Jefferson High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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Beta promotes scholarship and service to both the school and community. The club’s main project is the sponsorship of a South Korean orphan. Funds for this were raised by a bake sale, the annual Powder Puff basketball game and by selling candy at various sporting events. This year, bas- kets were sent to the needy at Thanksgiv- ing Beta has a spring banquet to elect of- ficers and to choose next year’s members. The Gingham Ball was one of the major highlights of Beta’s year. The club’s advi- sor is Mrs. Luther Anderson. Service to school and community . . . The Junior Viking Sportsmen is a club interested primarily in the conservation of our wildlife. The club sponsors a program for the geese by collecting corn and build- ing nests for them. This spring, the mem- bers studied the migration of the geese as they returned from their winter habitats. One prospective project of the club is to build additional nesting grounds for the geese by constructing an island on Lake Winona by the Bethany Home. In this way the elderly will get enjoyment from watching the geese in their natural sur- roundings. The club meets once a month and has a guest speaker at each meeting. Interact is a worldwide. Rotary-spon- sored organization of young men dedicat- ed to service and international under- standing. The club sponsors a orphan in Argentina. In school service. Interact as- sists during Education Week and ushers at Commencement and other school events. Interact contributes to the Jingle Bells program and to needy families at Thanks- giving. This year, the club began plans for a youth center in Alexandria as a commu- nity service project. The club also sends two members to the Young Men s Confer- ence in St. Paul. Interact also works with the local Rotary in projects involving the youth. JUNIOR VIKING SPORTSMEN ROW I. Advisor Mr Banke. President R Benesh ROW 2: B Willie, Treasurer P Roors. J. Howard ROW 3: K Mouns- don. D Kalina. Secretary G Wickman. D Muyres Get your hands off the candy money!

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ROW 1: C nderson. J llcegaard. I Geiser, J Froem- ming. Secretary ( Wallentine. H. Taylor, R Shold. ROW 2: M Benesh, N. Bongard. B. Nelson, J Westerfield, N. Sonstegard. C Roers ROW 3: C. Woodward. Treasurer P. Pennar. I Kngler. M Haining, Vice President C. Arvold ROW 4: J Holte, S. Jarvi, S. Movold, T Perkins, C. Main ing, B krafthcfer, Not pictured: President C Reiland KEY CLUB ROW I: J Rudd, L DeFrance, F Steen. A. Stark. President T. Johnson, L. Ack- erman. J. Johnson, k Martinson ROW 2: M West by, P. Amundson, I). Sheriff, k Anderson. S. Fischer. R Ripperger, D Rust ROW 3: J. Woolliscroft, R Ahlfors. M. Steidl, J Froem- ming. Vice President Rolfsrud, S Tcssmer. ROW 4: Treasurer M Lundstrom. M. Martin- son. F. Bursch, P. Way, D Olson, Secretary T. Amundson. S. Brede Key Club is an interna- tional organization spon- sored by Kiwanis. It promotes leadership, scholarship and citizen- ship. The club’s projects include the llave-a- Heart fund, underprivi- leged children donations and the sponsorship of Career Day. Key Club also assists the school by ushering at school events and further assists the community by transport- ing the elderly to various Senior Citizen functions. INTERACT ROW I: P Dyke. M Thompson. M Sieve. P Benson. L. DcMitri. M Hedstrom, T Christopherson. ROW 2: M Steenhoven. k Lee, A. Gregory, P Johnson. B Anderson. D. Hayes. T karlsgodt ROW 3: President I) Olson. J Olson, Treasurer B knight. Secretary k Hoesch en. J Jenson. Vice president R. Halstead. M. Anderson. ROW 4: J Haase. D Lundstrom, C. Thompson. R Podratz, M. Frieburg. J. Lorenz. P Franzen. 14

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EUTERPEAN ROW I: Mary McCarten, Saudi Swenson. Cindy Woodward. Patti Weinberg, Sue Trumm. Debbie Kain. Nancy Bongard. ROW 2: Bonnie Bigott. Gayle Barr. Caryn Johnson. Kathy Toft. Donna lluhn, Sheryl Severson, Dcbby Faleide, Carol Dumdei. ROW 3: Frank Steen, Kris Midboe, Laurie Arvold, Mary Umess, Carol Walters. Marcia Peterson. Margaret Haining. Roxanne Tarrant ROW 4: Kirk Anderson. Dale Olson. Fred Bursch. Kevin Hoeschen, Jirn Woolliscroft. Dave Pappenfus, Philip Benson. Clubs encouraged cultural interests The Junior Euterpean Club of Jefferson is an or- ganization devoted to the growth of music. Monthly meetings are held with members presenting a program. Some of the activities during the year are a dance to raise money for a scholarship fund and also a re- gional music festival which members may enter and be judged. The officers were: Kevin Hoeschen, pres.; Frank Steen, vice pres.; Margaret Haining, sec. Mrs. Doran Christenson and Mrs. Sidney Carl- The firs» German Club in Jefferson was formed this year with Mrs. Peterson as its advisor. All the meetings were based on (German themes. For exam- ple, at Christmas, German food was served, tradi- tional carols sung and gifts exchanged. Officers for the past year were. Dirk Olson, pres.; Cog Reiland, vice pres.; Cathy Roers, sec.; Judy Fnx‘mming, par- lia.; Mary Jane Lee, treasurer and Mary’ Johnson as historian. son were the advisors. GERMAN CLUB ROW 1: D Kittelson. S Stcidl. M Hartung. L. Brandenburg, C. Anderson. A. Frisk. G. Schulz. D. Meyer. J Justice, C. Roers. V Hayden. W. Thomas ROW 2: S. Schackel. G. Backhaus, P. VonderHaar. D Anderson, R Hintzen. L. Jar- man. B Pomeranz, B Bracken. M Wiederholt, P Lee. P Stanz. C Wunderlich ROW 3: L. Arvold. M Ritten, K. Kiehne. W. Duenow. K Kuhne. B Korkowski. M. Andreasen. P Pennar. L. Max. K Holmquist. R. Tarrant ROW 4: G. Trainor. K Dobbei- puhl. B Schackel, S. Johnson. M Lee, M. Southward. M. Eisel, M. Johnson, D. Severson, P. Aga. S. Severson. J. Froemming. ROW 5: J Moen. R Evans, R Kallstrom. R Halstead. M. Sieve. D. Olson. J. (Godfrey, G. Fredman. D VVarkenthien. M VVestad. T. Wussow. 16