Snohomish High School - Kla Ta Wa Yearbook (Snohomish, WA)

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Class History Most of the class of '45 started their career at Central Grade School in 1933. This date also mark- ed the beginning of another great organization, the Democrats. Many interesting events occurred during the following six years, including the episode of the clo- Sets, in which a few of the more talkative boys spent the morning devouring the teacher's lunch. Although we enjoyed our six year stay at Central, we were all anxious to get started in the new Junior High building on the Senior High campus. With the exception of a few ballroom dancing classes, under the direction of Miss McDonald, our seventh year of learning passed rather uneventfullyx Pete Peterson and Perry Williams seemed to lead the stronger sex in the Intriguing Passtime. The eighth grade was our biggest year in Junior High. During this year we started the first Jun- ior High School Girls' Club in Snohomish. Mrs. Foote was our adviser and Marianne Lillard our presl- dent. Some of the girls were also very active in Red Cross work. It seems there was quite a success- ful Red Cross 'picnic at Davies Beach that year also. We had quite a number of students who were so interested in horticulture that the faculty char- tered a. special bus in order that the most interested might attend the annual show in Seattle. About eight or ten girls were so fascinated that they decided the show was worth riding all the way on the floor to witness the coming event. However, after about ten miles of rough riding, they began to won- der if cushions were permitted in the classroom. Our Freshman year and party started out with a bang. Miss Klein, our faithful adviser, and Keith Gilbertson, our capable and willing president, along with their various committees, spent days of careful preparation for this sensational event. All activities were perfectly agreeable with the faculty pgesgnta Nevertheless, we are still wondering what was going on back stage during that famous game o ar ines. During our Freshman year, Japan declared war on the United States. We are hoping there was no connection between the two. This year was also the one in which our own Colleen Farrell was chos' en as the Sweetheart of the Boyis Club. She really put a few upper class girls on the spot that time. Two of our braver boys, Pete Peterson and Perry Williams, teamed up with Mary Pat McCready, a sophomore girl, and became our school yell leaders. Perry carried out his good work for the next two years, accompanied by the Bettys Stobb and Fawcett. Our Sophomore year started out with Chuck Poppino as president and Steve Smith as aur adviser. A few of 01111 b0y'S Were 011 the SCT1001 athletic teams, which made us very proud of them. This is where they got such a good start on their way to championship. Keith Gilbertson was again president of the class in our Junior year. Ours wa.s the first class to have a Sadie Hawkins dance. This was such a success that it no cloubt will become a traditional Junior dance in Snohomish High. It was also during the Junior year that a few of the boys put forth their initiative by'fo1'ming a male drill team. These boys performed quite successfully at the Globe Trotters' game. We began our Senior year courageously and fearlessly. Some of us had the attitude of living our last days while some thought Boy, Will I be glad when this is over! As president of the Senior class, Don Hofstrand had quite a hand full. But between Miss Fowler and him, somehow they always man- aged. to have a nice, quiet, unprejudiced, and successful class meeting. At one of the first of these nice little get-togethers the problem of the Senior Ball was brought before us. Merle Smith was elected as chairman, and under his direction and the hard work of his committees, the Sno Ball was really a highly successful event. If a vote had been taken, no doubt our class would have won any contest for containing the big- gest mouths in school. This was proven by the fact that six of our classmates were chosen as yell leaders. Smith, Surdyk and Gemmer led us during football season, and the three blonds, Coke, Sallie, and Margie, for the basketball season. No doubt it was partially because of such good cheering that we had the champion basketball team in the county. The girls were out to all the games, cheering them. on to victory. We really had a sensational team, due to the capable coaching of the ever popular Stan Bates and Larry Munizza. It was also during this year that the football team made a trip to Vancouver, B. C., accompanied by 2. number of anxious fans, mainly girls who couldn't stand the thought of their poor little friends in a strange foreign country all alone and unprotected. Of course there were many others who went along for the game too, and to keep up the spirit. CAh yes, we mean the spirit of the Bluebirdsj We were also accompanied by two of our teachers, Miss Hoem and Miss Rodgers. They went along to make our party legal. ' Many of the girls are still wondering why the school board had to wait until the last few weeks of our stay here to secure the leadership of Philip Cope, that good-looking referee who always has a smile for everyone he meets. Now we have come to the end of our days at dear old S. H. S. Many times we have thought how glad we would be when the day came, but now that it is drawing near, we look back with tear-dim- med eyes. We will remember the good old building where rooms were always so warmg the teachers who were helpful and cheerful, the study hall, where we attended so many lovely assembliesg and the cafeteria where our lunches were served so promptly. Now we are leaving all this in the hands of our younger, less experienced, friends. Although we are leaving, we will never forget the happy days we spent here. As we go on into the future, some of us into the armed forces, others out to join the ranks of millions of other working Americans, and still others on to higher schools of learning, our days in dear old S. H. S. will always be among our fondest memories. Page Twenty-Four