Holten High School - Onion Yearbook (Danvers, MA)

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Then came another year of learning When as Sophomores we attained Finer growth of mind and body With the friendships we had gained. SOPHOMORE YEAR Our trail led us next to the year of the “Wise Fools”. This year we elected our first class officers. They were: President, Robert Charbonnier; Vice-President, Thomas Hennessy; Secretary, Joanne Wilkins; Treasurer, Deborah Brown. The Sophomore Hop was the first social and money raising project we had. The harvest decorations made “ye ole gym” simply turn into a fall scene. The Four Sharps supplied the music and played the grand march which was led by our President, Bob Charbonnier, and his date, Joan McNiff. We had fun dances such as the balloon dance, the mop dance, and the magic carpet dance. Refreshments were served. The long hours of preparation were gone in a whirl of falling scarecrows, fall leaves, pumpkins, and owls. The representatives to the Student Council this year were: Nancy Wilichoski, Robert Charbonnier, Thomas Hennessy, and Richard Winn.KWvxcy S he JLy Our boys to receive their letters for Football this year were Roger Farrin, Thomas Hennessy, Douglas Wood. Sherrill Duker was chosen to be on the Cheerleading Squad. Now having reached the end of our sophomore year and the half way point of our travels, we were looking forward to being Juniors and upper- classmen ! CLASS OFFICERS FRONT ROW: Joanne Wilkins, Sophomore; Marilyn Watkins, Junior; Betty Bamford, Senior Treasurer; Deborah Brown, Senior Secretary. BACK ROW: Thomas Hennessy, Senior President; Robert Charbonnier, Senior Vice-President. Page Twenty-four

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The Trail of the Class of 58 It's been a long, long trail and happy For the class of fifty-eight Where as Freshmen, first we started On that journey really great. On September 8, 1954, we met for the first time with our fellow- travelers from Middleton. Our trail began at eight-fifteen in the morning. It seemed so long then with many seemingly impassable obstacles. For the first few days (for many, a few weeks) the trail was rough, but it led us to many interesting places. Unfortunately, many were lost before they barely started. Our equipment, four books, seemed light, but we soon found out differently. A few courageous travelers even toted a fifth book. Our first milestone came with the election of Nancy Wilichoski and Douglas Wood to the Student Council. They were well chosen as both the Middleton and Danvers freshmen were equally represented. A favorite pastime for the Danvers travelers was to make jokes about Middleton, but Middleton travelers took it all in stride. Although as freshmen we did not participate in many events, we still made a good showing in our teams and on the Holten staff. In girls’ intra- mural sports Debbie Brown was chosen as blue team captain and Joan McNiff as white team captain. The first part of our travels now came to an end. Page Twenty-three

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Here as Juniors we returned now With our purpose more sincere, As the years were getting shorter Thus our goal became more clear. We had now passed the half-way mark in our trail. As upperclassmen we enjoyed many new privileges and renewed our promise to study hard. The officers elected this year were as follows: President, Thomas Hennessy; Vice-Pesident, Robert Charbonnier; Secretary, Marilyn Watkins; Treasurer, Deborah Brown. These officers had a very successful year. This year we had six members of our class represented in the Student Council. They were: Nancy Wilichoski, Nancy Sheldon, Douglas Wood, Robert Charbonnier, Thomas Hennessy, and Beverly Hearn. We held a very successful car wash, in May, in the school yard. Many students turned out to help and we earned $51.50. A wet time was enjoyed by all. The Junior Prom was held on March 29th at the Great Oak School and many students attended. The theme was “Springtime in Japan”. The music was supplied by the “Black and Whites”. Janice McLaughlin was chosen queen of the prom and her court were: Judy Dwyer, Sally Thompson, Sharon Theiling, Deborah Brown, Betty Leavitt, and Sandra Hanson. In sports Douglas Wood and Lou Alberghini were chosen as co-captains of next year’s football team. Deborah Brown was chosen Editor-in-chief elect of “The Holten” for next year. Betty Bamford from Middleton was chosen to go to Girls’ State held at Bridgewater State Teachers’ College. John Hilyard was chosen from Middleton and Robert Charbonnier from Danvers to go to Boys’ State held at the University of Massachusetts. They all enjoyed themselves, meeting new friends and learning about democracy and how our country is run. Many juniors were in- cluded in the driving classes this year and it was with pride and joy that they pre- sented their pink temporary licenses to their classmates and somewhat more gray- haired teachers. As we round a bend in our trail we see at last our goal. There not far away is our senior year and the sum- mit of our travels. Our Class Photographer Allan Wylie Page Twenty-five