Mount Vernon High School - Skagina Yearbook (Mount Vernon, WA)

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We Build Toward Tomorrow Part of the cast for the assembly, pictured above, are STANDING, Carolyn Elde, Barbara Cooper, Claire Slocum, Sharon Bonner, Susan Leigh, KNEELING, Darcy Gearhart, Ann Schneider, Janet Bustad, JoEllen Day, John Dean, and STANDING to the right, Jerry Nelson, Dennis Boner, and Bob Gray. Traditional gold rings with green stones were worn during highschool by the class of ,62 in the style they chose their freshman year. The class pin was chosen in their senior year as a new addition to MVHS class emblems. The Littlest Angel was presented by the senior class for the annual assembly before Christmas. Doris Bergman played the Littlest Angel who wanted, more than anything, to visit the Christ child on Christmas eve. She was assisted by JoEllen Day as Mary, John Dean as Joseph, Jerry Nelson, Dennis Boner, and Bob Gray as the three kings, Maureen Finley as narrator, and the senior Chansonettes as a choir of angels. pm Senior advisors, above, were: Miss Knowles, Miss Lisle, Mr, Hayden, Mrs. Chicoratich, Mr Copner, chairman, Mr. Easton, Mrs. Gurney, Mr. Beasley, and Mr. Parker. Missing was Mr Thrasher.

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Seniors In 1958 the class of '62, the largest entering class in Mount Vernon history, got into the full swing of high school life with Darcy Gearhart elected president, Ann Schneider, vice-presi- dent, Janie Hermanson, secretary 5 and Chuck Gordon, treas- urer. The frosh football team was undefeated, their basketball team was a champion one, and their wrestlers took second place in the district. As sophomore, the class elected Chuck Gordon, president, Mary Mcllraith, vice-president, Kristy Sather, secretary, and Duane Holmes, treasurer. The first members of the class to win their letters were football players John Slostad, Clint Stroebel, and Wes Snowden. Jerry Pelland starred on the basketball team which took second in the Northwest League while the wrestlers went to the state tournament. Cross-Country, a new sport that year, found Vic Rasmussen, Dave Olson, and Don Vanderpol as lettermen. The junior class oflicers were President Gary Stewart, Vice- president Mike Rimmer, Secretary Nancy Swanson, and Treas- urer Bruce Parkinson. From the junior class Janie Hermanson and Sara Sprouse were elected yell leaders and Mary Mcllraith, Maureen Finley, and Ann Schneider, song leaders. The football team again took the Northwest League Champion- ship and the Homecoming class princesses were Jane Cornwall and Linda Carlson. The Mount Vernon basketball team took fifth place in state. The wrestlers also had a tremendous season with a 13 to O record. Jan Jaeger was elected assistant treasurer of the Associated Student Body, and Joan Van Slageren won a special biological scholarship to summer school in Oakland, California. Janie Hermanson and Vic Rasmussen were MVHS royalty at the junior prom. The first sign of the new reigning class was the freshly painted 62 on the water tower. ASB officers were Doug Hansman, president, Sara Sprouse, vice-president, Mary Mcllraith, secre- tary 5 and Jan Jaeger, treasurer. Class officers were Evan Hansen, president, Bruce Parkinson, vice-president, Joan Van Slageren, secretary, and Jim Shelby, treasurer. The Girls' Club was led by Darcy Gearhart. Senior cheerleaders were Nancy McSpadden, Joanne Sparks, Ann Wilson, Susie Wotherspoon, and Ruth Wright. Homecoming royalty was Queen Janet Bustad and her court, Shirley Iversen and Nancy Swanson, and Senior Ball, Queen Janie Hermanson and King Jan Jaeger. The class assembly, The Littlest Angel was held before the Christmas holiday. The new year went fast and soon the senior sneak was a thing of the past, graduation night was gone . . . our high school days were over. 25 Leading all senior class meetings are President Evan Hansen Vice-president Bruce Parkinson, Secretary Joan Van Slagercn and Treasurer Jim Shelby.