1968+-+1969

(including those not pictured) ||= 51% ||= 49% ||= 99.7% ||= 0.3% || = =
 * < ==**Student Body Demographic 1968 - 1969**== ||
 * = **Grade and Number of Students** ||= **Percent Male** ||= **Percent Female** ||= **Percent Caucasion** ||= **Percent Other** ||
 * = 718 Freshmen ||= 34% ||= 66% ||= 99% ||= 1% ||
 * = 608 Sophomores ||= 44% ||= 56% ||= 100% ||= 0% ||
 * = 557 Juniors ||= 53% ||= 47% ||= 99.6% ||= 0.4% ||
 * = 797 Seniors


 * [[image:dothewalk.jpg caption="Students hurry around outside before the start of class"]] || [[image:treegirl.jpg caption="Student crams on the memorial benches outide of the main builing"]] ||

=Administration= //Principal// - Mr. Gerald Turner //Assistant Principal// - Mr. Daniel Wolford //Athletic Director// - Alfred Budde //Dean of Boys// - James Massey //Dean of Girls// - Belle Levin

=Faculty Statistics= Guidance Counselors - 9 (Clifford Courrogh, head of department) Homemaking Teachers - 3 Nurses - 2 (Esther Garcia, head of department) Health Teachers - 1 Machine / Shop Teachers - 7 (E.M. Gyerman, head of department) Drafting Teachers - 3 Business Education Teachers - 3 (Howard Belcher, head of department) Typewriting Teachers - 9 Driver's Education Teachers - 10 Physical Education Teachers - 10 (Ed Johnson, head of department) History Teachers - 16 Sociology Teachers - 2 Science Teachers - 10 (F.B. Allen, head of department) English Teachers - 34 Librarians - 4 Math Teachers - 14 Clerical Practice Teachers - 2 Foreign Language Teachers - 8 (Farren Stover, head of department) Little Theater - 1 (Mina Gail Halliday, head of department) Speech / Debate Teachers - 2 Bellevinois - 3 (Jane Hanselben, head of department) Hy News - 1 National Honors Society - 2 (Harold Limper, head of department) Art Teachers - 3 Choir Instructors - 1 Band Instructors - 2

=Athletics=

__**Cross Country**__
Varsity (Maroon Harriers) - 16** //All levels under Coach Armstrong//
 * Junior Varsity - 26

//(Lowest score wins)// West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Granite City - - - - - - - - - - 46

Kirkwood - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Collinsville - - - - - - - - - - - 58 Edwardsville - - - - - - - - - - 69

Edwardsville Invitational - 2nd of 22 teams

West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Edwardsville - - - - - - - - - 45

West - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Alton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45

Peoria Invitational - 3rd of 38 teams

St. Clair County Meet - 1st of 8 teams

Beaumont Invitational - 2nd of 37 teams

Southwest Conference Meet - 1st of 7 teams

District Meet - 1st of 23 teams

Illinois State Finals - 10th of 29 teams

__**Football**__
//Under Coach Bob Samples// Won 7 -- Lost 3 -- Tied 1
 * Varsity - 40**
 * = West ||=  ||= They ||
 * = 33 ||= Mt.Vernon ||= 0 ||
 * = 25 ||= Decatur ||= 13 ||
 * = 22 ||= Quincy ||= 7 ||
 * = 19 ||= *Wood River ||= 0 ||
 * = 18 ||= *Collinsville ||= 0 ||
 * = 6 ||= Altoff ||= 12 ||
 * = 6 ||= *Alton ||= 6 ||
 * = 27 ||= *Edwardsville ||= 0 ||
 * = 33 ||= *Granite City ||= 6 ||
 * = 0 ||= Cahokia ||= 21 ||
 * = 6 ||= *East St. Louis ||= 1 ||
 * Conference Games


 * [[image:stand.jpg caption="The Junior Class worked consessions at all home football games"]] ||

