Campus in the 60's

Ribbon Cutting for Campus New Cafeteria

2008-11-04T14:43:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Mike Hunter and Jim Johnson for these photos. Students, teachers and alumni gather Sat Oct 11 noon for ribbon cutting ceremony. In this crowd photo: Mike Hunter, Bob Warne, Ray Lansdowne and Gene Marshall.

Over view of the new construction and site of the ceremony. New sod or grass seed not yet in place.

And the CHS Band Played On!

Alumni participate in the ribbon cutting at the exterior doors leading to the new cafeteria. The cafeteria is no longer in the center of the campus, but further east and connected to other buildings.

Campus Open House and Reunion Weekend

2008-11-03T13:31:00.000-08:00

Johnny Steele, Mary Jo Fraipoint, Stan Church and Mike Hunter seated in the new CHS cafeteria.

Johnny Steele and Karen Schlegel maybe making note of the 'missing' eye level windows in the new round cafeteria.

Carol McEnroe (class of 64 reunion organizer) with Kay Compton and Floydine Van Dorian.

Loren Stephens Campus and Kaye Compton both 62 grads, compare memories in the CHS library.

Open House and Evening Get-Together

2008-11-03T13:12:00.000-08:00

Jim Johnson's photo from the afternoon Open House: Looking for familiar places, but instead finding familiar faces were: Ray Lansdowne and Robert R.T. Lawton and Kiti Lawton.

R.T. wrote the following in a follow-up email after the Oct 08 Reunion: ..."Kiti and I enjoyed talking with everyone, and truth be known, I probably conversed with more Campus High people last weekend than I did in 1960-61. Seems like work and other organizations got in the way back then...It was amazing to find out how far some of our Campus people had gone, the events they had been involved in, the pieces of history they'd made, and all this from what was essentially a rural high school at the time. On the other hand I had trouble finding physical reference points. The cafeteria was demolished to build a bigger, better one, all the campus style buildings are now joined by one long, connecting walkway, the locker bays at one end of each building are gone, the auditorium/theater is being remodeled, the football stadium is no longer on campus, and I couldn't find a single classroom I could swear I learned in... In the end, my reference points became the people I went to Campus High with and all the stories they had to tell. And, in the end, the people in your life are what's important in life. I wished I could have spent more time conversing with some of them. Perhaps we'll continue at the 50th Reunion.

Scott Kiehl and Larry Staats, past Co-Captains of the CHS Wresting team. Both agreed to pose in the similar pose found in the 1962 yearbook, but declined the invitation to remove their shirts to closer match the '62 photo.

Larry's Campus HS transportation. Scott Kiehl said he was a sometimes companion to and from school...that was if Larry wasn't transporting a recent girlfriend in the two-seater.

Royce Parish remarked he was surprised to see two others wearing California style shirts. From Left: Royce Parish - Gene Marshall TX and Chris Dunlap KS. Bill Lawton, Wichita - Rob Robinson NY and Larry Staats, Wichita.

More Evening Get-together CHS Library

2008-11-03T12:30:00.000-08:00

Yearbook, Scrapbooks and Colt Special Newspapers were on display at the afternoon Open House and the Evening Get-Together.

Sherry and Norm Slade browse the Campus Scrapbooks. Linda Staats, Carol McEnroe and Sheila Orange Campus '64 Grads visit during the evening in the CHS library.

Gary Jenkins, Bob Warne and Janet Jenkins at the evening get-together.

Michele Sealey 62' grad and Ray Lansdowne '61 grad pose and plead guilty...Ray was the organizer and Michele his accomplice for the recent 61-62 Campus Reunion 08 that took advantage of the school's Open House and Homecoming activities to meet and start plans for the school's first 50th reunion in 2011.

Reunion Motel Headquarters

2008-11-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

Sandy Kolb and Janet and Gary Jenkins seated and watching the OU - Texas football game on Saturday AM. KU boosters Royce Parish and Sherry Slade looking for the KU Game.

Kay Compton another OU fan watching the football game in the Comfort Inn South's hotel lobby. Comfort Inn was the official hotel lodging for the Campus Reunion Weekend.

Stan Chruch, Colorado breakfasting with friends on Sunday Oct 12th.

Royce Parish, California stayed over a day to tour Wichita and the check out the area's changes since the 60's.

Mike Hunter Campus 62 Grad packed and leaving the Comfort Inn. Mike said he hoped to see everyone 'again' in 2011 at the 50th Reunion.

