Greenport High School - Beachcomber Yearbook (Greenport, NY)

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¥ on lecome 3“n i tord treasury, the juniors found it was sorely in need of funds. Coming to the rescue were the highly successful food sales they held in the Spring. Many of the male contingent of the class helped to spur our teams to victory. These athletic minded fellows included Robert Staples, Charles Bumble, William Claudio, Daniel Lillis, Grover Thompson, Frank Toledo, Reg Tuthill and Alfons Wagner. Not to be left out, the girls also partici- pated in a number of school activities. Prominent were (beta Levine, who was the editor of the Purple Quill; Janice Myslborski, Nan Goldin and Joan Norke- lun who were cheerleaders; and Priscilla Terry, Patricia Brown and Nan Goldin who were members of the Girls’ Leaders Club. Missing from their ranks were Robert Gillispie, Arthur Lederle, David Park and William Wilsen who are now attending prep schools. Spring came and with it the Junior- Senior Prom which was as memorable as ever. The Junior-Senior Picnic, water- melons and all, were barrels of fun. Now, their junior year concluded, they are anxiously looking forward to their sen- ior year — the play, the Washington Trip, and of course .... graduation. First row: J. M sll»orski. B. Slyback. F. I'nihili. I.. Fletcher. M. Smith. Second row: I . ( arbone. M. Cherepowich. C. Fenwick. Miss Walsh. F. Johnson. K. Webb. M. Jarvis. A. Fagan. Third row: V. Claudio. J. Duell. A. Peavey. C. Bumble. I). Powers. J. Thornhill. Fourth row: P. Reiter. R. Bishop. 15

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DL ears M on,j, an , L ore anyone notices flic clt anye. First row: B. ndrews. 1$. Srliclin. M. 1'uthill. C I’appas. S. Decker. I . I ownsend, M. Benko. Second row: |. orkclun, G. Thompson. G. Levine. I . Terry. N. Goldin. P. Brown, D. Bush. V. Schaumburg. Third row: Mr. Wadsworth. A. Wagner, D. Lillis. R. Biggs. R. Powell, F. Toledo. D. Case. R. Staples. |. St ito. Beginning their activities for the year, the “juniors” elected their class officers. These chosen few were Alfons Wagner, President; John Duell, Vice President; Marilyn Smith, Secretary; and Peter Rei- ter, Treasurer. Elected to the Student Council were Mary Tuthill, David Powers, and Greta Levine, with Prudence Carbone, Florence Tuthill and Robert Staples as alternates. Under the capable leadership of their newly appointed advisors, Mr. Wadsworth and Sir. Bombardier, the Class of ’5fi ener- getically set to work making preparations for the extremely successful Junior-Senior Halloween Party held at the end of Oct- ober. They invited all of G. H. S. instead of excluding the underclassmen as was the previous custom. This proved to be an excellent idea and with John Duell emcee- ing. everyone had a terrific lime. In February, a Valentine’s Dance was given which firmly established a laudable reputation for the juniors. Bill Claudio as master of ceremonies and the easy rhythms of Glen Miller. Ray Anthony, Percy Faith and Hugo Winterhalter (transcribed of course) added to an evening of genuine fun. The choosing of class rings — a long awaited project — and their arrival was a thrill for all. Then looking into their 14

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“On September 8. 1951 the first meeting of the Class of '55 was held in Mrs. Diller’s room.” So began our story. I he minutes headlined the election of James Charters as president; Charlotte Hanff, vice-president; Mary Webb, secretary; and Daniel Wilson, treasurer; with Sara Raynor, a new classmate, and James Charters elected to Student Council. At this time we signed a four year ad- visory contract with Mrs. Diller and Mr. Levy, without whom our story could not be written. One of the prominent events of our story that year was an unbeatable St. Paddy's Day Dance. As eager freshmen, we worked tirelessly and enthusiastically for our success. Amidst green decorations, and dancing to the music of Hal’s Band, everyone attending felt the fun and entertainment of the clay. Our work was rewarded when we received “rave notices” from the critics. Nearing the end of the year, we sponsored a food and rummage sale. Its success was clue to the great amount of work clone by our parents. So the end came to our first year in high school. After a la y summer we briskly came back to write the second chapter in our story. This was titled “Sophomore Year.” The offi- cers elected were: Jack Mulhall, president: Sybil Kaplan, vice-presi- dent; Mary Webb, secretary; and Marcella Fiedler, treasurer. Our Student Council representatives were Barbara Thornhill and Nancy Luce. That year we were faced with heavy scholastic schedules but we found time for numerous pranks in our classes. Although our activities were kept to a minimum, we managed to plan and pro- duce a beautiful Christmas Dance, with Jack Mulhall as emcee and Wes Smith’s Band supplying the music. Again the critics were generous in their praise. At this time Sara Raynor left us to return to California, but Deanne Earnshaw, another Californian, joined our gang. In the spring we held our annual food and rummage sale which repeated the previous year’s success and inflated our treasury as was hoped. Returning for our third year in high school, we first completed the now routine election of class officers. I his was front page news. Jack Mulhall and Mary Webb remained in their same posi- tions with Barbara Thornhill and Charlotte Hanff taking their places as treasurer and vice-president, respectively. In addition to these elections, Nancy Luce, Sybil Kaplan and Sue Coyle were sent as our representatives to Student Council. They in turn were elect- ed president, vice-president and secretary of a last improving coun- cil. During our class meetings, we became aware of a certain clique of our boys who established residence in the rear of the room and provided much excitement. Their antics never hit the front pages but they have supplied many amusing sidelines. Our first effort was the Junior-Senior Halloween Party with the seniors as our guests. This resulted in an evening full of fun and laughs for everyone — the potato sack race being especially hilarious. Going on to better things, the day finally arrived when we picked our class rings. We haunted the jeweler until their arrival later that spring. At this time, Julia Teehan joined our ranks. After the seniors had made their necessary amount of money and no longer needed the candy sale profits to bolster their treasury, we took over the job of selling candy during the noon hour and at sports events. This activity was kept throughout our senior year and its success was due largely to the work of Jimmy Woodward. The most famous last words during this period were, “Who’s going to sell SuJJeJ. ‘J we realize ah. 15 l A our year a! (jreenport Jriyh . . .