Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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BACK ROW: LaNette Jo Beck, Mary Jane Rychener, George Liechty, Roger Bunke, Larry Rupp, Kathleen Gearig. SECOND ROW: Ruth Liechty, Keith Nofziger, Carol Fritz, Esther Baer, J e r r y Nofziger, Richard Nafziger, Connie Hull. FIRST ROW: Ellis Nafziger, Mary Lou Gasche, Wyman Stuckey, Richard Short, Sue Ann Frey, John Hartman. The children shown on the seesaw are John Nofziger, Mary Keller, Martha Castillo, Virginia Avina, and Stephen Rice. Sue Ann Ray, Thelma Nafziger, and Ronnie Rice are playing on the swing. Kindergardem BACK ROW: Joyce Nafziger, Barbara Raker, Dorothy Andre, Dean Schmucker, John Nofziger, Allen Leininger, Rosemary Augustine, Carolyn Taylor, Dean Miller Delbert King, Mary Keller, Maurice Murry. FIRST ROW: Mike Rychener, Santos Rodriguez, Vicki Shaw, Charlene Rupp, Judy Bryan, Patty Nofziger, Richard Peters, Randall Beck, Augustin Estrada, Glenn King, Graciela Castruita.

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First Grade Halloween and Christmas offered occasion for parties for the first grade. They exchanged gifts at their Christmas party. The class also had a party for Valentine's day. They deco- rated sacks in which to put their valentines. For refreshments they had cookies and ice cream bars. The first graders took part in the Christmas operetta, Ready for Christ- mas. John Schrock played the part of an elf, and LaMar Holsopple was a lit- tle boy. Others in the class were c l o w n s, dolls, toy soldiers, and singers. At the left is a snapshot of .imc Dianne Blosser and Tommy Bingman. BACK ROW: Dallas Rychener, Dean Bryan, Lamar Hull, Carl Ayers, Max Ruf- enacht, Jackie Weber, Steven Pace, Ernest Disbrow, Sharon Taylor. THIRD ROW: John Schrock, Jerry Thrasher, Jeanann Rupp, Barbara Roth, Su- san King, Mary Helen Liechty,Stanley Nafziger,Leslie Leininger,Leonel Castriuta, Glora Wagler, Gene Frey. SECOND ROW: Jeannie Nafziger,Marlin Nofziger,Carol Nafziger, LaMar Holsop- ple, Richard Nafziger,Phillip Kauffman,Ronald Reynolds,Allen Richer,Duane Short. FIRST ROW: Mary Ellen Bender, Verlyn Nofziger, Glora Belle Rychener, Judy Leupp, Mary Ann Aschliman,Roger Price,Marcia Short,Anna Belle King,Robert Davis. -g5-

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The fourth, fifth, and sixth grades pause for a moment of prayer after the Pilgrims have made peace with the Indians in their Thanksgiving operetta. A circus theme featured the 1953 junior-senior ban- quet. It included a merry-g o-round in the center of t h e dining room and miniature hats and animals at the tables. Gene Neb- er was a clown. Robert Yoder, Phyllis Schmucker, and Gene Mil l e r a r e shown in a scene in the sen- ior p l a y, HThe Great Big Doorstep T h e the senior theme for c l a s s night was a minstrel show which took place in Granny's Country Store in Coontown. The reorganized track team was directed by coaches Pace and Ziss. The team won no meets but took some firsts. Howard Snyder won the high jump, lOO-yard dash, and shot put. Glenden Rupp won in a broad jump of over 17 feet. Glenn Kauffman made the MMO-yard dash in 62 seconds. The mile relay and 880 relay were also wins. BACK ROW: Coach Ziss, Lowell Ayers, Glenn Kauffman, Gene Miller, Bill Gasche. FIRST ROW: Junior Beck, Glenden Rupp,Paul Gilson,and Larry Grieser. Coach Pace and Howard Snyder are not on the picture. l I Mr. and Mrs. Young and the wooden dummy, Clancy, entertained the student body at'one of the year's assembly programs. This was one of the enjoyable events sponsored by Student Council. Relaxing o n the U. S. Capitol lawn are a group of senior b o y s, Mr. and Mrs. Pace, the chaperons, and the bus driver, who showed t h e seniors Washington.D.C. Their class trip included a stop- over it Baltimore for a visit to Fort McHenry and Annapolis Naval Academy.