Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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girls tried to sneak in the Women’s Bath House without paying for a locker. Their minds were quickly changed when a big, husky lifeguard chased them out. When class day rolled around, it didn’t seem possible that we were juniors, but we were. In our junior year we elected Gilbert Tornator'e as president; Judy Smith as vice- president; Janice Kneeskern as secretary; and Danny Lewis as treasurer. We ordered our class rings shortly after we came back to school and we waited patiently for that day to come when we could strut through the halls, holding our hands high. Our biggest social event of the year was our Junior Prom which was held on Novem- ber 20. It was quite a job persuading our teachers that our services were needed more in the gym than in the classrooms. Our chairman Kathryn Capparelli and co-chair- man Charles Hood did a great job of making the dance a success. We held our light bulb sale as usual, but thinking we were rich now, we didn’t work so hard at it. In June we held our Junior-Senior picnic at Green Lake. It was our turn to treat the seniors and we made sure everyone had enough to eat. Wasn’t it Sandra Grago at the picnic who tried to drown herself so that the handsome lifeguard could come and save JOLLY JIJNIOKJS page twenty-six

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CLASS HISTORY In looking back over our four successful years of high school, it seemed only a short time ago that we were walking through the corridors as proud and bold freshmen for the first time. We began ou - year with the election of the following officers: Judy Galton as president; Alice Bennett as vice- president; Kathryn Capparelli as secretary; and Harold Haas as treasurer. In March we Of course, as all freshmen do, we had the privilege of decorating the Christmas tree in the auditorium. We passed by it admiringly, persuading our upperclassmen that it was better than theirs when they were freshmen. In our sophomore year we elected Rocky DiVeronica as president; Russell Boston as vice-president; Mary Pulverenti as secretary; FROLICKING FRESHMEN elected Russell Boston as treasurer as Harold Haas moved from Canastota. We decided upon blue and gold to be our class colors and the yellow rose as our class flower. “Industria est initium sapientae” (work is the beginning of knowledge) was our class motto. Our first major money making project of the year was the Westinghouse light bulb sale. and Gilbert Tornatore as treasurer. We sold french fries at our Halloween dance, and later we sold light bulbs to build up our treasury. The sophomore girls thought it would be fun to show the boys up in a volleyball game and of course, we did! At the end of the school year we enjoyed our sophomore picnic at Verona Beach. Everyone had a grand time until a few brave SAUCY SOPHOMORES page twenty-five

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her? But much to her dismay, who should come swimming out to rescue her—none other than good old Smitty! After we had finished playing our strenuous games of Ring-a-Round-a-Rosie, Drop the Handkerchief, and Farmer in the Dell, we decided to have a good old water fight. The bus driver did not appreciate it, however, when we returned, soaking wet, to his nice dry bus. Our last three years had gone by so rapidly, it was difficult to believe that we were at last seniors. Our officers for our last year were Carol Myers as president; Rosalie Finn, as vice-president; Patty Miller as sec- retary; and John Reitano as treasurer. We held our light bulb sale and magazine campaign almost at the same time to earn enough money for our “Toot”. At the Hallo- ween dance we put on a floor show and our seniors showed their many hidden talents. Mike Carney was especially good as the hula narrator. Our senior girls made outstanding football players, and did you ever see such can-can dancers? We had our graduation pictures taken early and we waited patiently to get the first glimpses of them. Such groans were heard when we realized they looked exactly like us. It wasn’t long before we were busy working on the Toot. Kathryn Capparelli was (Continued on page 55 SOPHISTICATED SENIORS page twenty-seven