John Jay High School - Yearbook (Cross River, NY)

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SARAH NELSON MEYER AT KaTonah Sally played hockey and baskeTball . . , ln Florida she was a mem- ber oT The Swimming and Diving Club . . . STudenT Council represenTaTive and member oT Chorus and Service Club in Pennsylvania . . . received Speaking Con- TesT Award Twice , . . played baskeTball, volleyball, and soffball . , . acTed in The class play Girls' Drill Team leader . . , received DebaTing Club Award . . . As a senior aT John Jay she was Secre- Tary oT The Yearbook . . . Library Aide played on The hockey honor Team inTeresTed in sewing, riding, and chemisTry . . .oLiT-going . . . inTelligenT. JOHN O'BRIEN AT Darrow Jack parTicipaTed in TooTball, baskeTball, baseball . . . elecTed Vice- presidenT oi his class . . . aT TriniTy Pawling lsophomore yearl he earned leT- Ters in TooTball, baskefball, baseball . . . ioined choir, glee club, Spanish Club . . . ln his lunior year aT John Jay he starred in TooTball, capTain senior year , . . worked on Purple PaTch and Junior Prom . . , member of STudenT Council, baseball, wresTling Teams . . . elecfed Vice-presidenT oT senior class . . . Business EdiTor oT Year- book . . . inTeresTed in currenT evenTs, sporTs . . . a naTural leader. .4 JO-ANN MOORE Jo-Ann has parTicipaTed in many sporTs which include archery and hockey Tor one year, volleyball, ping pong, and baskeTball Tor Three years, and horse- shoes Tor Tour played The clarineT Tor The school Band and was a member oT The Chorus Tor Tour years . . . belong- ed To The FuTure l-lomemakers of America Club and was a member oT The Jazz Club as a sophomore . . . exTremely acTive in ChrisTian Endeavor OrganizaTion . . . gen- erous . . . willing To help. JUDITH LORRAINE MURRAY Judy was very acTive in sporTs aT John Jay . . . parTicipaTed in hockey, soTT- ball, volleyball, ping pong and baskeT- ball during all Tour years member of The hockey Team Tor jlwo years . . . played baskeTball as a Torward on The honor Team in her iunior and senior years . . . helped prepare Tor The Ball SecreTary oT her freshman class . . . STU- denT Council represenTaTive Tor Two years . .. our class PresidenT in her sopho- more year . . . wroTe 'For The Purple PaTch for Two years . . . baTon Twirler . . . in- TeresTed in nursing, drama, riding . . . loTs of Tun . . . personaliTy plus. ROBERT MRAZIK Bob spenT his TirsT year oT high school aT Jackson l leighTs . . . member of The ArT and Woodworking Clubs . . . award- ed honorary arT cerTiTicaTe . . . came To John Jay in his sophomore year . . .ioined The ArT Club . . . member of The Jun- ior Prom DecoraTions CommiTTee . . . hard- working Tullback on The VarsiTy soccer Team dependable member oT The Yearbook LayouT sTaTT . . . inTeresTed in aviaTion and ouTdoor liTe . . . hopes To Tollow a career in aviaTion , . . reserved . . . easy-going. BERTRAND NYE ln his Treshman year aT KaTonah High BerT played The violin in The OrchesTra . .. added his aThleTic skill To The VarsiTy TooTbaII Team as a sophomore . . . wresTled on The John Jay VarsiTy wresTling Team in his sophomore. junior. and senior years . . . played VarsiTy TooTball also as a iunior . . . inTeresTed in auTomobiles. sporTs, weighT-building, science . . . In The TuTure BerT hopes To sfudy Tor a career in auTomoTive engineering.

