Our Alma Mater in the 1950's

Our Alma Mater in the 1950's
Reared against the sky

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Alumni Gift Basket

Every year the alumni association raffles off a fabulous gift basket at the county fair.  Tickets are sold at the banquet in June, as well.  This year, I was fortunate enough to win.  (We had two baskets this time around as Kris Logue donated one too)

Anyhow, several donated prizes from merchants are in this terrific gift basket. I gave away many of the gifts to family and friends including this one.....

Don's Pharmacy Fountain provided a certificate for a banana split.  Here's two alumni enjoying this fabulous treat.

Janie Blankenship Lammers (class of 1964) and Connie Myhre Lowery (class of 1968).

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Reunion photos for the class of 1956


Front row: Sharon (Norwood) Miller, Carol (Wagar) Lamar and Irene (Steve) Helander.  Second row: Robin Bergstrom, Margie (Benson) Conner, Allie (Thrasher) Quigley, Carolyn (Smith) Guiher, Alice (LaChance) Anderson, Emogene (Layman) Vickory, Bud Martin and Bob Higdon.  Last row: Walt Schultz, Fred Teitsel, Bob Crist, LaVerne (Imislund) Colt, Jerry Hilson, Don Yantz, Tom Plut and Larry Elliott.


Front row: Shirley Rogers, Diane (Norwood) Thrasher, Mike Anderson (Alice Anderson’s son), Eileen Martin, Margarethe Purviance, Gail Tuttle, Jan Higdon and Norma Yance. Back row: Dick Helander, Jack Guiher, Mick Quigley and Ken Lamar
 
Sitting: Bob Higdon, Irene (Steve) Helander, Carolyn (Smith) Guiher and Margaret Carr. Middle row: Robin Bergstrom, Roger Rogers, Sharon (Norwood) Miller, Jane (Crutcher) Minnihan, Connie (Ortmeier) Caterine, Allie (Thrasher) Quigley, Alice (LaChance) Anderson, Marge (Benson) Conner, Barbara (Murray) Hagen and Carol (Wagar) Lamar. Third row: Jerry Hilson, Don Yantz, Peggy (Germeau) Lee, Steve Tuttle, Duane Purviance, Bud Martin and Bob Long. Back row: Larry Elliott, Larry See, Tom Plut and LaVerne (Imislund) Colt.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Before landscaping

Barbara McCleary Church (class of 1962) sent me a couple of photos her dad, George McCleary, took years before the campus was planted. You can see the top of the Lincoln Bldg behind the junior high bldg.  Thanks Barb!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Class of 1965

Received a kindergarten picture and a Leader newspaper article regarding the class of '65.
Thanks to Gail Lindseth. (click to enlarge--click twice to read newspaper article)


Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Class of 1961 reunion

I just posted the group photo for the Class of 1971's 40th reunion and it suddenly occurred to me that I didn't post MY class' 50th reunion group picture. Whatever was I thinking?! Anyhow, we had two pictures taken this year over two days so we'd get more people shown.  The first one was taken on the back porch deck of the Yacht Club in Port Townsend. The second was taken on the steps at the high school. (click to enlarge)


Marilyn Schauer, Dave Worley, Dave Meachum, Sharon Yantz, John O’Brien, Mary Pearce, Betty Hayes, Mike Logue, Bob Comas, Bruce Chesterfield, Sharon Sofie, Tom Moss, Ruth Stapf, Lois Cummings, Linda Wilson, Karen Cuykendall, Karen Jensen, Linda Gillett, Virginia Anglin, Les Walden, Lorraine Hunter, Joyce Blankenship, John Ecker, Carol VanValkenburg, Lewis Morello, Herb Evanson, Gary Funston, Dave Brooling, Linda Scott, Maureen Ellis, Jud Gammage, Ellen Worthington, Walter Moa, Dave Marriott




Row 1: Tom Moss, Sharon Sofie, Maureen Ellis, Joyce Blankenship,
Mary Pearce, Bob Comas
Row 2: Lois Cummings, Betty Hayes, Karen Cuykendall, Dave Worley
Row 3: Karen Jensen, Linda Wilson, Linda Gillett, Carol VanValkenburg
Row 4: Janet Worthington, Linda Scott, Ruth Stapf, Sidney Kilham, Dave Brooling
Row 5: Mike Logue, Dave Marriott, Sharon Yantz
Row 6: Jud Gammage, John Ecker
Back row: Herb Evanson, John O’Brien, Bruce Chesterfield, Lew Morello

The Class of 1971

The Class of 1971 held their 40th reunion this summer. Here's a picture taken at Fort Worden, compliments of Karen Enos Currie.


