Uniontown High School alumni gathered for an evening of sweet reminiscing. The school is gone, but the memories shared remain. “It was a lot of fun,” recalled Jeanette Heisler Wetzel of her school days at the Uniontown School. Jeanette was a member of Uniontown’s Class of 1937. “I had a good time in school. The best thing I remember were our junior and senior plays. I don’t remember what parts I played, but I liked the shows.” “We were so small all of us had to participate in everything. We were in band, chorus, plays and sports,” said George “Bud” Dusty Roads. “I had to play football or there wouldn’t have been enough for a team.” Bob Wetzel, a member of the Class of 1938, recalled playing football for the Bobcats. “I played halfback. Now-a-days it’s called running back. We beat Lehman (Canton) and they didn’t like that one bit.” Leslie Sunday, a member of the Class of 1940, said the best thing about attending Uniontown High School was “graduation,” he laughed. “There were 22 students in my graduating class.” “We had a lot of friends from Uniontown that joined the service together,” said Ray Hickerson, a member of the Class of 1940. “Some of our closest friends were killed in the war. “We were small enough that everybody knew everybody and we all turned out well,” added Hickerson. “We were a small school. We had a close association,” said Doyle Murphy, Jeanette Heisler Wetzel’s classmate. “There’s nothing wrong with close associ ...
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Uniontown High School alumni gathered for an evening of sweet reminiscing. The school is gone, but the memories shared remain. “It was a lot of fun,” recalled Jeanette Heisler Wetzel of her school days at the Uniontown School. Jeanette was a member of Uniontown’s Class of 1937. “I had a good time in school. The best thing I remember were our junior and senior plays. I don’t remember what parts I played, but I liked the shows.” “We were so small all of us had to participate in everything. We were in band, chorus, plays and sports,” said George “Bud” Dusty Roads. “I had to play football or there wouldn’t have been enough for a team.” Bob Wetzel, a member of the Class of 1938, recalled playing football for the Bobcats. “I played halfback. Now-a-days it’s called running back. We beat Lehman (Canton) and they didn’t like that one bit.” Leslie Sunday, a member of the Class of 1940, said the best thing about attending Uniontown High School was “graduation,” he laughed. “There were 22 students in my graduating class.” “We had a lot of friends from Uniontown that joined the service together,” said Ray Hickerson, a member of the Class of 1940. “Some of our closest friends were killed in the war. “We were small enough that everybody knew everybody and we all turned out well,” added Hickerson. “We were a small school. We had a close association,” said Doyle Murphy, Jeanette Heisler Wetzel’s classmate. “There’s nothing wrong with close associ ...