Copyright Corner (March 2024)

1 Copyright Corner, March/April 2024 “All Rights Reserved” Statements in Books Every so often I come across someone who is troubled by the starkly worded copyright notice found in a published book declaring that absolutely nothing—not one scrap of text—from the book may be copied or used without permission of the copyright owner. This happened recently when a copyright specialist at another Canadian university sought guidance via a copyright listserv on whether fair dealing could apply to a licensed e-book whose copyright statement contained a warning that any reproduction without permission was prohibited. By the time I saw the question, Meera Nair, copyright specialist at NAIT had already posted an excellent response that set the matters straight. In case you have wondered about such notices yourself, here is a summary of the main points made in the posted response: • The “all rights reserved” notices in books often exaggerate rights owners’ actual rights by a long shot. Quoting from the posted response, “Copyright owners cannot pick and choose which parts of the Copyright Act they want to adhere to. For them to argue that exceptions do not exist is as weak as users arguing that copyright’s measures of control do not exist.” • Copyright owners have long been allowed to misrepresent the extent of their ownership rights and unfortunately, we seem to lack the means to dissuade such overreach in Canada. • The post provided contrasting copyright statements from two different editions of a book authored by Margaret Atwood. o The edition entitled Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer on Writing published in the UK by Cambridge University Press offers an appropriately worded statement that acknowledges the existence of exceptions to infringement (user’s rights) such as fair dealing as well as the possibility of applicable license agreements: This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. o The reprint edition entitled On Writers and Writing published in Canada by McClelland & Stewart contains a traditional “all rights reserved” statement that fails to mention any basis for lawful use of the book besides publisher consent: All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without the prior written consent of the publisher – or, in case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, a licence from the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency—is an infringement of the copyright law. 2 I have said much in earlier columns about the user’s right of fair dealing in Canadian copyright law and its frequent, strong relevance to scholarly uses in academe (e.g., here and here), so I won’t go there today. But at least once a year, during international Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week celebrated in February, it is worth reflecting for a moment on the fact that fair dealing is an exception to the rights granted to authors and copyright owners under the Copyright Act. This means dealings with works such as copyright-protected books that can be shown to be, on the whole, fair, are lawful uses that do not require permission or authorization from rights holders. New Canadian Code of Best Practices in Fair Dealing Speaking of fair dealing, to coincide with Fair Dealing Week 2024, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries hosted a public webinar to showcase its recently released Code of Best Practices in Fair Dealing for Open Educational Resources. This new code is an adaptation of a code developed in the U.S. for applying fair use in the development of open educational resources. It is a welcome addition to a small but growing collection of best practices codes for relying on fair dealing in Canada. Crown Copyright Bill On February 8, 2024, NDP MP Brian Masse introduced (another) private member’s bill, C-374, that proposes to remove s. 12 from the Copyright Act. This section grants crown copyright in works that are “prepared or published by or under the direction or control of “Her Majesty or any government department.” The University of Alberta copyright librarian, Amanda Wakaruk, maintains a website that details what crown copyright is and explains its problematic nature. The Act protects published government documents for 50 years, which is arguably unnecessary, but by default also protects unpublished government documents in perpetuity, which defies reason. I encountered this loophole while assessing permissions for materials selected by an instructor for use in an upcoming course. One item was an unpublished transcript of evidence taken at a 1922 preliminary Alberta court hearing, which is protected by copyright despite being more than 100 years old. In this case, however, we have strong grounds for relying on fair dealing to cover students’ educational use. Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella The Supreme Court’s hugely significant decision in York v. Access Copyright (2021) was penned by Justice Rosalie Abella, whose last day on the Supreme Court bench was, in fact, the hearing in this case which confirmed that York University (and Canadian universities in general) are not mandatorily required to pay royalties under an approved tariff. Justice Abella also wrote the Supreme Court decision in Alberta (Education) v. Access Copyright (2012), which determined that teachers’ classroom copying of short excerpts can qualify as fair dealing, which led to a mass exit from blanket licensing by almost the entire Canadian public education sector. If you’re interested in learning more about Justice Abella’s remarkable and distinguished legal career, I recommend this recently released film, currently freely available on CBC Gem. There’s no mention of any of Justice Abella’s copyright decisions, but there are clips from the address she gave at the start of her last day as a Supreme Court justice in July 2021 (the York v. Access Copyright case) which are truly memorable. 3 As always, feel free to reach out if you would like some help with a copyright conundrum in your teaching or research. Other articles in this column are available here. Rumi Graham University Copyright Advisor E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 403-332-4472 Website: library.ulethbridge.ca/copyrigh

W. R. Myers High School 2016

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 2015-2016)pdfW. R. Myers High School HARD WORK DRIVE GOALS ASPIRATION INTENTION AIM OBJECTIVE PURPOSE DESIRE PLAN WISH DREAM Published in Canada Printed in the USA t’s a new season - a per feet opportunity to do something new, something bold, Something beautiful. Lisa Astalos Sam Bennett Kristin Bodnar Caitlyn Brugger Duncan Campbell Crystal Carver Lonnie Christensen Denise Cook Samantha Davis Donna Deroche Dale Friesen Trina Gedny Mark Harding Adam Hughes Blake Hyggen Arica Jensen Noel Kehler Johanna Kutanzi Rene Lavoie Douglas Leavitt Megan Leusink Tim Luchanski Andrea Makarchuk Stacy McClelland Hyrum Moriyama Jessica Pariseau Stacey Peleskey Lori Pickerell Leslie Abad Wyatt Anderson Brett Andrus Riley Andrus Brynn Armstrong Hailey Astalos Ryland Baker Colin Bernhardt Keesha Brown Spencer Brown Alexa Bull Quim Castillo Makayla Chapple Jenna Clarke Jordyn Clarke Chance Cook Mikaela Crowson Kimberly Day Darian Debona Taia Debona Haylee Dickinson Andrew Froese Cornelius Froese Kole Fujita Torrance Gedny Austin Hamilton Gracen Holowiski Marison Horst Kinley llczynski Christina Janes Juliana Jensen Matthew Jensen Braxton Kinniburgh Calin Kinniburgh Kayden Klok Tylor Kornelsen Ivy Lau Eric Loewen Mason Longhurst Brennen Malinsky Christian Manahan Henri Martin Kelsee Martin Kelli Megyes Kassidy Mitchell Vanessa Nanaquewetung Alyssa Neuman Dylan Nevil Jackson Noel Kali Pelletier Amy Peters Jordan Peterson Ryden Rempel Kadin Reynolds Mya Robinson Walker Ross Michael Sawatzky Griffin Scott Josetta Silver Sophie Simek Amy Sinclair-Feist Harkirat Singh Tori Turcato Shea Vandenberg Sophie Vos Amber Warkentin Ashton Werewka Ashley White Gage Wiebe Dawson Wilson-Hendricks andrewMAKARCHUK dylanJONES ericJENSEN darianSIMMONS keeganBRANTNER Coach: gregTHOMPSON Cross Country Coach: jessicaPARISE AU kelliMEGYES toriTURCATO ameliaSHIMBASHI reaganBAILEY sonjaMELLEMA kathrinWAECKERLIN millayJOHNSON harukaMATSUMOTO paigeWOOD andrewMAKARCHUK dylanJOHNSON joshMOULAND Grade 9 Volleyball Gt. 9 Girls Volleyball Sophie Simek Jordan Peterson Torrance Gedny Josetta Silver Alexa Bull Keesha Brown Mikayla Chapple Dani Wright Coaches: Stacey Peterson Ken Simek Brent Gedny WR MYERS REBELS Volleyball Boys Volleyball BrendanOlsen HenryWolf PanchoNeaustater ColeLayton DakotaHuddlestun DenverTerry EthanShortinghuis KurtisKerner DylanJohnson PorterGorda MichaelJohnson CoacA.CindyJohnson /last. Coac/?:NickJohnson SR. Girls Volleyball NatalieHoyt SydneyMeier BrynnSkelly MackLewicki HayleyLePard MaddyHanson GennaWright Stats: KaTessaGross CalistaHaynes Coach: DeeSchramm PaigeWood Asst. Coaches: DionneSawatzky MillayJohnson & LachelleStang JR. Girls Volleyball MaddieSchimpf MakennaLeismeister JayciePyne JessicaJansen AdrienAddy KaeleiHoskins ShaylynRichard PaigeLeffingwell PiperBaker JenaeKing Coach: JessicaPariseau fl *^^ -WWW: ® r ®s®iii®ORiSiSWBH ii^i^j#^ ’«M ^ The WR Myers Fighting Rebels Football Team had a year of ups and downs. The team was led by MVP Blake Bullock who averaged over 100 yards passing throughout the season and led the team in TD's. Bradley Marsden was named the league's most outstanding receiver. Other players named to the all-star team were Taylor Blacquier, Brenden Friesen, Colton Terry and Wyatt Thursten. Football 1 isiahBEAR 2 orionSCHNAAR 4 coltonTERRY 5 thaneBUCKINGHAM 6 jaxonSHIMBASHI 7 blakeBULLOCK 8 bradleyMARSDEN 9 joshGROFT 10 tatePLATT 11 ashtonBEKKERING 15 draydenCANNADY 16 brandonSZIGL118 davidPETERS 20 parkerKARRAS 22 coltonWEINBERGER 24 evanHARKNESS 28 ryanMANKOW 53 brendenFRIESEN 54 wyattTHURSTON 55 grangerLETH 56 loganMCKAYE 60 hunterUTKE 61 chaseRUSTON Coaches: adamHUGHES, jasonJENSEN, quintinCHEVERIE Stats: tamaraJONES 19 It’s a new season - a perfect opportunity to do something new, something bold, something beautiful. Adrien Addy Theron Andrus Reagan Bailey Piper Baker Trinity Banman Isiah Bear Shantelle Bennett Keesha Buchta Paige Campbell Drayden Cannady Tyler Chipman Krista Clarkson Alyvia Coney Julia D'agnone Benjamin Dorohoy Samantha Eirich Zachary Firth Zachary Fitch Dakota Foster Andrew Friesen Angelina Froese Dylan Froese Brady Garner Colton Geeraert Porter Gorda Jayden Gray Jessica Gurney Michael Hannon 23 Darian Hardy Evan Harkness Brant Harris Frederika Harris Calista Haynes Kaelei Hoskins Ryan Hubble Spencer Jackson Jessica Jansen Sadie Jennison Brooklyn Jensen Cole Jensen Eric Jensen Josie Jensen Katie Jensen Justin Jimmy Emily Johansen Dylan Johnson Benjamin Kakuk Parker Karras Nathan Kaye Kurtis Kerner Jenae King Jenna Klok Austin Koe Jaime Kroeker Tyson Laczo Megan Larson Cole Layton Paige Leffingwell Makenna Leismeister Joshua Leith Granger Leth Claire Lister Abby Litchfield Scott Loewen Sarah Lumley Samantha Mackay Andrew Makarchuk Ryan Mankow Carter Matthews Ryan McDonald Kyla Meggison Sydney Meier Tyson Meier Sonja Mellema Kevin Meyer Langley Moser Mackina Mouland Chance Myers Kameryn Nessman Zoe Nish Aspen Norman Emily Pedersen Brendan Pierson Jaycie Pyne Paolo Ramos Katelyn Rasmussen Torey Reid Shaylee Rice Shaylyn Richard Taylor Robison Sarah Runquist Grade 10 25 Renae Saunders Madison Schimpf Orion Schnarr Ethan Schortinghuis Macrae Setoguchi Amelia Shimbashi Annika Simmons Cibely Siqueira Sa Vieira Gunner Skretting Kaylan Span Mackenzie Sprinkle Lauren Steed Liesl Steinhorn Kaitlyn Stevens Denver Terry Lexi Tessemaker Wyatt Thurston Ayden Toole Tanner Turcato Kayla Vanderploeg Tatum Vayro Peter Waeckerlin Kayden Weinkauf Chelsea-Louise White Brock Wojtowicz Lexi Wojtowicz Stephanie Yakowchuk Tiernan Young We had an excellent showing from our westling WRESTLING team. Many competited at the provincial level and placed well. Kathrin will be attending the university of Regina next year on a wrestling scholarship. 27 Provincial and Zone Champs! Amasing! This was an amazing year for Rebel athletics. We won three zones banners (girls basketball, boys basketball, and girls rugby) and provincial titles in curling, basketball, and rugby. Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches! SR. Boys Basketball MYERS MYERS MYERS MYERS MYERS MBEI k”EBEI5( MYERS MYERS MYERS MYERS MYERS 'BELS, REBELS REBELS; (REBEL! aB ^ate ^att' Skylar Rice, Colton Terry, Lewis ILeRay, Michael Johnson, Liam Ward, Brad Marsdon, Marcus Andrus, Josh Mouland, Blake Bullock. Head Coach: Greg Bowes, IK Assistant Coach: Doug Leavitt JR. Boys Basketball Denver Terry, Mike Hannon, Brant Harris, Ashston Bekkering, Bradyn Mitchell, Dylan Johnson, Kurtis Kerner, Isiah Bear, Granger Leth, Cole Laeyton. Coach : Kendon Bennett. MYERS SR. Girls Basketball JR. Girls Basketball Renae Saunders, Reagan Bailey, Katelyn Rasmussen, Shantelle Bennett, Langley Moser, Hannah Larsen, Katie Jensen, Lauren Steed, Shaylyn Richard, Josie Jenesen. Coaches: Megan Leusink, Doug Bailey ^8BE Rachel Jensen, Jennna Nelson, Tiffany Olsen, Genna Wright, Paige Wood, Millay Johnson, Katessa Gross, Hayley Lepard, Natalia Hoyt, Keegan Brantner. Coaches: Kenney Wood, Brandon Bullock, Marty Johnson. jBBEl Gr. 9 Basketball This year W.R. Myers and D.A. Ferguson joined forces for our grade nine basketball program. Gr. 9 Boys Basketball mikeSAWATZKY, brettANDRUS, tylor.KORNELSON, ericLOEWEN, rileyANDRUS, shawnHARRIS, darrelCAMPBELL, nathanSCHNOOR, lukeJENSEN, taylorSHIMBASHI, jasonMELLEMA, malachyYOUNG Coaches: ryanJENSEN, ianHARRIS Gr. 9 Girls Basketball alyssaNEUMAN, sophieSIMEK, chaylaASTALOS, daniWRIGHT, alexaBULL, makaylaCHAPPLE, kassidyMITCHELL, keeshaBROWN, hayleyJONES, rachelPACK, emilyHANIMOIM, anikaSTEED Coach: elyseHNATIUK CntUxUUI uun Options L’ Epicene 7^S Hv hx4sk» (ax®!! 33 37 Abbey Allred Ty Anderson Nathanuel Andrews Sydney Astalos Ashton Bekkering Allison Bernhardt Hayley Brown Thane Buckingham Dylan Caldwell Kynder Da Costa-Poole Jason Daisley Joel Dalton Michael Dam Graydon Day Dylan Degen Amie Doucette Haley Drummond Adele Dyck Dalton Eiserman Claudia Farries Tierza Fehr Taylor Forchuk Maria Froese Kelsey Garner Chase Gedny Joshua Groft Allyson Hamilton Josie Hammerstedt 39 Quincy Hansen Madison Hanson Tavia Hayhurst Josh Hickman Tyler Hobelsberger Lane Holzli Brysen Horst Gavin Hoskins Natalie Hoyt Dakota Huddlestun Daylan Jensen Kaylee Jensen Rachael Jensen Torri Jensen Michael Johnson Millay Johnson Dylan Jones Tamara Jones Matthew Kerkhoff Shai Kilborn Michelle Koersen Chayia Koncz Jonathon Kromm-Putzi Hannah Larsen Clay Leismeister Jayden Letkeman Mackenzie Lewicki Bailey Malinsky Grade 11 Bradley Marsden Tina Martens Karlee Martin Colten May Broc Merkl Keeley Miller Amber Mitchell Bradyn Mitchell Isobel Morgan Brandon Mountstephen Brett Mountstephen Jenna Nelson Teagan Neudorf Marie Neufeld Pancho Neustaeter Courtney Newby Riley O'brien Brendan Olson Erin Pack Jeannine Patrick Zachary Payne Justin Pearce-Jensen Jett Pedersen Wyatt Pedersen David Peters Nicole Peters Patricia Peters Kade Phillips Tasha Picken Tate Platt Ethan Radke Sabrina Reece Rudy Reimer Kianna Ressler Brittany Rop Grade 11 41 Trey Ross Tyler Ruston Janine Sakebow Emma Sawchuk Cody Sekura Jaxon Shimbashi Austin Simek Darian Simmons Brynn Skelly Madison St. Peter James Stevenson Jaymie Stewart Kenyon Stronski Cole Swarbrick Brendan Tams Kami Tams Schyler Tams Kristina Thiessen Janetta Thomas Wiktoria Timofiejew Derek Vandenberg Jayden Vandersteen Dominic Visser Kyla Watt Nicole Waugh Ace Wenbourne Keegan Wesley Logan Wiebe Henry Wolf Genna Wright Christian Young Mitchell Young Jordan Yunick Makenna Zaiser Bartlomiej Zukowski UNDER 41 \RMOUR HOME ^^EREBEI? braxtonKINNIBURGH, koleFUJITA, jaxonSHIMBASHI, darianSIMMONS, bradyGARNER, coleJENSEN, blakeBULLOCK, carterCLARKE, joelDALTON, brocMERKL, bradyPAVKA, dyalnJONES, vanceFODE Coach: ryanHUTCHINSON makaylaCHAPPLE christianMANAHAN toriTURCATO jessinaYOUNG jennaCLARKE jordynCLARKE sophieSIMEK braxtonKINNIBURGH ericLOEWEN benDOROHOY sonjaMELLEMA coleLAYTON shantelleBENNETT scottLOEWEN dylanJOHNSON darianHARDY ryanMACDONALD dakotaHUDDLESTON I mattKIRKHOFF bradyPAVKA I trevorPARDI r rikaHARRIS J loganWIEBE clayLEISMEISTER I Coach: jessicaPARISEAU Off Campus Education Real world learning. ' ''^^ Travel Club Spain 2016 w s r a ® 46 The Global drums came from the University of Lethbridge to WR Myers to play at the Music of the Night concert. Director Adam Mason taught the band student to play a song on the steel drums which they performed at the concert. 47 PHOTOGRAPHY I MYERS PHOTO( RAPHY WRMYI] SRAPHY PHOTd( PHOTOGRAPHY L MYERS PHOTO RAPHY rmy: SRAPHY PHOTOC PHOTOGRAPHY I MYERS PHOTO( RAPHY WR MYH] JRAPHY PHOTCK PHOTOGRAPHY iRS PHOTOG RAPHY WR MYH1 SRAPHY PHOTCK PHOTOGRAPHY I MYERS PHOTON RAPHY WR MYEI SRAPHY PHOTO' PHOTOGRAPHY I MYERS PHOTOG RAPHY WR MYE 3 SRAPHY PHOTO : PHOTOGRAPHY L MYERS PHOTO: RAPHY WRMYE ? ^RAPHY PHOTOG rBIYERS PHOTOG APHY PHOTOG PHOTOGRAPHY ] APHY WR MYERS Ayers photoc APHY PHOTOG PHOTOGRAPHY ] APHY WR MYERS rByers PHOTOC APHY PHOTOGC_, R OTOGRAPHY IY WR MYERS PHOTod APHY PHOTOGL. PHOTOGRAPHY : A»IY WR MYERS R BYERS PHOTOC APHY PHOTOGC_ HOTOGRAPHY : A»IY WR MYERS r Byers photoc APHY PHOTOGR. PHOTOGRAPHY R Byers PHOTod APHY PHOTOGC_ PHOTOGRAPHY Miyana; Rebel Life <?■' Its not the days in you r life you'll remember, it's the memories. - Author Unknown I^L3 53 Over the school year our classes have took us on many adventures. From rock climbing to endless band concerts our year was full of fun! Cole Avison ■■HEIL : FC: Foods with Pickerell IHHM Isabelle Bennett FC: Seminary MEM: Playing Spoons in stage band SPOT: Seminary building 5YRS: Doing cool things with cool people in cool places & writing them down DC: OPI naiul polish namer TRAVEL: Everywhere the sun sets - the better the adventure, the better the story FATE: Regretting my yearbook answers FC: Forensics MEM: Assemblies Dillon Armstron FC: Gym/Shop SPOT: Shop room TRAVEL: Australia ano A on SPOT: Cafeteria 5YRS: Married, nice house same truck DC: Mechanic for high end car company like Porsche Travel Europe Fate: Lonely old man yelling “get off my lawnl" Brayden Bacho Up FC: Foods MEM: When Cole screwed gang DC: Neurosurgeon TRAVEL: Amsterdam MEM: Math with Price SPOT: None 5YRS: Having a stable job and a house DC: Play drums for a living TRAVEL: Europe because Its far away, new, and exciting FATE: Move to Lethbridge and live there for a while FC: Art MEM: Being an orphan in Annie', Going to wales for rugby SPOT: Seminary building TRAVEL: Europe FATE: In Cuba muttering Shakespeare under my breath (Thanks Chomany) <2 in foods SPOT: My truck 5YRS: Chillin DC: Hunter TRAVEL: LAS VEGAS FATE: Lose everything gambling in Las Vegas like Base FC: Biology 30 MEM: That one day Carter's pants got destroyed running up the stairs SPOT Cafeteria with lunch Marcus Andrus FC: Shop FC: French MEM: French exchange program SPOT: The cafeteria DC: Race car driver TRAVEL: Everyujhere FATE: Living in a couch box outside the Oilmens FC: Gym MEM: Getting stitches 15 min. ■ after Jake in shop SPOT: Cafeteria ( TRAVEL: Italy, because of the architecture | Ta FC: Shop MEM: Singing 'Circus’ by Britney Spears, dressed as Britney Spears in math class SPOT: Cafeteria 5YRS: Traveling the world & eating food from every country DC: Journeyman TRAVEL: France, the delicious food FATE: Become a successful journeyman & have lots of money uier an Brantner ake Bullock oc FC: Gym with Bowes MEM; LUinning basketball provincials and beating Raymond at rugby SPOT: The gym 5 YRS: Graduating University and still playing rugby at a national level DC: Gym teacher and coach TRAVEL: Europe, wherever the rugby world cup is hosted FATE: Spending all my time in a gym Bethany Buffo FC: Mechanics I 5YRS; Having the job i want... living in my own house with my I friend DC: Mechanic working on TRAVEL: Switzerland to go snowboarding Fl FC: Bio MEM: Jamming to “Holla back girl" on the bus at basketball provincials in grade I I In Fort McMurray SPOT: Seminary building 5 YRS: I'm not a psychic, I cant see into the future DC: Ice cream taste tester TRAVEL: The nearest burger joint cuz I’m hungryll FATE: Squished by a dinosaur. They aren’t extinct, just hiding Nikolas Bentson or zthan Burke FC: Foods MEM: Band trip SPOT: Library 5YRS: Taber DC HMV TRAVEL: United States & do the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives tour FATE: Listening to John’s stories for the next 70 years FC Favorite class MEM Favorite Myers Memory Spot Favorite hang out spot 5YRS LUhere you see yourself in 5 years DC Dream Career Travel if you could travel anywhere in the world; inhere FATE Probable fate (risten Bodnorok Jessica Davis TRAVEL: Vegas FC: Social Studies MEM: The day school got canceled halfmay through because of a blizzard FC: Seminary SPOT: Seminary building DC: Telemarketer FATE: Ski bum FC: Defs art and shop SPOT: Art room 5YRS: Not in Taber DC: Owning my own wood shop/art studio MEM: Mrs. Chomany calling me 'New kid' all year long (2016) SPOT: Seminary building 5YRS: Learning various coding and programing skills DC: A video game designer/ developer, animator TRAVEL London, England - to see the sights FATE: Married raising a family FC: Seminary MEM: Rebel Classic + Annie SPOT: Seminary Building DC: Princess at Disneyland TRAVEL: Bora Bora Cause it looks like paradise FC: Math MEM: Any memory with Emily SPOT: Anywhere with Emily 5YRS: Happily married with 52 kids and a pet penguin DC: Junior assistant manager of co-op TRAVEL: Sparta FATE: Death by spider­monkeys FC: Gym class with Bowes SPOT: My house 5YRS: LUorking DC: LUeapon Smith TRAVEL: Germany, because I want to FC: Social MEM: Getting Slurpees in my spare SPOT: That table in the library 5YRS: Still in University DC: Archaeologist TRAVEL: Europe, because of all the beautiful architecture and history FATE: in the distant future, death '^s^. Karena Ellis Brandon Elm FC Art DC: Nursing TRAVEL: Paris it's so beautiful Brandon Ferguson I FC: Chern 5YRS: School Brenden Friesen FC: Gym MEM: Everyday in science 14/24 with Bowes SPOT: Art room 5YRS: Homeless TRAVEL: Germany because they love to party FC: Gym MEM: Graduating, or grade 10 math class SPOT: Gym, or wherever Bowes is 5YRS: Living in an apartment in. Lethbridge DC: Heavy duty mechanic TRAVEL: Bora bora because FC: English/Photography MEM: “Steve Jobs was smart" -Summer Sha SPOT: That table in the library 5YRS: Drowning in debt and macaroni DC: Clinical psychologist TRAVEL: Ireland, because its breathtaking Daris Fabbri Taisha Ferguson FC: Biology MEM: Ruling an island with Emily SPOT: The calculus room 5YRS: Cuba DC: Restaurant reviewer TRAVEL India, because of their architecture Helena Froese in spare SPOT: That table in the library 5YRS: Somewhere on this planet DC: Firefighter TRAVEL: Africa to see elephants in their natural habitat FC Favorite class MEM Favorite Myers Memory Spot Favorite hang out spot 5YRS LUhere you see yourself in 5 years DC Dream Career Travel if you could travel anywhere in the world; where FATE Probable fate FC: English MEM: Carwash + Slurpees FC: Social ujith Friesen FC: Bio MEM: New York 2015 with Pickerell and Bowes DC: Oncologist FATE: Crazy dog lady FC: English with Chomanyl SPOT: Seminary with amberl DC: Massage therapist TRAVEL: Ireland FC: iMot forensics DC: Youth worker in a correctional facility FC: Social, bio, gym MEM: Racing the teachers to school on the highway SPOT: Janitors closet 5YRS: Living in my parents basement DC: Famous actor TRAVEL: Bangkok, it looks nice FATE: Good question FC: Foods TRAVEL: Pakistan, because i would like to experience the culture MEM: Everyday in school SPOT: LUho hangs out at Myers? 5YRS: LUorking, traveling DC: Infantry for Canadian Armed Forces TRAVEL: Mongolia, or India just to experience the culture FATE: Hopefully old age FC: Art MEM: SPOT: Moris's room 5YRS: Living in BC TRAVEL: Bora-bora FC: Bio 30 MEM: LUinning provincials as a Rebel for basketball SPOT: Art room 5YRS: LUorking, and maybe married DC: UJNBA player TRAVEL: Bora-Bora - dream destination Trevor Graham Nathan Hiebert FC: Social 5YRS: Rich FC Favorite class MEM Favorite Myers Memory Spot Favorite hang out spot 5YRS Where you see yourself in 5 years uC Dream Career Travel if you could travel anywhere in the world; where FATE Probable fate Alexzan Holcek FC: Bio and Drama FATE: Crazy cat lady * ^*' FC: Shop SPOT: The cafeteria idy Howells FC: Mr.Friesen irch int a man MEM: Last day of school forever SPOT: Didn't have one 5 YRS: Working at Western Tractor DC: Parts manager at Kenworth FATE: Laser in my eye and I'll go blind Amber Hig ■■■■■■ FC: Bio 30 MEM: LevDaddy getting his legs waxed SPOT: Seminary building FATE: Never leave Topwand 5 YRS: Heavy duty mechanic, or tuell on the way to becoming one DC: Heavy duty mechanic and have my own shop TRAVEL: Australia, my ancestors are from there Maran Jensen FC: Seminary MEM: Wales Rugby trip or beating Raymond 29-12 in Rugby SPOT: Seminary building 5 YRS: Happy in life DC: Professional world traveler TRAVEL: New Zealand for the rugby and the scenery FATE: Muttering Shakespeare in a Cuban prison e*?’* ' indsay Langkopf FC: Lunch LePard euuis TRAVEL Bora bora FATE: FC: Seminary MEM: LUinning basketball prov. SPOT: hardings office 5 YRS: Someones baby momma TRAVEL: Bora Bora MEM: Rugby trip to wales SPOT: Seminary building 5 YRS: FC: English and Art MEM: Graduating SPOT: Art room 5YRS: New York City DC: LUorking for Kate Spade TRAVEL: Paris, France or Iceland FC: Seminary MEM: Annie and UJales Rugby Tour SPOT: Seminary building 5YRS: Hopefully graduated university and started a career as a physical therapist DC: Super Mom TRAVEL: Italy, because i love the language FATE: According to Chomany, I'll be reciting Shakespeare in a prison someiuhere in Cuba (English class inside joke) FC: Stage band MEM: Scoring the one and only 3-pointer of my basketball career 5YRS: No idea DC: Astronaut TRAVEL: Bora Bora because it's super cooll FATE: Jammin' MEM: Bomb squad @taylor 4chuk 5YRS: UJith as many cars as Robert FATE: Give up and just marry Kenady La I FC: English and Seminary MEM: Crazy fans basketball gomes \ SPOT: Seminary building 5 YRS: Hoppy and successful ^C^ J DC: Anything where I ^ can moke a difference in | somebodies life k A TRAVEL: Hawaii ■ ^'^: dtuGk in o Cuban prison 4 muttering Shakespeare to k myself Marissa Kerr FC: Art urith Morris MEM: When carter ran head first H into the side of the school in Bio 30 SPOT: Whatever class i have to go to day ’ 5YR5 working as a Registered Nurse P DC: To work for the Ellen Degeneres shOUJ ’RAVFl Egypt, to s'udy the ancient monuments and‘he legends behind them FATE Changing my mird a million i times on what i want to be Shaylee Kurt FC: Drama and gym MEM: Plying rugby 5YRS: Dorking in a daycare DC: Horse trainer/rider TRAVEL: Europe to see family, and they have incredible horses and competition FC: English MEM: Draining physics concepts on Mrs. Carvers board SPOT: The coffee table outside Luch’s room 5YRS. Still in school DC: Lamyer TRAVEL Australia MEM: The goat incident SPOT: Cafeteroa 5YRS: Living in the fishstick ranch DC: Exotic dancer with brenden TRAVEL Russia, just because FATE: Liver failure FC: Social, shop, and gym MEM: Koss, Stacey Friesen and Catlyn gooffin' around SPOT: Library, cafeteria, hallways DC: Dorking with my dad, and we'll see where the road takes me TRAVEL Hawaii or Vegas cause they're cool Alexandra Mitche FC: Chemistry SPOT: Table in the grade 12 halliuay 5YRS: Graduated from my program at the U of L and hopefully taking the last steps with my education DC: Haven't figured that out yet. I’m considering the medical field, research lab work, or forensics. In the end I just want to do something I'm interested in TRAVEL: Europe FATE: LUho knows? Sky ar Miyanaga FC: Dance Class MEM: Eating 8 doughnuts at ^.u the school dance SPOT: That table In the library 5YRS: Probably in a mirror ^ DC: Obstetric nursing ^ TRA

