Laurel Valley High School - Laurel Yearbook (New Florence, PA)

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Prevue x LADS and LASSES, a smash hit, is the theme of the LAUREL of 1954. By using a pageant, staged in seven acts, we have presented in word and action the story of student life as we--the students --played the leading roles. Our stage settings include many and various places--our classrooms in the many departments of Laurel Valley Joint High, the athletic field where we madly cheered our team in victory and defeat, the gym with memories of our great basketball heroes shooting those unbelievable shots to score another victory, the cafeteria with its appetizing meals and chatty lunch periods, the office where we received both advise and requests to improve scholastically, the library with its many weighty volumes poured over industriously by energetic students, and finally school buses which transported many of us. No one, even after many years, will ever be able to forget these well-staged settings. In Act 1 we meet and learn something about the ADMINISTRATION and the FACULTY DIRECTORS who have taught and guided us through the year. In Act II the SENIOR STARS with their cast of thirty-nine step into the spotlight. During the scene we have a glimpse of life as a Senior. Act ID features the SUPPORTING ACTORS, better known as underclassmen. These are the girls and boys who are looking forward to the days when they too will play the leading role as Seniors. Act IV is SPECIAL FEATURES which tell what the Laurel Valley students do for enjoyment. Act V, SPORTS ON PARADE, stars the players on our teams. Here we meet young men who represent our school in sports. In Act VI we have SELECTED SHORTS, snapshots taken around and about school. Here we glimpse the beauty and brawn of our school, little oddities, and best pals. Act VII is ADVERTISING, a much needed part to pay for this costly production. Now as the curtain slowly ascends, let us sit back and enjoy this amazing and interesting performance by our student body. 4

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ACT ONE ADMINISTRATION ACT TWO SENIOR STARS ACT THREE SUPPORTING ACTORS ACT FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES ACT FIVE SPORTS ON PARADE ACT SIX SELECTED SHORTS ACT SEVEN ADVERTISEMENTS

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Dedication We, the Seniors of 1954, dedicate this, the second volume of the LAUREL, to our faculty. Their untiring efforts to aid us in every scene of our production have been appreciated by every lad and lass in this class. We have sought their guidance and direction in both academic and extra-curricular activities. When we were confronted with the many problems that inevitably occur in the course of school events, each faculty mer. ber worked along with us on such important affairs as the Junior Prom, presentation of our class plays, and the publication of this annual. Our teachers will be remembered by each Senior in the years to come for help rendered to us personally. When we wrote those themes that seemed so difficult or when we mastered scientific and mathematical problems that we were certain couldn't be solved, their suggestions and patient attitude encouraged us to continue our work until we had successfully completed our task. Finally we reached our Senior year; then we were sure that with this moment all difficulties would be dissolved. Suddenly we realized that we were facing the biggest problem we had ever encountered---- what should we do after graduation? Now was the time when we leaned most heavily on the advice of our counselors. Their understanding of our indecision and confused thoughts enabled them to advise us skillfully on the start of a happy and successful career. What we feel in our hearts is difficult to express in words. All we can say is thanks a million.