//Under Coach Leara and Coach Perry// Won 5 -- Lost 3 -- Tied 1
 * Sophomore Team - 47**
 * = West ||=  ||= They ||
 * = 11 ||= Lincoln ||= 7 ||
 * = 26 ||= Granite City ||= 20 ||
 * = 7 ||= East St. Louis ||= 18 ||
 * = 14 ||= Wood River ||= 21 ||
 * = 21 ||= Cahokia ||= 20 ||
 * = 34 ||= Collinsville ||= 0 ||
 * = 12 ||= Altoff ||= 6 ||
 * = 20 ||= Alton ||= 20 ||
 * = 6 ||= Edwardsville ||= 7 ||

//Under Coach Rybicki and Coach Ferguson// Won 2 -- Lost 5 -- Tied 2
 * Freshman Team - 59**
 * = West ||=  ||= They ||
 * = 7 ||= Coolidge ||= 39 ||
 * = 7 ||= Lansdowne ||= 7 ||
 * = 27 ||= Rock ||= 6 ||
 * = 20 ||= Collinsville North ||= 0 ||
 * = 21 ||= Cahokia ||= 28 ||
 * = 6 ||= Assumption ||= 12 ||
 * = 0 ||= Wood River ||= 12 ||
 * = 0 ||= Altoff ||= 20 ||
 * 14 ||= BTHS East || 14 ||

**__Wrestling__**
Junior Varsity - 15 Freshman Team - 27** //All levels under Coach Wehmeier// Won 3 -- Lost 7
 * Varsity - 11
 * = West ||=  ||= They ||
 * = 19 ||= O'Fallon ||= 23 ||
 * = 31 ||= Alton ||= 19 ||
 * = 17 ||= Wood River ||= 35 ||
 * = 16 ||= Highland ||= 27 ||
 * = 32 ||= Bethalto ||= 16 ||
 * = 30 ||= Altoff ||= 15 ||
 * = 17 ||= East St. Louis ||= 33 ||
 * = 11 ||= Belleville East ||= 37 ||
 * = 25 ||= Edwardsville ||= 21 ||
 * = 20 ||= Roxanna ||= 24 ||

__**Basketball**__
Junior Varsity - 15** //Both Varsity and J.V. under Coach Ferguson// //Under Coach Shea// //Under Carl Yates// Won 11 -- Lost 14
 * Varsity - 14
 * Sophomore Team - 14**
 * Freshman Team - 28**
 * =  ||= West ||= Opp. ||
 * = Freeburg ||= 84 ||= 40 ||
 * = Wood River ||= 60 ||= 57 ||
 * = Granite City ||= 52 ||= 57 ||
 * = Collinsville ||= 56 ||= 78 ||
 * = East St. Louis ||= 64 ||= 72 ||
 * = Stephen Decatur ||= 69 ||= 60 ||
 * = Thorton (Harvey) ||= 59 ||= 68 ||
 * = Edwardsville ||= 56 ||= 76 ||
 * = Marion ||= 72 ||= 62 ||
 * = Alton ||= 65 ||= 83 ||
 * = Cahokia ||= 68 ||= 73 ||
 * = Mater Dei (Breese) ||= 66 ||= 58 ||
 * = Madison ||= 56 ||= 53 ||
 * = Alton ||= 81 ||= 85 ||
 * = Granite City ||= 61 ||= 80 ||
 * = Wood River ||= 69 ||= 58 ||
 * = Collinsville ||= 58 ||= 66 ||
 * = East St. Louis ||= 58 ||= 60 ||
 * = Edwardsville ||= 58 ||= 74 ||
 * = Alton ||= 71 ||= 67 ||
 * = Madison ||= 67 ||= 54 ||
 * = Pinckneyville ||= 93 ||= 72 ||
 * = Altoff ||= 69 ||= 81 ||
 * = Cahokia ||= 73 ||= 71 ||
 * = Altoff ||= 62 ||= 63 ||


 * [[image:Whiteboygothops.jpg align="center" caption="Varsity basketball game "]] ||

