Paw Paw High School - Wappaw Yearbook (Paw Paw, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 184 of the 1973 volume:

1973 WAPPAW Paw Paw High School Paw Paw, Michigan Many thanks to the LEE COMPANY for their bluejean pockets. Looking Back . . . School. In ?? JUDY ATWATER PHYLLIS BALL ROGER BASS PEGGY BARNES KEN BEACH STEVE BARNES DEBBY BABIN SHERRY BOYER BILL BRANDT DOUG BENNETT INGRID BERGLIN DAVE BLAKE CAROL BROCK MIKE BROWN LINDA BRUEMMER LARRY BUSKIRK TERI CALAY ROB CARLSON II The 7:30 Headache STEVE CORNISH KAREN CONOLLY TOM CROOK CATHY DILJAK JOHN DILLON DENNIS DISBROW TERRY DRAGT LINDA DOW The 12:30 Relief KIM DUNLOP BRUCE ELLIS ROBIN FIGG SANDY FLEMING i Remember Linguistics? Fabulous FI oaf Meefings!7 ROLLIE JOHNSON BETTY JONES CARL KAISER GEORGIA JACHER RAY JEFFERIES DON JOHNSON TOM KIDD MARGARET KNAPP CAMILLE KNOBLOCH School Closed — Wind Damage KRIS KOWALSKI RANDY KROEG Let's Hear it for the Wind!! BILL LOUNSBURY JANICE LOUNSBURY JEFF MAXWELL JERRY MEAD DAVE LADD PEGGI LEE DON LHAMON 19 NAN MICHMERHUIZEN JEAN MIDDAUGH Snow Days . . . NANCY MILLARD BOB MILLER JEFF MITCHELL 20 VICKY MOORE VIRGINIA MORRISON Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow DEBBY MUMFORD SCOTT NUGTEREN KATHY O’DONNELL ANNIE OFFORD Seniors Measure Up WARNER OFFORD JOHN OLNEY STEVE OVERACKER STEVE OZANICH ANGELA PACULA Schedules ' ?$(a C! PETE PALASINSKI TERRY PATTERSON GAYLEN PERRY MICKEY PETER CLAUDIA POTTER CRAIG RENNHACK I Grape Stompers Stomp the Rams . . . STARLET ROCK ART ROPER DON ROOT NORM RUSHING DON SAGER GARY SANDLIN DEBBIE SCHONWALD MIKE SCOTT CHUCK SHANNON Cat-tasirophe . . . Groan! Ray Jefferies Hits 26 JILL SUTHERLAND RENEA SWEEZY JOHN TERRY 40 Points A Game 17 PAM THOMAS LARRY UHLIR DEBBY UNDERWOOD J.V.s Victorious in Coldwater JOHN VESEY BOB VLIEK LAURA WANGBERG Roper Moves Ouf TOM WARNER JANA WEATHERWAX CONNIE WELCH JONELL WILLIAMS MARCIA YOUNG MARY ZIOLO CHET ZYGADLO Work while you work, Play while you play One thing each lime, That is the way All that you do, Do with your might Things done by halves, Are never done right. - Jim Lachman This past year has seen the loss of two members of this year's graduating class, Roger Buskirk and Jim Lachman. Roger was born April 16, 1955, in Grand Haven, Michigan. He was a member of the Student Council. He enjoyed participating in sports, and playing the electric guitar. Roger was killed April 6, 1972. Jim Lachman was born September 23, 1955, in Paw Paw. He participated in a variety of high school activities, including baseball, basketball, and cross country. Jim passed away in August of 1972. t 32 Allen, B, Anderson, D. Atwater, B. Austin, C. Barber, S. Bare, R. Barkovich, M. Barnes, D. Beach, S, Beach, N. Bell, C. Berner, R. Blakely, R. Bowen, V. Box, R, Bozarth, D. Branch, C. Brill, V. Brindley, P. Brinks, M. Gomething Right! Carriker, J Chybik, A. Clark, R, Dingman, P Donora, B. Doyle, D. Bums, J. Bums, S. Burkett, D. Cameron, B. Carr, K. Cody, B. Collins, M. Conner, D. Conolly, K. Cronk, J. Crook, D. Cutting, B. Czuhajewski, T. Danger, B. Danger, D. Duell, D. Dundon, B. Earl, T. Ellsworth, D. Fleming, C. 33 Pause to Look Ahead Flint, B. Forrest, J. Fritts, R. Furness, D. Glomski, M. Gokey, D. Goodrich, J. Graham, M. Gregory, F. Hagen, T. Hall, G. Haluch, L. Herring, C. Hopwood, N. Huffman, J. Kaiser, S. Kalanj, K. Kalisiak, B. Karsonovich, M. Kasischke, S. Kearney, T. Kidd, B. Klimach, M. 34 Kondor, P. Kowalski, J. Lallinger, G. Lammers, D. Martin, K. Massey, E. Massey, G. Mears, T. 35 Happiness is Lunchtime! Menzies, L. Millard, C. Millek, J. Miller, A. Miller, P. Miller, T. Misuraca, K. Moon, B. Mulrenin, P. Oas, C. Osment, M. Overacker, D. Patterson, J. When it rains, it pours. Prawat, J. Paynich, H. Perkins, L. 36 Here's Punky and Cindy at one of their picnics during lunch time. Pursley, R. Racette, S. Rennhack, K. Rhoderick, A. Rhodes, G. Roger, R. Root, S. Ross, K. Rundio, S. Ruohonen, R. Scott, M. Scowley, P. 37 Sales Up in Smoke 38 Sharp, G. Sherbum, K. Sitar, T. Smead, K. Smith, D. Smith, K. Soule, C. Sperry, R. Stack, N. Stock, G. Watson, S. Webb, P. Widger, C. Wolownik, M. Wright, C. Tellam, B. Thomas, B. Tinker, M. Underwood, B. Vukorpa, J. Wait, C. Waldo, C. Walling, P. Caldwell Cheats! Dealing around the table left to right are: The Dirty Dealer Sue Johnson, Vice President: Lee Ann Splet-zer, Rep. at Large: Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Mahoney, Class Advisors; Pete Morris, President; Carin Payne, Treasurer; and Karen Dahms, Secretary. Adams, K, Babin, J, Ball, A. Barrett, M Beebe, J. Benzie, T. Bessey, J. Bilger, M. Black, N. Blakely, T. Branch, J. Brill, B. Brooks, B. Brynelsen, C. Buck, J. 39 The Rainbow Rhines on — Cameron, C. Chenoweth, M. Clark, K. Coatar, J. Combs, K. Coombs, C. Courtade, J. Crose, M. Cowie, P. Cutting, P. Your move, Fisher! Buck, R. Buckingham, G. Bush, M. Buskirk, K. Czuhajewski, J. Dahms, K. Daines, C. Dannecker, C. The Sophomores' Minds Davis, K. Dean, D. DeGroff, P DeHaan, P Denzel, B. Dunkelburger, C. Dunkelburger, R. Dunlop, A. Edens, T. Fake, D. Farrow, T, Faul, J. Field, D, Firestone, J. Flint, G. Glomski, D. Gokey, D. Goldberg, J. Goldberg, M Golloway, J. 41 Tall People, Short People . . . Good, C. Goodrich, B. Gosline, L. Guritz, J. Hamilton, K. Harris, D. Harvey, D. Haw, M. Haywood, L. Haywood, L. Hickock, D. Hill, S. Hoffman, N. Hoger, D. Holden, K. Mark Spitz, in Paw Paw??? 42 We Can Make if Happen Lamb, D. LaRue, B. Leach, R. Lhamon, C. Louwaert, R. Madison, K. Mann, K. McKenzie, D. McLaughlin, C. Mead, D. Mumford, D. Nelson, D. New, C. Oas, D. Pachner, L. Payne, C. Peacock, P. Peter, B. Powell, M. Preston, L. Mitchell, R Mollitor, J Mollitor, K Morse, P 44 '75 Don't Take No Jive! Rhodes, R. Rhoderick, S. Rhodes, R, Ritsema, J. Rocha, R. Root, J. Ross, D. Rumsey, J. Rundio, D. Rushing, L. Sager, D. Seyfer, R, Selvidge, G. Sherburn, D. Sherburn, T. Silas, Z. 45 And the Spirit Lives on. 46 Smith, C. Smith, R. Smith, S. Soule, L. Spletzer, L. Stimac, B. Stickels, B. Stoughton, D. Strefling, S. Stull, S. Stutz, R. Sunstrand, M. Sutherland, S. Tapper, M. Tarala, Y. Thompson, M. Torrey, B. Turner, C. Twardowski, E. Underwood, M. Versluis, D. Vesey, J. Vliek, T. Vukorpa, P. Whipple, C. White, B. Wilkinson, T. Williams, R. Yarbrough, D. Yuk, P. eshmen Pull Through C’mon, Mr. Billings, you're not pulling! From left to right are Miss Kraft, advisor; Karen Kaiser, Rep. at Large; Diane Myers, Secretary; Tim Somers, President; John Oas, Treasurer, and Mr. Billings, advisor. Adams, B. Adams, D. Adriance, L. Alden, R. Arndt, D. Austin, R. Baker, J. Barkovich, T. Beach, A. Bell. J. Benzie, V. Berg, B. Blake, J. Blakely, C. Bradley, Y. Brill, S. Brindley, P. Brown, P. Bruemmer, N. Bryan, Y. 47 Expressions of 48 Burkett, T. Buskirk, M. Carr, D. Carpenter, K. Carriker, J. Chase, C. Clements, P. Collins, B. Conolly, C. Conolly, L. Danger, S. Davis, B. DeHaan, K. Denning, S. Dickerson, J. Dillenbeck, S. Dion, H. Doty, D. Dunkelberger, S. Ellis, M. Consolatti, N Coulson, F Cowie, N Cox, D Cutler, J Daggitt, R Dahms, K Danger, D the Freshmen Faul, J. Felcyn, C Field, D. Field. D. Forrest, J. Foster, L. Fritts, G. Fritts, R. Gladysz, P, Gladysz, T Guritz, T. Haw, J. Healy, L. Higgins, R. Holder, R. Hood, T. Hoogstrater, R. Ignacek, J. Jacobs, P. Jacobs, D. 49 Only 540 More Shopping Johnson, L. Johnson, S. Kaiser, K. Kalanj, K. Kanwischer, D. Kapusta, M. Kaser, K. Kaser, K. Kelly. C. Klimach, M. Klingel, J. Kowalski, J. Krajewski, D. Kroshinsky, K. Kuntz, D, Ladd, C. Lamb, D. Lammeis, C. La Pine, K. Leetz, S. Leetz, T. Lietzau, K. Leslie, M. Longcore, G. Lounsbury, T. Mangold, C. Marcelletti, N. Martin, J. Martin, M. Maylath, B. 50 Days 'Til Graduation McLaughlin, A. Mead, B. Meconi, M. Meison, D. Mihelich, C. Millard, V. Millek, L. Mills, S. Moon, J. Montague, K. Moore, K. Moore, R. Morrison, D. Morrison, S. Morse, H. Mulrenin, K. Muvrin, K. Myers, D. New, J. Nugteren, B. 51 Freshmen, Freshmen Oas, J. Offord, C. Osment, M. Pachner, S. Pacula, V. Pitts, P. Ploof, S. Poole, L. Pugsley, M. Pullen, R. Reck, E. Reits, P. Reszka, R. Riegle, R. Romo, D. Root, V. Rosema, P. Ross, J. Rossow, B. Rowe, D. Rumery, B. 