Western High School - Friendship Yearbook (Parma, MI)

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P TENNIS The tennls team led by Anthony Stexber and R1chard Bachorek showed well 1n competltlon th1S year An thony who has been on the team for four years 1S leav 1ng us Frank W1Ht6TS Rlchard Wltte Andrew Pasko and Jack Robson who are senlors have also completed then' tennxs careers here at Western But don t let lns dlscourage you Rlchard Bachorek and Robert Newack have yet some t1me to go and we re sure that they and others w1ll keep up the good record of Western s tennls The team coached by John Laub was the best West ern has had for some tlme GOLF Westerns l1nk men are showmg contlnual progress So far th1s season the boys have won 2 and lost 4 meets The squad IS bullt around D1ck D111 who deserves pralse for h1S partlclpatlon as No 1 man and captam for the past four seasons Hls low 80s mark w1ll be greatly mlssed next season Other boys who have done flne work are Wllllam Levantrosser Don Roe and Floyd Vernler Most of our meets are held at North Hllls Golf Course Mr Gunnerson who coaches the boys sends a t1p to those boys who want to make the golf team They can learn to play golf and make some money at the same tlme by becomlng Cadd19S on golf courses Let s try to have a rea turnout next year age fzfty ezght R Nowak A Stelber R Wltte J Laub coach A Pasko J Robson H Jones D Roe, E Donoghue, W Gunnerson, coach, B Levantrosser, F Vermer, D D1ll, Captaln . . , , . . . , . , . ' . ' 1 ' 7 7 7 ' ' . . , . , . . . , L . Q . . . . . ' 3 7 . , . . , I . . , , team. ' 7 7 v s ln- ' ' . . . , 1 L . ,F-A-.4-, WMV L - ,D , , . 'f . , . , . , . , 3 . , . , . .

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TRACK Thls years track team was off at the gun 1n a flght to reta1n the Indoor Clty Champ1onsh1p Wh1Ch was won last year by our boys Although faced w1th many vacanc1es because of graduatlon Coach K Math sons boys made a credltable showlng They won two and lost four 1n dual and tr1angular compet1t1on f1n1sh1ng slxth on the West Slde In the c1ty meet Western boys who quallfled for fxnals were James L1SkH pole vault Don Curtls mller and James Fredr1cks half mller Western s outdoor track stars got off to a flylng start when they came 1n f1rst 1n the m1le medley at the Wayne Relays and won a baton for the school In the flrst lnterscholastlc meet Western defeated Southwest ern 61 to 43 prlmarlly because of our team balance Western and Southwestern each took 6 flrsts but West ern had more seconds and thlrds Graduatmg from th1s years track teams are James L1SkH James Fredr1cks N1Ck Thomas Mel Hengen and Ed Black but prom1s1ng newcomers and remalnlng vet erans from th1S years squads w1l1 be back next year The results for the Indoor Track are as follows Alumnl 32 112 Western 53 3A Redford 6712 Western 181 2 Western Western Western Southwestern MHCKGHZIQ Cooley Western F1n1shed 6th F1H1Shed 13th Chadsey West League Clty Fmals Fzrst Row B Pletcher J Carroll B Jack son E Black A Georsheff R Moore J Fredencks J LISKB B Schheman Second Row J Mereno U Pollock T Nagy J Tmnmg L DHPUIS F Schefsky H Kroll R Re1nhart H Pollock Thvrd Row M P na R Garcla A Vaughn J Dupu1s D Wrubel V Garcla G Neu man A Welhnger H W91Sb9Tg H Plata Fourth Row J Campbell L Mahnowskl L ZaJac J Young H Patrlck St Mgr N Kemp J SIWBK W Glover R So lano K Matheson coach Front P Baetz H Pollock D Curt1ss W Ellsworth capta1n H Se1ferd man ager J Frederlcks L Stevens M Hen gen B Jackson Back C Merrlll H MHTKOWSKI L Try bus L Dupu1s J Laub coach A Georsheff A WYSUCKI R Burgy M Pena V Pollock CROSS COUNTRY The Cross Country team was agam under the able dlrectlon ot Mr J Laub C C IS a fall runmng event 1n whlch the boys run 2 m1les over an outdoor course The C1ty meets take place at RIVBF Rouge Park after the boys have had plenty of 1nterscholast1c compet1t1on Our Cowboys repeated thelr feat of a year before by placmg second 1n the west Slde meet and thlrd 1n the c1ty meet behmd Southeastern and Cooley Plenty of good materlal IS assured for next year al though we are 1os1ng Capt Warren Ellesworth Paul Baetz and Al WySOCk1 . , I . . . - . . . D , . . ' 1 - , . H Q a . . , . I . ,U . . . , . ' 3 1 Q a Q - - 7 ' ' 7 ' a , . . , . , . . . , w . , .. Q 7 . 7 , , - . , . ' - f ' ..,,,.,,..11...,,, 58 ,t..,,t...,.,., ,28 Central ,,,1,1,......,,,,,,.f... 50 Western ................ 36 ' : . , . , . - Y ' . 7 ' . 7 : 7 . , . , . . c: l. , ' . , . r - -1 - v - M v .. , . , .l . I: . e , . , ' . , . , . I , . ', . - , . , . , . ' : . , .' ' ', . , . . , . , . .5 . , . , . , . - , . , . : . , . I , I . ' , . , U s - , - g . , . , . - , . . : . ,. . , . - , . , . , . , . . v--af fa.-., -

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CHEER LEADERS What is the most familiar sound at a game? Natur- ally the first thing you think of is the cheering. But who is responsible for organizing the cheers? Western has a select group of students who represent the school by leading cheers. This year's squad is one of the largest Western has ever had. The boys were led by two dynamic captains, Seniors Mark Blunt and Johnny Angelidis. Cheerleading is important at a game as it may be the deciding factor between defeat and victory. The players seem to put forth a greater effort when they know that the student body is behind them. The most promising leaders for next year's squad are Ralph Bojanowski, Armin Wolff, Jack Solsburg, John Manos, and Tommy Watson. Come on, fellows! Let's show 'em your stuff!! BADMINTON CLUB The Badminton Club under the direction of Coach J. Laub is purely an intramural organization for those who like badminton. The club meets on a specified day after school, and the members practice with birdies and racquets. The game is similar to tennis except that the racquet is a little smaller and a cork with feathers or birdie is used instead of a ball. The game provides lots of enjoyment and exercise for the participants, and it is becoming a very popular sport for everyone. The president of this year's club is Charles Mishakis. l M Blunt K Kuhn J Solsburg J Manos T Watson R Bojanowski Front V Swenness W Crider M Ke Tomory A Karnafil Back J Gierak B Mernovage J Laub coach H Dickinson C Mishakis A Pasko G Abdo Page jtjty nm l . , . , r . 8 , . , . , . . : . , . ' , . - ckorian, F. Trombley, M. Kenville, E. , . l . : ' l l . ' .l l . ,