Westmont Hilltop Senior High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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FIRST ROW —left to right —Dorothy (offers. Eva Scaletta. Sue Williamson. Nancy Boring. Pat Shahade. Gretchen Greer. Barbara Benshoff. Claryne Bowman. Ruth Baum. Pat Radford. Joy Hartland. Gretchen Erdmann. Sharon Bloom. SECOND ROW —Donald Eckel. James Merritts. Richard Yernaux. Ann Reed. Betty Lou Valentine. Ina Livingston. James Blimmel. Peter Ogle. Grace Hahn. Marlene Daisley. Evelyn Eisaman. Edward Kegg. Dorothy Williams. Marlene Rider. Marlin Sherman. Ruth Nadel. THIRD ROW—Pat Martin. David Willett. Ted Ewald. James Quest. Ann Ruff. Elaine Moll. Dwaine Berkebile. Robert Hahn. Janice Ray- mond. Robert Smeal. Ted Bachik. Michael Walzer. Ann Hershberger. Joanne Salem. Connie Bosley. FOURTH ROW —Donald Young. Judy Holl. Joyce Squire. Leslie Clemenson. Don Wertz. Arthur Reese. Pat Owens. Gene Brown. Joan Luy. Shirley Robb. Arlene Barnes. Glenn Kaltenbaugh. Thomas Kahl. Paul Hammett. Patrick Gleason. Rose Marie Amershek. FlrTH ROW —Dean Joy. Ralph Williams, Steve Carnev. Thomas Johns. Gene Stevons, Gordon Pogal. Robert Shaffer. Robert Sharkey. Raymond Peterson. Daniel Blaschak. William Kniss. Carl Jones. Robert Hubbard. Jack Lawson. James Gray. So look who is a senior now! Yes, after twelve arduous years we have reached a ma- jor stepping stone in our education. At times, perhaps, we may have felt as though we should drown in this great sea of knowledge before we reached that stepping stone to dry land. With our teachers acting as lighthouses, we were safely guided to graduation by their sympathetic and encouraging light shed on oft-times dark and troubled waters. At this stage of our voyage to graduation we can all report a most pleasant and informative cruise. Land ahoy! The post of president of the senior class was capably filled by Gordon Pogal. His able assistants included Arthur Reese, Shirley Robb, and Janice Raymond. Together, this group held the reins of class government firmly in their efficient hands to guide us to better co-opera- tion and understanding among our classmates. Nineteen-fifty-two will long be remembered by us as a year when our classes were filled with many laughs, jokes, and, of course, the inevitable tests and assignments. There is an old adage which says, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy so we quickly rem- edied the situation by our senior dance, The Snow Swirl. If a successful dance is judged by a large turnout, beautifully gowned girls, an air of gaiety, a magnificently decorated dance floor, and a superb orchestra, then The Snow Swirl deserves a gold medal and blue ribbon. A royal air was given to the gala affair when Donald Eckel and Grace Hahn were chosen as King and Queen of the dance. One of the highlights of every senior class is the class play and ours was no exception to the rule. Miss Allendorfer chose the humor- ous play entitled My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney. The entire play was skillfully cast and we shall long remember Pat Gleason as Mr. Appopolous and the two vivacious sisters, Ruth and Eileen Sherwood, played by Anne Ruff and Dorothy Williams. A gold star on the doors of the entire cast and a dozen perfect, long-stemmed roses to Miss Allendorfer for her skillful direction and staging. The fine art of dramatics usually goes hand in hand with music and Westmont High School had many talented musicians to its credit. Foremost among them was tiny Gretchen Erd- mann and her huge marimba. In the few years that she entered the Forensics, Gretchen cap- tured some of the highest honors. One of the unsung heroines in our school is Claryne Bow- man. For years Claryne has played the piano

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OFFICERS — left 10 right —Janice Raymond. Treasurer: Shirley Robb. Secretary: Gordon Pogal. President: Arthur Reese. Vice President. for chorus and held our harmony together, a fact for which we are indeed grateful. Our staunch supporters of the All-County Band and Orchestra were Sharon Bloom, Judith Holl and Claryne Bowman. To borrow a phrase from the mailmen, Neither rain nor sleet nor snow kept them from rehearsals. Let us not forget Robert Hubbard who played an excel- lent trumpet in our own band and James Quest, that up and coming Harry James. In time perhaps, Mr. Quest's orchestra may prove a real threat to the one of Mr. James. Our senior class was not the only group blessed with good leaders. Various other or- ganizations were headed by our outstanding seniors. The Student Council, probably the most influential student organization in the entire school, was led by Michael Walzer. Many school problems were brought to happy endings by sensible discussions rather than by heated arguments or fights. Our language clubs were headed by Herr James Blimmel, Mademoiselle Anne Ruff, and Senor Pat Glea- son. The Y-Teens and Hi-Y guided by Janice Raymond and James Blimmel, did many hu- manitarian deeds throughout the year. The Girls' Gym Club was presided over by Gretch- en Erdmann and the Biology Club by James Gray. Many of the pictures which dot this Phoenician were taken by avid Photo Club members headed by James Quest. For some time a group of miniature Ein- steins have been attending classes at West- mont. These people have practically been a permanent fixture on the Honor Roll list issued from the office. They include Michael Wal- zer, Jack Lawson, Steve Carney, Joanne Sa- lem, James Quest, James Gray, Claryne Bow- man, Sharon Bloom, Dick Yernaux, Shirley Robb, and Judith Holl. It is easy to see who will be in the future brain trusts of the United States. Our cheerleaders, those vibrant, vivacious, followers of our basketball and football teams, were headed by Grace Hahn. Senior girls on the squad included Nancy Boring, Sue Wil- liamson, and Joy Hartland with Gretchen Erd- mann as substitute. The girls with the mega- phones came in third in the Cheerleading Tournament at Conemaugh Township with their original cheer, We're from Westmont. Yes, we really have something about which to cheer when we speak of our peppy cheer- leaders from Westmont High School. We've got a t-e-a-m That's on the b-e-a-m............ Whether it was a football or basketball game, West- mont students could be sure that their team was fighting for all they were worth. The senior members of the football squad were Steve Carney, Arthur Reese, Gene Brown, Ted Ewald, Ted Bachik, Bob Hahn, Dwaine Ber.ke- bile, Tom Johns, Paul Hammett, Dan Blaschak, Pete Ogle, and Bob Smeal. Our basketball team, the pride of Tri-county, has done a mag- nificent job this year by winning every league game they played. Bob Sharkey, Tom Johns, Ted Ewald, Ray Peterson, Gene Stevons, and Dean Joy deserve bright, red feathers in their caps for leading Westmont in defeating most of their opposing teams.