Ansonia High School - Lavender Yearbook (Ansonia, CT)

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CLASS HISTORY 1951 On the night of june 20 1951 we a class of thirty two Seniors will receiwe our diplomas for successfully completing our m nu l arts course at the Pine Manual Trarning School It all started in the year l947 when as freshmen we gathered in the mechanical drawing room to be assigned to our respective classes It was there is a fine school and Pine Boys are fine boys Class electrons were held and the boys chosen as our class officers were Richard Gilbert President Anthony Calmi Vice President Edward Grady Secretary Treasurer Grady also represented our class on the Visual Aids Committee At last Class Day came after a year of hard and strenuous work Thomas Ajello Anthony Calini and Edward Grady received Citizenship awards In a few days we were all enyoying our summer vacation September rolled around all too soon and we again found ourselves rn the Mechanical Drawing Room to be assigned to our classes Our class was well represented on the football squad by Babyak Ashe and Bailey The class officers elected for our sophomore year were Anthony Calini President' Angelo Quadarella Vice-President' Paul Pesta Secretary-Treasurer. lt was soon time to elect the shop in which we were to major for our next two years. This was a hard choice to make because of the fine and interesting shops offered to us. We were well represented in the Public Speaking contest by Edward Grady. The year flew by and it was again Class Day. Anthony Calini and Kenneth Burt received Citizenship and Scholarship awards. A few days later school was closed for the annual summer vacation to which we all looked forward. 44 PINE MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL for the first, but not the last time, we heard the expression, The Pine School

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classmates. In football William Stone Vincent Da- Costa Robert Marganski Dwight Coe Joseph Roa- ley Howard Tinney Edward Tyburskl Daniel De Martino Donald Reidy and Robert Btggs did the honors for our class In basketball we were ably re presented by Robert Belske Vincent DaCosta Arthur Little Tauber Kornblut Donald Reidy and Edward Tyburski in baseball by Robert Belske Howard Tinney and John Williams Cheering our boys on to victory were Sue OC1l laghan Eleanor Healey and Barbara Mallon Among the twirlers were Mary West Dolores Varsane Arlme D1Donato and Nancy Potter The unior Honorary Girls Teams were as follows Barketlmll Carmela Grova Dorothy Merancy Sue OCallaghan Jewell Taylor acquelme Campbell Marie Feducia Eleanor Healey and ean Wanagill Volleyball Jacqueline Campbell Marie Feducla Carmela Grova Eleanor Healey Dorothy Merancy Helen Milek Joyce Plocke Nancy Potter and Jean Wanagill Eddie Sadlowski was doing his part on the movie squad while ean Gablanelll Dorothy Merancy and Stephen Stanko were Juggling food in the cafeteria for their second year Our ability at writing was proved again when Joycelyn Clark won first prize Dorothy Merancy sec ond prtze and Alan Dana third prize in the annual essay contest As poets we were tops Dwight Coe George Antmaralla and Dorothy Merancy had all gained national prominence in the poetry contest In the field of public speaking we also stood out with Toby Weinberg and John Adzima representing us During the spring season of grrls sports oyce Perfetti as her runner up Also Jewell Taylor became ping pong champion with Lo1sJaekle as her runner up The Dramatic Club presented its annual produt tion What a Life and included in the cast were Mary Nrcolettl William Stone Jacqueline Campbell and Marte Feducia Our representatives to the New Haven Teachers College Geography Club conference were ewell Tay lor and John Adzima To the U N E S C O con ference at New Britain we sent John Adzima ewell Tayolr Dorothy Merancy and Alan Dana Chosen to Nutmeg Girls and Boys States were Dorothy Merancy Edward Sadlowski and John Adzima The highlight of the year was the choosing of our class ring and the class motto and colors For our colors we chose red and white for our motto Veritas vos llberabit The truth shall make you free For the Juniors the month of June marked two important occasions the unior Senior Reception and the Senior Class Day exercises in which our Presi dent received the spade from the outgoing seniors Returning in September as dignified and noble Seniors they who know and show that they know for our last year as part of A H S we immediately set to work at the great tasks before us To gutde us through this important year we elected Edward Sadlowskl president Dorothy Merancy V1cePres1 dent Donald Edwards Secretary and Suzanne OCal laghan Treasurer To head the Observer as editor in chief Alan Dana was selected Martin Soloway was appointed business manager with Dorothy Merancy literary editor John Adzima school notes editor Tauber Kornblut