Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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Class 0 Witlu the elections of officers in june '42, the Sophomores were ready to begin their numerous activities in September. The ofhcers who were elected were: President, Andy Steinmullerg Vice President, lid Zimmermang Secretary, Bernice Loew, and Treas- urer, Charles Hightowerg Under the supervision and direction of Mr. Burhans and Miss Reed, the Sophs had many successful affairs during the year, Although our nation was at war, the Sophs were determined to carry on to make school life as enioy- able as possible. But they soon realized that it was going to be difficult. Classrooms were much colder, dances were postponed until Spring, and some activi- ties were cancelled for the duration: The Sophs dis- covered that they had a vital job to do. That job was studying. Although subjects were much harder, they began to buckle down. The grim realities of war began telling in school life. Many boys were called for the armed services and the Sophs, though too young, were anxious to leave their books and answer their country's call. But they realized that they had to have an education so that they would be the nation's citizens of the future, W1 i I lr li

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4' its bulletin boards were receiving well deserved com- pliments. The days were now passing ever so rapidly and the class was beginning to look back to those blustery days when its members attended the football games, cheering for their favorite players, and those afternoons set aside for the basketball games and after school dancing which fol- lowed sessions in cool or icy classrooms. Recalling past events they remembered how plans for a lfreshman's Wlio's Who were revived. At the first regular meeting joseph McMahon was elected editor-in- chief. They also recalled how they worked with extra energy in doing their part for the war effort. The days were again falling away in the past and the Freshmen were now near the end of their first year at Sewanhaka. The weeks were becoming anxious ones, for they were preparing to meet those dreaded exams qualify- ing them for another year of activity and study. Looking in the past for a last glimpse, they knew it was finished but the Freshmen were proud. They had done their share and they did it well.

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SEWA I 945 However, school life wasn't all work and no play. In November, the day before the Hempstead game, the Sophs held their Rally Dance. This proved to be a success both socially and financially. Under the direction of Bob Edwards, the Sophs had a colorful bulletin board which was praised by the upper classmen as well as the faculty. On April 2nd came their big dance, the Soph Hop. Decorations were in spring colors with a huge um- brella over the bandstand and the concessions were camoutlaged as Easter rabbits. The Hop proved to be the Soph's crowning achievement of the year. Credit was given to Wzilt XWoi'thington, chairman, and his committees who worked hard to make the dance the success that it was. Following the dance came the Parents' Reception. This gave the parents a chance to become acquainted with their sons' and daughters' teachers and activities. On the whole both the parents and the students had an enjoyable evening. In june came the class elections that ended the year's activities of a class thatdid much to contribute to the strengthening of school morale. , V x K 'X-X. ARx1fD IUKLIN UI llll lXllll - - xxirv-i'i XX N'-l , i... i ' ifif ,Nxt mm It is i'X 'r' 'll ,T ,iii xsof-Y'-N . I tw ii uriiiw wiisniwm.iN1iii J MIAKN NIUWN N X i XI UI N 1