Posted September 11, 2023
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the graduation of the Plymouth High School Class of 2013. Here is a look back at its senior year!
Homecoming
Homecoming Week 2012 had a retro theme and featured:
- Hall decorating on Sunday
- Boys’ volleyball tournament and girls’ powder puff football games on Monday
- Dress-up days, including class color day, class pattern day, class decade day, and pajama day
- Tug-of-war competition throughout the week
- Alumni Hall of Fame induction, Homecoming Court presentation, and pep rally on Friday
- Parade through downtown on Friday
- Football victory over Campbellsport on Friday evening
- Homecoming Dance on Saturday
The arts
Performing opportunities included:
- Fall play “Jason and the Argonauts”
- One act “The Tolstoy Stories”
- Spring musical “Crazy for You”
- Sole & Ensemble music festivals
- Key Club Talent Show in April
- Amp Rats drama class
- Jolly Pranksters comedy team
- Jazz Band, Jazz Band 2, German Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble
- Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, Swing Choir, Concert Choir
Sports
Conference champions were:
- Baseball
- Boys Basketball
- Football
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Swim & Dive
- Boys Tennis
- Boys Track & Field
Other WIAA sports were:
- Girls Basketball
- Girls Cross Country (10th at State)
- Boys Cross Country
- Danceline
- Boys Golf
- Boys Hockey
- Boys Soccer
- Softball
- Boys Swim & Dive (11th at State)
- Girls Tennis
- Girls Track & Field
- Volleyball (regional champ)
- Wrestling
Extracurriculars
Other student activities and extracurriculars included:
- Bowling
- Chess Club
- Class Officers
- Crosswalk
- Eliminating Racism and Sexism Etcetera (E.R.A.S.E.)
- FFA
- First Robotics
- Forensics
- German National Honor Society
- Harry Potter Club
- High-Mileage Club
- Hi-Lights newspaper
- Key Club
- Math Tutors
- Math Team
- National Honor Society
- Peers 4 Peers
- Photo Club
- Poets and Writers (PAW)
- Quit Qui Oc yearbook
- Science Tutors
- Sign Language Club
- Sound & Light
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Student Council
- Trap
PHS staff
The PHS faculty and staff included:
- Principal Dan Mella
- Counselor Megan Rickmeier
- English teachers Brad Feick, Megan Hummitzsch, and Sarah Maki
- Family and consumer education teacher Connie Lund
- Language teachers Rommy Herrera, Laura Koebel, and Court Ramaeker
- Library media specialist Dena Budrecki
- Math teachers Dave Coley, Jack Daniels, Dawn Krebsbach, Darren Munson, and Jeremy Ross
- Physical education teachers Kamie Gritt, Dan Knaus, and Brad Shutter
- Science teachers Jason Jaeckels, Jenny Loehr, Carrie Pieper, and (new that year) Brett Young
- Special education teachers Jennifer Biller, Amy Bogenschuetz, and Tracy Holdridge
- Tech ed teachers Greg Gritt and Jake Sherman
- Custodians Stuart Hellmer, Heidi Meyer, and Bob Mueller
- Secretaries Tammy Kulow and Shelly Zimmermann
- Aides Cathy Cadman, Gwen Loehr, Patricia Meyer, Mary Rank, and Kathy Schram
- Food Service staff Karee Abbott and Sue Laack
Other highlights
- PHS auto shop began a three-year renovation thanks to a $45,000 partnership with Van Horn Automotive.
- A group of students traveled to Germany in the summer of 2013.
- PHS hosted 11 AFS students during the school year and a group from Colombia in January.
Thanks to Quit Qui Oc yearbook and Hi-Lights newspaper for sharing their archives!
Learn more:
• Visit the PHS Alumni Information webpage.
• Explore the District History webpage.
