The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1969 — Page 5

Smith and Kesler Head Wawasee Faculty

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PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT — Henry L. Smith is the principal of Wawasee high school and is ably assisted in the the chores of running the campus by assistant principal Donn D. Kesler. Some 50 staff members work under these two men who also direct the 765 students who attend classes at Wawasee.

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Henry L. Smith and Donn D. Kesler head the faculty at Wawasee high school as principal and assistant principal. Mr. Smith came to the Lakeland Corporation last year from Centerville and assumed the duties of working with representatives of Indiana university as they evaluated the educational program of the corporation. He spent his first year here establishing the curriculum for Wawasee, directing the writing of courses of study, assisting in staff selection, preparing student and teacher handbooks and working with the three high school principals and guidance counselors in developing enrollment procedures at Wawasee. The principal was bom in New Castle, graduated from high school at Stockwell and entered Indiana State university with a scholarship in both baseball and basketball. After receiving his BS degree from Indiana State he received his MA degree from Ball State university. Mr. Smith is licensed to teach social sciences and physical education and holds both a principal’s and superintendent’s license. Mr. and Mrs. Smith reside in Syracuse and are the parents of three sons.

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Dona D. Kesler Assistant principal Donn D. Kesler has been with the Lakeland Community School Corporation since it came into being. Moving to Milford in 1953 to join the Van Buren township school as a commercial teacher, he became Milford’s high school principal in the fall of 1959. He has taught varied .'ommercial subjects—from typing and bookkeeping to business law, general business and modern math — through the years. Prior to joining the Milford faculty the South Bend bora principal taught two years at Union City. After graduation from Bunker Hill high school he received his bachelor of science degree from Manchester college with majors in commercial and social studies. He received his master of science from Indiana university. The Keslers reside near Milford. They have three daughters.

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Those Who Have Served The five Lakeland board members now serving played a big part in the construction of Wawasee high school but they had help from other members who have served on the board in the past years. Many of those former members had dreams of a new consolidated high school for the community while others had an important part in the actual planning of Wawasee. The interim Lakeland Community School Corporation board was composed of the three trustees, Noble W. Neff of Van Buren township, Willis Whisler of Tippecanoe township and Harold Hartman of Plain township plus James Stucky and Charles Kroh of the Metropolitan school board of Turkey Creek township. They served from July 1,1962, to December 31, 1962. On January 1, 1963, Glen Brown, William Pearl, Dale Graham, James Stucky and C. W. Kroh took office as the first elected board of the corporation. Two years later Ralph Brubaker replaced Mr. Graham as the Plain township was transferred to the Warsaw Community schools on January 1, 1966. It was in 1965 that Charles Purdum replaced Mr. Brown and Jerry Helvey replaced Mr. Pearl as members. Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Pearl left the area because of business reasons. DECA is National Organization DECA is a national youth organization for students who arc enrolled in distributive education programs at the high school and junior college level and who, through these programs, are preparing for full-time occupations in the fields of marketing, distribution and management. The Distributive Education Clubs of America are a vital and interesting part of distributive education. It provides the distributive education student opportunity to exercise leadership qualities and to participate in state and national contests in such areas as salesmanship, advertising, job interview, display and public speaking. This year DECA has or will participate in the Indiana DECA state election of officers, November 16, 1968; legion two contest at Jimtown high school, March 6, 1969; the Indiana DECA state contests in Indianapolis, March 21 and 22; and a field trip to the new Southtown Mall in Fort Wayne sometime in April. DECA officers this year for Wawasee high school are: Kent Wilson — president Alan Butt — vice president Daryl Thomas — secretary Kent Doty — treasurer The DECA advisor is Don B. Bradley 111, teacher - coordinator of distributive education.

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