Friday, September 2, 2011

Selling Shirts for Scholarships

One of the ways that the PTHS Alumni Assn is raising money for scholarships is by selling t-shirts and sweatshirts.  I bought this hoodie at the county fair last month and I really like it.  It's not too heavy nor too light--and it makes me look cute!  (my grandson is sitting here debating this fact)  But it's true!
This one cost $35. Some of the others are a little less. Shoot me over an email if you'd like to order one.



Thursday, July 21, 2011

The campus years back

I just love looking at these old aerial shots of the high school campus.  Fascinating to see the changes.  (click on picture to enlarge)

Sunday, July 17, 2011

unknown hiker

anybody recognize this guy? This is from a picture taken in the 30's on Mt. Walker, I think. Hiking with him were my dad and uncle as teenagers.  Just curious. (click to enlarge)

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Monday, July 4, 2011

From 1957

Lauretta Thorne Scrafford lent me an old flyer she had from September 3, 1957. The occasion was a reception at  Log Cabin Inn honoring 12 new teachers at the school. Below are three pages from that interesting flyer. (Click on each page to enlarge. Use back arrow at top left to return to blog for next picture.)





Monday, June 27, 2011

Class of '62: 8th grade-- Roffler, (2) Wallace(2)Forester (2)



Roffler
Front row: Molly Logan, Margie Marshall, Kathy Minton, Janet Jenovai, Kitty Field.
2nd row: Larry Cohn, Dick Bumgarner, Denny Dunn, Bob Thacker, Dick Sooy.
Back row: Gene Petersen, Ken Henshaw, Douglas Schaill, Rick Buse, Gary Ortmeier, Steve Castellano.
             

                                                                     Roffler

Front Row: Marian Cline, Harvey Muggy, Mary Widell, Stanley Bircher.
2nd row: Doris Ward, Maxine Evanson, Helen O'Neill, Joanne Heitz, Dawn Hetrick.
Back row: (?), Carol Bishop, Betty Smith, (Ilene?)

                                                                 Wallace

Front row: Arthur Simmons, Lynn Moses, Marilyn Bishop, Barbara McCleary, Patty Will.
2nd row: Julia Nutsford, Ray Merritt, Bert Bennett, Warren Clark, Tom Delaney
Back row: David Brandes, Ernie Smith, Joanne Reid, Marilyn Smith, Verle Southmayd

                                                                    Wallace
Front row: Joanne Plattner, Dorothy Ward, Mike Murdock, (?), Jerry Sukert.

2nd row: Linda Horton, Skip Prange, Phyllis Galen, Arletta Johnson, Janie Huff.
3rd row: Karen Groves, Joan Curtis, Richard Hansen, Mike Pearce, Phil Harvey.

                                                                    Forester
Front row: Mr. Forester, Joan Murray, Peggy Homestead, Sandy Smith, Carol Ferbrache, Verna Johnson.
2nd row: Elsie Porter, Harold Rogers, Bob Barber, Fred Morton, Betty Smith.
Back row: Ron Deleo, Ralph Nite, Sharon Swearingen, (?) , Sandy Westerfield, Joan Curtis.


                                                                         Forester
Front row: Ginger Grady, Doris Meister, John Cheney, Karen Hufford, Bill Brown
2nd row: (?), John Paddock, Lynda Jones, Rich Wallace, Connie Okert.
Back row: George Campbell, Karl Jacobsen, Ray Lacey, Susan Haigh, (?), Roxie Simmons.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Class of '62- 7th Gr -Brown, Baugh, Gesche

Brown
Row 1: Richard Hansen, John Paddock, Phil Harvey, Helen, O’Neill, Vera(?), Gloria Grandaw
row 2: Ginger Grady, Dawn Hetrick, Janie Huff, Tom LaVera, Lynn Moses, Dick Sooy
row 3: Doris Meister, Denny Dunn), Ken Henshaw, Ray Merritt, Joan Curtis, Mary Widell, Joanne Heitz
row 4: Connie Okert, George Sigmund, Roxie Simmons, Janet Jenovai, Marilyn Smith, Patty Will, Sandy Westerfield
row 5 Steve Castellano, Ken Stroud, Billy Miller, Doug Schaill, Gary Ortmeier, Bert Bennett, Rick Buse
                                                                


