Clairton High School - Clairtonian Yearbook (Clairton, PA)

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Senior officers, left to right, Mary Lou Vitori, Annette Monroe, Mark Nagy, Lois Kiggins. class of l95O glances at the past OFFICERS Mary Lou Vitori Annette Monroe Lois Kiggins Mark Nagy Mrs. John Young The seniors of i950 have accomplished their life's primary task. They have passed through the molding hands of the school and are about to start on the long road ly- ing before them. Although this trip will be difficult, all seniors have been prepared to compete with the progressing world since their first day in grade school. They started out by learning along with the fundamentals of arithmetic, gram- mar, and reading, the technique of co- operating with their classmates, a skill ne- cessary to living in a civilized world. In iunior high school they were given their first opportunity to unite and elect offi- cers who governed the activities of the school. Junior high also introduced them to the basic forms of more complicated sub- iects like science and algebra. After the big jump into high school they exercised the knowledge they had gained in the lower grades. Here they met new faces, and were challenged to com- pete as well as cooperate with their class- i 1 6 . President Vice-Presiclent Secretary Treasurer Faculty Sponsor mates. This experience they enjoyed in en- gineering such events as the iunior-senior prom, council elections, Career Night, and senior play and banquet. Everyone had to work together to make them successful. On Commencement Night it will be difficult for graduates to comprehend that they will no longer be connected with Clair- ton High activities. It is then that the enioy- able hours spent in decorating for the prom, rehearsing for the senior play, practicing for the forensic contests, and cheering the football, basketball and swimming teams to victory have to become only fond memories. In leaving high school some graduates look ahead to further education in college while others will move directly into iobs. No matter which course they take, there will be opportunities for all. The turn of the century is opening new fields for progress and members of the class of T950 are in a position to take advantage of this. The 1950 graduates can succeed, they have a strong weapon in their favor-their public school education.

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seniors lead C 5 into year of progress NANCY ACHTZEHN Nanc Academic Chorus 2, 3, 4, Girls' Ensemble 45 forensics 2, bas- ketball 4, volleyball 2, 3, 4, bowl- ing 2 overflows with musical talent loves sports at Slip- pery Rock she'll learn how to give Miss Hess competition. SHIRLEY ACHTZEHN Shirl Commercial Student Council 3, vice-president 4, senior play, Chorus 2, 3, 41 Girls' Ensemble 35 forensics 2, Commercial Club 2, 3, 4 . . . has always worked to better CHS . .. chooses to become a good housewife. CLEVELAND ADAMS Jay Vocational Auto Shop Junior Council, shop basketball , .. wants to become an automobile mechanic or to join the army . .. it doesn't matter which, just so he gets rich quick. MAXINE ADAMS Max Academic Chorus 24 volley- ball 2, 3, basketball 2, 3, 4 amuses herself with dancing she does do a mean bop for a change, she likes to skate will probably be o beautician. ANTONIO ALFONSI Tony Academic . .. football 2 .. . his first love is playing football he is a loyal Pirate fan .. . he hates to walk would like to become a first-rate pilot but expects to work in the mill. WILLIAM ANSELM Lips Academic Band 2, 3, 4, Trumpet Trio 2, 37 Orchestra 4 . . . leaves his music long enough to do some tinkering with gasoline en- gines .. . will cash in on his trum- pet talent and ioin a swing band. 54 RONALD APPETTA Ron Vocational Auto Shop shop basketball has a great desire to own a Cadillac convertible likes to hunt deer and to go swim- ming . .. doesn't look forward to getting up early. JOHN ARNOLD Bo Academic football 2, 3, 4, basketball 2, 3, co-captain 4, track 2 a speed demon on the field and a record-making high-scorer on the floor wants to play for some college says his brain prefers physical effort. NADINE ARNOLD Deanie Academic Librarian 2, 3, 4, Dramatic Workshop, Nurses' Club 4, Thespians 21, volleyball 2 secretly yearns to study dramatics but has arranged to enter nur- sing school likes books, music and spaghetti. FLORENCE BANDINI Flo Commercial ... volleyball, bas- ketball 3, 4, newspaper 3, Klair- ton Klicks 2 would like to be an air hostess working out of Washington . . . likes to dance, swim, and have a good time. CORELL BARNES Commercial . . . expects to attend business school and follow that up with a job cooking, sew- ing, reading, and playing the piano are her hobbies she dislikes nightwork and noisy people. MARY LOUISE BARNES Mary Lou Academic assistant editor, Annual, newspaper 2, 3, 4, Col- lege Club she's mostly quiet, but she holds her own in an argu- ment she plans to attend col- lege and maior in iournalism.