23- Westosha Central High School Falcons 1952-2002;
Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence in Education

1952-2002, Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence in Education

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23- WESTOSHA
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
FALCONS
1952 to 2002
CELEBRATING 50 years
of EXCELLENCE IN
EDUCATION
0-100 pages
prepared by

JOHN R FLEISCHER
Contents : This booklet (1 00 pages) is available on paper at the Salem
Community Library (not at the school) and has been scanned. It may be available
on the library website for viewing. Interested individuals can approach the library
(not the school) or the author for a copy of this prepared material on a CD for a
small fee or donation.

NOTE:
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obituaries and images. Researchers should also refer to the Digital archives at
the SALEM COMMUNITY LIBRARY for more images in this collection.
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In preparing the 50tb Anniversary booklet, many people
were helpful in its development. Eileen Sorenson as an
original staff member, supplied Year Books and
information from the first years. The pictures of the
Smith farm and the newspaper articles were supplied
by Jim Smith who was raised on that farm.
Deanna Patzer and the library staff and Julie Eckhart,
yearbook advisor, made School yearbooks available for
my use. Administrator Doug Potter's assistance and
encouragement were essential to the completion of this
booklet.
Lastly, the advice and the typing of my wife Barbara
made my job much easier.
Thank you to all of those whose help and
encouragement made the project possible.
John R. Fleischer

1952
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HORACE B. FOWLER- DIRECTOR
RICHARD F. HARTNELL- CLERK
FLOYD B. HOLLOWAY- TREASURER
RODELL C. SCHENNING
IRVING J. HALLADAY

ADMINISTRATION
ALLEN H. ERICKSON-PRINCIPAL

2002
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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MR. MIKE INFUSINO- PRESIDENT
MS. ANITA CHRISTENSEN- VICE PRESIDENT
MR. ROGER RUNKEL- TREASURER
MRS. SHAWN ZWIRGZDAS- CLERK
MRS. CHARLENE BRANDES
MR. DON KURTZ
MR. WARREN WIEDMEYER

ADMINISTRATION
MR. DOUG POTTER- DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
MR. MARK HURLBUT-PRINCIPAL
MR. SCOTT KENNOW- ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
MR. DAVID MUNOZ- ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

51 YEARS AGO
GOOD OLD BLACK AND WHITE
You could hardly see for all the snow.
Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.
Pull a chair up to the TV set.
•Good night. David; Good night. Chet•.
Dependin'on'the channel you tuned • .
You got Rob and laura - or Ward and June.
It felt so good. felt so right.
Life looked better in black and white.
I love lucy. The Real McCoy·s.
Dennis the Menace~ the Cleaver boys.
Rawhide. Gunsmoke~ Wagon Train~
Superman. lois Lane,
father Knows Best. Patty Duke.
Rin Tin Tin and lassie too,
Donna Reed on Thursday night.
Life looked better in black and white;
I wanna go back to black and white.
Everything always turned out right.
Simple people. simple lives.
Good guys always won the fights.
Now nothin•s the way it seeas
In living color or on the screen.
I wanna go back to black and white_
In God they trusted. in bed they slept.
A promise made was a proaise kept.
They never cussed or broke their vows;
They'd never make the network now.
But if I could~ I•d rather be
In a TV town in the se·s.
It felt so good, felt so right.
Life looked better in black and white
I'd trade all the channels on the satellite
If I could just turn back the clock tonight.
To when everybody knew wrong froa right.
Life was better in black and wtnte.

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SMITH FARM -PRESENT FOOTBALL FIELD IN FOREGROUND

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KENOSHA NEWS

Central
puts down
roots after
shaky start

10-18-02

In the~ decades before,
Kenosha ctunty teenagers living west df what is now the
interstate ., uld attend a variety
ofhleh
including those

sc~ls-

• Bnr1ington
' • By the late

1940s W'J.SCi!sin mandated that

all Jand be iltached to a specific

high~ and Wilmot

offi.eials sui;eeded m. ~

to their district an bnt a sliver

RBOSMN!i.WS$TSIR'

PADDOCK LAKE...:._ Central
High School was born half a
century ago in controversy,
Floyd Holloway says.

He should know. He was a
member of the delivery team.
"The school district didn't
get f<>rmed out of love and

"'t

fri.endship, .. Holloway said.
was fanned in controversy and
confrontation. It was fo~ in
conflict, much of it very
unpleasant

"There wasn't a beacon of
lightshowmg us the way, direct·
ing us on a very obvious course.
It was a slow, steady grind. We
pushed and puShed and pushed
forward. There were not many
times we could just sit back and
· relax. There was always a big.

ger problem ahead."

of western Kenosha County.
. .
itJ~g$H(!eD~ inll part of the oonnty

would attend Wilmot.
Holloway said many ~
residents were nnaware of the
change mrtil after the attadtment was accomplished. Once
the realization started soaking
in. he said. a movement began
to right what manY felt was a

wrong.
"It was just a group of concerned people with no orir,anized head at first," Holloway
said '"Slowly the group grew in
size. and people decided we bad ·
t;C~!back out of the
""Younger people think the
in~

competition between
central and Wilmot began on
the a!bletic fields. bnt that's not
where it started."

From the office of his Paris
home overlooking a portion of
. the Kenosha County farm he
has tended to for most of his 80
years, Holl.Jway recently
shared with the Kenosha News
his memorles of the formation
of Central ·High School Joint
District No. 1, now known as
Central High School District
Westosha.
Holloway, one ofonly two sur-

A referendum was held and
the group_ was victorious, but
the vote was immediately cballenged in the courts and the
result was voided on a techni-

viving members of the district's

tee

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first five-person board, didn't
sugarcoat his reflections. He
acknowledged there were plenty
ofpeople.in the community who
would have prefem!d more than
50 years ago that Wilmot remain
the only high school in the west-

ern part ofthe·coun1;V.
___YeLthroueh the effort of a

committed?group led by Bristol
dairy fumier Horace Fowler, a
new district was formed and
Central~ School was built,
With the mit students beginning
classes thei!e in the fall ofl952.

cality. Determined not to qWt.

thegrouppushedfurwanlagain
and this time sm:ceeded.
· A school board was elected.
consisting of Horace Fowler,
Irving Halladay and Manha
S4mo, The board appointed a

