![]() This year’s Jefferson High School Honor Class graduates were the Classes of 1939, 1944, 1949, 19. Osborn, Joyce Connor Walker, and Dorothea Hibbs Kratzer. Walker, Charles Ostermeier, William Trivett, Marvin Chamberlin, Melvin Chamberlin, Richard Culberson, Robert Osborn, Peggy Fugett Allen, Joyce Crosley Barker, Lexine Strong Sams, Violet M. ![]() This year’s Jefferson High School graduates who attended were Howard Osborn, Robert W. As each person’s name was called, a red or white rose was placed in a vase of flowers, in memory of that Jefferson student. Those students who passed away over the year, since last year’s Alumni were: Doris Nicely Snider, ’38 William Ostermeier,’43, Mary Ray Curtis, ’45 David Ostermeier, ’47 Julia “Betty” Lansing Gray, ’49 Thomas Stevens, ’51 Oscar Garrison, ’51 Charles Stevens, ’52 Wanda Ruth Lansing Hatten Hambel, ’54 Bobby Lewis, ’56 and Jess Combs, ’58. The Necrology Ceremony was presented by Francis Sharp (in memory of Howard’45) with assistance from Joyce Connor Walker. An excellent meal was provided by McCoy’s Catering of Wilmington for the 75 Alumni and friends of Jefferson School present. Violet Osborn and Beverly Maddox decorated the tables. Also out on the tables were the meeting minutes from last year, and the “Banquet Agenda & Honor Class Directory” as designed by Francis Sharp. This year’s Banquet Tables were decorated in traditional Jefferson School colors of red and white, along with speaker’s “Tent-Picture” cards (started by Dorothea Kratzer), and “Tent Sports History” cards to go along with the trophies. Others on the Committee are: Francis Sharp, Necrology, and Melinda Danenbergs, background duties. Rod Lane, former Clinton County School Superintendent gave the Invocation in “Celebration of the history of the Jefferson School Community.” The election of officers and committee members for next year, resulted in: President, Ed Pagett, Class of ’65 Vice-President, Chuck Culberson, Class of ’61 Treasurer, Darlene Kassner, Class of ’81, and Barbara Harding Daulton, Class of ’64, Recording Secretary. Throughout the evening donations were taken to purchase a trophy case in order to “house” the trophies at the new Jefferson Township Building (2019), built on the site of the former high school.Īt the end of the social time, the meeting was called to order by Alumni President, Dick Miller, Class of ’65, who took over the president’s position from retiring Alumni President Marvin Chamberlin, Class of ’57.Ĭhamberlin returned to the podium to officially open the banquet by playing a recording taken of the Jefferson School bell tolling 12 times, to signify the return of the Jefferson “students to come to school.” This has been an alumni tradition for several years since the school was closed.Ĭhamberlin next led the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States. The trophies had been in storage and were seen for the first time since the school was closed and demolished by the Blanchester School District in 2002. ![]() The 96th Meeting of the Jefferson Township High School was held on Saturday, Jat the fellowship hall of the Westboro United Methodist Church.īeginning with the evening’s social hour, the graduates and friends of the Alumni had the opportunity to view displays set up by the Alumni Committee of the school’s composite class pictures, sports team pictures, and the trophies won during the school’s participation in the Clinton County league and tournament competitions from 1922 to 1959 when Jefferson School was in existence.
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