                                                                        Baugh
row 1: Harold Rogers, Carol Ferbrache, Elsie Porter, (?), Sandy Smith, Peggy Homestead, Mike Murdock
row 2: Dorothy Ward, Joan Murray, Arletta Johnson, Marilyn Bishop, Art Simmons, Mike Pearce, Bob Barber
row 3: Delores Austin,(?), (?), Molly Logan, Karen Groves, Carol Bishop, Dick Bumgarner
row 4: Karl Jacobsen, David Brandes, Tom Delaney, Bill Brown, (?), Esther Arnold, Joanne Plattner
back row: Vicki Nott, Julia Nutsford


Gesche
Front row: John Cheney, Linda Horton, Verna Johnson, Doris Ward, Fred Morton, Ron Deleo
2nd row: Willie Thomas, Gene Petersen, (?), Skip Prange, Maureen Ellis , Larry Cohn.
3rd row: Warren Erickson, Verle Southmayd, Phyllis Galen, Kathy Minton, Ralph Nite, Stanley Bircher, Barbara McCleary
4th row: Ray Lacey, George Campbell, Beverly Presler, Karen Hufford, Sharon Swearingen, Betty Smith, Kitty Field
Back row: Rich Wallace, Susan Haigh, Julia Nutsford, Joanne Reid, (?), Lynn Bradley, (?).



Class of '62- 6th Gr, Easton, Forester, Dragseth

Easton

Front row: Verna Johnson, Doris Ward, John Cheney, Gene Petersen, Dawn Hetrick, Ron Deleo, John Paddock, George Campbell, Dick Bumgarner.
2nd step: Mike Mosley, Ricky Moody, Arthur Simmons, Helen O'Neill, Sharon Swearingen.
3rd step: Ray Merritt, Roxie Simmons, Kitty Field, Beverly Presler.
4th step: Ken Stroud, Tommy LaVera, Joan Curtis, Larry Cohn, Carol Anderson, Ruth Allen, Sandy Campbell.
Back Row: Ken Henshaw, Mary Widell, Rich Wallace, Lois Ost, Steve Castellano, Sandy Westerfield, Ronald McFadden, Janet Jenovai.


Forester

Front row: Jim Rich, Stanley Bircher, Dorothy Ward, Linda Horton, Joanne Plattner, Denny Dunn, (?), Mike Murdock.
2nd row: Dick Wales, Billy Houghton, Jackie Shultz, Ginger Grady, Carol Bishop, Joan Murray, Kathy Minton, Cheryl Meacham.
3rd row: Bill Brown, Ray Lacey, Karen Groves, Joanne Heitz, Karen Hufford, Esther Arnold, Loreen Morken, Dick Sooy.
Back row: Lynda Jones, Patty Will, Julia Nutsford, Joanne Reid, Marilyn Smith, Gary Ortmeier, Ernie Smith, Douglas Schaill, Tom Delaney.



Dragseth
Front row: Ralph Nite, Jerry Sukert, Peggy Homestead, Phil Harvey, Warren Erickson, Mike Pearce, Harold Rogers, Harvey Muggy, Sandy Smith, Carol Ferbrache
2nd row: Bob Barber, Willie Thomas, Gloria Grandaw, Doris Meister, Phyllis Galen, Janie Huff, Elsie Porter, Delores Austin.
3rd row: David Brandes, George Sigmund, Marilyn Bishop, Verle Southmayd, Betty Smith, Connie Okert, Lynn Moses, Arletta Johnson.
Back row: Karl Jacobsen, Bert Bennett, Rick Buse, Vickimae Nott, Susan Haigh, (?), Lynn Bradley, Barbara McCleary.



