Conard High School - Seconian Yearbook (West Hartford, CT)

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May-june '56 Nvith the grueling experience of our First final exams, our sopho- more year came to an end, Those of us from the Annex will never forget the dead cats, legless birds, informal yard picnics, and in- vasions from the main building. Sept.-Nov. '56 After an active summer, we returned to Hall for ourjunior year. For the first time, our whole class was together in the main build- ing, where we enjoyed the use of the new girls' and boys, locker rooms, the addition to the cafeteria, and new music rooms. Our ring orders were taken, and the first pep assembly, conducted by our cheerleaders, helped support our teams. Lois Fisher, Ina Hurlbut, Bob Rubin, Sukie Standish, and Judy Wylot were made junior editors to Hallmarks, while Elsie Backman took her seat as secretary of the Student Council. Our new slate of officers, with Ed Hebb again president, Bob Swanson, vice-presidentg Nancy Kudriavetz, secretary, and Dick Larson, treasurer, took the reins. Soon our mock presidential election was held, in which Ike polled ZA of the votes. December T56 At the Christmas Concert, several members of our class made their debut with various vocal groups. Kay Froelich and joan St. Clair were featured in a girls' quartet while Brenda Huston and Priscilla Morrow soloed with the Girls, Glee Club. Pete Hanna represented the boys in a trio. Another highlight of the Concert was the tableaux accompanying the Manger story, in which Joy Hammer- lind and Linda Varsell participated. March '57 The Dance Club's Toes :gf the Town, a take-off on a TV variety show, featured Lynn D'Amato, Nancy johnson, and Janice Perry in ballet and tap routines, among other delightful numbers. Amid the excitement of a successful year, we were all deeply grieved to hear of Mr. Eric Norfeldt's death. Mr. Norfeldt had been the Director of Physical Education at Hall and Director of Athletics in Wlest Hartford. Arrfnzr and Old Lace, a farce on wholesale manslaughter and mer- riment, was selected as the next attraction to be presented by the Hall Players. Martha Brewster and Abby Brewster, nice old ladies of good deeds land murdersl, were portrayed by Donna Casavant and Ginny Billups respectively. The '57 Gaiety, with joy Hammerlind as historian, and Elaine Healy as ticket agent, consisted of 25 acts and over 80 participants, including a handful of courageous teachers. lt was a sellout and a smash hit. The proceeds from the production went to the Dance Club, Monitors Club, and Renaissance, among others. Our next fund-raising roject was the G'Share Their Fare Drive, for the benefit of our greign students. In addition to the sale of 250 colored tags, Hall had a lN'ork-Day rogram, which added S326 to the school funds, making a total ofPS928. 'fYou mean l made it! were the words of 63 excited juniors when Hzjghlzigfzls brought news oftheir election to the Hall Chapter of the National Honor Society. April 357 After months of hard work, the music and dance departments presented the most ambitious musical ever attempted on the Hall stage. Carousel, a two-act play, starred janet Anderson as julie, an Betty Craven, joan .t. Clair. and Barbara Shoor in other leading roles. Nlany outstanding numbers, such as, lfl Loved You and You'll Neyer Wialk Alone, will not soon be forgotten. 1 It 2 . Nancy Arnone. Becky Back. joan St. Clair. and Kay Froelirh sing in the Christmas Cfonct-rt Quartet. A Suspendctl NVarrior. The Dance Band at rehearsal. Bill Slot km-II and janet .Xntlc-rson at fhzrftutfl rr hears tl

