Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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@Ca44. 'rtytetony In September, 1944, a group of excited children entered the rooms of Mrs. Yahraus and Mrs. Brown at Waverly Grade School to begin their first year of working toward a high school diploma. There were forty-nine girls and thirty-five boys. Some of those first students are still with us. They are Joyce Heibel, Wilma Lef-fler, Roger Andre, John Boyer, Maryanne Patterson, Bucky Downing , Robert Hickman, Mary Jane McCoy, Joyce Reed, David Brown, Robert Holsinger, Mary Jane Teichert, Judith Sue Ward, Betty Jo Stulley, Betty Lytle, Steve Hartmus, Wanda Thompson, and Robert Klinker. It didn't take us long to adjust to this new life, as our grade school days passed swiftly by with many exciting moments. Some of these moments were: The operetta, under the guidance of Miss Samson; tonette training, which began in our third year and was replaced by band in the fourth; cheerleading try-outs in the fifth grade; a basketball game every year which was refereed by Mr. Scott; and our sixth grade picnic at Lake Caldwell. The most unpleasant memory of grade school was the diphtheria epidemic. With our grade school years behind us, we entered junior high and a new building. The first few days were a little embarrassing because we just couldn't remember what classes were in what rooms. During these two years we had our own cheerleaders, a basketball team, and a track team. In 1951, we took the eighth grade examination and made an outstanding showing. The eighth grade commencement exercises soon followed. As freshmen, we began to copy the habits of our upperclassmen. The boys began to try out for sports, and four of our girls were elected as Reserve Cheerleaders. Three of them became Varsity Cheerleaders for three years. Our float for the Homecoming won us 24

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first place and a prize of $5. During our sophom ore year we gained quite a few new students. The last of this year we ordered our class rings. At last we became Juniors, and thus began the two most exciting years of our high school career. We published the Hi-Lite for the last semester of school. Many of our boys were in athletics, and four of our girls were Varsity Cheerleaders. We had students participating inband, chorus, and scholarship tests. Our class rings arrived during this year. We presented our class play Spring Fever and finished the year as hosts for the Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet. Our theme for this was an old Southern Plantation Scene. Finally we began the year we shall always remember. We were SENIORS. We rushedfrom one activity to another. Six of our girls were Varsity Cheerleaders this year. We gave dances after all the ballgames. Our Homecoming Queen was Nelda Palmer, and Carlene Barrett was her senior attendant. We began work on our annual, participated in a high school radio program, and sold magazines. In the Senior Scholarship Tests we took five of the first ten places in the county. At the time that this history is being written, our Senior year has not been completed. We are planning a Senior Carnival which will aid us in our plans for a senior trip. Having returned from our trip, we will present our class play, be guests at the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, and finish the year with our Commencement exercises. We will then face the future with this thought in mind: Today we follow; Tomorrow we lead . 25