Class of '62- 5th Gr: Anderton, Lafferty, Westall


Anderton
Front row: Billy Clark, Jerry Sukert, Helen O'Neill, Esther Arnold, Beverly Presler, Connie Okert, Delores Austin, Sandy Smith.
2nd row: Verna Johnson, Mike Condon, Billy Houghton, Bill Brown, Gary Ortmeier, Willie Thomas, Janie Huff, Linda Horton.
3rd row: Skip Prange, Gene Petersen, Loreen Morken, Warren Clark, Verle Southmayd, Nevada Smith, (?), (?), Jackie Shultz 
4th row: Marilyn Bishop, John Cheney, Kitty Field, Joan Murray, Patty Will, Billy Miller, Dick Bumgarner.
                                                                          Lafferty

Front row: (?), John Paddock, Ginger Grady , Elsie Porter, Peggy Homestead, Arletta Johnson, Mike Murdock, Ralph Nite
2nd row: Richard Wales, Ray Merritt, Cheryl Meacham, Lynn Moses, Kathy Minton, Joanne Plattner, Mike Pearce, Denzil Dunn
3rd row,: Rich Wallace, Mike Mosley, Carol Anderson, Marilyn Smith, Barbara McCleary, Larry Cohn, Ken Henshaw, Dick Sooy
4th row: Steve Castellano, George Campbell, Ken Stroud, Mary Widell, Joanne Reid, Mabel Jones, Ernie Smith, Rolle Studerus, Tom Delaney.



Westall
Front row: Ann Smith, Dawn Hetrick, Phil Harvey, Harvey Muggy, Harold Rogers, Stanley Bircher, Jim Rich.
2nd row: Doris Meister, Ruth Allen, Molly Logan, Betty Smith, Sharon Swearingen, Ray Lacey,
Ron Deleo, Arthur Simmons
3rd row: Carol Bishop, Joanne Heitz, Julia Nutsford, Sandy Campbell, Douglas Schaill, Roxie Simmons, Karen Groves, Joan Curtis
4th row: Karl Jacobsen, Bert Bennett, David Brandes, Rick Buse, Vickimae Nott, Sandra Westerfield, Betty Gillbert, Janet Jenovai.



Class of '62 - 4th Gr: Dragseth & Gesche

Dragseth

Front row: Linda Horton, Phil Harvey, Cherry Helwick , Ann Smith, Stanley Bircher, Mike Condon, Mike Murdock.

2nd row: Willie Thomas, Lynn Moses, Helen O'Neill, Joanne Plattner, Cheryl Meacham, Harold Rogers, Dick Bumgarner, Mike Pearce.
3rd row: Verle Ann Southmayd, Karen Groves, Janet Jenovai, Carol Bishop, (?), Kathy Minton, Ray Merritt, John Paddock.
4th row: Joanne Reid, Mary Widell, Patty Will, Mabel Jones, Ray Lacey, Steve Castellano, Rollie Studerus.
Back Center: Ernie Smith


                                                                         Gesche


Front row: Peggy Homestead, Elsie Porter, Jerry Sukert, Harvey Muggy, Dawn Hetrick.
2nd row: Arletta Johnson, Pamela Long, (Ronny C.?), Betty Smith, Warren Clark, Marilyn Bishop, J ohn Cheney, Sandy Campbell.
3rd row: Gloria Grandaw, Doris Meister, Loreen Morken, Tom LaVera, Rich Wallace, Billy Miller, Ken Henshaw, Douglas Schaill.
4th row: Sharon Swearingen, Kitty Field, Barbara McCleary, Marilyn Smith, Tom Delaney, Sandra Westerfield, Vickimae Nott, Rick Buse.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Class of '62: 2nd Gr: O'Rear & Johnson

Front row: Stanley Bircher, Cherry Helwick, Carol Anderson, Julia Baer, (?), (?) (?)

Row 2: Lynn Moses, Harold Rogers, Tommy LaVera, Jackie Shultz, (?), Elsie Porter, (?)
Row 3: Arthur Simmons, Roxie Simmons, Julia Nutsford, Beverly Presler, David Walters, Ray Merritt.
Row 4: Ken Stroud, George Campbell, (?), (?), Steve Castellano, (?)
                                                                    
                                                                      Johnson
First row: (Dick Wales, Herbie Tennell, (Larry?), Arletta Johnson, Dawn Hetrick,Joan Norwood, Gloria Grandaw.

