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Elementary Years


1957-58

Gym, Cafeteria, Band/Choir Room

Winter view from back of the school


Senior Memories

Home Ec

Ramona Christopherson and Darlene Jorgenson

Joanne Rodewald ('59), Miss Maxwell, Alice Wasson ('59)

 

Mr. Berendsen and Mr. Leach

A.J. Berendsen, Principal

R. Syverson, Area Administrator         

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Teachers

Mr. Berendsen

Principal and Social Studies

Mr. Collins, English

Mr. Aamodt, Science

Mr. Olson, Music

Mrs. Eikens, Librarian

Mr. Baker, Coach

Mr. Gibson, Coach

Miss Maxwell, Home Ec

Mr. Leach, Math

Mr. Ames, English

Mrs. Baker, Girls Phy. Ed.

Miss Kramer, Typing, Bookkeeping

Mr. Hanson, Ag/FFA

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Mrs. Eakins and her Assistant Librarians

Front Row: Darlene Jorgenson, Betty Oebser, Jim Anderson, Donna

Hulvorson, Karen Sandvig, Marlys Hanson.
Second Row: Mrs. Eakins, Crystal Dial, Ramona Christopherson, Nancy

Krause, Faye Woodmansee, Diane Tanberg, Mary Hogen.

Office Workers

Front Row: Rita Traynor, Darlene Moldenhaur, Betty Oebser

Back Row: Gloria Wilkens, Kathy Karnes, Judy Raasch, Diana Plan

Senior Class Officers

Vice President Jerry Timm, Advisor Mr. Aamodt, Secretary Rosella

Bunce, Treasurer Jerry Wilkens, President Bob Olson (standing)

Salutatorian: Beverly Klecker - "A Fortunate Generation"

Valedictorian: James Schultz - "A Challenging World

Forensics

Band Christmas Concert - 1957

"Somebody" forgot to wear white shoes!

Chorus Christmas Concert - 1957

Mr. Olson and students painted "stained glass windows"

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Homecoming 1957

Queen Dana Wilhelm & King Robert Olson

Homecoming Queen & King at bonfire

Homecoming Bonfire

 

Pep Rally Downtown Spring Valley

Maureen Traynor leading cheer, Dick Alton on tuba

and Dan Gauvin next to him

Pep Club

     

Jim Schultz and Paul Arneson

 

Senior Skip Day

Left to Right:Sandra Lehman, Betty Oebser, Beverly

Klecker, Darlene Jorgenson, Sharon Budd, Jim Schultz,

Jerry Timm, Paul Arneson

Bob Sebion and Jerry Timm

 

Bev Klecker

Left to Right: Jim Schultz, Ramona Christopherson,

Bev Klecker, Marlys Hanson, Sandra Lehmann, Paul

Arneson, Jerry Timm

Tom Gunderson

 

Darlene Jorgenson and Betty Oebser

  Jerry Timm, Norman Olson, Diana Plan,

Charles Gjovig, Alois Ducklow

 

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Al Hogen

Varsity Basketball Team

Dave Richardson could really jump!

Varsity Cheerleaders

Diana Plan, Donna Hulvorson, Maureen Traynor, and Sharon Budd

Intramural Basketball Team

Front:  ?, Norman Olson, Jim Brown, Jerry Timm

Back: Robert Olson, Myron Amundson, Jerry Wilkens, Ronnie Thompson

Track Team

Graduation

Dave Richardson

1958 Prom

Grand March

Judy Thompson, Rosella Bunce, Cathy Falde, King Bob

Richardson, Dick Geving, Dave Sorenson

Dave Richardson & future wife, Sandy

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Junior Memories

Junior Class Officers

President, Dick Geving; Treasurer, Jerry Wilkens; Advisor, Mr. Leach; Vice-President, Roger Halverson; Secretary, Bob Olson

