TOP ROW, L-R: Mr. Edwin HASCALL, Science Teacher; Miss Mida BRADLEY, Music Teacher; Mr. James ROOD, Commercial Teacher; V. R. BARNHOUSE, Superintendent; Mr. RICHARDS, Agriculture Teacher; Mrs. Madeline BALLANTYNE, English Teacher; R. Arvid HUGHES, Sr. Class President

LEFT ROW, Top-Bottom: Sandra S. VIRDEN, Sr. Class Vice-president; Jack L. HIGDAY on left; Lois J. JAMES on right; Lyman J. WALKER II

RIGHT ROW, Top-Bottom: Carolyn L. DAVENPORT, Sr. Class Secretary-Treasurer; Helen M. BANKS on left; Paul EPPS, on right; Leslie G. REED

BOTTOM ROW, Middle L-R: Jerry B. ANDREW; Larry Joe CAMPBELL; Karen M. BEAR; Richard C. HOHNEKE, Paul M. NASH

In the year 1943, eleven eager little demons enrolled in the Primary class. They were: Jerry ANDREW, Larry BROWN, Arvid HUGHES, Mary COY, Jackie HIGDAY, Larry KNEEDLER, Joan KNEEDLER, Janice KNEEDLER, Gene LUTZ, Shirley LAIRD and Sandra VIRDEN. Our teacher was Margaret SMITH. Jerry ANDREW moved away that summer.

After successfully completing our first year, we were promoted to the 1st grad, consisting of Larry BROWN, Jackie HIGDAY, Larry KNEEDLER, Shirley LAIRD, Gene LUTZ and Sandrea VIRDEN. Our teacher that year was Imogene SLEZAK.

In the second grade with Mrs. SLEZAK still our teacher, three more boys enrolled in our grade. They were Larry CAMPBELL, Jerry COOPER and Roland HENDERSON.

In 1946, Janice BRAND, Lois JAMES, and Francis GUESS joined our class. Janice BRYAND later moved away.

We were joined in the fourth grade by Carolyn DAVENPORT, Jerry ANDREW, Warren PFIEFFER and Helen BANKS. Helen and Warren later moved away.

The next year, with Mrs. PITKIN as our teacher, Marilyn MARTIN, Robert MOSBARGER and Helen BANKS joined our class.

In the sixth grade Norma CROZIER, Richard HOHNEKE and Ronald Taylor joined us. Norma moved away later the same year.

In the seventh grade we had a new teacher, Marjorie YOUNG. That year Barbara SHAFFER, Karen BEAR and Paul EPPS joined our class.

In our eighth grade year, "51", we had the privilege of joining the high school people in the assembly. Here, LeRoy McCOLLOCH joined us.

In our first year of high school life we were joined by Gary NEIDT, Lyman WALKER, Leslie REED and Arvid HUGHES.

In our sophomore year, LeRoy McCOLLOCH dropped from our class.

In our junior year Gary NEIDT left before the first semester was to be over to move to Creston. Lary Dean KNEEDLER left after the first semester.

In our last and most successful year, we lost only one, Barbara SHAFFER, making only thirteen in our class, until we were joined by Paul NASH. Included in the graduating class of "56" are Carolyn DAVENPORT, Sandra VIRDEN, Helen BANKS, Karen BEAR, Lois JAMES, Jack HIGDAY, Leslie REED, Richard HOHNEKE, Paul EPPS, Arvid HUGHES, Lyman WALKER, Jerry ANDREW and Larry CAMPBELL. Also before the first six weeks were over, Paul NASH from Mitchellville joined our class, making it an even fourteen in the graduating class of "56."

Courtesy of GV Musuem/Foland School, Kellerton, August of 2010