Canon McMillan High School - Elmanac Yearbook (Canonsburg, PA)

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Chris Kontomanoli Michael Konyk -me- ' Norma Kosharsky Mary Ann Kumer Robert Lamb Marilyn Lanzy 34 4,4 2 Michael Korba Eileen Kushma Sandy Lazor

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I T. Hervol discusses class business with Mr. DiYenno. ,-.qs How well we remember that fresh, sunny day of September 8, i959 when anon-McMillan first opened its doors to us! We entered as a group of over iur hundred bewildered sophomores, who constantly lost their way in the umerous wings and corridors. There was one consolation though-the upper- assmen were no less confused than we. We assisted in selecting our school ame, newspaper name, and yearbook name. Early that year, we held our first ass rally and elected as our leaders-President, D. Bethem, Vice-president, V. ll, Secretary, S. Selva, and Treasurer, S. Wilkison. Miss Paulochik and Mr. mmerfeld ably guided us through that first inimitable year of adjustment. e initial activity that we sponsored was Lani Kani Lani , our sophomore party tat attempted to envision a South Sea lsle. Our class has the distinction of eing the first to start post-game record hops, which, by the way, cost only a ime then. Those were the good old days before inflation! We'll never forget te countless assemblies at which Mr. DiYenno stressed our feeling as one , not tree schools. And, remember, fellow seniors,-the pleasant shock at discovering ll the students from Cecil weren't hoods and Canonsburg and North Strabane oys weren't all sissies or cake eaters ? Who can forget the most wonderful ight that has taken place under this roof?-our breaking Waynesburg's winning ecord at our first wrestling match! And, of course, it was a member of our lass, Ron Pritts, who started the ball rolling with a pin! ln the spring, we lected our iunior class officers-President, B. Modrak, Vice-president, J. Dornan, ecretary, S. Selva, and Treasurer, Christine Kontomanoli. Our first year of new traditions ended with every event being a first ! Our iunior year began uneventfully with literally hundreds of tiny sopho- mores swarming around! ln a way, we begrudged their being here since we fere the first pilgrims to plant our banner on Big Mac Hill and regarded ' as belonging to only us! But, we resigned to the fact that we would not always ie the only ones to inhabit Big Mac! Besides, there were more exciting things appening to us-iunior magazine sales and that valued possession-our class ing! As Christmas rolled around, we sponsored our first big dance, Mistletoe K. Briar and J. Dornan work with Mr. Komam on Senior banquet. Magic. And who will ever forget Mr. Bethem's famous Christmas vacation assign- ment or the incident which resulted in our paying in cash for lunch! As spring awakened the latent thespian talents of our class, we presented No More Homework , the very well-received comedy directed by Miss Paulochik and Mr. Warne. Our great cast included: D. Bethem, D. Houglond, J. Orben, J. Jaap, H. Esselstyn, J. Dornan, J. Dietz, S. Peterson, L. McGreevy, J. Belfiore, S. McNutt, T. Deakin, A. Myers, J. Weinheimer, B. Jingleski, E. Bozovich, and C. Schmidt. Our iunior party, Like Purple was a swinging affair with the cafeteria decorated like an espresso house. Around this time, the new cheerleaders were selected with J. Celio, L. Mc- Greevy, and C. Hundzienski icaptainl representing our class. Those who assisted our winning track team were: Foley, Cadez, Cauthen, Snodgrass, Burchik, Gasper, J. Sedmak, G. Sedmak, Burgess, Scarton, Korba, Verona, Olenn, Hutton, Dunn, Ruggiero, J. Bell, Armstrong, Hervol, Anderson, Whirlow, Lamb, Subrick, and Grohal. The new Keystonians were chosen, and after a vibrant campaign, our senior officers were elected-President, T. Hervol, Vice-president, J. Dornan, Secretary, Kathleen Briar, and Treasurer, S. Wilkison, So ended our iumping iunior year under