__**Baseball**__
//Under Coach Eader and Coach Hasenstab// Won 10 -- Lost 12 -- Tied 1
 * Varsity - 18**
 * ||= West ||= They ||
 * = March ||= 26 ||= Cahokia ||= 0 ||= 2 ||
 * =  ||= 27 ||= Lebanon ||||= (rain) ||
 * =  ||= 31 ||= Assumption ||= 1 ||= 2 ||
 * = April ||= 2 ||= Edwardsville ||= 3 ||= 6 ||
 * =  ||= 8 ||= Granite City ||= 1 ||= 5 ||
 * =  ||= 9 ||= East St. Louis ||= 15 ||= 4 ||
 * =  ||= 10 ||= Collinsville ||= 5 ||= 4 ||
 * =  ||= 15 ||= Wood River ||= 4 ||= 0 ||
 * =  ||= 16 ||= Alton ||= 2 ||= 3 ||
 * =  ||= 17 ||= Dupo ||= 4 ||= 1 ||
 * =  ||= 22 ||= Edwardsville ||= 3 ||= 6 ||
 * =  ||= 23 ||= Granite City ||= 2 ||= 1 ||
 * =  ||= 24 ||= East St. Louis ||= 3 ||= 5 ||
 * =  ||= 29 ||= Lincoln (13 innings) ||= 5 ||= 5 ||
 * =  ||= 30 ||= Wood River ||= 11 ||= 2 ||
 * = May ||= 1 ||= Freeburg ||= 5 ||= 2 ||
 * =  ||= 2 ||= BTHS East ||= 6 ||= 0 ||
 * =  ||= 3 ||= Quincy ||= 3,0 ||= 7,0 ||
 * =  ||= 5 ||= Alton ||= 5 ||= 4 ||
 * =  ||= 6 ||= Columbia ||= 5 ||= 6 ||
 * =  ||= 8 ||= Altoff ||= 2 ||= 7 ||
 * =  ||= 15 ||= St. Henry's ||= 8 ||= 5 ||
 * =  ||= 16 ||= BTHS East ||= 4 ||= 10 ||

__**Track**__
Junior Varsity - 79** //Under Coach Samples and Coach Armstrong//
 * Varsity - 23

__**Golf**__
//Under Coach Shannahan// Won 17 -- Lost 1
 * Varsity - 11**

**__Tennis__**
//Under Coach Rauth// Won 17 -- Lost 2
 * Varsity - 7**

=Activities & Clubs (and number of participants)= National Honors Society - 34 Social Studies Club - 20 German Club - 18 Spanish Club - 31 Latin Club - 28 French Club - 17 Future Teachers of America - 46 Future Nurses of America - 9 Future Farmers of America - 23 Distributive Education - 16 Office Occupations Club - 17 Rough Writers - 15 Photography Club - 5 Little Theater - 65 National Forensic League - 23 Thesbians - 17 Color Guard - 18 Twirling Maroon Majorettes - 5 Marching Maroons - 84 Pep Club - 90 Pep Band - 57 Orchestra - 30 Concert Band - 32 Stage Band - 16 Chorallers - 53 Concert Choir - 67 Men's Ensemble - 8 Business Staff - 7 Editorial Staff - 19 Bellevinois - 23


 * [[image:nerds.jpg caption="Belleville West Marching Maroons"]] || [[image:Futurehomemakersawesome.jpg caption="Furture Homemakers "]] ||

=Student Council= __**Freshmen Student Council**__ //President// - Kent Newbold //Vice-President// - Tom Erb //Secretary// - Karen Hecht //Tresurer// - Cindy Haas //Class Representatives// - Howard Annalle, Jo Dill, Stephanie Fritzinger, Kim Fostler, Dennis Grandcolas, Rick Jones, Sue King, Jim Levin, Debbie McIlravy, Jerri Petri, Craig Rose, Patti Ruff, and Yvonne Sester

__**Sophomore Student Council**__ //President// - Randy Hargraves //Vice-President// - Murray Goldenhersh //Secretary// - Becky Sawyer //Treasurer// - Nancy Stein //Class Representatives// - Bev Anna, Barb Bader, Debbie Beaumont, Terry Dockins, Rick Herzog, Sherri Hull, Doug Mills, Jim Reichert, Ralph Shive, Fred Schmalensee, and Jane Treat

