Frank B Willis High School - Delhi Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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SENIOR HISTORY Our sophomore year was enjoyable for all of us. By this time, we were definitely in with Willis. Some of the boys played on varsity teams this year and held oflices in school clubs. The girls no longer faced clean-up duty after W-Teen play night, and they had greater voice in the organizations. Our class had already proven that it was an active unit, and under the leadership of president Judy: Seidl, we began working toward the junior-Senior. Car washes, leaf rakes, dances -all werej successful. Some of us headed our pathways toward the stage in Time Out For Ginger, and the operetta, The Fortune Teller. Others began working toward leading offices in Future Farmers of America, Future Homemakers of America, Future Teachers of America, and all the other clubs. We began to discover that our activities need not be confined to just the school. F. F. A. members traveled to Kansas City, Key Club boys went to the Ohio District Convention in Dayton, and the Thespians performed Sunday Costs Five Pesosv at the national convention in Indiana. All of these experiences gave us excellent preparation for the big job which lay ahead of us as juniors. Our junior year on Panther pathways can be described in one word-busy! School was becoming more diiiicult and work outside of school claimed much of our time, too. Our class really became an organized group headed by president Judy Seidl and the junior Class Executive Committee. Our main goal for the year was the junior-Senior banquet and dance, and we worked for it! Sales tax stamps became as valuable as money, orange and navy-blue sweatshirts were worn by all, and clean cars were the rage in Delaware. It was hard work, but that bank balance of over one thousa'nd dollars looked very nice! At last the time came for us to honor the seniors, and we took them on a trip to the Isles of Paradise. Then the seniors had their all-night party and we had our junior party. It certainly was a night to be remembered by all. However, the junior-Senior was not our only activity of the year by any means. Many of our boys were now varsity Dv men, and some of our girls won W's,' as well. In the musical -line the Sultans of Swing, a dance band, was built into a well-known organization thanks to some of our classmates. The stage again proved a rewarding spot for those in The Divine Flora and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. The debate team had one of its best years to date, and some of our classmates received high honors for their speaking ability. The F. F. A. and F. H. A. competed in the Delaware County fair and members won high awards. Four boys and one girl went to Buckeye Boy's and Girl's States held in June. Altogether, it was a wonderful year, and after a rest we were ready to take our place as seniors at Willis High. . The end of our journey is now approaching, and as we look back on this year, we realize just how much Willis has come to mean to us. At the beginning of the year, we assumed leadership of school organizations. Sonny George served as president of the student body, assisted by secre- tary judy Seidl. Our class had dwindled from one hundred Hfty-three to one hundred, but those left were a tightly knit group headed by president Don Shaw. This was the year we had all been waiting for! We discovered that studies were more difficult than ever, but we found time for many activities-dances i:Silver Bells in December, My Fair Lady in March, and Swingin' Into Springvj, stage wor f H. M. S. Pinaforef' Little Red Riding Hood, the Christmas Concertj, band Cwe got a superior in state competitionj, clubs and all of the other million and one things. The two biggest events of the year fbeside gradua- tionj were the senior trip and the junior-Senior, Shangri-La. Not very often do you get a chance to visit New York and the land of eternal youth, within one year! But soon we realized that the time had come to leave the familiar halls of Willis. We were measured for caps and gowns, received our invitations, joined in the Hnal senior breakfast, and then walked through Gray Chapel to the strains of Pomp and Circurnstancef' The little seventh-graders have grown into graduates and now the Panther Pathway has led us to a new path of life. l02

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