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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

122. "Driver Drag" The Voice of Driver High School 1959 & 1960, #1



DRIVER DRAG NEWSLETTER, November 25, 1959.

THE DRAG STAFF:

Editors- Joanie Stiverson & Judy Slick
Assoc. Editors- Nanci St. John & Shari Medsker
Features- Marte Roskosz & Barb Lucas
Business Manager- Carol Gulley
Circulation- Linda Addington
Typist- Sharon Erwin
Production Chief- Dave VanNote
Photography- Kathy Parrish
Faculty Advisor- Joseph Casey

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-  Changes take place every day. Some are minor and some are more difficult to adjust to. In the past few months a new school system has been formed. True, we of the township did not want it, we fought against it to end. White River was not a one room school. We did not want to give up our new school for an old one, but the city vote outnumbered us three to one.
  Now Winchester and White River are combined. We have organized and are fast becoming one new school in thought and feeling. We are neither White River nor are we Winchester. We are Driver High School. Lets help out. Lets work together to make Driver the best. We will never forget our memories of White River, how could we ask you to forget Winchester? But they are memories! Let's be Driver High in everything we do!!!

A SALUTE-   We would like to congratulate Joanie Stiverson and Bobby Keys for their wonderful performances in the Senior Class Play.
We would also like to congratulate Mike Sumwalt and Larry Long for making the M.V.C. team.

SCIENCE CLUB-   During the first meeting of the Science Club, Doug Tipple and Ronnie Weimer were elected President and Vice President. Plans were made for each of the members to have a project to work on at the meetings. These will be used for the spring exhibit and to put in the display window. About thirty members and Mr. Arnold were present.

PER  FECTION-

Shape of Sheila Simmons
Hair of Betty Bingham
Eyes of Nancy Slick
Clothes of Bev Barnhart
Personality of Judy Hinchman
Grades of Suzanne Snyder
Walk of Becky Hubbard
Athletic ability of Mary Watkins

Build of Jim Cole
Hair of Bill Bradbury
Eyes of Doug Lowe
Clothes of Craig Helms
Personality of Ron Jones
Walk of Tommy Baker
Grades of Mark Peacock
Athletic ability of Kent Heckley

PARTY LINE-

Suz T. sure counts funny--seems somethings on her mind. Wonder what it is? it's all backwards. 10,9,8,7,6, etc......Seems Carol G. has a big problem on her mind. Wonder what it is?.....Rogena M. and Barbara H. think that some seniors from Lynn are really sharp.....Could those have been senior girls uptown Halloween night all dressed up? You might ask Kaye, Suz, Nanci. Shari, Marte or Barb.....Seen at Cooper's party after the class play were: Suzanne S. and Steve Lumpkin, Judy slick and D. Bogard, Nancy Symmes and Phil U., Marcia K. and Bill Clark, Andy P. and Linda M., Bobby Keyes and Nancy Slick plus all the Senior "widows" and "old maids" and "bachelors".....The Freshmen have four new cheerleaders, Linda Wolfe, Linda Lasley, Nancy Little and Joan Hendrickson.....New Steadies: Mick Overmyer and Kay Welch, Larry Horn and Linda Addington.....Sharon Erwin had a tragic accident on the way to Cooper's party--Goodness Sharon!!!!!.....Who's this Mary Lou C. likes now? Could it be Cliff Chute?.....We hear that Lee S. asked Judy H. for a date. Did you go Judy???.....Tam Helms finally got those letters from California.....Jim S. and J. Murphey really make a cute pair.....Bob A. seems to have quite an eye for Linda W., and we think it may be vice-versa?!

Thanks to Jim Study for bringing these newsletters to the museum. I'll have more from the Dec. 17,1959 and the Feb. 12, 1960 issue later.




























2 comments:

  1. Thanks, Mick, for presenting this opportunity for a trip back memory lane!! Wow...I don't remember some of the references, but indeed, I DO remember the class play, OUR TOWN, and playing George Gibbs opposite Joanie Stieverson who played Emily Webb!! Keep the memories coming!!

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  2. Wow, so much we forget. But I do remember the class play. Seems like I played an old lady, with a few lines only. Somewhere there are pictures taken of the Class Play. We were so lucky for classmates and teachers with gentle souls, and caring attitudes. I suspect that the comment, titled unknown is Bob Keys for he was the one who played opposite Joanie Stiverson. Nancy Symmes Whitaker

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