The Class of 1966

The 1966 Polaris

The cover of the 1966 Polaris features two seals. The FHS seal shows the tower, an open book with a foot with wings, an atom and the year 1850, the words Freeport H S, and a Pretzel.

The seal of the city of Freeport features the words City of Freeport, Ill., Incorporated 14th Feb. 1855, Praesto Et Persto (literally, "I Undertake and I Persevere" or "To Stand Out and to Stand Firm"), and drawings of a star, a steam locomotive, a figure with a tool, and a crest with four more symbols: a caduseus, bow & arrow, a plow, and another symbol which I cannot make out.

The Class of 1966

Linda Ackerman, Linda Alexander, Mary Allen, Pamela Anderson, Michael Arola

Martha Babcock, Margaret Backus, Michael Banks, Judith Barkau, Vicki Barrett, Constance Basse, David Bast, James Becker, Pamela Becker (d), Janice Beckmire, Roger Beldt, John Bell, Galen Bertram, Gary Besley, Janice Best, Robert Bike, Lynn Blust, Georgia Bokemeier, Lynn Bokemeier, Lynn Bolender, Michael Bollinger, Lawrence Bordner, Vicki Bradford, Edwin Bradley, Paul Brauer, Ruth Brick, Michael Brock, Karen Brokhausen, Dawn Brown, Nancy Brown, Theresa Brown, Cheryl Brubaker, Glada Brubaker, Deborah Bruce, Lloyd Brumfield, Donald Bryan, Linda Bucher, William Burchell (d), Stephen Burd, Kimberlee Burdick (d), Sandra Burris, Jeannine Buss, Pamela Buss, Phyllis Byers

Richard Campbell (d), Anthony Cannova, Marcia Carpenter, Christine Carter (d), George Caruthers Jr., Crystal Cheeseman, David Christensen, Vicki Christian, Arnold Clark, Onalee Clark, Craig Cline, Arlen Colberg, Linda Cole, Patricia Collins, Patsy Cook, Douglas Coomber, John Coon (d), Sherry Cordes, Sylvia Cosgrove, Loreli Covert, Jane Craft, David Credicott, Randy Criddle, Linda Cummings, Cynthia Cummins (d), Craig Cuplin, Richard Cuplin, James Cutler

Gloria Dahl, James Dailey, Sharon Daley, Carol Dame, Marybeth Davis, Rodney Davis, Suzanne Davis, Richard Deemer, Barbara Delong, Frank Demichele, Douglas Devidal, Sharon Devon, Paula Dickman, Steve Diehl, Morayne Dir, Diane Dixon, James Dixon, Cynthia Dollarhide, Linda Downing, Michelle Drake, Gary Dubey, Charlene Duitsman

Dennis Eade, John Edison, Eddie Ellsworth, Linda Endress, Gary Engbert

Jack Faessler, Patricia Fambro, Larry Fargher, Dennis Farrar (d), Manette Fine, Rick Florell, Wendy Fluegel, Jeffrey Forsythe, Randall Frankenfield (d), Robert Frankenfield, Donald Franz, Linda Frende, Peter Frey, Michael Fryer (d), Ronald Fusco

Betty Gammon, Lee Garner, Eugene Gassman, Robert Gassman, Steven Gaulrapp, Warren Geisler, Barbara Gempeler, Donald Gennusa, Sandra Gerloff, Diantha Gimple, James Gitz, Marilyn Gitz, Gary Glidden, Judith Gonder, Steven Gorham, Marcia Gorman, Linda Grabow, Robert Grabow, Richard Graff, Ronald Green, Sue Green, Dennis Greier, Diane Griffin, John Griffin, Mary Ann Griffo, Lawrence Griswold (d), Pamela Groves, Figen Gurdol

Pamela Haas, Linda Hahn, Ronald Hainke, Terry Hannah, Pamela Haight, Nancy Halstead, Elizabeth Hardinger, Dennis Harnish, Michael Harnish, Pamela Harnish, Holly Hart, Jonathyn Hartman (d), Michael Harvey, Randall Hawley, John Hayes, Chryll Heck, Pamela Heck (d), Robert Heck, Kathleen Heidenreich, David Heinrich, Gail Heitter, Terry Heitter, Regan Heitz, Linda Hendrickson, William Henning, Lynn Henry, Terry Herbig, Barbara Hewins, Mike Hilden, John Hill, Ardell Hilton, Zena Holloway, John Holm, James Holt, Bruce Holtan, Mark Hornbogen, James Hunt, Charles Hutchins, Terry Hutmacher

Cathy Ifert, Sherry Ingram, Daniel Irwin

Richard Jacobs (d), Laura Jaeger, Jeanne Jeffrey, David Jenkins, Jerry Jenner (d), Joyce Jewell, Betty Johnson, Caroline Johnson, Edith Johnson, Linda Johnson, Marilyn Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, Walter Johnson, Cynthia Jones, Michael Jones, Sarah Jones

