Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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WILLIAM WELCH 817 Gramlwew Cbzlhcothe Murourz Varsity Football 2 3 4 Varsity Track 2 4 Varsrty Baseball 3 Form Representative 2 It was rn the fall of 1956 the state of Mrssourr had just sent up a square shouldered bull necked athlete named Brll Welch to be the representative from that state to the North Although small rn stature Brll looked the athlete from the moment he donned hrs unrform Possessed of a colorful personality and sincere man rndeed on Avons campus How are your taters7 Brlls greatest contrrbutron to the school was hrs athletrc abrlrty rn football track and baseball In hrs sophomore year he played varsrty halfback and junior varsrty quarterback Then rn hrs junior year playing varsrty ball contrnually Brll was one of the marn rea sons for the fabulous season of the Red and Blue rmpossrble opposrtron he pushed hrs team on to touch down after touchdown He continued hrs playing and rn hrs senror year had another fine season In the winter Brll played basketball He compen sated for lack of height by speed and accurate shooting When weather became warmer and spring was rn the arr Brll again put on a parr of spikes and ran for the track team or supported the baseball team In baseball hrs favorite sport he pitched using a good fast ball and even better curve or else played shortstop on occa sron A fine hrtter wrth a batting average of over 300 he continually helped the Avon varsrty by drrvrng rn runs When on the track team he ran the 440 yard dash In addrtron to hrs excellence rn the field of sports Brlly was voted the fourth form representative to the student councrl and later became a dorm monrtor In hrs studres Brll marntarned a good average Hrs name appeared on the Honor Roll several trmes 4 4 B, M I 3 . , - . . . . 1 , i . , . I . , . . 1 , . . . . , . l , . friendliness, he was soon to become a very popular Able to maneuver himself through or around seemingly . , - ' 9 , . 7 ' ' 3 ' Q . . , . , . , . . . , 1 , - 4 y . . . . , I . . 1 . . , . r .

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George rs the second of the three Vrerrngs to have attended Avon havrng come here srx years ago when he was a first former Throughout hrs stay at Avon he drstrngurshed hrmself by hrs performance rn sports and classes and by hrs friendly good natured personality Intellectual currosrty drove George to join the Chem rstry Club He also proved a major asset to our Glee Club as a first bass Hrs prrncrpal extracurricular actrvr tres were evrdent on the playing fields Whether at foot ball or swrmmrng George excelled In football he played junior varsrty and varsrty successrvely rn hrs lunror and senior years On the varsrty George could be recognrzed as the Brg Red s end He was not only a capable player but a hard playing hard lighting one In the wrnter he turned hrs talents from the grrdrron to the pool to become a fast 40 yard sprrnter for Avon Durrng hrs last two years he raced rn almost all the freestyle relays When the time came for swrmmrng surts to be put away George brought out hrs baseball and sprkes A powerful hrtter hrs batting average was one of Avon s hrghest Wrth hrs fast and strong throw W. GEORGE VIERING Dyer Avenue C ollinwille, Connecticut Varsity Football 4 junior Varsity Football 2, 3, Varsity Swimming 5, 4 junior Varsity Swimming 1, 2 Varsity Baseball 4 junior Varsity Baseball I 2 3 Glee Club 2 4 Chemistry Club 4 Sarlrng Club 2 5 4 rng arm he was an effective second baseman a real threat to base runners attempting to get the extra base on a hrt to the outfield He was awarded junior varsrty and varsrty letters rn every sport rn which he partrcr pated This could only happen to a day boy 7 ! 7 3 ! r v 1 . , . , , ' . . ' a . . . - l .YE ' 1 7 ' 3 ' x - rr - r H . , . ' .A 4 J . Q ' 7 ' 1 ,. f,I, f' -' , if 5 ha- . X ' 1 Q r , . . . Q -. .. . D,

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N PK Steve a local Srmsbury boy appeared on Avons campus rn the fall of 56 It was not long before he was an actrve member of many of the extracurrrcular actrvr tres that Avon has to offer Steve served hrs communrty rn several ways one of whrch was hrs two-year strnt as Chapel Acolyte Twrce a week Steve donned hrs cassock and wrth a gold taper rn hand proceeded to lrght the candles rn front of the srmple altar On the communrty servrce crew and as a member of Sugarbush Steve once agarn demonstrated hrs value to the school He jorned the Hrstory Club rn hrs junror year and from that txme forward hrs sense of humor added rmmeasurably to the enjoyment of that club s meetrngs Durrng hrs sophomore year Steve showed good promrse on the football freld whrle playrng on the fresh man team but after a prolonged rllness he was unable to contrnue hrs football career Wrnter found hrm par trcrpatrng rn wrestlrng and rntramural swrmmrng He rs also an enthusrastrc lacrosse player Throughout hrs three year stay at Avon Steve was NN 1 X1 THOMAS STEVENSON WHITMAN JR QQ!! 237 Old Farms' 5 ad 3 S nligkry Cbhnvttzcut Club Footbal 1- 3 ' I 'S'GgarQsh 3 74 Acolyte 3 4 H tory Club 5,4 tramural Swhnmrng 5 .V7restlrrTgfQ Q' Lacr e 2 Soft Cqmmunrty Servrce 3 -ef' 5 f rf drstrngurshed by hrs tremendous energyxd great force of wrll Hrs helpful energetrc gueddly sprrrt hr keen sense of humor were :lie prrncrpal trans of hrs character whrch combrned nth a sense of farr play to wrn hrm many frrendsv l 'And away we go , B' ' I X1 :g 'cp , D, ' - -f L Q ,' 0 1 - ' , ' sv ,s ' i r. -x I ' 0 if . ,, 1 'lv s ' ' .X ' 5' .-A X, - -. at Q, l , L ' .I ' 1 - KA-.I as h rg l 3 . ' Y s J K 1 ' ' - L' ' X' 's - ' ' T w S 6-,, L. J' , -, 9 Q, . ,,' ' v ' , ' xv ' .: Y xx' ' 0 H- I I , I Q ' v -K , S. . A .P , .' X o AV x .F 5 'Q' f xr I I Y tl- I r 1 l ' X 1 4 .L Q, If - ., vi 'X gh' .. ' ' . . S Q ' ' 0 K c A ' ' ' ll. lo , s s 3 - ,V H9 ' I 4 X4' . D . , C ,4 , .L V ' . 89 , . Q. 8 r ' x S' ' 4' 0- gl ol . ' Y. v - M Y x Q ' U, 'lf I ' 1 ' 'F I sl .l sr . K V X' - P J, ' .. ' rf , . y , . . . . s' Y . , . ,. .Vx B . . an .S . . . . . . .g ' . . . . . . . -, Q I 9 vi I on K ., 5, ' -pg ' ' ' ' 1 ' ig -Lf' ' Q .V . 1, - -1- M Q 1 . 1 - J 1 Q 1 I ' 1 . . . . 311. . 7' , if ' . . ' . . . . A J .1 1 a u n . Q : a X29 ' ' x 5 7 5 7 ' J .