De-memnm-·1mi'ldm~.-.-u.~.·

He said the group of eight met·
many times. ollm gajheriDg in
aSaiembal:bei:Sbop.~
business during &riiMUIMitlgS,

WbDe the atmosphere for
some of the meetings might
have seemed casual, the topics
for discussion were quite serious. Among the most pressing
were constant financial woes.
Taxpayer money would~ he
needed to pay tlli.tion. for districtteenagers who were attending other high schools, to pur-

Cfiase Iai'iiL to fu.il a buildirig
fund, to buy educationa1 equipment and a ileetoflmses, and to
pay a principal, teachers, custodilm.s and bus drivers. Folks
were frustrated.
"'Many people
very
angry, and yon conldn't blame

were

them," Holloway said. "They
attended Wllmot, they wanted
their kids to attend Wllmot, it
was closer fur many of them,
and they felt caught up in this
thing. It was not an easy time."
The board purchased land on
~way 50 for the new.scllool
and hired Central's first principal. MleJi Erickson.
Their first. year 22' seniors
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~phomores·and

89 freshmen. The schoolhad 13
teachers.
Early in the process to create

. the new distrid, Holloway said
he was warned by a Salem
farmer to walk away from the
struggle, that the long-term
eiiecls of the battle would be too
. damaging, that the fight was so
controversial people would
never forgive him for his part
· Now. half a century later,
some hard feelings have
remained. Holloway admits. He
does not regret the role he
p}ayed in creating the district or

bWlmngtheschool. but he wishes the process would have been
Jess hurried, less pressure-filled.
'Tve always wondered why
our creator didn't endow those
who find themselves with
responsibilliyfur govemjng others in some capacity with more
wisdom. So often it seemed there

wem no right answers. You just

took the one that was the least
. wrong, and moved ahead," Hol]owaysaid.

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f"ENTUAL HIGH Fl.. OOR PI.AN-1'he Central high school board today revealerl the Onnl, state ap·
proved floor plan, above. of the new 300-student Central high school to be hui.Jt on 1-ly. 50 near Paddock
Lake. The piau provided for a gymnasium seating approximately 2,000: six classroqms; large science, com·
mercial,. ·and agricultural roomg; a shop: and a library neal' the main entl'nnce for the use of the com·
munity. The plan is designed ·to sim!llify ·future expansion. lower :right

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1952

T the c:omerstoue ceremOilies conduct•
ed at the sight of the uew sc:hool more them
300 residents for the Central district heard
leaders of qovermnent cmcl education praise
the loc:atkm cmcl progress of the schooL MuDiclpal Judge Edward Ruetz IDtrod.uced the
speakers.

Rep. I.awrence Smith of llacine qave
the opeDiuq address. He stresaed that saeh
schools are important lu keepmq alive the
basic c::onc:ept of the integrity of the Jndl..
viduaL

Mr. wniard Steiobach. school dislrict
eleelricicm. sealed the documents in a copper
box for plac:ment ill the c:omer:stm:le. Frank
Zubeck. local qenem1 c:ontrm:tor lor the
school. Jumded the School Board Director.
Homce Fowler. the trowel with whic:b. to
S)lnCid the ftrat bed of mortar for the stone.
The BloDe was moved into plaee. the
doc:amenta were inserted cmd zesidaDta
swamaed onto the sla9e to couqratulate the
. scb.ool ofBcla1s.

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ALLEN ERICKSON
PriDc:lpal
River FaUs S. T. C.
Bacb.elor of Science
University of W'urc:n""'"

Mcrster of Seicmee
"' expect to pass throuqh this
world but ·oDc:e: a11y qood
therefore that I c:cm do. or a:ay
Jr:iudDess that I c:cm show to
GJlY fellow..erealur, let me do
lt now. Let me aot defer or
neglect iL fol' I shall DOt paas
throw;rh this way aqabL

PBISCILLA BOOTH
Sec::retary

KeJlosha: Biqh. School
"Do unto others as you would
have them do Ullto you".

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MABION .AXTELL

Shoithaad: Truasc:rlpUou;
Typmq

Whitewater State Teachers

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..All the world is cz stczqe cmd
the m.eu. cmd wome11 m u
are merely players".

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ELVJR CONWAY

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Biology; Chemistry; Phpll:s

lJDivemitr of W'urc:nD&ia
-rhe riqht way to kill lime is
to work it to death"'.

lBENE BOSM.AlUC
Eaqliah I
I.a Crosse Stczte Tecrcbers

CoDeve

"'Life is reed: life is eana..r.

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Home Economics I. IL DL IV
Stout U:aiversity
"Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you".

DAN KISSEL
Industrial Arts t n. m. IV
Stout University
"All the qreat men are dead
cmd I don't feel very well
myself".
DANIEL DOONE
Enqlish
IV: Latin
Loyola University, Iil,
'"To err is human".

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CJJFFOIID PETERSON
Boys Physical Ed: Basketball
Coach: Football Coach
University of WISCOnsin
"A quitter never wins, a
wimler never quits".

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Enqlish m, Civics I
Whitewater State Teaehem
Colleqe
"To strive. to seek. to .6mL
and not yield".

MAURICE ROCKWELl.
Music
Milton College
"He who laughs last,
laughs best...

CARL 'mOSTENSON
General Mathematics: Algebra
Beloit: University of W'lSCOmda
..Let's analyze this problem".
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PHILLIP RONNERUD
Agriculture L ll. UL IV
River Falls
"He who studieb diligently will
someday stand amongst kings".

LOUIS VALENTE

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American History; Art: SocialEconomic Problems
Wmc. State Teachets College
University of W"JScoDSin
Marquette University
"Do unto othezs as you would
have them do unto you"'.

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Geometry: Physical
Education
University of W'ISCODSin
in Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Teachers
College
"When your face is towards
the light. the shadows laU
behind you"'.

