Bainbridge Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Bainbridge, NY)

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My Greatest Thrill Idon't know whether everyone would call this a great thrill, but I know I did and I think I would again if I were to have it happen to me once more. You are probably wondering what it is rby now, so I'll tell you. It all happened the day I went to Rocky Glen, an amusement park down in Pennsylvania. I went there with a group of my friends this last summer. At this amusement park you find rides that you don't find at the small fairs. Since these were the only things I had been to, I never realized the sensation you could get from the wild rides I found at Rocky Glen. There were many I had never heard of before going there, all of which I got the chance to try. Most of them were exciting because I had never seen or ridden on them before But the ride that I received m greatest thrill on was the roller coaster This probably wouldnt ever phase some people but you can just imagine my excitement as I climbed rnto the seat for the first time rn my life I was scared to death I tried every way I could to get out of going on that rrde but rt just drdn t seem to work The kids made me go on rt just the same Of course Iknew what was going to happen but I Just couldnt picture myself rrdrng on that roller coaster I knew about the drps and turns and everything because everyone had told me about rt The more they told me the more scared I got I drdn t want them to think of me as a poor sport so I decided to be brave As you must have guessed by now I wasn t bravc at all I was chrlled to the bone before we even got started Then it happened The coaster started off very slowly at first then faster We came to the first drp fthe br gestj I looked down and couldnt find the bottom By this time I was almost rn the bottom of thc seat screaming my head off -Xfter that first drp I could just see what was going to happen next It only took about a mrnute to get around the whole track Mfhen we arrived back there 1 was more than ready to get off But no the krds really enjoyed seeing me scared so I had to go through with rt again I tlrrnk we wcnt around that track at least four times before they let me get off iVhen we drd finally get off my legs felt just like jelly and I didn t thrnk Id be able to get up and walk on them You can just rmagrne how scared I was But I think I would go through with rt again rf I eyer got the chance Rrdrrrg on the roller coaster for the first time was the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me and I think I will remember rt always Daryl Yaw unror Opportunity Maybe the aches and pains of school wouldnt be rf students ,looked on the brighter side of rt I myself love school Of course I can t say that I love the homework that rs always piled on but I suppose that rs quite necessary In the United States we should feel very thankful Here we can enjoy the freedom of public educatrorr Also think of all the opportunities our schools offer Kale can participate rn sports music and other actrvrtres which appeal to rndrvrdual tastes Flhese not only build up the rndrvrdual and make a better crtrzen of him but also grve hrm an opportunity to bring forth hrs abilities Extra curricular activities help pave the road to our future occupations rn many ways Sports for rnstance help an individual to be plrysrcally fit alert and able to cooperate wrth others Many who are outstanding rn the field of physical education carry Ollt their abrlrty by becoming teachers and sorrretrrrrcs becoming professionally capable rn special fields Nlusrc too gives the rndrvrdual a background for adult lrfe In our school we are lucky to have a number of clubs all rn different fields Most of them are rnstr tutcd to brrng out the abrlrtres of the individual Press Llub brrngs to realism the freedom of the press Future farmers of America and Future Horrremakcrs of Xnrerrca help to promote better homes and farms rn the future Student Louncrl wlrrch governs the school student body helps rndrvrduals to under stand and recognize the importance of dernocratrc goxernment Library Llub was established to help persons learn the adx arrtages and uses of the library An organwatron setup nationally for those outstand rng rn both scholastic and rn leadershrp rs the lxdtlflllfll Honor Socrety These all help us to realrie the difference between a country as great as ours wrth a school system as great as ours and the few opportunities found rn other countries 72 Sally Cheesbro Sophomore x ' . 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REMINISCING The place my home The trme twenty years from now I m wandermg around the house domg noth 1ng and my vacat1ons only halt over Well from 1n the study I hear my wnfe call Chuck what are you do1ngP I answer Nothmg absolutely nothmg She rs tn the mlddle of her summer house cleamng and I suspect I w1ll have to move furmture but no she wants me to clean my desk so I tell her I will as I have nothrng else to do Understand Im not lookmg lorward to thrs Job because lt I say so myself my desk IS a mess Well I lorce myself to start cleanlng and I pull out the bottom drawer As lt comes out and more Junk comes 1nto v1ew I wonder how I ever got rt there Well thats no good guess I better keep that thats worthless sos that sos th1s hey walt a mmute 1955 this IS my old yearbook Golly I haven t seen thrs ln years In fact I dldn t even know where ll was 1955 that was a long tlme ago Openlng rt up I tmmedlately am faced by the sm1l1ng countenance of my old Engllsh teacher Mr V1cary Wonder rt the old boy 15 st1ll teachlng I begrn to thmk back and remember that not only was he my Engltsh teacher for two years but also my homeroom teacher for two years I remember how mad he used to get when we drdnt report soon enough for h1m to get attendance on tlme and the arguments he and I used to have over the meanmgs of words ln Engl1sh IV vocabulary I always lost needless to say I remember also how he was