Sumner High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sumner, WA)

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Watch us, we're alive Wc'rc the Class of '55 Junior Class Officers-13. Mattson, L. Parris, L. Stand- ley. Missing: S. ltlzlgve, D. Sellers. Juniors The class of 55 , under the direction of its advisors, Mr. Kohler and Mr. Berge, com- pleted a very successful year. At its first meeting the following officers were elected to lead the class: Stan Magee, president, Lyle Parris, vice-president, Dorothy Sellers, secretary, Betty Mattson, treasurer, and Les Standley, class representative. The class started its year wi.th the Jun- ior-Senior Ball, which was a co-sponsored dance by the two classes. The dance, held November 20 in the high school auditorium, had as its theme Rhapsody in Blue, which was carried out in the decorations with blue and white streamers, and the stage, where the orchestra played, had a shadow box ef- fect. Several cake sales and a pep dance helped the juniors to sponsor the Juke Box Jam- boree Which was held in March. The audi- torium was decorated to give an atmosphere of a soda fountain. The proceeds from this dance helped pay the junior's share of the juke box, which was bought by all the classes. The Junior Class was very proud to have three of its members, Jan Bock, Linda Scheldrup, and Joanne Sheppard, chosen as memfbers of the Daffodil Court. Another outstanding member of the Jun- ior Class, Harvey Bailey, was elected football captain for the coming 1954 season, and also received the Basketball Inspirational Award. The Juniors, concluding the year with the Salute to Seniors and the beautiful decorat- ing for the commencement exercises, are eagerly anticipating the coming year when they will be seniors. This page Is sponsored by SUMNER FLORAL COMPANY Twenty-three Riverside Road, Phone 3-3275, Sumner. Washington

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We've got the pep, we ve got the kim, We're the Class of '56 Sophomore Class Officers-Front Row: Mr. Miller, M. Green, K. Neswoog, J. Poolman, M. Vaughan, Second Row-J. Winniger, M. Abolins, M. Smith. Sophomores To start their second year in Sumner High School the class of '56 elected officers to lead them throughout the year. Those elected for the first semester were: James Wininger, president, Monte Smith, vice-president, Marianna Vaughan, secre- tary-treasurerg and Judy Poolman, class represent- ative. James and Monte were joined at the second semester by Karen Neswoog, secretary-treasurer and class repesentative, John West. The sophomores played a large part in the peppy and enthusiastic spirit shown by Sumner High. The .sophomores are proud of the fact that during football season every time they won the Pep Jug contest, the Spartans won their game. Speaking of football, this year four sophomores won their letters in football, an unusual feat for underclassmen. Those winning the honor were: Maris Abolins, Carl Green, Richard Pearson, and Monte Smith. Another proof of the sophomores' athletic ability was the fact that for the first time since 1944 two sophomores won varsity basketball letters. The two bringing this honor to their class were Maris Abolins and Monte Smith. Sophomore boys also played an important part in tennis, track, and baseballg and G.A.A. had many active sophomore members. Other sophomores brought recognition to their class. These included: Marianna Vaughan, who was elected state F.H.A. treasurerg Jean Gallion who did a fine job as co-ordinator of Sumner High's pep assembliesg Enid Leibinger, who served honor winners were Rita Zehnder, sophomore editor of the annualg Maris Abolins and Mary Herbert, who were representatives to the youth week councilg and Dianne Scott who reached the finals of the C.P.S. speech festival, ex-temp divi- sion. Of course many other sophomores were active in all phases of school life, playing on athletic teams, serving on committees, taking an active part in club work, working behind the scenes, or simply supporting school functions. Early February found the sophomore sponsored sock dance a success. The dance was held origin- ally to help defray the cost of a juke box for the school, an idea soon taken up by the other classes as wellg and Sumner High School now owns a juke box. The sock dance was just a pre- lude, however, to the biggest sophomore event of the year, the annual Sophomore Hop. This year's hop held in Maplelawn School with music by the Stardustens was a tremendous success. The atten- tion of entering couples was drawn to the stage, which carried out the theme, Blue Moon, with just such a constellation suspended in a sky of lighter blue. The windows and walls were decor- ated with hundreds of silver and blue stars, some carrying the words of the theme song. The back of the floor was beautifully decorated to represent a blooming garden surrounded by trees. The eve- ning was greatly enjoyed by attending couples and was a fitting display of the class of 1956's spirit and talent. The sophomores feel they have had a very successful year under their officers and advisors, Mr. George Miller and Mrs. Esther Barron, and look forward to bigger and better things for next year, as juniors in Sumner High School. This page is sponsored by PACIFIC LUMBER AGENCY Twenty-five Zehnder Street, Phone 3-4401, Sumner, Washington