1961 Varsity Football Team

2008-10-06T21:05:00.000-07:00

The first Campus Varsity Football Team

Campus Cheer Squad / left back to front: Karen Chitwood, Sue Grabeal and Kay Langhoffer / right back to front: Cozete Walker, Merri Edwards and Lynda Atkins.

Our Coaches.

Campus First Homecoming Program Oct 13, 1961

Updates to "Brigadoon"

2008-09-18T13:21:00.000-07:00

Brigadoon Revisited: Interested alumni from the 1961 production of Brigadoon may be invited to make a guest star appearance on stage. 2009 Performance March 5th, 6th & 7th. Contact Campus High School if you are interested in being on stage again or plan to attend one of the performances.

Re-Post of 1961 Brigadoon program pages. To read the program pages click on each photo.
Thanks again to Ray for scanning and sharing this program booklet.

Tryouts and Rehearsals for "Brigadoon"

2008-09-18T11:44:00.000-07:00

Brigadoon in the Colt Special Campus News and the "Yearling" 1961 Campus Yearbook.

Brigadoon From Ray Lansdowne's Campus Album

2008-09-18T11:11:00.000-07:00

Following Pages Compliments of Ray Lansdowne aka Tommy Albright from the Campus High Production "Brigadoon."

1961-62 CHS Joint Reunions

2008-08-31T12:15:00.000-07:00

Campus Ten Year Reunion for 1961 and 62 Classes

The first 10 yr reunion was held in a downtown Wichita facility and was a dinner/dance. The classes of 1961 and 62 were both in attendance.

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20 Year Reunion at Wichita's Watson Park

June 12th 20th Reunion held at Watson Park hosted by 1962 alumni for '62 and any other years that wanted to attend. From the left: Joe Kramer '62, Larry Whitehouse '61, daughter and wife Jeannie Hunt Whitehouse '62. Tom Cunningham '65 (id by Jon Morrison) on far right.

Scott Kiehl class of '62 Reunion organizer with his grandson.

Reunion Mailer from the 20th reunion. Scott Kiehl is back (2008) in Wichita, but don't try to contact him using this address.

1961 Alumni at most recent (of our memory) all school reunion held by CHS circa, late 1990's. Mike Barton second row far left, unknown, Bill Cook III, Unknown, Chris Dunlap. We could use help on the other ID's!

The school didn't have a table set aside for 1961. The organizers thought 1962 was the first graduating class, as no 1961 Yearbook could be found in the school archives.

1962 Grads in attendance: first row far left, Jim Zeiner, Merry (Edwards) Routon and best guess far right Jack Humfield. 2nd row From Left, Marla Burton, unknown and Michele Sealey Dunlap. Will wait for group input to help finished ID's on the 62 photo. (blogger's note: if we have group reunion photos in 2008 I vote for a photographer with re-touching expertise.)

At the luncheon we penciled in 1961 on our table's reserved 1962 note and invited the 1961 grads to join us for the pot luck lunch. Old yearbooks and memorabilia were set-up in the cafeteria for browsing. Several of the guys met later in the day to visit Don Hazleton '61 who was being treated at the Veteran's Hospital, Wichita.

CHS Wrestlers

2008-08-31T12:00:00.000-07:00

From far left: Vic Green, Bill Chase, Alan Tucker, Larry Wareheim, Larry Staats, Tom Chase, Scottie Kiehl, Larry Lewis, Joe Kramer, Marvin Anderson, Don Merz, Riley Carpenter, Kary Cattrell, Jimmy Williams. Not Pictured: Berends, Elliot, Mundell, Green, Barton, McBride, Adkins and Applegate.

CHS Wrestler Alan Tucker...not on the mat, lifting weights, or driving his Ford, but with the most popular percussion instrument of the 60's...the bongos!

2nd Annual Yearbook Royalty

2008-08-31T10:55:00.000-07:00

Six Seniors from the 1962 Campus Class were selected for the Yearbook King and Queen. Nominees were: Karen Chitwood, Dan McConachie, Susan Talley, Gerald Haworth, Bobbie Everley and Dale Russell. The King and Queen will be crowned at the "Annual Ball' to be held Dec 22 in the cafeteria. The dance will feature a Christmas theme. Admission for the semi-formal affair will be one dollar per couple and seventy-five cents for stags.

1962 and 1963 Colts on Parade Student "Future Predictions" from the Colt Special Campus Newspaper with some familiar names that can be found on the 2008 Alumni email and mailing group lists.

Colts Have Future??? article enlarge not working. See following for those without bifocals:

Everyone has a future, and Camus students are no exception. Here are a few of them:

BOYS MOST LIKELY TO...

