Peetz High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Peetz, CO)

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Class History ln September of 1945 19 scared ftrst graders walked up the steps of the new school butldrng When attendance was checked the followmg replied Graoe Gonzales Helen Fehrtnger Marlys Grllham, Sharon Hawkrns, Patricla Johnson, Dorothy Segelke Donna Swenson, Phyllls Wrrght Donald Roberts Laura Wheeler Glenn Bartels Kenneth Crow, Rlchard Finley Donavon Nelson James Nelson and Allen Wrlleford We all calmed down when we saw our beautrful teacher, Mrss Eleanor Spanler When May came we all hated to leave Mrss Spanyer because she had started teaching us how to play softball When roll call was taken rn our second year agam Mrss Spanjer was our teacher but we found Chace Gonzales, Laura Wheeler Donna Swenson and Phyllls Wrrght not present Bertha Fergerson, Ellen Oppre James Hemmer, Gary Meter, and Deanna Herboldsheimer Joined the class It seems that this was the year that Helen Fehringer walked down to the pr1nc1pal's offrce with Bob and Dick Nelson When we entered our third grade a new teacher Miss Mahoney greeted us at our door There were 24 of us thrs year wrth Marilyn Talcott Carolyn Van l-loose, Spencer Cronk, Eddre Dtllenburg Grace Gonzales and Darrel Frenzel Jormng us, and Donavon Nelson and Bertha Fergerson leavrng us Thrs year we learned a lot about home work and also how to play Jacks Manlyn Talcott and Pat Johnson enjoyed therr uips down town dunng the year Dorothy Segelke Linda Roper and Pat Johnson took their fust trrp down to the offrce Helen her second trip Two more students Joined us in the fourth grade They were Jack Chamberlrn and Larry Welton Our new teacher this year was Mrss Virgrnra Miller We lost Ellen Opple Marrlyn Talcott Carolyn Van Hoose, and Darrel Frenzel thrs year Mrs Bryan was our ftfth grade teacher This year we lost Eddre Dtllenburg and garned Gretchen Rung Milford Baldwm and Arthur Nelson In our sixth year our class broke tts record by havrng 25 students Everett Sperry Douglas Brauer and Donavon Nelson Joined our class while Gretchun Runge and Larry Welton left us We hated to see thrs year end for we knew that we were gorng to have to leave Mrs Bryan to Join Mrs McGill As all of us but James Hemmer began our school year wrth Mrs McGill we found out she wasn't as bad as we had been told Thrs was the year we learned to belreve only half of what we saw and none of what we heard As our eighth year rolled around the same students greeted tne same teacher There were 24 of us who recerved our drplomas rn May of 1953 We thought that rt was gomg to be mee to get away from Mrs McGill and her lrkrng for Englrsh but yet we would be under Mr McGill s watchful eye when we walked into hugh school After Mr McGill greeted us our first day as a freshman our worrtes of htm were over but the begmmng of our womes wrth the semor class were Just stamng As rmtratron rolled around we drscovered that the seniors were just as much afrard of us as we were of them for we almost doubled them in number Jack Chamberlrn was not wtth us thrs year Mr Bergman was our sponsor Our sophomore year was a very dull one Spencer Cronk Kenneth Crow and Grace Gonzales left us thrs year Mrs Mildred Horst was our sponsor Our Junior year brought on much actrvrty for us Wrth Mr and Mrs Bergman as our sponsors we put on a very successful prom and banquet for the semor class of '56 This was a Hawatian scene wrth our theme Hawarlan Cmise We gave a class play Your Face Is Famlltar thrs year also We lost Mrlford Baldwin Dora Prttrngton Donavon Nelson, and Arthur Nelson Jim Hardrn Jorned us Now the year 1957 finds us 16 m number wrth Clarence Fry Jotmng us and Everett Sperry and Jlm Hardrn leaving us We are now standing at the doorway of lrfe ready to go our separate ways with the pleasant memones of good 'ole P H S to help lead us to our success Although we are leavmg Peetz High School our memones w111 always lead us back Those who have gone all twelve years to Peetz High School are Patrrcla Johnson Glenn Bartels Helen Fehnnger Dorothy Segelke Linda Roper Allen Wrlleford Marlys Gillham Sharon l-lawkrns Donald Roberts, Jim Nelson and Patrrcia Meyer The other members of the class are Douglas Brauer Clarence Fry Richard Finley Deanna Herboldshermer and Gary Meter I ' . ' : . '. . . . D .' I I I ' I I , . . . . ' I . . .. . ' D D . . . .. . . . . I I I I . . ' . . ' . . . . , . D I I ' -I I U g . .. 0 D . I . I .. .. . ' . . . . g I 0 . ' . D D l U I 0 I . . ,,. . . .. ., D , I D . . . . . . . 3 I . I D I U . 0 I I . I l. . . ,, . ,, ,, . .,,. ' I I 0 ' I I. I u . . - lit I . , . . . ' . I I . I I I . I I 'I I . 0 I I I I I -I

