Washington Township High School - Washtonian Yearbook (Apollo, PA)

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SHIRLEY ANNETTE RAMSEY Shirl, as she is called by her friends, resides in Oklahoma. Is undecided about future plans. Favorite subject is Business Problems. Her hobbies are skating and driving. Most exciting experience in high school was be- coming a senior. Some of her activities were the senior play, librarian, Tri-Hi-Y, girls' basketball team, and the yearbook. ROBERT EUGENE REED Bob,', lives on the old Greensburg road and plans to attend Slippery Rock and teach Physical Education. His favorite subject was shop and most exciting experience was defeating Apollo in football. His hobby is sports and he was active in Hi-Y, Football, and Baseball. ROXIE ANN RICE Roxie, resides in Oklahoma. Names her favorite subject as History and hobbies as loafing and music. She is undecided as to her future and her most exciting experience in High School was seeing the new addition to the school finished and meeting the new teachers. Activities are band, Tri-Hi-Y, Year- book, Senior Class Play, and Home Ec. Club. 38

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CLASS HISTORY OF I954 August 28, 1950 . . . high school at last! . . . Perhaps we were traditional Green Freshiesn but we caught on fast . . . new people to meet . . . a new curriculum . . . Mr. Kline and Miss Snively were our home room advisors in rooms 2 and 4. Our first big election . . . Ron Weinel, Nick Kardos, Clifford Lightner were our new officers. Our schedule con- sisted of studies fwell some studiesl . . . parties . . . dances . . . sports . . . assemblies . . . pep meetings . . . etc. Christmas-goodness how time flies- and you know this isn't so had after all. More parties . . . more studies . . . more fun. Spring finds another election, this time for the traditional royal family . . . representing our class are Princess Doris Moorhead and Prince Ron Weiiiel. May finds exhausted but happy freshmen as eager sophomores to be. September l95l . . . a little more sure of ourselves BANG! . . . off to a good start. Miss the seniors but no time to fret. . . there are new freshmen to meet. W'hat fun we had with Mr. Shontz and Mr. Roberts as home room teachers. Officers elected . . . dances . . . fOh! that crazy hillbilly assemblyj. No one missed that football game when VV.T.H.S. downed Apollo . . . Sopho- more boys are starting to date . . . they finally decided that girls are human after all. Coronation time again . . . Carol Miller and Ron Weinel go to court. May rolls around-one half of our high school life over . . . hard to be- lieve we turn in our books and are ready and willin' to become 'flolly Juniors. September 1952 VVha' Happen? Some- body stole the gym . . . Oh! that's right . . . they have started building the new school. VVe were upper classmen now . . . more responsibility . . . Miss Kistler room 5 . . . Mrs. Peters room 8 . . . elected officers . . . Mr. Yarnel . . . new principal . . . classes were shorter . . . lunch period quick . . . early dismissal . . . Basketball games held in East Yandergrift . . . activities soon in full swing . . . dances . . . Cremember the Ir. girls' frolic where the luckv -XV.T.H.S. boys got treated?5 . . . parties . . . games . . . hayrides . . . AND' OUR FIRST PROM . . . big success . . . held at Greensburg Country Club . . . next year is THE year. My how time flies . . . didn't seem possible we were almost HSNAPPY SENlORS. September 1953 . . . What a difference . . . a new school . . . new teachers . . . new studies . . . more activities . . . a junior high . . . a new school secretary . . . a wee bit of confusion Cstolen from Mr. YH. So very proud of our new gym. Elected Ron Weinel, Carol Bruce, and Mary Ann Young as prexy, vice prexy, and money and note keeper respectively. Mrs. Kline and Miss Ramaley were our home room teachers . . . time flew . . . Christmas vacation again . . . attended dances . . . games . . . parties . . . The Senior Class presented My Little Margie . . . perhaps we are a little predjudiced but we thought it was the finest Senior play ever . . . Coronation time found six representatives in the royal court . . . Mary Ann Young as Queen, Ron Uertieri as liing, and Carol Doutt, .lohn liocur, Carol Miller, and Ron XVeinel as attendants. Prom found us all at Hillcrest Country Club along with the luniors. VVonderful time . . . wonderful place. lt was hard to believe when the last day finally arrived . . . Senior Assembly . . . Senior Party . . . Senior Banquet . . . llaccalaureate . . . Commencement . . . when . . . how . . . where . . . did the years go? After four wonderful years we are prepared and ready to face the world. Perhaps some of us will never meet again . . . but we will never forget the fun and friends we had at W.T.H.S. CC. Doutt and D. Forsythel

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SHIRLEY ANN RIDENOUR Shirl resides in North Washington. She plans to join the Women's Air Force after graduation. Her hobbies are swimming and dancing. Her favorite subject is typing. Her most exciting experience in high school was when W.T.H.S. beat Apollo in 1953. She was active in the Tri-Hi-Y, Yearbook and Crim- son and White. ALBERTA JUNE RITZMAN Bert, who resides at Camp joan, names typing as her favorite subject. She is looking forward to marriage in the near future. Her hobbies are swimming and skating. She lists as her most exciting, experiences in school, when she .got kicked out of business law class and when W.T.H.S. beat Apollo. She also belongs to the Tri-Hi-Y. MARY ANN SARVER Mary Ann, who lives in Paulton, plans to work for the Navy in Washington. Her favorite subject was business English. She has several hobbies, among them are keeping a scrapbook and collecting jonie blames and Four Aces records. Defeating Apollo in foot- ball was her most exciting experience. Activ- ities for 1954 were Home Economics Club and Tri-Hi-Y. 39