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

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1961, being of sound mind, do be- queath the following properties to our many loyal friends at F. A. C. S. JIM ATKINSON leaves to Bob Godfrey his ability to sleep in class and get away with it, to Joe Monahan, an empty seat in the senior room for the last of the Three Musketeers , to Betty Powers, a peaceful band period. JERRY BEAROR leaves to Coach Sheridan his ability to get along with Skip Bearor, to Boop Burch, his ability to take eight laps around the football field instead of ten, to Dot Nolan, his renowned ability to get along with Mrs. Hall and to pass history tests. GARY BOWEN leaves to Mr. Ostberg a peaceful day in shop, to his brother, Terry, his keen sense of humor and his abil- ity to skip practice and go hunting the night before a game. MARY ANN ELMS leaves to her brother, Scotty, her ability to get along with her teachers, to her sister, Brenda, her driving ability, to the future seniors of Fort Ann Central, her best wishes. KENNETH GILCHRIST leaves to Jim Haskell and Jim Aldrich his boxing ability, to Joe Wood, his athletic skills, to Tom Juliana, his position as King of Blushes. NEIL GRAHAM leaves to his brother his ability to skip school, to the kids who live in town, his ability to get out of school before the buses leave, to Henry Butler, his ability to sleep in History Class and get away with it. SHARON IWANIEC leaves to Doris Bazan and Betty Powers her ability to get to ESSPA and also the mirror in the back room of the library, to Laurene Cone, her old cheerleading uniform, to Janis La Polt, a book on HOW NOT TO BE A PEST, to Mrs. Gilchrist, a quiet, enjoyable library. CHARLES LA POLT leaves to Jeff Collins his first trombone chair in the band, to Jim Aldrich, his ability to pass Math Regents, to Jim Haskell, his poker winnings. JEANNETTE LEAHY leaves to John Sexton her ability to get along with Mr. Elder in 7th period study hall, to her sister, Wendy Wright, her ability to get along with the boys, to Carol Winchell, her marks in shorthand. DEBRA LOBO leaves to her younger brother, Mike, her share of her mother's apron strings, to her cousin, Skip, her sense of humor, hoping he won't use it wisely, to any junior who wants the job, her ability to type for Mrs. Fagan's newspaper. DALE LUNT leaves to Terry Clark his position on the bas- ketball team, to Bill Thomson, his driving ability, to Ed Steves and Henry Jordan, his ability to skip practice and go hunting. PAUL MARTINEAU leaves to Mrs. Hall 's history classes a year's supply of the American Observer, to Mr. Van Dyke, he leaves a peaceful class, to the Class of 1962, the best of luck in its senior year. JACK POWERS leaves to Terry Clark and Judy his empty bus seat, to Ed Steves, his finesse in combing his hair, to his sister, Betty, the Plymouth. WILLIAM QUINN leaves to Jim Aldrich and Jim Haskell his quiet subdued nature, to Bobb Knippenberg, his mathemati- cal ability. ROSE ANNA REYNOLDS leaves to Carol Winchell her ability to apply effectively strangleholds in interclass basketball, to Judy Carman, her shorthand pads for her own personal use, to Ed Maynard, her ability to do English homework with a cheerful heart. PAT SCHMIDT leaves to Joe Monahan her wonderful driving ability, to her sister, Barb, her cheering ability, to her brother Pete, her quiet nature in study halls, to Mr. Sabo, a large bottle of aspirins for all the headaches she caused him in driver education and in study hall. ELIZABETH SHAW leaves to Joan Reynolds her ability to skip classes without getting caught, to Jo Ann Nichols, her ability to get along with J o Ann's brother Bruce, to Joyce Reynolds, a book entitled HOW TO SMOKE A CIGAR WITH- OUT GETTING SICK. STANLEY SKINNER leaves to Mrs. Gilchrist his extreme patience, to Roy Steves, his appetite, to Harold Stiles, eight decks of cards. MARY THOMAS leaves to Flora Morris her seat in the senior room, to all future typists, her secretarial ability, to the faculty at Fort Ann, her appreciation for the consideration they have given to her this semester of school. WAYNE WHITNEY leaves to his brother his little black book of names and addresses, to his sister, his ability to get along with Mr. Sabo in driver education. JO-ANN YOLE leaves to her sister, Dianne, her cheerlead- ing ability and her ability to get out of tight squeezes, to her peace-loving cousins, Wayne and Karen, two sets of boxing gloves, to Linda Whitney, her old cheering Luiiform, to Mrs. Gilchrist, a peaceful and contented library. We, the Senior Class, leave to the custodians our thanks for their friendly help when we needed them most. Lastly, we leave to Fort Ann Central our good times and happy memories of the past twelve years.

