Shreve High School - Trojan Yearbook (Shreve, OH)

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CLASS HISTCRY Ccn't After a summer spent completely in getting prepared for our Senior Year, we entered upon that long desired goal. Ie found there were now only 39 in the fold. Jack Hostettler was given the honor of being the Senior class president. Vice President, John Firebaughg Secre- tary, Annabelle Hershbergerg Treasurer, Susie Logan, Student Council, Janet Willard and Franklin Garrettg and Reporter, Betty Lou Swartzwalder make up the rest of the class officers. Dean Akins, Jack Hostettler, Richard Armstrong, Paul Dessenberg, and Roger Wachtel were on the varsity basketball team Dean Akins was captain and Richard Armstrong served as 60' captain Dean lkins, Roger Wachtel, Jack Hostettler, Ronald Amos, Richard Armstrong, Paul Dessenberg, and Frank Hoover were on the baseball team Those on the track team were John rirebaugh, Jim Dunham, Franklin Kustin, and Frank Newmann Annabelle Hershberger and Susie Logan were varsity cheerleaders Barbara Reeves and Susie Logan were on the negatlve team in debate Agaln Barbara and Susie each gave a Prince of Peace address As was the custom, we picked up potatoes to earn money for our Semor tmp, and, as true to custom, our backs got mighty sore Our class play 'Silas Smldge From 'mrrup R1cge , was a b1g success We all hoped Henry wouldn't develop the smoklng hablt, since he was requlred to do so 1n the play For our gift to Rr Barrett, it was decided to give hm a hat, as we so carefully dropped one of his ln the dighwater during the nlght we served refreshments at the Halloween carnlval The main thang ln our minds this year was money and how to get :Lt Yes, money needed for our Senlor trip our goal was finally reached through bake sales, talent shows, candy stand, and many other ways Agaln we gave our Christmas program before the high school As this was to be the last time we would ever give it, each of us felt a lump in h1s throat It was after th1s, that it began to dawn upon our little mlnds that this really was our last year of school Now each and all of us began to grasp everythlng that school h d to offer Our Senior pictures were f1n1shed early ln December All our rel tlves were swamped wlth 'you know what' for Christmas All the Sen1ors were amazed when underclassmen stlll wanted a fr1endsh1p after belng wlth us for 12 years In May we gave our farewell assembly program Q1 the outs1de, we all d1d our best to put on a jolly lc-ok, whale on the 1nside we knew someth1ng was golng to be m1ss1ng, whlch could never be replaced our Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises were wonderful The zlrls wore whlte gowns, wh1le the boys wore blue Now at the end of our goal, we had our reward for our accomplishment Yes, our Senior trip It turned out to be every thlng expected and much more As we returned home and started blddmg our farewells, we knew we had been a very for tunate cl ss Our sponsor, Mr Barrett, who had been with us all our years of high school, had been more than Just a teacher to us, but had been a wonderful friend and person, whom would never forget Our high school days had been happy ones and, as every one took for granted, we had learned something Yes, these days were in the past, but our frlends and memories would last forever Q NN yy ag fi! ff!! J ' W9 if Hgh a . ' . we 0414?-ln K,-'XX R I Je, . .fi J' I X' E X -r 'lk 3 N -f X' : x K X f feff X ff X 7 X K 4 : 2 f I ' Xxx xx V