Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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shoulders of Tom Panaccione. Barry Hesseltine was elected Vice- President; Karen Kallio, Secretary; Evelyn Kowal, Treasurer; John Mason, Student Council Representative, and Joyce Harty, Washington Fund Treasurer Our energy exerted as magazine salesmen was well rewarded with a great victory in the Magazine Drive, after placing second last year and last as Sophomores. We were aghast to learn that the Freshmen finished in second place, beating the Juniors and Sopho- mores The Ice Cream Social brought out the gluttony in us all, causing much discomfort and regret hours later. Tom Panaccione directed the Senior Bazaar on a bright sunny day in October A food sale, rummage sale, cider, apples and var- ious games contributed to a day of merriment. The Senior Tea, with Keren Kallio as chairman, was held in the Assembly Hall in November. We gathered with our parents and teachers for a pleasant afternoon Also in this month we sponsored another ham and bean supper which gave an encouraging. boost to our treasury due to the efforts of Chairman Damon and the cooperation of the class. The Alumni Social was a gala affair The amusing play ’’The Christmas Tree,” was followed by the distribution of presents to the alimmi by Santa Claus Remember that slipping pillow, George? A swinging fifteen piece orchestra provided a delightful evening of dancing A new feature at the Social was tables and chairs arranged at the back of the auditorium for brief respites between dances. The occasion brought memories of our Junior Prom. Joe and Paul were co-captains of the basketball team while Tom, Ted, and Dave were among the members of the squad Karen and Carol were cheerleaders Early in January preparations began for ’’Junior Miss,” a com- edy chosen as the class play We are all grateful to Miss Olander, who was greatly responsible for the brilliant success of the play which kept the ’’house” filled with the laughter of amused people. Many Seniors participated in the Science Fair, and two of them, Lee Perkins and Tom Panaccione, won first and second prizes respec- tively At last April vacation arrived, and we were off to Washington and New York, a trip which was the culmination of four years of anti- cipation It fulfilled our most fantastic dreams! i . Suddenly it was time for final exams and then graduation, the event which terminated our high school careers. This completes the record of the Class of I960. These have been fruitful years during which we have matured mentally an3 physically Friendships have been fostered and memories stored which will last throughout our lifetimes

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mp The time was 8:00 A.M. Monday, April l8, 1980; the place was Barre High School; the occasion was the beginning of an annual class trip. But, this was not an ordinary class trip,’ Yes, Seniors of Barre High School, you remember the date well because it was our class trip. We went by bus to Springfield where we boarded a train bound for VJashington D.C. We arrived at our destination at 6:30 P.M, the same day. From the station v e walked to the hotel where we were to stay vjhile in Washington, VJe were left to our own resources that evening. Bright and early Tuesday morning we began a long day of sightseeing that was conducted by our jovial bus driver Bob”, Our first tour took us to the United States Capitol Build- ing and the Smithsonian Institute; from there we proceeded to the Arling- ton National Cemetary where we witnessed the changing of the guard at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After this mem.orab] e experience we boarded a bus which took us to Alexandria, Virginia and Mount Vernon, the home of George and Martha V ashington . Before we toured this beautiful estate, we were treated to a delicious meal of Southern Pried Chicken at the Pen Daw Restaraunt. Later we returned to Washington where we viewed the Declaration of tndependence and the Const itut ion. Wednesday, our final day in Washington, we toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Washington Monument, the tallest structure of stone masonry in the world. Prom there, we visited the National Art Gallery where we ate lunch at the famous cafeteria of the same name. That afternoon we also had a guided tour of the shrine of the Holy Lands and catacombs at the Franciscan Monastery. After this we visited the National Cath- edral which houses numerous shrines and the tomb of the Bishop who nre- Sided at the time of its founding. Our stay at Washington was completed with a tour of the National Zoo and a free evening.