Wellston High School - X Ray Yearbook (Wellston, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 160 of the 1988 volume:

1988: A YEAR TO SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS You’ve been green with envy, so mad you could see red, cast into the black depths of despair, and singing the blues. This is just an example of how colors — and the impression they make — are a part of our daily language. Color is so much a part of our world — it creates moods and feelings, brings a vibrancy to life that never happens in black and white or any shade of grey. This yearbook is a look back at how you, as high school students, viewed one year of your lives. Col- 2 OPENING ors played a major role in the details you will remember — Rocket blue and gold, the shiny red of your first car, your boyfriend’s oh-so-blue eyes, green and white football fields, the pink prom dress you danced the night away in ... all these memories and many more will last throughout the years, in full color. They will give you the power to recall how you felt and what your friends looked like, what you did, and where it happened. And so we present . . . the true colors of 1988. � uiii i lU i uliiiUi 1970: A MULTICOLORED BEGINNING The world in 1970 was very different from the world in which we live today. Politics, styles, economics . . . all have changed drastically in the past 18 years, as no doubt they will continue to change through the next 18 years. 1970 was the beginning of a new decade — and a troubled one. The “conflict” in Vietnam still raged on, claiming the lives of hundreds every week. The entire nation suffered with the young soldiers, fighting for a cause they didn’t believe in and couldn’t understand. It was a time of controversy, of confusion and contradiction, a time to grow up quickly. Despite the war, American youth at home were searching for peace — a peace they found in communes, at Wood-stock, through experimentation with drugs, in flowers and in love. They were known as hippies and their liberal views had a definite effect upon modern society. Brightly patterned clothing, bell-bottomed blue jeans, and ultra mini dresses graced the fashion pages in 1970, along with wigs and false eyelashes. Robert Redford was a hot new item, and Johnny Carson still had black hair. Nixon reigned in the oval office, as yet untarnished by the infamous Watergate scandal four years later, and mankind’s “giant step” was still in the planning 4 OPENING 5 (continued from p. 4) stage. Cars were cheap — less than $2000.00 for your very own set of wheels. Women were much less independent but the “new woman” of the 80’s had already begun to emerge. At Wellston High School, girls Varsity sports didn’t exist, clubs galore welcomed students in their leisure hours, and the Public Library uptown was brand new. Prom night boasted a live band, and Teen Town boasted the best weekend fun around. Some things have remained unchanged. Teenagers had many of the same problems we do today — trying to fit in, to succeed, to be happy ... They shopped at Sears, sipped Coke and Pepsi, and brushed with Crest. Bikinis and the beach were popular as ever. The Rockets were still the Rockets and Mrs. Sadie Ford was still right in the thick of things. In 1969-70, people laughed and cried, fell in love, married, and died, just as we do now. And children were born — some very special children, the graduation class of 1988. This book tells the story of their final year of high school, and it is only right that it should tell the story of their beginnings 18 years before. STORY BY JAN BEITING 6 OPENING The title of our yearbook has proven to be both intriguing and applicable, as well as being endurable throughout its sixty-five years of existance. The first yearbook was published in 1923 by the Senior class. It had a simple construction of one hundred pages containing all class pictures, activities in the school, sports, ads, and a variety of jokes. In 1923, a Sophomore class entitled the first annual yearbook “The X-Ray”, but what did they mean by “X-Ray”? The title probably meant that since an X-Ray allows you to look beyond flesh and right to the bone, that in looking at the yearbook you can do just that and see beyond the structure of the school right to the heart: the students. This idea must have required quite a bit of thought. For this, we give them much credit. In the early years, our yearbook didn’t display the traditional blue and gold cover. Although those were our school colors, they weren’t stressed much in the yearbook except in association with athletics where the writer often affectionately penned the team the “Blue and Gold”. Wellston High School was going through a big transitional period during the time the first yearbook was being produced. The new high school was about to be built, replacing the old one that stood on the same spot where Central School now stands. The new building was a quite modern one for the time. A sketch of the new High School appeared on the second page of the yearbook. As well as a new building, new ideas emerged. W.H.S. saw its second bit of published literature; preceded only by the newspaper, “The Hi-Times”. The yearbook served its purpose. It allowed us to look back into the past and to see the realities of school life then. It also let us see the similarities and differences between school life then and now. The title of “X-Ray” was, indeed, appropriate. STORY BY HOLLY SNEDECOR 8 OPENING Blue and Golden Oldies 9 OPENING 9 A 4 4 14 ini PAST Most of us will remember Wellston as it looks today. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and have a look at what Wellston once was. In the early 1900’s, Wellston was considerably different than it is now. Waugh’s Insurance office used to be a hospital, the Pizza Pub was known as Rogan Hotel, and “The Getaway” was the post office. The city pool now sits where the Harvey Wells school was located, and the high school was at Central. One of the town’s three theaters once hosted the famous country western singer. Gene Autry. On the island at Lake Alma there used to be a merry-go-round and ferris wheel. Wellston also had a street car that traveled to Jackson and Hamden. There was also a picnicking and recreational area called Electric Park, which was on the hill at the junction of 93 and 788. Years ago, many businesses moved into the area. Close to the time of W.W.I, Wellston’s furnaces employed about 300 men each. The pants factory was also in operation, located on the third floor of the Harper’s Building. It moved to its present location in 1935. There were two cigar factories here that hired mostly women. In Wellston’s early years, the crime rate was so high that it acqired the nickname “Little Chicago”. For us today it is hard to imagine how big Wellston used to be. We occasionally hear a train coming through town, but once 20 to 30 trains passed through Wellston on any given day. These trains would stop at a place called the sand house, where they picked up sand to help with traction. There were also three depots, or train stations, operating in town at the time. Many changes have taken place in Wellston through the years, and many more will continue to take place in years to come. 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Well-ston can boast that the Apple Festival Queen is a native. Our very own Leigh Ann Cox, a senior at W.H.S. this year, is the newly chosen Jackson County Apple Festival Queen. Leigh Ann will reign over the 1988-89 Apple Festival season, and will be responsible for visiting other festivals, as a representative of Jackson County. The Apple Festival Queen contest was held in the spring, and the competition was stiff, with twenty-five attractive contenders from all over the county. Leigh Ann was chosen from these girls because of her speaking abilities and her wholesome “All American Girl” looks. She will definitely be a wonderful spokesperson and example of Jackson County’s fine young people. The Jackson County Apple Festival is one of the oldest and largest festivals in the state of Ohio. It is a member of the Ohio Festival Association and the World Festival Association. The Jackson County Apple Festival Parade is the longest lighted parade in the state. Look for Queen Leigh Ann Cox in 1988 and '89 to be the best queen the Apple Festival has ever seen! SENIORS 17 SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Seniors Chosen For Their Popular Traits Clockwise from the top of this page: BIGGEST FLIRTS — Heather Fyffe and Merle Kuhn. BEST ACTOR AND ACTRESS — Ann O’Shea and Chad Ousley. WORST DRIVERS — Chris Hammond. Shanna Martin, and Todd Burns. MOST ARTISTIC — Leah Arthur and Jim Sizemore. CUTEST COUPLE — Twila Thompson and Rick Loudermilk. MOST TALKATIVE STUDENT — Tina Johnson and Brian Townsend. SENIORS 19 20 SENIOR SUPERLATIVES CLOCKWISE FROM TOP — MOST AMBITIOUS — Beth Knotts and Tom Johnson. BEST DRESSED — James Dye and Stephanie Ghearing. MOST ATHLETIC — Scott Scharfenberger and Debby Dixon. BEST PERSONALITY — Cathy Anderson and Andy Graham. ROWDIEST IN CLASS — Mark Williams and Angie Walton. SHYEST STUDENTS — Renee Souders. Trina Specht, and Matt Salmons. PRETTIEST SMILES — John Hall and Jona Pelletier. MOST INVOLVED — Tom Johnson and Heidi Fyffe. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED — Mike Hooter and Denese Coleman. SENIOR SUPERLATIVES 21 DERCLASSMEN Ed Abele Melody Atchison Rob Auxier David Barber Jan Beiting Julie Bennett Tricia Bishop Dana Boggs David Brady Crystal Brandau Angie Brown Lori Bryan Jenny Bush Kent Channell John Childers Weightlifting is New Advancement for Sports Weightlifting: one of the few sports that is a sport in itself yet aides in the strengthening and conditioning required for other sports. In the winter and spring of 1986, much of the equipment in the weightrooms was purchased. The athletic boosters and the school board funded the new weights and Mr. William Fyffe is responsible for raising the funds and after its purchase, its use: primarly by the the football team. Over 100 athletes benefit, from this training. Other than football players, volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, and track athletes also work to build strength, improve flexibility, hone agility, and create an attitude of self-confidence and dicipline. An average workout takes between 2 1 2 to 3 hours to complete and starts with static stretching and ends with warm down exercises. The trainers that put so much effort into working with the athletes are Mr. Brennan and Mr. Greg Phillips. Their job is to design programs and to implement programs for other sports. Steve Willis and Dwaine Tribby also volunteered to work with interested Junior High students. Whatever your age, condition, or sex, weightlifting is worth checking out! Story by: Holly Snedecor 24 JUNIORS Tim Collins Sanford Crisp Chris Davis Kitty Davis Lori Dever Buddy Dickens Dee Dee Dixon Bobby Downard Tendra Downard Keith Dyke 9 Andrea Edwards Angie Ervin Brent Ervin Kelly Ervin Troy Ervin Jamie Ewing Dave Farleigh Tony Faught Todd Fisher Bruce Fizer Shannon Fulton Amy Ghearing Bill Gilliland Chad Gilliland Connie Good Barb Good son Christy Green Dan Greer Aaron Griffin Joe Hagen JUNIORS 25 Melissa Henry Shannon Henry Vanita Hill Laura Hocter Ted Hollingshead Steven Howell Erica Huff Dan Joycox Ted Johnston Rhonda Jones Brian Kilgour Kendra Kimbel Lenitta King Sean Kirby Brent Kisor Kim Kisor Bettie Jo Lambert Mike Lambert Rodney Landrum John Lewis Tommy Long Libby Lott Wendy Loudermilk Eric McCarter Lona McClellan Paula McFadden Lisa McGhee Chad McKnight Kevin Massie Christy Merrill 26 JUNIORS Kim Kisor is a junior at Wellston High School. As a member of the G.R.A.D.S. program, she came in contact with it’s director, Mrs. Shockley, who is also the FHA HERO advisor at Buckeye Hills Career Center. Knowing of Kim’s artistic interest and talent, Mrs. Shockley encouraged her to enter a statewide FHA HERO competition. Kim submitted a banner, program cover, and nametag for the competition. The nametag design was awarded second runner-up, while both of the other items won first place. It’s highly unusual for one person to win in even two categories, much less three, but Kim did it! The banner and program cover were used during the three-day FHA-HERO State Convention, held on April 21-23, 1988 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Columbus. “FHA-HERO Communicates Success” was the theme which Kim developed her winning artwork around. Kim spent about a week completing the huge banner, with the help of Deanna Farley, another G.R.A.D.S. student. She and Deanna also entered an FHA HERO bulletin board at Regional Rally competition in Athens. Kim says she’ll probably enter the competition again next year, “It was a nice experience, and I