Owatonna High School - Totem Yearbook (Owatonna, MN)

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ABOVE: This is the room, verifies Sharon Graham to Sharon Krame pitz. Locating new classrooms gives even the upperclassmen some trouble. Typical of all teachers, Miss Steppe accepts the confusion of the first day of school with calmness and poise. BELOW: The excite- ment of seeing old friends, the opportunity of meeting new teachers, and the challenge of beginning different classes is all included in the first day of school. Busily comparing schedules during their lunch period are freshman girls Judy Evans, Pam Lindberg, Mary Ann Han- son, Bonnie Jensen, Karen Gullickson and Joyce Hamron. PREPARATION FOR To the upperclassman the first day of school means returning to an old, familiar building, but to an inexperienced seventh grader it is much like exploring a labyrinth. Barbara Fitze accidentally took a wrong turn and found herself in the unfamiliar surroundings of the audi- torium, which was redecorated during the summer months. -. nv- in 8 Nr ,I ld S-I

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FUTURE BRINGS US TO BUILDING OF LEARNING Youth is the Password with which vie enter adult' hood. Ahead lie experiences that require more in- dustry, responsibility, and intelligence, but vve vvill be qualified to meet these greater challenges by apply- ing the training we have acquired in our youth. Our days of youth are centered around activities of the school. Each day during the six hours of classes v-.e receive an education designed not only to teach us basic facts, but also to guide us past the written text to those permanent learnings which vve can apply throughout our entire life. The inculcation of this heritage from the past is the primary function of our educational system. Entering this building of learning, Ovvatonna High School, we find the PASSWORDS TO THE FUTURE. LEFT: Everyone enioys paging through a new text book. Some stu- dents such as Mary Emmons find the contents of interest. Because all assigned reading material is designed with an important purpose in mind, it is worth doing carefully and thoroughly. BELOVXWLEFT: Make one complete turn to the right to seventeen . . . experiments Linda Quale as she tries to open her new locker. BELOW: In spite of his excuses of doing extra credit reading, Mrs. Holgate insists that Duane Newell give his favorite Mad magazine to her. .lim Kading only offers a devilish smile to his dismayed friend.