The best things to come from the schools are the letters written by every 5th grader from both East Central (Winamac) and West Central. The Winamac classes glued their photos to the letters, which led to some pages sticking together after 50 years. Some photos and pages were damaged. All letters showed rust from the manilla envelope used, each class in an envelope with a metal clasp.
The West Central classes submitted a class photo and put each class in manilla envelopes without metal. They were not at all damaged.
As stated before, these items will be in the Historical Society Archives and can be viewed when the Museum is open or by appointment. Many of the letters will have been given to their authors!
Yearbooks and Miscellaneous
Letters
East Central (Winamac) Language Arts Class
Teacher, Annetta Baker: Allen, Lisa; Book, Eric; Booknis, Robbie; Boos, Eric; Button, Bunnie; Copeland, Barbara; Galbreath, Eric; Graves, Maribeth; Hagen, Rodney; Halleck, Jenny; Hoover, Twila; Huber, Gina; Kennedy, Carolyn; Lloyd, Maria; Loehmer, Kim; McCord, Scott; Miller, Jimmy; Passmore, Kelly; Pugh, Corey; Shank, Ed; Shortz, Amy; Smith, Jeff; Smith, Joe; Stearns, Mike; Stout, Jeff; Swartzell, Shelley; Thomas, Robert; Wilder, Sherri
East Central (Winamac) Math Class
Teacher, Harold Smith; Button, Jerry; Conner, Mark; DeGroot, Samantha; Denton, Doug; Diamond, Ricky; Fostvelt, Barry; Furr, Julie; Hawkey, Maria; Huber, Gene; Knebel, Tammy; Mahler, Diana; McCord, Mike; Pitcher, Tammy; Podell, Cheryl; Reinholt, Kim; Reutebuch, Martin; Riffil, Carla; Russell, Steve; Stamper, Joseph; Swartzell, Jeff; Tarble, Burke; Wenger, Betsy; Williams, Lisa; Wyatt, Alana
East Central (Winamac) Science Class
Teacher, Janice Loehmer; Ash, Brook; Bogucki, Vickie; Cole, Dan; Crawford, Paul; Ewing, Peggy; Fritz, Pam; Girton, Bob; Hawkey, David; Hero, Darryl; Hoffman, Penny; Houck, Gary; Litke, Becky; McCormick, Jon; Oechsle, Janis; Poulos, Kathy; Reeves, Dale; Reinhard, Ronda; Roe, Kim; Shroder, Angie; Smith, Reuben; Sommers, Steven; Stan, Tracy; Terry, Wesley; Thompson, Angie; Tunis, Don; Zellers, Bradley
East Central (Winamac) Social Studies Class
Teacher, James Reinholt; Callahan, Pat; Case, Barbara; Conner, Clint; Cramer, Lisa; DeGroot, Sheryl; Fisher, Eddie; Garbison, Art; Gudas, Arthur; Heims, Jeff; Heiny, Kelly; Kittell, Mary; Mayer, Preston; McCoy, Anita; Miller, Kenny; Norrick, Sherri; Paulsen, Aaron; Perry, Jane; Pollock, Jenny; Ranus, Donald; Shidler, Kirk; Stovall, Larry; Tunis, Robert; Watkins, Jennifer; Zywiec, Andrea
West Central Class 5A
Teacher, Charles Ross; Anderson, Julie; Anliker, Robin; Bailey, Mark; Barkho, Tom; Davis, Lori; Dickson, Joe; Ezra, Todd; Fox, Melinda; Fulmer, Cathy; Huber, Brent; Kemp, Bobby; Kruger, Jeff; Kuhn, Angie; Lewark, Leona; Lowry, Roger; Neeley, Reilly; Neihouser, Martin; Parish, Christina; Pullins, Matt; Shidler, Pam; Tanner, Jeff Allen; Tanner, Lynette; Teacher: Charles Rose; Terry, Sheila; Thomas, Howard; Vollmar, Joe