had fun doing it,” she says. Kim Kisor and Deanna Farley proudly display their winning banner on stage at the Vets Memorial. Local FHA HERO students wins competition Dee Milliken Jarrod Newlon Elaina Newnes Liz Norris Angie Ousley Sarah Ousley Colin Patterson Mike Pelletier Tonia Perkins Heather Preston John Reed John Ring John Rogers Tammy Rose Anna Hammond Rosenberg JUNIORS ______________________________________ JUNIORS 27 Amy Rupert Jolene Sayre Hassell Scott Norma Scott Johnna Shepherd Theresa Shook Donald Simpson Becky Sims Michelle Skaggs Angie Smith Melvin Smith Jason Smith Lisa Snyder Eric Spearry Betty Stacey John Stevens Shane Stevens Dan Stewart Russ Stewart Theresa Storms Pandora Straten Doug Strickland Julie Sturgill Tonya Such Nicole Summers Beth Swackhammer Kevin Tedrow John Thompson Rhonda Tiller Joe Vickers 28 JUNIORS Trish Vititoe Jim Walker Kelly Wallin Teresa Wells Chip Williams Rob Williams Tonya Williams Tammy Winters Joe Wittkamp Shannon Wonders At left, Aaron Griffin and Holly Ervin have a friendly “misunderstanding” at their lockers. Above. Barb. Tommie. Dorothy. Shannon. Sarah, and Tricia do what they’re best at — goofing off at lunchtime! JUNIORS JUNIORS 29 Tami Akers Ronnie Aldrich Jenny Allen Tina Arms April Arthur Heather Arthur Bill Atha Angie Bennett Michelle Blankenship Missy Blessing Kristal Boyd Marsha Boyer Brad Brown Brenda Brown Jody Buzzard A MESSAGE FROM LESLEY’S MOM Lesley Geer is someone that many of you remember as being always happy, always friendly, always smiling. She had many good words for those who constantly surrounded her. No one ever thought anything would happen to her now, right in the prime of her life. On September 6, 1987, however, tragedy struck. While riding in a car with her best friend, Pam Allison, on 788, they drove off the road and Leslie, who had just turned 16 on May 21, was killed. Lesley’s mom had many things to say to those who remain behind, but the most important thing is this, “Look forward to your future — start working towards that today. Try to think beyond the present and what you have at the moment. Life is way too short, and can end in a brief instance.” Lesley’s hobbies were domestic. At age 12, she made her first quilt. She loved Home Ec: it was her favorited class. At the time when she died, she was attending Buckeye Hills in Computer Programming, which she wanted to do when she finished high school. Her best friend was her sister. Wendy. Lesley’s mom and Wendy had to make the painful decision as to whether she should donate her organs. They chose to have her kidneys given to two needy men who had families and young children to support. Lesley would have wanted to do this. The organ transplants were successful, and now two men are alive because of the generosity of Lesley and her family. Lesley was a beautiful person, on the inside as well as on the outside. She just seemed to radiate an energy from her that made others stand back and really take a look at her. She appreciated everything there was to in her life, even if it was so short. She lived her life to the fullest. We will miss Lesley Geer. All of us had the priveledge and honor of knowing her are much richer. 30 SOPHOMORES John Buzzelli Mark Cales Hope Channell Aaron Cheatwood Troy Christian Angie Claar Cindy Conley Brian Conn Scott Cooper Richie Corvin Karen Craig Kim Cunning Dan Daily Bobby Davis Sandi Davis Dennis DeLong Teresa DePue Larry Downard Paul Dye Gerri Albright Dyson Virginia Edinger Scott Edwards Aaron Ervin Deanna Ervin Kara Ervin Ryan Ervin Chris Estep Hager Fain Lisa Farleigh Billy Faught SOPHOMORES 31 Tracy Faught Mickey Finn Davene Freeze Shannon Geer Nikki Ghearing Stacey Ghearing Karen Goheen Chris Graham Rusty Gregory Phil Griffith Danny Hall Eveline Hamon Dale Hanes Rob Hardee Melissa Hardman Vicky Harvey Christy Helman Jeff Hendershott Eric Hollingshead Paul Howell Dave Jaycox Kim Jayjohn Brad Jenkins Jenny Jones Patti Jones Stacey Keller Pam Kirby Greg Kisor Kristi Kisor Stacie Kisor 32 SOPHOMORES Sophomores Endure Shakespeare There’s one man that Sophomores fear and loath above all other men (or women). His name is not Baker or Dunn or Wood. No. this man died long before they were born — long before their parents or their parents’ parents were born, in fact. His name is Caesar. Julius Caesar. Because this man had the nerve to live an interesting life and die an interesting death, Mr. William Shakespeare felt compelled to tell his story (in blank verse, naturally), critics felt compelled to label it a masterpiece, and Mr. wood felt compelled to use it as a large chunk of his tenth grade curriculum for students of English. “Beware the Ides of March !” has become a symbol of the scourge of Sophomore year, something no WHS’er ever forgets. That phrase should be adapted to warn all freshmen — “Beware the Caeser quarter, whatever month it falls in!” “Friends. Romans. Countrymen, lend me your ears!” said Mark Antony. The ears of each Sophomore class, at least, are lent to him every year, as well as their eyes, their minds, their pens. Who could ever forget the Caeser tests, the analyzing, the reading, acting out, and watching of that (in) famous play? For no one hates Caeser the first time around — no, then it is no worse than boredom or dislike. It takes weeks of the stuff to make one truly dis-pise the great Julius Caeser. “It’s culture.” they tell us, “Great literature. A work of art.” As a former Sophomore — and I think most would agree with me — I have only this to say: It was Greek to me! Written By : Jan Beiting Rachael Lambert Barb Leach Melissa Loper Tammy Loudermilk Matt Mahle Rachael Marlow Tracy Martin Tina Maxwell Julie May Scott McClaskey Carla McCoy Sandi McGinnis Melanie Meadows Penny Mercer Jenny Montgomery SOPHOMORES 33 Beverly Moore Karen Mullen Jeannettea Napper Betty Oliver Nancy Ousley Reuben Ousley Steve Ousley Leanne Pariseau Brent Phillips Charlie Price Patricia Rankin Bryan Ray Michelle Rayburn Chuck Rice Suzanne Rice Dorothy Riepenhoff Linda Scurlock Lynn Shook Scott Shover Michelle Sims Tommie Skinner Holly Snedecor Mike Snider Heath Sowers Tara Speakman Melissa Spires Stefanie Staten Tom Stetzer Bobby Stevens Vaneessa Stewart 34 SOPHOMORES B.J. Taynor Sherry Thompson Dan Tomlin Jerry Trivette Stephanie Van Bibber Heather Walton Tom Walton Gary Waugh Tammy Waugh Stacey Williams Gwen Wood Carless Woodcock CLASS RINGS A SYMBOL OF PRIDE The “class ring” has come a long way since our parents’ day. The traditional Senior ring has become much more individualized. A number of stones are available, including opals, black onyx, diamonds, and the more common glass versions of semi-precious stones. The stone can be cut in a variety of ways to enhance the color, reflect light, or show off a special emblem. The setting varies as well — from gold to silver, wide band to delicate one. You can have your name, activities, sports number, or hobbies represented on the sides of the ring, as well as the school name and year of graduation. With so many options, class rings are now designed for each customer rather than for the class as a whole. As a result of a few companies monopolizing the market, the price of class rings has risen out of all proportion to their worth. You’ll pay anywhere from $100 to several hundred for the average ring. Most students buy their rings as Freshmen or Sophomores instead of waiting until their Senior year, so they can get the maximum wear out of it. Class rings are a status symbol — they always have been — and you’ll find them everywhere. They’re an important part of dating relationships, where you’ll see rings on pinky fingers, wraped in angora, or dangling from a chain. They end up spotlighted in Senior pictures and featured in yearbooks (!). However, that one essential quality of the class ring has remained intact — they are still, and always will be, a symbol of the high school years, school spirit, and your graduating class. Story By: Jan Beiting SOPHOMORES 35 Vivian Adkins Jenny Anderson David Arthur Larry Arthur Maria Baker Mary Barrows Kevin Belcher Chris Bethel David Bierhup Kathy Boyer Angie Branscomb Jamie Brewer Lisa Brooks Glenn Bryan Dennis Caldwell Todd Canode Laura Canter Brian Carman Armain Caughey April Clark Michelle Clemens Annette Cline Danielle Cline Charity Collins Paula Collins Jackie Conn Jason Cook Lisa Coyan Matt Crisp Joyce Dale 36 FRESHMEN THE FRESHMAN GHOST There’s a story that lurks in the corners of Freshmen classrooms each year. Where the story came from or when the incidents first occurred appears to be unknown. Or, if the truth is known, no one’s talking! On this particular subject. Mr. Fyffe is (unusually) brief and mysterious: Mr. Finch, even more so. Have they seen the ghost? Has anyone? Certainly, the principal never has, so it’s not an official ghost. But official or not, there are a few too many rumors concerning “the old darkroom” — that little room in the corner of the science lab — for it to be entirely false. We’ve heard whispers of an untimely death many years ago. of strange noises and an even stranger misty vapor. It’s said that the walls and ceiling don’t meet evenly. . . anymore. Why has the story been kept quiet? Why is the old darkroom no longer in use? What really happened? (Imagine “Jaws” music at this point, if you will.) The poor Freshmen roaming our halls may never know the answers to these questions. But then again, perhaps they are better off not knowing. (More “Jaws” music, fading off into the distance . . .) Deanna Davis Amy DePue Meagan Derrow Kory Dever Scott Downard Kelli Dutcher Holly Ervin Paul Estep Heath Farleigh Craighton Farley Ruth Floyd Missy Fouty Michelle Fox Jeannie Friend Ken Frisby FRESHMEN 37 Tim Frisby Kristin Ghearing Greg Gilliam Tammy Gilliland Robin Gooslin Brian Greer Becky Hale Chrissy Hale Deelynne Hamilton Dorothy Hatfield Dreama Henry Keith Henry Jackie Hildenbrand Shawn Hinton Tony Hudson Steven Jarvis Jamie Johnston Brian Jolly Cheryl Jones Billy Kilgour Anna Kille Bud King Lora King Shelley King Nikki Kinney Kenny Kisor Scott Lackey Louis Lafferty Bobby Jo Lewis Brian Lewis 38 FRESHMEN Willy Lewis Bobby Long Nancy Lowe Tammy Martin Fred Matthews Ronnie Maxwell Clay Moore Alicia Mullins Rob Mullins Robin Neal David O’Dell Betty Oliver Glenn Orender John O'Shea Becky Palmer Donna Pemberton Kelly Perkins Tony Phillips Brian Pittman Lorrie Potter Mike Potts Mike Price Jeff Pugh Missy Ramsey Sara Raymer Esther Reed Joey Rhodes Heather Richards Charles Riegel Beth Ann Riepenhoff FRESHMEN 39 Stephanie Riley Kevin Rippeth Nick Rupert Floyd Sass Tracy Seymour Annie Sheets Todd Shepherd Tammy Shotts Eddie Simpson Brian Sizemore Jennifer Sizemore David Smart Emmitt Smith Kelly Smith Kim Smith Kathy Souders Vanessa Sowers Brian Speakman Rick Specht Frank Stabler Melina Stone Pam Stone Chris Sullivan 40 FRESHMEN Bobby Swackhammer Candy Swaney David Swingle Steve Thacker Melissa Tilley Terri Tilley Marcie Trace Lisa Tucker Donnie Vickers David Wagner Terry Waldron Chad Walker Mike Walton Paula Waters Roberta Waugh Julie Webb Darren Webb Heath Whetstone Brian Wilbur Steve Wilbur Amy Williams Angie Williams Rob Williams Rhonda Wilson Teri Winn Charlie Wiseman Amy Wood Chris Wright Marsha Wyatt Heidi Wyckoff FRESHMEN 41 FACULTY THOMAS BAKER Principal WILLIAM B. DUNN Assistant Principal SADIE FORD Secretary JANE DOWNARD Attendance Officer 44 FACULTY PATSY GREATHOUSE Library Aide MARTHA DECK Cafeteria Superivsor MELVINA BURKE Cook LINDA SMITH Nurse’s Aide FACULTY 45 A w 1988 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS — (seated) Mrs. Doris Ann May. Mr. Harold Hammond. Mr. William Lockhart. Mr. Wayne Tilley, and Mrs. Sue Johnston. STANDING — The Director of Curriculum and Supervision, Mrs. Ida Mae Crabtree. Superintendent of Wellston City Schools — Mr. Harry Gray. Treasurer — Mrs. Joyce West. ROBERT STAGGS Guidance SUSAN WILL School Nurse DONNA KISOR Study Hall Monitor MITCHELL BAKER Guidance Mrs. Sadie Ford has been a part of Wellston High School for a long time — longer than most of us can remember. For the past 36 years she’s done her best to see that everything ran smoothly at WHS. Her duties were endless, and it’s hard to imagine our school without her. But after 36 years or service, Sadie is certainly entitled to her retirement, and a little rest and relaxation. Sadie graduated from Wellston High School in 1947 and went to work as the school secretary five years later. “I was lost!” She says. “I had no idea what to do at the beginning of school. But she managed to learn soon enough, through “trial and error,” and with some help from Mr. Swick, the first of five principals she’s worked under. She’s also seen the school through five superintendents, from Mr. Jones to Mr. Gray. She started back in the days when we didn't have a guidance