10/27/2025
Bernie Vogler, Jasper High School Class of 1960, is a lifelong learner and dedicated worker whose journey reflects the values of hard work, discipline, and community spirit. Still actively engaged, Bernie drives buses for the school corporation and delivers cars and trucks across the country for Jasper Engines. He looks back on his life and career with gratitude, describing it simply: “I had a wonderful life.”
Bernie credits GJCS for providing the education, basic training, and social skills that set him up for success. The lessons he learned at Jasper, especially the importance of discipline, teamwork, and never being outworked, have stayed with him throughout his life. “You may not be as talented or even as intelligent, but no one is going to outwork me. I learned that from my teachers at JHS and from my dad, Edwin Vogler.”
Advice for Current GJCS Students: “It’s pretty much the same now as then: outwork the competition, learn discipline, be a team player, and enjoy your high school career. It can be the best time of your life.”
Bernie also emphasizes humility and respect: “At JHS, we should never take the position that we are somehow better than others. Always respect the competition, but outwork them. We live in a wonderful community built by our forefathers and mothers, respect that and keep it going.”
