Rockcreek High School - Gems Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1960 volume:

THE GEMS OF ROCKCREEK CENTER SCHOOL In remembrance of her helpfulness, cheerfulness, and friendly interest, the staff affectionately dedi- cates to Mrs. Esther Roe this edition of the East Rock- creek High School Gems. A perfect woman, nobly planned to warm, to comfort, and command and yet a spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light. WORDSWORTH - ' ■■% ' ' ■. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President— LARRY EDRIS Vice President— ROGER HAIFLICH Secretary— NANCY BATZKA Treasurer— KAREN BENDER CLASS MOTTO— Who does not advance; falls behind CLASS COLORS— Light Gold and White CLASS FLOWER— White Carnation CLASS SPONSOR— Wayne Lee FHA 2, 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4 Librarian 2, 3 Special Music 1, 2, Newspaper 2, 3, 4 Class Officer 3, 4 Class Play 3, 4 3,4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Special Music 1, 2, 3, FHA 2 Newspaper 2, 4 Class Officer 2, 3, 4 Safety Patrol 2, 3, 4 Librarian 2 Class Play 3, 4 NANCY LOU BATZKA Nanc JANET SUE BRICKLEY Brick SHARON SUE COX Sis KAREN KAY BENDER Kaga Class Play 4 Safety Patrol 3, 4 Newspaper 4 CHARLES LAWRENCE EDRIS Larry Class Officer 1 Cheerleader 4 Annual Staff 4 Librarian 2, 3 FHA 1, 2, 3, 4 Newspaper 4 Class Play 3, 4 Cadet Teaching 4 Girls ' State 3 Class Officer 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Basketball 2, 4 4-H 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play 3, 4 Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Newspaper 4 Cheerleader 3 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Baseball 2, 3, 4 Track 2 Music 1, 2, 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 4-H 3«, 2, 3, 4 Class Play 3, 4 Newspaper 2, 4 Student Council 1 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Chorus 1, 2 Safety Patrol 4 Class Play 3, 4 Newspaper 4 JEFFREY KELLER ESPICH Jeff KAAREN SUE FAIRCHILD Sue JOHN ROBERT FREDS Johnny MICHEAL LYNN GEISMAN Mike 4-H 1, 2, 3, 4 FFA 2, 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Judging 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Baseball 4 Student Council 2 ROGER LEE HAIFLICH Roe 4-H 1, 2 Manager 1, 2 FFA 1, 2, 3, 4 Chorus 4 Judging 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 4 Class Play 3, 4 Annual Staff 4 Newspaper 4 Safety Patrol 2, Class Play 3, 4 Class Officer 1, 3,4 4-H 1, 2 Safety Patrol 1 Newspaper 4 Annual Staff 4 Class Play 3, 4 4-H 1,2, 3,4 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Track 1, 3, 4 Class Play 3, 4 Newspaper 4 FFA 1 Chorus 4 Judging 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer 2, 3 FREDERICK JEAN HAMBLY Fritz SUSAN E. HOGG Sus JERRY PAUL MASON Mas GERRY GALE HILL Hillbilly 4-H 1, 2, 3,4 FHA 2 Safety Patrol 2, 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheerleader 4 Annual Staff 4 Cadet Teaching 4 Class Play 3, 4 Librarian 3, 4 JERRY WAYNE McAFEE Mac Newspaper 4 Basketball 2 Manager 2, 3, 4 Class Play 4 4-H 1, 2, 3 Baseball 1, 2, 4 Basketball 1, 2 Safety Patrol 2, 3, 4 Newspaper 4 Class Play 3, 4 JOE ALLEN SICKAFUS Jose JAMES RUSSELL STROUSE Jim NORMAN KAY THOMPSON Tom Basketball 1, 2 Track 2, 3, 4 FFA 2, 3, 4 Judging 1, 2. 