department, an attendance officer, or an assistant pricipal. She and the principal had to do it all themselves — no small task I’m sure. Over the years, Sadie's earned a reputation for being courteous to parents and the community, “which is all just part of the job, she says. She’s also earned a reputation as the best noodle-maker around, not to mention the cakes and cookies and pies she turns out on a pretty regular basis. Very rarely — maybe never — did you come across Sadie in a bad mood. She was always there willing to help, always allowed you to add more to the pile on her desk. Did she ever get tired of it all? Were there any really bad days? “No,” says Sadie just some days I rush around more than other.” KIM BLAGG Foreign Languages DIANNE BLANKENSHIP Typing C Buisiness PAUL BLANKENSHIP OWE and OWA JEAN BOGGS American History TERRY BRENNAN Health and Phys. Ed. TINA CALLAHAN Senior English MARGARET CULBERTSON Social Studies MARIA DeCASTRO English and Psychology 46 FACULTY 36 YEARS FOR SADIE According to Sadie, 1988 — her final year as secretary — has been a pretty special year. She remembers her 59th birthday party given by the faculty as a touching occasion not to be soon forgotten. She concludes. “1 liked my job as secretary. I became acquainted with the students and faculty and I hope I could be counted as a friend to them. I will always have a special place in my heart for Wellston High School” And I’m sure we’ll have a special place in ours for you Sadie. Enjoy your retirment! Written by Jan Beiting JANET DAY D.H. ELEANOR ESSMAN Librarian JOE FINCH General Science DOUG GRIFFIN D.H. GARRY HALL OWE and OWA DELMAR HAYNES Mathematics PAT HENDERSHOTT Mathematics NANCY KIBLER Health and Phys. Ed. FACULTY 47 SUSAN WILL SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR Our very own school nurse, Mrs.Susan Will, was selected as the 1987 Ohio School Nurse of the year. This award was bestowed upon Mrs. Will by the State Planning Committee for Health Education of Ohio. She was presented the award at the fall conference of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators on October 7th in Columbus. Mrs. Will is the first nurse from Southeastern Ohio to have received this honor. Mrs. Will has been a school nurse in the Wellston City School system for the past fifteen years. Prior to that. she was a nurse with the Vinton County Health Department for ten years. She holds two bachelors degrees . . . one in Nursing and another in Education. Her Master’s Degree was earned at the University of Dayton in Education. The Wellston School system and the students of the schools are truly lucky to be served by Mrs. Will. Her long list of services and extra activities were instrumental in her earning this award. What an honor it is for us to have the Ohio School Nurse of the year in our midst! PAT KUNTZ Chemistry and Biology ALICE L1LLICH Home Economics BRIAN LINTALA American Government CARSON MUMMEY Mathematics PEGGY MURDOCH Mathematics MAURICE NAPPER D.H. SANDRA NODRUFF Vocal Music Music History VICKIE NORRIS L.D. 48 FACULTY FAUNA DONAHUE Mathematics TOM REICHERT Industrial Arts SALLY SHUMARD Visual Arts WILLIAM SHUMATE Instrumental Music DORIS SMITH Home Economics MIKE WOOD English STEVE WEST Sciences CONRAD FULTON Vocational Agriculture TEACHERS NOT WILLIAM FYFFE PICTURED: English JIM DERROW Health and Phys. Ed. CURRENT EVENTS NEWSWORTHY EVENTS OF 1987-1988 Some things in life are serious, some are frivolous; it makes no difference. Throughout the years of 1987 and 1988, in some way these events made an impact worthy of note. There have been advancements in medicine, sports, politics, and more. They follow no particular order but somewhere they should be recorded in print. They are of promising dreams, shattered pasts, and everyday life. The lives of Americans. In Midland Texas on a warm October day, tragedy struck when 18 month old Jessica McClure became lodged in an abandoned well near her house. After nearly sixty traumatic hours, voluteers were finally able to reach her and bring her to safety. In August, hordes of dolphins washed up on the shores from New Jersey to North Carolina, dying from what was thought to have been a bacterial infection. The Dusky Seaside Sparrow became extinct. Pit Bulls were still being feared by many and outlawed in some states. It was the tenth anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. On November 2, 1987, Lisa Steinberg was beaten to death by her adoptive father, Joel Steinberg, prompting the composition and release of the song “Please Mr. Jesus” which raised awareness of the shocking truth of child abuse in the United States. For the first time in the United States, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop mailed AIDS information to every U.S. postal customer to spread awareness about the disease. Lori Dann, in a fit of rage, entered an elementary school in Winnetka, Illinois and killed one boy and wounded five other children with a gun. Politically speaking, as you already know, 1988 is the year of the U.S. Presidential election. Many candidates started out in the race for the Presidency, but as funds dwindled, the field narrowed to three: Vice President George Bush, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, and Jesse Jackson with Michael Dukakis being favorved by five to eight points in June 1988. The Iran Contra hearings ended, yet the guilt is still being passed around and John Demjan-juk was found guilty of his involvement in the World War II killings of Jews and Christians. His sentencing is pending. Military leader General Manuel Noriega of Panama kept the flame of dissent burning between the U.S. and Panama for control of the Panama Canal. In the world of sports, the 1988 Winter Olympics took place in Calgary. The East Germans and the Soviets dominated over the United States with the U.S. receiving only three gold medals. One from the amazing, energetic Brian Boitano who skated past the East Germans and Soviets for a gold. As expected, Bonnie Blair was as good as gold when she earned a gold medal in the 500 meter speed skating event. The U.S. found a source of sorrow when it was released that Dan Jansen’s sister had died after a long bout against cancer. Subsequently, Dan Jansen fell in both of his speedskating events in the Olympic games. In other sports, Jackie Joyner-Kersee tied the women’s world record in the long jump. Julius Erving,” Dr. J” , retired from the basketball scene. Joe Neikro was accused of doctoring a baseball and was asked to empty his pockets. This is when the trouble started. Sandpaper and an emery board fell out and he found himself in retirement too (10 days). Mark McGuire broke the major league rookie record with 39 home runs. The Twins defeated the Cardinals in the seventh game of the World series. Poor old Pete Rose was suspended from the game of baseball for 30 days and slapped with a substantial monetary fine for pushing Dave Palone after he poked Pete under the eye during a game. Now for the finale, and what a better way to do with some news from the glitzy, star-lit city, Hollywood. Paul Newman won an Oscar for best actor for his performance in “The Color Of Money”. Michael Jackson hit the top of the charts again with his new album “Bad”. He and Cher both had multiple cosmetic surgeries. “The Phantom Of The Opera” was a box office hit Broadway musical that received rave reviews and stole the show at the Tony Awards. Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers were married. George Michael’s number two hit “I Want Your Sex” was banned by 75 radio stations. Tom Selleck married Jillie Mack. It was the two hundredth anniversery of the G.S. Constitution. Donald Trump kept gobbling up New York investments making him one of the richest men in the G.S. Famous Campbell Soup Can painter and artist, Andy Warhol’s time clock read expired. Jackie Gleason signed off for good. Clara Peller said her last “Where’s the beef?”. William Casey took his Iran Contra secrets to the grave. The Scarecrow, Ray Bolger will find the real Emerald City. AIDS ridden Liberace hit his last note. Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire revive a new relationship dancing the steps of the pearly gates. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are wed. Cybill Shepherd and her husband Dr. Bruce Oppenheim celebrate the birth of twin sons and late mothers Diana Ross and Sally Field each bore a son. “ Dirty Dancing” was the box office hit of 1988. See you with more news in 1989. 50 CURRENT EVENTS ftl nn|n W.w'swx' . m 5 PAGE 54, TOP PICTURE: Opus XVII performing at the junior - senior banquet ABOVE: Miss Sandra Nodruff. director of the choir and of Opus XVII RIGHT: What are the smiles for. Nicole and James? PAGE 55, TOP PICTURE: Opus XVII and choir stand as Dan Tomlin (at the piano) plays the seniors into their places for graduation BOTTOM LEFT: Four altos (bottom: Charity Collins and Elaina Newnes — top: Robin Neal and Gwen Wood) ring out their part on “The Hallelujah Chorus” BOTTOM RIGHT: Two of Opus XVII’s three tenors. Arthur Riepenhoff and Rob Williams 54 CHOIR Choir and Opus XVII — Striving to be the Best Opus XVII and the W.H.S. choir hold prominent distinction in the community. Many concerts and performances are given throughout the school year (Opus performs alone at some of these functions, and both choir and Opus perform at others together). As of the 1986 87 school year. Opus was accredited as a fine arts class by the W.H.S. board and half a credit is given in this area once the two semester course is completed. Grades for the course are based on participation, attendance to performances. and attitude. Opus actually begins long before school is officially in session. Members are required to attend Opus Camp, held at Canter’s Caves, which is a week-long preparation for the upcoming school year, where they practically eat. breathe, and. in a sense, become music in itself. At the end of this week, a performance is given for anyone who wishes to view the group’s work. Sausage and cheese sales are an important part of the year in choir, and they produce money that is used for music and materials. As in the past, the sales made an abundant amount this year. Also, during the 1987-88 school year, members sold badges and posters at alarming rates, hoping to pay a part of each person’s way to showchoir camp who wanted to go. They reached their goal. Opus attended two showchoir competitions this past school year: Kettering, at which they received fifth place, and West Liberty, at which they received fourth. Spring Sing also proved to be a hit this year with audiences both young and old. A matinee wasn’t held at the school this year for the students, but many turned out to support the group at the annual concert. With all fingers crossed, people everywhere hope Opus and choir continue to dazzle their watchful admirers. CHOIR 55 ’88 GREAT FOR ROCKET BAND SEASON 1987-88 was a great year for the W.H.S. Marching Rocket Band. It started out in July with the Flag and Rifle Corp going to the Fred J. Miller Camp and receiving second place in the large division groups. Next, it was the all dreaded Band Camp! This year wasn’t as bad as the Whole Wheat Camp (you remember!) — it was at 0.0., and everyone was excited with how well it all went and the fun we had. Now it was time for the hard work, competitions! They are a lot of fun because you learn many things from them. This year, we went to four different competitions: Chillicothe, Iron-ton, Portsmouth, and Coal Grove. With all four competitions, the band received two fourth places, two third places, and one overall third place. The percussion received only one fourth place trophy, with the Flag and Rifle Corp receiving three third places and one first. The person we were most proud of was Denese Coleman. She received one fourth, one third, and a very deserving first place at our last competition. Now do you believe it was a great commander), Stephanie Ghearing year! We will miss all of those (head majorette), and Leigh Ann seniors who helped make it great, Cox (captain of the Flags), especially Denese Coleman (field Thank you all for a great year! 56 BAND CONCERT BAND AND MARCHING BAND PAGE 56 Top: The band members make their music fly to life during the spring concert! Bottom, lefthand corner: What’s so interesting over there? Did you girls go on strike or what? The band’s going to start without you! Left: An overall view of the band as they play during the spring concert PAGE 57 Above, left: These clarinet players really get into the beat! Above, right: The alto saxophone players add some jazzy touches to the all ready terrific music! BAND 57 PAGE 58 Top: Across the field with the W.H.S. Band Above: Crystal Brandau — new W.H.S. Band drum beater! Right: Stephanie