Powder Valley High School - Badger Yearbook (North Powder, OR)

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Senior Class History Frosh and as green as they came. That was us on that bright, sunny day in the fall of '44. Eleven shy but eager boys and girls climbed the stairs to become students of the North Powder high school. George Hardy and Bill Lewis enrolled at Christmas to make it an unlucky thir- teen. We feel however that it wasn’t unlucky for they were a great as- set to our field of sports. We took in our stride the fright and embarrass- ment which the Sophomores caused us at initiation. By the close of our first year we were planning with eager anticipation, the next season. Rowdy Sophomores! We were more sure of ourselves this year. We still had thirteen. Betty Jean Taylor dropped out but Jack Frost enroll- ed. He quit school however before Christmas leaving a number of twelve. Cocky and wanting a party every week was typical of us. Now it was our turn to pour it on the Frosh, and we thoroughly enjoyed initiation week. Upper classmen at last. As Juniors we had more fun and worked less. Again thirteen students, as Robert Gilkison transferred from Cali- fornia. How to make money for the Junior-Senior Prom was a major problem. We finally scraped up enough and gave the Seniors a pretty swell banquet and prom. Tins brings us up to our Senior year with eighteen students. Mud- dy Creek helped out our school in many ways. Clarice Busby was nom- inated by our class as Jamboree Queen. Others were Wayne Young, Esther Pritchard, Peggy Maxwell, Gary Aldrich, with Phyllis Jones also joining our class. We sponsored two very successful skating parties and at pres- ent date we have a full schedule ahead of us. So far in our history we have neglected to mention our class in connection with sports. We are pretty proud to say that our boys have been active in at least three sports for the past four years. Frank Mc- Alister has been a constant source of pride to our class. He has been voted Basketball All-Star all four years of high school. He has also been a foot- ball and track star.

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Class Will i, 1 - 1 i T ' We the Senior Class of 1948 do will and bequeath the following: To the JUNIORS we will our generosity. To the SOPHOMORES our ability as leaders. To the FRESHMEN we will our endurance to go through high school. As Individuals we bequeath ami will the following: I, GARY ALDRICH will my skill at tinting hair to Elsie Leonnig who loves the color red. I, CLARICE BUSBY will my knack of fixing hair to Annabelle Boesh with my best wishes for future success. I, ROBERT GILKISON will my nick-name Guzzler” to Keith Lewis who will live up to it. I. VERLENE PATTERSON will my height (all of it) to Audrey Carnes if she thinks she can use it. I, WAYNE YOUNG will my speedball driving to Mr. Heily so the cops can’t catch him next time. I, PHYLLIS McCANSE will take George with me because I don’t trust anyone else. I, GEORGE HARDY will my place in the boys’ chorus to Waymon White. I, LORRAINE TALLY will my nick-name “Fatty” and lost pounds to Jane Shaw. I, BILL LEWIS will my inquisitiveness to Tommy Christenson who never “minds other peoples affairs”. I. PHYLLIS JONES will my ability of choosing friends to the next sucker in line. I, DON DODSON will my good disposition to the school which needs it desparately. 1, JOAN MILLER would will my pesky nature to Olive McCanse but she already has a good start. I, ESTHER PRITCHARD will my domesticity to Pat Johnson. Am I right? I, JACK WILSON will my place as “second fiddle” to some other poor guy. I didn’t succeed. I. PEGGY MAXWELL will my smooth walk and good posture to Phyllis McClure. Don’t ask why. I, LEONARD KENWORTHY will to Dale Dodson my “permanent wave.” I, FRANK McALISTER will my shoes to Arlen Tally until he out- grows them. I, AREL MANN will my allergy of books, to Bonny Johnson.