Welch High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Welch, OK)

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CLASS HISTORY In September of 1944, 53 members met at the school to take their first flight of high school studies. They boarded the plane to fasten their safety belts with a medium rate in gradeq andsome above average took their place in the honored section. Patsy Fox took the office of president and with our appointed sponsor, Mrs. Curry, pilotedus safely through to another year. Having picked up bits ofknowledge from Math and English u:Science, we were ready to start the journey through our sophomore year. Losing six passengers from over work and air sickness. We again started our scheduled flight with a new president, Charlene Gross, and Mrs. Neighbors as co-pilot. Being able to carry more knowledge and studies, we still made room to have parties and other enjoyable things. With the passing of time and less information to gain, we landed for refueling. There were 31 passengers owing to the fact that we had picked up four more. James Schooley took the office of president and Miss James took the place as co-pilot. The plane landed several times for Pleasure Resorts which included the Junior Play, Wild Oats gy and the Junior-Senior Banquet. Soon came the day when dm plane landed for refueling andthe class dropped to 27 passengers, 5 again finding the air notso well for them. Dempsey Bonner took the office of president and Mrs. Wheatley took the place ofco-pilot. We had been successful in keeping Mr. L. R. Thompson for pilot during the four year trip through Welch Ihgh School. We again made stops for the Senior Play, Plain Jane amiduaJunior-Senior Banqnt. We could see Commencement Station Below us and successfully passed the close inspection of examiners and were ready for a final transfer. During the four years Dan Bachtel joined the U. S. Navy. At commencement Station they left dm Senior Plane to become pass- engers on various planes flying through the Valley of Opportunity, to the Cities of Success, Fame and Worth Achievement.