...succeed alone on a desert island__Mr.Sparke and his Government book

Be a beatnik__Perry Conway

Go to the moon__Dick Ewert

Choose flag pole sitting as a career__John Parmenter

Be the biggest wolf__Gerald Hayworth

Be a Photographer for Playboy__Jim Zeiner

Be chosen Mr. America__Larry Jacoby

Be a hermit__Merle Robinson

GIRLS MOST LIKELY TO...

Be a Beatnick__Susie Eaton

Dye her hair blue__Judy Lamkin

Go to the moon first__Karen Chitwood

Be a lady policeman__Jeannie Hunt

Be an old maid__Sandy Stearns

Be the "Campus Coed"__Merri Edwards

Be a bubble dancer__Marla Burton

Be a snake charmer__Patty Appel

Campus Heaps and Wheels Of Note

2008-04-07T13:22:00.000-07:00

Hubert Rainbolt Colt Special Reporter wrote the original car column...it was called "Wheels...by Hub

Merle Robinson 'Colt Special' Sports Editor wrote the Heap of the Week Column in the 1962 School Year.

History Note: The West Word official school newspaper of Wichita West had a similar column called, Pride of the Parking Lot." Those former West High students may remember a black '41 Ford named "Ol Betsy" that belonged to Anita Chacon, senior in 1960. It sported an obvious dent in the front fender caused by a lady backing into it, V-8 engine and faded red and green plaid seat covers in the front and faded red covers in the back. Anita wants to get the following items working properly, the horn, door lights and trunk, before she drives it to W. U. next year.

Cliff Utter's 53 Mercury was called "leaping Leopard" because the tan car sports black primer spots. Inside white pin-striping by Ken Moore and a newly installed "hi-fi."

Colt Special February 23, 1962

Did You Know?

...a car with an automatic transmission can shift itself from park to reverse. This is what happened to one of our English teachers cars, Friday, February 16. While on her way to school the hood of her car flew up. When she got out to shut it her car shifted into reverse, started moving and hit a school bus, (no damage done.) The bus driver shut her hood for her and she came on to school. "I won't tell her name but initials are Irmgard Feldman.)
...we have an official inspector on the campus. This sophomore wears her inspectors pin on the inside of her rain coat. "Judy Lacy, what are you an inspector of?)

More Did You Know? December 7, 1961

Senior Colt, Jim Zeiner, has his hoofs all duded out in lavender shoes? Wow!

Most Teenagers and Teachers realize the value of a dollar? It will buy about three gallons of gasoline. Right Colts!

***Attention all lovers on Campus! "When you wish upon a star, be sure that it is not just another satellite!"

Senior, Don Merz, has been teased about needing his face washed, but it really needs a shave?

Egg-Shaped Heads have been noticed around campus lately? The latest hair style for wrestlers is the burr haircut. Just look at Joe Kramer!

Bob Semonick driver instructor, was visited Thursday by a local policeman? Was it because of your driving, Sir?

If you find a '61 senior class ring running around by itself from now on, just take it to Merri Edwards, senior--she'll greatly appreciate it?

A Stalled Car caused an unexcused tardy for Gayle Forney, senior, but she took it in stride when Mr. Young, principal told her that she had to? Better get another car besides a Dodge, Gayle!

*** blogger's note: In Mr. Killian's morning Sociology class the 'hot' April Current Events topic was:

12 April 1961 - Vostok 1. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: Vostok 1. First manned spaceflight, one orbit of the earth. Three press releases were prepared, one for success, two for failures. It was only known ten minutes after burnout, 25 minutes after launch, if a stable orbit had been achieved.

More Campus Heaps of the Week

2008-04-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

It Was Fate

The moon was high,
The road was dark,
A perfect place
To stop and park.

I gave a sigh,
I gave a groan.
I cursed the fates,
I was alone!

The 'infamous' missing back seat..Campus Colt's ride.

Mr. Z's Cool Heap!

More Automotive News Around Campus

Feb 23, 1962 Colt Special
Students Section Engine For Classroom Use

Larry Ballard, senior and Julius Cline, junior students in fifth and sixth hour auto mechanics class have cut away a V-8 engine for a project last nine weeks. The purpose of cutting away the engine is to enable the student to see all working parts. Some of the features of the engine are cut away block, cylinders, pistons, carburetor, manifolding and many other parts. The engine will be used by the drivers education classes to allow these students to see what make the automobile tick.

