Zelienople High School - Zelie Ann Yearbook (Zelienople, PA)

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The Class of '99, the first graduating class of Zelienople High School, held classes in a room in the Main Street School building. Their freshman class in T896 consisted of fifteen pupils of which Mr. Kocher was principal, head of every department, and teacher of every class. In Mr. Kocher's own words, I and my fifteen pupils were the whole cheese. The following year, l897, a new wing was added to the Main Street School for their use. Mr. Kocher's class of seven seniors included: Anite Ebbinghaus, Edith Gelbach, Josephine Gelbach, Ida Sample, Mary Schaeffer, Mar- garet Strohecker, and Clifford Stroheclcer. Mr. Kocher and his pupils remained in this building until September, l9lO. wQ+j'E'e.,f's .J GDM it 'rw 3 ??sr,f ilwffm of VT, Flu- md is nut -up mg: '- Qyj- If ' , Q I A 'gif '- ng' Q' ,, KW!! if rf T T trsfg fill. W9 ' x,. ' b ri. films 1 ar' 'fri dm' .lwg9M,,5, t, 5 , - lflflll NOP! Y' Nils!! FKNUUU5 fda 5,,,,p,,, Nntvdhtliiiii , K ,H . r.i1lckr:ililKI lixcn lvtw H 'rl' Scawff in bf N44 . n tn 4, mn Nu 'MM mmm swkthl 6

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Mr. John E. Kocher The first faculty has grown from six to the present tliirtyefaur. Mr, Kocher once wrote, The high school instructor, no less than the primary teacher, may still inspire hero worship and be the idol of the pupil. Mr. John Kocher, founder and Hrst principal of Zelienople High School, was born on a farm north of Zelienople, July 22, l87O. After gradu- ating from Slippery Rock State Normal School Know Slippery Rock State Collegel in l895, he came to Zelienople to teach. l-le was instrumental in introducing a three year high school course which began in 1896. Four classes graduated according to this plan. Because of his success in this program, a separate building for high school education was erected. Besides laying the foundation of local high school education, Mr. Kocher edited Zelienople's weekly newspaper for thirty years. Mr. Kocher's keen interest in civic and educational advancements of the community continued until his death in l958. LLIMNI. SPORTS. ENDURING ACTIVITIES The pupils, I suspect, are about the same kind of pupils we had when ZHS was young. Some diligent, some dilatoryy some keen and capable, some dull and carelessg some scarcely ever out of place, others equally seldom in place. - John E. Kocher 5

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Football and basketball were begun at Zelienople in l922. The pic- tures below are the lettermen of the second football and basketball teams. This is the tirst photographic record, Zelie has had its good and bod seasons. ln T926 the Bears had the highest score recorded in the state for that year. ln l959, Lou Skurcenski set the high scaring record in a varsity basketball game, when he totaled up 40 points, In l962, Bill Tait shot tor 3l points to break our record in a single junior var- sity game. The trophy, pictured at the right, was won by the basketball team ot T932 This was the tirst WPIAL trophy awarded our school in interscholastic sports, l932 WPIAL Champions 7