Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1971 volume:

Living demands an involvement with which we mix Individual vitality Enthusiasm and Initiative Into a happiness which fills the lives of us all. Staff EDITOR................... BUSINESS MANAGER......... CLASSES.................. SPORTS................... ACTIVITIES............... ORGANIZATIONS............ FACULTY ADMINISTRATION ADVERTISEMENTS........... PHOTOGRAPHERS............ AIDE..................... ADVISOR............ SANDRA HANSEN LAURIE SANTA PATTI HAHMEYER, LINDA BORST RICK CURL, BECKY CURL CHARLENE ANDERSON, SANDI HANSEN DEBBIE BANTA DEWEY CONROY, LINDA BORST LAURIE BANTA, SANDI HANSEN LARRY BORGLUND, NEAL LONG LORI LOUSIGNONT WARD NELSON I Table of Contents Classes—7 Sports—27 Activities—45 Organizations—6' Faculty—87 To Everything There Is a Time These are the young years, the fruitful years when time means only the day after tomorrow. These are the years of wistful-eyed beings with tender dreams, but youth is brutal as well as tender, and youth is reality as well as a dream. A flower blooms and fades and blows away — and blooms again, according to the season; and in a like manner, youth exists from spring to spring, for to everything there is a time. The Many Moods of Our Thai Friend To Willa Sandi Hansen, Pres. Charlene Anderson Sharon Andrus Beverly Armstrong Seniors Yesterday seems long ago as seniors prepare to embark upon the future. A promise of new hopes and new dreams awaits the graduates. Taking separate paths, the class of '71 disperses. Tomorrow becomes today for the graduating class. Seniors leave the familiarity of the old for the excitement of the new: Let us begin the beginning. Velma Haverland Terri Heath Marilyn Henderson Vicki Hemeon Jean Holzbom Erick Hepler Scott Howard Helen Higginbotham Marsha Jensen 11 Mary Anne Odam Miki Owen Emil Pelster 13 Gary Sears Debbie Smith ,4 cita Vigil Wilaiwan Wanasut Julie Spitzer Ron Tovey Donna Walker Kim Williams Seniors ... With Fond Memories What’s so interesting, Rick? I beg your Pardon? UM UM GOOD!! ! Senior Football Squad. Chris Hicks, Pres. James Armstrong Craig Bergerson Juniors: Class of «i u Martha Borglund Shannon Bowder Sharlene Caudill John Crawford Jerry DeWitt Craig Ellis Dickie Elliott Vonnie Gaston Larry Hanson Dan Hass Kathy Holzborn Rick Holce 16 Debbie Moore Tracy Owen Dave Parrow Shirley Potter Bill Horn Jan Johnston Julie Klein Debbie King Mike McLimans Becky McNair Debbie Price Jim Price Paul Ramsey Glynis Ridling Jeri Rundle Mary Steele Loretta Roady Bobbie Rumbolz Reese Sturdevant Ron Smith Dave Squires Sandi Stockwell Coleen Webb Kirk Wilson Norma Wolf 18 Robbie Hahmeyer Pres. Patti Anderson Mickey Borst Kip Brady Debbie Banta Carol Budden Sophomores Show Spirit Enthusiasm Unity 19 Rick Davis Lonnie Eddings Jackie Eide Tim Enyart Walt Floeter Joan Foote Kay Grimsbo Penny Hamilton Nancy Hartzell Ron Heath Don Gibson Vernon Kelsay Marty Koch Mark Krieger Sherry Lunsford Jim McLimans 20 Kathi Medges Tom Merritt Sue Miller Carol Nelson Irvin Normand Gayle Welch Sue Willard Esther Willie Rob Wilson 21 Freshmen... Building a Future Freshman boys pose with their Homecoming sign. Elaine Armstrong Eileen Anderson Grady Ashford Phillip Bartles 22 Debbie Beamish Eddie Becker Kathy Belk Steve Borders Mary Borglund Candy Brunsman Terry Buckner Scott Cameron Cyndie Clausen Dewey Conroy Chris Collins Becky Curl Donald Dennis Kathy DeWitt Isaac Duffield Debbie Eddings Doug Ellis Gay la Ellis Scott Ellis Carol Evans Ed Hamilton Joy Hein Diane Hertel Barbara Johnson John Hicks Mike Johnson Pete Jones 23 Steve Johnston David Klein Connie Kyser Ralph Lehn Sharon Longley Dan McLean Judy Meier Bethann Michener Cole Owen Bill Price Renee