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THE WAY IT WAS 1HAT FIRST YEAR 1952- 1953
When school opened in the :full of 1952 most ofthe classrooms were finished ~but much was left
to be done . We started school on Wednesday the first week in September. However. to give workmen
more time we bussed the students on field trips fur three days . The students were divided into three groups
and each day they went to one ofthree places, American Motors,. MacWbyte W~re Rope Co. ,and the
Brookfield Zoo in Chicago . These are the ones I remember~ there may havebeen others .
The cafeteria did not have a roof. The Home Economics room was neu to the cafeteria and was
not connected to the heating system while the office ud other classrooms were . All the Home Eoooomics
equipment was in place , but ootbing functioned as the plumbing and electrical hookups were oot
completed .I was not able to have my fuods or clothing classes mr two mouths so did units which did oot
require use ofthe laboratory, such as tamily living. nutrition. pre-natal and dWd care. money
management , and clothing selection·. We were oomfurtabie in oor room in September as the whole month
was warm . October was too ooid to remain in the Home Economics room so I spent October with my
classes in the Chemistry laboratory . Mr. Cooways Chemistry dass was stuck with only book work , too .
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On November 2 we bad a Hallo-ween dance in the~ on the cement floor with the stars
overhead ,still no roof.

We did get back into oor Home Economics room in November as the workmen bad hooked up
the heat by then in our room . The stoves and sinks bad been instaDed . I was finally able to bave somewhat
normal classes . Of course. there were still a lot ofworkmen around . Once in a wbile a workmen would
pop in to do something .

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THE FIRST CLASS OFFICERS AND ADVISORS

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UR FIRST class meetinq was held in September cmd the followinq class
officers were elected: Allen Reidenbach. President; Gall Noble,. Vice-President:
Betty Krcdm. &cretary: and Gloria Gillmore, Treasurer. We chose Mr. Valente em
our class advisor and Mr. Kissel was appointed em our asslskmt advisor.
A staff was elected to work o:u the ali imporkmt job of puHinq out the an.
nucd. The staff is as follows: Editor. Gloria Gilmore: Assistant Editor. Betty Kmhn:
Business Manaqer. Gail Noble; Advertlsinq Manaqer. Jecmne Skillings; Ari Editor.
fun Kondelik: and Photoq:ra:pher. V"mce:ut Stmm.
On December "12th. we received our Senior pictures. Everyone was well satisfied with them.
We are now looki:uq forward to our formaL our class play and that biq day
of qraduatian.
And :uow the class of '53 wishes io thank Mr. Erickson. Mr. Valente, Mt. Kissel. the rest of the faculty, and the entire student body for their help in makiu.q
this a very profitable year. It will lonq be remembered and cherished by, eC~cll
Cind every one of us.

SEPTEMBER 1952 CHATTERBOX 1sT SCHOOL NEWSPAPER

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:-1e sol. ved t~?t P~"'obl.em

:;:1ew scl:lo-c-1 is tnEt of'

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n~.::1es that were not a)propriate.
Three iia_-'n.'l,.s were sel...:cteC. a.r!d ;)Ltt
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L3.;:;:_-,.;-'l.o].e scho 1 t.o vote •;pen.
They were; B'lldo_;;;s:, ~{i.l.d-~ ~

c:<~ts,.

8\J.d }·!:'.lcc;.ns~

?alcons ~ns c~os~n by a

lar~e majority~

of' -yo· reall v know vhat a f'~lcon is? ;:e' ll t.sll yo·:,
It :t s si.mil<>r to a h~wk i.n man.· ways.
One r.:lt!i.n o.~ f'f'e::.~ence is t!:la t
G i':.1lcon c::--n te tr.ai.nr>:d e~sier then a ~.wk.
'!;he f2.J. con i ._, an f:· tt:rnc-ti ve bird
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I:t~TdODUCING

Oentril High SchG~l .

The prin~ifal too.
3o you'll get along fine.
If you watcu ~~~at you do.

st~ted

m:·t this first s~-.:.J.ool yea:r with
a new prin~ipal, Nr .. Erickson..,
~ormerly of Orfordville- &lblic
School_(:prior t.o -that~he vas i.n
the coac:.l.].rig f':ield).. Mr.. Erick-

o~r lessons are hard
·And ·somet;l.me~. seea long;
.B"~.Jt if' you buckl.e right down,

son_went to helrose High School;

Y,ou won•t get them wron.g.

in 1939 he received h~s ~chelor
or Science Degree £rom aiver
FCJ.lTs-;- P-nd-.:lp. 19L~9 he received
his Ma.ster -o"f Ed1cc.ation .from
the Un:i vor s::t ty of T.ii sconsin.;

We think i t is sw.;;;ll L

-.';; s re proud of our school.
So we ·•11 all be on hand
·'-'hen-·:we hear the first bell.
Eacy Li.ng

He is m.~rr"ted ~nd has three
children; Dave 1.0,· Judy B..,. rum .
Karen 5 months.--,..

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TID!: SCHOOL Ili PRO ltmSS
w"hen he reported on tb.e joo..:--all there w~.s in view o:f the
The Corner Stone of
Central
school site was 60 acres a·:r
Hi;:o:h School was p·:-t into ,.place,
sod p~stu~e and. about 60 head
on A?ril. 20. Many yarents .~ and
of' ca.ttle .. ·. ffe purch.;sed al.l
stu.dents proudl~y witnessed . ilhe
of' the equipment and instruc1 laying of the Corner Stone.
tional needs in addition he
had charQ:e oi; the cr.rricul. u m .
On Tuesday, September 2, the
planning~ o:f the new Central
doors oi· t~ n&w school. ooened.
;Jj_ g3. ~chool ..
The f'irst t.vo ds;;s were. -s;_.>.,.nt
or$anizing th0 pro~ra.'"ll.s n:.,d actHis desire is: ~·would like
ivities o;:· t!l:..: . 2L..7 stud<H"tts.
to sae a wide participation
Edl.:!csticnal tol".:i."'S wer>d conduc tad
in all extra-m;rricular acti vdurin?:; tb.t. remainder- oi the lrJ~8k.
i ties, and that 6Vepyone sb.ol.•ld
receive oquaL recognition.
The f1a~ which hed f'lc~n over
the ·'i\<b.i. to House at. '.tin :.;h.' ~l!:!; ::;on
::_,':.etta and phil.osopb.y oi' li.f"e:
D~C- w~s presented to ~~~- ~~n~~l
r expect to pass -throu~h
on· 3eutemiJar
1 b7
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t:l::.:\.s world but. pnce. Any good
L. 3mi.th. A d;:,ciicrticn ;;.:::>~·~::-r~~·':1)'
t~.;..:::ef01:'tv that I can do, or any
:f'ollowad the raisin~ u.= "t!:l..:-. LJ.~,­
?c!.r:<iness t'lat I can show to any
The· ?Dople then took ill
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f !->ll. c>i.r-cref'. t,~re, l.et me do i t
siq;hts oi" ·the .schooL
no1.-r. Let me not d&f"er or. ne~l6ct ~t, for I
sh~l. not pass
School w~s di~tssed rcr a.
this way again ..
halr d~y on ~eptember 30, be~~~
o:f a t~nche~s mbbting.
Our School
~re have a nE;W school,
And it is called Central.
14u ~et our text books
'·''i th only ~ smal-l rental..