West Central Class 5B
Teacher, Dawn Meehan; Allseitz, Gayla; Ames, Deneen; Back, Tracy; Becker, Peggy; Borders, Tim; Carpenter, Darian; Dalka, Terry Ray; Danford, Randy; Denton, Tina; Dickson, Tammy; Foust, Tracy; Franklin, D.J.; Hibbs, Deenise; Holliday, Mark; Hooker, Gregg; Iverson, David; Johnston, James; Kruger, Garry; Larson, Patty; Lewark, Linda; Nelson, Sherri; Onken, Ynette Suzanne; Phledderer, Sally; Risner, Mike; Shrock, Kathy; Trueblood, Barry; Van Buren, Jami; West, Diana; Wireman, Randy; Wright, Michael
West Central Class 5C
Teacher, Bruce Heath; Allen, Becky; Bathke, Diana; Beauchamp, Becky; Brick, Randy; Conley, Barbara; Cook, Melissa; Denton, Gina; Elston, Scott; Fitch, Lavonda Sue; Fry, Steve Everett; Fullmer, Lisa; Girton, Doug; Gutwein, Troy; Howat, Ed; Kirkpatrick, Jamie; Leman, Curtis; Meeks, Robert; Nightengale, Sherri; Parish, Denise; Peterson, Jean Lynn; Sanders, Jay; Schultz, Steve; Stiller, Kert; Stoll, Cheryl; Tapp, Dean; Tibbs, Joe; Tiede, Abby; Tiede, Mike; Timmons, Jeff; Wall, Kim
DATABASE
Schools & 5th Grade Letters |
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Item |
Detail |
| Both schools | Microfilm of 5th grade essays. The box is intact; the microfilm was damaged. |
| West Central Junior Senior High School | Bicentennial Program June 13, 1976; Contemporary Social Sciences curriculum, Man in America; West Central High School Yearbook, Reflections 1976; West Central Junior High School Yearbook, Trojan, 1976; West Central Junior High School football roster |
| East Central (Wnamac) Junior Senior High School (Winamac) | Photo: Latin I Class; Photo: Senior English Class; Winamac Student Cycle (October 6, October 13, October 20, October 27, 1976 editions); Winamac Junior Senior High School Yearbook, Totem 1976 |
Letters (or Essays) |
Theme: “2026 in Pulaski County” |
| Notes | The Winamac classes glued their photos to the letters, which led to some pages sticking together after 50 years. Some photos and pages were damaged. The West Central classes submitted a class photo. The Winamac classes were submitted in manilla envelopes with metal clasps. Because some moisture was allowed to enter the vault (a can of beer, a battery, natural moisture from paper), the letters sustained some damage. |
| West Central Class 5A: Teacher, Charles Ross | Anderson, Julie; Anliker, Robin; Bailey, Mark; Barkho, Tom; Davis, Lori; Dickson, Joe; Ezra, Todd; Fox, Melinda; Fulmer, Cathy; Huber, Brent; Kemp, Bobby; Kruger, Jeff; Kuhn, Angie; Lewark, Leona; Lowry, Roger; Neeley, Reilly; Neihouser, Martin; Parish, Christina; Pullins, Matt; Shidler, Pam; Tanner, Jeff Allen; Tanner, Lynette; Teacher: Charles Rose; Terry, Sheila; Thomas, Howard; Vollmar, Joe |
