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AROUND AND ABOUT THE HALLS OF TUSCOLA SCHOOLS
……………………………….OVER THE YEARS…………………………………..
COOKS AT TCHS
1st row: Anna Freche,
Marie Marler, Goldie
Weatherford, Arlene
Schrader
2nd
row: Viola Lloyd,
Mary Jane Rutan, Dorothy
Fry, Berniece Martin
Miss Harriet Sluss began teaching at
TCHS in 1914
as THE foreign language department.
She taught Latin and Spanish for forty-
eight years and retired in 1962.
Miss Alberta Magnusson taught in the
Business Department for thirty-seven
years and retired in 1966.
Mr. L. H. Mann – Eighteen years of
outstanding service to our school system. Mr.
Mann spent fourteen years as Principal of
South Ward Grade School and four years as
Superintendent
Retired 1965
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Mildred Grubb
TCHS Secretary
1956-1986
Bill Butkovich came to Tuscola to
coach football in 1956 and nine years
later became Principal of TCHS. He
retired in 1984.
W. A. Bozarth
Served as teacher, principal and superintendent
of schools for 44 years. Thirty-two of those
years were spent as County and Regional
Superintendent of Schools of Douglas County.
Jack Williams
Came to Tuscola in 1961
Superintendent of Schools
1967-1988
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1948
SOUTH WARD CHILDREN RAISE MONEY FOR YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS
SECOND GRADE
1st row: Arlene Soards, Duane Dunn, Jerry Norris, Linda Burress, Cliff
Green, William Flanigan, Linda Kennedy, Carolyn Miller, Charlene Martin,
Artie Huser, Linda Warren
2nd
row: Dolores Morey, Harold Weatherford, Philip Reynolds, Jimmy
Johnson, Elmer Lash, Barbara Lossman, Sue Buchanan
3rd
row: Joyce Bozarth, Betty Drake, Peggy Catron, Jane Reeder, Mrs.
Maloney, Dale Kerns, Fred Ross, Jane Ann Wright
FIRST GRADE
1st row: Larry Massie, Judy Davis, Virginia Wilson, Nancy Jane Owen, Nancy
Peddycoart, Darlene VonLanken, Priscilla Colwell, Phyllis Turner, Jean Thomas,
Linda Bailey
2nd
row: Loretta Swanik, Janet Williams, Joseph Fortna, Charles Klinkow, Ruth Ann
Lucas, Sandra Ellis 3rd
row: Eddie Cox, John Lloyd, Jimmy Arthur, Bobby Utterback,
Bobby Beasley, Sue Riddle, Gary Joe Chaplin, Ronnie Colwell, Forest Lee Ziegler,
Dennis Myers, Larry Joe Birch, Jerry Swanberg
and Miss Burnett
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THIRD GRADE
1st row: Jerry Ring, Delia Humphrey, Ruth Mayer, Mary Louise Klinkow, Davy
Walling and Eddie Frye (bull), Billy Nisbet, Janet Manwaring, Julie Gates, Mary
Derrington, Dick Rush
2nd
row: James Dague, Carolyn Martin, Michael Martin, Sharyl Sue Rahn, Sandra
Foley, Billy Ware, Linda Rich, Tommy Burns
3rd
row: Vera Robinson, James Harold Turner, Phyllis Chaplin, Carl Bozarth, Judy
Breen, Willie Turner, Jimmy Pettitt, Eddy Bass, Raymond Massie, John Lewis, Lola
Lamb, Jimmy Wishard, Diane Meyers
Miss Weaver
FOURTH GRADE
1ST
row: Rosetto Auten, Lucille Walls, Barbara Reeder, Marcella Lecher, Linda Swanik,
Cornellia Peddycoart, Corinne Tabor, Carole Haney, Ann Hinners, Rillo Miller, Beverly
Jolly, Shirley Van Dorn,
2nd
row: Troy Redman, Marilyn Waters, Jimmy Lucas, Betty Michener, Charles Martin,
June Armstrong, Larry Davis, Jane Armstrong, Eddie Miller, Suzanne Helm, Richard
Walling, Penelope Evans,
Stanton Dotson, Errol Frahm
Mrs. Philip Kennedy
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TCHS WARRIORS WIN THE OKAW VALLEY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
1956
Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders
Mary Jane Jackson (V), Judy McCumber (JV), Reta Kleiss (V), Jane Kellogg
(JV), Janet Abney ((JV), Linda Wagner (V), Elaine Dunn (JV),
Jane Ann Wright (V)
TEEN DANCES AT THE COMMUNITY BUILDING - 1969
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1962 – STATE OF ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SWEEPSTAKES
WINNERS IN BAND AND CHORUS – BOTH ENSEMBLES AND SOLOS
Jeryl Welborn, President of Chorus
Mr. Carl Kohrt, Band Director
Judy Wright, President of Band
Eric Pflum
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Voorhis, Vocal
Instructor and Mike Carroll
Class of 1971
Doug Brewer playing Teddy Roosevelt
Jean Waters playing Abbey Brewster in
the play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
Class of 1962
Jim Rice and Jim Weber
Variety Show
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MISS TUSCOLA PAGEANT 45 YEARS OLD IN 2006
The Tuscola Chamber of Commerce originated and sponsored the Miss Tuscola event. June Foley,
past Chamber secretary, is given much of the credit for its success along with the business and
organization sponsorship from the city. The first pageant was held at the Ervin Park swimming pool.