//President// - Bob Viegel //Vice-President// - Ed Mertens //Secretary// - Molly Schlechte //Treasurer// - Debby Tweedy //Class Representatives// - John Baltz, Mike Bondi, Jan Bruce, John Bunch, Dawn Davis, Christy Dewald, Wendy Dill, Peggy Erwin, Pam Gregory, Kevin Littlefield, and Kim Littlefield
 * __Junior Student Council__**


 * [[image:rep.jpg caption="Junior Class Representatives"]][[image:stuco.jpg caption="Junior Class Officers"]] ||

//President// - Mike Lehmann //Vice-President// - John Davis //Secretary// - Sue Travous //Treasurer// - Peggy Foster //Class Representatives// - Marsha Beil, Steve Bishop, Glen Chinn, Ann Clinton, Susan Cox, Mike Goldenhersh, Jack Gorges, Angelica Kroll, Bob O'Neal, Whit Reichert, and Carol Ruck
 * __Senior Student Council__**

//**"As seniors we recall that we splashed to classes on freshman day. We marched behind our headless float; battled through crowded halls until 4:30. Our sophomore year began at "West" as we regretfully lost our friends to East. We pondered over polygons and planaria; driver's ed provided everyone with thrills. Armed with hot dogs we roamed the stands. Nellie Ann was saved in "Sing Oar Sink". Bored and baffled with college boards, we became accustomed to computer grades. We ate our way into the judge's hearts with the "Breakfast of Champions" float. We relived the days of King Arthur and Camelot at our "Once and Future Prom". We "sacrificed" PE for early release and awaited the verdict of our senior privledges. Our last theatrical performance was staged as we sadly finished our final days at West. Looking back on four years we realize that yesterday is a memory; tomorrow is an idea."**// //-- Belleville West Graduating Class of 1969//


 * [[image:Ghosts.jpg caption="Seniors never have to go through these halls again"]] ||

=Major Events=

//Senator Percy Pays Visit to West Students//
On October 23rd, 1968, Mrs. Murphy introduced the distinguished Charles Percy, junior senator from Illinois, to the assembled student body. Percy's visit highlighted the year. After winning his audience by mentioning the West-Altoff football game, he went on to discuss current political matters. His warm smile and friendly attitude won the undying admiration of future voters. Shouts of "Percy in '72" echoed throughout the campus long after the Senator had gone. Following the assembly, students from the Notre Dame, Altoff, East, and West publications staffs attended a press conference held by the Senator.

//Miss Maroon Sparked Spirit Week//
All throughout West's history, Miss Maroon has been a much greater honor than the title of Prom Queen. Girls in shiny velvet dresses dominated the semi-formal affair, while boys huddled in small groups to discuss a possible Thanksgiving Day homecoming game victory. The high point of the evening occurred when the crowning of Linda Etling as Miss Maroon, 1969, after the introduction of the Maroon Court, consisting of Vicki Miller, Judy Burris, Vicki Krupp, Ann Clinton, and their escorts.


 * [[image:LindaEttling.jpg caption="Linda Etling, Miss Maroon 1969"]] ||

//"Angie" Brings a Bit of Austria to West//
The students at Belleville West in 1968 were joined by a girl named Angie, an exchange student from Austria. Angie seemed to brighten most school activities with her enthusiasm and bright, welcoming smile. While living with her American family, the Richard Raislers, Angie made many lasting friendships and gained a great deal of insight into the American "way-of-life". Being one of the most interesting people on campus, Angie seemed to be continually surrounded by a flock of friends, eager to learn more about her life in Austria. Accompanied by her American "sister" Clarice, Angie spent a great deal of time touring and lecturing in the area. Letter sweaters, pets, surprise boxes, free meals, and other priceless items were offered in the annual AFS auction in order to raise money to support the exchange student program. Glenn Chinn's famous letter sweater gained the highest bid for the program.

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