52 Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap! Rushing, R. St. Aubin, B Sager, C. Sampsell, B. Schonwald, K. Schincarol, D. Sexton, B. Sharp, E. Sherburn, K. Sherrod, R. Smith, R. Solitro, P. Somers, T. Springer, P. Stanis, D. Starks, T. Stump, C. Summers, A. Tarala, M. Spirit o '76 Taylor, J. Taylor, T. Terry, T. Underwood, D. Wail, Waldo, Walters, Underwood, R. Underwood, T. Utter, D. Wright, C. Wroblewski, E. Wroblewski, K. Youngblood, A. Zimmerman, N. Is This Any Way SCHOOL BOARD. BACK ROW: Trustees; F. Wangberg, H. Price, R. Oas, D. Johnson, FRONT ROW: C. Yuk, Secretary: R. Vesey, President; R. Burnham, Treasurer. T. Orr, HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL D. Crose, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT N. Bovee, SUPERINTENDENT W. Carrington, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL to Run a School? Ladies, Start Your These lovely ladies are the secretaries and bookkeepers of Paw Paw. Moving clockwise around the pages, beginning in the top left corner are: Mrs. Montague, Mrs. Sherburn, Mrs. Golladay, Mrs. Conolly, Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Kinter, and Mrs. Sharp. Without these industrious workers, the office would be just another room in the vast reaches of Paw Paw High School. Mrs. Smith is responsible for all audio-visual equipment of the school as well as helping out in the main office. Pictured here are the cooks and the custodians of Paw Paw High School. Both of these groups play an important role in the life of our school. The cooks provide us with food before school and at noon to keep us going for the rest of the day. The custodians keep the school neat so we don’t have to wade through drifts of paper and other junk. In addition to cleaning, they do maintenance jobs that keep the school running efficiently. Their combined efforts make this school a nice place to visit, but we wouldn't want to live here. Since taking over the job of librarian, Mrs. Paul has reorganized the library in such a way that it is actually possible to find the book you're looking for. The library itself has been remodeled and now features carpeting, new tables and chairs, and everybody's favorite, the bean-bag chairs. SEATED AT COFFEE BREAK: William Price, Ed DeHaan, Gary DeHaan, Andy Owen, Nick Thierjring. The Unsung Heroes STANDING AT ATTENTION: Maxine Dingman, Doris Young, Emma Arnold, Mary Holden, Dora Mangan, Esther Maxam, Ellen Young, Elsie Littke. Our Lips Are At the top of the page is Mr. Wells, director of the Community Schools Program. This is his sixth year as director and he has been doing a good job. Guess we'll keep him. This year Paw Paw has two new counselors. Ms. Secord is counselor for the sophomores and seniors, while Mr. Makowski is counselor for the freshmen and juniors. Both are very interesting people and seem to enjoy being a pan of our school system. When students enter Mrs. Nantz's class they may never have heard of parallelism, triteness, dangling modifiers, term papers, or THE ORDEAL OF Running Standing; but when they leave her class they definitely KNOW them. Mrs. Nantz teaches Combined Studies, Short Story, College Writing, and Seminar in Ideas. She is also head of the Language Arts Department and advisor of the National Honor Society. She is truly an asset to Paw Paw High School. How Well Do Yol Mrs. Kirklin is a new teacher at Paw Paw this year. She teaches Basic Literature, Basic Communications, and French. She is also the sponsor and originator of the French club. Mrs. Kirklin, who is sensitive to life and beauty, brings this sensitivity into her classes by offering encouragement and showing an interest in the work of her students. Miss Acuna's charms are not fully appreciated by her students, but are relished by members of the reptile family. Miss Acuna teaches Spanish. Communicate? A new teacher at Paw Paw this year is Miss Murphy. Miss Murphy possesses many unique talents. How many teachers have a complete repertoire of songs; one for any situation? She teaches some of the new classes this year including EAMP, Great Books, Minority Literature and Developmental Reading. Mr. Smith is an example of an old teacher, experienced” not shrivelled and ancient , teaching new subjects. His classes include Creative Writing, Rock Poetry, Mass Media Survey and Basic Communications. The scene at the right took place during Miss Booth's Theater Techniques class and includes part of the cast of the The Ugly Duckling.” Mike Tapper presented Miss Booth with this sign to remind her to retain her sense of humor all day. She teaches many new classes; including Argument and Debate, Mystery and Folklore, General Speech, Theater Acting and Directing. Bruce Den2el and Monty Bilger, busily working on an issue of the Tribal News, are members of Mrs. Miller's Journalism class. This class was responsible for the renaissance of a school newspaper after a year’s absence. In addition to her Journalism class, Mrs. Miller teaches an English course in Basic Skills and is also coordinator for the Basic Skills Program at the High School. Science, Never the Same Old Grind Mrs. McCarthy is involved with her mortar and pestle as well as her students, and is a definite asset to the teaching staff. She teaches Chemistry, Physical Science, and Applied Chemistry and Physics. Her classes provide many interesting experiences for the students, such as making laughing gas, plating pennies with mercury, and separating sludges. The entire school enjoys their work when the aroma of rotten eggs permeates the halls of Paw Paw High. Mr. Hahn witnessed the awesome scene below as his wife and friends perched on the side of Seneca Mountain in the Appalachians. Mr. Hahn, who teaches Biological Sciences, Physical Science, and Physics, has climbed Seneca many times in the last fifteen years. Mr. McParlan, biology teacher, conducts an interesting class. As seen in the picture on the opposite page, his lectures are directed toward a class, eagerly absorbing the knowledge revealed to them. Miss Kraft is part of the Basic Skills Program and teaches Basic Skills Math, Business Math, and Basic Literature. The man silting alone is the Algebra II and geometry teacher, Mr. Billings. Many of his one liners have become classics. He’s got it ’’Made in the shade. Questiom Comments, Observations? ''K rn . V. «ij • 1} f :‘J flfidhjOjtL 1 V l - jft • : 'V y ' ' 0$JhlT' - £ 1 f; X tb ' ' - a«K - t r This Is ihe Ho us Mr. Bunce, head of the Vocational Arts department, is the most elusive member of the faculty. It is known that he teaches Merchandising, General Business, Business Machines, Vocational Education, and is administrator of the Co-op program. However, he seems to magically disappear between classes, and frequently cannot be located, even by the office. Mrs. Jewett is not only a good teacher, she is an aspiring intellectual as well. Besides teaching Algebra I and Math IV, she features a miniature library in her conference room. With such extensive resources at hand, her students receive a well-rounded education. Mr. Richardson is a versatile man. He teaches math classes, a health class, and a boys' physical education class. He was also well-known as donkey basketball player extraordinaire and was largely responsible for the teachers' victory over the students. Mr. Pierce is teacher of the Building Trades course, which i one of the most unique courses offered at Paw Paw. The guys in the class (about 21, total) are building a house. They are doing all the work themselves; good preparation for making their own home repairs in the future. There are two classes, each three hours in length, meeting every day regardless of weather. Mr. Pierce estimates that it will take two years to complete this project. That Paw Paw Built The Beautifu Mrs. Caldwell enjoys outdoor sports and is sponsor of the Ski Club. As an indication of what future secretaries might look forward to. her shorthand class visited The Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo. In addition to shorthand, Mrs. Caldwell teaches Business