Farrell High School - Reflector Yearbook (Farrell, PA)

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CAFETERIA On September 8, 1942, a continuous session of school was scheduled. Four twenty-five minute lunch periods were assigned to the four different groups of teachers and students who patronized the school cafeteria and who enjoyed the well-balanced lunches that were served by the Cafeteria staff, at a small cost of only forty cents per person per week. CUSTODIANS THOMAS TORTORETE In the Service of the United States Army , . .. . ,1 FRANK KOZAR Custodian, Farrell Senior High School

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CLASS HISTORY With the upperclassmen as our audience, our premiere of high school life began. The program slated us as the Sophomore Class. While an orchestra played the over- ture, the curtain parted and revealed us as an eager cast. With the choice of leaders as our cue, under the assuring guidance of our class advisor, Miss Anne Gojdics, we selected Robert Trombacco, president, Peter Carine, vice president, and Jenny Gladys, secretary. We voted for and adopted a standard school ring. We partici- pated in the organizations and the activities that were open to sophomores. On May 2, 1941, we presented a one act comedy, Say It With Taffy, directed by Mr. Angelo Grande. The new visual education program made our school hours educational and entertaining. After a brief interlude, we returned to a satisfied and respectful audience. As Juniors, we were active members of the various organizations of the school. Under the supervision of Miss Julia S. Wallace, we re-elected our class officers. We pur- chased our class rings. We represented the school in the athlectic, the literary, the music, and the social events. Highlighting our year as Juniors, we devoted all of our eHorts to entertain the seniors at the annual Junior-Senior Prom which was at- tended by mor-e than four hundred guests. At the close of the school year, at the Senior Farewell Assembly, our class president, Robert Trombacco, accepted the cap and the gown, the symbol of the Senior Class, for us. We felt proud that day for we were determined that our class would uphold the traditions that were bestowed upon us. Thus, the curtain rang down on us completing our second year at Farrell Senior High School. As Seniors, under the direction give an excellent performance. We class flower, the red rose, our class Keep 'Em Flying! We published Norma Juick, a member of our clas of Miss Esther Zentz, we were determined to re-elected our class officers. We selected our colors, green and white, and our class motto our year book, The 1943 Refiector. Through s, we attained the highest individual Reflector r sales record any Farrell High School student has had in the history of our year book sales since 1917. Norma sold more than eighty year books. We helped to make the school plays: What a Life and Night of January 16th, a success. Through our home room programs, we learned what to do in an air raid, and many other sub- jects. Our girls sponsored the Senior-Sophomore Tea. We became accustomed to the continuous session and the very short lunch periods. We learned to take our personal problems to either the Dean of Girls or the Dean of Boys. We sponsored the Senior Dance, featuring the melodic strains of Benny Jones and his Orchestra, and the alumni as our guests. We were active in buying defense stamps and war bonds, in collecting scrap materials for the war effort, and in attending all of the school activities. Our senior boys helped to bring the football, and the basketball championships to the school. They also helped to give Wrestling and art honors to the school. The lull in our school activities came when we were given a week's vacation while our teachers issued War Ration Book II. Next came the featuring of the 315,000 War Bond Rally and the dedication of our school song, Alma Mater, at the Farrell-Sharon Basketball game held in the Farrell gymnasium. We shall never forget the splendid pep rallies for the tournament games and the early dismissals in honor of the team. We shall always remember the trips to Pittsburgh and to Phila- delphia where we were more than proud of The Class of 1943 'Basketball Heroes. Added to the diary of treasured memories was the lovely Junior-Senior Prom that we attended on May 27, as the guests of the Juniors. On May 23, attired in our caps and gowns, we attended the Baccalaureate services. We held our Farewell As- sembly Program and our Class Day Activities on Monday, May 24. Under the direc- tion of Miss Genevieve Heagney, we presented our patriotic Commencement Pageant on Tuesday, May 25, 1943. We were seated together as a class for the last time. How happy we were to complete our twelve years of school and how proud were we to walk to the fern-decked stage to receive our diplomas. Now we leave the portals of Farrell Senior High School to enter and to continue, as successfully as we had in the past, our drama of life. When the doors of our high school career close behind us, they sign finis to the three most beneficial years of our lives, thus far. We leave knowing that we have fulfilled the necessary requirements of graduation, and that we can never enact these scenes again.