Wilkesville High School - Falcons Yearbook (Wilkesville, OH)

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Duane McLaughlin and Tommy Sprouse. Edith Pridemore came new to our class. We were sponsors of the Halloween Party and made some money for our class Three members of our class were 1n the one act play Trxfles that won second place 1n the county They were Vella Thacker Ronald Cornell and Floyd Sayre Our Junxor play Funny Brats brought much comment from our commumty They all agreed It was one of the best plays ever to be g1ven 1n our school We had fwe boys that played on the basketball team that won the county league and county tournament Three boys played regular on the vars1ty and the other two were substltutes for vars1ty Bonn1e DeVault and Vella Thacker were cheerleaders Most of the members of our class took part 1n the assemblles for all the schools 1n the county The Junxor Class took the Seruors of 48 on a trlp to Columbus Ohlo The Semor year found us w1th all of our class members back from the Junxor year After school started Nadme Denney and Bertha Smxth moved away but Dot Camp came new to our Class That left our Class vuth f1ve g1rls and f1Ve boys All flve of the Senlor boys played basketball all bemg regular players on the vars1ty Bonnle Devault and Vella Thacker were cheerleaders agaxn The Sen1ors pr pared the Chrmtmas party for the h1gh school C . 1 ca ' sv - , . 1 1 - - as , 11 1 1 . . . . , . , . . ,' . . l X . e .

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CLASS HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS Our class started out 1n the Freshman year wxth sxxteen puplls We had s1x glrls and ten boys Exght of the ten boys played basketball One boy played on the varsxty and the seven other boys were on the reserve team Marlene Strausbaugh and Bonnle DeVault were cheer leaders for the reserve team Several members of our class took part 1n the Muslc Festzval at McArthur The class got along fme and all our marks were good The Sophomore year we had the same number of puplls 1n our class All the boys that played basketball in the Freshman year played agam 1n the Sophomore year Marlene Strausbaugh was a cheerleader Our class had party and mvzted the Hlgh School pupils and the teachers to attend We had another party and each pupll 1nv1ted a guest At the end of the year the class went to Buckeye Lake We found that we were gettmg better accustomed to the way of the I-hgh School Classes We got along good wlth all our teachers and got good marks The Junlor year was to be our big year We found that we had lost s1x of our old class members and had gamed one The pupils that had left our class were .hm Mulholand Marlene Strausbaugh Ralph Whlte Earl Shaffer 14 two parties in the Sophomore year. We had a skating

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CLASS MOTTO To thme ownself be true And lt must follow as the rught the day Thou canst not then be false to any man Class Colors Class Flower President CLASS OFFICERS Green and Whmte Wh1te Carnatxon Donald Sch1ll1ng Secretary Vella Thacker Treasurer Bonnle DeVau1t SCHOOL SONG Once agam here as schoolmates assembled We felgn would 11ft our hearts 1n song To our Hxgh School our dear Alma Mater Let the gladness the moments prolong We are proud of our lads and our lasses Of honors won m days gone by So here s a cheer for Our Old I-hgh School For Our Old I-hgh School Old W11kesv1lle Hxgh CHORUS Here s to our classes Here s to our lasses Here s to the lads they adore Here s to the Senlors so mlghty Junxors so flxghty Freshxe and Sophomore Let mxrth and gladness bamsh all sadness And as the days go by You 11 fmd us ready and steady Boostmg for our Old I-hgh 16 Vice-President ..... . . . . . . . . . . Floyd Sayre