West Paris High School - Nautilus Yearbook (West Paris, ME)

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We are looking forward to commencement, and feel that our years in West Paris High School have been full of hne opportunities to broaden our scope of education, both in the classroom and in extra-curricular events. We are well prepared to leave our high school years and go on in life, whether it be to ad- vanced education, or to an occupation of our choosing. West Paris High School will soon be our Alma Mater and it is our sincere hope that, as individuals and as a class, our contributions have added to it some- thing ol value. CLASS OF '56 First comes Rosalie, valedictorian you see, Will go on to college, a good student she'll be. And salutatorian Shirley is next in line, In her future schooling, she'll do just line. Miss Aili it's very plain to see, Will soon be somebody's secretary. Now there's Felicia, the wit of the class. As everyone knows, Chuck goes for this lass. And then there's Gloria whose name we know, Hits the headlines with her basketball throw. Next there's Raymond who works in a store, And of school and accounting he's headed for more. Eleanor Collin an ardent Ernie Ford fan, Keeps from us all, her favorite man. We can't forget Mlayne, a real actor is he, And sooner or later he'll be on TV. One of the Louises, Gammon's the name, oins our cheerleaders for most every game. ow it's Louise Robinson with eyes of blue, l'm sure to her man she'll always be true. Next there's Buster a woodsman by trade, Who moved down to Norway, but in school with us stayed. Here comes Maurise always neat as a pin, She'll get pipe and slippers when Buster comes in. There's Gerry the treasurer of our class, A good wife for Sid is the dream of this lass. Myra, the lighting guard of our team, Will make a fine typist who's right on the beam. We know Sandra Mack has a new diamond ring, And in a short time we'll hear wedding bells ring. Now, Starr keeps us in stitches most all of the time, And as a beautlcian she'll be in her prime. Of course there's Stanley, the tall one you know, On the basketball court it's: Go man go! And lastly comes Judy with her winning smile, She's always alert and always in style. This ends the rhyme of the '56 class, To bring back the memories of years in the past. Virginia Hibler '57 19

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Several students enrolled in the Drivers' Training program and March found several of us going to South Paris to try to obtain our licenses. Typing students were making very good progress this year and several girls earned 30-, 40-, and 50-word certificates. While Roland Morey and Stanley Hibler were active on the basketball floor, several of our feminine students were doing very well in prize speaking. Rosalie Curtis and Sandra Mack represented us at the University of Maine, and Eleanor Coffin spoke at the County Contest. We thought our sophomore year had accomplished much for us and summer vacation found us all ready for a rest. In the summer of 1954 we were all sad- dened by the untimely death of one of our classmates, Dorothy Farr. September of 1954 found nineteen of us back again with the status of juniors. Two new students were in our midst: Louise Gammon transferred from St. Louise Girls' School, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Elwood Dunn who was previously enrolled at Canton High School. We chose officers for the year at our first class meeting: president, Roland Moreyg vice-president, Myra Halmeg secretary, Eleanor Coffing treasurer, Felicia Collette, student council member, Starr Andrews. Again we had a different class advisor, Miss Katie Moore, who remained with us throughout our senior year. Money-raising projects were our main interests in October as the class trip to Washington was now only a year away. Orders for stationery were taken, and the usual food sales were conducted. As juniors, we were privileged to give a banquet and ball in honor of the seniors. We worked very hard to make this a long-remembered occasion for them. The banquet was held in the Universalist Church and six of the junior girls served as waitresses. The prom was held in the gym which was decorated in the senior colors of green and white. Kenny Goodwin's orchestra provided the music. At graduation, we were delighted to see many juniors receive awards for citizenship, sports, and medals for outstanding work in a particular subject. Roland Morey received the sportsmanship and citizenship award, while Rosalie Curtis, Shirley Ellingwood, and Aili Immonen were made members of the National Honor Society. Finally, we reached our last year of high school, and as the mighty seniors, we stood at the threshhold of our goal, graduation. September found us glad to see our classmates again and eager to work hard toward our Washington trip which was just around the corner. Class officers were elected for our last year as follows: president, Felicia Colletteg vice-president, Stanley Hiblerg secretary, Eleanor Coliing treasurer, Gerry Andrewsg student council member, Maurise Benson. As seniors, it became our pleasure to see that the freshmen were prop- erly received into high school and on September 30, the initiation was held in the gym. Among our fund-raising projects were the annual paper drive, food sales, and two Stanley Brush parties. One of the most outstanding events of our senior year was a three-act comedy entitled, Oh, Promise Me, which was successfully presented in our own gym and also in West Sumner. On the 6th of April the trip to which we had looked forward so long finally became a reality. Happy, carefree seniors with their chaperones left for a visit to the largest city in the worldg the cradle of libertyg and the battlefields of the American way of life. We visited places of historic interest too numerous to outline in detail, saw countrysides so different from our own, and made new friends of our traveling companions. All these factors - tangible and intangi- ble -- added one more phase to the completion of our senior year. I8

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