Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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HELPING with the dinner theatre fundraiser are Greg Adkins and Yvonne Rigsby many students volunteered to serve dinner guests at the February u affair. SINGING at the Easter assembly, senior Rhonda Copeland is accompanied by Mike Diener and Melissa Dixon. DURING the April NOVEL Staff photo sale. Scott Deweese chooses among the thousands of pictures on sale in yearbook hall SOPHOMORE Twana Goble plays her trumpet at a home football game 8 Introduction

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In the lot in front of the school the Athletic Boosters Club built a special events billboard on which to display upcoming events. Booster’s member Jimmy George constructed the sign, then painted on a picture of the Tiger. Assisted by Developmental Handicapped students, Waverly Garden Club members planted shrubbery near the new signboard and on the school grounds. At home football games band boosters sold concessions from the newly constructed block building near the visitors bleachers. More students consistently earned honor or high honor roll status. After the fourth grading period an all time high eleven students, seven of them sophomores earned a perfect 4.0 averages. Student faces change but often the “in” fashion looks tends to make them just another teenager. Both boys and girls sported short haircuts. The traditional all jean look gave way to both casual and sport slacks. Oxford shirts, sweaters, and even skirts worn with blouses suggesting old fashioned charm appeared for fall and winter. Mini-skirts and tailored walking shorts topped by knits sporting lace collars, or ruffles joined big tops, baggies and yoke-front pants on the spring scene. But, even as school ended the traditional sweat jacket or sweatshirt provided warmth in the 40-70 degree temperatures. Jackets and sweaters accompanied seniors for Baccalaureate and Commencement practice. Threatening rain cancelled the traditional cafeteria to front of school walk for graduates in favor of an inside hall procedure. Unusually high spring absences lessened due either to the rain or to the new Board of Education attendance policy. The new -policy which became effective second semester, gave Introduction

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SOPHOMORE Nancy Brown studies k the technique of student art work on f display in the auditorium She is a NOVEL copy and caption writer and helped finish the yearbook in the month of June. AT ONE of the few football pep sessions Tiger Mascot Jonna Depugh helps whip up spirit ” for the home game On game days both football players and cooks wore special shirts to put students in the mood for victory students who missed over twenty-five percent of a six week grading penod failing marks when absences did not meet outlined criteria. But, even with changes some things never change. Tryouts and elections brought both satisfaction and disappointment. Athletes, yearbook staff members and Buckeye State selectees and some college oriented juniors made plans for summer open gym, workshops, and college classes. Teachers pursued additional college degrees, conducted workshops, took part time employment or just relaxed. For the two weeks after school ended, guidance personnel completed grade point averages, helped Principal Surrey with fall registration and planned new procedures. Throughout the summer Mr. Surrey and secretary Mrs. Sandy Monroe completed records, prepared 1963-s4 school year materials, boxed books for rebinding and completed a “zillion'' other necessary summer jobs in the office and building. Yearbook Staff members and Adviser Mrs. Janet Roberts worked feverishly to meet the scheduled July 11 deadline. Custodians cleaned classrooms and helped maintenance workers re-tile the first floor hallway. Administrative staff members and Board of Education members concentrated on repairs, replacements and rebuilding within the school plant. They interviewed and hired new staff and faculty members in an effort to maintain the traditional quality education for the ever changing educational requirements. Thus, even the Changes Within are themselves, constantly changing. continued in conclusion • page 250 Introduction 9