Sabetha High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Sabetha, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1969 volume:

2 Sabetha High School Published By The Senior Class Of Sabetha High School 3 We’ve Got You Surrounded l) the most beautiful floors. walls, and ceilings this side of enice and (.enoa (Italy). For your floors, we have carpeting and em- bossed vinyl flooring, both of which rich enough to make you seem wealthier than you need to be to own them. We’ve enough of a variety of wall covering materials to practically insure that you’ll find something that looks as though it was de- signed specifically for your home. And how about a line of ceilings beautiful enough to recall the master builders of homes designed when ceilings were more than just coverings! If you're planning any building or redecorat- ing, come in and look We have all the trim- mings to compliment your good taste and imagination STOLLER INTERIORS From maxi- to mini-. From pantsuits tochainlink. From beads to Ih 1Is. It doesn't take much to be in fashion those days With the fashion world in such turmoil, almost anything is. But not all is elegant And not all is tasteful, either After all. fashion s RAISON I) F.TRF is to compliment the woman, to make her MORE attractive. This is our bag You won't find anything at the SABFTHA FASHION ('ENTER that isn’t tasteful, ele- gant. and attractive. And. therefore, fashionable SABETHA FASHION CENTER Table Of Contents Staff Credits.........................6 Dedication............................8 Part One — Events Activities 10-33 Featuring: The Junior Play........16-18 The Senior Play.........25-27 The Prom................28-31 And much more . . . Sports I 34-45 Featuring: Football...............36-38 Basketball..............39-41 Track Cross-Country . . . 42-43 Coif....................44-45 School Life 48-54 Part Two — People Administration And Faculty 60-73 Featuring: Principal Superintendent ... 62 Board of Education Staff ... 63 Special Feature.........64-65 Faculty.................66-73 Organizations 76-91 Sports II 92-105 Featuring: Football...............94-96 Basketball................97-99 Track Cross-Country . . 100-102 Golf...............103-104 Cheerleaders................105 Underclassmen 106-117 Seniors 120-133 Acknowledgements.......................135 Preface A yearbook editor has two considerations he must take into account if he hopes his yearbook to be even moderately successful. His yearbook must be a reflection of the year it represents. And, it must have depth. Two very unimpeach- able, very elemental prerequisites to having a good yearbook. 1969 was a year of transition. A new school was waiting in the wings, along with the inevitable administrative and curricular realignments that a new school entails. Though it was not entirely preplanned, this yearbook is also of transitional character. We've discarded the old yearbook forms, and have tried to bring in what we hope is a more modem, more vital layout. To com- plement this new format, we commissioned teachers and students to write articles for the different divisions. These articles, combined with some of the other devices we've incorpo- rated into the new format, should make this annual a more viable record of the '68-'69 school year. In this way, the '69 BLUEJAY should also be representative of the class put- ting it out, and should have a more broadly- based appeal, thus satisfying the aforemen- tioned requirement of depth. Contained in this yearbook, along with some of the more contemporary ideas we hope we've advanced, are vestiges of the older forms that we simply couldn't shrug off. But it is our fer- vent hope that this annual will, to future edi- tors, be an indication of what a yearbook should consist of. In Sabetha, the yearbook has been too long neglected, by people outside the school, as an element of high school at least equal in stature to some of the more popular and well-known facets of high school life. And too many staff members have not yet fully seized upon the yearbook as an individual (yes, individual) means of creative expression. This yearbook has its shortcomings, as any yearbook put out by a volunteer staff with a million other things to do will. It certainly isn't the last word, but we hope that it's good enough to set a standard for the editors and staffs of future years. SHS deserves the best! Pat Christine, Editor 5 The Staff YEARBOOK ADVISOR: Marjorie Lines BUDGET: Vaughn Minton DIVISION PAGES: Jim Cook, Don Cleavinger, Cynthia Strahm ADMINISTRATION: Rick Kellenberger, Larry Bums SCHOOL LIFE: Susan Scoby, Wilma Menold, Sarah Jones ORGANIZATIONS: Ann M. Montgomery, Beth Meyer, Linda Lehman UNDERCLASSMEN: Vianna Bingman, Diana Schmitt ATHLETICS: Randy Kellenberger (Football Golf) Mark Scarlett (Track) Rixey Wertenberger (Basketball) ACTIVITIES: Dan Montgomery, Dianna Schmitt SENIORS: Galen Rokey, Sarah Jones % ADVERTISING SALES: Bob Flentie Edna McFall Jon Summers Sondra McClain Rick Kellenberger Ann Montgomery Janet Heiniger Vianna Bingman Gregg Newlin Kevin Tennal ADVERTISING DESIGN: Gregg Newlin, Jeff Tennal YEARBOOK SALES: Del Strahm, Larry Burns, Rick Kellenberger EDITOR: Patrick Ross Christine 6 Dedication We editors like to consider our yearbook.� ' dedication page a traditional method of paying homage to some- one we admire, something or someone we are espe- cially fond of, or someone who has given a great deal of his time toward the needs of education. This year, there was really only one choice, one GOOD choice. To us laymen, building a new school is a monumen- tal task, and anyone who can get it done efficiently and capably, without theatrics or hysteria, with- out losing his sense of humor, without making life unlivable for his associates, all the while taking such setbacks as labor disputes, inclement weather, and materials shortages as just part of the job, is the kind of man any school system would be proud to have as its superintendent. We consider ourselves a community and a school system fortunate in having such a man as OUR super- intendent, and so to you, eavinger we humbly dedicate the 1969 BLUEJAY. 8 The Bluejay i Part One Events The events that occur during a person's high school years are perhaps the most influential of his entire life. The events of this past year have been no excep- tion. In this section of The Bluejay we present the most exciting scholastic and social activities of this past school year. Activities To make classes more stimulating and to allow students to become more deeply involved in the affairs of the world, our Government classes fostered several current-affairs oriented projects. The most notable were our Remember the Pueblo campaign and our mock election . The Remember the Pueblo campaign was started shortly after the American vessel Pueblo was captured by North Korean gun- boats. Through it, the students were en- couraged to keep abreast of international developments and one of the bitterest con- troversies of modern times. Through letters to Congressmen, posters distributed in town, and the billboard on Highway 75, the students made our position on the subject emminently clear. By this project, the students demon- strated to the public that students are able to organize and carry out projects of a public informational nature. It also demonstrated to a rather idealistic Senior Class that there is a lot of enthusiasm for a project at its incep- tion-- but only until the actual work begins. We had a greater response to our mock election with over 170 students registered to vote . We felt that 1968, being an election year, would be a good time to acquaint the students with the finer points of voting. This project was conceived to get the students more than superficially interested in elections, to advise them of the different aspects of voting, to teach them to make decisions based on logic and facts rather than personal feelings alone, and possibly to interest some of them in poli- tics. The students were allowed to campaign for their favored candidates during the week before the election and this they did with write-ups in the school paper, posters, and an assembly at which speeches were made by representatives appointed by the candidates' parties . As for results--the Republicans made a clean sweep of all offices! 13 Vignettes From Gov. Classes' Trip To State Capital Rep. Bill Patton Senator Les Droge Friends 14 15 Mystery! ! ! The Junior Class Presents The Drunkard With A Cast Of Dozens!! Song Leader . . Mrs. Wilson . . Mary.......... Lawyer Cribbs . Edward Middleton Miss Spindle . . William Dowton Patience Brayton Sam Evans . . . Villagers . . . . Old Johnson . Agnes . . . . Clergyman . . Farmer Gates . Farmer Stevens Landlord . . . Loafers . . . A Village Woman . . . Julia................ Temperance Union Band Barkeeper . . . Low Entertainers More Loafers Policemen . Arden Rencelaw A Boy .... . . . Miss P. Fahring . . .Miss J. McNary .... Miss J. Kurz . Mr. D. Earl Spring . . Mr. B. Campbell . Miss C. Ackerman . . Mr. D. Remmers . . . Miss M. Priest . . . Mr. Del Strahm . . . . Miss B. Flott Miss L. Hartter Miss B. McFall Mr. M. Murchison Mr. G. Newlin . . . . Mr. M. Bahr . . . . Miss J. Henry . . . Mr. D. Drumm . . . Mr. R. Wisdom . . . . Mr. D. Priest . . . Mr. Don Strahm .... Mr. S. Reid Mr. L. Burns Mr. J. Summers Mr. Del Strahm . . . . Miss J. Scoby . . Miss C. Schmitt Miss C. Kellenberger Miss S. Leman Mr. R. Wertenberger Mr. D. Elwood Spring Mr. C. Bacon . . . Mr. G. Scoby . . . MissC. Ragan Miss A. Kesler Miss K. Bauman Miss M. Johnson . . . Mr. M. Bahr Mr. W. Geiger . Mr. M. Murchison Mr. B. Meister Mr. D. Drumm Mr. G. Newlin . Mr. M. Carpenter . . Mr. W. Geiger 16 Romance! ! ! Decadence!!! True Love!! Merriment! ! Passion! ! ! Violence! ! The Management presented with PRIDE this MORAL DRAMA, and spared no EXPENSE to insure that the SPLENDOR of the action was UPLIFTING! 