Tekonsha High School - Indian Yearbook (Tekonsha, MI)

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ACHIEVEMENTS ANDREA ALTHAVER - F.N.C. 1,2,3, 4; F.H.A. 1,2, 3,4; Annual Staff 2,3; Class Officer 2.4; Majorette 2,3,4; Junior Play; Senior Play; Volunteen; Honor Student. MIKE BOWLING - Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1.2.3,4; Baseball 1,2,3; Varsity Club 2.3,4; Class Officer 1,2; Court 2; Glee Club 1. KATHY BROWN - Band 1,2,3.4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; F.N.C. 2,3,4; Class Officer 4; Junior Play; Volunteen; Glee Club 1; Senior Play; Science Club 4. NANCY CASEBEER - Glee Club 1; F.H.A. 1; Cheerleader 2,3,4; Class Officer 3; Junior Play; Senior Play; Honor Student. STEVE CAVINDER - Basketball 1,2, 3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Baseball 1,2,3; Class Officer 2; Varsity Club 1,2,3,4; Science Club; Homecoming King 4. BOB COPELAND - Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 4; Track 4; Varsity Club 2,3,4; Science Club; Captain of Basketball; Captain of Baseball. GARY DAVIS - Football 2,3; Basketball 3; Court 4; Class Officer 3; Junior Play. NANCY DOOLITTLE - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Annual Staff 3; Honor Student. VICKIE DYER - Jay Club 4; Court 4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4. JOHN GOHEEN - F.F.A. 1,2,4. KANDY KOWALSKI - F.N.C. 1; F.H.A. 1; Science Club 4; Court 3; Junior Play; Senior Play. EDITH LaMEE - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Jay Club 4. LARRY LLOYD - Football 1,2,3; Baseball 1,2,3; Track 4; Court 3; Glee Club. SANDY MAHRLE - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; F.N.C. 1,2,3.4; Junior Play; Annual Staff4; Glee Club 1; Volunteen. JERRY MARTINSON - Basketball 1.2.3,4; Football 1,2.3,4; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Class Officer 1, 2,3,4; Varsity Club 1,2,3,4; Science Club 4; Honor Student. PAM MAIN - Band 1,2,3; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; F.N.C. 1,2,3,4; Court 4; Class Officer 3; Junior Play; Senior Play; Glee Club 1; Dance Band 1,2,3; Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow; John Philip Sousa Band Award 3; Student Teacher; Volunteen; Science Club; Valedictorian; Honor Student. KATHRYN McFADDEN - F.H.A. 1,2,3.4; F.N.C. 1,2,3.4; Court 1; Junior Play; Senior Play; Annual Staff 2,3; Dance Band 1,2; Volunteen. EARL McFADDEN - F.F.A. ALICE MELLVILLE - Cheerleader 4; F.H.A. 1.2,3,4; Annual Staff 4; Senior Play; Student Council. KATHY MILLARD - Junior Play; Senior Play; Court 4. MARY OLDS - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Senior Play; Jay Club. PAT PALMAT1ER - Football 1,2,3,4; Class Officer 1; Court 1; Glee Club 1; Senior Play; Science Club 4; Varsity Club. PATTY POTTER - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Class Officer 4; Jay Club; Olivetti Underwood Award of Merit; Key Award, F.H.A. Honor Student. 12

