Gardner High School - Wampanoag Yearbook (Gardner, MA)

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THE ARGUS Our Freshman Party was a success ful social event We cast trad1t1on aside and hnred a dance band instead of having a square dance It was fun to be with Just our own classmates Mr Williams left us ln February but we were very fortunate that there was a capable person to replace h1m Mr Gearan began and continued his leadership m a friendly and sincere manner We were honored to have Ber nard Oesch as an exchange student Through h1m we gained understanding of the people and customs of Switzer and Tired after an exhausting yet re wardmg year we packed our books and went home to enJoy our summer vacation SOPHOMORE YEAR We began our sophomore year by assembling ln the audltorlum to elect our class ofiicers We chose John Mmns to serve as president Chr1st1ne Nyman vice president Bob D111 treas urer and Carol Osterberg secretary The football team was defeated in only one game This was Leominster by a score of 1312 Our class was well represented ln football by Paul Hagen Michael LaFortune John Edward Nobrega Paul Bukowski James Johnson Anthony Kraskouskas Norman Beauregard Dave Kempl Tlmothy Matukas Alfred Mercier Kenneth Stone and Andre Valols During our sophomore year the girls field hockey team played seven games The varsity had a record of two wms three losses and two ties the Junior varsity won four and lost three games Girls recelvmg field hockey letters and numerals from our class were Barbara Davldowlcz Donna Kauppl Joyce Tresback Carol Cunningham Joanne Kauppmen Annette Rem1llard Holly Zetterberg and Barbara Nichols The girls basketball team Won two games and lost four The members of our class who Were on the varsity team were Helen Smith Barbara Davidowicz Donna Kauppl Joyce Tresback and Susan Hobbs with Carol Osterberg as manager Our sophomore party was held in the form of a Halloween party with corn stalks and pumpklns adornmg Thls year we added fifty classmates from Westminster all of whom have contributed to the success of our class A band concert was held with Merldan Connecticut ln the sprmg of our sophomore year One of the happenings around school durmg the last few months of our sophomore year was the beginning of the new boys locker room ln the back of our school At the Pro Merxto assembly Thomas Johnson was presented the Lamp of Learnlng as the h1ghCSt rankmg sophomore JUNIOR YEAR September came again time to set with the satlsfylng feeling of finally tle down polish our shoes and stay bemg upperclassmen we met with home Week nights doing homework Mr Lahtlnen and elected class officers Soon after we began the school year presldent Thomas Leavltt vice pres . ' , l . ' 1 u n I u Q , . 9 i 1 ' 1 3 I '. 7 ! , . y t . . Mlnns, Robert Weeks, Robert Dill, our gym. U 7 ' 9 7 - 7 7 ' I Y , . 1 Q 1 ' 9 . . . , . , S . , . . . 7 ., 9 Y I 3 ' I ! 7 . , . 3 . - I

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3 Class l-llstory Ronald Allaln Patrvcla O Leary Elaine Anderson Carlene Poploslcu Sharon Blass Senna Sorlla Donna Kauppl Robert Weeks lG DilC'1Jl FRESHMAN YEAR Bewltched bothered and bewlldered was a good descrlptlon of us as fresh men 1n the fall of 1955 Mr W1ll1ams our prmcxpal conducted the orlenta t1on program and we were mtroduced to our class advlser Mr Lahtmen Mlss Saben said Choose your llttle star m the balcony and see how br1ghtly you can make lt shlne m the next four years Durmg the rest of the day we met our teachers and some of us were baxt for the semors mvnta tlon to rlde 1n the elevator to room 37 for free cokes In the next few weeks we chose our first class officers Presldent Porter Sampson VICC Presldent Helen Smlth retary Chrlstme Nyman treasurer Thomas Johnson Cool crlsp fall days meant field hockey and on the teams were many of our classmates Gall AUSt1H Judy Roberts Barbara D3VldOW1CZ Donna Kauppl Joyce Tresback Elame Ander son Judy Crelghton Carolyn Cunnmg ham and Joan D111 The glrl s basket ball team was supported by Joyce Tresback Barbara D3V1d0W1CZ Judy Roberts D1anaGautreau Jan1ceJa1llet Donna Kauppl Joanne Kaupplnen and Kathy Parkhurst When sprmg arrlved and the field was dry the two Barbaras Reilly and Davldowlcz plus Elame Hunter and Judy Roberts knocked ln a few runs for the softball team Whlle Tony Kraskouskas Andre Valoxs Allan Cormler Mlchael H111 Arthur DuVerger and Larry Popple were runnmg laps for the track team Bob D111 