Union Local High School - Unorama Yearbook (Mansfield, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY THE YEAR 19 O THE PLACE Union High School THE EVENT The first day of high school for 37 Proud Freshmen The first class meeting was supervised by our advisor, Miss Lonsinger The fol lowing able bodied officers were elect d Pres Yvonne Thompson V Pres Sue Kissel, Sec Gene Tennant, Treas Don Backensto, Student Council Rep Shirley Baker and Charles Ritter, News Reporter Bruce Hasenzahl The Senior Class took great pride in initiating us Yvonne Thomp son was elected class attendant for Homecoming with Don Backensto escort ing her Majorettes from our class were Norma Fulk,Penny Mowrey and Loeta Cook Don Backensto served on the Var sity team, with Bruce Edmonds, Francis Whisler, Chuck Ritter, Chuck Lambright The Girls All Star team had just one Freshmen girl, Sue Kissel Ruth Feaster was chosen attendant from our class for May Day,and Willard Koo sovsky was her escort At the end of the year we lost John Lajack, James Walker, and William Van Over The beginning of our Sophomore year,we gained M new classmates Betty Newland, Orleanis Sloane, Emma Church and James Rakestraw Class officers were Pres Willard Kocsovsky,V Pres Don Backensto, Sec Loeta Cook, Treas Francis Whisler, Student Council Rep Pat Hairston and Russell Owens Shirley Baker was elected Home coming attendant with James Rakestraw as her escort Don Backensto and also James Rakestraw were on the Varsity team, while Charles Ritter, Bruce Ed monds, John Rock, Gene Tennant, Chuck Lambright, and Francis Whlsler served on the Reserve Gene Tennant, Charles Ritter, and Don Backensto were on the baseball squad Don Backensto was also on the track team Sue Kissel and Loeta Cook were on the Girls All Star team Norma Fulk was again majorette Nancy Blust was May Day attendant with Charles Ritter escorting her During the year, we lost Orleanis Sloane, Howard Price, John Rock, Joyce Culler, and Delores Brooks Three fourth of our way thro ugh we began the year with Miss Lon singer as our advisor, and also Mr Howe Officers were chosen as follows Pres Francis Whisler, V Pres Chuck Ritter, Sec Marlene Clark,Treas Norma Fulk, Student Council Rep James Rake straw and Yvonne Thompson Sue Kissel was Homecoming at tendant with Bruce Edmonds as her es cort Don Backensto, James Rakestraw, Bruce Edmonds, Francis whlsler, will ard Kocsovsky, and Gene Tennant on the Varsity team Reserve team was upheld by Charles Lambright, Charles Ritter, Fred Wolf, and Jack Garrison On the Girls All Star was Sue Kissel, Loeta Cook, Penny Mowrey,Norms Norma Fulk, one of our major ettes, was chosen by the student body as May Day Queen, with Marlene Clark, escorted by Francis Whisler, as one of her attendants Our Junior play was held April 19, entitled 'My Cousin From Texas The most out standing activity was pre paring for the Junior Senior prom,held in the gym, May 9 with the theme of Hitch Your Wagon to a Star Our final year, for which some of us have been waiting, we have as our advisors, Mrs Kraft and Mr Howe Officers to share the responsibility are Pres James Rakestraw, V Pres Ruth Feaster,Sec Merle Shaffner,Treas Nancy Blust, Student Council Rep Sue Kissel and Don Backensto,News Reporter Francis Whisler Ellen Bowersock and Caroline Hart joined our class Nancy Blust was chosen from our class as cheerleader to help cheer the boys to victoryl Don Backensto, James Rakestraw, Bruce Edmonds, and Wtllard Kocsovsky were on the Varsity Penny Mowrey and Charles Lambright were in band all four years This year our out standing sc tivities were selling ads and working on the annual, of which Loeta Cook is editor Continued after class prophecy ----- 5 e 3 - e 2 e g Q . ' a .. 'O and Willard Kocsovaky on the Reserve. Fulk, and Nancy Blust. rf I .II I 1 ' on

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THE CLASS WILL OF l95M We, the Senior Class o Hl95h of Union Hi School,of Richland County, in the State of Ohio, being of sound mind and body, do make this last will and testament to be published We, have solemnly decided to part with our beloved possessions follows Item I To the Teachers will our squirt guns Item II To the Juniors bequeath our dignity and manners Item III To the Sophomores grant our list of excuses to get out of study hall Pat Hairston wills her Marilyn Monroe figure to Joyce Bishop Caroline Hart leaves with the school the shy and scared feeling she brought with her, which was overcome by the friendliness of all the Student body Dick Holmes wills his loud ness to Ken Shaffer Sue Kissel wills her ability to get around to anyone who can top it Willard Kocsovsky wills all his brains to Floyd Culler Chuck Lambright wills his drums to Marvin Pifer Penny Mowrey wills her ability to keep out of mischief to Robert Sto ner Pauline Perry wills her brown eyes to Mildred Adams Harold Rader wills 30 pounds to Item IV To the Freshmen teachers Item V To the Janitors W leave our messed up chalk boards Item VI To whom it may concern Don Backensto wills his black, curly hair and basketball ability t Stanley Young Shirley Baker wills her diamond to anyone who has nerve enough to try to get it Nancy to cheerlead Ellen bra to Leona Blust wills her ability to Marcia Crunkilton Bowersock wills her alge Danals Paul Butenschon wills his in telligence to John McCormick Varlene Clark wills her yellow Chevs o anyone who thinks they have a prettier one Loeta Cook wills her ability to have boys call her 'Bashful' to Judy Pittenger Charlotte Danals wills her tem per to Joan Mount Bruce Edmonds wills his height to Johnny Berns Ruth Feaster wills her ability to keep her man to Carol Crunkilton Norma Fulk wills her quietness to Luana Au Jim Rakestraw wills his ability not to will anything to anyone who is willing to take his will Chuck Ritter wills his hotrod member ship card to Duane Maxwell Walter Shoup wills his Chevy to Dick Shaffer Merle Shaffner wills his ability to hit bridges to Bob Milum Gene Tennant wills his Junior girls to anyone who can get them Yvonne Thompson wills her abil ity to stay with one man to Virginia Coutts Francis Whisler wills his legs to Evelyn Garver Fred Wolf wills his Toni' to Coach Meffley In the presence of the under s1gned,we,be1ng the Senior Class, have signed our name to this our last will and testament, this Second day of June in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Four THL SENIOR CLASS WITNESSES Jerry Lewis Gordon Howe Dean Martin I ff H de 0 8.8 - ------ : We . ----- : We ' -- : We - ----- : We will our ability to get along with the Melvin Zehner- ------ : e - O e - ' ll U J E I I