Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY by Bette Heaton As I stepped out onto the pavement, the bright¬ ness of the sun blinded me. I started down the walk and then I turned and gazed at the building I had just left. It was quiet now, but by tonight it would be bursting at the seams with excitement and hurried confusion. I was lost in thought when I was interrupted by a voice saying, “Wake up, Bette.” I turned and faced one of my classmates. “Oh, hi Nancy,” I answered. “I was just thinking about the past four years.” “I know,” she said. “I guess we all are. Well, see you tonight kid. “You bet. So lo ng Nan.” Once again I started for home. As I walked along, my mind drifted lazily back to the day I first entered High School. I laughed to myself as 1 remembered how scared I was. We all were! Our first big event was Freshman Acquaintance day. The initiation was loads of fun and the Sen¬ iors really weren’t as bad as we expected. After we gained a little self-confidence, we got down to business and elected our class officers. They were: President JOHN PRINCIPESSA Vice President MIRIAM SIMS Secretary JOAN WAMBOLT Treasurer ALFRED ANDERSON We asked one of the new teachers, Mrs. Taylor, to be our class advisor. We made a good choice as she was a wonderful help and a competent leader. We finished our Freshman year in June and felt that we had made a good start towards tackling the next three years. I remembered how successful our Sophomore year was. We elected new class officers. John Ai- mone was chosen President; Patty Vozzella, Vice President; Nancy Simon, Secretary; and Alfred Anderson was voted in to serve his second year as Treasurer. Our first project as sophomores was to rent a bus for the football game at Swansea. Patty Voz¬ zella and Nancy Simon acted as Chairmen. Next came the Thanksgiving Day dance, which turned out to be a moderate success. In order to add to our class treasury, we conducted a successful food sale at the Electric Company. During this year we played parts of Hillbillies in a talent assembly. The song. “Feudin’, Fussin’. and Fightin’,” came in second. Not only were our boys active in all sports this year, but one of our girls, Joanie Langston, was elected to the cheering squad. Yes sir. I thought that was a good year for us. Still, I believe our Junior year was the year that held the most meaning for us. We were almost Seniors then, and it was the year that signified that we had half of our High School days behind us. Now we really began to work in earnest. We made a good start by stealing the Christmas Dance from the Seniors. It went over very well, in spite of the icy and snowy weather. Then came the an¬ nouncement we were all waiting for. We were going to order our class rings! The style we chose was completely different. They came in January, and we were all proud of them. Then the school organized a Student Council. Julia Benghi, Anne Pasquino, and Phil Ray were elected to represent our class. John Aimone, our class President, was elected Treasurer of the Student Council. Two