Andrew Jackson High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Cambria Heights, NY)

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DEDICATKDN Our 'four years in high school have been regulaied, in par+, by Mr. Fifi. His genial personali+y ancl fhe efficiency wifh which he supervises our s'l'uclen'l' service organizaiions have made him famous fhroughoul' Jackson. Therefore, ihe Class of June, I944, +alxes pleasure in cleclicaling +his issue of The Pioneer lo MR. JGHN FITZPATRICK 4-341 4-CEEH1 ' ummm - ., : , ' X .f f l I-1.1 I ,f -Q : - 5' ' - ,!! 'o:a' -021215 - bla' I Hola Lyn Mswn I0

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PRELLJDE Affer having worked, sfudied, and played our way fhrough four years of high school, we are, af long lasf, graduafing. We are leaving fhe familiar halls and class- rooms of Andrew Jackson High School fo venfure ouf on our own. In fhis, our momenf of friumph, as we pause fo reflecf upon our high school career, lef us see whaf we have gained in addifion fo book-knowledge. Firsf of all, we have learned fo shoulder responsibilifies by acfive parficipafion in sfudenf organizafions and publicafions. Their ulfimafe success or failure depended upon us, and we gradually found fhaf fhe difficulfies weren'f so hard fo overcome as we had fhoughf. We discovered fhe value of cooperafion as we worked side by side wifh ofhers in fhe Chemisfry laborafory and fhe Hisfory classroom. The beH'er 'Phe collaborafion, fhe more we learned. School spirif and sporfsmanship became parf of our lives as we proudly wafched our afhlefic feams fake championship affer cham- pionship. Lasf, buf nof leasf, we formed many fasf friendships wifh sfudenfs and feachers which will be of greaf joy and comforf fo us in lafer life. We, fhe graduafes of June, I944, have complefed fhe firsf sfep in our climb foward success. We sei' our goal for graduafion as enfering freshmen, and now can look back wifh a cerfain amounf of pride, upon a career of achievement Af fimes we felf discouraged and dishearfened, for fhe road fo success is an arduous one. A number of our original class fell by fhe wayside, and we somefimes longed fo ioin fhem. Buf our firm desire and deferminafion fo win diplomas spurred us on. We, fhe graduafes of foday, shall be +he cifizens of fomorrow. When fhis greaf war is over, we shall be forced fo share fhe cares, froubles, and responsibilifies of fhe reconsfrucfion period. If will nof be an easy 'l'ask, and we shall have fo make good. Lef our high school experiences fhen, serve us in our lafer life. As we enfer new fields and professions, lef us firsf sef our minds fo a purpose, and fhen sfrive fo accomplish if. ln shorf, lef us always remember fhaf ambi'I'ion is fhe keynofe fo success. . TERRY CHRISTY 9

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4 MRS. SYLVIA BERKGWITZ La Lengua es Espanol and confidenlially, if you'd like a franslalion, drop around 'lo see our grade advisor, Mrs. Berlcowil-1. Besides being an auihorily on mosl' maH'ers 'foreign lo newcomers fo lhe school, she reaches Spanish lo 'lhose 'forlunale enough 'lo be in her classes. A'Hrac+ive and clever, she is one of fhe mosl' popular members of our facully. A+ 'limes our problems seemed insurmounfable, buf afler a consul'l'a+ion wifh Mrs. Berlzowilz, were made surprisingly simple. Her ready smile and occasional Caramba! are 'familiar +o all of us who have spenl any lenglh of +ime in her busy liHle office. When we enlered Andrew Jackson as Freshmen, our ambilions were vague and undeveloped, buf Mrs. Berlcowilz helped cryslallize lhem. Now, afler having suc- cessfully compleled fhe 'four year course of s+udy which she so carefully mapped our for us, we, 'I'he gradualing class, exlend lo her our sincere gralilude. B 0 Q ? G AD ADVISOR! T1 42-TER 2 9 . -' X -2 uuuuuuu 45 r f X -1' ' W- EI .. ... W I W'