Mar 22, 1961
'Bomb' Explodes in Class

Blowing up things seems to be the going rate in auto mechanics at Campus High School. During the year there have been about four of these mysterious explosions. These bombs are actually caused by the ignition coil which has a tendency to explode when it becomes too hot.
The most recent of these explosion happened Thursday when a group of students were trying to start a 51 Mercury engine. It seems as if Jim Holmes, Lynn Shelton and Duane Quirico were trying to start the engine with a 12 volt battery using a 6 volt coil with out a register. The engine had run about ten minutes when suddenly there was a loud explosion.
Looking around to see what had happened, everyone saw Duane and Jim who had been splattered with hot stinking tarish-like oil. Jim had it all over his shirt and Duane had been splattered around the neck and face. Luckily he was not injured.
___Elvin Leedy, Typing I

Special April Fools Colt Edition 1962

2008-04-01T16:32:00.000-07:00

Selected Articles from a four page suppliment of the Colt Special, Official newspaper for Campus High School.

Did You Know?

By Linda Haymond

Did you know that Mr. Young's wife picks out all of his secretaries for him? I wonder why.

Did you know that Michele Sealey and Sandy Kolb are going to start an all women's wrestling team?

Would you like to know what Jim Johnson carries in his lunch? Pickled pig tail curls, a little garlic on a hunk of prison bread, a couple of fried caterpillers, and if he is good, some of ole Granny's fish head pie.

Did you know that John Calkins has a glass eye? You girls just thought he was flirting with you didn't you?

Did you know that Mr. Burnett has pictures of girls in swimming suits hung in his office?

Did you know that the Freshmen have already planned their financial program for next year? Thier project to make money is to sell old restroom tickets to nex't year's freshman.

Did you know that Mr. McClintock really eats "Mad" magazine up. He's a fiend after satire.

Mr. Young always reads "Esquire." Come to think of it he a pretty busy man so he probably just looks at the pictures.

Did you know that Tom Ashleman, Hub Rainbolt, Kay Langhoffer and Mrs. Knight were picked to chaperon the Senior Prom.

German Club Takes Over

The German Club has released the secret that they announced last Thursday. It is: The CHS German club orders the complete and immediate annihilation of all languages except German. After April 1st all persons caught speaking any language except German will be horribly tortured. All activities on the campus must be okayed through Larry Martin, dictator of the sovereign sate of "Die Deustchen Kenner and Lustigmacher von Schulhof." A six-thirty p.m. curfew will be strictly enforced as will the law against the holding of any contests whatsoever.

Players To Sleep In Tent

By Ronald Hood, Merle Robinson, Jeanette Miller

The discarded cafeteria tent has been awarded to next year's basketball team for out-of-town trips. The tent will cut hotel bills considerably.

Graduation Pals

With the prospect of graduation growing closer every time grade cards are issued, several of the seniors have been asking friends to walk with them down the aisle at graduation. We have learned of several of these cases through the grapevine and here they are:

Marty Briley-----------------John Calkins

Tom Ashleman-----------------------"B.B"

Donna Jackson------------------Ron Hood

Waynetta Maple--------------Bobby Rydell

Jim Bethea---------------------Kathy Kahler

Ray Lansdowne--------------Bridie Murphy

Marva Morrison-----Herman McGillicutty

Norman Slade------------------Effie Clinker

Minnie Sweeden----------Goeffrey Chaucer

Jon Kile-------------------------Lindy Kearns

What Is It? Who Did It?

2008-04-01T15:11:00.000-07:00

Unsolved Mystery from the 60's at Campus High School.

What Is It?

Circle the correct answer..caution do not mark directly on the monitor..scrolling may change your answer.

A) Campus art class entry in "Sculpture by the Side Walk Contest."

B) The thing Slim Pickens rode to ground in the movie Dr. Strangelove.

C) Hot water heater (disguised as a barber pole) to keep sidewalks warm and dry.

D) Results of National Honor Society member flexing his physical psyche.

E) Stonehenge North America

Who Did It?

70 Votes were tallied for multiple choice D

This student fits the profile. If it was in fact him (the jury is still out on this) do you really think he acted alone or was it a conspiracy with possibly two or three other students? What do you think? Has the 'statute of limitations' expired?

Or should a fact finding committee be appointed and its conclusion presented to all in attendance at the Oct 10-12 2008 Reunion at Campus High?

April 01..Sometime Late in the 60's

2008-04-01T11:23:00.000-07:00

News from the End of the '60's..Campus High Original Seniors....Or Campus Original High Seniors..(All A's)..What did you think it meant?

Dueling Saxes at the National High School Music Competition in Chicago, IL. Tony L won the competition and the side bet. Now he pays no taxes!