A.l:ter that, schoollballY'"~Sta.rt­
ed rolling!
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ED. ILTTY Y.RAd}l
ASS' T • ED • Ll!:lifNY WillDEN
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10-25-52

Old Geneva Road landmark
Gives Way to School Ground
Most folks won't ever miss the little while frame house.
Whizzing along Hy. 50, drivers will gaze momentarily
at the new high school up ol.' the hill . . . and move on.
Not a sign of the "old Smith place" at Paddock Lake
will remain. ln this way passes a homestead-almost unnoticed, like a bachelor dying in a foreign land.
Once it pl~yed a prouder role.
The dwelling on old Geneva ro<Jd and 60 acre~ of land in 1878. after
"·as the center of life for three moving here from New York state.
Renerations o£ Smith•. Before that: B~>for<' llmt i" wa!< owned by J .
.it was the home of the Gadds, and
C. Ga<lr:l. English-born f:~rmcr who
b~fore that the Fosters.
l"ter di,·d en route hack to his
This wet'k, a wr.-cking <'rew nntivc . roul. Th£> ori~tinnJ 0\Vllf"t',
went to work with crowbars on its 'l'ed Smith believes. was an old·
handhewn beam~ and stud5. Be. lime carpent<"r nanied Foster. who
twePn the •lndding they fouml npparently bolll!ht the land from
e\'idence thRt the residenc<" i~ w<>ll the guvr,·nment.
•wer 100 years old. Pasted inside
Stout oal< log~ were hewn by
the walls were copies of the "South· h:uul and ·nolrhed to fit each other.
port Telegram," dated from Hl45 Zoubelt explained· th:H the baseto 1848.
ment. joisl" were "mortised and
Southport W:lS Kenosha's name tenoned" together.
then,- and C. L. Sholes..,-inventor
of the typewriter-'-\vas editor and Stood U11 Wei!
publisher o[ the Telegram. Sholes'
Despite if• cenlu•·:v.Jong exisl·
paper was filled with polilicnl ence. lh<> house stood up remarknews in 1848, for a presidential ably well. Not a sag \Vas notice.
<·ampaign was on. just as is i~now. able in any of the three smnll
Gen. Zachary TayiO!-. a war hero ·room~< of the original section. "Bill"
like Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, was TaYlor. one of the men teadng it
one of the candidates.
do;vn. commented that the lumber
-En~ning News Phot·
Tar Barrels Blaze
looi<Pd a" smooth as iC it had been UOMES'l'EAD REVF:AI,S IIIS'l'ORY-Copies o[ the "Southport Tele
machillC~~nwed.
gram"' found in the old Smith home at Paddock J,al<e this W!'ek ~howe•
Sholes. as you may judge from
While the ancient residence had that the residence was built over a century ago. Th~ lnndmarlt is bein1
this partial account of a >peech.
could not be classed as a Tay. to be torn to make way for the wrecked to make room for gmunds of the new Central high school
school grounds, an even· older Frank J. Zoubek, Kenosha contractor, examines crumbled shreds o
lor man:
"S. Lisle Smith. the gre:~l gun mnrlc or !he past ~lilt remains. It I.Jcwspapers pasted to a wall hoard. Also looking it over a•·e, left L•
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of Ta;rlori;m in Illinoi>. \vas ad- is an immense. perfectJy.formed oak right, Fred Taylor and his brother "Bill."
,-~rtised to >peak to the people tree next In the home~tead.
Smith cl~ims that it Js the larg.
of Southport on behalf o( the
~:real No Face on Snlurclay evr- e~t onk h·ee itt the slate. 'Tve
ning last from the platform of never seen on'i! bigger. and neither
the Durkee house. TI1e night was hn~ :111)'body el~e I I< now of."
beautiful. and a blazing fire or Mea<ured Thursday at hip height,
tar barrels attracted quite a crowd. it had a girth or 13 feet. 10
After an unusual delay, l\lr. Smith inche<.
F.xnc!ly how old the lree is no
made his appearnce and. holding
nn to the railing before him with one lmo\\·s. But Smith sal'5 his
both hand~, made his bow and grandmother. who died in i9l5 at
ithe age of 84, told him it hndn't
commenced his harangue."
But Sholes' words became mere changed a bit since she came to
wall insulation for the Fosler the area to l<>ach school, In 11115.
home. Sheltered behind the siding, Smith placed a flagpole atop the
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1he papen yellowed but stayed Jarg~ tree. which still is ~here.
Perhaps the tree-nature's mono·
intact for a century. Members of
1he wrecking crew turned them tnen!-will ~till be growing when
over to Frank J. Zoubek, Kenosha the Jtlgh school becomes as uld a~
. mntrador working on the new the "Smith pluce.'' Before agreeing
to sell his land for the school,
Central high schooi.
Smith llm(le one ~!ipulation-the
Stap;e Coach Station
tree can·t be cut down.
T.ong before the Civil W"r. the
home was a stage coach station on
1 he
Geneva rond, tell< Lester
'Ted" Smith. Smith, who was born
in the home, now nms an electric
shop not far away.
"It wa~ one of the verv first
home~ around here," he sn.id.
Smith's father bought the home

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INITlAT-tOIN-,
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was .

