TBT: A Blast from the Past

John Erik Hoglund, Editor-in-Chief|February 18, 2016

Mehlville Media dug deep into the archives of the Mehlville Reflector Yearbook (with the help of classmates.com) to reveal the following comparisons.

Left: Two varsity basketball players in 1963 pose for a yearbook picture. Right: Senior, Colby Maynard, and Junior Doraine Adams during a 2016 regular season game.
Left: Two varsity basketball players in 1963 pose for a yearbook picture.
Right: Senior, Colby Maynard, and Junior Doraine Adams during a 2016 regular season game.

 

Left: A group of Mehlville football players celebrate during the 1974 on the grass field of MHS. Right: Junior, Tommy Tolliver celebrates a first quarter touchdown against Oakville during the 2015 regular season.
Left: A group of Mehlville football players celebrate during the 1974 football season on the grass field of MHS.
Right: Junior, Tommy Tolliver celebrates a first quarter touchdown against Oakville during the 2015 regular season rivalry game.

 

Left: 1949 Mehlville Cheerleaders pose for a yearbook picture. Right: Junior, Emily Evans continues to cheer during the 4th quarter of a February varsity basketball game.
Left: The 1949 Mehlville Cheerleaders pose for a yearbook picture.
Right: Junior, Emily Evans continues to cheer during the 4th quarter of a February varsity basketball game.

 

Left: An over-head view of the Mehlville football field in 1974. Right: The current over-head view of the Mehlville football field. Courtesy of: everysport.net
Left: An over-head view of the Mehlville football field in 1974.
Right: The current over-head view of the Mehlville football field. (Courtesy of: everysport.net)
Left: The Panther mascot in 1996. Right: The panther mascot (Logan Blackwood, senior) during a 2015 football game. Courtesy of: Varsityviews.com
Left: The Panther mascot in 1996.
Right: The panther mascot (Logan Blackwood, senior) during a 2015 football game. (Courtesy of: Varsityviews.com)
Right: Prop K supporters stand outside Mehlville to persuade voters for a tax levy in the Mehlville School District. The proposition failed to pass. Right: Prop R supporters try to pursuade voters to vote for a tax levy in the Mehlville School District. The Proposition later passed with more than 70% of the vote.
Left: Prop K supporters stand outside Mehlville to persuade voters for a tax levy in the Mehlville School District. The proposition failed to pass.
Right: Prop R supporters try to persuade voters to vote for a tax levy in the Mehlville School District. The Proposition later passed with more than 70% of the vote.
Top: The 1971 Mehlville varsity soccer team photo. Bottom: The 2015 Mehlville varsity soccer team poses for a team photo after winning the 2015 District Championship. Photo Courtesy: Varsityviews.com
Top: The 1971 Mehlville varsity soccer team photo.
Bottom: The 2015 Mehlville varsity soccer team poses for a team photo after winning the 2015 District Championship. (Photo Courtesy of: Varsityviews.com)
Left: The 1972 Pantherette Pom Quad Right: The 2016 Pantherettes. Courtesy of: Pantherettes Twitter account.
Left: The 1972 Pantherette Pom Squad
Right: The 2016 Pantherettes. (Courtesy of: Pantherettes Twitter account)
Top: 1972 Majorettes Bottom: 2015 Majorettes (Courtesy of: Mehlville Majorettes Twitter)
Top: 1972 Majorettes
Bottom: 2015 Majorettes (Courtesy of: Mehlville Majorettes Twitter)
Top: The Mehlville student section - "Green Pit" (Photo Courtesy of: Green Pit Twitter account). Bottom: The 1981 student section pep squad. - "Rowdy Rooters"
Top: The Mehlville student section – “Green Pit” (Photo Courtesy of: Green Pit Twitter account).
Bottom: The 1981 student section pep squad. – “Rowdy Rooters”
Top: a 1971 sky-view of Mehlville High School. Bottom: The current sky-view of Mehlville High School. Photo courtesy of: Google Maps
Top: A 1971 sky-view of Mehlville High School.
Bottom: The current sky-view of Mehlville High School. (Photo courtesy of: Google Maps)

 

Left: a Mehlville fan holds up a sign during a 1971 basketball game. Right: Sophomore, Isiah Bynum holds up a sign during a 2016 basketball game.
Left: A Mehlville fan holds up a sign during a 1971 basketball game.
Right: Sophomore, Isiah Bynum holds up a sign during a 2016 basketball game.
Left: The varsity football quarterback fires a pass during a 1972 game. Right: Junior, Brendon Mady fires a pass during a 2015 football game.
Left: The varsity football quarterback fires a pass during a 1972 game.
Right: Junior, Brendon Mady fires a pass during a 2015 football game.