Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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Mr John Glenn Wolfe took over the position of principal in the '84- 85 school year, replacing the retired Charles j. Morelli. A man of discipline, Mr. Wolfe came in as no stranger to the job having been the principal of Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio, for ten years. In adjusting to Bedford High, a larger school than Clay, Mr Wolfe has discovered many enjoyable differences. During his first year, he found the atmosphere highly friendly and was pleased to find his smiles returned by those of the student body Also, Mr Wolfe remarked of the quality and variation of the schools' food to be the best out of all the schools he had been in One of the unfortunate happenings, though, was Mr. Wolfe coming into the school system at a time when the state was enforcing school policies. These policies included the removal of half days and the ritual early dismissal” for Seniors at the end of the year Mr Wolfe was subject to alot of ridicule and blame that was falsely put to him. When asked how he felt about the students blame he replied with one simple answer: It's all part of the job.” WHAT'S new 9

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Bedford students were able to share in new found school spirit thanks to the fine performance of the sports teams this year The Bedford Bearcat football team, reco- vering from a losing season last year, had a great season The Bearcats moved from last year's eighth place in Greater Cleveland Conference (G.C.C.) up to third place with a 7-3 record. Another outstanding athletic performance shown this year was by the swim team. The girls' swim team finished second in G.C.C with a record of 10-2, and the boys finished first with an 11-1 record. Also with an outstanding sea- son was the Bedford Cross Country team.The team finished second in the G.C.C.with a 10-1 record Because of these great team efforts, a surge of school spirit entered Bedford early in the year Attendance at pep rallies was increased, and attendance at sports events showed a dramatic increase During a televised basketball game against Ma- ple Heights, the number of fans attending the game was approximately two thou- sand. the largest turnout to a Bedford sports event in many years. A new director stepped into the Bedford Thearts so- ciety in 1984 Miss Karen Haus was sought after by the Bedford School Board prior to the 1984-1985 school year to fill the position left open when former thearts advisor, Mary Ann Costa left the school system Being an active theater person, and having directed her favor- ite musical comedy, Anything Goes”, as the major Thearts production of the year Miss Haus was appre- ciative that she could bring a musical back to the stage of B.H.S. which has not seen one in four years (the last being Music Man”). Students reacted differently to the coming of a new advisor. Many Seniors in the program felt sad about the leaving of Mrs. Costa, because they had close emotion- al ties with her The seniors added, .. . .but soon a group of new people will develop similar ties with Miss Haus, Like we shared with Mrs Costa. Other students felt that Miss Haus was placed by the school board into an unfair position These students also comented about the lack of support, financially, from the School board, the students gave an overall reaction of being elated at Miss Haus's appointment as advisor and felt that she would make a great leader that will help devolop thearts to a high degree Miss Haus hopes to continue as Thearts advisor and she believes that the group will have a bright future. She is hoping for more support from the School Board in the future . With more support we will have a fabu- lous group, and many audience raising performances.” The face of Bedford High School was changed for the 1984-85 school year A new door was constructed in the north east corner of the noth wing as an added safety feature in the case of a fire at Bedford. Fire Marshall Capt. Sponseller, of the Bedford Fire Department, told school officials that there was a safety problem in the north wing. Chief leffrey Duber said that evacuation of the north wing, if there was a fire, would have been very unsafe, and consequently, the Bedford School Board paid a contractor to build the new door. Students enjoyed the new door during the first three months of school, using it as a easy access to and from their busses. Unfortunately the cement rampleading to the door heaved during the winter months and it the rampshut. Again, the safety problem ecisted, until the spring of 1985, when the concrete ramp problem was corrected, giving students an easier and safer route to and from the building.

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leading the pack This summer was Bedford's first year to send their Student Senate officers to leadership camp held at Ohio Northern University The Student Senate offi- cers who attended this five day camp were. Presi- dent Paula Cackowski, Vice President Wendy Geer, and Secretary-Treasurer Salli Berman While they were there, they learned to bring students together with spirit, and how to better plan activities. Salli Ber- man stated that. The fun experience psyched us for the year and gave us a lot of good ideas. They also had time to make new friends and )ust relax. One of Wendy's friends, Anne Kearney came to our school in mid October to see how our student government ran and Wendy went to Anne's school. Alter High School in Dayton, to observe them EXPLODING WITH EXCITEMENT The 1984-1985 Bedford Bearcat Marching Band start- ed out the season with a bang They began their ex- ploding year at Camp Isaac louqes in North Madison on August 19, 1984 With 184 excited members, Bedford has one of the largest, most exhilarating bands in the state, junior john Haddix stated Band Camp is a combi- nation of a lot of hard work and a lot of fun. The band spend a week of long hours practicing from six in the morning till nine at night, getting just enough time to eat and sleep, and, of course, a little time dedicated to the greemes But the practice payed off for the band It went on to be one of the top bands in the state, ap- pearing in band competitions throughout the state, leav- ing behind a very good impression Home or away, one of the prides of B.H.S. is the Bedford Bearcat Marching Band HANQN’ HIGH Senior Timm Schulte can t take it anymore, the rigorous drilling is just too much LEADERSHIP GONE LAME Salh Berman. Wendy Geer, and Paula Cackowski take a break from group session at the leadership camp they at- tended from Student Senate EX1ARATING AUXUARY She s so good she can do it with her eyes closed Margaret Ane- check practices her routine at the 1984-1985 Band Camp