Avon High School - Nova Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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WILLIAM DONNELLY JR 451 Perez Paco Mamla Pbzllzpme Irlandr Sw1mm1ng 3 Football 3 Soccer 4 Baseball 3 4 Commumty Serv1ce 4 D1n1ng Room Comm1ttee 4 Avoman 3 4 Llbrary Momtor 4 Effort Honor Roll 3 4 Although B111 d1d not arrrve at Avon unt1l the beg1nn1ng of h1s junlor Year he has made many fr1ends and accomplxshed a great deal B111s lnterest ln sports became apparent when almost 1mmed1ately after h1s arrrval he 1o1ned the vars1ty football team HIS ab111ty was soon evldent as he wfestled for the I dxdn t mean to oversleep Pop' pos1t1on of fullback on the junlor VHISIIY After a splendrd showmg 1n football B111 moved on to swlm mmg where he produced a good record He swam the freestyle and became an mvaluable member of the ducks When sprmg came he left the water for dry land and jomed the baseball team It was not unt11 the fall of 1957 however that B111 achleved h1s greatest sports success the much respected and very responstble pos1t1on of goalte for the VHISIIY soccer team W1thout h1s fast plays and spectacular saves many more goals whould have been B111 has been a very valuable man to Avon ln yet another way extra currlcular act1v1t1es 1n the form of Communlty Servlce Not only IS he a hard WOfklHg member of the D1n1ng Room Comm1ttee but also actlve on the staff of the lrbrary monrtors Whenever you meet B111 he IS always nn a cheer ful mood and ready to help any tlme he IS needed ThlS combmed wlth h1s fr1endly personallty has suc ceeded 1n w1nn1ng h1m a great deal of respect from all Avon1ans young and old A very versat1le young man B11ls name fre quently appeared on the Effort Honor Roll HIS fav r1te hobby IS co1n collectmg There you have B111 sports act1v1t1es a good scholastrc record As he leaves Avon one can be sure that he w1ll be mlssed by everyone rnght down to that absent B Wa1ter , . I I 9 1 3 1 1 ' , . . . 1 o u , . 3 I 7 3 scored against the Avon team. , D . . .. . ! , - s 1 ' , . , - . - , . .. , ' 3 35

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H' Braxton came to Avon rn h1s Junlor Year and almost rmmedlately became one of the most popular persons on campus Durmg the fall season he was one of the spark plugs of the football team In the wmter term he lrfted werghts ln an effort to rmprove h1s physrque He was so successful that by spring he was able to press more than hrs own welght The followmg year he made a name for hrmself agarn on the football field very definrtely provmg that a small man can be just as good as rf not better than a larger one In the wmter wexght lzftmg was again his chorce He succeeded rn pressmg forty pounds more than hrs own werght, qunte a remark able accomphshment' In hrs studxes, Brac made the Honor Roll and IS one of the better students m hrs class Brac will certamly be mrssed by everyone next K X7 J! jf XP by BRAXTON DEW x fl X A X Lzttle Tuckaboe New Hart ord Connecticut Varsrty Football 3 4 Avon Henrs 4 Lnbrary Monrtor 3 Honor Roll 3 4 Glee Club 5 4 Wmged Beaver 4 Werght Lrftmg 3 4 Lawyer 5 year Hrs easy manner and hrs great abrlrty for mak mg frlencls have made hrm lrked by everyone Hts college choxce IS Washrngton and Lee He wrll un doubtedly gam the popularrty there whrch he has enjoyed at Avon My homework can wart V! if L fl' x up ffl U A A , -bf' 7 NWC, 53 . Lf ' so 9 X A. WL? FA 7 pf' A g IU l 3 X ,X ,7 f ,J r AJ 5 ,fl 7 'X Vx I X, P jd f If , 'X X x p I V t X My rj X lx 1'-A W' , kkxx XJ i J I K . X fy, A t 'Q V lv f , ' ll' , - 'QV V JXU JK . D . IAQ' I , ' lx ,l l 4 N X, Z' ,til ' ' ' f A t 1 A5 f x X y me of ,C Y 'u X 34 l'

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A four year man John has led an actrve l1fe at Avon From hrs first year he has gained many friends and has shared 1n numerous actxvmes Makmg the Effort Honor Roll throughout hrs Freshman Sopho more and Jumor Years John has demonstrated great perseverance In sports john has been an actwe partlcnpant ln numerous fnelds Startmg wrth sxx man football m hns Freshman and Sophomore Years he went on to club and JV football ln hrs Junnor and Senlor Years In wmter sports too John has been actlve parncu larly m the fields of boxmg wrestlxng and swnm mmg Tenms and softball have benefited from hls partrcrpanon rn the sprung Extra curricular actxvmes have seen much of john He has been a library monntor smce h1s JUHIOI Year and has also been actxve as a chapel acolyte post JOHN EDWARD DOOLEY 1146 Mill Hzll Terrace Southport C onnectzcut JV Crew 1 Snx man Football 1 2 Wtestlxng 1 2 Tennis 1 2 Softball 3 Effort Honor Roll 1 2 Boars Head Festlval 4 Spanish Club 3 Club Football 3 Boxmg 3 JV Football 4 Recreatxonal Swlmmmg 4 Lxbrarlan 3 4 Post Office 4 Chapel Acolyte 4 Hlstory Club 4 Chess Club 2 3 Commumty Servxc Gold Key 4 Avoman 4 office clerk and member of the Gold Key Hlstory Club Chess Club and Avoman john wlll be missed not only for the lastmg xmpressron he has left upon Avon but for hrs shrmng Rough test tomorrow I ' 1 5 3 ' 7 ! 3 ! . , . e l, 2 7 . I 7 S ' . 3 V . 3 l I ' ' 7 , ' , personality and wxllmgness to help. , C , at 1 . 1 Q I 9 . ' I 1 ' Y 7 36 '