Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

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Sophomore Class We started our Sophomore year with thirty-one students and Mr. Sleater as advisor. The first class meeting was devoted to electing class officers who were as follows : President - Richard Myers Vice-President - Doug Steward Secretary - Donna Jeanne Lovell Treasurer - Stanley Trumble To earn money we sponsored a “Twirp Dance, which was held November fourth, and decided to make it an annual affair. We also sold refreshments at basketball games. We planned and had an ice skating party during the winter. Freshman Class History We are the Freshmen, Rah.’ Rah.’ We started our Freshman year with forty-four pupils and coach, Bob Gelina, as our advisor. We elected class officers and they were as follows: President---------------Joanne Joppie Vice-President--------------- Jane Newman Treasurer---------------------Bruce Benedict Secretary------------------------------Sally Leslie Our Student Council Representatives are Harry Smith and Elouise Childs. We went through the usual initiation put on by the Sophomores. We had to wear costumes all day and in the evening. At night the Sophomore Class entertained us with a party. We are raising money by selling pop at baseball games and by selling ash trays. Sally Leslie Class Secretary 19

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Junior Class i Our class started their first year in high school with the small sum of 19 pupils and our advisor, Mr. Gelina. The officers were: Norma Stephenson, President; Barbara Gorodenski, Vice-President; Barbara Leslie, Secretary; and Ardyce Southern, Treasurer. September 26 was a big day for us and one we won’t forget soon. The little Sophomores initiated us that day. Two boys made the basketball team that year. They were Ronald Mull and Roger Wells. Three members from our class gave speeches at the Speech Contest: Norma Stephenson, Phyllis Clarke, and Joan Moore. Our treasury was built up by selling candy and pop at the baseball games and by selling T-shirts. The following year we started out with only 17 students, a decrease of 2 and a new advisor, Mrs. Crothers. In the first class meeting we chose the officers as follows: Jim Hulbert, President; Marcella West, Vice-President; Ardyce Southern, Secretary; Barbara Gorodenski, Treasurer. We sold green and white ribbons with our name and address in gold, and pop and candy at basketball games. This year we started out with a whole sum of 14 students and our advisor, Mrs. Crothers to begin a year of hard work and good times. Our first class meeting was devoted to electing officers as follows: President, Richard Todd; Vice-President, Norma Stephenson; Secretary, Barbara Leslie; Treasurer, Barbara Gorodenski; Richard Todd and Ardyce Southern were chosen Student Council Representatives. Two boys of our class made the basketball team. Ronnie Mull is on the first team and Richard Todd is manager of the same. Two big events of the year were the presentation of the Junior Play (The Bargain Bride) in March and the Junior-Senior Banquet in May. On November 28 our class rings came so (and quite naturally, too) all the high school saw the rest of the day were 14 hands floating around the halls. A Halloween dance and hay ride both held in October plus the sale of magazines, cider and pep supplies all added a large sum to the treasury. 18

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Eighth Grade FIRST ROW: Smutts. Stephenson. Kroger. Hall. Gardner. Scherer. Hummel. Bennedict. SECOND ROW: Wiser Trumble. Mix. Makley. Janousek. Harwood. Shumaker. Harvey. Miller. Benton. Marshall. Hosey. Mr. Skrownske. THIRD ROW’: Shoup. Moore. Steward. Lynd, Rathburn. Prudden, Baker, Foote. Ninth Grade FIRST ROW: Bartholomew, Olson. Shumaker. Childs. Beardslee. Leslie. Briggs. Newman. Husman. Dean. SECOND ROW: Mr. Gelina. Harmon. Lamie. Foote. Willbur, Goulson. Gorodenski. Joppie. Albro. Frank. Bulling. THIRD ROW': Bennett, Hosey. Willbur. Cook. Dickinson. Mix. Fast, McDonald. Thompson. Miller. FOURTH ROW: Hosey. Harmon. Wells. Cushing. Faust. Wellman. Bennedict! W’ohlscheid. Martin. 20