Kenton High School - Echo Yearbook (Kenton, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 176 of the 1981 volume:

75th ANNIVERSARY EDITION KENTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL KENTON, OHIO VOLUME 75 1981 CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS History of Kenton High School 4 School Traditions 6 Homecoming 1980 8 W.B.L. Championship Teams 12 Class of 1981 16 Fall Sports 32 Winter Sports 50 Spring Sports 66 Ohio Hi-Point J.V.S. 82 Junior-Senior Prom 86 Graduation 90 Drama Club Play 94 Clubs and Organizations 98 Music Organizations 116 Class of 1982 128 Class of 1983 134 Faculty and Staff 142 Advertising 148 Each year excited students gather to laugh and to point out pictures of each other in the yearbook. Of- ten. teasing and ribbing each oth- er along with exclamations of Hey. I remember that, accom- pany this scene. For seventy-five unforgettable years the ECHO has produced this type of scene at Kenton High School. Because the seventy-fifth anniversary makes this edition of the ECHO spe- cial to the school, the 1981 staff has planned an unusual and catchy yearbook. We would like to take our readers back in time through the past seventy-five years beginning in 1906, the year of the first ECHO. Through- out our book we will take a closer look at the history of the yearbook itself as well as the history of Ken- ton High School, its traditions, sports, clubs, homecoming events and musical groups. We hope our readers will take pride in their school by comparing the past with the present and take the opportu- nity to reflect on how their own actions will determine the future of our beloved school. The Echo staff sincerely expresses its grati- tude to the faculty and staff, stu- dents and members of the com- munity who have helped us to pre- pare this glance back onto the past and the year 1981. Our special thanks to Mr. Carl D. V. Russell. Principal Emeritus, for his help and understanding in our quest for the history of Kenton High School. With the continued sup- port of these people the ECHO will unfailingly report the hap- penings of Kenton High School for many years to come. The pictures at the left are of some of the previous 75 yearbooks that have been pub- lished by Kenton Senior High School. 2 — Homecomings of the Past ECHO STAFF The drawing at the left is from the 1926 yearbook and was ere- ated by Mr. Frederick Machetanz. The draw- ing was used as a di- vider page logo and was one of several drawings done for the 1926 book. The editor of the 1926 Echo was Miss Mary Lou John- son. Advisor C. Richard Alter Co-Editors Deanna Wolf Renee Collins Advertising Kenton High School Distributive Education Class. Air. Donald Sul I wold, Teacher Special Photography Kenton Times Mr Jim Sielicki Historical Copy Sections Kim Dickson Tony Hattery Original Art Work Charles Gerlach Student Photography Todd Tracy Todd James Jon Boyd Steve Kahler Deanna Wolf Brad Woods Design and Layout Michelle Buyer Kathy Cavin Tony Corwin Teri Denman Charles Gerlach Johnna Hatcher Todd James Mike Boehmer Welltngs Studio Richard A tier Deanna Wolf Chuck Gerlach Eric Kuck Beth Lowe Susan Pavlovic Cindi Robson Todd Tracy Tammi Wilson David Wolf KENTON HIGH SCHOOL 1870 to 1896 The first building to house Kenton High School was the Central Union building lo- cated at the corner of N. Market Street and W. Carroll, the present site of Oaklief School. It was an imposing structure for a city of unpaved streets, with a large cen- tral belfrey and four corner towers. The building housed all grades of the school system with the high school program be- ginning about 1865. It had a large assem- bly room on the third floor where daily chapel programs were held at the begin- ning of each school day. The first graduat- ing class was in 1870 with one graduate. Miss Martha Ellen Leighton. The curricu- lum of the new high school was one of preparation for attendance at a liberal arts college. Those students not going on to col- lege usually ended their education in eighth grade. The Central Union school cost $12,000 to build in I860 and served until the night of January 9. 1899 when it burned taking with it all records of the early Kenton school system. In the early I890's the enrollment at the Kenton High school began to grow and it was deemed neces- sary to construct a larger build- ing. The North. South. East and West elementary buildings had already been built to handle the increasing number of elemen- tary students. In 1896 the new Kenton High School was opened and the Union building became the Kenton Grammar School for grades 6 to 8. The term high school meant that a person went beyond the eighth grade. • ■HfOH UNION ICMOOll « «� 0 IMO l t«V U«IO ■� The new or second Kenton High School was opened on January 10, 1896 and was located on the comer of N. High Street and E. Columbus Street. It was built of sandstone and brick at a cost of $50,000. It was three stories tall with a large central auditorium for the daily chapel programs. While this building was used as a high school the sports program was begun with teams in football, basketball and later base- ball. track, tennis and girls basketball. In the I920’s the state of Ohio passed a com- pulsory attendance law thus keeping stu- dents in school longer than usual. To ac- commodate this large number of students the basement of the school was remodeled and four portable buildings were placed behind the building to provide more class- rooms. These portable rooms were heated with pot bellied stoves tended to by the teachers. The curriculum was expanded at this time with the addition of vocational 1896 to 1939 agriculture, woodworking, home econom- ics, business courses and later physical edu- cation and instrumental music. Physical education classes were held in the armory as there u'as no gym. Sports events were played at the old waterworks park in South Kenton. Graduation was held in the Grand Opera House in downtown Kenton. The high school received its state charter in 1922. In the middle 1930's this building was filled to overflowing and the need for another new high school was evident. 4 — History of Kenton High School 1939 to 1963 The third Kenton High School was opened in 1939 on a ten acre site on Orien- tal Street It was a large and modern build- ing with sjyace included for special areas of the curriculum such as instrumental mu- sic. vocal music, vocational agriculture, woodworking and a small library. It had its own gym and cafeteria. The sports facili- ties adjacent to the school were donated by the Robinson family in honor of General James S. Robinson, a civil war general and Kenton resident. The high school princi- xil. Mr. Secoy, planned and supervised the work on this athletic facility. Football games were nou played on the new field and the Kenton band expanded and took on the look of what we now call a marching hand. At the south end of the field was the F.F.A. memorial gate The new building also had modern science labs for the ex- panded science curriculum. The building cost $300,000 to build and contains 354.000 bricks. 129720 feet of electrical wire. The early 1960's brought even more students and the Imilding was “twice as full of stu- dents as it was designed for. In Ocotol er of 1963 the present Kenton High School building was ready to move into. Grades ten to twelve moved into the new Imilding and grades seven to nine moved into the old high school. This grade alignment was new and Kenton now had a Senior High School and a Junior High School. The old Ellis building was closed soon after and sold to the Hardin County District Lilnary board to use as a building site for the present library. The new school cost $1,678,000 to build. The building con- tained special areas for vocational educa- tion, science lalts, a language lab. a gym that seated over 2,000and a large cafeteria. The curriculum contained over 100 course offerings for students to chose from. The building has been very well maintained and fs serving its students better than most other buildings its age. 1981 marks the change from Kenton Senior High School back to Kenton High School as grades nine to twelve will again be housed in one build- ing. The class of 1981 will be the 111th graduating class of Kenton High School. 1963 to PRESENT History of Kenton High School — 5 KENTON HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT Alto's Findlay's always favored The Colors gold and blue, And the gentle sons of Marion. To the Red and Black are true, Still our staunch and hearty laddies. Will always bravely fight. For the honor and the Glory, Of the dear old Red and White. Thru the four long years of high school. Mid'st the scene we know so well, As the mystic charm of knowledge We vainly seek to spell. Or we win athletic victories And work with all our might. Still we work for Kenton High School, And the dear old Red and White. When the cares of life o'ertake us, Mingling fast our locks with gray. Should our dearest hopes betray us. False fortune fall away. Still we banish care and sadness As we think of memories bright, And recall those days of gladness, Neath the dear old Red and White. —Unknown 6 — Kenton High School Traditions The nickname ‘ Wildcats origi- nated sometime in the early 1920’s according to the account given to the yearbook staff by for- mer principal, Mr. Carl Russel. According to Mr. Russel, a Mr. Elmer Tam was a vocational agri- culture teacher who was also the faculty manager of athletics. The Ixisketball teams of 1924 and 1925 were very successful and Mr. Tam organized a post season tourna- ment with several other teams, to be held in Kenton. The Kenton team won the tournament and made a large sum of money for athletic teams. Mr. Tam suggest- ed that the school should have a nickname or mascot and suggest- ed the Wildcat. He described the animal to the student body and explained why he felt it would be a good choice. The students must have agreed with Mr. Tam as in publications the next few years the name of Kenton Wildcats became commonplace. Another version of the story has it that Mr Tam was quoted as saying after a tournament game, those boys sure played like a bunch of wild- cats. Which ever story is correct, it seems that Mr. Tam can be giv- en credit for suggesting the name of Wildcats for Kenton High School. KENTON HIGH SCHOOL COLORS RED AND WHITE The poem at left is reprinted from the 1906 Echo, the first year of publishing, and gives us proof that the school was using red and white as school colors by that year. In the early days of Kenton High School, each class, upon entering the high school, would choose its own col- ors, song, motto, and design a crest. There were no official school colors, song, etc. As each class graduated, their symbols were replaced by the next class. The oldest symlx)l we can find proof of is the use of red and white as school colors. No amount of re- search or interviews with former students was able to turn up the story of their beginnings. One pos- sible suggestion is that they are a carry over from the old Kenton Reds baseball team. The earliest mention of school colors is in arti- cles dealing with football games. There are several passages that talk about playing for the red and white. The poem we have printed is further proof of the school colors being used around the turn of the century. Since these early days, every imaginable item that could be made red and white has been made and many former students have collections of school treasures they look back on with fond memories. Research for the articles on pages 6 t- 7 was done by Tony Hattery and Deanna Wolf. The school crest is believed to have originated from those designs that the early Kenton High School classes used to represent their