Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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POPULARITY CONTEST 1. Playboy-Debutante.... 2. Most Likely to Suceed. 3. Most Popular......... 4. Best Athlete......... 5. Best Looking......... 6. Best Actor and Actress 7. Biggest Flirt........ 8. Best Musician........ 9. Nicest Smile......... BOYS . .Donald Argentine .John Reitano.... . .Rocco DiVeronica . .Rocco DiVeronica {Louis DeBalso.. . Russell Boston .Fred LaVancher. . Gilbert Tornatore .. Louis DeBalso.. . . .Louis DeBalso.. . 10. Friendliest Rocco DiVeronica 11. Most School Spirit 12. Wittiest.......... 13. Artistic.......... 14. Best Dancer....... 15. Most Courteous... 16. Quietest.......... 17. Best Disposition... 18. Biggest Clown..... 19. Busiest........... 20. Best Dressed..... . .Rocco DiVeronica f Kenny Barres.... [Gilbert Tornatore ..Charles Sgroi.... ..Gilbert Tornatore John Reitano...... .Jack Dunn......... Rocco DiVeronica. . Gilbert Tornatore. . John Reitano..... Louis DeBalso.... GIRLS . Judy Galton . Carol Myers . Judy Galton . Judy Smith .. Judy Galton . Mary Ellen Schepp . Rosalie Finocchiaro . Sandra Grago . Judy Galton j Kathryn Capparelli [Mary Ellen Schepp . J udy Smith . Alice Bennett . Sara Narehood . Sandra Grago . Mary Ellen Schepp . Shirley Janovsky . Mary Ellen Schepp . Gloria Patterelli . Carol Myers . Janice Kneeskern OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES JUNIORS SENIORS DONNA GALTON ALICE SNYDER JANE WHITMEYER CAROL MYERS GEORGE TUCCI JACK LAZZARO LANCE MI LFORD ROCCO DI VERONICA page thirty-one

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CLASS WILL To the undergraduates we, the class of ’55, bequeath some of our most treasured possessions and extraordinary abilities. To Lance Mulford: Rocky DiVeroniea leaves one old pair of sneakers. To June Frier: Alice Bennett leaves the art of eating in Mr. Coutant’s class without getting caught. To E. O. P.: Richard Fults leaves his visits to Robert Street on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. To his brother Wesley: Charlie Hood leaves his light bulb customers as well as his ability to sell light bulbs. To Eulalia Pankhurst: Theila Bowman leaves the ability to be a pest and get away with it. To Fred Dunn: Jack Dunn leaves his ability to arrive at school on time with the aid of a Plymouth. To the J. J. Club: Sandra Grago leaves not only her secretarial book but also her private book on “Who’s Who and What’s What”. To a future secretarial practice student: Gloria Patterelli leaves her way of bothering Mr. Bachman without causing trouble. To any worthy geometry student: Louie DeBalso leaves his outstanding (?) marks in geometry plus his delapidated geometry book. To Mary Lee Kimpton and Cecelia Wallace: Barbara Peron leaves Route 31 to sell what they can on it. To Nancy Cox: Pat Curtis leaves the privil- ege of having “him” live right next door. To her little cousin Lois Hazen: Joyce Robison leaves the Presidency of C. G. C. To Burr Torrey: Archie Argentine leaves his high position in first period home- making. To Butch Capparelli: Kenny Barres leaves his great art of “slipping” in to get excuses when Mr. McLean isn’t looking. To Francis Yorton: Sylvia Turner leaves the noise on bus 18. To Ronnie Cox: Bud McKillip leaves the right to fall asleep in English class. To Marilyn Lake: Catherine White leaves twenty dollars to save her a room at K. E. Convention next year. To any deserving couple: Martha Wilkinson and Stu leave their favorite parking spot in, front of the school. To Louie Picciano: Russell Boston leaves a lower weight on the wrestling team. To Pinky Olcott: Carol Heffron leaves her seat in the driver training car. To Margaret Fromey: Elsa Haldenwang leaves a few inches of her height. To Dick DiVeroniea: Sarah Narehood leaves an eversharp pencil. To his little brother: Kenny Fox leaves the ability to avoid giving “American Ob- server” talks on Friday. To Ross Stagnitti: Donny Galavotti leaves the art of making Christmas tree orna- ments for Miss Daniels. To John Connell: Carol Myers leaves her ability (?) to get places on time and have her assignements always completed. To Jerry DeBalso: Gilbert Tornatore leaves his weights so that we can have another “muscle man” around school. To Joanne Fusillo: Pat LaVancher leaves her habit of arriving at school after the the 3 minute bell has rung. To Larry Fox: Shirley Hepler leaves her notes. To any qualified underclassman: Mary Ellen Schepp leaves the responsibility of de- fending the Dodgers during the World Series. To Orah Lee Relyea: Paula Hazen leaves the ability to be in school every day and yet learn nothing. To any deserving junior: Fred LaVancher leaves his collection of red marks To Barbara Chapman: Millie Cross leaves all the boys in the state of Georgia. To Shirley Seymour: Elizabeth Winnie leaves the ability to get through high School. (Continued on page 55) page thirty

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THE ORDER OF THE DAY 8:30—The school buses stop at the high school and the senior girls come trip- ping down the stairs to room 4 to take down their hair, put lipstick on, and in general, finish dressing. 8:45—Barbara Kincaid makes her almost daily visit to Mrs. Mahoney, while those who are less studious stand around the balcony and catch up on the latest gossip. 8:56—Kenny Barres comes in with his “blue” excuse and Miss Daniels doubtfully signs it. 8:57—Homeroom teachers try desperately to take roll, sign excuses, have the pledge of allegiance, and say the morning prayer in the space of three short minutes. 9:01—Mary Ellen tries to be heard over the P. A. system with her daily announcements. Students listen care- fully, hoping some day she’ll an- nounce a change in the school calendar—school for just three months of the year, and vacation the remainder of the year. 9:05—Some of the seniors are tossing French verbs around, wistfully imagining themselves in “gay Paree” —Gib Tornatore as a handsome hand-kissing Frenchman and Judy Smith as a “femme fatale”. Ou la la! Meanwhile in a less romantic mood, Mr. Tornatore, in his driver The. Quiet Before the Storin training class, is explaining why one should drive with both hands on the wheel. 9:20—Carol Myers comes quietly walking in with a pass, after having said “Good Morning” to Mr. McLean. 9:45—While the typing students race against the clock, some seniors are off on a pilgrimage with Chaucer. 10:30—Mike Carney is catching up on his sleep in history class dreaming all about pool tables and cue sticks. In room 23, salesmanship students are learning how to sell the Brooklyn Bridge. 11:15—In modern problems class, seniors learn, what with inflation and such, that two cannot live as cheaply as one, while in English, some are learn- Our Helping Hand page thirty-two