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

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We 1966 Gmlegw Walame XXII A pictorial and written account of people and events that were part of the West Deer High scene during school year 1965-66. THE COALAGRA is a publication photographed, compiled and produced annually by the students of West Deer Junior-Senior High School, West Deer Township CR.D.I, Cheswick, Pennsylvanial. wwfewzma Administration . . . . Faculty ....... . Seniors ..... . Undergrads . . . Athletics . . . . . Prom ...... . . Graduation . . . . Index . . . 22-23 24-29 30-49 50-67 84-93 100-105 108-113 128 fn 1965-66 Wai lem Wm. . . Opening of the beautiful new Junior High Annex . . . Graduation of 158 members of the largest senior class in history . . . Retirement of Mr. Burns after 37 years service in education . . . Appointment of Mrs. Schuster as the new Junior High principal, and, later in July, of Dr. Holtz as the new superintendent . . . Heading up a fed- eral teacher's aide program by Mr. Marsico . . . Linda Craighead as the '66 Senior Queen . . . Bob Grandy with famed Sargent Shriver . . . Tom Rush pitch- ing TWO no-hit-no-run games for Coach Vitkay's vic- torious baseball team . . . Dancing ala' Go-Go style to Hanky Panky, Mojo, or, for those poor souls lost in the shuffle, a slow one fea- turing Eddie Arnold's Get the World Off My Shoulder, not to mention Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Were Made for Walkin' . . . right over you! . . . Viewing the academy- award movie Dr. Zhivago . . . Cheering for the incom- parable Batman on TV in his never-ending fight against those shady underworld characters like the Riddler,,' Penquin, and Mr. Frcezev . . . Concern over the ever- mounting situation in Viet Nam . . . Reading about the revolutionary new Medicare for the elderly . . . Attempt- ing to predict the unpredictable weather which featured sunny warm days on Christmas and New Year's, a snow storm in May, and the hottest, lengthiest heat wave ever in the summer of 1966 . . . The prom at luxurious Holiday Inn . . . The girls mak- ing like football players during the hilarious Powder Puff game . . . Both seniors and juniors scoring comedy hits in stage productions of the year . . . . . . . And in between, 182 days of pounding the books, seven periods a day! ww-v-Wi WT ffvi W-awulw-w...w-A-17if--N1.,ml-1-f--- -f-- - .-.

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sion was not an area where you counted the hours, but, Dedication TRIBUTE-Mr. Angeloni and Mr. Stevenson show portrait of Mr. Burns which will be mounted at West Deer High School in his honor. LEADERS ALL-Mr. Burns was guest also at a dinner honoring WD student Bob Grandy. Speaker was Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps head. 1966 Coalagr Dedicated To Mr. Burns on His Retirement The dedication of one's life to be responsible for the development and training of the minds of youth ranks truly as a task so ennobling as to be virtually an endow- ment from the Creator Himself. Through the years it became obviously evident that this underlying thought and philosophy was motivating the educational diligence and determination of William E. Burns, as a teacher, as a principal, as a superintendent. To Mr. Burns, service in the teaching profession was a calling.,' This to him meant giving totally of yourself, of your time, of your tireless effort. To him the profes- instead, where you counted individual achievement at- tained, opportunities made available, happy, successful lives made possible, and the cherished democratic way of life made workable. It is with particular pride that The Coalagra extends the dedication of this 1966 edition to Mr. Burns . . . the first principal of West Deer High School, and the first in the hearts of those in the school district where he has served and the community where he has lived. FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE-School Board member Louis Castello commends the service of Mr. Burns to the school district dur- ing presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Burns for his 37 years in the education profession. 4