Keyport High School - Key Yearbook (Keyport, NJ)

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FRESHMAN YEAR A A new attraction was added to Keyport High School in 1954 when a group of shy freshmen started the term in September. Being iust a side show, the freshman class found it necessary for everyone to work hard to keep up with the fast moving activities of the circus around them. As a start, some of the members in the class of 172 students participated in the band and the chorus at the Christmas and the Spring Concerts. The girls in the freshman sewing classes took parts in the fashion show held during Open House. Everyone strived to achieve the reward of having an average above eighty-five to become honor roll or high honor roll students. Harold O'Brien was chosen to represent the freshman class on the Student Council. SOPHOMORE YEAR Returning the following year as sophomores, 163 strong, our hard work proved worthwhile. More boys ioined the football, basketball, and baseball teams. The girls ioined the Girls' Athletic Association. Sopho- more members of the band and twirling squad were noticed on the marching field and in concerts. A larger number of students discovered the pleasure of staying after school for club meetings or senior play rehearsal. Sophomore class representatives and student council members were elected to take part in school affairs. Five members of the class were the first sophomore students to be elected to the National Honor Society. They were Meredith Walling, Kathy Mandeville, Dixie Bowman, Ray Brown, and Cathy Franke. JUNIOR YEAR As iuniors, now a group of 135, we held a prominent place in the greatest show on earth. Our advisors, Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Mitrosky, were introduced to us at our first class meeting in the cafeteria. Class officers were elected as follows: Harold O'Brien, presi- dent, Richard Boggs, vice-president, Odette Hertle, secretary, Dorothy Eigenrauch, treasurer. The presentation of two dances, Mood Indigo and March Madness, for which the students sold tickets to raise funds for the future trip to Washington, were highly successful. The selling of candy also added to these funds. A better year in football could not be found. The team of Keyport High was undefeated and won the 3 . . refer ff f,1,fyq5g K . ,A H nzsflfas fi.-ws .ws s ef..s?gg.-f ,sir...4??, ' .Qf,w5..'f5ttv,,ss',ksaleeftr -- f.-z'e?f.:y32ii.2 sz'g?ff52,Q2,Q,i. f s.. 1... ...yy-5 1. sw. . -7 I - ,. 52:21 sstsiff- ffsfsfsi, ,SM-' --swf. . , .. V ... 7 ,.,,.m ,,-, ...tw ,,.. ,.,,.,,.fq,--,,.W-,rf . ..,,..f.,,w, .... sr... ,.,, fi, .7,,-sy, ,,.... ,,.. . .w.,,,.,.,,,, W... ,.,, it ,,.. fmt- if., gy .mi . A , sz . Y ., , 7? L-.. ..., A if -14121 ll .,.. A f's f .'.1 1.f.f?'--fiiilfl ' 4 1 egg., saw 1, ff we c z, s if--.re mrs'---tri, 1.1 F51 :ll 1 fwfiszaz.-2 rr m,.55 l sy if:.tz.3e f.f'f.w.1,'w..t,.:w. sv:-'fl , w,,ff.-, ..,,ffe:5,,'.1f -. sf r., ,, Q SI ,, T Shore Conference Championship in Group B. Our class was proud to have six members on the team. Five new members were elected to the Honor So- ciety, making a total of ten members to receive cer- tificates of membership at Open House. The new mem- bers were Bonnie Greatrex, Karen Gevas, Judy Main- waring, Dan Whitaker, and Raymond Lo Presto. Receiving our class rings made us realize that time was growing short, that soon we would star in the main show. SENIOR YEAR At last! We stepped into the center ring as the stars. lt seemed to have taken such a long time. The follow- ing students were elected as officers by the class of 116 members: Richard Boggs, president, James Potts, vice-president, Connie Scacco, secretary, Meredith Walling, treasurer. Our advisors were Mrs. Carlson and Mr. DiFazio. The first step in the rising action of the year was the Evergreen Ball, which the seniors sponsored at Christmas. The music of the Harbor Lights sounded wonderful as everyone danced around a huge white Christmas tree in the center of the floor. In December, the student body selected Harold O'Brien and Pati Poling as Campus King and Queen and they were crowned at Open House on March 28. The trip to Washington took place on March 12, 13, and 14, and proved to be an exciting event which no one will ever forget. Our Town, the senior play, was presented on April 24 and 25. Next came the Spring Concert and the Junior-Senior Dinner Dance, the most important social event of our four years. Final examina- tions and graduation were the climax and conclusion of a wonderful performance under the big top at Keyport High School. . . U, -.s

