Newcomerstown High School - Newcosean Yearbook (Newcomerstown, OH)

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Have You Got the Spirit? Cheerleaders, disguised as the Little People, performed a skit at the Spirit Week pep rally. Helen Bowling cheered students on during Spirit Week. Student body reacts during the tournament pep rally Battlecry! This was one of the endeavors used to try to build spirit during the many football and basketball pep rallies. With a pep rally every other Friday afternoon die students and faculty had to be prepared to yell at the top of their lungs to show that they wanted a victory at the upcoming game. As the students entered the gym the small but mighty pep band played various pieces of music to put everyone in a spirited mood. Student Council sponsored Spirit Week January 31 through February 4. The theme was GO! FITE! WIN! Students were to make signs to hang in the halls. Spirit Week was held prior to the game against the undefeated Indian Valley South Rebels. Contests during the week were an M M guess, won by Mrs. Elizabeth Portz; the biggest sign, Tom Mason; Mr. Irresistable, Jeff Urin; biggest muscles, Joyce Gadd; and best looking legs, John Hendershot. Awards were given out at the pep rally at the end of the week. On February 28 the final pep rally was held for the tournament game against West Muskingum. The coaches and players were introduced with special mention given to the Seniors.

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Student Council Sponsors Activities The seniors and freshmen push hard against the juniors and sophomores. Second Session performs for general public. The powder puff game was played on September 23 at Lee Stadium. Jim Abbuhl, Curt Peoples, and Dave Weber cheered the senior and freshman team on to a 20-0 victory over the junior and sophomore team. Coaches were Mr. Ray McFadden and Mr. Huey Cornelius coaching the senior and freshman team and the junior and sophomore team respectively. October 5 and November 22 marked the Second Session performances in the high school auditorium. They played for junior and senior high students and the general public. These events were fund raising projects. Cheerleaders Dave Weber, Curt Peoples, and Jim Abbuhl add excitement to the game. Keith Sergeant performs Joy to the World. 12

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Newcomerstown Elects Ohio's Youngest Mayor November 2 found Mr. Ron Hooker the youngest chief executive in the state of Ohio. The ratification of the twenty-sixth amendment to the Constitution set the stage for Mr. Hooker's landslide victory. For the first time it gave 18 yearolds the right to vote and hold public office. Hooker garnered 70 percent of the total vote in the race for mayor while being opposed by four other candidates. The stunning win came about primarily from the vigorous door to door campaign Hooker waged. He ran as a non-partisan, write-in candidate on a platform based to stop drivers of cars from excessive speed and noise. He received a total of 1,061 votes, the most cast in favor of one candidate in the history of Newcomerstown's race for mayor. Ron Hooker recives a gavel from Ohio's governor John J. Gilligan. iiim-- Ron Hooker, the newly elected mayor, tells of his race for the office. Vane Scott of Coloniel Flag Company presents Ron with an American Flag. Mr. Hooker’s victory gained national publicity as major news vehicles carried the message of one of the nation's youngest elected officials. To name a few, he appeared on What's My Line,” To Tell the Truth, Phil Donahue Show, and received space in TIME and NEWSWEEK magazines. Ohio’s Governor, John J. Gilligan, came to Newcomerstown (population 4,500) to speak at Ron Hooker Night, held November 8,19 1971. The night was a great climax to a former Newcomerstown High School student.