Irwin High School - Carillon Yearbook (Irwin, PA)

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LEFT 'ro RIGHT: Dion Good, George Schade, Mona L. George, Mr. Shirley, Joan Sam. OFFICERS President .,,,.............. GEORGE SCHADE Vice Pres. ......,.......,......,.... DON GOOD Secretary .,,...,,..., MONA LEE GEORGE Adviser ...e,.. .,....,...,, M R. SHIRLEY HOPING FOR HAPPY SCHOOL DAYS Mr. Shirley's freshman class was well known throughout the school not only for their practical jokes and outstanding help- fulness of the girls, but also as one of the few classes dominated by boys. They were proud of their junior high team, led by Bill Cummings, Don Good, Charles Patton, Colin N orberg, George Gong- aware, Alan Shoup, John Waugaman, and Cliff Brown. Larry Milburn was student manager, and as cheerleaders Mona George and Lynn Holloman gave the needed enthus- iasm. The freshmen had two successful par- ties, the Junior High Hallowe'en party, and the Freshman-Sophomore party. A special initiation was held during the first week of school for the boys of the class of 54 . They soon learned to wear levies instead of good trousers after getting them soaked over the fountain. Outstanding in scholarship were Larry Milburn, George Schade, Mona Lee George, Jean Sam, Rose Marie Bertani, Janice Coo- ley, and Albert Tickerhoof. Another person worth mentioning was George Schade, whose long hike finally brought help to fellow scouts who were stranded during the Big Snow . He is also an amateur radio builder. Jack Shaffer, who came from Wilkinsburg last year, helps Mr. Shirley with his astrology and often entertains the class with his uke. Joanne Marchand and Janice Cooley took a sight seeing tour under the stage on the chair rack. Albert Tickerhoof liked Irwin High so much that he delivered papers to pay for his own tuition. The freshmen contributed their talents to various clubs, such as Band, Girls' Chorus, Junior Red Cross, Camera Club, and For- ensics. It has taken this class a little longer than usual to learn cooperation. Every one hopes that over the summer they will learn the lesson even better in order that, as soph- omores, they will be really grown up.

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ANXIOUS FOR THE NEXT STEP IN EDUCATION , OFFICERS President... ....... .JAY MCFARLAND Vice Pres ..... .............. B ILL STUBBS Secretary .......... JOYCE WILLIAMS Adviser .. . ..... .. . MISS JONES LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Jones, Bill Stubbs, Jay Mc- Farland, Joyce Williams. The activities of the Sophomore Class were similar to a chain reaction. From the time they elected officers until they became juniors they possessed unmatched quantities of energy. They provided a substantial back- ground for most of the school's activities in which they took an active part. The class was proud to be represented on the varsity basketball squad by one of its taller members, Gerald Gongaware. On the junior varsity were Jay McFarland, Louis Dalessandro, Edward Siegel, Paul Vasquez, and Stacy Allshouse. Marlene Gordon, Joyce Williams, and Bill Stubbs proved capable varsity cheer- leaders, and as Jay Vee cheerleaders, Maxine McCormick, Joanne John, Anne McElfresh, Mary Lou Kramer, and Nancy Benninger urged their team to a most successful season. This class had a great deal of interest in music and displayed its fine talents in the high school band and girls' choruses. The Glee Club was assisted by Eddie Siegel. This love of rhythm was carried over to five majorettes: Shirley Abbott, Donna Christ- man, Doris Medley, Shirley Cook, and Mar- lene Anthony, who added much to the ap- pearance of our marching band. They con- tributed to the school activities by sponsoring dances, which was unusual for sophomores, and by helping to make our speech tourna- ments successful. One of the biggest events on their school calendar was the traditional Freshman-Soph- omore party, at which they were entertained by their own members. Never to be forgotten were BillWolf's farewell party, the box social, where the sophomore girls won all the prizes, and the political battle which aroused so much enthusiasm. Danny's late library books, Nancy's pranks, Louie's philosophy, and Doris and Mazie's charming ways gave us much pleasure. The scholarship students were Carole Ann Rainey and Mary Lou Kramer. Although Miss Jones admitted that they were a noisy bunch, she also said that with all their ambition aimed in the right direction, they could really go places. We are quite sure that if the world needs human dynamos, an unusual number can be found in the class of 53 .

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BACK: G. Gongaware. MIDDLE: M. George, M. Sullivan, C, Patton, R. Rymer, R. Hunt, S: Harper, M, Linhart FRONT: J. Houpt, E. Lear. BACK: C. Norberg, W. Lohr, C. Brown. MIDDLE: S. Lunn, K. McKenna, Jean Sam Joan Sam, N. Patton, W. Cummings. FRONT: A. Shoup. 'fzeshm an flax LEFT T0 RIGHT, AROUND POLE: J. Altman, A. Tickerhoof, J. Marchand, A. Davis, J. Shaffer, L. Leffler, R. Caldwell, L. Hollo- man, T. Mance, D. Good. OUTER CIRCLE! D. McKeever, V. Good, L. Milburn, J. Waugaman, J. Stricklin, J. Cooley. INNER: J. Tornblom, G. Schade. .4 -J.