Reck Roxyne O'Neil Nancy Reynolds Jim Michener Loy Moore 24 Tim Schmidlin Rodney Sears Vickie Serby Sue Smejkal Mike Smith Melody Strong Randy Roberts Randy Shafer Donnie Titus John Thompson Sandra Tupper Mary Wiederkehr Vicki Willard 26 Peek a Boo Stick em up I A Time Of Winn ing and Losing 27 Coaches look on with anticipation of a good season. Loggers Hustle Through 1970 Gridiron Season Senior Rick Curl breaks through line for a long gain. 28 Seniors Make Last Tackle Rick Curl Ron Meyer ALL LEAGUE 1st Team Steve Landers Defensive Back Ron Meyer End 2nd Team Rick Curl Line Backer Walt Floeter Tackle SCORES VHS - 0 Willamina - 23 VHS - 6 Knappa - 13 VHS - 6 White Salmon - 0 VHS - 7 Rainier - 48 VHS - 19 Warrenton - 0 VHS - 6 Neah-Kah-Nie - 24 VHS - 0 Seaside - 22 VHS - 6 Clatskanie - 40 VHS - 6 Scappoose - 22 'Homecoming Ray Grimsbo Steve Landers Jim Brunsman George Shaw Dan Cole I Ben Fields Mike Clason 29 Mighty Loggers in Action Coach gives some last minute advice. Ray and George hold that line. Curl takes hand-off from Junior QB Bergerson. Loggers get in on some action. Meyer leads off to a victory. Landers muscles his way for a few yards. Rooks Enjoy Winning Season SCORES STATISTICS VHS 16 SCAPPOOSE 8 VHS OPPONENTS VHS 12 RAINIER 8 plays 220 220 VHS 36 WARRENTON 0 net yards 714 414 VHS 0 NEAH-KAH-NIE 12 yards per carry 3.25 1.88 VHS 6 SEASIDE 0 points 90 28 VHS 20 CLATSKANIE 2 pts. per game 15 4. 6 The mighty rooks in action. Coach Curtis looms above rooks. 31 Dave Parrow Ed Hamilton Issac Duffield Cross Country Team Strides to Victory Under the capable guidance of Coach Ken Roberts, the VHS Cross Country team worked hard toward a successful season. L-R: Steve Landers, Rick Davis, Kevin Robertson, Reese Sturdevant, Don'Larson, Chris Hicks, Ben Fields, Coach Gary Curtis. Loggers Capture Holiday Tourney Championship VHS 70 66 57 83 68 74 80 78 70 58 SCORES OPPONENT Gladstone 80 Amity 74 Seaside 53 Woodburn 46 Yamhill 48 Yamhill 54 Amity 57 Seaside 66 Neah-Kah-Nie 72 Warrenton 44 B3NKS HOLIDOY TOURNEY ChDMFt IONS VHS 62 63 73 49 85 70 83 52 69 68 SCORES OPPONENT Scappoose 67 Rainier 70 Banks 65 Clatskanie 50 Seaside 75 Clatskanie 63 Neah-Kah-Nie 71 Warrenton 65 Scappoose 74 Rainier 80 33 CO cn J. V.'s Keep Up Spirit Earl 1970-71 was a tough year for the J.V.’s, but with a great coach and a team spirit that never quit, they came out about even. Rick 36 Bob Frosh Squash Foes Rainier Seaside Banks Rainier Neah-Kah-Nie Scappoose SEASON RECORD (VHS scores listed first) 64-61 Banks 54-60 66-49 Yamhill 66-75 68-55 Clatskanie 55-58 51-50 Yamhill 41-53 60-36 Seaside 50-48 49-73 Banks 48-44 Banks 46-64 37 Standing, L-R: Coach Don Parker, R. Tronson, M. Koch, G. Hein, L. Moore, L. Eddings, R. Tovey, M. Clason. Kneeling, L-R: T. Buckner, P. Jones, J. Reck, B. Rhoades, T. Tronson, M. McLimans. Wrestlers Struggle Through Hard Season Senior Grapplers: Ron Tovey Mike Clason Greg Hein Richard Tronson 38 i I He may be big, but he's very dumb, says Coach. I'll get you! Well ... If I have to . . . What's wrong, Lonnie? Timber! Back row, L-R: Ed Becker, Randy Roberts, Gary Huff, Dewey Conroy. 2nd row: Keith Gardner, John Hicks, Dick Brunsman, Mark Busch, Larry Hanson. 