Averill Park High School - Threshold Yearbook (Averill Park, NY)

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Class Cfficers Left 10 Right: B. Arnold, treasurerg L. Horton, vice-president: B. Siek, presidentg J. Wood secretaryg J. Pollman, Washington Club treasurer.

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Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole. NORMA WILLIAMS Short . . . future beautician. . . . Choir 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Dance Band 3, 4, Student Officials 2, 3, 4, Interclass Sports 3, 4. What a thing friendship is- World without end! JANE WOOD Janie One of the Awful Awfuls . . . always at Denny's . . . everyone's friend . . . pretty blond hair. . . . Student Ollicials 3, 4, Class Secretary 2, 3, 4, Square Dance Club 2, Ring Committee 2, 85 Club 1, 2, Centralian Staff 4, Yearbook Staff, Capers of '54, Class Activities 1, 2, 3, 4. Zealous in all she undertakes. ANITA ZWEIBEL Anita A leading cheerleader at Central . . . really loves her sports . . . excellent personality. . . . Band 1, Choir 1, Student Oilicials 1, 2, 3, 4, Interclass Sports 1, 2, 3, 4, J. V. Cheerleading 2, Varsity Basketball Cheerleading 3, Varsity Football Cheerleading 3, 4, Class Activities 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Class Histor In September, 1943, nineteen of our present seniors began a new era in their lives. They entered Averill Park Central School. These lucky children were Nancy Berry, Beth Cipperly, Kaye Coonradt, Jane Dobert, Marilyn Dobert, Eileen Engwer, Vida Freedman, Beverly Gerstel, Spencer Langford, Frances Lobdell, Carol Manning, Wayne Mosher, Charles Nash, Laila Olsen, Alice Ranken, Ernest Teal, Norma Williams, Jane Wood and Anita Zweibel. Guided by Miss Robert's yardstick, we leamed how to read and tell time - thus enabling us to know when the time of our release each day was approaching. When we returned to school in the fall of 1944, we greeted Miss Reid with smiling faces. Little did we realize that they wouldn't be smiling much longer. Miss Leadley ushered us into the third grade. Through her untiring efforts, we finally leamed how to write. This was considered a great accomplishment in our minds. At last we didn't have to print those notes we always got caught sending to our friends. Sue Plant and Ken Henrikson joined our class this year. Cynthia Clausen, Marjorie Hanlon, Dolores Riganti, and Bob Siek came in the fourth grade. Mrs. Rochford, our teacher, gave us specific duties such as watering the plants, dusting, cleaning erasers, and hanging up her coat. We were taught division this year, also. Since Mrs. Rochford didn't give up her teaching career during our membership in the fourth grade, we are sure that she never will. Fifth grade found us with Mrs. Reese. Freda Anderson and Tom Saxby joined us then. During the winter months we spent a good part of each school day drying our clothes on the radiator. Remember those snow slides we used to make outside? In 1948, we had Hnally reached the sixth grade. We were really getting along in years now. Nancy Waterbury became part of our happy group then. Our teachers were Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Shumway. We will long remember the attempts they made at trying to teach us the fine art of dancing. Our year in the sixth grade was highlighted by a trip to Albany. We visited the State Capitol and the Education Building. In June, 1949, we received our report cards and promotion slips and the half-way mark in our education at Averill Park had been crossed.