One is; the workmen vm.s injur-ed
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; seriousl.y when-' he~ !'ell
by-~b.e' SCJ}tomblle Ol6.s8-.. ,;·:;,:~ · ..~ .• · ,_ while. '=worldirg: -on the• heati~g

h~:t\'l.' a-a.nu.ary··~Jtih·..:-:: ·:Iii. -~:.given

A "g:::--an~ :rrc.roh n throughout tbe
sc-h,:oo:l. wa·s !.oo:t-a· a~;:~='.iS:A3C:r= A~H .. · It
was ·le{), t;y· _a "CU:ti&·:·-Uttle --~sh-.

man

e,~ri:·~by~ .;Iiame. -or-~ Ronnie·

:Phief'.f~~~-;;~:--::.tc

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of g~'rls -·'wt=>.arin§. ·:~jamas{·man's
·ha-t, and car.:ey.i:ng ;a baby·:, D.ott"l..e 9_
Thay alsG- ~d. tp Wish their hair
and mt bruSli ·or":"sert'•!lt..
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· Tb.~ ~,9f'Y~ ~-~- tb~,rea;r _dress~s,
or...~kl.~ts$· earring&, nook- ·sea~,
an ;~l.d_ · -w~~s · ~:t" ,= ··;an.c~J! oa.ni a
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Soph0100re •·__-or.dei's,

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bell;;·; ~s~lSe'tifuenings · Carol.e
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a going
over and . were good sp_td•ts · about.
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· :r:n the evening · there-" was a
dance h.el.d .iii honor ot the Fresh:men open ·.·to· ·th~- ~publ:ic..
The
mus:tc ~s pro~rl:Cled by Kr. & Mrs.
Sch~de · 'therE{ W'e-l."'e' ' . Ctireu:l.lu!s 1
mi xe!s~ poJims~ and El.tzs 9 · . 1'.b.e:
ltm:.-.n.- oOimDittee - sened donuts,

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· The first _., game· ·-·:in .the new gym
was on :Friday,~-~ 23, 1953.
The workmen. worked very bard

and earnes:tl.y _to· -._,oompl.-e~e ·,:the
gym· floor ·the week··· o:r tb.e .S&Jl~ ..
They also paintedt:the. wa]J:s..-a.l}4,
the
ceiling.:.· The ceiling ___;, i~
white, whil.e the · top-;.:pa~,-'·Q( -~~
wall- i.s light :grean,.~~~
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hQspital:. . and . is~ -g~tting alo:g.g
qlrlte.well· no.y. ·.:o··· ·~ ..· ~ <· ·
·For.). ·our t'trst·_ ..game·j;.~he r
.
~:sn team -p-l.a:yed; ~J;ington' s ".S"

te.am · and-· ..:l.ost :~··b!' p:rely :rive
points.. , -· -~ .; . .. v.::=· · • · · .
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IJ!tle· ·"A" te.~-. ;al.e.O lo-st. to_~lington•s "A~ i;eam, but :We. ar~.
looking :forward to some "VQ.ns· now
that-· the boys . oari have .mo~~.
_practice on our own. gpt :fl.oor.. :· . .
, Let • s all .eome.::- the next· game · .·.
and cheer
the boys on to a
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1953 GRADUATION

The rust Commencement Exercises at Central High School, were held on June 5,
1953. The Commencement-Dedicatory Address was given that evening by G. E. Watson,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Bethel A. Gillmore was valedictorian and
gave 1her speech entitled" School Survey". The Central High School Mixed Chorus added
to rhe program by singing two numbers. The Salutatory Address was given by Betty A.
Krahn. Her topic was, nwe, As The First Graduates". Horace B. Fowler, Director of
the Board of Education, presented the diplomas to the graduates.
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THE CLASS OF
Ronald L. Albert
Jean A. Bolton
Judith A. Clark
Donna M. Duwell
Bethel Ann Gillmore
Gloria A. Gilmore
Nancy J. Greenwald
Jean A. Haun

James E. Kondelik
Betty A. Krahn
Darlene c. Lieffrig

1953

Edna M. Milner
Gail V. Noble
Norma Grace Periman
Allen R. Reidenbach
Joan M. Sabin
Jeanne Lorayne Skillings
James A. Stadler
Vincent A. Stann
Phyllis Arlene Torrey
Pauline K. Wermeling
Betty J. Wienke

KENOSHA NEWS

10-18-02

CENTRAL. HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK PHOTO

CentraP$ first seniors
The first class of .Central High School seniors Sabin, Nancy Greenwald, Gloria GiDmore, Betty
were, from left, top row: Donna Duwell, Edna Krahn, Judy Clark, Bethel Gillmore; bottom
Milner, Ronald Albert, Jim Kondellk, VInce row, Jeanne Skillings, Jean Bolton, GaD Noble,
Stann, Allen Reidenbach, James Stadler,\Grace Darlene Ueffrlg, Betty Wienke, Phyllis Torrey.
Perlman; middle row, Pauline Wenneling, Joan Jean Haun is not pictured.

Central's.first grads cherish senior year
IEJ'tOSIIAtatSSI'AFF ence." Maginn said. "We were
Of course Central had some
PADDOCK LAKE- Grace· thenandarenowmembersofa gaps.to fill, they said. During
(Periman) Mathews. Edna (Mil- very special group. It was an their first weeks of school, stnner) Streich and Pbyllis (Tor- honortobepartofit. Theprideis ~ents were dispatched to field
rey) Maginn consider a deciSion still there. It'D. always be there." trip after field trip as workers
each made 50 years ago as one of. Ma1hews agreed.
sought to complete construe.
"That senior year was an tion. Central's first dance, the
the bestoftheirlives.
Back then all, tbree were local adventure," she said. "I think Turkey Trot around ThanksgivKenosha Cf:!unty teens, two we an felt pretty special. There ing 1952. was held in an all-purattendJng Wilmot High School were so few of us. We were an pose room that did not have a
and one at Burlington High.
very proud of being the ~ finished. roof.
With Central High School graduates."
"We really danced under the
opening its doors fur the first
Thatfirstclassofseniorswas stars,"MagiJ:plsaid.
time in ihe fall of1952, an tbree so sman because upperclassOf the original group of .22
and 19 other kids decided to men who lived in the district seniors, two have passed away.
enroll for their senior year at were aD.owed to choose whether About eight of the alumni still
the new school By June of195S. _to enroll at Central or complete nve m or near Kenosha County.
they had become Central Dish their education at the high All have been invited as bonSchool's first graduates.
school they already were ored guests to the June 2003
AJ; Central celebrates its 50th attending.
graduation.
anniversary this year - kickFor Maginn and Strei.ch.
It remains to be seen if Streing off the festivities with a friends since sixth gradeL the ich and Maginn conform to the
parade and community dance in decision was easy. Central was rules at tbis graduation ceremoconjunction with tonight's much closer, so their approxi- . ny. Fifty years ago they were
homecoming - ·those who matelytbreehoursonthebosto warned not to toss their caps,
charted the course as seniors andftom Wilmot High would be but they let themtly anyway.
half a century ago say they are a thing of the past. Wilmot also
"Graduation was such a happy
proud to have been trailblazers. was overcrowded, .something time,,. StreiCh said. "It was the
"It·was an awesome expert- Centraldefinite1ywasnot.
endofareaDyexcitingyear."

