Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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IRWIN NICHOLS “Nick” “Here ts a lad of great renown: A girl of his choice he’s finally found.” Activities: Yearbook Staff; Boys’ Club. Memory: My first shivering day in the upper sanctums of Howe. Ambition: To travel. MARGARET O’CONNELL “Peggy” “A successful accountant we know you ll be, With plenty for you, and, (I hope), some for me.”’ Activities: Junior Prom Commit- tee; Tri-Delta; Newspaper Staff; Yearbook Staff; History of Billerica; Senior Play Commit- tee; Senior Prom Committee. Memory: Bookkeeping with Miss Wood. Ambition: To be a successful ac- countant. BETTY ANN O’HARA “Skipper” “A sweet girl you think you see, Syade hp! dakar ds IEONE Ths” Activities: Newspaper Staff 3; Jun- ior Prom Committee; Senior Play Committee; Tri-Delta; Yearbook Staff. Memory: Freshman year. Ambition: To work (a little). ANN O’NEILL “Ann and John are like coffee and ted. One without the other you'll rarely see.” Activities: Cheerleading 3,4; Bas ketball 2,3,4; Junior Prom Committee; Tri-Delta; Year- book Staff; Newspaper Staff 3,4; Senior Play Committee; History of Billerica; Junior Prom Queen’s Attendant; Senior Prom Queen’s Attendant. Memory: Basketball games. Ambition: To be a private secre- tary. ROBERT PACHECO “Bob” ““A business man who's interested in checks, Did I make a mistake? Should it be brunettes?”’ Activities: Class President 3,4; Senior Play Cast; Senior Play Committee; Junior Prom Com- mittee; Yearbook Staff; News- paper Staff; Senior Prom Com- mittee; Boys’ Club. Memory: Junior Prom. Ambition: To be a multi-million- aire. RONALD PARKER “Ronnie”’ “Your ambition to be a mechanic May find you yet out in the Atlantic.” Activities: Newspaper Staff; Boys’ Club. Memory: Freshman dance. Ambition: To be a mechanic. JOAN PASQUALE “Teddy” ‘“““Teddy’s’ a gal that’s gonna go far. She'll have five mink: coats and a convertible car.’ Activities: Tri-Delta; Glee Club; Junior Prom Committee; Jun- ior Prom Queen’s Attendant; Senior Play Committee; News- paper Staff; Yearbook Staff; Co-Chairman of Prophecy Com- mittee; Senior Prom Committee; Senior Prom Queen’s Attendant. Memory: Yodeling in Kelm’s show. Ambition: To attain the goal I’m seeking. ROBERTA PELLETIER “Robie”’ “Every day, be it rainy or sunny, She goes to the bank with the lunchroom money.” Activities: Tri-Delta; Senior Play Committee; Yearbook Staff. Memory: Bookkeeping with Miss Wood. Ambition: To be a success. FLORIANNA POTSUS Florie’’ “Her love for racing and for jokes Proves her studtous impression ts just a hoax.” Activities: Junior Prom Commit- tee; Tri-Delta; Yearbook, Busi- ness Manager; Newspaper 3,4; Glee Club; Graduation Speaker. Memory: My ‘‘never-a-dull-mo- ment’’ Senior year. Ambition: To see a championship midget auto race at the Indian- apolis Speedway. NORMAN REEKIE “Norm” “Peace of mind ts what he’s found. A success in life its where he’s bound.”’ Activities: Newspaper Staff; Glee Club; Boys’ Club. Memory: Chicken’ picking at Spaulding’s. Ambition: Not to work too hard.

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BETTY ANN MacPHERSON “Betty”’ “ At eight o'clock on opening night Betty portrayed ‘Nanny’ to the audience’s delight.” Activities: Tri-Delta; Yearbook Staff; Co-Chairman of Write- ups; Senior Play Cast; Armis- tice Day Speaker; Debating Team; Senior Prom Committee. Memory: The many friends I’ve made at Howe High. Ambition: To receive my R.N. and H.W. degrees. ELIZABETH MAHONEY “Betty”’ “Betty is full of vim and vigor: In our class she’s an active figure.” Activities: Tri-Delta; Newspaper Staff; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Committee; Senior Prom Committee. Memory: Miss Collins. Ambition: To be an alumna of Howe High. MARIE MASON “Betty” “Betty has a future bright With her nimble wit and her love to fight.” Activities: Glee Club 1; Junior Prom Committee; Newspaper Staff; Tri-Delta; History of Billerica; Yearbook Staff; Sen- ior Prom Committee. Memory: Mr. Lynch's biology class. Ambition: To get an ‘A’ in Eng- lish. WILLIAM MATTHEWS “Willie”’ “Oh! ‘What a man,’ the girls all say, But Willie shrugs and walks away.” Activities: Football 1,2,3,4; Boys’ Club; Baseball 3,4. Memory: The Cubby-Hole. Ambition: To get away from Billerica. JOYCE McANDREW “Mac”’ “Off to the Bell Shop, quick and fast Goes this basketball enthusiast.” Activities: Basketball 2 ,3,4, Cap- tain 4; Junior Prom Commit- tee; Newspaper; Senior Prom Committee; Yearbook Staff; History of Billerica. Memory: Revere Beach. Ambition: To be a cashier at the Bell Shop. GEORGE McGURN “Mac”’ “With his seemingly bashful way— Girls upon sight swing and sway.”’ Activities: Basketball 2,3,4, Cap- tain 4; Football 1,2,3,4; Junior Prom Committee; Yearbook Staff; Senior Play Committee; Boys’ Club; Vice-president 2,3,4. Memory: Room 29. Ambition: To be a disc jockey. ROBERT MILLER “Butcher” “Tn his behavior tn class, he has no discretion. Whenever there’s a notse, tt’s from his direction.” Activities: F ootball 1,2,3,4; Senior Play Committee; Yearbook Staff; Senior Prom Committee; Boys’ Club. Memory: My many associations at Howe. Ambition: To become a successful knight of the road. SUSHILA MITRA Sushi’ “When ‘Sushi’s’ waltzing with Randy, Everything is just fine and dandy.” Activities: Glee Club 1,2; May Concert 1; Senior Play Cast; Yearbook Staff A.E.; Tri-Delta Associate Editor: Senior Prom Committee; Graduation Speaker. Memory: My Junior Prom escort. Ambition: To be a successful exe- cutive in the merchandising field. BEVERLY MORRIS ““Bev”’ “To follow her sailor all over the States Is the kind of future that with Beverly rates.” Activities: Glee Club 2; Tri-Delta Secretary; Junior Prom Com- mittee; Yearbook Staff. Memory: My Senior Year. Ambition: To make a certain sailor very happy. BARBARA MURRAY “Barb” “To those who know her, she’s lots of fun, A willing friend to everyone.” Activities: Junior Prom Commit- tee: Tri-Delta; Yearbook Staff: Newspaper Staff; Senior Play Committee; Oratorical Contest; History of Billerica; Senior Prom Committee. Memory: (‘‘Ahem!’’) Ambition: To be a professional boxing manager.

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DAVID RIECKS “‘Dave”’ “In our play, THE TRANSFER- RED GHOST, His excellent performance deserves a toast.” Activities: Orchestra 1,2,3,4; Glee Sinomie.s; senior Play Cast; Yearbook Staff, Editor; Senior Prom Committee; Boys’ Club; May Concert; Graduation Speaker. Memory: Senior Play Set. Ambition: To be an architect and make money. MARGARET RUMRILL Deg ? “Working this summer ‘Peg’ found quite a pleasure, Especially when Chuck was a part of the treasure.”’ Activities: Scholastic Review: Newspaper Staff, Newspaper Editor 4; Tri-Delta; Basketball Zora we Yeatbook, Staff; Co- Chairman write-ups; Junior Prom Committee; Junior Prom Queen’s Attendant; Senior Play Committee; Senior Prom Com- mittee; Graduation Speaker. Memory: Summer of 1950 at Rox- bury. Ambition: To receive my R. N. and M. H. degrees. JOAN SARGENT “Sargie’ “Our crystal ball doth never fal. Cause we know that Joante has found her male.’ Activities: Glee Club; Cheerlead- ing 3,4; Basketball 2,3; News- paper Staff 3; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Play Com- mittee; Yearbook Staff; Tri- Delta; Senior Prom Commit- tee; Senior Prom Queen’s At- tendant. Memory: My Junior Prom. Ambition: To be happy with a certain person. JOAN SAUNDERS “Joanie”’ “Joan has named her great ambi- tion, To train and work as a good beautician.”’ Activities: Junior Prom Commit- tee; Tri-Delta; Newspaper Staff Bi Memory: May 12, 1949. Ambition: To become a beautician. RICHARD SAWYER = Rich “When Richard ts playing, you'll probably be hearing The melodious strain of hts idol, George Shearing.” Activities: Yearbook Staff; Junior Prom Committee; Orchestra fee ora Caleen Cinb. alo2, 3% Boys’ Club. Memory: English with Mr. Fitz- patrick. Ambition: To be successful. CORINNE SCARINGI a Orticn “Friendliness has brought her fame. Scaringt to Hillis ts her aim.” Activities: Basketball 2,3,4; Cheer- leading Manager 4; Junior Prom Committee; Junior Prom Queen’s Attendant; Senior Play Committee; Yearbook Staff: Tri-Delta; Senior Prom Com- mittee. Memory: The Proms. Ambition: Yo enter: this “Frank” world. GECRGE SCOTT OCOLEg “A traveling boy, whose ambition we Rnow— But a visit to Russta—his answer iN @© ae Activities: Newspaper Staff; Junior Prom Committee; Boys’ Club. Memory: History class with ‘Sam- mie.” Ambition: To travel everywhere except in Russia. WILLIAM SHACK e Bille “One point in mind ts what he sees— To graduate from Howe with nothing but ‘B’s’.” Activities: Baseball 1,2; Football 2,3,4, Football Manager 4; Boys’ Club. Memory: Biology with Mr. Lynch. Ambition: To graduate. FLORENCE SHEDD low “Diamonds are a girl's best friend Is what ‘Flo’ thinks the latest trend.” Activities: Tri-Delta; Yearbook Staff; Newspaper Staff 3. Memory: My senior year. Ambition: To be a comptometer operator. JOHN SILLIKER Sill “To bind a book with his good points Could break a wall and stretch its joints.” Activities: Baseball 3,4; Basketball 3,4; Boys’ Club. Memory: Homeroom periods in 26, my sophomore year. Ambition: To own a big firm.