Philo High School - Current Yearbook (Philo, OH)

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CHORUS Our Chorus has been under the direction of Miss Hirsch since the second semester. She is a graduate of Ohio State U. The chorus participated at one of our P. T. A. meetings and we plan to have an Easter program. We will also take part in the Spring Music Festival in Zanesville. Our chorus consists of 70 members or over. We also have various chorus groups, such as sextets, Girls’ Glee Club and a mixed chorus. —Shirley Tague Page Fifty-Five

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BAND The Philo High School Band this year is once again under the direction of Wade B. Fair. Mr. Fair is a graduate of Northwestern University with Bach¬ elor of Music and Master of Music degrees. The band consists of 82 members. The band participated in all the home football games and several away ones. We also participated several other activities. This year we have a Student Band Senate composed of one boy and girl from each room. Stu¬ dents that are in this are: David Sawyers, Jo Ann Rittberger, Lynn Boetcher, Donna Mae Benedict, Jim Longshore, Connie Sherburn, Harold Gordon, and Tamera Summers. The purpose of this group is that if any member of the band has any new ideas he puts it into a suggestion box and this is brought before the group at one of their meetings. The band has been trying to raise money this year so they can buy new uniforms. The newly elected officers of our band are: President . Philip Dalton Vice President . Dick Swetnam Secretary . Connie Sherburn Treasurer . Chuck Baker Librarian . Sandra Pierce Several soloists and ensembles are preparing to enter the District Music Contest this spring and most of them hope to go on to state. At the concert this spring the band will be giving their last performance with the following seniors: Pat Clever, Jean Collins, Chuck Baker, Clara Ann Barbour, Marjorie Enochs, Nancy Fink- el, Nancy Linscott, Martha Miller, Jo Ann Rittberg¬ er, Richard Robinson, Jean Kramer, David Saw¬ yers, Martha Sherburn, Shirley Wietzel, and Nancy Wilson. —Jo Ann Rittberger Page Fifty-Four

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STUDENT COUNCIL SEATED: Humphrey, Foster, Swetnam, Mautz STANDING: Perkins, Elkington, Deitrick, Cassady, Rittberger, Thompson The Student Council consists of nine members; Linda Mautz, Barbara Elkington (Freshmen) ; Bob Rittberger, Melvin Cassady (Sophomore) ; Dick Swetnam, Ann Deitrick (Juniors) ; Laura Hum¬ phrey, Hope Perkins, Jerry Foster (Seniors). Some of the activities planned by the student council were as follows: We decided to have hall monitors to keep halls cleared and in order. We also elected football and basketball cheerleaders. Our biggest event was the football Homecoming. We also chose movies for the following year. The members of the student council would like to thank Mr. Thompson for the superior guidance he gave us. —Dick Swetnam JUNIOR RED CROSS SEATED: Miller, Baker, Pyatt, Sheppard STANDING: Hunsicker, Taylor, Myers, Bronkar, Mr. Meyer At the beginning of the school year we elected two representatives from the freshman homerooms to the senior homerooms. Mr. Myer was the teacher sponsor. In October, Joan Sheppard and Bill Bronkar represented the school and went to Delaware, Ohio to spend a day at the Red Cross Camp. There were students there representing every school in Ohio. There were some orphans from Korea and Greece. Those students told what it was like when they re¬ ceived the Red Cross boxes from our school and every other school in the United States. We filled Red Cross boxes for children over¬ seas and sent birthday gifts to the Children’s Home. The officers selected for the Junior Red Cross Council are as follows: President . Bill Bronkar Vice President . Mary Lou Hunsicker Secretary and Treasurer.... Charles Myers —Joan Kay Sheppard Page Fifty-Six