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Left to Right: Richord Hartnell, Clerk; Floyd Halloway,
Director; Irving Halladay; and Rodell Schenning.

SCHOOL BOARD

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GENERAL GROQ}fiNG

Much publicity bas been given in tbe past. two Je'U"S to teen-ace de'linq'aency
1-nvol.vi.ng gang figh"t$. dr:i.ntdng ~. and smnkh~g irices. cen.ter!Dg around groups or teen-agers who l1Aall7 are wearing black leather jackets wi.tb gaudy
insignias, hea-vy boot shoes, "El.ns !Tesley11 bai:rc\):ts. f'o:rm.-fit.t.ing levis and
numerous otbe:r outla.ntti.§h teAs ot dre:5s and grooming.

Al:tbough these· 'things in themsel-ves are imocent.. their ~ bas very
often brought. about an atti-tude nnde:drabl.e in the a:tl: are. ibis bas been
expressed by uncomnmt..i.oDal. am ~bl.e beb.av.ior. 'l'bere is a-~11Proper dress pramotes proper comuct1111 .. Xn o-ther words, i t is not the abnormal.
·haircut. t.bat. is baeh i t i.s the atU.t.ude that it~ that is bad. It. is
not. tbe black l.eather jacket and t:be high boots that are bad; bllt :ra't:.be:r it. :is
the at.titude they produce.

:rn order to ca~~p]¥ w.i.th the desirabl.e staD:Jards of other scbools, the
BoarQ· of' Fducat.i.on bas adopted the fol.l.owing polic:ies Januar,r 28. 1957 to be
observed i.n order to attend Oeo:tnu Ri.gb. School. or any of its school. ~nsored
actin-ties at home or away.. 1'hese policies vil.l. be eft'ective J"ebru.a:ey ,11, 19.57

1.,

Boys will wear belts at all. times (no low sl.ung trousers).

2.

Only crew cut or regulation bai.rt:iuts are acceptabl.e (no duck-ta,il

hairdos or s1.deburns).

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function unless otherwise stipulated.
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The regul.ation 6-i.nch laced shoe or oxf'ord of non-marking sol.es and
heels shall prevail at all times. (no outlandish cleats or hob-na:lls

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~!o jacket or garment bearing. 11out o£ schOol11 club insignias will be

worn at school or at any schoOl. sponsored function.

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mue denims or levis are not acceptable at any school sponsored function
(exclusive of the regUlar school day).

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HOMECOMING
Our homecoming game was played against the
Union Grove Broncos. The Central Falcons took its first
homecoming win in 5 years, winning 7-6.
It was rainy and wet but Bill Ivy managed to slip
down the field to score the winfiing touchdown. The
victory put everyone in a happy mood for the homecoming dance after the game. It was held in the new study
hall. The theme "Autumn Moon" featured a crescent
moon throne floating on a cloud of angel hair for the
queen Mary Wagner. Bill Ivy was chosen by the football
team to reign as king after a hard evening of work on

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through the work of the artistic queen. Banners hung
from the ceiling and a canopy covered the tables.

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COACH RUDY STEINER

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CENTRAl HIGH SCHOOL
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Richa!"d Hartnell .. Salem~ CZerk
Lloyd Knigge .. BY'ighton, Treasurer
·Robert Baysinger .. Paddock Lake
Rodell Sahenning, Wheatland
Mr-s·. Mari "lyn Thompson,. BristoZ
La~rence

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"Poe:ms, Prayers, Promises". 3. As a tradition after
the ceremony, the graduates tossed their caps. 4.
Greg Sorensen presented the Valedictory Address.

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BASEBALL WENT TO STATE

Outstanding pitching
anJ timely hitting 1JJm
the key ingndients behind
the success of the 1988
Varsity Baseball team.
The Ftdcot~J captured the
Conference Cha.mpiot~Ship
with a .5-2 defeat ()fllf
W'hitswattw and a 10"1
conference rectwd.
Ending the regular
season with a 1.5·1 fe&flfd,
the team headed into Regional «tion. The team
met th11ir challenge shutting oNt stato ranked
Racine Horlick 11-0 and
Kenosha Tremper 3-0,

Competition.
Rob
Potewaczyk pitched the
cqmplm game and r.dso
gave the Palcom an early
1.-0 had with ·a Jead-tff
hommm. Brett 'K.tJddatz
added a Jitwbot to right
&enter RBI double and
Tim Cates blasted a two
run homer to left.
Polewaczyk struck out
five and allowed only
four hits. The win at state
was Coach Krflhbiels'
100th ofhis tarew at Central. In the semi-final
game, Central fared an
flxcellent Monroe pitcher

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sending them on to W'au· and 1JJm stimeek 7-0. The
satt for the State Finals. Fa/com finishld the ·~.
Central made school with a 19·2 ()flert.lll record
history winning its first and JDm~ gnat memories.
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The 1900 girls softball team had an overall stupendous season. They were only one run away from
going to the state tournament, but they did win the
Southern lakes Eastern Division Title going undefeated. They were also the regional champions and
the sectional runner-ups, losing to Milton 6-5 in 9 innings. The falcons overall record this year was an
· exciting 17-4.

