Tigard High School - Tiger Yearbook (Tigard, OR)

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EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL HI-SPOTS 3 KAMP S. B. PREXY Jerry Kamp was named student body president for the year 1945-46, by student body ticket holders, April 18, from a field of four con- tenders: Ronnie Coffey, Bill Campbell, Eleanor Flett and Tom Peterson. The vice-presidential office will be filled by Dennis Small, the office of secretary and treasurer by June Far- ris and Virginia Balk, re- spectively. Mana Amburn will fill the office of activities' manager and Merlin White will act as athletics' manager. The editorship for the Hi- Spots was won by Joy Grim- stad, the secon d junior to hold the office. Mothers' and Dads' Club The major project of the Mothers' and Dads' Club for this year was the furnishing of a teachers' room, which was a most essential need. In addition to this, they sponsored a Hard Times Dance, November 24. A ca- pacity crowd, n u m e r o u S prizes, and the informality inspired by the costumes made the party such a hilari- ous and entertaining success that it was voted to make the dance an annual affair. A Spring Frolic, spon- sored jointly by the Mothers' and Dads, Club and the freshman class, proved to be a happy occasion in April. Meeting programs were devoted to discussion of the problems arising in school and community. The club's interest in the young people continued on through the summer with their help in a recreation program for the students. SPRING FROLIC Nearly S120 was cleared at the Spring Frolic, April 13, sponsored jointly by the Freshman class and Mothers' and Dads' Club. 'fMickey McCaffery's orchestra fur- eight-piece nished the music and at in- termission time the Mothers and Dads ments. The dance was a informal affair and was well attend- ed by both the high school group and adults. served refresh- BAND AND CHORUS HAVE BIG YEAR The band and chorus ex- panded their enrollment this year with a larger group than in the past. They pre- sented a Christmas Cantata, .wo music concerts, various music assemblies, and played for pep rallies and all home games. The combination of the largest boys' chorus in the history of the school, the be- ginning chorus, and the ad- vanced girls' chorus, together presented a cantata featur- ing The Story of Christmas on the evening of Deceem- ber 21. A girls' triple trio was a newly organized attraction this year. Later on in the year, two music concerts were given by the band and chorus, the first being presented in March and the last in early May. At all programs, the band was under the direction of Mr. Bell and both choruses under the supervision of Mrs. Bell. BONDS TOP 55,000 The climax of the Sixth War Loan Drive, handled by the Journalism classes, re- sulted in the topping of its goal of 85,000 by 56,050 in the sale of bonds and stamps. The drive came to a suc- cessful close December 16, when a dance was held in the gymnasium in honor of the five boys and five girls receiving the greatest num- ber of votes for the titles, HPatriotic Pat and Patty. Bill Amburn and Elinor Van Buskirk won the titles of Pat and Patty, and each received S25 war bonds. During the drive. each 10-cent stamp bought entitled the pur- chaser to cast one vote for his or her candidate. The other eight contenders each received certificates of honor and shared the spot- light with Elinor and Bill as guests at the dance. The gym was decorated to look like the good ship Pat and Patty, and the juke box, which provided the dancing entertainment, was dressed as a huge Coast Guardsman. HI-Y BIG TOP PLAYS TO 1.000 The newly organized Ti- gard Hi-Y presented a two- evening circus performance on the evenings of March 16 and 17. The circus contained sev- eral professional acts, such as acrobats, tumblers and dancers, along with clowns, tight-rope walkers, and Ti- gard's own girls' pyramid team. The circus was organized by Mr. Amburn and his Young Oregonians, along with the undivided attention of Bill Amburn, president of the Tigard Hi-Y. The circus had a sell-out crowd both evenings and, through the cooperation of different organizations, the ticket sales put the circus over the top as far as finan- cial responsibilities are con- cerned. Some of the outstanding features of the circus were the trapeze artists, Portland Bar Brothers, and the por- trayal of HThe Sheik of Arabyf' Considerable praise was given to Jean Stephenson, treasurer and recorder, who kept accurate books which in the end checked every- thing out even. A cast of 75 performers took part in the circus and played to 1,000 spectators in their two nights' stay. PICNIC AT ROAMERS' The annual school picnic held May 23, at Roamers' Rest Park was handled dif- ferently this year and pro- moted more unity, fun and order than in past years. The food was handled by a committee, financed by a 25 cent ticket for each stu- dent, and also by class and student body contributions. A p r o g r a m continuing throughout the day was pro-- vided by activities of inter- class competition, scored by a point system, with a prize for the winning class as well as individual contests. Some of the events were: girls' and boys' softball, pie-eating contest, tug-of- war, sack race, dancing con- test and beauty contest. Largely responsible for the success of the affair is due to Bill Amburn and his committees, who formulated and carried out the plan.