Ghearing (head) struts her stuff for the home crov PAGE 59 Bottom left: Peek a boo! I see you. Mr. Camera Man! Bottom corner: Drum break “Flying” 58 BAND Row 1: D. Coleman. S. Ghearing. Row 2: T. Winters. T. Landrum. S. Ousley. J. Jones. S. Houston. K. McCarty. G. Arthur. A. Massie. N. Morgan. C. Brandau. B. Sims. Row 3: D. Young. C. Arms. A. Wood. M. Ramsey. C. Green. E. Huff. A. Ervin. S. King. M. Baker. A. Walton. D. Davis. K. Ervin. Row 4: C. Hale. P. Young. S. Wireman. B. Riepenhoff. K. Davis. K. Smith. J. Harris. A. O’Shea. D. Davis. L. Dever. T. Goodson. K. Craig. Row 5: B. Swackhammer. D. O’Dell. J. Bennett. A. Arthur. H. Walton. T. Smith. D. Tomlin. A. Riepenhoff. R. Arthur. J. Sturgil. S. Van Bibber. P. Smith. L. Cox. Row 6: B. Stacey. D. Riepenhoff. L. Hocter. L. Shook. M. Derrow. B. Goodson. S. Davis. L. Scurlock. T. Shepherd. D. Dixon. Row 7: J. Hildenbrand. C. Good. L. Brooks. G. Wood. L. Bryan. H. Wycoff. A. Bennett. N. Summers. T. Bishop. Row 8: K. Ghearing. D. Milliken. T. Williams. B. Lambert. N. Ghearing. S. Ghearing. J. Ramsey. K. Kimbel. BAND 59 MIGHTY ROCKETS ENDURE! MANY LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM HEARTBREAKING LOSSES The 1987 Golden Rocket Football season was a losing one for most people except for the coaches and the players that gave 110% every game and never gave up. The season’s high point was the T.V.C. victory over top ranked Belpre. On the other hand, the season had some low points too, which included losses from rivals of Vinton County and Jackson to end the season. The Rockets offense pushed in a total of 2528 yards throughout the year and averaged 252 yards a game which was slightly higher than in 1986. The Rockets had an average of 17 points per game. James Dye and Merle Kuhn led the rushing attack, averaging 159 yards a game. The 1987 season started with a victory over the Trimble Tomcats by a score of 13-0. Then the season moved on with top-ranked Belpre coming to town for a big match up. The Rockets came out on top with a score of 19-8 which put them in a tie for first place. As the 62 FOOTBALL season progressed, the Rockets declined with two defeats by Galiipolis and Meigs. Then Alexander came to Rocket territory and they suffered a large Homecoming loss with the Rockets dominating the game 38-30. The Rockets plowed through the remaining four games collecting wins from Federal Hocking and Miller. The two most important games were yet to come. The Rockets traveled North to Vinton County and suffered their fourth loss in that thriller. Then the Rockets went to Jackson to end the season with another loss; ending the season on a heartbreaking note. PICTURED CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT — Coach Greg Phillips give Dan Jaycox a victory hug as they and the rest of the team celebrate the Ohillco Bowl victory over Belpre. Scott Bragg anticipates a pass behind the line of scrimmage during the Belpre game. The Rockets beat Belpre 19-6, which tied Wellston and Meigs for first place. James Dye denies that he can be tackled by one person alone. John Rogers refused to be tackled by the Ironmen. The senior Rockets accept the Ohillco Bowl trophy from the queen and her court. Special team players ready themselves for openning the game. mnTRAI 163 Top: The team anxiously awaits pizza and pop supplied by the Boosters Club after a home game. Center: Coach Bill Fyffe gives one of his famous pep talks before an upcoming game. Above: Merle Kuhn against Alexander as Rick Loudermilk and Bill Atha help to supply blocks. FOOTBALL HAS OPS AND DOWNS Top: Jeff Hendershott looks for daylight as he returns the punt. Row 1: Tom Johnson. Merle Kuhn. James Dye. Travis Staten. Scott Mannering, Richie Staten. Rick Loudermilk. Jerry Rapp, and Dale Wheatley. ROW 2: Coach Fyffe. Michelle Sims. Sam Womeldorf. Matt Womeldorf. Tom Leach. Jim Willis. Rob Carpenter. Fred Cardwell. James Rice. Paul Boggs. Coach Phillips, and Steve Howell. ROW 3: Mr. Haynes. Melvin Smith. John Thompson. Chris Davis. John Reed. Jim Walker. Kevin Tedrow. Mike Lambert. Dan Jaycox. Scott Bragg. John Rogers. Aaron Griffin, Tony Faught. Chad McKnight. and Coach Boggs. ROW 4: Hager Fain, Tom Stetzer. Scott Edwards. Dave Jaycox. Scott Cooper. Bill Atha. Jarrod Newlon. Jeff Hendershott, Richie Corvin. and Paul Howell. FOOTBALL 65 Best season in years! VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Bottom: Trina Specht. Debbie Dixon. Tammy Winters. Heidi Fyffe, Suzanne Rice, and Beth Brandau Top: Coach Dian Blankenship, Kendra Kimbel. Barb Grizzel. Nikki Ghearing, Dori Young. Crystal Brandau. and Heather Fyffe ‘‘We are very proud of these young women for their performance this year. They played very well, hustled, and finished with a much better record than most people gave them a chance for.” said Varsity coach Paul Blankenship during an interview with “The Wellston Sentry” following the Varsity Volleyball season. The husband and wife team of Paul and Diane Blankenship led both the Varsity and Reserve teams respectively, to a sweet ending of 12 wins and 8 losses for the season. Both teams also bagged second place in the T.V.C. Debby Dixon and Heather Fyffe were considered to be the teams most valuable players. Debby Dixon was first in assists. seventh in service aces, and twentieth in the league in kills. Heather Fyffe was third in the conference for kills and ninth in aces. Trina Specht also shined with her fifth place in the T.V.C. for assists. Throughout the season. Barb Grizzel also proved to be the most improved player. Unfortunately, the last four players mentioned were all Seniors as well as Heidi Fyffe and Beth Brandau. As luck would have it, there are still quite a few underclassmen that will make an impact in the team next year. Junior. Tammy Winters will return and attempt to add to her record of fourteenth in the league for kills. Kendra Kimbel, also a Junior will come back to defend her record of fifth in the league for kills. Nikki Ghearing and Amy Wood will probably move up to the Varsity status. Just speculating about next year builds up high hopes so good luck to both teams and their coaches. Story by: Holly Snedecor 66 VOLLEYBALL Above: Varsity player Barb Grizzle, was donned the most improved player proved to be a very strong defensive player throughout the season. Far left: She was the most steady player and a very solid individual player, stated Coach Blankenship. Trina Specht. Senior led the way as the teams 2 setter. Left: Heather Fyffe made her mark as the teams high scorer and leading spiker. Below Left: Suzanne Rice had a very promising start, but couldn’t finish the season because of an injury. She’s a good prospect for next year. Below: Debby Dixon lurges the ball over the net to tie up the win against the lady Spartans of Alexander. RESERVE VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Bottom: Jennifer Sizemore. Marcie Trace. Jackie Hildebrand. Amy Wood. Holly Ervin, and Stephanie Van Bibber Top: Donna Pemberton, Jenny Anderson. Laura Canter, Nikki Ghearing. Heidi Wycoff. Suzanne Rice, and Coach Diane Blankenship vALLEVBALLT GOLF TEAM PICTURED CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT; Scott Scharfenberger prepares to hit out of the rough. Scharf tees off at an important match. GOLF TEAM — Row 1 — Dan Hall. Mike Pelletier.and Russ Stewart. Row 2 — Chris Hammond. Scott Scharfenberger. Coach Tom Reichert. Carl Jones, and Adam Massie. Not Pictured: Chris Graham and Stacy Keller. Dan Hall tees off. Chris Graham also tees off. Scott Scharfenberger putts as his opponents watch. TEAM SHOWS IMPROVEMENT GUYS HAVE SEMI-SGCCESSFUL SEASON The Wellston Golf team showed a great deal of improvement from recent previous years led by the senior cocaptains Scott Scharfenberger and Carl Jones. The team finished sixth in the TVC and tenth in the Sectional tournament. which is the best that they’ve finished in four years. The season was highlighted by a third place finish in a tourney at Meigs. The Wellston team was very competitive in the league this year, and the learning experience from this year will be beneficial for next season team. The 1988 team wiil be led by Russ Stewart and Mike Pelletier, but the success of the team depends on how many more students join the team. GOLF 69 The popularity of cheerleading has grown greatly in the past few years at W.H.S. The cheerleading squad has adjusted to this growing interest in cheerleading. Now, both the varsity and freshman cheerleaders are divided into two different squads; one for football season and one for basketball season. It was the individual girl’s choice whether or not she wanted to try out for one or both of the sports. In addition. Cheerleaders are required to attend all practices, which sometimes can run quite late in the evenings, and they are also responsible for decorating the school before each sporting event. The girls are also responsible for getting the crowd into the game, which is a very important task and can sometimes make the difference between a victory and a defeat. Cheerleading is a fun and interesting sport, and all are encouraged to give it a try! 70 CHEERLEADERS OPPOSITE PAGE — TOP PICTURE — Varsity Football Cheerleaders — Row 1 — Leah Arthur. Tracy Faught. Penny Mercer. Row 2 — Teresa Wells. Shanna Martin. Ginger Arthur, and Krissy Jones. Row 3 — Kristi Kisor, Vanita Hill. Kelly Perko, and Tracy Smith. OPPOSITE PAGE, CENTER LEFT — Freshman Basketball Cheerleaders — Charity Collins. Kristin Ghearing, Megan Derrow, and Lisa Brooks. THIS PAGE. ABOVE — Freshman Football Cheerleaders — Kristin Ghearing. Lisa Brooks. Megan Derrow. Robin Neal. Donna Pemberton, and Charity Collins. ROCKET CHEERLEADERS STRUT THEIR STUFF! CHEERLEADERS 71 More teamwork + better player chemistry = When faced with the question, “How do you think the Girl’s Varsity Basketball season could be improved?” Coach Mark Mullen replied that it could have been improved “with more teamwork and better chemistry among the play The Varsity team didn’t show much success this season with only one win and twenty losses, although, the season wasn’t an entire loss. Dori Young was the most improved player and Trina Specht “always did what she could do to help the team” said Mr. Mullen. The cause of the lack of wins this season was a toss up. The team seemed to have a good understanding of the fundamen tals, but had trouble applying them in a game situation. The starting players on the team were Heidi Fyffe, (Guard); Heather Fyffe, (Forward); Trina Specht .(Guard;) Dori Young. (Forward); and part time starters Michelle Sims, (Center); and Pam Kirby, (Center). “The unique part of the season was that this was the hardest working group of girls I've coached. They paid attention to what they were told and tried to do it.” stated Reserve coach, Doug Griffin when asked to explain his most unique part of the season. GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Bottom: Trina Specht and Heidi Fyffe Top: Kitty Davis. Michelle Sims. Heather Fyffe. and Kara Ervin The Reserve team faired slightly better than the Varsity with three wins and seventeen losses. They improved throughout the season and that is mainly what a Reserve team is for; to sharpen the skills of players for the Varsity team. Coach Griffin works hard with these athletes to maximize their potential and improve their general skills. The members of the Reserve team are Karen Mullen, Kim Smith, Amy Wood. Laura Canter, Holly Ervin, and Crystal Bran-dau. Kara Ervin, Kitty Davis, Pam Kirby, and Michelle Sims play on both the Varsity and Reserve teams. The leading scorer on the Reserve team was Amy Wood. The leading rebounder was Crystal Brandau and the best defensive player was Laura Canter. The most improved player was Karen Mullen. ( Truly a group of hard working athletes!) Girl’s sports usually don’t have many spectators and there might be a connection between the lack of support and the failure of the season. So next year let’s turn it around and give the girl’s sports some support. Story by: Holly Snedecor Heather Fyffe and Trina Specht. both Seniors this year, struggle to capture the rebound that probably ended up in the hands of the enemy. Senior Guard. Trina Specht worked hard for the team but found herself in a declining position from last year’s 6 wins and 12 losses. 