Math. Personal Typing, Clerical Record Keeping, and notehand. The Business Department has a new member this year, Mrs. Iott. This is her first year of teaching; She teaches Business Law, Typing, Bookkeeping, and Business Machines. Mrs. Iott took her Business Machines class to Parsons Business School in Kalamazoo and her Business Law class to a trail at the Paw Paw Court House. People Mr. Seastrom is the Industrial Arts teacher of Paw Paw. He leaches Woods I and Exploratory Woods. Lately, his job has become intellectual? with the growing number of girls taking woods classes. Out of the classroom his favorite sport is playing rugby. Mr. Houghton fills the role of Pied Piper to the student owners of ailing cars. He attracts dozens of students with ailing carburetors and a desire to tear things apart and put together again-sort of. Mr. Houghton teaches General Metals, Home Maintenance, Power Mechanics, Exploratory Electricity and Industrial Math. It Sure Doesn' t Tasfe Like Mom's Mrs. Topp is the Special Education teacher. She teaches her students on a highly individualized basis. In addition to the usual load, they also learn skills that might be of help later in life. Along with instructing his classes, Mr. Anderson enjoys playing basketball and golf in his spare time. He teaches General Drafting, Engineering Drafting, and Machine Drawing. Mr. Anderson is also the Varsity Basketball coach. Mrs. Ford, who teaches Home Economics I, Advanced Foods, and Home 'Planning, is very active in school activities. She is cosponsor of all the cheerleading squads and was instrumental in organizing the Pep Club. Forsaking all thoughts of personal safety, Mrs. Mahoney agreed to teach the Bachelor Living course. A couple of their more memorable projects were the shins they sewed and the meals they prepared. They discovered more variations on dishes than one would imagine possible, most of them excellent. In addition to her Bachelor Living class, Mrs. Mahoney also teaches Home Survey, Advanced Clothing, Family Living, and Child Development. Burt Reynolds, Eat Your Heart Out! One of our most distinguished teachers, Mr. Mich, has never attempted to conceal his true age. After 26 years of teaching he has finally admitted to being 39 years old. Mr. Michmer-huizen has decided to retire from the teaching profession this year to pursue a golfing career. The student body will miss him; we wish him the best of luck. Keeping with the tradition of Redskins at Paw Paw, we have our own Chief Orr-A-Pooh, commonly known as Mr. Writer. When he is not busy brushing his buffalo robe he is teaching American History. Mr. St. Aubin, one of our more ingenious teachers, has developed a new method of coping with problems of being Athletic Director and teacher. He teaches Individual and the Law, Minorities in the U.S., Sociology, Consumer Economics and Government. t Amateur Hour Mrs. Basse tie, head of the Fine Arts department is once again coordinating the Fine Arts Festival. Her classes have been working all year preparing projects to be displayed in the festival. The projects include sculptures, paintings, found objects , and various crafty articles. Mrs. Glessner is the vocal music director at Paw Paw, and this is her second year of teaching in this school. This year her students participated in a Christmas tour of the elementary schools. This is Mr. Hone's third year at Paw Paw. He has recently moved here with his wife and three year old son, who is planning to take over his father’s business. Mr. Hone has done much to improve the instrumental music department. The Body Machine Mr. Falan when not coaching or teaching, can often be seen bombing around town in one of his antique cars. He has quite a collection of cars, old license plates, and just about anything else connected with antique cars. He has taught here for 25 years and has coached wrestling, football, cross-country, and track. He is well-remembered by all guys who have had him as a coach because he helps the individual find pride in himself, and the determination to get up and try again. This is Mrs. Sherman's second year at Paw Paw, and she has really improved the girls' physical education program. She has acquired golf and archery equipment and organized weekly trips to the bowling alley for the Individual Sports class. She has built up a strong program and hopes to continue improving it. We were unafrle to feature Mrs. Sherman due to technical difficulties. 1 We Can G FRONT ROW: Denny Anderson, Clarence Miller, Dan Burkett, Debbie Babin, MIDDLE ROW: Pete Morse, LeeAnn Spletzer, Karen Kaiser, Kent Kaser, Tim Somers, TOP ROW: John Terry, Pam Ding man, Diane Gregory, Rick Brill. An unusual part of this year's Student Council is that Dan Burkett, President, is a junior. Clarence Miller is Vice-President, Debbie Furness, Secretary, and Denny Anderson, Treasurer. This year the council elected class representatives each semester, changing the council's membership. They have sponsored two successful dances so far, ''The Woolies” and ''Julia”. f. It Together This year's Student Council sponsored a foreign exchange student through Youth for Understanding. His name is Murilo Veana da Silva, from Brazil. He is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dent until July. Murilo is sixteen and is a junior here at Paw Paw. His favorite hobbies are racing model cars and playing soccer. He likes to eat lobster, pizza, and ice cream, and enjoys Power Mechanics the most of all his classes. Paw Paw School rules do much to distin-quish American schools from Brazilian schools in Murilo's eyes. For example, he cites our smoking policy; students in Brazil are allowed to smoke in class if the teacher does not mind. Murilo also points out that our class loads are lighter; Brazilian students have to take eight or nine classes in comparison to our five or six. FRONT ROW: Vivian Root, Joy Carriker, Mary Kim Kalanj, Chris Turner, LouAnn Sitar, Kim Dunlop, Joey Stefoff, Jennifer Dickerson, Linda Conolly, SECOND ROW: Mr. Makowski, JOel Smith, Don Lamb, Karen Kalanj. Jeannette Bums, Kim Sherbum, Cathy Oas, Karen Mann, BACK ROW: Jim Faul, Jerry Mead, Tom Warner, Paul Kondor, Dave Connor, Craig Rennhack, Joe Solitro, Dennis Springer, Mark Sundstrand, Scott Strefiing. N.H.S. at P.P.H.8. SEATED: Charlie Christensen, Nancy Millard, Jonell Williams, John Dillon, Terry Dragt, Carol Jaros, Don Root, STANDING ARE: Mrs. Nantz and Mrs. Paul, advisors. Seven students at Paw Paw have been selected for member ship in the National Honor Society. To achieve this distinction, the students must hav an average of 3.5 in academic subjects, have good character, and show good leadership. t There's More to French Than Talk! A French Club was organized this year for second year French students. In addition to learning the language, they explore the traditions and culture of the French people. So far, the club has been celebrating holidays in the customary ways of the French by preparing and eating a yule log, a rich cake rolled in the 'shape of a log. The French club puts out a newspaper written in French for its members called L-Arc-En-Oiel , or Rainbow in the Sky . TOP TO BOTTOM: Pat Web, Mrs. Kirklin, Margerita Kleinschmidt, Michele Crose, Vicki Brill, Cathy Oas, Patti Disbrow, Dan Oas, Carin Payne, Karen Dahms. Scheduling . . . Miseries! Scheduling can be fun and disappointing. Seniors were overwhelmed at the thought of this being the last time. But for freshmen, many classes were closed before they entered the cafeteria. For the first time at Paw Paw High School, loads of new classes were offered. Among the new classes were: Rock Poetry, EAMP, Ecology, Bachelor living. Theater Acting and Directing. The students were pleased with the variety of classes. Gee, freshmen, you only have six more semesters to schedule! I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing t TOP ROW: Phyllis Ball, Freida Gregory, Mike Kapusta, Pete Morse, Kathy Hamilton, Laura Wangberg, Jeanette Bums, FRONT ROW: Robin Stute, Nancy Black, Cindy Coombs, Cindy Mangold, Jill Sutherland, Coleen Kelly. TOP ROW: Mr. Hone, Ralph