King Philip Regional High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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.vi Four teachers from the original 1957 staff still teach at King Philip Regional School today. Above: Edward Morgan, Ma thematicsg above right: Clara Manteca, Social Studies, below left: John Dwyer, Social Studiesp below: Michael Cosen tino, Physical Educa tion. ai V5 f- 3 , 3 Q tk ., m f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f fg, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield was the motto of the first graduating class of King Philip. They were honored with a new and modern curriculum, and a chance to leave their mark on King Philip in a speical way. A student planning group was assigned to some of the details in the completion of the school. They chose the school colors, green, white, and gold. They chose the warrior as the school mascot, and assigned Melvin Chevers to draw up the school symbol. Thus, we have our school emblem, the Indian drawing on top of an arrowhead, which has been placed on our yearbooks and school rings, and has become part of tradition at King Philip for the past twenty five years. The class of 1958 held the first sl0b day on the day after the school was dedicated. No one believed that the class could' produce a yearbook, because of the time factor involved, but they did it, and gave it a name that also became part of King Philip tradition, the Chieftain. Co-edited by Betsy Bigelow and Maureen Paksarian, it was dedicated to the parents of the students. David Binney, a graduate of King Philip, was appointed to the Military Academy at Westpoint. He was appointed in 1959 by Senator John F. Kennedy, one of the last men to be appointed before Kennedy became President. The King Philip Drama Club was established, directed by Mr. Patrick O'Hara. No productions were performed that first year, but dozens of plays and musicals have been staged since then. In the first year, the school opened so late that the football team did not have a chance to play but that did not dim the spirit of the students. The field hockey team played one game against Walpole and tied, one to one. The basketball team, complete with cheerleaders traveled around the area playing neighboring teams and finished with a 7-10 1

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Q 'Si 1 , 40 ....- ,M 11 , . mi 914 ck.- . fd! 'QL 7 fu. f Y I x f is S - the new school for King Philip. The new high school was ready for occupancy in October of 1957, and by March of 1958 the full program was underway. ln 1967, the King Philip Junior High School was completed for seventh and eighth graders. Before then, the seventh and eighth graders were housed in the high school, but with increasing enrollment, there wasn't enough room for all six of the grades. By 1975, there was an addition to the school which gave us a vocational section twice the size of the original one, a newer and larger gymnasium, and a new media center. Through the years, the vocational school has grown to greater and greater sizes. When the school was opened there were only six shop classes, home economics, carpentry, machine shop, metalworking, woodworking, and mechanical drawing. In 1981, there were fifteen vocational -- 'f 'bd n Q-4 l'.?x'2 programs. These programs were courses such as distributive education for students interested in business management and merchandising and related fields, a health course for students health and medically related fields, office occupations, sheet metal, automotive, electrical, and machine shops, plumbing, technical drawing, drafting, child care, carpentry, culinary arts, home economics, and small engines. Since 1959, the carpentry shops have built one house per year for people living in the three towns, and every shop does its specialty to complete the house. In 1979, a health course was added to the vocational curriculum to prepare students who are interested in a medical or related field. For many years there has been a future nurses club and a medically related careers club, but there was never anything that could prepare students as this program does. In 1957, Warren Pressley was chosen to be the first King Philip High School principal. He left his post after seven years. Charles Manos was then appointed to the principalship, leaving after five years. R.J 0'Donnell came but left after a year to become the Assistant Director of Evaluation for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. E. Switzer became principal in 1972 and held that position for two years. When the school opened in September of 1974, Walter White, Assistant Principal, took the position of Acting Principal. Clyde La Vine was then given the position and held it for the next three years. Donald Murphy then served as principal for three years before leaving to become a school principal in Cairo, Egypt. William Costa, who has served as the superintendent for ten years, will now serve as SuperintendentPrincipal. Year by year, the school has grown not just larger, but richer, and more able to fulfill the goals of the original building committee. It has enabled all who have passed through the halls of King Philip the chance to reach their own goals and to be successful in whatever they strive to attain.

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