Charles B Gaskill Middle School - Yearbook (Niagara Falls, NY)

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CLASS PROPHECY OF 1962 PLACE-Niagara Falls, Perez's Old Spanish Inn TIME-1975 DENNY TO MARCIA: Do you know where I can find Perez's Old Spanish Inn? MARCIA: No, I don't. Gee, you look awfully familiar. Aren't you Dennis Ormsby? DENNY: Yes, I am. MARCIA: I thought so. Do you remember me? I'm Marcia Ritchlin. DENNY: Yes. Are you the same Marcia Ritchlin that lives in New York and designs the latest space suits? MARCIA: Yes, I am. ROSE: Marcia, how nice to see you again. MARCIA: Rose, do you remember Dennis Ormsby, our tenth grade class president? ROSE: Why, of course I do. DENNY: What are you doing now? ROSE: Didn't you know. I married Dave Donato, the multi-billionaire fthat's why I married himb who manufactures gold plated dentures. JOHN: I'm sorry I'm late, but I had to finish some work at the office. MARCIA: Well. John Hesson, what's your latest occupation? JOHN: Didntt you hear, I'm president of the G. M. B. C. MARCIA: What's that? JOHN: That's the Garbage Men's Business Corporation. DENNY: Has anyone heard anything of the rest of the crowd? JOHN: Why yes, I was best man at the Mele and Fontana wedding last week at Perez's Old Spanish Inn. ROSE: Remember Lorraine Lauzonis? She's a model for Batista Designs now. DENNY: Can you imagine Nancy Abbott as a cigarette girl at the Hotel Freeman? JOHN: Would you believe that Linda Martino is now acclaimed the most successful actress on Broadway? ROSE: Yes, I saw her last movie, What a Classroom, co-starring George Hart, Marge Rosino, Jim MacKenzie, and Sob Haick. MARCIA: I heard Albert McFadyen has taken Tom Furgal's place on American Band- stand with comedian Mike Beckage assisting. DENNY: Robert Hewitt finally achieved his goal by becoming one of the ten most wanted men. MARCIA: Jim Magee has become a well-known detective. He's working on the Hewitt case now. ROSE: I wonder what happened. They were such good friends in school. JOHINE saga Richardson and the Gallo twins have started their own agency, Gossip o o ay. DENNY: Bill Organisiak is a world-famous poet. JOHN: Joanne Martin has been appointed head warden of the Grand Island Institute for Women. ROSE: Jerry Moldenhauer has just developed a new drug to prevent molds. MARCIA: By the way, Vince Buffamonte won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. DENNY: Could you imagine Mario Bosso as a zoo keeper? They say it's his first job in 15 years. I guess he finally got hungry. JOHN: Speaking of schoolmates, I hear Mildred Kimble and Frank Fair have taken over the old favorites, Meet the Millers. Now it's t'Meet the Fairs. ROSE: And Michele Falsetti won fame as international champion marble shooter. MARCIA: Did you know our little old classmate John Zacher is a candidate for presi- dent of the United States? DENNY: That reminds me, Sandra Jolly has become the late heavyweight of the world. JOHN: Hayes Technical Institute for Brains has just admitted Bob Kaczynski and Peggy McKnight. ROSE: Keith Meeker and Jim Seal now own a chain of restaurants that feature 156 hamburgers. MAIECEA: Sharon Davidson has taken the place of Carol Bernett on the David Weaver ow. DENNY: The last time I saw Joan and Dorothy Ventry they were the star dancers at the Sawma Casino. JOHN: Mary Ellen Ambrosio has a new Fan Club for Rocky the Flying Squirrel. DENNY: She's in competition with Lynne Brovata who has a Fan Club for Mr. Magoo. ROSE: Louise Mojeska, Beverly Nardello and Sandra Fiore have started their own hair-dyeing school. MARCIA: Mark Piroli has started his own barber shop. JOHN: Jeff Plumer has just finished his latest project of non-leaking screen doors for submarines. DENNY: That reminds me, Louise Grande and her snake training job finally caught up with her. She was training a cobra and, well, I don't like to talk about it. MARCIA: Jim Mackie is now in business for himself. He owns a fifty-member flea circus, a frustrating job that sometimes gets a little itchy. ROSE: Gee, it's getting late. Let's ask a policeman where Perez's Old Spanish Inn is. Class Prophets Rose Levy, Dennis Ormsby, John I-lesson, Marcia Ritchlin 24

