Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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JUNIOR HIGH GALE SHATZER NORMA HAUF DORIS HAUF RICHARD LYMAN —10—

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SOPHOMORES— FRESHMEN Dona Reed Dona Madron 1 A Darlene Fleming Carol Carter Jean Lewis Robert Townsend Barbara Fleming Joan Johnson

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SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ROOM We have had a new teacher, Mr. Levi Ironhawk, this year and we like him very much. We had a good year in school and we learned a lot more about sports too. This spring we had some good base ball games. At the beginning of the year the enrollment was fifteen but Mary Lou Pelesky and Roy Williams moved to Sheridan, so our enrollment was cut to thirteen. Frances Klinkosh got sick in December and was unable to return to school but we are looking forward to seeing her next year. In September we organized our Ranchester Junior Rustler Club, with Dick Lyman as president. The Junior High had a busy basketball season. We won two games with Monarch. In February Mr. Ironhawk took us to the Northeast Basketball Tournament in Buffalo but we were beaten. The eighth graders are looking forward to next year when we have hopes of playing on the high school team. —Tom Puett. FIFTH AND SIXTH ROOM We were the lucky ones who got the room where Mr. Lyman's office used to be so we have new seats, desks, blackboards and teacher’s desk. It is the nicest room in school. We began with an enrollment of twenty-four—fifteen fifth-graders and nine sixth-graders. During the year Mary Lou Pelesky and Estella Newlon moved to Sheridan but in January Richard Aksamit joined us from Kooi. We now have only five girls in our room. We have enjoyed our teacher, Mrs. Watt, very much and hope she will come back to be our teach- er next year. She has brought us many good books from the Sheridan Library and has loaned us her Geographic Magazines. We have had several par- ties in our room. In November, Peter Davis treated in honor of his birthday and in January, Clifford Kaufman celebrated his. For “Stunt Night” we did a pantomime entitled “The Story of Pocahontas.” Barbara was Pocahontas, David Schreibeis was Chief Powatan, and Donald Hauf was Captain John Smith. For the Christmas program our room sang several selections from The Eskimo Hunt- ers.” David Schreibeis was the “Great Angakok,” the mighty medicine man. Even though he had such a cold he could hardly sing, he sounded fierce. Most of the sixth grade boys joined the junior high boys under Mr. Ironhawk to make us “The Junior Rustlers.” We had some fine games and we got to go to the tournament at Buffalo. Last fall we went on a nature hike. David, Eddie, and Larry observed and collected the most speci- mens. We have celebrated Peter’s and Clifford’s birth- days. They furnished treats to everyone. On Val- entine’s Day we had a special party. Every one had to do something to entertain. Most of our room have done well in our studies. We are proud of the averages we made on the mid-year tests. Peter Davis, Marcia Masters, Jack Paulus, Clifford Kaufman, and Robert Prill are on the Honor Roll. Carita Shipley. Peter Davis, and Clifford Kaufman have read the most books. Our room is especially proud of David Schreibeis who went to Rawlins to show his prize 4-H ram. He went with his parents to Boise, Idaho, to at- tend the sheep show. David will be a great sheep man. We are also proud of Jack Paulus, our ac- complished xylophone player. He appeared in special programs before the State Farm Bureau convention in Sheridan in November, the P.T.A. in Wyola, Mont, in December, the S.C.R.E.A., in Sheridan in March, and at Ranchester for ‘IMusic Week” in May. READING Reading is one of the pleasures In life. There is an important thing about reading. It is informa- tion. You can read for information and pleasure at the same time. There is also reading which is bad for you, such as silly funny books and a lot of foolish books. You can live without knowing how to read. Some people even get rich without knowing how to read. Others may get poorer. Nobody ever thinks you are smart if you cannot read. The word READING should mean a lot to you because it is one of the most important things in the world. —Clifford Kaufmann, Grade 5. READING Everyone should learn to like to read. Don’t just read foolish comic books where you can’t learn anything that a good citizen should know. I’m not saying that you should read the encyclo- peadia. I am simply stating that you should read educational books. Too little reading will have an effect on you. By that I mean you will slowly be- come dumber and not know what people are talk- ing about, and pretty soon you will live in a world all by yourself. If you have a library in your home you are lucky. If you don’t, you should surely use the public library. The folks there will help you find any sort of a book you want. Read something on all subjects. That can be a real pleasure in your life. —Peter Davis, Grade 5. OUR COUNTY CHOIR Each year we have a Sheridan County Choir. It is held in Sheridan High School. Children come from far and wide to sing together. There are many special songs given by different schools. Last year the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades from Ran- chester sang two specials from the scene, “The Eskimo Hunters.” In the morning we just practice. We start at ten and practice till noon. Then we are served a free lunch. We have an hour for lunch so we get to go to the store just across the street. It is fun to look around a big school, too. At one o’clock we go in and get a pretty program that Mrs. Conley makes. After we get started some of the parents come. Last year the whole thing was conducted by Mrs. Gazur, only then she was Anna Louise Lable. Some of the children from other schools did not know their words. After it was over is the best. Mrs. Olson and Mr. McCormick take us down to the Jersey Cream- ery and treat us to all the ice cream we can eat. We always have a wonderful time. This year, we know all of our songs already. Some of them ue used to sing last year. The fifth and sixth grades will sing a special song again this year. —Barbara Addleman, Grade 6. —11—