3, 4 4-H2 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 4-H 1, 2, 3, 4 FFA 3, 4 Judging 1, 2, 3, 4 Newspaper 4 Class Play 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, Baseball 1, 2, 4 Track 1, 2, 3, 4 4-H 2, 3, 4 FFA 2, 3, 4 Judging 1, 2, 3, 4 Newspaper 4 3, 4 Student Manager 3 Track 3, 4 Newspaper 4 FFA 2, 3, 4 JOHN DAVID SIEBERNS Sieb Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Track 1, 2, 3, 4 Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4 4-H 1, 2, 3 Class Officer 1 Judging 1, 2, 4 Class Play 3, 4 Newspaper 4 Band 1, 2 RICHARD GENE WELCHES Tiny Gerry Hill Jeff Espich Jerry Mason JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President TERESA EYER Vice President DIANE MOSER Secretary VICKI WILLIAMSON Treasurer BONNIE GILBERT JUNIOR CLASS BETTY CASH LEWIS CROSS TERESA EYER DOTTIE FAUST KAREN FUHRER BONNIE GILBERT MARSHA GREEN JERRY GROVER SANDY LA CRONE CLAUDIA LARMORE DIANN McAFEE DIANE MOSER JERRY PENROD LARRY WILBURN RUSS WILKIN VICKI WILLIAMSON SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS President TED CRUM Vice President EDDIE DECKER Secretary-Treasurer CAROL BATZKA SOPHOMORE CLASS Carol Batzka Clarence Brickley Pamela Crum Ted Crum Eddie Decker Gerald Edris Susan Espich Bonnie Green Janet Hill Dennis Houtz Margaret Koontz Billy Kumfer Judy Langel Karen Miller Linda Overholt Carolyn Park Lorraine Schug Sonja Smith FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS President KIM GRIFFIN Vice President DEBORAH FAIRCHILD Secretary-Treasurer SANDRA WILKIN FRESHMAN CLASS kycf Dave Bailer James Beck Micheal Black Donna Blessing Diane Cupp Alvin Edris Deborah Fairchild Kim Griffin Mary Lou Grover Cynthia Hoff acker Gerry Houtz Karen Johnson Maria Larmore Elwin McAfee Carolyn Pequignot Jean Schmidt Julia Swank Sandra Wilkin Kenny Wright President TEDDY WATERS Vice President GWEN HILL Secretary-Treasurer JANICE SMUTS Johnny Braden Jerry Brickley Stephen Davison Max Edris Becky Elzey SJI1 EIGHTH GRADE Anita Espich Bill Falk Steve Geisman Danny Hambly Lane Inman Di Anne Jones Jerry Lenwell Rebecca Miller Garry Redding Larry Shroyer Tom Sickafus Judy Wood 13 President ANNE YOUNG Vice President CAROL KOONTZ Secretary LINDA FALK Treasurer MARSALENE HUYGHE Howard Cash Steve Custer MyrI Decker Marcia Espich Lynda Fry George Giles Randy Grandlienard Micheal Harris Janis Harrold Linus Harrold Shelia Hoag SEVENTH GRADE Shelia Hoffacker Tommy Hutchings Marcelline James Linda Jones Pamela La Crone Larry Lafevers Wallace Lafevers Rochelle Lenwell David Lesh Karen McAfee Linda Miller Delores Mosure Dennis Overholt Larry Riley Sandra Rodich Kenneth Sage Monty Shalley Cheryl Smith Phyllis Welches Cheryl Wilkin «i;ttl . ' Leslie Beck Regina Bender Dick Bowman Dorothy Brickley George Brickley Lynne Brown Rita Crum Janet Custer Dennis Day Jon Drabenstott Diane Eichhorn Robert Fairchild Patti Gensic Marty Gilbert Randy Harnish 41 1 SIXTH GRADE , |- i. Elaine Harshman Candy Inskeep Gary Johnson David Jump Judy Kern J. M. Larmore Nicki Lesh Penny Miller Richard Redding Ruth Roller Jean Sparks Sanford Thompson Virgie Waters Jan Wilkin Bruce Wilson 15 Judith Archbold Joe Carnes Roger Cash Tim Crum Becky Davison Melsenia Edris Linda Emley Cynthia Fry Ronald Gilbert Teresa Gilbert £$ n t jo 1 FIFTH GRADE Garnie Giles Anne Graham Marcia Harris Diana Highlen Guy Hoag Larry Hoag Corine Hoffacker Robert Johnson Gerry Powell Kent Raber Ernest Sage Gary Shroyer Larry Alford Billy Archbold Linda Arnold Ronald Beck Elaine Blessing Georgia Brown Cheryl Cargar Thomas Coffield Sheryl Crismore Jane Drabenstott Ivan Decker Dennis Eichorn Debra Gensic Linda Gensic John Gilbert fi? .