TRIVIA & SR. PHRASES
Class of 1979 Trivia
- Name the principal and administrator of St. Pius in 1979.
- Name the teacher who later became a Missouri State Senator.
- What was the theme of the Junior-Senior Prom our junior year?
- What year did St. Pius officially open its doors?
- Name the popular movie theatre that opened in 1974 and closed after a fire in 1985.
- Name the classmate that emceed the Gong Show our senior year.
- Name the new sport that was added during our high school days.
- Where could you go to meet up with other classmates on Friday and Saturday nights?
- Name the pictures/ symbols on our senior ring.
- Name the ten Jefferson County parishes that were a part of St Pius.
- How many teachers can you remember that were at St. Pius our senior year?
Class of 1979 Trivia
Answers
- Principal: Sr. Margarita Heisserer, Administrator: Fr. Donald Dalton
- Steven Stoll was a Social Studies and Reading teacher at St Pius. He was elected as Missouri House of Representative in 1992, re-elected in 1994 and 1996. He was elected as Missouri State Senator in 1998, re-elected in 2002. Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House of Representative in 2004. He retired from his Senate seat in 2005 and became City Administrator for Festus. He recently became the Director of Administration of Jefferson County.
- Junior year-Riverfront Days of St. Louis, Senior year-Hawaiian Holiday
- 1959 – It is celebrating it 50-year anniversary this year.
- Twin City Cinema, a Mid America Theatre that gave some competition to the LaJade Theatre.
- Mark Slavit
- Tennis – the spring of 1977 was the first year tennis was added as a varsity sport. The new tennis courts were built in 1978.
- Cruising on Main Street in Festus/Crystal City.
- Sides-The Coat of Arms of Joseph Ritter and picture of St. Pius X. Top – a lamb and the symbol Chi Rho .
- Assumption, Herculaneum
Good Shepherd, Hillsboro
Immaculate Conception, Arnold
Our Lady, Festus
Sacred Heart, Crystal City
St. David, Arnold
St. John, Imperial
St. Joseph, Bonne Terre
St. Joseph, Kimmswick
St. Rose of Lima, DeSoto
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Father Meier - Religion
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Sister Clotilda Spezia – Math
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Sister Mary Genevieve King – Business Education
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Mr. Kohne – Math
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Mr. Pirtle – English
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Mr. Boyer – PE
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Miss. Charboneau – PE
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Mrs Tritch – Home Ec
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Mr. Gordon – Business Ed, Social Studies
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Mr. Overberg – Religion
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Mr. Voss – Latin
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Mr. McCreary – Music
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Mr. Stoll – Social Studies
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Mr. Zielonko – English
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Sister Borgia Fehlig – Art
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Mr. Zolnowski – Religion, Business Ed
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Miss Juzenas – French
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Mrs. Day – Science
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Mr. Navratil – Social Studies, Religion
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Sister Andrew Libera – Math
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Miss Klopp – English
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Mr. Taylor – English
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Mr. Hepper – Biology
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Sister Clotilda Odorizzi – Music
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Mr. Ganey – College English
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Mr. Schmidt – Social Studies
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Class of 1979
SENIOR PHRASES
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Determined, track star, Curly, a real comic, great writer, plays a real good trumpet, bad luck with trucks, creative, diligent
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Sports freak, friendly, good catcher, witty, rabble rouser, always smiling, All-Star Pro, “What’d I do?”
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Kaiser, mean Impala, quiet and sensible, loves Hillsboro, Civil War Strategist expert, Beaver, PE wildman, Ex-Latin scholar
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Sociable, easy going, talks constantly, “You did, too!”, play your music, “Have you seen Kenny?”, Starsky, future welder.
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Crazy about everything, short and sassy, “A horse is a man’s best friend,” laughs at anything, true friend and good listener.
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Mr. Cool, great friend, says what he means, great personality, tall dark and handsome, Toga, athletic, “Responsible
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“Where’s Grandma?”, friendly, fun to be with, “Can I have a ride?”, Carl’s favorite cousin, I’m lost.”
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“Have you seen Kathy or Jill?”, takes obnoxious dog on N.H.S picnics, always a kind word, real poise, caring, sensible
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Quiet, cool, deep voice, good friend, football on Sundays, knows a lot about a lot, states his opinion, Chevelle
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Angel, doofy laugh, “I didn’t know what to do,” loves to talk, girl trumpeter, nervous, cute and little, sings a lot.
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Peppermint Patty, considerate, thoughtful, “Hi!”, quiet, hates P.E., “He’s my brother,” funny laugh, independent
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“No, I gotta work!”, has all the answers, Slav, the unknown Comic, Saturday Night Live fan, “Free Jessica Tate,” Chuck Barris
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Dustin’s, sharp dresser, knows what’s happening, congenial personality, . . . dark and handsome, “I love that stereo.”
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Fun loving, always laughing, Wing, “Keep on dancing,” Wumbermunkle, loves koala bears, “That’s disgusting!”, full of cheer
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Grandma, loves science, always embarrassed, likes to aggravate, “Have you seen Lynn or Jill?”. Sweet personality, future Chemist
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Cotton Top, neon tie, quiet, funny, “Oh, Man!, friendly, plays a mean guitar, Flasher, Edgar, Hutch, congenial
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Class of 1979
Senior Phrases
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Terri Howard Stoup
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Keith Ott
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Greg Rice
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Steve Abernathy
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Gloria Park Bartolone
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David Brase
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Jane Kassen Bittick
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Pat Gant
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Jim Boever
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Dave Smock
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Valerie Ponnath
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Chris Schmidt Keefe
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Debbie Akins Schaeffer
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Sheryl Hutson Bayers
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Jon Bequette
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Tim Leon
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Jill Koehler Smock
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Lynne Smith Pritchard
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Gary Lewandowski
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Angie Courtaway Woodson
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Patty Abernathy Bennett
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Bev Eimer
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Mary Overberg King
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Mark Slavit
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Kevin Leitterman
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Kim Wingbermuehle Carey
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Sue Otec Barbagallo
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Kathy Gramelspacher Kusmec
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Ken Brockmeyer
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Donna Moore Arnold
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Michele Condon Christian
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Shelly Hutson Stillman
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Vicky Dickinson Backer
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Kathy Walterscheid
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