Class of 1959
Graduation Program

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I attended Gallup High my Sophomore and Junior years, and Karen Krause attended Gallup her Sophomore year and went out of state her Junior year. We both returned to WRHS for our Senior year. Our class was the first to have attended all four years at WRHS, so we thought of ourselves as the first "real" graduating class! I'm sure those who graduated before us would not agree. One memory is that we did not have a gym--the one that was built for the school couldn't be used for a gym because of problems with the flooring that presented a safety hazard. So we had to go off site for our practices and we played in the Civic Center. No shower facilities were available! A lot of us served as ushers for the Civic Center--I know that is noted in the history. I actually still have my "uniform" which is a traditional Navajo dress, white satin tiered skirt and red velveteen top. Another memory is that the home economics class used to make cookies for the football team. We also had fun with fry-bread and everyone will remember the disastrous Jell-O experiments! We had a "fashion show" to model our creations from sewing. The Class of '59 had a Navajo rug made my memory is fuzzy as to who the weaver was--I think it was a relative of one of the seniors as our gift to the school--it depicted the Scout image and was displayed in the library. We earned most of the funds for it with a huge carnival held in the cafeteria--a great success!