That first year there was a tie between Jeryl Welborn and Marsha Graham. Marsha was named Miss
Tuscola, and Jeryl, named Miss Tuscola Home Show. The location eventually moved to the Community
Building in conjunction with a style show showcasing local merchants’ clothing and the girls’ talent.
“For a lot of girls, this is an opportunity to gain some self-confidence and to learn some important
social skills – being in front of a group and learning how to present themselves in public.”
1962 Marsha Graham
Jeryl Welborn
1963 Mary Ann Holste
1964 Ann Ferguson
1965 Paula Preston
1966 Maureen Deaver
1967 Janet Broady
1968 Kit Koehneman
1969 Brenda Breen
1970 Bobbi McKinney
1971 Jean Waters
1972 Carla Ford
1973 Susie Baird
1974 Jeri Lake
1975 Kristi Kleiss
1976 Merci Izquierdo
1977 Ginger Allen
1978 Linda Hillard
1979 Tracy Maxey
1980 Linda Bartley
1981 Theresa Mattix
1982 Julie Carie
1983 Christine Maggio
1984 Janet Hill
1985 Heidi Huber
1986 Debbie Wax
1987 Susanna Ross
1988 Kim Sievers
1989 Jennifer Plaszczynski
1990 Danielle Mink
1991 Michelle Swihart
1992 Trisha Truitt
1993 Shannon Hatfield
1994 Shannon Hatfield
1995 Casey Herschberger
1996 Angela Obrecht
1997 Kristy Swihart
1998 Kate Hettinger
1999 Jennifer Gensler
2000 Lauren Huber
2001 Lyndsey Gregor
2002 Megan Quick
2003 Spencer Hall
2004 Amber Von Lanken
2005 Audrey Beeson
2006 Michelle Murphy
Marsha (Graham)
Strader
1962
Michelle Murphy
2006
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TCHS HALL OF FAME 1900-1950
1st row: Lyle Huff, Frances Fullerton Hopkins, Faye Fullerton Michelet, Dr. Maynard Hine,
Chuck Galbreath
2nd
row: Maurice Martin, Jim Wulliman, Jeff Reeder (accepting his father’s award, Wayne
Rideout (who also accepted for his brother, Blaine), Marge Mills (accepting an award for
Jim Reeder), Bill Huber, Joe Lloyd,
Bill McCarty, Wilbur J. Hoel, Gerhard Freche, Dr. Gale D. Taylor
Class of 1929 Fiftieth High School Reunion - 1979
1st row: Lois Marsh, Helen Sturgell, Mary Read Spies, Marjorie Snyder White, Clara Dotson
Robling, Elizabeth Good Beazley, Maude Hine Nelson, Irene Gilbreath McDonald
2nd
row: Alvin Alexander, Frederick Gilles, Archie Rowland, Harold Bradbury, Dorris Rose Clifton,
Dale Roberts, Blance O’Bryan Spencer, Eugene Carpenter, Dorothy Lincoln Fry
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TUSCOLA POOL – CLASS OF 1960 LIFE GUARDS AT
Mrs. John Gernon, instructor and pool manager
Mike Lemna, Carolyn Jackson, Sue Carnine, Ed Cox, Patti Powell, Adele Dotson,
Carter Morris, “Skip” Ziegler, and George Lansky
DUVIE’S NUT HOUSE
This small corner grocery store was located on the northwest corner of East
Sale and North Niles Streets. It was a popular hangout for the high school
students in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
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1953 FOOTBALL CHAMPS
Coaches: Bob Brigham, Kenneth Roll, Paul Gilpin and Gene Maloney
Cheerleaders: Vonda Branham, Clarice Ullrich, Nancy Jo Schrader and Phyllis Wetzel
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North Ward Principal Ann Randell, TCHS Principal-select
Kyle Ransom, retiring Superintendent Jim Voyles,
Superintendent-select Joe Burgess and East Prairie Principal
Bill Englehardt. The Tuscola Review, May 20, 2003
The janitorial staff for Tuscola’s three schools. Front row – Wayne
Hardwick, Tony Fidler and Larry Schweighart Back row – David
Horath, Doug Williamson, Gary Dallas and Jennifer Kappes. Photo at
left – Scott Patton. The Tuscola Review, July 5, 2005
Recently retired Principal Mike
Damler and his wife, Linda.
The Tuscola Review, October 7, 2003
Working on the Warrior Chain Gang Joe Harris, John Harris, Rick Quinn,
Bob Taylor and David Lohr.
The Tuscola Journal, August 29, 2006
Superintendent Joe Burgess (left) presents
retiring school board president Steve Wetzel
with a plaque in appreciation of his years of
service. The Tuscola Review, May 3, 2005
2006-07 TCHS Warriorettes From left – Stephanie Fintoski, Kelsey Robinson, Anna Marx, Jaci Albin, Laura Knight, Becca Endres, Breanna
Gabbard, Meghan Teak, Ashlea Teak, Erin Riley, Megan Riley and Liz Murphy.
The Tuscola Journal, July 25, 2006