sports editor and George Antinarella art editor Under Alans able leadership the Observer inaugurated its new policy of prmtxng both a news paper and a magazine This year witnessed the formation of a Pep Club with Jewell Taylor Dorothy Merancy and Carmela Grova as its leaders Making their last appearance ln football were co captain Vincent DaCosta Howard Tinney Joseph Arnone Edward Tyburski Our basketball team en yoyed another very successful season with Vincent DaCosta Edward Tyburski Arthur Little Richard Lowenadler and Vincent Bartlett a newcomer to our class all playing a wonderful game Joseph Rowley proved an able assistant to Mr arvls as the Senior manager On the girls honorary volleyball team were Cath erine Mulvey Barbara Mallon Sue OCallaghan Carmela Grova Barbara Boehm Joyce Plocke and Marie Feducxa Selected to the honorary basketball team were Eleanor Healey acquelme Campbell Marie Feducia Dorothy Merancy Lois Jaekle Sue OCallaghan and Carmela Grova LaVerne Rich was appointed drum malorette with Martin Soloway and Mary Callaghan still carrying the colors for 1951 in the school band The cheerleaders were led this year by Eleanor Healey with three other seniors Barbara Mallon Mary Lou McDonnell and Sue OCallaghan also helping to cheer on our teams It was not long before the publishing of the Year Book went into ful lswing Co editors Dorothy Merancy and Jewell Taylor along with business manager Edward Sadlowski and their able assistants worked diligently to achieve the success that they have realized The annual D A R award given to the glrl having outstanding qualifications of leadership pa triotism responsibility and loyalty was well deserved by this year s recipient Dorothy Merancy At two of the local unior Town Meetings of the air Alan Dana and Dorothy Merancy took part in the panel discussions Alan represented A H S at the Derby panel and Dorothy at the meeting held in Ansonia Dorothy and Alan also attended a conference of Geography at New Haven Teachers College Representing our Senior class in the Public Speak mg Contest was Jacqueline Campbell and IU out American Legion Oratorlcal Contest were John Ad zima Tauber Kornblut and Jewell Taylor Among the most amusing and entertaining as semblles held this year was that presented by the Senior Class However perhaps the greatest thrill of our Senior year was the Senior Prom Everyone had been looking forward to xt and few can forget the wonderful evening enjoyed by all Following the Prom in rapid succession were Class Day and nnally graduation night itself t e night that ended our happy days as students of A H S Such is the history of the Class of 1951 with each event recorded in its order of occurrence Happy were those years spent at A H S To us A H S repre sented more than just a school but words could not express our feeling of regret in leaving However life must go on and so to dear old A H S we bade an affectionate farewell 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 V 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 . , 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After a fme summer wacatton we returned to the Pme School where Mr McGee our prmcrpal gave another of hrs enlnghtenmg talks before asslgnment to our classes Our offrcers for the year were Presrdent Paul Pesta Vrce Presrdent Thomas Babjak and Secretary Treasurer James Ashe Wrth Coach Charles jarvrs were three of our best boys on the football squad james Ashe Thomas Babyak and Angelo Quadarella As the end of the year drew near the annual umor Senior Receptlon was held wrth us as the hosts and the Semors as the guests On Class Day a day looked forward to by everyone Donald Maloney and Fred Korzan recerved crtrzenshrp and scholarshrp awards Korzan also represented our school at Nutmeg Boys State at Storrs Connectrcut After returnmg our books and brddmg farewell we left for our summer vacatron Our vacatron drew to a close and we agarn found ourselves rn the halls of the school we had learned to love Class officers for thns our final year were Frederrck E Korzan Presrdent Paul Pesta Vrce Presxdent and Thomas Babyak Secretary Treasurer We were represented on the Student Councrl by Fred Korzan Thomas Babjalc Paul Pesta Anthony Calxnl Angelo uadarella At the Publrc Speakrng Contest Grady and Korzan t1ed for frrst place and were chosen to represent our school tn the Publrc speakmg assembly at the Htgh School Audxtortum on March 15 Thus year at the annual unror Senror Receptron we were the guests rnstead of the hosts The prom clrmax of all our soc1al actrvttes found everyone eager to attend Th1s was for some of us the flrst formal affarr Class Day remrnded us that our school days were raprdly drawmg to a close At last came the day we were all wartrng for long to be remembered as the happrest event rn our ltves graduatron 45 . Y . Y . 9 ' s 1 9 1 ' s 1 ' 1 ' . . y T , . v 1 I - , . Q a a ' 1 s 1 ' x r ' ' 1 , , , Q A 1 s ' 9