in- dividual years. Each class, as it en- tered the high school, would de- sign a crest and use it for the four years they were in the high school. Badges, pins, rings, and other items were made by local jewelers with these designs. When using the second Kenton High School KENTON HIGH SCHOOL CREST building, each senior class was permitted to paint its crest on the stage curtain in the auditorium, covering the one from the pre- vious senior class. Sometime in the late 1920's or early 1930’s, the lo- cal jewelers tried to sell the idea of each school having one official crest to facilitate the making of school items. Whether or not this is the real reason for the adoption of a school crest remains to be seen. However, one school design did emerge from this period and the classes stopped designing their own. Who actually designed the crest is unknown but it was in use on high school items by the late 1930's. It is on the cover of the 1846 yearbook and can be seen on the bass drum of the band in 1940. The crest has been changed only once since it was designed and that was in 1963. In that year, Kenton High School moved into a new building, and the grade align- ment was changed to a 10-11-12 arrangement, thus making Ken- ton High School Kenton Senior High School. The crest was altered by moving the wildcat to the up- per portion of the design and plac- ing a letter “S in the lower por- tion to indicate senior. Established in 1906 as a school newspaper, the Echo was pub- lished to put parents in touch with the doings of the school. The Echo also served as a vehicle for students to express themselves by submitting articles, essays, jokes, and other items for publica- tion. These articles were to be short, simple, original, and clear- ly within the range of the writer. The early issues were almost com- pletely dependent on these stu- dent stories. The first student es- say to appear in print was one en- titled Hiawatha” by James H. Al- len. Jr. The new publication was published monthly and cost ten cents or seventy-five cents for the year. To help fill the pages, the Echo staff carried on a correspon- dence with other schools and re- printed articles that they ex- changed with them. The editors from the beginning had been male, but in 1911 the first female was elected to serve in this office. When publication was changed to semi-annually in 1916, the first step was taken that began the change of the Echo into the tradi- tional yearbook format of today. In 1921 and 1922, the book became an annual issue with pictures of the students in each class now in the book. Athletics, clubs, and oth- er information about Kenton High School was expanded from 1921 on, and the yearbook as we know it was formed. Not many changes were made in the book until 1946 when a journalism class Itegan the task of publishing the book. This continued for about twenty years until the class was dropped from the curriculum of the high school. Volunteers were again asked to carry on the publi- cation of the book and to take over the financial planning for it. This arrangement continues to the pre- sent. The first use of color print- ing in the books was the printing of flags, designs, and ads in the l?ooks almost from the beginning. The first full color page of student activities was in the 1960 book and was of sports and homecoming ac- tivities. From about 1968 on, each yearbook has had one or two color pages. The present book contains 31 color pages. Over the years, class histories, wills, and a class prophecy have been included in the yearbooks. Sports records and teams have been a part of the yearbook from its very origin as has advertising by the local mer- chants. Since 1906, the Echo has changed a great deal, but it is still a student publication and pro- vides a place for expression of stu- dent literary ability and with con- tinued support of the faculty, stu- dents, and community. It will con- tinue in this tradition for many years to come. Traditions of Kenton High School — 7 HOMECOMING 1980 SENIOR ATTENDANT, USA HOLIDAY, ESCORTED BY SHAWN MOORE. SENIOR ATTENDANT. KRISTI POLAND. ESCORT- ED BY VIC OSBVN. 8 — Homecoming 1980 SOPHOMORE ATTENDANT. LOU ANN HASTINGS. ES- CORTED BY GORDIE CA- TIEN. im m THE JUNIOR ATTENDANT. TARA LANCE. ESCORTED BY GREG McKEE. Homecoming queen, Stephanie Hughes, escorted hy Mike Holmes. Special friends are hard to find, hut you’re extra special and one of a kind This uas part of a poem I wrote for a very close friend and it expresses my feelings toward ev- eryone here at Kenton High School for making Homecoming and my senior year very wonder- ful Thank you again. — Stephanie CAT SPIRIT POWER Homecoming 1980 — 9 HOMECOMINGS In the fall of 1939, Kenton High Schools' traditional Homecoming had its beginnings. The first homecoming queen. Miss Ann Botchlett, and her two senior at- tendants were elected by the members of the football team. The crowning of the queen by the foot- ball captain was the main event of a dance following the game. The queen was given a white satin lined red velvet robe to wear as The first Homecoming Queen of Kenton High School, Miss Ann Bot- cheltt. homecoming queen. This tradition continues to the present. In 1947, the tradition of having two senior attendants was changed by the student council to one from each class. In 1951, several more changes were made in the now traditional fall event. The football team no longer elected the queen and her court; instead, the entire school elected the members of the homecoming court. At the football game, the queen and her atten- dants rode in open convertibles 10 — Homecomings of the Past around the track for the crowd to see. The actual crowning was still done at the dance after the foot- ball game. The queen was usually attired in a formal as were were her attendants for the post game dance. About 1960, the court and queen began to dress in identical style formats for the dance. In 1966. the formats were dropped for a more casual look and the queen was crowned at the pre- game ceremonies. Approximately five years ago, the procedure for selecting the homecoming queen and court were changed again. Students in each class may nomi- nate any girl they wish to repre- sent their class at homecoming. Seniors only select the homecom- ing queen. The top three girls from each class are listed on a sec- ond Ixtllot from which the winners are selected. The announcement of the name of the homecoming queen is made just before the foot- ball game. Recently, the past years homecoming queen has been pre- sent to crown the new queen. In the fall of 1980, Kenton High School put in an all-weather track and the traditional turn around the field in open cars is no longer possible. Other homecoming events no longer practiced are the Thursday night pep rally and pa- rade. The Kenton band would lead students, the football team, and the queen and court from the downtown of Kenton to Robinson Field for a bonfire and pep rally. Presently, a combined Junior- Senior High School pep rally is held on Friday afternoon in the stadium. The senior high has also been having hall decorating con- test for the classes and the classes and the cheerleaders held a Ixin- ner contest for clubs this past year. Homecoming, a part of student life that traces its roots back forty- one years, will continue to be a part of Kenton High School tradi- tions for many years to come. —Kim Dickson The 1958 Homecoming Queen, Miss Jolene Johnson, and her court of Gloria Lones; Susan Collinsworth; Judy Mabrey; Judy Jump. OF THE HOMECOMING QUEENS OF 1 SCHOOL 1939 Ann Botchlett 1940 Marjorie Harrold 1941 Marian Williams 1942 Suzanne Steiner 1943 Anna Jean Moore 1944 Elinor Davis 1945 Helen Oberlitner 1946 Betty Buttolph 1947 Wanda McCullough 1948 Pat Fox 1949 Betty Latimer 1950 Marcella Parrot 1951 Juanita England 1952 Faith Blumenschine 1953 Serena Sams 1954 Patsy Pemberton 1955 Sharon Parrot 1956 Betty Fox 1957 Sherry Buerger 1958 Jolene Johnson 1959 Susie Pyle 1960 Susan Rubins 1961 Charlene Overly 1962 Pam Oaklief 1963 Joyce Winebrenner 1964 Bonnie Amweg 1965 Sara Pyle 1966 Ellen Philips 1967 Barb Steiner 1968 Betsey Montgomery 1969 Linda Born 1970 Kate Johnson 1971 Liz Teeters 1972 Becky Montgomery 1973 Pam Biddinger 1974 Cydney Davis 1975 Kay Kreinbihl 1976 Jill Rodenberger 1977 Lynn Eckfeld 1978 Tina Gillen 1979 Jolene Lowe 1980 Stephanie Hughes PAST ENTON HIGH The 1968 Honecoming Queen, Miss Betsy Montgomery, and the court of Laura Hiller; Betsy Mc- Kinley; Pam Spencer. Homecoming Court Homecomings of the Past — 11 W.B.L. GIRLS TENNIS Jst Singles W.B.L. Champ Belh Crates 2nd Singles W.B.L. Champ Stephanie Hughes 3rd Singles W.B.L. Champ Cindy Murray 1st Doubles W.B.L. Champs Stacy Hamilton Lori Boston 2nd Doubles W.B.L. Champs Judy Comstock Amy Neal 12 — Girls tennis color pages sponsored by TIM TIMMONS INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE STATE DOUBLES CHAMPION RUNNERS-UP STEPHANIE HUGHES BETH CRATES CHAMPIONS The 1980 season marks the fourth consecutive year the Kenton High School Girls Tennis Team has either won or shared the W.B.L. crown. So other team in recent sports history has com- piled a better champion- ship record. The boys track teams of 1957 thru 1962 hold the record for most consecutive league wins (6). Team members: Lori Buroker; Stacy Hamilton; Stephanie Hughes; Judy Comstock; Lori Boston; Coach Sharon Moore; Cindy Murray; Amy Seal; Beth Crates; Shawn Lange. Girls tennis color pages sponsored by TIM TIMMONS INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. —13 W.B.L. CHAMPS Front: Assistant Coach Ron Kratzenberg; Head Coach Steve Kick; Assistant Coach Jerry Stauffer. Standing: David Zaring, Manager; Gordie Gatien; Greg McKee; Tom Davis; Kyle Collins; David Sherman; Darren Gilbert; John Price; Jim Oates; Jeff Buroker; Russ Hogue; Mike Holmes; Jeff McQuown, Manager. The 1980-81 boys basketball team compiled a 16-5 record and had the distinction of producing the fourth best record in the last fifty- five years of Kenton Boys Basketball. The cagers tied for the Western Buckeye League championship after an absence of fourteen years from the top conference honors. The “CABDIAC CATS” ended the season as the top rated AA team in Limaland and were also rated at the 21 st best AA team in the state of Ohio by the Associated Press. 14 — Color page sponsored By Kenton Distributing Company WILDCAT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS OF THE PAST FOOTBALL GOLF TENNIS-GIRLS TRACK-BOYS 1948 (L) 1962 (L) 1978 (L) 1955 (L) 1966 (L) 1979 (L) 1957 (I) 1971 (L) 1980 (L) 1958 (L) 1971 (D) 1981 (L) 1959 (L) 1960 (L) 1961 (L) 1962 (L) 1969 (L) 1979 (D) BASKETBALL- BASEBALL BASKETBALL- TENNIS-BOYS BOYS GIRLS 1957 (L) 1930 (D) 1976 (S) 1973 (L) 1963 (L) 1936 (D) 1980 (S) 1967 (L) 1937 (L) (D) 1981 (L) 1938 (L) (D) 1965 (S) 1979 (S) (L) League (S) Sectional Tournament (D) District Tournament Championship Teams — IS CLASS OF 1981 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS: Stephanie Hughes, President; Sue Millard, Vice- president; Shawn Lange, Secretary; Jolene Stauffer, Treasurer. 