W. R. Myers High School 1953

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1952-1953)pdfttM&a Dawn of Wisdom"“DAWN” Page One Serving Taber and District For Over Four Decades Shop at J. K. HOW & CO. .for. Quality Goods at the Lowest Prices in Town "THE HOUSE OF FINE FOODS" Taber Phone 2022 AlbertaPage Two TABER HIGH SCHOOL fl Message from the Vice-Principal SECOND-HAND EXPERIENCE We would all agree that a fool does not learn from experience and would naturally conclude that he is a fool just because of that weakness. Most people know, too, that a shrewd person is one who makes good use of experience to improve his techniques. What we fail to realise, however, is that the really intelligent way is to learn from second-hand experiences. Look at the grief you save yourself! Some examples are very obvious: I don’t have to fall out of a plane to learn that people get hurt that way; we do not need to kill a couple of babies before learning that a pretty little bottle of HCL is not a suitable toy to keep baby brother quiet and happy; nor is it necessary to have your nose bashed in through learning not to pick a quarrel with Joe Walcott. But it is in the common every-day things, the small decisions you make at home, in school, and among your friends that you need wisdom or insight even to identify the need for intelligent action. This is because we have become slaves of habit, and of all that is familiar to our ways of doing things. We unconsciously accept the familiar as right although we may never have given a thought to its merits. What decisions do you make, or fail to make, about speaking truth, or being fair-minded? How do you co-operate with your parents about duties around home? How do you spend leisure time? Do you know what you are going to school for? Do you grouch about frus­trations of your personal preferences or do you try to see the benefits intended? Have you a plan of achievement reaching ahead several years? The foregoing may seem to suggest that young people ought to be serious, solemn, hard-working “Puritans”, but that judgment would be super­ficial indeed. The idea is that you discriminate between recreation and work, and give to each its full measure of your energy and ambition. Such is the stuff of intelligent behavior. How is YOUR I.Q.? Good Luck and a Happy Landing. HORWARD COURT, Vice Principal.“DAWN” Pag? Three Page Four TABER HIGH SCHOOL “DAWN” Page Five Wr fHaiciUy. Shr (^uent This is Coronation Year! ! Elizabeth Alexandra Mary will be crowned Queen Elizabeth II on the second day of June, 1953. Our twenty-seven year old Queen grew up in a peaceful, homelike atmosphere, despite the fact that her father was the King of England. From this home-life she gained an appreciation of the true mean­ing of devotion. Under the guidance of her parents she learned to understand people. Her travels within Commonwealth Nations have brought her closer to her people and they appreciate more what she is doing for them. Queen Elizabeth’s travels, her personal courage, high ideals and her keen sense of duty will prove an inspiration by which the bonds between the countries in the Commonwealth of Nations will be strengthened. NOREEN MURPHY Page Six TABER HIGH SCHOOL The Premier's Message I am most happy to have this opportunity to express good wishes from myself and other members of the Government to the staff and students of Taber High School. The fact you have undertaken the task of compiling a Year Book as representative of your school and class, is in itself a tribute to your enterprise and ability. The Year Book will become a permanent record for the enlight­enment of future students and the enjoyment in years ahead by the present student body and staff. The publication of the Year Book points to another important attribute of the student body behind it. This is the esprit de corps of the students which finds its expression in just such a worthwhile endeavor. The work associated with such a project will teach much in the way of teamwork, co­operation and individual initiative so needed for success in later life. The preservation of all these desirable attributes will go far toward aiding each student to take a full part in good citizenship in our province and our country. My sincere congratulations to the teachers and students of your school. HON. E. C. MANNING, Premier of Alberta “DAWN” Page Seven MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT As President of your Student Body, I congratulate you all most hearily for a job well done. True, I heard some complain­ing, but I assure you that this condition did not prevail among those who pitched in and found out just what work was involved in managing the student affairs. The year book shows our achievements. It is the efforts of a few put forth that the entire student body might store up the highlights of this school term. I wish the 1953 Graduates every success in their future undertakings. To those who remain behind, I say, “When you choose a Students’ Council next year, choose one you are willing to support for the full ten months, and then proceed to show them you can do just that.” Then you’ll have nothing to com­plain about. JERRY PALMER President School Parliament Front Row: John MacDonald, Ken Muth, Marie Nelson, Marie Erickson, Louise Wills, Dick Snell, Ralph Sloane Back Row: Jerry Palmer, Lewis Kidd, Larry Anderson, Altha Napper, Marilyn Miller, Sunao Tsuida Page Eight TABER HIGH SCHOOL Year Book Staff Front Row: Jerry Palmer (Managing Ed.), Altha Napper (Managing Ed.), Miss MacLaine (Advisor), Vivian Than-aselos (Literary Ed.), Norman Gibb (Sports Ed.) Second Row: Marilyn Dumas, Ann Marie Frey, Roxy Johnston, Ruth Minamide, Noreen Murphy, Marion Williams, Ella Mae Palmer, Beth Bennett, Audrey Corbett, Natalie Jones. Third Row: Lewis Kidd, Norman LeBaron, Tokio Hori, Tom Mura, Daisy Maruyama, Dorothy Spate, Betty Wright, Sheila Christensen, Grant Nelson, Gerry Snow, Terry Sloane, Audrey Odland, Robert Miller, Ralph Sloane Editorial We are proud that we have again been able to publish “The Dawn” this year. To the students of Taber High School, we hope that this volume will mean the record of another step on the road to success. To the grad­uates who are leaving us this year, we know that in future years this year book will bring back memories of the joys and sorrows, triumphs and dis­appointments of high school days. ALTHA NAPPER "DAWN” Page Nine The Staff Front Row: Mr. R. McIntosh, Mr. M. Gushaty, Mr. H. B. Myers, Principal, Mr. H. H. Court, Vice-Principal, Mr. F. Semaka Second Row: Miss I. D’Appolonia, Miss N. Harris, Miss G. Farmer, Mrs. B. Harris, Miss M. Burwash, Mrs. B. Simmons, Miss S. MacLaine, Miss Underdahl Third Row: Mr. M. Dynes, Mr. Wm. Macenko, Mr. H. Wiese, Mr. F. Peterson, Mr. F. Weiler, Mr. L. Barnard. MR. BARNARD Our capable Physical Education teacher. Noted as an efficient basketball referee. MISS BURWASH French 3, English 1 and 2 were her subjects. A friend to everyone. “Bon voyage.” MISS FARMER Specialist in Commercial field, hand to those in need of help, patience and understanding. She lends a willing Noted for her MR. FISHER Holds the fort in Room 13. Last fall he knocked a home run and ran it all himself. “Don’t ye hear dem bells?” MR. COURT Vice-Principal and an expert in psychology. Also taught a Grade 9 Social Studies Class. He was noted for his short-lived moustache. MISS D’APPOLONIA Taught Social Studies to Grade 9 and Latin, Literature and Personal Growth in the High School. She accompanied all of the school choruses in their programs. A thank you. MR. DYNES He left the Shop to teach Science and Mathematics. He throws a wicked rock. MR. GUSHATY Our Guidance Counsellor with a ready smile. He is always ready to help us in choosing our vocations. MR. PETERSON What would the students have done without him as our governor-general? His pastime was arguing with his students. Noted for his jokes. FRANK SEMAKA One of the “Old Guard” at Taber High School. Senior Maths and Sciences are his life. An ardent outdoor type. His favorite saying was “Comes June. .” Page Ten TABER HIGH SCHOOL MRS. HARRIS We have enjoyed your friendly spirit and co-operation. MISS HARRIS Miss Harris has spent long hours helping Home Economics girls and boys. We appreciate her lovely manner. MR. MACENKO His mastermind directed the Woodwork classes as well as the night classes. mr. McIntosh The efficient Music teacher in our midst. He was good natured and full of fun—was always ready to help us in school functions. MISS MacCLAINE Director of the Yearbook. The girls’ basketball team made good progress under her coaching. MRS. SIMMONS Our Scotch lassie, who taught French 2, Drama 1 and Grade 9B class. She always had a smile for everyone. MR. MYERS Our principal. Besides his administrative duties, he taught Mathematics, Agriculture and Drama 2. His plays were always “tops”. “Be prepared’ was his motto. MR. WEILER Automotives is his life. He organized and led the School Orchestra. Model aeroplanes were his hobby. MR. WIESE He did a tremendous job with his Art classes. A good all-round sportsman, hurled three winning games in teachers vs. students fastball series. MISS LUTES Returned the end of April after a year’s absence. Welcome back. MISS UNDERDAHL Social Studies 1 and English 3. A conscientious teacher. Spent endless hours for students’ welfare. “Your homework isn’t done?” CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES to the STUDENTS and GRADUATES of the TABER HIGH SCHOOL THE TOWN OF TABER •‘DAWN” Page Eleven laWirioni Au revoir! Melancholy tinges this joyous occasion. Incidents of our schooldays, the lights and the shadows, flash through our minds in rapid review. It is with the deepest humility that we revere our parents and our teachers for their God-inspired love, guidance, wisdom, and patience. It is with eternal gratitude we cherish the freedoms that have given us the oppor­tunity to partially fill our cups of knowledge. With full hearts we leave our fellow students - - - “Ships that pass in the night and speak to each other in passing, Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.” Tonight marks the fulfillment of one dream - - - tomorrow, the be­ginning of another. May we meet its challenge with valor and the unswerv­ing determination to dedicate our lives to the betterment of mankind, to the establishment of international brotherhood, to the building of world peace. Whatever we may do, wherever we may be, may our light so shine - - - DON ALEXANDERPage Twelve TABER HIGH SCHOOL MEALS LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE at the PALACE CAFE DROP IN WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND TRY A MEAL Open Sundays E. Beres and Staff For . . . SERVICE HOSPITALITY and SATISFACTION Stay at the . . . ROYAL HOTEL PURITY DAIRY PETAL SMOOTH ICE CREAM CREAM SHIPPERS “Think of us when the cows come home.” SUPERIOR DRY CLEANING “The Home of Better Dry Cleaning” HATS CLEANED and BLOCKED Phone 2152 Taber, Alberta Congratulations To the Graduates Johnson's Taber Drug PHONE 2233 DRUGS - PRESCRIPTIONS SCHOOL SUPPLIES LUEHR STUDIO Children’s Photographs Family Groups Portraits Weddings COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHS COPYING - ENLARGING CAMERAS - CHEMICALS EQUIPMENT All Portraits in This Book Were Taken There“DAWN” Page Thirteen GRflDUflNDS DON ALEXANDER (Rudolph) Ambition: To be an engineer. Outcome: Water boy for the C.P.R. Weakness: “Surely” you know. Pet Peeve: Tight sweater girls. GERRY SNOW Ambition: To go to B.Y.U. Pastime: Hauling hay with Terry and Jerry. Weakness: Shows and an usher. Noted for: Inspecting elevators at 1 a.m. DAVID DEGNER (Silent Dave) Favorite Saying: He hasn’t said anything yet. Seen Most: Walking to Perdue’s with lunch. Weakness: Women (he thinks we don’t know it) Pastime: Tying to be “one of the boys”. MARGARET FUJIMAGARI (Marg) Ambition: Social worker. Outcome: Street cleaner. Hobby: Oratorical contests. Favorite saying: “Creeps.” LEWIS KIDD (Lou) Ambition: To be a second Johnny Ray. Outcome: Double for Franken­stein. Seen Most: Flirting with “all” the girls.’ Favorite Saying: “I’m a lonely guy.” DALE LEBARON Ambition: To be a star basketball player. Outcome: Coach of the Globe­trotters. Favorite Saying: “Let’s have a party.” Noted for: No front teeth. BETH BENNETT Ambition: To marry an accordion player. Outcome: Accordian repair woman. Seen Most: At Legion dances. Weakness: An accordian. AUDREY CORBETT Ambition: To become a nurse. Outcome: Marriage to a farmer. Pastime: Not dancing. Weakness: Boys named “Bill”. JOAN FUKANAGA Weakness: Day dreaming. Ambition: To be a teacher. Outcome: Housewife. Noted for: Pulling faces. SHARON JOHNSON Ambition: To pass Trig. Outcome: Teaching Mr. Semaka Trig. Seen Most: In the library. Pet Peeve: Marilyn S. and Gary N. in library. ROSE KURINA Pet Peeve: English. Weakness: Pat. Pastime: Tripping from kitchen to Sewing Room. Noted for: Over baked bread. NORMAN LEBARON (Nim) Ambition: To be a school teacher. Out come: Second Mr. Semaka - Horrors! Favorite Saying: You’re a good dancer. Noted for: Irony! Pa^e Fourteen TABER HIGH SCHOOL GRflDUPNDS DAISY MARUYAMA (Dizzy) Favorite Sayin: “Pass the feather'’ Seen Most: Hockey games. Hobbies: Writing letters. Outcome: Cleaning woman. RUTH MINAMIDE Favorite Saying: “I wonder what!” Weakness: That everlasting homework. Pastime: Reading comic books. Ambition: To marry the boss. KYOKO MORIHIRA Ambition: To be a school teacher. Outcome: Chern. II teacher, Taber, 1970. Seen Most: Studying for “Bugs”. Favorite Saying: “Oh, gad!” TERUO OHNO Seen Most: In bed. Hobbies: Ping pong. Ambition: To win a ping pong game. Outcome: Still trying in 1963. ELLA MAE PALMER Ambition: To be a gardener. Outcome: A Gardner. Noted for: Hitting amber lights. Favorite Saying: Should a girl marry at 18? KEN PARKER Pet Peeve: Steel clickers. Weakness: Patty. Ambition: Carry in three sticks of wood. Noted for: His new Toni wave. JACK MARUYAMA Weakness: Foul shots. Favorite Saying: Come on Honey. Ambition: Artist (cartoons) Seen Most: At Cap’s Java. (He is a last year’s graduand) WILLIAM MOLNAR (Bill) Pet Peeve: Guys who flirt with his gal. Hobbies: Serial numbers on his money. Ambition: Commanding officer of Air Cadets. Outcome: Sweeping the floor. MARY NAKAMURA Favorite Saying: “I don’t know” Weakness: Chocolate cake. Ambition: To drive the car. Outcome: The ditch ARCHIE OHNO Weakness: Washing up. Ambition: Millionaire. Outcome: Pauper. Noted for: Sneaking looks at girls. JERRY PALMER (Our President) Pastime: Shopping with Chris. Hobby: Sewing and fancy work. Noted for: No English homework done. ELIZABETH RETI (Beth) Ambition: To pass Chemistry 1. Outcome: Dry cleaner. Pet Peeve: Men. Noted for: Asking questions. “DAWN” Page Fifteen GRflDUflNDS KAY STEVENS Favorite Saying: “Get it?” Hobbies: Men. Pastime: Dyeing her hair (red) Outcome: Getting married. SHIRLEY THOMAS Pet Peeve: Staying home Sat. nights. Weakness: Don’t you know? Ambition: Spring a leak in kitchen sink. Outcome: Business for Taber Plumbing. LYDIA VAJDIK Ambition: To marry a rich farmer. Outcome: Farm labour. Pastime: Dances at Readymade. Noted for: Telling Lewis off. VIVIAN THANASELOS (Viv) Ambition: To pass Algebra. Outcome: Ten years at T.H S Pet Peeve: Algebra. Hobby: The yearbook??? ROBERT TUFTS Hobbies: Collecting money. Ambition: To have 15 sections of dry land. Outcome: Living on the Sahara desert. Noted for: Sneaking looks at sweaters (girls’) GORDON VALGARDSON (Clem) Seen Most: With the “Dukes” Hobbies: Girls in hamlets, towns and cities. Weakness: Blondes. Noted for: Getting out of going to the board. ERNIE KRESNYAK Ambition: To be a radio script writer. Outcome: Educated bum. Favorite Saying: I don’t know. Weakness: Girls. (He is a last year’s graduand) BLAINE HARDING (Noah) Pastime: Sleeping. Favorite Saying: I haven’t got it done. Ambition: To be an artist. Outcome: Sign painter. NOW AT GRADUATION TIME .. . MAY WE CONTINUE TO SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES "Your Entertainment Is Our Pleasure" MILLER THEATRES Page Sixteen TABER HIGH SCHOOL W. R. HACKETT IMPERIAL OIL MASSEY HARRIS FARM IMPLEMENTS GENERAL MOTORS REPAIRS CHEVROLET and OLDSMOBILE CARS MAPLE LEAF TRUCKS PHONE 2263 TABEK Congratulations to the Graduates of 1953 WE WISH YOU ALL SUCCESS IN LATER LIFE SUPERIOR MOTORS (TABER) LTD. FORD and MONARCH CARS and TRUCKS PHONE 2020 TABEK WITH GREAT PLEASURE . . . WE BOW TO THE GRADUATES AND WISH THEM EVERY SUCCESS IN LATER LIFE wallace McDonald CONGRATULATIONS and ALL FUTURE SUCCESS WOOD MOTORS Your MERCURY - METEOR ■ LINCOLN Dealer“DAWN” Page Seventeen The Graduands The Graduation Dance Page Eighteen TABER HIGH SCHOOL “TABER’S FAVORITE SHOPPING CENTRE” R.C.A. STORE Taber’s Up-to-Date VARIETY STORE Owned and Operated by H. H. Bartram PHONE 2156 TABER DIAMONDS BRIDAL WREATH BLUE BIRD BLUE RIVER WATCHES BULOVA MIDO MULTIFORT GRUEN - ROLEX - OMEGA SCHOOL PINS - RINGS Kinniburgh's Jewellers WALK RITE SHOE STORE SHOES FOR ALL THE FAMILY PHONE 2434 BOX 786 VICKERY'S THE SHOP FOR TEEN-AGERS TABER ALBERTA “A PROGRESSIVE STORE — in a — PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY” CLOTHING and FOOTWEAR BODIE BROS. “CLOTHES OF DISTINCTION” PHONE 2412 TABER CONGRATULATIONS To the Graduates of Taber High School WHITE'S FLOWER & GIFT SHOP “FOR EVERY BLOOMING THING” PHONE 2552 TABER•‘DAWN” Page Nineteen CLASS PROPHECY Parents and teachers, this is a joyous occasion for you, because by influencing, advising, suggesting, en­couraging, rewarding, urging, coaxing, bribing, im­pelling, compelling, propelling, pushing, penalizing, warning, commanding, threatening, at last you have us at the brink of graduation. So please don’t listen to what I have to say. I don’t want to spoil your celebration by the sad words that I feel it my duty to speak to my fellow classmates. Dear Grade Twelve students, who soon will be Grade Twelve students no more - remember our great plans for next year. We were going to get busy at once and clean up the mess that the adults had made of our world. Well, prepare yourselves for a shock - - - “For I dipped into the future Far as human eye could see Saw a vision of the world . . .” And the tragedy to be. So many of you have planned to make teaching your career, to set out with enthusiasm and to show the teachers how teaching should be done! Lewis Kidd was the most enthusiastic. He was going to teach by love and example. I heard him say “Ain’t this the swellest day ever you did see?” Kiyoko Morahira’s Home Ec. class was going to pot. Her pupils, who had been Mr. Myer’s proteges, were willing to give her instruction. If you can’t the first time, try, try again. That must have been the reason Beth Reti taught on Sunday, too. For several months Norman LeBaron had been at a standstill. He was trying to demonstrate to the class the shortest distance between two points. The desk was in the way. Shirley Thomas, who had plans for being a teacher in one of the city schools, was out in Fox Valley. She was frantically hound­ing the post office for further instructions from Miss Underdahl on how to teach verbals. Mary Naka­mura had taken employment at T.H.S. as private seamstress to sew up the acid riddled lab jackets. Although Don Alexander had planned to become the greatest petroleum engineer in history, he was back at Taber teaching Biology. Because he had acquir­ed a more precise technical terminology, he had put Mr. Semaka out of a job. So, filling her ambition as social worker, Margaret Fujimigari was faced with the problem of finding a suitable place to store him. Remember how several of you had the goal of cleaning the town up. Gordon Valgardson had such big ideas for designing an automatic street cleaner. There he was sweeping the sidewalk with a tooth brush and mumbling, “You know, a clean yard re­flects a sound mind.” Both Blaine Harding and Jack Maruyama were putting their artistic ability to work. They were out at Taber junk yard; Blaine was arranging cans to make a castle and Jack was painting them. Marriage was the ambition of others. Audrey Corbett’s dream of bright lights, music, dancing and a honeymoon in Paris had dissolved until it became a line of diapers and a batch of dirty dishes. Her rich husband must have been caught by Ruth Mini- mide, for evading his income tax. Ella Mae Palmer’s husband was in the hospital with an injury to his head. She was going to have peace and tranquility in her home. For years Lydia Vajdik had been an assistant to the “Mad Chemist”, but for fear of the illness becoming contagious she married him. Gerry Snow was going to go across the line to find a hus­band who could help her discover a new type of dance. She thought the line was a fence and was still trying to climb over it. Through service, both to country and friend, many of you thought success would come. Beth Bennett and Daisy Maruyama, being the only nurses in Taber Hospital, were kept busy. When Ernie Kres- nyak was brought in, suffering from a bee sting, the other nurses left. Ernie had been to Africa obtain­ing material for his new book, “How to Improve Warfare by Adopting Jungle Methods” (used by the ants, of course). Rosie Kurina and Joan Fukanagi were also patients in the hospital. Rosie had been a telephone operator until she began to hear bells. Joan, while studying to be a diet’tian, had come down with a severe case of malnutrition. Jobs of trust, jobs of skill, government jobs, some of you said. Bill Molnar, the detective, was hunt­ing for fleas on Dusty’s back. Kay Steven’s ambi­tion to become the Prime Minister’s secretary only got as far as washing his windows and scrubbing his The business field! For some, this career was fulfillment of a desire; to others, the last resort. Archie Ohno and Teru Ohno had set up an under­taking business. They liked to work with people who couldn’t t

