Napavine High School - Napawinah Yearbook (Napavine, WA)

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,jwhaiory It was thefall of 1950 when sixteen lost freshnm started along the path to four short years of hig1schoo1,which at thetime seemed so long to the class of 19514. The students entering high school were: Helen Valeos, Ronald Brown, Garyv Cabe, Robert Chappell, Beverly Mathews, Dennis Smith, Muriel Randall, Billy Randall, Thelma Koons, Willie Knee, and Johnny Bruenn, who had all successfully finished grade school at Napavine. Those enterirg from Jackson Prairie were: Patty Koski, Leola Swayze, Richard Matthiesen, and Melvin Galivan. Ella Hughes came from Seattle. Just as we were getting used to theways of high school days the sophomores really gave us a scare. They initiated us but after getting rid of lipstick we once again settled down to the good old high school days. We chose the Yellow Rose as our Class Flowezy Scarlet and White as our'Class Colors, Hamburgers and French Fries as our Class Food, and 'Experience Is The Best Teacher , as our Class Motto. The Girls' Leagme gave tin first dance in honor of us. We decorated and served. In our sophomore year we gained four new students: Rowland Randt from Winlock, Ruth Matney, from Missoula, Montana, Jack Knee from Port1and,.0regon, and Leonard Porter from Pe Ell. We properly initiated the freshmen and gave them a party the same night to make them forget the sting of the paddles. At the beginning of cur junior ymrwe gained cne new student, Janet Senne from Wishkah Valley. On November 7, 1952, we gave our junior play called A Ready-Made Family , and by a strange coincidence we received our class rings the same day. For the first time in manyuyears, the junior class gave a Junior- Senior Banquet. The banquet was given at tts St. Helen's Hotelin Chehalis in the Grill Room. All the teachers and their husbands and wives were invited. After the banquet most of the students went to the show. The banquet was held on May 8, 1953. We finally reached the last year of our high school career. A year which every high school student looks forward to. Our senior year. Our senior play was given on November 10, 1953. It was a great success. The name of the play was, Look Out Lizzie . We plan to go to Canada on our Skip Day sometime in May. Our baccalaureate date is set for May 23 and the graduation date is set for Hay 25. A fildkvs

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RUTH JOYCE MATNEY Entered from Montana Q25 Chorus C2-3-bl Girls' League C2-3-M7 Class Sgt. Arms C27 Girls' League Treas. 43, A11 School Play C25 Council Member C35 Class Play C3-U5 Basketball f37 Class Sec., Treas. Chl Carnival Princess f3l ROBERT EDWARD CHAPPELL 'NW Club f3-hy Basketball C1-3-hl Football Q1-3-bl Baseball Q1-3-hl Paper C3-bb Annual C3-bl Class Play C31 Council Member Chl Class Vice Pres. Chl All-Star Football Center KD, RONALD WAYNE BROWN Basketball Cl-2-3-bl Baseball C1-bl Football K3-gl All School P ay 427 Class Play C3-bl Senior Play C37 Annual C3-bl nNn Club C1-2-3-L, DENNIS WAYNE SMTTH Annua1'fb5 Class Play Chl Class Sec. Chl -14-

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. , , r.--v,-,-.-v- -.-,-.,,,. f-w-.-y--m-w..-.,,-.,.,.,-v- .., --.-qu .,..vf has' WW We, the Tigers of 'Sh, being of sound mind and memory, and fully conscious of the fact that our departure from school will leave a va- cancy that can never be filled, do hereby make, ordain, and declare this to To To to hand To be our last will and testament. the individual teachers and custodians we leave the following: Mr. Senne we leave our old poor work slips that we neglected in because of, should we say, 'shamefulnessln Mr. Johnson we leave the sayinv that we seemed to put to such good use in publishing our annualg 'Don't do today what vou can put off until tomorrow.' To Mrs. Milam we leave the out-of-date magazines which she has been so frantically looking for!! Don't you know that only the senior class is interested in the world of today and they must concentrate fully on the pictures featured in the 'Life.N To Mrs. Gothbers we just leave--because if we don't ----- she will! To Mr. Nelson we leave the memories of our peaceful play prec-- tice nihhts. To lr. Bachelor we leave the building only just a little messy-- after all, what other plans did you have for this summer?? As individuals we wish to leave the followiin to our friends: Janet Senne wills her ability to spoon In class to Patty Jensen- have fun dodging, Patty. Richard Matthieszn' wills his ability to play Romeo to Jack John- son--beware girls! Bev. Mathews wills her flirtatious ways to Shirley Wadley, better practice up, Shirl, here's one that is hard to beat. Denny Smith wills his dark manly good looks to Gary Stedham. Re- member, Gary, women go for the strong, silent type! Ruth Matney leaves her ability to argue with the teachers to Car- ol McGhie--better hop to it, Carol. John Bruenn wills his easy going manner with the girls to Walterh White. Hy, new nice!! Ronnie Brown wills his tall stature to Denny Lanland--Ronnie al- ways did practice good health habits such as setting plenty of rest-- especially in English Class. Bud Davis wills his grumpy manner to Edgar Luce-dwe are sure that he will want Helen Valeos Marie Thomas. we Bob Chappell to Virgil Bluh ! We sincerely to reform! leaves her ability to get alone with men teachers to all know that Marie has the technique to do so! leaves his 'buddy buddy friendship' with Mr. Senna I wonder why?? hope that you will put to good use these possessions that we have so generously bestowed upon you. Signed, -46- SENIORS OF 'Eh