East Aurora High School - Auroran Yearbook (East Aurora, NY)

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.e--:' 2 ..fm,. b f,w1,1vre.... - .. Y ii: 1 5 Psa ' gras 35 ,. af ' V V ttr, A g 1' L-., Zf Ef ' :Ti . k,yV V , Patti Depke, Marilyn Fox Keith Everett Kareen Kirsch Sally Williams Elena Vines Bev Scobie .Md f0l y Eighth grade came and we came out of the disillusioned idea that homework was fun. We became more active and this year we held a skating party. In Mr. Hickey's arithmetic class, we learned lots of arithmetic, were threatened with the gavel and enjoyed Spaghetti joe. As freshmen, we held our first big dance, the Sweetheart Swing, with Busti Burke and Carol Teason as King and Queen. We were really successful and it added much to our treasury. Mr. Graziano guided our class that year. Our sophomore year was our first in senior high school. The Sweetheart Swing became an annual affair and another big success. The sec- ond dance, Club '56, did not fair quite as well. Some people from the class were members of the cast, orchestra, or chorus of the operetta, The Lowland Sea staged during that year. Also during that year 31 members of the class were inducted into the Junior National Honor Society. When our junior year rolled around, we became very busy. First, we had the Sadie Hawkins Dance at which jeff Bailey and Sue Buffum were crowned Daisy Mae and l.i'l Abner and won a ham as a prize. Then came our annual Sweetheart Swing and following close at its heels the Junior play, Cheaper by the Dozen. About that time all the drug stores ran out of red hair rinse as the cast all became red-heads overinight. On April 30th, we gave the Junior, Senior Prom, My Blue Heaven. Donn Potter and Marilyn Fox were crowned king and queen. Moons, stars and blue clouds transformed the gym into a place in the sky. This year 25 members of the class were hon- ored by being inducted into the Senior Na- tional Honor Society. After emerging from piles of 5 x 5 cards, schedule changes, magazine subscriptions, Christmas card sales, college applications, cap and gown measurements and a hundred and one other things, we found that we were sen- iors. Our class is smaller by sixty people and we miss those classmates who went to Iroquois. Our auditorium homeroom is supervised by Mr. Graziano and Mr. Henry. We'll never for- get Mr. Graziano's face when we had a fire drill in the midst of handing out Christmas cards or Mr. Henry's lectures on the merits of getting to homeroom at the appointed time and not five minutes later. As we step out of high school to meet what- ever comes, whether it be college, armed forces, or a job, we will take with us these and many more memories. 29 Marilyn Fox, - Priscilla Pratt l Don Raths john Woolsly Mary Pierce Priscilla Baker The Sandy Websters Sylvia Dietz

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LaNetta Brown Barbara Dietrich Mary Kramer George Hasselberg 1 Bruce Edwards Georgia Estabrook Bill Hahn Brooks MacRoberts Cfadri As the class of 1956 brings to a close thir- teen years together in school, we take away with us the fond memories of those years. Who will ever forget the first moment, when he was brought in to meet his first real teachers, Mrs. Roberts and Miss Morton, the fun he had with the sandbox and real store or the tense moment when Sally Orr climbed to the top of the trapeze and was afraid to come down? Our first lesson in cooperation was evident in this year. In first grade we were separated into differ- ent rooms. Our first drama production was in the form of a play, Molly and Her Dolls. Miss Steger and Mrs. Whiting gave us a start in art and music, but the biggest thing was learning to read and write. When we moved on to second grade, we found that our teachers had no intentions of being left behind and advanced with us. It was in that year that another second grade teacher was added, so some of us went to Miss Michaels. A puppet show in the auditorium was a big highlight of our year in third grade. We also began painting murals, with which Miss Steger tried to develop our artistic natures. Fourth and fifth grades ran smoothly as we advanced in learning and began such compli- cated things as multiplication tables and, hor- ror of horrors, long division! In fourth grade, Mrs. Bartrum gave us a start on the wonders of science. During these two years, we partici- pated in two operettas. In the fourth grade, most of us were wide-eyed members of the chorus for Dreamboal. In the fifth grade pro- duction, Dawn Boy, we advanced to rainbows, raindrops or winds. In sixth grade we became the Seniors of elementary school. We were members of the Service Club, which helped in the cafeteria or in the halls. As we look back, the younger ones didn't seem to like it very well. The oper- etta that year was Hansel and Gretel. We all remember Bev Rowley as the green-faced witch who had the cookie house and got pushed into the not too sturdy oven. Seventh grade was a big year in our lives. We were considered high.school now and we had lockers, passed classes and had home- work just like the big kids! That year we had a Christmas party in the East Gym. Q 28 ,, Q at ....... J? iw isieazifesgzeggfffggggeye s Barbara Killinger Mary Foster, Adrian Metz Sandra Clark nRi:EEf: -..-f:.?.:' , Ig, gszairuvatkzrlf-'55'gggsrifggygy Hr. A555-g?'f2a5'5:55Q?7gf7Eg' 'letawrgijgiifggai' -V '1s'lf2ffi5l53-5F51's1'ff?fEHf5fgf2aVsife':-?5 V'l'as1fgEg?57 Bob Barrett Carol Teson aa, ----., ..-:::' :f- -- ..-..--.ani -..- .. ..,.. .. cf lf5Z5f'i5 ,, ,,5i' :- ' H ..... ,, ' 5 P' f ----- - was .... , M, in .MWW -5255--'fbSS'?51 ?lfsETEsEiii,'22u.u2i A-7 -W-ffiay - 5, .,.. nfmsl,-.. w,..H,,,, kkh.. ,, H .ii S ' .1-me ,fi .,,, . - . ..:: W' 'Wa -fir ::- - fe: sf-s,fw.ga fff-- M- .' , ---- M , -::-':f rw:-, W., 52533121 '11f: ssw,f :mi V' ' :4f-iii,-'iiiiww Vi dfll s f ' yfzzi fw' 1 Qifixiififififai 4 mmf , 1- iz Q 2 Y M A J, ...Q Q- .- aa-.I ,W , .5 X 2:8 wang We ,Kimi ag, az Q, 9 it , a , maigag as ,2- as at Q- V -M,--tm.. , .fa-was Sfwie, .:,1.gg:-,- -. :-:H 2332292 ,, . if.,--5, yfglfgwmw , fl W 1- His? igfamgif .. 2 Q- Q 2 ,Na ggfxifg, 3 .ai 2 3 william wa. 2 H s 5 rwflazf-'v'1Q:'N-zisuiiisvfg 5ff5iil5?'li5 joe Gillespie W W-is

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Robert Palmer Dan Hendil-Forssell Dan, our Swedish boy, has been a popular member of the class of '56. He participated in cross country this fall and also has been active in skiing. After he has completed his education, Dan Wants to travel and then go into industry. Mary Pierce 67XCA6U'lg8 .S?lfL6!Ql'lff5 F umiko Oka Our smiling japanese exchange student has won many friends through her charm and cheerfulness. She has helped us to understand her country and we hope that she has gained a better understanding of our way of life. Fumiko is very interested in music and plays both piano and 'violin. Sheila Gill