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Talk about cheering! With the help of our energetic cheerleaders, Nancy Ihrie, Betty Iohn- son, Norma Nelson, Evelyn Ritter, Dick Schaal. Bob Spirakes, and their captain, Dorothy Nel- son, We yelled ourselves hoarse at every game. When the first green of spring appeared, a new thought filled our minds-the Iunior Prom. M-M-M!-We'll never forget that night! At the time we thought there was nothing else in the world equal to it. With a little transforming, the boys' gym made a very attractive ballroom. Social life was soaring higher every minute. Crowned Rose King was the class hero,-Galen Cheuvront. As juniors we had become ex- tremely social-minded. Then, just like that!-We were seniors! Se- niors-we had to say the word over and over again to make ourselves realize that we had at last reached that long-treasured status. It was an entirely new and wonderful experience to be treated like grown men and women rather than children. We elected Iohn Iudge, president, Gloria White, vice-presidentp Gerrie Schoenstadt, sec- retaryg Mary McCoy, treasurer. Our first party that year was held at Hamilton Park. Leaving our books and work behind, We had an eve- ning of fun dancing to the music of Mike' Iudd's band and sipping cokes. On Friday nights we met the whole gang at the Teen Canteen, which soon became our favorite haunt. Dick Iackson sang, we danced, and everybody had a grand ol' time. When the pigskin-kicking season ended, bas- ketball was our big interest. Bernie Brady was the captain of the lights. His power-packed 4A team-mates were Otho Kortz and Roger Mc- Caig. Shooting baskets for the heavies were George Bohentin, Don Keane, Dave Moore, and Bill Smith. The Iohnnie Weismullers of the class were George Nelson, Dick Schaal, and lack Weeden. Galen Cheuvront and Pat VanderMeyden bent muscles with the wrestling team. Those who slugged it out with the baseball team were Galen Cheuvront, Iohn Iudge,, Don Keane, Otho Kortz, Iames Kypros, lim Manos, and Hal Rec- ord. Track stars were Peter Lebaropoulos and Roger McCaig. Some of our sports-conscious girls were Kay Larson, vice-president of the G.A.A., Dolores Neises, Bernice Pelt, and Dolores Solecki, all letter girls. The galley slaves were headed by Kay Lar- son, editor-in-chief of the Press. Others were Camille Eggleston, also on the business staff. Ieannette Grotsma, Betty Hektor, Peter Lebo- ropoulos, Daniel Lorne, Bob McArdle, Roger Mc- Caig, Dolores McLarnan, May McClean, and Marilyn Singer. Evelyn Ritter was on the busi- ness staff. We worked hard for those E's and S's that gave us the cherished membership in the Se- nior Honor Society, of which lack Weeden was president for two semesters. Speaking of schol- ars, mathematicians Ieanne Ecklund and Athen Fanuris were our representatives to the annual math contest. Bursting upon us with the suddenness of a spring rain was our last semester. Another semester meant another election. Our last elec- tion was probably held in a more serious state of mind than ever before. Our choice for presi- dent was Galen Cheuvrontg vice-president, Gene Madisong secretary, Gloria White, treas- urer, lack Weeden. What a jumble things were! The Valentine hop . . . choosing committees . . . class dues and collections . . . play practice . . . planning the Pine . . . prom worries . . . term papers . . . final exams . . . trying to get applications into col- leges . . . Civics arguments . . . division gossip . . . the sweet voices of Ioan Kennelly and Wava Pennoyer, and Dolores McLarnan's glorious pi- ano interpretations . . . and our worst enemy, Spring fever! All this in four very short years. Heartbreaks and happinesses of old are just dim remem- brances now. Walking slowly up to receive our diplomas, high school memories suddenly take wing. The campus, classes, teachers-they weren't the things we'd be seeing daily any longer. No more would saddle shoes, sundaes, juke boxes, and cokes be our main interests. For us there is a new life ahead. What does it hold! GOD Bj-6 X
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xygwwxuf 'f ,-avi Drifting through the air, as we nervously don our graduation robes, are the solemn notes of Pomp and Circumstance. Seated out front are our parents-all is ready for the graduation. Semester after semester We have watched others in this position, but somehow it never seemed really close to us. Here we are about to walk down the stairs. Before us is a sea of faces. We don't know Whether to feel sorry or glad, but slightly damp eyes indicate the former. The one thought flitting through all our minds is Why doesn't this thing end? We are be- ginning to feel that We don't want to leave. Someone is speaking now-we want to lis- ten-but looking at the darkened and dimmed outline of the building which has been a part of us for four years draws our thoughts to many other things. There was our first view of the campus. Funny, we didn't even know what building was Parker High. Every person in the place looked like a senior. We couldn't find the assembly hall, but would rather have died than question anyone. We can laugh now, but then our mis- takes were a major tragedy. Our first acquaintance with high school life . . . overpowering crowds . . . conscious of every new face we saw . . . losing books . . . racing to classes to beat the tardy bell . . . casting ad- miring glances upon the greatest people in the world, the seniors.. . . confusion, noise, and often, a befuddled mind. How quickly We become part of it all,-too quickly. There were times when classroom min- utes seemed like months, and the months turned to rapidly passing minutes. Nothing much seemed to happen in our freshman year, but it didg we grew up. 18 1942-1946 By the time the second year skipped along. Parker was just a daily occurrence. Maybe we could term sophomore year the club-joining era. The junior High Honor Society meant a lit- tle more than it had in the previous semester, and the importance of service credits hit us harder. Maybe we joined the choir, band, or glee club. Many of our classmates combined their voices with the choir to help win those S's it received in the annual choral competition all four years we were there. Our A Cappella Canaries were Katherine Chelepis, Camille Eg- gleston, Norma Galbraith, Shirley Gay, Olive May Holmes, Betty johnson, Richard jackson, Fred Kimmey, Kay Larson, Barbara Lidster, Clayton Loughlin, Robert McArdle, Roger Mc- Caig, Bernadette McGlenn, Dolores McLarnan, Dorothy Nelson, George Nelson, Wava Pennoy- er, Dorothy Quintana, Evelyn Ritter, Bob- Spirakes, and Helen Vlahakis. The glee club gals were lean Allenfort, Adri- enne Bankert, Gerrie Benjamin, Dolores Benson, Irene Broverman, Tessie Ann Callas, Gloria Galbraith, Dolores Graf, Ioan Hickey, Georgi- anna Hicks, Nancy Ihrie, Ioan Kennelly, Betty LaForce, Norma Nelson, Mary O'Neil, Ramona Schneider, Christine Simpson, Marilyn Singer, Barbara Sneath, and Trudy Zimmerman. Band musicians were Fred George, Iack Stackhouse, Blair Dixon, Hal Carlson, Bill Wise, Bob Larson and Bob McCarthy. Terrific was the word for the September of our junior year. So many things happened it made our heads swim. Excitement raged high when we elected our first officers. At last the votes were counted and we discovered Fred Kimmey Was president, Ann Filler, vice-presi- dent, Shirley Gay, secretary, Kay Larson, treasurer. These earnest officers immediately began planning a sleighride party. Sleighbells, snow, and song. Gosh, what fun it all was! Football was our biggest thrill that fall. With Galen Cheuvront making touchdowns, we be- came real fans. But life had its ups and downs, and we hit one of the downs when Ioe Ward broke his leg in the Harper game. Ioe Wasn't a guy easily knocked down, and he proved it by returning as team manager the next yearg Ga- len was the new captain.
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