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weight lifter RICHARD BAUMAN is trying to draw a crowd. At the exit gate is policewoman CATHY FRANKE trying to guard PATI POLING, who is collecting for the heart fund. Quick, your attention, ladies and gentlemen, to that platform in back of us, something is going to happen! Look at all those balloons and streamers! Here comes the barker now. lt's STACY CARHART and he's announcing TONY SMITH and his Key Five who have just made a world tour and stopped here for this one show. After the Key Five there will be an extra attraction-the Keyport-Arena Fashion Show. They have received permission from the HAROLD O'BRIEN Modeling Agency to have Miss America, CONNIE SCACCO, Miss World, ODETTE HERTLE, and Miss Universe, PHYLLIS CASSIDY, to model fashions of the future! There are BETTY WAYTE and HELEN WALLING, acclaimed in New York City as famous dress stylists. Quite a few servicemen are enjoying the show, especially those Navy men, GEORGE AUSTIN and ANTON BOEHLER. Look over there! The Army men, CHARLES HENDRICKS and JOHN MOORE, finally caught up with them! Over at the administration building in the Publicity Department are those two art directors, JUDY MAINWARING and BONNIE GREATREX, sketching busily while MARLENE BERGER, secretary, is busy typing. On TOMMY BURKE's elevator, we pass by the offices of FRED SCHWARZ, lawyer, MARIE STOKES, interpreter, and government officials, JUDY LEPICK and ALICE METZGER. Stopping at the second floor, we enter the office of JOE KURDYLA, personnel director, who introduces us to some of the employees including flea circus director, JOAN O'DONNELL. Here is ANN RUSIGNUOLA, circus director, dictating letters to PAT COURTNEY, stenographer. In another office are accountant LOR- RAINE ORLANDO, bookkeepers DEANNA EAMELLO and HELEN POST, and receptionists PAULA DUSZIK and MARLENE CHASKOWITZ. Time is growing short now, but we must get a bite to eat before returning to the show. We stop across the street at KAREN GEVAS's restaurant where we find waitress MARGIE D'ATRIO waiting on MAR- LENE HYDE, foreign correspondent, and CAROL SICKLES, playwright, while cashier JUDY ARTELLI looks on. What's this? A school? Yes, it's for the performers' children. The school has a staff of five teachers: LEE CRAWFORD, English, FAITH VARLESE, history, RUSTY MANN, art, BILL HENDERSON, science, and FRANK McHUGH, math. There are two coaches: DAVE ANDERSON of Notre Dame and WALT ZAREMBA, former football star. The principal is JACK KEEFE. Let's not forget the medical staff which includes doctors LARRY DONNELLY and CHRIS GOODHAND, and MARLENE WINTER and FLORENCE RAWLINS, nurses. The circus has everything, even a barbershop run by HENRY CLEMENT and a beauty salon run by DIANE SHEPPELL. Wait! We can't return to the Big Top without visiting the fortune teller's tent. There it is. Looks like Madame CAROLE NORRIS is not here, sign says: OUT TO LUNCH. We can't wait. The show must have begun already. We arrive in time to see the spectators being amused by that clown, DOROTHY HOFF, followed by her pet pig and a trained monkey. Hold tight, ladies and gentlemen! Here come those daring young trapeze artists, LILLIAN EDMONDS, KATHY MANDEVILLE and SAN- FORD HARDY. Before their act is completed out comes PAUL HARTZLER, cowboy star. Now, friends, for our last act we present that magician, GEORGE LOCKWOOD, with his lovely assistant, CONNIE TREW. That was quite an afternoon! At the bus stop ROBERT JONES, tax collector, and sales girl JANET RAUPP are talking about TONY GRANATO, the new owner of the Surprise Store. On the way home we meet JUDY FERM, president of the People's National Bank. With her is BOB KENNEDY, guidance director at Keyport High School. At the corner is Jersey City playboy, MICHAEL JUSTIN, talking with DAVID BENDER, rich plantation owner, and MARIE AHLERS, champion tennis player. Home at last! Now to put some quiet music on the radio . . . Show's over folks, says JUD THORNE, radio broadcaster. Tune in next year, same station!