Kennebunkport High School - Skipper Yearbook (Kennebunkport, ME)

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1945-1946 Only seventeen of us returned for our ,lunior year and to all of us the diploma seemed much closer now. We gave a successful senii-formal junior Prom this fall and also spon- sored the annual Freshman Reception. ln the spring we presented a play called Tourist Troublesf' Again we had Stinson, Dunton, Schmidt and Pierce on the boys' basket- ball squad With Clough as manager. Higgins and Maling made the girls' squad. This spring we had Stinson, Schmidt and Pierce playing baseball for K. P. H. S. And with graduation this year our thoughts turned toward this approaching fall when we shall be the ruling class. i946-1947 At last we are Seniors! The group has now diminished to fifteen mem- bers as we lost Betsy Dunton, Ruth Foxx and Richard Challis, while we gained Ernie Lush, a newcomer to town. This has proven to be an eventful year because of the necessity of earning money for our VVashington Trip li und. Wie have held card parties, food sales, sold chances, had a dance, and sponsored numerous other activities to swell our class treasury. This year we have been represented on the girls' basketball squad by Mary Higgins and Van Ness llrlaling, while Stinson, Lush, Schmidt and Dunton were boys' squad members. We presented the annual Senior Class Play, choosing HLucky, a drama pertaining to college life. The undertaking proved to be successful and lots of fun. We are now approaching the end of our high school education and. although We all feel a bit relieved at having inet the demands which are re- quired in order to acquire a diploma, we also sense a feeling of loss as we pass from the portals of K. P. ll. S. forever. I3

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY 1 945 1 944 In September, 1943, twenty-six know-it-all Freshmen entered K. P. H. S. Unlike other classes we felt very conhdent of our scolastic abilityg that is, until the honor roll was announced and we discovered that less than half of our members were on the list. From then on we were less confident and more respectful of our upper classmen. Following the dreaded Freshman Reception we settled down to work. For a Freshman Class we were well represented in all school activities. Four boys and six girls were on the basketball squads, seven girls joined the Clee Club, eight girls became Hi-Y members and we had five of our group on the SKIPPER Board. We ordered our class rings and learned that due to wartime shortages we wouldn't receive them until the following year. We lost two of our members, Frank Bradbury, Ir., and Margaret Etchells, but gained one, Iacquelin Holplen. Thus ended our Hrst year. 1944-1945 Only twenty-two of us returned this year. We were soon greatly sad- dened by the death of one of our members, Carleton Wildes. Carleton was a fine friend to all of us and we shall never forget the pleasant memories we hold in our hearts of him. Our class also lost Iacquelyn Holden and Marjorie lack, who moved away. During this Sophomore year we became interested in drama and pre- sented a play called 'iThe Little Red Schoolhouse with thirteen of us par- ticipating. Again we were well represented in all activities. On the SKIPPER Board were Thurston, Higgins, Maling, Stinson, Foxx, Milliken and Dunton. Our boy basketballers were Stinson, Dunton, Schmidt and Norman Clough, man- ager. On the girls' squad were Higgins, Maling, Foxx and Bickford. Marie Cornealy was the girls' manager. 12

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CLASS PLAY Standing, left to right: D. Thurston, R. Dunton, VV. Pierce, R. Schmidt, N. Clough P. Milliken, A. Seavcy. Seated: T. Mosher, L. lVlacKenna, M. Higgins, R. Stinson, E. Lush, B. Maling M VV ard. Robert Stinson Norman Clough Donald Thurston Mary Higgins Van Ness Maling Paula Milliken Albert Seavcy Ernest Lush Lorraine MacKenna Mary Adams Imogene Willey Murry Ward Cast I4 Everett fl.uclcyD Luckron John Luckron Dave Roberts Barbara Bennett Gracie Roberts Eva Stephanie Leon Mc Donald Jerry Connell Gwen Anderson Jenny Small Elysia Roderick Howard jordan