72 BASKETBALL A winning season in 1989? Left: Varsity Guard Debby Dixon continued her personal achieve ment into her Senior year by going on to score substantial points, but with little success. The 1988 record was 1 win and 20 losses. Below: Sophomore. Michelle Sims covered the Varsity center positon while also playing various other positions on the Reserve team. l 14 rjks X J_S TQ H J-STq, x. ,LST 0, Kt Sf RVE BASKETBALL TEAM: Bottom: Robin Neal. Crystal Brandau. Kim Smith, and Heidi Wycoff ! op: Danielle Cline. Holly Ervin. Amy Wood. Jackie Hildenbrand Forward. Dori Young was donned the most improved player by Coach Mark Mullen. BKSKEmLL n 74 BASKETBALL PAGE 74: Top: The Runnin’ Well-ston Rockets — TVC CHAMPS! ROW 1 — J.R. Milliken, Aaron. Griffin, Chris Graham, Chris Hammond, Scott Scharfenberger, Scott Lackey, Mike Potts, and Assistant Coach Dave Frisby. Row 2 — Head Coach Jim Derrow, Scott Bragg, Tom Johnson, Dale Wheatley, Dan Jay-cox, Rob Hardee, Rob Davis, Andy Graham, and Assistant Coach John Derrow. Left: The team watches the thrilling action that’s always taking place during every Rockets’ game! OPPOSITE PAGE Bottom left: Rob Hardee struts his stuff! Look at that jump! Bottom middle: Andy Graham shows Trimble how it’s done as he takes a flying leap through the air to make the basket! Bottom right: Scott Bragg makes a terrific lay-up! W.H.S. ROCKETS — TVC CHAMPS The runnin’ Golden Rockets started the season with high expectations, and by all means, it was a huge success. The Rockets won their first game of the season by downing Southwestern at Rio Grande College by 29 points. Then the Rockets entertained league favorite Belpre where the men in blue and gold suffered its first league loss by three points. The Golden Rockets then reeled off six straight conference victories before the Christmas break, and prior to facing the second ranked team in Ohio, the Columbus Acadamy. This game, played at the Convocation Center at Ohio University, featured two of the top teams in Ohio. The Rockets entered the game ranked fifteenth. Wellston returned home with just its second loss of the season. From there, the roundballers would focus the rest of its season on its first conference title in 22 years. The first game of the new year showcased the fifteenth ranked Rockets and the sixteenth ranked and undefeated Trimble Tomcats. The Rockets outscored their opponent by 10 points and were back in the TVC race. The Rockets then took to the road to face Belpre, who was on top of the conference with Wellston and the Tomcats. The Eagles nipped the Rockets by a bucket, and it seemed the Rockets would need a miracle. Wellston then rolled off three more victories before losing a close one to Meigs. With three games to go, the Rockets trailed by two games and had to win their remaining games which were on the road. They avenged their loss to Meigs at Meigs, and Trimble lost to fourth place Alexander. The Rockets then traveled to Miller and gained a big win, setting up the showdown with Trimble at Trimble. The Rockets would need a win to tie for the championship. Midway through the third quarter, the Rockets trailed by 13 points and the championship looked lost. Suddenly, the Rockets took off. Outscoring the Tomcats by 23 points in the last 12 minutes. the Rockets found themselves with a Tri-Valley Conference Championship and finished ranking eleventh in the state. It would soon be tournaments time, and the Rockets took their second seed into the tournament against the Federal Hocking Lancers. After disposing of the Lancers, the Rockets played the Belpre Eagles during the sectional championship. After a slow start, the Rockets could not regroup and lost to the Eagles for the third time. The runnin’ Rockets completed the year with a fine 17-5 record, the third best in the school’s history, and the first Tri-Valley Conference title ever. BASKETBALL 75 PAGE 76: Top left: Ah, the sweet taste of victory! Top right: Scott Lackey on the defense! Middle left: The Rockets start to see some worthy competition! Middle right: The game's heating up! Left: Andy Graham makes a fantastic foul shot! OPPOSITE PAGE: Rocket Reserves: ROW 1: Paul Howell. Brent Phillips. Chris Graham. Bill Faught ROW 2: Mike Potts, Brad Brown. Scott Lackey, and Bob Davis Bottom left: Another great shot! Bottom right: The boys go over their strategy 76 BASKETBALL ANOTHER FINE SEASON! The following nine athletes are T.V.C. Champions. Each one of them has received at least one first place finish at the T.V.C. Tom Johnson — 3200 Relay and T.V.C record holder: Tony Faught — 3200, 1600, and 400 meter relays. T.V.C record holder; Scott Bragg — 400 meter relay: Sandford Crisp — 400 and 1600 meter relays and the 300 meter intermediate hurdles. T.V.C. record holder, high point; Junior Milliken — 3200, 1600, and 400 meter relays, T.V.C. record holder; Travis Staten — 3200 meter relay and T.V.C. record holder; Aaron Griffin — 1600 meter relay, 400 and 200 meter sprints. T.V.C. record holder. All league M.V.P.; Heidi Fyffe — 100, 200, 400 meter sprints. T.V.C. record holder, high point, and All league M.V.P.: James Dye — 110 high hurdles Center: The men’s and ladies’ T.V.C. Champions celebrate together after the meet at Federal Hocking. Right: Lona McClellan and Crystal Brandau find themselves in a “must win’’ situation against the team from Meigs to sinch the League title. Far right: Sandford Crisp anchors the T.V.C. Champion 400 meter relay team. The other members are Tony Faught. Junior Milliken. and Scott Bragg. 78 TRACK WHS TRACK TEAM “TAKES” A LAP Above left: Rob Davis along with Merle Kuhn held down the jumping responsibilities in both the high jump and low jump. Upper right: John Reed looks back at his competition in the T.V.C. mile. Later he received most improved athlete. Lower right: A one-two finish at the T.V.C by James Dye and Sandford Crisp. Left: To win the T.V.C. Title. Kara Ervin was forced to run double distance after Michelle Sims was injured. TRACK 79 ors in the 3200 meter relay Right: One of the team’s mainstays is Junior Milliken, he along with Tony Faught held together the three all T.V.C. relay teams. Lower left: Wellston dominates the sprints with the speed of Aaron Griffin and Scott Bragg in a one-two finish in the T.V.C. 200 meter run. Lower right: One of Southeastern Ohio’s best high school sprinters, Heidi Fyffe adds another T.V.C. plaque to her wall. Tammy Winters also added points to the ladies total. Below center: Travis Staten and Tom Johnson added to Well-ston’s Overwhelming point total after they captured T.V.C. hon- 80 TRACK TVC CHAMPIONS — 1988 JACKSON COUNTY CHAMPIONS The 1988 Track team: Row 1: Shelley King, Suzanne Rice. Kara Ervin, Heather Fyffe. Betty Stacey, Denese Coleman, and Lona McClellan Row 2: Rob Davis, Michelle Sims, Holly Snedecor, Heidi Fyffe. Crystal Bran-dau, Sara Raymer, Kitty Davis, Beth Knotts. Marsha Johnson, and John Spearry Row 3: Bobby Sherick, Travis Staten, John Reed, Colin Patterson, Russ Stewart, Matt Womeldorf, Merle Kuhn, James Dye. Tony Faught. Aaron Griffin, Sandford Crisp, Fred Cardwell, and Glen Bryan Row 4: Cory Pariseau, Joe Vickers. Carl Jones, Tom Johnson, Dan Jaycox, John Rogers, Chris Bethel, Todd Shepherd. Billy Williams, and Jason Smith Row 5: Larry Arthur, David Bierhup, Willie Lewis. Matt Salmons, and Scott Bragg Left: To win a Jackson County T-Shirt, you must be the best in your event, and then you become all county. Team captains John Spearry and James Dye are holding the guy’s county trophy. TRACK 81 r — TENNIS TEAM HAS TERRIFIC YEAR You don’t seem to hear much about the W.H.S. tennis team and their accomplishments, but it is a team that deserves to be heard of. Most people think that tennis isn’t actually a sport, but it is, just as much as football or basketball or any of the others that any eligible student here is permitted to join. Tennis is a sport in which the mind is used as much as the body, if not more. You have to know your opponent’s weak spots as well as your own, you have to know where to hit the ball, and when, and why, you have to know when to drive it down the back, and when to take it off the side. You have to know what you’ve done wrong, exactly when you do it, and you have to know how to prevent it from happening again. tionally well this spring. Under the direction of Coach Mike Wood, the team finished ten and six. Select members were chosen to travel to Dover, Ohio, for the first Dover Classic, which was by invitation only. Dan Stewart received a second place award, and Adam Massie received a third (both in singles). Adam Massie and Rodney Neal went to the sectionals at Portsmouth, where they earned the W.H.S. team second place out of 17 schools. From there, they advanced to the district in Columbus, but lost to Bexley in the first round, who went on to the state finals. Croup picture (from left to right): BOTTOM ROW: Hope Channel. Kristy Helman, Bob Long. Bill Kilgour. Rick Specht. Connie Good, Jeannet-tea Mapper STANDING: Jason Winters. John Ring, Dan Stewart, Brian Townsend. Scott Edwards, David Jaycox, Ted Hoi-lingshead, Thad Ousley. Shawn Huston, Adam Massie. Rodney Neal. Pictured below are the top five ranked players on the tennis team : Bottom lefthand corner: Adam Massie Bottom left, second picture: Rodney Neal Middle: Dan Stewart Bottom right: Jason Winters All in all, the team had an astound-The W.H.S. tennis team did excep- ing year. Bottom right corner: Scott Edwards TENNIS 83 It was the end of the second inning. The Rockets were down 18-1 but after a long struggle with the Athens Bulldogs, the lady Rocket Reserve softball team prevailed and defeated Athens 23-22. This is just one of the many great efforts by this team. The season record stood at seven wins and one loss. The team has aquired a lot of talent this year. Tracy Faught, Sophomore, is the starting pitcher which makes her partly responsible for the success of the team. She also sports the top batting average with 438 for the season. Freshman shortstop, Laura Canter, also proved to be a valuable asset to the team. She had the most runs (21). doubles (2), triples (2), and she tied with Freshman Centerfielder, Holly Ervin for the most home runs at two each. Coach Bob Staggs stated that the team’s toughest competition was Gallipolis that only beat them by one run. He also stressed that the team has very good defensive tactics and good basic knowledge of the game because “some of them have been playing for the last 4-5 years.” The future of the Reserve team is uncertain because it’s never known who will be moved up to the Varsity team, but there’s always hope for next year as long as there’s still interest in the game. Story by: Holly Snedecor Above: Senior Varsity player Stephanie Ghearing displayed her true colors well when she retired from her usual outfielding position to help Junior pitcher. Tammy Winters toward the end of the season. RESERVE TEAM: Bottom: Angie Branscomb, Kim Smith. Deanna Davis. Holly Ervin, and Laura Canter Top: Angie Bennett, Erica Branscomb. Nikki Ghearing. Tracy Faught. and Karen Mullen 84 SOFTBALL Rockets play hardball! Above: Pitching nearly the entire season, Junior Tammy Winters, was chosen as an all league player as well as achieving the most runs for the season. It wasn’t a grand slam season, but yet it was nothing to “bat” your eyelashes at. The varsity season ended with 12 wins and 8 losses. Kendra Kimble had the most R.B.I.s. Tammy Winters totaled the most hits plus the highest batting average of 345 and Debbie Dixon completed the trio with the most runs. These same three girls also made the league take notice after they achieved all league T.V.C. Coach Mullen expressed the success of the season in this way: “I would have liked to have had more wins, so unless you come in first you don’t have a winning season.” The lady Rocket softball team ran up against some hefty competition; the toughest was probably Hillsboro or Vinton county. The most surprising win was against Trimble on their own home field. At times the team seemed to have “mental lapses” when it came to the use of defensive tactics, joked Coach Mullen. The outlook for next year looks bright. There were four graduating Seniors: Debbie Dixon, Stephanie Ghearing, Kathy Lambert, and Erica Branscomb. They leave only two key positions to fill so that makes the Rockets’ odds even better. The overall feeling of softball at W.H.S. comes best from Varsity coach Mark Mullen. “I love coaching softball because everybody works so hard!” Story by: Holly Snedecor VARSITY TEAM: Bottom: Stephanie VanBibber, Dee Dixon, Lisa McGee. Teresa Wells, Debby Dixon, and Cathy Lambert Top: Tammy Winters, Stacey Ghearing. Dori Young. Stephanie Ghearing. Kendra Kimbel. and Karen Mullen SOFTBALL 85 A SEASON OF STRENGTH The 1988 Golden Rocket Varsity Baseball Season can be described in one word: strong. Our athletes had a fantastic season, emerging with a 22-5 overall record. They played every team in the Tri-Valley Conference with only one loss, as well as games against Portsmouth, Gallipolis, Southeastern, Waverly, Unionoto, Athens, Oak Hill, and Jackson. The first win over Belpre — at Belpre — was especially a coup because it hadn’t been done in a long time. The TVC title was never even open to question, as the Rockets walked away