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2 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL HI-SPOTS S308 OVER QUOTA Tigard High School's stu- dent body again sponsored the annual magazine sales and oversubscribed their quota of 31,500 by 3308. After enthusiastic inter- class competition, the Fresh- man class took the top hon- ors in the sale by selling over 25700 worth, almost twice t h e i r quota. Runners-up were the Juniors, who ex- ceeded their goal of S400 by 3106. Phyllis Ringle, individual winner in the contest, sold S101 worth of subscriptions. Funds received in the sub- scirption sale were P18095 in a trust fund which will be used toward a fence and floodlights for the football field. G.A.A. ORGANIZED A division of the OYGEOH Girls' Activities AsS0Ciaii0H was formed at Tigard High early this year under the leadership of Mrs. Amburn, girls' physical education in- structor. The purpose of the club is to standardize and promote ideals of health and sports- manship and to develop in- terest among girls in athletic activities. Charter members from the sophomore and freshmen classes elected Lucille Car- penter as president, Elinor Van Buskirk as vice-presi- dent, and Alice Burns as secretary-treasurer. The first project of the club was the selling of refreshments at the Tigard Hi-Y Circus. HONOR ROLL IS DEDICATED A 20-foot honor roll con- taining the names of 165 residents of the Tigard area now in the armed services has been placed on the lawn in front of the high school by the Lions Club of Tigard. Wings are to be placed on either side of it to care for any additional names. A plaque prepared by Jean Carsh, Earl Itel, Lawrence Sunde and Bill Amburn, with the names of some 300 former students now in the service, adorns the wall of the gymnasium. Beside it are two service flags, to- gether bearing the 300 blue stars and five gold stars. QUEEN SHIRLEY I REIGNS OVER PROM In a simulated Winter Wonderland, Queen Shirley I and her two princesses, Lois Todd and June Farris, were presented by Junior Class President Earl McCoy admidst a setting of snow banks, glittering stars and snow-covered trees. Queen Shirley Tuck, ad- orned in a white gown, car- ried an arm bouquet of red carnations. The two princess- es wore gowns of pink and blue net and carried nose- gays of variegated flowers. Following the Coronation ceremony, couples joined with the Queen and her court in dancing to Magic Is the Moonlight, the theme of the 1945 Annual Junior Prom. Freddie Keller's nine-piece orchestra provided music for the some 400 dancers. A Rhumba and Conga w er e featured numbers, although music was on the sweet side, in keeping with the semi- formal theme. Net proceeds amounted to S7-1.00. CLUB DOIN'S The newly formed Audi- torium Club adopted the name of Mask and Daggeru and purchased pins symbolic of their name. In the elec- tion, Don Smith was made president. The Commercial Club has placed entries in the O. G. A. nation-wide contest in short- hand again. The club won second place last year in the nation and hope to be first this year. Phyllis Bader won first place in the Oregon State Radio Shorthand con- test and Virginia Osbun was second. The Tigard Hi-Y was or- ganized by Mr. Bell and elected Bill Amburn as its president. Perhaps the larg- est event of the year was presented by the Hi-Y, as they put on a two-day cir- cus, March 16 and 17. The Fire Squad carried on their annual business of pro- moting fire drills, and clear- ing the school in less than a minute in all drills this year. This year's Pep Club have adopted Wayne Kamp as their mascot, purchased pins and maintained a member- ship of 33 students. TI-U-NITE CLUB HELD During the summer, a club was organized to have a dance each Friday night in the school and the members adopted the name of the Ti-U-Nite Club. Through the cooperation of different com- mittees each week, games such as shuffleboard, dart throwing and ping pong were other activities enjoyed by the club. As the summer, came closer to fall and the club had acquired a sufficient amount of funds, Joe O'Hal- loran was put in charge of spending the money for a dance for the benefit of the student body. 45 HI-SPOTS BETTER An advanced journalism class published the 1944-1945 Hi-Spots, a larger four-page printed edition, which was exchanged with 35 other schools and sent to 45 recent Tigard students, now in the service. The staff made an especial effort to back all school ac- tivities with constructive publicity. BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS During the summertime the stage in the old audi- torium was converted into a library adjacent to the study hall. Many new books were purchased which made it more complete. Dressing rooms for the band were arranged for, a larger Girls' League room was built, and two fire es- capes were added. The foregoing improve- ments were made possible by the voting of a 55,000 bond issue. MOMS GIVE BANQUET The Mothers of 50 football boys revived the tradition of an annual banquet dinner for the fathers and sons. Serv- ing to 105, the mothers gave a ham dinner for all of the boys turning out for football this season. Sam Philip was elected captain of the '44 squad and Merlin White was presented with a blanket for being the outstanding player. Referee Jack Chase was main speaker for the evening and several members of the school board attended.

