Western High School - Echo Yearbook (Russiaville, IN)

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.,,A,,, K , ,. SQ! gfiavfwdj f V ?if,,E.:j,:,,?,l 7, The true Spirit of Western was captured the past year by the Girl's Athletic Association. The girls po rt raye d this Spirit while visiting other schools. Here they showed the Western Spirit of Sportsmanship, Courtesy, and Teamwork. The girls have enjoyed various sports such as softball, bowling, basketball, swimming and many others. The G. A. A. had a ve ry special project which all of its members enjoyed working on this year. This was the Mardi Gras Dance which was held on January 25. Sandy Morrow, a member of the G. A. A., was crowned Queen of the Mardi Gras Dance. The Girls Athletic Banquet was held during the spring. At that time the emblems, letters, and state awards that the girls had earned were awarded to them. Our G. A. A. sent representatives to the G. A. A. State Leadership Camp, the Basketball Clinic at LaFayette, and the Kokomo Badminton Playday. FIRST ROW: Judy Catrlon-President, Jan Carter-Vi c e P r e s i dent, Donna Rea-Sec'y, Judy Read-T re asure r , J . Shepherd, J. Martin, C. Kuhns, J. Ford. SECOND ROW: Mrs. James- fSponsorj, B. Helto n, . K. Oteham, M. Brown, R. Brown, J. Gaither. THIRD ROW: L. Newlin, C. Lindley, N. Gilbert, S. Frazier, M. Griffith, A. Shepherd, S. Moredock, L. Ward. FOURTH ROW: J. Lindley, P. Riehardson, Sandra Barkley-Reporter, S. Miller, S. Morrow, J. Kenworthy, L. Vogus. FIFTH ROW: J. Chambers, S. Colyar, D. Waddell, L. Foster. EEGLKW ' ....5'f'g'f.5. f' I ' Courtesy of RALPH W. SIPES, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING 2, vm

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The Student Council is an organization which is made up of elected representatives of the student body. The purpose of this o rgani zatio n i s to plan activities and help with student problems. The Student Council handles the stude nt elections such as those for yell leaders, queens, and school representatives. The various programs which are sponsored annually are: Sloppy Day, The High School Get-Acquainted Party, and Student Exchange Day. A series of four assembly programs was also sponsored by the council along with a series of five sock-hops. These hops were held following our home basketball games. The Student Council formally presented W e st e r n Hi gh School with its first school flag. Miss Helen Carter, a teacher at Western, was the designer of the flag. Officers: Pres.-Dave Rea, V. Pres.- Jay Farwickg Sec'y.- Bobbi Eltzeroth. FIRST ROW: Janice Benham, Bobbi Eltzeroth, Dave Rea, Jay Farwick, Mattigene Anderson. SECOND ROW: Tom Williams, Charles Fiedler, Marge Gilbert, Ronnie Colby, Jim Chapman, Mr. Rea. fSponsorj. :Je , f i P A N T H E R 5 C R Y s T A F F The Panther's Cry Staff is made up of the members of the journalism class. These people publish the Panther's Cry newspaper bi -monthy. The Staff earns their grades by keeping books which contain all of the material they have written for the Panther's Cry. The school newspaper is sent to several community schools, and Western alumni. Members are as follows: fNumbers refer to number of semesters on staff.l FIRST ROW: Joanne L amb e rt - Z , Sue Lewis-2, Elizabeth Hamilton-2, Ed Ransopher-2, Fred Rutherford-2, Judy Mann-Z. SECOND ROW: Barbara Crowder-l, Bobbi Elt ze roth - 2 , Bruce Milburn-2, Roger Shietze-1, Judy Millage-1, Elizabeth Merrill-1, Mr. Kirkpatrick, fSponsorQ, and Carol Wright-Z. 57 vm-F 1 f.. 5 I F - z, .A - A

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l . :: FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The F. H. A. began its s eve nth ye ar on October ll with an honor party for its 42 new charter members. The party was held at Judy Read's home. As an international project for the F. H. A., a doll was clothed and s e nt to Hungary. The clothes for the doll were made by the Sophomore Home Economics class. On January 29, the F. H. A. was honored at a party given them by the F. F. A. A Mother- and-Daughter Banquet was held on April 9, at whi ch the l958-59 officers were installed. The F. H. A. also held a D addy -D ate night on February l8. This was a party to which the girls brought their fathers as their dates. President - Judy Read Parliamentarian - Judy Catron Vice President - Joanne Lambert Historian - Mattigene Anderson Secretary - Carolyn Young Reporter - Becky Healton Treasurer - Judy Chambers Song Leader - 'Judy Martin FIRST ROW: M. Murphy, M. Griffith, C. McCormick, L. McCaffery, N. Hanson, M. Bray, J. Dunlap, C. Lindley, L. Ping. SECOND ROW: C. Young, K. Oteham, J. Martin, N. Curtis, D. Marsh, M. Phillabaum, E. Fipps, S. Miller, M. Coffey, L. Newlin, C. Kuhns, D. Healton, J. Read, B. Helton, J. Catron, J. Lambert. THIRD ROW: S. Moredock, J. Darnell, A. Sendelback, R. Farlow, P. Mo gnett, B. Burns, N. Powell, L. Ogle, N. Stewart, R. Blodgett, S. Barkley, J. Ratcliff, N. Carnall. FOURTH ROW: A. Shepherd, D. Waddell, S. Colwell, M. Anderson, J. Chambers, L. V o gu s , D. Rea, J. Fai-wick, S. Durham, C. Parkhurst, N. White, M. Wolford, R. Newlin, S. McPeak, Mrs. Harris, fSponsorj. , f ... if FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The past year has been a very enjoyable year for the Western Chapter of Future Farmers of Ame ri c a . As representative of the chapter, Jerry Davis took a trip to Kansas City to the F. F. A. National Convention. He attended one of the largest and finest livestock shows in the world. We we re successful with our judging teams and received honors at the Indiana State Fair for out s t anding judging. Through the wisdom and broad knowledge of our advisor, Mr. Mc- Donald, we have climbed many rungs on that well known ladder of success. Our officers were very helpful in meeting deadlines, and planning the parties and meetings as well. Yes, you can say that F. F. A. truly reflects the Spirit of Western! Officers for the year were: President, Jerry Davisg Vice-President, Danny Young: Secre- tary, Bill Etherington: Treasurer, Joe Scott: Reporter, Bob Chambers: Sentinel, Phil Zellg and Chaplin, Dan Sutherlin. FIRST ROW: D. Suthe rlin, P. Zell, B. Chambers, B. Etherington, J. Davis, Mr. McDonald, fSponsorJ, D. Young, J. Scott. SECOND ROW: D. Hill, D. Hunt , R. Hobson, D. Wright, A. Shepherd. THIRD ROW: L. Smith, M. Rawle s , D. Carter, O. Copp, D. Salsbery, J. Farwick, B. Wells, B. Oakley, J. Stroup, P. Dunlap. 59