Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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by Ellen Pistone and Lori Forrest H WANTED for 25 years of dedication and service Could you imagine teaching for a auarter of a century? Here at Granite City Hign School South, a student can talk to any one of nine teachers who have celebrated tneir silver an- niversary in the teaching profession. Much has changed since 1958 at South. Among one of those changes is the name of the high school itself. What is known as South” was once referred to as Granite City High school and also as Granite City Senior High School. Twenty-five years ago in the days of saddle oxfords, horn-rimmed glasses ana crew cuts, 1500 students attended this high school. The January and June graduates were in separate areas of the senior section of the yearbook. Miss Lucy Parrish was in charge of publishing the Warrior yearbook. Juniors sponsored the Senior Prom and attended an annual boat ex- cursion on the Admiral. The sophomore class of 1958 was the largest ever to enter Granite City High School. The freshman class was non-existant at this time for the ninth grade was located in Coolidge Junior High School. The 1958 Homecoming theme was Granite High Heaven. The Warriors defeated Pana 33-0 in the Thursday evening Homecoming football game. The Homecoming court con- sisted of Queen Gerry Spurrier and her two attendants, Judith Prewett and Cheryl Squires. May Day was presented by the Physical Education Department. The program, All in the Abstract, came to a close with the crowning of May Day Queen Peggy Wallace and her attendants Helen Hicks and Judy Carey. The sports uniforms may differ from those that are worn today, but the sports themselves were quite similar to those South has now - football, basketball, and baseball. However, soccer, hockey, and girls sports were not yet part of the athletic program. Lettermen jackets have retained their same style for 25 years. William Schmitt and Joe Fedora coached the wrestling Warriors. The previous year Granite City was run ner up in the state wrestling tournament. Another common name, Ricnard Harmon, was coach of the cross country team as he is today. Even though Coach Keitn Parker ' s football Warriors had one of their best seasons offensively and defensively, the final score was never in their favor, and they had a losing year. The Asiatic flu added insult to injury as it struck the team in the middle of the season. Fashions, hairstyles, activities, and sports may have been replaced over the years, but nine familiar faces are here today as they were 25 years ago. They are still here today with the same determination and love for teaching as they had when they began. i 1. Mr. Al Zebio worked as hard 25 years ago as he now does. 2. Miss Helen Kuenstler carefully checks the attendance. 8 25-YEARS

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VANISHING ACTS The key words to this article are CANCELLED, STOPPED, DELETED, VOTED OUT, RETIRED, AND JUNKED. The 109-year old CABLE CARS in San Francisco came to a halt in September of 1982. They will be repaired and return to service as soon as they are in good working order. The last CHECKER CAB rolled off the assembly line in July. It was purchased for the price of $11,000. by a New York City cab driver. The cancelled LOU GRANT show left Ed Asner without a job. The HELEN HAYES THEATRE on Broadway was demolished after 71 years of hosting performances. SUGAR RAY LEONARD retired from boxing at an early age of 26. Germany ' s Chancellor HELMUT SCHMIDT, 64, left office when Bonn parliament voted him out. GARRY TRUDEAU decided to take a rest after drawing 4,300 Doonesbury strips over the last 12 years. The DOOBIE BROTHERS are no more. They called it quits and gave their last performance at Six Flags. The Number 8 on the Pittsburgh Pirates team re- tired. WILLIE STARGELL, 41, retired after hitting 475 home runs. TYLENOL capsules vanished from the shelves of stores after seven people died from cyanide poison. The ninth largest U.S. airline, BRANIFF INTERNA- TIONAL, also folded. The DeLOREAN car is no longer being assembled and it ' s creator is no longer in public view. The Italian actress, SOPHIA LOREN, disappeared for 17 days while she served a jail term for tax evasion in Italy. Secretary of State, AL HAIG, resigned on July 25, 1982. No longer with School District 9 are NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, and EMERSON, JOHNSON, LAKE, LOGAN, and NAMEOKI elementary schools. PRATHER is no longer a junior high school. The retirees include EMIL KANIA, RICHARD KING, MURIEL KRATZ, HELEN KUENSTLER, ELLA REYNOLDS, and ALBERT ZEBIO. Mr. ALLEN KENNERLY, assistant principal, moved from his office to a science room. Principal JAMES DUMONT will assume responsi- bilites at the Board of Education office. M A S H is gone. After being on television for more than 10 years, the last episode was shown on March 28, 1983. It was a 2V2-hour special. FADS AND FANCIES This includes some items that may be here tomorrow or may just be here today and gone tomorrow. Bedrooms of youngsters were decorated in ANNIE, SMURF, PAC MAN, and STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES. Men took over the underworld with DESIGNER UNDIES. Fancy SHOE LACES were seen on sneakers. The most famous cat of the year was GARFIELD. The PREPPY look finally got to Granite City. PAUL NEWMAN decided to top some salads with his own special dressing. VALLY GIRLS gear came to be. CABLE TELEVISION became very popular. How about some 3-D glasses for television? SHOULDER PADS stood out in 1982. Many people decided to just hang around in $80. inver- sion EXERCISE BOOTS. The DEELY BOBBER was another hit of the year. The headbands with shinny hearts or spinning pinwheels turned up on the heads of many Granite City students. The WHITE HOUSE CHINA came out in paper form. Many little children played house with their own set of the White House paper dishes. HARD TIMES On October 8, 1982, the first double-digit UNEMPLOYMENT figure went up. It was the highest unemployment in the U.S. since 1941. FLOOD WATERS ravished through Pacific and Times Beach, Missouri, leaving an ocean of water and thousands of families homeless. The EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT made a good effort, but it feel short of passage by three of the necessary 38 states. On September 21, the PRO FOOTBALL play- ers went on an eight-week strike. Bombs still went off in LEBANON and IRE- LAND. Stories of WAR went from Central America to Southwest Asia. Ronald Reagan decided to put another TAX on gasoline. 1982-1983 IN REVIEW 7

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» Teach ing has been a very inter- esting experience along with being very enjoyable. It has been said you learn from your ex- periences and the same goes with teaching. When I came to Granite I expected one year to be good. I ended up staying 28 years. There has been a lot of talk of how kids have changed in the last 25 years, but I don ' t think so. I think the kids are as nice as ever. I have enjoyed my 29 years of coaching at Granite City South. I have many memories I will cherish all of my life. 25-YEARS 9