17 Moral Decay! ! THE DRUNKARD, this year’s junior class play, is world-famous. First performed in Boston in 1844, it is a genuine Temperance Drama, originally pre- sented seriously and sincerely as a plea for sobriety. The play was picked up by the famous P. T. Barnum, and embarked upon an astonishing career, during which it enjoyed almost continuous production for fifty years. Of course, dramatic styles change, and THE DRUNKARD is no longer performed seriously; it has become, rather, an instrument by which to burlesque the exaggerated acting and writing styles of a time gone by. Dozens upon dozens of college and commun- ity theatres over the country each year open their stages to careening--but later redeemed--Edward Middletons and evil, leering, mustachioed Lawyer Cribbses--with but one objective: to entertain the audience. Presenting THE DRUNKARD on the Sabetha City Hall Auditorium stage offered several challenges, those of scenery, costuming, music, casting, and adaptation to the acting style required for production of this type of work. Nineteenth century theatres used a type of setting called the drop and wing, consisting of large, painted canvas or muslin drops on rolls, that could be raised or lowered rapidly, and of canvas-covered wooden frames-- wings --placed at the left and right sides of the stage. Plays customarily contained many scenes, both exterior and interior, and, though the painting of the drops was often excellent, all scenery was two-dimensional and therefore non- realistic. THE DRUNKARD consists of nineteen scense, requiring at least ten separate settings. For- tunately, the stage possessed two excellent drops, both expertly constructed and painted, one of a rural scene and one of a city street. Though the script called for several rural scenes and several street scenes, these drops could easily be utilized for all of them. The stage also possessed a large number of flats, canvas-covered wooden frames, but these posed a problem of their own. The flats available were all sixteen feet high, enormously heavy, and several were severely damaged; they, like the drops, had been constructed in 1923. It was decided to build a limited number of new, ten-foot flats, to move the country drop further downstage so that it could be better utilized, and to make no effort at realistic scenery. A vigorous stage crew, headed by Rixey Werten- berger and Don Cleavinger, went to work with hammer, saw, square, clout nail, and clinch plate to build twenty-three new flats. After the flats were completed, a second crew, consisting of Steve Leuthold, Rick Wisdom, David Earl Spring, and anybody else who could be coerced into helping, went to work painting the new units. To cut down on weight and to increase the life of the flats, a glue- based, hand-mixed, washable paint was used. Moving the country drop from its position near the rear wall of the stage area proved a taxing and ulti- mately disappointing task. Scaffolding borrowed from Garber's Building Materials was erected on the stage and crew members, notably Ed Key and Rodney Noble, went aloft to detach the drop from the chains that held it aloft, to unthread its control lines, and to remove the pulley sheaves for replacement further downstage. This stage went without a serious hitch. Replacing the drop proved another matter: it proved impossible to properly align the pulley sheaves, so that there was a constant drag on the lines. This was recognized as an inconvenience, but not as the calamity it almost was. At dress rehearsal, the whole thing--drop, pulleys, sheaves, and lines--suddenly came plummeting down. The piece of galvanized drain pipe--already heavily repaired--that was used as a core for the roll was bent beyond repair. The drop itself was seriously ripped. And there was simply not enough time to replace the drop anyway. Many cast and crew members might remember the director's public lament: Well, there's no show. But of course the show went on. The audience might well have wondered why all countryside scenes were played in front of the act curtain--but the show did go on. A crew headed by Edna McFall meanwhile was tack- ling the problem of costuming the cast of thirty-eight, many of which required several costumes. Fortunately many things--such as long dresses--could be borrowed. Old-style policemen's hats could be purchased. But many things had to be made. Bar girls' dresses and policemen's coats were made of unbleached muslin and dyed appropriate colors. Several dresses and vests were also sewn by the crew--or their mothers. Sondra McClain was given the task of preparing music for the play, including theme music for most of the leading characters and sing-along music between acts, as well as music for specialties. She also had to rehearse the orchestra, consisting of Jeff Tennal, Don Shump, James Aberle, and herself. Debbie Shargas choreographed and rehearsed the novelty numbers. Both these young ladies had complete re- sponsibility for their tasks, and did their jobs with professional attention to detail. Since the cast was so large--forty-four separate roles--it was found necessary to dip into the senior class for some actors and to double roles, so that some actors played several characters. Delwin Strahm, Greg Newlin, Larry Burns, Jon Summers, Rixey Wertenberger, David Elwood Spring, and Charley Bacon joined the cast from the senior class. Adjusting to the exaggerated acting style was made somewhat easier because of last year's production of ONLY AN ORPHAN GIRL; however, that play had lacked the serious element contained in THE DRUNKARD and the characters in the earlier play were far easier to burlesque. David Earl Spring, as the villainous Lawyer Cribbs, managed to catch the spirit of villainy without imitating earlier villainous performances by Danny Montgomery and Pat Christine. Bob Campbell as Edward Middleton, the family man turned drunkard, had to be both manly hero and weak, drunken sot--mouthing high-sounding phrases all the while. His poor wife Mary, Joan Kurz, had, as her main acting duty, to look at all times supremely innocent, pure, and long-suffering. Dean Remmers as Sweet William Dowton had to be, of course, not too bright, but canny and VERY heroic. And one of the high spots of the play was the disgust- ing idiot-child Julia, played by Connie Schmitt. All of the problems were not solved, of course. The production wasn't perfect. The script was under-cut-- it was simply too long and some scenes were tedious. Some cues were slow. But the junior class's presenta- tion of THE DRUNKARD at last emerged as something in which all who participated could take pride: not just a play, but a production. 18 Homecoming Queen Ann Marcel Montgomery On Thursday evening, October 10, the annual bonfire was held on the football field at the high school as part of our Homecoming activities to build up school spirit. Friday, October 11, was our Homecoming football game. Halftime activities were, of course, centered around the crowning of the Homecoming queen. The Homecoming activi- ties were complete with a victory over Holton. The Homecoming dance was held at the armory immediately after the football game, with music provided by the Ice. Autumn Leaves of Love Attendants Debbie Skoch 19 Linda Lehman 20 21 Entrance Valentine Queen: Janet Heiniger Valentine King: Galen Rokey Halloween Queen Candidate: Beth Meyer Christmas Queen: Susan Scoby Escort: Joe Strahm 24 The Senior Play The problems facing the cast of the senior play, Brandon Thomas's, CHARLEY'S AUNT, were those involving techniques of playing farce. At first glance, one would think that farce should present no particular difficulties, since the plays most often done by smaller high schools are farces. CHARLEY'S AUNT, however, offered several challenges that the common, hack-written high school farce does not. Lord Fan court Babberley Charles Wykeham Amy Spettigue Brassett The first challenge lay in the fact that the play is obviously British. The play is set at Oxford, and three of the leading characters are undergraduates at that university. Though British accents were mercifully eschewed, an attempt was made to re- tain the British flavor, and only a few lines were Americanized. The Oxford undergraduate of 1892 had, of course, many things in common with the American university undergraduate of today; however, partly because they were British and partly because it was 1892, the differences loom large. Education was still largely restricted to the well-to-do, and the young men of the play (one a Lord) would obviously be rather more cultured--or conscious of culture--than their modern American counterparts. They would be, in all likelihood, rather more conscious of dress, in large part because the society in which they lived had far more string- ent standards of dress and behavior than exist today. Consequently, it was decided to play Jack, Charley, and Lord Fancourt Babberley (Danny Montgomery, Del Strahm, and Don Cleavinger) as slightly af- fected, since the British undergraduate of 1892 would doubtless appear somewhat prissy and affected should he appear today. The time of the action and the time the play was written also presented some challenges. Some theatrical devices common to that period of play- writing--such as the aside and the convenient, if unmotivated, crosses of one actor away from another for the sole purpose of allowing private conversations--seem strange to a modern audience. There was no real effort made to modernize the play, though some modernization would have doubtless improved the playability to a modern audience. It was felt, however, that modernization of such a classic of the theatre, for whatever rea- son, would prove to be more corruption than enhancement. Therefore, the asides were left unmolested, as were the purposeful--and un- realistic--crosses. Because farce is, by its very nature, not realistic theatre, the actors, thoroughly acclimated to realism through exposure to television and the movies, had to change their thinking somewhat. The stilted, occasionally flored lines required great liveliness and precise diction--radical de- partures from the cast's tendency toward a monotone mumble. In order to establish a difference between Jack and Charley--whose characters really show little dif- ference in the script--it was decided to have Danny Montgomery, as Jack, show a rather quick, but harmless, temper, and to have Del Strahm, as Charley, show dependence on--and deference to-- Jack. Lord Fancourt Babberley needed to appear more masculine than Jack or Charley in order to heighten the effect of his appearing later in a dress if Jack Chesney Kitty Verdun Stephen Spettigue 25 Ela Delahay Donna Lucia and wig as Charley's Aunt from Brazil (where the nuts come from. ) Don Cleavinger managed to make Babbs not only masculine, but also af- fected: Babbs became silly and extremely extro- verted. The two girls--Jack's and Charley's friends--Kitty Verdun (Debbie Shargas) and Amy Spettigue (Ann Marcel Montgomery) had problems similar to those facing the actors playing Jack and Charley: mainly that of being different from each other. Ann adopted a simple, sweet sincerity, whereas Debbie made Kitty a rather intense girl with a definitely waspish sense of humor. Each of the other actors--Larry Bums as Brassett, Diana Schmitt as Donna Lucia, Vaughn Minton as Spettigue, Sondra McClain as Ela, and Jeff Tennal as Sir Francis Chesney--managed to make some- thing more of each role than the script provided. Sets for the play were stylized and skeletal, more for convenience in shifting than for aesthetic reasons. Bright colors were used to emphasize the gaiety of the play, and an effort was made-- chiefly through use of open spaces--to create and airy atmosphere. A stage crew headed by Ed Key and Rixey Wertenberger drove nearly five pounds of nails and splattered several gallons of paint over assorted flats and structures. Bob Flentie's properties crew rummaged in attics and grandmothers' houses for appropriate prop- erties, while Maggie Priest's costumes crew (and some of their mothers) tossed threaded needles about at an alarming speed to come up with authentic 1892 costumes. Other crews were headed by Wilma Menold, Pat Christine, Sarah Jones, and Tom Evans. Although the cast did not completely master the sense of pace needed or a completely sure comedy touch, the individual acting in many cases reached high levels, and the play was carried off in a professional--if somewhat muted--fashion. 