Peetz High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Peetz, CO)

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liisinrg le started school in September, l9h1. There were twelve girls and four boys in our class. They were Lois Rice, Juanita Brachtenbach, Helen Haag, Twlla Oliverius, Loretta May Hammock, Sandra Deveroux, Jim Johnson, Carolyn lilleford, Joyce Gage, Nancy Pittington, Darlene Fehringer, Betty Helbert, Edward Fehringer, Nicky Norton, Melvin Fehringer, and Patty Stewart Miss Trout had to put up with our ignorance during our first two years in school. Ie, in the first grade, were in the operetta, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.' This took most of the time from school, which we all thought was a great deal of fun. We thought we were big now because we were giving an operetta. le were all lucky enough to be promoted to the second gra e. Roland Sohilz joined us during our second year. l out three days after our second year ended our school house burned down. Our third year was spent in the Ayle building and Mrs. Wolf was our teacher. Joyce Gage left us and we gained Edmond Hegarty during our third year in school. Our fourth year started in the new school building. Marilyn Olsen, Dick Stewart, and Mary Jo Palmer joined us and we lost Roland Schilz and Betty Helbert. We enjoyed this year very much. Miss Briedenbach was our teacher. In the fifth grade Larry Slaymaker joined A us. Ie had a very happy time in a room by ourselves this year. Mrs. lhitemore was our teacher. In our sixth year Mrs. Bryan became our teacher. During this year we gained Don lieser. We were in the operetta, 'In the Land of Dreams Come True' during this year in school. A few members of our class were fortunate enough to get main parts in it. Starting our ju ior-high years we were joined by Jim Wells. As seventh raders, we shared the thrill with the eighth grade of giving the operetta iTom 8awyer'. This was very interesting and required a great deal of skill from both the actors and the director, Mrs. Mclaughton, our music teacher. Irs. Fullen was our teacher during the seventh and eighth grade years. Jim McGill joined us in the eighth grade. This year some of us received 'F's' in citizenship for shooting spit-wads. One recess period some of our classmates informed us that the bell that had just rang was not our bell. le hurried back to the playground and were excitedly playing again when Mrs. Fullen came out to see why we hadn't come in. We told her it wasn't our fault as we had been misled, le walked in feeling rather funny and all the other pupils laughed at us. Ie graduated in 1950 with seventeen members: Juanita Brachtenbach, Darlene Fehringer, Twila Oliverius, Carolyn lilleford, Lois Rice, Helen Haag, Nancy Pittington, Marilyn Olsen, Mary Jo Palmer, Jim Johnson, Edward Fehringer, Don lieser, Melvin Fehringer, Larry Slaymaker, Nicky Norton, Jim Wells, and Jim McGill. Carolyn was valedictorian and Darlene was salutatoris . As green freshman we were joined by Betty Sperry and Don Fogale. We came through initiation with flying colors and acquired the knack of high school studying. In our second year in high school Larry Slaymaker left us and Charlotte Thomas joined us making a total of nineteen. le lost Mary Jo Palmer and Charlotte Thomas. During our junior year we put o our junior class play 'Hillbilly Weddin' and purchased our class rings. le took great pleasure in putting on the prom and banquet for the seniors. In our last and final year of school we lost Nancy Pittington and Marilyn Olsen. le have had many good times in our years together and will graduate with fifteen members. They are: Juanita Brachtenbach, Darlene Fehringer, Twila Oliverius, Melvin Fehringer, Helen Haag, Edward Fehringer, Betty Sperry, Don Iieser, Jim Wells, Carolyn lilleford, Jim McGill, Lois Rice, Jim Johnson, Don Fogale, and Nicky Norton. This page sponsored by Reich Furniture Company and Hecker Drug Sterling, Colorado