Bethel Park High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bethel Park, PA)

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Ctfnlcomr, ja Sophomore Officers - VVillia1n Britton, Fred Cotton, Kurt Hess, Arthur McCracken Winter days found the sophomores in the midst of a busy program. Early in the year they elected Fred Cotton as their presidentg Arthur McCracken. vice- presidentg Kurt Hess, sccretaryg and WVilliam Britton, treasurer. Under the leadership of this all-boy cabinet, plans were formulated for sev- eral social events. First of these was a skating party at Sportshaven. This event was followed by a dance in March. F Along academic lines, the sophomores were kept busy. For Weeks they went around chanting Porifera, Anthropod, Chordata, and other biological terms. Latin word endings and the intricacies of Iulius Caesar presented another hurdle on the road to graduation. In athletics, the sophomores participated actively. Football season found twelve sophomores out on the field backing up the team. When interest shifted to the basketball court, the sophomores produced a junior varsity that rolled up a fine record. Sophomore cheerleaders Julie lean Glasser and Ruth Heck helped cheer both teams on to success. VVhile Working hard at all their sophomore activities, the class began look- ing ahead to their junior year and began a bit of Prom planning. The class of 747 salutes the class of ,49 and Wishes them all success next year. Beacon - 24

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UM 029, Hn Since the dav in 19022 when the VVright brothers Hew the first plane at Kitty Hawk, avia- tion has been the up and coming field in the United States. Young Americans are learning aviation from the bottom rung of the ladder through the building of model planes, and Beth- elites are no exception. teaches the boys of the school to build their own model planes. In this way they learn many of the basic principles of plane design and construc- tion. boys meet weekly to convert airplane glue, balsam wood, and tissue paper into Piper Cubs, B-24's, Spitfires and other well known types of the This year Bethel has a new club which Under the supervision of Mr. Drake, these genus airplane. Who knows? Perhaps some of these young people at work on these model planes will become the aviation geniuses of the future. Left Row 2-Lowry, Frost, Cleveland, Silver, Haupt, How How How 5-Fife, VVolfe, Smith. . JL . The Junior High Chorus began its musical program this school year with voices blending harmoniously at an assembly given by the Fresh- men. The chorus then began work on a Junior operetta with the intriguing title Rip Van Win- klef, On the sixth and seventh of F ebruary, the group of young vocalists gave a delightful per- formance of this tale of the Big Sleepf' to right, How 1-Chamberlain, Franke, Musser, Porter, Schilling, Cucla, Smoker. Mt-yt-f. 3-Laucke, Robertson, Cox, Murdoch, Young, St. Clair. 4-XVilliams, English, Guiher, Parmelee. l Model Airplane Club Left to right, Seated-Colledge, Bassler, Morovieh, Hoff, Cros sett, Schmeider. Standing--Hughes, Cole, Eggcrt, Cunningham, Brown, VVym1n Phillips. flwfuur This years junior High Chorus was able to go on to bigger and better accomplislnnents through the purchase of a great many new musi- cal arrangements. Miss McNary has directed the group with a patient but capably Hrm hand, working with this enthusiastic group of freshmen toward the goal of really good music. Beacon - 23

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. JL . 10x Left to right: Row I-Pickering, D Hoikins Bolywrd, . 1 ., . Selinltz, Opferlnun, Heck, Curpnlan, Diclion Hofl, Clingun. Row 2-Keifter, Lumluu, Rzulseli, Boyer, Peters, Hamilton, Henning, Bennett, Mooreroft, E Hopkins, Glasser, Hnltz, Stilley. Row 'S Mr Lnbirski I Gr'1v S lxis Reid, Britton, Cochran, Replogle, Jnskovieli, Carson Tebbs, McCracken, Mucliler, Bier. 102 How 1-A. Miknsli, Cussoon, Pulaski, Bundi, King, T. Mikusli. Row 2-Mrs. Douglas, DiMiclio, Fil1'qLll1tl1', Cun- nin gluun, Selnlllek, Sliotts. 10y Row 1-Gregg, Opfernuln, Clxolovieh, M. Op- ferman, LuPorte. Row 2-Stephan, Hopkins, Cipolone, Younkin, Kinsey, Lucek, Tomko, Magulick, Pteil, Tlioinp- 8011. Row 3-Mrs. Pitts, Kosslow, Snovuk, Kuzniinski, 'I'l1eobalLl, Hess, Brunner, Fullerton, Cavulo- viteh, Murray, Frank, Marusieli, Slllifll. Row 4-Goller, Krobotll, Seliolt, Pfeil, Rieclell, Lappe, Hanseli, Hlulmn, Smith, Cotton, Davis, Milligan, Sidiek. .SD,ZZh!Jl'l'l.0ll.QA. eaeon - 25 in -v