West Alexandria High School - Bulldog Yearbook (West Alexandria, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY Wrth graduatron only four years away, the forty four Freshman class members started on therr way to a hrgher educatron and a hrgher goal Thls class rncluded Larry Beam Presrdent Roger Rrege Vrce Presrdent Herb Smrth Treasurer John Vangas Secretary Dale Denlrnger Reporter Karen Ledwell and Tom Karns Student Councrl Other members were Joe Blankenshrp Ruth Benbow, Joe Ballard Judy Babrngton James Chtlders Don Eby Davrd Ehler, Shelby Ferguson Carol Garland, James Hack, Aruta Hamm Dolores Hofacker, Dennrs Jefferrs, Sue Johnson, Dennrs Krertzer, Ira Krertzer Walter Krertzer, Sharon Menchhofer, Jack Mefford Rrchard Nrsrus Roberta Phrllrps Sherry Robbrns, Roberta Roselrus Sandra Schlerger, Rose Smrth Floyd Sprtler Rrchard Sprtler, Delbert Tabor Jack Trlton B111 Voge Karen Vogue Carolyn Whrted Ellen Whrtehead Fred Wrrght Dale Wysong Lonnre Zwresler and Nancy Fahrenholtz Durrng the year we lost Joe Blankenslup Walter Krertzer, Roberta Roselrus and Fred Wrrght We were rnrtrated by the Sophomore class Our sponsor for the year was Mrss Woolf As we began our Sophomore year, we had forty two class members Durrng the year we garned Barbara Maxwell Marrlyn Whrte, Norma Moberly Herb Getter, Clrff Getter Shrrrey Walden and Freda Mosley Our sponsor for thrs year was Mr long Our offrcers were John Vangas Presrdent Don Eby Vrce Presrdent Gene Carter Treasurer Steve Blankenshrp Secretary Karen Vogue Reporter Larry Beam and Aruta Hamm Student Councrl We rnrtrated the Freshmen thrs year As the Sophomore year concluded, we had lost Shelby Ferguson, Herb Getter Clrff Our Junror year came swrftly and wrth rt came new students and new experrences As the year progressed, we garned Beverly Allrson and LeRoy Reeder and we lost James Hack, Dennrs Krettzer Amta Hamm LeRoy Reeder, Delbert Tabor and John Vangas Our actrvrtres through the year lncluded the orderrng and recervrng of class rrngs the selectron and grvrng of our Junror Class Play, Papa Was A Preacher on November 9 1956 Because we sold over our quota for magazrnes we were able to have a class party We made plans and looked forward to the brg moment the Junror Senlor Receptron at the Brltmore Hotel Our class offrcers for the year were Don Eby Presrdent John Vangas Vrce Presrdent Ellen Whrtehead Treasurer Karen Vogue Secretary Reporter Karen bedwell and Larry Beam Student Councrl Our Senror year began We acqurred two new students, Ann Brlger, and Manfred Detarlle We lost Sherry Robbrns, Herb Smrth, Gene Carter, and Rrchard Nrsrus We had the pleasure of orderrng our Senror Class prctures from Osborne Studros, rn Mrddletown, Ohro We also, gave our class play We worked hard on our annual and school papers We ordered our rnvrtatrons and announcements Mr Shaw was our class sponsor Our offrcers for the year were Larry Beam Presrdent Dale Denlrnger Vxce Presrdent Karen Vogue Secretary Sandra Schlerger Treasurer Nancy Fahrenholtz Reporter and Ellen Whrtehead and Manfred Detarlle Student Councrl The year passed very qurckly and clrmaxed wtth graduatron Those students attendrng West Alexandrra all twelve years are Roger Rrege, Dale Denlrnger, Joe Ballard, Jrm Chrlders, Don Eby Davrd Ehler, Sharon Menchhofer, Jack Mefford, Sandra Schlreger, Floyd Sprtler, Rrchard Sprtler, B111 Voge Ellen Whrtehead Karen Vogue, and Dale Wysong 8 Getter, Norma Moberly, Roberta Phillips, Shirley Walden and Carolyn Whited. . U lu I 0

