Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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Time: 2020 A. I). Place: Heaven “Hi, Head Angel Beltrandi. The recording angel just sent over a celestial mes- senger to summon us to his office. Can you go over there right now?” “Sure, Chief Assistant Davio. Do you know why he wants to see us?” “Not exactly. All I know is that he wants to close out the high school records of the Class of ’52. Just a second,—fix your halo—it’s slipping.” Time: Five minutes later Place: Recording Angel’s Office “Since you two are former members of the Class of ’52 at Agawam High School, I have a special assignment for you. As you know, I’m closing out the records, and I can’t find the files for 1948-52, so I’m sending you back to earth to get a report. Your pass is for two days only, and be sure to have it signed properly or Miss Smith, the Celestial Customs Officer, won’t let you back in.” Time: 'Pen minutes later Place: Office of the Agawam High School “Hey, Jean, here are the records. Remember our Freshman year and the first elections? Bill Gonet was our president and Marcia Gould our vice-president.” “She held that office for the next two years, didn’t she, Harrie?” “That’s right, Jean, and our class secretary was Ann Pratti, who was to hold her office in our Junior and Senior years also. And remember 'Ferry Woodbury? He was our treasurer and had the horrible job of collecting class dues for four years. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the ‘Frosh Frolic,’ our first class dance.” “Yes, Harrie, it was loads of fun, but it was followed by bigger and better dances. Our Sophomore year we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with our ‘Shamrock Swing.’ That year also brought about a change in class officere.” “Yes, Jean. Bill Keeley was our new class president and he held the steering wheel of our class for three years. You were selected class secretary. We graduated from Room 26 and Miss Ward became our class adviser.” “Then, after a long spring and summer, we were Juniors. Our Junior Cabaret, ‘The Snowman Swirl,’ was a great success. Do you remember our huge Christmas 1221 n

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%Vko J Who in 52 TITLE FIRST CHOICE SECOND CHOICE Miss Quiz Kid Mr. Quiz Kid . Ann Pratti . . William Cote Most Popular Girl Marcia Gould . Most Popular Boy Prettiest Girl Best-looking boy Best Girl Athlete William Keclcy Nancy Kibbe Terry Woodbury Jean Davio . . Best Boy Athlete Class Lady . . Class Gentleman Best-dressed Girl Best-dressed Boy Cutest Girl . . William Gonct . . Elizabeth Conway . Joseph Racicot . . Constance St. John Joseph Racicot . . Marcia Gould . . Cutest Boy .... Class Chatterbox (girl) Class Chatterbox (6o)') Class Coquette . . Class Casanova Most Mischievous Girl Most Mischievous Boy Best All-around Girl . Best All-around Boy . Raymond Krupicnski Kathleen Gaboury Dominick Lepore . Virginia Aselton . Alfred Fontana Mary Jack . . . Richard Southworth Harriet Beltrandi . William Keeley Girl Most Likely to Succeed . . . Boy Most Likely to Succeed . . . Girl Who Did Most for the School . Boy Who Did Most for the School . Friendliest Girl.......................Marjorie Friendliest Boy Quietest Girl Quietest Boy . Wittiest Girl Wittiest Boy Best Girl Dancer Best Boy Dancer Biggest Tease . Class Choice for Sister Class Choice for Brother Class Couple . . . Jean Davio . . William Keclcy Jean Davio . . . William Keeley Coughlin .Joseph Racicot . .Joyce Cavanaugh .William Cote . .Virginia Gallano .Dominick Lepore . Elizabeth Conway .William Hoye . .Dominick Lepore .Jean Hall . . .Joseph Racicot . .Constance St. John Richard Backstrom Harriet Beltrandi Norman Maricb Thomas Daccy Jean Davio Constance St. John Joseph Racicot Jean Hall Stuart Kibbe Constance St. John Shirley King Stuart Kibbe Jean Hall William Keeley Marcia Gould Terry Woodbury Cynthia Gay- Marie Dc Maio Richard Southworth Marjorie Coughlin Joseph Racicot Geraldine Dickinson Joseph Racicot Virginia Kwiatkowski Donald Hyland Jean Davio Joseph Racicot William Gonet Ann Pratti Joseph Racicot Ann Pratti Joseph Racicot Constance St. John .Stuart Kibbe Dorothy Harrison .Thomas Dacey .Mary Jack .Richard Southworth .Dolores Gallerani .Norman Marieb .Stuart Kibbe .Jean Davio .William Keeley .Dianne Sleeper .Louis Fasoli

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wreaths and Santa Claus in his sleigh—to say nothing of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, who was the star of the evening? We had hardly recovered from the cabaret when we started to work on the Prom. We had ‘Spring in Central Park’ as our theme and Wendall Bradway’s Orchestra provided the music.” “At last we were Seniors. And, again, a slight change in class officers. You were elected vice-president, weren’t you, Jean?” “You remember everything, Ilarrie. This was our big year, with the Peanut Bowl game added to all our Senior activities. Remember how proud we were when the boys came home victorious? There were a lot of sleepy-eyed students in school that morning after their arrival home. The rally lasted until 2 a.m., didn’t it? But the team really deserved their big welcome.” “The Kid Party sure was fun, too. Remember how funny we all looked in those kid clothes? Everyone joined in to play ‘Ring Around the Rosy,’ tag and all those other games. Santa Claus gave everybody a gift, and the refreshments were delicious.” “The gang worked hard that year on ‘Clementine,’ our class play, and it was a huge success. Marcia Gould and Terry Woodbury were big hits in the leading roles and the members of the supporting cast were also tops. Of course, under the excellent direction of Mrs. Nardi, how could the play be anything but a winner?” “But it wasn’t all laughs and fun, was it, Jean? There were plenty of studies, and then along came our yearbook,—more worry. I never thought we’d reach our quota in advertisements. But everything worked out smoothly and our yearbook finally went to press.” “Well, Harrie, our class banquet came along and then, at long last, our gradu- ation. How sad we were to think of leaving Agawam High, but awfully proud when F. T. I), handed us our diplomas.” Time: Three days later Place: Back in the Recorder’s Office. “So, late again, eh? I thought I told you to be back in two days.” “Well, you see, our passes weren’t properly signed and the Customs Officer sent us back for a slip from the office. Here arc the reports.” 1231