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

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Adult forces kept District 60 students on the move. COOKS: Mrs. Spall, Mrs. Schoepp, Mrs. Nagel, Mrs. Reinhardt. Mrs. Schoepp and Mrs. Nagel have been serving NACHS students hot lunches for 13 years and 15 years respectively. It is of interest to note that Mrs. Nagel has not missed work in 14 years; Mrs. Schoepp, 13 years. Giving NACHS a clean sweep are custodians Dan Knewitz, Floyd Reuss, Edward Jacquot, and Leroy Hanft. Transporting District 60 students is the duty of the bus drivers: Bob Schluter, Floyd Reuss, Leroy Hanft, Raymond Glaus, Wilmer Hentzel, Edward Jacquot, Ardell Kratz. 9

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MRS. SANDERS MR. SEXTON MR. SCHLUTER MISS SPENCE MR. SCHWALB MISS VAN HOVE 50% of faculty were commuting teachers MRS. KAREN SANDERS - In her second year at NACHS and a commuter teacher from Belleville, Mrs. Sanders teaches civics, geography, American Problems, consumer education, and sociology. She is also co-sponsor of the freshman class and an “unofficial’ director of the majorettes. A graduate of SIU Edwardsville, she is working toward a masters in counselor education. BOB SCHLUTER - A fishing and hunting enthusiast, this chemistry and Biology I and II teacher is also a bus driver for Unit District 60. He is a graduate of SIU Carbondale and is working on his masters degree in administration at the Edwardsville campus. DAVID SCHWALB - Completing his second year of teaching at NACHS, Mr. Schwalb is working toward a masters degree in history at SIU Edwardsville, where he received his bachelors degree. In addition to his teaching duties, he coaches the freshman basketball team and is a co-sponsor of the Class of 1973. DON SEXTON - The senior member of the NACHS faculty has completed 17 years as a teacher of instrumental music. He is also director of the band and co-sponsor of the senior class. He has his masters fromMillikin University of Decatur. Whenever vacation time arrives, Mr. Sexton, a lover of Mexico, heads for Acapulco. MISS ONETA SPENCE - Miss Spence, a graduate of SIU Carbondale, came to New Athens this year from Cairo, Illinois, as a first-year teacher. She instructs six classes in girls’ PE, sponsors the GAA, the pep club, and the cheerleaders, and co-sponsors the senior class. MISS GRETCHEN VAN HOVE - A native of Iowa, Miss Van Hove is in her third year at the New Athens school system where she teaches music in grades one through eight and high school girls’ chorus. Miss Van Hove is also the assistant director of the class plays. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Dubuque, Iowa. 8

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Feet tell the story at an after-the-game sock-hop! Students sought release from school routine through organization activities Leslie Pitchford models her FHA initiation attire. At each home game a familiar sight was the entrance of the varsity team through the bee hive. 10