Buck, Mike Reshman, Mark Coulson, Tom Mears, Pete Palasinski, SECOND ROW: Chris Herring, Steve Racette, Kevin Smith, Dan Oas, Scott Walters, Gary Stock, Larry Perkins, Pete Morse, THIRD ROW: Bob Vliek, Tom Lounsbury, Teri Calay, Pat Webb, Bob Mead, Tammy Taylor, Scott Webb, Lauren Johnson, Dave Hoger, Ellen Wroblewski, FOURTH ROW: Betsy Brill, Karen Dahms, Linda Gregory, Marcia Young, Mary Hop, Nan Michmerhuizen, Cheryl Dannecker, Peggy Mulrenin, Bruce May lath. I Believe in Music FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Nan Michmerhuizen, Lee Ann Spletzer, Lauren Johnson, Gary Stock, photographer, Patti DeGroff, Peggy Mulrenin, Tina Wilkinson, Marcia Young, Sue Johnson, Miss Acuna, Debbie Whipple, Carin Payne, Cheri Branch, Georgia Jacher, Heidi Paynich, Jonell Williams, John Dillon, photographer. This year’s hard working WAPPAW staff consists mainly of girls, with two male photographers. Salesmen wore red vests or aprons to be conspicuous during the hectic week when WAPPAWS were on sale. Co-editors are Georgia Jacher and Jonell Williams, and the advisor is Miss Acuna. Work on this year's book started last spring and continued through summer until it went to press in March. Two of the staff members attended a seminar at Central Michigan University to obtain new ideas for the yearbook. The hardest working group around Work, Blood, Sweat, and Tears APPROX. LEFT TO RIGHT: Cheri Branch, Jonell Williams, Georgia Jacher, Sue Johnson, Patti DeGroff, Carin Payne, Debbie Whipple, Tina Wilkinson, Lee Ann Spletzer, Lauren Johnson, Peggy Mulrenin, Marcia Young, Bekki Stimac, Miss Acuna, Robin Seifer, Heidi Paynich, Kerry Mulrenin. I 92 How Do You Like These Figures? TOP ROW: Bekki Stimac, Sue Johnson, LeeAnn Spletzer, Dolly Mehelich, Shirley Stull, Kim Sher-burn, Lisa Yuk, Phyllis Ball, BOTTOM ROW: Cheryl Lammers, Lauren Johnson, Vivian Root, Kay Dragt, Lynn Gosline. Missing from picture: Mary Kim Kalanj, Betty Jones, Linda Larson, Cindy Maxwell, Kim Dunlop, April Dunlop. One of the more pleasing sights during the football season were our girl statisticians. This year we had stats for all three teams, helping us out both at home and away games. The girls often brought hot chocolate or coffee to keep warm until the players got off the field, when they didn't need hot chocolate any more. For Only One Thin Dime Brenda Flint, Cheri Branch, John Vesey, Bruce Denzel, Dale Sherbum, Patti Houston, Nancy Black, Don Lahmon, Chuck Shannon, Monty Bilger, Pete Morse, Mrs. Miller, Frieda Gregory, Tommye Edens. The student body is really pleased with the return of the Tribal News this year. The students learn how to report on varying subjects and also learn the fundamentals of publishing. The newspaper included such topics as sports, current events, poetry, and a puzzle page. Mrs. Miller's first semester staff was headed by Pete Morse, editor, and Pattie Houston, coeditor. For the second semester editor John Vesey, along with co-editors Darryl Foster and Steve Barnes supervised the production of the paper. Unfortunately, the WAPPAW staff was only able to get the first semester picture before we went to press. Last summer the Varsity cheerleaders spent a fun-filled week at a cheerleading clinic at the Northwood Institute, Midland. They came back with new songs, cheers, and exciting ideas for assemblies. It wasn’t all fun, though, as they spent last spring selling candles to earn money for new cheerleading sweaters. They have done a great job of encouraging spirit through their assemblies, bringing back the competition cheer between classes. This year. Paw Paw also has two new citizens who consented to be in our assemblies. Their names are Robert Redskin and Sally Spirit, played by Debbie Furness and Laura Wangberg. We're really pleased with our cheerleaders and the great job they're doing to restore the pride of P.P.H.S. TOP TO BOTTOM: Carol Millard, Robyn Ruohonen, Nancy Millard, Robin Berner, Laura Wangberg, Peggy Barnes, Debbie Furness. Girls, Girls, Girls, Thais All See . . . 95 Ooh, Get Down . . . TOP TO BOTTOM: Kim Clark, Dawn Mumford, Cheryl Dan-necker, Sally Smith, Terri Vliek, Tammy Sherbum, Patti Houston. This year Paw Paw sent both its J.V. and Freshmen cheerleaders to a cheerleading clinic in Midland. Both squads learned new mounts and sideline cheers. This year the J.V. squad is using the mini-tramp in some of their formation cheers. Last year both squads sold candles to purchase new pom poms. 96 TOP TO BOTTOM: Vicki Millard, Maryann Tarala, Sherry Pachner, Kelly Montague, Tammy Taylor, Cris Wright, Laurie Poole. Give Me a Silent Cheer! USHERS AT PPHS: Scott Nugteren, Tom Crook, Rollie Johnson, Scott Whipple, Dave Ladd, Kelly Smith. PEP CLUB MEMBERS ARE, UP TO DOWN: Debbie Furness, Patty DeGroff, Robin Siefer, Joyce Holier, Cathy Diljak, Cathy Oas, Vicki Brill. King and Queen of P.P.H.8. A new aspect in homecoming this year was the addition of king candidates to our court of beautiful queen candidates. This year’s queen is Peggy Barnes, who is captain of the cheer-leading squad. Paw Paw High School's first king is Rollie Johnson, who is also a senior and plays quarterback for our football team. After the game, students warmed up at a rock dance featuring Julia”. For those who enjoyed a slower tempo, there was a semi-formal Saturday night. Beauties of '72 and '52 THE SENIOR CLASS KING AND QUEEN CANDIDATES: Betty Jones, John Vesey, Peggy Barnes, Rollie Johnson, Jeanne Solittro. JUNIOR CLASS CANDIDATES: Linda Larson, Randy Bare, Debbie Furness. SOPHOMORE CLASS CANDIDATES: Kim Clark, Cornell Gordon, Chris Turner. FRESHMAN CLASS CANDIDATES: Mary Ann Tarala, Mike Buskirk, Karen Kalanj. Homecoming week started Monday with poster day. Each class made posters and hung them in the halls. The class of '75 won, having more posters than any other class. Tuesday was tie and tennis shoe day. On Wednesday, which was 50's day, people dressed up in the style, reminiscent of the 50’s. Thursday, for girls who were athletically inclined, there was a powderpuff football game, complete with male cheerleaders. Spirit week came to a colorful end with red and white day Friday. The Class of '73 REDS MIN The homecoming theme for '72 was Color My World . The class of '73 came in first place for the second year in a row. The title of the winning float was Color the Colts Crashed.” Second place winner was the sophomore class, followed by the Juniors in third place. The class sponsors were Are Winners Again very pleased with the surprising attendance at the meetings. Local merchants were found to be running short of paper napkins and paper towels, and even Thrifty Acres of Kalamazoo was low on blue VIVA paper toweling. Isle of t Golden Dreams The theme for last year's prom was Isle of Golden Dreams.” It was held at Fidel-man's of South Haven for the second year in a row. Providing the music was The Knights E. H. Many juniors, seniors, and faculty members attended an enjoyable evening which included a banquet and dancing. We've Only Just Begun . . . For the first time ths class of '72 held their commencement exercises outside, June 7. The weather was perfect at Tyler Field where the graduation took place. Another new feature was student presentations by Diane Rumsey, valedictorian and Patti Bonarski, salutatorian. Beth Wade and Julian Corsi also made speeches. A small delay was caused by a mix-up of diplomas at the beginning of the program. Despite this setback the rest of the program continued as planned. The faces of the graduating seniors reflected many mixed emotions as Bob Mead sang the theme, We've Only Just Begun.” 