Queensbury High School - Orbit Yearbook (Queensbury, NY)

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Queensbury School viewed from the m jyuuui J, Growing School prehension in reading. Our library has added new shelves to provide room for its growing collection. Students have also benefited from additional extracurricular activities. A chapter of the National Honor Society was established in 1958 to give recognition to students of exceptional ability. The Charles C. Beers chapter of the Future Teachers of America, organized in 1959, offers interested students an opportunity to learn about the teaching profession. In 1961, Queensbury proudly fielded its first football team. Other clubs such as Debate, Science, and Audio-Visual are helping students broaden their interests. The past ten years has been a time of development for Queensbury. Our class is proud to have been part of a new and growing school. Pete, Bob, and Carla examine new library books. Contents Activities------------------------- -23 Athletics........................... 33 Classes----------------------------- 43 Seniors----------------------------- 59 Advertisements------------------------ 79

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 Beginning Frenc on the new langi nts listen to tapes lab equipment. Future scientists look over books from the Traveling Science Library. Queens bury — The past decade has been a time of growth for our school. Since the original two-story structure was completed in 1950, two wings have been added - a large addition to the high school, including a band room and a cafeteria annex, and an even larger addition to the elementary school, including a new gym. Students have benefited from a new language lab, new science equipment, and an expanded library. With the use of ear phones and tape recordings, students are able to improve their pronunciation of a foreign language. An overhead projector, a micro-projector, a zoom-microscope, and a Van DeGraff gen- erator are just a few examples of the new science equipment, which makes possible an expanded science program. A control- led reader class is helping students improve their speed and com-

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Way back when - third grade A junior high gym class Our freshman class officers Class Of 1962 — For many of us, our first year at Queensbury School be- gan when we entered first grade, after attending kindergarten in the smaller district schools. In 1950, the newly constructed school was much smaller with fewer pupils. As we advanced through the grades, we saw the school enrollment grow from 609 students in 1950-51 to 1850 students in 1961-62, with the graduating class increasing from 10 in 1953 to 53 in 1962. We have seen many additions to our school. This modern school with its steadily increasing educational program has played an important part in our lives. After the elementary grades, junior high was a new and exciting experience. For the first time, we were able to take part in many school activities which had previously been de- nied to us. We were able to elect class officers as well as representatives to the Student Council. In addition, we passed classes, attended basketball games, school dances, and, perhaps most exciting of all, attended the school picnics for the first time. At the close of junior high, we began to prepare for the first year of high school. By this time we were anxious to enter into the many activities open for high school students. 8