Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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We provided Miss Hill with many black days and debated long and hard with Mr. Cobbett about growing dead. This year Wynne and Anna became junior celebrities because of their colored chickens, and Susan and Dottie took top awards at the Science Fair with their three-legged frogs. In Feb- ruary we held our class dance, a Valentine ' s Day theme. Gerry Hammond and John Beaupre became the first in the class to get their driving licenses. The year ended all too quickly. With much regret we said good-bye to Miss Blodgett, Mr. Cobbett, Miss Cogswell, and Miss Hill, -some of our favorite teachers. In the fall we happily assumed the role of upper classmen. To the class roster were added the names of Fred Krohn and Sheila Trudel . Those classmates we lost were Annette Fisher, Judy Holland, Sally Jackson, Heidi Simoneau, and Nancy Stilphen. We were sopleased with our class officers during our sophomore year that we re-elected them for our junior year. Student Council represen- tatives were Susan Eustace, Dorothy Field, John Los, John Mackey, and Marjorie Passales. Instead of choosing a class ring it was decided to begin the tradition of school rings. The members of the ring committee did an excellent job in giving us a ring with which we were all pleased. At our junior dance in January, beatniks were the order of the day. The cafeteria was skill- fully transformed into a coffee-house. The program was complete with poetic readings by Geof . Miller, while Fred Krohn and Tom Clasby supplied accompaniment on the bongos. Kenny and Dale, our Mr. America ' s, were outstanding successes on the wrestling team. In chemistry, many of us learned - the hard way - that acid does burn. Of course the high point of the year was the junior Prom. The class broke tradition by going to Crane ' s Castle. The theme, appropriately enough, was Castle-by-the-Sea. Music was provided by Baron Hugo ' s orchestra. It was a night throughly enjoyed by both students and faculty. James Moon and Linda Bouzianis were chosen King and Queen, and inno- vation. Jean Weaver, Phil Hamm, and John Mackey were chosen, respectively, as Girls ' and Boys ' State Representatives. One of the final events of our Junior year was the induction of several of our classmates into the National Honor Society. Those selected were Carol Cottam, Sara and Susan Eustace, Melvyn Frydrych, Anna Kjoss, John Mackey. Carol Cottam, John Mackey and Melvyn Frydrych received additional honors by winning respectively the D.A.R. award for Excellence in History, and the Harvard Book Award. With the election of the TIGER staff in June, the year ' s activities were concluded. Now we have entered our final year at Ipswich High School. The ad- dition of Kay Greaney and Dick Hennessey helped replace Jeff Adams, Fred Krohn, and Jean Lacey. Our junior class officers were re-elected. Student Council representatives were Susan Eustace, Dottie Field, John Los, John Mackey, and Dick Sheppard. 30

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CLASS HISTORY Anna Kioss When we, the Class of 1962, entered Ipswich High School as freshmen, in September 1958, it was not as strangers, for most of us had been at- tending school in this building since the sixth grade. However, we soon found high school routine a different matter. Having attended the after- noon session for three years, we were not accustomed to early rising for school at 7:20 in the morning, -the crack of dawn it seemed to us. Typical freshmen, we duly respected the upperclassmen and stood in awe and trep- idation of those terrible teachers (whom we eventually found quite hu- man). Our class of one-hundred-ten strong was led by John Los (president), Melvyn Frydrych (vice-president), Susan Bailey (treasurer), and Karen Mansfield (secretary). Representatives to the Student Council were Sara Eustace, Melvyn Frydrych, John Los, and John Mackey. The days passed quickly as we settled down. John Los was the only freshman to make the varsity football team. January brought mid-year ' s, our first taste of real testing. Our St. Patrick ' s Day Dance proved quite successful, with music by the Ripchords. Almost stealthily, it seemed, June crept around with its promise of the summer vacation and the end of our first year of high school. Returning in the fall as sophomores, we entered into what was to be- come quite an eventful year. The class roster changed with John Andre- ozzi ' s, Linda Damon ' s, Alex Fisher ' s, and Paul Whetmore ' s leaving, and the arrival of Diane Cole, Suzanne Fournier, Judy Holland, Sally Jackson, Jean Lacey, William Sheren and Susan Wood. John Los and Susan Bailey returned to their respective class offices. John Mackey was elected vice-president, and Carol Mansfield replaced her sister as secretary. Those elected for the Student Council were Carol Cottam, Sara and Susan Eustace, Dorothy Field, and John Los. 29

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CLASS HISTORY The year ' s activities started quickly. In September, many of us jour- neyed to see an unforgettable performance of MACBETH at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut. Jack caused an uproar in the theater with his question of What do you wear under your kilts? In October we sponsored a dance, and the steering committee was elected. The TIGER staff went to work early. Pictures were taken, activity lists made, and class celebrities chosen. The football team was captained by John Los and John Standley. The senior play, YOU CAN ' T TAKE IT WITH YOU, produced in November, proved as much fun for the cast as for the audience. John Mackey was voted Most Popular Football Player, and received the Hoffman Award as the student-athlete of the squad. John Los (along with John Mansfield) was chosen Most Valuable Player. The senior Christmas dinner and party were held December 21. Jay proved to be a most effective Santa Claus. A snow-ball dance was held December 22. In a decorated gaily gym, couples in festive mood danced to Jay Howard ' s orchestra. Melvyn Frydrych and Ted Kaszuba were chosen captains of the bas- ketball team, and an auspicious season is in the offing. Many of us began feverishly filling out college applications, and are eagerly awaiting CEEB scores and mid-year marks so that our transcripts can be completed. We are looking forward to our Reception, Class Day, and Commence- ment and the confusion of last this or last that. As a class we wish to express our many thanks to the faculty who have given us so much of their time, talents, and efforts to making our four years at I.H.S. so worthwhile. Wherever we go and whatever we do, we shall always have wonderful memories of our high school days at Ipswich. 31