Plentywood High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Plentywood, MT)

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Qmxyv f-fisWj In the fall of 1950, fifty-seven five, six, and seven year olds entered the Plentywood Public School for the first time and met their first teachers, Miss Agnes Mullen and Miss Joan Larsen. This was just about the most important thing that had ever happened to them then! Our first eight years of school were normally spent studying and eagerly awaiting for the day of eighth grade graduation where several rural students joined us in the exercises. As we entered high school in the fall of 1958, our class of 76, which was the largest ever to enter PHS, earned the name of the Class of 62. After having been duly initiated as freshmen by the class of 1961, we got into the swim of things by joining various organizations and participating in many school functions and activities. We proved our musical abilities in band and chorus and other musical groups. A large number of boys became active in the three major sports. Several of our class have represented PHS at the annual Williston Band Day festivities, at State Music Meets in Missoula, and at state FFA and FHA conventions. In 1960, our class was represented at the state basketball tournament in Cutbank, and that same year, we won the annual inter-class track meet. Tragedy struck, too, though in December of 1959, when a faithful classmate, Curtis Christenson, was killed in an auto mishap. The whole school, as well as our class, was saddened by the loss of Curt. Now we were juniors. We had lost many classmates along the way side, for we had only 54 of our original 76. In the fall of 1960, we displayed our acting ta'lents by the successful production of three one-act plays under the direction of Miss Osta Madsen. The titles of these plays were Two Crooks and a Lady, Dear Departed, and Teen-age Party. The next spring we hosted the junior-senior banquet and the junior prom. The theme for both of these events was Hawaiian Cruise. Our memorable senior year was launched by winning the prize for the best homecoming float, and later by capturing the pep jug. Our dramatic production was No More Homework, a hit comedy, again under the direction of Miss Madsen. On December 23, we hosted the Christmas Ball, the theme being White Christmas. As we look forward to commencement, we stand to be the largest class ever to graduate from Plenty- wood High School with 54 receiving their diplomas. A busy week is coming up with Baccalaureate scheduled for May 20, Class Night the 22nd, and Commencement the 24th. Hope we make it through! The hard work of 12 years is finally paying off. Of the 57 students that started here in the first grade, we have 30 that are still with us. They are: Keith Anderson Doris Hilyard Fern Mehl Harlan Skillingberg Curtis Antonson Janet Johnson Willard Michels Karen Sprague Donald Eggen Darlene Joyes Jerry Olson Mary Ann Timmerman Joanne Eggen Elaine Juve Karrol Peterson Ruby Wang Dwayne Evenson Dennis Ketterman Linda Peterson Roy Welter Barbara Fleming Kari Linn Kienitz Ron Rierson Robert Willard Linda Hass Glenn Klofstad Mary Lou Simonis Bernard Wold James Herman Karen Lee Other graduating seniors who have joined us along the way are: Judy Bergh Betty Goetzinger Sharon Larsen Bradley Peterson Gerry Bergrude Susan Jensen Careen Looman Eileen Rasmussen Don Davenport James Kaip Donna Loupe Willard Rorvig Leslie Enghusen Karl Kanning Clayton McCall Susan Scott Edward Flacker Allen Lagerquist Marjory Mortenson Marvin Severson Karen Flacker Ron Larsen Marian Palmer Larry Thompson

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dote oh '62 KAREN LEE Valedictorian MOTTO With the ropes of the past we will ring the bells of the future. CLASS OFFICERS President JAMES HERMAN Vice President BETTY LOU GOETZINGER Secretary-Treasurer JUDY BERGH Student Council Representatives RON LARSEN ED FLACKER HARLAN SKILLINGBERG Salutatorian COLORS Turquoise and white FLOWER White Carnation Presentation of the Class Key to Barbara Thompson, junior class president, by senior class president James Herman.