Gregory Kaiser, Craig Kaney, Victoria Karstedt, Donald Keep (d), Dennis Keith, Joseph Kent, Jean Kerchner, David Kerr, Thomas Kirchberg, Jon Kirkpatrick, Clifford Kleindl, Kathryn Kling, Eugene Klinger, Rebecca Kloepping, Dennis Koehn, Sheldon Koester, Gordon Kohn, Susan Korf, Thomas Kortemeier (d), Richard Kraft, Linda Krull, Sue Kuntz, Jeannine Kuntzelman

Francine Laible, Karl Lamb (d), Ann Laurence, Michael Lausch, Linda Leahy (d), Marsha Lebaron, Carol Leemhuis, Linda Lehman, Scott Leininger (d), Sherry Lender, James Leverington, Earl Lieske, Julia Lincoln, Gary Long, Linda Long, Jenean Lorenz, Marsha Ludolph, Linda Lumby

Mary Lou Macklin, Janet Madison, Natalie Maines, Susan Mandrgoc, Michael Mansheim, James Manske, Gary Manthei, Randall Manus, William Markwardt, David Marsh (d), Julie Mast, Jo Ann Mattison, Douglas Maurer, Ronald McAllister, Miriam McDonald, Angela McIlvanie, John McKinney, Ronald McWilliams, Barbara Mellen, Nancy Memmer, Kristi Messing, Mary Mettelka, John Meyers, Linda Meyers, Patricia Meyers, Thomas Migliore, Joseph Miller, Robert Miller, Diana Mims, Gerry Minear, Darrell Moore, Lorae Moore, Kenneth Mordick, Linda Moritz, Terry Moss, Karen Murray, Marcia Myers

Dennis Nampel, Jeff Nash, Thomas Naylor, Diana Nelson, Nancy Nesemeier, Alan Nettles, Larry Nevenhoven, Christine Nichols, Patricia Norman

Daniel Olson, Helen O'Neal, Robert Ostendorf, Craig Otte, Marchia Otto

Jami Parker, Annie Pearson, Sharon Peck, Janis Perry, Vicky Peterson, Sylvia Pfeiffer, Darius Picking, Dennis Piefer, Vicki Pizzolato (d), John Place, Deborah Plantan, Kathie Poe, Marta Pontual

James Rafferty, James Rawson, Deborah Reed, Raymond Reed, Janice Reeves, Barbara Reuber, Judi Rexilius, Mary Reynolds (d), Kenneth Rice, Michael Robertson, Sally Roemer, Lana Roen, Melanie Roenneburg (d), Carol Rohr, Richard Roodhouse, Cathy Rosenberger, Jan Ross, Larry Ruckman, Lynn Rudy (d), Pamela Ruthe

Teresa Sabin, Gary Sager (d), Larry Salter, Mary Salter (d), Vicki Sarles, Thomas Sanders, Gary Scheider, Peggy Scheider, Dennis Schmidt, Joan Schmidt, Kenneth Schmidt, Gerald Schneiderman, Karen Schnitzler, Kenneth Schnitzler (d), Cherie Schofield, Larry Schroeder, Elizabeth Schubert, Stephen Schwendiman, Dennis Scofield, Curtis Scudder (d), Mary Scudder, Dolf Seeds, Larry Seidemann, Delores Senn, Michael Shain, Linda Sheetz (d), Pamela Shores, Kathy Schultz, Robert Sieveking, Allan Sikes, Wayne Smith, Carolyn Soldati, Charles Sorn, Marsha Spangler, Darla Springer, Timothy St. Andrews, James Staas, Anita Stearns, Robert Stebbins (d), Steven Steenrod, Lorna Steffen, Sharyn Steinhagen, Craig Stocker, Michael Stodden, Rory Stoner, Bruce Strayer, Nancy Stuart, James Sturtevant, Roger Swank, Bruce Swartz

Harry Taylor Jr., Herbert Taylor, Sally Thoman, Julie Thomasson, Alan Thruman, Daniel Tretter, Clarence Triplett, George Trout III, Lillian Truckenmiller, Priscilla Tucker, Gregory Turner

Donald Van Matre (d), Patricia Van Matre

Ellen Waggoner, Holly Wahler, Sally Wallock, Eddie Washington, Fred Washington, Sigrid Waterhouse, Orania Watter (d), Wayne Watz, Thomas Weaver (d), Anne Weckerly, Ronald Weckerly, William Wegner, Cynthia Wehrenberg, Karla Weier, Jack Welty Jr., James Welty, Janet Wiegmann (d), Kathleen Wiemers, Arnix Williamson (d), John Wilson, Judith Winters, Linda Wise, Marcia Wiskochil, Becky Witt, Frances Witte, Susan Witte, John Wolfe, Kay Woods

Nancy Yokers

Mark Zinser

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Donald Jepson, Robert Rimington, Harold Born, John Korf, Thomas Ennenga, Douglas Graves, Robert Pashby. Dr. David Ponitz resigned as superintendent and left Oct. 30, 1965. Theodore Carpenter, assistant superintendent of schools, assumed the responsibilities.