3rd row: Ole Bergeron, Ron Meyer, Ben Fields, Jim Proehl, Coach Gary Curtis. On floor: Managers Scott Cameron, Don Gibson. Is it Arnold Palmer? No, wait a minute! That's our one and only Coach Curtis. Golf Draws Spring Sporfs Enthusiasts Lefty Fore! Aren't you forgetting something, Scott? Poetry in motion. A Few Divoteers in Action .. . A golfer's helpmate. L-R, back-front: Manager Frank David, Tom Merritt, Buck Atkins, Lonnie Eddings, Jim McLimans, Walt Floeter, Rick Davis, Larry Queen, Loy Moore, Chris Collins, Bob Borders, Steve Landers, Mike Clason, Ed Hamilton, Coach Melvin Nice. Track Team Does Its Best... Win or Lose Oh, no! Cindermen at Work Ready • . . Set . . .Go! Bob wins again. Such grace! BOB BORDERS OUTSTANDING TRACK BEN FIELDS OUTSTANDING GOLF DON LARSON OUTSTANDING BASKETBALL REESE STURDEVANT OUTSTANDING ATHLETE Outstanding Athletes of VH8 1970-1971 RICK DAVIS ALBERT BRUSNMAN AWARD FOR SPORTSMANSHIP RON MEYER OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL BEN FIELDS - STEVE LANDERS 44 TERRY SMITH AWARD FOR INSPIRATION RON TOVEY OUTSTANDING WRESTLING A Time of Participating 45 Bonnie Brand Captures Homecoming Crown Princess Marilun 46 Princess Charlene Make The Indians Smoke The Peace Pipe:! SENIORS won the sign competition. SOPHOMORES whamp scappoose squaws FRESHMEN Signs Show Spirit 47 A Rousing Pep Assembly Go Loggers! Columbia County Choral Festival Hosted by Loggers Massed Chorus sings Battle Hymn of the Republic Two guitarists from Rainier. Vernonia Choir sings Guantanamera. The fourth annual Columbia County Choral Festival was held in Vernonia this year, on March 31. There were five schools participating: Vernonia, Clatskanie, Scappoose, Rainier, and Neah-Kah-Nie as guest chorus. The students practiced all day with a concert that evening. The concert was a success! Scappoose Choir performing. Neah-Kah-Nie singing with accompaniment. We've Got Spirit! Class competition . . . WHAT'S IN A PEP ASSEMBLY? The band playing the fight song Pep Assemblies Spirited yells . . . Dedicated cheerleaders . . . Intricate routines . . . A grandstand assembly . . . Earnest musicians An excited student body . . . Adventuresome faculty . . . Senior girls discuss the banquet. by Lively Will and Prophecy Laurie reads the hilarious prophecy. Jim was Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Three Coins in a Fountain Theme Queen Carol Lehn Princess Mary Anne Odam Picking for Wilaiwan On the way. Mr. Henderson moonlighting. First good job in a long time, eh, Mr. Success: Berries to basketball. Hard at work. Hard working hands. CONROY 0 R AFS REP Campaign Assembly Principal's Awards Assembly Marsha Jensen DAR Citizenship Award Eric Hepler - Ray Grimsbo Shop Awards Patty Hahmeyer National School Choral Award Sandi Hansen Memolog Award Helen Higginbotham Betty Crocker Award Willa receives several gifts from the student body. Bob Brady Science Award Rick Curl Outstanding Back - Homecoming Rick Davis Brunsman Award Marsha Sturdevant Biology Award Jim Proehl Sousa Band Award Student Pastimes ... Stick it out there, Cita. Everything Is Beautiful... 1971 Jamboree Court Princess Linda Princess Shirley Queen Marilyn Princess Julie Graduates Walk Forward to Meet Future Honor Speaker Marsha Jensen Guest Speaker Mr. Barnard Honor Speaker Jim Proehl Mr. Parrow recognizes honor graduates. 64 Willa gives farewell. Seniors remember Mrs. Hearing. Laurie and Steve receive awards. Graduation night had come. Seniors arrived in a whirl of ruffles, new shoes, and syits. The auditorium was filled with activity, and robes were slipped on and mortarboards adjusted. Each one finally found his place in line and the march began. With Pomp and Circumstance swelling through the gym, each graduate walked forward to meet the future. Lucky Patty gets a big hug. 65 The Looks of Involvement 66 AJOJU m . ft 1 a A Time of Leading and Following 67 VH8 Band Has Busy Year The VHS band was very busy this year. Besides playing at the football and basketball games, the band put on numerous concerts, among them the Popcorn Concert in February and the Spring Concert and Art Show in April. Intent on their music, goofing around at a game, playing at concerts, these students under the supervision of their advisor, Mr. Ward Nelson, helped make up the VHS band for 1970-71. 