Can you believe it? Ninty-nine sports seasons ago.
There was no Western Buckeye League and the Northwest Conference was two generations in the distance.
Here's the Bluffton High School boys' basketball team from 1915-1916. We know the uniforms were red and white, but this team was not yet called Pirates. That would happen about 13 season later.
Don Schmidt provided this photo to the Icon.
Open the photo to view the player names and to enlarge the photo.
Sixty-four school years ago here is the Bluffton High School Girls' Glee Club. This is from the 1950-51 school year. The names of the members are on the photo.
Here's the Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America from the 1956-57 school year. Names of members are on the photo. Wonder what the price of corn was 58 crops ago?
Here's the Bluffton High School class of 1919 as fourth graders during the 1908-09 school year. The class is posed on the front steps of the school buidling that was originally on the site of the present elementary. Elva Moser was the teacher.
Student identifications are listed under the photo. CLICK ON IMAGE TO OPEN.
Here's the Bluffton High School Hi-Y from 62 school years ago.
According to the Bluffton High School yearbook: Hi-Y is a group of sophomore, junior and senior boys joined together for good fellowship and to fulfll the Hi-Y purpose which is “To create, maintain and extend throughout the home, school and community, high standards of Christian Character.”
This photo is from the 1952-53 school year. Names of members are posted on the photo.
