Zephyrhills High School - Zephilsco Yearbook (Zephyrhills, FL)

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CLASS H ISTORY When did the class of 1950 first begin and what happened to it all during the years up to now? Well here's the answer—the History of the Class of 1950. Jean Lefler. Billy England, Jaynell LeHeup, Bobby Clardy, Earl Wells, Mabel Greene, Odis Hill, and Eliza- beth Stephenson were among those who came up to Zephyrhills Public Schools on that exciting day in Sep- tember 1938 to begin the long journey through gram- mar, junior hi and high school. These youngsters began their education in Mrs. Helen Hamilton's first grade and with the exception of Liz (who soon left us and didn't rejoin us until our SENIOR year) and Jean's Freshman year at Holy Name, we started and completed all our school days here at ZHS. By our second year we were well on our way to be- ing geniouses in reading, ’riting and rethemetic. When Miss Lillian Kirkland left us at Xmas, Mrs. Essie Mae Blitch took charge. Remember all the fun we had being in the Rhythm Band these two years? Especially at Xmas when we got to thrill everyone, including our- selves, with our own special rendition of Jingle Bells. Mrs. Bryd was our instructor and Jaynell LeHeup, complete with waving baton, our leader. No stoppin' us even with two teachers and we soon were third graders and under Mrs. Sara Parsons Ward's care. The fourth grade was a big year for all of us for that was the time when Ronald Bright came from Michigan to join us. Miss Elizabeth Brown was the one who had the privilege of being the home room teacher for us this year. And now the fifth grade. We can't forget that because remember, kids that was the year Mrs. Mary Koontz was our teacher and we had to learn all the 48 states and their capitals and be able to spell them correctly? What a time we had!! Jack Bohannon and Bobby Whitehead were our new additions this year who stayed with us all the rest of the way. Nillie Lott came to remain a class mate until our Sophomore year. Then all together we advanced into our sixth and last year of grammar school. This was the first year we had class officers, remember? Jean Lefler was Presi- dent, Jaynell LeHeup, Vice-President, Ronald Bright, Secretary, and Bobby Clardy, Treasurer. Wasn't this also the year we trudged all over town aiding the war effort by selling bonds, collecting scrap-metal and papers? Our efforts were rewarded because we won $25.00 for selling the greatest amount of bonds in

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MOST OUTSTANDING Nancy Skinner and Bill England CUTEST Shirley Miles and Johnny Atkinson CUTEST CLASS COUPLE Odis Hill and Roberta Leeson SENIOR WITH WHOM I WOULD LIKE MOST TO BE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLE Ronald Bright and Nancy Skinner

