Chelsea High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Chelsea, VT)

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F. F. A. EWS Back Row, lofi fo righi: Baader Dofy, Edward Kuban. Gordon Hayward, Bill Biaiion, Bernard Ward, Michael Rushworih, Jonerhan Philbrick, John Blakeney. Fronf Row, lofi r'h'l':Ll'HkR'hdR J H dRbi'Sf M. o rug osne oo , IC ar ogers, amos aywar , o er var var, r Srevens, Brian Buifon, Roberf Sanborn, Nicholas Gilman, Bernard Doiy. At the beginning of the year we worked in the town wood' lot. We cut white birch logs, which we sold at Kenr1edy's mill. After pay- ing expenses, we cleared about 55100. We held our 7th Annual FFA Fun Night at the Chelsea Gym. We added several new games this year. It was a success and a profit was made. The Chelsea Chapter won the District chapter meeting con- test this year and are now entitled to try for the state Contest in Chapter meetings. We attended the Winter Carnival in Bradford and placed second. We lost to Bradford by 50 points. The score was 250 to 300. The Chapter had an exhibit at the Farm Show in Barre entitled The Farm Pond . We also entered in a new contest at the Farm Show, Milk Flavoring. The official team from Chelsea was Robert Svarfvar, Robert Sanborn, and Brian Button. YVe have just brought our Eastern States seed selling contest to a close. Our goal of S400 was nearly reached. Robert Svarfvar was high salesman and received 1075 of his sales. We purchased a new elec- tric grill for the purpose of selling hot dogs at the basketball games. Our sales increased as we expected they would. We had the honor of representing the State of Vermont at Eastern States Exposition with our Poultry Team. We are planning to attend the state judging contest in Burl-ington again this year and we hope we can win the sweepstakes again this year as we have in the past two years. Brian Button ' S9

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The Monitor Staff Back Row. left to right: Grace McFarlane, Juanita Hayward. Margaret Rogers. Mary Jane Button, Neil Kennedy, Richard Croft, Shirley Sleeper, Susan Burbank, Eve Ains- worth, Lois Kennedy. Front Row, left 'lo right: Rhoda Gilman, Donna Downing. Sylvia Hook, Joseph Bellefeuille, Mrs. Ladd, Virginia Taylor. Bonnie Roberfs. Mary Eddy and Shirley Kennedy. The Monitor began its third year of publication in September. Many schools exchanged papers with us this year. We were repre- sented at the Student Press Conference in November at Lyndon Teachers College. The publication date was set on Thursdays this year and Was sent out every two weeks. We sold subscriptions this year to meet our expenses. Many townspeople and alumni received copies of the Monitor. Mrs. Ladd was our advisor. She gave much of her time to discuss matters with the staff and assist us in many ways. Mr. Allen was our proofreader and gave much of his time to help us to get our paper out on time. In each issue we tried to include school news, editorials, articles written by students, jokes, quizzes or puzzles, poems and sports. The staff wishes to thank those that subscribed' to the Monitor, and hopes that they got enjoyment from our paper and will subscri'be next year. Virginia Taylor '60

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COMMERCIAL NEWS During the summer, major improvements were made in the com- mercial room. A school improvement committee, consisting of Joseph Edwards, as chairman: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dickinson, Vernon Hook, put in new fuorescent light-s and did the wiring, Rita Edwards, Ernest Kennedy, and Edith Burgess, raised the money for the improvements made in the commercial room. The School Improvement Committee, Commercial Department, raised the money through donations from the Alumni Association, the Student Council, the Class of 1958, and other individuals. Donald Ladd, Joseph Edwards, and Glenn Sanborn painted the room. Robert Burgess built the cabinets and a stand for the new elec- tric typewriter. He also put new linoleum on the tables and cabinets. A total of 35622 was received through generous donations of residents and friends of Chelsea. A total of S430 was used for the rewiring, lighting fixtures, and labor. The rest of the money was spent for cabi- nets, painting, linoleum, and labor. The commercial department has a tape recorder for its use in typing letters, memos, and manuscripts. It also has a new electric typewriter, which was purchased last spring. Gther machines that can be used in this department are the dictaphone, adding machine, mimeo- scope, mimeograph, hectograph, and calculating machine. A new paper cutter was purchased with money that was donated by Mrs. Gail Helmer. The Class of 1958 left a sum of money with which a new electric clock was bought for the commercial room. A new timer for tests was pur- chased with money that was raised in memory of Mrs. Barbara Dickin- son. a Sixty-word certificates in shorthand have been received by Shir- ley Sleeper and Eva Ainsworth. Mary Jane Button, Juanita Hayward, and Mary Eddy have received their 80-word certificates. Shirley Kenne- dy has received the 100-word pin in shofthand. The following have received their 10-minute Competent Typist Certificates: Grace Mc- Farlane Q43J , Mary Jane Button 133D , Shirley Sleeper C441 , Neil Kenne- dy C39J , and Eva Ainsworth C351 . Tony Perkins and Shirley Kennedy have received their 10-minute Competent Typist pins for passinga 10 minute writing each with 53 words a minute. Other awards won were O. G. A. pins by: Mary Eddy, Shirley Sleeper, Shirley Kennedy, Mary Jane Button, and Juanita Hayward. Junior O. A. T. Certificates were won by: Peggy Rogers, Neil Kennedy, Rubina Hayward, Tony Perkins, Mary Eddy, and Shirley Sleeper. Senior O. A. T. pins were won by: Lois Kennedy, Juanita Hayward, Eva Ainsworth, Mary Jane Button, Grace McFarlane, and Shirley Kennedy. ' Special notice should go to Shirley Kennedy of the Typing II Class who is typing 63 words a minute on a 5 -minute test. Tony Per- kins of the Ty-ping I Class is typing a very good 56 on a 5-minute writing. Mary Eddy '59