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

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1959 CLASS HISTORY Our class was born 1n September of 1955 W1ll1am F Phenn1c1e was our new hlgh school pr1nc1pal The class numbered 125 con fused members We called room 11 study hall our home Mrs Margaret Lehman and S1meon Metr1nko were the able adv1sers to the g1r1s and boys respectlvely They made many va1n attempts to keep tab on us when we reported late from Phys Ed and shop Those of us who had never been students at MJHS had to attack the bafflmg problem of new sublects new teachers new fr1ends, and a maze of new classrooms and corr1dors After adjustmg ourselves to our schedules, we wlped the lost looks from our young faces and dug 1nto our stud1es Before Chr1stmas we elected representatlves who planned a Chr1stmas party for us w1th all the tr1mm1ngs and a grab bag However the thlng that most of us looked forward to was the annual tr1p to Washlngton D C wh1ch was sponsored early 1n the spr1ng by the freshmen c1v1cs classes The tr1p lncluded tours of the Wh1te House Capltol zoo Wash1ngton Monument Llncoln Memor1al and Sm1thson1an Inst1tute At the end of the long day we were t1red but happy freshmen wlth swollen and sore feet Rlsmg above our freshman year, we returned after a summer s vacatfon to be sophomores Charles A Darrah was our new h1gh school pr1nc1pal after Wilham Phemucxe was forced to res1gn because of hxs health Our number had dwindled to 115 We m hab1ted the New H1gh School Buildmg and felt like soclal outcasts from the rest of the school Tlus, however, dld not bother us 1mmense1y because we were now members of the Semor H1gh School The teachers who had the Job of supervismg us were Leo Vroble Dan1el Capanna, and James Deetz These teachers also acted as our adv1sers We elected the follow1ng class off1cers T1m Nunnarl, pres1dent, Wayne Murray v1ce presldent and Betsy Schardt secretary Anna Dom Patsy LaRue and Jean Robertson served as homeroom secretar1es At Chnstmas t1me we had a Chr1stmas party dur1ng the lunch hour It lncluded eatlng play1ng games, and danc1ng On the last day of school we went to Laurel Falls on a comb1nat1on hayr1de and p1cn1c ACt1V1t16S were just gettlng started whena loud clap of thunder sent everyone scurry1ng for the club house The ra1n storm put a stop to all outdoor act1v1t1es The ra1n cont1nued but the torrents could not dampen our sp1r1ts We spent a crowded but enyoyable evemng 1n the base ment of the club house Our adv1sers served as our chaperones The fall of 1957 arr1ved and we were Jumors at last We dwelled w1th1n the walls of rooms 7 and 8 and the Vo Ag room Mlss Mabel Slagle was our class adv1ser Just 99 students returned that fall We tackled such subjects as geometry, chemlstry, and Engl1sh hterature Our class offlcers were Peter Cover presx dent Roger D1r1enzo,v1ce pres1dent Ronald Wahl secretary and Rodger Haer treasurer 3 . . . - . , , . . . . . . a 9 . . - . , , . . . 9 a Q 9 3 . . . . , O I . . . . . . . o 0 ' . . . . - . . . . , . . . 7 ' 9 1 ' 9 7 . ' 9 . . . ' 9 . - . . . . . . O , - v ' 9 2 , . 5

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SENIORS Q , HELEN WERNER VOCATIONAL Skinny . . . One of those very quiet Home EC. students . . . Member of the United Church of Christ . . . Well known in Garrett . . . Secretary of her Sunday School class . . . Member of F.H.A. HELEN WERNER RONALD WHITE INDUSTRIAL ARTS Ron . . . Secretary-Treasurer of the Young People of the Pentecostal Church . . . Member of our famed seventh- period P.O.D. Class . . . Runs with the Large Street gang . . . The quiet type, seen, but seldom heard. GERALDINE WITT VOCATIONAL Gerry . . . Good things come in small packages . . . Rocks with the best of them. . .Enjoys Home Ec. . . . Loves supernatural stories . . . Are you going skating '? . . . Future nurse . . . Meyersda1e's representative in the Maple Festival. 1 GARY WRIGHT VOCATIONAL Graduated from Pokey Tech . . . Played in the State F.F.A. band at Penn State . . . Takes notes for the F.F.A. . . . Small but mighty . . Member of the Student Relations Board . . . Sunday School Treasurer . . . A real Screwball. RONALD WHITE GERALDINE WITT GARY WRIGHT 1 Q

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