- FOURTH GRADE Ned Gordon Kay Graham Bruce Grand licnard Johnny Grover Brenda Harshman Steven Huyghe Cathy Inskeep Paul Johnson Wilbur Johnson Barbara Kern Tommy Langel Claudia Legge Christine Mason Jack Roller Phillip Sickafus Phylian Thomas Larry Wilkin Debra Wilson 17 Linda Archbold Carmy Cox Robert Edris Joey Gensic Vicki Gilbert Daniel Gordon Linda Graham Janelda Grandlienard Terry Hamrick Lowell Highlen Duane Hill Marilyn Hoag Barbara Hogg David Johnson Jerry Johnson THIRD GRADE Rebecca Jump 5 fl ft A Robert Legge Ronald Lenwell Linda Lesh Gary Lesh Bonnie McAfee Joellen Mason Jerry Miller Charles Mosure Rickie Park Vickie Roller Alan Schwartz Cathy Shroyer Duane Shutt Richard Steinhilber Rebecca Woodward a i4 ' aw?; s Linda Batzka Michael Bowman Christine Bushee Jill Chrismore Larry Coffield Mary Davison Carol Decker David Fry Dennis Fry Judy Gilbert Martha Harris Jim Hoag A i . SECOND GRADE , IP X. ■finf; f IX A o t ' ?  Cindy Inskeep David Jackson Steve Johnson Connie Kern Debra Kinsey J. R. Langel Roger McAfee Nancy Middleton Craig Mounsey Terry Powell Bruce Raber Jim Roller Lee Sage Debbi Siela Ronny Thompson Bobby Vaught Patty Welches Stacy Wilson David Yager Janet Young 19 Becky Blessing Bonnie Coffield Debbie Cnsmore Barbara Cupp Marilyn Daugherty Teresa Double Vance Eversole Keith Faus Marcy Gensic Robert Gilbert Daryl Gordon Kim Graham Mike Graham Kathy Griffen Rinda Harnish FIRST GRADE Marlene Harris Marilyn Hill Mike Jones Patty Jo Langel John Legge Bruce Lesh Cathy McAfee Kayleen Piatt Nancy Raber Kim Roberts Bonnie Roller Mike Shroyer David Smuts Jenice Steinhilber Dennis Thomas Debra Thompson 21 ADMINISTRATION Trustee DOYLE ESPICH County Superintendent of Schools LLOYD C. LIEURENCE Our School Board is not seen by our students in everyday school life, yet the school could not function without it. With the welfare of the school and the student body in mind, the Board does all the long-range planning for new school buildings, new teachers, and better facilities. They give many hours of their time freely to enable our community to have a better, more efficient school system. As the firm banks of a river guide its course, so do the administration and faculty at Rock- creek High School direct the years of our life in school. 22 WAYNE LEE, Principal B.S., Marion College M.S., Indiana University Mathematics, Physics Senior Sponsor CLIVE MARKLEY A.B., Tri State Marion College History, Mathematics HERMAN DRABENSTOTT B.S.A., Purdue M.S., Iowa State College Chemistry, Vocational Agriculture Junior Sponsor JERRY ALLRED B.S., Taylor University Coach, Science Freshman Sponsor JAN FLECK B.A., Morehead State College Music Eighth Grade Sponsor SHIRLEY HOLMES B.A., Manchester College English, History, Spanish Seventh Grade Sponsor FRANCES SMITH B.A., Manchester College Vocational Home Economics Tenth Grade Sponsor JUDITH VOGHT B.S., Ball State College Commerce 24 VIRGINIA SLAUGHTER B.S., Butler University First