Lynden Christian School - Excelsior Yearbook (Lynden, WA)

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ua Competent CG eirucrers Oteiie JACK GROTENHUIS MISS ALICE TERPSTRA NEIL VANDER WERFF Freshman and Sophomore Chorus Public Speaking Shop A Capella Choir English Literature Algebra Band German I Geometry English I Math Psychology BERNARD ENGBERS REV. J. K. VAN BAALEN NORMAN DE BOER, Deceased Freshman English Latin II Typing Sophomore English ; World History General Math

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aia Guiding ‘Principal . aii Dear Class of '56: It is a real pleasure for me to express congratulations to this fine class. Even after having known you for only a short time, | already feel an attachment of sincere appreciation for your aptitudes and your attitudes. Your class text is appropriate for this occasion, especially in relation to the theme of this fine book. On an ordinary ocean trip there is a point beyond which there can be no returning to the home port. Trouble, shortage of fuel, or danger can only be met by continuing on to a port on the other side. There must be a forgetting of the things that are behind and a pressing on toward a goal. At occasions like this we should pause in reflection upon the past and look back over the way we have come. | trust that as you think back upon your school days at Lynden Christian, a sense of deep gratitude to God for the great heritage of His Covenant promises will possess you. You have arrived at a very significant compass point in your life. For twelve years you have been getting your bearings upon which to project a sucessful journey of life. No doubt, too, you feel a certain unwillingness to leave behind these many associations and activities. In your class text, Paul indicates that in the Christian life there are many points of no re- turn. He does not want us to think that we are being inevitably carried along with the winds and currents of the stream of life. Rather, he stresses that by deliberate resolution we must leave be- hind the things in our past and with earnest intent press on to the goal, the only goal of the Christ- ian life: the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. In this, your declared resolution, we, your parents, teachers, and friends heartily congratulate you. We assure you, too, that our best wishes and prayers follow you as you ''PRESS ON . Yours in the Lord's Service, MARK VANDER ARK

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GARRIS TIMMER JOHN VANDER VEEN MISS DONNA SPAAN Bible I Reformed Doctrine Christian Ethics General Science American Literature Freshman Bible Physics Church History Washington State History Physical Education Sociology World History MISS MARIAN VANDER ARK MRS. MARY DE BOER MRS. MARIE MEENK | American History Homemaking Shorthand Biology Grade 12 Bookkeeping | Girls’ Physical Education Grade 9 Health