| West Central Class 5B: Teacher, Dawn Meehan | Allseitz, Gayla; Ames, Deneen; Back, Tracy; Becker, Peggy; Borders, Tim; Carpenter, Darian; Dalka, Terry Ray; Danford, Randy; Denton, Tina; Dickson, Tammy; Foust, Tracy; Franklin, D.J.; Hibbs, Deenise; Holliday, Mark; Hooker, Gregg; Iverson, David; Johnston, James; Kruger, Garry; Larson, Patty; Lewark, Linda; Nelson, Sherri; Onken, Ynette Suzanne; Phledderer, Sally; Risner, Mike; Shrock, Kathy; Trueblood, Barry; Van Buren, Jami; West, Diana; Wireman, Randy; Wright, Michael |
| West Central Class 5C: Teacher, Bruce Heath | Allen, Becky; Bathke, Diana; Beauchamp, Becky; Brick, Randy; Conley, Barbara; Cook, Melissa; Denton, Gina; Elston, Scott; Fitch, Lavonda Sue; Fry, Steve Everett; Fullmer, Lisa; Girton, Doug; Gutwein, Troy; Howat, Ed; Kirkpatrick, Jamie; Leman, Curtis; Meeks, Robert; Nightengale, Sherri; Parish, Denise; Peterson, Jean Lynn; Sanders, Jay; Schultz, Steve; Stiller, Kert; Stoll, Cheryl; Tapp, Dean; Tibbs, Joe; Tiede, Abby; Tiede, Mike; Timmons, Jeff; Wall, Kim |
| East Central (Winamac) 5th Grade Language Arts: Teacher, Annetta Baker | Teacher, Annetta Baker: Allen, Lisa; Book, Eric; Booknis, Robbie; Boos, Eric; Button, Bunnie; Copeland, Barbara; Galbreath, Eric; Graves, Maribeth; Hagen, Rodney; Halleck, Jenny; Hoover, Twila; Huber, Gina; Kennedy, Carolyn; Lloyd, Maria; Loehmer, Kim; McCord, Scott; Miller, Jimmy; Passmore, Kelly; Pugh, Corey; Shank, Ed; Shortz, Amy; Smith, Jeff; Smith, Joe; Stearns, Mike; Stout, Jeff; Swartzell, Shelley; Thomas, Robert; Wilder, Sherri |
| East Central (Winamac) 5th Grade Science: Teacher, Janice Loehmer | Teacher, Janice Loehmer; Ash, Brook; Bogucki, Vickie; Cole, Dan; Crawford, Paul; Ewing, Peggy; Fritz, Pam; Girton, Bob; Hawkey, David; Hero, Darryl; Hoffman, Penny; Houck, Gary; Litke, Becky; McCormick, Jon; Oechsle, Janis; Poulos, Kathy; Reeves, Dale; Reinhard, Ronda; Roe, Kim; Shroder, Angie; Smith, Reuben; Sommers, Steven; Stan, Tracy; Terry, Wesley; Thompson, Angie; Tunis, Don; Zellers, Bradley |
| East Central (Winamac) 5th Grade Math: Teacher, Harold Smith | Teacher, Harold Smith; Button, Jerry; Conner, Mark; DeGroot, Samantha; Denton, Doug; Diamond, Ricky; Fostvelt, Barry; Furr, Julie; Hawkey, Maria; Huber, Gene; Knebel, Tammy; Mahler, Diana; McCord, Mike; Pitcher, Tammy; Podell, Cheryl; Reinholt, Kim; Reutebuch, Martin; Riffil, Carla; Russell, Steve; Stamper, Joseph; Swartzell, Jeff; Tarble, Burke; Wenger, Betsy; Williams, Lisa; Wyatt, Alana |
| East Central (Winamac) 5th Grade Social Studies: Teacher, James Reinholt | Teacher, James Reinholt; Callahan, Pat; Case, Barbara; Conner, Clint; Cramer, Lisa; DeGroot, Sheryl; Fisher, Eddie; Garbison, Art; Gudas, Arthur; Heims, Jeff; Heiny, Kelly; Kittell, Mary; Mayer, Preston; McCoy, Anita; Miller, Kenny; Norrick, Sherri; Paulsen, Aaron; Perry, Jane; Pollock, Jenny; Ranus, Donald; Shidler, Kirk; Stovall, Larry; Tunis, Robert; Watkins, Jennifer; Zywiec, Andrea |