Gride MARY LAMBERT B.S., Florida State University Second Grade PHYLLIS WELCHES B.S., Manchester College Third Grade BETTY TITUS B.S., Marion College Fourth Grade ESTHER MITCHELL B.S. Ball State College Fourth Grade VELMA GROGAN Huntington College Fifth Grade LEON JOHNSON B.S. Canterbury College Sixth Grade DOROTHY SHADY B.S. Ball State College Art, Physical Education MARIE GILES B.S. Adrian College Fifth Grade 26 Left to Right: Mrs. Grace Redding, Mrs. Gladys Fuhrer, Mrs. Hazel Freds, and Mrs. Lola Brickley. KITCHEN HELP Left to Right: Delores Mosure, Pamela La Crone, Marsalene Huyghe, Janet Brickley, Judy Langel, Di Anne Jones, Tanis Harrold, Phyllis Welches, Myrl Decker, Karen McAfee, Linda Jones and Linda Falk. 27 BUS DRIVERS: (1. to r.) Andy Stevens, Charles Dormire, Darwin McAfee, Glen Houtz, Arnold Yager, Ivan Decker. Ray Lesh Custodian 28 29 GIRLS ' 4-H FRONT ROW: Nicki Lesh, Judy Kern, Anne Graham, Linda Falk, Teresa Gilbert, Melsenia Edris, Garnie Giles, and Diane Eichhorn. SECOND ROW: Rita Crum, Becky Miller, Diane Cupp, Carolyn Park, Susan Hogg, Pan Crum, Margaret Koontz, Julia Swank, and Virgie Waters. THIRD ROW: Joyce Koontz, Phyllis Welches, Diane Hoag, Myrl Decker, Marsalene Huyghe. Deborah Fairchild, Karen Johnson, Marcia Espich, and Carolyn Pequignot. FOURTH ROW: Ruth Roller, Delores Mosure, Jean Ann Schmidt, Donna Bles- sing, Jane Drabenstott, Janet Custer, Diana Highlen, Sharon McAfee, and Marcia Harris. BOYS ' 4-H FRONT ROW: Randy Harnish, Dennis Day, Gary Johnson, Roger Cash, Larry Hoag, Jack Roller, Joe Carnes, Guy Hoag, Gerry Powell, and Larry McAfee. SECOND ROW: Linda Falk, Kay Graham, JoAnn McAfee, Becky Miller, Myrl Decker, Mr. Drabenstott, Carolyn Pequignot, Karen Johnson, Julia Swank, and Diane Cupp. THIRD ROW: Randy Grandlienard, Garry Redding, Bill Kumfer, John Freds, Larry Edris, Eddie Decker, Jerry Penrod, Jim Beck, Gerry Hill, Norman Thompson, Jeff Espich, Jon Drabenstott, and Jerry Grover. BACK ROW: Richard Redding. Danny Hambly, John Sieberns, Larry Wilburn, Alvin Edris, Dennie Houtz, Howard Cash, Leslie Beck, David Lesh, Teddy Waters and Mike Black. 30 F.H.A. FRONT ROW: Diane Moser, Bonnie Gilbert, Lorraine Schug, Janet Hill, Sharon Cox, Nancy Batzka, Teresa Eyer, Vicki William- son, Susan Espich, Carol Batzka. SECOND ROW: Karen Johnson, Karen Fuhrer, Berry Cash, Linda Overholt, Mrs. Smith, Deb- orah Fairchild ' Diane Cupp, Julia Swank, Sandra Wilkin, Jean Ann Schmidt. THIRD ROW: Carolyn Pequignot, Maria Larmore, Sondra LaCrone, Margaret Koontz, Pam Crum, Carolyn Park, Cynthia Hoffacker, Donna Blessing, Mary Grover. F.F.A. FRONT ROW: Kenny Wright, Mike Black, Gerry Houtz, Mr. Drabenstott, David Bailer, Dennie Houtz, John Sieberns. SECOND ROW: Larry Wilburn, Billy Kumfer, Jerry Penrod, Gerald Edris, Eddie Decker, Ted Crum, Alvin Edris, Jerry Grover. THIRD ROW: John Freds, Mike Geisman, Norman Thompson, Lewis Cross, Gene Welches, Russell Wilkin, Garry Reff. 31 MIXED CHORUS FRONT ROW: Karen Bender, Cynthia Hoffacker, Lorraine Schug, Janet Hill. Bonnie Green. Donna Blessing, Mary Lou Grover, Karen Fuhrer, Dottie Faust, Maria L armore, Jean Ann Schmidt, Julia Swank. Carolyn Pequignot, Sondra La Crone, Karen Johnson, Terry Eyer. SECOND ROW: Sandra Wilkins, Nancy Batzka, Deborah Fairchild, Carol Batzka, Susan