Housatonic Valley Regional High School - White Oak Yearbook (Falls Village, CT)

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OHN RANDOLPH BERTI Salisbury Classical Course Big John Happy birthday, Big John! football hero and three-letter an, John is also a serious and ird-working student. arsity Football 1, 2, 3, Co- ptain 4g JV Basketball 1, 23 arsity Basketball 3, 4, Var- :y Baseball 2, 3, 45 V2l1'S1fY lub 2, 3, Vice-president 45 rchestra 23 Dance Band 1, 2, Dance Band 33 Senior Ball J-chairman, Junior Prom Jmmittee, Nutmeg Boys ate, Senior Playg National onor Society. DOUGLAS KNOWLTON BLACK North Canaan Vocational Agriculture Course Doug Doug leaves the walls of Regional, undaunted but not undented. In his senior year he traveled to Chicago Ill., to represent the local chapter at an FFA safety convention. His favorite pastimes are work- ing on his car, fishing, watch- ing television, and eating. Allied Youth 2, 3g FFA l, 2, 3, 44 FFA Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4g Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4, Jun- ior Assemblyg Weight-Lifting Club 2, 3, Apparatus Club 4. l ,j i 1 .... p , THOMAS HAROLD BLAKEY Cornwall Industrial Arts Course Lou Unassuming and modest, Lou emerged as one of Region- al's best all-around athletes. He proved to be a valuable player on the varsity football team and was captain of the 1956 basketball team. Homeroom President 13 JV Basketball 1, 2, Varsity Bas- ketball 3, Captain 4, Varsity Football 3, 45 Varsity Club 3, 4g Intramurals 1, 2. MARYANN LOUISE BETTI Canaan Homemaking Course Nan Nan is a girl with many in- terests. She enjoys playing her guitar and likes to collect coins and old paper money. This has an interesting twist since she won the Curtis Publishing Co. prize of 350 in the senior magazine subscription drive. Gossip and short weekends seem to be her only peeves. Intramurals lg FHA 2, 3, 4. CAROL BOOKE Kent Secretarial Course Bookie Although Bookie did not lin our class until her junior rar, she quickly made friends id became one of us. In view ' her outstanding ability in ping and shorthand, it is not lrprising that she plans to at- nd a business school in Sep- mber. In her spare time she kes to listen to records, swim, ad, and cook. ' tansferred from Thomas Jef- rson High School, Brooklyn, . Y., in junior year. Drama- I Club 3g Allied Youth 33 1nioriAssemblyg Photography l.. . 5 dit I I. 4 X . ,. , A1 ID' 'P' li I . Q, I it I X. I , ?- . HARRY WARD BOYLES, JR. Canaan General Course Harry Sincere and easy-going, Harry is a willing worker and a reliable friend. He dislikes time tests in math, but has plenty of patience when pur- suing his hobbies of photog- raphy and making model air- planes. Intramurals 1, 25 AVA 2, 3, 4g Dramatic Club 35 Junior As- semblyg Orchestra 1, 3, 45 Band 1, 3, 45 Airplane Model Club lg National Honor So- CICCV.