the guiding lights of Miss Hoch and Mr. Lucas. Then it came-the long-awaited, proverbial senior year! Only 275 of us now remained, but this was enough to make the Class of '62 an unforgettable one. Our new Student Council officers took over-Eigie Wilson, Ed Hundienski, Connie Budkey, and Susan McNutt. Our football team experienced its most successful season with the help of: Verona, Modrak, Subrick, Lamb, Dunn, Coligan, Maggi, Burgess, Armstrong, Whirlow, Schimansky, Foley, Sollon, Scarton, and Olenn. The biggest and best C.M.H.S. band up to now proudly marched down the field with the following seniors: Jackson, Stinespring, Gonglik, Coleman, Carazola, Petro, Thomas, V. Bell, Czarnecki, Albertini, Orben, Petracchi, Selva, Houghland, Jaap, Kosharsky, Korba, Smythe, Davis, Lemon, Gasper, Marcischak, Deakin, and Gingleski. Maiorettes, Dolores Matyuf and Sandy Lazor, along with colorguards, Patti McGrevin, Nellie Sobolewski, and Jean Dunlap, received flowers at their final performance as did the senior girl band members. This was a doubly- significant occasion as it marked the last C.M.H.S. band which would have Mr. Scarci's leadership. Our cross-country harriers brought Big Mac more trophies with the help of, Cauthen, Belfiore, Korba, G. Sedmak, J. Sedmak, Bartnick, Snod- grass, Sacco and Hervol. Autumn Enchantment was the most successful harvest dance held in our gym due to Mr. Coppola's expert assistance, Ted's barn, Kathy's pumpkins, and Jean's leaves. Our class continued along the beaten, or rather beatnik, path be presenting AIl Shook Up as our senior play presentation. This unique production's cast included: Houghland, Matyuf, Myers, Belfiore, Bethem, Rug- gerio, Chambers, McMurdy, Maggi, Sartori, McGrevin, McNutt, Verona, Hanna, J. Bell, Deakin, Celio, Briar, Miller, Wilkison, Orben, White, Esselstyn, Gingleski, and Subrick, Then came the winter sport season with our senior boys taking command. Our third place W.P.l.A.L. basketball team was led by Lamb, Rodinsky, Thornton, Veydt, and Anderson. Pritts, Wilson, Sacco, V. Bell, Olenn and Marchishak con- tributed greatly to our winning wrestling team. Remember our desperate attempts to make money without paying senior dues? We had dances, a skating party, ticket sale, and sold everything except our teachers. With the end of March came the evaluators-the people for whom Big Mac had been prepared since its opening. Ours was the class most de- pended upon by the administration to give a favorable impression. With spring comes what else but baseball? Assisting our team were: Supinsky, Leson, DeBee, Kappeler, Sollon, Alvino, Cherokee, Rodinsky, Swihart, Kennedy, and Bethem. Our sensational senior year is not yet over, some of the most eventful times will come in our last week which leads up to the receiving of our diplomas, and graduating into a new and exciting life, one full of hopes and dreams for the future. But no matter how far we may travel, no matter what we may do to add to this world, we will always remember our years as CMHS-the best years of our lives. We are the beginning of a new era, the results of the dreams of many edu- cators who worked and planned relentlessly to make Big Mac a reality. We are duly humbled with the presentation of the opportunity we have received. In truth, we are actually the first class Canon-McMillan has graduated-the first one groomed and grown together. For this, we are grateful. The bells that are so familiar to us no longer will ring in our ears. The hours we've spent here with our friends, in halls, in the gym, at lunch-the friendship and rivalries we have known-the victories and defeats-the maturing and learning-the patient men and women who have strived to teach us-will all be memories in a few days. 33 The world is now ours!! Jean Orben

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George Lemon Mike Leson Robert Lewis Dave Lifile -r- ' Paul Maggi John Marcischak 4'9 -E Diane Marin Joe Markovich Sally Martin