106 ( Our Camera BACK ROW: K. LaPine, P. Zolp, D. Danger, J. New, K. Carpenter, D. Field, J. Blake, P. Jacobs, M. Kapusta, R. Rushing, D. Arndt, T. Gladysz, Coach Richardson, FRONT ROW: V. Pacula, B. Nugeeren, S. Walters, D. Carr, K. Sherburn, M. Osment, M. Meconi, T. Barkovich, J. Faul, D. Jacobs, K. Schonwald, S. Brill. In their first year of competition, the Freshman Football team played through a season of injuries and heartbreaking losses. The little Reds started the season slow but finished strong. The 0-9-0 record does not reflect the total season as the frosh dropped their last two games by scores of 8-6. Described by Coach Richardson as a great bunch of men , we hope to see these guys back for a super season next year. Always Works BACK ROW: R. Mitchell, M. Price, J. Bessey, M. Buskirk, K. Davis, C. Gordon, L. Rushing, S. Rhoderick, M. Reshman, J. Root, M. Coulson, FRONT ROW: M. Johnson, L. Pachner, J. Goldberg, Z. Silas, M. Gipson, D. Versluis, M. Bilger, J. Buck, D. Sherbum, R. Williams, J. Babin, D. Hickock. Sitting: W. Offord. This year's Reserve football team, with Coach McParlan back at the helm, worked its way into two great victories. These wins were over South Haven and Three Rivers, near the end of the season. The overall record of the Reserves was two wins and five losses. Hopefully all these players will be on the Varsity squad next year. The Athletics staff of the Wappaw regrets that we have no pictures of the fiosh and reserve teams in action. Pictures were taken, but at the time it was not known that the camera was not functioning properly. 109 Here Comes That 4TH ROW: Manager G. Perry, Coaches K. Woodside, C. Salvano, F. Snell, Managers T. Blake, R. Bass, 3RD ROW: L. Buskirk, K. Carr, K. Mangold, S. Ozanich, E. Dow, R. Rhodes, P. Kondor, 2ND ROW: A. Rhoderick, C. Miller, S. Whipple, M. Rhoderick, D. Connor, S. Kasischke, B. Wellis, R. Bare, 1ST ROW: R. Brill, R. Johnson, S. Overacker, J. Terry, G. Rhodes, B. Brandt, T. Earl. A relatively small team, hampered by injuries, made victories hard to come by for the Redskins in 1972. Playing through a season of mud and rain, the Reds had an 0-9-0 record. With first-year man Jeff Maxwell, the Redskins showed Lake Michigan Catholic that they could play football. But the offense couldn't get going as they were on the goal line twice without scoring. The final score was L.M.C. 13, Paw Paw 6, The homecoming game didn't fare too well, as the Redskins went out for an upset bid over the Comstock Colts. Trailing by Rainy Day Feeling one touchdown at halftime, the Reds came out to get the Colts. But Instead, the Colts turned it on, and scored a 34-6 victory . . . The next opponent for the Redskins was the once-defeated Conference champs, the Plain-well Trojans. There was not much difference in the play of the two teams during the first half of the game but the Trojans broke the game open and went on to victory by a score of 40-6 . . . Vicksburg then entertained the Reds in their home field, which was to their advantage. By this time sopho- mores Ed Dow and Randy Rhodes had been added to the team. The game was tied at halftime, but the Redskins' offense could not match the Bulldogs'. The final score was Vicksburg 20, P.P. 8 . . , The Reds then traveled to Three Rivers hoping for their first victory. Each team was evenly matched in records, but the Wildcats had more manpower. The game became an upset with Three Rivers winning 27-8 . . . Then the Redskins traveled out of conference play to Decatur, for their last game. The Raiders, who already had a fairly successful season, defeated the Redskins 22 to 6. That's By the end of the season many questions were brought up: Should we leave the Wolverine Conference? What would happen if we did or didn't? We don't know the answers to these questions, but we DO know that we are proud of our Varsity football team and their efforts. On Your Mark, Get BACK ROW: B. Maylath, B. Wiler, D. Lhamon, M. Thompson, C. Shannon, K. Kroshinsky, J. Firestone, FRONT ROW: M. Sundstrand, C. Brynelsen, G. Selvige, R. Austin, D. Gokey, D. Rundi, K. Adams, MISSING: A. Roper, Coach Falan. . Go J S' r •e Led by Coach of the Year Wayne Falan, the four freshmen, nine sophomores, and three seniors who made up the Cross Country team compiled a 5-10-1 record in competition last fall. They finished sixth in the Wolverine Conference and twelfth in the Regional meet. This meet also produced our State-qualifying runner. Charles Brynelsen, who went on to finish 28th in State. Brynelsen and Mike Thompson also won medals for finishing among the first ten of the Conference and the Region. The team sold popcorn all winter in an effort to defray the expenses of a trip to Isle Royale this summer. They plan to run sections, or maybe all of the island within a week’s time. This is all to condition for the upcoming season, which should be an interesting one to keep an eye on. J. Gladysz, C. Herring, Coach St. Aubin, C. Daines, K. Smith, S. Racette, NOT PICTURED: A. Miller, K. Rennhack, T. Somers, J. Kowalski, J. Millek, J. Mead. All of last year's lettermen returned to help the team to a 39-15 overall record, a winning percentage of 72%. They finished second at the Gull Lake Invitational with a 338 team score, and came in sixth out of twenty-five in the Regionals with a 348. In individual performances, Joe Gladysz scored in the 30’s eight rimes and Kelly Smith six times. The long-standing tradition of all-male varsity teams was broken this year by Cindy Daines. With a season's average of 47, she was a welcome addition to the team. t 1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Redskins This year Paw Paw had its first girls tennis team. The girls played against teams that had already been organized for many years and came up with two wins and five losses. These wins came over South Haven and Otsego. Many injuries caused the team to forfeit a lot of individual matches, giving the opposing team the advantage. After one year of experience the girls and Coach Johnson hope to have a winning season next year. Coach B. Johnson, P. Brindley, P. Brindley, L. Menzies, C. Fleming, R. Ruohonen, B. Thomas, C. Oas, J. Stef off, K. Shesbuen, C. Maxwell. BOTTOM: T. Wilkinson, L. Johnson, J. Vandermolen, S. Johnson, D. Fields, B. LaRue, TOP: S. Gilbert, B. Thomas, P. Brindley, L. Millek, and Coach B. Vasicek. 4 Little, 5 Little, 6 Little Redskins 118 7 Little, 8 Little, 9 Little Redskins BACK ROW: P. Gilbert, I. Berglin, G. Lallinger, L. Gregory, N. Millard, FRONT ROW: J. Kowalski, K. Sherbum, B. Underwood, Missing: S. Pacula. Girls' basketball came back to the courts of Paw Paw in 1972-1973. Reserve and Varsity teams were chosen to compete against other teams in the conference and area. The Reserves had a good first season by winning five and losing three. The Varsity, with most of the girls never playing in conference basketball before, compiled a season record of two wins and six losses. This is also the first year of the Girls’ Athletic Association. The tennis and basketball teams are only the beginning of girls sports, as softball and track teams are hopefully in the making. 119 Matmen Put on the Squeeze BACK ROW: Coach Buck, B. Miller, R. Kroeg, D. VerSluis, S. Overacker, D. Connor, S. Ozanich, D. Sherburn, J. Buck, M. Scott, Coach Woodside, MIDDLE ROW: D. Arndt, D. Jacobs, D. Sager, P Palasinski, D. Lammers, T. Siter, T. Earl, D. Sager, T. Burkett, FRONT ROW: Coach Rohr, V. Vukorpa, G. Buckingham, K. Mumford, D. Rowe, L. Pachner, T. Pitts, K. Sherburn, S. Webb, R. Smith. This year's wrestling team finished the regular season with a 9-8-2 record; the best so far in the team's history. Their best achievement was the match at which they tied the unbeaten leaders. South Haven, at 26-26. In the conference match on February 10, Bob Miller Redskins Make the repeated as champion in the 145 lb. class, and Dave Sager came in second in the 112 lb. class. Greg Buckingham had the best individual record, at 15-5-1. Considering the shortage of manpower on the team, the boys came out with a pretty good season. Right Decisions Happiness Is BACK ROW: J. Martin, K. LaPIne, R. Rushing, M. Buskirk, R. Reszka, J. Blake, D. Field, K. Kroshinsky, B. Wiler, K. Kaser, Coach Watterworth, MIDDLE ROW: S. Walters, D. Carr, T. Barko-vich, R. Austin, M. Meconi, J. Faul, K. Schonwald, FRONT ROW: N. Bruemmer, P. Gladysz, B. Nugteren, C. Blakely. The Frosh Basketball team, under the reins of Coach Watterworth again, had a pretty good season. They currently have a record of 8 wins and 5 losses, and among the accomplishments is the Comstock Invitational Tournament. After