New Lexington High School - Lexingtonian Yearbook (New Lexington, OH)

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Class History ANCIENT HISTORY On a pleasant September morning of 1945, 104 freshmen clustered near the doors of N. L. H. S. Most of us were destined to become the famous “Forty-Niners.” Many of the members of our class were awed by the new experience of high school, but to about one-third of us it was old stuff. We had spent our seventh and eighth grade years here, and we knew all the ropes. Our class advisers were Miss Newlon, Mrs. Blatt, and Mr. Neff, and with their guidance we struggled through our freshman year. We thought we had to work very hard that year, but later discovered we hadn’t “seen anything yet.” The class was capably led by Tommy Richards, President; Rex Masterson, Vice-president; Don Elkins, Secretary; Dale Shiplett, Treasurer. We had a Freshman Skating Parly wfetifih was a big success, but otherwise there were few class activities. The fact of greatest pride to us was that we already rated a letterman, Ade Wollenberg, on our championship football team. He was one of the outstanding players until his shoulder was injured. MEDIEVAL HISTORY The following year we again assembled at dear old N. L. H. S. We had lost a few members, but no one had died from overwork. This year we numbered 96. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Priode, and Mr. Weaver were now our sponsors, and they led us successfully through a year of hard work and more activities. The class officers this year were Dick Rankin, President; Bob Byers, Secretary; Miriam Watts, Treasurer. We sponsored a “Sadie Hawkins” Dance and another skating party. We had begun to look forward to our Junior and Senior years when a bank account would be a necessary item. We were rightfully proud of another championship football team upon which we placed several members. During our Freshman year we had been joined by Ralph Watts who was a valuable addition to the squad, and at the beginning of the Sophomore year by Bob Byers. Bob was stopped by a broken leg, but not before he showed us what he could do on the football field. We were also represented on the team by Ade Wollenberg and Dick Rankin. MODERN HISTORY Our Junior year was an eventful one and when it began we numbered 87. We were in the study hall under Mrs. Bailey and Mr. Weaver, and we really enjoyed ourselves! This year we were out to make money, and we worked hard at it. There were football and basketball refreshment stands, stands at noon, a magazine drive with much rivalry between sides, scarf sales, a Christmas Dance, and other activities. All these successes would have been impossible without the loyal co-operation of the whole class. Our President, Tommy Richards, was a real go-getter, and he was ably assisted by Bob Byars, Vice-president; Dale Shiplett, Secretary; Ade Wollenberg, Treasurer. Perhaps what we shall most remember is our rivalry with the Seniors of that year. It was really in a friendly spirit in spite of ail the insults we hurled back and forth. Another pleasant memory is our Junior Day program which we all worked on so diligently. We believed that we deserved a rest after our labors, and many of us took it along with the consequences. The crowning events of the whole year were our Junior-Senior Banquet and Dance. These had been the object of all our money-making, and we were pleased to find that they were very successful. The theme of the occasion was the Mardi Gras, and it was carried out in every detail with the aid of our advisers’ careful planning.

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I'A CHARLES SNIDER —Vocational— Football 1-2-3-4 Football Captain 3 Basketball 1-2-3-4 DOUGLAS HILLIARD Football 2-3-4 Easketball 2 MARY HELEN WOLFE —Business Education— Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Sextet 4 Operetta 3-4 DONALD LEWIS —Professional— Football 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Scholarship 1-2-3-4 Student Council 3 Student Council Pres. 4 Honor Society Annual Staff Class Play 4 A' NANCY WELKER Salutatorian —Professional— G. A. A. Scholarship team 1-2-3-4 Band 2-3-4 Student Council 2-4 Class Play 3-4 Annual Staff Honor Society RICHARD SEAMAN —Vocational— Football 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3 Projectionist 1-2-3-4 Class Play 4 RICHARD MARTINDALE —Vocational—

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Class History AMERICAN HISTORY Then—our senior year! What a surprise it was to some of us who never thought we would make it. There were 79 of us. Again Mrs. Bailey and Mr. Weaver ably assisted us. Again we were led by Tommy Richards as President, and Bob Byers as Vice-president; Betty Shumaker was our Secretary, and Mary Ellen Newlon our Treasurer. And what a successful year it was! Another championship football team with many classmates as members. In our Junior year we greeted Bill Wollenberg and he proved to be a valuable addition to our athletic program. He made our 1948 grid season outstanding, and aiding him were Vito Bibari, Bob Byers, Bill Dusenberry, George Hotra, Sam Fiore, Doug Hilliard, Don Lewis, Dick Rankin, Richard Seaman, Doc Shiplett, Chuck Snider, and Adc Wollenberg. Our basketball team were champs too, and here again Bill Wollenberg was a star. Our other boys on the team were Doc Shiplett, Ade Wollenberg, Chuck Snider, Dick Rankin, Bill Dusenberry, Gene Blanton, Don Lewis, and Bob Byers. We had many members representing us in the band also, and it was really snappy looking with its new uniforms. We were especially proud of Marilyn Strawn who was head drum-majorette. This was the year we elected the Homecoming Queen, and we chose Mary Ellen Newlon for the honor. The Home-coming ceremony was beautiful, and we were pleased with our Queen. With the aid of Mr. Weaver our class has published this annual. We did this so that we can look back and recall our high school years more easily. They have been happy and profitable ones, and we shall never forget or regret them. —NOREEN VAN ATTA, Historian