Chestertown Central School - Panther Yearbook (Chestertown, NY)

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A DARK LIBRARY, THE WHISPER OF SECRET PANELS, A BLOODY KNIFE, A BLINDING FLASH - - MURDER! - - OUR Senior play

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DIM LIGHTS, SOFT MUSIC, GENTLY BLOWING STREAMERS, THE SMELL OF APPLE BLOSSOMS, A KING, A QUEEN - - OUR ‘Junior Prom

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History Variations on a theme by Grimm The Fifteen Dancing Students Once upon a time there was a king who had 3 daughters and 12 sons. Each evening he noticed that their shoes were worn out. The king was mystified and could think of no explanation, so he sent out a proclamation saying that any one who could discover where they went each day might choose one to be his husband or wife. If he failed he was to forfeit his life. Many tried, but in vain. One day a prince arrived at the palace and offered to take the risk. Having been given a cloak to make himself invisible, he felt quite safe. The next morning with his cloak on he had a most fascinating experience. At 8:30 the prince was amazed to see that the eldest son, followed by his brothers and sisters, lifted a trap door underneath his bed. The 15 descended, into a beauti- ful fairyland of mountains, luscious pine trees and brick school buildings. The prince followed them to a school called Chestertown Central. For the last twelve years they had been dancing through school. They waltzed through the first 6 grades turning here and there—things going smoothly and normally. However, they stumbled a little when they took the steps up to the 2nd floor to enter 7th grade where they fell into high school life. Having departmental classes, electing officers and having class activities was quite a change from their previous years of schooling. The eighth grade ended with regents examinations and graduation. It was a relatively short foxtrot and when they entered the 9th grade as freshmen the rhythm became more complex and changed to a tango. Being high school students each planned his own program and the class split into commercial and academic sections. As juniors, they received beautiful class rings just in time for the big event--The Junior Prom. In the Senior year discussions with Mr. Baldo, the guidance counselor, took place and college applications went out. Others started thinking about jobs and enlisting in the service. Most of the time during their senior year they were working on the yearbook. Besides work- ing on this publication they produced the annual senior play. After doing many variations to the tango, they completed high school. And so it came that they danced their shoes to pieces. The prince was delighted and promptly told the king. He was now right- fully qualified to choose a wife, but he refrained from doing this. He was so pleased with the things each had learned--such as cooperation, working to- gether and keeping in step, that he wanted them all to keep learning and to put their knowledge to work. So he presented each of them with a diploma of opportunity.