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 , . . , '

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Fxrst row left to nght Goldfarb Cunnmgham McLaughlin Sexdel Kelley Clark Van Ness Mxller Wardrop Second row left to rxght Pope Levaur Barr Mernll Gordon W N Proctor Damel Van Wrnkle Wnllxams Thlrd row left to rrght Marvm Robrnson W Lormg Alrd Rosenthal VanDeWater Hawley Powers Alves Emrxch Stxllgebauer Escher Fourth row left to rrght Taylor T Underwood Frxedman Carson Eger Howd Shxnners FOURTH FORM HISTORY Avon Old Farms Fourth Form Department Store All aboard' blared the voxce of the elevator operator as forty two boys plled mro the elevator on September 19 1957 Maxn Floor Brams Department Everybody off' Well not quite everyone got off but Curley Carson Stu Barr John Axrd and Bob Goldfarb dxd and drsappeared on thexr way to partake of scholarly learnmg Second Floor Athletxc Department Step lrvely' sand the operator a httle more guardedly thls trme Immedrately Mlke the mouth Cunnmgham headed stranght towards the varsxty letter from the stmgy clerk john Alrd and Stu Barr back from the pursurt of knowledge and Cunnlngham Lormg Alves Baker Eger Levaur Mrller Robinson Rosenthal Seldel and Trerney all dlrected the1r steps to the baseball department where they agam met the same srrngy clerk It IS certam that these boys worked many long and hard hours before the elevator returned for them on June 2 1958 In the track and cross country departments Powers Emrrch VanW1nkle Damel Marv1n and Wrllrams all com peted hard for top honors Lookmg for larger swrmmmg sults were Arrd Merrrll Lormg and VanDeWater whereas Attrlde an outstandmg tennls player asked the assrstant floor manager for a new racket Thrrd Floor Movle Equrpment blared the now thot oughly flustered operator Punch Wardrop and Dlck Wxl l1ams extrrcated themselves and calmly walked towards the movre department to buy a new projector for the school s Owl Club of which they are acuve members Walt walt we have to get our soccer ball ' shouted Drck Wxllrams and Rocky Nelson varslty lettermen rn that sport Thls mterruptnon drsposed of the elevator contmued 1ts qulet journey upward Fourth Floor Smoke Shop Roy Atrrnde Presldent of the Smokers Club and Ron Eger one of 1ts leadmg mem bers headed towards the wholesale clgarette department Flfth Floor Srlverware and Fme Chlna announced the now quxvermg mass of lelly that was once the elevator operator Roy Attrnde wheezmg and coughmg from hrs last trlp ac companxed by Hank Downs Bruce Seldel and Cole VanDe Water went forth to buy new supphes for the Gold Key Slxth Floor Huntmg Flshrng and Campmg Supphes everybody off? pleaded the elevator operator The staunch members of the Nlmrod Club Mlller Wardrop and W1ll1ams hrked off to buy a new sleepmg bag for Mr Durphey Seventh Floor Lxterary Publrcatrons Avoman and Wmg ed Beaver Frredman Alves Ayres Barr Goldfarb Miller and Pope hastened to hsten to a lecture on yournahsrn to learn how xt should be done Erghth Floor Classes ID Government and Advlce for Travelers Gomg Abroad mumbled the now mcoherent op erator Mlke Cunnmgham the fourth form representatlve rushed to attend an lmportant open meetmg john Arrd sought mformatxon on how the typrcal Avon boy should act IH fore1gn countrles The department store m the mode of the Fourth Form remams exclusive offermg no sales The future remams rosy for th1s partlcular establlshment and whenever old customers leave many more wrll return to take thexr places ', , ' 1 , U ' , ' , ' , , , , 2 , -, , , , , , - Q y ' - ' 1 , . . I . . . , , , , . 3 I ! 7 U 9 - Y . , ' U . . ,, . ' 7 ' u u + - . . Y . I ' - . Y - football sectnon, where he managed by hard work to pry a ' f - - u n Y ' ' 1 ,, . . . . . . . . . u , , 7 I 7 H Y Y 3 D 9 7 7 . . e . I I . , . . . , , , , , . . . fr ' I , ' 1 ' - y 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 ' A 3 w y I . , ' ' . I 1 I 1 . , 5 ' , ' . . 1 3 3, l I . '