Class of '58 as Juniors

Row 4: Ronnie Thompson, Myron Amundson,Jerry Wilkens, Vernon Raehsler, Charles Gjovig, Alois Ducklow, Robert Harshman, Roger Halverson, Bob Sebion, Dan Gauvin, Norman Olson Row 3: Roger Langer, Paul Arneson, Vernon Farrell, Butch Colburn, Allen Hogen, Dick Geving, Jim Brown, Bob Olson, Charles Wells, Jim Schultz, Tommy Gunderson, Jim Traynor. Row 2: Kenny Jensen, Jim Jorgenson, Sandy Lehmann, Ramona Christopherson, Beverly Klecker, Judy Truesdill, Carol Olson, Sharon Budd, Diana Plan, Dana Wilhelm, Dave Richardson, Jerry Timm. Row One: Mr. Leach, Helen Gjovig, Rosella Bunce, Darlene Jorgenson, Betty Oebser, Marjorie Fuhrman, Marlys Hanson, Mary Ann Helgeson, Marlene Bulmer, Marlys Slocum, Sandy Mondor, Darlene Moldenhauer, Rita Traynor.

 

Spring Valley High School Choir 1956-1957

Back Row: Beverly, Dana, Carol, Muriel, Dave, Carl, Don, Dick, Allen, Bob, Butch, Calvin, Arlie, Dan, Francis, Richard, Maureen, Judy, Donna, Judy.

Third Row: Marjorie, Judy, Audrey, Judy, Ross, Jerry, Roger, Jim, Dave, Steve, Mike, Dick, Kent, Robert, Larry, Sherry, Rochelle, LouAnn.

Second Row: Camilla, Gale, Judy, Viv, Kathy, Elaine, Cheryl, Carol, Sharon, Rita, JoAnn, Diane, Janet, Marlys, Mila.

First Row: Jean, Sharon, Joan, Judy, Marge, Mary, Karen, Mary, Marilyn, Evey, Doris, Rita, Karen, Carol, Betty.

Dance Band 1956-1957

L-R: Dorothy Stein, Dick Alton, Dan Gauvin, Carol Olson, Anita Olson, Carol Leach, Wayne Jensen, Mr. Olson, Sharon Budd, Maureen Traynor, Calvin Mitheun, Bill Klanderman, Mary Alms, Carol Reed

 

Solo Ensemble Contestants - 1957

Marlys Hanson, Marjorie Fuhrman, Carol Olson, Dana Wilhelm,

Diana Plan, Dan Gauvin, Dick Alton & Sharon Budd

Spring Valley High School Marching Band

Junior Class Play

Cast

Front Row: Marjorie Fuhrman, Carol Olson, Diana Plan, Dana

Wilhelm,Sharon Budd, Marlys Hanson
Back Row: Jerry Timm, Bob Sebion, Robert Harshman,

Paul Arneson, Jim Schultz, Tom Gunderson, Dan

Gauvin, Jim Traynor, Charles Gjovig

Dan Gauvin

Sharon Budd and Jerry Timm

A One-Act Play  

Carol Olson (hidden), Dan Gauvin, Pat Moe, Paul Arneson,

& Judy Thompson

Carol Olson and Dan Gauvin

 

Junior Class Picnic

Front: Beverly Klecker, Carol Olson, Marjorie Fuhrman,

Ramona Christopherson

Back: Betty Oebser, Darlene Jorgenson, Sandra Lehmann

Front: Darlene Jorgenson, Betty Oebser

Back: Al Hogen, Jerry Wilkens

Rosella Bunce, Dana Wilhelm, Robert Colburn

Carol Olson, Helen Gjovig, ?, Darlene Jorgenson

Can you help name the unidentified person?

