Each Ship Makes Its Way Through

September of 1952 - and Washington High school swung her doors open once more, and after all of the upperclass men had filed in, we sophomores entered. In the beginning we were just a group of shy, but willing sophomores, but within the next few weeks of school, we organized ourselves under four able class officers: Neil Dalagar, president; Jim Hanson, vice-president; Daryl Hartman, secretary; and Shirley Rowland, treasurer, guided us in our cabinet duties as we planned our coming class party. Many sports minded boys were discovered among the sophomores as Awards day found many of them receiving letters. The girls too, were very busy with their G.A.A. and pep club activities. As a group, the sophomores attained, and retained, a very high scholastic record throughout their first year of high school. We ended our first year with a picnic in the spring.

At the beginning of our Junior year we though we were really veterans of this high school life. Once again we elected our class officers: Ramona Erickson, president: Dick Mraz, vice-president; Julie Houle, secretary; and Jim Hanson, treasurer. We were fortunate to have Miss Marie Schaeffer and Mr. Walter Engbretson back as able class advisors. The band and choir memberships expanded to include many of the more musically inclined Juniors. The school publications also had many of our classmates serving on their staffs. In the latter part of November, we presented our Junior class play "Men Are Like Streetcars", directed by Mr. Harry Martin. One of the highlights of our Junior year was planning and working on the prom, the theme of which was "In A Southern Garden". We wrapped up our class activities for the year with a spring picnic.