Bayside High School - Triangle Yearbook (Bayside, NY)

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6141 s ,Cay The rings are here!', 'gLet's see your proofsln These were the cries that were heard throughout the halls of Bayside High as groups of Seniors gathered to exchange their excited comments. Suddenly we realize that our elation over being Seniors is the climax of many happy experiences together. VVe remember HAlphonse , the all-powerful cockroach who haunted our every breathing momentg the talk of wheat germ and of roto-rootersg each term's renewed hope of having a football teamg and the annual G.O. campaign promises of flooding and freezing the school yards for ice skating. During the past years, our animal-inspired coilfeurs, the Poodle Cut and the Pony Tail, gave way to the more sophisticated Italian Boy and the Gamin. It all began in September 1951, when we entered Bayside H.S. as the largest Freshman Class in the school's history. Our anticipation of a glorious first day in high school was smothered by tons of Delaney cards and book receipts. How- ever, within our grasp was the key that would unlock Baysidels renewed school spirit, for the ban on extracurricular activities was Hnally lifted. Clubs started: teams were reborng and the school newspaper returned to print. YYC became the fans that cheered our basketball team onto the Queens Championship. From our midst came an unknown redhead diver who amazed the experts by placing first in the City Diving Championships. Once in the swing of things. we found that our first Nights of Music and the Yankee Stadium Outing became the high points of our Freshman Year. A more eonEdent class journeyed back to Bayside in the Fall of 1952. and we greeted our new principal, Dr. Moskowitz. with the feeling that this would be a bigger and better year. Competition was keen aniong four Bayside beauties. hut our classls choice, a charming, soft-spoken lass. who reigned over the Snow Queen Dance . Rernernber how delighted we all were when the temporary hns strike forced us to arrive at ten o'eloek? The Spring Concert and Best Foot Forward were the theatre attractions ol' the Spring. 'l'he revival oli that gala event. the jani- boree, topped oll' a Slll'C't'SSflll year. Sixteen

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The Junior Year was a year of bans . . . ban on wearing dungarees, ban on sororities and fraternities, and ban on extra-curricular activities. But all problems were eventually solved and the student body shifted into high gear. Club activities became a major part of our school lives and school leaders rose from our midst. Our tremendous square dance, the Skeleton Swingn, launched a trend of mystery at Bayside that reached its peak in the spine-tingling who-dunnit- Night Must Fall . Bright and early one morning at Bayside's first Pep Rally in the park, the spirit was born that carried our basketball team on to Madison Square Garden play-offs. That Spring, balmy breezes were interrupted by hot rhythms of the Mother Goose Jumpu as the Band stole the show in the Spring Concert. In meet- ing a challenge of the students, Bayside,s teachers displayed their athletic prowess, shapely legs, and cheering ability at the Student-Faculty Volleyball Game. VVith encouragement from the wonderful year behind us, we enthusiastically looked ahead to our Senior Year. L'Seniors, Seniors-never was there such a group of Seniors . We looked dif- ferently-the fellas in khakis and the gals in crazy knee socks. We spoke differently -fGeorge Gobel and his 'ldirty birds enriched our vocabularies. We acted differ- entlyi GWSH , our new by-word, hailed the coming of an unforgettable comedy that included such novelties as a live rooster, an ornery farmer, and a red bathing suit. The undefeated Swimming Team walked OH with the Queens Championship and our redheaded diver went on to make history by becoming Gity Champ for four consecutive years. Our cagemen made their last home game exciting and memorable by creaming Bryant, the Hrst place team. Eighteen-hundred of us armed with buttons and banners took off in buses and subways for the playoffs at Madison Square Garden. The excitement of being a Senior reached its highest peak in our last few months. A great Senior Show, Jamboree, Senior Day, and Graduation climaxed a fabulous year. We, the bewildered Freshmen, are now young men and women ready to face the world, and Bayside has seen us through our adolescent years . . . our maturing years, and is so much a part of our life that it is not hard to understand why we have tears on our faces on this last day. Seventeen