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Row :z, Pam Nys, Amy Gillmore. Dena Durkin, Allee JohnsDn, Tina
Blon. Row J, Coach A/1/IHHJ. Tooya Pawlowski, Dantelle Kammerzelt.
Drlnel, MlcheJJe Kerkman, Keri Weidman, Beth

1990

The vorslry volleyball
team was the 1969 state
chomps. The teem's I'&COI'CI
was 91 wlnJ and 7 losses.
The team received first place
in confemnw wllh on uncr..
fecrecii!KOfd.lt WQS Q IOIJ9h
MK~son for the ream because
af sprained ankles, appendldlls. and mono: That didn't
stop the l'olcuns. They won
!he Carthage College tournament. ~emlvecl2nd ploe&
ot the Mllwoult-llcy View
mumoment, and first ot the
Whitefish Day Domlnlc<:~n
tournament. Patti 1\aduenz
was then moved up 11om rite

JV team.
The teem Wllf at Region·
ols with o re<:CIId af 3 wins
end 0 losses. Advancing to

Sectlonols, the team wcs
champions ogC!In with o reoCOld of 3 wins and 0 ! allowing them to odvone& to
the state tournament at Oshkosh. Wlrh the support of

many fons the FalcDnsc:cme
home with the state IItle.
"This team hos fulfilled my
dreomsos a caoch. Our team
goal was to mok& II' to stat&.
but lhese gills wonted to wffl
If. This Is something lhot will
give th&se girls o memory
that will lost o lifetime."
commented Coclcb Charlie
llerg.
The team receiVed a very
huge welcome home from
!he community end friends
for 0 gii&Qt job.

1992

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were never~from
liome urt Cfioir, a varkty of
tliouRfi,as
iituk
'Sat IJJ~s}s, am! !l(ing Sipiitmi4
'Departi.na O'!JiiJre Jili1port tfid(Jusian
s arut "!l(pfano. 'Entert:m.nm.ent
at 2:30 p.tii.1fftfny, 'Duemr ~ tfie nitJfit away on Ci!!f~Pktul tlie evenintf 'UJitn
6er 2~ 1992, Centia!S'Uii.nfl, 9{pwf)'"ear's !Ew at a!l(pSsUm t!U:Oerfu.tfyorcliutnltdvoIne.'lllt.rea6outtoflettttlrton 'Discopfayine.Pimeric.an mu.· cal'uis of CentraCs
a once in a fifotime Q(]leri· sic.
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!Mosww,!l(pssiawas ilit,p(im tfons, flie grou.p_wasgm.tt,fo£
for C.S.I. members over toretumtoCHSat4:00p!m. 6!J~~
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Cftristmas vacation.. !J1ft.tr on J~ 1, 1993. ru'e£:rwtlh"'J to aumtum. to
spendlnotrtOtttlis~ comet~ 6y 'l1fll!!Y :frieru!s arut partjcipate, · tfie Conart
Jo/ tfie ewnt, t&u set out to family memliers, tliis ef.i.te CIWir ~ents tiU: 6ut ta£.
sfww M06ww t&. Q(#aordi· !JfOUP fiae( cfmrg it a((.
ems oj Ce_ntmi:HJgli.Scfioo[.
naryshJoineanefd'aru;jn~Jta!iJJiese taknts 1llf,Tg ~n to
e-ats oj Centmt's strukiits.
~<£$,5
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Pai{eefwitli~ant! 6g!Jfzr~Mer ~
foradlnie inwfikli: tfiestuperforman.ces, Centm£ stu- . ~JJ:...t;r."'~.....tlidruear, tlie ifentswma6ktolistmana
iknts 11f!UW9_ea to :fltu{_ time ~-:!!cormii£ at' ..L. perform 'UJitfi c1Wirs :f!m!t
fortourinp_ tlie city anaaf{oj
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5g'Etm!MJ/ligtul

its!JTUU J1istory. ~stu- ~af.:Feostm1Jece_m6er. state. MterIJfUliJi:n9 musitfeiits en'Uefop'U the iuliofe ~it{ m tlie par5 Of ~- ctlfly, tiUs ~ 1Jf0UP mat£e
cuftumf Q(]leriena 6q tmlf.. nausance nme.s, tlie ~~ttfie
itJg ,garments w#li. !1&ssilms Cliomfiasservu{afi:ue-tOU.TSe year¥wfingtlie'!Matfriaa£
for sou.veniers. '1fiiir liearts meal to tfie me~ ofCon· ~east m 'Dt.iember.

1993

Expan.ding Central,

exoanding Blinds

by Carrie Mich

Central is on its way to special education class- thestudentsofCentral were
rooms will also receive a asked to make some small
~ ing our education. With new location.
sacrifices. One of these sacrifices was giving up the
use of the freshman hall,
s 0 ' which
left the remaining
when
w i 11 corridors crowded and
these harder to get to classes on
new time. The students also had
facili- to get use to sounds of drilltiesbe ing as well as various other
ready construction noises during
the startofthenew build- foruse? Everyonehopes
some of
ing, we will be guaran- that the answer to this
their
teeing a better learning question is "soon". If all
classes.
environment for the stu- plans proceed as schedWith the
dents of Central High. uled, the new facilities
cooperaDue to the lack of public will be ready for use by
tion of
support for the new thestartofthenew school
everybuilding, the administra- y~.
on e ,
tion was forced to scale Throughout the year however, Central's new
down their previous
buildplans and settlefora$2.9
ing can
million project consistb
e
ing of 18 new classsomerooms. These muchthlngall
needed additions will be
of us
used for science, math,
can be
art, and social studies.
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A New Addition

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PHASE III
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

OLD HEALTH
HALLWAY

NEW CAFETORIUM
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

NEW GYM

1995-1996

Madrical east
an Anehanting e11ahihg
by kJJII ;o lenz

If mw saw jow:ters jou!:ting, jegtets iesting, lords and ladles d.11ncing they might think tfu~y wets :~t
The N!n.Qissanc{! I='! iN! ot Mediev.QI Times and Toutnamt;!ht. But, once again, community members could
see all this action in Centtal's all-~ut~m:e wom. f:ot the holiday ft::Jdition, Centtal's choits took them back
to a time of ehivah·y and tornanc~ Madrigl:ll f:ead included eating a multi~le cour-sg, mg,:d, singing, and
sfdrn including even a j~tet. It was a fuast to temembl'!t the way thi11gs 1.1sed to be and eom~ate how they
ate in the ~tesent day.
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fha King and Qqaan of the enchQnf!ng
evm~lng,.

