West Deer High School - Coalagra Yearbook (Russellton, PA)

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HI, FOLKS-Sharon Utcscher gives out with a big greeting as the school year gets umlcrway. F ORE WORD zoth Anniversary Year Leaves Memories for All This was the 20tl1 anniversary of West Deer High School. It became the year a jam-packed school enrollment of 1,073 students will never forget. On the following 150 pages is the official history ofthe 1962-63 school term at West Deer High. A group of eight photographers, an editorial and business stag of over 85 people, and one faculty adviser combined talents and dedicated work to preserve the complete story. It required a collection of 1,543 photograplzs and over 20,000 written words to adequately tell the story. What made this 20th year so significant? Well, to dijjferent people it probably was diferent things. Maybe one memory everyone will have is the frenzied joy we experienced when our basketball team won the championship for the first time in the schoolls history. Or do you remember some other aspects of life in that year? Perhaps you trembled as did everyone else in the world during those anxious moments when we seemed on the verge of war over the Cuban situation. Maybe you remember that record shattering cold snap when you trudged to school while the thermometer read 20-below zero. More likely, it will be those fleeting moments you'll remember most. The limbo dance.. .wig hats.. .love chains out of chewing gum wrappers . . . 50-mile hikes for President Kennedy's physical fitness program . . .Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra . . . the Beverly Hillbillies of TV. .. If these reflections come to mind from time to time, we know you will enjoy reviewing your 1963 Coalagra, whether it be today or 50 years from now when you chuckle over it with your grandchildren.

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Table of Contents TITLE PAGE ,,.,., ..A...,......,.. 2 -3 Barb Pawloski and Ed Hollo raise our country's flag to the top of1'Vest Deer's flagpole to begin the 20th anniversary year. THE YEAR IN REVIEW .......,..... 4-21 A written and pictorial review of all the signihcant events that took place during the 182-day school term. ADMINISTRATION-TEACHERS . . . 22-29 Although handicapped by the ever increasing, jam-packed school population, these educators guided over 1,000 students through a successful, productive year. THE STUDENT BODY ,,.....,.... 30-67 The 123 seniors are on pages 30 to 43: the 137 juniors, pages 44 to 493 the 161 sophomores, pages 50 to 553 the 187 freshmen, pages 56 to 61: the 194 eighth graders, pages 62-64, and the 194 seventh graders, pages 65 to 67. CURRICULUM .............1...., 68-85 The who, what, why, and how of that being taught in the X'Vest Deer High School classroom. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, EVENTS,,.....,. ,.... .......86-99 From this area of school life emerge the leaders, the participating citizens ol' connnunity and nation. ATHLETICS ,..,.. .. . ... .. 100-117 Although football and baseball just held their own, the basketball season made it a great year to be a student at 1Vest Deer High School. PROM ,.,,,,...............,.,.. 122-129 Cloalagra photographers didn't miss a scene at 1'Vest Deer's number one social event of the school year. GRADUATION . ..........,.. , 132-138 Complete, detailed coverage ol' that one day which stands at the pinnacle of a long and dedicated 12 years. BOOSTERS AND ADVERTISERS . 139-149 Don't forget a tip ol' the hat to these people. This book just wouldn't be without them. GENERALINDEX .., 152 XfVant to find it in a flash? Turn to the last page and the page number will be at your hngertips. 2

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BACK T0 SCHOOL-A wczml-lm-uking crowd of stnclunts rclurm-ml for thc 20th anniversary ll'l'lll ill Wm-st D1-ur. ffw. 11 TAKES WILL POWER-'Snlc was , ,133 .Ax x gvlling hack lo thu hooks. UNDER THE BAR-Everyone was dancing the limbo. Barb Stccz is going to make it. To her righl is for wus!!j Bill Rcith whose limbo-cr was off kiltcr.