W. R. Myers High School 1965

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1964-1965)pdfSOCIRL WORKER CURE FH5HID HOME ECONOMIST r*n LRB TECHNOLOGIST WWNO WITHIN HOTEL MRNRGEHENT ^H^m^iU.S. iRgrrs presents Baron nf 104-0 ®n-Jdtfnr ^cljool (UuvJdHor Jaf JBakatrfy Enrollment ^erlin E^M^rf t 727 Sawn nf Woburn "(Aurora ^apientiae" is for determination to get an education A ® is tip ability to use fobat foe babe learned tip toealtli of tip ^nofoledge foe’be obtained is for is is for the nobices that foe no longer are tip many opportunities foe’be Ijad for foundations of our future firmly laid w © <M is is is is is is foillingness to stribe for improbement inspiration tlpt keeps us eber frying for success that comes to tlpse folp earn it tip desire io debelop understanding eber onfoard and onfoard foe foill go a ^Nature (Outlook (On ^Gife ^ Irihfj to ^ir ^Winston SII|tirc[[ill SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on Nov. 30, 1874 in Blemheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. He became one of the greatest statesmen in world history. Churchill reached the height of his fame as the heroic prime minister of Great Britain during World War II. Churchill was also a noted speaker, author, painter, soldier, and war reporter. Sir Winston Churchill's personal courage, the magic of his words, and his faith in victory inspired the British to "their finest hour. " The mere sight of this stocky, determined man - a cigar in his mouth and two fingers raised high in a "V for victory" salute - cheered the people. Churchill not only made history, he also wrote it. As a historian, war reporter, and biographer, he showed a matchless command of the English language. In 1953, he won the Nobel prize for literature. Churchill entered the service of his country in 1895 as an army lieutenant under Queen Victoria. He ended his career in 1964 as a member of the House of Commons under Queen Elizabeth II, the great-great-grand­daughter of Queen Victoria. Few men ever served their country so long or so well. Important Dates in Churchill's Life 1874 (Nov. 30) Born in Oxfordshire, England. 1895 Graduated from Royal Military College. 1901 Entered House of Commons. 1908 (Sept. 12) Married Clementine Hozier. 1911 Appointed first lord of the admiralty. 1915 Resigned from the admiralty. 1939 Appointed first lord of the admiralty. 1940 Became prime minister of Great Britain. 1945 Became leader of the opposition. 1951 Became prime minister of Great Britain. 1953 Knighted. Won Nobel prize for literature. 1955 Retired as prime minister. 1963 Made honorary citizen of the United States. 1964 Retired from House of Commons. 1965 (Jan. 24) Died from stroke.^cljoal ®oard Mr. J. B. Percevault Superintendent Mr. F. Sauter Mr. L. Wright Mr. G. Gillespie Mr. L. Harding Mr. J. Roberton Asst. Superintendent Secretary Treasurer Sorry: Picture not A vailable. Mr. H. Anderson Mr. C. Oddie Mr. C. Rushford ttCUltu principal’s pcttcr Dear Students: At the time of writing two days have elapsed since the announcement of my resignation from the staff of the Taber School Division. In a few weeks time I shall be entering the Provincial Superintendency and leaving Taber for what is still an unknown destination. Wherever we go we shall consider ourselves extremely fortunate to find a home as happy as the one we are leaving, to find a community as friendly as Taber, and to find schools developing as rapidly as W.R. Myers. During the two years I have been here I have often heard remarks to the effect that big schools like ours lose the personal touch of smaller centres and therefore are bound to have a lesser degree of success. But you know, this is nonsense. Of course we cannot get to know one another as well as in much smaller schools, but this is a minor disadvantage when compared to the many great advantages our school offers its students and its teachers. What are these advantages? First there’s the quality of the teaching. Most teachers prefer to specialize and in our school they can do this. Secondly there is the question of physical plant and equipment. How far superior are our facilities than those of smaller centres! Thirdly there is the matter of the wide and varied pro­gramme. Only in the major cities can students have a more varied programme than ours, and this means that practically every student obtains a grade XII diploma in one subject field or another. There can be no doubt whatever that the students at W. R. Myers have greater opportunity and greater chance of success than any students in smaller schools, and each year the opportunities and the possibilities of success are increased. Next year Mr. George will take over the principalship. I know he will do a fine job and I know the staff and students will give him every support. I wish him every success and I know that he will find, as I have, a great deal of personal satisfaction in guiding W. R. Myers on its road to becoming a bigger and better school. I have one final word of advice to all. It is time to stop talking about the problems we have had, the lack of spirit we once showed, the poor morale we used to display. Those days are gone for Myers. The future is brighter and more promising than ever before. We must think positively and the ghosts of problems-past will no longer haunt us. Good-bye and good fortune to all. Mr. A. Baker Mr. W. Terriff Mr. H. Jepson Senior Mr. J. C. Bailey Miss H. Betner Mr. M. C. P. Thomas Mr. J. Mahnic Miss J. Evanson Mr. F. Semaka ^^h Mr. R. Anderson Mr. H. Terson Mr. Pinkney Mrs. H. West Mr. B. Jenson Miss M. Morris Mrs. B. Terriff Mr. W. M. Prendergast MHOHM Mr. D. Nelson Mr. W.E. Litchfield Mr. H. Jepson Mrs. L. Rolfson Mrs. L. Jensen ^Junior t Mrs. R. Knibbs Mrs. G. Hart Mrs. H. Alexander Mr. L. Hoogerdijk Mr. M. Weir Mr. R. Francis Miss Kozdrowski Mr. F. Sudol Mrs. M. McLeod ^Jtce-^rinctpal’s ^Message James M. Small rs F e c "^Cook to tip (Ant!” a At the time of writing this message a chemistry club is being formed at W. R. Myers High School, and the whole of the North American continent is mourning the needless death in Alabama of a Boston clergyman. h You may be wondering who two obviously unrelated events have apparently been linked together. If your c curiosity has been roused then read on. You may yet see that there is, in fact, a connection. tl o The study of chemistry is full of many fascinations. Chemicals are wonderful things. They fuel our engines sc clothe our backs, improve our farms, and fight our diseases. You name it—chemicals do it! Chemicals are all around you----- in fact chemicals ARE you. Your origins were two cells made of chemicals arranged variously into patterns called genes and chromosomes. You had no say in how these patterns were formed, neither could w your parents control them; yet in an instant of time they decided whether you would be short or tall, stout or thin, blue-eyed or brown-eyed, of high intelligence or not so high, white-skinned or black-skinned. It would be very strange if the tall people in W. R. Myers school dissociated themselves from the short people or the blue-eyed from the brown-eyed. It would be made disturbing if the suggestion was ever made that one group was worthier than the other. This would be generic prejudice, the product of ignorance. It is easy for us in Canada to malign our southern neighbours for such behavior, but we must not forget that behind the gene of skin colour are many differences of culture, established and perpetuated by generations. Recognizing this, it would be foolish to allow a new cult to develop in our own midst—the cult of intelligence, based as it is on similar chemical factors. Teachers have been criticized for placing too much importance on intelligence, but other public groups are more to blame. A world wide club exists membership of which is open to persons of very high I. Q. only; parents have been known to regard high I.Q. 's in their children as the latest status symbol; and, alas, some students in our own school, who see themselves as "smarter,” have adopted lordly attitudes over their classmates. Such self- glorification must surely breed prejudice. It is high time that the whole question of intelligence and worth be viewed in clearer perspective. Intelli­gence alone will not guarantee a free pass to a worthwhile life. There is the story of the student who was smart enough of mind to realize that by acting stupidly he would not be expected to produce at school. It was only after he "dropped-out" that he realized that undisciplined smartness produced little more than unemployment. Real smartness is knowing our own capabilities and working towards their realization. This smartness of personality is the key to the worthy life; it is not an accident of birth, but the sum total of every word we have ever heard, sight we have ever seen, and thought that has ever crossed our mind. It is something which develops continuously through life, and which is nurtured by good habits especially during the formative early years. Here we find the main reason for the existence of schools and compulsory education: to make available to all the benefits of a stimulating environment where personalities can develop. With the right personality behind it there will be a satisfying place in the world for any ability be it low or high. Let us "look to the ant” as Socrates advised his students thousands of years ago. Man will always be more capable than ants, but we can gain by studying the selfless purposefulness in their every activity which allows them to perform amazing feats, for the benefit of the whole colony. Ants are never idle, but faithfully carry out their assigned tasks according to their various specializations. Not all can be queens; some are soldiers; some are workers; but all are worthy because they know their purpose and dedicate themselves to its achievement. School can help you to know yourselves and to appreciate others, to identify yourselves with realistic and worthwhile goals, and to strive for these goals to your own satisfaction and for the good of your total society. James M. SmallCaught in the Act K P duty Tsk, tsk Linda Allen 'Here is a true and industrious friend.' Allan Anderson 'It is well to know more than one says. ' David Archer 'The more you learn the more you forget. ' Tom Archer 'Sometimes I sit and think; other times I just sit. ’ Andy Birch 'The future be­longs to those who prepare for it!' Richard Bennett 'Genius is the infinite art of taking pains.' Jim Birch 'The dictionary is th only place where success comes before work.' Dathan Arnett T must give my books and conscience a vacation.' Doug Bell 'A gallon of thought to a spoonful of words.' Gordon Bailey 'All the world loves a lover. ' Sarah Braun 'My thoughts and I were in another world. ’ Arlie Bowman t and 'Effort is an im-es I portant duty in life.' Arlene Campbell is tl e I | 'Though she is but efore Utile she is fierce. ' Merle Brown ’He studies but still has time for cupid. ' Heather Bowman 'To know her is to like her. ' Betty Cannady 'Small in stature unique in mind, you'll never find her lagging behind.' IM Faye Clements Florian Cook ■Quiet but efficient.' ’Why do it now when I’ve got four minutes before the bell?’ Bob Corbett 'A good time now is worth two in the future. ' Gwen Danforth 'Patience and diligence like faith removes mountains. ' Violet Derksen T am a true labourer. ' Mark Ellingson 'Why let studies interfere with my education?’ Richard Ellingson T think aloud on all subjects.' Linda Dumas Rita Engwer 'Tis a thriftless thing to be sad.' Car 'The reward for work well done is more work to do. ’ •Wi pie wis< thy star A r von ake Maureen Evanson T talk, I laugh, and if necessary I work. ' Janet Fenton 'A lady in every way. ' ;arol Friesen Wisdom is the princi-le thing; therefore get isdom and with all ly getting get under-ending. n Holthe ling ‘ man with few words on't have many to ike back. ' Allan Fletcher Ron Friesen 'One part of homework to two parts of fun. To my extreme mortifi­cation I grow wiser every day. Bill Hamman 'His word burneth like a lamp - - rich in good works. Wade Gulmick 'When business interferes with pleasure - - drop business. ' Wayne Holstein 'The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Pat Holtman 'Power will accomplish much but perseverance more. Chris Hurdman 'The days that make us happy make us wise. Alma Jensen Vicki Jensen 'The 'The sweetest garlan ball to the sweetest maid can 1 roun< 'I am slow of study.' Rona Barry Kinniburgh 'Friendship with all; entangling alliances with none.' Eric Johnson 'Keen sense, common sense, and room for nonsense.' Weste Jensen 'The man who rolls up his sleeves seldom loses his shirt. ' Brian Kennedy 'Good humor is the health of the soul. ' ^a1 Jo-Ann Kinniburgh 'What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?' Sandr Bruce Kunumoto 'The day is short; the work is long. To waste a moment would be wrong. ' Frances Kurina 'The best mirror is an old Friend. ' onald Layton The man who hits the rla all over the fences iai( n take it easy going bund the bases.' Merlin Litchfield 'A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing.' andra Mackenzie 'Little strokes fell great oaks. ’ he 1.' Marilyn Lloyd 'Reserved, studious and sincere. ' Lawrence Marriot T meant to do my work today—but--.' Lorna Maggs 'To do a common thing uncommon­ly well brings success. ' Judy Marose Tn nice balance she weighs truth with gold. ' Geraldine Murphy 'Charm is a woman's strength.' Pauline Nakahama 'She's winsome and she's shy but there's mischief in her eye. ' Bob Newman 'A live wire with high voltage.' Marie Norquist 'I am not afraid of t morrow, for I have seen yesterday and 1 love today. ' Neil Norquist 'Quiet but not asleep.' if IA Charles Oseen 'With the help of a surgeon he might yet recover. ' Rick Parker 'Hold the fort for I am coming.' Linda Paterson 'Enthusiasm makes heavy work lighter.' Gerald Pierson 'The best time to study is between bells. ' Vai Shworan 'Mildest manners and gentlest heart. ' Barbara Stevens Tull of spirit as the month of May.' Brian Silzer 'The great end of a reason­able education is to form a reasonable man.' Garth Smith Tull of laughter, his work comes after.' A git Thomas 'Still waters run deep. David Snell 'Member of the school 'bored. ' Jerry Snell 'Good humor is the result of congenial spirits and lively wit. ' Ruth Thiessen 'Five foot two; Eyes of blue. Randy Weiss 'The rest of your days depend on the rest of your nights. ' Ron Friesen Myrna Windberg Ctlase grains ^ost |upul ar 1965 ^al!D ^Beet funking Jieet ^ense of jHunwr Wfst Rancors tj| f ^amc ^ssi Citizens ^esi pressed ^wt ^H ^ound R.E. B. S. ^akdktorg ^Message Madame Chairman, honored guests, parents, and fellow students: Graduation is a word that has several connotations or meanings. Each person thinks of graduation in different terms. To the student, graduation is a time of celebration, now that he is truly on his own in the adult world. He is also ap­prehensive of the future, not knowing what lies ahead. The parents are proud-- proud that their child, who started school only yesterday (so it seems), has achieved this momentous step in his life. With this proudness, the parents feel a little remorse and have a few misgivings about their child now having the chance to make his own in life. Teachers are happy at graduation--happy that we students finally made it out of Grade Twelve. The twelve years of schooling before graduation have been compared to the climbing of a previously un­conquered mountain, to the arduous plight of a small boat which eventually reaches harbor after being caught in a storm at sea, and to the journey of an explorer, who, following years of diligent search, finally attains his goal. Graduation is all these and more. Each graduate has a different concept of graduation. But they all have one thing in common; namely, each encountered snares and pitfalls as he struggled toward his goal--graduation. Tonight marks the leaving of a familiar way of life and heralds the beginning of a new way of life. During the first years of our lives, our teachers and parents have bravely attempted to instill some knowledge in us, the students. They realized the importance of our school years, for upon them depends the future. We students ofte fail to realize this until it is too late. Graduation is only the first small hill in a range of goals, tasks, and achievements. The hills will become mountains with steeper slopes and wider precipices. But these obstacles ol the adult world need not be feared; we have only to apply the skills of learning and reasoning garnered in the pas twelve years to find a solution to these problems. Not every oneofuswillbean Einstein or a Rockefeller, but we graduates must endeavour to make somethin! of ourselves according to our individual abilities. Never has a generation had so much to look forward to, to anticipate. These anticipations will only be realized if we, tomorrow's society, make it so. Herein lies our responsibility to man and to God. We may fail in fulfilling some of our goals and responsibilities. But the values of life should not be measured by material success. If we have done our best in an honest and truthful manner, we need not be ashamed of our failures. Tomorrow we take our place in the world where we must either learn and work by ourselves or fail. Life is now our school; may it be as happy and rewarding an experience as our school years have been. Ron Friesen Valedictorian ^ardxtcll— The pupils and teachers of W.R. Myers High School were very distressed recently, to learn of Mr. Jepson's departure from Taber at the end of the present school term. In the two years that Mr. Jepson was with us, he advanced the status and well-being of pupils and teachers alike. His wise counsel, sound judgment, keen insight and delightful sense of humor instilled a sense of confidence and purpose in the entire school. Never was morale as high as during his principalship! Mr. Jepson came to us from Cold Lake, Alberta where he was vice-principal and principal for five years. He took most of his schooling in Manchester, England which accounts for most of his old world charm. He is quite fluent in French and Spanish among many other personal accomplishments. It is with a sincere sense of loss that we wish Mr. and Mrs. Jepson happiness and success in the former's new position as Superintendent with the Department of Education. 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W. R. Myers High School 1970