111th GRADUATING CLASS Jay Walter Albert John Allen Altvater Barbara Lynn Bailey Deborah Lynn Bailey Elizabeth Ann Bailey Kristi Rae Bailey Bryan C. Beaman Timothy J. Becker 16 — Class of mi Brian Joseph Berry Michael Durrell Black Charlene R Bloomfield Lori Lynn Boston unes Allen Botchlett Christopher Allen Breidenbach Jack C. Brown Jaymie Lynne Brown Jflffery Scot Buroker Darla Jean Cahill Martha Stella Campbell Penny Louann Cannode Class of 1981 — 17 Leslie Caron Clark Martin Eugene Clark Randall Dean Clements Kyle L. Collins Darci Dee Comer Judith Kay Comstock Wendy Kathrine Conkle Brenda Kay Cooper Krystol Lynn Cooper Tina Ann Cox John Joseph Cozad Melanie Beth (.'rates 18 — Class of 1981 Steven Scott Dunahue Craig Wesley Dunson Dina Marie Dyer Dennis Lee Engle Class of 1981 — 19 Teri Jean Denman Tom Joseph Dick Kimberly Sue Dickson Catherine Marie Draper Russell Allen Cummins Kathy Sue Curl Brett A. Curtis Steven John Davis � M� 77. r.y'.Y. .7,77. ...7,7,7 1 I | | • « « „ ... , ♦ MM myaw v.vM • • ♦ • Douglas Duane Engle Mary Rebecca Evans John Brian Fisher Peggy Sue Fitzgerald Brian C. Flinn Thad Andrew Gardner Javier Gerboles Darren Michael Gilbert Todd DeWayne Goslee Michael Darren Grimes Barbara Lou Halsey Linda Marie Hare 20 — Class of 1981 Anne Elizabeth Hatcher Anthony Thomas Hattery Russell Joe Height Elizabeth Lee Hiller Tony Leon Haudenschield Richard Aaron Holcomb Todd Anthony Hayter Doug Vernon Hord Lisa Renee Holliday Gregory Wayne Hord Class of 1981 — 21 Michael Robert Holmes Pamela Sue Hougendobler Jeffrey Eugene Howard Stephanie Kay Hughes Angela Joy Irwin Patricia Chamberlin James Jay Daniel Johnson Leslie May Jones Deborah Lynn Jordan Sandra Evon Kahler Stephen Jay Kahler Kevin Daniel Klingler Ginger Lynn Koch Shawn Anne l ange Lee Sheldon l atham Class of mi — 23 Jeffery Lewis McQuown Marlene Kay Mabrev Ruth Ella Manns Kevin Dwain Marguart Barl ara Lee Marshall Alesia Rene Martin Shawn Michael Middleton Susan Ellen Millard 24 - Class of 1981 Gregory Alan Miller Mary Sue Miller Evan Charles Moore Cary Michael Modd Gloria Jean Mohn Brad A Newfer William M Obenour Victor Drew Osbun Kelly Jean Park Class of 1981 — 25 Stephen Richard Pelham Brenda Kay Pemberton Tina Marie Pfeiffer 01 Kristi Yvette Poland Margaret V. Ray Kathy Michelle Reese Fred Michael Reinemeyer Scott Kenneth Richards • Becky Lynn Richardson Brian Scott Richardson Cindi Jo Robson Diana Lynn Rogers 26 — Class of 1981 Class of 1981 — 27 Jerald Wayne Turner Karen Jo Van Buskirk Lori Ann Vance Mark Ramsey Watkins Joseph Patrick Sorgen Jolene Kay Stauffer Douglas Alan Stephens Susan Kay Troglin Jon Paul Stephens Douglas Lester Stone Vance Lee Thomas Christine Marie Toil Shannon Lynn Weber Christopher Lee White Tracey Scott Wilson Carolyn Elaine Winegardner William Bradford Woods Denise Larie Wright David Wendell Zaring Toni Jo Zellers Dale Ray Ziegler Gerald Eugene Adams Laura Adams Paul Eric Barlow Claude Gene Bennett Dennis Allen Bradley David Alan Byers Philip Seil Cooper Kim B. Crisp Harry Ellis Jr. James Edward Ellis Annette Fay Farley Joseph Duane Fay Rebecca Lynn Harp Timothy Richard Holbrook Rickey Dale Kiess Kevin L. Kinnear Deborah A. Klingler Heidi Marie Kuck Richie Lynn Magann Denise Ann Maxwell Michael Jonathon Mendenhall Rickey Lee Moore Beverly Kay Motter Kathryn J. Price David A. Reed Loren Lee Shick Mark Russell Shope Aaron Jay Smith Jeff D Tackett SENIOR CLASS “PICKS” COLORS FLOWER SONG MOTTO Scarlet and Silver White Rose tipped with red “Time for me to fly” “Look to the future, but remember the yesterday's, and live today for tomorrows’ dreams.” 30 — Class of 1981 BEST Dunson ARTISTS is Kristie Poland MOST ATHLETIC Beth Crates is Mike Holmes BEST LEGS Sue Millard is Vic Oshun PRETTIEST HAIR Kyle Collins is Sue Millard 10 Lisa Holliday is Shawn Moore ULS I SINGERS Lisa Holliday is Evan Moore Craig MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Mark Watkins is Toni Zellers FRIENDLIEST Stephanie Hughes is Shaum Middleton Judy Comstock O Lauren McCullough Ten Denman O Vic Osbun Brenda Cooper O Steve Davis Beth Crates O Evan Moore BUSIEST BEES MOST ADMIRED David Zaring 6 Cindi Robson Jeff Buroker O Stephanie Hughes CLASS CLOWNS Doug Stone O Shannon Weber BEST MUSICIANS Cary Modd i? Mary Evans BICCEST FEET PRETTIEST EYES Diana Rogers O Darren Gilbert Evan Moore O Ginger Koch Class of 1981 — 31 FALL t% .1 This picture of a Kenton High School football team is of unknown date. It is actually a post card but unfortunately has no names on the back and was never mailed to help date it. It gives a good view of early football “uniforms. This is the 1931 football team, coached by Donald Holwerda. The members of the team include; Front: Clark, McAdow, Oates, Howe, Bradley, Sidey, Heese. Middle: Carmean, Resch, Kearns, J. Ehlen. Back: Taylor, Coach Holwerda, Naus, Kissling, R. Ehlen, Holycross, Cronley, Harris, Shipp, Pfister, Payne, Auger, Wagner, Wilson, Hord. This is a picture of the 1958 football team and its coach, George Keal. 32 — Fall Sports History SPORTS Excellent senior leadership led us to our best season since 1971. Only four teams since 1925 have won more games than the 1980 CATS. The JV team finished with an undefeated record and we hope this is an indication of our future varsity program ' ■Coach Rodgers VARSITY FOOTBALL SCORES KHS 34 14 Ada KHS 32 14 Defiance KHS 8 10 Wapak KHS 22 43 St. Marys KHS 43 0 VanWert KHS 37 14 Delphos KHS 34 26 0-G KHS 0 28 Elida KHS 29 0 Bath KHS 46 8 Celina JV SCORES KHS 27 0 Riverdale KHS 6 0 Wapak KHS 12 6 St. Marys KHS 24 6 Shawnee KHS 1 0 Delphos KHS 32 14 O-G KHS 26 20 Elida KHS 1 0 Bath AW ARDS 2nd Team WBL Shawn Middleton Thom Purcell Greg McKee John Hickel Todd Hay ter Shawn Moore . . . 2nd Team WBL Hon. Mention All-Ohio, AP. Marc Valentine Award to Lee Latham, Booster Award to Mark Jones: Jones; The Pride. Hustle and Desire Award to Lauren McCullough: Offensive MVP to Mike Holmes: Defensive MVP to Vic Osbun. Best Of- fensive Lineman to Mark Watkins. Best De- fensive Lineman to Vic Osbun; Most Improved to Jim Ellis. MANAGERS: Todd Tracy, Trainer; Kyle Klingler. Kevin Klingler. BALL BOYS: Ryan Totten, Matt Rodgers. David Ro- denlierger, Danny Haymond. Football — 33 Front: Stark Butterman; Phil Hingson; Andy Condle, Keith McQuown; Wade Rogers; Joe Fay; Tony Cornell. Stark Pfeiffer. Second Row: Lauren McCullough; Jon Boyd; Mark Jones. Mark Watkins; Mike Black; John Hickel; Tom Sherman; Dave Snyder; Steve Bricker; Chip Smith. Third Rou : Mike Hottman; Tim Hurt; Russ Height. Mike Jones; Joel Boyd; John Cozad; David Conover; Dave Pack; Lee Latham; Tom Purcell. Fourth Row: Jim Ellis; John Biteman. Tony Rhoades; Todd Cornell; Ellis Prater. Mike Holmes; Shawn Middleton. Roger McKinley; Scott Eldridge; Arch Rodgers. Fifth Row: Jerry Rodenberger; Creg Allou ay. Shawn Moore; Creg McKee; Todd Hayter; Gordie Galien; Bob Haymond; Kevin Weidenger. Selson Freshcorn; Dan Rush Row Six: Kevin McQuown; Gary Hatcher; Jeff Buroker. Brian Fisher; Tom Muller; Darrell Rush; Chris Richards; Tony Taylor. Tim Joseph. Row Seven: Kyle Collins. Mike Mendenhall. Doug Stone; Vic Oslmn. Vic Osbun ... 1st Team WBL; 2nd Team All-Ohio, VPI. WBL Defensive Back of the Year Mike Holmes ... ist Team WBL; Hon. Mention All-Ohio. AP. ka i M D DO 3 H H 4 I - w • .W.- . -.%r r • r . r .+ ■ . «. . - • � . . • • v 34 — Footlxill Footlxill — 35 36 — Footlxill Footlnill — 37 TEAM RECORDS Boys ... 6-15 8th in W.B.L. 3rd in County Meet 13th in sectionals Girls . . . 2-6 12th in sectionals Boys MVP . . . Scott Richards Most improved . . . Tony Haudenschield Booster Award . . . Matt Bell Girls MVP . . . Sue Fair man Most improved . . . Judy Sorgen Booster Award . . . Betty Wort man The cross country team this year was much improved over last year with im- provements in times and attitude. The team was more competitive than last year. This was the first year for our girls to run in cross country and they made a good showing.' Coach Sullwold Front: Kevin Marquart; Scott Richards. Tony Haudenschield: Matt Bell. Second Row: Bill Bopp: Tracey Wilson, Jim Oates. Jeff Bloom, Bruce Oberlitner; Matt Price. Third Row: Kerin Middleton. Betty Wortman; Sue Fairman. Amy Baughman. Standing: Jane Cross; Deh Brooks: Judy Sorgen 38 — Cross Country Cross Country — 39 VARSITY L to R: Anne Hatcher, Amy Seal; Tara Lange; Stacy Hamilton; Shawn Lange; Teri Denman. The cheerleaders for 1980-81 planned and carried out skits at pep rallies, placed signs in the building each week to help encourage school spirit and then carried that spirit onto the football field each friday night. Front: Lou Ann Hastings; Blythe Poland. Standing: Laura Ridenour; Kris Reese; Karyn Kratzenberg; Paula Boston 40 — Fall Cheerleaders This early set of cheerleaders was very much like those of today. They were responsible for helping to raise school spirit at football games. Standing: Anna Marie Wilson, Vernon Warner, Marie Tillman. Seated: Kathleen Warner. - - Fall Cheerleaders — 41 KHS 0 2 Ben Logan KHS 2 0 Allen East KHS 2 0 Defiance KHS 0 2 Biverdale KHS 2 0 Wapak KHS 1 2 Hardin Sorthern KHS (l 2 St. Marys KHS 0 2 VanWert KHS 0 2 Marion KHS 2 1 Delphos KIIS 2 I Bidgemont KHS 2 1 O-C KHS 2 I Elida KHS 2 0 CSV KHS 2 0 Ada KHS 2 0 Bath KHS 0 2 Lima KHS 0 2 Celina WBL . 3rd Place WBL First Team Chris Toil WBL Honorable Mention Ginger Koch MVP . . Ginger Koch Most Improved . . . Chris Toil Booster Award . Krystol Cooper Best Server . . . Ellen Lanins Bottom: Sue Millard. Ginger Koch: Chris Toil: Kathy Beese: Second row: Lisa Scott; Krystol Cooper; Bita Beinemeyer. Top: Ellen Laubis. 42 — Volleylxill Volleylxill — 43 JV VOLLEYBALL KHS 1 2 KHS 2 0 KHS 2 0 KHS 0 2 KHS 0 2 KHS 1 2 KHS 0 2 KHS 0 2 KHS 1 2 KHS 0 2 KHS 2 1 KHS 0 2 KHS 0 2 KHS 2 0 KHS 2 0 KHS I 2 KHS I 2 KHS 1 2 Ben Logan Allen East Defiance Biverdale Wapak Hardin S'orthern St. Marys VanWert Marion Delphos Bidgemont OG Elida vsv Ada Bath Lima Celina ■14 — VolleylxiU Volleyball — 45 KHS 169 190 Celina KHS 190 17 8 Shawnee KHS 166 198 Wapak KHS 176 159 St. Marys KHS 177 171 Van Wert KHS 174 163 Defiance KHS 172 170 Delphos KHS 167 201 Ben Logan KHS 164 168 O-G KHS 185 175 Elida KHS 168 178 Allen East KHS 161 178 Bath KHS 165 163 Marion KHS 170 202 Ada W.8.L. — 5th Place Elida Invitational 2nd Place Sectionals — 5th out of 12 Hardin County Tournament Paul Thomas Memorial 1st Place Low average . . Max Thomas Most Improved . . Dave Reed Most Consistent . . Russ Hogue Rooster Award . . Sam Hong 46-Golf KHS 5 0 KHS 2 3 KHS 5 0 KHS 5 0 KHS 5 0 KHS 4 I KHS 3 2 KHS 5 0 KHS 4 I KHS 5 0 KHS 4 I KHS 5 0 Ce lina Wapak St. Marys Van Wert Defiance Delaware LCC Elida River Valley Bath Shawnee Marion Coaches Tournament KHS 3 2 Mansfield St. Peters KHS 2 3 Wapak This year we beat all WBL teams 5-0 except Wapak who de- feated us for our first WBL loss in 4 years. At the WBL tournament, we won first in every position which gave us the co-champion- ship of the league. Beth Crates and Stephanie Hughes were the doubles sectional winners with Lori Boston and Stacy Hamilton the runners-up. Beth and Stephanie advanced to the district tournament and were runners-up and then on to the state tournament where they fin- ished second. I thought the 1979 team was our strongest team, Imt the 1980 team was SUPER.'' — Coach Moore '-1 ra' § � 3 9 I § I, 6: I I §! M I' Cindy Murray Judy and Lori Stephanie Hughes 48-Girls Tennis fa Stacy Hamilton Amy Seal Lori Buroker Judy Comstock Girls Tennis-49 WINTER Basketball, second only to football, has been played at Kenton High School since 1918. The faculty of 1918 would not permit the formation of a “school team so the members of the K Society formed a team and played four games that first year. The first Kenton High School basket- ball victory came against Dunkirk with a score of 35 to 18. The “K Society team went on to victories over Roundhead and again over Dun- kirk but suffered their first loss to Ada. The K Society or Varsity K as it is now known, is the second ol- dest organization of Kenton High School that is still functioning today. The oldest being the football team and the third oldest organization is the Echo. Basketball grew in popular- ity and the early Kenton teams en- joyed a good deal of success with a high point being the 1925-26 season when the Wildcats got all the way to the district finals of the state basket- ball tournament, one game away from the finals in Columinis. The Kenton games were played in the ar- mory until 1939 when the present ju- nior high building was built. The coach of the Wildcats during the 1920 s was Mr. Bob Wright. As a pre- liminary to the boys basketball games, girls teams were formed around 1920. Their games gained in popularity and they became a sepa- rate sport. In 1922, they sported a record of 11-1 under coach Miss Ra- chel Belt. The girls teams continued into the early 1930’s when it was dropped. From this time until 1974 there were no opportunities for girls to compete in interscholastic sports. This void in girls atheletics ended with the formation of a volleyball and a basketlmll team in 1974. In the interim a girls athletic association conducted intramural sports activi- ties. The girls teams were formed in 1974 in response to the call for more Basket Ball - First Team opportunities for girls to participate in sports. 