always beratlng us to get out and sell more so we could get to Wash mgton 'Ihen I thmk ol the tune I tacked Ray Parsons seat 1n Jumor homeroom Boy d1d Mr Vxcary and we get a laugh out of that! Then as I turn the pages I come to the semors pages Betty Amey Cynthla Coe I hear they are runnrng a kn1tt1ng factory that makes cheerleadmg umlorms Ah yes I come to my plcture Boy have I changed! Egad where has all my halr goner Dtd I really have that much hatr rn my l1feP Duffy Klnney now a tamous mystery wr1ter an artrst at the surpr1se endlng George Nelson my bosom buddy George I read recently that he IS runmng a debatmg SOCICIY argumg as usual Bruce Parsons, stlll trylng to buxld a good Hudson Ray Parsons the advertrslng manager tor our Echo went on to become advertxsmg man ager tor the KenL Ratron Doglood Company Ah yes some ot my old school days chums As I go on I remember that the theme was the landscape of Ba1nbr1dge 'Ihe brldge that was new but a couple of years betore we graduated the ball dramond the old julrand house an a1r vrew ol the en ttre school then Ill bet the town hasnt changed mu ch And last but not least I come to the page of our patrons those generous people wxthout whose help we would never have made anythlng on the book I remember that ll was qu1te a struggle to get enough and how burned up we got at some of the bxg bus1 ness places that wouldnt gtve us anythmg Well that seems to be the end of the book but I st1ll remember manv more thlngs about the old town how beautlful tts park was 1n the summer and the smoky atmosphere of the fall w1th everybody burn1ng therr leaves I hear my wrfe callmg to see how I m dorng I guess I better get back to my job I ll keep the old book to help me remember some ot the days long gone that can never be brought back Charles Hager Semor WHAT THE ECHO MEANS TO ME To guve you a smgle word a sxngle expresslon whrch would tell you what the Echo means to me would be lmposslble for rt means so many thlngs It means hard work rackmg your brams for wttty verses thmkmg hard searchmg tor all the httle thlngs that should be put tn thmgs that don t seem xmportant now but that will mean so much to us ln the future lt means bendlng ov er a desk tn the art room and gxvmg your work your all It means a groan of despair when you just cant seem to make the rlght words come out and then soon alter the sense ot prrde when you ve tound those words and you can complete another page for your Echo It means the glow of happmess that creeps over you as you look up lrom your work and know you are a part of somethmg thats bug an rmportant part It means a sense ot satxsfactnon knomng you are dolng somethmg worthwhlle Sometrmes ll merely means pure pleasure as you thlnk thxngs out with your friends as you laugh with them -Xnd sometimes ll glves you a prem0n1tl0n of loneliness because you realue ll IS one of the last bug thmgs that you mll do wlth these people your frnends and classmates Can YOU thmk Of 21 Single word, a word that I could use to descrxbe all of thxs to you tn' I could tell you, Gee, 1t's wonderful, but actually xt goes so much deeper than that . . . , . 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Better Luek Next Tame Chuck VVIHICTS loved to go deer hunting and since today was has eighteenth birthday he was ready to prove at Has father and brother Neal decided to let C hunk name the place where they should hunt He suggested a lew good places but finallx settled on Uncle Dues laran an Missouri as the best place lhe season lasted five days in Oklahoma so the three hunters would stay at Uncle Due s during the season Le wang two neighboring boys to do their chores Chuck Mr XVanters and Neal lelt an the early morn ing a lew days alter Chuck s birthday Ihey arrived at Uncle Dave s at about eight ocloek and were Soon in the woods accompanied by Uncle Dave Mr VVIII ters cot a shot at adeer the hrst d ay but that was all lhe party saw a few deer as the season progressed and finally the last day came lhe lour men de eaded that by going oll an opposite directions they would get better results Chuck was directed to go west looking up saw a bag buck standing about fifty yards awax Chuck was surprised but as the surprise wore ofl he lifted has rifle aimed and fired As the buck sped away he shot twice more but failed to bring him down Hoping not to be cheated out of a deer so easily he took chase Chuck came upon Neal as he chased the deer and stopped to tell ham the news Chuck took chase agaln and awhlle later heard another shot He hurraed back and upon arravlng saw that Neal had the buck As the men shouldered the catch and started tor the house Chuck sighed and said Oh well theres always next year Sonja btrieeler Freshman What s It Lake VVhat do you do when you re in grade eight XX ell first ol all you are never late Xou I'll1I1Cl the teachers and heed every word And neaer talk loud enough to be heard Some kads thank at s boring some think It 5 bad But at you study it won t prove sad lhe teachers are hxendly and helpful too Il it werent lor them there d be nothing todo lhe eighth .grade s been thanking ah ad I know Planning e areers when into the world they go Wondering whether thea should be doctors teachers or what On then decisions depends a whole lot ln the next sears thcx'll be pondering a lot, l ean't sax 1t's easy lor at certainly is not But the eighth grade wall do alright, liecausc they hast loads ol loresight Fltanoa C aaag, 8th C.i.ade 73 O - 1 Vt, 2 2 , 2 , y , . , . , 2 , 2 . . i. .K 1 . ikly . my I . L2 A, 2 - I ' 1' ' ' z 'zz ' 'z ' -' -11' ' - . ' 1' '. zz H -'z', z . ' ' , .. I ', V I f - A fx- u , - Z L ' - 2 ' 1. C 1 C . opposite his brother. He sat examining his last year's Christmas rifle when he heard za sound, and, upon ' y ,f . 1 1 . Y' l'. V V' ' rx , Y s VI ' Y I . , . . 1, Q V , I ' X 1 n 1 1 1 - ' ' ' ' I . . I 9 0 v ly , . . F 1 h I A ' ' ' 2 . A 1 . 5 ' ' I , ' I W 1 I 1 1 ' , i' ' , . V C 'I A ' 1 2 ' ' - f -sf V. 5 N' 1 Y , ' J. .2 .1 , - V xv v i ' ' ' 3 '2 ' 1 P