Espich, Margaret Koontz, Linda Over- holt, Carolyn Park, Pam Crum, Diane Cupp, Marsha Green, Vicki Williamson, Bonnie Gilbert, Diane Moser, Claudia Larmore, Diann McAfee, Sonja Smith, Mr. Fleck. THIRD ROW: Mike Black, Gerald Edns, Jeff Espich, Dennie Houtz, Mike Geisman, Kenny Wright, Jerry Penrod, Gerry Hill, Jim Beck, David Ballard, Alvin Edris, Gary Houtz, Ted Crum, Elwin McAfee, Larry Edris. TRIPLE TRIO Karen Fuhrer, Bonnie Gilbert, Nancy Batzka, Diann McAfee, Claudia Larmore, Carol Batzka, Karen Bender, Lorraine Schug, Bonnie Green. Pianist: Mr. Fleck. 33 HERE COMES CHARLIE On a trip to the Ozarks, Larry promises an old man who saves his life, that he will do anything that the old man wishes. The old man dies and sends his child, Charlie, to Larry. Larry ' s fiancee and his aunt do not want the child. When the child arrives, they dis- cover that Charlie is a girl. Her uncle Aleck accompanies her and they are typical back- woods hillbillies. The aunt makes Aleck a butler but does not know what to do about the girl. Larry ' s fiancee, who is marrying him for his money, and his aunt try to get rid of the girl. Charlie ' s uncouth manners send Mrs. Smythe-Kersey and Vivian into a tither and they leave. Mortimer seems a bit friendly toward the girl. In a last desperate attempt to get the girl to leave, Mrs. Farnham and Vivian invite Charlie to dinner hoping that she will behave terribly. In the meantime Mrs. Smythe- Kersey returns and loses her pearls which Mrs. Farnham hides in Charlie ' s room. Eleven months pass and Larry invites Charlie and Ale ck to dinner. Charlie has changed and is beautiful. Many men, including Ted and Mortimer, ask Larry for her hand in marriage. He refuses them and then is so taken by her new manner that he asks her to marry him and she happily accepts. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY 34 5 1 ill J v BOLTS AND NUTS BENITA BOLT Susan Hogg PHINEAS PLUNKETT Jeff Espich LUTIE SPINKS Nancy Batzka MISS PRUNELLA FIGG Janet Brickley REBECCA BOLT Karen Bender CADWALLEDER CLIPPY Larry Edris MARTHA GRUBB Kaaren Fairchild MRS. GERTIE GLOSSOP Sharon Cox TWINK STARR Roger Haiflich WILBUR GLOSSOP Jerry Mason DR. HIPPOCRATES JOY Jim Strouse JACK GORDON Gerry Hill HENRY GOOBER Mike Geisman 35 BACK ROW: Donna Blessing, Carolyn Pequignot, Judy Langel, Marsha Green, Diane Moser, Susan Hogg, Karen Bender , Kaaren Fairchild, Janet Brickley, Diane Cupp, Cynthia Hoffacker, Sandra Wilkin, Maria Larmore, Jean Schmidt. FRONT ROW: Sonja Smith, Elwin McAfee, Kim Griffin, Roger Haiflich, Jerry McAfee, Bill Kumfer, Eddie Decker, Deborah Fairchild. NEWSPAPER STAFF STANDING: Sharon Cox, Roger Haiflich, Larry Edris, Gene Welches, Fritz Hambly, Jerry McAfee, Norman Thompson, John Sie- berns, Jeff Espich. SEATED: Janet Brickley, Jim Strouse, Karen Bender, Nancy Batzka, Mrs. Holmes, Jerry Mason. 