1974 was a banner year in sports at Kenton High School as a wrestling team was formal at this time and a new football stadium was completed. 50 — Winter Sports SPORTS Wildcats.'' whose work and training under Coach Wright was responsilde for the season's success include: Harold Kaider, John Rubins, Lewis Bixler, Coach Wright; Cloyd Robbins, James Pugh. John Carter, Lloyd Jump. The 1980-81 hoys basketball season was another high point in the Kenton athletic story. Head coach, Steve Kick, and assistant coach, Ron Kratzenberg, exhibit the intensity and vigor that characterized the Ixisketball season. The Girls Basketball team of 1918. Identification of students unknown. Winter Sports — 51 Boys Basketball KHS 77 46 KHS 74 61 KHS 64 67 KHS 67 54 KHS 74 64 KHS 68 70 KHS .56 4H KHS .59 57 KHS .56 54 KHS 80 65 KHS 70 79 KHS 72 61 KHS 61 62 KHS 63 62 KHS 63 62 KHS 71 66 KHS 76 87 KHS 68 52 KHS 99 .55 KHS 55 52 Ridgemonl Riverdale L.C.C. Wynford Dayton Kiser Defiance Ada Wapak Elgin D. Fairview St. Marys Upper Sandusky VanWert Delphos St. John OG U.S.V. Elida Rath Indian Lake Celina Tournament KHS 51 57 L.C.C. Highlights of the season; The 16-5 record is the 4th best since 1925 for Kenton High School. The WBL co-champion- ship is the first league basketball championship since 1967. The team tied the single game scoring record of 99 against Indian Lake. The back-to-lmck single point vic- tories against Delphos St. John and Ottawa-Glandorf were excit- ing and unusual in that they both ended with the same score (63-62). This scene of the High School gym after a ball game was not uncommon during the 1980-81 season as the Cardiac Cats played to the last second of every game and kept the fans on the edge of their seats more than a few times. Player Awards and Honors Darren Gilbert set a single game scoring record with 44 points. Darren was also the most efficient player on the team this year. He also received a nomination to the McDonalds All-American Team. Mike Holmes set a season and career record for the most assists. Greg McKee was the top foul shooter. Jeff Buroker was the top defensive player and Russ Hogue received the Booster Club Award. 52 — Boys Baskellnll Boys Basketball — 53 L to R: Greg Leathern. Brian Thomas. Boh Blumenschine; Jeff Bloom; Matt Hanna. Brent Bullock. Jim Oates. Dflir Sherman. Jon Price; Chris Richards; Arch Rodgers; Mike Hottman; Garth Fout; Tony Fink; Coach Ron Kratzenlx’rg. KHS 49 20 Ridgemont KHS 40 49 Wapak KHS 50 57 O-C KHS 35 33 Riverdale KHS 39 40 FJgin KHS 60 45 U.S.V. KHS 35 56 L.C.C. KHS 47 54 Dayton Fairview KHS 60 58 FAida KHS 37 52 Wynford KHS 42 41 St. Marys KHS 56 50 Bath KHS 45 47 Dayton Kiser KHS 34 41 Upper Sandusky KHS 42 31 Indian Lake KHS 37 44 Defiance KHS 40 51 Van Wert KHS 43 41 Celina KHS 36 50 Ada KHS 48 62 Delphos St. John 54 — Boys Basketball Boys Basketball — 55 Individual Awards Most Valuable Wrestler . . . Blake Manns Booster Award . . . Andy Conkle In February of 1981 the Western Buckeye League Wrestling Tour- nament was held in the Kenton High School gym. The tourna- ment was efficiently run by tour- nament director, Mike Ble- chinger. The overall winner was Defiance. The top finisher for Kenton was Blake Manns who fin- ished second in the 132 lb. class. I 3 .56 — Wrestling Front: Brian Beaman. Matt Price. Cary Modd, Stem• Davis. Blake Manns. Tony Cornell. Second Row: Todd James. Tim Hurt. David Conover. John Cozad. Lauren McCullough. Andy Conkle. Standing: Coach Eisman. Volunteer David Wright. Cary Hatcher. Roger Triplett. Mark Pfeiffer, Steve Gunn. Brad Pfeiffer. Bruce Oberlitner, Kevin Klingler. Manager. Don Murphy. Manager. Wrestling — 57 5S — Wrestling 1980-81 WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT W.B.L. TOURNAMENT KENTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FEBRUARY 20-21, 1981 The league tournament was held in Kenton on February 20 and 21. The meet was well run under director, M ike Ble- chinger. Kenton's lone standout was wrestler Blake Manns, who fin- ished runner-up in his weight division. Wrestling — 59 Girls Basketball KHS 69 40 KHS 72 32 Kits 45 54 KHS 40 35 KHS 49 59 KHS 59 36 KHS 52 35 KHS 59 33 KHS 76 46 KHS 61 51 KHS 60 46 KHS 67 43 KHS 42 41 KHS 47 90 KHS 45 43 KHS 56 53 KHS 53 42 KHS 55 66 KHS 67 41 KHS 63 70 Ridgemont Lima Senior Findlay Celina Defiance Riverdale Marlon U.S.V. Wapak LCC- St. Marys Van Wert Vanitie Delphos ST. John Ada O-C F.lida Rath lament Van Wert Coldwater Individual Awards Toni Zellers ... 1st Team WBL Belli Crates ... 1st Team WBL (2nd Year) District 8 All-Star Team Toni Zellers Beth Crates Ginger Koch VARSITY PLAYERS Coach Boh Davis, Beth Crates, Ginger Koch, Rita Reine- meyer. Deb Brooks, Lori Buroker, Toni Zellers, Jayne Cross, Stephanie Hughes, Kathy Reese, Cindy Murray. J.V. Players Coach, Ruth Wuebker; Patty Holmes, Linda Rogers, Rita Reine- meyer, Lori Buroker, Jayne Cross, Kathy Reese, Blythe Poland, Leena Kaun- isto, Angela Lloyd. 60 — Girls Basket Ixi 11 i “The excellence of girls' basketball continued this year with an outsstanding record of 16-5. The girls have put together two tremendous years, 20-3 b 16-5, due mainly to the quality people who have participated and sacrificed their time and energy for the basketlxill program. This year's team had a very nice blend of experienced players and a group of important contrib- uting underclass people. The program owes alot to the experienced players, and if the younger girls continue the dedication shown by these individuals, the girls basketball program will maintain its highly successful reputation. -Coach Bob Davis Girls Basketlxill — 63 VARSITY CHEERLEADERS jy CHEERLEADERS L to B: Lisa Holliday, Stacy Hamilton. Tara Lange. Amy Seal. Shau n Lange. Anne Hatcher. The 1980-81 Winter Cheerleaders were very active in building school spirit and enthusiasm for the basketball season. The cheerleaders had a exciting team to cheer for, and it was not difficult getting the crowd to join in, especially during the close games that were played this year. Front: Paula Boston. Karyn Kratzenherg. Kelly Harrington. Back: Kris Beese. Lou Ann Hastings. Jane Blume 64 — Winter Cheerleaders CHEERLEADERS ON PARADE Cheerleaders from 1946. Front Margaret Franz. Barbara Yauger. Marilyn Badcliffe. Juanita Nagley. Barbara Davis. Standing: Pal O'Rourke. Jean Lingrel. Betty Buttolph. Mary Lou Sheldon. Eleanor Zeis. Winter Cheerleaders — 65 SPRING The 959 track team under head coach Mr Harland Kinney Front Everett Shirk. Steve Raduay. Clayton Douney. Larry Ratlin. Lionel Conley. Vaughn Pfeffer. Roly Kinney. Rill Pettit. Jim Mahrry. Jerry ('.ozad. F.mnntt Pierce Ron 2 Ron Smith. Jerry Railey. Ron Hord. Toni Thom non. Ruhard Jackson. Rill Seahert. Gene Longhrake. Gene Pettit. Jim Fox. Jerry Oaklief. Rill Seely. Mr Kinney Rou } A nny Lucas. Jack McClaren. Jtm Sullivan. Dick Rasinger. Minor Clamoris. John Rost or fer. Wilbur Rolry. John Range. Coach Jim Miller Spring sports had their l?eginnings with the national pastime, Ixise- hall. A team was formed between 1915 and 1918. The team was di- vided into class units that played each other for the school cham- pionship. The early rivalries were very keen and much like the class competition of today. The base- Ixi 11 games were played at water works park and l)efore that at what is now the Hardin County Fair Grounds, then a private park. Baseball took a back seat to Ixisket- ball in the 1920's and very few words were written in the old yearbooks about the teams until 1980 when news of the team - came a regular part of the Echo. In 1989, the games were moved to the new diamond at the high school. In the early 1960's, the team moved to the present field. The old football field lights were installed at the baseball field and night games are possible at this time. In 1915, Kenton High School stu- dents had little spirit for anything but football, other sports had trou- ble getting fans to attend their games. A group of young men tried to form a tennis team in that year but they met with little suc- cess. There was a great deal of trouble getting matches, and get- ting the money to travel to other schools. They finally gave up try- ing to form a team about 1929 and The 930 baseball team Front. Holycrott. McSrill. Oates. F.hlen. Holmes. Harding. Ogjnhrr. Sidney Rack Wagner. Coach Rarnes. Retch. Jordan. Hindie. Zingg. Krucklehurg. Ron man (Hi — Spring Sjtorls the sport was not revived until in 1970. Coach Dick litto started in 1970 with five boys interested in playing tennis. One big factor in the revival of tennis was the gift of tennis courts to the school from Mary Lou Johnson. With new fa- cilities and a growth of enthusi- asm for the sport the tennis team grew. In 1975, girls joined the team, but only for one year. Since 1973 the two teams have brought to Kenton High School 5 W.B.L. league championships. A Kenton golf association was formed in 1948, composed of both boys and girls interested in play- ing golf. Miss Joy Garrison and Mr. James Griffith served as coaches for the new sport which played matches for the first time in 1919. In 1971 under coach Mr. George Keel, the golf team fin- ished Third in the state tourna- ment after having won the Dis- trict and League titles. A track team was put together in 1929, and was the fourth major sport to be established at Kenton High School. Not much was ac- complished by the early teams be- cause of a lack of facilities. This was remedied with the completi- tion of Robinson field in 1939. Having the facilities must have l een the spark for the track team for under the leadership of Mr. Harland Kinney the track squad ran up an impressive record over the years. From 1957 to 1962 Ken- ton won the league title, the long- est consecutive number of league titles won by a Kenton Team. In 1980, a new all-weather surface was added to the Robinson Field facility. In 1975-6, girls began to participate in track, running in their own meets. In 1981, the boys and girls teams began to compete at the same time. Several athletes from Kenton have been to the state track meet in recent years, representing Kenton High School very well. Spring Sfxjr s — 67 KHS 0 5 Shawnee KHS 3 2 Marion KHS 0 5 Bellefontain KHS 2 3 Bath KHS 0 5 Celina KHS 2 3 Defiance KHS 2 3 Wajtakoneta KHS 3 2 St. Marys KHS 2 3 YanWert KHS 1 4 Delphos KHS 0 5 Ottawa KHS 0 5 Elida KHS I 4 Bath KHS 1 4 Delaware KHS 1 4 WBL Hth Place River Valley Tracey Wilson and Aaron Buroker placed 2nd in the Marion Invitational tourna- ment. doubles. 6H‘Boy$ Tennis Standing: Mr. Terry, coach; Tirey Latham. Dave Wedertz; Aaron Buroker. Don Clapsaddle, Tracey Wilson. Russ Height. Mike Black. Front: Sam Hong. Tony Taylor. Steve Bricker. MaM Hanna: Mark Lindsey. At the spring sports banquet the Booster Award was given to Don Clapsaddle: the hustle award was given to Tracey Wilson. The most valuable player award for the I9H1 Boys Tennis season was given to Aaron Buroker. BASEBALL KHS 9 1 KHS 5 H KHS 0 9 KHS 2 5 KHS 3 6 KHS 0 4 KHS 5 4 KHS 2 0 KHS 3 5 KHS 0 3 KHS 2 4 KHS 7 9 KHS 6 9 KHS 5 13 KHS 0 4 KHS 2 6 KHS 10 0 Ridge dale Marion Defianee North Union Wapak St Marys Van Wert V.S.V. V.S.V. Delphos O-C Shaunee Elida Van Wert Celina Rath Ridge dale ISDIYIDUAL AWARDS MVP Mike Holmes Most Improved Jon Boyd Rooster Award . Gordie Gatien Head Coach. Doug Roberts: Assistant Coach. Mike Rlechinger. 