Posted 03/16/11
Our Freshman year school newspaper was called "Junior Chirps"....
Our Freshman year school newspaper was called "Junior Chirps"....
....most of the information below came from our "Junior Chirps" throughout our Freshman Year
Volume 1 No. 1 of the "Junior Chrips" was printed in September, 1956 (the beginning of our 8th grade)
Our cheerleaders were:
- Myrtle Chandler
- Glenna Clarke
- Jacki Vallentine
- Carolyn Cole
- Eleanor Austen
Our class officers were (Dues were $1.25) ~
- President ~ Jim Kettlehut
- Vice President ~ John Anderson
- Secretary ~ Ken Lincoln
- Treasurer ~ Chuck Rusk
- Sponsors ~ Mrs. Ware and Mr. Johnson
Denver Station Top Ten Songs ~ 1958 (9th grade)
- Wake Up Little Susie
- Jailhouse Rock
- Chances Are
- Rainbow
- Happy Birthday Party
- that'll Be the Day
- Peanuts
- Honeycomb
- Black Slacks
- Tammy
Top Ten Tunes ~ 1956 (8th grade)
- Don't Be Cruel
- Canadian Sunset
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- When the lights Go Down Low
- Whatever Will Be, Will Be
- My Prayer
- Hounddog and Honky Tonk
- Just Walking in the Rain
- Allegheny Moon
- Green Door
- President ~ Jane Gorder
- Vice President ~ Julianne Hempel
- Secretary ~ Donna Shetler
- Treasurer ~ Connie Zaliaries
- Cabinet:
- Music ~ Diana Smaha
- Worship ~ Marilyn Koester,
- Social ~ Penny Wright and Linda York
- Program ~ Peggy Rogers and Sharon Phillip
- Yearbook ~ Janet Hitchcock and Cheryl Edwards
- Publicity ~ Lorraine Evans
- World Fellowship ~ Sande Phillips
- Service ~ Marcia Knigge and Sharyn Jordan
- Finance ~ Nancy Leishman
- Sponsors ~ Mary Austen and Ellen Christiansen
- John Clarke was an exchange teacher taking Byron Nelson's place in the Industrial Arts Department
- Judy Von Tour went to school in Utah for the year
- Glenna Clark left Alliance
- Doug Young came to Alliance from New Mexico
- Judy Cotes came to Alliance from Laramie WY in the eighth grade
- Larry Smith came to Alliance from Sacramento CA
Our Sport Team was the Bullpups
Pep Club Officers ~
- President ~ Betty Lurvey
- Vice President ~ Konnie Herman
- Secretary ~ Wanda Walston
- Treasurer ~ Anita Allen
- Sponsors ~ Miss Williams; Mrs. Lichty
Remember the "Last Fling" card sold by the Alliance Theater ~ cost was $1.00 for the card and this is what you could get:
- Attend the theater as many times as you liked during the last week before school
- Free pepsi at the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
- A Sani*Broiler Hamburger for a DIME at FROSTOP
- A ball point pen for only 15 cents at the Daily Times Herald
- Free 75 cent pair of hose with school shoes purchased at Howard's
- Free $2.50 school Emblem Sport Shirt with $20 Boy's Wear purchased at Zoellner's
- $2.00 Discount on a skirt and sweater combination, value $14.75 at Lenla's
- Worth $25.00 on a 1948 Ford V-8 Deluxe Tudor Sedan at Wallis Buick
- Worth 10 cents on any Hit Record purchased the week before school at Finecy Music
- Free Hires Root Beer every day of the week before school at Hested's
- Free Meadow Gold Ice Cream Bar at Hawley's Grocery
- $1.50 Fried Chicken Supreme Dinner for 95 cent at the Drake Hotel Cafe
- Worth $10.00 on any Desk at Economy Furniture
- $1.50 pair of Anson or Shields Cuff Links with French Cuff Shirt purchase at the Famous.
Junior Chirps Staff
- Sports ~ Kenny Lincoln
- Clubs, Faculty ~ Penny Wright
- Classes, Interviews ~ Linda York
- Student Poll ~ Doug Bedient
- Programs ~ Nancy Leishman
- Believe It Or Not ~ Clyde Darveau
- Fashion ~ Sally Barrett
- Sponsor ~ Vivian Andrews
- John Carr, Math
- Mary Austen, Nebraska Geography (Eleanor's mother)
- Sena Alden, English Review and Latin
- Barry Smith, Math
- Willis Dewey, substitute for Don Crowder, Geography
- Sandy Sanderson, Science
- Martin Johnson, Science
- Evelyn Ware, Algebra
- Vivian Andrews, Librarian
- Don Harris, Director of Band and Orchestra
- Nona Woodhams, Physical Education
- Peggy Williams, English
- Kenneth Ware, Vocational Agriculture
- Harrison Toenjes, Vocal Music, Director of band
- Wayne Maier, football coach, Science and Phys Ed
- Dean Webb, Physical Education
- Lila Fiebig, Spanish
- Vae Hoover, Home Ec
- Alfred Blinde, Choir
- Thelma Merritt, School Nurse (Betty Merritt's mom)
- Norval Trout, Principal
Additional teachers from 8th grade you may remember:
- John Bruce, Principal
- Ellen Christensen, Geography
- Mildred Kuncl, Arithmetic
- Helen Beerline, Literature and Spelling
- Richard Powers, Health
- LaVon Boner, English
- Charles Larsen, Coach
Honor Roll ~ 1st six weeks of school
- Nancy Leishman ~ 5 As
- Julianne Hempel ~ 4 As
- Curtis Ginn ~ 3 As, 2 Bs
- Penny Wright ~ 3 As, 2 Bx
- Linda York ~ 3 As, 2 Bs
- Paul Nelson ~ 3 As, 1 B
- Diana Smaha ~ 3 As, 1 B
- Wanda Walston ~ 3 As, 1B
- John Anderson
- Jan Ashby
- Doug Bedient
- Steve Brooks
- Larry Christenson
- Jerry Culp
- Bob Dahl
- Jackie Davis
- Gary Ehrlich
- Roger Faller
- Don Ferguson
- Denny Garrett
- Terry Hahn
- Jim Kettlehut
- George Koester
- Richard Laursen
- Allen Lawrence
- Roger Lehl
- Kenny Lincoln
- Donny Martin
- Dale Moore
- Walter Oxford
- Chuck Rusk
- Roger Rusk
- Gary Rust
- Larry Smith
- Lemoine Trout
- David VanDusen
- Billy Wilson
- Lonnie Wilkins
- Richard Reynolds
- Don Sanders
- Steve Magnuson
- Student Managers
- Paul Nelson
- Dick Graham
- Roger Rusk
- Ken Lincoln
- David VanDusen
- Jim Kettlehut
- Bob Dahl
- Allen Lawrence
- Lemoine Trout
- Walt Oxford
- Doug Young
- Chuck Rusk
- George Koester
- Jerry Culp
- Doug Bedient
- Bob Cole
- Student Manager ~ Jan Ashby
- Coach ~ Wayne Maier
- Jim Kettlehut.....Linda Munger
- Eleanor Austen...Dale Moore
- Carolyn Cole....Kenny Lincoln
- Jerry Culp....Betty Lurvey
- Glenna Clark...Larry Christensen
- Roger Rusk....Diana Smaha
- Denny Garrett....Glenda Harvey
It really happened column (December, 1956 issue of Junior Chirps)
In Civics Mr. Sanderson said "Can anyone tell me the past tense of love"
Johnny Feese replied "Heartbreak!"
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