Derby High School - Crimson Yearbook (Derby, CT)

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Presentations Durmg th1s br1ef 1nterm1ss1on we the class of 1958 would l1ke to express ou1 apprec1at1on to you our audlence by leavmg the followmg men1entos OUR PARENTS are the rec1p1ents of our thanks for the1r understandlng and gu1dance durmg the past four years THE BOARD OF EDUCATION? FSCQIVGS blueprlnts for a new h1gh school To the FACULTY we leave the memor1es of the eventful days that we spent 1n Derby H1gh School To DR O HARA we bequeath h1s own placement bureau to s1mpl1fy h1s h1r1ng of new te lchers MR HEFP ERNAN 1S left a Un1vac machme to process all excuses brought 1n by students To MISS BARRETT we leave a renovated shower room MISS' BOTTI IS bequeathed an 1deal Freshman homeroom MRS BOTSFORD lS left all the fatlures 1n our cookmg classes To MR BYRNE we leave an extraordlnarllv eff1c1ent secretary To MR CLANCX we bequeath a modern gym MR CHROMIK lS left a new double breasted su1t Cthey re comlng backb MISS D AI ESSIO 1S bequeathed a class of A +students MR D AMBROUOSO IS the proud rec1p1ent of a megaphone for use ln S1Xth per1od study MISS DEMPSEY 1S w1lled an explos1ve proof chemlstry lab To MRS DARGON we leave a motorlzed cart to lessen the load of books she carr1es from class to class MR DE FRAINCISCO IS bequeathed therefore then a new baseball dlamond MISS GARNSLY IS w1lled more ads for the Lookout To MISS GIBBS we leave the best of health A modern art stud1o 1S left to MR KELLY A surplus of money 1S glven MR KOVAL to 1nsure the h1r1ng of future student busses MR MARTOINE IS left a nervous cond1t1on from h1s Dr1versEducat1on Course We leave to MR MAS a room he can call h1s own MR MIKULICS IS w1lled a football team that can reta1n the Blumenthal trophy MISS IVIOLSICK IS left students who can complete thter work IH the t1me allotted A band w1th ever ready lnstruments 1S left to MR NATALE To MR PALMUCCI we leave a buzz saw to help h1s students keep the1r rnarglns even To MR. COSS we leave a solid gold sign reading 1789.

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play See1ng Double Those who took part were Dorls Luc1ano Mar1lyn Block James Kozak Barbara Ryan Joan Wakeman Rosal1ndCafasso Arlene Lanz1er1 Eleanore Sobln Maureen Klley Margaret Rossett1 Mary Lou Klrouac Paullne Genga and Henry Svehlak These pople d1d afme Job 1n portraymg the1r parts under the able d1rect1on of M1ss Ehzabeth Dempsey Joseph Kapusta and W1ll1am Lawler set up the scenery w1th the eff1c1ency of sk1lled stage hands One of the longest and probably most well attended assembl1es was the Jolnt Derby Shelton v1ctory assembly held on December ll We had many guest speakers at th1s assembly but probably the most 1mportant to us on that day was Mr Blumenthal who was to present us w1th the trophy Those who deserved congratulatlons for taklng part 1n the assembl1es throughout the year were Robert Gorman Rosal1nd Cafasso Mary Ann Tagl1avento Joseph Moore Dane Hassan and Joan Fasclano Two of the most popular clubs 1n whlch the semors held offlce were the Future Teachers and the Future Nurses Clubs The off1ces of Presldent and Treasurer respectwely 1n the Future Nurses Club were held by Mary Ann Taghavento and Joyce C1r1llo In the Future Teachers Club Mary Lou Klrouac f1lled the pos1t1on of Presldent and Eleanore Sobln Treasurer The chorus started regular rehearsals and elected offlcers r1ght away R1chard Culmo swept the Presldency of the s1ng1ng group Joyce C1r1llo the Vlce Pres1dency and Margaret Rossettl Treasury In January Rosallnd Cafasso the edltor of the Lookout rece1Ved the D A R Good C1t1zensh1p Award Dur1ng the same month we held our Sen1or Dance called June 1n January w1th Mary Ann Tagllavento and Henry Svehlak as co chalrman The dance was a great success Basketball season commenced and we were well represented wlth Ph1l1p Donofr1o ably leadmg Joseph Scarpa Joseph Trlbunella Joseph Loverm1 Joseph Emma and Joseph Moore We ended the season w1th a 9 7 record thereby qual1fy1ng for the State Tournament On May 16 our Prom the blggest soclal event of our Sen1or year was held at the New lrv1ng School The boys were clad 1nthe1r formal attlre and the glrls 1n thelr pretty gowns of pastel shades whlch blended 1n w1th the colorful array of decoratlons Much of the success was attrlbuted to the flne work of the co chatrmen Margaret Rossettl and Robert Gorman It was a n1ght to remember Soon we were ln the month of June Along w1th the excltement of our fmal exams we awa1ted the arr1val of Class Nlght whlch was held on June 9th Many thanks were glven to Rosal1nd Cafasso and Rlchard Culmo co chalrmen of th1s commlttee for thelr d1l1gent efforts 1n mak1ng th1s affa1r one that w1ll be remembered for many years to come On June 19th our goal was reallzed Graduatlonl Followlng the trad1t1on set by the prevlous class our exerclses were held outslde at Coon Hollow Park Our parents and many of our frlends attended thls 1mpress1ve commencement ceremony The speeches and addresses dellvered by the class speakers were rece1ved w1th enthuslasrn As the words of the last speaker faded 1nto the oncommg tw1l1ght our rehearsals whlch had taken four years had also come to an end Now we were ready to play our roles 1n the real product1on on the stage of l1fe ' U . ,, . . . ' .v n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , - . , . 2 1 1 1 , . 1 J ' 1 , 1 1 J - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 at ' 11 - ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' - , . I . . . 1 : J 1 ' J - J 1 . . 1 . . 1 - . . ----H - 1