70 — Baselxill Front: Gordie Cat ten. Tony Corwin. Tony Hattery. Louis Carpenter, Jeff Btiroker, Jon Boyd, John Hickel, Tony Fink. Boh Haymond. Joel Boyd. Back: Pan Sharp. Tom Butcher. Pan Bush. Bill Sponsler, Jim Botchlett. Greg McKee. Mike Holmes. Buss Hogue. Mark Pfeiffer. Pave Brown. Mike Smith. Kyle Klingler. Manager Base I xi 11 — 71 72 — Baseball liasclxill — 73 2-4 dual meet record 8th at Wapak Relays 1st of 6 at Kenton Relays 8th of 15 at Bath Relays 3rd of 10 at Wynford Relays 1st at Hardin County Meet INDIVIDUAL AWARDS pl m Most Valuable Runner . . . Vic Osbun Most Improved . . . Jerry Rodenberger Booster Award . . . Bill Bopp Front: Nelson Freshcorn, Matt Price, Bill Bopp. Bob Toil, Tony Cornell, Jerry Rodenberger, Thom Purcell, Matt Bell, Dave Snyder. Back: Coach Hohn, Doug Stone, Tony Haudenschield, Scott Richards, Kyle Collins, Vic Osbun, Shawn Middleton, Lee Latham, Shawn Moore, Coach Hord. During the fall of 1980 a new all-weather track was installed at the Robinson Field. The new track is a metric layout and is the result of many hours of fund raisingby the Athletic Boosters and School. The new track will enable Kenton athletes to begin practice earlier in the spring and meets can be held on schedule. The new track is a welcome addition to the Kenton High School facilities. 7-i — Boys Track 1961 BOTS AID CIXL8 W.B.L. TUCK HOT •toy 15-16, 1981 UblAMB Fi«ld Ian too, Ohio The W.B.L. track meet was held in Ken- ton for the first time in over twenty years. The new all-weather track is what has brought the league meet to Kenton this year. The boys 400m Relay Team of Dave Snyder, Brian Fisher, Lee Latham, and Shawn Moore, ran through the track season with impressive times in the sectional and dis- trict meets, and quali- fied for the state track meet. Boys Track — 7.5 76 — Boys Track Boys Track — 77 KHS 54 51 Hath KHS 51 . 58 . Wapak KHS 57 73 St. Marys KHS 73 ft 3-5 ft Van Wert KHS 47 63 Delphos KHS 24 5H O-C KHS 32 73 Elida Wapak Relays H of 12 Kenton Relays ... 4 of 6 Rath Relays . . . 3 of 15 Wynford Relays ... 5 of 10 Hardin County Meet ... 3 of 6 W.R L 4 of 10 Sectional 5 of II District . . 15 of 34 Most improved runner Laura Ridenour Rooster Award Stacy Hamilton Most Valuable Runner Anne Hatcher (3rd Year for this auard to Anne) ■ ANNE HATCIIER Senior Anne Hatcher completed a fantastic track career at Kenton High School this year. In her sophomore year. Anne, was our leading scorer and most valuable runner, scoring 124 ft points In her junior year she was again the most valuable runner scoring 163 ft points. She was the first girl ever to represent Kenton High School in the State Track Meet During this l ast season Anne scored an amazing 230 ft points in competition and won her third straight most valuable runner award In three years of track. Anne has totaled 5IH ft points and her name appears on the school records for nine different events (5 individual and 4 relays). This is an outstanding accomplishment for any athlete. 7H — Girls Track DISTRICT QUALIFIERS Anne Hatcher — 100m, 200m, Karyn Kratzenberg — 100m Hurdles 400m Relay Team Anne Hatcher Karyn Kratzenberg Laura Ridenour Amy Neal 800m Relay Team Anne Hatcher Karyn Kratzenberg Laura Ridenour Amy Neal STATE QUALIFIERS Kratzenlrerg — 100m Hurdles Girls Track — 7U Front: Judy Sorgen. Laurie Spencer, Lisa Emans. Valerie Young. Becky Brown. Karyn Kratzenberg, Anne Hatcher. Amy Seal. Laura Ridenour. Amy Baughman. Standing: Kerin Middleton. Marcina Pjeister. Tammy Marsilia. Kelly Harrington. Jane Blume. Betty Wort man, Jane Cross. Stacy Hamilton. Angela Lloyd. April Emans. Blythe Poland. HO — Girls Track Kenton Juniors Attending Ohio Hi-Point are . . . Harold Barlow, Phyllis Barnes, Kelly Baum, Brenda Bays, Dan Bays, Tom Becker, Barry Bloopfield, Mark Boday. Carl Bowers, Ann Comstock, Jim Cowen, Jerelyn Cozad, Lisa Curtis. Jim Dawson. Lee Ann Dyer, Todd Evans. Denise Cray, Dennis Hamilton, Donna Harp, David Hastings, Darrell Holbrook, Mike Huffman, Carl Humphreys, Ray Hurt. Barb Krichbaum. Clayton Law- rence, Todd Manns, Rhonda Marsh, Donna Martin, Joe McClaren, Kenny Miller, Jeff Mohn, Jackie Plaugher, Craig Plott, John Route. Lavette Stayman, Jim Styer, Todd Tracy, Sherry VanBuskirk, Steve VanBuskirk, Ted Walter. VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OHIO HI-POINT JOINT 84 — Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School Kenton Seniors Attending Ohio Hi-Point are . . . Kristy Bailey. Paul Barlow. Tim Becker. Claude Bennett. Brian Berry. David Byers. Marty Clark, John Cozad, Kim Crisp. Brett Curtis. Cathy Draper. Dennis Engle. Doug Engle, Annette Farley, Thad Gardner, Tim Holbrook, Angie Irwin, Patti James, Mike Jones. Kelly Kaylor. Ke- vin Kinnear. Jean Lozano. Marlene Mabrey. Richie Magann. Ruth Manns. Denise Maxwell. Mike Mendenhall, Mary Miller. Bill Oben- our, Kelly Park. Dave Reed, Brian Richardson. Jeff Ruhlen, Belinda Scott, Kim Shadley, Curt Shaw. Pete Shepherd. Eric Simpson. Doug Stephens, Jon Stephens. Jeff Tackett. Van Thomas, Lori Vance. Chris White. Ohio Hi-Point Joint Vocational School — 85 1981 Jr Sr Prom GRADUATION DAY 1981 Kenton B(xird of Education and Graduation Guests. Mr. Don Heilman. Mr. Tim Poland: Mr. Charles Dix. Principal, Mr. John Murray: Superintendent. Dr Emil Vavrik: Graduation Speaker. Rev Poser: Board President. Mr John Van Buskirk: Mr Ora Bud Winzenreid. Miss Judy Comstock CLASS SPEAKERS Miss Sandy Kahler 90 — Graduation The SPOON ORATION as conceived and instigated by stu- dents of Kenton High School was for the purpose of lending wit and humor to the final activities of the graduating class. The oration was delivered by a senior man. It was directed to the junior class and touted the accomplishments of the sen- ior class. A clever use of satire turned even fiascos of the senior class into apparent grand successes. Hyperbole domi- nated the speech. The spoon oration began in 1904 and was continued for some years until it was discontinued. It was revived in the 1940’s and continues to the present. Today, the spoon is presented to the president of the junior class by the president of the senior class and echoes the challenge of past senior classes to the junior juniors to rise to the heights of the graduating class the following year. Graduation — 91 Seated: Anne Hatcher. Sonja Lawarre, Cary Modd. Lisa Hol- liday, Steve Pelham. Denise Wright. Vanessa Bacon. Lori Johnson, David Pack. Kris Reese. Rob Horner. Matt Hanna. Karyn Kratzenberg, Kelly Harrington. Scott Cfl- vinee. Standing: Mark Lindsey. Stacy Hamilton, Vk Osbun, Ka- ren VanBuskirk. Arch Rodgers. Shaun Lange, F.ixm Moore. Amy Seal. Brad Woods. Lori Boston. Lee Latham. Peggy Fitzgerald. Jeff Buroker, Doug Flinn. Cindy Murray. Brian Thomas. KENTOM HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT ° AL CAB A 1 TOP TWENTY James D. Smith Director ACCOMPANIST Cary Modd. Percussionist; Scott Cavinee, Base. Amy Seal. Pianist. Vanessa Bacon. Pianist; Lori Johnson. Pianist 92 — Top Twenty Top Twenty — 93 CAST George Bergeron Brad Woods Fred Hazel .. . Karyn Kratzenlx’rg Marion Harrison . . Todd Kidd Handicapper General Jolene Staff- er Miss Sawyer . . . Sonja Lawarre Sancy ... Tammy Wilson Catherine . . Laura Fisher Susanna . . Sheila Springer Mary . . Teri Denman Newt . . . Chuck Gerlach Helene . . . Lou Ann Hastings Harry . . Tony Corwin Arthur Susan . . . Cheryl Paul Edie . . . Betty Wortman Lew . . . Todd James Bert . . . Buss Height Margie ... Pam Hougendohler George Hemholtz . . . Tony Taylor Grace . . Benee Collins Jim . . . Chris Breidenhach Mrs. Crane . Deanna Wolf Welcome to the Monkey House is adapted from the short stories of Kurt Vonnegut. Jr. It is a two-act full length play in corporating classics, melodra- ma. modern theatre, and science fic- tion. Vonnegu 's distrust of machines and big government and love for peo- ple and their achievements make a positive statement which contrasts with the megatirism of so many protest plays.'' Mr Allen Youngs. Director Top: The North Crawford Mask and Wig Club discuss their latest produc- tion, The Handicapper General. A deci- sion is made to produce two short pieces and then climax with The Kid Nobody Could Handle. Middle: Newt, Miss Sawyer, and Mary get ready for tryouts. Below: Harry and Helene put on an outstanding audition as newt and Miss Sawyer look on. 94 — Drama Club Play Upper left: Lew interviews Fred alx)ut his new instant happiness maker, the euphio. Left. Arthur introduces us to his wife Susan (left) and daughter Edie (right). Upper right: The effects of the euphio are more than anyone expects. The Kid Nobody Could Handle portrays a teenage, city Ixjy. Jim, who has a negative view of life. Top: (left) Bert and Mr Hemholtz discuss Jim's problem even though Jim is standing nearby Left Mr Hemholtz demon- strates the happiness achieved through the knowledge of music. Drama Club Play — 95 Behind The Scenes Production Assistants Karyn Kratzenberg Russ Height Lighting and Sound David Wolf, Lance Keller, Bob Sort on, Todd Tracy, Tony Corwin, Becky Chamberlain Makeup Crew Mrs. Jan Aller Becky Chamberlain Kathy Cavin Lori Johnson Sat Ward 96 — Drama Club Play Drama Club Play — 97 SYMPHONIC CHOIR FROST ROW: Steve Rricker. Greg Kindell. Phil Hingson. David Pack. Cindy Murray. Paula Boston. Amy Seal. Mark Lindsey. Lee I.at ham. Andy C'onkle. Mike Smith. Shaun Lange. April Emans. Kelly Harrington. Renee Collins. Lana l.onghrake. ROW 2: Rrian Thomas. Doug llottman. Mark Jones. Tom Pettit. Gordon Gatien. Anne Hatcher. Lori Boston. Chris Toil. Dave Snyder. Tony Taylor. Tom Sherman. Tony Fink. Mark Pfiefjer. Karyn Kratzenherg. Kris Reese. Lori Slack. Johnna Hatcher. Laura Ridenour. Tara Lange. ROW 3: Can Collins. Jeff Hottman. Kenny Long. Fred Reinemeyer. Darrell Rush. Karen Van Buskirk. Kim Dickson. Lisa Holliday. Janet llollan. Rita Reinemeyer. Arch Rodgers. Peggy Fitzgerald. Steve Pelham. Evan Moore. Jeff Bloom. Susan Guzman. Deanna Wolf. Beth Lowe. Laura Fisher, Teri Denman. Kim Collins. ROW i. Brad Woods. Jeff Buroker. Doug Flinn. Kevin Manns. Chuck Gerlach. Chris Richards. Roger McKinley. Mike Black. Matt Hanna. Sherre Buroker. Deh Jordan. Lihhy Hiller, elson Freshcorn, Vic Oshun. Darren Gilbert. Rob Horner. Sonja LaW’arre. Dawn Womacks. Darla Cahill. Stacy Hamilton. Kathy Reese. Denise Wright. Sot Present For Picture: Judy Brunner. Jim Oates Club i' Organizations CONCERT BAND FROST ROW Lou Ann Hastings. Cindy Ramge, Anita Howard. Tammy Manilia. Kelly Carson ROW 2: Hina Dyer. Tami Musser. Jayne Cross. Valerie Young. Chris Mathews. Barb Bailey. Michelle Tackett. Ronnie Adams. Sheila Springer. Tina Sichols. Linda Surlier. ROW 3: Jayme ('lark. Judy Sorgen. Lance Keller. Laurie Spencer. Chris Breidenbach, Denise St Clair. Lauren Guttenherb. Doug Flinn. Amy Baughman. Keith McQuown. Heather Cramer. Shannon Stanley. Skip Sharp. Deb Bailey. Kim Murphy. Dan Rush. Kerin Middleton ROW 4: John Rxteman. Lisa Corwin. Ellen Laubis. Deb Brooks. David Wolf. Dean Sharp. Scott Keller. Charity Jones. ROW 5: Miss Olson — Director. Laura Fisher. Mark Peijjer. Garth Fout. Brent Burk. Meg Altvater. Sot Present For Picture: Kathy McCloud. Dawn Murray. Barb Marshall. Mark Rutterman. Lori Yoakam. Louis Carpenter. I s FROST ROW: Mr. Alter, Brenda Cooper, Shawn Lange, Cindy Murray, Teri Denman, Jayne Cross, Lisa Holliday, Anita Howard, Deb Newman, Mrs. McPherson. ROW 2: Todd James, Tony Haudenschield, David Zaring, Brad Woods, Kevin Klinger. Scott Richards, Thom Purcell, Tod Cornell, Jeff Bowers, John Claphan. LIBRARY AIDES CAFETERIA AIDES FROST ROW: Tina Pfeiffer, Jackie Shirk, Denise Wright, Paula Boston, Cindy Murray, Todd Kidd, ROW 2: Kim Murphy, Stephanie Hughes, Cindi Robson, Chris Toil, Deb Jordon, Dave Conover. 