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grammar school and we also collected some money for the scrap and paper. Mrs. Nillie Price saw to it though that we got in our proper amount of book-learning along with all our other activities. Nancy Skinner had joined our group at the beginning of this year and we're sure just like us, she still remembers borrowing wagons and carts to collect our loot in. More big doings, for most all our class members were in the cast of the very delightful and highly successful operetta, Green Cheese. We had our first Big class party at the State Park this year and we couldn't have had a more perfect ending to our years of toil in grammar school. Now came a big step for all for we were in Junior Hi this next year! Mr. Gerald Hatch was our seventh grade overseer. Now we were really in though, because we changed classes and had different teachers and everything else JUST LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOL!! Johnny Atkinson came all the way from Michigan and Agnes Forbis came from Tennessee and joined our lit- tle band. (And with all the noise we made what a unique little band it was!) Bobby Clardy was our Class President. Some of our boys even went out for foot- ball this year and remember all the fun we had putting on our Assembly plays—especially the one about Swimming Pools” and the one about the three old maids (Jean Lefler, Jaynell LeHeup, and Nillie Lott)? We had lots of different home room sponsors in the eighth grade but Mrs. Mildred Mozena had us for a long time and then Mr. Nick Mangin took over for the reminder of the year. Joanne Cooper and Claude Kinard were new additions this year and Jean Lefler was Class President. Nancy Skinner and Will Roger England were selected as the Outstanding girl and boy of our class and given the American Legion Medals. But then, oh what a time came! Our Freshman Year and we were in high school. Our first year of four years of triumphs and trials, tears and laughter, heartache and fun! Mr. Vincent McGuire was our Frosh sponsor until the Junior Class kidnapped him. We were swamped with new arrivals this year who were none other than Roberta Leeson, William Nevins, Cannie Mae White, James Hennessy, Philip Russell, and Virginia Wasner, all now famous members of the Senior Class of '50: Jook England was this year's Class President. Mr. Malcomn E. Goforth started us off our Sopho- more year. Jean Lefler was our Class President and Lillian Kress was our class mate for a few weeks. Many of us took part in the Glee Club's Operetta, C ionita in which Nancy Skinner (A Sophomore, natch) had the lead. We all took an interest in the development of a Student Council here at ZHS and Jook England and Jaynell LeHeup were the two Sophomores elected to serve on it. Many of us served at the annual Junior- Senior Prom and Banquet and helped make them suc- cessful events! Miss Martha Jane Coler took over as our Sophomore sponsor during the middle of the year. Now came the beginning of our very wonderful successful Junior year. Mrs. Alice Atwater was our untiring devoted sponsor and Nancy Skinner our ener- getic President. Shirley Miles came to be part of our gang this year. We sponsored very successful and full of fun football dances, took care of the basketball concessions and many many other money making ac- tivities. Our biggest boast to our Treasury, however, was our most successful and hilarious April 22, 1949 presentation of Brides To Burn. A play which was a smash hit despite many setbacks. We had quite a time when Johnny Jones got the mumps but he recovered in time to play his butler role. However then Jook got the chicken pox and then the mumps so Bink Bar- field had to step into the role of Hap at the last minute and he did a swell job! Mrs. Atwater, the direc- tor was very proud and happy over the triumph of all her Junior Thespians. A lot of credit goes also to our hard working stage hands, ticket managers, and ad- geters. We all worked together for this and the re- sult was that our class gave the bestest Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet ever! The banquet was held at the Zephyr Hotel and the Prom at the Woman's Club. The theme for all the festivities was Hawitian and the Prom was highlighted by all the oodles' of confetti so generously supplied by us. All in all everything was just wonderful and we had plenty of food, music and fun!!! Our class gift to dear ole ZHS was purchased this year also. Doling out plenty of greenbacks we were able to have an Inter-Communication System put in here at our school. A marvelous gift which will continue to give service to the school in many many years to come. Then came our last year of Hi for now we were SENIORS. With all of us, including our new class mates, we were very crowded in our homeroom, the lil chemistry lab. Liz Stephenson and Lillian Kress, former classmates rejoined us and brand new additions were Carrie Lou Parttridg, Eleanor Ray, and Howard Cherry. They didn't complete our enrollment however because Nillie Lott, a former class-mate, and Nancy Wasner became Seniors after the end of the first semester. Our first big Senior event was Freshman Initia- tion Day. What a treat Goon Day was not only for the Seniors (and after the party that night, the Fresh- men) but also everyone else at ZHS judging from the response given this big day. The Class of '50 hopes that it has established a tradition of Goon Day here at ZHS and wish to thank the Goons (Class of 53) for being soooooo cooperative. Our Class play, The Baby-Sitter was given on February 13, after a lot of work and basketball. Miss Clement was our most efficient director. Other class activities were many and varied and all provided us with plenty of fun and fond memories. Easter Morning found the ZHS Seniors at Bok Tower for the beautiful services held there every year. Skip- a-way Day was just oodles of fun! The Prom and Ban- quet were wonderful occasions. Kid's Day and the Spring Festival belonged to the Seniors too! Then finally those final exams and then Graduation Week. Class Night, Baccalaureate, and then Commencement and we walked down the aisle of ZHS auditorium in our white caps and gowns and received our cherished diplomas. Now our high school days are over. Our annual, Zephilsco 1950 is our last tribute to all the learning, fears, joys, and triumphs of all our many hours spent here at beloved ZHS. As we journey onward through- out life our yearbook of memories will keep our ZHS School Days near and precious to us. They will not be forgotten by us and we hope we shall not be forgotten by all of YOU.