Elberfeld High School - Elite Yearbook (Elberfeld, IN)

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19 :-::-:sez :-zz-: ghe Hoqnet :-::-::-::- :-:ze Biographies NORITA GAYLE OSTER, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Oster, was born May 14, 1939, in Evansville, Indiana. She has received her entire twelve years of schooling at Elberfeld. During her J unior-High years she belonged to the J unior-High Glee Club and School Orchestra. Norita has been a member of the Pep Club, Orchestra and Sunshine Society during her four high school years. She received a letter in her Senior year for her music activities. In her Sophomore year, she was President of the Orchestra and Treasurer of the Glee Club. She was Teasurer of her class in her Junior year. This year she is President of the Sunshine Society, President of the Orchestra, Treasurer of the class and Pep Club and Business Manager of the Annual. She was the Maid-Of- Honor in the crowning of the Basketball Queen in her Senior year. She participated in the Junior class play, M'liss , the 1956 Christmas play, Christmas At Home , and the Senior class play, Grandad Steps Out . ELAINE ANN SHARP, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loral W. Sharp, was born November 25, 1939, in Elberfeld, Indiana. She has re- ceived her entire twelve years of schooling at Elberfeld. During her Junior-High years she belonged to the Junior-High Glee Club and was a grade school cheerleader for one year. Elaine has been a member of the Glee Club, Pep Club and Sunshine Society during her four high school years. She received a letter for her Glee Club activities in her Senior year. She was Vice-President of the Sunshine Society, reporter of the Senior class, Class Historian for the Annual and Picture Arrangement Editor. She was a varsity cheerleader during her Sophomore, Junior and Senior years and received an Honor sweater this year. She participated in the Junior class play, M'liss , the 1956 Christmas play, Christmas At Home , and the Senior play, Grandad Steps Out . She was the Queen candidate of her class at the Fall Festival in her Senior year. CURTIS HOWARD SIMPKINS, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. McCoy, was born July 8, 1939, in Vandeburgh County. He attended schools at Evansville, Vincennes and Scott Twp. in Vandeburgh County before enrolling here in the fifth grade. During his Junior-High years he belonged to the J unior-High Glee Club and played on the grade ball team. He was President of his class in his eighth year. Curtis has been a member of the Glee Club three and a half years. He has played baseball for four years. He was a member of the basket- ball squad for one year. In his Sophomore year he was Vice-President of his class. This year he is the Ass't. Annual Editor and sports reporter. He participated in the Junior class play, M'liss , and the Senior class play, Grandad Steps Out . He was the King candidate of his class at the Fall Festival in his Senior year. At present he is a Pfc. in the Marine Corps Reserve.

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19 :-::-::-: :-nc:-: She Noqnet :-zz-zz-: -::-:ze Biographies ALVIN LeMOIN McKINNEY, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. McKinney, was born August 1, 1939, in Princeton, Indiana. He attended school at Lynnville for seven years. He moved to Elberfeld, Where he finished grade school. LeMoin participated in the Junior class play, M'liss , the 1956 Christmas play, Christmas At Home , and the Senior class play, Grandad Steps Out . He wrote the class wills for the Annual. RAYMOND WARD MENKE, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Menke, was born December 8, 1937, in Elberfeld, Indiana. He has re- ceived his entire schooling at Elberfeld. During his J unior-High years he played on the grade ball team and belonged to the J unior-High Glee Club. Raymond has been a member of the Glee Club for four years and received a letter in his Senior year for his music activities. He was Vice- President of his Sophomore class. He was the King candidate of his class at the Fall Festival in his Sophomore year. He played basketball for two years. JOYCE ANN MILES, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miles, was born March 16, 1939 in Evansville, Indiana. She attended Elberfeld for her first four years. Then she moved to Vandeburgh county, Where she attended Scott Twp. Grade School for two and one-half years. Then she moved back to Elberfeld during the last semester of the seventh grade. During her J unior-High years she belonged to the J unior-High Glee Club. Joyce has been a member of the Glee Club for four years and re- ceived a letter in her Senior year for her music activities. She belonged to the Pep Club and Sunshine Society during her four high school years. This year she was the author of the Class Prophecy and the Class Char- acteristics. She participated in the Junior class play, M'liss and the Senior class play, Grandad Steps Out . She was the Basketball Queen in her Senior year and she won the Good Citizenship Award in her Senior year. LUANN E. NICHOLSON, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Nicholson, was born February 10, 1939, in Evansville, Indiana. She has received her entire twelve years of schooling at Elberfeld. During her Junior-High years, she belonged to the School Orches- tra and the J unior-High Glee Club. ' Luann has been a member of the Pep Club, Orchestra and Sunshine Society during her four high school years. She received a letter for her music activities in her Senior year. This year she was Ass't. Picture Editor of the Annual. In her Junior year she was reporter for the Pep Club. This year she was reporter for the Glee Club. During her first and third years of high school she was Queen candidate at the Fall Festival. She participated in the Junior class play, M'liss , and the Senior class play, Grandad Steps Out . fContinuedJ

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za:-: ahe Hognet :-::-::-: :-: Senior Class History We entered E. H. S. in the year H53-54 with twenty Green Freshies . We were very happy to have Robert Simpkins and Lander Dorsey enter our class. Lander came to us from Lincoln High School in Evansville. These two entries made our class as follows: Ronald Blesch, Lander Dorsey, Marie Ellerbrook, Sylvia Goehlich, James Henson, Larry Holtz, Charles Houghton, Anna Kiegel, Bill Malone, LeMoin McKinney, Raymond Menke, Joyce Miles, Luann Nicholson, Norita Oster, Elaine Sharp, Curtis Simpkins, Robert Simpkins, Marjojrie Speers, Roger Struck, Downey Thene, James Turpin and Janet Welborn. We entered our Sophomore year with twenty-three Silly Sophomores . We lost James Henson and James Turpin during the summer months. We gained Charles Griffin, who came from Reitz in Evansville, and Clarence Barnett, who came from Millersburg High School. We were sorry to lose Marjorie Speers right after the school year started. This made our class have twenty members. We received our class rings December 17, 1954. As we entered our Junior year we had with us eight- een Jolly Juniors . During the summer we lost Clarence Barnett, Janet Welborn, who is now attending Bosse, and Rodger Strunk, who is attending Mechanic Arts in Evans- ville. On December 6, 1955 we received our class sweaters and jackets. We presented our class play on November 29th, which was entitled M'liss . So we end our Junior year with fifteen members. We began our Senior year with fifteen Dignified Seniors . Having lost Bill Malone, who quit school, we end our Senior year with the following students: Ronald Blesch, Lander Dorsey, Marie Ellerbrook, Sylvia Goehlich, Larry Holtz, Kathleen Horn, Anna Mae Kiegel, LeMoin McKinney, Raymond Menke, Joyce Miles, Luann Nicholson, Norita Oster, Elaine Sharp, Curtis Simpkins. o