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

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Table of Contents END SHEETS One of the first full color photographs ever to appear in The Coalagra., THE YEAR IN REVIEW a.aaa,,,,aaa 4-5 A quick once-over of what concerned us mainly in the T963-64 school year. INTRODUCTORY PAGES ,, ..,oooooooooosooooooo 6-I 7 A pictorial essay of what we will remem- ber. JOHN F. KENNEDY TRIBUTE s,,sso,o,-,- I8-I9 The great impact his 'life and death had on the students of West Deer High School. ADMINISTRATION-TEACHERS ,,c.oooo,-,- 20-27 More and more students . . . more and more papers to correct . . . it was another of those more and more years for the faculty. THE STUDENT BODY .,.A.............,.., 28-69 See the distinguished seniors on pages 28-24 . . . iubilant iuniors, 46-5l . . . sunny sophomores, 52-57 ,... fabulous freshmen, 58-63 . . . able eighth graders, 64-66 . . . and serene I?l seventh graders, 67-69. CURRICULUM .. .............,,........... ,..... 7 O-85 How we measure up with the imperative needs of youth as outlined by the Second- ary Principals Association. ACTIVITIES ......... . .......c...c.co.... - ..,o. .. 92-lO7 Able leaders reiuvenated school groups into one of the most active years. ATHLETICS . ............ . .................... I IO-I23 We broke plenty of records and scared 'em a bit . . . but we iust didn't win enough games. SENIOR ACTIVITIES ......... . .......... T24-l3I From the dinner dance to the New York World's Fair, it was just one big, happy year for the Class of '64, PROM ........,.......o.... . .c............... .- T32-737 The social season spectacular . . . and Coalagra cameramen were right there to record the whole story. GRADUATION ,....,,-....c.........,..... T38-T43 We'll remember it because it was the 20th graduating class . . . and because it was so darn cold that night! . This We Remember

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The 19644 COALAGRA Volume 20 West Deer Twp. High School fR.D. 1, Cheswiok, Pennaj

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1963-64-The School Year in Review The United States flag unfurling sorrowfully at half mast. As we think back over the school year T963-64, that probably will be brought back to mind more than anything else. For this was the year of the great human trage- dy, the senseless assassination of President John F. Kennedy, an act that made an entire world weep. Even with this infamous incident marring the year, a review of events concerning West Deer students showed life going on with its usual rou- tine, its usual ironic twists, its usual newsworthy happenings. ANOTHER ENROLLMENT RECORD School commenced this year on August 28, the usual one week before any other school in the area. The first surprise for the record-breaking l,O78 students was when they approached the main door which was painted a modernistic pink pas- tel color, another WD first! Everyone will remember the intense dry spell during the first two months when this district went without any rain for 44 days. It was quite a sight to see the band marching down the football field with a huge cloud of dust trailing. lt became so unbearable that the field had to be watered-down by the local fire department before each athletic event. This was quite a contrast to the weather we re- ceived a few months later. A heavy snowfall be- gan on January 18, accumulating to such an ex- tent that classes had to be cancelled for three days. TOWNSHIP IS ON THE MOVE There was plenty to talk about in West Deer Township this year. We celebrated the opening of our very own shopping center in Russellton. Also, we saw the termination of the Culmerville Bus Company, which had a history of some 50 years in our community. The line was taken over by the County Port Authority, and a new re-vitalized system of mass transit was being planned. Work was begun on the new county park be- hind Russellton. Long range plans were being made for some great times coming up in the way of outdoor sports and family outings in this natural, scenic park.