Donora High School - Dragon Yearbook (Donora, PA)

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Good oholarship, ports Competition and ooializinv' Row l fleft to right!-Joseph Majoris, Yolanda Mendarino, Frank Marran, Pat McCarthy, Alice McClusky. Row 2 1 Leah McPherson. Charles McCue, Dolores Mihalic, Mary Ann Medved, Edward Mer- ritt, Patricia Mesher. Loretta Migliori. Row 3-Robert Mihalko. Marg- aret Miller. Audrey Nemish. lrene Nestor. William Nobili, Armand Oliveri, Francis Osleger. Row 4 - Donald Ostrander. LaVerne Pandrock. Jean Parrish. john Payton, Pat Payton, john Perri, Mary Louise Perry. Row 5 - Steve Poklemba, James Posey, Marvin Preston. Ed- ward Pykosh, Edna Mae Rahe. Minnie Ramirez, Melvin Repka. Row 6-Donald Ritchie, Ron- ald Ritchie. Gary Roberts. Lois Robinson, jean Rock, Edith Romantino, Charles Ross. Row 7-Elaine Rudiriec. Will- iam Russell. George Sadler, Rudy Sampler, Virginia Sanko, Del- phine Sanzi, Sandy Sarantinos. Row 8-Louis Scalise, Barbara Schumacher, Joseph Scott, John Shark, john Shark, Frank Sloan. Augustine Smith. Row 9 - Jerry Snyder, Nina Snyder. William Spurling, Dol- ores Stevenson, james Stewart. Paul Stofa, Robert Stofa. Row 10-Marge Stunda, Mer- cedes Suarez. Trudy Supp. Walt- er Talbert. Charles Vaira, Eugene Varosky, Ralph Vasko. Row 11--Andy Wazny, Frank Weir, Louis Welsh, Euris White, Richard White. Louise Widzis- zewski, Lester Wiles. Row 12-Janet Witek. Richard Wilson, Rose Yocolano. Sylvia Zomber, Florence Zukow. La ,, pug UW, EQ'

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Wave of Education Envelops Juniors J unior il'RllDY SUPP S.-XM PERRY . ,. NIICLYIN REPKX , , . , EDITH RONI.-XNTINO .. As the waves of education lapped against the speeding S. S. Dragon the juniors aboard gathered arotmd the rail to picture in the changing swirling waters the school events of their eleven years. The tttrbtilency of the whirlpool was rem- iniscent of those early jtinior high days with new schedules, activities. teachers-the excite- ment of May Crowning. the Legion Award selection of Carl lfetkenhour and Marianne Krajnik and the promotion exercises which sent them along a few more knots in their educational jottrney. See the huge roller coming in! How like the newness which engulfed the cubs or sopho- mores as they strove to move along through tenth year with whole-hearted enthusiasm over contributing Trudy Supp and Edith Roman- tino as cheerleaders and sponsoring a big noisy class party as part of the social calendar of the school year. As the ship sailed into calmer waters the assured self-possession that was theirs as jun- iors became apparent. lVith several campaign- ing for class offices the juniors had the thrill of indicating their preference by electing Sam Uflicers Treasurer , ,. President .. Vice-President . ,. ,, Secretary Perry, president: Melvin Repka, vice-presi- dent: secretary Edith Romantino and Trudy Supp, treasurer. Under the leadership of these officers junior Tea Dances were sponsored, and the junior-Senior Prom was enjoyed with true class pride as the junior officers led the Grand March. When the winds ruffled the sea in their journey the sound and fury of the exhilarating waves carried back echoes of a boisterous excit- ing evening when homerooms vied with each other in competitive games at the annual Class Party. Breezes blew sounds of l,i'l Abners Qas Bill Isaacs, Chuck Vaira, Carl Fetkenhourj running from their Daisy Maes fI.orraine Duda, Marcine Doyle and Joanne Adamuskoj at the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance and in the splash of the water resounded the applause heaped upon the all junior cast in its first dramatic venture. As the ship drops anchor to discharge sen- iors of the farewell evem of accepting the pick and the lamp as symbols of seniority for the approaching lap of the journey terminate junior day dreaming and emphasizes the prac- ticality of their responsibilities.

