Avon High School - Nova Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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'Iliff 1'-,SV It drdnt take long for Johnny to make a name for hrmself when he arrrved here at Avon three years ago Srnce then he has steadrly progressed to become one of the well known members of the Senror Class johnny a good athlete has spent much trme rn the practrce of varrous sports In hrs first year he excelled rn JV football and recerved a letter for hrs achrevements That wrnter he braved the brtrng Con nectrcut cold and went out for Communrty Servrce In hrs second year Johnny was ofhcral scorekeeper for the football team The followrng wrnter he went out for werght lrftrng and served wrth such profi crency that he was elevated to the posrtron of Student Coach rn hrs Senror Year ohnnys vocal accomplrshments are to be envred Ever srnce he arrrved he has been rn the Glee Club lendrng hrs excellent vorce to the barrtone sectron In hrs first and second years he was a member of the Chapel Chorr and rn hrs first year he was a member of the Avon I-Ierrs the most exclusrve srngrng group JOHN J CAMPAGNA 246 Coplzer Avenue Pelham New York JV Football 2 Varsrty Football Scorekeeper 4 Communrty Servrce 2 3 Werght Lrftrng 3 4 Student Coach 4 Glee Club 2 3 4 Chapel Chorr 2 3 Avon Herrs 3 Dance Commrttee 3 4 on campus Yes we shall mrss johnny around campus wrth hrs pleasant personalrty and appealrng sense of humor We know that wrth all hrs assets he rs bound to succeed What happened? 1 I 9 . ,. , 9 x s s - v 1 . , ' . . ' ' s 1 9 Q . , ' . . . I , , . , ' 7 ' 1 J , . . x 1 1 x 7 J rr n

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RICHARD CLAYTON BOKHOF 1011 Glenview Road Glenview, lllinoi: Dormitory Monitor 4 Varsrry Football 4 Lacrosse 3 Werght Lrftrng 4 Wrestlrng 3 Court Barlrff 4 The ROTC system at Avon was drscontrnued three years ago but rt was rernstated durrng the wrn ter of 1957 when a certarn Colonel Bokhof stepped onto the campus Although Drck entered school rn the mrddle of hrs fifth form year he adjusted easrly You know to the new srtuatron Hrs schoolmates became so well acquarnted wrth hrs clever wrt that rt was not long before he was well establrshed as one of the most amrable boys rn hrs class Drcks most srgnrficant contrrbutron to Avon has been rn athletrcs where he has excelled rn wrestlrng lacrosse and football He partrcularly shone rn foot ball rn the fall of hrs Senror Year when he played hrs posrtron well and also helped notrceably to spark the team Durrng the wrnter term rn wrestlrng Drck ac complrshed the unusual by prnnrng down Coach Cochrane to the count of three The Student Councrl drd not farl to recognrze Drcks capacrty for leadershrp rn hrs Senror Year he was appornted monrtor rn Eagle Dormrtory He was also chosen barlrlf of the Student Court Drcks pleasant personalrty and exceptronal sense of humor have made hrm one of the best lrked mem bers of hrs class Although he has only been at Avon a year and a half he has contrrbuted more than hrs share ro the achrevements of thrs Senror Class . nm , , , - , . , . . . . 1 3 2 ' ' X. QL x 1 ' K ll . , . . . . . . 7 5 . , . . . K A535423 r .. H

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ALEXANDER H CARTER 440 Louella Avenue Wayne Penmylvama Lawyer 4 Varsity Soccer 4 Basketball 4 Baseball 4 Gold Key 4 Honor Roll 4 Bemg a new student d1d not present a problem to Xandy Carter He was qurck to ,om many extra currrcular act1vt1es and achneve recogmuon on the campus Xandy s ab1l1t1es were first made apparent nn ath I wonder rf I looked better wrth a beard? letrcs on the soccer field He helped the team out of many txght plays and contrnbuted conslderably to nts fightmg sp1r1t After wmmng his varslty letter ln soccer he went on to spend the wmter playlng bas ketball wnth the Joypoppers During the sprrng term Xandy returned to the meadows to play base ball further demonstratrng good sportsmanshxp and apparent rn hrs work w1th the Gold Key also rn student government where he served as a lawyer rn the court He was moreover a valuable member of the Glee Club and the Avon Heirs because of hxs excellent voice He acted the Court Jester 1n the Boars Head Festrval For thxs role Xandy grew a very presentable auburn beard whlch he was loathe to lose afterward Hrs lxvely antncs and extemporaneous chatter set the merry tone for the feast In spite of this lmposxng l1st of outstandrng ac IIVIIICS Xandy has been often on the Honor Roll It has lndeed been a successful year for thls Pennsyl vaman who has contrrbuted so wholeheartedly to the hfe of the village I 1 7 ' , - , . . fme team spirt. Xandy's co-operative attitude was 3 . ' 7 7 ' 7 3 , . l