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1969-1970)pdfDAWN OF WISDOM “AURORA SAPIENTIAE” is for determination to get an education. . . is the ability to use what we have learned. . . . w N is the wealth of knowledge we have obtained. . . . is for the novices that we longer are.. .. O is for the many opportunities we have had... . is for foundations of our future firmly laid.. .. w I s D O M is willingness to strive always for improvement. .. . is inspiration that keeps us ever trying. ... is for success that comes to those who earn it. . . . is the desire to develop understanding.. . . is ever onward? and onward we will go... . is what we all can achieve! a mature outlook on life. . ..school enroll: 82S iAYAMA EDITOR’S MESSAGE 1970-the Dawn of a new Decade, a year of improvements for the students of Myers. Looking back over the 1969- 1970 term, Myers has had a very full year. A great many improvements have gone through with the student council teacher-student committee, and newspaper only to mention a few. All these put Myers back on its feet, a step further to improvement and our goal of perfection. Still, due to approximately five percent of the students attending Myers, perfection may be a long way off. These few who couldn't care heads or tails about the school or its reputation as long as their fun isn't being ruined. This was shown on a weekend activity by those drinking on a bus during a school sponsored activity. Not only did it down-grade our school through all of Alberta but a tighter policy and strong action was set on us by the school board. Mr. George, at an assembly, explained the purpose of the policy and also the importance of us rebuilding our reputation to where it can be heard. There are many mature individuals in our school, citizens who are proud to be a member of W.R. Myers. With everyone's co-operation Myers can be a real nice school and a popular one. With the spirit I've seen exhibited by students during the Rodeo Campaigning and elections, our band's trip to Moose Jaw and Grad '79. I know it can be done. If the examples set here could be carried on next September the height of perfection wouldn't be far off. Yet, it takes the co-operation of everyone of the students, not only 25-75, but all 100% of the student body of Myers. Let's Be Proud of our school and build on to that road of perfection. In closing I would like to thank the Dawn '70 Yearbook Staff and Mr. W. Paranuik for their co-operation. To the members of the graduating class congratulations and best wishes in your future endeavours. Remember those next steps you take will lead you to the land of opportunity and success, take each step carefully, it's your world and your life, live it. BE PROUD OF YOUR GOAL! Ami Kadoyama 1970 Dawn Yearbook Editor OUR PRINCIPALS F. Semaka J. George R. Francis THE SCHOOL BOARD BACK ROW: Mr. C. Elle, Assistant Superintendent; Dr. W. Eddy, Superintendent; Mr. G. Gillespie, Mr. R. Greenaway, Secretary; Mr. H. Anderson, Mr. R. Evanson. FRONT ROW: Mr. T. Parkinson, Mrs. E. LaPage, Secretary; Mr. A. Woulfer, Mrs. W. Dick, Mr. M. Lorrie. DA WN PRESENTS OUR STAFF A THOUGHT FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE As this message for the 1969-'70 yearbook is being written, we are caught up again in the myriad of year-end activities. The last field trips, the graduation exercises, 'Open-House', the examinations and the wind-up of other events all spell finis to one school year. And long before the year is over, preparations are well under way for the next one. All students have now register­ed in classes of their choice in readiness for school opening in September. Upon reflection on the 1969 - '70 school year, it seems to me there has been a major emphasis on communication. Several attempts to increase communication between faculty and students were undertaken. Principal - student seminars, student - faculty committee meetings and closer liaison with student councils all have proven worthwhile in giving students an opportunity to express their opinions. Student opinions have been very useful in helping to shape policy decisions. All these efforts have resulted in better communication, better understanding and an improved atmosphere in the school. The 1969-'70 school year can also be known as one of numerous successes for Myers School. Our achievements - athletic, academic, social, musical and dramatic have been quite outstanding. We are looking forward to even greater accomplishments next year. Best wishes for success go to all the graduates as they leave Myers School to further their education or to find their place in the world of work. Sincerely J. L. George, B. Ed. Principal James George Principal Frank Semaka Vice-Principal Rell Francis Vice-Principal Arthur Anderson Business Education Rex Anderson Science J.C. Bailey Industrial Arts Donald Baldwin Mathematics Gladys Barrie Science Ronald Beck Science Iris Benson Business Education Dora Brown Art Charles Burke Business Education Laurie Chomany Social Studies William Duffee English Frances Dogterom English Margaret Enns English Donald Ferguson Social Studies Milton Iverson Music Herbert Johnson English Lyle Keister Mathematics Elaine Kiester Home Economics Roy Krahn Librarian John Linka English Peter Lenz Social Studies Eldon Litchfield Social Studies Dale Lusk Science Thomas Miller Business Education William Morrison English Ronald Murphy French David Nelson Physical Education Nadiene Neilson Social Studies William Paranuik Mathematics Lenoir Rolfson English Nancy Schatz Physical Education Rex Schneider Industrial Arts Caroline Robinson Home Economics Raymond Sheen Councilor Georgina Smith Librarian Paul Stevenson Science Ardwyn Stonehocker Industrial Arts Frank Sudol Science Mirian Thompson Home Economics Anne Walker Music Charles Wallace Social Studies John Wallace English Francis Wilson Mathematics Rodney Zaugg Industrial Arts Dorothy Holtman SECRETARIES Carolyn Zaugg Jean Stone Lynnett Iverson CUSTODIANS LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Tufts, Mr. DeGroot, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bullock. VICE-PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE This year's graduating class, like many another, is going into a very troubled world. Humanity is threatened by such a variety of dangers as pol­lution, over-population, poverty, inflation, racial strife, huge stock­piles of atomic armaments and the rapidly increasing use of drugs. The Prophet of doom doesn't have far to look for ammunition! Some observers of the world scene believe civilization is in danger of extinction. Even worse than the physical threat is the spiritual deterioration. Despondency, loss of faith, and hope seem to pervade the human race. What can the high school graduate going out into the world do to combat this oppres­sive gloom and pessimism and restrain the destructive trends. Firstly, we must realize our obligations to strive and struggle against moral and spiritual decay. The daily practice of kindness, charity, forbearance and brotherly love will do much to dispel the treat of strife on the individual, national and international scale. Are not the above mentioned virtues most conducive to personal happiness and peace of mind? In the pursuit of wealth and security many of us have failed to develop an ingrained honesty, humility and general integrity. This lack in today's adults is the source of sharp criticism from our youth who attribute the ills of the world to it. However, is the coming generation prepared to rectify the situation? Is it ready and willing to make the sacrifice of personal comfort and well-being that people near and far may also enjoy our high standard of living? Are we prepared to accept people of other races into the intimacy of our love and friendship? Christian virtue has been preached for centuries but has never been given a fair trial in wide-spread practice. In the words of the immortal Mammy Yokum - "Goodness is better than evil because it's nicer." The new morality of the present generation could well be fashioned from a more sincere form of the old, rather than a complete rejection of the latter. The young people of today are bitter about the ills and woes that they have inherited from previous generations. Will bitterness, protest marches, violences, sit-ins and animosity cure these faults? I submit that a thoughtful examination of all the accomplishments and sacrifices of today's parents would open the eyes of many of our youth. Is any useful pur­pose served by the enormous generation gap that seems to exist today? A spirit of understanding, friendship, and co­operation between the youth of today and its elders would be a good base to build the better new world we all pray for so fervently! World problems, such as pollution, over-population and inflation, require strenuous, concerted planning programs. Good intentions in this area are useless without some extensive analytical thinking and implementation of this sound think­ing. Although these problems seem overwhelming, modern computer techniques and know-how should be equal to the task. If man is to undertake the management of outer-space, he should first put this confused and troubled old planet in order! Frank Semaka GRADS ’70 MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES REVA PLATT GUEST SPEAKER HON. RAY SPEAKER MEMORIES OF GRAD SEXTET AULD LANG SYNE GRAND PRECESSIONAL MR. GEORGE GRAD ’70 PRECESSIONAL FIRST GRADUATE - F. WEWREKA Esther Abell Cameron Anderson Helen Andruschak Monica Anton Timothy Arnett Deitra Bennett Norma Born Heather Boyle Beverly Browning Drew Bullock Wendy Chin Wendy Clements Judy Collett Brian Conrad Perry Conrad Dale Erickson Tommy Erickson Bonnie Evanson Kent Evanson Aleitta Fedor Debra Ferguson Kim Francis Leslee Francis Margaret Friesen Susan Furukawa Brian Goodfellow Gladys Gough Donna Grieser Linda Hall Valerie Hansen Blake Harris Melissa Harris Gay Hedley Edward Henley Brian Holthe Brian Horrocks Ken Ikebuchi Bruce Ingram DeRay Jensen Garth Jensen Ladene Jensen Lynn Johnson Amy Kadoyama Susie Kalma Ronald Kerkhoff Craig Kinniburgh Ronald Kinniburgh Joe Kuberko Barbara Layton Betty Layton Wendy Layton Lorraine Ledgerwood Sandra Leeks Valerie LeRoy Bryce Martin Ranatha Mazereeuw Cheryl McKay Randy McPhee Janet Megyes Bill Nagy Connie Noble Darlene Perini Robert Peters Pamela Peterson Vernon Peterson Douglas Pollard Marilyn Price Richard Price William Reamsbottom Maureen Renner Sharon Reti Elizabeth Roe Richard Roe Randy Russell Melvin Sameshima Alex Schaafsma Dianne Shockey Valerie Shockey Deborah Stimson Harvey Tanaka Darlene Taylor Joanne Tychon Edwin Valgardson Rick Vik Linda Walker Fred Werewka Gordon West Debra Wilde Linda Workman Regina Wall POST GRADUATES Kenneth Stokke John Bell Roberta Jesperson Randy Leuher Heather Odland Gary Tanaka UNDERGRADS Janis Anderson Randy Beigler Bill Browning Cheryl Cannady Dale Coombs Priscilla Hammer Darryl Hill Ronald Kerner Tom Lewis Donald Matsuda Betty Reamsbottom Bill Russell Pearl Span Henry Weibe Allan Williams John Winkler BEST ALL AROUND: LYNN and GLADYS BEST SENSE OF HUMOR: MEL and LADENE Doug Allen Marvin Anderson Shirley Anderson Marge Andres Sharon Archer Larry Austin Betty Avery Debra Bareham John Bareham Rhea Baroldi Alzo Bekkering Randy Bell Rodney Bennett Garry Bettcher Judy Bigelow Tom Birch Fred Bodnar Judy Brezovski Douglas Broadfoot Norman Brown Janet Christensen Bruce Clements Marcia Cobler Lawrence Craddock Mervin Cradduck Lynn Danforth Slavko Djani Vera Djani Jerry Doell Karen Easthope Sandra Easthope Cynette Engleson Regg Engleson Leif Erickson Eric Evanson Mary Fehr Brenda Ferguson Joey Fong Sharon Friesen Robert George Sherry Goertzen Barry Grant Barbara Grieser Keith Hacking Jerry Hall Cameron Hamman James Hansen Terry Harding LeeAnn Harris Renee Harris Lana Hart Dixie Hass Shauna Herringer Michael Holland DeWayne Holman Joe How Fred Hurdman Kerry Ishida Vicki Iverson Carol Jansen Barbara Jensen Cameron Jensen Dianne Jensen Derek Jensen Rachel How John Jensen Lissa Joblonkay Cheryl Johnson Linda Jones Elsie Kalma Sharlene Karren Henry Kempe David Kerkoff Kerry Kiester Bill Kinneburgh Jack Kinniburgh Norman Krahn Robert Kunimoto Bonnie Lagran Robert Laing Danny Langhofer Randy Leavitt Gary LeBlanc Ardyth Litchfield Gordon Loree Gail Lowry Edward Malinsky Marvin Marose Sharon McCulloch Kenneth McKay Gary McLeod Brenda Meyer Daryl Mikalson Sandra Mitchell Brenda Moorey Fred Mueller Darvin Nikoleychuk Joy Ohashi Jerry Paterson Rodney Pauls Shannon Peever Jody Peterson Randy Peterson Randy Perry Reva Platt Lynnda Pollard Mae Quong Larry Rodwell Sheron Rombough Charles Russell Henry Schaafsma Karenne Selk Connie Smith Jim Tatoosh George Thiessen Brian Tschritter Willie Tschritter Terry Uyeda Richard Valgardson John Walker Kathy Wedel Doug West Ivan Wiebe Stanley Wiebe Agnes Williams Keith Williams Fern Willis Denise Wood Derrich Wright David Zacharias Robert Zelenka Iio Anderson Lourne Anderson Wi lliam Anderson Larry Astalos Roy Beckman Marion Bareman Alice Bekkering Rosalind Bell Tracy Birch Ronald Bissett Wendy Bodie Hessell Boersma Gay Bourassa Cheryl Bowman Eric Bowman Phyllis Braaksma Klaus Brenner Monica Brenner Bill Brezovski Robert Carswell Joanne Colleaux Barry Daisley Ben Derksen David Derksen Bill Divins Tim Dogterom Valerie Duerden Tony Earl Stephen Edwards Bronwyn Ellingson Dale Engelson James Enman Lorna Evanson Coralee Fabbri Phyllis Fallon Henry Fehr Rodney Flexhaug Jadine Fong James Fong Pamela Foulkes Gary Garner Bill Gibbings Rodney Gough Jerry Gow Ryan Grigor Monte Groft Kim Hall Jerry Halma Cynthia Hansen Metta Jo Harding David Harris Diane Harris Heather Harris Gordon Henley Derek Hill Linda Holman Verna Howells Cam Humphries Terry Hunt Robert Hurdman Sherris Ingram Richard Jansen Audrey Jacque Trevor Jenkins Judith Jensen Kathy Jensen Kenneth Jensen Kent Jensen Bruce Jespersen Randy Jespersen Craig Johnson Jay Johnson Martin Johnson Marquis Johnson Donna Jonas Fern Kano Brian Karras Wilma Kempe Danny Kerkhoff Kenneth Kerkhoff Connie Kinniburgh Heather Kinniburgh Laurie Kinniburgh Jacquline Kliem Reginald Klics Elizabeth Kren Susan Kren Dennis Kunimoto Wayne Lagran Diane Last David Litchfield Rhonda Littletent Kent Lowry Cheryl Luehr Peter Madsen Sherry Malinsky Marion Marose Dean Maruyama Gloria Marose Margaret Mazerceuw Robert McCoy Joyce McKay Terry McLeod Kenneth McLaughlin Kathy McQuarrie Brian Meisner James Moyor Randy Nielsen Bob Noble Margaret Osborne Hetty Oudman Mae O'Watch William Parks Marilynne Pauls Irene Pelesky Joyce Peters Richard Platt Afton Porter Pat Putici Sheila Redel Leslie Reti Shirley Rodwell Shannon Rodwell Keith Santoni Michael Saunders Ben Schmidt Brad Schmidt Cheryl Scramstad Karen Setaguchi Parry Shockey John Sinclair Audrey Smith Robert Smith Donald Snell Linda Sorgard Susan Stimson Craig Stone Alan Tanaka Martha Urano Karyle Valgardson Sherman Valgardson Dale Waddle Renate Wall Daniel Weippert Beverly West Peter Wiebe Mona Wilde Brian Windrum Marilyn Winkler Christine Wolsey James Zelenka Peter Zuidhof FOREVER GRATEFUL At this time I would like to send my deepest appreciation and thanks to the following: The Editor of the Fort Benton Yearbook for the pictures and their co-operation. To Mr. Sudol, Brian Meisner, and the school photographer for all their pictures. Without these three the yearbook would not be completed. Also to any others who have contributed pictures, Leslie Higa and Dennis Kunimoto only to mention a few. Mentioning pictures I would like to thank George Meyer of the Taber Times for his co-operation and pictures. To the Taber Business Merchants for their sponsorship in putting out this yearbook. We are very thankful for their patronage. To Mr. George and all the teachers who put up with class interruptions and helped all to the best of their ability. A special thanks to our yearbook advisor, Mr. Paranuik, who helped the staff get over its roughest problems. I really would not have been able to succeed in fulfilling my position if it hadn't been for his encouragement, his ideas and his talents in keeping cheerful even with heavy deadlines to meet. An extra special thanks to the yearbook staff who spent nights at the school to meet a deadline. Thanks greatly. Also to Jim Ackerman and Adele Bonetti (St. Mary's Editor) for their co-operation. My deepest thanks and sympathy to the Night Watchman who still hasn't figured out if we really are working or what. Finally to Mr. Haberland and Mr. Cy Brown of Inter-Collegiate Press for their helpful hints and their co-operation. To each of these and everyone thanks for a wonderful year. I really enjoyed working as editor of Dawn 70. To everyone best wishes in their future endeavors. Thanks for everything, Ami KadoyamaVICE-PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE DEMOCRACY: as it has been established in our society with its rules and regulations; is based upon Judo-Christian values and principles. If this society is considered "good" then its rules and values need not and should not be changed or lowered for the small percentage, about two percent, who do not wish to adhere to them or behave accordingly. Why should the two or even five percent of the population impose their standards or lack of standards upon the rest of the people. In society at large, we hear of so many demonstrations and riots by people who object to the establish­ment and want things changed for their accomodation and wish to impose their way upon the vast majority. If there are matters which need changing let us change them in a manner which is based upon democratic methods rather than upon chaos and destruction, with unruly demonstration. Some modern day agitators have declared that they believe it matters not how the goal is achieved, that it's all right if there is a lot of destruction and vandalism done by the protestors just as long as their demands are heard and they get their way. This is wrong; this is not democracy. Nothing really worth while was ever achieved without honest hard work. It is the hope and aim of the school to instil the values of honesty, integrity, and good work habits so that students may become industrious and useful citizens of a democratic society. Rell G. Francis Kathy Armstrong Tom Barca Sheila Boyle Bernadette Craddock Richard Cseke David George Joan Gillespie Darlene Graham Charlene Hanzel Karen Haynes Deborah Hedley Laurie Hill Danny Hull Gary Kaga John Loree Richard Marose Wanda McCulloch Roger Mueller Tod Oddie Donald Peard Elaine Peterson Ronald Peterson Maureen Peever Dan Reamsbottom Michael Sakatch Robert Shaw Stella Shortt Dean Waddle David Wilson John Weippert Eva Benjamin Harold Addy Laura Anderson Jim Beckman Rodney Coombs Gene Dethlefsen Sandra Dogterom Lori Easthope Jeannie Ferguson Wendy Gardner Larry Hammer Ronald Higa Stephani Holland Craig Jensen Bonna Jensen Janell Jensen Padjett Jensen David Kiester Richard Laing Jackie Miyoshiro John Molnar Wayne Nalder Terry Rerson Chris Power Vaughn Smith Susan Snell Harold Tschritter Margaret Turin Lori Valgardson Annie Wall David Williams Tim Petro Kristine Ackerman Anne Broadfoot Darrell Christensen Verna Christensen Arlene Conrad Kim Dougan Stephen Evanson Richard Ferguson Sandra Francis Debbie Fretts Dianne Gardner Leslie Higa Bernadette Jensen Brian Jensen Cathy Jensen Teresa Jules Debra Koznick Roddy MacKenzie Ray Matsuda Linda McCartee Patricia Odland Jack Parks Sheryl Pauls Allen Pommen Wendy Price Bonnie Smith Sheila Valgardson Dwight Wall Carol Lynn West Casey Westerhoud Greg Addy Kendon Bennett Celia Carlsen Ken Cobler Ian Cole Donald Doell Donald Grieser Roxy Hirsche Gale Holstein Daryl Jensen Kim Jansen David Kurio Debbie Lazaruk John Lemisko Robin Leigh LeRon Litchfield Claus Madsen Rodney Maruyama Elwood Mikalson Cathy Poullas Sheila Rombough Karen Schmidt Richard Shield Linda Smith Rudi Tschritter Helen Vanderwall Clinton Valgardson Pat Valgardson Philip Van Cleave Jennie Yakubowski Rock Appleton David Andres Angeline Bekkering Jim Bettcher Donald Carlson Eddy Cichy Brian Christensen Ardith Crawford Richard Fiedler Kary Filgas Jim Gillespie Reg Jensen Eugene Jespersen Leslie Johnson Susan McKay Greg Pollard Robert Tomiyama Debbie Rakos Guy Steinborn Lenny Vik Diane Walker Elizabeth Wiebe Mark Workman Helen Yee Brenda Jones Blair Kaga Sandra Kerkhoff Ronald Last Ronald LeBlanc W.R. MYER’S BAND AT MOOSE JAW Lena Andres Brenda Bissett Dennis Carlson Gary Ensign Ray Gardner Cathy Gustum Philip Harding Marold Jensen Donna Joblonkay Chiyo Kadoyama Richard Kaga George Karras Edward Matsuda Coreen McKean Jerry Megyes Dianne Mereski Jennifer Parker Donald Renner William Sanderson Jim Sheck Audrey Steinhorn Marlene Waddle Peter Weippert Janet Wiebe Mildred Archer Faye Bowman Connie Brezovski Brenda Cradduck Donna Engleson Marlene Fekete Shari Goruk Jane Hall Noreen Henley Wendy Jesperson Debra Jonas Debra Kaga Vivian Kaga Kim Lagran Darrell Marose Diane McCartee Lorraine Ohashi Debbie Power Brent Renner Brian Sekura Frank Shortt Peggy Taniguchi Brian Thomas Mary Weippert Jeannie Werewka Darcy Wills Claudette Abell Kim Bourassa Darrel Brown Stanley Christensen David Collett Billy Dick Brenda Fabbri Kathryn Francis Ketha Harris Sheila Hedley Joanne Hunt Richelle Humphries Daniel Johnson Tom Kinniburgh Steve Lemisko Bill Lindsay Penny Maier Stacey Marriott Dawn McKay Yvonne Meisner David Mereski Alan Noble Patty Peterson Greg Rolke Bonna Schmidt Jolayne Toth Patty Armstrong Peter Cunningham Alvin Doell Debra Donick Dennis Evanson Bruce Francis Susan Gough Hugh Harding Shelly Holman Sheila Hudson Jack Jensen Karen Jensen Debbie Jules Lori Kiester Douglas Liang Leona Metz Diane Nalder Brenda Noble Douglas Perini Riley Pickett David Pommen Gerry Santoni Kathy Sarawatari Joan West Moana Williams Fred Zelenka Veneta Anderson Anthony Baptiste Margaret Conrad Philip Cradduck Norman Engwer David Fong Kent Francis Joann

