Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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Se Uvi (?Ccu4, In the fail of 1935 seven excessively bright little first grade students entered the Ranchester school. These included Bert Johnston, Helen Kawulok, Dorothy Kawulok, Jerry Dierks, James Strait, Gerald Schilling, and Eddie Kukuchka. The first year we spent in getting acquainted with each other and our teacher, Miss Highbaugh. The next year we were starting to become quite a problem for our teacher. During the third grade four new members were added. These included Hilda Hauf, Katie Heckman, Bob- by Weber and Ted Miller. The fall of ’38 found us in the Intermediate room. (I’ll bet Miss Highbaugh was really glad to get rid of us!) Our teacher was Prudence Switzer. She left us in the fifth grade and Miss Goldie Kopich took her place but Miss Kopich left us during the middle of the sixth grade and Mrs. Hazel Conley finished out her term. By the time we entered the seventh grade nine out of the eleven still remained. Ted Miller and Katie Heckman left us in the fourth grade. During that year we had two new students to take their places, Elaine Kawulok entered our class in the seventh grade, and Albert Wondra joined us in the eighth grade. The next fall we found ourselves starting out as Freshmen. (We could hardly be- lieve it!) Those starting High School included: Bert Johnston, Dorothy Kawulok, Elaine Kawulok, Helen Kawulok, Gerald Schilling, Jerry Dierks, James Strait, and two new Freshmen, Betty Anderson and Georgia Lee Burgess, who enrolled from Parkman. Dur- ing the second semester, Betty moved to Sheridan, and Gerald Schilling left later that spring. We also lost Helen Kawulok the following year when she moved to Sheridan. The remainder of us struggled on, and here we are—Seniors at last! Our year’s work ended May 16th and our Baccalaureate sermon was held Sunday, May 18th. Our most serious occasion, however, was our Commencement, Wednesday evening, May 21. For this, the Hall was appropriately decorated with the school colors. The Women’s Club kindly gave us the flowers. The address was given by Rev. W. A. Petzoldt of the Crow Indian Baptist Mission. His talk impressed everyone as a message of real worth and gave us, the Seniors, a deeper feeling of responsibility for the future. With the happiness of this closing event of our school life, there is mixed some regret as we leave our classmates and friends. We deeply appreciate their many good wishes. —JERRY DIERKS.

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Sc U yi4 6 BERT JOHNSTON Secretary JERRY DIERKS Student Council President

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CATHERINE KATHLEEN HELEN ROBERT RICHARD JULIA MAE ROBERTA ARNOLD 8