Hudsonville High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Hudsonville, MI)

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 H J 5 T O R Y The atmosphere in Hudsonvllle High School was much greener in the year of 1944 due to forty-six new Freshmen entering its doors. This mess of green material organized themselves into an intellectual group under the guidance of Mrs. Peters. They were properly initiated into the life of the school by the other members of the student body. Not having had enough of parties, they planned to have one on the second day of November in the Band Room. Spring brought on a feeling for an outdoor party, and naturally it led to a hay-ride'that ended up in Ensink's woods with a wiener roast under a full moon. Thus the first year ended. Once more the school opened its doors to Sophomores who weren't quite so green. Deciding to help the Freshmen get acquainted we held a masquarade party in the old building. Surviving the winter they cele- brated by having a roller-skating party in the. Colesium in Grand Rapids. We were well chaperoned by Miss Winter and Mrs. Peters. Progressing further on their journey into life they emerge as Jun- iors in the year 1946. This time we had as our sponsor and leader Miss Mulder. Now we had to get down to business in preperation for the next two years of activities. First in line were the football and basketball games where we made and sold hot-dogs and popcorn. On certain Friday nights we gave movies which netted us a handsome profit. This too was the year to get our class rings. After many long months of waiting they fin- ally arrived and were placed on the fingers of certain people. In Feb- ruary we really enjoyed a pot luck and tobaggon party after which we were ready to call it quits for parties for awhile. We ended our Junior year with a successful banquet for the Seniors under the theme, Maytime . Now we are the scholarly and wise Seniors, better known as the grad- uating class of 1948. We are down to only twenty-three, or just half of the group that started out. This didn't dim our prospects for the year. To get started right we decided to have a hay ride with eats served after- wards in Harriet DeWeerd's home. The party turned out to be a snow ride but we were hearty enough to make it around one block in Jamestown. After refreshements the majority of boys found It too dull and left to find other amusements but the rest of the class carried on with games and other sports. To make up for their social error the bdys decided to fix a waffle supper for the girls and then go tobaggoning. The girls appreciated their efforts in spite of the shoe leather we had to eat. After three hours of climbing the hills in Johnson Park we returned to eat cake and pie made by the dainty hands of the weaker sex. Best part of it all was when every- body helped to do the dishes. This year, even though we were the smallest class, we outsold all the previous classes in magazine sales and earned more than enough to pay for our trip to Chicago. With the money received from the Junior-Senior play we intend to buy a useful and worthy gift to leave with the school. Now that the end of school is in sight we are anxiously' looking for- ward to our boat trip to Chicago and also that of being guests of the Juniors at their spring banquet. Then it is time for formals, gowns, and finally our diplomas. We, the class of 1948, have enjoyed every memorable moment of our school life and as we leave we hope that you underclassmen will have as much fun and enjoyment aS we did.