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NANCY ELLEN AAKJAR North Canaan Classical Course Name Nance is a bright, tiny, com- pact example of continual acti- vity. A top-ranking student, she expends her bubbling en- ergy at home by sewing and cooking. Working in the gar- den is one of her special pleas- ures. Latin Club 2, Allied Youth 2, Treasurer 3, 4, Christmas As- sembly I, Roman Banquet Committee 2, Junior Assem- bly, Homeroom Secretary 3, junior Prom Attendant, Na- tional Honor Society. PATRICIA ANN ATHOE Salisbury General Course Pat Pat is a versatile musician, but most people will remem- ber her as the girl wrapped up in the sousaphone. When she disentangles herself from this formidable instrument, she takes up the bass viol to give the down beat for Regional's dance band. Allied Youth 3, 4, Dance Band 4, Mixed Chorus l, 2, 3, Dra- matic Club I, 2, Intramurals 1, 39 Junior Assembly, Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4. FREDERICK LEROY BALDWIN North Canaan General Course Baldy Baldy has been our class leader for two years, and we couldn't have had a better one. Intramurals I, 2, Varsity Foot- ball 1, 2, 3, 4, JV Basketball 1, 2, Varsity Basketball 3, 4, Varsity Baseball I, 2, 3 Co- captain 4, Varsity Club 2, 3, 4, Sophomore Corridor Party Co-chairman, Homeroom Pres- ident 2, 3, Class President 3, 4, Student Council 2, 3, Pres- ident 4, National Honor So- ciety. WALLACE WOOLSEY BARR, JR. Salisbury General Course Wally Fun, fun, fun! Wally has a zest for living, especially when Stu Brickman is around. Give him some good snow and a pair of skis or model cars to paint while listening to soft music, and he is content. He has a strong aversion toward going to the dentist - his dad! Transferred from the Salisbury School, Salisbury, Conn., in freshman year. Intramurals 1, 3, Varsity lFootball 3, 4, Allied I A JUDITH MARIE ALBI Sharon General Course Judy Lively and full of fun, Q has made the halls of Regi ring with her vivacious law ter. Listening to classical x ic while munching on a s. wich is her main pastime vs she isn't in school or worl at the Sharon Hospital. favorite outdoor activity skating. Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3, Ju Assembly, Allied Youth 3 Pep Club 1, 2, 3. Vi NANCY MARICE BENEDICT Cornwall Secretarial Course Nance Tall and irresistible, IN fully justified the judgme the boys who chose her a: of our Junior Prom attenc When she graduates, she ' to do secretarial work. Intramurals I, 2, Girls' I us lg Pep Club 1, 2, 3, IS Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, junio sembly, junior Prom At ant, NORTHWEST COR 2, 3, Sophomore Cor Party, Homeroom Treasu. Secretary 2, Dramatic Cl' Secretarv 4: WHITE OA

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JESSE HENRY BRANCHE, JR. Salisbury General Course len Jess is always quick with a smile or a slap on the back. His agility and speed made him a valuable member of the track and football teams. If you hear a small plane circling in the sky on a clear day, it's bound to be Jess really enjoy- ing himself. Airplane Model Club lg Var- sity Track 2, 3, 4g JV Football 2g Varsity Football 3, 4g Intra- murals l, 2, 3, 4, Allied Youth 31 Varsity Club 3, 4g Mixed Chorus 4. WILLIAM EARL BRECHER Cornwall General Course Doc Joining our class in his sen- ior year, Earl lost no time be- coming involved in school af- fairs, especially in debating. Listening to classical music on his Hi-Fi set, plucking out tunes on his guitar, or just re- laxing with a book rank high among his leisure-time activi- ties. Transferred from Leonia High School, Leonia, N. J., in senior year. Debating Club 43 Chess Club 43 WHITE OAK. STUART BRICKMAN Salisbury General Course Stu Stu has a sense of humor that often leads him into some sort of mischief. When he is not on duty in his father's store, he is in pursuit of apple pie or a place to swim. He spends hours swimming in Wononscopomuc and wants to join the Navy. Transferred from Searles High School, Great Barrington, in junior year. Allied Youth 3, 45 lintramurals 33 Apparatus Club ELIZABETH ANNA BRANDT Sharon General Course Liz Liz is quite an active around school, she enjoys r driving, skating, swimm and collecting hillbilly recc Her ambition is to have a of her own and an int swimming pool. Allied Youth 2, 3, 4, M. Chorus 1, 2g Girls' Choru 2, 3g Girls' Choir 43 Orchc I, 2, 3, 4g String Ensembl Pep Club lg Intramurals 1 Junior Assembly, Latin C 2g Roman Banquet 2. ,f ' DONALD PETER BROWN Salisbury Industrial Arts Course Donny Hunting and trapping over the wide open spaces of Mount Riga and Ore Hill oc- cupy Donny's leisure hours. When he isn't out beating the brush for game, he's at the First National beating his way through packages of groceries. Tall guys annoy him, but he can lick twice his weight in giants. Intramurals 1, 25 JV Baseball 1, 23 Allied Youth 3, 4, Pep Club 1. THOMAS MICHAEL BYRNES, JR. Kent Classical Course Tom Tom has been especially tive in Dramatic Club pez mances. He's happy in a. sp car or behind the pages + good book. Pep Club lg Dramatic Clu 2, 3, 43 Drama Festival l 3g Freshman Art Clubg Ht room President lg Intramn lg NORTHWEST CORI 2, 33 Le Cercle Francais 4, l meg Boys' State, Roman I quet 35 Christmas Assembl Junior Assembly, Senior l WHITE OAK.