W. R. Myers High School 2022

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 2021-2022)pdfW. R. MYERS HIGH SCHOOLPEOPLE............ STUDENT LIFE SPORTS........... GRAD............... ...pgs. 1-10 pgs. 10-45 pgs. 46-68 pgs. 69-91 ^C^6^ ^^^^ ADDRESS: 5511 54St, Taber, AB PHONE: 403.223.2292 WEBSITE: wrmyers.horizon.ab.ca ENROLLMENT: 338 (as of 09.01.2022) definition: Due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions of others. As Rebels, we respect our peers, friends, teachers, and everyone within our learning environment. xed/enee KaLince. definition: The quality of being outstanding or extremely good. As Rebels we strive to create and harness excellence in our everyday experiences. definition: A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. As Rebels it is important that we strive to create (or maintain) balance in our high school years. Our learning experiences should be balanced through engagement in the classroom and fun in our extracurricular activities! definition: A vigorous or determined attempt. As Rebels we need to remember that success is dependent on effort. Without effort, our ability to succeed will diminish whether it is in the classroom or on the court! definition: A strong feeling of support or allegiance. As Rebels we must remember loyalty means respect toward others and yourself. If we show respect, we have the power to build trustworthy relationships. Loyalty is essential in creating a positive learning environment. 3 WRM STAFF "A good education can change anyone, a good teacher can change everything." - Unknown MM'S MESSAGE Looking through these photos, it reinforces what makes our school community so special. I am grateful for all of the students and staff who actively participated in the numerous events and activities throughout the year. We have come together to support one another and as a group, accomplished more than any of us could have achieved on our own. I would like to thank Mrs. Jensen and all of the students for their hard work and creativity in putting this yearbook together. Sincerely, Scott Petronech Missing Photo: Chelsea van Husen Adam Hughes Corey llczynski Arica Jensen Amber Kallen Noel Kehler Crystal Carver Nicole Cooney Quintina Halliday Tenille Harker Adrienne Harris Hyrum Moriyama Emily Noftle (psiii) Lori Pickerell Melissa Planger Rene Lavoie Tim Luchanski Jamie Maccormack Pam Manser Stacy McClelland Lisa Astalos Kendra Berg (psiii) Parker Bijl Greg Bowes Caitlyn Brugger Lisa Sowinski Kimberley Wasylowich Dalziel Whipple Rachel Price Jessica Ressler Madison Rumjan (PSIII) Maxine Schnoor MM - L ■MM Aspen Anderson Jayden Angyal Benjamin Atwood Shaianne Barcena Resha Belanio Ella Blindback Aubrey Bollozos Taylor Brown Jaymz Buchta Tanis Buchta Tanner Bullock Rebecca Carver Kressley Clarkson Audrey Couch Shaylee Debona Aubrey Evanson Zachary Fehr Tyson Fettig Jenna Frederick Brooke Friesen Addison Garner Georgia Giesbrecht-Bael Ryan Gray Joel Hansen Tyler Hoath James Horsman Carson Hughes Adison Hutzul Tarynn Jacobson Deja Jeffrey Avery Jensen Tage Jensen Sarah Johansen Jaden Johnson Sam Klaas Kevin Kroeker Matthew Kutanzi Cyrha Laluna Wyler Langhofer Dawson Layton Lilly Leacock Breann Lowry Sarah Lucas Kyra Macdonald Marianne Marasigan Katarina Martens Jayden Morris Ashley Munshaw Hannah Myers Steven Pack Rhainards Padcayan Inigo Martinez de Albornoz Perez Grant Petronech Ryland Pidborochynski Blake Rabusic Trisha Ranara Janelle Sace Alayna Shimbashi Katelynn Simmons Keatyn Standing Apple Stewart Reid Swistun Arnold Tait Hailey Turcato Scarlett Valgardson Keira Virostek Jordan Wensveen Grady Werewka Macey Werewka Jolene Wurz ■ Angela Zacharias Gavin Zielinski Jackson Zorn ■ Missing Photos-Jordyn Funk, Avery Leavitt # Brennan Abela Jenna Bailey Addyson Bennett Shaylee Buchta Brooklyn Bullock Robert Burns Lisa Camps Emilie Capner Avery Colby Kayli Couch Jett Coutts Kyron Daisley Vinnie Debona Alexis Denhollander Carson Dongworth Tatum Duncan Alyssa Erick Thomas Fehr Kali Paige Feininger Evan Friesen Jorge Garcia Lexi Gedny Justice Gillespie Cody Guimond Wilford Gulay Tyler Gurney Shawney Hall Teya Harris Jonathon Heger Alexis Hirney Paige Hofer Emma Holcek Thatcher Hughes Taylor Hutzul Josh Johansen Jin Kasai Evan Rabusic Vanessa Rae Belinda Rios Seth Robbins Owen Schnoor Kara Schortinghuis Walker Skiba Austin Slade Amy Smith Mackenzie Speer Brooklyn Stanley Jack Stobert Aiden Malinsky Keith Marko Colten Martinson Aidan Marty Reese Merkl Noah Mouland Colby Torrie Mira Van Den Elzen Morgan Werewka Emma West Colin Worme Kayleigh Klemen Hudson Knight Linda Kroeker Zach Leismeister Emily Lucas Alex Makarchuk Missing Photos - Zackery Giesbrecht-Bael, David Han, Vanessa Horvath, Hailey Kane, Ashton Klimchuk. Kaitlyn Maillet, Mathias Warkentin Michael Munshaw Sarah Neustaeter Josie Nilsson Kimberly Peters Brigam Pierson Logan Porter NO MW!! mil it war...? 100OTWME5’ Summer is over and school begins once again. The beginning of the 2021-2022 school year was full of excitement. We returned to school mask-free! Seeing everyone's smiling faces (almost everyone...) was super exciting to see! To start the year off strong, we had Mr. Bowes share some 'words of wisdom' and Mr. Scott Petronech introduce himself as our new Principal in our school-wide assembly. In December, W.R Myers sent two teams of grade 9 students to the cardboard boat races at the University! Lethbridge. This was the first competition since 201 9. Students designed and tested their boats at the Tab Aquafun Centre, and the top two designs were sent to the competition in Lethbridge. Hats off to Team 1 who us( an "unsinkable" boat design by Joel Hansen and placed 1 st in the Junior Divisid Participants - Team 1: Kevin Kroeker, Grant Petronech, Sarah Lucas, Deja Jeffi Team 2: Blake Rabusic, Keira Virostek, Taylor Brown, and Tage Jen: ity re of the many projects done in Wildlife is dissection. Students take a few weeks to prepare for the dissections by al jntifying the differing structures in sheep hearts and the different organs in frogs. Once students have gained an us iderstanding they get to take their knowledge and put it to the test when they head to the Biology lab and dissect both si( eep hearts and frogs. These projects help students understand how organs and systems tie together in many animals, efl i if you are not the "queasy" type, you may want to give the Wilderness option a try! lls year a group of grade nines designed and built a rubber band driven car, je in signed to carry an egg exactly 500m, for the division wide Science Olympics. | >lene Wurz, Steven Pack, Carson Hughes, and Shaianne Barcena all performed very e" in the day-long competition that included three different events to compete in. Student participation in our Halloween dress-up event this year was phenomenal! It was SO FUN to see all of the amazing costumes! Characters from Scooby Doo to Sally (from the Nightmare Before Christmas) to Hippy Twins....we had it all!! Did you know? Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2 000 years ago, in the areas that are now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. Happy Celtic New Year! W.R. Myers has been incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing into our classrooms and lives as we work towards Truth and Reconciliation's calls to action. September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As a school community (along with DA Ferguson) we were fortunate to have Elder Charlie Fox, of the Kainai First Nation (which is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy) share with us some history of his tribe's culture and tradition. The dancers then showed us some different selections of Hoop dancing, drumming and singing. It was an incredible experience for everyone! 18 BUILDING CONNECTIONS T ill Another amazing speaker was Chief Cadmus Delorme. He is from the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan and is one of the youngest Chiefs in Canada. We learned about the importance of connection to one another (family members and friends). He also shared how Elders would teach the younger generation (through the use of oral traditions and storytelling), many important life lessons. Many of these light-hearted stories taught different wisdoms through humor and would weave wild animals into the tale. He also touched on the atrocities of residential schools, and how familial bonds were broken when Indigenous peoples were forced to attend the schools. A highlight was his 3 year old boy who made the trip with him! What a cutie! Chief Delorme made this trip to Taber to help form connections with the Taber Police Force and Indigenous Allies in our community. 19 MOW* Awards HQI^GFfHr. rebels REBELS The W.R. Myers Academic Awards Night is a celebration of the many academic accomplishments that Myers students have made over the past school year. The cash awards that were given out would not be possible without the generous donations of our local families, organizations and businesses. The total amount donated this year is 20,600.00! REBELS We would like to Thank our generous sponsors! -1 st Choice Savings and Credit Union -Alberta Teachers Association Local #4 -Mrs. Alyson Archibald and Mr. Gary Lyckman -Avail CPA -Baldry Sugden Law Office -Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. -Chin Ridge Farms Ltd. -Future Focus -Glacier Communications -Horizon School Division -Inter Pipeline -Jae Hun Shim (Shim Law) -Dr. and Mrs. Tyler Johnson -Kinsmen Club -Kiwanis Club -Lamb Weston -McDonald Chevrolet Ltd. -Merit Contractors Association 2Q -Moonlite Graphics -Pam Matthews - Eldridge Memorial Foundation -Pattison Media (B 95/ 93.3) -PixelBoom Media Ltd. -RBC Royal Bank -Rogers Sugar/Lantic Inc. -Royal Canadian Legion Branch #20 -Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary -Ryan Holcek Memorial Society -Saunders Insurance -Southland Funeral Chapel -Taber Clinic -Taber IGA -Taber Japanese Canadian Club -Taber Oilmen's Association -Taivin Oil Field Supply -Tim Hortons - Dr. Ryan and Mrs. Tonya Torrie -Western Financial Group - W & G Tschritter Farms - W. R. Myers Band Parents Association MT ww behaviour! Epic day is a fantastic experience for students to interact with employers of a variety of different fields of work. At Epic day this year, Myers students got an opportunity to explore careers like Dentistry, Media, Plumbing, and Hairstyling. Students also had the opportunity to tour Lethbridge college and get a sense of what it might look like to attend college. Constable Nguyen kindly invited our Forensic Science 35 students for a tour of the Taber Police Station as a wrap up for a great semester. After helping us with the toxicology and police protective equipment units. Constable Nguyen brought us "downtown" to show us behind the scenes. We got to speak with staff in the call centre, see the digital fingerprinting apparatus, make our "one phone call" in the soundproof room and then were placed in a cell. We were let out for good 21 ARENE Huge SHOUT-OUT goes to our /? amazing STUDENT COUNCIL! zx 0 I They are responsible for I planning and organizing all of \ our school activities! They \ 's^- dished out all of the amazing \J floats that were available on our Pink and Green shirt days, they came up with new and exciting spirit day themes (some of which we have never seen before)! They also planned everything that went into our one and only pep rally this year! You name it - and they will plan it! Looking forward to MORE pep rallies NEXT YEAR!! NO COVIDI! J". . . r.<p*&*4'0,f"i,i<P<fi. •v ^ ^ ^^m * -^ if jo '^ ffJCft This year we celebrated Christmas with our traditional pancake breakfast led by our Student and Parent Councils. Our trusty student council literally made hundreds of pancakes to feed everyone! What could be better than filling our bellies with hot pancakes, drenched in syrup on our last cold morning before Christmas break! It was awesome! Again, the number of peeps donning Christmas sweaters was phenomenal! Looks like we have a whole bunch of twinsie's in the crowd! Did you know? The tallest Christmas tree ever recorded was in Seattle, Washington, which was 221 feet tall? 24 Merry Christmas! 28 The 2021-2022 Band year started a little slow due to Covid. For Remembrance Day the Concert Band got to play together for the first time in a year and a half. The band played live over Zoom for the school. For the Christmas Concert, Covid restrictions had lifted somewhat so we could have a Christmas concert for a limited number of people. So the Concert and Stage Bands did the concert twice in one evening. The Stage and Concert Bands ended the year with a fantastic performance at the Year End concert. The Band Students of the year are Emily Carver and Andrew Little. ; 29 W.R. dwi) MYERS In January, many of the Covid restrictions were lifted and the band was able to go on their annual band trip once again! This year, they headed to Banff, Alberta. While there students had the opportunity to do workshops on their instruments in small groups and as full bands. They worked with many wonderful musicians, who helped them learn more about their instrument and also fine-tune the musical pieces they were working on. What is a Band trip without so much more than just playing music....our students also had the opportunity to take the Gondola up Sulphur Mountain, do a scavenger hunt around Banff and of course some shopping. As you can tell from the photo's - everyone had loads of fun! 30 Grader's are *# In 2022 the Career team hosted an event called " Moving On" for the graduating students of 2022. Students could attend mini sessions on a variety of topics to help our students transition from high school. Topics included: Moving out. Finances, Dealing with Stress, World of Work, Post-Secondary, Healthy Living, and Indigenous Ways of Knowing. We were joined by some students from Vauxhall High School and students won some great prizes that were donated by the community. Sopne of the AWESOME prizes went to: Justin Wensveen - 2 prizes, including a Keurig to help him "rise and shine" in the mornings! Noah Kientopp - a mini fridge to store all of his extra 'chillable' snacks in his own room! Ashley Peters - a Magic Bullet smoothie maker to help her make her liquid breakfasts-on-the-run in the mornings! Megan Lumley - not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 Loft gift cards. These will come in handy when she feels like stopping by in the mornings to grabber favorite Latte on the way to post-secondary! Kaylee Martin - a LAPTOP to help her complete her post secondary studies!! WOW!! Next year promises to be even better! Thanks to our awesome division Career team for organizing this awesome event! KISS Cook MSWWW On April 6, 201 8, reports of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash spread across Canada, leaving our country heartbroken. Of the 29 bud passengers, 16 lives were taken. On April 7, 201 8, one of the passengers. Broncos defenseman, Logan Boulet, passed away as a result of his injuries. At his request, his parents lovingly donated his organs to save the lives of six individuals. Boulet's organ donation prompted the largest amount of Canadians to register as organ donors in history. 1 50,000 individuals registered in the days and weeks following the crash, beginning the Logan Boulet Effect. Green shirt day is a reminder of how important it is to Stand Together in times of tragedy and discuss the importance of organ donation. FOR MENTAL HEALTH WRM Staff and Students - YOU ROCK! Your participation is just one small way that you can show someone you care! AM On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, students and staff at W.R. Myers were invited to take part in Hats On! For Mental Health. Hats On! Is a provincial initiative that encourages students and staff in all schools to wear a hat to help raise awareness of the importance of positive mental health. Students and staff participated by wearing hats and engaging in conversations that focused on understanding mental health and the importance of removing the stigma associated with mental illness. ®OTG Headstrong is a student led initiative that aims to end the stigma around mental health. Headstrong is Canada's only National 'evidenced based' mental health youth leadership program. The goal is to reduce stigma and encourage an open and supportive environment whera youth feel able to Be Brave, Reach Out and Speak Up for mental health. I The Headstrong team met every Tuesday at lunch from November to May to discuss mental health stigma and how to implement many® the awesome ideas throughout the school. < They initiated the Christmas locker decorating contest to "spread happiness when it's not always happy." They were involved in pink floa- ay, a way to treat students and staff while promoting their anti bullying message. The largest project they took on was during mental ealth week. The team planned and implemented activities that outlined ways to cope with mental health difficulties positively. Each day, pey planned a new activity that all students and staff were invited to participate in. They began the week with providing houseplants to veryone; on Tuesday they hosted a DIY stress toy activity; Wednesday, all were invited to a movie night; Thursday, students were invited p meet a therapy dog and the week wrapped up with a dance competition! It was a FANTASTIC week! leadstrong Team: Aubrey Evanson, Gavin Zielinski, Grant Petronech and Taylor Brown. Led by Chelsea van Husen and Kimberley Wasylowich A group of 40 students had the opportunity to ski and snowboard at Castle Mountain in March! There were definitely lots of tumbles and lots of races down the mountain! Laughs were had by all! Everyone looks forward to our annual ski trip, so if you have never gone, next year is your year, don't miss out! Did you know? Castle Mountain has been in operation for 55 years! Castle Mountain offers much more than just snow-skiing. Check out www.skicastle.com for more information about what Castle Mountain has to offer year-round! aS HIKING IN.... Mr Bowes and Mrs Ressler got to take 1 8 students to Waterton in June. They hiked to Crandell Lake where they enjoyed a nice lunch and a view of the mountains. Afterwards the group went exploring in town where they enjoyed some ice cream and shopping. To top off the trip they finished off at Cameron Falls. It was a memorable trip for many! 3010ML. Tim Luchanski joined WRM in the fall of 1 993. Luch taught Science 10, Biology 20 and 30 and various options throughout his tenure here. 28.5 years later Luch has traded in his fetal pigs for a life of leisure! When one thinks of Luch, everyone would agree he has left a legacy! Whether it was his skeleton donning a housecoat or a thong, or the mountain of gum (which has since found a new home) - his sense of humor couldn't be beat! But most important was his incredible ability to always teach the curriculum with a fierce intensity that truly captivated his student audience! He had an amazing ability to instill the desire to learn in each and every one of his students. Not only learn, but do their very best! He loved his curriculum and he loved teaching it to the student of WR Myers. Did you know? Luch also had a fierce love of baseball. He coached for many years, but he was also a phenomenal player in his younger years - he competed in the "Little League Baseball World Championships" on more than one occasion! Noel Kehler started at WR Myers in the Fall of 1 998, but began teaching years a few earlier in Warner. For the most part, during her 24 years at Myers Noel taught English and Textiles. Did yo/j know? She also taught Art as well. Noel had a love of English literature that she passed on to many students. Her commitment to growing the Textiles program was second to none! Her skill and passion for anything textiles related showed in the vast array of projects students worked on (quilts, crocheting, hoodies, stuffed animals, pin cushions (Voodoo dolls)-you name it, she could teach it! Did you know? She even helped a student make her own Graduation dress! Mrs. Kehler also held a Sewing Club after school for many years where anyone of any age to could come and learn the basics of sewing. Anyone of any age meant even elementary students joined in the fun! Our many high school musicals over the years would be be lost without her devotion to being lead Costume Designer - take a look after our most recent cast from Fiddler on the Roof - it is important to note that almost everyone had more than 1 costume change, maybe even 3 or 4 in some cases! She put her heart and soul into ensuring the costuming in each and every musical was spot on for the time period! Rebel of the Decade - Greg Bowes is not retiring, but has sought greener pastures in his new role of Vice-Principal at DA Ferguson. Mr. Bowes joined the team here at WR Myers in 2010. During his time here he has taught all levels of Phys Ed classes. Science 14-24, CALM, Math 1 0-3 and various options. He has also been our Athletic Director for over 8 years and VP for the last 3 years. He has always been a favorite among the students because of his passion in the Gym. More often than not, Bowes was the go-to person to drive the bus to many different sporting events (regular season games. Zones, Provincials) - you name it, he was right there - either coaching or cheering everyone on to do their very best! His passion often times went beyond sport. He even tried his hand at high school musicals, where he picked up small roles when needed. His love of music also meant he chaperoned band trips as well! Did you know? Mr. Bowes is an accomplished violin player and also plays the piano as well! Mr. Bowes you will be missed, the staff and students at DAF are gaining a huge as

W. R. Myers High School 1961

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1960-1961)pdfW.R. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL 5511-54 Street Taber, Alberta TIG 1L5 Phone: 223-2292 i Scni^ M.H.S. DAWN, TABER, ALBERTA Surveying had just begun. The pride of M.H.S. TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION......................3 JUNIOR HIGH CLASSES • 52 SENIOR HIGH CLASSES . 6 JR. ACTIVITIES.............. 70 SR. ACTIVITIES............ 36 ADVERTISERS.................... 80 c. R. RUSHFORD TABER SCHOOL DIVISION NUMBER 6 HOWARD H. COURT Born in Donaldston, Prince Edward Island on February 7, 1896, Mr. Court was educated in the local school there. After taking his Eleventh and Twelfth grades as well as his normal training at the Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, he taught school for two years in Marshfield P. E. I. When war broke out he enlisted as a Gr. in the 20nd. Seige Battery, August 1915, and went over­seas in Nov. of the same year. After the war, Mr. Court held positions as Principal, School Inspector, and Director of Teacher Training at the Prince of Wales College, a position he held for seven years, until he again enlisted in the army at the outbreak of W. W. II. During his four years in the service he attained the rank of Major. Upon his return to Charlottetown in 1944 Mr. Court took the position of Director of Vocational Training under the Dominion Gov't. Plan for Veteran's Training. In 1947 he came to Alberta and took up the post as Principal of Enchant School, joined the staff of Taber High as Vice Principal in 1955. !O J Mr, H. Court We, the classes of 1961, hereby dedicate this edition of "The Dawn" to Mr. Howard Court, Despite his many obligations and responsibilities, he has always found time not only to be an excellent Social Studies teacher, but also to be a FRIEND to every­one. His unceasing patience and sincere helpfulness has contrib­uted greatly towards the success and happiness of our high school careers. We shall all miss him in the years to come. PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE "But that's my right!" How often today we hear this cry from individuals and groups. Everyone seems to be clear about what their 'rights' are -- employers, labor unions, organizations, parents, teen­agers and even young children. And, undeniably, each of these has rights - 'inalienable' rights as our southern neighbors are fond of saying. A 'right' is a just and fair claim to anything whatever, either passive, as the right of possession, or active, as the right to pursue a certain course. For example, we all have the right to acquire property or the inherent right to non-interference. We have social, politi­cal and economic rights which must be consonant to the laws and customs of our country, provided these laws and customs are not repugnant to the laws of God. And hand in hand with these rights that we all possess as an innate portion of our human existence, goes responsibility. Responsibility is the state of being answerable or accountable as a person for certain duties or trusts we have undertaken. But are people as eager or willing to bear their responsibilities as they are to enjoy their rights? Consider the student in high school. He also has a responsibility, if he takes advantage of his right to attend school, to study diligently and abide by the regulations made in the school for the purpose of creating the best available learning situation. Consider also the citizen of a community. He too, has rights, many protected by law. What percentage of citizens however, undertake their responsibilities of being well informed on public issues, voting, running for public office, or raising their voice in community organizations? Too often people have become so used to their freedoms that they forget these can be easily lost. They are too concerned with material advancement to bother with their obligations which they must carry out if they wish to retain their freedoms. If security is the over-riding desire of an individual, let him remember that jail offers maximum security. The Soviet Union, that gigantic prison, offers its citizens maximum security at the price of personal freedoms. So if you wish to sell your birthright of freedom for the mess of pottage we call economic security, insist on your rights while you studiously avoid your responsibility. SENIORS OUR Mr. J. Coad Mr. H. Court Mrs. M. Grigor FACULTY Mr. A. Tollestrup Mr. W. Rowley Mr, Fletcher GRAD HISTORY (See who is who on page 25) We, thegraduands of 1961 have come through a great and marvelous period of transition in our lives -- the first and perhaps one of the greatest inner upheavals that we will experience. Since our youth, our beliefs and ideals have been subjected to an incisive examination and we have met many changes during this period of time. In moving up the educational ladder, we have encountered new challenges. In the elementary grades we learned, firstly to read and to print. Secondly, from kind and patient instructions and teaching, we developed a good back­ground in arithmetic, language techniques, and natural sciences. Gradually the field of our subjects grew. Yes, we seemed to have come far in gaining knowledge, but there ahead of us looming, large and dark, were the worries and strains of grade nine exams. And finally and unbelievably, we conquered these and moved into a new era, High School. Yes, this was the last phase of our general and preparatory schooling. New responsibilities and decisions lay ahead of us and of these were the choosing of fields of endeavor and courses that we wished to take, choices consistent with our future aspirations, choices which would lead us on to either a High School Diploma or a Senior Matric. Who can forget the fun and social activities. But best of all was the enjoyment gained in working with and listening to our teachers. Many of us tried our best but it seems that the profound wisdom we bestowed upon our teachers was rather bewildering and each of us has been reminded that he has "a head like a turnip and isn't fit for a glue factory". But we must leave now. Our visit is over, and we take with us mem­ories of those joys and frustrations which can be experienced only by a High School student. Our school, our teachers, and our parents have done their job -- they have offered to us the opportunity to develop our intellect, our character, and our personality. Let us hope that we, too, have done our duty by seizing this great opportunity. Bob Haslam Carol Haynes Ronald Hill Louise Holstine Jean Ito Ralph Jorstad Tom Krahn Bryan Harris "fond farewell” CLASS VALEDICTORIAN Ralph Jorstad Tonight marks the realization of a long-cherished dream. Tonight also foresees the termination of all the familiar things that for the last twelve years we have taken for granted as being a part of our lives, and it is then, with mixed emotions, that we must bid farewell to the past and emerge into an adult way of life. Our many cherished recollections and memories will now be giving way to our new ambitions and hopes. Our school endeavors have laid the ground work for our future achievements. We have been taught fellowship, co­operation, social consciousness, courage; we have learned gaiety, sadness, respect.........love. These sentiments we have experienced meaningfully, and it is these things we will endeavor to apply in our coming years. Our most dominant feeling tonight is one of gratitude. We realize that this graduation is not a pro­ject of our own ingenuity, but is the result of a composition of underlying factors. We gratefully acknow­ledge the teachers who, through their undying patience and unbounded abilities, have succeeded in seeing the 1961 graduates to the accomplishment of their first goal. We realize the extreme sacrifices of our parents, who unquestionably have played the major role in our education. By their love and gentle guid­ance we have been led forward in our educational experiences. They have been the ones to instill us with proper attitudes. For their providence of our security and their sage counselling we are deeply grateful. Our classmates have been responsible for much of our progress, and through our varied relationships together we have grown to respect each other and find satisfaction in one another's company. The feel­ings developed among us will not be missed until our separation, which is now at hand. Some of the people in our class will pass out of our lives altogether. We will never again be able to experience mass fellowship to such a degree. This is one of graduation's sad aspects, yet this has been one of the really great things of high school. From henceforth we are responsible to only ourselves. Let us play heartily but accept and carry valiantly the tasks which fall in our hands. Great and exacting will be the toll demanded by duty. In our living may we strive for peace; act wisely in our right to punish and forgive; fight with our honor, our might, our will; and strive for the betterment and brotherhood of mankind. This graduation marks the first of life’s major goals, the attainment of which is now our greatest victory. This good-bye closes a chapter in our lives, for which the struggle has been well worth while. Now, with a firm step, clear eye, and a confident heart, we shall continue on to greater and greater heights. In doing so, the graduation class of '61 says thank you... .and farewell. Editors' Note: Because of lack of space, part of this speech has been deleted. Our apologies for this omission. UNDERGRADS I 4 Most Athletic' Kent Stevens Diana Towle "Best Looking" Ron Goodfellow Margaret Braun Best All ’Round’ Ralph Jorstad Sheila Malm "Best Dancers" Bill Conrad Shirley Lowry Louise Holstine Marion Omotani Diana Towle Judy Conrad Ellen Miller Sharon Van Orman Betty Osborne Evelyn Foote Ron Goodfellow Janet Rolfson Gary MacDonald Gloria Perini Fay Olsen Brent LeBaron Phyllis Pierson i. and Miss Smiles Gary MacDonald Evelyn Konno SENIOR WHO’S WHO Gary Firth GRADE ELEVEN Kenneth Adachi Sharon Appleton LaVern Archer Helen Beckner Sonja Flexhaug Marilyn Engwer Roger Fallon LaVaun Fenske LaVern Fenske Ronald Conrad Donald Dennis Joan Dunn Gloria Dynes Blaine Burbank Steve Cannady Donna Christensen Clifford Clark PHOTO HOT AVAILABLE Marion Harris Eugene Hattori Jerry Holtman Cynthia Hurdman Lester Ann Hyde Gayle Jensen Gloria Jensen LaRee Jensen Zelma Jensen Cecilie Johnson Sandra Johnson Lillian Kadoyama Susie Kadoyama Peter Zerdoff GRADE Constance Kemper Larry Francis George Friesen Karen Gedlaman Marilyn Goruk Jean Kennedy Verla Langeman Sandra Leth Elfriede Laubenstein Carolyn Layton Carolyn Malinsky Janet Marose Elaine Mason Garry May Ken McKibben Darleen Mitchell Rosie Miyanaga Gordon Neilson Beverly Newman Ted Nishima Joyce Nickel ELEVEN Bob Ambrose Ricky Anderson Jerry Anderson Margaret Astalos Charles Avey Phyllis Biem Cheryll Birch Randy Bishop Mary Braun Diane Bullock Ken Bullock Jean Burge Jimmy Cannady Dean Collett Evelyn Cradduck Judy Crawford TEN Carolyn Evanson Gary Fenske William Furguson Gerald Fiedler Hugo Fiedler Wilfred Fiedler Marvin Foulkes Deanna Frieson Max Goodfellow Donna Goruk Kathy Gray Marvin Guenter Sid Halma GRADE Kieth Harding Tina Doell Roy Endo Meno Enns Carol Erickson Margaret Haynes Diane Horrocks Melvin Jansen Penny Jensen Eliane Jensen Jean Jensen Richard Jensen Trudy Jensen Ronald Johnson Bonnie Lee Kerkhoff Larry Krahn Cheryl Kinniburgh Barry Kinniburgh Andrew Konno Susanne Koznick Linda Litchfield TEN Jean Machida Joyce McKibben Rosalyn McPhee Norman Meyer Donald Miller Ranee Miller Barbara Moore Harold Neuman Dianne Odland Carl Parry Rae Payne Janet Peterson Joy Anne Petz Gerald Pierson Alex Pupp Sylvia Putici Raymond Pyne GRADE Carol Reamsbottom Ronald Reti Patricia Rombough Diana Ross William Roth Margaret Schan Wayne Schuerman Bob Setoguchi Kathleen Shimbashi Lucy Skikiewich Dolores Slater Joe Slavik Garth Smith Marilyn Smith Verna Striemer Florence Topal TEN Brian Swain Massey Tomomitsu Tom Tsuji Bruce Turnbull Diana Tverkutes Clare Vayro Isolde Wendorff Gary Westhora Shirley Wittmier Susan Wiebe Dorrene Wiens Irene Williams Marsha Williams Victoria Wright Alan Young John Zacharrias GRADE 10 Valentina Zadan ACTIVITIES n^ STUDENT COUNCIL LEFT TO RIGHT: Diana Towle, Sports Convener; Gene Hattori, Treasurer; Blake Holtman, Vice Presi­dent; Sharon Van Orman, President; Gloria Dynes, Secretary; Mr. M. Dynes, Advisor; Pat Rak os, Social Convener. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I sincerely appreciate the co-operation of the students and of the faculty of Meyers High in supporting our activities this year. I have enjoyed my duties as president and wish to thank all those who have assisted me in any way. May the future students, as they turn these pages, endeavor to continue making Meyers High School an outstanding school. Sharon Van Orman Good luck to the Grads. May you realize and accomplish your goals in life. In closing, I would like to quote from Hamlet—"This, above all-to thine own self be true. " 1 KEVETTE CLUB BACK ROW, Left to Right: Sylvia Putici, LaVaun Fenske, Sandra Johnson, Phyllis Pierson, Janet Rolfson, Deanna Frieson, Pat Rakos, Ila Rae Platt, Ellen Miller, Lucy Skikiewich. MIDDLE ROW: Marion Omatoni, LaRee Jensen, Joan Powell, Marilynn Engwer, Rose Miyanaga, Carol Erickson, Jean Ito, Cecilie Johnson. FRONT ROW: Bonnie Bell, Fay Olson, Mrs. Rolfson, Louise Holstine, Gloria Dynes. ACHIEVEMENTS JOINT PROJECTS 1. Served at Graduation Banquet. 2. Sold tickets on Kiwanis apples. 3. Worked at Blood Donor Clinic. 4. Reported High School news to Taber Times office. 5. Sold tickets for 4-H Color Night. 6. Sponsored a dance, January 13. 7. Sponsored trophy for Music Festival, 8. Operated a booth at the Mardi Gras. 9. Did bookkeeping for Snack Bar. 10. Decorated for the Christmas Prom. 11. Put on program for Kiwanis Kevette Banquet. 12. Supervised and cleaned the Clinic. 13. Helped with program for 4-H Color Night. 1. Key - Kevette Party 2. Sponsored Dance Club 3. Vocational File in library. 4. Ushered at Carol Festival. 5. Attended Varsity Weekend. 6. Presidents attended charter Night, 7. Sold hot dogs and milk. 8. Ushered at graduation banquet. KEY CLUB BACK ROW, Left to Right: Tom Krahn, Jim Dick, Eugene Hattori, Dean Collett, Ron Johnson, Wayne Scheuerman, Marvin Guenter, Ron Goodfellow, Robert Ambrose, Sid Halma, Ralph Jorstad, FRONT ROW: Jerry Anderson, Vice-President; George Friesen, Secretary, Mr, W. H. Rowley, Advisor; Myron Cannady, President; Steve Cannady, Treasurer. JOINT PROJECTS 1. Operated Snack Bar. 2, Put Graduation Pictures in halls. 3. Operated a Concession Booth at Christmas. 4. Served punch at Christmas Prom. 5. Distributed "Career Opportunities" to grade nines. 6. Concession Booth at Teen Town Town Basketball Tournament and Dance. 7. Put on program for Kiwanis Color Night. 8. President attended Kiwanis Meeting Installation Banquet. ACHIEVEMENTS 1. Operated Concession Booth at Mardi Gras. 2. Ran annual Car Wash. 3, Sponsored a School Dance. 4. Sponsored Dress-Up Days. 5. Put up Honour Roll in the school for top students. 6. Conducted a survey for the Jaycees. 7. Participated in Kiwanis Colour Night Program. 8. Aided the Kiwanis Minstrel Show. 9. Donated a Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy. 10. Had the fence around the school lawn repaired. 11. Made scorecards for basketball games. 12. Wrote article for Key Club Publications. 13. Sent 13 of our 15 members to the Montana Key Club Convention at Missoula, Montana YEARBOOK CLUB Mrs. Kiester, Advisor; Carol Haynes, Secretary; Betty Osborne, Editor; Janet Marose, Assistant Editor; Mrs. Grigor, Advisor; Elfriede Laubenstein, Ways and Means; Bernard Brubank, Art Editor; Brent LeBaron, Rep. for Hi-Lites; Norman Wilson, Art Editor; Eileen Barany, Treasurer; Marion Omatani, Business Manager. EDITOR’S MESSAGE We of the Dawn Staff who are about to depart as graduates of 1961 sincerely hope that this issue of the "Dawn" will be cherished with memories of a happy year at MHS. Each student here at Myers High has helped to make this school year one to be remembered. Each event; some happy occasions, and others sad, made part of our school career a time never to be forgotten. We hope you enjoy "The 1961 Dawn". It was ours for almost a year. Now it is yours. HI-LITES FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Brent LeBaron, Distribution Manager; Marion Omatani, Club Reporter; Carol Erikson, Reporter; Louise Holstine, Editor; Fay Olson, Exchange Editor; Verla Langeman, Assistant Editor; and Lonely Hearts Inc.; Bryan Harris, Harris Hears and Music '61. BACK ROW: Cecily Johnson, Literary; Sid Halma, Sports Editor; Mr. Meyer, Production Manager; Miss Harding, Advisor; Diane Tverkutes, Fashion; Rosalie Topal, Reporter; Jean Machida, Foods and Nutrition 10. Moderate GLEE CLUB Wilf Carter ■M9- twi - light on the prai-rie, Where the pale blue vio-lets hide, I rid- ing in the twi - light, On the roll-ing prai-rie wide, I’m think-ing as I lin-ger, Where once we used to stray, Of Twilight on the Prairie In The sit and long for you dear, Just to have you by my side sway-ing in my sad - die, My gui - tar hangs by my side.- songs we sang to geth - er, Longbe-fore our part-ing dreams I see you smil - ing Thro’eyes of heav’n-ly blue,_ When it’s air is filled with fra - grance From flow-era in full bloom, When it’s lone - ly heart is ach - ing For days that once we knew, When it’s J 4' j j j. jgi 2 2 in of Grace Fiedler Dianne Francis Judy Conrad rrrn own the trail to Convrirht MGMY YYI IT hv n«r,?n^ V Th «-.^o„„ T ; m ;« a^ T« — ♦« r---J-you.. June you-. Ann Furukawa Sandra Russell Verna Striemer Zelma Jensen Gayle Birch night Margaret Haynes Dianne Odland Carol Haynes Pat Rakos Darlene Westhora CURLING CLUB P. Shimbashi (President) B. Mulnar R. Rombough S. Kadoyama A. Omotani (Vice-President) S. Appleton D. Mitchell E. Mackenzie L. Fenske D. Malinsky V. Langeman A. Young J. Kennedy E. Hattori G. May J. Powell S. Wittmier B. Harris D. Kern L. Kadoyama G. Vennard D. Collett A. Wendorff R. Jensen G. Kerkhoff D. Bullock M. Goruk B. Sangster E. Barany M. Engwer W. Scheurman K. Shimbashi R. Strain K. Winberg G. Jensen J. Dick G. Akers J. Turnbull Missing: M. Price - Secretary-Treasurer G. Perini D. Dennis B. Morrey M. Braun B. Rushford L. Turner B. Kerkhoff R. Goodfellow B. Kerkhoff M. Goodfellow P. Rombough S. Russell D. Kinniburgh DAWNS Sharon Gunderson - Manager Mr. J. Anderson - Coach Beverly Neuman Louise Holstine Carolyn Evanson Marion Omotani Judy Vickery Carolyn Evanson Lynn McPhee Valentina Zadan Marilyn Goruk Gloria Dynes Carolyn Malinsky CHEERLEADERS Evelyn Konno, Margaret Braun, Donna Christensen, Elaine Mason, Pat Vickery, Shirley Wittmier Mr. Tollestrup, Coach; Devon Tufts, Center; Kieth Karren, Forward; Sid Halma, Forward; ^Albert Omatani, Assistant Manager; Don Miller, Guard; Blain Burbank, Guard; Robert McDoi Guard; George Vik, Forward-Guard. Pat Shimbashi, Manager; Gary MacDonald, Center; Ray Pyne, Forward; Bill Conrad, Forward: INTERMURAL HOUSES Blue House: Judy Hall, Blaine Burbank; Orange House: Louise Holstine, Bob Powell; Diana Towle - Sports Conveiner; Red House: Judy Vickery, Blair Wills; Purple House: Gloria Dynes, Pinkey MacDonald. The intramural program got off to a late start this year due to the confusion caused by the construc­tion of the new school. Even so, the participation was greater this year than last. This may be due to the fact that the first team into the old gym usually won by default because there wasn't room for the opposition. The houses were evenly matched with the major difference in the point spreads being gained by re­fereeing and score keeping. Volleyball was the first to be run off. Competition among teams was keen with the red girls and purple boys being victorious. Orange house was tops in mixed volleyball action. Basketball followed. Playing in the new gym proved to be a handicap for those players who were also pool sharks. No longer could they bank the ball off the ceiling into the basket. Gone were the days when they could run up the wall to dunk the ball. Purple boys and red girls were the least handi­capped as they were victors. Badminton matches came next. Some of the people are still wondering where their birds flew. Little do they know that they are roosting on the gym beams. As yet on June 6 badminton has not been completed. Pinky MacDonald and Joe Slavik of Purple are in the finals for the boys. Girls have just gotten under way. Frank Tcjnar, blue, and Ted Nishima, purple, are in the finals of the Ping-pong tournament. House standings to June 6 are: 1. Blue - 1245; 2. Red - 970; 3. Orange - 950; 4. Purple - 950. CHRISTMAS QUEEN -Margaret Braun A MESSAGE FROM MR. GALVIN Students of today, and I include myself, must realize that they are, and must keep on pre­paring themselves to become fitting citizens in an era whose social demands are many and great. We must be prepared to enter, as a vital element, into a society where two main ideologies, two main philosophical viewpoints are engaged in an unyielding war for supremacy; where scientific developments have linked together communities of people unlike in customs, basic philosophies etc., where new and powerful forces have been unleashed and now must needs be controlled by a morally sound, deep-thinking, peace-loving group of people. You the students of Taber Junior High School, are preparing yourselves to become active members of just such a group of people. Many of you this year have portrayed the attitudes of persons who will become the much needed and important contributors toward the progress and betterment of 'our way of life'. Upon you we base our hopes. JUNIOR HIGH SECTION OUR Mrs. V. Jensen Miss E. Kaller Mr. E, Litchfield Mrs. Williams FACULTY Mrs. N. Wright Mr. Tufts picture GRADE Wiebe Elaine Wyrostok Ray Towle Albert Tsuji Alma Jensen K

