Centerville High School - Elkonian Yearbook (Centerville, OH)

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x Pointing out highlights of school year in 1966 Elkonlan Barb Patton, Jim Metzger, Ianet Nearing, and Iohn Zimkus welcome Helen Heighway, Australia's foreign exchange student to Centerville this year. 5 Helping an ill friend, Sherry Speiclel calls during lunch period to relay homework assignments. -, , 'i4,1f 2.:I - . 1 Friendship extended by students, administration, Decorating for ninth annual yearbook dance, Kay Bersch and Barb Mundhenk create crepe paper centerpieces. I2

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Contending for awards of distinction provided a chal- lenge for Centerville High School students. After spend- ing many endless hours of effort and hard work, CHS students prided themselves in their accomplishments. No matter how small or insignificant the accomplish- ment seemed to be, whether it was receiving an A on an English term paper or finding the value of a de- terminite in an Alegbra ll equation, students excelled and learned. Yet achievements were not limited to classroom work alone. CHS students had.initiative and drive. They ex- celled in bigger and more outstanding fields of achieve- ments--not only in scholarship but also in athletics, leadership, and service as Well: Tom Kidwell was honored as an area finalist for the Iunior Ambassador Award: Mary Cowman was selected as a semi-finalist in the National Honor Society Scholarship Programg and Dave Cope, as most valuable football player, was pre- sented with the first annual Sonny Unger Award. These were just a few of the honors awarded to CHS students this year. And because of these achievements students renewed their self-respect and personal pride which helped to mold a more Well-rounded individual. poses proudly after having been named Montgomery County 4-H Fair Queen for 1966. self respect, personal pride, sense of responsibility Before adding first-place trophy won in Stebbins competition, senior Coed Patty Weese admires other CHS trophies.

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.4 Wu Senior Al Fordyce and junior Evie Evers enjoy themselves during first snowfall of winter season faculty created harmonious atmosphere There was nothing worse than the loneliness felt by new students as they entered a strange and unfamiliar school for the first time. Not one of these students pos- sessed this feeling long at Centerville High School. Centerville students eagerly extended a welcome to newcomers and prided themselves in their friendliness toward others. Yet friendship was extended not only to new students or long-time friends and classmates, but also to faculty, administration, custodians, and cafe- teria workers as well. Even though these friendships provided many laughs and good times there was still another meaning, a more important meaning to these friendships. The students found that they had developed within themselves a new understanding of other people. Having become better individuals through this increased understanding, stu- dents were able to enter the adult world 'and to add rather than to subtract by their presence. Senior Shelley Smith befriends lost underclassman Maurie Moodie by directing her to next class.