New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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MRS. MARTHA LISCHER AND MRS. LAURA HERZOG Cooks Mrs. Martha Lischer and Mrs. Laura Herzog are our very capable cooks. This is their third year of service in our cafeteria. The class of 1954 takes this opportunity to congratulate them on the splendid job they have done. MIKE ERB School Custodian Mr. Erb is new at N.A.C.H.S. this year. Although we sometimes caused him unnecessary work, we want to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has done for us. EMIL ZEIGLER School Custodian Although at times the students are a headache, Mr. Zeigler is always smiling and helpful. The class of 1954 will miss his cooperation and patience. We take this opportunity to show our appreciation to him.

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Senior Class History On September 1, 1950, thirty-one wide-eyed Freshmen entered the halls of N.A.C.H.S. After getting acquainted we elected Allan Waeltz Class President and chose Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Merideth as our sponsors. Then the day came when we were initiated into high school, which proved to be fun. At the end of our first year of high school we found that Edward Juenger, Judy Covert and Eugene Weber had left our class. Ronald Wagner was elected President of our Sophomore Class and Mr. Givens and Mrs. Morgan were our sponsors. We continued to sell popcorn to make money. Louise Birkner, Rose Bruno and Norma Herzog dropped out of the class. When we became upperclassmen Don Dudeck was chosen as President and Mr. Harris and Miss McKemie sponsors. In November we presented our class play, “A Ready Made Family”. We then began planning for the Junior-Senior Prom and selected “Up In Central Park” for the theme. We sold coke and candy to finance the prom.