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Better health in the future is left to MR. RYAN. MISS SHUGRUE is the owner of a new detention pad. Live specimen for biology classes are left to MISS VITA LI. To MR. VITELLO we leave an economics Class, all of Whom have the habit of squinting MRS VFLLACA lb wllled 1 full tlme errand boy The FRESHIVIAIN. CLASS IS left the wonder and ant1e1p'1t1on that the three future years holds IH store for them To the SOPHOIXIORE CLASS the respon1b1l1ty that accompanles the status upperclassmen The IUNIOR CLASS all the des1rable qualltles essent1al or good leadersh1p Our SENIOR CLASS fondest memorles of the past four years and the fulhlment and accompllshment of all future hopes and plans NANCY BARRY sadly leaves beh1nd the Wonderful memorues of her semor year To NANCY BEAVER S slster Lynn Nancy leaves her seat ln Ralph Vaecaro s bus MARILYN BLOCK proudly bestows her glggles to some JUULOT g1rl who IS as s1lly as she THOMAS BOMBA rellnqmshes to Mr Martone hls talent and ab1l1ty for dr1v1ng FRANK BUNOSSO regretfully entrusts h1s s1ght to Joseph D Amaro W 1ll1am Chllds stands to lnherlt JAMES BULTER S low typmg table ROSALIND CAFASSO w1ll1ngly cedes her 8 O5 a rn runs through the green her cousln Joey MARY CHILDS bequeaths to some deservxng glrl vuth talent and ablllty the honor of becommg a majorette Some future trustworthy semor recelves JOYCE CIRILLO S poslton as treasurer 1n Mr Vttello s Economlcs class EDWARD COPPOLA proudly presents hls football helme to a deservmg freshman PATRICIA CROSLEH ylelds her seat 1n Mr Chromlk s class to Ba bara lgnatowskl RICHARD CULMO wlllmgly g1V6S hls car to anyone that l1kes to walk GLORIA CUOMO entrusts her worn tvpmg eraser to a future senlor who may need It PAUL DAVIS hands down to some deservlng Junlor hls vslnrung season 1n gym IOHN DE FELICE. bestows hls abllltx to th1nk ln 9nd perlod eeonlmlcs to a future economlst Roberta Xkerner IS the lucky reelplent of XIARIANTONIA DE ROSX Sslgned ttrdx sllps DARLLNL DIMON leaves her majorette boots and baton to sonre futuxe majorette Do othy Cwallnskl wlll now have TEDDI DLI GOLECKI S xxormes on the subject of flndlng ads for the Lookout PHILIP DONOFRIO rellnqulshes h1s 1b1l1tx to bother Nr X1telloabCut basketball pr letlct to Deadue Ioe Cafasso I , A , ' L - ' ', , Y C . ' 3 . 'of I Y 1 ' ', , , ' 3 . , , . ' . . , I ' ' : . . to , . , . . , . I . . , . Q . . . . . r . 7 ' ' v v 1 A ,, A. H . , Y, , ' ' V' . ' Y' - ' '1- . - I. ., , A 1. . I .L s ' 1 Y' K '