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

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Graduation day is both happy and sad for senior class members. First row. Sue Ann Bachmann, Carla Walborg, Mary Ann Ruess, Judy Emery, Juliana Nuernberger, and Sondra Becker. Second row-. Eddie Armstutz, Melvin Lischer, Phillip Legendre, Tim Chilton, Julia Ballard, Verio Mae Kuehn, Janice Waeltz. Second picture, First row: Frances Knewitz, Sandra Kraus, Erna Spalt, Diane Loesche, Ruth A uench, Helen Grott, and Dorothy Gasser. Second row: Larry Phillips, Dave Skorcz, David Kammler, Dove Hager, Eugene Napier, Johnny Main. Third row: Harold Wiegand, Bruce Kosarek, Cletus Miller, Dave Roth. . . . Doris Steinwagner and Dixie White take their turn checking coats — one of the many projects sponsored by the senior class . . . Babysitting at social affairs is another service the senior girls offer to parents of young children. . . . Quality is high and prices reasonable at the senior class bake sale. . . . Tim Chilton, Helen Grott, Sandra Kraus, Diane Loesche, Janice Waeltz, and Sondra Becker enjoy picking up papers for a paper drive. . . . Bruce Kosarek, Dave Hager, Dave Roth, and Dave Skorcz remove a halloween present from the premises. . . . The warm sun and pleasant water at Crab Orchard Lake bring smiles to senior bathing beauties, Doris Steinwagner, Juliana Nuernberger, Carla Walborg, Helen Grott, Ruth Muench, and Janice Waeltz. . . . Janice Waeltz, Frances Knewitz, Ruth Muench, Doris Steinwagner, Helen G.ott (kneeling), Sondra Becker, LaVerna Bollmeier, and Dorothy Gasser clown around on a class outing near Murphysboro. Seniors relax from their studies. 30

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Doris Steinwagner Janice Marianne Waeltz the Seniors look forward to a successful future DORIS STEINWAGNER: Band 2. 3, 4: Girls' Chorus I, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus I, 2, 3; Class Officer I, 2, 3; French Cluh 2; GAA I. 2; FI IA I, 2, 3, 4: Spotlight Staff 3, 4; Honor Society 3, 4; Student Council 4; . . . JANICE MARIANNE WAELTZ: Girls' Chorus 1, 2, 4; Mixed Chorus I. 2, 4: Class Play 3: GAA 1, 2. FI IA 1, 2. 3. 4; . . . HAROLD CHARLES WIEGAND: FFA 2, 3, 4; French Club 2; . . . ALBERT WINTER: FFA 4: transferred from Marissa High School during his Senior year . . . JOSEPII EARL WOOLFORD: FFA 3. 4; transferred from Sparta High School during his Junior year. Joseph Earl Woolford I Iarold Charles Wiecand Albert W inter

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The Class of 1959 mooes a step closer to graduation. From the beginning of school in September, the juniors’ thoughts and plans are centered on the highlight of the year — the Junior-Senior Prom. I his function and their graduation trip are financed through the presentation ol a play and the operation of candv and soda concessions. M iss Bernice Uinds Cox and Mr. Bain I lunsaker capably assist and guide the class’s activities through the year. Carolyn Bardos Mary Lou Barthel Jeanette Beck Allon Birkner Eugene Birfcner Louis Emge Kenneth Kraus Charles Lampe Bonnie McBride Fern Mueller Jim Newman Kathryn Pannier Beverly Tonner Joe Weidemann Terry Worms 31