taking the first two games against Three Rivers and Plain-well, they lost out to Hackett's freshmen, who were unbeaten aht the time. These boys really showed teamwork and spirit, and we hope to have them around in the next few years. a Winning Geason BACK ROW: Coach Billings, B. Brooks, T. Blakely, R. Rhodes, K. Mangold, C. Gordon, L. Rushing, K. Davis, Manager K. Rhode, FRONT ROW: Z. Silas, J. Babin, J. Root, R. Mitchell. J. Gladysz, J. Vesey. Putting together a record of 9 wins, 5 losses, the Junior Varsity team, with their new coach Wil Billings, went up and down throughout the season, but showed improvement. Even in losing, though, they had their fine moments. The first game against Otsego went into overtime after we tied it up 53-all at the end of regulation time. In the three minutes that followed the Little Reds couldn't keep up with Otsego's Junior team, and finished on the short end of a 61-60 score. Not to be put off like that, the Reds avenged the loss the next month at home, taking Otsego's reserves 73-65. We hope this is ''where it's at” for Coach Billings and the boys next year. Big Reds Take the Coutf BACK ROW: Coach Anderson, S. Nugteren, T. Kearney, M. Scott, K. Mangold, E. Dow, C. Herring, K. Smith, FRONT ROW: Manager T. Somers, C. Miller, M. Harney, K. Rennhack, A. Miller, J. Maxwell, Manager S. Watson. With a fine roster of five seniors, five juniors, and one sophomore, the Redskins pulled off a fantastic season with a conference record of 7-7. Non-conference games included the Bridgman Holiday Tournament. The Super Reds opened the tournament on a heart-pounding note, squeezing past Galien, 69-68. With six seconds left in the game, Paw Paw in the lead, the refs called a jump ball by the Gael's basket. The tip-off went to their best shooter, who shot - and missed! The next night we went against the favored and unbeaten Sauga-tuck Indians. After trailing the whole game by a comfortable margin, they were leading by five points in the middle of the fourth quarter. The Redskins came back, though, with their great rebounding and fine ball control, and sewed up the game in the final minutes, 70-68, placing us in the finals against the hometown Bridgman Bees . . . R-E-D-S-K-I-N-S Home town they were, and you could tell it by the size of the crowd. Their team knew it too, and gave them a show, winding up the first period ahead 22-15, and leading by 17 points near the end of the second. The Reds began to get it together then, and showed a nine point deficit at halftime, 34-25 ... In the second half, as they moved into another 17 point lead, it looked like the Bees had the game in the bag. But we didn't give up as the Big Reds came to life, and trailed 49-39 at the end of the third period. While Bridgman slowed ddwn during the fourth, the subs came in with two minutes remaining, and outscored the Bees 7-2, but couldn't overcome the deficit. The final score was 61-52, Bridgman. Losing the tournament wasn’t one of the high points of the season, but playing it was. Consider this point - Saugatuck is a state-ranked team that's lost only one game - to Paw Paw. Which Way to First Base? BACK ROW: Coach Writer, A, Rhoderick, M. Nordman, M. Barkovich, B. Denzel, S. Hill, G. Rhodes, MIDDLE ROW: S. Rundio, D. Fields, J. Ayres, J. Branch, M. Price, M. Wolownik, FRONT ROW: S. Watson, J. Gladysz, R. Mitchell, R Williams, J. Vesey, D. Hoger. The Reserve baseball team, coached by Mr. Writer, compiled a season record to two wins and seven losses in 1972. Many games, however, were lost by only one to two points. The reserves won over Constantine by a score of 7 to 2 and ran over Three Rivers 11 to 3. With new talent coming up and old returning the reserves hope to improve their record this spring. 132 BACK ROW: W. Peacock. J. Vesey. G. Ruiz. J. Mearing. J. Maxwell. R. Jefferies, D. Ladd. Coach Watterworth, MIDDLE ROW: J. Lachman, R. Jefferies. M. Scott, S. Whipple, M. Rhoder-ick R- Rhodes, T. Crook, FRONT ROW: L. Rushing, K. Knobloch, K. Knapp, R. Bass, C. Branch, R. Austin, J. Blake, manager. The Varsity baseball team had a great season during the spring of 1972. They pulled off many surprise victories but lost some heanbreakers. One victory was over the favored hometown Irish of Hackett High School. Trailing four to zero in the last inning, the Reds came up to the plate swinging and hitting. Paw Paw overpowered the pitching star of the Irish and came up with seven runs. This was enough to stop Hackett as they could not score another run. Joe Mearing turned in a fine pitching performance. Many firsts came to the Redskins and their season in 1972. One game against Comstock was called because of snow. In another game against South Haven, Rod Jefferies pitched a one-hitter but somehow lost to the Rams seven to one. Paw Paw also made it to the district finals, part of the state championship, but lost to Hackett in the last inning. Another fine performer for the Redskins was Tom Crook, who was chosen to be on the Wolverine Conference baseball team. The overall record for the team was eleven wins and seven losses. - 133 Reaching for the Outer BACK ROW: Coach Falan, K. Holden, C. Herring, K. Dahms, B. Allen, R. Dunlop, E. Dow, L. Rushing, T. Oas, D. Oas, MIDDLE ROW: K. Adams, C. Shannon, B. Rhodes, A. Roper, C. Reck, L. Bare, R. Buck, J. Stef off, M. Thompson, T. Collins, B. Ellis, D.Lhamon, FRONT ROW: J. Firestone, D. Rundio, D. Gokey, M. Gipson, J. Bessey, B. Brooks, L. Haywood, D. Sager, S. Racette, C. Brynelsen, M. Bush. Limits of Time . . . The track team, coached by Mr. Falan, had a season record of. eight wins and four losses last spring. Besides ending up third in the conference, the team won the Greater Kalamazoo Invitational Track Meet for the third consecutive year. There were also some records set for the school, and one in the Wolverine Conference meet. Ken Dahms, in the two mile run, set a school record at 10:15.5; the sprint medley, run by Dunlop, Collins, Roper, and Harrison, was done in 2:30.5; and Dahms, Roper, Harrison, and Dunlop ran the two mile relay in 8:19.5. The new league record was set by Bob Harrison in the 440 yard dash at the conference meet, at 50.4 seconds. This was the third year in a row he has won this event at the meet. . . . And Space Tennis . . . A net crew, comprised of fairly inexperienced players, brought two of its members to the forefront last season, Warner Offord and Rollie Johnson were the top two on the team, and Rollie went through to the quarter finals of the Allegan Singles Tournament before being defeated. The squad as a whole, however, finished with a record of 0-7. This year, having lost only three men at graduation, and hoping for more first-year men, they plan on improving their record substantially. BACK ROW: Coach Groenland, C. Zygadlo, S. Overacker, R. Johnson, D. Burkett, J. Dillon, FRONT ROW: J. Prawat, R. Johnson, S. Nugteren, M. Peters, J. Burkett, D. Thomas, MISSING: W. Offord. A Tough Racket 1 Hey, John, look at that Chick SENIOR DIRECTORY ATWATER, J Basketball-2 FHA-2 Float Committee-1, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Volleyball-2 BABIN, D FHA-1, 2 Intramural Spom-2 Prom Committee-3 Sutdent Council-3, 4 BALL, P Choir-4 Stat-4 Wappaw-3 Intramural Sports-3, 4 BARNES, P Cheerleading-1, 2, 3, 4 Choir-4 Homecoming-3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Varsity Club-4 Float Committe-1, 2, 3, 4 Pep Club-4 BARNES, S Baseball-4 Intramural Sports-3, 4 Stat-3 BASS, R Baseball-3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3, 4 School Play-2 Sports Manager-1, 4 Stat-4 BENNETT, D Cross Country-3 Football-1, 2 Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 Track-1, 2, 3, 4 Varsity Club-4 Sports Announcer-4 BERGLIN, I Band-1 Basketball-1, 2, 4 FHA-2 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 PEp Club-1 Float Commiitee-1, 2, 3, 4 BLAKE, D Band-1, 2, 3, 4 Cross Country-1, 2 Intramural Sports-1 School Play-2 Track-1, 2, 3, 4 BRANDT, B Baseball-2 Football-1, 2, 4 Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 Stat-3 Tennis-4 Track-1 Wrestling-1 BRILL, R Basketball-1 Class Officer-2, 