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LOIS M. MacALPINE Lois' sporfs abiliry is proved by her record in sporis al' John Jay She pariicipaied in 'Freshman hockey honor games and four years of class lourna- menls member of lhe baskelball honor learn in her iunior year . . . club aciivilies included Dance and Drama Clubs . . . John Jay Songbird four years and member of rhe Band for ihree . . . work- ed on 'the Junior Prom and Senior Ball . .. displayed school spiril in J.V. and Varsify cheering .. . fun loving .. . sophisficafed. ANTONINO MATTINA ln Palermo, Sicily, Nino was aclive on fhe Agora, his school paper en- ioyed swimming and moiorcycling in his spare lime . . . won ihe American Foreign Sfudenf Award in his iunior year . . . In his senior year he came fo John Jay, residing wifh Ken Clarke and his family . .. confribufed his knowledge and ex- perience fo lhe sfudenfs and facully ol John Jay . . . inleresied in moforcycles, lraveling, and polifics . . . srudying for a career in law or poliiical science . . . likeable . . . forlhrighl. CARLO J. MAROTTA Carlo has parficipafed in sporls at John Jay and Kalonah during all oi his high school years . . . played J.V. fool- ball during his freshman and sophomore years and J.V. baseball as a freshman . . .a good wresller on ihe John Jay vars- ily squad . . . played on +he lennis feam in his junior year .. . likes 'lo work wilh cars plans To alfend college or ioin lhe Navy . . . has a good sense of humor. ARTHUR E. MECKERT Arr played J.V. baskefball and base- ball in his 'Freshman and sophomore years . .. elecred co-capfain of rhe Varsify 'rrack feam as a iunior . . . was a hard- hiffing Varsify ioofball player for fwo years . . . awarded Freshman Citizenship Award . . . elecfed Vice-presidenf of his class in sophomore and iunior years . . . received fhe honor and responsibilify of Presidenf of 'fhe Sfudenf Council . . . likes fishing, bowling, waferskiing, soffball . . . a respecfed cifizen. Page 29 MIEKE JOAN MAAS Mieke was a cheerleader for lwo en- lhusiaslic years on +he J.V. and Varsily squads . . . coniribufed lime, effort and abilily lo aifer-school sporis, including playing baskelball as a guard, hockey as a half-back . . . elecled Sludenf Coun- cil represeniaiive and Teen Canleen Sec- relary as a senior . . . worked on Junior Prom Decoraiions and Senior Ball Re- 'ireshmenl' Commilniees . . . an alfo mem- ber of Chorus for ihree years . . . vio- linisl in Orcheslra for lwo . . . likes ro swim, sail, dive . . . plays ihe guilar . . . a slraiqhf-forward, lun-loving girl. KAREN MAY MELAHN Karen enihusiasfically parficipaled in girls' sporfs ai John Jay earned alhlelic awards each year . . . member of The hockey honor ieam for 'rwo years and leam caplain in her senior year . . . look charge of sale of lickels al sporis evenrs during pas? four years . . . elecled Vice-presidenl of lhe John Jav Key Club as a senior . . . member of Chorus . . . played bass clarinef in Band every year . aspires lo a nursing career . . . an obliging gal . .. cool logic our- going.

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RICHARD W. OWEN Rich has been an enlhusiaslic afhlefe al' John Jay . . . sel' record for sil-ups in Gymnasfics Club as a freshman . . . played J.V. baskelball as a sophomore . . . wreslled on lhe Varsily wresfling +eam and ran on lhe lrack leam in his iunior year . . . scored highesf on 'the l958 physical 'lifness lesls . . . played Varsily foolball and lrack as a senior . . . member of various dance commillees and Decorafion Commiflee 'lor Junior Prom . . . Sludenl Council represenfafive as a iunior and senior . . . forceful. JANET ELIZABETH PIATT Janef is inferesled in arf and has been very acfive in lhis field . . . devolecl lime fo work on lhe Ari Club during her sophomore year . , . followed an arl maior in her four years al' .John Jay . . . expecls 'ro conlinue commercial arlisl sludies afler high school . . . helped pre- pare for bofh The Junior Prom and Senior Ball by working hard on 'lhe Refreshmenl Commillees . . . derives much pleasure from her hobby of slamp collecling . . . eager fo help. JOHN PERSINGER ln his lenlh year al While Plains John played on Hhe J.V. foofball feam . . . parficipafed in lhe acfivifies of lhe Gym- nasfics Club, Tumbling Club, and Bowling Club . . . played J.V. loolball as a sopho- more a+ While Plains . . . Afler John came fo John Jay in his sophomore year he ioined The wresfling leam and lhe Gym- nasfics Club . . . wreslled on lhe Varsily leam in his junior year . . . is inleresled in wafer-sporls, cars, radios, and science . . . plans lo go on To college.. . reserved. BARBARA-ANN Pl LLER Al Sacred Hearl Barb was an aclive member of Lalin and Library Clubs in her freshman year . . . member of various dance commillees as a sophomore . . . Al John Jay during her iunior and senior years she parlicipaled in many sporls . . . Barb is lhe very conscienlious chair- man of lhe Produclion Commillee for 'lhe Yearbook . . . honored by +he Nalional Honor Sociely . . . assisled in prepara- lions 'lor +he Prom . . . Library Aide in Senior year . . . reliable . . . undersland- mg. Page 31 CAROL IDA ORTH Carol played many sporls, including baskelball, volleyball, horseshoes, archery, ping pong, lennis, and badminfon . . . guarded our opponenfs on lhe baskelball honor 'ream in her iunior year . . . an inleresled member ol lhe- Nursing Club and Drama Club . . . served our school on lhe Key Club in her senior year . . . worked on lhe Refreshmenl Commillees for lhe Junior Prom and Senior Ball . . . wrote for lhe John Jay Purple Pafch slaff as a senior . . . nice . . . quiefly friendly. JOYCE CAROLYN OUINN Joyce parlicipaled in many of lhe sporls al John Jay . . . aclive member of 'lhe school Glee Club . . . worked on 'lhe Chrislmas Play 'lor 'two years . . . Library Aide . . . held a posilion on Ediforial slalf ol Yearbook . . . worked on Junior Prom, Senior Ball Dance Com- miffees . . . Fealure Edilor ol Purple Pa'l'ch . . . ciled by The Nalional Honor Sociely as a iunior . . . received American Legion Award . . . inferesls cenler around foreign nalions and oceanography . . . fun-loving . . . always smiling.