East Side High School - Torch Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Graduation! Is it really here? It can’t be! Why, we have only started! But wait, that was four years ago. Goodness, time does surely fly! On that day when we first entered the old auditorium, four years seemed like such a long, long time. Now, as we look back, it seems but yesterday. Remember the feeling we all had on that Monday morning? Our faces and hands were scrubbed, our eyes were shining brightly, but oh-h-h those butterflies in our stomachs! Our first year here at Hast Side was indeed the most difficult we have ever had to face. Wc, poor Freshies, besides trying to locate our new classes and trying not to go up a “down stairway (or vice versa), were also very busy buying those elevator passes. The construction of the new addition to the school building didn't help us much, either! As time passed, however, we became more familiar with things and we were just starting to feel rather self-satisfied about it. But, as must come to pass to all good things, our good feeling came to an abmpt end. Wc got our first report cards. The common name among us now was “forger. The Freshman year was just a whirl of confusion! Summer vacation over, we came back to East Side as Sophomores. Boy, did we delight in giving those Freshies the treatment! After all, we had gone through it! During this term we held our first class elections. After much serious campaigning, wc elected as officers the following: President, William Starkey; Vice President, Anthony Lopes; Secretary, Theresa Fernicola; and Treasurer, Irma Zachary; and, with the election over, we finally decide ! to devote some of our time to our studies. It was no secret that Steno and Typing were a mystery to the secretarial students, while Latin and algebra continued to mystify the C.P.’s. Report cards this time showed little improvement! Oh, well, there was always next term to look forward to. In 10A most of us settled down to work. Our efforts were well-rewarded, as was evidenced by our report cards. Some of us did so well that we earned Honors, and in this term we held another class election, with the following results: President, Patsy Cicalese; Vice President, Theresa Fernicola; Secretary, Ann Marie Chesck; and Treasurer, Jacqueline Cardosa. Sometime during this term some of our boys started to l ccome known in the field of sports. Pat Cicalese and Bob Calabrese were just two of many. These two l oys won awards in track and swimming, respectively. The class was as proud as the l oys were! 24

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Juniors at last! And what a thrill it was! Our Junior year was a big one. Our first dance, 'The 11B Rock.” was held one evening in the school gym. Music was furnished by Mr. DiNardo’s orchestra, and although most of the boys were sure that their duty was to hold up the gym walls, it was a night filled with excitement. It was, indeed, a huge success! During this term we elected, amid much enthusiasm and excitement, the following officers: President, Patsy Cica-lesc; Secretary, Carol Huban; Vice President, Jacqueline C'ardosa; Treasurer, Lorraine Senna. The term came to a quiet end. Summer vacation over, we came back to school as 11 As. Our class elections were held early in the term, resulting in the re-election of all our incumbent officers. All attention was now turned to our second dance. But it seemed we were to face a new problem. We hadn't been paying our dues, and that was bad. Not only bad, but perhaps disastrous! No money, no dance! However, Mr. Scoca, our class adviser, came through with the “share the burden plan on a “pay as you go” basis. If we wanted a dance, we were to be taxed with two tickets! We swallowed this bitter pill and held The Snowball Dance” on January 4, 1957. The bitter pill was sweetened when we learned the dance was a success. The term was complete for us when we were permitted to order our class rings. That day is one which no East Sider can ever forget. When one wears that coveted ring, one knows he is truly a part of East Side, and one is mighty proud of that fact. Seniors! This was our year, and it was one we shall never forget. For three years we had been striving toward our ultimate goal, and graduation was in our grasp. Election was the first thing to be taken care of this term. In previous elections the enthusiasm had been great, but in this term’s election we surpassed ourselves. The campaigning was vigorous. Our enthusiasm must have communicated itself to the rest of the school, for we were often asked. “What's happening in your class?” We voted, but we didn't hear the results until the night of our big dance, “Swing and Sway the 12B Way. The excitement of this successful dance (the boys danced with the girls), along with the thrill of hearing the results of our elections was something never to be forgotten by any of us! The results??? Oh-h-h!!! They were: President, Robert Calabrese; Vice President, Jacqueline Cardosa; Secretary, Carol Ruban; Treasurer, Antoinette Vicidomini. Our excitement did not stop here, for Senior Day came on April 12, 1957. That day is one that is burned in our memory forever. Everyone looked so 25