Persia High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Persia, IA)

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HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS Freshman Year The graduatmg class of 1948 49 entered hlgh school xn the year 1945 There were twenty f1VE members 1n the class The class roll was Roberta Alter Cleo Arbaugh Rxchard Hester Marllyn W1llard Shlrley Cave Donna Mae Grayb1ll Bonme Carpenter Ronald Ehas Norman Ehas Chfford Mxtchell Lyle Ingwersen Mar1on Legan Donna Pltts Glen Perry Harley Martens Jacquellne Martens Wayne Martm Arnold P1tzer Phyllxs Ruckrnan Jo Ann Stamp Kenneth Wxllxams Lotus Patton Melvm W11l1ams Rosemary Shadden Bonn1e Caddell We were zntxtxated by havxng to dress up ln gunny sack costumes he gmrls representxng Bugs Bunny and the boys 1m1tat1ng Llttle Lulu We lost Shlrley Cave early ln the school year when she moved to Plsgah Thxs reduced our class membershlp to twenty four makmg It evenly d1v1ded class of twelve g1rls and twelve boys Class offxcers durxng our Freshman year were Vxce Presxdent Marxlyn Wmllard Secretary Treasurer Bonnle Carpenter Sophomore Year The class of 49 1n our Sophomore year was made up of ezght g1r1s and eleven boys We lost several students who had been wlth us dur1ng our Freshman year They were Rosemary Shadden and Cleo Arbaugh who attended school at Woodbxne Lotus Patton and Bonnle Caddell who entered thexr sophomore year at Logan and Kenneth W1llxams Several members of our class partlcxpated 1h dxfferent actwxtxes durxng the school year such as vocal musxc band and basketball 9 D ' . ' . . , . . ' l 1 D I l I l t . . 1 . . . . t . I . . , . . an President ------------------------------- ----- H arley Martens . , . ' .

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Q pun HARLEY MARTENS Harley is A guy who never passes you by He has 1 hu dx-ed friends 0nder , ff! MELVIN WILLIAMS At bnlketblll Melvin can t be beat He l A good looking boy and plenty n at GLENN PERRY DONNA GRAYBILL Here u e girl who l hard tc beat atudxoul pohte an well as neat Y ,H M d WAYNE MARTIN ou never n A better friend I 1 h 1 No matter when you look or when Wayne hn't the kind to comp A n or A ou 8 But when he opens hh mouth 1 :mile pops out U1 ,wa Qfbzifv

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Student Councxl Members Donna P1tts and Marxlyn Wxllard Class offlcers durxng our Sophomore year were Presldent Marllyn Wlllard V1ce Pres1dent Donna Pztts Secretary Treasurer Wayne Mart1n .Tumor Year Our .Tumor class consmsted of twenty two students Shxrley Cave who moved to Pxsgah m 1945 returned to Pers1a and entered our class Cleo Arbaugh started back to school here and Arlene Tennxgke1t who formerly attended Mlnden hlgh school also Jo1ned our class On October Z4 1947 the Jumors presented a mystery comedy play entxtled Hobgobhn House Our dmrector was Mxss Heldt Ingwersen and Harley Martens The class presented the Jun1or Semor banquet at the Hotel Fontenelle in Omaha May 7 A Mex1can theme was used Class ofhcers dur1ng the Jumor year were Presldent Arlene Tenn1gke1t V1ce Presxdent Bonme Carpenter Secretary Cleo Arbaugh Student Counc11 members were Rxchard Hester and Mar1lyn Wxllard Sen1or Year At the begmmng of our semor year our class cons1sted of e1ghteen members mne g1r1s and mne boys Harley Martens came back to enter our class at the fxrst of the year We lost Phylhs Ruckman durmg the f1rst semester and Bonme Carpenter moved to Colorado at the begmnmg of the second semester Thus leavmng seven g1rls and mne boys to graduate 10 During the year, we lost Jacqueline Martens, Arnold Pitzer, Lyle