Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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GRADUA ' SPEAKERS PATRICIA PARR MARGARET ANDREOZZI DAVID BLONDA GARY CASALI 25

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JUDITH WANZER I like to live a gay, happy life. The fact that Judy, our Miss Personality Plus, has been class secretary for four years and was voted our Most Popular Girl, shows our high opinion of her. These leadership qualities should stand her in good stead as a flight nurse. Archery 1, 2; Badminton 1, 2; J. V. Cheerleader 1 ; Class Celebrity 4; Tiger Staff 4; Tiger Typist 4; Class Officer— Secretary 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council 3, 4; Steering Committee 2, 3, 4; Jr. Prom Com- mittee 3; Dance Committees 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Girls ' Choir 3, 4; Honor Award Committee 1, 2, 3, 4; Variety Show 2, 3; Nom- inating Committee 1, 2, 3; Sunshine Committee; Class Day Part. JOANNA WHITE An actress I shall be. Jo has been active on the school paper and in class plays. Sophis- tication and quiet charm, along with a fine potential acting talent should be of great value to Jo in her plans for a theatrical career. Basketball 2; Class Celebrity 4; Secretary to Guidance Director 4; Tiger Staff 4,- Dance Committee 3; Junior Play 3; Cub Staff 2, 3, 4; Cub Typist 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Girls ' Choir 3, 4; Variety Show 2, 3; Senior Play. STEPHEN WOODMAN I have no superfluous leisure. Steve ' s greatest interest is in horses, both raising and riding them. He also found time to work very hard on class committees and to be in the Senior Play. Steve ' s friendly manner to everyone should bring success in anything he does. Tiger Staff 4; Cap and Gown Committee Chairman 4; Dance Com- mittees 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2; Senior Play; Class Day Part. 24

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by Judith Warner On the bright, autumn morning of September 7, 1951, our large class of naive, eager students ascended the steps of Ipswich High School for the first time. It was an awesome sensation, that first morning in assembly. We tended to group together as a herd of sheep, with the feeling that there was safety in numbers. Amid a great deal of confusion — especially finding study hall seats and using the right stairs — we attended our first day ' s classes. It didn ' t take us long to become acclimated, how- ever, and to feel that we belonged. It was early in September that we elected Gary Casali as our class chairman, and Sheila Sullivan as our secretary- treasurer. During our eighth-grade we were happy to welcome two new classmates: Corrine Hammond from Hamilton, and Audrey Carr from Richford, Vermont. Our eighth-grade social, held on May 9, was a huge success. We shall never forget this, our first social affair. The climax of the year was the annual Crane ' s Picnic, leaving in its wake two very badly burned red-heads, Sheila Sullivan and Audrey Carr and a staff of distraught, frustrated teachers. The following fall of 1952 we mounted the steps with much more assurance and welcomed our Rowley and par- ochial school students who have added good fun to our days at I. H. S. Our first class meeting was held on September 26. Our chosen leaders were President, Howard Publicover; Vice- President, Laurien Levesque,- Secretary, Judy Wanzer; Treasurer, Sheila Sullivan. Our class voted to have monthly dues of twenty-five cents, which seemed to the teaching staff an unusually large sum. Our first school dance, a Saint Patrick ' s Day affair, was held on Friday, the 13th of March, with green and white streamers, shamrocks, and other decorations honor- ing this great day. This dance was successful and well- attended in spite of falling on a fateful day. Our freshman year quickly drew to a close, and we re- turned in the fall as sophomores, after a well-earned summer vacation. At an early class meeting we elected Howard Publi- cover, President; David Lindgren, Vice-President; Judy Wanzer, Secretary,- Sheila Sullivan, Treasurer. Many of the boys went out for football this year and contributed to the success of our varsity and junior varsity teams. Both boys and girls went out for basketball. We soon began making arrangements for our Valentine Dance, held on Friday, February 19. Cupids and hearts adorned the auditorium walls on this evening, and red and white streamers were everywhere. Again a large crowd attended, and we added $14.41 to our treasury. A scene from the Tale of Two Cities, rewritten by Howie Publicover, was presented by Miss Crowley ' s English class. Audrey, Donald, Joanna, Stephen, Alice, Gary, and Laurien performed admirably. We especially enjoyed Audrey ' s portrayal of Madame Defarge. Of course, this year we were introduced to William Shakespeare, and the English classes attended the Maj- estic Theater in Boston and saw the movie version of Julius Caesas. Dave Lindgren made geometry quite fascinating this year, diverting the class with a little toy fire engine that went up and down the aisles. Its connection with geometry is obscure, but it was fun anyway. We then got down to the business of choosing the class rings. The majority of the class favored the Tiger de- sign, and orders were immediately filled. The end of our sophomore year was saddened when Miss Crowley left us to attend Harvard Graduate school In September we returned as proud upperclassmen. United States history was quite interesting this year, as Dave Blonda had a newly proposed course in the planting of corn seed. Sheila and Judy resumed their position of treasurer 26