Sidney High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Sidney, IA)

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Zlaeegfcetofuf Sept h, 1939 on a bright summer day, 30 boys and girls stepped through the grade school doors for thelr f1PSt day of school and their last look at freedom for l3 long years Of those 30, only ten would stay w1th us for the long trip through grade school and hlgh school They were Buddy Cloyd, Rex Farwell, Rlchard Hall, Tom Johnson, Rlchard Thompson, Joe Wyatt, Maelee Hatten, Barbara Brownfleld, Bertha Howard, and Don Frederickson Don Freder ickson attended ever year wlth us although parts of several years were spent 1n other schools we all remember our very first teacher, Miss Isadora Wilson, whom even though we thought she took many of our freedom's and prlvlleges away by making us raise our hands before we spoke she did let us have a rest perlod in whlch we all lay down on our own rugs brought from home we lost Jlmm Moore, Janice Hanlng, Murlel Dlnkle, and Kelth Scott Our first step up the long ladder was promotlon from kindergarten into the flrst grade Our teacher this year was stern Mlss Mlldred St1ckler She started us to soundlng out words and countlng to a hundred Before we were out of the f1rst grade we had really gained the knowledge This year we gain ed Rose Marle Cook, Shlrley Shrum, Lela Colllns, and J1m Nenneman we lost B1lly Joe McClary, Duane Stephens, FT8UC1S k Elleen Wlse, Norma Jean Whlte, and Carol Hobbs Next came promotlon to the second grade Now we were really mOVlng along Our teacher this year was Miss Norma Jean Hays She got us started 1n add1t1on and subtraction Th1s year we had five puplls come for a short stay and then left agaln, they were Phyll1s Mattes, Max Brooks, Davld Hanlng, Kenneth Metzger, and Betty Ann Mulllgan, also ga1ned was Lloyd Buttercase we lost Merlln Gardner, Charles Renfro, June Engllsh, Shlrley Nlchols, and Rose Marle Cook Now we were starting our third grade year and we were to learn somethlng that we wouldn't l1ke very well, that was multlplicatlon, and 1f we ever had troubles w1th add1t1on, Miss Llghtfoot, whom got marrled and become Mrs Walters, gave us many more troubles when she lntroduced multipllcatlon to us This year we gained Leonard Gray, and Stephen Jay both of whom left us short ly, also ga1ned was Eugene Plerce, Phyllls Zach, Mirian Newton, and Ruth Dav1s Thls year we lost Richard Greene, Earl Whlte, and Mary Jane Goodin Next came the fourth grade wlth the short dark halred Mlss Florelce Fucinara whom really gave us troubles w1th d1V1S10n and multipl1cat1on but were willing and all learned fast Th1s year Esther Major and Peggy Long spent a short time w1th us and then left again Also gained were Joan Knack stedt, Don Needs, Roger Shlffer, Janet Tangeman, Marjorie Monroe, and Lonnie Ward This year we lost Iva Jean Shirley, Benny King, and M1r1an Newton Now came what we had all waited for, the cllmb up them long Sta1rS 1nto the fifth grade we were blg boys and glrls now and we soon found that we hadn't been decelved when told the f1fth was one of the harder grades to hand le M188 Betty Prultt was our teacher and she taught us to come what may to take it l1ke b1g boys and girls Th1s year we ga1ned Ellen Lawrence and Nancy Newton and evldently everyone was well satlsfled because no one moved away Our second move upstalrs brought us 1nto the slxth grade where we had two teachers Mrs June Boyd for the flrst seven weeks and Mrs Hubert Rosser whom we all llked even though she was very strlct about d1sc1pl1ne Thls year we ga1ned Bob Driever, Walter Major, Mary Jane Goodln, and B111 Lundle all of whom only stayed a short while and then left agaln Also ga1ned were Gary Curtls, Laverne Simpson, Irene Carson, 5 Kenneth Wyatt we lost Don Needs, Marjorie Monroe, Shlrley Shrum, and Nancy Newton 0 0 Q Q Q 0 Q - O , Q Q Q . .- Q Q O . . Q Q Q Q ' Q 0 O I Q Q Q Q K O Q , Q Q Q O I Q Q O Q ' Q. Q Q Q Q O , Q Q Q Q I I Q Q Q O ' Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q , 0 -Q o Q Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q Q I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 0 - Q Q Q 0 - Q Q Q Q Q Q O I Q Q Q Q - Q Q Q Q Q Q e Q Q Q . -Q Q Q-Q I O Q Q Q Q Q 0 Q Q - Q Q ' 0 Q Q Q Q l Q Q Q c Q- Q Q Q Q I g, Q Q Q Q . Q O Q Q Q Q o 0 Q Q - 0 Q ' Q Q 0

