CLASS HISTORY
"It seems to me a
crime that we should age
These fragile times
should never slip us by
A time we never can or
shall erase
As friends together
watch their childhood fly."
-Elton John
We have discovered after
four years that high school is not just
classes, books, homework, and football
games, it is people who have over the
years become friends. It is the thought
of parting with these friends that
causes the note of sadness at a
graduation ceremony. However, the
relationships we have built during this
time will always remain a part of us.
In the beginning of our
freshman year we wandered through the
halls finding only a few familiar faces.
By the end of the year we had learned
enough about each other to elect our
class officers for the next two years.
They were: Charlie Gross, president;
Linda Ohlmann, vice president; Kathy
Lager, treasurer; Gayle Sharp,
secretary; Debbie Treadway, historian
and Mitch Alter, sergeant-at-arms. With
their leadership the Freshman Class
Dance which was held at the end of the
year was a huge success.
During our sophomore year
we were concerned with the problem of
raising the money we would need for our
Junior and Senior year. Car washes and
another successful dance added to our
treasury. Because of our organization
and drive we came very close to winning
spirit week.
The time to elect officers
for our Junior year arrived that spring.
We chose Karen Kramer, president; Carole
Dwyer, vice president; Lynne Phillips,
treasurer; Jenny Puckett, secretary;
Cathy Lager, historian and Jeff
Sutherland, sergeant-at-arms. Starting
out with an amazingly successful Pizza
Party Dance, we also published the
Lions Listings and went on to win
Spirit Week that winter.
Our energies then focused
on our class play, "The Impossible
Years" as we set out to make it one of
the best.
By now we had more than
enough money to sponsor our
Junior-Senior Prom, "I'd Like to Get to
Know You". Bothe the Prom and the after
prom provided an exciting and enjoyable
experience for all who attended.
It was election time again
as Karen Kramer was re-elected
president; Barney Harris was elected
vice president; Marty Miner, treasurer;
Gail Carr, secretary; Christie Blomquist,
historian; and Jeff Sutherland,
sergeant-at-arms.
Our senior year had finally
arrived. The 1973 Homecoming "Cabaret"
came upon us first with John Simes as
King and Linda Cottrell as queen. Then
our senior class play, "The Bad Seed"
was added to our list of
accomplishments.
Now, Senior Recognition,
Class Day and Commencement which seemed
so far away once, are memories too. The
four years that seemed an eternity to us
as freshmen are now over. Our lives are
about to change more completely than
they ever have. We are challenged by the
future that lies ahead.
It is now hard to leave our
high school life behind, but to leave
behind the people that are a part of
that life is more difficult.
Nevertheless, we say goodbye with only a
few regrets. After all, the rest of our
lives are waiting for us.
Christie Blomquist
Historian
1973
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