Kennedy High School - Gryphon Yearbook (Willingboro, NJ)

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There were so many memories-good and bad-that we must carry with us as we leave Kennedy as mem- bers of the Class of '7l. It was our freshman year and we were ignored. Our President was Glenn Martins and Mr. Clem Crea was our faithful advisor. Our dances failed and our treas- ury was nil, but it was the year of Paul Collins and the football team went undefeated. Then we were sophomores and again the youngest class at Kennedy. Richard Yurko began the first year of his presidential dynasty. To improve our financial status we had successful golf tournaments, numerous bake sales, and dances. Mr. Crea's room, 134, was demolished during the construction of our Hoat in the first Homecoming. If you had first or last period study hall, you were permitted to arrive late and leave early. Our junior year arrived and the tempo increased. The remodeled class rings were ordered and received before Christmas. Then more tournaments and dances. Rich was President again. We had to endure tests of all kinds . . . P.S.A.Tfsg S.A.Tfs, N.M.S.Q.Tfs. We had a more liberal dress code, and more students were being called 'gradicalli 5'Scarborough Fair , the Junior Prom, was a tremendous success. Middle Amer- ica was shocked from its slumber as J.F.K.H.S. ex- perienced 'fracial trouble. Suddenly, we were seniors, but in the name one could detect a sour note. We were on split session and the overcrowding prohibited a senior parking lot. The cloud had a silver lining, though, for our afternoons were free. The senior refreshment stand at the football games was enlivened by the addition of popsicles and pizza. Rich was President, was assisted by Bill McIntyre, Colleen Breen, and Mitch Gross. Lenny Al- caro was the President of the Student Council. With the help of the cardboard statues of the football play- ers, the seniors won the hall contest during Home- coming and Kay Corley was crowned Homecoming Queen. On January 21 and 22, three-hundred seniors jour- neyed to the Mt. Airy Lodge in the Poconos. Here we could ski, skate, toboggan, swim and otherwise enjoy ourselves. The administration required all students to carry special I.D. cards and there was a new discipline code enacted. On May 28, we broke another tradition and held our Senior Prom out-of-state at The Cullura in Bristol, Pa. When we graduate on June 15, there will undoubt- edly be tears. We are the last class to spend four years at J.F.K.-years that canlt be forgotten. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS i Richard Yurko Bill McIntyre Senior Class President Senior Class Vice-President S l r 3' 'Q' ,. Sp. .M 1 Mitch Gross M A Senior Class Treasurer ,. L. Colleen Breen Senior Class Secretary M Cl C r. em rea Senior Class Fearless Advisor