Other Alumni found at the end of the 60's...or later:

Sandy K Campus FBLA Club member now a top security clearance employee at O.B.I. Hint..think CSI NY or CSI Las Vegas and that state below KS.

Robert B geneticist spent his post grad years working under cover for the Gov. developing a secret code using periodic table symbols. Robert also patented the process that used fruit flies to carry microchip messages. Unfortunately after breeding in the traits for homing pigeon-like behavior he was unable to over come the bigger challenge..the short life cycle of the fruit fly. This permitted only enough time for one training flight, after which flies knew the way home, but were dead.

Barbara Barbie Y spent her grade school years waiting for us to catch up to her in height. She took the jealous looks from the short Enterprise Eagles basketball team in stride, while playing center for the girls green uniform-clad gym class team. We all wanted on Barbara's side, but they wouldn't let us run across the half court line...stupid 60's girls' rules. Barb was hired by Mattel Corp. to be the model for the first Barbie doll. Only paid minimum women's' wage, they stole her name and all she has left is her Barbie Doll email address and a husband named Ken.

Larry J completes first medical book, Memory Loss in Homo sapien Dudes. All through high school Larry carried an unusually thick "little black book." Everyone thought it contained lists of his many social dates, when in fact they were copious notes listing the stressors leading to early on-set memory loss in his fellow classmates.

Study Group "B" who attended Enterprise, Truesdale, West, South and Campus high schools, four years after graduation could not remember from which school they had graduated.

Group "C" scored a little better. Students attended Haysville grade school, Clearwater three years and Campus their senior year. Sixty percent of those graduates remembered they had graduated from a Sedgwick Co. high school whose name started with a "C."

Group "A" suffered from the same stressors plus they were more literate, with all sharing the same copy of Mad magazine. When asked about their Alma mater, they answered: "What! Me graduate?"

This disorder has prompted past class officer and reunion organizer Ray L to pen the following 50th Reunion Slogan, "Campus Classes 1961-64 Still Finding Themselves After All These Years."

........................ Instructor, Robert Semonisck asks 18 yr old female student to: "Keep your attention on the driver's screen, I don't care if those moving tree shadows do make you dizzy. Stop whining, your car is not harder to steer. It is identical to everyone elses drivo-trainer. No it is not true the administration ran out of funds and bought used equipment from Joyland Corp."

Happy April 01, 2008 from the Campus Grad Search Committee.

Death Takes a Holiday Class Play

2008-03-17T11:35:00.000-07:00

Colt Special February 10, 1961
By Charyl Markin
Death took a holiday before an audience of approx. 700 people on the nights of February 2 and 3 at 8:15 p.m., as 13 students under the direction of Mr. Seth McClintock presented the first all school play.
Major Characters Excellent
Jim Johnson was superb as Prince Sirki, alias Death, the being who had never known human emotions and assumed the form of a mortal to explore their worlds of love, fear, grief and tribulation.
Sara Reidel gave a brilliant performance in the role of Celeste. Her portrayal of a girl that was torn between her love for a mortal and her fascination of Death was excellent.
Norman Godfrey did well in his role of Diego, the boy who hopelessly in love with Celeste, who was ultimately claimed by Death.
Ronald Hood not only looked the part of Baron de Cesarea, a white mustached and white bearded old man who generally managed to find the humorous side of life, but did as find a job portraying him.
In the more serious roles, Bob Bird, as the distraught Duke Lambert, and Connie Smilth, as a regal princess with a deep love and concern for Celeste were outstanding performers.
Minor Characters Outstanding
Minor characters that presented excellent portrayals were Willene Runnsick, as the beautiful Alda; Pat Smith, as Rhoda Fenton, the typical English girl, both Alda and Rhoda being attracted by the mysterious Prince Sirki: Gary Girard, as Eric Fenton, Rhoda's brother and deeply in love with Alda; Charalotte Moore, as Duchess Stephanie, Duke Lambert's wife; Melvin Martin, who well represented the fearless Major Whitread; Fred Bursack and Susan Fye, As Fidele and Cora, servants in the house of Duke Lambert, who acting was the first bit of drama to set the mood for the play.

Play Cast, Crew Frolic
The cast and production crew of "Death Takes a Holiday" and their dates ended up the last show on Friday 3, at Jon Kiles house. Pop, chips and chip dip, and sandwiches were the guests' fare. Records, eating, dancing, and general conversation entertained the participants. For added interest ask Jon about his coach and all the weight.

