Prairie Du Sac High School - Prairie Pride Yearbook (Prairie Du Sac, WI)

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Harold Maas, Barbara Mueller, and Jo Ann Schoephorster are striving to meet the dead line. THEIR WORK CAPTURES MEMORIES Thoughts of the glory of putting out the '56 yearbook blinded the staffs' eyes to the many difficult jobs ahead-- jobs like planning pages, taking pic- tures, writing copy and captions, and selling the yearbook. Their first concern was soliciting •ads. Muttered phrases could be heard s they practiced sales speeches. How good those phrases sounded--un- jtil they stood before their first pro- spective sponsor. Page planning was a larger bite than planned on. They began working ! with that novelty, the pica, for sizes of pictures; and copy captions and Sheadings which were pinned in place to assure themselves of the effect on the reader. Needless to say re- ANNUAL STAFF--Sitting: Mary Ryan, Rita Taylor, Barbara Mueller, Mary Lee Gruber, Mr. Ness. Second Row: Bonnie Wegner, Virginie Mielke, Jan Worman, Joyce Yanke, Kappy Fitzgerald, Kay Richter, JoAnn Schoephorster, Steve LaDue, Jack Wagnild, Keith Wegner. Third Row: Patricia Meyer, Jeanne Gruber, Norma Fuchs, Lucille Sprecher, Harold Maas, Margaret Wenzel, Raecile Luher. KYS4M «I I a I » 1 ? Ml rMtVi.3 H j» J Fli'lT f WJ pinning was numerous. The responsibility of producing a good yearbook for the students of Prairie du Sac High has been a challenge. They now present their product to you. Advisor..........................Mr. Ness Editor............................Barbara Mueller Assistant Editor..................Mary Lee Gruber School Calendar...................Harold Maas Senior Activities.................Rita Taylor Class History.....................Bonita Wegner Senior Quotes......................Janice Worman Jack Wagnild Sports.............................Steve LaDue Arthur Fraser Art Work........................Margaret Wenzel Page Paste-Up.....................Jeanne Gruber Norma Fuchs Patricia Meyer Kappy Fitzgerald Typing.............................Jo Ann Schoephorster Virginia Mielke Kay Richter Joyce Yanke Ads................................Raecile Luher Picture Identification..............Lucille Sprecher Mary Ryan Keith Wegner Published by Litho Productions, Madison, Wisconsin. Also aiding in the production of the annual are Mary Ryan, Jan Worman, Mary Lee Gruber, and Rita Taylor.

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 mm'-1; illlllPMvM I CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF SCHOOL YEAR SHMHIHf mu September 2-- ’’What did you.do during the summer? echoes through the school as the new school year officially starts. 16-- Three cheers for the team announces the first pep meeting. 23-- PdS students become serious as they elect class officers. October 7-- Student Council initiate post-game dances with Harvest Moon Ball. 10-11-- Seniors dress up for senior pictures. 12-- Green freshmen get initiated into PdS. 21-- Prairie students celebrate a victory over Lodi by attending the Homecoming Dance: Football Fanfare . November 2- 7-- PdS becomes deserted, as the teachers go to convention in Milwaukee, for a week. 3-- Students cram for first nine-weeks' tests. 3- 9-- Four one-act plays are presented and judged at PdS. 23- - PdS students find out how smart they are by writting I. Q. Tests. 24- - School lets out for Thanksgiving vacation. 28-- Full and contented, the members of PdS return to work. 30-- Watch the Birdie becomes order of the day as school pictures are taken. December 14- - The operetta Hansel and Gretel is presented for Prairie studenti 15- - Christmas Concert fills Prairie High with seasonal music. 16- - Journalism Staff's Mistletoe Magic dance is held. 16-- Bubbling with Yule Tide Spirit, the members of PdS leave as Christmas vacation begins. January 3- Look what I got for Christmas! echoes through the school ai comes into session once again. Well, only half-a-year left . . Seniors Present the Snow end of first semester. Frost Fantasy . F ebruary March April May June illlfl f!„ 8-- Say cheese, that's it --school activities are photographed. 10-- Valentine Dance is put on by the Letterman's Club. 12-- Ice show, Silver Skates is presented. 17-- Teachers get a vacation from students, and vice versa, as they leave for the Southern Wisconsin Teachers' Convention. 17-- Sophmores present St. Patricks' Club 17 Dance. 21-- Band members go to solo andensemble tournament. 21- - Maurice and Minette give students a chance in the entertainment world. Those participating were Duane Zick, who rode a miniture bicycle: Darvin Zick, Greg Mulcahy, Bill Fitzgerald, and Tom O'Donnell all of whom helped with the trampoline act. 22- - End of third quarter finds students and faculty looking forward to summer. 23- - A sure sign of spring -Spring vacation starts. ii 3-- A big plague of spring fever threatens as school is re-openned. 11-- PdS announces spring time with a spring concert. 21-- Juniors present their Prom, April in Paris . 28-- PdS becomes represented at the band and chorus tournament. 23-- Senior Class Night 23-24-- Seniors take their final exama 25-- Seniors take their class trip-across Lake Michigan. 27-- Baccalaureate night. 28-29-- The under-classmen take their final exams. 31-- Students receive their report cards and attend the school picnic. 1 - - Commencement Night School lets out. Students shout. Teachers sigh. Seniors wish you all good-by. Hi IK

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 THESE GOLDEN YEARS i ! ■■« i nr tMiimr These Golden Years of high school Fly by all too soon, Almost unnoticed they go From day to day. Yet they mark us unmistakably As we grow, as we become Men and women, molded by friendships, insight, Morals and knowledge. Anonymous m m v nmi 'ili W fit CONTENTS • i ADMINISTRATION.............6 FRESHMAN...................9 SOPHOMORES................20 JUNIORS...................34 SENIOR QUOTES...............46 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY........47 SENIORS................. . .48 ADS.......................61 PICTURE DIRECTORY...........70 ADMINISTRATION...............6 IlfMlWfllS't Mf£ tSth 8 IIHlii