Bay High School - Bay Blue Yearbook (Bay Village, OH)

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For the benefit of passing motorists, Johnna Litschko displays her pro-library sign. Her Osborn Rd. residence lies just one street away from the proposed site of the new library. Just months before the demolition of the old Board of Education building. Carol Maher leaves the ill-repaired front steps, after a Baw Window interview. With his “SCHOOLS YESI” sign in the window Jeff Field goes for the lay-up In front of his house. The signs, printed by the cam- paign committee, appeared throughout Bay. After a few hours study, Debbie Knauf and Denise Bradshaw begin the walk home. The old library, built in 1960. will now hold the central office of the Board of Educa- tion. Community

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continued 22 Student Life In the reference section of the library, Margo Gustafson compares a table from her physics text to one found in a science encyclopedia. Community bolsters academic program both in and outside schools A school thrives with its community support. This has always been the case with Bay High. After the November election, this was especially true. The school levy that was passed by the citizens of Bay Village allowed for increased operating funds, energy conservation measures, and pay hikes for teachers. Mr. Assenheimer, an English teacher and coach at Bay said in reference to the levy, “It was super. The thing that makes it so good is that it shows that people in Bay want to continue with quality education.” Barry R. Hemphill, the president of the Bay Board of Education commented, “The operating levy was passed with one of the most positive at- titudes from the school system and the community. The levy was passed with 60% of the votes in its favor. Mr. Hemphill commended Mr. Russell Fritz, Mr. Vic Strimbu, and Ms. Marylin Groff for their fine efforts in serving as tri-chairmen on the campaign committee for the levy. Mr. Fritz observed. The campaign was much more organized this year than last year when the levy was defeated. We had a lot of volunteers going door to door asking people for their sup- port.” All in all, the attitude towards the school levy appeared to be extremely optimistic. Another levy passed in November involving the school and community was the library levy. Since the levy passed, construction on the new library will commence in the near future. It is to be situated where the current Board of Education building is now located. In return, the Board of Education will relocate in the old library on the corner of Dover Center and Wolf Rd. The students reaction to the new library appears to be positive. Junior Sue Firalio said. “I think it’s excellent, I can’t wait until its finished, I hope it has more resources like Rocky River and Lakewood. The new library will be a definite asset for the students of Bay. Perhaps knowing that they have a “resourceful” library will motivate them to spend a little time there. Who knows? Maybe they’ll even study!

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continued Students discover there’s more to history than what’s in textbooks For half of a century, the Handbook has been a tradition at Bay High. 1979 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bay High School yearbook. Milestones such as this tend to get people thinking about history. Bay kids living in the Western Reserve are com- pletely surrounded by it. Although history seems to be forgotten as quickly as it happens, this is not the case in our commun- ity. There are numerous projects being conjured up that are aimed at bringing back the memories of ‘‘the good old days . The majority of these projects involve students from Bay High School. The Bay Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and community have all joined together to build a log cabin off Cahoon Road. Boy Scout Bill Whitlock said, The building is a replica of the Cahoon’s home, the first building ever to be built in Bay. The construction is a car- ryover from the bicentennial project in 1976.” Another historic project in the making is the restoration of a 102 year old mansion on Lake Road. Gloria Britton, a junior, is one of the inhabitants of this house. The thought of living in a big, old mansion gives most kids an eerie, spooky feeling. According to Gloria, After four years, it doesn’t seem any different that a regular house. A different attempt to preserve our communities’ “bygones is the tours given at the Rose Hill Museum on Lake Road. The museum displays items dating way back in Bay’s history. So, for any student who wanted to find his community roots”, he didn’t have to go far. Bay Village abounds in history. In the act of trimming a loft support. Boy Scouts Jeff Hawk and Bill Whitlock balance atop a replica of the original Cahoon cabin. — In a combination of the old and new. Gloria Britton peruses her record collection near the 103-year-old shuttered windows of her h house. Originally belonging to William Saddler, it initially won an architectural y prize. After receiving her paycheck from the Rec office. Carol Sullivan walks around the structure which was originally the Joseph Cahoon Barn. The building not only houses the Rec office, but also a modern dance floor. » 24 Student Life