2nd row: (Gary ?), Sandy Smith, (?), Joanne Plattner, Mike Mosley, Connie Okert
3rd row: Rusty Sanders, John Cheney, Carol Bishop, Carol Anderson, Cheryl Meacham, Joan Curtis, Pamela Long.
Back row: Douglas Schaill, Bill Brown, Gary Ortmeier, Billy Miller, Dick Sooy, Joanne Reid.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Class of '62 - 3rd Gr: Robb & Hall 4th grade: Yarr


Robb
Row 1:Front row: Michelle Fields, Dawn Hetrick, Jackie Anderson, Joan Norwood, Sandy Smith.
2nd row: Harvey Muggy, John Cheney, Beverly Presler, Ralph Nite, O'dell Toliver, Pamela Long.
3rd row: Mickeal Peue, Doris Meister, Ray Lacey, Kitty Field, Molly Logan, Dick Sooy, Dick Carver.
Back row: John Pone, Marilyn Smith, Rich Wallace, Tom Delaney, Ernie Smith, Patty Will, Kemme Caldwell, Bill Brown.



                                                                            Yarr (4th grade)
Front row: Carol Ferbrache, Sandy Smith, Ginger Grady, Jim Rich, Delores Austin, Mike Mosley, Ron Deleo, Verna Johnson.

2nd row: Beverly Presler, (?), Roxie Simmons, (?) , Gene Petersen, Jackie Shultz, Ralph Nite, Dick Sooy.
3rd row: Carol Anderson, Karen Hufford, Joan Curtis, Joan Murray, Molly Logan, Joanne Heitz,
Julia Nutsford, Arthur Simmons.
Back row: Ken Stroud, Nevada Smith, Bill Brown, David Brandes, Bert Bennett, Larry Cohn, Karl Jacobsen, George Campbell.


Front row: Herbie Tennell, Mike Condon, Stanley Bircher, Mike Murdock, (?), Carol Ferbrache.
2nd row: Tommy LaVera, Ginger Grady, (?), Phil Harvey, Harold Rogers, Joanne Plattner.
3rd row: Sharon Swearingen, (?), Joan Curtis, Johnny Paddock, Marilyn Bishop.
4th row: Ricky Buse, Julia Nutsford, Barbara McCleary, Arthur Simmons, Joanne Heitz, Ray Merritt.

Class of '62 3rd Gr: Sooy & 3rd Gr: Klasell


Row 1: Gloria Grandaw, Arletta Johnson, Delores Austin, Jim Rich, (?),Dick Bumgarner, Carol Ferbrache
Row 2: Connie Okert, Ronnie Lunquist, Helen O'Neill, Wally, Sandy Campbell, David Walters, Row 3: Verle Southmayd, Nevada Smith, Doug Schaill, Kathy Minton, Ken Stroud, Mary Widell, Barbie Holstey
Row 4: David Brandes, Joanne Reid, Rolle Studerus, Vicki Nott, Gary Ortmeier, Janet Jenovai
                   

                                                                         Klasell
Row 1: Vicky Kindle, Cherry Helwick, Elsie Porter, Mike Mosley, (?), Ann Smith, Verna Johnson
Row 2: Betty Smith, Stan Bircher,Juanita Diamond(?), Cheryl Meacham, Ricky Moody, (?)
Row 3: Carol Anderson, Karen Hufford, (?), Carol Bishop, Mike Pearce, Lynn Moses
Row 4: Billy Miller, (?), (?), Steve Castellano, George Campbell, (?) Bob Thacker

Class of '62 2nd Gr: Lofthus & Adams

Row 1: (?), Joanne Plattner, (?),Jerry Bolser,(?),(?), Delores Austin
Row 2: Joanne Heitz, Kitty Field,Mike Pearce, Ralph Nite, Phil Harvey, Ron Deleo, Ray Lacey, Karen Hufford
Row 3: (?),(Ronnie McFadden, Marilyn Smith, (?), Barbara McCleary, (?),Kemme Caldwell,(?)

                                                                         Adams
Row 1: Mike Murdock, Bob Thacker, (?),Mike Condon, Donna Massey,(?),Carol Ferbrache
Row 2:  Marilyn Bishop, Juanita Diamond,Sharon Swearingen, Helen O'Neill, Ricky Moody
Row 3: Ginger Grady, (?),Doris Meister, John Paddock,(?).Barbie Holstey
Row 4: Rich Wallace,Molly Logan,Ernie Smith, Vicki Nott, Rick Buse, Tom Delaney