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TEN TH GRADE HISTORY This year marks the finish of the New York State Power Project as well as four enjoyable years at Gaskill Junior High School by the tenth grade class of 1962. September 1958 was an exciting month for the new 7th graders, who began to concentrate eagerly on great problems presented to them by many teachers. Our foremost purpose was to get all we could from Junior High School. It started out well for Judy Mamon, David Weaver, Jerry Molden- hauer, and Vicky Tomasine, who were winners of the best costumes at the Halloween Party. In December the 7th grade swimmers had a happy victory over North. The 8th grade was another happy year for the class. The awards for the highest average for the year before went to Thomas Weisflog and Brad Smith. The winners of the spelling bee were Peggy McKnight and Jackie Finley. In the Science Contest the honors went to Walter Watson, Tom Carlson and John Pileggi. For the first time the eighth grade put on their own Variety Show which was a huge success with songs, skits, and panto- mines. Louise Grande and Christine Wilk were the announcers and Linda Martino, Dennis Perez, Dave Donato, and Jeff Plumer all performed in more than one act of the show, with Mr. Stewart as director. The 9th grade was still another successful year. Thirty-one 9th graders were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. The highest average honors went to Brad Smith and Joe Critelli. Our champion football team was cheered on by the very capable cheerleaders: Janice Civiletto, Mary Lou Zarosl, Louise Grande, and Mary Ellen Ambrosio. After an exciting cam- paign John Zacher and Janice Civiletto were elected President and Vice- President of the Student Council having defeated Dennis Perez and Theresa Urbaniak. Ninth grade officers elected that year were Theresa Urbaniak, Dennis Perez and Gary Hayes. In our fourth and final year at Gaskill all of us were saddened but happy for the few who went to High School for their 10th year. The Honor Society elected their new president, Theresa Urbaniakg vice-president, Linda Martino, and secretary-treasurer, Robert Kaczynski. Christmas came and with it came the annual Christmas program.4Many 10th graders sang in it, and Gary Hayes, as Santa Claus, directed the sing- ing of Christmas carols. The musical comedy On the Range was put on in March with many of us participating, among whom were Linda Martino, Barry McRae, and Peggy McKnight, with Miss Haman as director. Our hearts are filled with joy and sadness at the thought of leaving Gaskill, but we know that we will never forget our Alma Mater. Historians Nancy Abbott and Sam Rangatore 23

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the 1962 Senior Class of Gaskill Junior High School, being of sound mind, character, and reason, do hereby bequeath this, our last will and testament, to the forthcoming leaders and workers, who will step up and carry on where we departing seniors leave off: ARTICLE I 1. To Mr. Abbott, Mr. Goldstein, and the Faculty, we leave a two month vacation to get away from the wear and tear of school life. 2. To Mrs. Wojcik and Mrs. Swiatkowski we leave our millions of little pink late slips. ARTICLE II To the following instructors: 1. To Mr. Kline, Sam Rangatore leaves a ruler for future geometry students. 2. To Mr. Sotile, Jim Mackie leaves his high-heeled basketball sneakers. 3. To Miss Ingrasci, Louise Grande leaves her bowling ability. 4. To Miss McLaren we leave all unwritten book covers to store in her already overcrowded closet. ARTICLE III To a few honored people we bestow the following: 1. Peggy McKnight leaves her peroxide bottle to John Mackie. 2. Bonnie Zetes leaves her brain to HAYES BELIEVE IT OR NOT. 3. Sherry Mele leaves her different personality to Cindy DiLaura. 4. Dennis Ormsby leaves his shamrock to Conrad Tubin so he can carry on the great Irish name. 5. Dimitri Riminosky leaves his homework papers to Sam Conti. 6. Leslie Boughner leaves his elevator shoes to Paul Verciglio. 7. Karen DiGregorio leaves her contact lenses to Henrietta Fontana. ARTICLE IV To the completed project, GASKILL, we leave four years of love and devotion, and take away a place in our memory which will never be forgotten. Testators: Linda Martino, Lynne Brovata, Frank Fair, Peter Fontana 25