Cheshire High School - Key Yearbook (Cheshire, CT)

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Class History Try to remember how things were back in 1963. Remember? We were all freshmen then. Young and naive ninth graders try- ing to grope through the halls of C.H.S. We can't recall much of our freshman year, except perhaps those dreaded Monday morning earth science tests. Or maybe we recall trying to crack', the forgotten combinations to those gym lockers. We made lots of mistakes, like taking a shortcut across the Senior Walk. Or maybe we even followed some helpful upperclass- man's directions, and off we went looking for the elevator to the second floor! Our big social function of the year was our freshman dance. We all agreed it would have been great if those Big juniors didn't crash it. Our freshman class officers, President Dave Schrumn, Vice-president Sue Loonam, Secretary Janice Lyon, and Treasurer JoAnn Harper, tried their best to unite our class. The next three years were to prove they had done a good job. We left our freshman year a little weary after finals, but we knew summer would help us recover. We returned to school in September of '64 as Big SOPHO- MORES. We really felt quite mature to know that we were no longer the babies of the school. However, the upperclassmen still believed we were only kidsf' What the girls probably re- member most about their sophomore year was their first expe- rience with dissecting all sorts of goodies in biology. We espe- cially enjoyed our dissections of grasshoppers when we were served our specimens fried!! Of course, being sophomores, we had a natural hostile attitude toward the juniors. This feud was to last and grow through the next couple of years to the tune of Juniors Rot. Sophomore year also brought with it many boys first attempts at Cheshire Varsity sports. Though they were only beginners, the boys showed the promise that was to give them winning teams in the end. Our sophomore class oflicers did a great job of preparing our class for its next two important years. Dave Schrumn held his office as president, Sue Loonam also served a second term, as vice-president, JoAnne Harper kept her favorite C?D job of collecting dues, Kathy Walsh took the notes and Cathy Loonam planned our social events. We all looked forward to our sophomore summer, happily saying good- bye to geometry! After two months of rest, we Hnally returned to school as upperclassmen. The first thing we did upon returning to school was elect our officers. Joe Webb was our new president, Paul Swem was elected vice-president, Kathy Walsh kept her job as secretary, JoAnne Harper continued her work with the money, and Kathy Belvin was elected our new social chairman. As a sign of our achievement we received our junior rings. Oddly enough, they all looked the same C?! J. Our disagreement with 15 fafgaa OPHONORES , 4-'Z' 7 26171 l ,PQ ij, X V' - . 5-is 1 'r' 45 Jg 9 lmd fgq L 'Q f .. ,JL ll ... X .l li'Xs 'kv' j 9' if r las if l Q1 il, ll if is . aj M 1,1 j, ll p, j ii. 7- ,5259 'iw 554.7251 sf si' wk. ' if 1: -, . ---3'-if I 1' 5 . i diff? lm-Q-.2 f -xv,.g,1' If 1 ' ff. ' fi- J: I ' HC. .'l','ff . J- ,wil H: n' wp, K

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',. . sl 'W Class Officers X i J . -f X' of A V ' Mi-Z 'f4' XJXH:-., 'exg W S ,ami -aw PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Graduation from high school is a milestone in our lives. For some it is a time to start out on their own. For others, it is merely the beginning of even more education. But for all it is the end of a beginning. I.et's stop for a moment and reflect. Consider how cooper- ative our class has been when faced with an obstacle. We turned proms into memorable occasions, magazine drives into record breakers, and plays into profit-makers. We took trage- dies bravely. We produced powerful sports teams. We put stu- dents in some of the best colleges in the nation. Yes, stop and reflect' in our past accomplishments, but don't stop for good. Our graduation is the end of one phase, but only the end of the beginning of out lives. It is time to get out into the world and put to use what we have learned. We are fortunate to have the honor to be called the 1967 graduates of an excellent high school. Best of luck to each and every one of you. PAUL SWEM 14 xr' .vi First Row: Social Chair- man-Kathy Belvin, Trea- sury-Jo-ann Harper, Sec- retary-Kathy Walsh. Sec- ond Row: Vice- President -jon Holt, President- Paul Swern.

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liars? QE jf Mag J, if , Q5 , lx j H -l I If i' - Q XL-l ., , QSM WL! ' W -c, ,- 4 I ,lg-5 . All our Nuioweeu, i N l- unfij In ' i V 6, it xii., l ON THE Samoa WALK .... -Q X iii filgtiit iftpi ll 1' fl i .ff T l jl .X A ijlm, ,j li , fl I 1 .IH ..,-. the seniors had grown into a regular feud by now. We still can't quite figue out how that big pile of snow was dumped in the middle of the senior walk. Oh well, I guess it will always be a mystery! Cright Stone Brakers?D There are many things which remain in our minds about our junior year. How could we ever forget chemistry!!! Especially those poor students who handed in their OPX'S on confetti paper! Well anyway, by mid- terms most of us had given up on chemistry, and our brains began working on a more pleasant subject: The Junior Prom. After much debate, we decided our theme would be Carouself' We also decided to be the first class ever to have a popular band, The Vandells, play for us. Through much hard work our prom was the greatest ever. No one even tried to ride the Carousel! After the prom, time flew. Before we knew it, sum- mer vacation had come again. No one was unhappy to return to school in September be- cause we had finally made it. We were UTHE SENIORST To lead our class we chose Paul Swem as president, Jon Holt as vice-president, Kathy Walsh as secretary, JoAnne Harper as treasurer, and Kathy Belvin as social Chairman. As it turned out, out last year was the best. We all have so many senior memories. To start the year off right, our senior laden football team gave Cheshire its best record in years. Almost every Satur- day there was a victory party at jacks. The Cross Country team, also filled with seniors, won the Housatonic League championship. One very odd thing happened in the fall. Around Halloween time, it seemed that all the pumpkins in town disappeared and ended up in the oddest place: the senior court. Some people claim they saw the seniors climbing over the school roofs with bundles of pumpkins. But we can't see how this ever could have happened C?!D After Halloween, we all looked forward to the big Homecoming weekend. With our 37 to 6 trounce of Lyman Hall, and our gaining of both beanpots, the weekend was a great success. The king was Paul Pasqualoni and the queen, Kathy Loonam, the court was Susan Loonam, Eaul Swem, Mike Votto, Mark Kuhn, Linda Ernst, Nancy Kelley, Lee Moulton, and Kathy Belvin. We all missed the Saturday games and week- day meets for awhile, but basketball was on the way. With December, we all looked forward to Christmas. For the first time, the Student Council sponsored a hall decorating contest among the classes. It was generally agreed that we seniors did have the more sophisticated decorations, but the mod juniors had the more spectacular ones. Oh well, at least the senior court- yard looked its best in years. How did that tree ever grow over- night anyway? Some say it came the same way the pumpkins did. Well, it showed our Christmas spirit anyway. january flew by. February brought with it our senior prom, Frosted Fantasy. The N.A.I.F. livened the night. We all ar- rived home around three Ca.m. or p.m.?D. After the senior 16