Chartiers Houston High School - Charconge Yearbook (Houston, PA)

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Dedication MRS. CA RMEN PORCARO Sarah As a means of expressing our deepest appreciation for the many services rendered to our school, we, the members of the senior class, dedicate this 1952 issue of the Char- conge to Mrs. Carmen Porcaro. Mrs. Porcaro, better known to all the faculty and students as Sarah, is the secretary of Chartiers Town- ship. Day by day, Sarah capably carries out the numerous tasks, large and small, which lead to the efficient functioning of Chartiers High School. Many of us fail to recognize the tremendous part she plays in making our school life happy and successful. In the midst of a busy day, Sarah is always willing to take time out to be helpful to each and every stu- dent who comes into the office. Sarah re- ceives all outside callers in a very gracious manner and is well remembered as the cheer- ful secretary with a warm-hearted smile. We take this opportunity to thank you, Sarah.

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Foreword Charconge is the title of the senior yearbook published each school year. The name, as given by Thelma Bennet Reed in a student yearbook naming con- test, signifies living together in Chartiers. The Charconge portrays through the efforts of the Senior Editorial and Business Staffs a pictorial life of a year at Chartiers High. Table of Contents Introduction ,... ....... 2 Dedication ,... . ,...... 4 Editorial ...,..... ....... 5 Alma Mater ..,,.........,......,,... ...t,.. 6 ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Administration ...,................,.. .......... 8 Faculty ..,...,........,,....,.,., ......,. 9 -I I Board of Education ,,.,.,.,'l2 SENIORS Senior Ofticers ...,. ........,.. I 4 Seniors ..4........... ,,.... I 5-25 UNDERCLASSMEN Junior Class ..........., ....,. 2 8-29 Sophomore Class ..,... ......., 3 0 Freshman Class ...,.. ..,,.... 3 I Eighth Grade 4..,.,.. M32 Seventh Grade ...,.. 4.4...., 3 3 ACTIVITIES Charconge ..... ....,... 3 6 Buccaneer .. ..,... ..4..37 Band ,........... ..,,.. 3 8-39 Glee Club ....,.,,. ....... ..,..... 4 O Hi-Y Club .........,.......,...,. ,.,..... 4 I Senior Tri-Hi-Y Club .i,.,.. ...i.... 4 2 Junior Tri-Hi-Y Club .,.,... t....,. 4 3 Sub Deb .,,....,. ....,..,i .,.,.... 4 4 Student Council .,,..,....,.. ......., Coronade ...........4....,...,........ ...4.... Junior and Senior Plays ........ .... ,... Librarian and Teen Talk , ........,, .....,., Hall Patrol and Fire Wardens ., 45 48 49 Medical Staff . ......................,.... ,..,... , 50 51 52 Bus Drivers and Custodians .,I.. ..... , ,53 54 Cheerleaders ..,...,.,......,,......... ,.,,,.. SPORTS Football .,..I ...... 5 6-57 Basketball .,.... ...,.. 5 8-59 Wrestling ,... ...... 6 0-6'l Baseball ..,..... ...,... 6 2 ADVERTISEMENTS .,., ....,,,, 6 5 3

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The C0-Editors Speak I am a Senior! When you hear some- one use that phrase you can always detect an air of satisfaction and pride. Maybe there will be a sigh of relief added, for it has been a long tough climb, up the steep and slippery hill of education. Some of us may have slipped back a step once or twice, but there was always the goal of a high school graduation shining brilliantly in the future urging us on. Now we are about to obtain that goal. We can look back over the past few years, and even though there have been a few tough spots, l believe most of us can say that it was worth each and every minute. For some of us this will end our scholastic career, others of us will go on into institutions of higher education. But no matter which course we choose to take we will never forget the good times and fun we had at Chartiers. For those days we have spent at Chartiers are the ones we will look back on for many years to come. lnsiqnificant little things that hap- pened will stick in the back of our minds and big, important matters will stay inscribed in our memories forever. The excitement of pep meetings, football, basketball, wrestling matches and dances, all provided thrills ga- lore-enough to last us a lifetime. There is no doubt about it, those are the most impor- tant days of our lives. The administration and faculty will not be forgotten. For without their help, guid- ance, and friendship we would not be pre- pared to make the tremendous step which now faces us. Sometimes they may have seemed to bear down a little, but I believe we can all see that it was for the best. Through- out the months and years we have spent under their direction they have become not just teachers doing their jobs, but friends diligently and patiently helping and giving us those extra little pushes when needed. You might say we have reached the cli- max in the play entitled My Life. All the events have been leading up to this climax throughout the play so far. The play has been interesting, exciting, happy, a bit dramatic in spots, and has had few sad scenes. But this play promises many interesting scenes yet to come. The world is getting more complex day by day. Atomic bombs and iet airplanes were never heard of by the high school senior twenty years ago, and who knows what the next score will bring. What happens in the next twenty years will depend on the seniors of today. That is what we have been work- ing and studying for, to be able to take over the responsibilities of a modern world and to keep it growing to a better and more peaceful place in which to live. Dona Worstell Bob Hissom