acquainted with the setup for high school. The freshmen this year were Doris Turley, Sandy Gillespie, Janice Rickel, Joyce Tuck, Grace Williams, Delores Rickel, Imogene Stolle, Nanette Pappan, Delores Nioce, Caroline Rose, Joan Ehrhart, Mildred Bolz, Gayle Stithem, Bill Carey, Lorraine Covert, and Shirley Eabb. Bill Hidy from Morganville entered our class during the year. Lorraine Covert left us to go to Washburn Rural and Shirley Babb went to Circleville. Our class officers were Delores Nioce, president; Gayle Stithem, vice-president; Janice Rickel, secretary-treasurer. We were initiated, as freshmen usually are, but our biggest thrill during this year was when two of the freshmen, Janice and Gayle, won the title of King and Queen of the carnival. Our sponsor was Mrs. V . R. Horn. Vie started our sophomore year in 1953 and again had fifteen members. Bill Hidy was missing as he had moved to Soldier, but Nancy Rickel from Burlingame had entered our class. During the year Bob Springer from Wetmore entered. Our officers were Delores Rickel, president; Gayle Stithem, vice- president; Delores Nioce, secretary-treasurer. Since there were so many girls in our class, only eight were chosen to serve at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Our class sextette won first rating at the County Music Festival in the spring which made us very happy. Mr. Bliss was our sponsor. When we started in as juniors, we found that we had lost Bob Springer. He had gone back to Wetmore, but in November Garry Wright from Perry joined us, and at the beginning of the second semester, Bonnie Bausch from Holton entered. This year our officers were Gayle Stithem, president; Mildred Bolz, vice-president; Sandy Gillespie, secretary; Doris Turley, treasurer. Two of the highlights of our junior year were the junior play, Hillbilly Weddin', and our Junior-Senior Banquet. The theme of the banquet was Hawaiian Nights. It was a lot of work, but everyone enjoyed doing his or her part. Mr. Haden was our sponsor. In the fall of 1955 when we started in as seniors, we had nineteen mem- bers. Victor Miller entered from Topeka, and Evelyn Beasterfeld from Esk- ridge joined us soon after school started. We lost Bill Carey and Evelyn Beasterfeld before the Thanksgiving holidays. Bill joined the Marine Corps and Evelyn returned to Eskridge, Garry Wright left at the end of the first semester as he moved to Meriden. This year the following classmates guided us through our senior activities: Grace Williams, president; Victor Miller, vice-president; Joyce Tuck, secretary; Janice Rickel, treasurer; Delores Rickel and Joyce Tuck, Student Council representatives. The most important events of this year were our Class Night, senior trip, and the Junior-Senior Banquet, and of course our graduation exercises. During this year the stu- dent body organized a Student Council on which seven seniors served. Mr. Thorpe was the sponsor as well as sponsor of our class. Thirteen of the students who started in as freshmen in Hoyt High back in 1952 will be graduated in this class. We have enjoyed our high school days, and we hope the seniors in years to come will have as much fun as we have had.