Andrew Warde High School - Flame Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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THE SENIORS

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CONTENTS THE SENIORS . . THE SCHOOL. . SPORTS . . . ACTIVITIES . . THE HOUSES. . BARLOW. . MASON . . SMEDLEY . . WOLCOTT . . THE PATRONS . .

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Carol, Gail, Bruce, and Emil hopefully campaign for freshman offices. the local American Legion Oratorical Contest conferring upon us much honor. How proud we were to attend the school which harbored the New England Basketballl Championship trophy. So hopeful were we for our 1954 varsity bas- ketball team that we felt no sorrow in cancelling the traditional Sweetheart Swing in favor of cheering our team on to victory in Boston, and we were not disappointed. It was a wonderful year and a once-in-a-life-time experience. The Junior year found us attending school in the morning. This was a year of great mo- mentum. Under the leadership of Joe Renaud, president, Bruce MacGregor, vice president, Judy Brown, secretary, and Carol Terebesi, treasurer, we accelerated our fund raising which was to see us through our senior year expenses. The sale of book covers and beanies was our first proiect. For the first time canteens were instituted to follow our home basketball games. Our class, some members as partici- pants and others as spectators, enioyed the Komian play, Our Miss Brooks and the Thespian play, Time Out For Ginger. A few of our class- mates, having completed the membership re- quisites, were thereupon inducted into the Na- tional Thespian Society. This, too, was the year for recognitions of academic achievement. Many of us achieved the honor of forming the Daisy Chainhand ushering at graduation exercises. Still greater honor was bestowed upon Barbara Hartt, Joan Ringelheim, Judy Brown, Faith Bunker, Anne Sostowski, Judy Semple, Emil Frankel, Charles Chotkowski, Susan Sheatsley, and Warren Mun- kasy in being elected to 'the National Honor Society. Warren Munkasy brought further credit to the class by being chosen to go abroad by the National Association of Student Councils. C ASS Eager, yet apprehensive, we entered the doors of Roger Ludlowe High School four years ago to begin our high school career. We were fresh out of pigtails and knee pants, but we were determined not to show anyone - we could find Roger's Pool alone without the di- rections or aid of the sophomores, who also attended the afternoon session. Fall passed quickly and winter was met by flying snow, which caused the postponement of our Get-Acquainted Dance. Nevertheless, friendships budded and flourished and the Freshman class united under the elected leader- ship of Carol Terebesi, president, Emil Frankel, vice president, Gail MacLeod, secretary, and Rudy Penczer, treasurer. Pride swelled within us when we witnessed the performances of our talented classmates in the Father's Club Show, and the fine acting endeavors of Charles Chotkowski and Bev Ko- vacs in our Freshman-Sophomore Play. A Freshman field trip to the United Nations afforded us great pleasure and enlightenment, as well as sore feet and armloads of souvenirs. The months following passed quickly, and June found us shaking off our first high' school exams to close a very happy year. Knowing all the angles and answers, we returned as veteran sophomores, confident of our place in our school. The election of soph- omore class officers, Emil Frankel, president, Judy Brown, vice president, Judy Olton, secre- tary, and Bruce MacGregor, treasurer, showed that there would be nothing but the best in store for our class. This was to be a year of great accom- plishments. Roars of laughter were heard at the successful performance of our Sophomore play, She Laughs Last. Joan Ringelheim won Casually posed during rehearsal break of the Sophomore play are acting talents Barbara Greenspun, Joan Ringelhein, Liz Lawless, Peggy Snyder, Peggy French, Barbara Plotkin, Gail Goulding, Wanda Severa and Sandy Shapiro.