4 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 Student Council-3 Tennis-4 Track-1, 2 Varsity Club-4 BRUEMMER, L FHA-2 CALAY, T Band-2, 3, 4 Choir-1, 4 Float Committee-1, 2, Modem Dance-2, 3 Student Council-2 CHASE, A Band-1, 2 Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 CHRISTENSEN, C NHS-4 Class Officer-3 Float Committee-3, 4 Student Council-1, 2, 3, 4 CONNOLLY, K FHA-3 CORNISH, S Basketball-1,2 Cross Country-1 Intramural Sports-3, 4 Float Committee-3, 4 CROOK, T Baseball-1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball-1, 2, 3 Cross Country-1 Ushers-4 D1LJAK, C Pep Club-4 Modern Dance-1 DILLON, J Band-1, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer-1 Float Committe-1, 2, 3, 4 NHS-4 School Play-2 Student Council-1, 2, 3, 4 Tennis-2, 3, 4 Wappaw-3, 4 Sports Announcer-4 DISBROW, D Football-1, 2 Intramural Sports-1 Track-1 DRAGT, T Football-2 Sports Manager-1 NHS-4 DUNLOP, K Intramural Sports-3 Prom Committee-3 Stat-3, 4 Student Council-2, 3, 4 Homecoming-3, 4 ELLIS, B Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Track-1, 2, 3, 4 FIGG, R Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Wappaw-3 Float Committee-1, 2,3,4 FLINT, D Choir-4 Intramural Sports-1, 2 Majorette-3 FOSTER. 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PRETTIEST AND HANDSOMEST: Betty Jones and Steve Overacker 1 JACHER, G FHA-2 Wappaw-3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Float Committee-1, 2, 3, 4 JAROS, C Basketball-1, 2 Class Officer-1, 2, 3, 4 FHA-2 Homecoming-2 Intramural S ports-1, 2, 3 Volleyball-1, 2 Prom Committee-3 Float Committee-1, 2, 3, 4 Pep Club-1 NHS-4 JOHNSON, R Basketball-1 Choir-4 Class Officer-4 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Golf-2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 Tennis-2, 3, 4 Ushers-3, 4 Float Committee-1, 2, 3, 4 JONES, B Homecoming-1, 2, 3, 4 Float Committee-1, 2 Homecoming Committee-4 Modern Dance-1 Stat-3, 4 Tennis-2 KINTER, D GAA-1 Band-1, 2, 3 School Play-1, 2 Powderpuff-3 KNAPP, M Intramural Sports-3 Wappaw-2, 3 KNOBLOCH, C FHA-2 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3, 4 KOWALSKI, K Track-1, 4 KROEG, R Wrestling-2, 3, 4 LADD, D Baseball-4 Football-4 Ushers-4 LHAMON, D Cross Country-1, 2, 3, 4 Track-1, 2, 3, 4 MAXWELL, J Baseball-3, 4 Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4 Football-4 Golf-1, 2 Student Council-2 MEAD, J Golf-1, 2. 3, 4 Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 MICHMERHUIZEN, N Band-1, 2, 3, 4 Pep Club-1, 2 Modern Dance-2, 3 Drum Major-3, 4 Wappaw-3 MIDDAUGH, J Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Student Council-1, 2, 3, 4 Bend, Stretch, reach for the sky!’ MOST ATHLETIC: Jeff Maxwell and Nancy Millard MILLARD. N Basketball-2, 4 Cheerleading-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2 Volleyball-2 Float Committee-1, 2, 4 Varsity Club-4 NHS-4 MILLER, C Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer-3 Football-2, 3, 4 Prom Committee-3 Student Council-4 Ushers-4 Wappaw-3 MILLER, R Band-1, 2 Football-1, 2 Wrestling-1, 2, 3, 4 They're coming to take us away!!! MOST HUMOROUS: Doug Bennett and Debby Underwood MOORE, V Baseball-1 Intramural Sports-1, 2 Pep Club-1 NUGTEREN, S Basketball-1. 2, 3, 4 Football-1 Golf-1, 2 Float Committee-3, 4 Varsity Club-3, 4 Tennis-3, 4 OFFORD, W Basketball-3, 4 Football-2 Intramural Sports-1, 2 Sports Manager-3, 4 Tennis-2, 3, 4 OVERACKER, S Basketball-1, 2 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-3, 4 Student Council 1,2,3 Varsity Club-3, 4 Tennis-2, 3, 4 Wrestling-3, 4 The best-dressed wear jeans! BEST DRESSED: Rollie Johnson and Starlet Rock OZANICH, football-1, 2, 3, 4 Track-1 OZANICH, S Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Track-1 Wrestling-1, 2, 3, 4 PACULA, A FHA-1, 2 Intramural Sports-1, 2 PALASINSKI, P Band-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-2 Varsity Club-4 Wrestling-2, 3, 4 PATTERSON. T Football 1, 2, 3, 4 PERRY, G Baseball-4 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3, 4 Sports Manager-1, 2, 3, 4 Stat-3, 4 Tennis-4 Wrestling-4 PETER, M Basketball-1, 2 Intramural Sports-3, 4 Student Council-2 Tennis-3, 4 POTTER, C Band-1, 2 Cheerleading-2 Choir-1 Intramural Sports-2, 3 School Play-2 RENNHACK. C Basketball-1, 2 Golf-1, 2 Homecoming-4 Intramural Sports-3, 4 Student Council-2, 4 RHODERICK, M Baseball-2 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Wrestling-2, 3 ROCK, S Intramural Sports-2, 3 Student Council-3 ROOT, D French Club-4 NHS-4 Tennis-2 RUSHING, N Baseball-3 Football-1 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Student Council-2 SAGER, D Wrestling-1, 2, 3, 4 SCOTT, M Band-1 Baseball-2 Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4 SITAR, L Prom Committee-3 Student Council-1, 4 SOLITRO, J Homecoming-4 SOMERS, S Student Council-3, 4 SPRINGER, D Cross Country-1 Student Council-4 Tennis-2 Track-1 SUTHERLAND, J Basketball-1 Choir-4 Intramural Sports-1, 2 TERRY, J Student Council-4 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 Stat-1, 2 Track-1 THOMAS, P Cheerleading-1 Choir-1, 2, 3 Homecoming-4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3 Student Council-1, 2 Wappaw-2, 3 UHLIR, L Band-1 UNDERWOOD, D Baseball-1, 2, 3 Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 4 Student Council-3 Homecoming-3, 4 Hmmmmmm . . . MOST SHY: Janice Spletzer and Rick Brill VESEY, J Baseball-2, 3, 4 Cross Country-3 Football-1, 2 Intramural Sporst-1, 2, 3, 4 Sports Announcer-4 Sports Manager-1 Star-2, 3 Tribal News-4 WANGBERG, L Cheerleading-1, 2, 3, 4 Choir-4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3, 4 Varsity Club-4 Wappaw-3 WHIPPLE, S Baseball-3, 4 Basketball-1 Football-1, 2, 3, 4 At last we can see eye to eye! MUTTS AND JEFFS: Lou Ann Sitar and Steve Cornish Mike Ritter and Linda Gregory Intramural Sports-2, 3, 4 Tennis-2 Ushers-4 WILLIAMS, J Float Committee-1, 2, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2 NHS-4 Wappaw-3, 4 YOUNG, M Band-1, 2, 3, 4 Float Committee-1, 2, 4 Wappaw-3, 4 YUK, L BAsketball-1, 2 Class Officer-1, 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports-1, 2, 3, 4 Float Committee-1, 2, 3, 4 Prom Committee-3 Stat-4 Volleyball-1, 2 ZYGADLO. C Football-3 Homecoming-3 Prom Committee-3 Student Council-1, 2, 3, 4 Tennis-1, 2, 3, 4 Wrestling-1, 2 Just a little off the ends, please. PRETTIEST HAIR: Debbie Schonwald and Scott Nugteren 1 t Jeans Are Here to Stay! t I l A. F. MURCH ABRAMS A W ARNOLD HARVEY AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BEN FRANKLIN BOWL-MORE LANES BREEDVELD'S SHOES BRANDON’S AUTO SUPPLY CHUCK'S STANDARD CHARLES JEWELERS CAVIN BUILDING CENTER COAST-TO-COAST CALAY CLEANERS C G PARTY MART CROSSLAND FURNITURE RESTORATION STUDIO DILLON DRUG DYCKMAN HOUSE ELLINGSWORTH EASTERN HOUSE RESTAURANT nN TIRE SERVICE ■� II! II l|fj FIRST NATIONAL BANK FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN FURNESS FARMS FASHIONETTE BEAUTY SALON FRUIT BELT REALTY GALATI'S RESTAURANT GRAPE VILLAGE CERAMICS GLASS SPECIALTY GREEN ACRES MOTEL GRAVEL HILL SALES GATEWAY INN HILL'S PRESCRIPTION HAGEN TRACTOR SALES HOTEL DE HAMBURGER JOHN DIR CHEVROLET SALES JOHN H. TAPPER OLDS JACOB’S FARM MARKET JACH'S HARDWARE J. K. VARIETY JAYS POTATO CHIPS MIDDAUGH STANDARD MILLEK OIL CO. PAW PAW HONDA AND MARINE PAW PAW PLATING PAW PAW WINE DISTRIBUTORS PAW PAW LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING PAW PAW MOTOR COURT PAW PAW PRESS R. S. SUTULA STUDIO RANSON FAUL RAINBOW LANES R. A. IMUS STATE FARM INSURANCE SHOPPING CENTER LAKESIDE MOTEL LOUIE'S T.V. SERVICE LABADIE OIL COMPANY LAVERN R. RICE REALTOR M M SWEET SHOP MIKE JOAES RESTAURANT McKenzie insurance MUSSLEMAN FRUIT PRODUCTS MARTIN SHELL MONTGOMERY WARDS MERCURY UPHOLSTERERS STAN'S RADIATOR AUTO PARTS STEWART LOUNSBURY ST. JULIAN WINE TEA POT DOME GROCERY TUTTLE FLORAL CO. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME TASTEE FREEZ THOMAS BROTHERS UPJOHN COMPANY VINEYARD PRESS VILLAGE PORTRAITS WILLIS DILLER W. R. HAMILTON INC. WARNER'S SUPPLY WILSON TIRES YE OLDE WINE HAUS ZOLP'S FUNERAL HOME Congratulations Class of 1973 especially JOHN J. DILLON 23rd Dillon Family Graduate of Paw Paw High School DILLON DRUG STORE You are never a stranger at GALATI'S Congratulations to the class of 1973 R. S. SUTULA STUDIO Always Comfortable Air Conditioned Banquet room for 800 Hartford, Michigan Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Senior Class of 1973 Lee BRANDON'S AUTO SUPPLY JACOB'S FARM MARKET Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Season Good Luck Southwestern Michigan's Oldest Farm Market Congratulations Bonnie and the Class of 73 DYCKMAN HOUSE INC. REAL ESTATE IS YOUR BEST INVESTMENT BUY TODAY FOR PROFIT TOMORROW LAVERN R. RICE, REALTOR 657-3154 Compliments Of JAYS POTATO CHIPS 158 FRUIT BELT REALTY MEMBER OF: L J. Cusumano, Realtor C. R. Cusumano, Associate Real Estate, Sales, Appraisals, Insurance Phone 657-4430 110 East Michigan Ave. Paw Paw 49079 National Association Real Estate Board National Institute Real Estate Brokers Michigan Real Estate Association Southwestern Michigan Board of Realtors Real Estate Alumni of Michigan National Institute of Farm Land Brokers Realtors Institute of Michigan (GRI) STEVE'S AUTO BODY RADIATOR SERVICE We meet most our friends by accident. West Red Arrow Highway HOTEL DE HAMBURGER 74 years in business with the Sage's. EASTERN HOUSE RESTAURANT Chinese-American Food PARTY AND BANQUET FACILITIES I Mile East of Paw Paw On Red Arrow Hwy. Paw Paw, Michigan Phone 657-4989 Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Sun. — I I AM-8 PM Fri. and Sat. — I I AM-9 PM Closed Mon. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1973 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Class of 73 And Especially Kevin JACH'S HARDWARE MERCURY UPHOLSTERERS 229 E. Michigan Phone 657-5601 Congratulations to the Class of 73 WARNERS SUPPLY CO. Hardware, Paint and Home Appliances GRAVEL HILL SALES 6 Miles West of Paw Paw on Red Arrow Hwy. Midas and Wolverine Campers and Mini-Motor Homes Sales and Service Our Specialty RVDA Member 657-4655 Congratulations to the Class of 73 STUART LOUNSBURY CONTRACTOR EXCAVATOR CROSSLAND FURNITURE RESTORATION Congratulations STORE Class of 73 R. 4, Paw Paw 657-5657 GATEWAY INN Stripping Reseating Repairing of Chairs Refinishing a Specialty B. A. Berglin The Strippers GOOD LUCK TO THE CLASS OF 73 PAW PAW LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING J. K. VARIETY DEPT. STORE 400 S. Kal. St. Best Wishes to the Class of 1973 A. F. MURCH CO. MAKERS OF CONCENTRATED JUICES Red Arrow West Paw Paw Best Wishes From TEAPOT DOME GROCERY Red Arrow Hwy. West Paw Paw 657-3459 M M SWEET SHOP for Decorated Calces, Pastries and Breads, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 73 M-M-M! BAKERY- FRESH 33LBREAD MIKE AND JOAN'S RESTAURANT VINEYARD PRESS INC. open 24 hrs. 105 W. Michigan Ave., Paw Paw And TRIPO-LI PARTY SHOP For Your Party Needs Ph. 657-5385 PAW PAW MOTOR COURT VIKE, PRESS Publishers of THE COURIER-LEADER and PAW PAW FLASHES The symbols below are the language Of Ihe ’’art of Alchemy. While the practice of Alchemy itself has disappeared, its symbols remain immutable. To solve To sublime To take To purify Summer Autumn Winter Spring It is probable that these notations influenced the development of modern chemical abbreviations used throughout the world. The following symbol is another whose influence has reached around the world A symbol devoted to the health of mankind. Upjohn CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1973 1 ■ MARTIN'S SHELL SERVICE v HEL First National Bank Trust Company of Michigan CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 73 MEMBER FD.I.C. Service is Building Our Business Ask Your Neighbor! The Bank Where People Come First PAW PAW OFFICE ARNOLD B. HARVEY, INC. Congratulations to the Class of 73 LABADIE OIL COMPANY, INC. MONTGOMERY WARDS MADISON SALES AGENCY Paw Paw, Michigan 141 E. Michigan Ave. Paw Paw JIM AND BETTY MADISON Managers VILLAGE PORTRAITS For Complete Professional Services ♦Portraits ♦Custom Framing ♦Weddings ♦Restoration ♦Invitations ♦Passports Are Our Specialties Phone 657-5150 228 E. Mich. Ave. Next to Coast to Coast BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1973 from GRAPE VILLAGE CERAMICS 208 E. Mich. Ave. HAGEN TRACTOR SALES Ford Dealers Since 1925 Paw Paw, Mich. 657-4512 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 73 McKenzie insurance 315 E. Mich., Paw Paw WILLIS S. DILLER SONS REALTORS ELEANOR ROGERS DOROTHY THOMAS PHIL KNAPP CHARLES McHUGLE EDWARD SULLIVAN Paw Paw Office 657-5594 CAVIN BUILDING CENTER OF PAW PAW Mgr., J. LYNN MUNSON LUMBER — PAINT — BUILDING SUPPLIES — KITCHENS P.O. Box 86 Paw Paw, Mich. 49079 Phone 616 657-3415 or 657-3430 BOWL-MORE COMPLIMENTS OF LANES CHARLES' JEWELERS 924 E. Michigan Ave., Paw of Paw SCOTCH DOUBLES PAW PAW SATURDAY NIGHT Zxyut tte Pe« eCry Step into the Past with Us At . . . YE OLDE WINE HAUS Michigan Wineries Retail Store Step Aboard our Railroad car no. 70 Now Open to the Public Located: South Kalamazoo St. Paw Paw Compliments of ABRAMS of Paw Paw LET’S ALL GO TO A W 715 S. Kalamazoo St 657-9981 Congratulations to Class of '73 RANSON-FAUL AGENCY, INC. General Insurance WISHING EVERY SUCCESS TO THE CLASS OF 73 CONGRATULATIONS to the CLASS OF 73 IIBLES STAN'S RADIATOR AUTO GLASS TUTTLE FLORAL CO. U.S. 12 East 657-5280 Compliments of JOHN DIR CHEVROLET SALES JOHN—Q[p Best Wishes From STATE FARM INSURANCE FIRST FEDERAL Your Savings Spot FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF KALAMAZOO Paw Paw Office 657-5548 FASHIONETTE BEAUTY SALON Phone 657-4640 Paw Paw, Michigan CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 73 WILSON TIRE SERVICE ST. JULIAN WINES 102 E. Michigan Ave. Paw Paw, Michigan JOHN H. TAPPER, INC. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK TRUST COMPANY Phone 657-8061 For Red Arrow Hwy. West, Route 4 Paw Paw, Michigan 49079 Phone: 657-3196 342-8117 Datsun G.M.C. Oldsmobile Lawrence Office American people. Your 1{ind of people. CALAY CLEANERS CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 73 Cleaners, Coin-ops Compliments of and Car Wash J 1 Congratulations PAW PAW PLATING • A J to the Class ot ’73 COMPLIMENTS OF 177 W. Mich. Ave. C G PARTY MART 1011 E. Michigan Avenue 657-9917 Paw Paw, Mich. GLASS SPECIALTY Red Arrow Highway West Paw Paw 616-657-3107 Free Mobile Service PAW PAW PRESS 162 Commercial Ave. Paw Paw, Michigan 657-4968 GREEN ACRES MOTEL CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 1973 Red Arrow Hwy. West PAW PAW TASTEE FREEZ 180 West Michigan Ave. Congratulations Pam W. R. HAMILTON, INC. Wholesale Distributors Auto Parts and Supplies 200 S. Gremps Paw Paw, Michigan Compliments of Paw Paw LAWRENCE DARI FREEZ 510 Paw Paw Street Lawrence RAINBOW LANES PAW PAW WINE DISTRIBUTORS H. A. (HODDY) MIDDAUGH'S STANDARD THOMAS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT SALES INC. R. A. IMUS INC. 201 Commercial Paw Paw, Michigan Phone 657-3124 CHRYSLER CORPORATION Plymouth • Dodge • Chrysler • Imperial LAKESIDE MOTEL Modern Air Conditioned — T.V. In Town — 657-9946 PAW PAW HONDA AND MARINE AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER Congratulations Class of '73 At 1-94 Exit Paw Paw, Michigan ARCTIC CAT SNOWMOBILES BREEDVELD'S SHOES Of Downtown Paw Paw 241 E. Michigan Avenue Phone 657-4980 MILLEK OIL COMPANY Who Else? 919 East Michigan Avenue Paw Paw Paw Paw Office — 657-4320 Total Leonard L-P Gas Whirlpool Appliances CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 73 from LOUIE'S T.V. SERVICE Service on most makes of color and B4W sets. MR. AND MRS. FRANK C. THOMPSON III RCA Sales and Service Red Arrow Highway West Paw Paw THOMPSON Ph. 657-6353 FUNERAL HOME CONGRATULATIONS CRAIG Compliments of Since 1877 413 E. Michigan Ave. Paw Paw, Mich. c°A$T sr r Paw Paw COMPLIMENTS OF MUSSELMAN FRUIT PRODUCTS PAW PAW SHOPPING CENTER Congratulations to the Class of 73 BEST WISHES CLASS OF 73 HILL'S PRESCRIPTION 21 I E. Michigan Ave. ZOLP FUNERAL HOME Compliments of Since 1948 BEN FRANKLIN STORE Paw Paw 504 W. Mich. Ave. 210 E. Michigan Ave. Ph. 657-5519 Paw Paw, Mich. CONGRATULATIONS STEVE AND THE CLASS OF 1973