Fort Ann Central High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Fort Ann, NY)

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DEBRA LOUISE LOBO Her voice was ever soft. Red and White Echo Typist 4, Senior Play Ticket Com- mittee 4. my Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4g Football 3, Yearbook Staff 4, Senior Play 4. LEONARD REUBEN PORTER It is better to learn late than never. JOHN THOMAS POWERS, JR. A sporting spirit loved by all. Class Vice President 2, Travel Club Bank Director 2, Athletic Association 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3, Football 1, 2, 3, 4g Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 1, 2, 3,1-lg Year- book staff 4, Senior Publicity Co-Chairman 45 Junior Prom Committee 3, Senior Play 45 Intramural Basket- ball l, 2, 3, 4. FOR HER HONOR AND HER GLORY WE SHALL EVER FIGHT

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CLASS The year 1957 and Fort Ann High School loomed ahead of us! How different it looked from junior high, and how mystifyingl Falteringly we entered and became ac- quainted with this new way of life under the guidance of our homeroom teacher, Mr. Altobell. Our Freshman Class was headed by Ken Gilchrist, Charles La Polt, Sharon lwaniec, and J o-Anne Yole. Our first exciting moment arrived when the sophomores announced freshman initiation. Hearts filled with trepidation, we found the initiation and the dance which followed lots of fun. We were much surer of ourselves a few weeks later when we acted as hosts to the sophomores. A profitable food sale wrapped up our first year, and we looked forward to our Sophomore Year with more assurance and con- fidence. We returned to school the next September, having lost some of our timidity and having acquired a certain poise. Again we relied upon the judgment of Ken Gilchrist to lead us, aided by Jack Powers, Jo-Anne Yole, and Gary Bowen. This year we took the initiative by instituting a freshman-sophomore field day in lieu of the traditional initiation. Our boys played football and Junior Varsity basketball cheered on by the Junior Varsity cheerleaders. This year, too, Ken Gilchrist won the county American Legion Oratorical Contest, and Paul and Charlie had the courage to debate the freshmen in assembly. In early spring, came the highlight of this year when we chose our class rings, Everyone was pleased with the selections of Jim Atkinson, Gary Bowen, Paul Mar- tineau, Ken Gilchrist and Betty Shaw, the ring committee. Continuing in grand style, we sponsored the successful dance, APPLE BLOSSOM TIME. We were now nearing the summit. With Mrs. Hall as our advisor, we trod the path pursued by all juniors. This year Gary Bowen assumed the leadership, ably assisted by Charles La Polt, Jo-Anne Yole, and Paul Martineau. The year had barely started before we were flashing our new rings. Now we felt a unity never before experienced. This year our boys were on the football and basketball teams, and our girls became Varsity cheerleaders. This was the year when Charlie La Polt was elected to Boys' State. Charlie also won the school American Legion Contest. The high moment of this Junior Year came with our Junior Prom, The Isle of Golden Dreams, when the gymnasium was transposed into beautiful, magical Hawaii, and the boys and girls transported to heights of glory. We chose Jo-Anne as our queen and Ken as our king to preside over an ever- memorable evening of happiness. Soon came moving-up day and Regents Exams. Our last moments of this year were clouded by the loss of our classmate Eugene Parrish.