W F West High School - Chehalin Yearbook (Chehalis, WA)

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'Whey-ga JANET I. ALLENDER CHERYLL J. ANDERSON MICHAEL G. BARDELL RUTH A. BENNETT ROBERT L. BETTS JANETTE R. BIEKER SHARON L. ARRINGTON DAVID L. BALL SHARON O. BECKER , ... ' 'vs RON M. BETHGE BETTY A. BORGE MARGARET J. BURTS

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i l l THE SENIORS OF 1961 N A ROB BETTS Rosen cooks Vice Pl'6SlClGl'11' feasuref' 'Neg' T JIM JAMES President LEO POPE KATHRYN HUBER Secretary Sergea nt-at-a rms Since 1957, when the Class of 1961 entered as Freshmen, W. F. West High School has been the site of many outstanding events. The Class of 1961 was around when the first basketball team in over forty years competed in a state basketball tournament. The following year the team placed eighth in the state tournament and in 1960 the Bearcat basketballers won the State A Championship. In 1960-61 school year, the Bearcat football team, led by the Seniors, won the mythical State A Championship in football. During their four year stay at W. F. West, the Seniors of 1961 witnessed the renaming of the high school from Chehalis High to W. F. West High School, a community swimming pool opened atRef1veation Park which the school used in P. E. Classes, the two party system of student body elections was introduced, the Forensic Club was brought back into existence, the old football stadium was torn down and a beautiful new turfed football field, track and stadium were built on the high school campus, four tennis courts came into use, a musical was put on for the all-school play, the emphasis on academics, especially science and langu- ages, became evident with the addition of courses such as calculus. As a'freshman, Bud Wedin led the class as it tried to orient itself to its new and beautiful ecology. Roger Cooke guided the Sophomores who made the last big bonfire for the Thanksgiving Day Football game. in the spring the Seniors were honored at the Sophomore Hop Exotica1' Finally upperclassmen, the class under Phil Hines presented a formal dance, the Junior Prom Neptune's Garden. As leaders of the school the Seniors enioyed a busy year. Jim James was president. At the Senior Ball the classes tried something new in music-fountracklstereo tapes instead of a live band. In the spring everyone enjoyed the picnic tinanced by 'the the Senior play Brother Goosei' The world situation caused a greater emphasis on a good education. The launch- ing of Russia's Sputnikf' an earth satellite, brought the American youth to an in- creased awareness of their duty to obtain a sound academic foundation in high school. The quality of their education has been constantly measured by many tests they have taken. The pressure was on, especially on those who planned to attend college. For some, Baccalaureate and Commencement was the culmination of their formal education, for others it was a stepping stone.

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ROBERT H- CARROLL- STEPHEN M- CARTER MILTON G. CASAD ELIZABETH A. CLIFFORD , , X.. an N. ROGER COOKE BONNIE L. DANIELS JAMES L. de MOISE DENNIS M. DOYLE AVN! ..,,,,,f .V Vf.,. K. ORVII-I-E D- DURDEN PATRIC D. DYBVIG STEPHANIE A. FISHBACH HAROLD R. FULLER E 3