Bridgton High School - Corona Yearbook (Bridgton, ME)

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Mr. Richard Albert Instrumental Music Director Gorham State College Bachelor of Music Mrs. Mona Irish Vocal Music New England Conservatory of Music Mrs. Sabasteanski - Principal’s secretary. Under the fine direction of Mr. Albert and Mrs. Irish, the musical department of B.H.S. experienced a successful year. The band expressed its school spirit at all the home football games and it was an asset to the school. Mr. Albert often played and marched with the band after many a successful game. With his guidance a brass sectional was molded and it performed at the Christmas assembly playing a medley of traditional songs. The band made a good showing at both the fall and spring concerts and successfully played Tijuana Brass music. Mrs. Irish directs not only the Glee Club but also instructs the Harmoneers, Deborettes, Chansonettes, and Bonhommes. Singing at the school concerts, these groups perform many of the folk lyrics. Mrs. Irish has devoted much of her life at Bridgton High to these groups and we arc all very proud of their abilities. During the winter the Chansonettes were invited to appear on Talent Spot Light which is an honor in itself. They appeared on Dave Astor and received many congratu- lations. Both the band and specialty groups journeyed to the musical festival. To make a group successful it takes devotion and the sacrificing of time and energy. Mrs. Irish and Mr. Albert have done an excel- lent job and we are indebted to them for their many talents. 10

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 CURRICULUM 9

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Winners and winnings of the Magazine Drive. Magazine Sales Campaign Miss Cook - Librarian. Anxiety and tension rose during the small allotment of time four classes had to compete in the magazine drive. The Seniors had bravely offered each underclassman a coke and ice cream if they should sell more magazines than the Seniors. As sales-slips and instruction phamplets were being passed to each member of the student body, one could readily see salesmen from every class scurrying to nearby houses. The Seniors in cars-the Freshmen by foot power. To keep spirits high, students selling magazines the first day of the campaign were eligible for the drawings of many valuable prizes. John Seavey won the Blackhawk blanket, Shirley Bigelow and Jack Chandler won a taperecorder and radio respec- tively. Each salesman selling three magazines or bringing in five dollars was considered a V.I.P. and eligible to attend the celebration dance. From these V.I.P.’s, two would be drawn at the dance to win twenty dollars each. Students selling five magazines or $15 worth of subscriptions took home the campaign mascot. Salesmen from each homeroom eagerly brought in money to their homeroom captains and watched their class color rise on the total sales chart. Alas! At the end of a week the Seniors had brought in more money than the other classes. The victors (broke to begin with) were saved and awarded the big mascot. At the dance, Steve Wilson and Patty Stark each won twenty dollars. The five highest school salesmen were Connie Browne $64.98; Brenda Knight $60.10; Theresa Macdonald $59.00; Shelly Keene $56.42; and John Howard $57.42. Connie, selling the most maga- zines, won a transistor radio-record player. Brenda, the second highest salesman, was awarded a transistor radio. This year’s magazine campaign was a very successful one in- deed. We took in $300 more than last year and made $1,100 in profit. This money will be used towards equipment for the Photog- raphy Club. Some of the money will purchase a P.A. system. This year, Connie Browne, Chairman of the drive and Susan Davis, assistant chairman, worked very hard with many of the faculty members to make this year’s magazine drive a very suc- cessful one. 11