Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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Senior History Well, here we are. the Star Performers, at last. It’s been fun getting here but it has also been work. Let us look back over the years and watch our climb up the ladder to the top. We, the Class of ’46, entered into the competition of the Circus (better known as Athens High School) in September, 1943. In October, the Juniors and Seniors welcomed us Sophomore clowns with a dance. It wasn’t any different, really, from the other dances we had attended, but it was significant in the fact that it was given for us. At last, we were on our way. An important decision we had to make during this year was the selection of our class rings, which we believe we did with good taste. The remainder of our Sophomore year was spent in adjusting ourselves to the complicated and somewhat hectic life which consisted of dances, football and basketball games, track, musical festivals, and — oh yes — studies. Emerging from a successful Sophomore year we came into an even more successful Junior year. At the beginning of the year we received our class rings, and elected Grant Alpaugh as Vice President of the Student Council. During this year we maintained and held a supremacy in the field of athletics with the winning of the track meet and the taking of both the intramural volleyball and basketball championships. We wound up the year with the Junior-Senior Prom and the highly approved Junior Play, The Whole Town’s Talking.” In the year 1945 we became the stars, the mighty Seniors. We started the year off with a bang. Calling cards and pictures were exchanged and announcements were ordered. Soon after we ordered our announcements we organized and put over the Annual Minstrel Show . We ended our season in the Big Top with the Senior Play, Baccalaureate, and Commencement. Now we are ready to go out into the world and. once more, start at the bottom of the ladder.

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Senior Class OFFICERS - t v . Robert Macafee John Moore Norm Keeler Cecjle Jeweix . .... President Vice-President ... Secretary Treasurer PRESIDENTS MESSAGE We. .is seniors, have nearly completed the preliminary pan of our nonstop journey through life. We should now be ready to step out into the world and take our places with those already there. Although the world conflict is over, we .still have not won our safety and security. It should he apparent to everyone by this time that it is just as hard to win and keep peace as it is to vein a war. We are the ones who must step in .usd fill the vacancies. Our efforts must be redoubled if we are to maintain and perfect that for which so manv have been fish ling. Therefore, to the underclassmen 1 sav. Prepare yourselves for what you know is before you. The first step toward this is tire completion of your education To the graduating class 1 have this to say. Fulfill your new duties as faithfully as you have your old and there are sure to be prosperous times ahead. H b

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Seniors EFFIE ALLEN A quiet, tender-hearted girl who is easy to get along with, and enjoys having fun. Likes roller-skating, ice cream sundaes, outdoor sports, and red hair. EfTie likes to visit New Albany and to receive letters from Cincinnati. Her hobby is collecting poems. MARION ALLEN quiet but insistent girl, all and volleyball player, e seen at the neighbor-a high school dance, taken up by reading ter wfciing. MARJORIE ALLIS der why “Marj” is seen so fre-uently in the Athens post office. Could it be letters from that Brooklyn fellow? H-m! A tall girl with neat, well-kept hair, Marjorie enjoys talking, and has great cooking skill. ol tice his ac-iohdlv, wiiiufrng na-ssessesr treat jyVstic and bility as f4u)w3 r y trve fact that his is being published in an ology of High School Poetry. J LOYD AMMERMAN We are sure Floyd will put his farm-knowledge to good advantage. One of the Pigskin Chasers, he is apt to be seen driving a truck around town or up at Fraley’s square dancing. Here is success to you, Floyd. Jwl a. 1946 16