Export High School - Annual Yearbook (Export, PA)

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azzfd pfay -gba Lemmon, liiesuz, Zneeo manovirh, Yuris, Cherelli Pietrusza, Brazynetz, Karp Delong, Calisti lfwzfrr-Xliss llill Y lor vivaeity, vigor, and victoryl 'lihis letter is truly symholic of the girls' haskethall squad. Coached hy Miss Hill, and led hy their manager lVlartha Yuris, the girls surpassed the records of the four previous years. ,-Xlthough the group was composed of thirteen niemhers, this unlucky numher proved no handicap, as a glance at their record will show. The girls started their winning streak hy a 13-7 victory over the alumni. Then they trounced their traditional enemy, lfranklin, with a score of I7-IU. Saltshurg, our next victim, fell 11nder the shattering hlow of ll 21-6 defeat. 'lihe return game with Franklin was really a thriller, we pulled through hut on a very slim margin, the score being 22-21. Un hlareh 2nd we journeyed to Saltshurg, where Lady l,uck frowned and Sell! 11s home defeated hy a mere 3 points, the score lJCll1g 26-23. VV1- will lose two outstanding players with the class of '43-l,eona liiesuz and Betty l.emmong hut we know that the players ol the oncoming classes will lead us on to a victorious future. Xlllillll ll2IYlI1Ili l'vkox'i1'l1, lit-llc Hush, lglITls4lYll'l1 Nlcrrick OUR MORAL SUPPORT 'lihe flash of white sweaters . . . saucy navy skirts . . . six pink eheeked, smiling lassies led hy good-natured George Mer- rick. Twisting and turning . . . one, two, three, four, who are we lor? liXPUR'I'! Five, six, seven, eight, who do we appre- ciate? VISITORST Poor visitors! VVhat chance have they against the enthusiasm aroused hy seven good luck charms AND the skilled ball tossing of a champ team? Chuppe, ,lil'2ll5lll'CH, Duk-

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elampiona The Export Panthers finished their third year in W.P.I.A.L. competition as the cham- pions of Section 22. The Panthers won 5 out of 6 league games and a total of 17 out of 21 for the entire season. The Panther attack was sparked by George Stipetich, who scored a total of 344 points. Kemerer and Visnic, two fast ball handlers, plus Cherelli and Mione, two scrappy guards, aided much in the Panther victories. Export opened the season by defeating Penn Twp. This game although the first, showed that the Panthers were a team to watch this season. The first home game with the alumni was sparked by guarding on the part of Cherelli. The Panthers then traveled to Trafford to bring back a 39-13 victory. The Alumni were again turned back in a fast and exciting game. The main attraction of the game was Leroy Kemerer, who stole the ball several times from the Alumni and raced down the floor to sink baskets. The first league game was played at Salts- burg, the Panthers winning 36-25. Export then played host to Franklin-our old rivals. The Panthers garnered a 26-14 win before a crowd of over 300. The real test came when the Panthers traveled to Avonmore to bring back a 25-20 win. Avonmore was predicted to take Section 22 championship this season. With the Avonmore game behind them the Panthers rolled up a decisive 29-23 victory over Bell Twp. The 9 game winning streak came to an end as the Panthers were handed a 42-33 setback on the Plum Twp. fioor. Despite the loss to Plum, the Panthers came roaring back to edge out Plum 45-43, Penn Twp. 33-26, followed by a 45-13 trounc- ing over Saltsburg, and a decisive 43-26 victory over Franklin. The Panthers were faced with another test as to their superiority, when they again met Avonmore. The 34-31 victory over Avonmore clinched the Section 22 championship for Export. The league play ended as Export dropped the final game to Bell. The Panthers then trimmed the Alumni. Stipetich scored 25 points to aid in the victory. When the drawings were announced for the county tournament, Export was slated to battle Avonmore. The Panthers were also slated to play Oakmont on the same evening. This was a W.P.I.A.L. play-off game. The Panthers advanced into the semi-finals by defeating Avonmore 36-31. Immediately fol- lowing they traveled to Rosedale where Oakmont defeated them. After the first rounds of the tournament were over a game was scheduled with Penn Twp. Export edged out the Indians 46-35. On March 5 the Panthers lost one of the most thrilling games in which they had en- countered this season. They were nosed out by Ligonier 47-45. The score was tied many times during the game. With only four seconds remaining and Export trailing 43-41, Visnic sank a shot from the center of the floor to knot the game 43-43. In the overtime period both teams tallied a field goal. In the second over- time period Ligonier won on a sudden death play 47-45. This concluded a very successful season for the Panthers. Now for a word about our substitutes. Manovich and Delong, two fast and stalky Sophomores, showed great promise in the guard positions. Trento, a tall junior, looked good on long shots. Vucelich and Scarton were both forced to drop basketball early in the season due to injuries. Rudolph Stipetich was kept out of the last 7 games due to sickness. A word of thanks must be given to Jenko and Tranchine, managers of the team, for their noble and faithful work throughout the season. All Exporzterr should be and are proud of the Panthers of '42-'43. '

