Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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W 'M F1 Nix. J Hi QF Parents and members of FFA at the annual banquet on lVlarch 29 listen to Tom Weilnau's speech. Jim Marshall and Lee Boetticher at the Parliamentary Pro- cedure at EHOVE. Nlr. Bruce Thayer, Dee Valentine, Gene Weilnau and Jim Gar- wood are boarding the bus to Kansas City for the National FFA convention. ,0- As an FFA project, Jim Garwood worked with dairy cows.

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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.

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. fr EET' Front Row: Mr. Rex Stanforth, director: Larry Klaiber, vice-president: Barb Smyth, treasuerg Janet Bauer, secretary, Karen Smith, Mary Burneson, Barb Rooker, Mike Smith, Kathy Agee, Rita Mowiy, Julie Hibbard, Rita Young. Row Two: Fran Early, Robin Speer, Becky Kromer, Karla Kamens, Cathy Seamen, Eric Brimer, Beverly Morrow, Richard Weiss, Paul Hoover, Greg Morey,Jamie Foos, Sue Early, Irene Heckleman, Shelly Obermiller, Jean Smith, Nancy Reer. Absent: Nora Henry, president. Drama Club Produces Six Plays At the Fine Arts Festival in May, the Edison Drama Club sponsored four one act plays. They were Cupid is a Bum is a Bum is a Bum by John Kirkpatrick, The Brute by Anton Chekhov, and two excerpts, the Jewish Wife and the Informer from The Private Life of the Master Race by Bertolt Brecht. In addi- tion to the one acts, the Drama Club also helped produce the plays The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, on November 19 and 20, and Our Town by Thornton Wilder, on March 17 and 18. Visiting area theatrical productions is one of the many activities of the club. One such excursion was in January to Kent State Uni- versity for Drama Day to view Fiddler-on-the Roof. Another, in March was to Danberry, Ohio, to enjoy their production of Our Town. Drama Club was organized to educate people interested in drama about the theater and the work that goes into a production both on and off the stage and behind the scenes. Officers of Drama Club were Nora Henry, president, Larry Klaiber, vice-president: Janet Bauer, secretary: Barb Smyth, treasurer. Mr. Rex Stanforth was the adviser. Requirement for membership in Drama Club, is at least 50 hours of working time. A membership is valid as long as one works ten hours on a production per year. To be a pledge, at least 25 hours of working time is required. Laura Fecych prepares lighting effect for Our Town.