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

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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.

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HISTORY In September of 1960 we reached the summlt Our Senior Year' We entered Room 203 wonderlng what lay ahead We selected an able group of offlcers conslstlng of Stan Skrnner Charlre La Polt Jo Anne Yole and Ken Grlchrlst We began the year with a bang by capturtng the football champlonshlp Ln an undefeated season Senror football men Gary Stan Jim Charles Jack Dale I erry Ken and Paul Our boys walked on clouds for several weeks followlng this trtumph This athletic feat was fol lowed by another triumph! Our basketball team went to the Sectlonals ably represented by Ken Lenny Stan Gary J ack Jim Paul and Dale This year we sponsored foot ball and basketball refreshment booths a football dance a Thanksgtvmg and Christmas dance and the last dance of our Senror Year the St Patrick s Day dance Thrs year brought honors too In October Ken Charlie Io Anne Sharon and Stan attended ESSPA In November Mary Ann Elms was elected the D A R Good Cittzen Then rn February the big news broke that Ken Gllchrlst Bill Quinn and Jun Atkrnson had won State Regents Scholarshrps Soon college acceptances began arrrving Stan and Io Anne at Potsdam B111 and Ken at Syracuse Charlle at Boston U I 1m at Plattsburg Sharon lesk1l1 and Paul at the U of Mame Thls month too I o Anne became The Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow and we began rehearstng The Man Who Came to Dinner W1th the entrre class taklng part this experience became a memorable one Flnally on March 13 our yearbook went to press All that remained were our Senlor Trip Class Day and Commencement Through this most eventful year Mrs Fagan patlently guided us As a cltmax to four years of work study and fun our Seruor Class was graduated on June 26 1961 As we look back upon these four years it seems as if it were only yesterday that we entered as freshmen Now we are leaving We hope our tlme spent ln F A C S has contributed somethlng to our Alma Mater for what we have recerved rn our small school can never be repaid ?- l 1 Q 1 g S and Patty at Memorial Hospital in Albanyg Mary Ann at ABCg Debra and Wayhe at Cob- A t l , sf l S g f AX 1 X ,PN ,..-f K L f N ll ll - L 4 Q X xx xx