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Gfadw allow PATRICIA JOHNSON at Class Member 1 2 3 Treasurer l Band 1 2 Grrls Chorus 1 2 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Cheerleader 2 FHA 2 3 4 Treasurer 2 Athletrcs 1 2 3 4 Class Play 3 4 School Paper 2 3 4 Annual 4 HELEN F EHRINGER Da Class Member 1 2 3 4 Secretary 2 Band 1 2 3 4 Publrcrty 1 Lrbrarran 2 Grrls Chorus 1 2 3 4 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 FHA 2 3 4 Athletrcs 1 2 3 4 Class Play 3 4 School Paper 2, 4 Annual 4 CLARENCE FRY Chuck Class Member 4 Student Councrl 4 P Club 4 FFA 4 Athletrcs 4 Class Play 4 School Paper Annual 4

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Class Will The 1957 graduatrng class of Peetz Hrgh bemg of sound mmd and body has prepared this document as tts last wtll and testament, and does hereby appoint Pete Fogale presrdent of the Jumor class as executor of same We request that he carefully execute these tnstructrons and make certatn that each bequest rs granted to the proper recrprent wrthout regard for hrs personal safety and wrthout self reward We have known thrs Junior class leader for several years and feel he rs best qualtfred to carry out our requests Our most prrzed possessrons have been stored rn the treasure chest of our mrnds and we do hereby relrnqursh the key to our treasures Pete Fogale, as presrdent of the Juntor class we now gwe you the key to the treasure chest and request that you present to proper persons the gtfts we have bequeathed To you as Juntor class presrdent we leave the greatest responsrbrlrty for gutdrng the senror class offrcers to be elected next fall Members of the graduatrng class wrll not be present to render servrce so they are en trusting you wrth thrs duty To the entrre Juntor class we leave a bountrful grft the prrvtlege of reachrng the top place rn our hrgh school It rs an honor to be semors rn our hrgh school and wtth rt goes the responsr brlrty of settrng a good example and gurdmg the younger students We know you possess the trarts of leadership so it ts with confrdence that we pass on to you the opportuntty to spend one year as semors of Peetz High Deep tn our treasure chest we have stored a respect and affectron for our hrgh school faculty Day after day you have torled rn our behalf Far too few are your rewards for gurdrng our learmng To you we grve our deepest gratrtude and hope that tn the years ahead of us we can prove our selves worthy of your efforts We semors feel duty bound to use our talents and our tratnrng as wrsely as possible we are determrned that we wtll make good rn the Jobs we undertake and that we wrll never shrrk our duty We srncerely hope that we can measure up to the standards you set before us and tn dorng so wtll grve you and the rncomrng students of our school the destre to reach success Members of the sophomore class you are the mrddle chrld of the famrly Your lrfe will go along wrth few changes rn the next year but have courage your peak year is sttll ahead Through out the past nrne months you have proved you are capable of sharmg the work requrred to make thrs a top notch school We request that you be glven further responstbnlrtres rn your Jumor year To you wtll go the prrvrlege of plannrng next year's Junror sentor banquet We hope you do as good a 1ob as the Junror class of this year drd for us We bequeath you the power to serve your school whenever you are called upon to do so in the coming year Freshmen you have adyusted to hrgh school ltfe remarkably well and we semors feel that you are now ready to accept greater duties We charge you wrth the responstbrltty of makrng the new freshman class arrrvrng next fall feel at home rn your school You wrll be expected to teach them the customs of your school and act as brg brothers to these boys and grrls enterrng a strange new lrfe To all of Peetz l-llgh s student body we leave the large store of reference materrals avallable rn the lrbrary We no longer have need for the books frled on these book shelves and we know that you wtll be able to rmprove your knowledge through theu use Handle them wrth care but do study hard from them they possess a mountatn of worthwhrle tnformatron whrch wrll make your stay here most profrtable They are not yours to keep stmply loaned to you Others wtll be needrng them for many years so see that they are not destroyed or damaged Belrevrng you to be trustworthy students we feel confrdent that you can both use and preserve them Fellow students of Peetz I-hgh School there are a number of plans we semors lard last fall whrch we have been unable to complete Srnce our trme rs over and we can no longer remarn carry out these plans we request you who have not yet completed htgh school to keep these dreams tn mmd and try to fulfrll them There was the matter of basketball and football trophres whtch we were unable to wtn Return to the season next fall wrth greater sktll and try to brtng those to our school We semors drd not prove ourselves to be the outstandtng scholars we had hoped You have trme yet to garn hugh scholastrc records When school begrns next fall, be ready to complete the tasks we left undone The last treasure we have stored away rs a mrllron thanks to our parents and our communrty of frrends who made our educauon possible We can repay you only through like servtce To ntght we extend you our thanks and a promrse to lrve up to your example I . ... . . . I . . - . .. , . .. ' . . 0 I . . . .D - l l - O ' - . .ps . . . . . , . .. . . . ' . . .. . : . ' . - ' . . . . ., . . . . . . ' 1 . . .. . ' . . .. 0 . I 0 I I . . . . . .. .. .to I D ' D .U . ., .