Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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We Seniors Say Good-bye, But Memories Linger .. We, the class of 1956, looking fondly back over our experiences at Deering High School, can say that our past four years have been very exciting and beneficial. ln September, 1952, when we entered Deering as freshmen, we were timid but eager to succeed, and with hopes of future success we elected Fred Webber, class President, Brenda Bernstein, Vice-president, Ann Higgins, Secretary, Kilton Saunders, Treasurer, and John Plummer, Jack Clements, and Judy Valle, members of the Executive Committee. Presently we planned our Freshman Reception. As a highlight of this major event, the English classes presented two skits entitled The Tale of Two Cities and Ivanhoe, a chorus of freshmen girls provided music for the occasion which, thanks to the efforts of Miss Dorothy Chase, our inspiring class adviser, proved to be a successful event. Before we realized it, we were Sophomores. After we had better established ourselves, under the capa- ble guidance of Mr. Burr, we began to join the many school activities, and soon chose Mike Littlefield to lead us with Connie Atherton as Vice-president, Diane Sturgis as Secretary, Nancy Capp as Treasurer, and Joan Aceto, Linda Neilson, and Wayne Bruns as members of the Executive Committee. The main event of the extremely eventful year was our marvelous Sophomore Hop. At the beginning of our Junior year Willis Ingalls was elected as the head man with Margaret Hildreth as Vice-president, Diane Walker as Secretary, Mike Littlefield as Treasurer, and Nancy Capp, John Plummer, and Carol Chard as the members of the Executive Committee. Under the direction of our class adviser, Mr. John McCann, we presented our Junior Prom, June in Japan. Many members of our class received honors including Mary Elizabeth Shesong who won the Ralph Gould Award, and Druscilla Headlee, who won a trip to New York for her winning essay on the United Nations. During the summer before our Senior year, Mar- garet Hildreth represented Deering at Dirigo Girls' State and was elected governor of the state convention. Bob Boyd and Wayne Bruns represented Deering at Dirigo Boys' State. Then the big moment in our lives arrived. We were seniors at last - the leaders of Deering High School, and we began the year by electing Eliot Rich, President, Mary Elizabeth Shesong, Vice-president, Carol Chard, Secretary, Willis Ingalls, Treasurer, and Diane Sturgis, Connie Atherton, and Bob Blair, members of the Executive Committee. The football team, led by Captain Bob Conlogue, completed its season successfully. Three players were particularly outstanding. Joel Densmore won the trophy for the outstanding back, Doug Stone, the trophy for the outstanding lineman, and Mike Littlefield, the trophy for outstanding sportsmanship. Co-captains Joel Densmore and Doug Stone led our basketball squad through a record season while Norise Dolley piloted the baseball team through another outstanding year. A special note of credit should go to our wonderful manager of these sports teams, Frank Fleischer. Cheering these athletes on to victory this year were head cheerleader Connie Atherton and Diane Sturgis, Judy Cray, Joan and Janice Stevenson, Ann Higgins, Dotty Grant, Judy Valle, and Judy Pride. Eleanor Fay, captain of the basketball team, and Margaret Hildreth captain of the hockey and swim- ming teams were among the numerous outstanding athletes of our girls' sports teams. Connie Atherton, recipient of the D.A.R. good citizenship award wasgchosen Sno-Queen with Diane Stur- gis and Carol Chard as her attendants. Also sharing senior honors were Judy Gray and Fred Webber who won top awards in the Novice Division at the Bowdoin Debate this year. While Frank Fleischer helped the Washington Club plan the best Washington trip in Deering's history, Drucy Headlee worked to give us an issue of Ramblings every month, and Mary Elizabeth Shesong, the busy tto phrase it mildly? editor of the AMETHYST endeavored, the entire year, to publish this wonderful book. In no time at all, we began to rehearse for our graduation. After we had presented The Importance of Being Earnest as our class play, Seniorls Last Assembly, graduation, and the Senior Prom approached. As the class of 1956, we shall remember Deering long after we have left its halls, the memories and acquaintances that we have made will live within us for the rest of our lives. Resepectfully submitted, CAROL CHARD, Secretary Class of 1956 l

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