with win after win. Their 19-0 consecutive winning streak ranked them first in the state of Ohio every week except the final week, when they dropped only as far as second place. Our team headed into the tournament round with only one loss and beat Belpre 6-2 in the first tournament game. Wellston fans began to hope for a state championship to OPPOSITE PAGE: Top: The team rallies together to boost each other’s spirits before the game Bottom: The team leaves the diamond after another grand victory! PAGE 87: Left: The team’s great hitters put us at an advantage! Below: This slide was worth it! They got another run! Team picture: Our guys — the best!!! top even the ’85 season. They were disappointed, however, when the team lost to Sheridan six days later. “I don’t know what happened, ” one player commented. “Our defense was lousy; it was the end of the year, right after prom — I guess we were just tired.” There didn’t seem to be much point to the games against Jack-son and Oak Hill after that; all three were losses. With 22 wins and a title chalked up, this didn’t mean much for the Rocket record. The Rockets excelled not only as a team, but individually as well. Mr. Pat Hendershott was named TVC Coach of the Year, Jeff Hendershott voted Most Valuable Player in the League, and Mark Williams, Scott Schar-fenberger, Allen Hammond, and Jeff (continued on next page) Hendershott made the all-TVC team. Mark Williams also set two WHS records, for highest batting average in a season, and longest consecutive game hitting streak (he made at least one hit in each of the 27 games). Jeff Hendershott tied the record for most hits, and Melvin Smith tied the record for the most saves. All ready, two Wellstonians have made it to the minor or major leagues . . . who knows? There might be a few more from this outstanding team, which will, by the way, lose only four seniors. From March 22 to the middle of May (and long before that even), the guys worked hard. They earned the respect and support of their fellow students and athletes, as well as the entire Wellston community. They set records and achieved their goals. It was a season to be proud of, a season of strength. 88 BASEBALL BASEBALL TEAM ROSTER Scott Scharfenberger — pitcher, left field Mark Williams — pitcher, center field Allen Hammond — pitcher, first base Andy Graham — pitcher Melvin Smith — pitcher, first base Chris Graham — catcher Shannon Henry — catcher Rich Corvin — second base Jeff Hendershott — shortstop Joe Wittkamp — third base Brian Kilgour — right field OPPOSITE PAGE: Top two: The baseball team seemed to have an overabundance of pitchers this season, but it came out terrific in the end! Bottom two: The guys all proved that they could really hit the ball as they went into game after game, and came out winning, game after game! PAGE 89: Team picture: The Great Wellston Rockets! Bottom: Melvin looks extremely happy as he runs to home plate! BASEBALL 89 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT — TOM Johnson. VICE PRESIDENT — PRESIDENTS — Jason Smith and John Thompson. DENESE Coleman, SECRETARY — Neysea Morgan, VICE PRESIDENTS — TAMMY Winters and John Rog- and TREASURER — Heidi Fyffe. ers. SECRETARIES — Kelly Ervin and Kendra Kimble. TREASURER — Kyle McCarty. 90 ORGANIZATIONS ©IMpAMIZABOM Now, more than ever WHS students have the opportunity to become involved in any of the eighteen organizations the school has to offer. There’s anything from school government to foreign intrigue. The following is a compilation of events and the goals of organizations that supply relief from ordinary academics. Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State members are selected nearing the end of the Junior year. During the following summer break, they will travel to an Ohio university and get to set up a life-like mock government complete with the appropriate officials to run it. This is a particulary good activity for students interested in state politics and government. The cafeteria, library, and office aides are unpaid assistants to the school. Cafeteria aides assist in the preparation of food, cleanup, and the maintenance of the cafeteria area. Library aides help locate books, notify students of overdue books and generally make sure the library runs smoothly. Office aides deliver messages to students and teachers, take phone calls and prepare information for the use of the office. With- out these helpers it would be very difficult to keep the school in good order. The student body elects class officers at the beginning of each school year. The positions include: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Their function is to represent each class in an honorary manner. The Foreign Language Club is open to any student enrolled in either Spanish or German for at least one year. They are known to meet every Tuesday after school to discuss new business and upcoming events. They have had several bake sales and from the proceeds they went on a trip to Kings Island. The advisor is Ms. Blagg. (continued on page 92) SOPHOMORE OFFICERS FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT — Jeff Hendershott. VICE PRESIDENT — Kim Smith. VICE PRESIDENT — Kelli Perkins. PRESIDENT — Hagar Fain. SECRETARY TREASURER — Tim Frisby. SECRETARY — Holly Ervin. — Shannon Geer. (Not pictured) TREASURER — Tommie Skinner. ______________________________________________________________ORGANIZATIONS — 91 The Future Farmers of America is an organization formed to help keep the farming profession alive. Members learn current information about agriculture and new technology in agricultural equipment as well as experimentation with growing crops. The director is Mr. Conrad Fulton. The Future Homemakers of America was designed with eight purposes for each member to follow: to encourage self development, to provide strength to a family, to encourage democracy and involvement, to promote understanding between youth and adults, to provide opportunities, to inspire awareness of multiple roles of men and women, and to develop interest in the home. Members participate in many district and regional meetings and raise money to go to the state FHA-HERO convention. Miss Lillich is the advisor. The organization responsible for informing the school of social health problems is the Student Health Council. Their goal is to relay information about the physical and emotional effects of teenage pregnancy, the dangers of tobacco and smoking, and the adverse effect of drug abuse. The Health Council and the SADD Chapter work often band together to speak out about the results of consuming alcohol. The SADD Chapter deals exclusively with conveying the message that people should not drink and drive. The SADD Chapter had a booth at Ohillco Days and also raised money to sponsor a Valentines Day Dance to deter DWI. Advisor — Mrs. Rita Hartley Hi-Q is a mixture of intelligence and thriving competition. A group off select students practices once a week. The team competes against other schools in our area and often hosts contests. The director is Mr. William Dunn. HI-Q Foreign Language Club Seated: Denese Coleman, Laura Hocter. Standing: Matt Salmons, Matthew Womeldolf, Chad Ousley, and Jim Sizemore. Seated: Shannon Fulton, Lona Me Clellan. Julie Bennett, Beth Knotts. Standing: Ms. Blagg. Barbie Good-son, and Brian Atchison. 92 ORGANIZATIONS Rocket News is Wellston High Schools only monthly publication. Any student is welcome to work on the staff as a writer, reporter, interviewer, or artist. Its pages are filled with news about the school and the city that surrounds it. It often features exceptional students and teachers. If you are interested in becoming a journalist, a cartoonist, a reporter, or a critic Rocket News is the activity for you. Advisor — Mr. James Downard Tri—Hi-Y is a Christian based organization that specializes in serving the community as well as the school. Each year as a fundraising event all members sell candy bars. The proceeds go to purchasing Homecoming decorations. The group also helps decorate the cafeteria for the Homecoming dance and assists with the pre-game ceremonies. Each year there is a service project. As part of each members responsibility, she must collect money through donations from local businesses to give to the heart fund. This year there were 35 Junior Inductees and 30 returning seniors. Their advisor is Mrs. Doris Smith. The Industrial Arts club meets every Thursday after school. Anyone can join the club even if you don’t take industrial art as a class. Each member works on a personal or commissioned project, but members must purchase their own supplies. The main accomplishments for this year include a studio 93 sign and a picnic table as a retirement gift for school secretary Sadie Ford. The advisor is Mr. Thomas Reichert. HEALTH COUNCIL ROCKET NEWS Seated: Beth Knotts, Katrina Specht and Lona Tom Johnson, Jan Beiting, Sara Raymer, Shelly King, McClellan. Terri Tilley, Sanford Crisp, and John Thompson. Standing: Marsha Boyer, Holly Snedecor, Velvie Mas-sie, Rene Blankenship, and Greg Guilliam. ORGANIZATIONS 93 Student council is probably one of the busiest organizations at Well-ston High School. There are 20 elected members and officers. The function of the group is to achieve and foster school spirit, to make democracy a way of life, to train young people to live in society and to provide practical experiences in the ways of democracy. Student Council has many ways of teaching these qualities. For instance. Student Council sponsored many assemblies and held many fundraisers. Some of these include: candy grams. Heart-O-grams, the Veterans Day assembly, law Day, the second annual Battle of the classes. Bash Jackson, the student sign board, TGIF assembly and the new Wellston High School sign. The advisor is Mr. Mitchell Baker. STORY BY HOLLY SNEDECOR FUTURE FARMERS FFA: Row 1: Mr. Fulton: Advisor. Brian Conn. Krystle Boyd, Trish Rankin. Johhna Shepherd. Lisa Brooks. Robin Neal, and Danny Vickers. Row 2: Eric Hollingshead, Rodney Landrum. Reuben Ousley. Keith Dyke. Mike Pelletier. James Ewing. Tom Johnson. Tommy Wyatt. John Buzzelli. and Mike Speakman. Row 3: Steve Ousley. Eric Spearry. Cliff Hager. Brent Kisor. Shannon Henry, Tony Faught. Joe Wittkamp. Brad Brown. Ronnie Fisher. Matt Walton, and Billy Faught. OFFICE AIDES FUTURE HOMEMAKERS Seated: Tina Johnson. Neysea Morgan. Stephanie Ghearing. Ruth Stacey, Stephanie Van Bibber, and Barbie Keplara. Standing: Chad Ousley. Tommy Wyatt. Tony Faught. Travis Staten. James Ewing. Billy Gilliland. Joe Vickers, Melvin Smith. Carl Jones, Chris Hammond, and Scott Bragg. SEATED: Miss Lillich (advisor). Erica Huff, Elaina Newnes. Beckie Little, and Lona McClellan. Standing: John Lewis and Shannon Henry. 94 ORGANIZATIONS TRI-HI-Y uniors: Row 1: Andrea Edwards, Elaina Newnes, Vanita Hill, :hristy Green, Dee Dixon, Erica Huff, Melody Atchinson, Bet-y Stacey. Tricia Bishop, and Beth Swackhammer. Row 2: '.arbie Goodson, Lona McClellan, Teresa Wells, Angie Ervin, ori Bryan, Julie Sturgill, Nicole Summers, Crystal Brandau, nd Diana Milliken. Row 3: Trish Vititoe, Kitty Davis. Shannon ulton, Kendra Kimbel, Dori Young, Bettie Joe Lambert, onya Williams, Kelly Ervin, Tammy Winters. Rebecca Sims, nd Lisa Snyder. TRI-HI-Y Seniors: Row 1: Tracey Smith, Beth Brandau, Ann Marie O’ Shea, Leah Arthur, Heidi Fyffe, Leigh Ann Cox. Tricia Landrum, Denese Coleman. Row 2: Angie Walton, Rene Blankenship, Teresa Goodson, Beckie Little, Julie Ramsey, Krissy Jones, Tina Johnson, and Marsha Johnson. Row 3: Erica Branscomb. Barbara Grizzel, April Matthews, Shanna Martin, Kelly Perko, Holly McPheters, Jona Pelletier, Velvie Massie, Ginger Arthur, and Trina Specht. Not shown is Advisor Mrs. Smith. ORGANIZATIONS 95 BUCKEYE GIRLS STATE BUCKEYE BOYS STATE Seated: Tammy Winters, Jan Beiting. Crystal Bran- John Thompson, Melvin Smith, and John Reed, dau, Angie Ervin, Betty Stacey, and Trish Vititoe. Standing: Sarah Ousley, Jenny Bush, Laura Hocter, and Christy Green. 