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CLASS WILL I have been very busy the last few weeks drawing up the will of this wealthy class of 1965. Our wealth cannot be measured in dollars and cents. It is to be measured in things much more valuable. We have stored up such a vast amount of knowledge and ability. Some of this we have decided to keep as we might need it. We do not want our surplus knowledge to go to waste so we have decided to will it to people who need it. I am sure each of our heirs will feel eternally grateful. We, the class of 1965, will all of our old textbooks to the school. Since all information found in these books is now implanted in our minds, we have no need of them. Our minds are weighed down with all this stored up knowledge, but we'll survive. I am sure the burden will be lightened as the weeks go by. Each of us has an over supply of some quality and is now going to will this surplus as follows; I, Andrea Althaver, will my ability to burn any dish I make to Cindy Paradine. Cindy has seldom had a failure; Andrea seldom a success. I, Mike Bowling, will my ability to be quiet to noisy Theo Smoke. I, Kathy Brown, will my ability to get good grades to Jerry Thompson. I, Nancy Casebeer, will my acting ability to Mary Ann Vanderpool. Nancy seems to have trouble keeping her tie out of her soup. I, Steve Cavinder, will my even temper to Marilyn Macky. 1, Edith LaMee, will my ability to show interest in Home-Ec to Penny Drudge. I, Kathryn McFadden, will my sewing ability to the 1st year Home-Ec class. I, Bob Copeland, will my ability to play basketball to Ed Shumway. I, Gary Davis, will my ability to sleep in Lit. class to Gwyn Randall. I, Nancy Doolittle, will my stubbornness to Brenda Katz who is so agreeable. I, Vicki Dyer, will my ability to cook to Linda Janusz. I, John Goheen, will my ready smile to Don Lloyd. 1, Kandy Kowalski, will my ability to drive the Mustang to Pete Ragusa. I, Larry Lloyd, will my ability to attract girls to Jim Duty. 1, Sandy Mahrle, will my negative attitude to anyone who thinks positive. I, Pam Main, will my ability to get the family car to Bill Ewers who seems to have trouble getting the family car his share of the time. I, Jerry Martinson, will my ability to rip my slacks to the freshman girls who seem to be trying. Don't buy them so small girls. I, Earl McFadden, will my studious ways to Charlene Rarick. I, Alice Melville, will my ability to stay active in high school to John Davis. 1, Kathy Millard, will my ability to be all talk and no action to Don Selby who is no talk and all action. I, Mary Olds, will my sweet disposition to Paulette Olds. I, Patrick Palmatier, will my ability to listen in on the girls conversations to any guy who wishes he could. I, Ron Pierce, will my ability to skip school and get caught to the Juniors who seem to get away with alot. I, Larry Putnam, will my friendly way to the upcoming 8th grade class who will need it. I, Sharon Rarick, will my driving ability to Phil Shaffer. I, Janice Sanford, will my grace and poise to Sharron Patten. I, Linda Reese, will my ability to fry eggs to Conrad Voshen. 1, Sharon Selby, will my twirling ability to Jackie Miller who has a good start. I, Glenn Sweet, will all my aches and pains to Leo Herman who will play football no matter what.» I, Kenneth Thornton, will my leisurely way to Dennis Jackson who is always in a hurry. 1, Ross Walker, will my job and car payments to anybody who thinks he can keep them up. This is the last will and testament of the Class of 1965. II

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Pam Main Valedictory Parents and friends, classmates and teachers: Saying farewell for the Senior Class of 1966 involves a mixture of pleasure and sadness. We are pleased that so many have come to our graduation exercises. Yet we realize that we are saying goodbye to friends and experiences we will always treasure. You in the audience and we on the stage have looked forward to this occasion together. We are thrilled to be graduating and feel sure that you share the feeling with us. Graduation marks the end of one important period in our lives and the beginning of another. Each letter of the word graduation has a special meaning to me. G stands for goals; first of all the goals of our childhood. These were minor goals: friends and happiness from day to day. Next we became junior high or high school students, and probably the most important goal for most of us was graduating from high school. Now we have reached that point and must strive for the goals of adulthood. Each of us will have a different goal as we go our separate ways: perhaps college, job or marriage; and with work and determination we will each achieve our goal in our own way. ”R , to me, means responsibilities. In school our responsibilities have been few. We were responsible to our teachers and to our parents for doing our best. Now, even though we still have some parental guidance, we are primarily responsible to ourselves. Suddenly, we face the responsibilities of adulthood, of making our own decisions, and shaping our own future. A represents both past and present achievement. Thus far, our greatest achievement has been this graduation. Now that we are leaving high school and the group behind, our achievements will be as individuals. We must achieve the goals and ideals of adulthood. D means development; development spiritually, mentally, and physically. Now that we are graduating, we must develop to the point where we can accept the challenge that we are facing at this point in our lives. What to do with our lives is now up to us, and we must develop the maturity to decide wisely. U stands for understanding. The understanding of our purpose in life and the understanding of our fellow man. Our generation will soon be helping to work out the problems that now plague man and the world. Perhaps this better understanding will someday dissolve the cause of many of the problems between nations and races. A represents ambition; the ambition to push ahead and become successful in our chosen field. I think that ambition and ability go hand in hand. Both are important in life because without one, the other is not worth much. We must want to do something or have the ambition to do it as well as have the ability. T means trust. In past years we have trusted in our parents and friends and teachers. Now we will trust in ourselves, our fellow man, and God. This trust in our ability to succeed helps us through rough spots in life as much as anything else, and it will help us to triumph in the end. I means interest; interest in the world around us, interest in our job, interest in each other. Our years in school have done must to develop our interest in other people, nations, and our own United States. As we leave school, we should continue to further these interests to give variety and meaning to our lives. O stands for optimism. As we leave high school behind, we are all probably optimistic about our futures. Of course, we are leaving cherished memories and friends behind, but the future is bright and has unlimited possibilities for all of us. With determination and work we can do almost anything; nothing is impossible. Where there is a will, there is a way. The last letter of graduation, N , should stand for new horizons. Tonight we will go forth from die familiar into the unknown and untried. Our horizons are unlimited and challenging. This graduation should not be a sad occasion, but a happy one. We have reached the turning point that we have been striving for, for 13 years and can face the future unafraid. In this closing hour of our years in high school we are grateful to you for making our education possible. Today is the high point in an important period in our lives. Whatever we decide that we can do in life you can be sure that our thoughts will return many times to our days in this school and to our graduation day. In behalf of the class of 1965, thank you for coming to our graduation. 13