26 27 28 29 30 31 And After The Sound And Fury .. . Ten To State Speech By Pat Christine Speech and Drama festivals are set up and sanctioned by the Kansas State Activities Association in much the same way as sports events, ex- cept that there are many different categories to compete in. This year, with perhaps the most jjjfented young people in Sabetha's history brought together under the imaginative direction of speech instructor Bob Lam- bert, we had a winner in every category. This list will give you an idea of just what is involved in Speech and Drama competition: DUET ACTING, in which two actors each portray a role in a 10-minute cutting from a stage play, but without the use of any stage effects other than two chairs and a table; READINGS, a memorized performance by a single person of any prose subject (a cutting from a book or play, etc. ) in which the actor may assume one or more roles; ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY and ORAL INTERPRETATION OF PROSE, strictly non-memorized solo interpretations of either a poetry or prose selection; EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING, in which a contestant is required to draw three topics of unknown content AT THE FESTIVAL, and is given thirty minutes to prepare and rehearse a 5-minute speech around one of them; INFORMATIVE SPEAKING, in which the contestant delivers a non-memorized, but fully prepared and rehearsed, 5-7 minute, origi- nal, informative speech over his own topic; ORIGINAL ORATION, as the name implies, an original, fully prepared and rehearsed, memorized, 10-minute oration over any topic; and a complete ONE-ACT PLAY, utilizing any number of actors, lighting, make-up, scenery, props, and so on. Tonganoxie, location of the League Speech Festival, was this year's first taste of actual competition. Actually, Tonga is more of a learning ex- perience, a chance for everyone to try out his Schtick to see if it works. But, contestants are rated, so it's competitive, too! At Tonga, old pros Gregg Newlin, Susan Scoby, and Sarah Jones, plus newcomer Peggy Fahring, were entered in VICTIMS OF AMNESIA, a theatre-of-the-absurd one-act play brilliantly directed by Jo Ann Lambert (Mrs. Lambert). Serving on the crew for this production were Diana Schmitt, Props, Larry Linn, Sound, and Del Strahm, Stage Manager. In Duet Acting, Jeff Tennal and Ann Montgomery were entered in a cutting from PICNIC, David Earl Spring and Janis Henry in THE LARK, and Patrick Christine and Don Cleavinger in part of a scene from THE ODD COUPLE. David Earl Spring, Jon Summers, and Don Shump performed in the Readings category; Edna McFall, Margaret Priest, and Wilma Menold orally interpreted poetry, while Dean Remmers, Becky Flott, and Sondra McClain did the same with prose. Extemp, speakers were Dean Remmers, Jeff Tennal, and Rick Kellenberger; Rick also partici- pated in Informative Speaking, along with Rixey Wertenberger and Pat Christine. Orators were Jeff Tennal and Sarah Jones. The afternoon of February 22 brought the completion of the last event, and the final tally. Sabetha had garnered NINE I-ratings, which went to the One-Act Play, the Tennal Montgomery and Spring Henry Duet Acting Scenes, Jon Summers, Sondra McClain, Dean Remmers (in Extemp. ), Rick Kellenberger (in Extemp, and Inform. Speaking), and Jeff Tennal (oration). The Christine Cleavinger duet acting scene, David Spring (in Readings), Edna McFall, Maggie Priest, Dean Remmers (oral in- terp. -prose), Becky Flott, Jeff Tennal (extemp. ), Pat Christine (inform, speaking), and Sarah Jones got II's. Rixey, Wilma, and Don Shump got Ill's. This score was very good for the first time out, but not entirely representational of what was to come. Neither the roster of en- trants, nor the abilities of its members would remain static. The District Speech and Drama Festival was next, an important event it was, too! A I-rating here, and nothing else, puts a contestant in the running at State. Several shifts of entrants were made before this event. Former participants Danny Montgomery and Debbie Shargas, proven talents, were entered in 32 Duet Acting in a scene from THE RAINMAKER. The Tennal Montgomery and Christine Cleavinger scenes were dropped, since the rules only allow two scenes per school, and because the participants had other events to occupy their time. Don Shump dropped out of Read- ings, and was replaced with James Aberle; Edna, Maggie, and Wilma decided to drop their poetry events, so Ann Marcel Montgomery was entered in their stead. Dean Remmers dumped oral interp. -prose in favor of Extemp; Jeff Tennal decided to concen- trate on Oration, exclusively; Rixey Wertenberger vacated Informative Speaking, and Mary Jean Johnson was added to the crew of the One-Act-Play. And after the sound and fury had subsided at Minneapolis, Kansas, March 22, Sabetha had literally swept the festival, bringing in TEN I's, the largest number of any school there! The One-Act Play, both Duet Acting scenes, Jon Summers, Ann Montgomery, Rick Kellenberger (Extemp. ), Dean Remmers, Jim Aberle, Patrick Christine, and Jeff Ten- nal got the I's. Everyone else got II's, and nothing less! (Rick Kellenberger got a II on his In- formative Speech. ) And a surprisingly large number of Sabethans were going to State! In the interim between District and State, on March 29, the newly formed Sabetha Chapter of the National Thespian Society held the Second Annual Sabetha Invitational Speech Tournament, in which Sabetha didn't com- pete, but Tonganoxie, Hiawatha, Effingham, and St. Peter and Paul (Seneca) did. Sponsored events were Inform. Speaking, Duet Acting, Orations, Impromp- tu Speaking, Oral Interpretation of Poetry-Prose, and Readings. Events were won by J. R. Adcock Patrice McBride IDuet Acting, Hiawatha), Theola Holton (In- formative Speaking, Tonganoxie), Tony Hawser (Oration, St. P and P), Gordon Raney (Impromptu, Tonga. ), Joyce Schulz (Oral Interp-Poetry, Effingham), Max Fridell (Oral Interp-Prose, Hiawatha), and Janet Boos (Read- ings, Hiawatha). Tonganoxie was the overall winner. Sabetha Thespians acted as hosts, scorekeepers, time keepers, and in other capacities. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, and there'll be more tournaments in years to come. On April 12th, Sabetha attended the College of Emporia Invita- tional Tournament. At a tourna- ment, as opposed to a festival, contestants aren't rated, but RANKED in their groups. Two preliminary' rounds are run, with the highest ranked contestants from these rounds allowed to participate in the third- and fourth- round eliminations, run to determine the winners in the events. The Sabetha crew, consisting of Jeff Tennal, Ann Montgomery, Becky Flott, Rick Kellenberger, Jon Summers, Jim Aberle, Sarah Jones, and Pat Christine all seemed to be down for this per- formance, not being able to muster enough enthusiasm to get past the second round. If we may be so bold as to edi- torialize, though, it must be said that conditions weren't ideal. For example, ratings varied so widely between judges as to be virtually useless. Some of the judges em- ployed were something less than objective, too. Jon Summers's Reading, a hilari- ous adaptation of one of comedian Bill Cosby's funniest routines, is based on the supposed conversa- tions between the Lord and Noah just prior to the Flood. It received a I-ranking in the first round, but was ranked SIXTH in the second. The second judge didn't think that the voices Jon used to represent God and Noah were realistic. Jon, however, wasn't impressed by this judge's perception. All he wanted to know was how this guy knows how God sounds! It was fairly typical of the whole event. College of Emporia in no way hampered performances at the State Speech Festival, April 19th, at KU. As any speech in- structor can tell you, getting a I at District, and getting a I at State are not necessarily synon- ymous. That's why it was such a pleasant surprise that out of 10 entrants, SIX got I's!! Once again, the redoubtable and brilliantly directed cast and crew of the One-Act Play (less Larry Linn, who couldn't make the trip, and plus Wilma Menold, who could) pulled in a I. Danny Montgomery and Debbie Shargas, David Spring and Janis Henry got I's; Ann Montgomery's poetry interpretation got her a I; Jeff Tennal's very lucid oration gave him a I, and Pat Christine's Informative Speech on the Volkswagen Bug brought him a I. Jon Summers received a much- bewailed II, with the bewailing coming from his fellows; Dean Remmers and Rick Kellenberger got II's in Extemp. And, much to everyone's disappointment, Jim Aberle got a III. So there you have about as thorough a version of the 1969 Speech and Drama season as we have room for. Sorry we couldn't be more in-depth, but we had to leave room for some pictures. A great many exciting things hap- pened this year; some entrants deserve articles themselves! ! We'd like to wish luck in great amounts to succeeding speech festival entrants and their fine director: Break a leg! ! 