Page Three

Chest Expansion Contest
A chest expansion contest was held in Journalism class to see which one of the boys had the most air and here are the results:
Larry Lewis 5"
Tom Ashleman 3"
Merle Robinson 2 1/2"
Richard Baker 3"
Jim Holmes 2"
James Ziener 3"
John Calkins 3"
Hub Rainbolt 4"
Linda Haymond and Minnie Sweeden declined to match their chest expansions with the boys. How do the rest of Colts' chest expansions compare with those listed above?

Basketball & Colts On Parade

2008-03-05T09:35:00.000-08:00

Colt Special February 10, 1961

Colt Special
The Colt Special will be the official paper of Campus High School and will be published bi-monthly during the school year by the journalism class and printed by the Campus print shop.

Editor........Charyl Markin
Ass. Editor....Richard Baker
Society Editor...Linda Haymond
Sports Editor....Merle Robinson
Exchange Editor...Norma Joe
Photographer.......John Calkins
Reporters...Hubert Rainbolt,
Tom Ashleman and Larry Lewis
Adviser....A. R. Morgan

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Letter Jackets Available
Letters and letter jackets will be available to the following boys who have lettered in wrestling
this year: Jimmy Williams, Kary Cattrel, Riley Carpenter, Marvin Anderson, Joe Kramer, Larry Lewis, Scott Kiehl, Tom Chase, Larry Staats, Alan Tucker, Bill Chase, Larry Werheim, Vic Green. Letter jackets are available in the book store to all lettermen.

Sweaters, Photos On Sale
White sweaters with a black Colt emblem on them are being sold in the bookstore for $2.80. Also photographs of the school activities are being sold in the bookstore. Place your orders before and after school and at noon hour.

Schedule Valentine Dance
"Sweethearts on Parade" is the theme for the Pep Club's Valentine dance to be held on February 17. The dance will be from 8:00 to 11:00 P.m. with admission at seventy-five cents per couple and seventy-five cents stag.
Semi-formal attire will be satisfactory and the Pep club urges all to attend.

Did You Know? by Linda Haymond
During the past three or four weeks at CHS many juicy tidbits of information or what might be called gossip has come into the journalism department.
Did you know that Michele Sealey and Sandy Kolb have added two or three more cubic inches to their locker simply by stuffing it with junk?
Did you know that Don Hurd and Bill Chase carry an owl's foot around for good luck. The owl's foot comes in quite handy for startling people out of their wits also.
I'm sorry ILTA club but did you know that Tom has a girl friend in Kansas City? Better luck next time.
Did you know that Suzy Wheeler likes Marty Briley" Oh you did.
Did you know that Wanda Flowers is an aunt? Just call her Aunt Pansy.
Did you know that Donna Jackson's nickname is "Caterpiller?" You had better be careful when you call her that though.
Did you know that Mr. Williams is angry with second hour American Government class?
Did you know that Gene Marshall's ambition is to go to a Youth Camp? Ask him about it. He'll tell how much he is looking forward to it.
Did you know that Norman Godfrey had Kay Langhofer's clothes over the week end?
Did you know that Ray Lansdowne fell on his head and four stitches were taken?
Best of all, did you know that February 14 is Valentines Day?

Pizza Menu circa 1963 from the Pizza Hut near WSU on Hillside, Wichita, Kansas.

Senior Jim Holmes (see above Colts On Parade) said, "he spends most of his time at the Vickers Service Station and the Pizza Hut on South Seneca, Haysville, KS. Campus students who worked at the south Seneca Pizza hut were:Bob Bird, Fred Bursack and R.T. "Bob" Lawton. Scott Kiehl also worked at the Seneca Pizza Hut for a few months in 1962.

Campus Dedication

2008-03-03T14:31:00.000-08:00

Campus High School was dedicated in a ceremony held Oct 15, 1961 in the school's auditorium. The news clipping was copied from the October 27, 1961 Colt Special Newspaper, Volume II, Number 4 on page two.

On a lighter note, art teacher Dee Connett's white 1960 MG was featured on page 3's article "Heap of the Week."
Click on the article to read more details.

In the "Did you Know?" column it was reported "Some seniors have promised to help John Sparke, government instructor, in his campaign for governor of Kansas next year. They plan to use "Big John" for his theme song. Big Bad John, can be found in the teachers workroom every morning listening to his theme song...
Was that a new flag flying on the football field flag pole or was that Issie Templeton's bright red pj's?
"Knights of the Library." Cross country boys playfully protested Mrs. Knights strict rules Thursday in the library by picketing. Didn't work, boys!

See more Administration and Faculty photos from The Yearling 1961 Yearbook by clicking on the "Campus in the '60's" link in the blue box on page right.

Haysville Hemphill School

2008-02-14T16:58:00.000-08:00

Activity page from the 1958-59 Haysville Hawk yearbook.

