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All Honors Assembly And Awards At Wakefield High School
The All Honors Assembly held May 26 featured James Bedell as chair and included the Pledge of Allegiance, selections by the high school band conducted by Carl E Nelson, and multiple awards across football basketball track tennis and forensics. It lists 1954 55 letter and numeral winners, senior junior and freshman bands, student council leaders, scholarships, and service recognitions with names such as George Finco Myron Swanson Betty Jacobson Martha Haukkala Jack Hero and James Bedell among many others. The piece also includes sections on public notices and probate court actions from Wakefield News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bedell
Guentzel
Carl E. Nelson
Roman Yatchak
Dale Holbrook
Vernon Carr
Mgr
George Finco
Gordon King
Harold Linn
Warren Niemi
Mike Rydeski
Myron Swanson
Eugene Valesano
Richard Williams
Darrol Dalbeck
Allen Davidson
William Harvey
Jack Hero
Edward Hocking
Douglas King
Earl Lai
Harold Hellen
Dennis Hill
David Koski
Robert Luoma
Ronald Nerva
Jack Ringsmuth
Gerald Rintamaki
James Valesano
Donald Doney
James Krznarich
David Cvengros
Romilly Gilbert
Garland Hyler
Robert Kinnunen
David Vertanen
Romaan Yatchak
Robert Haapola
Robert Hongisto
Donald Hopkins
David Karling
Norman Kunes
Jerry Yatchak
Kenneth Berretto
Douglas Gallo
James Kyznarich
Sylvester Russ
Kenneth Wuorinen
James Olson
Dennis Angus
Ken Berretto
Duane Dalbeck
Wendell Pietchak
Elda Loia
Betty Jacobson
Janet Rostellan
Ruth Karling
Jeanne Jarvela
Barbara Monti
Sarah Mattson
Victoria Simchak
Arvesta Grayson
Geraldine Koski
Marion Mezzano
Virginia Brackett
William Lusa
Joe Orlich
Ken Nurmikko
Paris
Conrad Magidson
F. W. Duffin
Roger Rintamaki
Douglas Sterck
Donald Best
James Ferrando
Theodore Finco
Paul Hanson
Melvin ‘Kuoppala
John Lepinski
Roger ‘Niemi
James
Donald Grabrick
Rodney Jarvela
Joki
Ronald Kelley
Robert Koski
Russel Korpi
James Krauz
Roger Londo
Steve Malmberg
Gregory Miheve
Larry Neznanski
Alvin Nikula
Leonard Osborne
Louis Parent
James Ringsmuth
Gordon Seppa
David Strasser
David Syriens
James Trettin
David Willa
Fred Williams
Garry Williams
Robert Yatchak
The
Vikanen
David Zazeski
Echo
Arthur Mattson
Arnold Korpi
Martha Haukkala
Doris Raisanen
Emily Mattson
Carol Jose
Doris Menghini
Pat Yesney
Pat Budgick
Pat Linder
Carol Salmela
Karen Seppa
Sylvia Saari
Richard Newman
Lorraine Backman
Elizabeth Nunimaker
Shirley Weber
Pat Huttunen
Anna Trolla
William Walter
Grace Antilla
JoAnn
Maki
Marianne Spencer
Darlene Krook
Michael Rydeski
James Jacobson
Ronald Vertanen
Carolyn Maki
Janet Rostollan
John Ballone
Pat Fountain
Gail Eschenbauch
Barbara Sachs
Gerald Yon
Carol Salmi
Dorothy Rolando
Dorothy Popovich
Frances Hanges
Shirley Lampi
Melvin Nikula
Roger
Rintamaki
Allan Davidson
Bernadette Ravelli
Ronald Ranta
Sandra Gates
Nancy Steele
Charlotte Saari
Mary Carol Warren
Nancy Luoma
James Haapola
Martha Haukkla
Nancy Draxler
Jeanne Krook
Doris Raisamen
Charlotte
Diva Maki
Billie Lou Sands
Frances
Janice Bugni
Carol Saari
Carol Koski
Corrine Tomczyk
Delores Pikka
Pat Lin
Darlene Anderson
Pat Benson
Judy Gembolis
Popovich
Arion
Phil Cormier
Betty Jacobs
University of Michigan
American Legion
Anton Valesano
American Legion Auxiliary
Bruno Saari
Bessemer
Robert R. Wright
Roy Cassidy
John J. Mattson
Wakefield News
State OF Michigan
Gogebic
Said
August Erickson
Conrad W. Ahlquist