33 - ni Bluejays Cap Successful Season 36 With Conference Crown The most gratifying season I've ever experienced! said Coach Mark Fahring of his first year as head-coach of the Blue jays. It was indeed an ex- citing and gratifying year with the Bluejays starting the season at the bottom with a loss to Sts. Peter and Paul of Seneca, and wrapping up the year at the very top, as Big Five conference champions--the exact opposite of the position picked for us by pre-season prognosticators! THE SEASON S HIGHLIGHTS Perhaps the most satisfying victory of the season was the victory over Hol- ton. The Machine of THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL picked the Jays to win, disregarding the same paper's Man, who favored the Wildcats. (This was also a TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL Game of the Week. ) Both teams knew that a Bluejay win would give the team a solid push toward the conference championship. A fierce struggle resulted, with the Bluejays wringing an 8-0 victory from the encounter. A fabulous goal-line stand marked the Bluejays1 13-12 victory over Belle- ville. With two minutes left in the game, the Jays thwarted the Belle- ville extra point attempt that would have tied the score. And, for the THIRTEENTH YEAR IN A ROW, Sabetha bumped arch-rival Hiawatha. Three first-half touchdowns insured the victory. The whole season might have been a disaster had not the Jays bounced back, following their early season defeat, to defeat Tonganoxie 6-0. Two losses in a row could have had a tremendously demoralizing effect on the team; the defensive unit of the Jays was outstanding! THE STARS We can safely say that there were NO stars, per se, on the Bluejay team this year. Every single player played his position to perfection! The desire to win was the common motivation of the whole team, with everyone contribut- ing to the overall effort. Much of the credit for a near-ideal football season must go to our peerless coaching staff. They all put in many long hours with the teams, and their numerous sacrifices did much toward insuring a successful year in football. MARK FAHRING, a new arrival at SHS and a head-coach for 19 years, headed up the staff this year. He formerly resided in Shawnee Heights, Topeka. Assistant Coach JIM BALDRIDGE, a coach at SHS for several years, handled the very effective defensive team. Assistant Coach MARVIN TOWSE, be- sides being head basketball coach, worked with the linemen and coached the Freshman Team. He was also a first-year man here. Following are the complete standings for the season: 37 Sabetha 7 St. Peter Paul 9 Sabetha 45 Lansing 12 Sabetha 6 Tonganoxie 0 Sabetha 8 Holton 0 ■4-' Sabetha 18 Hiawatha 12 CO Sabetha 67 Luck ' (Manhattan) 7 Sabetha 14 Immaculata 6 Sabetha 13 Belleville 12 Sabetha 12 Effingham 0 Final League Standings League Sabetha 4-0 Holton 3-1 Effingham 2-2 Hiawatha 1-3 • ; : Tonganoxie 0-4 B-Team Sabetha 0 Effingham 0 Sabetha 6 Holton 33 Sabetha 8 St. Peter Paul 22 Sabetha 0 Hiawatha 15 Sabetha 6 Falls City 14 Freshmen Sabetha 51 Effingham 18 Sabetha 50 Horton 0 Sabetha 42 Hiawatha 0 Sabetha 44 Holton 0 38 Superb Jay Team Battles To State A team that put the team first. Twenty-seven boys checked out on the first day of basketball, but after two weeks of intensive practice, four had been sorted out who were adequate players, but not as good as the other twenty-three. For the next two weeks it was practice, practice, practice, and we seemed to be doing well, for after the second week, the Topeka Daily Capital did us the honor of picking us for the number 4 spot in the state! The first game of the regular season with St. Peter and Paul of Seneca was ours, as were those that fol- lowed. In the following weeks more practice began to bring the boys around and by the Christmas break, they already had the earmarks of a championship team, though still, none of us had yet dreamed of what was in store. In fact, we had been doing so well, that by the Christmas break, we had moved up in the ratings to second place in the state listings. We were flying high, but we weren't on top. Haven was. We knew that the Tonganoxie game, our next, would be a rugged one, and we were right. We lost to them by nine points, and that, coupled with our one-point win over Marysville the following night, served to drop us down the list to seventh. But our spirit refused to plummet with our rating, and the next four games, with ACCHS, Highland, Washington, and Council Grove were in our bag. We were in the finals of our own Invitational Tourna- ment when our season hit its lowest point, if it could be said that our season ever had a low point. We lost two in a row, which dropped us clear out of the ratings we had once been so prominent in. Needless to say, we were faced with an identity crisis, but unbeknownst to us, it was the last time we were to taste defeat be- fore the state tournament. During the rest of the season we became a better ball club every time we played, reaching our peak at the start of the District Tournament. We beat Holton by eight points (in three overtimes), Marysville by 21 points, and the leading Tonga club which had proved so formidable before, by 20 points. We then won the Big Seven Conference by defeating ACCHS in the season finale. It was the highlight of our regular season. Now we found ourselves in our irregular season. Though we had a record of 15-3, we still had not found our way into the newspapers' ratings. But we were on our way. With each subsequent game, the boys played with ever-increasing precision and determination . . . They were a model TEAM. We were all set for our trip to Washington for the Regional match. We wanted to play Onaga, as we had lost to them by sixteen points when the team was still in its inculpation period. Naturally, we wanted to show them how much we had improved. As things turned out, we had to wait until the finals to show them, which also meant that we had to defeat our first two opponents. This we did handily. We beat Onaga 42-39. We were on our way to the State for the first time in 34 years. But the same ball club that had performed so bril- liantly before simply wasn't with us that day in Emporia. The boys were exhausted; they hadn't lost any of their spirit, and fought right to the end. But they were exhausted, and we took a drubbing, courtesy of Logan. The 1968-69 Bluejays had made a name for them- selves. They had become a very impressive, highly organized basketball team. A lot of hard work they had done, but a lot of self-confidence and pride re- sulted from it. There weren't any prima donnas so commonly associated with the game; every single boy went about his job in a businesslike, highly - professional way that was a joy to behold. They were truly a team that put the team first. 39 40 B-Team Standings Sabetha Opponent 49 54 St. Peter and Paul 62 24 Seneca Public 36 55 Holton 52 56 Baileyville 46 44 Hiawatha 55 45 Tonga noxie 49 50 Marysville 67 65 ACCHS 44 42 Highland 72 39 Washington 49 57 Onaga 43 41 Holton 46 57 Marysville 51 60 Hiawatha 48 41 Tonganoxie 44 41 ACCHS 1 Varsity Standings St. Peter G Paul 45 51 Sabetha Seneca Public 36 63 Sabetha Holton 48 53 Sabetha Baileyville 54 69 Sabetha Hiawatha 36 52 Sabetha Tonganoxie 59 50 Sabetha Marysville 50 51 Sabetha ACCHS 43 56 Sabetha Highland 37 61 Sabetha Washington 44 54 Sabetha Council Grove 43 49 Sabetha Center 42 39 Sabetha Onaga 55 39 Sabetha Holton 51 59 Sabetha Marysville 40 61 Sabetha Hiawatha 34 59 Sabetha Tonganoxie 46 66 Sabetha ACCHS 39 42 Sabetha St. Marys 42 63 Sabetha Frankfort 49 57 Sabetha Onaga 39 42 Sabetha Logan 73 59 Sabetha at State League Record Won Lost Sabetha 7 1 Tonganoxie 6 2 Holton 5 3 Effingham 2 6 Hiawatha 0 8 41 Track And Cross- Country Coach Baldridge started the season with thirty- four boys and ended up with thirty. The team went to eleven meets this year and finished well in all of them. Four school records were broken this year. Two by underclassmen, Don Strahm and Kim Tennal, and one by Senior Star, Mark Scarlett. Scarlett had the fastest time in the state this year. He ran a 49. 8 in the Regionals and in the State Preliminaries, but he could only manage a 51. 2 in the finals of the state meet and that was good for third place. The other school record broken was by the Mile Relay Team, which was composed of Mark Scarlett, Randy Garber, Jim Williams, and Keith Barrett. This team won fifth place at the State Track Meet this year. The State Meet brought at least one happy event for Sabetha. This is where the Mile Relay team ran their fastest Relay time of 3:28. 4. The splits for the Relay were: Scarlett running first with a quarter of 49. 7, Garber running second with a quarter of 53. 8, Williams third in the time of 53 flat, and Barrett anchoring the team with a 51. 9. In the finals the team ran a 3:31.5 and that was good for their fifth place. Keith Barrett went to State in the half-mile run. He placed sixth at the state meet and ran the distance in 2:03. All in all, Coach Baldridge was pleased with the people that went to state. The freshmen this year had nine thinclads out and placed third in their freshman league meet. Out- standing runners in this class are Rick Luckert, Kim and Kirk Sum- mers, Eldo Sylvester, and Doug Sell. Gary Petry was the freshman hurdler. Weight men were Brent Stoller, Kevin Ragan, and Greg Wenger. Coach Baldridge feels that with his underclassmen next year he will have a real strong track team. The team was strong in the field events with Senior Rixey Werten- berger leading the way. Juniors that were outstanding were Steve Reid and Don Strahm. Sophomore Kim Tennal (who broke the school record in the javelin) was the out- standing sophomore and should produce fabulous results in later years. 42 SCHOOL RECORDS 440 49.8 Mark Scarlett Discus 1.36.7 Don Strahm Javelin 178' 2 Kim Tennal Mile Relay 3:28.4 Mark Scarlett Randy Garber Jim Williams Keith Barrett LEAGUE STANDINGS Effingham 68 Sabetha 67 1 2 Holton 50 1 2 Tonga 49 1 2 Hiawatha 35 43 Standings 4 Man 2 Man 6 Mar Wamego Inv. 1st — — Marysville Inv. 1st — 1st Hiawatha Inv. 2nd none none Sabetha Inv. — 1st — Horton Inv. 1st 2nd 1st Big 7 League 1st 1st 1st Regional (Sand) 1st 4th none State (Sand) 2nd none none ♦won play-off 44 Golf 45 There's always a lot to Ik done around a home or a farm — mending, redecorating, building at DAVIS HARDWARE we have just al out everything the handyman (or lady) could want. Everything from chain- saws to wallpaint. from fencing wire to fine china, from fishing gear to Magnavox color TV. 