Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ' 54 FRESHMEN YEAR. ... 1950-51 That first sunny week of September, 1950, found, the class of 195 a frightened group of youngsters, sneaking from class to class. As usual, most of the boys showed up to the classes with hair well-groomed. . .During the last week of September we met Del Obert, who became our inspiration for the magazine drive. Needless to say, that we were a proud group when we came out third in the magazine drive contest. We beat the sophomore class ...By the time October rolled around we were all well acquainted enough to hold elections for class off- icers: Willlsun Gorman, president; Joseph Persechino, vice-president; Pauline Puchalsky, secretary; and Richard Wine, treasurer. With November came the call for basketball. Many of our class were able to make either the jayvee or varsity teams . .December and our first Alumni Christmas Social. . .Then the Christmas holidays and the advent of 1951 ©.. A new year, and we were ready to start again, full of new resolutions .. .We attended the sen- ior play of the 1951 class and enjoyed the production. . .March finally rolled around and, for most of us, we would witness our first Tri-State basketball tournament at Turners Palls... Barre H.S. was victorious that year, and we were quite proud to be associated with Barre High. With the April showers, came baseball. Some of our frosh lads made the varsity team... The prom followed; few of us were able to attend. . .Then the class trip to Whalom Park... June — final examinations, followed by Class Day and graduation. We said goodbye to the class of ' 5lo SOPHOMORE YEAR. .. .1951-52 The summer days flew by, and once again we were mounting the knoll to the Henry Woods High School; but now in a different capacity: we were big sophomores. And Mrs. Upham was to be our homeroom teacher.. Class officers were again elected: William Gorman, president; Polly Puchalsky, vice-president; Joseph Persechino, treasurer; and Stella Kowza, secretary. . .Another magazine drive, another mad rush to come out any place but at the bottom. We came in second position, and the ice cream social was not so hard to take ...Our first social affair was our Hallowe’en party;