Helen Gjovig, Charles Gjovig, Darlene

Jorgenson, Ramona Christopherson, Marlys

Hanson, Sandra Lehmann

Darlene Jorgenson and Betty Oebser

  Miscellaneous Memories  

Marlys Slocum and Sandy Mondor

Marlys Slocum, Sandy Mondor

& Darlene Moldenhauer

Harold Wilk and Darlene Moldenhauer

Now - Mr. & Mrs. Wilk

Selma Green & Laurel Ninneman

"Dancing Champions"

Nancy Karnes & Sandy Mondor

In the living room of the Bock home -

just a gang of girls singing.

Marlys Slocum, Nancy Karnes ('56),

Helen Holerud ('56), and Sandy Mondor

Jim Traynor ('56) and Nola Mondor ('56)

Wilbur Fuhrman, Nola Mondor, and

Helen Holerud - Class of 56

 
Party at Bev Klecker's Home

Darlene Jorgenson, Betty Oebser, Marlys Hanson

Judy Klecker, Bev's Mom, Bev Klecker

Standing - Judy Klecker

At Table - Darlene Jorgenson, Jerry Timm,

Carol Olson, Betty Oebser

In Back - Jim Traynor & Tom Gunderson

Prom - 1957

Rita and Maureen (Class of '59) Traynor

Getting Ready for Prom

Dick Alton and Sharon Budd

"That Ol' Black Magic"

MaryAnn Helgeson and Jim Traynor

 

Bev Klecker and Dave Richardson

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Teachers

Russell Aamodt - Science Teacher

Fred Leach - Math Teacher


Sophomore Memories

 

Sophomore Class Officers

Vice President Dan Gauvin, Treasurer Dick Geving, Advisor Mr. Palecek, Secretary Marlys Hanson, President Dana Wilhelm

 

Class of '58 as Sophomores

Front: Sandra Lehmann, Bev Klecker, Judy Truesdill, Carol Olson, Sharon Budd, Diana Plan, Dana Wilhelm.

Row 2: Betty Oebser, Darlene Jorgenson, Mary Ann Helgeson, Marlene Bulmer, Ramona Christopherson, Sandra Mondor, Darlene Moldenhauer, Marlys Slocum, Helen Gjovig, Marjorie Fuhrman, Marlys Hanson, Rita Traynor.

Row 3: Roger Langer, Robert Sebion, Kenneth Jensen, Charles Wells, Robert Olson, James Brown, Tom Gunderson, Dan Gauvin, Norman Olson, Robert Harshman, David Richardson, James Traynor, Gerald Timm.

Row 4: Roger Halvorson, John Whirry, James Schultz, Vernon Farrell, Marvin Kearns, James Jorgenson, Robert Colburn, Allen Hogen, Jerry Wilkens, Richard Geving, Charles Gjovig, Frederick Spence, Myron Amundson, Ronald Thompson, Alois Ducklow. ABSENT: Paul Arneson.

Sophomore Class Picnic

Beverly Klecker

Marlys Hanson, Ramona Christopherson, Marjorie Fuhrman

Sharon Budd

Sandy Mondor and Rita Traynor

Ramona Christopherson, Marjorie Fuhrman, Helen

Gjovig, Sharon Budd, Beverly Klecker, Sandra Lehmann

 
  Prom 1956  

Grand March

Allen Hogen, Sharon Budd, Butch Colburn, Dana Wilhelm

Dana Wilhelm and Butch Colburn

Bev Klecker

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Freshmen Memories

Freshman Class Officers

Secretary Dave Richardson, Vice President Rita Traynor,

Treasurer Dana Wilhelm, President Sharon Budd

    

Carol Olson - Before and After!!     

Barb Peterson (?) Not sure - HELP?

Homecoming Royalty

Rita Traynor, Barb Blegen, JoAnn Brorson, Joan Olson

Inter-Class Tournament

Cheerleaders1955

Rita Traynor, Sandy Mondor,

Bev Klecker & Sharon Budd

Rita Traynor - Interclass Cheerleader

for the Turtles. "We made the turtles

for our sweaters and edged them

with green coloring."

Rita Traynor - 1955

Leta Moore