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To get the true meaning of LTD, you have to see one, to feel one, to DRIVF one, and this y ou can do at McFALL MOTORS Sabetlia. Kansas The Bluejay Part Two People Part Two of this volume is concerned with the second, most basic, and most important facet of high school life: People. Contained in the following pages are the classes, the organizations, the faculty, and everyone else who contributed their personalities toward the production of a sparkling and entertaining school year. I. Administration and. To the Class of 1969--Sabetha High School This year is only partially over at this writing, but I have every reason to believe that the year will be completed as one of the more eventful years in the history of Sabetha High School. Even before school began--during the 1968 summer--this class began to distinguish itself by having one of its members become Governor of the Kansas Boys State. Other classmates ranked high in all State Offices at Boys State, as well as Key Club International. The football team, which was made up primarily of members of the Class of 1969, completed a fine record. The basketball team, again made up of Seniors, is (at this writing) starting what may be an outstanding record. In the shadow of all this success, a new Sabetha High School is being constructed; therefore, this will probably be the last Senior Class to attend school in the present building. May each of you distinguish yourselves as individual citizens in the same manner that the group has be- come a distinguished class. The best of luck, with my best wishes, to each individual in his field of endeavor. J.A. Cleavinger Superintendent J. A. CLEAVINGER Superintendent I extend congratulations to every student upon completion of another year of school and a special wish that each graduating senior will receive extra benefits from your education. I also want to thank each student for your contribution in making the school year a success. mm mm iwa « TOJtK : • c. ukK) S.-. .«.10 The 1968--1969 school year marked another step in the educational progress in Sabetha--a new high school is a reality. The graduating class of 1969 has the dis- tinction of the last class to graduate from the old building. I have faith that the success experienced in school and its activities will pave the way for success and happiness in your future. BERYL V. DRUMM, Principal 62 SCHOOL BOARD: (top row) Don Montgomery, William Reed, Lynn Luckert. (bottom row) Bill Deaver, Thomas Gold, William Eisenbise. Pres. Don Montgomery STAFF, L-R: Nila Ralston, Lunch Room Supervisor; John Walton, Fed. Funds Director; Patty Spears, Speech Correction- ist; Marilyn Christine, Superintendent's Secretary; Wanda Bruggeman, District Nurse. 63 Rollin Hall, Board Clerk 64 SPEQAL A PLACE for everything ARTICLE A LOOK AT A WISE INVESTMENT Like most kids my age, I'm not easily impressed, but as we approached the building site, one solitary thought began to achieve dominance: It's big. And even after Mr. Cleavinger and I went inside the almost completed structure for LE GRANDE TOUR did the true magnitude of this project only begin to dawn on me. To put my feelings into words, at the end of the tour, I recall saying something to the effect that compared to the other building, this new high school is going to be like Disneyland! It's really two buildings in one, with the northern part being the academic section, and the one on the south known as the service area. The service area contains a kitchen large enough to serve a thousand people at a sitting, as it may someday have to, a gargantuan gymnasium in which to regale very sizable crowds with Sabetha's roundball antics, and a multi-purpose room (or, by its architecturally-inspired cognomen, commons ) which can be used for just about anything. Directly above the kitchen is the fair-sized library complete with auxiliary classrooms, and a reading room overlooking the commons below. Incidentally, conditioned air will spill from the library through a latticework arrangement to cool the commons and gym. The academic section is fraught with classrooms for every subject liable to be taught in the near future. For example, there are three rooms for Business Education, plus a room for Journalism when it be- comes available; two laboratories, one for Physics Chemistry, the other for Biology; a six-room com- plex for Social Studies and Language Arts (more on this later); a Foreign Language room which is con- vertable from a traditional classroom to a modern language lab, and much more. In short, one or more rooms for every subject. Around each de- partmental cluster are teacher preparation areas where each subject's teacher(s) can prepare the day's lessons. And the whole of the academic section's upper floor is fully carpetted (or acoustically treated, according to the architects), and air-conditioned. Office space for the principal, the guidance counselors, and other staff members is v- PHOTOS AND TEXT BY PATRICK CHRISTINE also on this floor. On the lower floor is space for a well-equipped shop, for the music department (a most unusual arrangement; a tiered hexagon, divided in half, with a glassed-in office in the middle), individual practice rooms, and arts-and-crafts rooms. Two big locker rooms serve the athletic department and boys' phys-ed classes, with other locker rooms for the girls elsewhere. The boys' locker rooms open into the gym and the football field. Around the building are a 1000-car parking lot, and the new football field. All of this, of course, is terribly impressive, but there are more technical reasons for my enthusiasm. The most basic reason is the way in which this building was designed. Unlike the old building, where one could not cut through a wall for fear of weakening the whole structure, there is not a single stress-supporting wall in the entire structure! This means that the walls are not holding the build- ing up. Therefore, and I think this is a very exciting concept, whenever the need should arise for a larger school, all that need be done is to have the pre-cast concrete outer walls removed (not demolished) by derrick, make the necessary addition to the existing structure, and then simply rehang the outer walls. This building can literally grow! In the top floor of the academic section, there are no real walls, instead, the rooms are seperated by demountable partitions which can do just as good, or better a job (since they're fully insulated) as a traditional wall, and yet can be demounted and rearranged, if need be. The six-room language arts and social studies complex is made up of sets of FOLDING partitions, hinged versions of the other type, and can be folded to form the six-room ar- rangement into a four-, two-, or one-room situa- tion. As you can see, the key word behind the design of this building is versatility. These techniques have also been responsible for saving a considerable amount of construction money over conventional techniques. s wanted a new high-school for a long time. With the advent of unification, a new building became imperative, so when Joe Cleavinger be- came Superintendent of Schools in May of 1966, the interim Board of Education of USD 441 made it officially- known that in addition to performing his multifarious administrative duties, he would also work toward the completion of a new high school. In June of '66, the interim board became the official (Continued on page 134. ) Sabetha, at least, 1 65 ELIZABETH AHRENS M. A. Colorado State Librarian Kayette Sponsor JAMES BALDRIDGE B. S. KSTC Emporia Physical Education S Club Sponsor HAROLD BRIGGS B. S. Ottawa English Senior Class Sponsor 66 DENNIS CHAMBERS B. S. K State Science Senior Class MARK FAHRINC B. A. York Social Studies Freshman Class JENNIE FINNEY M.S. K.U. English Junior Class 67 DON FISCHER M. S. KSTC Emporia Guidance National Honor Society HILDA HENSLEY B. S. K State Home Economics F. H. A. NORMAN HILDWEIN M. S. K State Agriculture F. F. A. 68 WILLIAM HOWARD M. S. KSTC Emporia Guidance National Honor Society LEWIS JOHNSON B.A. Bethany Math Sophomore Class JANICE KOCHER B.A. Westmar Physical Education Jay Jays 69 BOB LAMBERT B. S. KSTC Emporia English, Speech Sophomore Class MARJORIE LINES B. S. Peru Business Junior Class Yearbook EUGENE McCLAlN B. S. KSTC Pittsburg Social Studies Junior Class 70 FRED PRIESTLY M. S. Colorado Business F.B.L. A. LOLA PRIESTLY M. S. KSTC Emporia Foreign Language Kayettes TERRY TIETJENS B. S. McPherson Music Junior Class 71 MARVIN TOWSE B. S. KSTC Pittsburg Math Freshman Class MONTE WYSS B. S. KSTC Emporia Science Junior Class SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS: (left to right) Mr. Graham Mrs. Emert Mr. Gahm Mrs. Isch Mr. Gilbert 72 Donna Judah Secretary Roy Weick Custodian Bus Drivers LEFT TO RIGHT Paul Tanking Jack Gilbert Tommy Brammer Edgar Bauerle Kenneth Scoby Harold Kocher Gladys Van Neste Gary Graham (not Pictured) 73 JACK’S SHOP Automobile Service and Repair Communications Equipment New and Used Citizens Band and Business Band Two-Wax Radio Equipment WFWl JACK’S SHOP Sabetha, Kansas Compliments of AGEE’S CHAMPLAIN SERVICE «24 Main St Sabetha, Kansas FLOTT INSURANCE SERVICE AV 4-2260 Insurance — Real Estate — Investments “Your Independent Insurance Agent Serves You Best!’ NEMAHA Motor Implement Company IHC — Sales and Service WENGER MIXER MANUFACTURING Industrial, Feed Milling, and Food Processing Machinery Plant it General Offices at Sabetha, Kansas 665:54 Phone: AY 4-2133, Area Code 913 Cable: Wengermix LEMAN PONTIAC-BUICK Officers: Wilma Menold, Pres. ; Janet Scoby, Sec. ; Maggie Priest, Song Leader; Cheryl Ackerman, Degree Chm. ; Joan Kurz, Treas. ; Cynthia Strahm, V. Pres. ; Beth Meyer, Historian. F.H.A. The Sabetha Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America has had a very successful year. We had a kidnap breakfast to acquaint the freshman girls with FHA, and made pillows for all the teachers, as well as sponsoring the annual Valen- tine Dance, with Garden of Love as its theme, and a Necking and Socking Party. At Christmas, we made favors for the aged. We observed National FHA Week, March 23-29, with Focus on FHA as our Chapter theme. We had freshman girls take over the offices for the February meeting. For money-making projects, we had two food sales and sold stationery and notecards. Our Cheryl Acker- man was elected as State Treasurer at the District Election for next year. 78 F.B.L.A. The Future Business Leaders of America have acquired this year a good general knowledge of business and how it operates. Mr. Kaufman, from Clark's Busi- ness School in Topeka, came to talk to us about the opportunities in business careers. On April 15, we took a field trip to Topeka where we toured the Fleming Company, the Goodyear Rubber Plant, and the state capitol. In Sabetha, we toured the Co-op Elevator. We even tried our hand at running a business by sponsoring two concession stands at ball games. Mr. John Adams spoke to our group about the Western Union operation Northwest of Sabetha. At our November meeting, Mr. Althouse talked about civil service and the postal system. All in all, this year was a successful year. Much thanks goes to our faithful and well-loved sponsor, Mr. Priestley. Our Sponsor Officers: Jon Summers, Pres. ; Sarah Jones, Vice Pres. ; Susan Scoby, Sec. ; Dave Spring, Treas. ; Becky Flott, Historian. F.F.A. FFA activities this year included: the District Dairy Judging contest, District Livestock Judging contest, District Poultry Judging contest, Dis- trict Speech contest, Leadership school, sent delegates to the State con- vention, helped FHA sponsor the Valentine Dance, Parent Son Banquet, two swimming parties, a basketball party, sold popcorn, and made and sold hog troughs. Larry Wurzbacher, Sent. ; Arden Stoller, Treas. ; Delwin Strahm, Sec. ; Galen Rokey, Vice Pres. ; James Aberle, Pres, j Jim Kellenberger, Hist. 80 Jay-Jays This year the Jay-Jays sponsored the annual Homecoming Dance and the half-time activities at the Homecoming game. We helped the S-Club buy jackets for the coaches. We sold buttons which read Go Big Blue , and stickers which read Sabetha Bluejays . The Jays were behind the team 100% with their great spirit. Officers: Chris Stones, Fr. -Soph. Pts. Chm. ; Connie Schmitt, Jr. -Sr. Pts. Chm. ; June McNary, Treas. ; Neva Tibbetts, Sec. ; Diana Schmitt, Pres. ; Cynthia Strahm, Cheer Rep. That's our Pres. ! 