Washington High School - Memory Lane Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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r IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS ONES FEELINGS DUE TO THE LOSS OF SUCH A FINE FRIEND AS KAP . HIS DEDICATION TO HIS STUDENTS; HIS HELP- ING HAND TO EVERY ONE WHO KNEW HIM; HIS LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY WERE ALWAYS UN- MATCHED ATTRIBUTES. NOTHING BUT HEAVEN ITSELF IS BETTER THAN A FRIEND WHO REALLY IS A FRIEND Dedication S

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IN MEM OR I UM Mr. Leonard Kapsa The WHS class of 1982 dedi- cates this volume of Memory Lane in remembrance of Mr. Kapsa who was our original class sponsor. Mr. Leonard Kapsa passed away last June after losing a long fought battle with cancer. He was a man thought of dearly by his family, friends, and those who came to know him at WHS Mr. Kapsa began teaching in 1955 at Pierre Navarre grade school. He remained there until the fall of 1957 when he started teaching at Washington where he spent the next 25 years of his life. In that time he contributed greatly. Mr. Kapsa was a football coach for many years and assisted with the wrestling team. Mr. Klaybor and Mr. Kapsa also ran the clock for the Washington and the Central basketball games. This was the start of a friendship that would last until Mr. Kapsa ' s death. The Washington greenhouse prospered under Mr. Kapsa ' s care. He grew a Jade tree to quite a large size which is very rare. He also nursed a banana tree until It actually bore fruit. Mr. Kapsa was a devoted family man. He was thought of as a father figure by his colleagues because of his readiness to give advice or to lend a helping hand. To the memory of this man who gave of himself to others and who cared so very much for their welfare we would like to say thank you and you will be missed. 4 Dedlcatlon

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BECOMING AWARE Last minute homework, running to class with seconds to spare, Darn, I forgot my book , and the common complaint of too little heat in the winter and too much in the springtime were remarks that could be heard in any Panther hallway, at any given time of our school day. Other students spent many hours in the library studying, researching or Just terrorizing Miss Hunsberger, one of our librarians. Football games, parties, homework, and friends make up only part of student life. Our ideas are most often a result of our person al experiences in high school, which are four of the most educational, memory filled, and character shaping years of our lives. We learned about ourselves through others and became aware of our individuality. . M -ll l Ij H r jTu ' ' 1 6 Student Life