Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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e922 H5-Z an xff UM ' VJj'j,iQqf W WM JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President: Thomas LaPlante Secretary: Joanne Gendreau Vice-President: James Stone Treasurer: Patricia Tourville Advisor: Mr. Alvan R. Lewis 43

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PRO MERITO SOCIETY Pro Merito is an honorary society composed of students who have acquired a general average of B or above in their major subjects. It is a state organization with chapters in about fifty high schools throughout Massachusetts. Miss Hilda Smith is Pro Merito advisor in Easthampton High School. Seniors Twenty-one students from the Class of 1956 have been so rewarded for their outstanding scholastic work. Donald Bashista William Breyer Bruce Craig Margaret Duryee Carole Finn Joanne Gendreau Chester Kania Carol Krawczyk Lillian Lajoie Thomas LaPlante '14, -k . gg., My-lg At the end of two years a student becomes a Junior The following students of the Class of 1955 have studied conscientiously during the last four years and attained the grades necessary to become a member of this society. Kay Breyer Elizabeth Cernak Francis Chmura Joyce Dennis Janice Kaeppel Earl Lizotte Ruth Mesh Mary Weidhaas Pro Merito. Juniors Roberta Laprade Nancy Mackie Joyce McNamara Donna Mitchell Rosalie Parsons Emelie Roscoe Carole Schmidt William Schumann Frank Skrzyniarz Josephine Slater Patricia Touwille 42

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Ns JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY To lead our class of ninety-nine freshmen we elected as class oflicers in 1952: President, Alice Gerykg vice-president, John Brothers, secretary, Corinne St. Marting treasurer, Nancy Mackie. Our class advisor was Mr. Reed. Joyce McNamara and James Stone ably represented us in Student Council. We participated in numerous extra-curricular activities, and many of us were on the first and second honor rolls. Margaret Duryee won the General Science Award for our class and Nancy Mackie received the Helena C. Evans Art Award. Guided by Miss Lee, we chose the following Sophomore Class officers: presi- dent, James Stone 3 vice-president, Richard Fappianog secretary, Theresa Ceberek, and treasurer, Thomas LaPlante. Donna Mitchell, Joanne Gendreau, Bruce Craig, and James Stone were elected by the class to represent us in Student Council. Again we took part in' many school events, including Good Government Day activities. Although a few of us slipped academically, we still had an honor roll record to be proud of. We indeed enjoyed our sophomore year. Our junior year has been crammed full of exciting events. Now at the tiller we find Thomas LaPlante as president 5 James Stone, vice-president, Joanne Gendreau, secretary, Patricia Tourville, treasurer. To Mr. Lcwis was given the task of advising us, while Donna Mitchell, Gail Wolfram, Theresa Ceberek, David Jayes, Bruce Craig, and Robert Skrocki spoke for us in Student Council. On Junior Pro Merito we had the impressive number of twenty-one members. Again we participated actively in nearly every function at E. H. S. Bruce Craig, Chester Kania and Frank Skrzyniarz were chosen as Boys' State delegates with Thomas LaPlante as alternate. We were proud to be represented by Nancy Mackie in the district and regional American Legion Oratorical Contest and at State Good Government Day in Boston. After a wonderful junior year, we look forward with great anticipation to the all-important senior year. 44 lllll lang' 4' I 1 l