Avon High School - Nova Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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Frrst Row left to rrght Davenport Laprdus McShane Rockwell Trerney Sumner McCarthy Gross man Stavers Whrtman Kohn Second row left to r1g,ht Olson Davrs C Beall Marshall Bradley Hutchmson Schwolsky Tracy N Brown I-Iartxgan Hampton Thrrd row left to rxght Erskme P Vrerrng G Croft Pettrngrll Gans Krncard Heathman Gardner Welch Dawes Camp Fourth row left to rrght Rrckards Frsher Beatson Noyes Lee Howe Fnfth row left to rrght Tebbutt Remauer Betley Phrllrps Davrs D Herrera Ramsey FIFTH FORM HISTORY Last September when all the hustle and bustle of openrng day died down the prevrous years Fourth Form mlraculously became the Frfth Form We were proud to have as new mem bers Lon Clark Peter Erskrne Dave McShane and Nate Tracy Further addrtrons were Rob Hutchmson Chrp Rernauer and Ed Rrckard who made therr appearances later rn the year The largest form rn school we had a total roster of fifty one boys We who comprrse the Frfth Form have had a noteworthy past are ID the process of producmg a commendable present and ludgrng from past successes are assured of a brrght future one of whrch Avon Old Farms can be especially proud Our future rs what we make rt but we are confident that what lres ahead 15 bound to be a record of accomplrshment Frrst let us look at the academrc srde of school lrfe the prrmary reason for our exrstence here at Avon Throughout the year Lanny Gardner Drck Lee Andy the man Grossman Val our pal Laprdus and Jock the mrser Davenport all managed to rank among the hrghest echelons rn therr scholarly pursurts These boys through hook or crook were able to flatter therr way onto the Dean s Lrst We had more boys on thrs l1st than drd any other form more rn fact than the rest of the school combmed' These boys dxdnt walt untrl next year to settle down to work They and other scholars know that college rs therr ultrmate goal they are preparmg now not later as has so often tragrcally happened Next let us look at athletrcs Our form ranked hrgh not only rn nts mtellect but 1n 1ts sheer muscular achrevement Al Pettrngrll and Brlly Welch started off the grrdrron season wrth an astoundrng record of accomplrshment both berng 1nd1s pensable assets to the team In the fall the soccer team re cerved a tremendous advantage by havrng Matt Trerney as one of rts star players Durrng the sprrng term athletics were agarn effectrvely supported by the Frfth Form Where would the track team have been wrthout such dashmg athletes as Langdon Brown Bcman Dawes Peter Erskrne Sandy Frsher Norman Hampton Doug Marshall Peter Ramsey Steve Sumner and Brlly Welch Baseball was not wrthout frfth form leadershrp either Walt Kmcard Drck Noyes Brlly Beatson Reese Rrckards Nate Tracy and Al Pettmgrll all gave of therr generous support In teums jock Davenport Tony Howd Dave Davis and Phrl Howe were some of our best racketeers In our extra currrcular act1v1t1es we were well represented by aspmng young Avonrans In vrrtually every club organrza tron and actrvrty the Frfth Form had at least one representatrve Never before has the Student Court had a more eflicrent Vrllage Clerk than Drck Lee Lanny Gardner served capably as Vlllage Attorney The Avonmn rs qurte well back on Its feet agarn thanks to rts new Edrtor In Chref Davenport We couldn t begrn to name our representatlves rn other just as Important school act1v1t1es space rs lrmrted But we can say that our form played an enormous part rn makmg thrs school year the success rt has been Farlure Cnot necessarrly rn the academlc sensej rs an un known word rn the Flfth Form Unlike advertrsers who clarm therr product rs the brggest the best the fastest the lowest the most beautrful or what have you we need practrce no decep tron We know we re good we don t have to tell anyone It rs obvrously apparent As the Senlor Class leaves to make way for the new Srxth Form the entnre school can wart wrth justrfiable restlessness for the new school year to start off rn a blaze of glory We are gurlty of one thrng prrde Can you blame us? I 3 I I I I I I I ' I I I - I ' 3 I I 'I I I I I I I -I I I - I - I -1 I -I I I I I I I I I - I 5 I I I I I - I - I Y I I I I 'I I - 3 7 . . , . - , , . ' 1 . A . . , , , . 1 I I 1 , 1 I ' , . I I , - . I 1 1 1 . . , . ' ' 1 1 I 1 1 7 . . . I 1 . ' , 1 . . . . ' ' . I 7 ' I A 1 ' ' . .I II . 1 , , . . . . , u II - II - II ' , . . . . . Y . , , , , . . . , . . . 1 1 A Q , , 1 I 1 1 . 1 1 ' - I 4 I . . , . , ' 1 1 3 , . . , '