Eastern Middle School - Gator Tales Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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ww-1 :jjj 2 A xv ft' ,CSM W V4 Q HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1965 As the final year of our stay at Eastern draws to a close, we look back and find a great deal to remember. Was it only three years ago that we arrived, fresh and bewildered from North Mianus, Old Greenwich or Riverside School, to unravel the m.aze of corridors at EJHS? Could it have been such a short time since we gathered in the auditorium to meet our homeroom teachers? How well we remember the variety of having a new teacher for each subject - ranging from the quiet voice of Mr. Arnone to Miss Munson CMrs. Weaveri who rarely found new research projects for us to do. As the years have passed, many ot these teachers have left Eastern, but each has left with us experiences both aca- demic and humorous which would be endless if recalled in this history. As seventh graders we gained a voice in the student government by electing Kim Stevens and Paul Patrick to the offices of Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer respectively, while Paul Betz and Heddy Veith became mem- bers of the student court. Although sports teams were not open to seventh graders, Dick Ferguson, Bill Nickerson, Bruce White, John Enck, Ricky Crowle and Paul Menneg became part of the gymnastic team, which may be the reason for their gymnastic successes in the following years. Our social life at EJHS began with the Membership Dance, at which the boys raced around, wrestling occasionally, while the girls stood giggling in the corner. By January, we had found our way and. considered ourselves adults. The enthusiam of various committees was responsible for the success of Surf- board Stomp , our seventh grade clance. That year closed with the election of Robin Bailey as vice-president and Dan Day as treasurer of the Student Council. At the final assembly Ed Wright was awarded the Citizenship Award for outstanding school service. In the fall of l963 as eighth graders, we looked down upon the little seventh graders and felt that we could never have been so confused or so small only one year before. We could not be worried about them since we had much work to be done - new subjects, new teachers and above all new activi- ties. Ricky Fairbanks and John Enck were elected as judges, while the class en- thusiastically supported the student ,membership drive by having 87 per cent of its members purchase Student Council cards. This year many new 'faces ap- peared in our classes to fill the vacancies of those who moved- away or went to private schools. That year was undoubtedly one of Eastern's most successful in the field of sports, as the school's records increased in wins due largely, we feel, to a new rule allowing eighth graders to participate. ln soccer, Jeff Doty, Jerry Cord- ner, Paul Betz, Allan Fischer, Mark Heimann, and John Prann led the Green and White. Jerry Cordner, Rusty Fox, and Doug Finch became members of the basketball team. ln the spring eighth grade boys formed the majority of the track team, while Earl Cullen, Jim Pittinger, Chuck Forzley, Bob Oppenheimer, Andy Peklo, Bob Stisser, Bruce White, Dave Furney, Wayne Bishop and Mark Johnson represented Eastern in baseball. Socially, our eighth grade was also one to note. ln fact our class has been known for its social ability. Under the supervision of Norman Johanson and Bob Stisser, with some prompting from our faculty sponsor, April in Paris , the annual dance was declared a success. Some of us gave up time from our social activities to study on occasion and proudly pointed out our names on the newly instituted honor roll. With the election of John Enck, the winner of the Citizenship Award, as president, and Karen Hayes as secretary of the Student Council, our eighth grade year drew to a close. The ninth grade Prom, under the management of Hannah Darrin, was held on May 28. The Language Banquet, another major social event of the year, was held on Saturday, June 5th, after the detailed planning of the Entertain- ment Committee, headed by Cindy Rylander. The activities of our final year at EJHS are recorded on these pages of 'Gator Tales '65. The past three years have been filled with studies, sports, note-passing, dances, newspaper meetings, and homeroom basketball tournaments, all of which cause us to share a feeling of reluctance about leaving Eastern. As election ban- ners fill the corridors and plans for the fall semester begin, we see that a new class is moving in to take our place. We wish them luck. As we go on from here, we take with us many pleasant memories of friends and events - all a part of life at EJHS.

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