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af X CLASS PROPHECY XX?-:X Z The date IS July 1, 1988 exactly thrrty years after graduatlon The place rs Wltten, Germany Last mxnute pack1ng and preparatxons are bemg taken care of by Chancellor Manfred Detarlle He has been lnvxted to come to America for a v1s1t by Presldent Larry Beam Wxth everythrng taken care of Chancellor Detaxlle goes mto h1s back yard and enters his own prlvate guxded mxsslle Wxthm frfteen mrnutes after take off he IS bemg greeted at the Natronal Rocketport ln Washrngton D C by Presxdent Beam, V1ce Pres1dent Denlmger, Secretary M1ss Vogue, and Treasurer Mrs R0bb1l'1S fthe former M1ss Schlergerj The executlve welcomxng comm1ttee takes Chancellor Detarlle back to the Wh1te House to freshen up after h1s long and t1r1ng tr1p Later m the s1tt1ng room the fxve have fallen 1nto a d1scuss1on of old trmes What has happened to all our classmates? asks the Chancel or Well, ' replres Mr Denlmger, that IS a long story Remember Joe, the strong Democrat of the class? He IS now the Republrcan Govemer of Oh1o And re member Roger, he was always so quret? He IS now head ofAuct1oneers Incor porated ' Oh, remember Ann Brlger' She rs now assoc1ated w1th General Motors sellrng t.he world's fastest hot rods, chrmes 1n M1ss Vogue And Jack Txlton owns the 1on's largest suspender factory I suppose you knowl appomted Ira Secretary ofAgr1culture says the Presxdent And Norma IS Presrdent f our N tlonal Lonely Hearts l b 'Davxd Ehler has won the Kentucky Derby every year sxnce he entered h1s jockey career Dale,orL1ttle Zeke,was a lumberjack for twenty erght years, holdmg t.he world 's record for tree toppmg, but now owns the company he was workmg for ' adds Mrs Robbms 'Of course I know that Steve IS the U S Ambassador to the U N But what a Carol Garland, Jack Mefford, and Don Eby dO1l'1g7' asks Mr Detaxlle Carol xs charrman of the board of Paramount Cosmetology School rn Hollywood Inc1dentally, Denms Jefferres IS a movre star, a second Clark Gable, w1th Para mount Prctures Jack Mefford has fmally reached hrs goal He IS Defense At torney rn the Supreme Court xnforms Mr Beam Don IS head football coach at U C L.A ' says Mr Denlrnger Whxch remmds me, J1m Chrlders rs the father and coach of h1s own football team and cheer ders, fourteen boys and f1ve g1rls My' says Mr Detaxlle 1t lools as though our class has really gotten up ln xs world ' 'We certamly have gotten up rn th1s world, especxally Bxll Voge He IS the man on the flymg trapeeze replres M1ss Vogue 'Floyd 15 also a performer He has appeared at the World Fa1r as a muscle man Hrs specxahty IS car llftmg 'FROM SPUTNIK TO KINTUPS IS the name Manlyn has grven to her current best seller And Ruth IS the only woman mstructor at West Pomt, adds Mrs Robbms I can remember the t1me when Lonme stopped to v1s1t on hrs way home from performmg a bra1n operat1on IH Europe, exclarms the Chancellor And what about Beverly Barbara and Nancy? 'Beverly IS a professor of Optometry Barbara Maxwell mhented Maxwell House Cof ee Company And Nancy IS pres1dent of a Seat Cover factory to keep her babres rn drapers answers the Presldent Sharon IS marrred and owns the dlamond mrnes 1n South Afrrca And Karen ed well owns the largest w1g factory, says M1ss Vogue Dolores IS Professor of Musrc Apprecratlon at the Un1vers1ty of West Alexan na Tom rs presrdent of the Amerrcan Tobacco Company xnforms the Vrce Presrdent 'Ellen rs a sclentrst W1f.h Dupont She drscovered how to get r1d of Whrteheads She got marrred says Mrs Robbms 'Sue rs a stewardess on Transcontmental Gurded Mxssrles Oh we almost forgot Rrchard, who now owns Santa Claus Land, our largest toy lndustry, exclarms Mrss Vogue My, commented Mr Detarlle 'Th1s surely was a ruce way to start my vrsxt t just goes to show that the class has really followed our motto 'Forward Ever, Back ward Never' ' Q fl' XM, X ,1

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