STAFF

Reuben Baumgartner, Principal
Ruth Ann Gruenau, Dean of Girls
Doctor Evans, Administrative Assistant

Mae Boswell, School Nurse
Vernon Ruthe, Business Manager
Mary Ellen McPherson, Librarian

Guidance Counselors
Jeanette Lloyd, Karl McWilliams, Richard Lumby, Ronald Norman

Secretaries
Florence Schoonhoven, Laura Enstrom, Donna Knapp, Anna Mae Lyon, Doris Kirby, Martha Cutler, Rachael Rutter

Cafeteria
Mary Leuzinger, Supervisor

Custodians
Elwyn Jones, Supervisor
Ruth Burgett, Dick Minear, Clyde Jackson, Spencer Stebbin, Charles Johnson, Chester Meier, Alfred Gebennus, Lawrence Fransen, Harold Homan

INSTRUCTORS

Merritt Allen, Physical Education, Director of Athletics
Dwayne Ayer, Biology
Douglas Baldwin, Physics, Algebra
Joyce Baltzer, History, International Relations
Alan Bassuener, Physical Education
Camille Baumgartner, English
Farrell Benefiel, Physical Education, Health & Safety, Coaching
Vernon Bokemeier, Vocational Agriculture, Biology
Ernest Boltie, Mathematics
Dewayne Burck, Metals, Machine Shop
Eleanor Chance, Home Economics
William Chance, Social Studies, Coaching
Wade Collier, Electronics, Machine Shop
Mary Collins, French
Mary Copeland, English
Eugene Cyphers, Business
James Davis, English, Debate
Sheila Doden, Vocal Music
John Egan, History, Government
Delbert Eilders, Business
Ralph Enstrom, Speech
Douglas Firebaugh, Chemistry
Edith Groom, English
Helen Hamil, U.S. History
Dagmar Hansen, English
Geraldine Hayner, Business
Elizabeth Heiland, Physical Education, Health & Safety
John Hull, Chemistry
Mary Johnson, English
Nate Johnson, Physical Education, Drivers Education, Coaching
Gina Jordan, English
Marjorie Kephart, English
Edsel Langdon, Physics
Jeannette Lloyd, Speech, Drama
Mary Luebbing, English
Richard Lumby, Social Studies, Counselor
Lucille Madden, Art
Eugene Marks, Technical Drawing
George Martin, U.S. History, Speech
Lillian Matthiesen, Home Economics
Gerald McElroy, English, Publications
Alex McKnight, Drivers Education, English
Ada Meyers, Mathematics
Roy Modlinger, English, Reading
Dorothy Nelson, Vocal Music
Ronald Norman, Health & Safety, Counselor, Coach
Minor Ocker, Biology
Terrance O'Neill, Woodshop
Lois Pash, Mathematics
Donna Reed, Physical Education
Carl Reuter, Mathematics
Frances Ritzinger, Business
Raymond Robbins, Mathematics
Rosalee Rockman, Art
Doris Roen, English
Martha Rohlfing, German
Willard Rubendall, Mathematics
Ann Salmela, Physical Education
Dean Sayles, Band
Dorothea Schmidt, Spanish
Paul Schmidt, Latin
Russell Schoenig, Business
Ernest Seeman, Orchestra
Irene Sullivan, Mathematics
Maxine Triff, German
Mardelle Voigt, Spanish
Allan Walter, Power Mechanics
James Yde, U.S. History, Geography
David Youker, Biology

IN MEMORIAM

Pam Becker, Bill Burchell, Kim Burdick, Richard Campbell, Christine Carter, Jon Coon, Cynthia Cummins, Dennis Farrar, Randy Frankenfield, Mike Fryer, Larry Griswold, Jonathan (Mike) Hartman, Pam Heck, Richard Jacobs, Jerry Jenner, Donald Keep, Clifford Kleindl, Tom Kortemeier, Karl Lamb, Linda Leahy, Scott Leininger, Mary Lou Macklin, Dave Marsh, Vicki Pizzolato, Mary Reynolds, Melanie Roenneburg, Lynn Rudy, Gary Sager, Mary Salter, Ken Schnitzler, Curt Scudder, Linda Sheetz, Robert Stebbins, Don Van Matre, Orania Watter, Thomas Weaver, Janet Wiegmann, Art Williamson

My father's 1966 license plate.

As a reward for graduating from high school, my grandmother gave me my grandfather's 1957 Chevy. This is the first plate I put on that car. The car was silver, 4-door, and had a 283 V-8 engine. It was sweet!

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