Alton High School - Altonian Yearbook (Alton, NH)

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is ii E Opereha Sitting, left to right: Nancy Leonard , Esther Edgerly, B a r b a r a Hillsgrove, Nancy D ow n i ng , Connie McKeen, I s a b el Chamberlain, Loretta Emerson, Doris Messier, Joyce M c K e e n , Nancy Nickerson, El iz a b et h Manley, Claire O'Brien. Second row: Patricia Shields, Connie Varney, P a tr i c i a McGrath, Florence R o b e r t s , Gwendolyn Minor, James Locke, Thomas Bergier, Bill Kneeland, George Rines, Robert Hillsgrove , Ann Leonard, Jean Powers, Virginia Bayer, Helen LaCroix, Mrs. Ellen Grau, Music Supvr. Third row: Duncan Nichols, John Wheeler, Kent Locke, Roger Leighton, W a l te r Skantze, Louis Dow, Robert Young, George Roberts. Joseph O'Brien. Members of the Choral Music Group have done splendidwork this year un- der the direction of Mrs. Ellen Grau, Early in the year Mrs. Grau organized a boys' and girls' Glee Club. In February the Girls' Glee Club presented a program at the Alton Woman's Club. Students of choralmusic are now looking forward to their spring presentation of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta, H. M, S, Pinafore . Evelyn Sanders is accompanist for the music groups. Hi-Y Club Sitting, left to right: Frederic March, Joseph O'Brien, Robert Hillsgrove, Leon True, Robert Skantze, John Wheeler, James Locke, Duncan Nichols, Richard Hennessey. Second row: Doris Messier, Esther Edgerly, Barbara Hillsgrove, Nancy Downing, Ann Leonard, Kent Locke, Roger Leighton, Nancy Leonard, Joyce M c K e e n , Nancy Nickerson, El iz a be t h Manley, Claire O ' B r ie n . Third row: Carol H ow a r d , Connie McKeen, P a t r ic ia McGrath, 'Florence Roberts, Gwendolyn Minor, Bill Kne e I and , Paul Kneeland, D o n a l d Minor, George Rines, Jean Powers, Virginia Bayer, I s a b el Chamberlain, Nancy M a n l e y , Deborah March. Fourth row: Myra Buchanan, Sandra Capone, Nancy Pearson, Shirley Edwards, George Roberts, Walter Skantze, Louis Dow , Ro bert Young, Lula Varney, Madolyn Vernal, Lorelei Micklon, Gloria Lamper. 23

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Track Team Sitting, left to right: Louis Dow, Esther Edgerly,Virginia Bayer, Jean Powers, Kent Locke. Second row: Mr. Roscoe Twombly, Coach, Duncan Nichols, George Roberts, Roger Leighton, Robert Skantze, Mr. Richard Lovejoy, Coach. Cheerleaders K ne el in g , left to right: Isabel Chamberlain, Nancy Downing, Myra B u c h a n a n. Second row: Shirley Edwards, Connie Varney, Virginia Bayer, Jean Powers. Evelyn Sanders missing when picture was taken. Ski Team Kneeling, left to right: Roger Leighton, Kent Locke. Second row: Nancy Leonard, Richard I-lennessey, Ann Leonard, Robert Portigue, Jean Powers.

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Carnival Ball Elizabeth Manley, Nancy Nicker- son, King, William Kneeland, Queen, Gwendolyn Minor, Queen of 1953, Sylvia Roberts,, Isabel Chamberlain and Nancy Leonard. The annual Carnival Ball was held Saturday evening February Z0 in Alton Town Hall. Gwendolyn Minor, a senior, was crowned Carnival Queen of 1954 and William Kneeland, a Junior, was crowned Carnival King Student Council Sitting, left to right: Walter Skantze,Richard S. Lovejoy, Ad- viser, Ann Leonard. Second row: Myra Buchanan, Martin Sullivan, Paul Kneeland, Leon True, John Whee1er,and Connie McKeen.