Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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1968- (above) with a new school comes a new artform . . . floatmaking. 1968-69 1969- (right) Waiting for the an¬ nual Loyalty Week flame run from East to the West stadium are Cross Country runners Steve Mueller, Jeff Tayon, and Kenny Stovall. 968-(left) During Loyalty Week, two of the pow derpuff teams (the Clackers and the Crushers) clashed in a close game. The final score resulted In a tie; 6-6. 1968- (right) Dave Chap¬ man (30) scores on a drive as Harold Brewer (50) and a Comanche opponent look on. 1968- (left) Actor John Owens plays king In “Long and Short Division,” one of the winter one-act plays. Sept. 20- Lancers vs. Warriors in first home game at West Stadium. 24- First meeting of East Drama Club and Thespian Troupe. Nov. 4-9- Loyalty Week 9- “Up Up and Away” Dance. Coronation. Dec. 18- French Club Christmas Dinner 21 - Annual Christmas Dance entitled “Snowball . Jan. 6- East-West wrestling match. 8- Career’s Night March 13- Office Occupations Contest May 9- “A Rich Poet in Sneakers” 16- Fine Arts Festival 8

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1967 - 1968 FACULTY FLASHBACK At left are members of the 1967-68 faculty who are still teaching at Belleville East. Nancy Munie, Jan Voelkel, and Emily Marsh (below) were members of the senior class of 1968. How does it feel to be a student at East, returning nine years later to find yourself a faculty member? Mr. Jim Voelkel, who is currently a health and civics teacher, as well as an assistant coach, replied, “Deja Vu. A feeling I’ve passed this way before . . Miss Nancy Munie, a member of the Business Education Department, enjoyed East as a student, and still does as a teacher. She stated, “East was GREAT in ’681 . . .” An American History teacher, Miss Emily Marsh put her feelings into words this way: “Even before I graduated from East, I knew I wanted to come back and teach American History . . 1. Larry Patton 2. Mary Harris 3. Dixon Ragsdale 4. Ralph Heinz 5. Paul Browning 6. Elnor Gabel 7. Sandra Splrtas 8. Gerald Dusek 9. Erwin Dilday 10. Harold Huch 11. Barbara Lyons 12. Fred Hott 13. Susan Yung 14. O. C. Thomas 15. Hope Baer 16. Norman Hake 17. Leroy Klrsch 18. John Logsdon 19. Margaret Davis 20. John Burke 21. Keith Splndler 22. Sam Jones 23. Blanche Lucas 24. Dan Bainter 25. Jemima Owens 26. Don Otness 27. Jim Colgan 28. Urban Baum 29. Charles G. McCoy 30. Wilma Ochs 31. Dean Renn 32. Wes Talley 33. James McHaney 34. Ruth Merz 35. Helen Gatawakas 36. William Powell 37. Mary Sue Jett 38. Lauren Holllnberger 39. Freeman Sorrell 40. Lyle Reed 41. Lloyd Elmore 42. Don Thompson 44. Bill Coates 45. Florence Maisel 46. Glen Rice 47. Robert Eller 48. Ron Isom 49. Robert Gentsch 50. Billie Chaney 51. Al Boyles 52. Mike McGinnis 53. Terry Blaiee 54. Bill DuHadway 55. Dale Crouse 56. Aaron Phillips 57. Dennis Bechtold 58. Barbara Holland 59. John Frew 60. Virginia Capone 61. Cullen Clauser 62. Geri Johnson 63. Bea Godwin 64. Jeannlne Raugher 65. Barbara Molltorls 66. Joe Konya 67. Nancy Munie 68. Jim Voelkel 69. Emily Marsh

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1969-70 Nov. 1 - Cross Country goes to State. 14- East vs. Staunton - First undefeated season. Dec. 2- Blue Cheer established. Jan. 10- East hosts first speech contest. 20- Lancer Invitational Feb. 4- Wrestlers champs of Carbondale District Tourney 5- Treble Choir Winter Concert 13-14- One-act Plays, “The Romancers”, “The Stronger”, and “The Neighbors” March 13-14- Speech students advance to Tournament of Champions, New Trier, III. 25- N.H.S. Induction Ceremony April 10- “Gotcha”, Variety Show 13-18- A.F.S. Week 22- Earth Day 23- Latin Club Roman Banquet May 15-16 East presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” 20- Baseball ends with a record of 20-7 June 7- Baccalaureate 11 - Graduation 28- Exchange student Monica Rosatl of Argentina says “good-bye” to East. 1969- (below) The faculty presents their “good luck” skit at an all-school assembly.