Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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Kristi LaBonte does the twist! 29 The 50's Dance

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50'S DANCE, A TWISTIN' TIME This years senior class put on an excellent 50's dance. This special occasion involved a limbo contest with Heather Brazas and Ben Yost as the winners. There was also a dance contest won by Beth Heckert and Teddy Damron. Cori Cain and Tim Wheeler won the best costume contest. This year MHS had their own band performing. The Zephyrs. This rock-n-roll band's members are Jon Burns, Jeff Williams, Shelly Lusch, and Brad Snake Lowman. They jammed along with some original 50's recordings. Of course Big Daddy Armstrong was there to spin those platters and grove with the tunes. Ann Washburn and Fred Damron proceed down the line at the 50's dance presentation. Band member, Jeff Williams picks Winners °f the dance contest' Beth away those golden oldies. Heckert and Ted Damron, show their stuff. 28

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Guess who? Thats right Mr. Strough at age two. ◄ THROUGH THE YEARS WITH Every year the Dial Staff searches for an outstand- ing school contributor to receive the honor of dedication. This year we have found these qualities in Mr. John Strough. John Strough was born January 16, 1922, in Wake- field, Michigan, a small lum- bering and mining communi- ty in the Upper Penisula. He graduated from Wakefield High school in 1939 and soon after came to Marshall and worked for Mr. Win Schuler and for a time at Eaton's. During WWII he joined the U.S. Army Air Force and served in the Eu- ropean Theater of Operations from 1942-1945. After returning from the war, he settled in Wakefield and married. He decided to further his education at Trinidad, Colorado, where he received a degree in gunsmithing. He went on to Colorado State at Greeley for a BA in the field of Industrial Arts Education and continued on to receive his Masters also. While there, he taught part-time at Kersey, Colorado. He went on to teach at Hoxie, Kansas where he set up their new shop facilities. In 1955 John Strough brought his family to Mar- shall and began to teach met- al shop and drafting. A building program was under- way, which included a new shop building, the present Middle School Media Center. Soon a number of adminis- trative duties were added, in- cluding Federal Projects, Adult Education, Co-opera- tive Education as well as Di- rector of Vocational Educa- tion. At this time under John Strough's direction, Marshall instituted one of the first Building Trades House con- struction Programs in secon- dary education in Michigan. Under his direction Marshall instituted Marshall High School's first Adult Evening High School Program for credit as well as for special training or for enrichment. The Co-operative Occupation- al Training continued to ex- pand each year to serve more and more students as well as the majority of Marshall em- ployers. After 1973 Mr. Strough re- turned to the class-room to teach electronics and draft- ing. The High school Amateur Radio Club, which he sponsored, had its own radio station with the call letters WB8QQU. Presently he teaches Architectural Drafting and Engineering 30