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.qeniot gfaid gafenqfat l942-43 . SEPTEMBER 1942. The Seniors gathered en masse at Colonial Park: despite wind and rain, the boy scouts of the class had a roaring fire built in jig time. Pop, weiners, and more pop . . . unprofessional pictures . . . Robert Cherrone mastering the Polka. The Senior social year is officially opened. OCTOBER 1942. Seniors rustle with the budget problem . . . Miss Tomer to the rescue with an ingenious idea, Cookbooks, that were compilations of Export housewives, favorite recipes. Stenciled blue covers by Heasleyf' Sales handled by the superduper salesmen of all time, ye seniors of '43. Sales volume so great that a second printing was made at popular demand. NOVEMBER 20th. MEET THE FOLKS met with public approval. Misses Pass and Tomer proudly accepted dainty corsages, tokens of appreciation from the cast they so ably directed. John Mione made his stage debut as the Henry Aldrich of Export. DECEMBER 14th. We did it. The juke box is ours . . . Now Export students can dance to their heart's content to the highly prized juke box. CHRISTMAS . . . everyone humming and stepping to White Christmas . . . Five industrious senior gals busy behind Greens- burg store counters relieving the Christmas rush. A long happy AHHH from Miss Tomer as she ripped the colorful tissue off the trim hand bag, left her at the Class' request by Santa. JANUARY 1943. Seniors optimistically wel- comed the New Year . . . whether tears or tinkling laughter, this class can take it. Rose Nagoda and Sophie Kuzin debate the problem of army versus marine superiority. FEBRUARY. Yes, think of this month, and you think of St. Valentinels Day, think of St. Valentinels Day and tif youlre a seniorj you'll think of dancing . . . which they did. Music by Martin Kukovich . . . a good time, by everyone. MARCH. Senior stamp salesmen, Nadene Schell, Tillie Draghi, Sophie Kuzin, and Selma Tubbs gave their all to urge Export High on to winning the coveted Minute Man and Rattle- snake Flags. Feality reared its somber head in the form of army questionnaires for William Heasley, Mike Karan, Victor Scarton, George Stipetich, James Tranchine, and John Pass. March twenty-third found the seniors looking their prettiest Cwhich is plenty prettyj for yearbook pictures. Two days later, they again met at Colonial to do it againl' as they had in September . . . And amid all this bustle, Sophie Trzos smiled serenely and showed a precious engagement ring. APRIL. Forsythia and spring rains . . . winter and the worst work behind, the seniors applied themselves diligently to the tuneful operetta, The Bandwagon. Leona Biesuz, as the lovely lead, again proved herself worthy of the title of Prima Donna of Export. MAY. Seniors feted by the Junior Class. A gala night, prom night. The gayly decked hall, bright with clusters of balloons and ropes of flowers . . . just-right music by Andrew Shirley . . . bevies of daintily clad girls . . . will they ever forget it? But just around the corner waited the last grim hurdle . . . final exams. The anticipation was much worse than the actual tests . . . sighs of relief as one after another found to his amazement that he had Passed A few brief weeks of practice for Class Night, for Baccalaureate, for Com- mencement .... JUNE 1943. At last . . . the goal achieved. Graduation . . . The strange, dignified caps and gowns . . . the speeches that seemed to last for hours . . . restrained, measured music . . . and suddenly the diplomas were in their hands and for a second everyone wanted to clear his throat . . . Beaming parentsg laughter . . . everyone congratulating or being congratulat- ed. The scroll is stamped June third and tucked into the file of time . . . Yes, this record is now completed. There remains to begin another, that of the alumni of the class of '43. May it match in degree and quality that which you have entrusted to future seniors, Class of '43.