Goodrich High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Fond Du Lac, WI)

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SPORTS Being the best doesn't come easy. No matter how many hours of practice an athlete logs, there is still going to be someone who is stronger or faster or able to sink more freethrows. Along the way you set goals and build dreams. The sport becomes a way of life. The athlete craves success more than anything else. But how do you measure suc- cess? It isn't measured by athlete that counts. Going out and giving it your best shot, that's what counts. Having the courage to meet the challenge of participating is success in itself. So whether you are the varsity quarterback or the slowest sprinter on the track team, as long as you are giving your all, you are succeeding. It's not the winning or losing that countsg the friends you meet, the lessons you learn, and the memories you make the number of games that are what matter- you win or how many med- als dangle from your jacket or the points that you score. Instead it's the heart of the 1. Demonstrating the fine art of pack running , these cross country runners push each other during the County meet. Goodrich dominated the event for the second straight year. 2. Cheryl Bradel watches her putt roll downhill at Rolling Meadows Golf Course. The girls golf team earned a surprising trip to STATE last fall. 3. Soaring to great heights, Mike Bauer tips the ball to a teammate. The team gained respect of opponents and fans alike, 4. Having gained a stride on the defender, Craig Koenigs looks for an opening to shoot at. Koenigs, an accomplished Hockey player, also won ALL-STATE football honors. 86--Sports

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WW 1. RETIREMENTS RESIGNATIO S Mr. Thiel has been at Goodrich since 1959. He taught English, coached tennis, and began a reading awareness program. In 1964 he became assistant principal. Then, in 1972 he became the prin- cipal. Mr. Thiel feels 1972 was his most memorable year at Goodrich, not only because he became principal, but because the basketball team finished second in the State Basketball Tournament. It was the first time in over 40 years that the team had gone to the tournament and it was very exciting. Before coming to Goodrich he taught two years in Michigan, two years in Stoughton, Wisconsin, and five years at Roosevelt Iunior High School in Fond du Lac. Mr. Thiel graduated from Oshkosh High School. He received a Bachelor Degree of Science Education at the University of wisconsin-Oshkosh and a Master's Degree in Administration and Supervision at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He and his wife, Charolotte, have two sons, jeff and Mark, both gradu- ates of Goodrich. Mr. Thiel plans on spending his leisure time playing tennis and golf, and working with computers. He stresses the fact that Goodrich is the land of opportunity. People should get involved in the social and extra-curricular activities that Good- rich has to offer because they help to develop students into the best possible people they can be. Mr. Kinzer, the English department coordinator, is retiring this year after 39 years of teaching. Twenty-nine of those years were spent teaching in Fond du lac. He attended La Salle-Peru Township High School in Illinois and then went on to La Salle-Peru-Oglesby Iunior College for two years. He then attended the University of Illinois where he received a Master of Science Degree in Education. Mr. Kinzer's most memorable year at Goodrich was 1969, the year he was promoted to be department chairperson. He and his wife, Mrs. Kinzer, a Spanish teacher, had seven children, all of whom attended school at Goodrich. Mr. Kinzer plans to spend his free time doing garden work, golfing, and skiing. When asked if he had a message to leave behind, Mr. Kinzer replied, and take the grain, but leave the chaff. Mrs. Blatz, the school nurse, left Goodrich on February 3rd to become a nurse at Taycheedah Prison. She said she would miss the kids and the staff at Goodrich, but her new job offers a lot of opportunities. Mrs. Blatz also said she would miss all the students in her Health Career Club and the Student Assistance Program. Mrs. Blatz lives with her husband, Al, daughter Becky and dog, Adolf. She graduated from Goodrich in 1972 and then from Marquette University in 1976. We all wish her good luck at her new job! Mr. Lane has been the AVfTheater technician at Goodrich for the past nine years. He is a 1970 graduate of Goodrich and a 1974 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. It was through his work here that he was able to get a job with the Herff Iones company. There he will serve as a yearbook representative. Mr. Lane lives in Fond du Lac with his wife, Pam, their daughter, Carrie, and their dog, Danny. Mr. Lane feels that Goodrich is fortunate to have such high caliber staff members and students. Retirements!Resignations-85

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