Recently while on Ancestry.com, I stumbled upon on the yearbook for Mesa Union High School from 1951. This would have been when Ella was a senior and Ralph was a junior. These pictures are such gems! By the number of photos of her, we can see that Ella was quite involved in school clubs and activities, and Ralph was certainly looking dapper in his class photo.Ralph and Ella knew of each other in high school (they first met at a back-to-school seminary dance in September 1949), but they didn't start to date until after Ella had graduated. (Read more about their courtship as well as their wedding day.)
Although Ralph and Ella are the same age, Ella was ahead in her schooling by American standards when she transferred schools from Aberdeen to Mesa, so she ended up graduating a year ahead of Ralph -- she in 1951 and he in 1952.
Check out these photos!
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| Ella is pictured in the second row, first column. The related blurb to the right reads: "ELLA FINDLAY--F.HA. (4), Le Circle Francais (4), Safety Council (4). Entered from Central Senior Secondary School, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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| Ralph is pictured in the fourth row, second column. |
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| Ella was a member of the Safety Council. Here she is pictured in the bottom photo, back row, second from the left. |
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| Here's a candid group photo with Ella in the back/center. |
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| In the top photo, Ella is shown with other members of Le Cercle Francais (the French Club). Ella is in the middle row, second from the left. |
