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

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il . . ! Sitting: President, A. Florian, Secretary, I. Bowman, Advisors, Mr. S. Wilson and Mrs. E. Smithg Student Council Representative, R, Hoffmang Vice President, A. Miller. Standinz Treasurer, D. Oldick Student Council Representative, W. Utter, zwwpgfaagewagwss On the opening day of school in kindergarten, a group of children, tightly hanging onto their mother' hands, stepped into the sanctum of life, otherwise known as school. They had looked forward to this great event in their lives for a long time, now that the day was present there were varied expressions on their faces, They were soon sliding, playing with sand, clay, blocks, or the big doll house--while a few were screaming at the tops of their lungs for their mothers. Our teacher was Miss Failing. This group of healthy young Americans consisted of Ruth Byer, Bernard Chapman, Thomas Doganieri, Edith Eckert, Joan Ferguson, Louisa Gros, Richard Herb, Robert Hoffman, Allen Miller, Robert Reid, Elaine Rollman, Iona Schrell, Phillip Utter, William Utter, Leona Walrath, Richard Waner, Marlene Sours, and Lois Smith. On entering first grade we had one new classmate, Janet Lamphere. Under Mrs. Frank's supervision we soon could write our names, count to ten, and say our A B C's, We took several autumn hikes and observed how the trees and plants grow. We had a Halloween party and the first six grades dressed up and marched to music-all around the school. What fun! In the second grade Miss Morrone was our teacher. We thought we were growing up to be big folks, when we entertained the grade school with an assembly program. Our teacher made a silhouette of each individual pupil in black, which we mounted on white and then green art paper for our parent's Christmas present, ln the third grade our teacher was Mrs. Hudson. We had our first history book to study, Workers at Home and Away. We enjoyed learning the handicrafts she taught us and worked very hard to be on the honor roll. 3 S

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In the fourth grade we had some more pals added to our class, They were Barbara Putnam, Mary Wilmer, Bernard Wrobel, Lydia Fralick and Betty Jane Smith, Our teacher was Miss Miller, and we had a very enjoyable year, One of our outstanding activities was a baking contest, Each of the girls baked a cake and brought it to school, The boys judged them by sampling to see which was the best, ln the fifth grade Mary Rubert became a member of our class, The teachers were Mrs, Larkin and Miss Sheffield, We enjoyed a Christmas party and exchanged names so everyone received a present. We also participated in an assembly program, By the time we reached sixth grade, we began to realize how close we were to Junicr High. Under Miss Warner we studied diligently to enter Junior High and obtain the distinctions one nas there, Donald Cole and John Tinka were added to our class, We will never forget Moving-Up -Day when we went in the auditorium where everyone was singing Where, Oh Where, Are The Lost 6th Graders? It was a big event and quite a thrill, We wore fancy hats of our class colors which are blue and gold, We all en- joyed a picnic at Wintergreen Park the last day of elementary school, We went swimming and had a grand time, At last we entered Junior High School. We now had a different teacher for each subject, and were eligible to join school clubs, That year we had the largest number of friends added to our class, They were Myrna Beck, Ronald Bramer, Howard Edick, Bruce Failing, Alfred Florian, Kenneth Lasher, Lillian Looman, Doris Oldick, John Pickard, Phyllis Suits and Sidney Saltsman. Our homeroom teachers were Mrs. Duggleby and Mr. King, We elected Class officers and Student Council members for the first time that year. Our activities were selling basketball pencils, a food sale, and weaving an afghan, Our homeroom was high salesman for the annual magazine campaign, and approximately all the children in our class were given a free ticket and bus ride to Utica to see the Shriner's Circus, From here, we passed into eighth grade, with Miss Penny and Mrs. Flanders as our homeroom teachers, We held a food sale to add to the money we made in seventh grade toward the big event, our Senior Trip, Freshmen at last! Loaded down with books, pencils and pens, we bravely faced the four years to come, Our Nelliston friends joined us, They are Joan Bowman, Alicia Cramer and Webster Keck, We elected our 431355 advisgrg Mr, Wilson and Mrs. Handy, Our homeroom teachers were Miss Venable and Mrs. Handy, The class held a food sale, sold Christmas cards, everyday cards and wrapping paper, which was a big success, Our Freshman year ended with Junior High graduation, Our Valedictorian and Salutatorian were Ruth Byer and Mary Rubert, In our Sophomore year we originated the idea of a carnival and talent show, We played games of ring toss, throw a penny, darts, basketball, fortune telling, and gave cash prizes to the winners in the talent show. We also sold refreshments, It was a success and we all enjoyed doing it. We also sponsored a hayride and a food sale. Our homeroom teachers were Mr. Redman and Mr. Mullet, In 1954 we were known as the Jolly Juniors around F. P, C, S, Our homeroom teachers were Mr, Wilson and Mr. Mullet, The highlight gf the year was receiving our class rings. We sponsored a hay- ride to a football game at Johnstown, a carnival, food sale, dance, and Ollr Junior play, The Golden Boy, directed by Mr, Lazar, and enjoyed by our whole community, Our activities ended with a Junior- Senior Banquet held June 5, 1954 at the Manor, Our Senior year has finally arrived, Our homeroom is Mr. King's study hall. Mr, Wilson and Mrs, Smith are our present class advisors, and we are eagerly looking forward to our Senior trip to Washington, D.C, and New York City. To help finance our trip, we have sponsored a hay ride, dance and food sale. We sold Christmas trees which the Senior class cut and transported to the customer's homes, and sold re- freshments at the home basketball games. We are all looking forward to the big event in our lives in June--GRADUATION. We wish to thank all our teachers, advisors, and friends who have made these years so memorable, Ruth Byer