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CLASS HISTORY Contlnued The next move was somethlng new In the seventh grade lnstead of one teacher l1ke before we now had two They were Norma Schaffer and Wayne J West Thls was someth1ng new but we learned and we enjoyed thls new setup very much Our subgects were much the same as before but Just a l1ttle more advanced Th1s year we really galned students, those galned were Douglas Engleman, Kenneth McCall, Paul Allen, Don Brooks, J1m Brownfleld, Betty Glasgow Lavon Mattes, L1la G Lorralne Coll1ns, and Donna Reeves Those lost were Lela Coll1ns, Joan Knacksteadt, Janet Tangeman, IreneCarson and Lonnle Ward At last we had arrived, we had reached our flrst goal 1n life and were now full fledged elghth graders Our pr1de of this year was our Jr Hlgh Basketball Team They won 21 out of 2h games br1ng1ng the f1rst trophies ever won by Sldney Jr High, f1rst in County tournament and first 1n Trl-State tournament The team was coached by Mr West our teacher and prlnclpal Thls year we gained no one but lost Kenneth McCall, Paul Allen, J1m Brownfield, Lela Q Lorralne Colllns, Douglas Engleman and Ruth Dav1s Eleven of the or1g1nal 30 that had started w1th us were stlll here and o1ng strong Our class colors were Sllver and Blue, our motto was 'Today We Follow Tomorrow We Lead', our flower was Rose Now we were leavlng the old grade school bu1ld1ng after n1ne long well remembered years But we were growlng up rapidly and were now freshmen 37 strong During that flrst year we really went to town Our candidate for Klng and Queen got second, our homecomlng float recelved second place honors and 1n both we were barely edged out of f1rst by the Senlors Thls year we ga1ned.ehsven pupils, they were Bobble Mather, Dale Q Gale Greedy, Jack Stotts Irene Kellogg, and Alta Ogden We lost Roberta Benedlct, Wahnetah Smlth, and Irene Kellogg Next came the sophomore year we were rapldly mOV1Db up the ladder Stlll an 1DdUStPlOu8 class we agaln rated second on our float and our candidates for Klng and Queen we soon learned things were golng to get harder as we progressed This year we gained and lost Bob Drlever, and Dorothy Fletcher, also gained were Ruth Fellows, Mar1lyn Broughton, we lost Lloyd Buttercase, Donna Reeves and Pat Reynolds Our next step put us half way though h1gh school and many new events were experienced Thls year we bought our class rlngs and sponsored the Jr Sr Banquet at the new Leglon Buzldlng Thls year many of us became actors participating in the annual Junlor play The name of the play was 'Look Me In The Eye' This year we ga1ned Donna Gardner and lost Pat Plerson, Betty Glasgow, Roger Shlffer and Marllyn Broughton At long last we were Senlors and busy Senlors at that we started out by hav1ng class p1CtUr8S taken Then we took tlme out to work on our yearbook Also their were name cards and 1nv1tat1ons to be plcked out we were guests at the Jr -Sr Banquet We engoyed two tr1ps, the Physlcs Class tr1p and sneak day S1nce this was our last year we tr1ed to leave a good lmpr8S810n on everyone we won honors in many events, 1nclud1ng Speech, Athletlcs, and MUS1C The Senlor boys on the football team had the privllege of belng on the squad that won the first Tr1-State conference champlonshlp ever won by Sldney Senlor g1rls particlpated 1n basketball and were on the team that came out ln second place ln the sect1onal tournament, w1th Farragut atstate Contender first Thls year we lost Maur1ce Fox Our class colors are Blue and Whlte, our flower is White Carnation, and our motto 18 'They Conquer Who Belleve They Can'. David Haning, Janice Haning, Wahnetah Smith, Roberta Benedict, Pat Reynolds,