Leavenworth High School - Tech Liber Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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JOHN NOVOROT JOIN St. Francis Xavier When you find a bunch of fellows laughing their sides out in room lOl, you will find John the center of the attraction, He has won many friends in Tech because of his swell personality. Mechanical drawing is his favorite subject. His hobby is collecting badges. After graduating, John intends to go to college, and we all know he will reach his goal MICHAEL OPALAK, Jr. Mike Webster This quiet, unassuming fellow has made many friends at Tech. During his four yeors Mike went his way nonchalantly, not bothering anyone. Hunting, swimming, fishing, reading, and ice skating take up most of his spare time, while chemistry, math, ond auto-mechanics interest him in school. Mike plans to travel in the future, but we feel confident he will be one of our leading merchants. Junior Red Cross Junior Red Cross, Tech-O Scope T C A NICHOLAS A. PALOMBA uNicku Nick is one of the few ood natured musicians in the world .MICHAEL J PALERMO Bookie Slocum Bookie Palermo, one of the flashiest dressers in the school, is very popular with everyone, especially with the girls. His warm smile has won him many friends during his four years at Tech. He picks English and economics as his favorite subjects. When it comes to bowling, Mike is tops. He is undecided about what field he will enter, but we know thot whatever he chooses, he will be a success. Good luck, Mike. Junior Red Cross. T. C. A., T. C. A. Bowling Club. Webster g - . He ploys the clarinet in the school band and has played in concerts with the orchestra. Nick also likesto build models of all kinds, Hewants to go to college and major in metallurgy. His favorite subjects are chemistry and trigonometry. School Orchestra and Band

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DONALD F. MURPHY Murph St. Francis Xavier Murph seems to be out to set a speed record by beating the bells to school. He leaves home as late as possible. Sometimes he makes it, sometimes he doesn't. Up to now it's a tie score. He spends his spare time collecting old coins and stamps. These col- lections are a source of pride to him. ln school his chief interest lies in mechanical drawing and printing. The latter is what he plans for his future work, Maybe we shall some day read a paper printed by our friend, Murph. Junior Red Cross ANTHONY R. MUSCO Slip B. W. Tinker Slip is the noisy fellow who is continually getting excused. He came to Leavenworth from Tinker and our teachers have not had a rest since. His favorite subjects are chemistry and English, his hobby is model airplane building. His greatest ambition is to become a He is always talking about trucks driver in a big transportation firm. and automobiles, so he seems to have chosen a profession suited to his talents. Junior Red Cross, T. C. A. JOSEPH NICOLO ll-loeu Joe graduated from Webster and decided to come to Leaven- worth, a decision which he knows was a profitable one. His favorite subjects are mathematics and chemistry, his hobby is photography. He is one of the quiet boys of Tech and takes his schoolwork seriously. Joe intends to become a mechanical engineer, so here is luck to him. Junior Red Cross ROCCO A. NARDIELLO Rocky Driggs Rocky, a serious-minded fellow who came to Leavenworth from Driggs, intends to enter a university and later to own and manage a sports retail store. His favorite subjects are economics and history. Among his favorite hobbies are fishing, camping, and almost all other outdoor sports. T. C. A., Junior Red Cross, Varsity Football Webster

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FRANK PASSERELLI Clown St. Thomas That flash that streaks by you on the way to the cafeteria is' more than likely Clown, flying down to get some food. Besides eat- ing, his other hobby is collecting all the baseball and football books he can get. Clown is quite popular around Leavenworth for his jokes and monkeyshines. He favors English and economics, and hopes to become a good baseball player in the future. Football Team, Baseball Team, Junior Red Cross WILLIS PAYNE Bill Hopeville ln his four years with us, Bill has made many friends with his clean cut personality. Bill's favorite subjects are mechanical draw- ing and history. In his spare time he likes to swim and drive. After graduation Bill plans to enter the Army Air Corp. Junior Red Cross, T. C. A. ROBERT W. PEKRUL PiCkel'el Hendricken Bob is a quiet, studious boy, who is known as the lamplighter, due to his great skill in holding a light while the boys work in auto- mechonics. Pickerel has a cute smile that some day may prove of value to him in winning the hand of some fair maid. He lists history and math as his favorite subjects along with auto-mechanics. He has no immediate plans for the future. Junior Red Cross DANIEL PERILLO Speed Webster There isn't a teacher or a pupil in Leavenworth that doesn't think Speed is tops. His favorite sport is football, at which he is also tops. His favorite habits are being late and not coming to school on Fridays. Speed plans to be a grinder when he gets out of school and we wish him all the luck in the world. Junior Red Cross