Whitewater High School - Aqualba Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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THE YE R I REVIE The Whitewater Chapter of Future Farmers with seventy-five members, under the leadership of Mr. Thayer, has just completed a very successful year. An outline of their activities follows: FAIRS In August and early September and even earl- ier many of the F.F. A. members were exhibiting livestock, crops, swine, and sheep at the fairs. Le Joy Stauffacher and Roger Schmidt demonstrated milk testing through the week of State Fair. EIGHTH GRADE PARTY just before school started a party was given for the 8th grade graduates. Movies on the senior trip were shown and games were played afterwards. TRIPS The freshmen and sophomores visited the Junior Livestock Show, Forest Products Laboratory, the University, and the University Electric Farm. Other trips for the upper classes included the Ruby Acre Farm, Case Company, and the Johnson Wax Company of Racine. F. F. A. PUBLIC SPEAKING AND QUARTET Charles Scharine was the winner of the F. F. A. contest in which seventy-five students participated and represented the Chapter on March 3 at the dis- trict contest at Racine County Agricultural School where he placed 5rd. Miss Paynter worked hard with our F. F. A. Quartet composed of Don Trie- bold, Dick Kolz, Fritz Dow, and Ken Anderson, which placed 2nd in the district contest. LEADERSHIP The officers attended the Leadership Training School which was held at Fort Atkinson. The Chap- ter officers put on the Green Hand Degree Cere- mony at an Elkhorn F.F. A. meeting. PARENT NIGHT The F. F. A. tried something new this year by having a Parent Night. The University Degree teams raised our members to the Green Hand and Chapter Degrees. james Babler won the F. F. A. Creed Contest among the Green Hands. One hund- red and fifty-two students, parents, and guests were in attendance. DAIRY PROGRESS SHOW Two demonstrations and exhibits were pre- sented at the Whitewater Dairy Progress Show in February. Le joy Stauffacher and Le Roy Ebert gave a milk testing demonstration while Dean Roe, Bob Nickerson, Eugene Sweuo, and Birney Davis were in charge of the Warfarin Booth. Five white rats were used in the demonstration. MEAT PRODUCTION DAY The Whitewater F. F. A. helped sponsor the Livestock and Meat Production Day for the farm people of the community. john Hapka and Ted Kuhnke were the chairmen largely responsible for this. BASKETBALL TEAM The F. F. A. played seven games with other F. F. A. chapters in this area. Vern Hansen, Bob Nickerson, Le Roy Ebert, Rodney Berg, Ron Vucic, Charles Scharine, and Nathan Schneider were the mainstays of the team. JUDGING TEAMS Three members of the junior class judged cattle at the Waukesha Dairy Show and the State F. F. A. contest. A fat stock team also represented our Chapter at the state contest. COOPERATION The Christmas Card sale was a very big suc- cess with 31,000 in cards sold. Dean Arnold was high salesman. Nursery stock and seed potato or- ders were taken for the spring. The freshmen were kept busy two days planting 8000 trees, at various places which will be used to promote conservation. Page Twenty-five

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6.32.3 FUT U R E L FARMERS if fi C SWK MER1-., ,vo X flcux-'Y c u ?'y x:?'1Xk 4- TI W 0 Q xg opml fa OF Sf 3- A rf -J 5 .44 L4 ' 3' ly . - A If 0, . to K J ' k J Top Row: L. Ebhert, B. Sukowski, G. Passer, D. Roe, N. Uhe, D. Baumgardt, K. Anderson, R. Berg, T. Kuhnke, P. Reuter, J. Benes, R. Roe, J. Hapka, B. Davis, D. Seharine Second Row: R. Paynter, R. Nickerson, D. Triebold, D. Fisher, E. Papcke, D. Fuller, R. Vohs, C. Scharine, R. Kolz. E. Koszyczarek, E. Sweno, N Schneider C. Kfozak, P. Stauffacher, G. Steig, Mr. Thayer President ...., Vice President ,. Secretary . Treasurer ,. Reporter , Sentinel . . Adviser . Page Twenty-four Third Row: F. Pence, VV Findlay. D. NVillio.ms, J. Rowe, N. Papcke, R. Patt, D. Harley, D. Miner, L. Floerke, E. Malcomb, R. Kramer, D. Arnold, R. Brokmeier, P. Smith, D. Roloff Bottom Row: R. Doherty, J. Papcke, J. Babler, H. Sweno, L. McCulloch, G. Stone, E. Trewyn, G. Coxe, R. Taylor, D. Monk, D. Kanter, N. Godfrey, R, Scharine, J. Grant, W. Cooper, M. Heyse, L. Meske . . Dean Roe . john Hapka . Ronald Vucic . , Charles Scharine . Nathan Schneidex . . , Norman Uhe ., Robert F. Thayer

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Whitewater Chapter of Future Homemakers of America Back Row: J. Crichton, M. Pratt, M. Gailloreto, P. Schultz, J. Stroud, L.. Anderson Second Row: E. L h d H ' ' ' 'A oug ea , . Lentz, C. Boyd, D. Albieeht, J. Crichton, P. 1-Ionohan, Miss Billings, H. Boyd, C. Gailloreto, J. Keniston, J. Larson, J. Moksnes, M. Shroble Front Row: M. Kruse, R. Storck, J. Humphrey, M. Hagen, M. XVutke, S. Bigelow, J. Schultz, S. Smith, N. Hagen President ..,. Vice Pferident .... Secretary ..... Treasurer . . , Adtfirer . . . The F.H.A. officers took over their duties in july book. It was also decided,-to have a picnic in August. the State Fair for a few days. When school started, a party was given for the Homecoming parade. In November the group served a banquet to the On December 21, F. H. A. girls had a Christmas sponsored a bake sale the members served a before Christmas at Farnham's banquet to the cheerleaders of In April, a style show was put on and a candy took tests for F. H. A. awards. The successful year ended with the girls serving a Page Twenty-six , . Emagene Loughead . . . . . Harriet Lentz . . Doris Albrecht , . . Jean Crichton . . . Miss Billings at a meeting in which they planned the yearly guide The officers, accompanied by Miss Billings, went to new members. F. H. A. also entered a float in the football squad and sponsored a mixer. party, followed by a pot luck supper. The girls store. They sent gifts to foreign children. In March the S. W. A. N. I. conference. sale was sponsored by the F.H.A. The members also banquet for the F. F. A. boys.