W. R. Myers High School 2023

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 2022-2023)pdf04-11 PEOPLE 12-45 STUDENT LIFE 46-70 SPORTS 71-91 GRAD 5511A 54 ST TABER, ALBERTA PHONE: 403.223.2292 https://wrmyers.horizon.ab.ca/ 2 0 2 3 "'mn s Top: Branson Devfteger, Konnor Wiebe, Chase Stronge, Avery Remfert Bottom: Scarlett Valgardson, Aspen Anderon( Jolene Wurz MEMO Lisa Astalos Crystal Carver Nicole Cooney Robyn Cram Sean Dupuis Kathy Friesen Jocelle Gerow Josiah Goudy Mark Harding Adam Hughes Corrie llczynski Arica Jensen Amber Kallen Rene Lavoie Doug Leavitt Jamie Maccormack Andrea Makarchuk Pam Manser Lillian McCarty Stacy McClelland Natasha Morgan STAFF » ADDRESS yearbook highlights the numerous events/activities and the daily experiences we encountered during the 2022-23 school year. These ■ reinforce what makes our school so special. We have a school community that sincerely cares about one other. I am so proud of the of WRM! I would like to thank all of our students and staff for their positive contributions throughout the year. like to sincerely thank Mrs. Jensen and the student team for their hard work and creativity in putting this yearbook together. Sincerely, Scott Petronech 5 Evan Abela Gentry Ackroyd Isack Banman Carson Becker Jeliane Benedicto Lilly Bennett Nik Binnie Hanna Bollozos Rayden Boyd Roman Capner Leia Cavuilagi Max Clements Karter Coon Courtney Cote Ryan Couch Tylerah Daisley Karsyn Davis Branson Devlieger Jacelyn Duncan Lily Dunlop Logan Eckert GRADE 9 Bergen Ellingson Ryan Erick Aliyah Erickson Ella Evans Caleb Fehr Heinrich Fehr Pancho Fehr Jackzon Fox Jason Friesen Nela Friesen Katharina Giesbrecht Linda Giesbrecht Darius Hewie Taylee Hirney Macie Holcek Hannah Hornberger Arabella Hull Macy Johnson Tristan Karren Karen Ketler Kelly Ketler Ryler Kiss Karen Klassen Alexis Knight Harrison Knight Bobbi Kosowan Eva Krahn Joanna Krishnan Missing photos: Janelle Balague, Jackzon Clark, Marissa Coutts, Jade Foster, Sophia Higa, Beuxy Hog^h Alera Kunz Katelyn Kutanzi Annie-Jo Lee Angelina Letkeman Nicolrae Liquigan Chloe Longhurst Drue Marty Morgen McClenaghan Dylan Mitchell Tate Nakashima Aaron Neustaeter Jomel Harvey Paredes Jaida Peters Austin Pierson Zachary Ratuiste Avery Remfert Hayley Robinson Olivia Robinson Brad Rosalita Benny Schmitt Maizie Skiba |F’a^| Chase Stronge Ireland Stronski Haven Tams Autumn Theodore Nevaeh Trowsdale Ayden Umbach Brilynd Unser Grayson Utke Taylor Van Seters Kaelyn Waldner Alicia Wall Rowan Wallace Donovan Warkentin Lincoln Weiss Claudia Wiebe David Wiebe Franz Wiebe Keenen Wiebe Konnor Wiebe Martha Wiebe Robbie Wiebe QUA Tracey Wiebe Anni Wight Adelyn Williamson Jaida Willis Aisha Wozniak Kaitlin Zaiser □ hissing photos con't: Kale Penrod, Merrick Saunders, Nancy Friesen, Johnny Harms, Jakob Wiebe 7 Aspen Anderson Jayden Angyal Benjamin Atwood Shaianne Barcena Resha Belanio Ella Blindback Aubrey Bollozos Taylor Brown Jaymz Buchta Tanis Buchta Tanner Bullock Rebecca Carver Elias Cooper Audrey Couch Dane Denhollander Kamrynn Dueck Aubrey Evanson Shaylee Fehr Zachary Fehr Tyson Fettig Jenna Frederick GRADE 10 Agatha Friesen Brooke Friesen Nick Friesen Johnny Friessen Jordyn Funk Addison Garner Georgia Giesbrecht-Bael Rebecca Goertzen Ryan Gray Joel Hansen Joshua Heide Tyler Hoath James Horsman Jayla Hudson Carson Hughes Adison Hutzul Tarynn Jacobson Deja Jeffrey Avery Jensen Brady Jensen Dane Jensen Tage Jensen Sarah Johansen Brandon Johnson Jaden Johnson Sam Klaas Kayden Kress Kevin Kroeker Vik 8 Matthew Kutanzi Cyrha Laluna Dawson Layton Lilly Leacock Benson Leishman Bennie Loewen Rebekka Loewen Breann Lowry Sarah Lucas Reese Lund Kyra Macdonald Irish Manalo Marianne Marasigan Katarina Martens Jayden Morris Ashley Munshaw Sara Neufeld Jess Nielsen Madeline Nielsen Steven Pack Rhainards Padcayan issing photos: Shaylee Debona, Henry Fehr, Jesse Penrod, Kyler Seago David Penner Tony Peters Grant Petronech Blake Rabusic Trisha Ranara Gideon Rasmussen Neil Reimer Janelle Sace Hugo Saenz Ramirez Alayna Shimbashi Keatyn Standing Apple Stewart Reid Swistun Arnold Tait Hailey Turcato Scarlett Valgardson Keira Virostek Kaleb Vossebelt Jordan Wensveen Grady Werewka Macey Werewka 9 Abby Abela Jaryn Baker Nicholas Behrens Judy Bergen Heston Bevans Solo Bewa Matteo Blasetti Sydney Boes Anna Boldt Ryu Boyd-Foster Kai Brown Mackenzie Brown Jayce Buchta Allen Clements Kason Coon Vickie Dueck Desiree Duggan-Trowsdale Liam Ellingson Rihanna Erickson Gracia Eusebio Will Evanson GRADE 11 Charles Estremos, Henry Friesen, David Han Jo 10 Chloe Johnson Kara Ketler Cody Klassen Evan Koizumi Vance Kramer Logan Kuypers Holly Larson Carter Lee Devan Loewen Agatha Martens Bronwyn McClenaghan Kira Molsberry Abigail Morgan Tori Nanaquewetung Emma Nelson Xenia Neufeld Abraham Neustaeter Kaden Nevison Mackenzie Nilsson Bryden O'connor Madisen O'connor hissing photos con't: Shayne Honeywell, Donovan Kast, Brynn Keeler, Noah Mouland, Amadeus Peacock, loshua Rabaca, Keshin Shaw, William Taylor 11 IT'S TIME! The end of summer has come and with it, the start of a new school year. We've begun the day with an assembly to welcome back students and staff. This year we welcomed some wonderful new staff members to myers along with many new students. The halls were filled with plenty of students sporting smiles and some great fits. The year started off with a bang! The X-Wing boys bathroom was open for a month without being closed down once, a new record for W.R. Myers students. 13 (itched Jideoi Jolene Wurz, Aubrey Evanson Caleb Fehr \bigail Keith Marko ,W. -'. Georgia Giesbrecht-Bael, Jenna Frederick Jaida Willis, Courtney Cote, Karsyn Davis Having Fun enjoying the weather! Katarina Martens, Lilly Leacock Vanessa Rae, Brooklyn Stanley Tristan Karren FREE BURGERS FOR ALU. HUNDREDS of burgers were handed out at our annual Tri-School BBQ! This event brings students, family members and teachers together and gives everyone a chance to meet and get to know one another a little better! The sun was shining and it was an amazing turnout! Student Council was there in full force handing out the food and our Myers stage band serenaded us with their fantastic musical abilities! Xdisq TRI-SCHOOL BB#rac 14 * •Ryan Couch, Gentry Ackroyd IF*-1* orange! TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Feininger lison Hutzul group photo oi ryone who wore ISflfcKaojyn Walter . Melissa Planger This year at Myers, we had a bulletin board saying that reconciliation should be a verb. That is because we know reconciliation comes through actions. It is an ongoing process that involves learning the truth of residential schools and also respecting Indigenous culture. September is an important time of the year because that is when First Nation, Metis, and Inuit children were taken from their homes to residential schools. We wear our orange shirts in September to remind ourselves of how residential schools stripped children of their language and culture. But, the efforts to eliminate indigenous culture were unsuccessful. Indigenous culture thrives in the modern world, despite the dark history. This year, we celebrate indigenous vibrant cultures by learning a Blackfoot word of the week, making commemorative pins, and by watching Jerry First Charger's dance group and learning about hoop dancing. Rasmussen Rebecca Goertzen Arno d Tait Riley Payne, Kason Coon Brigam person fl T h ; > • f* Mik B#SftS®%SS M^^^ 4 I This year we had yet another spooky Halloween celebration, our Rebels were fangtastically dressed in a variety of great costumes including spies, holidays, scarecrows, and superheros. We also saw Mr. Leavitt sporting some wicked eye makeup with his Rasputin costume - if you don't know who Rasputin is, look him up! 16 Carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and wearing scary costumes are some of the time-honored traditions of Halloween. Yet, the Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced "SAH-win"), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts (to the trick the spirits) as they believed the veil between the living and spirit world grew thinnest at that time. 17 Pack. Carver,., Jolene Wurz Abby Abela Gracia Eusebio, Madisen O'Connor ■ atwiia „„...„,,... ■■...■i.ar "rfti den ( Bentley Holst Keira Virostek, Jessica Ressler t Aidan Marty, Brigam Pierson The WR Myers Academic Awards Night is a celebration of the many academic accomplishments that Myers students have made over the past school year. The cash awards that were given out tonight would not be possible without the generous donations of our local families, organizations and businesses. The total amount that has been donated this year is 19 800.00! ■HHI AWARD Jalyri Sprinkle WHO'S GOT 11^1 b' A 4 Kara Schoninghuis, Alexis Denhollander, Jenna Bailey Remembrance Day is a time to remember and reflect on those who gave their lives for our freedom. As the years pass, for some, it becomes harder and harder to understand just what was given up during those wartime years. We owe the freedom we enjoy everyday to those who fought in unthinkable conditions. Thank you to Mr Leavitt for sharing your your heartfelt message and thank you to the students who placed wreaths on behalf of DA Ferguson Middle School, Taber Mennonite School and WR Myers High School. 22 I MERRY CHRISTMAS The weather our last week before Christmas holidays turned out to be one for the history books! Windchills in the mid -30's to low -40's, meant school buses weren't running for most of the week. Unfortunately this impacted our overall attendance and our yearly Christmas Festivities! But don't worry, those who were able to attend still did so with big smiles, gifts exchanged between friends..... and of course the infamous "Ugly Christmas Sweaters" were out in full force! V The Concert and Stage Bands both had V incredibly busy years. The Stage Band kicked ■ off the year by playing at the Tri-School BBQ V and Awards Night. The Music of the Night ■ Concert was held in November this year. Due to ■ bad weather, it got postponed by a week but was F a great success and it highlighted some of the talents that are in Taber. Finally, after not happening for several years due to Covid, the Stage Band performed at the Town of Taber's Remembrance Day Ceremony. The Concert Band played Shindler's List and featured Liam Ellingson on the violin at the school's Remembrance Day Ceremony. Thatcher Hughes was the bugler at both events. In December, the annual Christmas Concert was held and Tyler Gurney won for the best dressed instrument. In May, the Concert Band performed at the Graduation Ceremony. And both bands played at the 80s Themed Year End Concert. Paige Hofer, Alyssa Erick, Allen ClementsjMathias Warkentin, Brigham Porter Aubrey Evanson, Grant Petronech, Sarah Lucas Vance Kramer, Heston Bevans, Vickie Duer McClenaghan, Morgen McClenaghan, Jat Evan Abela, Max Clements, Andrea Makarchuk, Berger Ellingson, Liam Ellingson ' -____________&____^__ 3B^^_a_jue^3BBM^ MlMPi' Ml mill.. 1 »^ Wa Jolene Wurz, Rebecca Gqertzen, Ella Blind back, Bronwyn McClenaghan, Jaryn Baker, Addyson Bennett, Sadie Wriflht Fmilv-.ljirriQ Rebecca Goertzen, Carson Hughes, Brigham Porter Vance Kramer, Abby Abela Exploring Var Heston Bevans The Band Trip this year was to Vancouver, British Columbia - April 1 9-23, 201 Sixty-two students and seven chaperones were a part of the trip. The first day, I did a concert at Central School in Taber and then travelled on to Revelstoke, Brill Columbia. On day two, the bands did a performance in Revelstoke and 1 elementary kids made them feel like rock stars. Then we travelled on to Vancouvl On day three, we did a concert at a school in Vancouver and then went to I Calpilano Suspension Bridge, Granville Market and finished off the day with o| ten pin bowling. Day four, had the band I to the Vancouver Aquarium. And then spe ,—— some time on the beach at Stanley Park. M supper in Gastown and then went to I /—cE===p Vancouver Symphony and saw the mol —J WestSide Story with the symphony playi ------- ' the music live. It was amazing! And day fi' had a group of very tired band students a chaperones head back to Tab I Anni Wight. Drue Marty, Katelyn Kutanzi, Lilly Bennett, Morgen iMcClfenag h in the rainl j_ _ _ _ sms_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _—__ Carson Hughes, Seth Robbins, Tate Nakashima, Will Evan Will Evan son Paige Hofer, Sa A en C ements BhYSICS: After a three year hiatus, the Physics 30s were finally able to once again B-avel to the University of Lethbridge for their annual field trip! This day starts with optics lab using the University of Lethbridge Physics lab equipment, and ends ~Lith touring six different labs to see the research of six different professors. This field (lip was the first time that Myers students were able to tour the brand new Science Buildin' While the day is always a little overwhelming in terms of the information Being thrown at them, it's always a great experience to see what scientific research ■Is being done with some of the best equipment in Canada, all within 55km of Taber! BIOLOGY: Dissection of the FETAL PIG! Learning about all of the differing body ystems is what brings the fetal pig to Biology! A fetal pig dissection is helpful jecause the size of the organs makes them easy to find and identify. It is also nteresting to do because a lot of the internal anatomy is similar to humans! An sthical note - fetal pigs are pigs that died just before, during or right after birth, .earning through dissection has been part of school curriculum for decades! L:^ ■* #■ Will Evanson, Allen Clements W ^® AWARENESS DAY On March 23 students and staff wore green to raise awareness for Cerebral Palsy(CP), a disability that affects someones balance and ability to move. CP is caused by a brain injury usually from complications during birth. This day was planned and organized by Abigail Morgan, a student with Cerebral Palsy atW. R. Myers. CEREBRAL PALSY Ramirez, Ella Blindback, Jaryn Baker, Seth Robbins, Hugo Sac Allen Clements Katarina Martens WL Rihanna Erickson, Abigail Morgan, Sadie Wright Rachael Price lison Hutzul I Hayley Robinson, Lisa Astalos Nicky Peters s’~ Brigam Pierson, Aidan Marty Owen Schnoor, Vinnie DeBona, Abigail Morgan, Seth Robbins CASTLE W. R. Myers students hit the slopes on a beautiful winter day in January. Fun was definitely had by all! Abagail also got to enjoy the slopes with the help of Mr. Greg Bowes! .sen O'connor BBS Anna Wr Abigail Morgan jht, Sadie Wright ■G^J^miHSBn Myers is lucky to have so many talented snowboarders and skiers at our school. Just take a closer look at a few of the photos that were shared with us for the Yearbook! Teya Harris, Tatum Duncan Konnor Wiebe Kyler Seago Sydney llczynski Jeliane Benedicto Audrey ^Q| anad i >wz DID YOU KNOW CAREER OPTIONS that are related to the OPTION CLASSES you take in high school are just as numerous as the career options that are related to your CORE classes! C~7\ Industrial Arts (Shop) related careers - Carpenter, Cabinet Making, Mechanic, Electrician, Machinist, Welder - just to name a Few! Foods - Baker, Chef, Sous Chef, Butcher, Cake Decorator, Food ----- Technologist, Pastry Cook, Sommelier and the list goes on! Media (Computers) - Photographer, Graphic Design Artist, Animator, Video and Production, 3D Design and Print, IT Specialist, Web Designer i Textiles - Seamstress, Patternmaker, Tailor, Textile Design, Upholsterer, J Quilter, Hatter (one who designs and makes hats), Taxidermy, Leatherworker Art - Illustrator, Interior Designer, Landscape Design, Medical Illustrator, Glass Blowers, Potter (one who makes pottery). YOU MAY BE MISSING OUT ON YOUR FUTURE CAREER, IF YOU DON'T EXPERIENCE WRM OPTION CLASSES! Kiernan Gyepesi, Bentley Holst Pierson Noa Otero Fernandez, Mackenzie Nilsson W.V Abby Abela, Noa Otero Fernandez, Jaryn Baker, Brynn Keeler Hughes Chris Shimbashi, Belinda Rios Brigham Porter .Reid Swistun Andrew Orr Ryan Gray, Solo Bewa 'Son, David Penner THIS YEAR we had a BLAST at our pep rallies! Who doesn't love a spirited game of DODGE BALL, or how about a game of 4 CORNERS to get everybody up and moving! Plus there is always room to try NEW things, like MAT SURFING!! DID YOU KNOW.... 1. Why do we have pep rallies? To build school spirit and enthusiasm for the school's athletic teams and other extracurricular events. The purpose of a pep rally is to bring students, staff, and members of the community together to show ---- ' support for the school and its teams, and to build excitement for upcoming events! 2. There are academic and extracurricular benefits that come from the loyalty that is built up from the camaraderie enjoyed at such events. 3. Pep Rallies provide some much needed laughter after potentially stressful weeks in the classroom MYERS A^ J Seth Robbins, Thatch^-Hughes Pancho Fehr, Max Clements MW 34 Bobbi Kosowan, Maizie Skiba It is awesome to see these students work together for a cause that touches so many of us! Our hats go off to Courtney Cote, Tate Nakashima, Taylee Hirney, Linda Giesbrecht, Kara Ketler and their leaders Chelsea van Husen and Kimberley Wasylowich. Headstrong is a student lead group that aims to end stigma around mental health. This year the Headstrong group met weekly to discuss mental health stigma and ways to implement some awesome ideas throughout the school. Their largest initiative happened this spring, during the first week of May. Some of the activities included the making and handing out of de-stress bags, the much-loved plant give away, playing with a therapy dog and much morel! Front: Tayl Kelly Ketler „ ______tLj». ney, Courtney Cote, Tate Nakashima, Back'.Linda Giesbrecl Zachary Rdtuiste Susannah Loewen, Thatcher Hughes, Kiernan Gyepesi X/! 3ke Rabusic, Hugo Saenz Ramirez, Adison HutiuI- Trisha nara^ebrning about the building and selling of Recreation Sam Klaas learning about Respiratory Therapy 35 During the other half of the day, students tour a local business, discovering firsthand how different occupations contribute to producing quality produces and services, (info from: careersteps.ca) For half the day, students are introduced to these pathways in a meaningful and experiential manner by connecting directly with business and industry representatives and getting a glimpse of what it might be like to work in various fields. Ideally, students will get to explore one occupation from each of the following industries: Agriculture/Environ-ment, Health, STEM, Trades, plus one wildcard occupation that does not fall within these 4 sectors. Local industry professionals showcase their businesses and connect with their future workforce... YOU - the students. & Resha Belanio, Cyrha Laluna, Shaianne Barcena learning how to virtually operate a crane. Carson Hughes, Jordyn Funk, learning about the proper consistency of cement EPIC (Exploring Possible Industries & Careers) DAY is a large-scale, 2-part, career exploration event that features a variety of career pathways for high school students to explore. WHAT IS IN YOUR FUTURE? REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL CARTER JENSEN Established in 1992, the Provincial Skills Canada Competition is Alberta's largest career exploration experience. Every year, the event brings together approximately 700 young people from across the province to compete in 45 trade and technology areas (30 trade and technology areas at the high school level and 45 at the post secondary level). The competition provides an opportunity for young Albertans studying a skilled trade or technology to be tested against exacting standards and against their peers. Students vie to win the honour of being crowned best in province in their chosen discipline, and for the opportunity to join Team Alberta for the Skills Canada National Competition. »us Owen Schnoor and Carter Jensen Events at the High School level include: competed at the Regional competition in Lethbridge. Both thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Carter secured a position in the Provincial competition in Edmonton, Alberta and represented Southwestern Alberta along with another competitor from Claresholm AB. There were 22 competitors in the Welding Bvent. It was a 6 hour event over 2 days. The competitors had to construct a rocketship on a platform. They had to meticulously follow a detailed blueprint that instructed them on the ype of welds (GMAW or SMAW, JP^I/downhill and stitch welds) they had to Jse in specifics areas of the build. Carter placed 8th considering (in his words) most of e competitors had a lot more experience than 16 had. Way to go Carter! 2D/3D Computer Animation Architectural Technology and Design Autobody Repair Automobile Technology Baking Cabinet Making Car Painting Carpentry Culinary Arts Electrical Installations Electronics Fashions Technology Graphic Design Hairstyling - Intermediate Hairstyling - Junior Hairstyling - Senior IT-Network Systems Admin IT- Office Software Applications Job Search Job Skills Demonstration Joinery Mechanical CADD Photography Precision Machining Public Speaking Robotics Video Production Web Design and Development Welding Workplace Safety. Industry experts predict that Alberta will experience skilled worker shortages into 2025 due to industry growth and retiring workers. Currently, Alberta has 100,000 fob openings in the province across all sectors. In-demand sectors include healthcare, construction, education, technology and engineering. Pierson' Colby Tor Scarlett Vai jlene Wurz .... 1 st Row - Aliyah Erickson W ^ , 2nd Row - Jaida Willis, Courtney Cote 3rd Row - Vickie Dueck, Addyson Bennett, Emily Lucas, Kara Schortinc 4th Row - Sadie Wright, Jaryn Baker, Bronwyn McClenaghan 1 Creating an atmosphere where the players feel su

