Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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TN. x A?- . 4? A! ft. Lois Anthony, Miss Purcell, and Dan Leuszler are figuring headline counts for the Spirit. IVIr. Whitaker, yearbook representative, is showing Lois Anthony, Becky Booth, Ron Brown and Sue Early some pointers. Tim Wrenn, Reflections editor, and Dan Leuszler, Spirit editor, are looking over a publication of the Edison Spirit. The money managers of the Reflections, Tim Wrenn, Barb Smyth, Lindy Fieising and Dan Leuszler. The three sports reporters are Ed Walker, Flon Brown, and Lois Anthony, examing the sports page of the Edison Spirit. l 7

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Front Row: Charles McConnell, Becky Booth, Lois Anthony. Row Two: Miss Sophia Purcell,Aadviserg Sue Early, Lindy Reising, Diane Franklin. Row Three: Bob Edwards, Ed Walker, Barb Smyth, Linda McKinnon. Standing: Paul Hoover, Tim Wrenn, Reflections editor: Ron Brown. Missing from picture- Dan Leuszler, Spirit editor. Spirit, Reflections Break Records A year of changes and achievements in the field of publications, journalism students told the story of Edison High School to students, faculty,and members of the community. The Edison Spirit achieved first class rating in national competition held by the National Scholastic Press Association at the University of Minnesota. This was the first time for the paper to achieve such high recognition. Dan Leuszler, Paul Hoover and Susan Early were awarded membership in Quill and Scroll at the annual banquet on April 27 at the Homestead Inn Restaurant. Miss Sophia Purcell, adviser, assisted by Tim Wrenn, con- ducted the initiation ceremony. Changes in this year's book includes full color pictures, free plastic covers, and as an extra bonus for seniors, their names engraved on the front cover. 400 subscriptions were sold to the students and faculty. Members of the Journalism I and ll classes attended the JAOS conference at Ohio State University on October 8 and 9. They were Barb Smyth, Mary Anne Boos, Bev Heitchler, Pam Drake, Pam Peggs, Linda McKinnon, Paul Hoover, Tim Wrenn, and Dan Leuszler. Dan Leuszler and Tim Wrenn introduced speakers at the convention. Nancy Beer, Pam Peggs, Tim Wrenn, Dan Leuszler, and Paul Hoover also attended the National Scholastic Press convention in Chicago on November 26 and 27. Members of Journalism ll class also wrote stories of school activities for area news- papers. To be a member of the staffs of the Refle- ctions and Spirit, students must have taken Journalism l or have special permission of the adviser.

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Members Celebrate National F FA Week During the week of February 20-26, the Edison Chapter of Future Farmers of America help celebrate the 44 years of existence of the national FFA. The FFA displayed two posters at the Berlin-Milan Middle School during the week describing the FFA functions and what is done in the agricultural field. The planning committee included Tom Weilmau, Bob Bay- mond, Jim Marshall, Jim Garwood, Dee Val- entine, Frank Hill and John Hopkins, officers for the 1971-1972 year. At the banquet held March 29, the Berlin- Heights Kawanis presented the FFA two camp scholarship. Mr. Arthur Buchwald repre- sented the Berlin-Heights Kawanis. Doctor Jim Strayer, veterinarian from San- dusky, guest speaker at the annual parent- member banquet, related his experiences in Ethiopia, as a missionary veterinarian, to show the problems of living in underdeve- loped countries. Awards given to the FFA members at the banquet were Steve Crecelius, Star Greenhand award for a good job done on his projects, Frank Hill, Home Improvement award, and Tom Weilmau, Jim Marshall, Dee Valentine, and Bob Raymond, Leadership award. At the Parliamentary Procedures at Ehove on December 16, the Edison FFA received a silver rating. Edison competed with four other schools. New officers presented at the banquet were Jim Garvvood, president, Steve Crecelius, vice- president, Ed Knallay, secretary, Sue Gar- wood, treasurer, Beverly Weilnau, reporter, Eugene Sexton, sentinel, and Mark Suhanic, student adviser. Adviser of the Edison Chap- ter of FFA was Mr. Bruce Thayer. Among the fund raising projects, the FFA sold melon ice cream at the Milan Melon Fest- ival. Other projects included parking cars at the home basketball games. On April 28-29, the Edison Chapter of FFA sent Steve Crecelius, Clarence Stanley, and Jim Garwood to the State convention in Columbus at the state fairgrounds with 300 other schools. Delegates also traveled to the National con- vention in Kansas City in October. Dee Valen- tine, Jim Garwood, and Eugene Weilnau re- presented the local chapter. Enrollment in a vocational agricultural class is the requirement for membership in the Edison Chapter of Future Farmers of America. Front ROW: J0hf1 HODKUWS, Student BdViSBI'i Tom Weilnau, president, Bob Raymond, vice-president,Jim Garwood, treasurer, Frank Hill, sentinel. Row Two: Eugene Sexton,Bob Strader, Mike Wetzel, Ricky Payne, Beverly Weilnau, Sue Garwood, Steve Moyer, Clarence Stanley, Terry Nolan, John Raymond. Row Three: Terry Weatherspoon, Gary Shoop, Steve Weilnau, Mark Suhanic, Ed Justi, Flon Wallace, Gene Charville, Steve Crecelius, Ed Knallay.