100 — Clubs O Organizations FRONT ROW: Tara Lange. Laura Ridenour. Sue Millard. Shawn Lange. Judy Comstock, Chris Toil, Kim Dickson. Janet Hollan. Mr. Sturgeon ROW 2: Jane Blume, Lou Ann Hastings. Jayne Cross. Lori Ruroker. Greg McKee, Stacy Hamilton, Jeff Buroker. Chris Richards. Mark Lindsey. STUDENT SENATE SKI CLUB FROST ROW: Mark Butterman. Tara Lange. Laura Ridenour, Paula Boston, Lori Boston, Shawn Lange Tony Cornell, Joel Boyd. ROW 2. Boh Toil. Dave Snyder, John McGee, Brian Fisher, Mark Lindsey, Danny Rush. Tom Sherman. Scott Eldridge Clubs 6 Organizations — 101 FROST ROW: Annie Morris, Melanie Stine. Judy Sorgen. Jaytne Clark. Laurie Spencer. Stacy Redding. Sue Cox. Jane Blume. ROW 2: Deb Oldham. Shannon Stanley. Dawn Murray. Tammy Wilson, Amy Baughman, Tricia Hare, Bonnie Adams. Aida Shepherd. ROW 3: Regina Harder. Charity Jones, Blythe Poland, Kerin Middleton, Becky Mohn. Lori Buroker, LouAnn Hastings, Virginia McKeever. Cindy Ramage. ROW 4: Teresa Spurlin, Kathy Cavin. Lori Johnson. Becky Ritchie. Marcina Pfeister, Patty Lowe, Regina Moe, Deb Kindell, Deb Ziegler. Carrie Patton. TREBLE CHOIR PEP BAND FRONT ROW: Amy Baughman. Barb Marshall. Denise Wright. Tony Corwin. Todd Wilcox, Louis Carpenter, Deanna Wolf ROW 2: Skipper Sharp. Kim Murphy, Stephanie Hughes, Kevin McQuown, David Wolf, Dean Sharp, Tammy Wilson, Kathy Cavin, Renee Collins, ROW 3: Linda Surber, Keith McQuown, Doug Flinn, Randy Crider, Chuck Gerlach. Doug Heilman, Cris Breidenbach. Lance Keller. 102 —Clubs O Organizations Clubs O Organizations-103 FROST ROW: Judy Comstock. Lori Boston. Anne Hatcher. Sue Millard. Cary Modd. Bryan Beaman, Shaun Ijinge. ROW 2: Evan Moore. Mike Black. Mark Watkins. Mike Holmes. Shawn Middleton, Toni Zellers. Chris Toil. Stephanie Hughes. Kathy Reese ROW 3: Brian Fisher, Kyle Collins. Jeff Buroker. Vic Osbun, Darren Gilbert. Scott Richards. Tracey Wilson. Tony Haudenschield. La u ren McCullough Varsity “K” Seniors Front Row. Karyn Kratzenberg, Cindy Murray. Amy Seal. Laura Ridenour. Tara Lange. April Emans, Tony Cornell. Row 2: John Hickel. Thom Purcell. Kerin Middleton, David Pack. Lisa Scott. Rita Reinemeyer, Matt Price. Row 3: Jon Boyd. Tod Cornell. Lori Buroker. Jayne Cross. Gordie Gatien, Stacy Hamilton, Dave Snyder Row 4. Greg AI Iowa y, Greg McKee. Darrell Rush. Matt Bell. Russ Hogue. Scott Eldridge, Jerry Rodenberger, Bill Bopp Varsity “K” Jrs ir Soph. 104-Clubs O Organizations L-R: Todd James. Kristi Poland. Kevin Manns. Garth Fout. Mr. Davis. SEATED: Deanna Wolf. David Wolf, Renee Collins, Chuck Gerlach. STANDING. Mr Alter — Advisor, Teri Denman, Kim Dickson. Todd Tracy. Beth Loue, Michelle Buyer, Susan Pavlovic. Tammy Wilson. Kathy Cavin. Students for Action in Education 1981 ECHO STAFF Clubs 6 Organizations-105 FROST ROW: Miss Holm. Deb Jordan. Bonita Summerville. Deb Newman, Cindy Murray. ROW 2: Javier Gerboles. Laura Ridenour. Tara Lange. Teri Denman. Angela Lloyd. Jolene Stauffer. Leslie Clark. Chris Toil. ROW 3: Rita Reinemeyer. Sheila Springer. Susan Guzman. Janet Hollan, Andy Welter. Dawn Womacks. Heidi Kuck. Terri Clawson ROW 4. Aaron Buroker, Don Clapsaddle. Pat McKenna. Tony Rhoades. John Kearns. Sonja LaWarre, Jerry Rogers, Todd James. SPANISH CLUB Seniors b Juniors SPANISH CLUB Sophomores FROST ROW: Steve Bricker. Chip Smith. Mike Hottman, Chris Richards. Mark Butterman, Gordie Catien, Bob Haymond, ROW 2: Lisa Corwin, Dawn Murray. Lori Johnson, Regina Harder. Tammy Wilson. Kathy Cavin, Aida Shepherd. ROW 3: Staci Hart, Deb Brooks. Regina Moe. Deb Ziegler. Carrie Patton, LouAnn Hastings, Blythe Poland. ROW 4: Becky Mohn. Karen Morrison. Dan Rush, Scott FAdridge, Brent Bullock. Bill Bopp, Bob Marshall. 106-Clubs O Organizations GERMAN CLUB FROST ROW Judy Sorgen, Melanie Stein. Mrs. Benzinger. Judy Comstock. Matt Bell. Stacy Hamilton. Scott Richards, Deb Kindell. April Emans. ROW 2: Tricia Hare. Betty Wortman, Ellen Laubis, Amy Seal. Lori Boston. Sam Hong, Todd Wilcox. Kelly Carson. Kris Reese. ROW 3: Kerin Middleton. iMurie Spencer. Sandy Kahler. Lisa Emans. Val Young, Paula Boston. Andy Conkle. Phil Hingson, ROW 4: Cindy Binau. Lance Keller. Judy Bruner. Leena Kaunisto. Matt Hanna. Mark Lindsey. Steve Brim, David Brown. ROW 5: Tony Fink. Lisa Binau. Steve Kahler. Doug Flinn, Jon McGee, Chuck Gerlach. Dean Sharp. Clubs O Organizations-107 FRONT ROW: Mrs. Prater. Don Clapsaddle, Sam Hong. Steve Brim. Dean Sharp. Todd Wilcox. Mike Comstock ROW 2: Pat McKenna. Aaron Btiroker. Tracey Wilson. Brad Woods, Tony Corwin. Todd Kidd. Louie Carpenter ROW 3: Chuck Cerlach. Mark Lindsey. Steve Bricker. Scott F.ldridge, Jeff Bowers. Steve Kahler. Jeff Hottman INTRAMURAL ROWLING BOWLING WINNERS HIGH GAME AVERAGE (149)...Tony Corwin HIGH GAME (179).................Tracy Wilson HIGH SERIES (349)...............Tracy Wilson MOST IMPROVED BOWLER.........Steve Brim WINNING TEAM.................Sam Hong Don Clapsaddle Steve Brim “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly” IOH — Clubs 0 Organizations NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FRONT ROW: Mr Sturgeon. Sandy Kohler, Teri Denman, Sue Millard, Judy Comstock. Lori Boston, Stephanie Hughes. ROW 2: Cindi Robson, Tony Haudenschield. Toni Zellers. Jeff Buroker, Chris Toil, Deb Jordan, Mike Holmes. NEW SENIORS: Front Row: Leslie Clark, Kim Dickson, Mary Evans, Anne Hatcher, Pam Hougendobler, ROW 2: Angie Irwin. Todd James. Kevin Klingler, Ginger Koch, Sonja LaWarre, ROW 3: Lauren McCullough, Gloria Mohn, Shawn Moore, Tammy Musser, Brad Newfer. ROW 4: Kathy Reese, Margie Ray, Jolene Stauffer. NEW JUNIORS: FRONT ROW: Lori Binau, Paula Boston, Deb Bradley, Steve Brim, Judy Bruner. Michele Buyer. ROW 2: Renee Collins, Carnet Comer, Andy Conkle, Stacy Hamilton, Kelly Harrington, Mark Haushalter. ROW 3: Patty Holmes, Sam Hong. Rob Horner, Tara Lange, Lana Longbrake, Jon McGee, Cindy Murray, Any Neal. ROW 4: Kris Reese, Rita Reinemeyer, Laura Ridenour. Jerry Rogers. Lisa Scott. Dave Sherman. ROW 5. Todd Wilcox, Deanna Wolf, Betty Wort man. Clubs O Organizations — 109 FROST ROW: Denise Wright, Kim Dickson, Becky Harp. Charlene Bloomfield. Leslie Clark, Deb Jordan. Jolene Stauffer. Barb Bailey, Ginger Koch. ROW 2: Steve Davis, Cary Modd. Tony Hattery, Brad Sewfer, Mike Black, Craig Dunson, Evan Moore. Charlie McKeen. ROW 3: Brian Flinn, Scott Richards, Brian Fisher. Kyle Collins, Dale Ziegler, Fred Reinemeyer. Jack Brown. F.H.A. Seniors F.H.A. Juniors FROST ROW: Deb Bradley. Jackie Shirk, Denise St. Clair, Beth Dorsey. Angela Lloyd. Vanessa Bacon, Deanna Wolf, Connie Adkins, Deb Sewman, Cindy Murray. ROW 2: Laura Hites, Ron Allen, Tammy Holcomb, Julie Hord, Lori Cummins, Tirey Latham, John Sherman, Jeff Hottman, Jeff Whitaker, Wade Rogers. ROW 3: Ron Emberling, Jon Price. Tom Muller, Greg McKee, Lonnie Sewland, Tod Cornell. Russ Hogue. Dave Conover, Rick Zellers, Dave Zjoeller, Greg Alloway. 110 — Clubs 6 Organizations F.H.A. Sophomores FRONT ROW: Becky Hall, Lisa Mohn, Karen Morrison, Virginia McKeever, Patti Lowe, Bonnie Adams, Lisa Rout, Kim Schutte, Sam Moore, Terry Downer. ROW 2: Marina Cooper, Loretta Smith. Peony Cornish, Teresa Spurlin, Lillian Clawson, Robin Collins. Bobbie Rodgers, Penny Keen, Sonja Scott. Cindy Ramge, Analee Morris. ROW 3: Melinda Chamberlain. Deb Fraser. Lori Bopp, Becky Brown, Teresa Altman, Lisa Emans, Jane Blume, Regina Moe, Regina Harder. Debbie Oldham, Paul Davis ROW 4: Jay me Clark, Sue Cox, Blythe Poland. Lori Buroker. Stacy Redding. Sue Ervin, Jackie Lamely, Dee Dee Beach, Gary Hatcher. ' everyone is fi i H fftrtik't The FHA HERO chapter participated in many school activities this year including the homecoming banner contest. The club entered a float in the Halloween Parade, sold popcorn and spon- sored several dances after Ixisketball games. Kenton students held several offices in the district this year; Jolene Stauffer was district president and Dave Conover was elected vice-president of the district for next year. The chapter attended the District Fall rally held at Ohio Hi-Point JVS and celebrated FHA week with many club activities. Clubs O Organizations — 111 WIND ENSEMBLE Front: Melanie Stine, Beth Dorsey, Lori Johnson. Leslie Clark. Deanna Wolf. Row 2: Lori Buroker, Kathy Cavin, Wendy Chumley, Boh Norton, Lori Hastings, Tammy Wilson. Tricia Hare. Renee Collins. Susan Paclovic. Michelle Buyer. Rou 3: Allison Ritchey. Linda Rogers. Staci Hart. Kevin McQuown, Betty Wortman. Randy Crider, Cindi Robson, Doug Heilman. Eric Kuck, Brad Woods, Denise Wright. Becky Chamberlain. Mark Lindsey Row -I. Russ Height. Jon McGee, Patty Holmes. Todd Wilcox, Mr. Dennis Mack, Director. Echoette Front: Sandy Kahler, Chris Toil Back: Cindy Binau. Wendy Chumley, Deb Jordan, Lisa Binau, Barb Bailey, Mrs. Prater 112 — Clubs O Organizations Front: Mr. Gerald McNutt; Jenny King; Linda Hare; Leslie Jones; Gloria Mohn; Myra Smith; Dina Dyer. Back: Darci Comer; Brenda Pemberton; Barb Halsey; Margie Ray; Sue Epperson; Tami Musser; Penni Holland. Cooperative Office Education Learning Through Experience =h=wt COOPERATIVE OFFICE EDUCATION DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION Front: Jayme Brown; Liz Bailey; Krystol Cooper; Martha Campbell. Back: Mr. Don Sullwold; Jay Albert; Joyce Kemmere; Penny Cannode; Kathy Curl. Clubs and Organizations — 113 Seated: Mr Layman, Instructor. Tony Haudenschield; Jerry Turner. Darfci Zaring; Stephanie Hughes. .V arfc Watkins; David Sherman; Alesia Martin; Mr. McNeal, Instructor. Standing: Chris Breidenbach; Dale Zeigler. Jim Botchelet. Jim Oates, Darld Zoeller; Todd Goslee; Jeff McQuoum; Richard Curl. Dani Wedertz; Tirey Latham; Ron Allen. Comstock. STATEF.F A. DEGREES were received by Alesia Martin; David 1980-81 SENIOR OFFICERS — Stephanie Hughes, Vice-president; Mark Sherman; Mark Watkins; Jerry Turner. Watkins, President; Tony Haudenschield, Sentinel; Jerry Turner, Reporter; David Tearing, Student Advisor; Alesia Martin, Treasurer. DISTRICT PARLIAMENTARY TEAM 114 — Future Farmers of America FUTURE FARMERS OF Seated: Brad Pfeiffer; Jeff Bloom; Jim Fulton; Richard Pemlferton, Doug Phillips; Nelson Freshcorn; Steve Dickinson; Roger McKinley; Bruce Oherlitner, Standing; Don Wolfenbarger, Donovan Weaver; Denny Doll; DeWayne Weaver. Dick Zuchetto; David Snyder; Tom Sherman; Doug Heilman; Dairtd Wolf; Kevin Rickenhacher; Doug Doll; Eric Doomhos; Brian Thomas; John Baum. AMERICA TOP AWARD WINNERS — Kevin Rickenhacher O Doug Phillips, Star Green- hands; Mark Watkins. Star Chapter Farmer; Jerry Turner, Proficiency Winner; Mike Comstock, Top Junior. Brian Thomas. Top Sophomore. F F A. QUEEN AND COURT — Attendant, Judy Comstock; Queen, Stephanie Hughes. F.F.A. President, Mark Watkins; Attendant, Anne Hatcher. CHAPTER LAND JUDGING TEAM Future Farmers of America — 115 MUSIC DEPARTMENT The first Kenton High School Band, 1924. Music, when voices die, vibrates in the memory. —Shelley Music has played an important role in the lives of Kenton High School students from the very beginnings of the school. ”Red and White”, a song still popular today, was the original school song. Thelma Armstrong, of the class of 1911, was the author of this spirited song. In the early days of the high school, all students would gather in the auditorium for a morning ”Chapel” pro- gram of singing and listening to perfor- mances by other students or faculty. A class in the reading and singing of music was required once a week for all students. In 