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

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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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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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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