Oakridge High School - Warrior Yearbook (Oakridge, OR)

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C fciAi r In September of 1951 a group of disappointed students agoin entered the halls of the junior high These were the freshmen who, unhappily but cour- ageously were to spend another school year within the walls of the old grade school buiuding, newly turned junior high. Nevertheless, os ninth graders, there were certain jobs and traditions to be carried out, namely the painting of the O. The class was divided into two groups, 9A and 9B, each having different advisors and different class officers. Mr. Woodbury was advisor for 9A and Mr. Morris for 9B. The groups got together to elect Lois Beaty as their carnival princess. One year later, again rather fearfully, several varied characters entered the halls, this time the mighty halls of OHS, only to find that they, the sophisticated sophomores, were to be the low men on the Warriors’ totem pole Finding no freshmen to do the job, once more they trudged up the hill to paint the O. As the year progressed, the feors subsided and gradually, but steadily, the morale was built. Games were sold at, records bought and presented to the school, and other items of conquest were accomplished during the year. The officers elected for the class were: President, Paul Tuchardt; Vice- President, Joan Short; Secretary, Marlene Elam; Treasurer, Joan Brunson. Mrs. Cagle was the class advisor and Arbutus Rumelhart was elected carnival princess. With the bit in their mouth and the whip at their back, the new juniors jumped in head first and started the beginning of the year doing the many jobs of juniors The officers elected to lead through the year were: President, Glen Williams; Vice President, Don Walker; Secretary, Marlene Elam; Treasurer, Don Hainer. Mr. Cramer was the class advisor and Lorna Strawn was elected carnival princess. When the excitement of class rings wore off, Hillbilly Wedding” was chosen as the junior ploy and it wos a huge success. April 11 was the date of the carnival with the theme—Spring Festival. A new accomplishment was completed when the prom and the banquet were given on separate dates so that those not attending the prom could attend the banquet. Both were very successful. Bock again in September, this time as the chiefs and mighty braves of the Warrior tribe, the class entered the halls of OHS to become the Senior Class of 1954 The Senior Class officers were: Pdesident, Glen Williams; Vice President, Richard Svendsen; Secretary, Joanne Hoole; Treasurer, Jean Stevens. Mrs. Harms wos advisor with Mr. Seeley as co-advisor. Peggy Cole was elected carnival princess and was runner-up for queen. With the excitement and hurry-scurry of the taking of pictures, college visitations, visiting college promoters, and anticipating June 4th, the seniors were kept busy as never before. Then when senior play time rolled around, again everything was scrabble- scramble. The play chosen was Curtain Going Up '-a play about a'class presenting a play, along with the hardships and problems that arose as the night of the performance approached As the year drew to a close, the flutter of seniors grew even more, as a motto had to be chosen, announcements ordered, cap and gown measure- ments taken, ond the many other last minute plans made before commencement. The last week of school will be remembered by two-thirds of the class as the week in which their senior trip to Portland took place. On the day of June 1, they left at 4 o'clock in the morn- ing and returned the same time the next morning. Commencement was one of the most gala ones ever held in Oakridge. As the class walked out of OHS, many for the last time, one and all decided to Give to the world the best that you have and the best will come back to you.”

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SENIOR GIRLS Top row: Morno Notion, Joon Short, Bonny Jones, Dolores Cline.Second row: Noncy Spolingcr, Ruth Grohom, Gerol dine Sanders, Joyce Holl, Joon Brunson. Third row: Peggy Cole, Betty Frye, Pat Smith, Soro Cummins, Borboro Schmidt Bottom row: Ethel Toftdohl, Joanne Hoole, Marlene Elam, Jeon Stevens.

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SENIOR BOYS Top row: Koy Berry, Don Hoincr, Jerry Draper, Virgil Lee, Don Lindlond, Ted Weddell. Second row: Tom Zuvich, Pot Jones, Don Walker, Ken Kuchn, John Eshom Third row: Brion Neal, Richard Svendsen, Paul Tuchordt, Wesley Tiller, Glen Willioms, Kenneth Painter Bottom row: Gcrold Love, Bob Aslin, Bill C