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SENIORHVIGNET TES JAMES ATKINSON - Tall, rangy, hair standing on end, a faraway look in his eyes, best describes our Jim. Jim ex- cels in dreaming, in and out of classes, but we are sure that some day those dreams will materialize in a world-shak- ing scientific invention. Jim plans to go to Plattsburg in September. GERALD BEAROR - Jerry is a fun-loving guy who enjoys drag racing with his best friend, Neil. His one ambition is to graduate, so that his homework will no longer interfere with his good times. Jerry enjoys football in which he has participated for four years. GARY BOWEN - Gary, another of our handsome males, is known among the boys as Harry, Gary has an abundance of artistic ability, but plans on a possible naval career. Weekends usually find Gary with his favorite pastime, Sharon. MARY ANN ELMS - Our D.A.R. Good Citizen is a quiet but substantial member of our class. Short, slim, brown eyes, and a pleasant grin describe Mary Ann. She enjoys commercial classes and plans to further her education at business college. That future boss is surely a lucky man. KENNETH GILCHRIST - Meet our class blusher, Ken! Handsome fellow and bashful until you get to know him. Physics is Ken's favorite class. A friend of all, he plans to attend college. Ken is a typical athlete who participates in all the school sports. He likes to hunt and bowl. Although he professes to dislike homework, Gil is a fine student. NEIL GRAHAM - Hailing from Smith's Basin, Neil is a mainstay of the Ag department. Sleeping in classes and eat- ing are two things Neil really enjoys doing. Farming and marriage are foreseen for Neil. He likes attending school functions and enjoys dancing, he has no affection for lazy people and homework. SHARON IWANIEC - Pert and pretty, Sharon is one of our best students and a favorite with everyone. However, her attention is mostly bestowed on her favorite pastime, Gary. To become a nurse is her greatest desire. For the pres- ent, she and Pat are content to dream of their futures as nurses. CHARLES LAPOLT - Brains and brawn, this is our Goop. Math 12 is Charlie's favorite class. Charlie plans to enter engineering college upon graduation. Hunting is one of Charlie's favorite pastimes. JEANNETTE LEAHY - This year brought us luck, for with it came Jenny, a quiet, friendly girl with beautiful gray eyes. She hopes to become a typist. She is usually seen going through town in Jim's convertible. DEBRA LOBO - This year we were happy to welcome from Whitehall a charming girl called Debbie, Her favorite pastime is relaxing in front of the television. She may often be seen talking to Cheech. Debbie plans to take a sec- retarial course at Cobleskill. Whitehall 's loss is our gain. DALE LUNT - More comfortable on a basketball floor than in a class room, Dale, with his infectious laugh and red hair, adds much color to our class. If he isn't at home, he will most likely be drag ' racing on any suitable road. PAUL MARTINEAU - If you happen to see a VW go whizzing by, you can be sure Butch is behind the wheel. Be- sides his great love for driving, he is also an active member of our class, both in sports and class room activities. Whenever anything is said in class, you can be sure to get an argument from Paul, other than that, he's a pretty nice fellow. LEONARD PORTER - Our Reub is the class lover of hot rods. His favorite pastime is a '54 Ford, and his ambition is to become a mechanic. You will most often find him zooming along the highway with a special girl named Cindy at his side. JOHN POWERS -Jack is a fun-loving guy who enjoys kidding people, but can also take a joke himself. He can easily be recognized by his favorite saying, Bula. Jack is usually found daydreaming about a certain girl attending Platts- burg State Teachers College. Three words descirbe our Jack: Tall, dark, and handsome. BILL QUINN - Soft-spoken Bill is the class relaxer and well liked by all. His average school day is spent in pleasant day dreams. Bill is planning a career as a chemical engineer and hopes to prepare at Syracuse University. Although Bill dislikes homework, he is a top student in the class. ROSE ANNA REYNOLDS - Smiling and sweet is ou.r Rosie. Her ambition is to graduate and get a job. Rose enjoys English, especially writing, and going to movies. She can usually be seen with Mary Ann. Rose will always remem- ber driver education class and that stop sign. PAT SCHMIDT - Quietly efficient and always offering a smile is our Pat. As a favorite pastime, Pat enjoys bomb- ing around in J oe's hot rod. Her one and only desire is to be successful at Memorial Hospital in Albany where she will train to be a nurse. BETTY SHAW - Five foot two, eyes of blue best describes our Betty. Petite with a gracious smile, she can change hair color in two days without batting an eyelash. She will be glad when there will be no homework to interfere with her daily letter writing to Eddie. She has special plans for June 26. STANLEY SKINNER - Meet our class president, Steamer, He 's friendly, cheerful, and very fond of food. When there's nothing to do, Stan will be talking to his best friend, Jim. He plans to attend Potsdam to become a teacher, MARY THOMAS - A late comer to our class. Her attractive smile and pleasing manner have already helped her to get acquainted. Mary plans to enter the buisness field after graduation. WAYNE WHITNEY - Quiet and good-natured, Wayne enjoys most the art of sleeping. Commonly called Doc, he can often be neard saying Nuts, Wayne has been accepted at Cobleskill where he hopes to learn how to become a successful farmer. JO ANNE YOLE - Whenever there's work to be done, you can be sure our attractive Queen will be in the middle of it. At times you'll find her dreaming of those days to come at Potsdam where she plans to become a teacher. Hard- working, intelligent, and efficient, that's our Naoml.'l

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A WA RDS ROW 1: M. Elms, I. Yole, S. Iwaniec. ROW 2: S. Skinner, C. LaPolt, K. Gilchrist, J. At kinson, W. Quinn. In a small school, there is a chance for students to achieve. Throughout their four years of high school, several of our students have earned distinguishing awards. Mary Ann Elms, in her Senior Year, was elected D. A.R. Good Citizen by her class- mates and faculty. In her Senior Year, Io-Anne Yole received the Betty Crocker Horne- maker of Tomorrow Award. Sharon Iwaniec was awarded the Latin prize at the end of her Sophomore Year. Stanley Skinner was chosen to represent Fort Ann Central at the Area All-State Music Festival in his Senior Year. At the end of the Junior Year, Charles LaPolt was chosen to attend Boys' State. He was also the winner of the American Legion Oratorical Contest during his Junior Year. Kenneth Gilchrist, as well as winning the Area American Legion Oratorical Contest in his Sophomore Year, was-the recipient of a New York State Regents Scholarship. James Atkinson and William Quinn were also awarded New York State Regents Scholarships.