96 ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS MAKE AN EXCELLENT YEARBOOK IN 1988 BEING A MEMBER OF THE YEARBOOK STAFF IS NOT A JOB TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. There are long, hot hours of work to be done all summer long and throughout the school year, and each member has to learn to do every job, just in case somebody poops out on his or her other assignment. The jobs include layout design, photography and developing, copy writing, selling advertisements and books to pay the bills, and checking and double-checking the pages to make sure they are perfect before going to press. The only positive reinforcement comes with the arrival of the books, and then . . RELIEF! It may have been worth all of the effort. The Wellston High School X-Ray is a better quality book than those published by other schools this size, because the staff members are encouraged to report all of the facts of school events. The yearbook follows a set theme, and creativity and individuality are encouraged throughout production. The advisor. Miss Shumard, has high expectations of the staff members and is always quite pleased and surprised with their abilities and talents, which are evident in this issue of the X-RAY. CO-EDITORS.......................................Jan Beiting and Holly Snedecor BUSINESS MANAGER ..............................................Leah Arthur STAFF MEMBERS . . . Jeannettea Napper, Marsha Boyer, Lona McClellan. Erica Brans-comb, Beth Channell, Jenny Montgomery, Jim Sizemore, Greg Gilliam, Velvie Massie, Kelli Dutcher, Becky Sims, and Heather Fyffe. ARTISTS..................................Danny Greer and Scott Scharfenberger. LAYOUTS .................................................... B.J. Taylor. PEOPLE WE GRABBED OFF THE STREET TO HELP . Richie Corvin, Scott Cooper. Jeff Hendershott, Mr. Lintala, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Boggs. 98 YEARBOOK STAFF H « • YEARBOOK STAFF 99 YEARBOOK STAFF — (seated) Marsha Boyer, Holly Snede-cor, Beth Channell, and Velvie Massie. (above) Lona McClellan, Erica Branscomb, Greg Gilliam, Jim Sizemore, Jan Beit-ing, and Leah Arthur. “Eighty-eight Dominates,” the Senior team's shirts proclaimed, and dominate they did in this instance. The instance was the Second Annual Battle of the Classes, sponsored by the Wellston High School Student Council. It was held on October 2nd, the day of the Homecoming game, and was concidered the climax of a week’s worth of pre-Homecoming events. Eight boys and eight girls from each class and the four class presidents participated in the Battle. Contestants were judged in seven different events. The tricycle race was a relay in which participants had to race back and forth on a child’s tricycle, carrying balls as they went. This proved to be both difficult and hilarious! Basketball, volleyball, and football skills were incorporated into different events. Shooting baskets from one of three lines yielded varying amounts of points as did throwing a football at a target. Contestants also had the opportunity to “try their hand” at serving a volleyball. Perhaps the audience’s favorite battle event was the sackrace. The racers not only had to run three-legged,but had to do so wearing gloves, overalls, and band hats. The time it took to get in and out of these articles of clothing was included in the race time. Also included in the final point tally: skits, which had to be performed by each team, and the brain teaser, a 25-question test taken by each class president during the Battle . As the events and the cheering drew to a close, it was obvious the seniors had won. Sophomores followed in second place. Freshman finished third. The Juniors, last years’s champions, brought up the rear. The enthusiasm of the audience leads one to believe that this is one tradition that will be carried on! Story By : JAN BEITING •n Above: Kevin Tedrow saves his energy for the Homecoming Game that night where the Rockets defeated Alexander, 38-30 Center: The Junior class cheers for their team but the outcome was not very cheerful. They finished last. 102 BATTLE OF THE CLASSES BATTLE OF THE CLASSES 1988 Top: ROW 1: Heather Fyffe. Shawna Martin. Tina Johnson. Leigh Ann Cox. Trina Specht ROW 2: Junior Milliken. Dale Wheatley. Rob Davis, Stephanie Ghearing. Julie Ramsey. Jason Winters ROW 3: Richie Staten. Keith Doles. Tom Johnson. Merle Kuhn, Teresa Goodson, and Jerry Long Left: Pam Kirby and Stacy Keller have a hard time with the three legged race, finishing last in this event and ending up on the floor more than once. Above: Trina Specht and Dale Wheatley know how it feels to be winners! BATTLE OF THE CLASSES 103 104 HOMECOMING BEST IN YEARS What more excitement could we expect, you might ask, after a crazy pre Homecoming week, the Second Annual Battle of the Classes, and a 38 30 win over the Alexander Spartans? Well, we could expect more, and we did! The Homecoming Dance is traditionally the most exciting event of them all, and 1987 was no exception. As night fell on October third, the eleventh full day of autumn, the air was crisp and clear. The moon and her stellar companions beamed down upon a once ordinary cafeteria. transformed by glowing girls and their escorts to something . . . extraordinary. The theme this year was extraordinary, too. It focused on school spirit and the football season. After all, what could be more appropriate? The walls were decked out in blue and metallic gold, and dotted with paper footballs representing each football player or cheerleader. The photo background featured a scoreboard and a blue and gold goal post to emphasize the “coming home” of our team. As deejay Chuck Harper played “Honestly”, Queen Denese and her attendants — Heidi, Heather, Jona, Stefanie, Betty, Penny, and Kim — stepped out onto the dance floor with their escorts to lead the first dance. They had been presented earlier. All though the mode of dress was toned down a bit from previous years, no one can deny that we still had one dazzling crowd of dancers! Eleven o’clock rolled around all too soon. The 1987-88 Homecoming Dance became just another page of memories in the scrapbook. But thanks to Mrs. Smith, Tri-Hi-Y, and all who attended, they’re sure to be good memories! PAGE 104 Top: Queen Denese and court Bottom: A look at the W.H.S. partying Homecomers! Middle: Denese shares a quiet moment with James Dye PAGE 105 Top: Watch out Teresa! He’s a fast one! Above: A few people decided to rest a while and catch their breath! 105 SENIORS TRIUMPH! At W.H.S., we have a tradition. It’s a lovely tradition — one that spans the generation gap. allowing students and faculty a rare chance to meet on equal terms. Students and faculty alike get out there on the court with a desire to get a little healthy exercise, build school spirit, have fun . . and KILL! If you don’t believe the killing part, turn in your 75 cents this year and watch a Senior-Faculty Game! Picture the scenario: the senior team comes out to warmup. They’re hot and they know it! They’re seniors and they know it! They also have a whole lot of homework coming up. and they know it! Most of all, they know where that homework’s coming from — yes, you guessed it, the same place the tests and pop quizzes and big red F’s and detentions come from — the FACULTY! Out lopes the teachers’ team. They're getting old, but they know they’re smart enough to outwit those dumb kids. They know these are the same kids who've plagued them for four, maybe six, years, causing them to get old in the first place. They also know that their opponents are just about ready to come down with a severe case of Senioritis, which will make them even more impossible to deal with. So. good ol’ teach is out for blood — SENIOR BLOOD! This year, the excitement of Senior-Faculty was doubled by adding a volleyball game. On Friday, October 30, the landmark case of Faculty vs. Class of '88 took place in the gym. The seniors, with Dan Jaycox as coach, lost by only one point. Oh, the agony of defeat! No doubt that loss was due to the fact that this important game was played the day before Halloween. The faculty just might find their precedent overruled, however, when they face the Class of ’89! ’89 played a big role in the Senior-Faculty Basketball Game, held on Wednesday. March 9. Courageous junior boys dressed up as flirtatious cheerleaders and regaled the audience with their cheering and gymnastic, uh . . . abilities. For this annual Senior-Faculty match, the seniors decided to sweeten up their rivals by wearing “Baker-Dunn-Cole-Gray” sweatbands, but they kept the sweet taste of victory all to themselves with a 57-53 win. Seniors have dominated for the last three years in this particular event, and this same group of seniors took the Battle of the Classes trophy just four weeks earlier. Could it be the beginning of a trend. Turn in your 75 cents this year and find out! � academics A year of success! These scholars combine intelligence and study to achieve good grades as well as a well-rounded personality. They deserve recognition. It has been said that a person can be too old to learn, but this is a fallacy. As long as you live, you learn. SCHOLARSHIP TEAMS — Row 1: Donna Pemberton. Libby Lott, Bill Kilgour, Kim Smith, Larry Arthur, and John Thompson Row 2: Jenny Montgomery, Lori Dever, Pam Kirby, and Barb Leach Row 3: Jaime Johnston, Kelli Dutcher. Beth Ann Riepenhoff, Trish Vititoe, Holly Snedecor, Dan Jaycox, William Lewis, Jeannettea Mapper, and Hager Fain 1988 has been deemed a year of opportunities. Academically, many options exist. For example, the National Honor Society is an organization based on scholarship as well as several other exemplary qualities. The scholarship team also provides a way for students who have an aptitude for certain subjects to compete against students from different schools in the area. The Senior year is filled with all kinds of celebration and recognition, but perhaps the greatest attribute a student can receive is a scholarship. Many organizations in Wellston raise money to contribute to giving deserving students scholarships. About twelve scholarships were presented at the annual National Honor Society and Scholarship recognition program. The amounts ranged from $200 to full tuition. As another part of the program the top five students with the highest averages were presented with a handshake and a certificate. ACADEMIC LETTER RECIPIENTS FRESHMEN Dan Jaycox William Kilgour John Reed Scott Lackey William Lewis John Thompson Tammy Martin SENIORS Glen Orender Denese Coleman Mike Potts Michael Hocter Tom Johnson SOPHOMORES Beth Knotts Hager Fain Chad Ousley Jeff Hendershott Rodney Neal Jeannettea Mapper Matt Salmons Jim Sizemore JUNIORS Jan Belting Katrina Specht AMERICANISM GOVERNMENT TEST HIGH SCORERS Mike Hooter Beth Brandau Chad Gilliland Trish Vititoe Angie Bennett Hager Fain Larry Arthur Chrissy Hale NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY SENIORS Cathy Anderson Tom Johnson Beth Channell Beth Knotts Denese Coleman Adam Massie Leigh Ann Cox Rodney Neal Debby Dixon Chad Ousley James Dye Matt Salmons Heidi Fyffe Scott Sharfenberger Andy Graham Jim Sizemore Barb Grizzel John Spearry Mike Hoctor Katrina Specht Marsha Johnson Jason Winters Tina Johnson Matt Womeldorf JCJNIORS Jan Beiting Sarah Ousley Lori Bryan John Reed Lori Dever Jason Smith Chad Gilliland Melvin Smith Laura Hoctor Julie Sturgill Dan Jaycox John Thompson Mike Lambert James Walker Jarrod Newlon Tammy Winters Elaina Newnes Dorianne Young SCHOLARSHIP TEAM MEMBERS BIOLOGY I SCIENCE CHEMISTRY Barbara Leach Carla McCoy Larry Arthur William Lewis Beth Ann Riepenhoff John Thompson Dan Jaycox PHYSICS ALGEBRA I ALGEBRA II Matt Womeldorf Jim Sizemore Rodney Neal Billy Kilgour Kelli Dutcher Rick Specht Lori Bryan Andrea Edwards Libby Lott GEOMETRY SR. MATH HISTORY Dave Jaycox Hager Fain Holly Snedecor Tom Johnson Beth Channell Denese Coleman Lori Dever Trish Vititoe Colin Patterson SR. SOCIAL STUDIES Mike Hoctor Chad Ousley Jerry Long ENGLISH 9 Chrissy Hale Donna Pemberton Jamie Johnson ENG. 10 Jeannettea Napper Pam Kirby ENGLISH 11 ENGLISH 12 SPANISH Jan Beiting Shannon Fulton Betty Stacey Katrina Specht Angela Bennett Kim Smith Jenny Montgomery Laura Hoctor Julie Sturgill TOP 5 ACADEMIC TOP 5 GENERAL FRESHMEN FRESHMEN 1 — Mike Potts (tie) 1 — Pam Stone 1 — Rick Specht (tie) 2 — Stephen Riley 3 — Billy Kilgour 3 — Heath Whetstone 4 — Chrissy Hale 4 — Mike Price 5 — Scott Lackey 5 — Ronnie Maxwell ACADEMICS 109 Top Scholars Academic Sophomores 1 — Holly Snedecor 2 — Jeannettea Napper 3 — Jeff Hendershott 4 — Hager Fain 5 — Angie Bennett General Sophomores 1 — Rusty Gregory 2 — Kara Ervin 3 — Jason White 4 — Charles Price 5 — Stacie Kisor Academic Juniors J — Jan Belting 2 — John Thompson 3 — Lori Dever 4 — Lori Bryan 5 — Shannon Fulton General Juniors 1 — Pandora Straten 2 — Angie Brown 3 — Debra Mulhern 4 — Michelle Skaggs 5 — Elizabeth Norris Top 10 Seniors Academic 1 — Tom Johnson 2 — Mike Hoctor 3 — Chad Ousley 4 — John Spearry 5 — Katrina Specht 6 — Denese Coleman 7 — Beth Knotts 8 — Rodney Neal 9 — Beth Channell 10 — Jim Sizemore General 1 — Renee Souders 2 — Tina Kessinger 3 — Erica Branscomb 4 — Sara Hollingshead 5 — Jim Willis 6 — Tammy Johnson 7 — Tammy Edwards 8 — Krissy Jones 9 — Missy Jones 10 — Marie Wititoe 10 ACADEMICS Senior Scholarships TEAMS Engineering Awards — Denese Coleman, Mike Hoctor, and Tom Johnson The Ohio University American History Test Award — Lori Dever The Presidential Academic Fitness Awards — Denese Coleman, Mike Hoctor, Tom Johnson, Matt Salmons, Katrina Specht, Matt