Bellows Free Academy - Alpha Omega Yearbook (St Albans, VT)

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4 B. F. A. Mercury Faculty-Seated left to right: Mrs. Mulvey, Mrs. Larabee, Mrs. Urqhuart, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. O'Connell, Mrs. Boardman, Miss Perrault, Miss VVitters, Miss Curtis, Mrs. McGovern. Standing left to right: Mr. Pierce, Mr. Kaszuba, Mr. Leavitt, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Shipman, Mr. Good- rich, Mr. Livingston, Miss Thayer, Mr. Ashton, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Sanborn, Mr. Greene, Mr. VVhite, Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Harmon, Mr. Beebe, Mr. Comi, Mr. Harry Abell, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Massa, Mr. Bender, Mr. Homer Abell, Mr. Tylee, Mr. Mallett. Missing from picture: Mrs. Robinson. The Faculty DONALD C. PIERCE ..... ........,..... I 'rincipal HARRY ABELI. ....... . . . . Trade and Industries IIOMER ABELI. ..... ..,,.....,. ' I'rade and Industries ROBERT ASHTON ...,..... Civics, Sociology, English HENRY BEEBE ..... English, Reading Improvement, Guidance WILLIAM BEN DER .... ELEANOR BOARDMAN 1 D. J. COMI ........... .. MARION CURTIS ..,, ROBERT EATON ...,... ....,.........,....English JAMES EMERSON ...,... PAUL rom: ,.... . . Latin, GEORGE GILBERT ....., PAUL C. ooonaien .... FLOYD GREENE ......,. CLAYTON HARMON, . . . . FIFI HEWITT .........,. . . ,...... English, Band .....,.....,.......English, Reading Improvement . . .U.S. and Modern History . . . . . . . . . , . . Librarian and Study Hall Supervisor ..................Biology English, French, Psychology Civics, General Science . , . . , . . Physics, Chemistry .Shop, Mechanical Drawing, Supervisor T dz I . . .German, Russian, French . , . , . . . Physical Education ALEXANDER KASZUBA ...., ....... ' Pypewriting, Oflice Practice BERTHA LARABEE .,.,. . . .Homemaking F. HARRIS LEAVITT ,.... ,... C 'hemistry A. .IOIIN LIVINGSTON , . . , General Business, General Math, Shop Math, Biology PETER S. MALLETT , ........... Guidance Counselor ANGELO A. MASSA ........... Ass't. Princiapl, Algebra MADELINE McGOVERN .....,..,........... Pianist RUTH MULVEY .......,.... Typing, Commercial Law, General Business MONICA O'CONNELL ..,.......... Practical Science ROBERT O'CON NOR. ILS. and World History, English GERMAINE PERRAULT ....,.........,. Stenography Bookkeeping BEULAH ROBINSON . , . HELEN SANBORN ..... ,............,.. E nglish HERBERT SHIPMAN . . . . . DOROTHY THAYER ...... .,.,....,....... I Inglish THERESA TRAHAN .... ' CLINTON W. TYLEE, JR. ......, .r . Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, Algebra, Shop Math DOROTHY URQUHART .........,,.,,.,..... French ROBERT WHITE ....... Director of Physical Education MARION WITTERS ...,..,,..... Geometry, Guidance . , .... ,......... . Art Vocational Agriculture ..,,,..,........,....Music Nlechanical Drawing EUGENE LADUE ..,,.. .....,,......... G ustodian PATRICK HOGAN ...,. ............ . Ass't Custodian SUE ALLEN ,.....,....... Secretary to the Principal MARGARET LEPPER ...,.. Secretary to Mr. Mallett

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B I' A Mercury T0 PETER S. MALLETT Mr. M allelt, to you we dedicate this yearbook of the Class of 1961. You have been to us a friend, a person to confide in, and a source of inspiration. We will always remember you as the man who was always on the go. Many of your hours were spent trying to give us a helping hand with our problems. Without your assistance, many of our dramatic presentations would never have succeeded. You spent your precious time trying to turn us into actors and actresses-and most of the time you succeeded. You would start from scratch with an immature and amateur group and end up with an excellent play worthy of your direction. Would any of our classes have been complete without your visits and the lastet news about colleges and jobs? Whenever the chips were down you always had a cheerful word-and more criti- cism, constructive of course. We wish the best of luck to you in the future, whatever you may attempt.