W. R. Myers High School 1967

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1966-1967)pdfW.R. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS DAWN OF 1966-1967 '’REMINISCENCE IS THE MOST LASTING PLEASURE OF EXPERIENCE AND THROUGH TIME I WILL RELENTLESSLY CARRY US APART, MAY THESE PAGES CATCH A FLEETING GLIMPSE OF THE FIGURES THAT ARE NOW SO FAMILIAR, AND PRESERVE THEM TO ENRICH THE MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE." E.A.G. CO-EDITOR CO-EDITOR JOYCE ENDO BURTON CONRAD DAWN OFfWISDOM B "AURORA SAPIENTIAE” IS FOR DETERMINATION TO GET AN EDUCATION... IS THE ABILITY TO USE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED... , THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE OBTAINED... IS FOR THE NOVICES THAT WE NO LONGER ARE... IS FOR THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HAD... I* FOR FOUNDATIONS OF OUR FUTURE FIRMLY LAID... IS WILLINGNESS TO STRIVE ALWAYS FOR IMPROVEMENT... IS INSPIRATION THAT KEEPS US EVER TRYING... IS FOR SUCCESS THAT COMES TO THOSE WHO EARN IT... IS THE DESIRE TO DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING... IS EVER ONWARD, AND ONWARD WE WILL GO... IS WHAT WE ALL CAN ACHIEVE, A MATURE OUTLOOK ON LIFE.SCHOOL BOARD BACK ROW: Mr. J. Mereski, Mr. M. Smith, Mr. H. Anderson, Mr. J. Percevault, Mr. G. Gillespie, Mr. H. Thiessen, Mr. R. Roth. FRONT ROW: Mr. L. Harding, Mr. L. Wright, Mr. A. Wolfer, Mr. T. Parkinson. PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Congratulations to the Yearbook editor and her committee for the effort made to bring another edition of the Yearbook to fruition. Too often, only the members of the committee realize the hours of work that are essential to the production of a yearbook. The remainder of the student body too often take the yearbook for granted. I would like to give some recognition to the unsung heroes on the Yearbook committee. Preserved here between the covers of this book is the history of a year at W. R. Myers School. Besides the pictures of the individual students, the yearbook tells the story of our academic, athletic and cultural accomplishments. It is a treasure well worth preserving. At this time, no one needs to be reminded that 1967 is Canada's Centennial Year. The communica­tions media blat the message at us from every angle. Our town has good reason to take pride in the establishment of the Confederation Park in whose centre stands the flag pole which the Myers students had erected. We should take pride, not only in our local accomplishments, but also those of a national nature. In one hundred years our nation has made phenomenal progress. Each one of us has an obliga­tion to learn the history and development of our heritage and we have a responsibility as citizens to make our contribution to the nations on-going progress. May I take this opportunity, on behalf of all the staff, to offer congratulations to the members of the graduating class and our best wishes for your continued success in whatever line of work you may choose. J. I.. George Principal DEDICATED to the STAFF and STUDENTS of W.R. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL 1966-1967SENIOR HIGH FACULTY Mr. V. Anand No Picture Available Mr. R. Anderson Mr. J. George Mrs. A. Chandler Mr. D. Ferguson SENIOR Mrs. J. Hill Mr. A. Iles Mr. M. Iverson Mr. F. Semaka FACULTY Mr. B. Leavitt Mr. I.. Kowkssar Mr. T. Miller Mr. W. Pinkney Mr. R. Robinson No Picture Available Mr. R. Schneider Mr. R. Stephani Mr. H. Tersen I think I'll shoot her big toe. This little piggy went to market. Too many cooks... 006 1/2 006 3/6 Our next song will be. . . SENIOR HIGH CLASSES GRADE TEN Ackerman, James Anderson, Cameron Anderson, Craig Anderson, Decker Archer, Donald Barca, Judy Bekkering, Simon Bell, John Bennett, Mary Black, Donna Braun, Viola Christie, Robert Clifton, Diane Collett, Patsy Conrad, Colleen Conrad, Harold Cseke, Tom Cunningham, David Cunningham, James Danforth, Ellen De Groot, Tina Derkson, Agnes Dick, Brian Donick, Marlene Duell, Beverly Easthope, Bruce Edwards, Garry Edwards, Keith Engwer, Edward Enman, Charles Evanson, Thomas Fekete, Ron Fenske, Harvey Ferguson, Leonard Fiedler, Brigitte Cedlaman, Gordon Gillispie, David Goodfellow, Sharon Grieser, Joan Hackett, Murray Hallman, Boyd Halma, Alice Haslam, Jerry Harris, Randy Hart, Leslie Hattori, Susan Haynes, Deborah Herringer, Brian Hildebrand, Robert Horrocks, Brian How, Angela Hurdman, Rhea Iverson, Lynette Ito, Roy Jenkins, Judy Jensen, Gaynelle Jensen, Glenna Jensen, Larry Jensen, Lynette Jensen, Susan Jespersen, Lynne Jespersen, Roberta Jespersen, Roger Johnson, Gary Kadoyama, Ken Kadoyama, Sam Kaga, Martin Kano, Ruth Kay, Brian Kerkhoff, Ron Kerner, Randy Korsa, Carole Kunimoto, Robert Ledgerwood, Reid Leismeister, Collin Lemisko, Mary Long, Tim Lowry, Blair Luehr, Randy Macadam, Diane Malinsky, Dorothy Matsudo, June Matsumoto, Judy McCoy, Deborah McKee, Wayne Mereski, Sydney Mikalson, David Mulner, Terry Nelson, Linda Neuman, Karen Nielsen, Daniel Odland, Heather Orr, Douglas Perini, Robert Perry, Gayle Pickett, Terry Platt, Cameron Porter, Shannon Powell, Don Powell, Rex Quong, Sau Redel, David Sakamoto, Dwight Sakamoto, Neal Sameshima, Debra Saunders, Marilynne Semaka, Joan Smith, Chris Smith, Victoria Stokke, Kenny Tanaka, Gerry Tanner, Linda Thiessen, Abe Tomiyama, Ken Turin, Peter Valgardson, Bill Van Egerten, Jan West, Robert Wiebe, Francis Wiebe, Margret Williams, Julia Williams, Sheila Wilson, Brenda Wood, Ian Wright, Jane GRADE ELEVEN Abell, Marsha Anderson, Connie Anton, Erica Appleton, Robert Arnett, Coralie Atkin, John Baroldi, Linda Baroldi, Victoria Bekkering, Hank Bettcher, Veronica Blogorodow, Paul Boersma, Peter Bouman, Jacob Bowman, Linda Boyle, David Braun, David Bullock, Cameron Cannady, Joan Cannady, Margaret Carleson, Frank Christensen, Georgia Clements, Christine Conrad, Bruce Conrad, Burton Cook, Donald Corbett, James Craddock, Leonard Cseke, Peter Danforth, Wayne DeWolde, Ann Doell, Rose Duell, Brian DuMontier, Carl DuMontier, Cecile Duncombe, Dale Ellingson, John Endo, Joyce Engleson, Merle Evanson, Diane Evanson, Evan Evanson, Sally Ann Fallon, Allyson Fallon, Carol Fehr, Diane Fiedler, Monica Flexhaug, Wendy Fong, Kirk Fong, Linda Foulkes, Edward Francis, Greg Francis, Jerrilyn Fretts, Deraid Furukawa, Ricky Gibbings, Donald Gillispie, Anne Goerzen, Brenda Gough, Lynn Gouw, William Graham, Linda Groft, Judy Gulmick, Colin Hall, Earl Hamman, Bette Jo Haslam, Pat Haynes, Rodney Holland, Douglas Iverson, Norris Jansen, Laura Jasman, Elwire Jaque, Cheryl Jensen, Cheryl Jensen, Laurie Jensen, Lorne Jensen, Rea Jensen, Valeen Jensen, Wendy Jespersen, Thomas Jonas, Keith Kano, Mark Kinniburgh, Louise Kinniburgh, Donna Kinniburgh, Terry Lee Koehn, Alice Korotash, Judy Lacey, David Layton, Gordon LeBlanc, Philip Leeks, Wendy Lem, George Lemieszewski, Monica Lemisko, William Loree, Duncan Lucas, Stephen Machida, Norman Malinsky, Donna Malinsky, Donald Matsuda, Allen McPhee, Rocky Meisner, Diane Mikalson, Linda Miller, Ian Moyer, Robert Noble, Donald Odland, Bonnie Omotani, Alan Peters, Richard Peterson, Richard Peterson, Phillip Petro, Ken Pickles, Brenda Platt, Reed Pupp, Bill Russell, Gayle Santoni, Maxine Saunders, Tom Shockey, Linda Stolk, Gloria Stone, Linda 'Baylor, Larry Valgardson, Blair Valgardson, Larry Vik, Bob Wali, Linda Wiebe, Dick Wiebe, Herman Wiebe, Myrna Williams, Pat Wood, Wendy GRADE TWELVE Anderson, Reg Birch, Mark Bodie, Jerry Cannady, Gordy Dick, Ron Endo, Ruth Friesen, Pat Giesbrecht, Barbara Halma, Gwen Harris, Blake Harris, Robert Hurdman, Bruce Jensen, Barry Jensen, Merlin Johnson, Brooke Karren, Suzanne Long, Brian Nelson, Thomas Nielsen, Eric Peterson, Jay Porter, Logan Price, Peter Rakos, Ronald Renner, Charles Sangster, Norma Smith, Parley Snell, Tom Tanaka, Keith Turner, Monte Westhora, Ronald Wilson, Norman CLASS HISTORY It is my privilege to relate to you the history of the Centennial graduating class of Myers School. Do you remember that first day at school? Your mother took you by the hand, led you into a room full of pictures and scrubbed faces, and - told you that you were a "big girl now” and then left you. Looking across the aisle you could see another "big girl now. " The tears were rolling down her cheeks so you didn't have to feel bad about the quiver in your bottom lip. After those first days things improved. Parties, Christmas pageants, school festivals and a generous sprinkling of knowledge throughout the elementary grades, all helped to expand our little minds. Back in those days we loved our teachers and hated the opposite sex. In grade seven, students from L. T. Westlake, Dr. Hammon, and Central School congregated at Myers to begin their Junior High years. Through some mysterious change in nature we now fell in love with the opposite sex and took our hate out on the teachers. Grade nine marked the first real testing point that began to shape our High School years and our futures as adults; that of Departmental Examina­tions. It was alarming to realize that our High School years depended so much on how well we did on those exams. Upon entering Grade ten we found that "aliens" from Barnwell had invaded; and after being fondly welcomed into Myers School at Initiation, we began our High School Years. Happiness, sadness, fright, boredom, excitement, depression - every possible feeling has been experienced by a student in High School. And now, with mixed feelings, we have reached our graduation. It is nice to recall the past, but at this time we are also looking with promise to the future. I would like to leave you with the thought from our banquet place cards: You have all been given a bag of tools, A formless rock and a book of rules. And each must make ere life has flown- A stumbling block or a stepping stone. We, the graduates of 1967, would like to thank our parents and teachers for helping to turn our school years from stumbling blocks into stepping stones. VICKI WEST•• Brenda Braun Don Crawford Rae Enna an Ken Ito Terry Holman Ross Kunimoto Susan Leroy Diane Putici Bob Omotani Nola mith Dwaine Turnbull VALEDICTORY l onight marks the accomplishment of life’s first major goal. We graduands have proven that we were capable of accepting the many responsibilities and challenges that we have been confronted with during our years of schooling. At times we encountered embarrassing moments and failures, but we succeeded in overcoming our difficulties until now we have finally accomplished our first major achieve­ment. Much credit, however, belongs to those adults who did so much to help us on our way. First of all, sincere thanks to our parents, who with their understanding, have guided us so well in the past and will continue to do so in the future. We are also grateful to our dedicated and patient teachers for their major part in our achievement. We must not forget our classmates for the fellowship and fun they brought into our lives. The real credit belongs in part to every person who has had some bearing on our lives. Everybody has influenced us in some way and it has been a combination of these influences that has helped to produce the high ideals present in our 1967 graduation class. .Although it seems that we have learned a vast amount, we have but just touched upon an endless storehouse of knowledge. We have much more to learn and try as we might, we can never stop learn­ing. Still, we can justly say that we have received a firm foundation which will support us in our future endeavors. Our learning has not been just formulas and facts but consists of more important subjects. We have learned co-operation, the social graces, gratitude, respect, patience, citizenship, and honesty. But most important we have learned to get along with our fellow students, an accomplishment that is extremely important in our modern society. To us school has been much more than just a building; it has given us much, and we will be sad to leave it. The memories we have of our adolescent years will remain with us forever. Probably our fondest memories are those of our gay, carefree experiences that we shared with our classmates while in pursuit of our studies. Never again will we experience such fellowship, for soon this period of our lives will come to a close. We must accept this fate and prepare ourselves to face the future with dignity. Just as tonight marks an important milestone in our lives, this year marks an even greater milestone in the history of our country. Canada has survived her first one hundred years to become a healthy, growing nation. Similarly, we have grown and matured to our present state where we now stand on the brink of adulthood. What the next years will bring to ourselves and to our country depends upon us and the other members of our generation. In time, the responsibility of leading our communities and our country will fall upon us. We must face our duty and do our part to help determine our destiny for the good of mankind. It has been written that life is like a game of chess where there are an almost infinite number of complex moves possible. The choice is yours to make whatever move you wish, but you must keep in mind the consequences of each move. A poor move may cost the game, while a strong move will provide a basis for further development. So it is in our lives. Thus far, we have just begun our game. We all have made some foolish mistakes, but they have not been serious. It is from this time forth that we must begin to make our more important moves. The steps we take in the next few years will determine the course of our lives. The future lies ahead. Your life is yours to do with as you please. It is my sincere hope that what­ever you do with your life will bring happiness and pride, not only to yourself, but also to your fellow man. ROD ADACHICLASS PROPHECY Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, this is Murray DePoe and Earle Cameron Wright reporting to you from the Metropolis of Taber, the site of EXPO '17 for CBC TV. Yes, it is the 2017 and the 150th anniversary of the confederation of our nation. To commemorate this gala occasion, we felt that it would be appropriate to go back in time to the year 1967, Canada's 100th anniversary, to the graduating class of the first high school in Taber. We have done this and traced the lives of all the graduates up to this day. This is what we have found: 1. GORDON SAUNDERS - a great trapeze artist gone trend setter when he reintroduced the "leotard" craze. 2, BRENDA BRAUN - sewed her way to success with the Stanfields people. 3. ROD ADACHI - used his advanced mathematics degree to successfully operate Mad Rodney's Swap Shop. 4. TERRY EVAN SON - is an unfortunate case who died of a broken heart when the circulation of paperback westerns died. 5. Two of our noted female athletes, BARBARA EVANSON and JANICE JESPERSON represented Canada at the Pan-American games. Both were unsuccessful, however. Barb lost out in the teacup juggling competitions and Janice in needle threading. Not too clumsy! 6. TERRY BROWNING - became one of the world's multimillionaires when he cashed in on his life­time's accumulation of 91, 206, 834 Pilsner empties. 7. FEROCIOUS FRED MEYER AND ROBBY "THE ROCK" CONRAD - became the terrifying ringleaders of Hell's Angels: Taber branch. 8. KEITH ANDERSON - was worried about his hair going thin... but then who wants fat hair? 9. Miss MARG URANO - left us in 1976 when beset by one of her more serious giggling attacks. 10. CHRIS LARSON - became a lady wrestler in 1977 and gained world fame by talking her opponents into submission. 11. PAT FONG - shattered Louis Cyr's all-time weight lifting record by hefting 2 1/2 tons of Heinz's 57 varieties in promotion of the Big T. 12. TERRY BOSSERT - remained a (third-rate) grease monkey for M & R all his life. 13. HAL & ARTHUR BAREHAM Esqs. - became partners in the Florentine Charm Academy which hosted too much of the European Royality. 14. LOIS RAE ENMAN - the terror of Taber's streets, dominated the NASCAR Stock Car Racing scene till she collided with Pernelli Jones and piled up the little red V. W. 15. Enman's pit crew, LAURA SANTONI and head mechanic ESTER "TIRE WRENCH" THIESSEN - said the car was in great shape and could have gone all the way if the torus check valve hadn't over fluidized the reverse inhibitor causing the clutch cam roller to burn out the muffler bearings. (What?. . . scratch) 16. DONALD CRAWFORD - became the lawyer in demand when he sent Perry Mason and the Defenders to Alcatraz for parking violations. 17. Two of our boy graduands, MIKE VICKERY & JACK MIYADA - found fortune and fame to take their places beside the ageing Gordie Howe on Eaton's Advisory Council. Jack endorses ladies' shoe laces and things while Mike's specialty is bathroom fixtures.STAN WEISS - returned to Myers to coach the Globetrotters to a fantastic record of zero wins to 69 losses. 19. RICHARD JENSEN - studied at Olds Agricultural College and returned to Taber to grow vegetables for the cafeteria in Myers. 20. MARY ANN BUCK, SUSAN LEROY & LORRAINE LEROY - continued their great welfare work started in high school with their Saturday night mission meetings as the Celebrity Strippers in MIKE SULLIVAN'S southside beanery. Taber's little old ladies voted GREG PYNE - to be Driver of the Year for his courteous and excel­lent driving habits. GERALD RETI - won world acclaim for his speech to the U. N. General Assembly on measures of control regarding the population crisis in Barnwell. 23. MELVIN PETERSON & ROSS KUNIMOTO - became leading coiffures when they brought back the brush cut. 24. CORINA VAN EGTEREN - of the former surging Doublemint twins won the 1997 Oscar as Best Actress for her sparkling role in the controversial "Certs commercial". 25. HENNY VAN EGTEREN - was not to be outdone by her sister. She won the oscar as Best Support­ing Actress in that same film. To this day, Henny maintains..............that "Certs is a breath mint". 26. NOLA SMITH - improved the PILL so that it now relieves not only fever and headache but it also clears the sinus. 27. DENNIS EASTHOPE and DONNA KADONAGA - entered the entertainment world and have been acclaimed the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers of the 1990's. 28. Something that everyone could see from the start, DENNIS "THE BUTCHER" FENSKE - became the notorious gangster of the dirty nineties. Dennis and his evil accomplice CAROL AUSTIN, were finally apprehended by TOM "FEARLESS FOSDICK" FILGAS. 29. MARJ SMITH - due to her skill and courage gained from driving on Taber's freeways, became top test driver for General Motors. 30. KEN ITO - returned to Myers in 1995 to present Mr. Kowlessar with his third book report. 31. GLEN BELL - became assistant trophy polisher for the Boston Bruins. 32. MARILYN MAY - ran all the A & W's out of business when she spiked Sparky's cokes with a bit of rye. To no avail, however, when BETTY HORROCKS lost all the customers with her hamburgers... Ugh! 33. Being a Queen Scout, DALE GRANT continued in the scouting tradition until he was discharged when it was found that his daily good deed was the counterfeiting of green slips and selling them at a nominal fee. 34. RANDY SEITZ - entered the world of politics. In the year 2016 he completed the arduous task of becoming chief swamp beautification officer in Lower Slobovia. 35. CHARLAINE PERCEVALUT and MARILYN KAGA - decided to spend the rest of their lives in Myers High. After 49 years of back-breaking work, they produced the impossible: an issue of the "Myer's Messenger" that satisfied everyone. 36. JOE YEE - advanced his education to such a high degree that he could answer Mr. Pinkney with something a little more intelligent than "I don't know”. 37. HENRY YEE - used his university training to become a master cook of that international dish.... pizza. 38. TERRY HOLMAN - through her fine work, rose to the highest position in the Rockefeller Center... cleaning lady on the 81st floor. 39. CAROL SMITH and BARBARA OWEN - enjoyed the small-town life so they spent their time throw-ing sugar sacks at the sugar factory. 40. RUTH CONRAD - achieved her success in the recording industry by becoming the Mrs. Miller of the 1980's. 41. Unfortunately, DWAINE TURNBULL - faded into obscurity when he had to give up his job as head bus driver due to a pot belly. 42. ROBERT FETTIG - lost his sanity upon his return to his hometown Grassy Lake. He simply couldn't adapt to that life after his wild fling as a big city playboy in Taber. 43. ROBERT OMATANI - became what else but the CBC's new Friendly Giant. 44. The three Andersons - BRIAN, BARBARA, and HEATHER, and PHYLLIS NELSON - travelled to the posh gambling area of Las Vegas and opened up a Casino named after themselves - three of a kind and a joker. 45. BRIAN BRAUN - became the successful proprietor of Braun's Used Car Sales. No need to mention who his best customer was. 46. BONNIE COWIE - finally obtained her driver's license in 1981. Taber's citizens complained, however, because of the rise in mill rate to compensate for the loss in lamp posts, fire hydrants, boy scouts and their little old ladies. 47. DIANE PUTICI and LAURA LEWIS - our two Barnwell scatterbrains tried numerous fields of en­deavor but finally settled down in the good old beet field with 14 kids. 48. LINDA KEELING - our Expo hostess, lost her contact lenses in the Russian pavilion, pushed the wrong button and started World War III. 49. KATHLEEN WILDE, EDWIN WOOLLEY, AND VICKI WEST - formed the famous Hollywood trio that became the stars of the show the Wild and Wooly West. 50. GERRY JENSEN - that hardworking and brilliant student returned to teach at Taber and became the Frank Semaka of the 1990's. 51. MARILYN CHRISTIE - entered the Rodeo circuit as a steer wrestler but gave it up when a steer pinned her down with a full nelson. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is 74 of the 76 graduands of old Myers High of Taber. You may ask what has become of the other 2, and you may have guessed that they are DePoe and myself. You may also h