Womeldorf American Association Of University Women-Trina Specht Holzer Medical Clinic Award — Trina Specht Wellston Lions Club Scholarship — Matt Salmons Hocking Technical College Scholarship — Fred Cardwell Pillsbury Company Foundation Scholarship — Trina Specht Wellston Boosters Club Scholarship — Debbie Dixon and Matt Womeldorf Rio Grande College Scholarships — Honors: Chad Ousley, Trustees: Beth Channell and Trina Specht Ohio Board Of Regents Scholarship — Beth Channell, Denese Coleman, Mike Hoctor, Tom Johnson, and Trina Specht Wellston Teachers’ Association Scholarship — Marsha Johnson National Honor Society Scholarship — Tom Johnson Lockard Scholarship — Rodney Neal Salutatorian Awards — Mike Hoctor Valedictorian Awards — Tom Johnson Fact: Mrs. Kuntz requires that all of her Chemistry and Biology students complete a Science Fair Project. Some see this as an annoyance or just another homework assignment, but for many it’s an opportunity to expand their knowledge in science as well as provide a chance for some tough competition. About 135 students participated in the Science Fair this year; seven of these received Superior ratings. That means that the project received between 71 and 80 points. There were also many excellent and good ratings. When asked if the Science Fair was a success, Mrs. Kuntz, Chemistry and Biology teacher replied that the projects “were overall improved from previous years.” After the high school Science Fair, the seven Superior rated projects and their experimentors journeyed to the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens to be judged again against many other students from the district that had also earned Superior ratings. The results weren’t surprising with six excellent ratings and one good rating. “To do a Science Project is to learn.” stated Mrs. Kuntz. It teaches students to use the scientific method and it teaches them to think. Science Fair Projects aren’t easy nor are they entirely fun, but as it has been proven in the past, almost anyone that has done a Science Project learned something, no matter what the topic was. As it turns out, everyone accomplished what they had set out to do. SCIENCE FAIR WAS A SUCCESS! Above: Laura Hoctor’s and Connie Good’s study of the Thyroids Effect on Metamorphosis earned a Superior rating and a tie for first place at the Wellston High School Science Fair. Above: The 1988 Science Fair participants for grades 9-12 that received a Superior rating. Left to right: Missy Ramsey. April Arthur, Holly Snedecor, John Thompson, Dan Jaycox, James Dye. Laura Hoctor, and Connie Good. Right: Holly Snedecor received a Superior rating and tied for first place for her efforts to prove that Second-Hand Smoke has an effect on the performance of simple tasks. 112 STUDENT PERFORMANCES MEMORABLE — ANOTHER FINE JOB This years play took place aboard the “America” bound for England,where Sir Evelyn and Hope Harcourt were to be married.despite the fact that Hope truely loved Billy Crocker (a broken-down broker). With help from Moonface Martin (Public Enemy No.l3)and Reno Sweeny (famed evangelist turned nightclub singer),Billy wins Hopes heart and hand in marriage,while Sir Evelyn and Reno confirm their “hot pants” for each other by also marrying. Even though it took months of hard work and long hours.this years play was a success thanks to the efforts of Carolyn Pittenger,William Dunn,plus a talented cast and crew. Written By : KELLI DtiTCHER ANYTHING GOES! Cast Reno Sweeny . . . Nicole Summers Billy Crocker . . . Chad Ousley Moonface . . . Jason Winters Hope . . . Gwen Wood Bonnie . . . Laura Hoctor Sir Evelyn . . . Rodney Neal Mrs.Harcourt . . . Trish Vitatoe Whitney . . Dan Tomlin Bishop . . . Thad Ousley Steward . . . Kim Cunning Reporter . . . Dorothy Riepenhoff Cameraman . . . Cory Pariseau Ching . . . Jolene Sayre Ling . . . Jackie Hildenbrand Purity Kelli Dutcher Chastity .. . Christy Green Charity . . . Charity Collins Virtue . . . Beth Ann Riepenhoff Faith . . . Ann O’Shea Patience . . . Tommi Skinner Grace . . . Jolene Sayre Love . . . Jackie Hildenbrand Purser . . . Rob Carpenter Captain . . . Arthur Riepenhoff Sailors:Stacey Keller.Cory Pariseau.Thad Ousley PLAY 115 Spring Sing To mark the end of each school year of hard work. Opus and the W.H.S. choir always give one big extravagant show. This year, a performance wasn’t held during school hours for the students, but many showed up at the concert to support the group. The underlying structure of Spring Sing is actually started at Opus Camp, a requirement for all members. Here, they learn many of the songs to be used throughout the year, making them finetuned by the time Spring Sing rolls around. As with all productions of the theater, there are always last minute things to be done: songs to choreograph, words to keep straight, and classy touches to be added everywhere. Opus and choir put this year's show together in a relatively small amount of time — 45 minutes after school for three days in a row and one dress rehearsal of around two and a half hours. Many people appeared to watch this talented group of young adults and were quite delighted with what they saw. Once again. Opus and choir had stunned watchers with their striking electricity and energy, for which they are famed, making Spring Sing an astounding performance for all. Above left: Sara Raymer sings solo with choir and Opus as backup Middle: James Dye and Cathy Anderson Above right: Seniors' closing number (Arthur Riepenhoff. Debbie Davis. Cory Pariseau. Cathy Anderson, and James Dye) Middle Right: chorusline in One , taken from the movie “A Chorus Line Bottom Right: Charleston Flappers and Razz-ama-tazz”. a 1920's number 116 SPRING SING JR-SR BANQUET PROM The pages of an X-Ray yearbook are intended to preserve the good times, the memories. And what could be more memorable than prom night? May 7, 1988, was a Saturday destined for good times and memories, a colorful night indeed. The evening began with a buffet-style banquet, perfect from the prime rib right down to the apple pie. Invited members of the faculty and community dined with the junior and senior classes. Performances included three beautiful duets, Kyle McCarty and Beth Knotts as soloists, a monologue by Cory Pariseau, a skit (who could ever forget Neysea “the nerd” Morgan?!), and a rap song. Opus also performed with their usual flair, bringing tears to the eyes of more than one listener with “Friends”. After all had departed to change into their finery, the food was whisked away, the tables disappeared, and the lights were dimmed. Neighbors gathered to smile and flash cameras at unsuspecting promgoers. The nostalgic mood had ended, and all those dolled up “ladies” and “gentlemen” were ready to party to the music of favorite disc jockey Suzy Waud. Fast and loud, or slow and “angelic” — it didn’t matter as long as they could dance, and dance they did. It was a night for starry eyes and angel hair, moonbeams and music But alas! Midnight dawned all too soon, and the angels left their silver, black, and turquoise heaven to go on Permanent Vacation! Whether their fantasies were of a stroll around the Eiffel Tower in the moonlight or a Hawaiian grass hut luau, it was available at the afterparty, and it was rocking, to more of Suzy Waud’s (and Well-ston High’s) kind of music! Four a.m. at last called a sleepy halt to the festive evening. Who would ever have thought that a night so looked forward to for such a long time could pass so quickly? All that is left now are the pictures, the souvenirs . . . and, of course, the memories, because memories like those we have of Prom ’88 never completely fade. Top: The Opus guys, together for one last picture Bottom left: Jason and Tammy Winters amazed listeners with their awesome brother-sister duet! Above: it wouldn’t be possible without this lady — Thanks for everything Mrs. Smith! We know it takes a lot of your time to arrange this for us. and we all love you! Opposite: The prom begins!! 118 JR-SR BANQUET PROM Top Left: Shawna Martin has fun at the afterparty with her hula hoop Top Center: Jerry Long, Amy Wood, Merle Kuhn, and Karen Craig wait for the music to start Above: Travis Staten and Suzanne Rice enjoy a quiet moment at the afterparty Below Center: The chaperons watch the younger people dance all night 12CMJROM Top Right: Best Buddies! Mike Pelletier. Brent Kisor, Allan Hammond, Ted Johnston, and Bobby Davis Above: John Spearry and Heather Fyffe slow down to a peaceful tune AFTERPARTY 121 SENIORS BUSY ON Senior year has always been a time to party and to live it up, as well as a time to reflect on the past years, old friends, and new responsibilities. Both of these elements were evident during the 1988 Class Day celebration. Held on May 24th, it marked the Seniors last day at Wellston High School. Many of the Seniors took part in the entertainment. Class memories from all of the area schools, class wills, and prophecies for the future were read. Velvie Massie read a poem she wrote about saying goodbye. Tina and Marsha Johnson, Heidi Fyffe, and Neysea Morgan did their “If I Were a Senior” skit. “The Twelve Days of My Senior Year” skit poked fun at a dozen of the seniors’ favorite teachers, some of whom were presented with little gifts. 122 CLASS DAY LAST DAY The live band for the afternoon consisted of Ron Daily, Kyle McCarty. Allan Hammond, Merle Kuhn, Mike Hill, and Pete Seidel. This group accompanied Jason Winters and Rodney Neal doing their rendition of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, which was the highlight of the program. Jason also sang “God Bless The CI.S.A.” especially for Sadie. Kyle McCarty had two solos — “Here I Go Again” and “All Of Me”. The band finished up the show with “Living On A Prayer” and an attempt to do “Mony Mony” . . . with that little extra touch we gave it. Mrs. Smith pulled the plug on that one though! CLASS DAY 123 CLASS of ’88 JUNE 5, 1988 Top: These five seniors don’t seem to be shaky about getting out of W.H.S.! Above: Mike Hocter, salutatorian Above right: Tom Johnson, valedictorian Opposite page. Top: The faces of friends . . Bottom left: Mrs. Smith keeps an eye on these graduating seniors, for the last time Bottom right: Ready or not world, here they come!! 124 GRADUATION 133 SENIORS GRADUATE DURING THE 102nd COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Graduation Day ... a day to celebrate and to cry, a day followed by many changes. By two in the afternoon that day, the auditorium was hot and crowded, but there were smiles on the faces of the hundreds seated as the graduates entered single file from the back of the room. They stood proudly for the singing of the National Anthem and the Invocation which opened the ceremony, and they sat quietly, listening to the speakers who offered them guidance for the years ahead. Reverend Calvin Wise of the Trinity United Methodist Church gave the Baccalaureate sermon, stressing that the graduates would never again be at that particular place in their lives. Doctor GRADUATION 125 Salutitorian Mike Hocter and Valedictorian Tom Johnson also shared their thoughts on the memorable occasion of their graduation. “I have only failed when I have failed to try.” said Tom. He urged his classmates to appreciate support they’ve received from friends, family, and faculty, and to set goals for themselves and to strive to reach those goals. When all of the speeches and song performances by the Choir were over, a hush came over the crowd as Mr. Tom Baker introduced the graduates of the class of 1988 to their relatives and friends. Assistant Principal Bill Dunn began to read the long list of graduates, one by one. Each member of the Senior class came forward to accept the diplomas that they’d spent twelve long years earning. Sunday, June 5th, 1988 was a very special day for 133 Wellston High School students a day they will never forget. For on that day, as Superintendent Harry Gray confirmed the class of 1988 graduated; as they flipped the tassles on their mortarboards from the left side to the right, they left their high school days behind them . . . forever. All 133 knew that the next step in their lives — whether it be college, a job, or marriage — would assuredly bring many changes. 126 GRADUATION ADS GIOVANNI'S MEXICAN — ITALIAN RESTAURANT x • PIZZA • • SPAGHETTI • MEATBALLS flf . LASAGNA • SANDWICHES TACOS • BURRITOS OPEN DAILY 10 AM - 11 PM FBI SAT TILL 1 AM SUN 4 PM - 11 PM DINE IN OR CARRY OUT 384-2157 ine Brennan Family 216 S. PENNSYLVANIA AV. WELLSTON Compliments Of OHIO AVENUE JEWELRY 105 South Pennsylvania Avenue Wellston, Ohio 384-2228 Congratulations, Seniors! COLL AUTO SALES CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION Jackson, Ohio 286-2184 Your Chrysler Corp. 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