Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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Tuberculosis patch tests were again on the agenda for several of the grades. This test is made without charge. The elementary classes also celebrated the many birthdays of the students. A new intramural program was set up for two elementary grades, five and six. These small boys drew a large attendance at each of their games--usually more than at high school games. Interest was high not only because of their age, but also for some lucky shots and tricky plays. Some games were quite humorous. Another elementary pastime was working with bulletin boards. Many unusual ideas were put into pictures on these boards. The teachers and pupils cooperated to make ideas come to life. The oldest music ensemble at PHS is the Harmonettes, a trio of three pretty sophomore girls. These girls have completed their fourth year of singing together. The middle-aged music group is the Quarter Notes, the junior girls' quartet, who have completed their second year of singing. These two music groups plus a third group, the Off Beats, gave a radio program, High Time, over WOWO, Ft. Wayne, Ind., December 6. On November 28, the singers travelled over hazardous roads to make the tape. The day before the program was to be released, a call from WOWO resulted in a return trip to Ft. Wayne. The engineers at the station had erased the original tape, and if the program was to be released on schedule, a new tape would have to be made. The new tape was made and the program was broadcast on schedule. The program was conducted like a popular disc jockey show, with Ron Leupp announcing. Christmas brought with it a faster tempo of activities, decorating, planning, and gift buying. Every grade and nearly every class decorated rooms with new, elaborate decorations. The FTA took on a new project, that of decorating the exterior of the school. The decorations added a festive note to its appearance. TOP: Steven Miller, Ronald Roth, Max Wyse, and Candee Hoste decorate the Christmas tree in their kindergarten room. SECOND: Alan Stewart, Linda Bertsche, Charlene Yoder, and Michael Wyse help decorate their room for Christmas. THIRD: Tom Rychener, John Goertz, Judy Baer, and Elaine Merillat put Christmas decorations on' the window in the lobby. BOTTOM: Allen Smith, Walter Sigg, Kathleen Miller, Jill Lawrence, and Eric Rupp admire the plant they gave to their teacher,Mrs. Mildred Ry- chener, for Christmas.

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An annual event at PHS is the Christmas concert. A processional this year was an innovation from the program of other years. The senior choir took their places on the stage to the Christmas music of O Come All Ye Faithful. A speech play, Joy of the Angels, preceded the concert. A mixed quartet sang several carols, which were interspersed throughout a reading of passages from the Bible. A male-voice speech choir narrated the Nativity as a cast of angels reenacted the joy of the angels at Christ 's birth. The junior choir, besides closing the speech play, sang several numbers. In addition to the two choirs, the three ensembles sang several numbers. H2ndC1,S MCSSi2h,, was presented to the community a second time by the Community Chorus, directed by Miss Grace E. Cron. Soloists for the occasion were Mrs. Edward Yoder, sopranog Mrs. Glen Nafziger, contraltog Lester King and Rnhert Yoder: tennrsg and Tom Roos, bass. Sharon Nofziger, a sophomore, and Mrs. Clyde Rice accompanied the choir and soloists at the piano and organ. Two of the many groups herding Christmas parties were the Student Council and journalism class. - One of the humorous things which took place was the incident of Miss Wyse getting into the swing of things, otherwise know as hula-hooping! The journalism party was held at Judy Short 's home and Suzy Frey entertained the Student Council at her home. For more than a Week, school was dismissed because of heavy snow and ice. This period of eight days was unusually long. An annual event for dads was the kindergarten dads' party. The fathers were honored with food and entertain- ment by their children. There were two parties--one for the east section, one for the west. Charles King, noted baritone, gave an assembly program to the PTO and to grades one to six. A concert was cancelled for high school because snow and ice forced dismissal of school. Mr. King was formerly associated with the Wings Over Jordan Choir. This scene shows the ice which closed school for a few days. The vacation was very much appreciated by the students. ABOVE: A trio of kindergarteners, Marlene Gruen- hagen, Tamra Nisely, and Jane Fricke, sing at the dads' party. The fathers are Mr. Elden Short, Mr. Wesley Liechty, and Mr. Lowell Nisely. Seated on the floor are Dianne Short, Sarah Ellen Rupp, Jock Rychener, Sylvia Correa, and Tim Huber. BELOW: Mr. Charles King tells the quartet what to sing at PTO. The quartet are Mr. KennethKing, Mrs. Orville Rupp, Mrs. Joe Schrock, and Floyd Sauder. F