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The Annex - , I V : EST XRIT Carol Schofield and Miss Brainard-Chest X-rays Bob Nathanson Science Fair XVinner. Ilit f liiistni is C onttrt of it SX? September '55 Ours was a class of pioneers. We were the largest class ever to enter Hall High, our grand total being 525. But how disappointed 130 of us were, at first, to find that we had been exiled to the Annex because of crowded conditions at the main building! It was not long, though, before our Sophomore Frolic fa first', at Hallj made the Annexites feel united with the rest of our class. The Annex, although part of Hall, organized its own Advisory Board, which consisted of Student Council representatives. alternates, and monitors. October '55 Despite the isolation of the Annex, Annexites made a clean sweep in c ass elections. Ed Hebb was elected president: Lois Fisher, vice- presidentg and Joy Hammerlind, secretary-treasurer. Later in October the Talent Show for the benefit of Dr. Herzig, whose home was destroyed in the Hood, was held. Soon our budding orators, Pam Chernoff and Bob Ludgin, entered the I Speak for Democracyw contest. November '55 In November our first assembly was held. The whole school was entertained by Kathy Flynn's baton twirling and Jane Hurwitz's cello playing to the accompaniment of Mark Goldman. They, along with other performers. helped to raise the rooffand also bring it downl! On Thanksgiving night our talented choir members, Bev Parks and Don Ramette, had the privilege of taking part in the production of Tosfa at the Bushnell. December '55 Since the Hall auditorium had been condemned, our annual Christmas Concert was held in the King Philip auditorium. Our Choir members, with candles in their hands, marched down the aisles singing their traditional opening hymn, Angels from the Realms of Glory. Other numbers, both serious and more light- hearted, were performed by the band, orchestra, and vocal groups. March '56 Show Big, put on by the Dance Club, featured Ragtime, Boogy, and the Blues. Participants from the class of A58 were Aviva Dubitsky, Bev Parks, and Janice Perry. The performance was so successful that the Dance Club received the compliment of being asked to repeat the entire show at Wethersneld High. Despite a foot of snow, the King Philip auditorium was packed for the 756 Gaiety, which depicted the 2035, the 4O's, and the Eresent era. Amid comedy acts and dancing, our famous team, lsie Backman and Donna Casavant, san their rendition of Good and Lonely. Other celebrities from our cfass were Aviva Dubitsky, Elsa Kaplan,Joanne McGrath,LIanice Perry, and Roberta Shapiro. April '56 'WVhen more people participate in government, government be- comes more representative of the peo le's wishes. This was the slogan for Civic Day of '56. Nancy Kucliiavetz was our representa- tive to the Civic Day Planning Committee. Nancy, along with Bob Ludgin, was also fortunate enough to be elected to the Town Council. Jane Seideman and JerryTrecker were appointed to the Board of Education, and ten other sophomores filled appointed positions. A great honor was brou ht to our class when Bob Nathanson be- came the winner ofthe iorthern Connecticut Science Fair. As a reward, Bob was sent to Oklahoma for a week, where his project won third prize in the nationwide contest! 52

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Europe here we come, shouted Lois Fisher and Nancy Kud- riavetz upon hearing of their acceptance to the American Field Service Program for a summer abroad. This was the first time two students from one class at Hall had ever been accepted for the A.F.S. Program. Hall's traditional Civic Day approached, with more than half of the ofiices blled bv 'uniors. Servin on the Town Council were . J 8 joy Hammerlind and Ed Hebb. On the Board of Education were jane Avery and Judy Cosham. The Town Clerk was Dave Schorer. One ofthe high points of Civic Day was the sneak previews ofthe plans for Conard by the post-holders. lt was reported, and later confirmed, that 6272 of the faculty were going to Conard while 3892 were to remain at Hall. May ,57 Once again our class was proud of Bob Nathanson when he won first place in the Science Fair. This time he went to Los Angeles, where he received honorable mention for his exhibit. Charlie Donnelly's band was hired, the dragons were hung over the balcony, and the mood was set. Our Junior Prom, Oriental Holidayf, was a great success, thanks to the work of Lois Fisher and her committees, under chairmen Elsie Backman, Donna Casavanthjanet Nlorley, Dave Schorer, and Hugh VValling. High- lights prediction that Ed Hebb and Donna Casavant would be king and queen came true as they took their seats on the fan- shaped thrones. Before summer vacation began, the newly formed Conard Advisory Board succeeded in choosing Pow-Wow as the name of the Conard newspiper, red and gray as Conard colors, Chieftains as the mas- cot, an ten as the number of Conard cheerleaders. Elsie Backman and Nancy Kudriavetz were made co-captains ofthe cheerleading squad, supported by Donna Casavanthlanet Folkins, and Marcia Smith from our class. The last of our group activities as juniors was our Spring Concert, spotlighting 500 participants. june '57 At the end of June Vic Castellani, Ed Hebb, Ed Kostin, Bob Ludgin, Bev Parks, and Dave Schorer spent a week at The Uni- versity of Connecticut representing Hall at Girls' and Boys, State. Bev made her trip even more impressive by being elected Governor of Girls' State, September '57 On a bright September day, we, now seniors, proudly entered our new high school where we were given a hearty welcome by Mr. Weyland over the new intercommunication system. Besides getting lost in the huge mass of two years of construction work, we found many new conveniences and modern facilities at Conard-lan- guage labs equipcped with tape rccordin machines, a stage in the speech room, an the largest high schooi gym in Connecticut-to mention a few. After the first da 's of adjustment, plans for our senior year got underway, The Gonard steering committee, formed during our junior year, served as a temporary Student Council in handling our immediate problems. Soon our Class rings, bearing the new Conard crest, again decked our fingers. Nancy Kudriavetz was chosen editor-in-chief of our yearbook, with Joan St. Clair as her assistant. 54