36 37 Susan Espich, Sharon Cox, and Susan Hogg 38 VARSITY JEFF ESPICH Senior RUSSELL WILKIN J unior DENNIS HOUTZ ----- Sophomore JOHN FREDS Senior CLARENCE BRICKLEY Sophomore JIM STROUSE - Senior JERRY PENROD Junior TED CRUM - Sophomore GERRY HILL - Senior NORMAN THOMPSON Senior JERRY ALLRED, Coach JERRY MASON, Student Manager GERALD EDRIS, Student Manager ELWIN McAFEE, Student Manager 39 RESERVE TEAM E gg r « m 4 FRONT ROW: Elwin McAfee, Manager; Mike Geisman, Gerry Houtz, Kim Griffin, Kenny Wright, and Gerald Edris, Manager. SECOND ROW: Jerry Allred, Coach; David Bailer, Jerry Penrod, Jim Beck, Ed Decker, Ted Crum, and Jerry Mason, Manager. Carolyn Park and Pam Crum JUNIOR HIGH TEAM err. FRONT ROW: Johnny Braden, Garry Redding, David Lesh, Jerry Lenwell, Larry Shroyer, and Larry Riley. SECOND ROW: Mr. Markley, Dennis Overholt, Stephen Davison, Danny Hambly, Jerry Brickley, Bill Falk, and Steve Geisman. CHEERLEADERS Marcia Espich, Gwen Hill, and Anita Espich 41 B A S E B A L L FRONT ROW: Russell Wilkin, Dennie Houtz, Jeff Espich, Ted Cox, Kim Griffith, Gerry Houtz, Kenny Wright, and John Freds. SECOND ROW: Coach Allred, Norman Thompson, Jerry McAfee, Jim Strouse, Clarence Brickley, Jerry Penrod, and Gerry Hill. T R A C K Left to Right: Gerry Houtz, David Bailer, Clarence Brickley, Jim Strouse, Dennie Houtz, and Coach Allred. 42 £__ Come ' to the DUTCH MILL INDIANA Blue Bird Diamonds Law ' s Time Shop 109 S. Johnson St. BLUFFTON, INDIANA Wyler, Bulova, Hamilton Longines, Wittnauer Phone 177 | MOOD FOR I FINE FQ° D BLUFFTON INSURANCE SUNIER LOCKWOOD Insurance of All Kinds 105 North Main Street BLUFFTON, INDIANA , INC. PHONE 1500 VOGUE SHOP, INC. Women ' s Apparel 206 W. 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CARNALL SON Abstracts of Title General Insurance Real Estate — Loans 201-2-3 Utility Building Phone 82 Bluffton, Indiana MAY WE SERVE YOU? EICHHORN INSURANCE CENTER Bluffton, Indiana PHONE 1050 Get Your Cooper Tires at GARDEN RECAPPING SUPPLY, INC. BLUFFTON PHONE 1422 DAIRYMEN ' S DAIRY PRODUCTS ROCKCREEK BEAUTY SHOP Open by Appointments Only SHORTY McAFEE 31-G Uniondale FARM BUREAU INSURANCE A Complete Insurance Service for less HARRY R. COUCH, Agent R. R. 2, Bluffton Office Phone 1635 HELLER STONE CO., INC. Crushed Stone Products Ready Mixed Concrete Concrete Blocks and Supplies Office 659 S. Bond Street PHONES: Bluffton 18 Liberty Center 100 Marlcle Sk. 8-2781 Compliments of: HOOVER BARBER SHOP JUNCTION 224 — I HERFF JONES World ' s Largest Manufacturers of Class Rings Artmaster Yearbooks Clint Lee Diplomas 6406 DONNA ROAD FORT WAYNE, INDIANA COMPLIMENTS OF Dr. Brickley Dr. Mead Dr. Hamilton Dr. Panos Dr. Keller Eley TV Boston Store L. L. Bender John Waid Furniture Marlde Blue Flame Hoover Randol Hardware C N Tire Rubber Co. Nel-i-Shop Bowling Center Geiger ' s Radio and Appliance Zanesville Lumber and Supply Co. Blufftor Milling Company John Gallman, Inc. You study, . . . you read, . . . you meet, . . . you participate in athletics, . . . you have music, . . . you have fun, . . . you are the students of East Rockcreek School. There is an administration that informs your intellect, . . . shapes your character, . . . and guides your emotions. Your activities teach you organization, . . . cooperation, . . . skills for the future, . . . leadership, . . . dependa- bility, . . . and musi cal skill. Athletics teach you good sportsman- ship, . . . teamwork, . . . humbleness, . . . loyalty. In these different ways your school contributes to the development of future cit- izens in this community. ANNUAL STAFF Seated: Susan Hogg, Sharon Cox, and Mrs. Judith Voght, Adv Marsha Green, Fritz Hambly, and Roger Haiflich. Standing: Sandy La Crone, ■.,JI '