The eomblrw! choitlll:hlnli tugalhlll'
to !>Otfutrn qtthe M4dtiCIII J:aqgt, All
dRCkad out In !holt qnlqqe CO!ltumllll, the
ehol" 811! a• lnto..,.Hng to Wl!lch l!ll they
Qlll to hAQt.

1995-1996

,a tatu~n ttlp to Rtata
by kslf jo lenz

Having high hopru: fot a confatAnoo champlons:hip wqs: on tho minds: of all tha gymnqds: duting
tho s:QQs:on. Aftet 1W99ping thA confatAneA with no
~toblem, thA tOad to state began t!) a~(M!8t clm:ot than

avet. With mong ll!lldeHlhip ftom many of the teams
s:eniot~:, thoy compoted at tho s:tate toutnamont, fin-

i.!:hing with a vety imprru:sive gecond plqce.

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2000-2002

Studying is a necessity for

this group of bard-working
individuals. They are tested
on six different academic
areas: math, science, english,.,
economics, art, and music.
These nine students compete
against over 120 different
schools, all of which try to
represent Wisconsin at Na~
tionals. The team had an
excellent season. 'Tm very

proud of them," says advisor ,
Mrs. Berns.

Shauna Lee

Anniversary Essay
The fiftieth anniversary of Central High School signifies many

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different things to many different people.. Some of the alumni recall
fond memories of football games, school plays or practical jokes that
they succeeded in carrying out. However, when I think about the history
of the school and put it into perspective in my own school career, the
image that best relates to the anniversary image is that of the· Central
High School Marching Band. After all, anniversaries celebrate. triumphs,
hardships, cooperation and anticipate a future that is even brighter than
the present, regardless of the anniversary being that of a married couple
or of a place of learning.
The Central High School Marching Band was formed during the
1950's, when my grandmother attended Central. Looking back upon those
performances at the football games, she recaHs the vibrant sounds that
filled the air, the big puffy hats, the precision of the marching style, and
the drum majorette leading the band proudly. Alumni of the band during
those years remember the nights of sitting at football games at which
mouth pieces froze because it was so cold outside and marching around
the perimeter of the cafeteria during Homecoming week. Those were
days in which the band was based upon the ideals of precision and pride.

However, when my mother attended Central during the mid-1970's,
the marching band ceased to exist. The students participating in the
band program focused more and more on their concert style. They traded
in their uniforms for concert attire, leaving traditions that were forever
to be associated with marching in the history books.
This year, the school board of Central High School hired an
instructor to teach the fundamentals of marching. Those qf us in
Marching Band quickly learned that marching meant lifting your knees and
pointing your toes, and did not remotely resemble the style that we had
adopted over the last few years. Some of us took on n·ew roles as leaders
and others of us learned to play instruments that we had never
considered playing before. Yet, through all the confusion and frustration
that was exhibited at times during .the season, those of us in the
marching band joined together to create something that had been left
behind years ago by people who most of us never knew: pride in marching.
The marching band was a great endeavor this year, but there are
still improvements that need to be made. I am glad to say that I have
faith in the underclassmen who wish to remain in the band for their high
school careers because they will resurrect the magic that once existed
within the tradition and pride of the Central High School Marching Band
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of our young people over the last 50 years.

H. Beaster, V. Skinner, D. Uhlenhake, D. Terry, D. Schultz, K. Hole, D. Heck
J. Fleischer, B. Fleischer, J. Plovanich, F. Murphy, R Everett, J. Binsfeld
S. Kolano, D. Cramer, E. Nunemaker, J. Elsen, V. Sorenson, E. Deetz/Sorenson
D. Anderson, T. Svendsen, M Zwirgzdas, D. Hazlett, A. DeBell, M. Bastrop, Mrs. Keefe, M. Busse

D. Miles, E.Mirr, J. Morstadt, W. Watson, J. Christiansen, S. Delaney, L. Berns
K. Olsen. C. Carroll, W. Mott, L. Yoder, G. Montgomery, G. Curavo, T. Lampe
D. Kissel, K. Lunde, D. Bradley, A. Christensen, M. Alby, E. Stevens, T. Havel
J. Fisher, B.Brenner, S. Daniels, F. Murphy, M.Infusino, R. Runkel, D. Doone
D. Richter, P. Kummings, M. Broderick, S. Llanas, D. Carr, D. Peterson, L. Campbell
A. Bennett, R Antes, M. Thiegs, A. MorrisQn, G. Watson, J. Daily, W. Griffiths

G. St. John, W. Price, K Allison, L. Pospisil, W. Kerkman, F. Milz, D. Thome
J. Zavacke, C. Geronsin, S. Delaney, L. Jungkans, S. Pacetti, R Terry
B. Elvennan, D. Patzer, C. Halladay, J. Plovanich, S. Kolano, D. Miles
G. Sorensen, D. Kempf, G. Dexter
D. Zwirgzdas, T. Myra, S. Nichols, P. Fox, R Schenning, S. Waldo, R. Hartnell, F. Holloway

M. Tiennan, R. Krehbiel, J. Kroll, R. Edgington, L. Vaitkus, D. Grams, J. Steinke
D. Just, M. Taylor, P. Schroeder, J. Knutson, D. Reuter, J. Ruck, K. Simon
L. Furman, P. Knigge, C. Spencer, D. Thome, L. Berns
R. Leeftink, M. Olsen, J. Pieters, E. Heyse, J. Hakala
T. Olszewski, L. Zematis, D. Pawasarat, S. Maastricht, L. Maher, B. Smart, J. Gillmore

2002
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REPRESENTS ORIGINAL SCHOOL

School Song
Go you Falcons

Go you Falcons
Keep your hearts aflame!
Do your bes~ for Central High School,

Glorious is her nanae, u-RAH-RAH!!
Go you Falcon$
Go you Falcons

Keep your colors true!
Fi~t on to victory,
We re all f~t: YOU!!

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<DtE ON TEAM IEr' S GO! !

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