Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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A memorable day that is still in our hearts, was our Junior Prom, which was held November 12, 1954. Our theme was “Sen- timental Rhapsody” and Tony Rogers and his orchestra played for us. Dick DiVeronica was chairman and June Frier was co- chairman. In November, we ordered our Junior rings. When we had received them, we had to show them to everyone in school. We thought our rings were the best, although a few of our boys got “hooked” and just didn’t have one any more. To fill our coffers, we sold football and basketball programs and pencils at the home games. I bet Pat and Barb remember all the work and selling they did. The last event of our Junior year was our Junior-Senior Picnic which was held at Green Lake. We all had lots of food and enjoyed ourselves, as usual. I’ll bet some of the girls remember the boat ride we took. We didn’t want those three couples to get lost, did we? If you ever want to know “anything” about outer space, just ask Al. He is our class astronomer and a very good one at that. We’ve reserved him a seat on the first rocket to the moon, as a representative of the Class of 1956. It was hard to believe, but we had reached the top. Now, as seniors, we had a tough and thrilling year ahead of us. Start- ing us off as president was Bernard Thoma; vice-president, Jane Whitmeyer; secretary, Marlene Shuler; and treasurer, Millie Al- banese. A committee was set up to see how our financial status was. The conclusion, “more money needed”. Another memorable day was our Senior floor show at the Halloween dance. We had more fun putting it on and “jobbing it”, than the kids did who were watching it. We’ll never forget Lance, Rog Button and Carpenter, Bernard, Dick, Doug, Lou, Bill and Eppie dressed in black and orange crepe paper singing “Aint She Sweet”. My what beautiful legs, boys! In November, we had a magazine sub- scription campaign. The profit was to help support the “Toot” and the Senior Ball. Dick DiVeronica won a trophy for selling the most subscriptions. Finally we got our “Toot” started. Lynne Stagnitti is our editor and Albert Tucci is our co-editor. We also got around to taking our pictures in January. Most of us went back for a second time because we couldn’t be- lieve we looked like we really do. Class night, the Junior-Senior Picnic, the Senior Ball, graduation, and the Alumni Banquet will close the portals on us to any further years at C. H. S. With a tear in our hearts and a smile upon our lips, we gaze back upon these, our fondest memories. These memories would not be possible without the help and devotion of our capable advisor, Miss Martin. — ROSALIE CAGLIA page twenty-fire

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CLASS HISTORY We, the Class of 1956, look back over our four years to when we were just meek Freshmen. We started off under the super- vision of Miss Gobillot and Miss Martin. Our freshman class officers were: president, Louis Picciano; vice-president, Dick DiVer- onica; secretary, Vanita Johnson; and treasurer, Albert Tucci. We chose our class colors, lavender and white; our class flower, the violet; and our motto, “Over the rough places to the stars”. In December, we decorated our Christ- mas tree in the auditorium and we were rightfully proud of it. To help finance our future years, we sold sweatshirts with the school emblem on them. We still have a few left! As our first year came to an end, we started planning our Freshman-Sophomore picnic. Do you remember the three-layer cake that Al, Louie, and John “built”? To tell the truth, the boys “fried” each layer and then “built it” by the use of Geometry. However, we must give the boys credit for experimenting on something different. Do the football players remember their season as the “Scoreless Wonders”? In spite of this season, our boys have improved tremendously. We started off our Sophomore year by electing our officers: president, Nancy Becker; vice-president, June Frier; secretary, Vanita Johnson; and treasurer, Rosalie Caglia. Two fads we started in our Sophomore year are the wearing of khakis and white bucks. Also, now we have “blue suede shoes”. For our Sophomore dance, we had a hilarious floor show. Do the girls still re- member how to do the Charleston? We had a lot of fun modeling the clothes of the 1920’s. Do you remember the minstrel show that our boys put on ? I wonder if Dick and Al can remember the parts they left out. Since we have no salesmen in our class, we decided to raffle off some of our sweat- shirts. We did fairly well on this. In February, we had a Valentine’s Party in which a basketball game was included— the boys vs. the girls. What a beating we girls took. At first we thought the victory would be a cinch, but we soon found out differently. Does Annie remember seeing ghosts of our two boys playing basketball in the high school gym at midnight? I don’t think the police did. Miss Gobillot left us after two years as our advisor, and I wish to express our sincere gratitude to her on behalf of the Class of 1956. She helped to make our first two years successful. Mr. Benedict replaced her, but after our Junior year, he also left. Instead of replacing him, we just have our one advisor. In our Junior year, we elected as pres- ident, Lance Mulford; vice-president, Albert Tucci; secretary, Nancy Becker; and treas- urer, Joanne Fusillo. To increase our treasury, we had a sell- ing campaign of shampoo, tooth paste, band aids, and razor blades. The profit that we had made helped for our biggest event of the year. page tu enty-four

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CLASS POEM As wo sit at the table for a game of cards We can see in them faces of our old pards. Our DEALER, Miss Martin, the cards will mix As we turn up the class of ’56 We’ve had KINGS in our class—Bernard, Lance, and Lou, Who’ll continue to prosper in all that they do. From our gay little group there has been but one QUEEN, And Becker is one upon whom we can lean. Pat and Lynne in our class as the ACES, Arc sure through life to set fast paces. JACK-of-sports Button, Tucci, and Dickie Di Our future all-Americans will surely be. But Hicks, Sorci, and Carp are contenders for fame Along with the others whom we did name. These girls have decided not to tarry, So it’s DIAMONDS for Pat, Orah Lee and Rosemary, The date has been set for Rose, Fran, and Nancy, They’ve all found the boys that suit their fancy. The HEARTS of our class are made up of four, As steadies they’ll remain forever more, These couples are not hard to depict, They’re Sue and Bill, and Joanne and Dick. The CLUB of our deck resembles the clover of luck, And we’re sure June, Marilyn, and Jane of this plant will pluck. DEUCES are twosomes who are one-half in our class, And in each of these twosomes is a gay Senior lass, page twenty-six