1912, Miss Mae Walker organized a se- lect group of eight juniors and eight sen- iors to form a girls glee club. About this same time, many other students interested in stringed instrument formed an orches- tra. In 1923, the Echo noted the formation of another musical group. “This year marked the advent of a new organization in the form of a mixed chorus, formed by E. E. Da- vis. director, and Paul Leatart, ac- companist. The present member- ship numbers 80. Bi-weekly prac- tices are held and regulations re- garding absences are upheld strict- lyr Only one year later in 1924, a band of fifty- five members was formed under the direc- tion of Mr. O. F. Barcus. The next year Major L. E. ”Cap” Willis took over the band. There were no girls in the band at this time. However, because of a shortage of well-trained musicians, a few graduates were asked to play in the band until a cap- bable student could be found to replace them. The band appeared at basketball games and a few football games as well as performing at morning chapel. In 1926, the first uniforms were purchased for the band for the sum of $3,000. The uniform was a cape and hat in the school colors. To raise the money, the Kenton theatre donat- ed the proceeds from a vaudeville night. and the student council contributed to the fund. In 1930, other organizations were formed, those being a jazz orchestra and a girls orchestra. The music students worked hard and participated fn many competi- tions. In 1927, the band received a first place in a local contest, the ”Isteddfod.” In 1924, the orchestra participated in a state contest and in 1931 Cap” Willis brought back two loving cups for being district and state champs. Over the years. the band has participated in community band festivals, always making a good shouting for Kenton. In 1940, Kenton participated in the solo and ensemble contests for the first time. The band boosters were formed in 1939 to help raise money for new uniforms. By the mid-forties, music was under the direction of Mr. K.W. Findley, Mr. Clymer. and Mr. Herbert Murphy. In the late I940’s and early I950's, the orchestra was at its peak but began to have trouble with having enough students to continue its programs. Competition with the marching band, now under the direction of Mr. Bill Moffit, marked the end of the orchestra program. Hail to Thee” was adopted as a school song in the mid 1940's giving Kenton two songs for the school. A third. ”Rah, Rah”, was written by Mr. Moffit and became so popular that it has become the main song now used by the Kenton band. In 1961, the band appeared at a Cleveland Browns foot- ball game for the first time and returned on two other occassions. During the 1960’s the band was under the direction of Mr. Charles White and the Choir was directed by Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts is credited with the creation of one of the most popu- The Kenton High School Band, 1926. 116 — Music Department History HISTORY Majorettes and Drum Major in 1940. Mae Brewster; Gertrude Philips; Joyce Gelhaus-, Don Mabrey; Betty VanStronder. lar musical groups in recent years, the Top Twenty. Mr. Richard Dambach became band director in the late 1960’s and was responsible for organizing the band trip to Germany in 1972. Both the band and the choir have shown their musical abilities over the year by their consistent high rat- ings in the state and district contests. This year the choir will be competing for its sixth straight I rating in the state choir contest, under the direction of Mr. James D. Smith. In 1980. the band, under the direction of Mr. Dennis Mack and Miss Janet Olsen, purchased new uniforms at a cost of over $29,000. The bright red and white uni- forms were purchased through the efforts of an active band booster organization and a great many student hours of work. Yes. music has played an important role in Ken- ton High School history and the music de- partment will continue to bring the world of music to its students and to the commu- nity. THK Ml Kl) ( Holt| s The First Choir, 1923. Music Department History — 117 DIRECTED BY: DENNIS E. MACK ASSISTED BY: JANET OLSEN Wildcat Marching Band —119 From left: Kim Murphy; Johnna Hatcher; Kathy McCloud; Michelle Buyer; Kerin Middleton; Judy Sorgen; Bonnie Adams; Penny Cannode; Tammy Marsilia; Marcina Pfeister; Lori Hastings; Kim Collins; Patti Lowe; Beth Love. FLAG CORP BAND ACTIVITIES 1980-81 RIFLE CORP From left: Barb Marshall; Deb Jordan; Chris Toil; Jayme Clark. 120 — 1980-81 Wildcat Marching Band 1980-81 Wildcat Marching Band — 121 KENTON HIGH SCHOOL MAJORETTES The 1980 majorette corp worked hard and long to perfect their routines for Ixind half time shows and other events. Their presence on the field added much color and flair to the Ixind performances. The early Kenton Bands did not have ma- jorettes, only a band director. During the 1930's, a drum major was added to the band. The drum major's style of costume was also used for the majorettes when they became part of the band a few years later. The tall hat and boots became a trade mark of this band group. The style lasted until the 1960's when short skirts and a more flashy outfit was adopted. 122 — Kenton High School Majorettes Senior CINDI ROBSON Junior ANDY WEBER Senior TAMMY MUSSER Sophomore BECKY CHAMBERLAIN Kenton High School Majorettes — 123 MUSIC DEPARTMENT presents THE CAST Fanny Brice John. Stage Manager Brad Woods Emma Mrs. Brice Sonja Lawarre Mrs. Strakosh Mrs. Meeker Mrs. O’Malley Jane Blume Tom Keeny Chuck Gerlach Eddie Ryan Heckle Bubbles Polly Maude Shawn Lange Nick Arnstein Jeff Buroker Two Showgirls.... Chris Toil Florenz liegjeld, Jr Tony Corwin Mimsey lie gj eld Tenor... Rob Horner Paul Cathy Vera Jenny Mr. Renaldi Understudys Chuck Gerlach Karyn Kratzenberg MR. JAMES D. SMITH CO-DIRECTORS MR. D. ALAN YOUNGS 124 — Music Department production of Funny Girl Lighting Crew: Nel- son Freshcorn O Doug Philips Make-up Crew: Front, Kathy Cavin; Lori Johnson; Carrie Patton: Susan Pavlo- vic: Dawn Murray. Standing: Mrs. Jane Baker: Miss Edt Wannemacher; Mrs. Janice Alter. When undertaking the task of producing a musical, one question often creeps into my mind, “how will it be accepted by the students and audience? “Funny Girl is such a complex musical that even after a couple of weeks of rehearsals, we weren't sure. As the production numbers began to take shape and the characters began to appear, we, the directors, realized we had no problem with the students. After the fi- nal show, we also realized we had no problem with the public. Once again from the directors to the cast and crew, “well done.” Stage Crew: Bonnie Adams: David Conover: Tricia Hare; Charily Jones; Virginia McKeever; Kerin Middleton; Tom Mueller; Deb Oldham; Thom Purcell; Teresa Spurlin, Judy Sorgen; Tony Taylor Music Department production of Funny Girl — 125 'AGE jPv OR 126 — Musical Color Pages Sponsored by B M AUTO PARTS Musical Color Pages Sponsored by B M AUTO PARTS — 127 CLASS OF 1982 Connie Adkins Ron Allen Greg Alloway Vanessa Bacon Phyllis Barnes Brenda Bayes Matt Bell Lisa Binau Paula Boston Carl Bowers Jeff Bowers Joel Boyd Jon Boyd Debbie Bradley Steve Brim Judy Bruner Jeff Burchiel Aaron Buroker Sherre Buroker Michelle Buyer 128 — Class of 1982 Louie Carpenter Karen Castle Wendy Chumley John Claphan Don Clapsaddle Terri Clawson Kim Collins Renee Collins Garnett Comer Ann Comstock Mike Comstock Andy Conkle David Conover Tod Cornell Tony Corwin Jerelyn Cozad Heather Cramer Randy Crider Jayne Cross Lori Cummins Richard Curl Lisa Curtis Audrey Davis Tom Davis Laura Dirkson Ed Donathan Beth Dorsey Lee Ann Dyer April Emans Ron Emberling Class of 1982 - 129 Susan Fairman Laura Fisher Mike Fisher Denise Gray Lauren Guttenberg Susan Guzman Stacy Hamilton Donna Harp Kelly Harrington David Hastings Lori Hastings Johnna Hatcher Mark Haushalter John Hickel Russ Hogue Tammy Holcomb Janet Hollan Patty Homes Sam Hong Julie Hord Rob Horner Doug Hottman Jeff Hottman Mike Huffman Ray Hurt John Kearns Lance Keller Todd Kidd Deb Klinger Karyn Kratzenlx'rg 130 — Class of 1982 Tara Lange Tirey Latham Ellen Lauhis Paula Lawrence Tim Legge Angela Lloyd iMna Longhrahe Beth Lowe Kathy McCloud Jon McGee Lawrence McKean Greg McKee Pat McKenna Keith McQuown Rhonda Marsh Donna Martin Bill Miller Jeff Mohn Tom Muller Kim Murphy Cindy Murray Amy Seal Lonnie Sewland DelArie Newman Faith Nichols Tina Nichols Boh Norton Jim Oates David Pack Jackie Plaugher Class of 1982 — 131 Craig Plott Jon Price Thom Purcell Kris Reese Rita Reinemeyer Tony Rhoades Mark Richardson Laura Ridenour Jerry Rogers Wade Rogers John Route Darrell Rush Lisa Scott Skipper Sharp David Sherman John Sherman Lori Slack Mike Smith Sheila Springer Lavette Stayman Denise St. Clair Bonita Summerville Todd Tracy Barb Valentine Sherry Buskirk Steve Van Buskirk Andy Weber David Wedertz Kevin Weidinger Jeff Whitaker 132 — Class of 1982 Jeff R Whitaker Todd Wilcox Deanna Wolf Dawn Womacks Betty Wortman Mary Wright Rick Zellers David Zoeller Tom Becker Harold Barlow Kelly Baum Dan Bayes Mark Boday Tony Chamberlain Gina Colosimo Jim Cowen James Dawson Todd Evans Ken Flowers John Fout Laura Hites Darrell Holbrook Carl Humphreys Barb Krichbaum Clayton Lawrence Todd Manns Jeff Mohn Joe McClaren Jackie Shirk Dave Smith Doug Sroufe Steve Stalnaker Jim Styer Ted Walter CLASS OF 1983 Bonnie Adams Meg Altvader Gerald Barlow Amy Baughman Dee Dee Beach Cindy Binau John Biteman Jeff Bloom Jane Blume Bob Blumenschine Teresa Boecher Bill Bopp Lori Bopp Steve Bricker Deb Brooks Becky Brown David Brown Brent Bullock Brent Burk Lori Buroker 134-Class of 1983 Tom Butcher Mark But ter man Toni Byers Kelly Carson Kathy Cavin Melinda Chamlyerlain Becky Chamberlain Jay me Clark Gary Collins Marina Cooper Tony Cornell Dan Cornish Peony Cornish Lisa Corwin Tim Cowen Sue Cox Jack Curl Terry Downer Wanda Dyer Scott Eld ridge Lisa Emans Sue Erwin Rick Farley Tony Fink Doug Flinn Garth Fout Deb Fraser Selson Freshcorn Jim Fulton Gordie Gatien Class of 1983 — 135 Charles Cerlach Steve Gunn Becky Hall Matt Hanna Regina Harder Tricia Hare Staci Hart LouAnn Hastings Gary Hatcher Bob Haymond Doug Heilman Phil Hingson Mike Hottman Anita Howard David Howell Tim Hurt Lori Johnson Charity Jones Mark Jones Tim Joseph Penny Keen Scott Keller Deb Kindell Greg Kindell Eric Kuck Jackie Lamley Greg Leathern Jim Legge Jim Lightner Rich Lightner 136 — Class of 1983 Mark Lindsey Becky Lones Kenneth Long Shelly Long Patti Lowe Tim McKee Virginia McKeever Roger McKinley Kevin McQuown Kevin Manns Blake Manns Boh Marshall Tammy Marsilia Christine Mathews Richard Mendenhall Kerin Middleton John Miller Regina Moe Becky Mohn Lisa Mohn Sam Moore Ana lee Morris Karen Morrison Tammy Motter Don Murphy Dawn Murray Fawn Nichols Bruce Oherlitner Deb Oldham Krista Patrick Class of 1983 — 137 Carrie Patton Carol Paul Cheryl Paul Susan Pavlovic Richard Pemberton Brad Pfeiffer Mark Pfeiffer Marcina Pfeister Sally Pierce Blythe Poland Ellis Prater Matt Price Bob Purdy Cindy Ramge Stacy Redding Rod Reed Chris Richards Allison Ritchey Becky Ritchie Jerry Rodenberger Tim Rodenberger Arch Rodgers Bol bie Rodgers Linda Rogers Lisa Routt Dan Rush Kim Shutte Sonja Scott Dean Sharp Aida Shepherd 138 — Class of 1983 Tom Sherman Chip Smith Mike Smith Dave Snyder Judy Sorgen Todd Spearman Tony Spearman Laurie Spencer Carol Spivey Bill Sponsler Teresa Spurlin Shannon Stanley Joel Stephens Melanie Stine John Strahm Linda Surber Michelle Tackett Tony Taylor Sathan Thatcher Brian Thomas Max Thomas Tim Thomas Cheryl Tillman Bob Toil Terry Troglin Bobbi Vance Sue Wallace Bob Walls Sat Ward Bob Weaks Class of 1983 — 139 Tammy Wilson David Wolf Lori Yoakam Valerie Young Debbie Ziegler ■: j I i Cherie Aufdencamp Patty Barnett Lisa Bingman Cindy