Ledger Looking Back 25 Years: November 21, 1996

NOVEMBER 21, 1996

Their name says it all: Whitehall High School Booster Club, but for some reason many in the community always think sports when they hear the group’s name. Perhaps it’s all of the purple shirts and hats lining the stands at games or the names listed on the sponsor page of tournament programs. Those highly visible signs make it easy to identify the club with sports. But according to Booster Club President Rich Smith, the group does a lot to support the school in ways that people sometimes overlook.

Every year the group sponsors a pair of $250 scholarships for graduating seniors...