Maine West's First Year

Maine West's First Year

The pictures below show some of the events of Maine West's first year. The pictures come in three sizes. The small size pictures are about 150 kilobytes, the medium are about 500 kilobytes, and the large are about 2 megabytes. The large images will provide the best detail, but you will be able to see most everything on the smaller pictures.

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	Small Medium Large	Homecoming - Jr Class Float "Ears to Victory" First Place. The football team was still Maine Twp with both East & West players. West didn't have its own team until 1961.
	Small Medium Large	Homecoming - Marching Band
	Small Medium Large	Homecoming - Flag Honor Guard
	Small Medium Large	Homecoming - Getting ready for the Entrance Parade
	Small Medium Large	A football game, not Homecoming
	Small Medium Large	Dedication Ceremony November 8, 1959 Wilbur Schafer conducting the choir
	Small Medium Large	Dedication Ceremony Philip Paulson, President of Board of Education talking to Harry Anderson the retired Superintendent of District 207.
	Small Medium Large	Open House follows the Dedication Ceremony. Receptionists ready to hand out Dedication Brochures.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Mr Robert Pelikan talking with parents about the new industrial arts areas in D-Wing.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Ms Nancy Teuscher showing parents the new equipment in the cooking classroom.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Future students trying the new typewriters (Remington Rand).
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Future student checking out a Biology classroom.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Philip Paulson congratulating Harry Anderson after dedicating the new library to him.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Refreshments in the Cafeteria, punch being served.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Coffee and cakes in the Cafeteria
	Small Medium Large	Open House - Punch and cakes near the front entrance of the cafeteria.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - More food and drinks in the Teacher's cafeteria.
	Small Medium Large	Open House - A place to rest, eat and talk with people in the Student's Lounge. You can see B-Wing out the window.
	Small Medium Large	Language Class
	Small Medium Large	Language Class - Mr Robert Meute
	Small Medium Large	Sewing Class
	Small Medium Large	Student Cafeteria - Note the price for a milk shake. Pies on the top shelf and salads on the bottom.
	Small Medium Large	Student Cafeteria - Looks like hot dogs and sandwiches.
	Small Medium Large	Student Cafeteria - Sandwiches and hamburgers. Note the Chesty Potato Chip box near the floor.
	Small Medium Large	Student Lounge. If you can forget this staged shot . . . I doubt they often played jacks, note the windows to the teachers cafeteria in the background. The clock, barely seen in the teachers cafeteria, says it's a quarter to 10.
	Small Medium Large	Teacher's Cafeteria - The teachers in line from the closest to the farthest are Mr Robert Wells, Math Dept Chair, Mr Marvin Nyren, PE teacher, & Mr Virn McElwain, Business Ed teacher.
	Small Medium Large	Teacher's Cafeteria - Note the windows. You can see across to the Student Cafeteria. In line, from left to right are: Virn McElwain, Business Ed; Vernon Stenoien, Science; Carole Harris, Language; and someone.
	Small Medium Large	Teacher's Cafeteria - Through the windows you can see a Pepsi vending machine in the Student Lounge. Going counter clockwise: Gaston Freeman, Social Science; someone; Norman Ladd, Math; Marlin Davis, English; someone; Larew Collister, Math; & someone.
	Small Medium Large	Bus Concourse - Note pool in the background. This view disappeared in 1969 when E-Wing was built.
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play - November 13 & 14, 1959 The Man Who Came to Dinner - These pictures are all from rehersals.
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play - Sets Construction
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play - Make Up
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play
	Small Medium Large	Senior Class Play
	Small Medium Large	Christmas Formal - Dancing in the Cafeteria
	Small Medium Large	Christmas Formal
	Small Medium Large	Christmas Formal
	Small Medium Large	Christmas Formal
	Small Medium Large	Christmas for teachers and their children in the Cafeteria.
	Small Medium Large	Christmas for teachers and their children.
	Small Medium Large	Christmas for teachers and their children.
	Small Medium Large	V-Show - Stage West '60 - March 17, 18 & 19 Weirdsville
	Small Medium Large	V-Show - Girls' Drill Team Listed in the program as Patterns with a few extra girls.
	Small Medium Large	V-Show - Calypso Joint
	Small Medium Large	V-Show - Loveable Lem
	Small Medium Large	V-Show - Turkey in the Straw
	Small Medium Large	V-Show ? George House practicing his Cello
	Small Medium Large	LEGEND Staff
	Small Medium Large	Brotherhood Society
	Small Medium Large	Graduation at Maine East Field House