Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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N 44, 4- f ,Q V . VV,, K, i , ' wif S 4 W 1 5 X l , . 'Q wvrgr u -1 5, I5 ' JF 'iff- ! may 'K f f 9 JM? rf .Y f. x , I if f Hu. .. -.. .U ,. f iaititirl. Bottom row: Mitchell, West, Lewis. Second rout' Mr. Yates, Dickinson. Sealed: Calkins, Ballachino. Serond row: Davis, Harrington. Third row: Casler, Cur- tiss, Seelbach. Hanson, Draudt, Merlino, Harrington, Curtiss, Seelbach, Greso, Calkins, Stratemeier. Senior Play This year's production of Dear Ruth by Norman Krasna, was unique in that all major parts were double-cast except two male leads. One of the casts performed on Friday, March 28, and the other performed on Saturday, March 29. Because of double-casting extra work was needed to make the most out of every rehearsal. Finally, after seven weeks of diligent effort, Dear Ruth was performed for the general public. Many people worked together to make the Senior Play a success. Mr. Robert Yates directed the play in a professional manner and proved to be very dedicated, Numerous committees worked behind the scenes to insure a good production. Bonnie Mitchell, Bonnie Lewis, and Debbie West assisted Mr. Yates in direction. Seated: Blaich, Curtiss, Seelbach, Greso, Merlino. Stmzdirzgx Peter Blechinger, Davis, Harrington, Draudt, Casler, Ballachino, Calkins, Mr. Yates, Leonard, Hanson, Stratemeier, Paul Blechinger.

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1 1 'si Centennial .. 3 . X .1 L 5 . ' is Ml 1 5 ' V Z5 an ,Q I ' f te! Eu- 8 , 2 One-hundred years ago, in the fall of 1868 Hamburg Academy first opened its doors. Pre- vious to this date, however, education in Ham- burg established itself through many schools, including the Little Red School House still standing behind the Village Printing House on Main Street, and schoolhouses listed in old records as being on Big Tree Road, and on Camp Road. This last was School House No. 8, and is recorded as having been built on the first land bought by a School District in the Town of Hamburg. Since 1869, the Hamburg School System has grown continually. Hamburg Academy gradu- ated its first high school class in 1881 after having expanded in the fall of 1880 to include the upper grades. The Union Street facilities, including the old Hamburg Academy, were razed to make room for the present elementary school in 1938. In 1955, a new and modern high school was built on Legion Drive. Since that time, a junior high school has been erected on Division Street, and the Pleasant Avenue school now houses inter- mediate grades. District 11:1 includes a grade school in Boston and one on Charlotte Avenue. There is also a grade school in Armor. Plans are now in pro- gress to replace this building. Hamburg has, indeed, come a long way since its students attended the Little Red School House in 1868. 5 4

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e .t 54,-:Ni Ng 4 c i rste SHANGRI-LA COURT-Seated: Hebard, Hare, Fladd, Howe, Merlino, Rodgers, Harrington. Slanding: Blaich, M. Fleming, Atwill, R. Fleming, N. Romance, P. Romance, McRobert, O'Gorman, Taddeo. Preparing for the Junior Prom is a yearlong activity, Saarnijoki, Patterson, Nuchereno. 5 2 The Pooh-bah informs Nanki-poo of his many responsibilities. Greso, Forney. ffsinnuutfz-inm1 1i . una 1- 11: 1n1 The Senior Car Wash proved to be a big success because of the eagerness of all involved. Class of As juniors we worked diligently at six paper drives, raising money for our junior Week in May. With this as our goal, we trudged through fair and foul weather filling trailers. The Rogues' dance was another source of income to finance our junior activities. The orange attire and hats cheered our team on Junior Night. On Junior Day, all members of the class wore flowers and were entertained by our hit play You Only Live Twice. That evening, at our junior Banquet at Leisureland, our classmates per- formed for us. The following day, we scurried to finish decorating for our prom Shangri-La which was a fitting end to our year's activities. kid! Lowell and Calkins make use of the ornate costumes loaned by townspeople. 6