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4 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL HI-SPOTS Girls' League The Girls, League official ly began its year October 20 with the formal candlelight installation of the 1944-45 officers. Each officer wore an identical frock of aqua green, and later on in the year purchased a pin sym- bolic of her office. Under the guidance of their dean, Mrs. Juanita Thompson, who was later re- place dbecause of illness by Mrs. Summers and Mrs. Mullen, the girls enjoyed an active and profitable year. Meetings were held once Cl month throughout the year, at which time group singing, skits from the different classes, business of the or- ganization and plans to for- ward the activities of the group took place. At the March meeting Miss Doltz, from the University of Ore-- gon Medical School, spoke to the girls on the importance of aCdet Nursing. A new room, completely furnished, was ready at the beginning of school for all the girls. The Girls' League financed its cost and this year's cabinet officers planned and worked on it during the summer. During the second semes- ter the organization spon- sored weekly bond and Stamp sales as a service proyect and sold pep hats and pennants during football and basketball season, which netted about 550. As last year, the Girls' League cabi- net prepared service boxes for the boys leaving from the Beaverton Draft 0Bard, On December 2, nine senior girls attended the dis- trict conference at McMinn- ville, where they enjoyed a P!'0gram of group discus- sions, singing, inspiring speakers, and afternoon tea. The largest event of the year was the Carnival, held December 8, under the su- pervision and planning of Shirley Lehr, general chair- man, and Janet Morgan, president of the league. The net profit of S377 was the largest ever to be cleared from the annua levent. On November ll a capac- ity crowd attended the Sadie Hawkins dance in the gym- nasium, which was decorated in keeping with its theme. A Has Busy Year skit t y p i f y i n g Dogpatch, w h i c h symbolizes Sadie Hawkins day, was presented during the evening. A Post-Exam party, given for the entire student body, took place January 18. Deco- rations took on a Mexican air, with dancing and games as highlights of the evening's fun. Cokes and cake were served free to all of the stu- dents. The Mothers' Tea, April 5, provided a musical program, with both mothers and daughters participating. The auditorium and tea table were bright with spring flowers and each mother was presented a corsage of red camellias. The girls depart- ed from sweaters and skirts and dressed up, acting as hostesses to their mothers. A congenial and gay group o fdads and daughters en- joyed an informal party, Sat- urday evening, April 28, in the gymnasium. Following a musical talent show, quiz contests, and group games and singing, in which fathers and girls par- ticipated, refreshments were served, with dancin gcom- pleting the evening's enter- tainment. The May Fete, which was deemed a success by those who attended, was sponsored and financed by the Girls' League, the last major event of their busy year. ACTIVITY PERIOD A plan for a daily activity period, with especially as- signed days for the school's club and class meetings, was introduced to the student body at the beginning of the second- semester. The plan was decided upon in a faculty meeting, and the arranging o fthe schedule was undertaken by Mrs. Am- burn. For the convenience of the organization officers, the schedule was published in the Hi-Spots a month in ad- Vance. The plan was accepted by both teachers and students as a success and in all prob- ability will be continued next year. SPORT HIGHLIGHTS With six returning letter- men under the direction of Hal Smith, Tigard's football squad turned in a commend- able season's performance. Tigard's team fought hard to win four games this sea- son. The most thrilling moment of the season was when Gary Harvey intercepted a New'- berg pass and raced 95 yards through a heavy Newberg eleven to score. In basketball the Tigers wound up in a fourth-place tie with Hillsboro by win- ning six games and losing eight in league play. Before the season, the Tigers won two out of three games. Bill Amburn was the only re- turning letterman and the team was based around him. Other senior players were Kenny Olson, Don Smith and t'Spider Weston. The 45 baseball team was again under the direc- tion of Mr. Fowler and the ,first practice showed many boys turning out along with the four returning lettermen, who were: Vernon Richards, Carl Davis, Don Smith and Bill Riverman. The team looked in fine shape for the opening game and carried out a tough schedule. BADMINTON POPULAR Badminton, since its intro- duction to Tigard nearly two years ago, has become one of the most popular extracur- ricular activities in school. For the past year 20 students have turned out faithfully one night a week. A number of tournaments have been entered and sev- eral championships captured by members of the club. Bill Amburn is state boys' sin- gles champion and Bill Am- burn and Loren Miller are state singles champions, jun- ior division. Tournaments were held with Reed College, Pacific University, Grant High and a number of ladder tourna- ments were held within the school. SENIOR SKIP DAY On May 15, the senior class abandoned their studies for the day and declared a holiday. The class took a picnic lunch and went to Blue Lake Park, where they spent the day playing games, swimming and dancing.