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S. S. DECEMBER I-Thanksgiving Vacation Ends 5-Basketball Game Donora at Washington 6-Senior Sleighride Dance I I-junior Government Day Banquet I2-Student Council Variety Show I8-G.A.L. Christmas Party I9-Chorus' Christmas Program I9-Christmas Vacation Begins Homeroom Christmas Parties .IAN UARY 5-Christmas Vacation Ends First Dance of '53 7-Basketball Game Donora at Charleroi 9-Basketball Game Monongahela at Donora I2-Tri-Hi-Y Movie I9-Basketball Game Donora at Monessen 20-Inaugural Day Holiday 21-Football Banquet 26-Legion Oratorical Scholarship Tryouts 27-Basketball Game Charleroi at Donora FEBRUARY 5-Senior Class Play I0-Basketball Game Monessen at Donora I2-Language Club Party I3-Dancing Club Assembly 23-Student Council Banquet MARCH 26-G.A.L. Playnight 30-Ken Foster Assembly A PRIL p I-Easter Vacation I0-junior Class Play I6-Chorus Concert MAY I9-Senior Banquet 24-Baccalaureate 22-Senior Class Day 29-Commencement Dragon Lo All the ship's assengers filed on board promptly at 8:30 for their first day on ship aflier the holidays. After working out all week chipping rust and swabbing the decks the ahip's team finally got back into shape to beat the S. S. Prexy team. All the ship's mates were decked out for this first big dance on board, The Sleighride. IAll those pretty trimmin's reminded us of a mermaid we once knew. Glub-bl. I The passengers elected to fill the ship's various offices had dinner together and reminisced their short-lived terms of office with the others in the Officer's Mess. Most of the talent aboard was out in full dress for the ship's g-T-la parade of talent, which helped explain why we rate the S. S. Dragon- he Finest Vessel Asea. All the females on board came on the upper deck and enjoyed the wildness of the sea and afterwards gave thanks for being able to do so. This morning the music department on board put on a beautiful program and sent wig-wag si nals to all other ships in sight and to all our s ip's passengers, telling them to have a Christmas that's Ship-Shape. This afternoon there were gala celebrations in all the ahip'a cabins, cele- brating our landing in home port in time for Christmas. With everything intact, the S. S. Dragon again set sail on her long voyage through the year. Already the patter of dancing feet began to entice all the tars to join their patter. The ship's team just climbed aboard after a tiring anne on the S. S. Charleroi. The opponent was too much for them. The Efharleroi team won. That old adage about never giving up the ship's team held good tonight when the ship's team beat that of th-e S. S. Monongahela. For a twist that was unusual in shits entertainment the passengers and crew were entertained with a full length movie How Green Is My Valley. Tonight most of the passengers scampered on board the brand new S. S. Monessen to see the dedication of their fine new gymnasium, which is Qzally one of the finest around. They also saw a good basketball game. e won. Today everyone took off and watched a new president of a great country being inaugurated. Today our fine football team, cheerleaders, and majorettes had dinner with the officers in the Officer's Mess and paid tribute to their great coach. Rare tickets were today vied for and the victor was Mate Richard Elco. All the passengers on board were stirred up for this battle for the title position on the sea. The ship's team came out second best, but we still have faith in them. Here's a looked forward to point on our trip. A group of the passengers fiiom the upper deck put on a performance that was equal to professional p ayers. Two teams trying for second place honors on the sea met tonight and battled it out. The S. S. Monessen won. Now all the linguists on board got together and got each other and the cooks thoroughly baffled ordering their meals in another language. Some of the ship's passengers took to professional dancing as a few of them put on a performance for the rest of the passengers displaying what they had learned. The student governing body tonight put the Ship's mess to good use as a beautiful feast was set before them as a final tribute to their accom- plishments. The girls were at it again tonight but we all expected it this time and were on guard. The entertainment committee went all out again when they brought this highly enjoyable assembly on board. The ship docked this afternoon so that the passengers could be on land with their friends for Easter. Another of those greatly anticipated events where the acting talents of the passengers were brought to light was put on today by the passengers of the middle deck. The strain of voices singing echoed over the ocean today when the Chorus presented a version of H.M.S. Pinafore. One of the last things the passengers of the top deck did togetherg today they got permission to use the Grand Mess Hall and they all sat down and had dinner as they recalled the past trips on all the other boats. This evening before a large audience the top deck's passengers bid fare- well to all their friends on the other decks and on the other ships and wished them all the luck and joys that they had and many more. Parting isn't all sadness and the passengers agreed as they went through the traditional antics of a Class Day skit. After getting a scroll from the ship's officers tears of joy and sadness were shed as we departed from the S. S. Dragon into a land of unknown circumstances known as the land of life.