W. R. Myers High School 1978

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1977-1978)pdfW.R. Myers Taber, Alberta TABLE OF CONTENTS introduction 1 students 17 administration 34 sports 39 clubs and activities 53 graduation 74 conclusion 85 2 Photo by: The Studio 3 i am being driven forward into an unknown land. the pass grows steeper, the air colder and sharper. a wind from my unknown goal stirs the strings of expectation. still the question: shall i ever get there? 7 there where ® life resounds. 9 10 WELCOME GRADE 7 DAY On September 23rd, Junior High Council held a "Welcome Back Day", during which the grade seven students dressed in styles of the for­ties and fifties. During the assem­bly, grade seven students partici­pated in such activities as walking races and wheelbarrow races, and wheelbarrow races. Mrs. West, Mrs. Jones, and several grade seven students put on a variety program. Also during the assembly, Mr. Hagel was presented with a tray in appreciation of his work with junior high in the past. "Welcome Back Day" was a large success and was enjoyed by everyone. 1 1 AWARDS NIGHT Among those receiving recognition at W.R. Myers Annual Award's Night were the following people, all of whom excelled in academic achievements in the past year. TOP 5 IN GRADES 7-12 Grade 7: Blair Allen 89.8 Mardell Kern 89.8 Reid Litchfield 89.2 Lynae Bennett 88.0 Lynda Callaway 87.3 Denise Harding 87.0 Grade 8: Shari Fong 90.3 Tracey Kanomata 88.0 Robert Harding 86.3 Stephanie Hamilton 85.8 Bev Brewin 85.3 Grade 9: Michael Hamilton 86.0 Greg Saunders 84.0 Robert Miyashiro 81.0 Rose-Aline Rempel 79.0 Brenda Anderson 76.0 Lori Gilbertson 76.0 Grade 10: Wayne Ikebuchi 88.0 Gordon Shimbashi 88.0 Louise Johnson 83.0 Donna Katomata 81.0 Brent Kilback 81.0 Michelle Sakamoto 81.0 Grade 11: Miles Kern 90.0 Joan Heffelfinger 86.0 Derek Shaw 85.0 Monte Johnson 84.0 Richard Bailey 83.0 Willie Gow 83.0 Grade 12: Dawn Mereski 89.0 Monica Johnson 86.0 David Cichy 81.6 Allyson Saunders 81.2 Elaine Kaga 80.6 Jeff Hamilton 80.0 12 13 SR. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE "take care of yourself, ya hear!" Left to Right: J. Ginther, Sports; D. Sheen, Clubs; P. Antoniuk, Pub; T. Gillespie, Pres.; B. Kilback, 1st Vice; N. Sakamoto, Soc. Con.; D. Oliver, Advisor; E. Han­na, Sec.; S. Campbell, Pep; C. Zelenka, Grad; C. Smith, Grad; M. Kern, Tres.; (N.P. ) L. Pylypow, 2nd Vice (N.P.). PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE This is not the president's message I wanted to print. The president's message I wanted to print was to my fellow graduates ... a kind of "take care of yourself, ya hear". But then the editors of this book didn't want that as a president's message. "Tell us what council is going to do this year", they said. So even though this is really the editors' message I'm still president and I'm writing it, so it's a president's message (I think). Although we've got some objectives, one dance per month, and graduation, we can hardly say that will happen, mainly because we don't know what the students want to do. Our purpose after all, is to serve the students and hope­fully make them say thirty years from now, "Yup, old Myers School was a pretty good place back in 77-78". So, that's my president's - editors' - president's message. Don't look for a sequel. Tom Gillespie P.S. "Take care of yourself, ya hear." 14 JR. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE JUNIOR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE We, the junior council, are responsible for giving the students an enjoy­able school year. Arranging social activities, dress-up days, and assemblies is mostly on our hands. We, however, can only produce these activities; you, the students and teachers, must take part. Having a good year means participation by both students and teachers. Activities such as dances, bas­ketball games, and other sports may seem only for the benefit of the stu­dents, but are for the teachers as well. Dress-up days include both teachers and students to develop our school spirit. As you can see, one of our major goals is to unite the students and teachers through various activities. We believe if the teachers and students can be together socially, they can get along better in school, and have a happier and more rewarding school year. Tracy Kanomata Back Row, L. to R.: S. Park­er, Tres.; D. Fujimagari, Boys' Sports; T. Kanamata, Pres.; J. Dolittle, C. Val-gardson, C. Christensen, S. Ohashi, Vice; S. Lothian, Girls' Sports; K. Sasaki, Soc. Con.; C. Maruyama, Sec.; J. Stoke, M. Fisher, R. Frie­sen, C. Nashima, J. Miya­shiro, K. Varga, A. Botner, K. Sangster, V. Vanhyfte, - N.P. B. Allen, D. William, R. Sheen, Adv. 15 Current Trends o a a a a Archer, D. Armstrong, S. Astalos, L. Bartz, S. Bergen, J. Binning, R. Blacquier, L. Bodnar, A. Bouwman, W. Brewin, M. Bullock A. Callan, P. Campbell, C. Cannady, L. Sponsored by: SUPERIOR MOTORS 18 Carlsen, C. Christensen, J. Christensen, N. N.P. Christensen, S. Clifton, D. Collett, S. Colombo, M. Conrad, T. Danforth, K. Danforth, T. N.P. Douglas, D. Dunz, M. Ellingson, C. Engleson, D. Enns, M. Eto, D. Evanson, C. Fehr, B. Fehr, G. Fekete, L. Ferguson, R. Fiedler, T. Fletcher, D. N.P. Fletcher, L. Francis, M. Friesen, D. Genert, S. Gilbertson, B. N.P. Green, H. Green, P. Hamilton, S. Hashizume, A Haynes, A. Harris, D. Hendricks, J. 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Hooge, J. Humphries, G. 24 Ikebuchi, R. Jensen, S. N.P. Jensen, T. Kanomata, T. Keister, L. Kessler, P. Kilback, C. Kirkvoid, S. Krahn, J. Larsen, Arild Lawson, V. Layton, B. N.P. Lloyd, R. Lothian, S, Lothian, S. Lukacs, M, Maerz, T. Martens, A. Martens, P. Maruyama, C. McArther, D. McCartee, M. McDonald, R. N.P. McKibben, S. McLaughlin, L. N. P. Metzger, M. Meyer, J. Mikalson, J Moline, K. Moore, R. N.P. Mudri, B. N. P, Murphy, C. Nisima, C. Noble, G. 25 Ohashi, S. Osborne, L. Pahl, L. Parker, S. Petrie, L. Petrie, S. Piea, S. Price, G. Quiring, S. Reamsbottom, D. Remfert, J. Robinson, H. Rodwell, D. Sameshima, K. Sanderson, K. Sangster, C. N.P. Sasaki, K. Sebok, G. Semaka, T. Smathers, K. Stoddart, M. Sturgari, A. Thomas, R. Thompson, j. Thompson, R. N.P. Tillman, R. Tomsic, D. Uyesugi, L. N.P. Valgardson, J. Valgardson, W. Varga, K. Vornbrock, E. N.P. Wall, K. Walls, C. Warkentine, B. N.P. West, B. Wiebe, D. Wiebe, R. Wilkinson, K. Williams, P. N.P. Wilson, D. N. P. Wilson, V. Wolsey, F. Sponsored by: ROBINSON STORE 26 SWEETHEART PROM The Sweetheart Prom, probably the most significant event of the junior high year, took place on Feb. 27. W. R. Myers Disco provided the music until 9:15 when the big moment arrived. Sheri Parker, a grade 9 student, was chosen as Sweetheart Queen, and as she walked down the aisle, followed by her two princesses, it was evident that she was very happy. Above, B. R. , L. - R.: R. Furakawa, C. Orban, T. Conrad. F. R.: L. Callaway, S. Parker, J. Miyashiro. 27 © » N 8 8 8 a Abell, L. Anderson, M. Anderson, R. Baceda, K. Bailey, C. Baroldi, M. Bergen, C. Blair, D. Bowman, S, Brewin, J. Burge, A. Campbell, S. Cannady, L. Carswell, K.* Christensen, M Christensen, L. N.P. Clarke, a. Collett, D. Cyr, D.R. bp Fallon, K. Fehr, R. F.ehr, T. Fletcher, C. Fletcher, J. Fletcher, T. Foulkes, A. Francis, J. Friesen, S. te te h I M @ Edwards, P. Edwards, R. Edwards, P. Egeland, S. Ensign, B. Evanson, L. N.P. Geertsma, E. Gillales, S. Goertzen, E. Gow, D. Grahl, K. Grieser, B. Gustum, J. Dahl, E. N.P. Davidson, C. DeBona, S. Derksen, D. Desabrais, C. Dickerson, A. Dow, L. Dunz, K. Hall, L. Hall, L. Hansen, C. Harder, M. Harding, B. Harris, G. Haynes, S. N.P. Higa, C. Hooge, K. Hoogerdyk, J. N.P. Hoogerkijk, M. How, M.A. 34 Bus. Ed.: Mr. Oliver, Mrs. Westwood. . - R.: L.C. Hart, B. Allan, Hill, D. Brown, H. West. English, B.R Sheen. F.R. Phys. Ed.: Mrs. Malinsky, Mr. Nelson. Library: Mr. Keast, Mrs. Smith. 36 Sponsored by: Colleanx & Mills (Accounts) 38 SENIOR VOLLEYBALL. Both teams enjoyed a successful season, com­peting in 6 tournaments. The boys won the U. of L. and post-season tournaments and placed 2nd in the pre-season, Brooks, and zone tourna­ments. The girls placed 3rd in league standings and took third and fourth place in most of their tourneys. Three league all-stars were chosen from Myers' in the persons of Willie Gow, John Lothian, and Keely McKibben. Congratulations on a job well done. Below, L. - R., B.R.: M. Anderson, B. Rogers, K. An­derson, J. Holtman, D. Sheen. F.R.: Del Cleland, W. Gow, J. Lothian, B. Neilson, C. Martens, D. Gow. N. P. : D. Hacking. JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL Myers advances to finals. The junior high boys' volleyball team played six games last season and achieved a four win, two loss record. They defeated Barnwell and Grassy Lake twice and were defeated by St. Mary's twice. At the divisional tourna­ment held at Myers in November, My­ers placed third. Below, L. -R., B.R.: D. Ferguson, G. Fletch­er, D. Fujimagari, D. MacArthur, B. Anton-iuk. F.R.: T. Ginther, M. Gardner, L. Keister. N. P. : R . Wilson. This year there was an A and B junior high girls' vol­leyball team, the former being composed of grade 9 girls while grade 7 and 8 girls comprised the latter. Throughout the year games were played against Barn­well, Grassy Lake, and St. Mary's and at the end of the league, Myers and Barnwell were tied for first place. To conclude the season, an invitational tournament was held. Here, Myers advanced to the finals but were defeated. The team was coached by Mrs. T. Malensky. 43 This Year, the Trotters competed in a South­ern 3A Basketball League. The team had a rec­ord of 3 wins and 7 losses in this new league, which involves teams from Medicine Hat, Coaldale, and Brooks. The Trotters also at­tended a tourney at McCoy High School in Medicine Hat, where they captured the conso­lation prize. We are looking forward to a good season next year, back in the old Southwest Conference. Sponsored by: Green Power Ltd. B.R., L. -R.: B. Rogers, J. Lothian, B. Nielsen, L. John­son. M.R.: K. Anderson, K. Baker, P. Shaw, Coach; T. Johnson, M. Anderson. F.R.: D. Campbell, R. Bailey, K. Anderson. I I 44 SR. HIGH GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM A total of twelve girls tried out for the basket­ball team this year. Our coach, Mr. Anderson, gave us encouragement when we needed it and by the end of the season, everyone had improved tremendously. We won more than half of our games and consistently gave our opponents a good fight. Next year promises to be an even better season for the W.R. Myers Saints. Come and support your team! Gloria Krizsan The First Canadian Bank Bank of Montreal L. Vanhereweh, L. Sanderson, R. Anderson, M. Anderson, Coach; V. Johnson, J. Williams Hall. F. R.: K. Pyrch, G. Krizan, S. Platt, M. Layton, C. McCollugh, S. Campbell, C. Smith DIVISIONAL CHAMPS jr. high basketball This year, the Jr. High Boys' basketball team was coached by Dave Nelson. The team had a 2 win, 4 loss record in regular sea­son play and competed in 2 tournaments, hosting one at Myers and traveling to Hamilton Jr. High for the other. The 1978 season was a rebuilding year as there were only two grade 9 boys on the squad. We are op­timistic about a strong team for next year. Sponsored by: Tower Theatre This year, Myers' junior girls' basketball team was coached by Mrs. Malinsky. The team competed with Barnwell, St. Mary's and Grassy Lake during league play and fin­ished with a 4 win, 2 loss record. At an ex­hibition game, the girls played against Ray­mond, Brooks, and emerged victorious. In Myers' Invitational tourney, which included teams from Raymond, Brooks, and St. Mary's, our team captured third place and Peggy Williams was awarded "Most Valuable Player". At the Jr. High Divisional Tourney, Myers finally beat Barnwell (the team that they had previously lost 2 games to) to be­come the Divisional Champs for 1978. Sponsored by: SOUTHERN FABRIC 47 School Song Onward Myers into battle go, With colors flying proud and high - Onward Myers into victory, the wine and gold are in the sky. Rah! Rah! Rah! Crown on Myers though the foe be strong, with firm attempt to do or die - Fight 'em Myers and we'll win this game, 'cause we're proud to say we're MYERS HIGH! Choo Choo - Bang, Bang Got to get my Boomerang, what ya gonna do - dance the boogaloo - Woo! C - stands for can, and D - stands for do, so watch out guys - we're gonna sock it to you - Hey, hey, hey, sock it to you! Sponsored by: I.G.A. 48 CHEERLEADERS Sr. High, B.R., L. -R.: L. Nelson, J. Harris, S. Jensen. M.R.: J. Fisher, L. Johnson. F.R.: C. Zelenka, L. Evanson, Advisor. Sponsored by: Oddies Central Drug SPORTS B.R., L. -R.: T. Danforth, M. Kern, A. Mills, S. Mykytiw, C. Kiniburgh, G. Campbell, J. Holtman, C. Martens, R. Miyashiro, J. Lothian, H. Karren. 2nd Row: S. Price, J. Harris, J. Oddie, W. Per-ini, M. Clark, D. Harris, M. Johnson, L. Johnson, R. Baily. 3rd Row: J. Djani, L. Pylipow, P. Sparks, D. Ingram. F.R.: C. Aldinger, D. Fletcher, E. Lemisko, D. Metz, B. Hirch, S. Hart, S. Clarke, C. Higa, H. Ferguson, T. Nakamura, D. Cleland, Advisor. Myers' Ski Club enjoyed a very successful year this season, with an increase in members to 47, and SNOW in the mountains for a change. The club kicked off its season with fund raising campaigns in the fall. It ran a concession for the post-season volleyball tourney, catered to a staff luncheon, and held a bake sale. As we decided to go in style this year, we said "No" to the Community Club bus and travelled via Greyhound to Fernie in December and January for one day trips. We wound up the season with a super weekend trip to Kimberley and Fern­ie in March. Highlights of the year: - Mr. C. got his new poles ripped off in Kimberly. - Allan Mills "Man, this trip was a slice! ! " - Craig Martens at top of Bear: "You've gotta be kidding! !" - John Lothian after he fell and twisted his ankle: Awx! ! ??x! ! Sponsored by: CHIHOOK OABDEHS Chinese Cuisine 50 The Myers gymnastics club, under the instruction of Del Cleland, put in another season this year. Though large in num­ber the club is not, its members have a great deal of fun and at the same time, learn a thing or two. The goal is not necessarily to develop skills for competition but rather to develop strength and muscle tone while at the same time achieving gymnastic pro­ficiency. At the annual talent night, the club demonstrated its capabilities by performing on the parallel bars. The club operated from De­cember to April this year, and will do the same next year, hopefully with a few more mem­bers. F. R., L. to R.: C. Nishima, T. Kanamata, J. Hooge, C. Maruyama, J. Lemis-ko, S. Oddie, W. Sasaki, R. Lloyd. 2nd Row: N. MacDonald, K. Carswell, K. Murphy, S. Lothian, H. Robinson, J. Remert, S. Lothian, T. Callaway, G. Humphries, K. Sasaki, V. Martens. 3rd Row: P. Edwards, V. Lawson, L. Ginther, M. Fritz, T. Samaka, P. Arndt, B. Murphy, A. Hull, S. Ohashi, J. Oshiro, Ad­visor. 4th Row: K. Sangster, G. Fletcher, F. Wolsey, D. Gilbert, L. VanHere-weghe, D. Arndt, L. Holman, C. Oshiro, S. Parker. 5th Row: D. Bruin, S. Gil-lares, B. Allen, K. Carswell. 5th Row: D. Brewin, S. Gillaires, B. Allen, K. Carswell, R. Tilleman, B. Fletcher, D. Collett. BADMINTON AND GAMES CLUB This year the games club commenced with tournaments in chess and checkers. It also took the time to learn various other table games. Membership in­cludes students from grades 7 through 12. Sponsored by: Royal Bank of Canada This year's club was a small but ded­icated group of shuttle chasers. Under the guidance of Chuck Wallace and Ken Lawson, the group enjoyed many hours of intense competition every Monday and Wednesday night. KTIV REACH FOR THE TOP After several weeks of ar­duous practice, our team took part in the Southern Zone Playoffs held in Lethbridge on February 3 and 4. Once again our Reach for the Top team did our school proud as they defeated teams from Winston Churchill andL.C.I. before being edged out by Coaldale in the finals. Members of the team this year included: Willie Gow, Tom Gillespie, Monte John­son, David Sheen, and D. Ferguson, Advisor. 54 DEBATING TEAM best speaker award These debates do drag on, don't they? The W.R. Myers Debate Club expanded its activity in '78 by hosting its first De­bate Law Seminar on Feb. 11. Teams from Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Tilley, Picture Butte, and St. Mary's competed in the event. Myers' team of John Hooger-dyk and Wayne Ikebuchi placed 2nd in high school division. TALENT NIGHT I • Sponsored by: ROGERS HARDWARE The W.R. Myers second annual variety talent program took place on Thursday, March 16, at 8:00 p. m. R. Sheen was M.C. while P. Lenz was stage manager. It was an enjoyable evening and the order of program was as follows - 1. "Beethoven" - Senior Cheerleaders - Susan Jensen, Cheryl Zelenka, Lori Nelson, Jody Fisher, Louise Johnson, Julie Harris. (Directed by Lynnette Evanson.) 2. Dramatic Monologue, from "The Miser" - Harvey Tams. (Directed by H. West.) 3. "Iron Frost" - Instrumental - Wayne Ikebuchi, Tim Fletcher. 4. "Crossed Wires" - A my Hummel, Brenda Pickles, Eric Johnson, Don Ferguson. 5. An advance scene from THE MUSIC MAN. Tom Gillespie, Sue Gardner. 6. "The Runarounds to Song" - RoxeyBaceda, Janice Hood. 7. "Home on the Range" - Trombone Solo - Robbie Kanomata. (Accompanied by M. Iverson.) 8. "Do I Love You" and "It's a Grand Night for Sing­ing" - Vocal - Diane Sheen, Sue Gardner. (Ac­companied by Cindy Jensen.) 9. Gymnastics Club - Neil Waddle, Wendy Pierson, Nick Toth, Michael Hamilton, Bryan Valgardson, Del Cleland. (Directed by Del Cleland.) 10. Trumpet Trio - Kelly Smathers, Kristy Sameshima, Sheila Harding. (Accompanied by M. Iverson.) 11. "Evergreen" - Vocal/Instrumental - Joanne Oddie, Bruce West, Penny Layton, Jody Fisher. 12. "Plink, Plunk, and the Professor" - M. Iverson, J. Patey, D. Priestly. (Special guest appearance.) 13. "Star Wars" - Senior Cheerleaders. CHILDREN S THEATER The success or failure of any drama class is directly re­lated to the attitude of the enrolled students. They must be enthusiastic about the activities and be willing to work co-operatively. This year's classes were of very high cali­ber because the students were receptive to the precept that; "You only get out of a drama class what you put in­to it. " Their enthusiasm provided the kind of atmosphere in which creativity flourished. The pictures on this page were taken during a perform­ance at St. Mary's kindergarten. Myers drama students have entertained hundreds of young students over the past several years. Prospective students often ask the question, "Will we be doing Children's Theater?" before deciding to to enroll in the class or not. This attests to the popularity of this kind of performance. Two Myers drama students, Harvey Tams and Colleen Arnett entered drama competitions in Taber and Edmon­ton. Harvey took first place in local competition and both competitors received high praise from the adjudicators in Edmonton. It was a good year! 62 ACTIVITIES JR. HIGH BAND AND CHORUS The Junior High C