Medicine Lake High School - Honker Yearbook (Medicine Lake, MT)

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Don and Arlie Garrick hard at work. Atlas and Ford Service GARRICK'S STANDARD SERVICE Don Garrick, prop. Medicine Lake Montana LYRIC THEATRE Culbertson MOFITGFICI The finest inexpensive entertainment THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital Funds over SI50,000.00 Geo. N. Lund, Pres., P. T. Holm, Cashier, Harold Everson, Vice Pres., Olive Hansen, Ass'f Cash., I'IiIcIur Vilen, Ass'1' Cash. Reserve, Montana Olive Hansen Qrightl and Hildur Vilen fleftj at the When the fateful day of September 8, 1953, rolled around 240 scrubbed and shining UQ faces enrolled at the Medicine Lake school. Included in this figure were 100 high school and 140 elementary pupils. Seniors received their class rings September 15. fAlthough some of these rings didn't stay with the seniors very long--somehow they managed to lose themlj Everyone was busy writing complimentary land otherwisel ditties in the 1952-53 annuals which arrived on that day. Football season opened September 18 with the Honkers beating Froid. The first BDA WAUKA was published September 24. Better late than never. Vance Petersen led the BDA WAUKA staff and Joan Madsen was editor of the HONKER. Vance and Joan had GREAT affection for their respective jobs and stated, The HONKER and BDA WAUKA are our first and only loves. Election of class officers was held September 30. Wayne Smith, Don Omundson, Ann Michels, and Sheldon Andersen headed the senior, junior, sopho- more, and freshmen classes respectively. Sophomores initiated theFreshmenOctober 7. The freshmen's lovely outfits consisted of sheets, corn- starch and egg make-up, bolt necklaces, shoe-box shoes, and fphewj an abundance of perfume. Poor freshmen! You'll get your revenge next year. After 10 days of selling carnival queen tickets, students turned in their money for their respective candid ates. Ann Michels, sophomore candidate, came out on top to receive the title of 1953 Carnival Queen . Second place winner was Pearl Lee, senior, while Betty Lou Nielsen, freshman, and Shirley Tron- son, Junior, received third and fourth positions. The seniors had to wash their faces again, for on September 20 Artice Studios from Williston, North Dakota, arrived to take senior portraits. Incidentally, the camera did NOT break. Teachers reluctantly parted with their pupils October 29 and 30 when they attended a teacher's convention in Glasgow. Although it almost broke everyone's heart not to go to school for two whole days, all managed to survive. Hillbi1ly Weddin 'was chosen as the senior class play. Practice started November 3, and the play was presented December 10. Hillbilly dress and a-r-f-u-l posting machines. Fall activity! mug,

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Those great big, happy smiles can only mean one thing--teacher's convention! s-1-o-w d-r-a-w-l-s characterized the play. That thar thing war directed by Mrs. Lucy Smith. The band and chorus made their first public ap- pearance when they presented a concert at the Dag- mar Parish Hall, November 6, for a Family Night . Freshmen held their return party for the high school on November 12. I-Ionkers wound up the football season November 14, with a loss to Ekalaka. Basketballpractice started two days later, on November 16. The FFA, under the supervision of Mr. Robert Weber, sponsored a turkey raffle on November 19. Said turkeys came in very handy during Thanksgiving vacation, which started November 26, and ended November 30. Basketball season opened November 28 with Med- icine Lake journeying to Plentywood for the opening game. Lake emerged victorious, 53-41! The chorus and band gave a Christmas Concert December 17. It centered around the Christmas story, and tableaus added to the performance. Joan Madsen was the narrator. Not to be outdone by the high school, the grades presented Trouble in Toyland on December 21. December 23 marked the last day of school be- fore Christmas vacation. The FHA held a high school party in the afternoon. All the little kiddies received a bag of candy from Santy Claus. After consuming large amounts of food during vacation, students waddled back to school January 4. The Lake firehall burned down Sunday,January 10, causing extensive damage. Semester tests were given January 21 and 22. At times like that, it was nice to have a B average, ----- providing the teachers decided to give exemptions! Jeannotte going for another Honker touchdown! .. ...,.t..-...- ...........,,,,,1wv v xx ' 1 t if 'v,AL-J f bt, 'Y 'S PLENTYWOOD CREAMERY the home of Glacier Ice Cream - Power Buffer a n d Power Pasfeurized Milk Compliments of DAGMAR BAR Roy Rasmus sen Dqgmqr Montana THEJ.H.COMPANY George H. Johnson, owner Hardware, Coal, Lumber Reserve Montana who-IQ W 4.2.1 w..