68 Music in May: Linda Borst and Julie Spitzer Chorus Entertains at Concerts 1971 was a year of concerts for the VHS Chorus. Along with hosting the Columbia County Choral Festival, chorus members sang in a special Christmas program held at the Christian Church, and helped put on the Thanksgiving Assembly, Popcorn and Spring Concerts. 69 Paul Bunyan sponsored many fine service projects this year. The bonfire was again the job of Paul Bunyan, and they had a large one despite its burning one week prior to Homecoming. The group sponsored a Senior-Faculty game in March with proceeds going to playground equipment. A donkey basketball game was held to benefit the Homer Fuller Fund. Paul Bunyan SDonsors Service Beach Trip and Taco Feed Highlight Year for F. T. A. Steve and Mr. Boyle Steve’s family enjoys taco feed. Marilyn serves up tacos. Until April, FTA was a very small group of 10 members. Then, a membership drive was begun and at the end of May, FTA had added 15 new members. Towards the end of April, FTA sponsored a taco feed, primarily to get out of debt and pay for this page in the Memolog. Everyone was surprised with the excellent turnout and a big profit of $60. For fun, FTA members went on an outing to the beach armed with sun tan lotion and swim suits, but this wishful thinking was to no avail, unless there is such a thing as fog-burn. Nevertheless, everyone had a good time. Mary Steele, Cita Vigil, Gloria Ashford, Sandi Stockwell, and Julie Klein were the football cheerleaders this year. They innovated many new ideas for the season and aroused the spirit of VHS students at the games. Football Cheerleaders Innovate New Yells i I A w « Becky Bonnie Varsity Basketball Cheerleaders Gupport Loggers! This year's Varsity Basketball Cheerleaders were Jan Johnston, Bonnie Brand, Becky McNair, Marilyn Henderson, and Julie Spitzer. Marilyn Julie Linda Borst, Jackie Eide, and Penny Hamilton were the cheerleaders for the wrestling team. Although it is not a popular sport, wrestling involves a lot of hard work and skill. The girls did a good job in rousing spirit and interest in the team's effort. Jackie 74 Wrestling Cheerleaders Cheer on Grapplers WPwi And indeed they did! J. V. Cheerleaders Promote Spirit One of the graceful moments. Kathi The gang W Carol Patti Gayle This year’s JV rally squad was a peppy and happy group. The girls were Kathi Medges, Carol Nelson, Patti Anderson, Gayle Welch, and Becky Curl. 75 Becky GAA—Active as Ever President Mary G.A.A. officers with advisor. Miss Maier. 76 G. A. A. Volleyball A Team 77 Spring Breezes Lure GAA Tracks+ers The girls: Marilyn Henderson, Jackie Eide, Carol Evans, Darla Normand, Sharon Longley, Sandra Tupper, and Nancy Reynolds. These girls, under the supervision of their coach Miss Jackie Maier, were the members of G.A.A. track team for the 1971 spring season. Although the season was unsuccessful pointwise, the girls enjoyed all the fun, fellowship, and exercise the sport allows. 79 Language Club Holds Playnights Under the direction of Spanish and French teacher Mrs. Fran Carson, the Language Club enjoyed its first year of being Language Club at VHS. Last year, the club was for French students only, as Spanish was not given. The club held several popular playnights, including one at Christmas, and wrote to pen pals from various foreign countries. A foreign foods dinner was held in May at which were served foods from France and Spain, all prepared by the students, Mrs. Carson, and Mrs. Haverland. To provide cultural enrichment for the student body as a whole, the club sponsored two foreign film festivals in the spring at which different members of the school and community showed