Chamberlain Richard Clark John Drumm Ken Drumm Jeff Gordon Terri Lansdown Jeff Leathern Pete Moore Quint Moore Richard Pettit Thad Pierce Tammy Rhoden Kevin Risner Cheryl Rudasill James Smith Loretta Smith Joel Stephens Roger Triplett 140 — Class of 1983 YOUTH FOR UNDERSTANDING EXCHANGE STUDENTS Leena Kaunisto Leena is from Ulvila, Finland. Her hobbies include reading and playing and watching all sports. She will return to Finland and finish school afterwhich, she would like to return to the United States to go to college. Leena is interested in different cultures and would like to study languages. While at Kenton High School Leena was a member of the girls basketball team and the German Club. Leena liked the people she met in the United States and thought that the residents of Hardin County were very friendly. Javier Gerboles . ■ „ | } Javier is from Madrid, Spain. His hobbies are playing soccer, swimming and especially riding his motorcycle. Javier plans to go to college when he returns to Spain and begin to study either law or economics. His activities at Kenton High School included being a member of the Spanish Club. Javier enjoyed his stay in Kenton and noted that the schools in Spain were much different from those in the United States. Izumi Nakayama Isumi is from Tokyo, Japan. Her favorite activities are reading, watching sports and conversation, especially with older people. Izumi also noted the differences in schools here and in Japan. Another area of difference is the boy-girl relationship which is more relaxed here. Isumi plans to return to Japan and finish her high school education and then enter college studying architecture and design. While at Kenton High School Isumi was a member of the Art Club. Exchange Students — 141 L to R; Mr. Tim Poland: Mr. Don Heilman; Dr. Emil Vavrik; Mr. John VanBuskirk; Clerk. Mr. Sieve Ashba: Mr. Ora Bud Winzenreid: Mr. Charles Dix. PRINCIPAL Mr. John Murray 24 Years VICE-PRINCIPAL Mr. David Sturgeon 17 Years 142-Faculty O Staff Richard Alter Library ! Media Center 17 Years Janice Alter Learning Disabilities 3H Years William Barrett Guidance 10 Years Dale Basinger Mathematics 25 Years Judy Benzinger German 7 Years Michael Blechinger Social Studies 7 Years Don Broyles Biology 10 Years Richard Cannode OWE 15 Years Margaret Carmean Physical Education 19 Years Suzanne Cheney Art 10 Years Robert Davis Social Studies 5 Years Frank Dudek Adj. Curr 2 Years Faculty 6 Staff-143 Neva Foley Martha Fugate Juanita Gordon Lou Ann Harrold English Chemistry English Home Economics H Years 14 Years 5 Years 2 Years Joe Harvey Social Studies 12 Years Hannah Holm Spanish 1 Year Mike Huhbell Science 5 Years Mike Jardot Mathematics H Years Steve Kick Drivers Ed. 5 Years Marilyn Klingler Business Ed. 21 Years Bon Kratzenlterg Industrial Arts 6 Years Jerry Layman Vocational Ag. 7 Years 144 — Faculty O Staff Karl McSeal Vocational Ag. 20 Years Gerald McNutt C.O.E. 16 Years Dennis Mack Instrumental Music 3 Years Kathy Prater English 9 Years Rarlxira Ralston Guidance 2 Years Doug Roberts O.W A. I Year Arch Rodgers Physical Education 5 Years Gordon Schroeder American History 15 Years Charles Strasbaugh Guidance 15 Years Don Sulluold D.E. I Year Robert Terry Industrial Arts 17 Years Faculty i? Staff — 145 Dick Tiffany Business Ed 9 Tears Carlene Thompson Home Economics I Year Until Wuebker Mathematics 4 Years Alan Youngs English 7 Years SECRETARIES AND AIDES L to R Mrs. Suzanne Crider. Guidance Secretary. Mrs Pat McPherson. Library Aide; Mrs. Lois Moore. Records Secretary. Mrs. Connie Oates. Secretary, Mrs. Rita Raduay. School Surse. The photograph at right was found in an old yearbook and is believed to be of one of the first horne economics classes of the Kenton school system. The picture was taken in the Ellis build- ing when it was the high school. l td — Faculty and Staff CUSTODIANS I. to R; Jim Davis; Audrey Stauffer; Carl Morrison: Jim Burlm: Dean Rader. Roger Barnes. CAFETERIA STAFF L to R; Mrs Buerger; Mrs. Stout: Mrs. Freshcorn; Mrs. Meddles, Mrs Pfeiffer; Mrs Newman, Mrs. Walls. Faculty and Staff — 147 ADVERTISING Printing costs for yearbooks have increased in the past few years due to inflation and rising material costs. This 75th Anniversary Edition of the Echo with its extra pages of color photo- graphs and other special touches added to the increased printing costs. The advertising mer- chants and patrons on the following pages have contributed greatly in helping to hold down the costs of your yearbook. They invested money and confidence in the yearbook, return this confidence by patronizing their places of business. We couldn’t have done without them. — Yearbook Staff HISTORIC ADVERTISING Sprinkled throughout the advertising section are examples of ads that have appeared in previous yearbooks. Some of these merchants are no longer in business but many are operating under different names or offering new products for sale. Advertising was part of the very first yearbook in 1906 and it is still an important part of the total financial plan of the l)ook. Ad from the 1915 yearbook. One of Our New Original and Exclusive Designs that is Ven Popular with Buggy Users H. Kaiser Buggy Co., Kenton, Ohio Hfi — Advertising DAIRY QUEEN W. Lima Street CLAPSADDLE CLEANERS 2 North Main « FASHIONS 13 North Detroit EAGER TIRE CENTER 517 E. Columbus PATRONS VARSITY K BARBER SHOP 224 W. Franklin COOK INSURANCE 11 N. Market BETTY BRIGHT DRY CLEANING 204 E. Columbus NED'S AUTO SERVICE 935 N. Detroit GUS DICK FOOD SERVICE 104 XV. Columbus ROGERS NATIONWIDE INSURANCE 322 W. Franklin ZIEGLER REALTY 111 W. Franklin KENTON SURPLUS 201 W. Franklin BENNETT 6 SIEG AUTO WRECKING 14503 C. R. 209 POINT RESTAURANT 16216 S.R. 309 MIKE MUST AIN SHEET METAL 455 Decatur KENNETH L. RHOADES AUCTIONEER 6- REAL ESTATE BOB RIGEL FORD 131 S. Detroit TRI-COUNTY L.P. GAS COMP 233 S. Leighton JERROLD'S MEN'S CLOTHING 14 N. Main Dr. Holdgreve OPTOMETRIST 315 N. Detroit ADVERTISING PATRONS - 149 OHIO FARMERS, INC. Producers Of FERTILIZER AIDING IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF HARDIN CO., OHIO FARMERS, INC. IS WELL RESPECTED BY THE FOLKS OF THE AREA AS WELL AS THE CHEMICAL AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES. RFD 5 Kenton, O. WEAVER’S IGA 307 E. Decatur Kenton, Ohio Phone: 675-2650 Best Wishes to the Class of '81 KENTON LANDMARK Box 229, Kenton, Ohio 43326 419-675-2341 HOUSE OF McCOY PHARMACY Kenneth and Charlene Hilly exalt DRUGS LOCAL PHILCO QUASAR DEALER CB S - STEREOS - 8 TRACKS - ANTENNAS Ed’s TV Sales Service RR 5 STATE ROUTE 31 KENTON. OHIO 43326 DENNIS HINTON OWNER 673-7237 Wolf’s Sawmill Inc. 11165 Co. Rd. 255 Kenton, Ohio 130 — Advertising B M AUTO PARTS Complete line of parts and accessories for cars, trucks, imports farm equipment. Plus paint, tools, and mechanic supplies. 370 S. Main Kenton, Ohio NAPA Creative Photography by Ann Dnnetz 214 North Detroit St., Kenton, Ohio 43326 REGISTERED JEWELER CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST (TiMJ.'S JliWTilERS PRECIOUS GEMS BR.DALG.FTS M jc Gem U4WISV COII MBUS STRUI KENTON OHIO 4JI26 Till PHONE 67S-1117 CLASS RINGS JIM’S GULF SERVICE 343 SOUTH MAIN STREET KENTON. OHIO 43326 Expert Auto Repair Phone 675-621D Advertising —151 “Dream, think, create, may a better life he yours THE HUNTINGTON 1st NATIONAL BANK OF KENTON No. 2500 Pirst National Bank of Kenton Capital, $50,000—Surplus, $64,000 Depository for Postal Savings Funds, Hardin County and City of Kenton A Share of Your Business Solicited H. E. Hoge, President H. W. Grnmlich, Vice President Advertising Item From The 1915 Echo” EEOERAl DEPOSIt INSURANCE CORPORATION Each depositor insured to $4 0,000 FDIC 152 — Advertising Advertising — 153 c°iT WESTERN OHIO TELEPHONE COMPANY SWIFT OHIO COMPANY Congratulations to the class of 1981 800 S. Leighton Kenton, Ohio Len Christy Johnson Owners total hardware Coast to C TOTAL HARDWARE OoaSt tO OoaSt Kenton Shopping Plaza Highway 67 East Kenton, Ohio 43326 419-674-4992 Good AacA M i£duriA INTERNATIONAL caR C A DIVISION OF MCCflR INC. _ _ , cranimci KENTON IMPLEMENT CO. “John Deere design, dependability and dealers make the difference” State Route 68 S Kenton, Ohio 673-3144 154 — Advertising SUPER VALUE FOOD MART 1010 W. Lima Street Open daily 9 to 9 Closed Sunday Wf are the leaders in STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. We arc the Quality Grocers, and any order ?ivcn us will be filled with prompt attention. We deliver our own tjoods with our Delivery Wagon. WRAY SONS vteVsha° ll “Advertising from the 1916 Echo” We tire Heucl(|uoi1 ers tor Itiiicv oikI Staple (ii( x cries KELLOCiCi cV SON THE HILL DRUG COMPANY D. JACK BUROKER, R.PH. Prescriptions arc our speciality C5B8 10-12 N. Main Kenton, Ohio ‘Ad from the 1914 Echo” Advertising — 155 STURGIS PACKING COMPANY INC. Good Luck Seniors 924 E. Columbus Kenton, Ohio MANUFACTURERS OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY STEPhE McCLLLCLGH McCull ougli Industries, Inc. McCullouom Agricultural. Div. Wright industrial Div. P.O. BOX 370 Phone (-41©) 673-0767 KENTON. OHIO 43326 HOME (419) 675-2661 tyitCK aute W hen you Say It with Flowers It's Beautifully Said 856 Sjuth Main Si. Kenton,Ohio 43526 Phono 674-4048 Donald E. KENTON STRUCTURAL “Congratulations class of 1981” Kenton Structural ir Ornamental Iron Works Donna I. IMPERIAL CLP 'crlaZio, JlPtRUL 'cUP-S 156 — Advertising BOYD DRUG INC 2 Locations Boyd Drug in Downtown Kenton Boyd Drug in Belle Center SEND FOR A BOX TODAY Liberal Size Packa: Have Corona Balm on Hand When You Need It. First Aid to the Injured. Heals---Soothes -Relieves LARGE BOX CORONA BALM PRICE SOc PREPARED ONLY BY i HF. CORONA MAN’FG. CO.t KENTON, OHIO FOR SALK AT YOl R DRUGGIST ‘Advertisement from 1916 Echo'' FA1R-LICHTY-RESCH 1917 - Our 61st year - 1978 123 W. Carroll Kenton, Ohio TOM WARD Associate of DON R. SMITH REAL ESTATE 112 E. Franklin 675-2297 Residential-Farms-Commerical MIHELY BUICK-PONTIAC 908 W. Lima Street . dvertistng — 157 158-Advertislng Advertising-159 KENTON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY KENTON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Congratulations to the class of 1981 BancOhio Kenton Savings Bank 126 W. Columbus Kenton, Ohio 674-4004 KIRKLAND’S BOOTERY EVERYTHING IN SHOES SHOES THAT BEST SHOES Advertisment from the 1922 Echo Advertising — 161 Uhh mans 116 W. Columbus Kenton 673-0727 Portraits by Pamela for all the Special Times in your Life' Pamela for P R. Exclusives 675-1272 Unless You Receive QUALITY Low Price Means Nothing. You are Assured First Quality in Everything you buy at Jerrold’s. Suits $13.75 and up Special Line of Made to Measure w« Suits Ir WE SAVE YOU MONEY THE JERROLD CO. Charles Dible, Manager 4558 Kenton High Ad from 1933 yearbook R.J. Butterman and Associates 22 N. Main Kenton, OH Middendorf Stockyard Co. and Kenton Farmer’s Market — Daily Hog Market — Feeder Pigs Available at all times — Livestock Auction every Thursday Rt. 5 Kenton GRAMLICH ELECTRIC RCA - ZENITH RADIO SHACK Best of luck to the class of 79 108 W. Columbus Kenton, Ohio THE KENTON TIMES Hardin county's progressive and growing daily newspaper 162-Ailverttsing WELLING’S STUDIO WELLING’S STUDIO FOR THE FINEST IN SENIOR PORTRAITS 17387 St. Rt. 309E Kenton, Ohio 673-6116 Quality photographic work must be retouched and RETOUCHING our artists are some of the finest In Ohio, One of our staff has won a top award at the Professional Photog- raphy of Ohio show, 3 of the last 5 years. WELLING’S STUDIO has three merits from the Professional Photogra- phers of America, not just one, proving the outstanding quality of their work. CHECK WELLING’S STUDIO PRICES BEFORE YOU PAY MORE FOR LESS. NO OBLIGATION. YOU WON’T BE SORRY YOU DID. Advertising-163 164-Advertising 9 V' • Ws v.