Skip to content

Class of 1961

Class of 1961

Graduation Date: Tuesday, May 23, 1961
Class Motto: “We have crossed the bay, The ocean lies before us.”
Class Colors: Red, White, and Silver
Class Flower: White Rose
Valedictorian: David Ryerson
Salutatorian: Beverly Nerness

Class Officers

  • President – David Ryerson
  • Vice-President – Mary Jo Reinertson
  • Secretary – Beverly Nerness
  • Treasurer – Ronnie Slippy
  • Executive Officers — Charlene Wilson and Mark Freeland

Senior Members of the National Honor Society

  • Mark Freeland
  • Joyce Jordan
  • Beverly Nerness
  • David Ryerson
  • Susan Weeks
  • Charlene Wilson

Members of the Graduating Class of 1961

Robert Brown Gloria Cairns Judy Cook Fredric Eivins Donald Erickson
Mary Erickson Mark Freeland Judy Gillis Carl Harmon Earline Jennings
Susan Jesse Carol Johnson Eldon Johnson Joyce Jordan Thomas Jordan
Patricia Kingsbury Karen Klonglan Gloria Lande Richard Lande Janet Locker
Jerry Miller John Murray Kenneth Nelson Beverly Nerness Arthur Olsen
Diane Peterson Mary Jo Reinertson Arlo Richardson James Rye David Ryerson
Charles Sheldahl Martha Shinn Ronnie Slippy Gerald Sydnes Barbara Thompson
Donna Thompson Mary Twedt Larry Tweedt Arlene VerSchuer  Susan Weeks
Charlene Wilson