Napoleon High School - Buckeye Yearbook (Napoleon, OH)

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frs. recite ahitiart Twilight As juniors we welcomed nineteen Florida juniors to our school. The class was lead by Larry Egbert, presidentg Isabel Suydam, vice-president, Nancy Parks, secretary, and Mary Dell Austermiller, treasurer. Once again, at Homecoming, our class proved its ingenuity by building a first place float, L.C. is Stretching their Luck. Nancy Parks was elected Junior Attendant. Many juniors participated in the production of Pioneer Go Home in Novem- ber. The main project for this year was the Junior-Senior Prom. The theme, Tahitian Twilight, was depicted by an enormous, golden Tiki god. An actual waterfall and stream near the entrance were spanned by a bridge. Table decorations, such as coconuts and exotic flowers, carried out the theme. In May, thirteen juniors were elected to National Honor Society on the basis of scholarship fabove 3.51, leadership, character, and servi They were Mary Dell Austermiller, Sue Austermiller, Diane Eberle, Dick Fisher, Dan Freytag, Shirley Johnson, Judy Neu- hauser, Emilie Pilliod, Linda Rettig, Ken Steward, Tom Wesche, Jane Williamson, and Jean Zachrich. eriiors racluctte 144, June 9 On September 6, 1966, we returned as seniors to Walk the halls of N.H.S. for one final year. For our fourth year of high school, we elected the following officers: Tom Wesche, president, John Heckler, vice-president, Karen Leaders, secretary, and Dan Freytag, treasurer. Under their leadership, we constructed our Homecoming float, Let's Jump over B. G. and Pocket a Victoryvg it placed third in the float contest. Karen Leaders and Nancy Parks were selected by the senior boys to reign as Homecoming Queen.and Senior Attendant, respec- tively. Sue Austermiller and Susie Walker served as cheerleaders for all four years of high school. Fifteen mem- bers of the senior class held positions on the Buckeye and Wildcats Roar staffs. Under the direction of Miss Jackman, the class of '67 presented Pygmalion on. April 5 and 7. Senior membership in National Honor Society totaled 34 with the induction of 20 newiseniors in May. With an undefeated season, the Wildcat football team won an undisputed league championship. The basketball team placed second in the league, and the wrestling team won the league championship. Our undefeated Cat track team finished the season by taking first place in both the NWOAL Track Meet and the N.H.S. Gold Medal Relays. In other spring sports, the baseball team shared the league championship with Liberty Center, and the golf team finished second. As a result of the outstanding performances of all our athletic teams, we won the coveted NWOAL All-Sports Trophy. The class of 1967, with 144 seniors, was the 92nd class to graduate from Napoleon High School. Our class motto was An hour of triumph comes to those who watch and wait. We chose navy blue and powder blue as our colors and the white rose as our classhflower. Baccalaureate was held June 4' at 8:15 p.m.g Rev. Issac Johnston delivered the address entitled The Winds of Life. Dr. W. Noel Johnston, president of Defiance College, was the featured speaker at Commencement, which was held in the auditorium, June 9, 1967. . .S. Hosts First Exchange Student For the first time in the history of Napoleon High School, we had a foreign exchange student. Hermine Thober, a native of West Berlin, Germany, came to America through the International Christian Youth Exchange. After her arrival in Philadelphia, Pa., she toured many parts of the East and Midwest with the Donald Maders, the Napoleon family with whom she made her home during the year. Hermine was a delegate to the World Affairs Institute in Cincinnati and spoke to many com- munity groups throughout the year. HERMIN E THOBER 2l

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS. Standing: John Heckler. Seated: Dan Freytag, Karen Leaders, Tom Wesche. Freshmen ain Experience One hundred and thirty inexperienced freshmen entered the hallowed halls of Napoleon High School in the fall of 1963. Under the leadership of John Heckler, presidentg Mick Gerken, vice-president, Mary Dell Auster- miller, secretary, and Jerry Lange, treasurer, we gaind much needed experience and confidence in participating in the academic, athletic, and extracurricular activities of Napoleon High School. Sue Austermiller represented our class as Freshman Attendant for the 1963 Homecoming Parade, Game, and Dance. The first class project was the Homecoming float, Let's Play the Tigers Raggedf, which proved that we had class spirit. Freshman cheerleaders also did much to promote spirit for our freshman football and basketball teams. The cheerleaders were Sue Austermiller, Bebe Bokerman, Dianne Meyer, Barb Stevens, and Susie Walker. Emilie Pilliod received special recognition for placing sixth in the State Scholarship Test in English 9. oplwmores Select Rings The fall of 1964- found the class of '67 eager to make our class remembered. Our first duty was the election of officers. We elected John Franz, presidentg Mike Rothgery, vice-presidentg Emilie Pilliod, secretaryg and Sue Aus- termiller, treasurer. As proof of our ability, our float, 4'We're 'Dragon' Home a Victory won first place in t.he Homecoming Parade. Representing our class as Sophomore Attendant was Cheryl Knepley. Athletic activities saw many sophomores in action. Our reserve basketball team finished the season with a 13-3 record. As sopho- mores we were faced with the task of selecting class rings. A committee of sophomores chose three class ring styles from which the entire class selected one ring. The ring chosen by the class could then be obtained with or without a black onyx stone. The year came to a close June 4. As a class we were looking forward to becoming upperclassmen. 20

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Theme of 1966 Homecommg 'ff' DORIS E. ANDREW RONALD H. ANDREWS GRACE C. AUSTERMILLER MARY DELL AUSTERMILLER Q' S' ,Q- RICHARD S. ALARID RICHARD A. ARPS SUE A. AUSTERMILLER