Fort Plain High School - Portrait Yearbook (Fort Plain, NY)

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Dedication NVQ, thc Class of 15154, clecliczitc our yearbook, Portrztit. to MRs. lllARY FL.xND1sRs for hor loyal service to Fort Plain Cvntral School and its students. Wm- wish to thunk her, especially, for her aissistzuice with pro- ducing this Portrait and to wish her success and happiness in tho following years. Appreciation To Miz. Jurns EDWARD IQING, who has given us nnivli help :incl guideince during his years as our class advisor, wo, the gracluziting class of 11154, wish to say ai heeirtfclt t'Tlizmks. Without his aid wc could not have so successfully completed our high si-hool days.

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Custodiz-ms Mr. Harry H. Hoag Mr. Harry F. Hoag Nurses Office Mrs. Florence Bailey, nurse Dr. Stanley Potter, doctor J. Flanders, M. Castle, D. Rollman, J. Edwards, R. Watkins, M. Shults, N. Van Volkenburg Gllice Mrs. Thelma Granger Mrs. Margaret Sauer Mrs. Dorothy Dievendorf Cafeteria Mrs. Evelyn Smith Mrs. Jennie Hudson Mrs. Flora Saltsman Mrs. Camilla Abel Mrs. Con-stance Sponable

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Class In September, 1941, sixteen baby bees buzzed into Miss Helen Failing's kindergarten at Fort Plain school. This lively swarm, which was to become the graduating class of 1954 included Joe Ciani, Bob Dicks, Richard Dygert, Yvonne Geweye, Sandra Haz- zard, Marlene Hoyer, Russell Hoyer, Anita King, Shirley Knowlton, Claudia Monk, Yvonne Pelletier, Marvin Schwartz, Bob Shockley, Amelia Sickler, Joyce Timmerman, Roger Wahler and Gary Wells. Arleen Stock joined us in First Grade, where Mrs. Frank was our Keeper, Third Grade, with Mrs. Hudson, added Jane Aird, Joan Mabbett, and Hugh Pomella. Fourth Grade brought Marion Doxtater and Barbara Hunter, and in Fifth Grade, Tony Lipson and Owen Wilson helped increase the swarm. The first real signs of business appeared in Sixth Grade, along with Marvin Conover. Ours was the distinction of being the Lost Sixth Graders on the very first Moving-Up Day. We tried out our drama- tic wings by presenting Valentine's Day in the Court of Hearts. Seventh Grade, with the coming of Simone Carpenter, Carole Conrad, Shirley Dillenback, James Edick, Ina Frasier, Lois Gould, Florence Loren, Lydia Moore, Betty Oldick, Barbara Palm, Linda MacRoy, Mary-Jo MacRoy, Kay Patterson, Carolyn Prall, Eva Smith, and Leland Walrath, saw the sale of basket- ball pencils and the weaving of an afghan by the class. The next year, Phyllis Wauiie flew in from St. Johnsville to join the growing swarm. Our Freshmen year, with Miss Lillian .Penney and Mr. Kenneth Baumgartner our chief Keepers was the beginning of more serious activity. The sale of Fort Plain caps, pennants, and emblems, as well as a food sale brought in honey in the form of money. History Junior High School graduation was a marker on our flight, promising greater things to come. Joan Barbaric, Bernice Morrison, Bob Reese, Evelyn Getman, and Milt Weaver from Nelliston braved the watery deep every day to be with us. Mr. James E. King became our adviser during our Sophomore year on the departure of Mr. Baum- gartner. Shirley Kilmartin and Natalie Mowers came to help us with a food sale, while the boys worked hard on Saturday scrap and paper collections. We were very sorry to lose Miss Penney as an adviser, but hoped she would enjoy being in Hawaii. Another animal-a rabbit-appeared in Fort Plain Central School during the Junior Play. Who will forget Harvey? The old stand-by, a food sale, was outshone by a very successful hayride and an equally successful dance. A good time was had by all at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Helene Seguin joined our class at this time. The next September we suddenly realized that this was it! Our Senior Year! We became Busy Bees in earnest, for the big Easter trip to New York wasn't too far away. A dance, a hayride, two food sales, and the refreshment concession at basketball games were our money-making activities. Night Must Fall, the Senior Play, involved a lot of hard work, but brought a great deal of satisfaction when it was over. Jim Lockyer came to spend this last year with us. Marvin Schwartz was our president, Russell Hoyer the vice-president, Yvonne Geweye our secretary and Carole Conrad our treasurer. Carolyn Prall and Hugh Pomella were our representatives to Student Council. Graduation marked the end of one phase of our life and the beginning of another as the Busy Bees of 1954 flew on to even greater success.