Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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■ TOP ROW: THIRD ROW: SECOND ROW: BOTTOM ROW: “Siveet Land of Liberty . n 7 v i e freshmen n J A J Norma Harwood, Harold Dobbs, Joyce LaPofnte, John Kopet, James Coorough. Mrtrie Johnson. Mary Du Lake. Reynold Copsey. Wilfred Benda. Stanley Garnsworthy, Rosella Check, Violet Bedward, Esther ('heck, Eldon Lucas, Doris Benish. Allen Ashbacher. Robert Dilln.ann. LeRoy coorough. Bee Jean Kislia. Robert Adney, Bonnie Jones, William Konichek, Daniel Crady. Kenneth Bloyer. William Bacon. Marion Lundberg. Fredrick Johnson. Maxine Bunders, Robert Cejka, Lyle Key. Barbetta Cardine, Donald Higgins. Calvin Ahrens. TOP ROW: THIRD ROW: SECOND ROW: BOTTOM ROW: Charles Welsh. Doris Markham. Raymond Tippery. I-eRoy Picha, Rita Wolford. Mary Lou Weighner. Lillian Titlbach. William Nickerson. Lelah Oestrich. Jack Toubl. 1-eRoy McMahon. ( armen St. Jacque, Gerald Sebastian. George Welsh. Gloria McKillip. John Marvin. Robert Shaw. Elsie I anka. Alta Sebastian. Gladys Tolierman, William Wachuta, Goldie Stuckey. Donald Steiner. Paul Nolan. Carrol Polodna. Doris Tiehenor. Robert Wolford. William Steiner. June Kadloff. Kerne Scheckel, Ida Mae Schweiger, Rose Robejsek, Shirley Waller. Glen Martin. Jean Schneider, Norma Nickerson. Eileen Zinkle. Cordelia Zimmerman. Donald Zimmerman, Imogene Weighner. Donna Jeanne Ray. Mary Thimmesch. John Steger, Richard Matti, Robert Wachuta.

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The Sophomores Athletics, forensics, band, and many other activities of the school see students enrolled from a very promising class. It’s the class of '44 and no other. Introduced to the school in their freshman year through the freshman-sophomore mixer, the members have proven themselves a very energetic class. President for the first year was Erby Satter; vice-president, Hob Elliott; secretary-treasurer, Betty La-Kocque. Mr. Smith was the advisor for this successful first year. Many of the class participated in baseball. John Boldt, Darol Boldt, Carl Silberhorn, Don Wachter, and Bob Elliott are the students who stand with bat in hand. Claiss officers for the sophomore year are president. Boh K. Elliott; vice-president, Betty La Rocque; secretary-treasurer, Suzanne Rink. A large part of our band is also sophomore students, namely, Louis Steger, William Bittner, Ailene Eggleston, Karl Rider, Gareth Ray, Morris McFarlane, Bernard Kavanagh, Darlene Al- derman, Adeline Chamberlain. Ernest Otteson, Erby Satter, Darlene LaPointe, Don Ritchie, Ruth Picha, Edna Stuckey and Donovan Daugherty. In the field of sports we find an interesting lineup of coming athletes. Football second string, Carl Silberhorn, Donald Ritchie, John Boldt, and Bob K. Elliott. Basketball also has its sophomores. Dallas Boldt, Carl Silberhorn, Bob Elliott, and Don Ritchie. Laird and Check are B squad members and will he good material for the A squad next year. Forensics under the skillful supervision of Paul Lutzke, Sr. has three sophomores, Louis Steger and Joseph Wachuta who are in the oratory group and Ailene Eggleston who participated in the reading division. Also in boxing, three sophomores who came through with high honors are LeRoy Coorough, Bernard Kavanaugh and Donovan Daugherty. The Freshmen Upon entering the high school last fall, the class of 45 proved to be as green as all the preceding classes. As many classes have done, they changed from “scared freshies to studious underclassmen. The students chosen by their class mates to lead them to success were: president, Lyle Key; vice-president, Mary Lu Lake; and secretary-treasurer, Bob Shaw. The class chose Mr. Smith to be its advisor, and upon his leave to the service of the United States, Mrs. Linzen-meyer was chosen his successor. As is the custom, the class was divided into two homerooms. The officers are as follow-s: Home Room I president, Mary Lu Lake; vice-president, Donald Higgins; secretary-treasurer, Maxine Bunders. Home Room II president. Jack Marvin; vice-president. Bob Wachuta; secretary-treasurer, Lelali Oestreich. In the Student Council the class president and two home room presidents represented the freshman class. Shortly after their entrance to the routine of high school the freshmen were greeted by the sophomores with the Freshman Mixer. This was a gala affair and interest was created by all of the stmlopt body. , ManvyW tly l toys oj y olass took an active pi $r-in foe various seasonal sports. The most outstanding were, undoubtedly, Lyle Key and Charles Welscli of the undefeated “B” squad. This freshman class has a splendid start.

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Junior High At last we made it!! Yes, finally we are in high school. It is only junior high, but to he sure, we have worked our way into a bigger and more satisfying atmosphere of education. Our class advisor and teacher is Miss Lila Murton. For our class officers were elected Jane Kissel as president, Ruth Schreiner as vice-president, and Kldre Beuthin as secretary and treasurer. Miss Kissel was made an honorary member of the Student Council, and along with the eighth grade president, gave the junior high some very fine representation throughout the year. “Hanzel and Gretel”, the grade school operetta, gave us a chance to show some of the fine musical and dramatic talent in the class. Boys in the class who had participated in sports throughout the year, succeeded in making a good name for themselves and in promising the high school some future sports stars. Kenneth Borne was very proud to he the only seventh grade member to he awarded a medal for his participation in basketball with the junior high team which placed second in a tournament at Boscobel. Girls in the class also competed in seasonal intramural sports such as archery, volleyball, girls basketball, pingpong, and badminton. Under the expert guidance of M iss Murton, these future high school students have made a very good showing and we know that they will continue with their good work. Backing the “V” for Victory Club 100%, the eighth grade stood out, along with their co-workers, the seventh grade, as one of the outstanding classes of the year. These pupils, staunch and hearty, and understanding the present cjrisis as one who can understand a subject that requires much concentration, were not a class that shirked defense work. Lead by M iss Helen Vi etzle as president, and assisted by Bernard Strauman as vice-president, with Madonna Hill as secretary-treasurer, the eighth grade donated large sums of money to various organizations as the milk fund. Red Cross war drive, and civil defense arm WVlsV - Social ctivities'h1ive been one of the greatest functions set'Torth by Miss Nona Deary, instructor, hi prompting the pupils to mix with one another. Several of the pupils have joined together in various parties, and their greatest thrill came when they were allowed to go to pre-prom. Among the social events that the pupils participated in were “Hansel and Gretel”, grade school operetta, Valentine parties, Christmas party, and Easter get-to-gether, as well as selling tickets for the senior and junior activities, making artistic properties and posters to advertise their activities. The thought that next year, “We’ll be sitting up in the assembly along with those above us,” gives a thrill unequaled to many of the students. Next year-I t'c will be called high school students’.! in their minds, and they strive to wu!vj fici class for their main object, Miss N. Deary Miss L. Murton