Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Fletcher W. Means Robert R. johnson Mr. Vincent B. Mangion . janet E. Kimball . 4 . , Theodore Kurtz ,..... David Goodwin Margaret j. Panetti ....... james Smaha ,,...,.. Frank Nappi ,.,.., Nancy Hodgkins Eleanor Ricliardson ik Pete Profenno 4 . . janet Kimball Sc Fletcher Means .. . jean Hastings Sc Dave Goodwin , Karen Tliorsell ik Dave Lewis . . . Audrey Burke Ek jack Reynolds Nancy Hanson X: Ted Kurtz . ...,.. Al Morrison . . . , George Crockett . . . . . Lenny Nelson Merle Royte ik Bill Gaudet Ky H W XX F K v 7 v -a QX f., gifs.-.

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Senior Class Hisfory ith fondest memories of the hap- piest tlays of our lives, the illustrious Class of 1953 leaves Deering. As we pause a mo- ment to recall our past four years, we re- member our classmates and our considerate teachers, our studies, and the unforgettable associations and incidents that have made our high school days happy, inspiring, and beneficial. ln the year 1949 we made our first ap- pearance as mere Freshmen. Led by Fletch- er Means, Class President, Marilyn Louns- bury, Vice President, Jack Reynolds, Treas- urer, Bob Gamble, Secretary, and the Ex- ecutive Committee - Shirley Jo Chilcoat, George Crockett, and Judy Miller, we stag- ed our first social affair, the Freshman Re- ception. Sophomores all, we elected Ted Kurtz, President, Dave Goodwin, Vice Pres- ident, john Andrew, Treasurer, Margie Panetti, Secretary, and Executive Commit- tee - Pete Profenno, Sally Neilson, and Jim Smaha. The Sophomore Hop, the first one to be held at Deering, was our big under- taking that year. Finally reaching the long awaited level of actual upperclassmen in our junior year we found john Andrew di- recting activities, ably assisted by Vice Pres- ident, Fletcher Means, Treasurer, Lenny Nelson, Secretary, Merle Royte, and Dave Lewis, Dave Goodwin, and Ted Kurtz on the Executive Committee. Now nearing the end of our career here as purple scholars, we find Fletcher Means presiding, with the aid of Bob Johnson, Vice President, Ted Kurtz, Treasurer, Jan- et Kimball, Secretary, and Dave Goodwin, Margaret Panetti, and Jim Smaha on the Executive Committee. Of course no school has a winning team without a squad of spirited cheerleaders, and from the class of '53, leading the cheers, were Margie Panetti, Sally Neilson, jean Hastings, Audrey Haugaard, Merle Royte, and Karen Thorsell. We've had our share of brilliant students too in Bill Adam, Nancy Hodgkins, Dave Vaughan, Audrey Haugaard, Nancy Pentz, Stuart Cope, and many more. Earl Hyler went to Europe as an exchange student, and we were equally proud of Sonny Gam- ble, who won a trip to Africa with his Mer- chant Marine theme. And we'l1 never forget the tumultuous Deering High Band with such talented mu- sicians as Bill Gaudet, Glen Goffin, Doris Gagnon, Shirley Jo Chilcoat, Al Morrison, and others. To the AMETHYST staff members and Editor Al Morrison also goes much ap- plause for a hard job well done. QEditor's Note: Three cheers to janet Kimball and Staff for the best Ramblings yetlj Yes, we've spent perhaps the happiest days of our lives here at Deering, and the knowledge we've acquired and the friends we've made will remain with us for the rest of our lives. We appreciate all the school and the faculty has done for us, and hope some day we may make old Deering proud to have held the class of 1953. Respectfully submitted, Janet E. Kimball, Secretary, Class of 1953 SENIOR CLASS

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