Queensbury High School - Orbit Yearbook (Queensbury, NY)

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Community The entire student body attended the ceremonies at which Governor Nelson Rockefeller formally opened the Northway. The Governor was intro- duced by Assemblyman Richard Bartlett. the class of 1962, feel that the people of our town have made possible all the benefits we have received from our education, and they have always in times of crisis made wise decisions where the edu- cation of their children is concerned. In apprecia- tion, we dedicate this 10th volume of the ORBIT to the residents of the Town of Queensbury. When the proposed new high school (above) is completed, our present school will serve junior high and elementary students.

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Qucensbury — J Growing In recent years, the residents of the Town of Queensbury have seen and felt a great change in their community. On January 1, 1961, our town became a first class town, having attained a population of over 10, 000. The great population increase is evidenced by such developments as Cottage Hill, Mea- dowview Lane, Ridge Meadows, Glen Acres, Hillcrest, and Westland. Many new businesses have been established; and two new shopping centers, which will each contain a large number of stores, are now under construction. In addition to businesses and homes, Quaker Road - an east-west bypass - and the Northway were simultaneously completed last year to aid travel in the area. The school system has always been of primary concern to the people of the community. In 1948, the residents voted to incorporate all the small school districts into one, authorizing the building of a large district school. With the town's tremendous growth in population, the residents again had to go to the polls in May, 1961, where they approved the bond issue to construct a new high school, which will greatly relieve the overcrowded conditions in our present school.

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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-