Avon High School - Nova Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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ROBERT WILLIAM MARSH 47 Seldenbzll Drwe Wert Hartford 7 Conneclzcut JV Football 1 2 3 Wrestling 2 Hockey 3 Softball 2 3 Weight Lifting 4 Bob has been a student at Avon for three years A day boy from West Hartford he could often be seen racing down the road at 8 28 trying desperately to make his first period class Most of Bobs interests have been in sports He The Aide wxll never know has played football for three years and was a hard conscientious worker for Coach Cochrane He has also been on the softball team for two years the weight lifting team and the wrestling team Bob has worked hard at his studtes and his name has appeared regularly on the Effort Honor Roll girls and sports he is very interested tn cars He argued strongly when they closed the motor mechan rcs shop but he is still working on the motors of cars trying to find a way to soup up the motors Hrs affable manner and appearance have brought him many friends while at Avon and wherever he goes in life he should be a success I ' ' 7 Y l ' Y 1 - , . . u : I 7 t Aside from Bob's preoccupation with schoolwork, . . . . , . D , . ' 47

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X . Q, of Xehejwi f G, HEN SYCLE LASH Arrrvrng rn hrs junior Year Steve was not long athletrcs On the Deans Lrst regularly he drd much to gain the respect of hrs peers and the faculty Con srstently an A student he was awarded the Harvard Book Prrze rn recognition of scholarship and charac ter at the end of hrs first year here Steve further manifested hrs abrlrty on the Avon um and as Associate Editor of the Wmged Beaver Here he evidenced hrs power of expression and no mean talent for leadership In the Hrstory Club too Steve was actrve serving as its Secretary during hrs Senror Year In addrtron to the extra curricular mterests enum erated above Steve was an actrve member of the Glee Club and Gold Key and served conscientiously on the Lrbrary Committee and on the Drnrng Room Com mittee of which he was Co chartman for a large part of hrs Senror Year He also appeared rn the Boats Head Festrval and worked as a lawyer rn the Village Court In athletrcs Steve evidenced hrs skrll both on the tennrs courts and rn the swimming pool and hrs sportsmanship was fully recognized Steves friendliness and willingness to help are J Q 184 Dean Road N Y rooklme 46 Mrarxacbuxettr mged Beaver 3 4 Associate Editor 4 J, Boats Head Festrval 4 '?'Avoman 3 4 VK 5 Lawyer 3 4 Hrstory Club 3 4 Secretary 4 Deans List 3 4 Soccer 3 4 Swimming 3 Tennis 3 Glee Club 3 4 Drnmg Room Committee 3 Lrbrary Monrtor 3 4 Gold Key 3 4 Harvard Book Prrze 3 KL XETJUX trarts appreciated by those who knew hrm Hrs con rn knowledge and practical experience was balanced by hrs enthusrastrc partrcrpatron rn the lrfe of the school I give up' .A NK Q N Q, . edu! I tv I f ' A X 1 I -, l . o xv M . a y -NG 'Nm , . , I Q . .' My L Q-J I - 5 , is SJ N in demonstrating his skill in the classroom and in tributions to Avon were many, for Wnatihe gained

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New thrs year john has done much to gam the esteem and confrdence of hrs fellow student Hrs genral friendly nature and excellent sense of humor have won hrm the respect of master and student alrke even rn the few months they have known hlm john s prrmary rnterests have been rn athletrcs I the fall he starred on the varsrty football team contrrbutrng much to the seasons success wrth hrs sportsman lrke attrtude and dogged determrnatron As a member of the joypoppers durmg the wrnter term he was a leader of the team playmg basketball when not clearmg rce and snow Sprmg found John down on the baseball dramond under Coach Coch ranes eagle eye agam runnrng true to the tradrtron of the McBr1de famlly A drscussron of this exuberant Senror would be most mcomplete wrthout a mentron of hrs dorm lrfe He resrded on the top floor of Drogenes wrth Phrl Ferrrer and together thrs parr of Coach s boys could have made anyone laugh Thelr sharp senses of humor and qurck comebacks made them the center of attrac they V ffl ilalwrsf Aj ' JOHN LAINE MCBRIDE Ml Belmonz, Marracburettr Varsity Football 4 B sketball 4 ' rsity Baseball 4 tron at many bull sessrons Scholastrcally john has exerted a great deal of effort and has been rewarded wrth satrsfactory grades Hrs helpful contrrbutlons to class drscussrons have done much to make them more pleasant Now heres where I go left or rs rt nght7 , . - x , . , , . . . . . I1 1 s Q . . y f . r H w - ' a 9 .- , . . . . Y ' ' ' ll ' II ' ' ' ll I Il 2 r 1. . - - U . ,-