Page 4 - SUSQUEHANNA TIMES DONEGAL SCHOOL PAGE THe ER a. photo by Jim Beck Mrs. Vera Gingrich On Friday afternoon, January 23, Mrs. Vera Gingrich, Decnegal High Scheel English teacher, clesed the deer te her classrcom fer the last time. After thirty-three years of teaching, twenty-nine of which were spent in the Denegal Scheel District, Mrs. Gingrich retired. After graduation from Millersville State Cellege, she taught for four years at Upper Leacock High Scheel in Lecla. An English and Sccial Studies major, she taught history for grades seven threcugh twelve at Upper Leaceck. There she alse served as cheer-leading ccach, girl's basketball ceach, and play directress. In 1947 she began teach- ing at East Denegal High Scheel. She served as librarian, directed plays, and advised beth the news- paper staff and the Y-Teens in additiecn te teaching English and history. She began teaching Eng- lish at Donegal High School in the fall of 1954, immedi- "ately after the new school building had epened. In past years at Donegal Mrs. Gingrich has coached cheerleading, advised Var- sity Club and the school newspaper staff, and direct- ed plays. She has alse served as Senicer Class Adviser, assisting in senior fund raising and Baccalaur- eate and Cemmencement Exercises. Throughout her years of teaching, Mrs. Gingrich has taken many classes on various field trips. Her most memerable excursion is a beat trip she tock with the Senior Class of 1954. The students bearded a ship in Baltimere and sailed to Norfelk. From there busses teck them through James- tewn, Williamsburg, Rich- mand and Washington, D.C. The three-day trip was paid for entirely by student dues collected by a mer- chandise club. Mrs. Gingrich has travel- ed te eight European coun- tries—England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Bel- gium, the Netherlands, and Italy. She has alse traveled te Bermuda (which she likes very much), Canada, and Mexice. In the US she has been to ferty of the fifty states. She has shared her love’ for travel with others by working in the Lancaster County tour business for the past eight years. She has guided tours throughout the county, the Poconos, Wil- liamsburg, and Florida. In the upcoming year she plans to take a group te Montreal and many groups to Phila- delphia fer Bicentennial celebrations. Speaking of Bicentennial, one should nete that Mrs. Gingrich and her husband are cc-chairmen of the Meunt Jey Bicentennial Cemmissien. In this office, their job is to oversee all civic activities related to the Bicentennial. As a director of the Lancaster County Bicentennial Commission, Mrs. Gingrich is personally respensible for coordinating Meount Jey and Lancaster activities. In the community Mrs. Gingrich also serves as secretary of the Mount Joy Histerical Scociety. Hew dees Mrs. Gingrich feel, after all her years of teaching, knowing that she has clesed the door te her life's profession? ! “1 will miss the associa- tions with students and fellow workers,” she ad- mits. ‘‘But 1 feel my teaching has been very rewarding...ycu learn so much threugh experience.”’ She hopes te keep in contact with her former students as much as possible. What are her plans for the future? On February 8, she and her husband will leave for Florida te spend two wecks at their house in Daytoena Beach. They will then go to New Hampshire for a week’s vacation. After that she simply has tentative travel plans. There is werk to be done at heme, teo—she and her husband are restoring an cld hcuse on East Donegal street and she plans to do most of the interior decorat- ing. I'm lecking forward te living each day as it comes,” she says with a smile. £ SWS HOWE WS FUR FTW 8 SORE ambit Ba John Monchak Eisenhauer, Beck John Monchak is president of Donegal Student Council by Jeanne Freed All DHS students know our student council presi- dent, John Monchak. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Monchak, Sr. of R.D.#1, Columbia. John has been a member of the soccer and tennis teams. He acted in .the Junior class play. Also, he likes to participate in out- door activities such as hiking, skiing, camping, and hunting. As president of the student council, he has many respensibilities, but this vivacious young man has taken more under his wings. Beginning on Janu- ary 21, John will start classes in pottery and psychelegy at Millersville from cne to four. Follewing graduation, his ambitions are to be a fine artist and te work in his father’s woodworking shop. Donegal Band Parents collect labels for funds The following message has been received from Frances M. Brightbill. The Donegal Band Par- ent’s Club need your help! We are collecting COL- GATE product labels to be redeemed for cash te help us buy a new scusapheone for the band. The cost of one hern is almost $1,200. To date we have a grand cash value of $18.81. Won't you please help us by saving the following labels for us! AJAX ALL PURPOSE CLEANER-frent label AJAX cleanser-oz. con- tents. AJAX for DISHES-front label. HANDI-WIPES-cello- phane overwrap. PALMOLIVE CRYSTAL CLEAR-top. IRISH SPRING-front panel oz. size. DYNAMO-front label. All sizes of BAGGIES-star flap. CURAD Bandages-metal container. COLD POWER-top. AXION-top. WASH °N circle panel. Please give your labels to any Jr. or Sr. High student and they will turn them in at their respective collection boxes. Thank you. DRI-pricing January 28, 1976 news, features, art, poetry composed by and for the students of Donegal schools. SCHOOL NEWSPAPER STAFF MANAGER: Jody Bass FEATURE WRITERS: Melody Mumma, Jeanne Freed, Nanette Pinto STAFF WRITERS: Lyndia Gestewitz, Hawn, Gail Hunter, Mary Kanoff TYPISTS: Deb Bender, Wayne Erdman, Deb Evans, Deb Predrick, Sue Williams PHOTOGRAPHY: Steve Hassinger, Jim Holly Baker, Dale Wendy ART: Tim Roaten ADVISOR: J. B. Siberski Junior High wrestle team has 3-2 record by Tim Keller The Junior High wrestling team is on a warpath, with a record of 3 te 2. The first match against Pequea Valley was won by Donegal, 46 to 20. Randy Velez, Arlan Mummau and Jim Landis won by falls. DJHS won its second match with Lampeter-Stras- burg, 32 te 22. Steve Mezaros and Cliff Sweigart won by falls. The third match was wen by Warwick, 18 to 43. DJHS beat Columbia, their fourth epponent, 36 te 29. Scott Jones, Arlan Mummau and Jim Landis won by falls. This was DJHS’s first win over Columbia in four years. The fifth match was wen by Elizabethtown by a close 36 to 33. Jim Landis won by a fall. Two home matches are scheduled:Lancaster Catho- lic on January 30 and Annville-Clecna on Febru- ary 3. Matches start at 4 p.m. Donegal H.S. band news by Jeanne Freed DHS band members are representing our school tremendously at county and district band. County band will be held at Selance High Scheel on March 27 at 8:00 p.m. Districts will be presented at Elizabethtown on January 29, 30 and 31. County band wind en- semble members are Steve Hassinger, Deb Hay, Holly Baker, and Meledy Mum- mau. Symphenic members include Cindy Emenheiser Vickie Lilly, Suzanne Frey, Donna Ebersole, Natalie Zuch, Ann Studhelm, Sue Williams, Becky Zimmer- man, Kathy Jones, Randy McCoy, Scott Brightbill, Chris Spickler, Joe Meza- ros, Brenda Lengenecker, Kevin Milligan, Tammy Newcomer, Bruce Eyer, and Wendy Newcomer. Representing Donegal at districts will be Meledy Mummau, second flute; and Holly Baker, baritone sax. ~~ Cs nh a abe ap BY Mt ah fen IN AS 0 << 5 OO Vie ww ( h d b F
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