The Hemphill School was located at 230 E. Grand, Haysville, KS in USD NO 187. In 1958-59 the school was comprised of seven 8th grade classes and seven 7th grade classes. Some 42 students made up the Traffic Patrol with teacher Glenn Crum as Supervisor. Miss Jane Besler was Pep Club sponsor for the 125 members. Miss Besler was also the sponsor for the approx. 14 member girls Tumbling Team.

Hemphill School principal, W. S. Burnett went on to become Campus High School's first Assistant Principal. Seventh and Eighth grade Core teacher, Glenn Crum and Science teacher Frank Mohesky were also part of Campus High's first faculty members.

Enterprise, One of Four Grade Schools That Made Up Campus High School

2008-02-08T16:17:00.000-08:00

Enterprise Grade School one of four elementary schools that was served by Campus High School when it opened in the fall of 1960.

Enterprise 8th Grade Banquet attended by Campus 1961 Alumni.

Enterprise 8th Grade Banquet attended by Campus 1962 Alumni. Class Officers: President, Dale Russell; Vice-President, Ronald Kissack; Secretary, Judith Thompson.

Class Motto: "Success: Our Goal"

HISTORY OF ENTERPRISE GRADE SCHOOL

Enterprise School District 15 was organized in 1875 with a half dozen or so pupils. The schoolhouse was located first at the corner of Broadway and MacArthur Road. Church was held in the building and according to the old timers, a number of men jacked up the structure on Sunday after church in 1880 or 81 and moved it to the prsent location at 3612 South Seneca.

That building served the district until the 1918-19 school year when a two-room modern brick schoolhouse was built. Enrollment had risen to 62 pupils by 1924 and the need for more room brought about construction of two more rooms by 1926.

Addition of three more classrooms and an auditorium in 1949-50 helped relieve crowding. A five-room addition was constructed in 1952 and more classrooms were added in 1954 and 1956.

The last major addition to the building was completed in 1958. Enrollment increased rapidly the next year or two, and it was necessary to locate three classrooms of fifth grade across the street in the National Guard Armory until completion of a new school, South Enterprise located at 2101 West 45th St. South. After the annexation to the Wichita School system in 1963-64 South Enterprise was renamed Clyde V. Cessna.

Upon completion of new school projects than began in 2000 after approval of a $284.5 million bond issue the original red brick Enterprise School house was demolished despite efforts by the community to save the historic school building.

Information compiled from Internet Elementary School Web pages of Haysville and Wichita KS.

GRADE SCHOOLS THAT MADE UP CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL

2008-02-08T15:35:00.000-08:00

Campus High School opened in the fall of 1960. It was formed to serve the elementary schools of Haysville, Oatville, South Riverside and Enterprise.

HISTORY OF HAYSVILLE SCHOOL (from HaysvilleOnline.com)

School dist. number 57, Haysville's first school was built in 1876 at a location that may have been near what are now the Water Department facilities. This building was moved to 79th and Seneca where it was eventually replaced by the red brick building in 1919. In 1946 district 57 was consolidated with district 187 to form district 261.
Haysville's entire historic district was destroyed in the 1999 tornado. Destruction of the historic buildings began at the red brick schoolhouse at 79th and Seneca and continued north along Main taking out the elevator, bank, churches and more. The only thing left standing on the east side of Main was the original bank vault.

HISTORY OF OATVILLE SCHOOL

The first Oatville School was a two-room school located at the northwest corner of MacArthur Rd. and West Street in southwest Wichita, near the small community of Oatville. In 1956, the present Oatville Elementary was opened on South Hoover and the principal lived on the campus in a small white house, located directly north of the building.
Oatville then had classes for Kindergarten through eight grade. School buses have since provided transportation for children to the rural elementary school. In 1967, Oatville was unified with the Haysville School District and the seventh and eighth graders were transferred to Haysville Junior High.

HISTORY OF SOUTH RIVERSIDE SCHOOL

William Allen White Elementary School was previously named South Riverside Jr. High School and later was South Riverside Intermediate School. From 1960 to 1964 Riverside School was a feeder school for Campus High School. Due to annexation of almost all of the school district by the Wichita City Commission, the South Riverside Elementary School Dist. became part of the Wichita Public School System in 1964.

Campus HS Building Layout

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Aerial photo from the 1962 Campus Yearbook

History of Campus (From USD 261 Web Site)

Campus High School opened in the fall of 1960. Its official name at that time was Rural High School district 191. It was formed to serve the elementary schools of Haysville, Oatville, South Riverside and Enterprise. The name "Campus" was chosen by the students who were to attend the new high school. Prior to the opening of Campus, students from these elementaries could choose between Derby, Clearwater or Wichita for high school attendance.