81 Kayettes Kayette activities for the year include: Babysitting at P. T. O. meetings, putting up a bulletin board every month, selling U. S. Saving stamps at the Elementary' School, Big and Little Sister Party, Teacher's teas, Kansas Children's Service League Drive, Meals for Millions project, Navajo Indian project, Mum sale at Homecoming, Holly sale, Sold birthday calendars, Sold Kayette pins, Thanksgiving Assembly, Get Out and Vote Campaign, All School Caroling Party, All School Christmas Dance, Kayette of the Six weeks, Kayette of the year, Faculty Appreciation, Installa- tion, Senior Farewell, and the Annual Mother- Daughter Banquet. Little Sis? Officers: Susan Scoby, President; Janet Heiniger, Vice President; Cynthia Strahm, Finance; Linda Lehman, Secretary; Becky Flott, Points Director; Candy Ragan, School Service; Vianna Bingman, Program Director; Ann M. Montgomery, Treasurer; Joan Kurz, Publicity; Janet Scoby, Parliamentarian; Beth Meyer, Community Service; Margaret Priest, Song Leader; Sondra McClain, Pianist; Jody Mock, World Service; Mrs. Ahrens, Sponsor; Diana Schmitt, National Service; Wilma Menold, Special Programs; Susan Stone, Recreation; and Mrs. Priestley, Sponsor. Key Club Key Club Activity was rather restricted this year, thanks to the fact that our membership was largely composed of Juniors and Seniors. This meant that we lost a sizable portion of our number during the runs of the Junior and Senior Plays. being a scant four years old. Its record of ser- vice, already impressive, should be even more outstanding as Key Club becomes more firmly rooted in the school and community. But we still managed to sell our very useful Student Tele- phone Directories, sponsor a dance, sell the Birthdate Calendars (formerly fostered by the P. T.O. ), helped set up the Red Cross Bloodmobile when it was in town, clean Main Street storefront windows following Halloween (free of charge), put on two school Assemblies, and solicit for Cystic Fibrosis. One of our numbers, Vaughn Minton, served as Treasurer of The Kansas District of Key Club International. Key Club is sponsored by the Sabetha Kiwanis Club, is not school-affiliated, but works for the benefit of the school and community and is one of the youngest organizations in SHS. Class Representatives: Dean Remmers, Jr. Class; Ted Remmers, Soph. Class; Randy Garber, Sr. Class. Ronnie Menold, Treas. ; Bob Flentie, Vice Pres. ; Jeff Tennal, Sec. 83 S-Club S-Club sponsored a dance at the Armory. The band was the Morning Dew . We also helped the Jay-Jays buy jackets for the coaches. Officers: Jeff Tennal, Sgt. at Arms; Bob Flentie, Sec. ; Randy Garber, Treas. ; Mark Scarlett, Pres. ; Rixey Wertenberger, Vice. Pres. International Thespian Society This organization was first chartered this year. We sponsored an invitational speech festival here, and presented a speech program at the City Hall for the public. Officers: Delwin Strahm, Clerk; Dave Spring, Vice Pres. ; Danny Montgomery, Pres. ; Jeff Tennal, Sec. Please marry me! 85 Vocal Music The vocal activities this year were: Mixed Chorus-- State Music Festival, Hiawatha exchange concert, Christmas concert, Easter concert; Special Chorus-- County Exchange Meeting, Graduation, Christmas Assembly, Easter Assembly, Thanksgiving Assembly; Madrigal-- Alumni Banquet, Graduation; Triple Trio— State Music Festival; Boys Octet- - County Exchange Meeting. 86 Boys Octet Special Chorus 87 National Honor Society This year NHS provided the usual Senior Scholarship fund. The fifth six weeks we also carried out Opera- tion Smarts , which the Seniors won. 88 Student Council Randy Kellenberger, Treasurer; Ricky Kellenberger, Secretary; Don Cleavinger, Vice President; Jim Cook, President. Student Council sponsored a dance including the students in Uni- fied District 441. We also started to make a new dress code. We had many discussions, but not much action. 89 Officers: Jody Mock, Sec. ; Connie Schmitt, Treas. ; Sondra McClain, Vice Pres. ; Larry Burns, Pres. Band Concert Band Bb CLARINET Joan Kurz Linda Lehman Sharon Noble Beth Meyer Joyce Bauerle Joyce Scoby Melinda Snyder Lisa Rokey Eb ALTO SAX Betty McFall Shari Leman Candy Ragan Anne Haflick Marilyn Althouse TRUMPET Sondra McClain Donald Hicks Rodney Noble John Mowder William Johnstone Donald Rokey TROMBONE Galen Rokey Jeff Tennal Alan Howard BARITONE SAX Larry Burns TENOR SAX Janet Meyer BASS CLARINET Libby Meyer Bb CONTRABASS CLARINET Donald Shump BASSOON Margaret Prietst Eb CLARINET Connie Schmitt Eb ALTO CLARINET Cathy Bauman BARITONE Jeanne Wenger Cheryl Ackerman TUBA Cheryl Ackerman TYMPANI Ronnie Menold BELL LYRE Ann M. Montgomery DRUMS Ann E. Montgomery Sheila Sheeley Ronnie Menold 90 Pep Band TWIRLERS: STANDING: Betty McFall, Candy Ragan. BELOW: Cathy Bauman, Shari Leman. Practice Makes Perfect 91 Randy Kellenberger Ricky Kellenberger Vaughn Minton Keith Barrett Football Lettermen Rixey Wertenberger Bob Flentie Mark Scarlett Don Cleavinger Randy Garber Art Zimmerman Dave Spring Offense Managers- Chuck Garber, James Strathman Defense 95 Freshmen TOP ROW (1-r): Mark Zubler, Duane Campbell, Brent Stoller, Ronnie McFall. MIDDLE ROW: Stan Remmers, Roger Hildwein, Eldo Sylvester, Terry Marmet, Kevin Ragan, Coach Marvin Towse. BOTTOM ROW: Gary Petry, Gregg Wenger, Tom Fenton, Pat Bauman, Rick Luckert, Kim Summers. Juniors TOP ROW (1-r): Rodney Noble, Steve Reid, Don Strahm. BOTTOM ROW: Daryl Hartter, David Drumm, Bill Meister, Steve Leuthold. Sophomores TOP ROW (1-r): Charles Gurney, Steve Barrett, Steve Tappehorn, Milton Drumm, Gene Bauman, Rick Meyer. MIDDLE ROW: Jay Montgomery, Richard Wiltz, Ray Wurzbacher, Ted Remmers, Kim Tennal. BOTTOM ROW: Joe Estle, Jim Williams, Mark Edelman, Dennis Stones, Mike Althouse, Dana Zubler. Underclassmen Lettermen LEFT TO RIGHT: Don Strahm, Steve Reid, Rodney Noble, and Kim Tennal. Varsity FRONT ROW: Don Cleavinger, Jim Cook, Rixey Wertenberger, Mark Scarlett, Dave Spring, Randy Garber. BACK ROW: Coach Marvin Towse, Dan Priest, Don Strahm, Steve Reid, Rod Noble, Bob Campbell, Mark Bahr, and Coach Mark Fahring. B-Team FRONT ROW: Dan Priest, Bob Campbell, Mark Bahr, Rodney Noble, Steve Reid, Don Strahm, and Daryl Hartter. SECOND ROW: Bill Meyer, Phil Bingman, Fred Showman, Joe Estle, and Mike Frey. BACK ROW: Kim Tennal, Rick Meyer, and Dennis Hartter. 97 1969 Basketball Lettermen Mark Scarlett Don Cleavinger Rixey Wertenberger Dave Spring James Cook Randy Garber BELOW, and to the RIGHT are 1969's undergrad lettermen: Don Strahm, FAR LEFT and Steve Reid, LEFT. We didn't get pix for Rodney Noble and Bob Campbell—sorry, boys! 98 Freshman Squad FIRST ROW: Coach Baldridge, Duane Campbell, Drex Flott, Tom Fenton, Gary Petry, Rick Lukert, and Eldo Sylvester. BACK ROW: Ronnie McFall, Roger Hildwein, Brent Stoller, Kirk Summers, Kevin Ragan, Terry Marmet, and Kim Summers. 99 ABOVE: Randy Garber, Kim Tennal, Mike Clark. BELOW, TOP ROW: D. Strahm, Steve Reid, Rixey Wertenberger. BOTTOM ROW: D. Zubler, Kim Tennal, G. Petry. ABOVE, TOP ROW: D. Strahm, R. Wertenberger, A. Zimmerman. BOTTOM ROW: B. Stoller, K. Stret, K. Ragan. BELOW: M. Scarlett, Jim Williams, R. Garber, Keith Barrett. 100 ABOVE: E. Sylvestor, G. Petry, G. Bauman, R. Wurzbacher. RIGHT: TOP ROW: S. Tappehorn, R. Noble, M. Scarlett, K. Barrett, R. Garber. BOTTOM ROW: M. Clark, R. Lukert, E. Sylvester, J. Williams. 101 rols-Country ?tlfermen f'fark Icarlett l4?ith Barrett RandpGarber Dennis Hartter 0 % 0 % JL •0 102 Golf Lettermen La Crosse Country Club First In Regional Bob Flentie, Jeff Tennal, Jim Cook, Randy Kellenberger Coach Marvin Towse 103 Ricky Kellenberger Drex Flott Big 7 League 2 Man Champs Medalist Big 7 League 6 Man Champs Squad TOP ROW: Jim Cook, Dave Spring, Bob Flentie, Jeff Tennal. MIDDLE ROW: Dave Drumm, Steve Leuthold, Drex Flott, Bob Campbell. MIDDLE ROW: Pat Bauman, Rick Kellenberger, Randy Kellen- berger. BOTTOM ROW: Tom Fenton, Duane Campbell, Milton Drumm. 104 Cheerleaders The cheerleaders set their goal this year at raising the school spirit. Other than plan- ning the pep rallies and cheering at the games, they did other things. They baked two Victory cakes for the teams and made a large Victory cake for the coach to pop out of for his pep talk at a rally. At Homecoming they planned a bonfire for the night before the game. Their main project to raise spirit was picking the six girls out of the pep club with the best spirit and honoring them as a Miss Spirit. Out of these six Miss Spirits, the student body voted for a Miss Victory that was crowned at the last league game with Tonganoxie. 