Panther Trivia
Current Trivia Question
The 2007-08 school year marks an interesting milestone for the Nimisila Elementary School building. Any thoughts?
Answer:
2007-08 marks the 25th school year since the final class "graduated" from Nimisila. The building closed following the "final bell" in 1982-83. At that time, the school housed grades 4, 5 and 6. Those 6th graders--later the MHS Class of 1989--included current Alumni Assn. president Todd Lindeman and his wife, Stacie (Calhoun) Lindeman, who is now a teacher at the Middle School. Mr. Robert Hauenstein, who passed away in 2007, was Nimisila's last principal.
Nimisila Elementary opened in 1951. Nine years later the new Manchester High School was dedicated; and two years after that, in 1962, Nolley Elementary opened its doors---with the south wing addition completed in 1968. In the decades since Nimisila closed, the 5th and 6th graders have found a home at the Middle School (opened in 1974), which has added two modular classrooms behind the building.
So there's a brief history of the Manchester school facilities! We appreciate superintendent Sam Reynolds furnishing the info. The district has certainly come a long way since the "Old High School" on Manchester Road housed every student, kindergarten thru 12th grade.
Past Trivia Questions
MHS Class of 2002 grad Mark Groza (6'3", 227lbs.) just finished his outstanding career at linebacker for The University of Akron, where he received a full athletic scholarship. There are at least six other Panther athletes who've earned full-ride scholarships to play Division 1-A college football. Can you name them?
According to Coach Jim France, these six football stars join Mark Groza as Division 1-A college scholarship players from Manchester:
- Mike Cielenski (’72 / safety), Univ. of Maryland – where he played in four Peach Bowls
- Brad Way (‘72 / tackle), Univ. of Toledo
- Mike Combest (’73 / tackle), Michigan State
- Jim Hill (’84 / center), Univ. of Kentucky
- Bryan Dyser (’90 / defensive end), Univ. of Toledo
- Leland Phillips (‘90 / defensive back), Univ. of Akron
In what year did Manchester win its very first league basketball championship, and how many of the players can you name from that team?
35-Year Anniversary of Manchester's
First Basketball League Championship
(left to right): Ken Stelts (25), Dennis Ball (5), Harry Cameron (11), John Eckberg (21),
Gene Schindewolf (13),
Mike Phillips (41), Jim Campbell (35), Brad Way (23),
Mark Lingruen (31),
Dave Betty (15), Jeff Crabtree (33), Jim Tallman (3)
- The 1970-71 team was coached by Bernie Conley and finished 18-2 overall, winning the Suburban League title.
- Gene Schindewolf, a senior on the '71 team, recently notched his 300th win as head coach at Manchester.
- Mike Phillips, a freshman in '71, now ranks #5 on Ohio's list of all-time leading scorers. He played college ball at Kentucky, and enjoyed several professional years in the NBA and Europe.