Mercer High School - Hi Times Yearbook (Mercer, PA)

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Michelle Royle Diana Stinedurf Steven rrcdcrick Ray...............Kay hole Birthdate: 6 17 68 Track 9.10. football 9-12. favorite Song: Rodeo Song favorite Group: Lynyrd SKynyrd Shelley Kaye Redmond................. Shell Birthdate: 2 23 68 Library Cadet 9-12. S H O P. I M2 Track Statistician 9. Library Sec - Treas 12 favorite Song: it's Only Love favorite Group. Bruce Springsteen Susan Louise Reed .................... Su Birthdate 10 10 68 Concert. Pep Marching Bands 9-12. favorite Song: Blue Sky favorite Group: AHA Vanessa Sue Robbins.................... Sue Birhtdatc; 8 9 68 rrA 9. Library Cadet 9.10. favorite Song: Say You Say Me favorite Group: Chicago Michelle Lynn Royle ............... fraggle Birthdate 8 24 68 Volleyball 11-12. Track 11-12. Dance Club 10 favorite Song: Say you Say Me favorite Group: Klyma Mark Thomas Ryder .................... Toad Birthdate 9 7 68 football 9-11. VoTech 10-12. President of Diesel Mech. 12. favorite Song: Mony Mony fjvoritc Group: Led Zeppelin Susan Amy Shlpton...................... Amy Birthdate: 6 11 68 favorite Song: Mony Mony favorite Group: 38 Special Paula Lynn Stevenson.................. Muff Birthdate: 6 21 67 favorite Song: Old Time Rock-n-Koll favorite Group: Bob Segcr Diana Marie Stinedurf............ Dl. Diane Birthdate: 8 18 68 Color Guard 9. Track Statistician 9. Track 10, All School Play 11. Hi-timcs Hoof Beats 11 12, f.quus 10. Honor Roll 9.11-12. favorite Song: Heaven favorite Group: Bryan Adams Jeffery Rainer Swart ............. Swartzle Birthdate 3 1 68 national Honor Society 11-12. Jar . Pep. Concert. Marching Bands 912. Mercer County All-Star Jan Band 11. Mercer County Select Concert Band 11. Mid-fast Regional Band 12. Chours (Vice-President) 12. Academic Games 9-11. Outstanding Junior Bandsman 11. favorite Song: Smuggler s Blues favorite Group: Glenn frey Shelley Redmond Sue Robbins Paula Stevenson Jeffrey Swartz

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Sean Peters Brian Phillips Dawn Phillips Susan Podlaski Betty Jo Priester Dennis Priester Sean Edward Peters.................... Scan Birthdate: 8 11 67 hoolbeats hl- Times 12. Computer Club 12. ravorite Song: Money Tor nothing favorite Group A ha Brian S. Phillips.................... Brian Birth date l W 68 football 9-12. Lift a thon 9.11. Vo Ag 9 12. Weightlifting 9-12. TracK 10. favorite Song. Super Bowl Shuffle favorite Group: new Edition Dawn Marie Phillips................... Dawn Birthdate: 2 28 68 Concert. Marching Bands 9-10, VICA 10-12. VoTech 10-12. favorite Song: Still Covin You favorite Group: Scorpions Susan Elaine Podlaski.......... Sue. Susie Birthdate: 10 3 68 Marching. Concert Bands 9-12. Pep Band 9- 11. Jan Band 9-10, honors Band 11-12. District. Regional Band 11. Speech Team 10-11. favorite Song: Melt Down ravorite Group: Steve Taylor Betty Jo Priester ... Jobcr. Punky. Betty Bo Birthdate: 6 16 68 Show Choir 11-12. Sr. high Chorus 9-12 Chorus Treasurer 12. Librarian 11 historian 10. Districts 12. Select Chours 9. ShOP 11- 12. Teen Institute 11. Equus Board of Editors 10. 11. Jr. Class Play Director 11. Musical 11 favorite Song: Missing You favorite Group: Alabama Dennis Paul Priester................. Denny Birthdate: 1 31 68 Industrial Arts 9-12. ravorite Song: Miami Vice Theme Veronica June Priester................ Pork Birthdate: 9 5 68 favorite Song: Cocaine Blues ravorite Group: George Thorogood ft The Destroyers Paul Andrew Pryborowski...............Pybcr Birthdate: 04 01 67 Bowling 9-12. Baseball 9-12. favorite Song: Mony. Mony ravorite Group Billy Idol Michael Edward Rabold ................. Mike Birthdate: 4 22 68 ravorite Song: Summer of 69 favorite Group: Dire Straits David Paul Kathy................... Kalman Birthdate: 9 14 68 Wrestling 9-12. Art Club 9-12. Library Cadet 12. Equus Board of Editors 12. favorite Song: I Can t Get Enough ravorite Group: Scorpions Brenda Marie Ray................... Brenda Birthdate: 8 10 67 Library Cadet 9-12. ShOP IV11 12. Vice Pres, of Library Cadets 11-12. favorite Song: One of the Living favorite Group: Tina Turner Kathy Ann Ray ............ Leopard Woman Birthdate: 8 30 68 Equus Board of Editors 12. Library Cadet 12. favorite Song: 157th Riverside Avenue favorite Group: REO Veronica Priester Paul Pryborowski Michael Rabold David Rathy Brenda Ray Kathy Ray