105 B-Team ssm 1 Here, for your viewin iard-working and red hopefuls who would 1 Seniors when they gr the Sophomores, and a good look at the Fr l the last you'll see in asuie, are the .ble yo ng � become : tnHi:niors, reshnln. Take n as;--its ( ' Linda Ball Pat Bauman Debra Beale Rhonda Bestwick Ricky Bestwick Duane Campbell Joanne Campbell Nancy Carpenter Joni Dawson Darnelle Feek Tom Fenton Drex Flott Charles Garber Lonnie Gilbert Randy Goodman Jerry Grimm Donald Gutknecht Don Hicks Roger Hildwein Alan Howard Emma Johnstone William Johnstone Dee Jones Janelle Kellenberger Officers: President: Gregg Wenger Vice President: Kirk Summers Secretary: Debbie Rickert Treasurer: Tom Fenton Student Co. Rep. : Drex Flott 108 Paul Key Kay Krebs William Lee D'Ann Leuze Colleen Longberg Lora Lucas Rick Lukert Terry Marmet Wanda Marteney Phil McClain Ricky McClain Ronny McFall Alan McQueen Connie Meyer David Meyer Ferna Meser Sharon Noble Gary Petry Rod Phillips Doug Plattner Kevin Ragan Stanley Remmers Debbie Rickert Steven Rison Mary Robinson Sponsors: Mr. Towse Mr. Fahring 109 Tom Robinson Kyle Rokey Joyce Scoby Doug Sell George Shargas William Shump Anita Sibold Pattie Skoch Greg Snyder Melinda Snyder Rebecca Spellmeier Brent Stoller Sherry Stones Craig Strahm Ruth Strathman Kim Summers Kirk Summers Eldo Sylvester Donald Tibbetts Jeff Tyler Paula Ukele Gregg Wenger Hope Williams Alan Yokum Mark Zubler 110 Marilyn Althouse Michael Althouse Deborah Argabright Steven Barrett Gene Bauman Lennis Bechtelheimer Phillip Bingman Joy Bitterman Robert Brown Milton Drumm Mark Edelman Joe Estle Michael Frey Karen Goodman Yvonne Grimm Roger Grote Charles Gurney Dale Gutknecht Anne Haflick Dennis Hartter Marilyn Hartter Brenda Hollister Carl Kyle Officers: President: Jim Williams Vice President: Mark Edelman Secretary: Libby Meyer Treasurer: Joy Bitterman St. Co. Rep. : Ted Remmers 111 Sharon Lee David Linn Jane Longberg Billy Meyer Janet Meyer Libby Meyer Rick Meyer Jody Mock Jay Montgomery John Mowder John Murchison Tom Noble Erma Plattner Ted Remmers Pat Rodecap Donald Rokey Lisa Rokey Randal Rostetter Sheila Sheeley 112 Norman Sheilds Fred Showman Kathy Shroyer Debbie Stapelton Susan Stone Chris Stones Dennis Stones Marilyn Strahm 113 Cheryl Ackerman Juanita Ahrens Mark Bahr Connie Bartram Joyce Bauerle Kathy Bauman Wayne Bechtelheimer Robert Campbell Mark Carpenter Connie Chilson James Christman Karlene Davis David Drumm Tom Evans Peggy Fahring Becky Flott Warren Geiger Janet Grimm Daryl Hartter Jerome Hartter Linda Hartter Janis Henry Mary Jean Johnson Officers: President: Dean Remmers Vice President: Candy Ragan Secretary: Janet Grimm Treasurer: Ardith Kessler Student Co. Rep. : Mark Bahr 114 Bernie Jurgensmeier Diana Keim Cathy Kellenberger Linda Kellenberger Ardith Kesler Nancy Key Joan Kurz Shari Leman Steven Leuthold Karen Marteney Susan McCollum Betty McFall June McNary Jay McQueen William Meister Ann E. Montgomery Michael Murchison Rodney Noble Zane Painter David Pfrang 115 Danny Priest Margaret Priest Candy Ragan Steven Reid Dean Remmers Roger Rison Richard Robinson Connie Schmitt Gary Scoby Janet Scoby Jack Shaefer Donald Shump David Earl Spring Donald Strahm Doris Sylvester Jean Troxell Rick Wisdom Sponsors: Mrs. Lines Mrs. Finney Mr. Tietjens Mr. McClain Mr. Wyss lib Compliments of your local GAMBLES STORE Dave Mars, Propr. Sabot ha. Kansas Phone: 284-2261 fountain! Sabetha, Kansas Leo and Betty Kellenberger Writing this ad presented an unique problem, namely, How does one sell a rest-home? Well, we finally decided that we re not really selling anything at all. We d just like you to re- member our name in case you have, or someday may have, a friend or relative unable to fur- ther care for himself. We offer friendly and sympathet- ic, competent care. But not isolation. MAPLE VIEW REST HOME Sabetha, Ks. BLUEJAY BOOSTERS DEAN ER W’lLTZ WILLIAMS CLEANERS FAMILY SHOE STORE NEMAHA DRIVE-IN THEATRE HOFP REBUILDING. INC Dl'EY S JEW ELRY GREENE S DRUGSTORE KL RZ-ERANKLIN LUMBER CO. COIFFURES OF FASHION LOHMAN'S FLOWERS NURSERY You' vc come thif far, y ou shouldn't go Unrewarded. Here then isflhe Class of '69, a kaleidoscopic collage of brains, talent, prowess, and unmitigated gall that has set .• Standards of style, pace, and clean-living that will stand for years. _i ____!____3 JAMES ABERLE FFA (1-4), Sentinel (3) President, FFA (4) Key Club (4), Boys Octet (4) Student Council (4) Mixed Chorus (1-4), Special (2-4) Madrigal (2-4) Junior Play Crews (3,4) Senior Play Crews (3,4) Jay Jays (1-4), FHA (1-4) Kayettes (1-4), Pro. Director (4) Cheerleader (3,4) Mixed Special Chorus (3,4) Girls Chorus (3,4) VIANNA BINGMAN CHARLES BACON KEITH BARRETT Band (1-4), Key Club (3,4) Basketball (1,2) Football (1,2), Track (1,2) Mixed Special Chorus (4) Junior Play (3,4) Senior Play (4) President, Band (4) LARRY BURNS Band (1-3), Thespians (4) Treasurer of Class (3) Key Club (2-4), President (4) Vice-President (3) Annual Editor (4) Junior Plays (3,4) Senior Play (4) PAT CHRISTINE 122 MICHAEL CLARK Track (2-4) DONALD CLEAVINGER Football (2-4), Track (2,3) Basketball (2-4) S-Club (2-4) Student Council (4), Vice-Pres. Key Club (3,4) Mixed Special Chorus (3) Junior Play (3,4) Senior Play (3,4) DENNIS CLARK National Honor Society (4) (Transfer Student) President of Class (1) Treasurer of Class (2) Vice-President of Class (3) National Honor Society (2-4) Golf (1-4), Basketball (1-6) S-Club (1-4), FBLA (4) Key Club (3), Mixed Chorus (3) Student Council (1,4) President, Student Council (4) Football (1,2), Track (1-3) Basketball (1), FBLA (3) Cross Country (2-4) S-Club (1-4) Kayettes (1), Mixed Chorus (4) Girls Chorus (4) JAMES COOK MIKE DAWSON ERNESTINE ELTON 123 CHRISTIE ERICKSTEN ROBERT FLENTIE RANDALL GARBER FHA (1,2), Kayettes (1-4) Mixed Chorus (1-4) Special Chorus (4) Girls Chorus (4) Football (1-4), Golf (1-4) Key Club (3,4) S-Club (2-4), Secretary (4) Junior Play (3) S-Club (3,4), Treasurer (4) Football (1-4), Track (1-4) Basketball (1,2,4) Cross Country (4) Key Club (1-4), Sen. Rep. (4) Mixed Special Chorus (1-4) Boys Octet (4) Madrigal (2-4) FBLA (4), Senior Play (4) Track (1-3), Basketball (1) DANIEL GOODMAN Kayettes (1-4), FHA (1-4) Jay Jays (3,4), FBLA (4) Junior Play (4) LINDA GUTKNECHT Kayettes (1-4), Jay Jays (3,4) TERESA HARTTER JANET HEINICER JOHN HOFFMAN CAROL HOLLISTER National Honor Society (2-4) Vice-President, NHS (4) Jay Jays (1-4), FBLA (1-4) Kayettes (1-4), Vice-President (4) FHA (1-4) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) Triple Trio (4) Madrigal (3,4) Girls Chorus (1 -4) Valentine Queen (4) Mixed Chorus (4) (Special Student) Mixed Chorus (2-4) Kayettes (1-4) FHA (1-3) Junior Play (3) Football (1,2), FBLA (4) Junior Play (3,4) Senior Play (3,4) ROGER HOLLISTER Kayettes (2-4), FHA (2-4) Jay Jays (3,4), Vice-President (4) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) FBLA (3,4), Vice-President (4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (3) State Speech Festivel (4) Thespians (4) SARAH JONES FFA (1-4), Reporter (4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (3,4) Mixed Chorus (3,4) Special Chorus (4) Boys Chorus (4) JAMES KELLENBERCER 125 RANDY KELLENBERCER RICKY KELLENBERCER EDWARD KEY Football (1-4), Golf (1-4) Basketball (1-3), FBLA (2,3) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) National Honor Society (2-4) Key Club (2,3), S-Club (2-4) Student Council (4), Treasurer School Paper Editor (4) Junior Play (3) Track (1-3), FFA (1-4) Football (1-4), Track (2,3) Basketball (1-3), Golf (1,4) President of Class (3) Student Council (3,4), Sec. (4) National Honor Society (2-4) Key Club (2,3), S-Club (3,4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) Kayettes (1,2) National Honor Society (3,4) Kays (1) Junior Play (3,4) Senior Play (3,4) Kayettes (1-4), Board (4) Secretary, Kayettes (4) FBLA (2,3), Secretary (3) Jay Jays (1-4), FHA (1-4) Cheerleader (3,4), Band (1-4) Secretary of Class (3) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) Madrigal (3,4), Triple Trio (4) Clarinet Choir (2-4) Homecoming Queen Candidate (4) Valentine Queen Candidate (3) State Music Festival (2-4) DONALD LARABEE PEGGY LEE HARTTER LINDA LEHMAN 126 Jay Jays (1-4), FHA (1-3) Kayettes (1-4) Mixed Special Chorus (4) EDNA McFALL LARRY LINN Thespians (4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) PATSY LUCAS Jay Jays (1-4), FHA (1-3) Kayettes (1-4) Band (1-4), Madrigal (2-4) Key Club (2-4), Treasurer (4) Mixed Special Chorus (1-4) National Honor Society (2-4) Treasurer, NHS (4) Treasurer of Class (1) Boys Octet (4) State Music Festival (4) RONALD MENOLD SONDRA McCLAlN Jay Jays (1-4), Band (1-4) FHA (1,2), Thespians (4) Kayettes (1-4), Pianist (4) Vice President of Band (4) Treasurer of Class (4) FHA (1-4), President (4) Kayettes (1-4), Board (4) National Honor Society (2-4) Secretary, NHS (3) FBLA (4), Thespians (4) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) Paper Editor (4), Jay Jays (2-4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) WILMA MENOLD 127 ?fcw 2!2SEBSBasS ELIZABETH MEYER VAUGHN MINTON ANN MONTGOMERY FHA (1-4), Historian (4) Kayettes (1-4), Board (4) Mixed Special Chorus (1-4) Band (1-4), FBLA (2-4) Jay Jays (1-4), Triple-Trio (4) Halloween Queen (4) Cheerleader (2-4) Head Cheerleader (4) Secretary of Class (2) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) State Music Festival (4) Key Club (2-4), Pro. Chr. (3) District Treasurer, Key Club (4) Football (1-4), Track (1,2) Band (1-3), Boys Octet (4) Mixed Special Chorus (4) S-Club (4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) Kayettes (1-4), Board (3,4) Treasurer, Kayettes (4) Band (4), Jay Jays (1-4) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) Vice-President of Class (2) Madrigal (3,4), FBLA (2,3) Thespian (4), Cheerleader (3,4) Triple-Trio (4) FHA (1-4), FHA Songleader (3) Miss FHA (3), Homecoming Queen Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) Football (1,2), Track (1) Basketball (1,2), Key Club (3) Prom Chairman (3) Thespians (4), President (4) Homecoming Escort (4) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) State Speech Contest (4) DANIEL MONTGOMERY Key Club (3,4), Thespians (4) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) Boys Octet (4) Senior Play (4) Junior Play (3) State Speech Festival (4) CREC NEWLIN S-Club (3,4), Cross Country (3,4) Track (2-4) NEIL PLATTNER 128 KEITH RODGERS FBLA (4), Football (1-3) Track (1), Kays (1) Basketball (1) Junior Play (3) Senior Play (4) Jay Jays (1-4), President (4) Secretary, Jay Jays (3) Band (1-3), Secretary (3) Kayettes (1-4), FHA (1-4) Senior Play (4) Student Council (4) DIANNA SCHMITT GALEN ROKEY Band (1-4), Key Club (2,3) FFA (1-4), Secretary (3) Vice-President, FFA (4) Junior Play (3) National Honor Society (2-4) President, NHS (4) Student Council (4) Mixed Special Chorus (1-4) Madrigal (1-4), Boys Glee (1-4) Boys Octet (4), Valentine King (4) Kayettes (1-4), Board (2-4) President, Kayettes (4) Student Council (4), FHA (1-4) FBLA (3,4), Secretary (4) Jay Jays (1-4), Thespians (4) State Speech Festival (4) Christmas Queen (4) Mixed Chorus (3,4) Prom Server (2) Junior Play (3) Annual Staff (4) SUSAN SCOBY MARK SCARLETT Track (1-4), Football (1-4) Basketball (1-4), FBLA (1-3) Cross Country (2-4) S-Club (2-4), President (4) Student Council (4) Key Club (2,3) Mixed Special Chorus (1-3) Junior Play (3) Key Club (2,3) MELVIN SELL 129 DEBORAH SHARCAS Mixed Chorus (4), Junior Play Senior Play (4) FFA (1-4), Treasurer (4) ARDEN STOLLER DEBORAH SKOCH Jay Jays (1-4), FHA (1-4) Kayettes (1-4), Prom Server (2) Homecoming Queen Candidate (4) Kayettes (1-4), Board (3,4) Jay Jays (1-4), Board (4) FHA (1-4), Board (3,4) Secretary of Class (1) Mixed Special Chorus (1-3) Band (1-3), FBLA (2,4) Student Council (4) Cheerleader (2-4) CYNTHIA STRAHM DAVID SPRING Track (1), Football (1-4) Golf (2-4), Basketball (1-4) Key Club (3,4), FBLA (3,4) National Honor Society (2-4) Student Council Rep. (3) Vice-President of Class (4) S-Club (4) Mixed Special Chorus (2-4) FFA (1-4), Secretary (4) Key Club (2-4), Pro. Chr. (4) Thespians (4), Clerk (4) Junior Play (3,4) Senior Play (3,4) DELWIN STRAHM 130 JON SUMMERS DARYL SURDEZ JEFFREY TENNAL Golf (1-4), Key Club (2-4) Student Council (1,2,4) FBLA (2-4), President (4) Junior Play (3,4) Senior Play (3,4) Football (1), Track (1,2) Basketball (1) Junior Play (3) Key Club (2-4), S-Club (1-4) Band (1-4), Golf (1-4) Mixed Special Chorus (4) Student Council (4) Thespians (4), Sec. -Treas. (4) Secretary, Key Club (4) Key Club (2,3), FBLA (4) Mixed Special Chorus (4) Track (2) KEVIN TENNAL (Special Student) ANN THOMPSON Jay Jays (1-4), FHA (2,3) Secretary, Jay Jays (4) Kayettes (1-4), Band (1-3) Secretary of Class (4) NEVA TIBBETTS 131 RIXEY WERTENBERGER S-Club (2-4), Vice-President (4) Student Council (4), Band (1-3) Mixed Chorus (4), Football (1-4) Special Chorus (4), Track (1-4) Boys Octet (4), Basketball (1-4) Senior Class President (4) Thespian Society (4) Key Club (4), Senior Play (4) Junior Play (3,4) State Music Festival (4) LARRY WURZBACHER Football (2,3), FFA (1-4) Track (2,3), FFA Sentinel (4) ARTHUR ZIMMERMAN S-Club (3,4), Football (1-4) Track (1,2,4) 132 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES On May 22, 8:00 P. M. , graduation ceremonies were held for the 1969 Senior Class at the City Auditorium. Congressman Chester L. Mize addressed the Senior Class. Ronnie Menold's performance of Polon- aise by Chopin was followed by the singing of the traditional Halls Of Ivy. Presenta- tion of the diplomas was conducted by Don Montgomery and William Deaver. Congressman Mize presenting the address. (LEFT) Other participants in the Commencement Exercises included J.A. Cleavinger, Beryl Drumm, Rev. John Domsch, and School Board members William Deaver and Don Montgomery. 133 (NEW SCHOOL, continued from page 65. ) board of USD 441, and initial planning work was begun. Later that fall, various and sundry archi- tectural firms were interviewed about a new building. After many exhaustive hours of inter- views, the firm of Horst, Terrill, and Karst of Topeka was retained for the purpose of designing and overseeing the construction of our new building. tion was set at $1,399,000). This figure included the new building at Sabetha, the new phys-ed plant at Wetmore, and all necessary sitework. The date for the bond election was set at Tuesday, October 24, 1967. Immediately, many people, including high school students from the district high schools, went to work campaigning for the passage of the issue. At about tliis same time, a citizens committee was organized with Luther Clark, Wilma Ackerman, Harlan Bailey, Stephen Gleason, Gerald Sourk, Ernest Lukert, Eldora Isch, Glenn Stoller, Eugene Marti, Jack Mock, Marie Montgomery, and Robert Pfrang as its members. Bob Bundy, representing Beecroft, Cole, Incorporated of Topeka, was em- ployed as a financial advisor to assist in the form- ulation of a budget. HT K presented their preliminary plans and construction estimates to the board in the early part of 1967. By this time, after looking at many possible building sites, the building site inspection committee of Don Montgomery, Bill Reed, and Don McFall had become thoroughly convinced that the school should be built near Sabetha, rather than in the rural area. This of course did not please all of the board members, but Mr. Cleavinger pointed out that since the center of population was Sabetha, and since all utilities, including fire and police protection were available in Sabetha, it would seem a little bit foolish to put the building too far from Sabetha's limits. So 63 acres of land, south of the present Elementary School, were purchased from Harold Scoby with funds from a Capitol Building Fund already in existence. During this time, Mr. Cleavinger had been in near-constant contact with the architects and financial advisor, so early in June, it was deter- mined that something in the neighborhood of 1 1 2-million dollars would be needed to build the new high school, plus a new physical education plant and locker-room at Wetmore. After considerable discussion, many meetings of the citizens committee, after several visits to other new school-buildings, and more discussion, it was decided to model our new building after the new high school building in Ottawa, Kansas, de- signed by HT K in 1965. The building at Ottawa was a fairly expensive one, so the aforementioned building innovations were employed to cut costs (not corners). Finally, the total construction cost was brought to the relatively e :act figure of $1,400,Q00 (though the.bond elec-. The night of October 24 was especially dark for Mr. Cleavinger and all the other supporters of the new school. The election had failed by 17 votes. Mr. Cleavinger and the Board immediately went to work to have the bond election rerun, as there were no laws preventing such a thing, and only a few state-required technicalities to surmount. The bond election was rerun on December 6, 1967; this time the bond passed by 34 votes, and it's been mostly downhill sledding ever since. In the early part of 1968, construction contracts were let to the lowest bidders, with the total con- struction cost coming to $1,283,965 for the two buildings. The architects' fee of 6°A came to $77,037. 90 bringing the total up to $1,361,002. 90. Additional expenses (for core-drilling at the site, etc. ) brought the complete and total cost to $1,369,663. 84. This left a contingency of $29,336. 16 for any eventualities, in addition to a fund of $134,000 with which to outfit the buildings. We asked Mr. Cleavinger what the major consider- ation in the design of this building was. Money, was the answer. He went on to explain that this meant getting as much school as possible for the money they had available, hence the manifold design and construction innovations. And what were the biggest problems encountered in the construction of the building? He mentioned several, notably getting required materials at a price within the bond issue estimates and getting them to the site, the inclement weather that held up construction for a couple of months, and the few little labor disputes that sprang up. It is a building to be proud of, a building that in every way, in every part of every room speaks distinctly of versatile and modern educational technique. It is a building to be experienced, not merely observed. Mr. Cleavinger and the many men and women working with him have succeeded in securing a building that is both functionally elegant, and at the same time fully equipped to meet the needs of the future of education. r Editing a yearbook is anger, joy, impatience, patience, camaderie, solitude, sheer pleasure, nervous breakdowns, responsibility, an outlet, and many other super- latives, negatives, and extremes. It is also owing a debt of gratitude to quite a few people at the end of the year. It is a tradition in many college and high school yearbooks that the editor express his gratitude to those people who, at one time or another, in some way, made his load a little lighter. It is now officially a tradition for Sabetha's yearbook editors. First of all, I'd like to thank Mrs. Marjorie Lines and Mr. Beryl Drumm, my advisor and principal, who set no stipulations, regula- tions, or qualifications regarding the annual, managed to put up with me all year, and just gener- ally worried along with me. I'd also like to thank Rick Kel- lenberger for being such a big help to me in so many ways, and for being the first staff member to get his pages in (and well before the end of school, too!). A special thanks goes to Gery Kauffman, American Yearbook Company representative, for all the support, advice, and en- couragement he gave me this year. Thanks also go to everyone who bought advertising, and to every- one who sold it. This annual could never have happened without your help. And for spending countless num- bers of his Sunday afternoons helping me with my photography, performing numerous photographic rescues, and doing such a good job with his annual work, Mr. Norman Dreher receives my sincere thanks. The parties mentioned above deserve outright recognition. Naturally, there have been many others who were of great service during the year. If they have not yet received my personal ex- pressions of gratitude, they may rest assured that they are forth- coming. Of course, everyone who worked, REALLY WORKED on the staff this year has my eternal gratitude, individually moderated and subject to change as condi- tions warrant. The word yearbook has interpreta- tions limited only by your im- agination. Quite literally, anything goes, but only so long as die basic purpose of the yearbook is fulfilled. It isn't, after all, a comic book. A broadcaster can't operate a station solely for his own benefit. In fact, he can't even acquire an operating license unless he states very- specifically what he intends to do in the way of public service. It's the same way with yearbooks. Within the framework and concept of the yearbook, there is a great deal of room for highly individual artistic expression and experi- mentation. But the staff is not made up just of artists and innova- tors--it is a melange of many diverse talents. On a staff, there is just as much need of the pragma- tists as there is of the artists and journalists, and for these reasons I urge everyone reading this to in- vestigate a position on your year- book staff, when the time comes. But whether you're designing the ladder diagram that will deter- mine the form and content of the book, out selling advertising space, or typing the pages, you'll find being on the staff to be a richly rewarding, highly varied experience. 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