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B. F. A. Mercury 5 You Are There' ' Tl1e time June 1961, the place Bellows Free Academy and YOU ARE THERE!! For four years we have been on this case and our report is finally complete. In September 1957, our job began. After a busy sum- mer we thc students, unaware of the challenge we would meet, faced our freshman year full of hope and high am- bition. A survey of the enrollment proved that there were 168 students, 78 boys and 85 girls. The students, voting for the first time as a class, elect- ed: Rcne Bilodeau, Genice Dunlap, Mary Ellen Fitzgerald and Jim Warner as President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. This was the year that we stepped aside for the seniors and listened with admiration to every word they spoke. As football season rolled around, we were proud to be represented by Rene Bildoeau, Bob Curry, Alan Paquette, Steve Demeritt, Don Taylor, Chris Isham, Jim Pignona, Carroll Lapan, Dick Allard, Wayne Richards, and Mike Loomis. As freshmen we appointed Judy Cvrassett as our repre- sentative to Allied Youth. Chosen as representatives to Student Council were Sandy Heald and Mary Ellen Fitzgerald. Our spies were at the cheerleading tryouts reporting back to headquarters that Genice Dunlap and Mary Ellen Fitzgerald had made the squad. Taking part in the choraliers was Linda Bell. After reports were compiled for the basketball season it showed that the JV team was backed by David Beebe, Jim Pignona, Don Phillips, Steve Demeritt, Rene Bilodeau, Bob Curry and Wayne Richards. The JV Comets were: Sandy Heald, Judy Grassett, Linda Cohen, Melanie Brown, Jean Perras, Nancy Mayo, and Hallie-Jo Collins. As freshmen we tried to prove our acting ability but the Sophomores pulled ahead and won. Our play was HSis- ter Sue with a cast of Sandy Heald, Judy Grassctt, Sally Doubleday, Chuck Kershner, Thorkild Larsen, Hallie-Jo Collins, and VVilliam Cleveland. In September of 1958 we were newly made sophomores and thus, a little more bold and less bewildered. Since we were no longer wandering starry-eyed and hazily through the now-familiar corridors, we confidently elected Ronnie Stokes, Marie Rocheleau, Carol Anderson, and Roberta Heald to lead us through this year. Since then Ronnie and Carol have moved away. Priscilla Titemore, Chris lsham and Rene Bilodeau were elected to Student Council. Our spies reported that as Sohpomores we won in the Junior Jamboree with the play How to Propose with Chuck Kershner, Jim Hopkins, Rene Bilodeau, Hallie-Jo Collins, Linda Bell, John Graveline, Bill Cleveland, Sally Doubleday, Judy Moore, George Henderson, Leslie Pratt. Judy Grassett, and Mary Ellen Fitzgerald. The new Champlain Chapter of the National Honor Society had eight sophomores as original members: Sandy Heald, Linda Cohen, Sally Doubleday, Jim Hopkins, Leslie Pratt, Wayne Richards, and George Henderson. Sally Doubleday, Linda Bell, and Judy Grassett prov- ed to be excellent representatives of our class in Choraliers. Taking part in making the Fall Frolics a success once more were several members of our class. Our spies glanced at the AX. Board and found that the new Secretary was Judy Grassett with Judy Moore as Class Representative. That was the year the Bobwhites went to Boston. The class of 1961 had Steve Demeritt, Dick LaMarche, and David Beebe with them. The JV team had for members, Billy Lesperance, Manager, Wayne Richards, Rene Bilo- deau, Jim Pignona, Don Phillips, Jim Hopkins, and Ala11 Paquette. Now as Sophomores on the Comets squad there were Judy Grassett, Linda Cohen, Melanie Brown, Jean Perras, Sandy Heald, Nancy Mayo, Nancy Best, and Hallie-Jo Collins. By looking carefully into B.F.A. one day our spies found that a new science club had been forn1ed with many of our class as members. As the baseball season rolled around it found seven of our class as Massamen. They are: John Graveline, Steve Demeritt, Mike Loomis, Jim Pignona, Alan Paquette, Bob Curry, Jim Hopkins. On the Red Cross Council this year was Priscilla Tite- more, Rene Bilodeau, Linda Bell, Sandy Heald, and Robert Coburn. To start our Junior year off on the right foot we elected Rene Bilodeau, Hallie-Jo Collins, Mary Ellen Fitzgerald, and Lynn McDonnough as class oflicers. To serve us in the Student Council we elected Carol Anderson, Hallie-Jo Collins, Roberta Heald, and Chris Isham. As our contribution to the Junior Jamboree we pre- sented 'fPink and Patches . Showing their talents were Judy Grassett, Thorkild Larsen, Hallie-Jo Collins, and .loan Paquette. You guessed it again-we won!! Helping in all of the techincal probelms were Bob Co- burn, Homer Griswold, Vaughn Gross, Richard J ones, and Roger Perrault. Our scouts were secretly watching the Model General Assembly in Plymouth, N. H., when Sandy Heald and Judy Grassett represented B.F.A..