Ronn1e Rogers John Olech n1ck1 and Norm Beauregard were swxmmmg laps at the Greenwood Memor1alPool for the G H S team Fledglmg members of the football squad were Bob Weeks Roy SHVOIC Txm Matukas M1ckey LaFortune Johnny Mmns Ed Nobrega Paul Hagen Bob D111 Norm Beauregard Jxm Johnson and Harold Sund After many strenuous rehearsals and more than slx months of prep aratlon eleven freshmen members boarded the Ocean Monarch for a two weeks trlp to Trmldad Seas1ckness study hours and practices falled to dlm the enthuslasm of the G H S Happy Wanderers and all have last mg memorles of Trlmdad durlng Car nlval season and Internatlonal frlend ShlDS fostered by the Slmplex Tlme Recorder Company Those makmg the trlp were Ela1ne Anderson Dlane Blbeau Sharon Bllss Dexter Hedstrom Barbara N1ChOlS Carol Osterberg Helen Smlth Ph1l1p Thompson Klrsten Wallgren Jlm Warakols, and Falth Zager . . . . , 1 1 . . , 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 , . . , . . U . . . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 11 ' ' 1 . . , . . . 7 7 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 9 . , . 1 ' 1 , . f 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - ' u 11 1 1 1 ' . . . . . . . 1 1 ' ' . . , . . . 1 ' ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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THE ARGUS xdent Chrlstme Nyman treasurer John Mmns secretary Joanne Kaup pmen The Dubzmsklmen d1d lt agaln thxs year wmmng elght and losmg a heart breaker to Leommster 2 6 We was robbed How can we posslbly lose one next year w1th boys l1ke Bob slze 13 Dlll Ed Mo Nobrega Johnny Mmns T1m Matukas Norm Beaure gard Ken Stone Meat Hook Kras kouskas Bob Weeks Ray Stewart and the toe Hagen? Surely the class of 59 proved ltself on the grldlron In December everyone watched the absentee l1st grow longer and longer when the students were affected by the Aslan flu ep1dem1c Everyone recovered before lt was necessary to have a day off Old Man Wlnter cooperated however and Wednesdays seemed like holldays SIX ln a row' In March we had a sprmg bllzzard w1th drlfts two feet high The field hockey team had much success because of the stxck swmgmg of Iamce Jaxllet Barbara Davldowlcz Lllllan Doxran and Holly Zetterberg Our basketball teams were not too lmpresslve but as the saylng goes Wa1t t11l next year The sw1mm1ng team w1th the help of Bob Dxll John Olechneckl Norm Beauregard Ronme Rogers and Paul Hagen won the Massachusetts State Champlonshlp Meet held at the Um verslty of Massachusetts The baseball team because of 1ts lmpresslve record was 1nv1ted to the playoffs for state champlonshlp Our representatlves on thls squad were John Mmns John and Dlck Wolanskl Dlck Renes Dave Keresey and Paul Hagen Hlghlxghts of the Washmgton Trlp the lmpresslve slght of the Lmcoln Memorlal the antlcxpated football game m the hotel corrldor cancelled by a forelgn mtruder called the House Detectlve the hubba hubba photo- grapher the student who had the prlvllege of smgmg wxth Corrxne Calvert The Iumor Senlor Prom a valentine dance was an outstandmg event of the year Many w1ll remember the post prom spectacular put on by Tom Leavltt and Chrxstme Nyman as they pranced through West Gardner square Wlth the dummy that had been used for decoratlng In the sprmg our frlends from Tr1n1dad were welcomed to the halls of Gardner Hlgh The Three Flags for Frxendshlp program was launched and calypso mtermmgled wlth the muslc of the Lloyd Lancers After entertammg the Trmldadlans for a week the fortunate band members took off for a trlp to Canada and a Saguenay Rlver crulse once agam as guests of the Slmplex Company Open House was held when the new showers were completed a declded lmprovement for the gym classes and v1s1t1ng athletlc teams The Jumor year ended Just as nt began ln a flurry of 3Ct1Vlty We were sorry to have the semors depart but we were eager to take thelr places SENIOR YEAR As much as we hated to leave our ertheless, busmess IS busmess The varxous summer pastxmes we had to electlon of class oficers was first on obey the beckonmg school bell Nev our busy agenda Workxng wlth Mr 1 , Y U . . . . . 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 . . . . . . . . . - 1 . U . . . . ,, . . . . . ' 1 . . U . . . 77 - n 11 1 - N 1 1 . . . J, 1 1 ' 1 ' u YY , 1 1 ' 1 l Y 11 11 , . . . . 1 - 1 If ' 1, ' Y ' 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 11 ' 1 ' 77 ' . . 1 Y I 1 1 1 , . ' 1 . , . I . Y