Parkway High School - Almega Yearbook (Rockford, OH)

Page 46 text:

Awards DANPORTH AWARDS Dan Koch Jane Friedly FTA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Sandy Smerik Joyce Keller ACTIVITIES AWARDS Jim Ripley Dan Huf fman Sandy Smerik Marie Shaffer OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD Prank Taylor SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Barry Copeland Virginia Hofmann OUTSTANDING HOME ECONOMICS STUDENT AWARD Barbara Hamrick TOP STUDENT AWARDS Sandy Smerik Linda Sharp JOHN PHILIP SOUSA AWARD Dan Koch BALFOUR AWARD Sandy Smerik ATTENDANCE AWARD Donna Bates BLOCK «P« AWARDS Linda Sharp Sandy Smerik Joyce Keller Margie Beckstedt Marie Shaffer Rose Binkley Jim Ripley Barbara Snyder Bob Vining Theresa Belna Joyce Bricker Charlene Hawk Jane Priedly Dan Koch Scholarship Team Seated : Theresa Belna, Marie Shaffer, Joyce Bricker, Joyce Keller, Charlene Hawk, Sandy Smerik, Barbara Snyder; Standing ; Bob Vining, Larry Hertel, Yvonne Beeks, Judy Spitler, Joanne Spitler, Linda Sharp, Jim Ripley, Rob VanFleet

Page 45 text:

Presentation USHERS: Center: Ruth Ray; Seated: of Diplomas Connie Beougher, Ann Chrispin; Standing: Judy Ferguson, Frieda Lloyd Bollenbacher Roehm, Janet Rumple, Joan Miller, Jesu, Joy of Man ' s Desiring Mary Anna Provci. Dan Koch IF i m t k Ki i j Presentation of Awards Boyd Granger Top juniors who led seniors Ann Westerberg, Janice Siebert, Sharon Kolter, and Sharon Luth. A Perfect Day Yvonne Beeks On the Move Forward Dr. H. I. VonHaden RECESSIONAL

Page 47 text:

Class History On the bright sunny day of September 8, 1952, 48 bewildered five and six-year olds stumbled through the doors of Willshire Public School. We were met by Mrs. Clouse and Mrs. Dibert, who guided us through the first of 12 trying years. We returned in the fall of 1953 as wise and experienced second graders, who were taken immediately into hand by Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. Schroeder. When Mrs. Dellinger bravely took on the task of teaching 50 third graders, we were together as one class for the first time. This year, we also enjoyed, with the rest of the school, the use of the new addition. Regretting the loss of our recess, we were promoted to the fourth grade and Mrs. Bain. In our fifth year we were again divided and placed in the hands of Mrs. Bain and Mrs. Bowen. In the sixth grade, under the supervision of our first male teacher, Mr. Sipe, we performed the duties of Safety Patrolmen. With half of our schooling behind us we entered the seventh grade and a new phase in life. With Mr. Games as our sponsor we elected our first class officers and be- gan paying our class dues. This year we also enjoyed a memorable trip to the state Capitol and Ohio State University in Columbus. In the spring of 1960, 20 girls and 20 boys, who had just received their eighth- grade diplomas, looked back over the preceding year with our sponsor, Mrs. Rumple, and remembered most vividly our eighth-grade tests. To help us meet the numerous problems of our freshman year, we were fortunate enough to have as our sponsor Mr. Ray. During this year we experienced many new things including several exciting parties and a mock presidential election. Our own class election resulted in the election of Tom Kuhn as president and Bob Agler as vice-president. The Rockford portion of the class began their school days also in September, 1952. Our two first grade teachers were Mrs. Perm and Mrs. Fishbaugh. We advanced to second grade and were taught by Mrs. Hawk and Mrs. Shindeldecker. As our angelic class progressed, we were greeted in third grade by Mrs. Brookes and Mrs. Spitler. Fourth grade found us with Miss Baumer and Mrs. Farmer. Mrs. Brookes then switched to the fifth grade, where she and Mrs. Arnold were our teachers. For the first time in our lives we were taught by men teachers when, in the sixth grade we had Mr. Fos- ter and Mr. Koeppel. We entered seventh grade slightly terrified, for that year we were upstairs changing classes. We were able to have student council representatives for the first time. Our class trip that year took us to Huffman ' s at Celina. Mr. Arnold and Mr. Stucky were our homeroom teachers. Eighth grade found us with Mr. Drebes and Mr. Parks as our sponsors. Our class trip that year was to Goodyear at St. Marys. At last in 1960 we shaky little freshmen entered Rockford High School. Mr. Cory served as our sponsor and we elected Jim Ripley, president; Frank Taylor, vice- president; and Mike Merinar, secretary-treasurer. Pat Marsee and Steve Seawell re- presented us on the student council. At homecoming we also chose Pat Marsee to be our attendant. Our freshman class trip was to Superior Coach at Lima. When we were sophomores, we consolidated, bringing Willshire and Rockford to- gether. Mr. Howell sponsored us and Denny Kuhn served as our president. Frank Tay- lor was vice-president, and Jean Clouse was secretary-treasurer. Vie were repre- sented on the student council by Carolyn Huffine and Tom Howell. Our homecoming at- tendant was Sandy Graham. Mr. Sidenbender became our sponsor in our busy junior year. We began to raise money by selling magazines. Later we presented a class play entitled Grandad Steps Out. We chose Dan Huffman as our president; Bob Vining, vice-president; and Sandy Snyder, secretary-treasurer. Denny Kuhn and Sandy Graham were our student council representatives. For our homecoming attendant we chose Sandy Snyder. In our junior year we chose our motto, Today We Follow; Tomorrow We Lead ; our flower, a red rose; and our colors, scarlet and silver. Dan Koch, Dan Huffman, and Bob Vining we selected to attend Boys ' State and Eleanor Roehm and Jane Friedly were chosen to go to Girls ' State. Moonlight and Roses was the theme for the big social event of the year, the Junior- Senior Prom. Ninety-three excited seniors entered the last year of their school career. Again we were sponsored by Mr. Sidenbender. This year we chose Jim Ripley to be our pres- ident; Bob Vin?lng, vice-president; and Sandy Snyder, secretary-treasurer. Sally Graham and Barry Copeland represented us on the student council. Judy Charleston was chosen to represent Parkway for Miss United Fund of Van Wert County. Judy also reigned as homecoming queen and Jane Friedly was our attendant. Bob Vining placed first in Mercer County in the Ohio History Test and spent a weekend at Ohio Univer-