Meyersdale Joint High School - Hi Point Yearbook (Meyersdale, PA)

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Keeping in A-1 condition JIM FOLK JIM FOLK JIM FOLK JAMES SMILEY frm gl ow. sm., K Continued from page 172 During our first few weeks as juniors, we found it hard to realize that at long last we were considered upperclassmen. What a wonderful feeling it was when full realization of our position among the student body flnally struck us. Class officers were soon elected and the activities of the year were well underway. Remember the big day? How proud we were when we first sported our class rings! With those on our fingers we felt a new and enlivened spirit in our studies and school activities. Our money-making schemes-the turkey raflie and sale of magazine subscriptions-furnished us with ready cash with which we proceeded in our plans for our Junior Prom. Week after week the Prom Committee worked feverishly on the decorations which carried out our school days theme. Our little red school house, the trophy case, and numer- ous black boards depicting various classes were quite colorful and amusing. The soft, melodious style of Al Camut's orchestra lent a romantic atmosphere and mellow mood. This, our Junior Prom, satis- factorily concluded another phase of our school life. Seniors! Seniors! Seniors! At last! The pinnacle of our high school career! The first big event, of the many events, which took place during this our most prominent year in M. H. S., was the editing of our annual, the Hi-Point. Frank Thomas and Helen Manrt did a fine job as editors. Blaine Byers took the lead as Senior Class President and held us together on disputed issues of such vital importance as our class colors and class Hower. Practices for our Class Play, under the able direction of Miss Bolden, proved long and hard for the members of the cast, but they came through with a fine pro- duction of Dear Daffodil. After the mid-term exams were over, graduation seemed just around the corner. Plans were started for our Senior Class Night. We worked hard to make it a success. Being measured for our caps and gowns proved we were not the swelled heads people thought us to be, but as we left the office a feeling of sadness and uncertainty swept over us. Our Baccalaureate Service was beautiful, impressive, and inspiring, enriching faith in ourselves and the world about us. The goal for which we have been striving these many years was achieved on a warm May eve- ning as our supervising principal, Mr. Stuempfle, presented each Senior with a very important docu- ment-his diploma. As each Senior takes his respective route along the pathways of life, these events of high school life will be only a memory-but what is more comfort- ing and precious than a beautiful, shining memory?

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'Tis more blessed . . 05-and Remember what a thrill it was to see our band marching down the football field between halves! How smoothly they- made those intricate formations, all the while playing such lively tunes! What seemed so difficult to us was a rather simple matter for them, for they had been practicing their maneuvers many weeks before football season began, and when the big moment came, each one was well ac- quainted with his part. With the end of football season, our band did not cease its activity, for it was frequently seen playing for numer- ous activities and events. During concert season, emphasis was placed upon musicianship rather than on marching. Strains of Gremelin Ball, Say It With Music and several rousing marches pealed forth from the stage during the first period. These selections soon became familiar to the entire school and to the community at large, since they often found a place on the program when the band played at P. T. A. or in' assembly. a Throughout the year, Louie Carouse's spicy stories added life to band practices and Mary Alice Robertson's humor kept things moving at a lively pace. It certainly took a patient director in the person of Mr. Sassaman to guide the destiny of this musically-minded group. Bill Englehart Thelma Miller Republican CRe1pontenA The Republican reporters are a group of four juniors and four seniors who write weekly news items for our local paper, the Meyersdale Republican. The prime purpose of these items is to keep the parents informed of the various school activities, and simul- taneously create a closer feeling of relationship between the citizens and their school. Miss Slagle, the sponsor, selected these reporters on a basis of their ability to write up-to-the-minute accounts of school events. This duty thrusts golden opportunities of contribution to these girls but it, in return, demands punctuality and perseverance. 67