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k Christopher David Thorpe. Dlclcr BirlhdaJc 10 16 b8 Acadcmk Games 9-12. national tlonor Society 11-12 Junior Academy of Science 9. f avorite Song: The Kodeo Song Daxkl Forbes Walker ...... Dave Birthdatc 2 20, 68 football 9 12. Tiack 10-12 Tavorite Song Money foe Molhlrui favorite Ciroup: ZZ Top lienneth A. Weaver nirthdjic (i 1.5 67 Voice h 12 taxontc Sorry 1 Can t time 55 A‘ji oritc Group: Sammy Mayer Melissa Lynn Weaver Wcav Mfthdate: II 12 68 Concert. Matching Bands 9-12. Pep Band 9-10 Cheer leading 9-10 12. Dance Club 9 10 SHOP 1112. Junior c lavs Play favorite Song: Girls on film favorite Group: Duran Duran It all started 13 years ago in September of 1973 ... This year s senior class walked into kindergarten that first day unaware of the longjoumey which awaited us. We played games and just had a good ole time. Back in those days we were separated into East and West Schools. Everyone knew that East was the best and West was the least (or was it the other way around?). Mrs. Eorker and Mrs. hovis were there to start molding our young minds. We were such eager, willing-to-work students back then! Really. As we entered first grade, we received the biggest shock of our young lives. We realized that school was now a fULL day — no more milk, cookies, or naps. It was such an ordeal to bear, but Mrs. Thompson made up for it by teaching us numbers and letters and starting us on the journey to reading, riting. and rithmetic. Such fun. and Arlene still believes that! We were smarter by second grade. Things were beginning to get boring; we wanted to be swimming and playing instead of sitting behind a desk in Mrs. Bums room. We didn t understand why we had to go to Mrs. Snyder s classes. And we still couldn t read. Eventually, most of us caught the reading fever-while some were more interested in catching flies or buses or hello, onto Third grade-oh what can one say about Mrs. West? Everyone who had her failed his first test — the one of following directions and it was Mrs. Munnell who kept these west school creatures in line. By fourth grade most of us could print our names using the rounded letters we were taught. Such TALENT! All the teachers said we were very unique. We certainly have lived up to that reputation. Maybe it was all due to Miss Stickel s fairytelling before playgrounding. Or was it Mrs. Ringer s math classes? Playing football and kickball with Mr. Claypool during recess and practicing for band concerts took priority in life as a fifth grader. This was also the year of the trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo — our first class trip. We were starting to grow up. And if we didn t grow up that very day in Pittsburgh, the teachers threatened to leave us at the zoo. I still don t understand why Metzger was allowed to come home! Sixth grade meant we ruled all the school, big frogs in small pond. (No insult intended. Toad). SRA and speed reading were common activities, and Mr. Neely. Mr. Sansom. and Mr. Merrick were some of the favorite teachers, not to mention Mrs. Neely. Mr. Blakely, and Mr. Wilcox. Now the big step was taken; we had to make the adjustment to the high school, the small frogs in big pond. The worst part was getting used to no recess, no messy desks (messy lockers now), and no spelling bees — hooray! And once again we realized that we still had a looong way to go until Christopher Thorpe David Walker graduation. Eighth grade was filled with Mrs. Murphy's English classes. Mrs. McCarl s history, and Mr. Szilagyi s math. Mr. Murphy sscience — NO comment. Being in ninth grade meant being rejects in the minds of the whole school. It was that awkward stage when you don t quite fit in with junior high or with senior high. If you've forgotten just ask Tim Olexa or Eric Bowman or Dee Mattocks or any freshmen in after school detention, however, we endured, stuck together, and emerged intact — you too. Deb! The next year we finished last In the canned food drive. Oh well, you can t win everything. Our class also planned the homecoming. Talk about a quality dance — ours was one of the best (notice the modesty very typical of our class, right Dean?). Cedar Point, junior prom, and a Pirate baseball game were highlights of the Junior year. But I don t recall any class play. Did I miss something? No. no interest, no play, no profit. No joke. And then we were seniors. Finally. As seniors we won the canned food drive, we collected a record amount of blood for the Red Cross (Jamey would do ANYTHING for free cookies), and we suffered through POD. right Sean? The end was nearly in sight; we had spent 117 months as a group, and now we were all going to go our separate ways. ... it all ended May 31. 1986, only to begin again separately, but with memories. And to those who follow, chin up, cheerio, good luck, goodbye ... Small Town by John Cougar Mellencamp Well I was bom in a small town And I live in a small town Prob ly die in a small town Oh. those small communities All my friends are so small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity Educated in a small town Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another boring romantic that's me But I've seen it all in a small town Mad myself a ball in a small town Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town Now she s small town just like me No I cannot forget where it is that I come from Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say Look who's in the big town But my bed is in a small town Oh, and that s good enough for me Well I was bom in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town And that s prob ly where they'll bury me