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1940 Honor Roll
Waukon, Ia. Special: The honor roll for the final period of the second semester at Waukon High School follows:
Freshmen: Donna Mae Fossum, Lorraine Hartong, Lois Hermeier, Agnes Johnson, James Kopke, Marjorie Kubitz, Mary Jean Olson, Vivian Quanrude, Sophie Sandbeck, Keith Sander, Clara Marie Schmidt, Arlene Shogren, Donald Stucki, Clarice Todd, Keith Wilkins, Lyle Williams, and Shirley Zupke.
Sophomores: Shirley Beardmore, Irene Brainard, Lois Fiet, Jean Ann Gleisner, Harriet Jones, Nona Kelly, Roland Koehring, Jeanette Kosbau, Ruth Krumme, Jean Kugel, Joan Leschensky, Rosemary Lucey, Suzanne Ludeking, Barbara Martin, Lilahan Opheim, Keith Palmer, Vernon ORiley, Robert Sander, Norma Schmidt, Jean Stafford, Marjorie Stock, Marion Thiele, Robert Van Nice, Phyllis Verthein, Delores Weber, Ethel DeBuhr, and Baxter Lowe.
Juniors: Rose Ahlstrom, Kenneth Amundson, Charles Bakke, Bernadine Bray, Leora Bulman, Robert Eaton, Honroe Evanson, Benny Fiet, Willard Goeke, Donald Sansmeier, Arlo Klein, Clement Larkin, Thelma Norman, Betty Ann Odson, Rosella Sando, Mary Eleanor Sheridan, Lee Smith, and Margaret Ward.
Seniors: Dorothy Barr, Lois Bulman, Catharine Brown, Lorraine Beardmore, Valeria Canoe, Charles Cook, John Donahue, Johanna Ebner, Margaret Gelo, LaVern Hansmeier, Carol Hanson, Ray Huffman, Uvonne Hummel, June Jacobson, Marie Klees, Eunice Krousie, Marjorie Leet, Mary Lou Link, Virginia Livingood, Lorraine Meskimen, June Olander, Bonita Olson, Viola Smith, Ella Mae Stock, Catharine Tepesch, Theodore Thorsen, and Norma Wurtzel.~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, June 10, 1940
~Transcribed by Lyn Lysne
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1942
Shirley Beardmore, valedictorian of the graduating class of Waukon high school, spoke over station WHO Sunday, May 17, on "I Am An American." The invitation to speak came through Frank Miles, editor of the Iowa Legionaire, who delivered the commencement address at Waukon. He heard Miss Beardmore give her valedictorian address and was favorably impressed with it and her delivery of it.
~Wright County Monitor, May 21, 1942, Clarion, IA, pg 9
~contributed by Cindy (Maust) Smith
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Graduating Class of 1944
"The Arrow" Yearbook
According to the information in the 1944 Waukon High School yearbook, THE ARROW, this was the first time in fifteen years that a yearbook had been published. It did not say why the yearbook was discontinued in 1929, however, it can be assumed that because of the historical events of that era, the Stock Market Crash in 1929, followed by the Great Depression, and then World War II, the publishing of the yearbook was not financially feasible.
~contributed by Connie Ellis
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top: Paul Selberg; Alyce Smedsrud; Delmar Thiele; Pauline Thornton
middle: Wilma Todd; Demer Walton; Dorothy Whalen
bottom: Jac Wheat; Edmond White; Madonna Wilkins; Truman Wurtzel
Junior Class of 1944
Top photo L-R
back row: Eldo Kugel; Vincent Haas, Roger Hansmeier; Dale Chapman; Robert Hausman; Oran Engelhardt; Donald Brennan; Delbert Bulman; Harold Kerndt; Roger Ahlstrom
3rd row: Karl Herman; James Barthell; Henry Clauson; Ronald Hastings; Lorna Hermeier; Curtis Kruger; Edward Heim; Leonard Heins, Clarence Klemme
2nd row: Betty Bulman; Lorna Grotegut; Phyllis Grinager; Myrtle Ahlstrom; Gloria Beardmore; Ruth Becker; Merilyn Bray; Marie Colsch
bottom row: Ruth Hanson, Virginia Grotegut; Donna Henry; Jean Kannenberg; Eleanor Bakkum; Ruth Barth; Lila Hagen
Bottom photo L-R
back row: Willard Meyer; Donald Orr; Roland Lawson; Dale Spiegler; Ruben Shindoll; John Verthein; Joseph Magner; LeRoy Shogren; Robert Stock
3rd row: Paul Quandahl; Kenneth Walters; Berdell Meiners; Donald Wilkins; Roger McCoy; Ossie Quandahl; Lloyd Weber; James Whalen; Roger Lonning
2nd row: Ethel Onsager; Mary Regan; Clarice Shogren; Alice Quandahl; Margaret Straate; Lucille Teff; Kathryn Livingood; Alta Roderick; Phyllis Peterson; Ila White
bottom row: Edith Phills; Darlene Rush; Margaret Marsden; Maxine Stafford; Virginia O'Donnell; Mary Lou Marsden; Elenor Meikle; Sylvia Zimmerman
Class Officers
President Merilynn Bray; Vice President- Harold Kerndt; Secretary-treasurer- LeRoy Shogren
~photos scanned from the 1944 "The Arrow" Waukon High School yearbook
~contributed by Diana Henry Diedrich for the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb
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Graduating Class of 1945
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1945 Class Roster
Myrtle Ahlstrom
Secretary/Treasurer Roger Ahlstrom Eleanor Bakkum Ruth Barth Jim Barthell Gloria Beardmore President Arlene Beck Ruth Becker Lois Berger Merilynn Bray Betty Bulman Delbert Bulman Tommie Campbell Kenneth Carlton Dale Chapman Henry Clauson Lila Cowan Phyllis Grinager Lorna Grotegut Virginia Grotegut Vincent Haas Lila Hagen Roger Hansmeier |
Ruth Hanson Ronald Hastings Edward Heim Vice-President Leonard Heins Donna Henry Karl Herman Lorna Hermeier Forest Kelly Harold Kerndt Clarence Klemme Curtis Kruger Eldo Kugel Virginia Letchford Kathryn Livingood Dorothy Lloyd Roger Lonning Joseph Magner Margaret Ann Marsden Mary Lou Marsden Roger McCoy Berdell Meiners Willard Meyer |
Virginia O'Donnell Ethel Onsager Phyllis Peterson Alice Quandahl Ossie Quandahl Paul Quandahl Mary Regan Alta Roderick Darlene Rush Ruben Shindoll Clarice Shogren Dale Spiegler Maxine Stafford Robert Stock Margaret Straate Lucille Teff John Verthein Kenneth Walters Lloyd Weber James Whalen Donald Wilkins Sylvia Zimmerman |
~Waukon High School THE ARROW - 1945, belonging to the late Forest D. Toey Kelly
~contributed by Connie (Kelly) Ellis, Toey's daughter
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1949 Senior Class Play
The senior class play, "The Late Christopher Bean", will be presented Friday and Saturday nights at Waukon. The cast: Lyle White, George Herman, Bill Hagemen, Phyllis Snitker, Clayton Ricker, Cecil Cook, Elizabeth O'Riley, Ruth Miller and Gene Hermeier.
~Cedar Rapids Gazette, Thursday, May 5, 1949, Cedar Rapids, IA, pg 29 ~contributed by Cindy (Maust) Smith
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