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

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The tirst high school building, a two-story, tour room structure, has been the heart of Zelienople High School tor over ci halt century. The ST2,000, butt brick building was erected in T909 and so designed that future addi- tions would not mar its appearance. Each of the tour classrooms was designed to seat forty-tive pupils. In T926, the first enlargement and remodeling took place. The 385,000 addition included the auditorium, dining hall, and tour rooms on the south side of the building. In T935, the typing, mathematics, and chem- istry rooms were added. The final enlargement pro- duced the biology, library, cmd home economic class- rooms, and the two portables tor shop and music. In T957 the music portable was destroyed by fire and was replaced by a one-room, red brick structure. Since, the Varner Building has served as departments tor art and recently, special education. For six years the seventh grade, included in the student body ot Zelie High, has attended classes at the Home School of the Lutheran Children's Home. From a building with a capacity of T80 pupils, Zelie- nople High School has expanded to a student body ot over six hundred. ZELIE'Q HERITAGE RICH IN VIQIONARIE9

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fry EMORIES sl ff! ACTIVITIES 52-69 Seneca Valley High School Construction Site. We, the Class of '64, have been given the honor of publishing the last yearbook of Zelienople High School. Because of the traditions set by alumni and previous faculties, who have given us a heritage to be proud of, we feel it necessary to review those memories and add a few of our own. A special section has been set aside to summarize briefly the high points of the school's history. We have tried to capture the spirit and vitality of our school life through thorough coverage of the year's activities and achievements. We have chosen purple and gold for the cover because we feel our school colors are only appropriate for this Hnal edition of the Zelie Ann. The leaves appearing throughout the book symbolize the passing of the years and the reaping of memories. It is with sincere appreciation that we present this Zelie Ann to those who have contributed in numerous ways to the promotion of our local high school education. As the foreword of the i923 Zelie Ann states, All things must come to an end they say, The sunset comes, and the end of day. And so, the sun sets on Zelie High, Awaiting tomorrow with oi reminiscent sigh. Our aim has been to link this glorious sunset with the dawning of a new day - Seneca Valley High School. UNDERCLASSMEN SPORTS 70-8 I 82-95 3

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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