slides of Europe and other places where they had been. F. F. A. Grows in Size and Learning 1971 F.F.A. Officers President- Craig Bergerson Vice President-Ray Grimsbo Secretary- Bonnie Normand Treasurer- Patty Hahmeyer Sentinel-Jim Koch Advisor Mr. Kabler SllCtWLTBSUL MSCDAXIC8  ehlb i xuh BiLWCT I«lTY mwivixiuiy shop aulas 9t WATB 4M)Y. I.HH 81 o u t h F e I I o w s The Y.F. officers: Debbie, Martha, Charlene, and Marsha h I P Youth Fellowship grew quite a bit during the 1971 school year. Again this year, the Y.F. group put on the Fifth Quarters after each game and were well pleased with a continual turnout of 50-60 people. John and Eileen listen to the Christian People at the newly started Coffee House. Hey—1 thought this was a Y.F. group! This was one of the many games at the weekly Fifth Quarters. NHS is a special organization devoted to upholding its creed of character, scholarship, leadership, and service. This year, the elves did their best to uphold the creed by working on many projects. Among them were selling fruitcakes, tutoring, decorating the hall doors at Christmas, and taking a trip to Fairview Hospital. The officers of NHS? National Honor Society Stresses Character. Scholarship OntheT The Twelve Days of Christmas was the theme the NHS elves used in decorating the halls. 83 Student Council Struggles Through Another Year of Decision Making 1970-71 Officers President - Ray Grimsbo Vice-President - Chris Hicks Secretary - Marsha Jensen Treasurer - Scott Howard AFS Representatives - Laurie Banta Jim Proehl 84 Sandi Hansen, Editor Memolog— the Unheralded Heroes of VH8 The Memolog staff is a group of hard-working, unheralded individuals, devoted to VHS. Whether taking pictures, selling ads, or drawing layouts, the staff always comes through. 85 86 Time of Teaching and Learning Administrators Reveal Concern for Students Patty Lamping; Teacher’s Aide John Brailler; Teacher's Aide Frank Enyart; Custodian Tip Toe Through the Tulips! Each day the administration strives to make VHS a better place in which students can become the kind of men and women the world needs. They are the busiest Loggers because of the many school functions which require their presence. Besides meeting the day-to-day demands of administrative officials, they attend assemblies, teas, banquets, and dances, and they still find time to support the athletic events. Pictures not available: ANN WESTERBERG - SECRETARY ELLEN HANSON - SECRETARY 89 Gordon Crowston; Counselor, Athletic Chris Boyle; English, Sophomore Class Director, Diversified Occupations Leadership Begins With the Faculty Mildred Mathieson; Home Economics Don Anderson; Science, Math, Science Club, Youth Fellowship Don Parker; Drafting, Beginning Woodworking, Head Wrestling Coach, Assistant Football 91 Gary Curtis; Civics, U.S. History, Head Basketball Coach, Freshman Football Coach. Ward Nelson; Band, Chorus, English I, Alvilda Hearing; Speech, English II, IV, Journalism, Senior Memolog Class 92 Susan Lloyd; Art Hardworking and devoted. . .active in extra-curricular activities. . . sometimes criticized. . .sometimes lauded. . .answers for the inquisitive. . .friends. . .educators. . .busy, but never too busy to help a student. . . Edward Hein; Vocational Education John Henderson; Business Education, Photography Club Ken Roberts; Math, J. V. Basketball Coach, Cross Country, Junior Class Ora Bolmeier; Dean of Girls, Psychology, Developmental Reading, N. H.S. Don Kabler; Vocational Agriculture; F.F.A. 93 Melvin Nice; Biology, Boys' P.E., Head Football Coach, Track Do You Remember__ Our most dashing blackberry picker? Queen Bonnie? Decorating for the Homecoming dance? Learning to type? 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