Tahoma High School - Ki Ah Yu Yearbook (Maple Valley, WA)

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SENIORS Jack” CHARLES D. SPURGEON Torch 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 4; Herald Staff 4; Board of Control 4; Boys’ Club I, 2, 3, 4; F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Letterman 4. Red” JANET LOUISE WEBB Entered from Queen Anne 2; Herald Staff 3; Girls’ Club 2, 3; (Treas. 3); Ski Club 2, 3; S. B. A. Program Comm. 3. Dutchy” IDA STOKER Entered from Paramount High, California 3; Torch 3, 4; Service Club 4; Herald Staff 4; (Assistant Ed. 4); Girls’ Club 3, 4; Board of Control 4; Letterwoman 3, 4; S. B. A. Treas. 4; Cheer Leader 4. Dit” CORALEE JOY WILLIAMS Drama 4; Service Club 2, 3, 4; (Sec. 4); Herald Staff 3; Girls’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Ski Club 4; (Vice Pres. 4); Letterwoman’s Club 3, 4; Sports Mgr. 4; Cheer Princess 2, 3; Cheer Leader 4; Tennis 3, 4. Lucille JAMES E. SWEENEY Football 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Board of Control 3; Boys’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; (Pres. 3); F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; (Vice Pres. 3, Pres. 4); Letterman 2, 3, 4; (Pres. 3). Bill'' WILLIAM E. VETTERS, JR. Herald Staff 4; Boys’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; F. F. A. 1, 2.

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5ENIDR5 Mart’’ MURTYLE PAULYNE MARTINEZ Drama 1, 2, 3, 4; Service Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Herald Staff 3; Girls’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Board of Control 2, 4; Letterwoman 3, 4; Cheer Princess 2, 3; Cheer Leader 4; Sec. and Historian of Letterwoman’s Club 3, 4; Sec. S. B. A. 4. Oily” JOHN A. PETELLIN Drama 4; Football 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; (Photography Editor); Track 4; Class Sec. 3, 4; Boys’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Ski Club 2, 3, 4; (Sec. 4); Leterman 3, 4; (Sec. 4). Vnk RALPH H. NIEMEYER Drama 1, 2; Football 2, 3, 4; Sports Mgr. 1; Track 4; Service Club 1, 2, 3; Vice Pres, of Class 4; Boys’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Ski Club 2, 3, 4; F. F. A. 1, 3; Letterman 1, 2, 3, 4; Stage Crew 1. Professor DALE ALBERT SANDHEI Drama 2, 3, 4; Football 3, 4; Class Pres. 2; Board of Control 1, 3, 4; Boys’ Club 1, 2, 3, 4; S. B. A. President 4; Letterman 3, 4; F. F. A. 1. Shorty HARRIET JOSEPHINE SCHLIEF Torch 1, 2, 3; Service Club 1, 2; Herald Staff 3; Girls’ Club 1, 2, 3; Pep Band 1, 3 Shell’’ DONNA LEE SHELHAMER Drama 3; Service Club 3, 4; Annual Staff (Assistant Ed. 4); Herald Staff 3; Girls' Club 1,2, 3, 4; Letterwoman 3, 4.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Seniors at last! Now that we are finishing our last days of high school, we look back on our four years at TaHoMa. Some of us wonder how we finally succeeded in reaching our goal of high school graduation. We began our freshman year feeling quite proud of ourselves but by the time our never-to-be-forgotten initiation was over we didn’t feel quite so high in the world. The class officers of our freshman year were: President, Bud Gesell; Vice President, Barbara Babbitt; Secretary-Treasurer, Helen Horne. We had our troubles that year but when our nominee for Agriculture Queen, Helen Horne, was elected, our morale was certainly lifted. As Sophomores, about thirty five of us brightened the halls of TaHoMa one September morning. Our lucky advisor that year, Mr. Donald Smith, was slightly puzzled as to what to do with us, but he bravely took on the job of advisor. Our officers for that year were: President, Dale Sandhei; Vice President, Bud Gesell; Secretary, Pauline Blye; Treasurer, Bobby Solak. We were climbing in our successes too, at least we thought so. That year we put on an assembly. It was a one act play called The Little Red Schoolhouse”. It took a lot of work but we finally put it over. Everyone had a good laugh at us on the stage performing like old troupers. Maybe you remember Don Crosson as the toughest boy in school and Bud Gesell as the meekest? At the beginning of our Junior year there were still about thirty survivors on this long and rocky road to graduation. We were beginning to feel wonderful now as the Senior Class only had thirteen members and there were thirty of us, well ... we felt pretty big. The teams were made up of mostly Juniors that year and the honor of TaHoMa was at stake so out went our boys to the battle. They arc still with us so they came through all right. Our Junior Prom was something to remember. The theme Over the Rainbow” was beautiful. We all worked so hard to make it a success. When the great night came, the night of April 8, 1949 the girls in their formals and the boys in suits came through the doors. Oh yes, it was a night to remember and it was a success. Our officers for this year were: President, Ella Bowman; Vice President, Gene Thompson; Secretary, John Petellin; Treasurer, Don Crosson; Sergeant-at-Arms, Helen Horne. Then came the year we had all been waiting for—our senior year. There were thirty two survivors left, but by half year there were only twenty eight seniors. After a great deal of planning and high hopes we put on our Senior Ball. The date was December 17. After many vacations and some delays we worked on our Senior Play. Much shivering and cold chills was the order of the day when the final hour drew near. At last it was the evening of March 31 and seen wandering through the halls were seme grotesque characters from the play One Mad Night.” Some of the faces were quite enough to scare anyone! The play, which we believed a success will never be forgotten by the graduating class. Now we are drawing nearer our goal. The grand moment when we will walk up to receive our diplomas, when we will be starting out on a new adventure, an adventure that will hold careers, adventure, home lives and a brighter tomorrow for all the seniors of 1950. The Senior Class reunion will be June 8th, 1952. What a bright and shining evening! The theme for the Sr. Ball was Winter Wonderland” and the purpose to have a gay time. The Theme was fulfilled and also the purpose.