Waynesboro Area Senior High School - Wayarian Yearbook (Waynesboro, PA)

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SENIOR HISTORY President Vice President Secretary Treasurers Class Class Flower Class Colors Motto: To the stars through di Richard Welsh William Spangler Mary Weagly Ruth Heefner Donald Stoner fficultiesf' American Beauty Rose Navy Blue and Red In September, 1932, one hundred ninty difhdent Freshmen entered Waynes- boro High School and soon afterward this class, under the guidance of Miss Fitz and Mr. Bechtel, met to organize and elect its officers. Richard Welsh was elected president, and well did he conduct the Freshmen through the year of perpetual kidding. The following year Richard Welsh was re-elected president of the class, and this he has remained, proving himself an outstanding leader throughout the four years. This second year saw the class of '36 diving whole heartedly into many school activities, furnishing members to the basketball team, band, orchestra, and Blue and Gold Staff. George I-Ieckman contributed to the success of the undefeated football team. During the Junior year Newman, Fox, Peilfer, Martin, Manahan, Stouffer, Heckman, and Spangler distinguished themselves in football. The basketball team included Foreman, Heckman, and Pieffer. The class was represented on the debat- ing team by Frank Zumbro and Richard Welsh. In May the class sponsered a successful prom for the class of 35. The money for this activity was raised earlier in the year by a colorful indoor circus. Twenty

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The final year in W. H. S. the class of ,36 gave to the football team Captain john Newman and the sturdy followers, Spangler, Peiffer, Rock, Miller, Gonder, Engle, Martin, Balsley, Grosnickle, Margin, and Decker, to the basketball team, PeiHer, Foreman, Gonder, Engle, Rock, and johnson, and to the debating team, Robert Margin, Frank Zumbro edited the Blue and Gold, and Mary Weagly, Richard Welsh, Frances Kepner, Josephine Hopwood, Helen Burner, Doris Billow, Edward Hartman, Edgar Morganthall, Anesta Kauffman, Catherine Compher, Betty Oller, and Margaret Ruppert were members of the staff. Peggy Metz played the piano for the chapel programs during the year. During the four years that the class of 336 has spent in Waynesboro High School many momentous events in the history of the school have taken place. This class witnessed the victorious football season of 1933. This is the only time in the history of the school that there has been an undefeated football team. This suc- cess gave the Cumberland Valley Athletic championship to W. H. S. and this title was retained in 1934 when Waynesboro defeated Hagerstown in the play-off game. This past season Waynesboro and Hagerstown tied for the C. V. A. L. champion- ship. For two years, 1954 and 1935, the basketball team has been acclaimed the C. V. A. L. champion. 'Thus, we see that this year's graduating class has been in the limelight in the field of athletics. The campaign for the new high school was begun last year. The high school students, as well as those of the grade schools, entered whole heartedly into the drive, and, through the co-operation of teachers and students, the bond issue was carried on November 11, 1955, in favor of a new school. Work on the new school was begun in the early part of 1956, The beautiful new curtain, which adds much tolthe good appearance of the high school auditorium, is the result of contributions which were sought and most willingly donated by the clubs, organizations, and individuals who are interested in the school. Then too, the school and community was greatly honored to have the XX'aynesboro School Band win the state championship at Pottsville on April 24, 1936. For the past two years the band won the district contests and for the first time this year entered the state contest. In the Forensic contests Waynesboro High School comes in the Class 1B schools, which are those having an enrollment between 500 and 750. There were five bands which competed against Waynesboro at Pottsville. The class of 1936 looks forward with eagerness to continued success in many new fields of lifelactivity. Twenty one