Freshmen Initiation ended with the Class of 1963.  Lucky you, Kathy!  Does anybody remember this?  Is my memory complete?

 I don't remember any initiations but I lived on the economy.  Is that why?

Yes, Lance, now that I see it, I remember.  I also remembered '63 was the last class that had to say that.  Darrel Terriault and I were just talking about it at the reunion this past May.

Sweet memories.

 No, Carole, the initiation was one full day at school.  We had a list of what we had to wear and a script that we had to memorize.  I'll add the details of all of it to my profile in the near future.  Since you were in the class of '65 and the initiation ended with the class of '63, most of the kids probably forgot it or never heard of it.  

 Joan, I remember that day like it was yesterday!  Somewhat like Air Force Basic Training but for only one day.  Were you in Miss Williams typing class?  I've been trying to remember the names but I can only remember Judy Sullivan and Butch Crosier.

No, Miss Williams came over to the high school from elementary school my junior year.  I had a man teacher, can't recall his name at the moment and I'm not where I can get to my year book.  I had Typing I my sophomore year.  Then I had Miss Bunch for Typing II my junior year.  We came back to the States the summer after my junior year and I actually graduated from Palmer H.S. in Colorado Springs.  That was so traumatic to me!  But, there were several of us who had to do that.

Get in touch with Janet Geary Baker janetgbaker@islc.net because she made a CD a couple of years ago of all the senior classes from the beginning of the school up until it closed.  She tried to include everyone who was there 2 or 3 years even if they didn't graduate there.  I was helping her by searching for people, but she did all the actual work.  It sure helps me to remember who people are, etc.

Joan

OMG I remember Miss Bunch...  I had nightmares of her.

Virginia "Ginger" Woltring Sanchez wrote:

 Here's what I remember about Miss Bunch:

"Learning to type WELL will mean MORE MONEY in your PAYCHECK!"

 Hi Mary,

 I had Miss Williams for typing and she taught me to type WELL, and looking back at my life, typing WELL really did serve me WELL.  Mary Corneliussen, your name is very vivid in my memory, so why can't I remember anything else?  I'm sure we were in classes together--Madrigals, maybe?  Can you help me out?

Someone above mentioned Miss Bunch, a typing teacher. I had her in '66. Over and over she used to chant in class, "Keep your eyes on the copy, keep your carriage moving. If you say the words a little faster, you can type a little fasta" Hahahaha

I remember the initiation.  In addition to saying that phrase, when a senior approached you, you had to bow 3 times and say something, like "esteem senior."  We also had to be able to polish their shoes! 

The freshman guys had to wear girl's clothes inside out and backwards.  I don't remember what the girls had to do. 

Also, we had to wear a necklace of veggies.

I am a '61 graduate although I did not graduate from PAHS.  I was at PAHS from 1955-1959, and I left in my junior year. 

Hey Lance...Sorry to take so long to answer...wonder if you'll ever even see it.  I remember you too, don't know from what class but probably typing, as I also had Miss Williams...the Maidie Bunch quote was burned into my brain by Elaine Hochendoner who sat next to me on the schoolbus and mimicked Miss B. incessantly  (and just now got a laugh from somebody else's "keep your eyes on the copy, keep the carriage movin'..." - another one of Elaine's faves - and another laugh from the "putrid piece of protoplasm" reminisce, which I had completely forgotten about.  Those were the days.)

I was class of 66 but my brother Victor DeKoenigsberg Reasoner was class of 63.  I bet he remembers it.  I will tell him about this forum so he can add his two bits.

I must say I am not particularly sorry I didn't have to go through it.  Praising someone just because isn't really me.  Smiling.