When rural H.S. 191 was formed in 1958, a bond issue of $4 million was passed to build two high schools. The present Campus High School was to be called North Campus High School and a second South Campus High School was to be built in Haysville at the corner of Meridian and 71st street. By the time Campus was completed in 1960, costs had run to $2.75 million with only $1.25 million left for the south high school. Construction on this South Campus High School began immediately, but only five buildings were completed. Campus High School opened in the fall of 1960 with an enrollment of approximately 1200 students.

Several things made Campus unique at the time of its construction. The obvious thing is its architecture. The story is that several school board members visited schools in the southwestern United States when looking at design plans, thus the unique layout of the facility. The facility was also unique at that time in that it had a pool, was air-conditioned and all-electric. Early drawings of the facility included an airplane runway along the northern boundary of the campus so the school could teach aviation. The south campus actually did have a runway, which was occasionally used until the late 60's. All of this combined to bring about much resentment in the community of Haysville. Rumors persisted for years that the facility had heated sidewalks. The builder had placed tunnels under the sidewalks to carry air to the buildings. This made and still does make the sidewalks heat up and melt snow, thus the reason for the rumors.

Public sentiment became even more negative when the Wichita district annexed part of Rural High School 191 in 1961. This took almost half the student population of Campus High School. The south high school site would remain empty from 1961-66. In the fall of 1967, Freeman elementary opened on that site.

Campus had 4 additions to the original facility in the past 40 years. the library has been expanded, locker rooms were added to the gym, classrooms were added to the west side of "G" building a new science building and gym addition were completed in 1999. (Much of this information was taken from a short history of the Haysville School, put together by Mr. Wayne Holt)

htt://www.usd261.com/campus/history.htm

New Cafeteria to Open Soon

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Campus Cafeteria May Be Opened Soon. Colt Special newspaper, Sept. 29, 1960, pg. 2.

More Air-conditioned comfort will greet the Campus Colts in approximately six weeks as the cafeteria opens its doors for the first time.

The cafeteria will offer a three program plan for lunch. A plate lunch will be offered for those who wish a full meal including meat, bread, salad, vegetable, dessert and milk. The plate lunch menu will change every day. A cafeteria-style lunch line will be offered for those who like to choose their own food and to be as little or as much as they want. The third lunch program will be a snack bar, where sandwiches, soups, desserts, chocolate shakes, homemade ice cream and milk will be served.

The cafeteria will open at 7:45 in the morning to serve breakfast to all students who wish to eat at school. The breakfast menu will consist of fruit juice, dry cereal, sweet rolls, toast and jelly, milk and hot cocoa.

Menu boards will be placed at both entrances of the cafeteria to list the menu of the day and also the prices of all three lunch programs.
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Students Choose Name

The Colt Special will be the official name of the Campus High School Newspaper as decided by the student body September 14 in the first school assembly.

The votes went as follows: Colt Special 314, Colt .45 208, Hoofprints 213. The two most popular write-ins were Campus Capers and Pony Express.

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Enrollment at Campus Tops 900

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Colt Special News Sept 29, 1960
Enrollment Tops 900
A total of 913 students make up Campus High's first student body. There are 167 seniors, 89 boys and 78 girls; 214 juniors, 116 boys and 98 girls; 241 sophomores, 113 girls and 128 boys; 291 freshmen, 146 boys and 145 girls.

Guymon Wins Football Opener

The Campus Colts lost their first gridiron contest by the score of 37-0 as they played the Guymon Tigers in Guymon, Oklahoma, Sep. 16.

The starting lineup for the Colts was Ray Landsdowne, right end; Vic Green, right
tackle; Mike Mauggins, right guard; Lester Epp, center; Dennis Anderson, left guard; Jerry Koger, left tackle; Norman Godfrey, left end; Jack Miller, quarterback; Jim Watson, left half; Don Hazelton, fullback; and Richard DeVore, right half.
Coach Unruh said, "It was disappointing to lose by such a 'good' score, but the lopsided score was due to the fact that we were out of position on defense several times, and that we also gave up the ball deep in our own territory several times. I think the boys realize that they can do much better and they will come back strong this week."

pg. 1 Slade Rates High On Test
Norman Slade Campus High senior, achieved a semi-finalist rating in the National Merit Scholarship contest taken last year at South High in Wichita. Alan Tucker, another Campus senior from South, scored high but did not qualify for the semi-finals.