Leicester High School - Maroon Yearbook (Leicester, MA)

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As the members of the Class of 1956 look back on the days and years that have passed, we can see just what we did, or what we didn’t do, with our time at Leicester High School. When we entered L. H.S. back in 1952, we looked forward to the future with the assurance that Fortune Favors the Brave.” We found this to be true in our first year’s study, especially during the marking period. As neophytes to secondary education, we elected as Freshmen the following class officers: Nancy Perry, President; Henry Kobel, Vice- President; Pat Rogers, Secretary; and Nancy Granger, Treasurer. Our class was represented in the athletic program by Henry Kobel, Bill Wastila, Dick Johnson, Don Neiber, Cliff Dodge, Paul Riedl, Dick Kemp, and Dale Boyer. Most of the girls played basketball and softball. During our initial year, we were fortunate to gain George Boucher, Corrine Mazzone, Brenda Ferguson, Pat Rogers, and Barbara Cox. As Sophomores we were no longer under¬ acknowledged to be the greatest in the history of the school. We started thinking seriously of what we were going to do after high school. Would it be Uncle Sam, backbreaking labor, or college life? Our Career Day, planned by Miss dela Salla and Mr. Skelley, helped us a great deal. It was a great year — The Junior Prom on a theme of Blue Hawaii, the football games, and all the other wonderful times that we had together formed lasting remembrances. Casualties that year were Charles Case, Elaine Erickson, Bob Hyland, and Henry Kobel. On the credit side of the ledger, we gained Larry Anderson. At last we were Seniors. Our class was kept activated by the efforts of our class officers: Bill Wastila, President; Lory Russell, Vice- President; fudy Paddock, Secretary; and Fran Klocek, Treasurer. There were no more underclass pranks with the exception of our Batchelors’ Protective Association” with Mr. Phelan installed as president. We worked hard on our studies and the various activities that we undertook; Class History classmen but on our way to that coveted title of Seniors” at L. H. S. During that year we studied, played sports, and joined in all the extra-curricular school activities: the Sophomore Picnic, our Sophomore Arrow, which incidentally was the year’s best, and the various sports programs. At our helm that year we had the following class officers: Henry Kobel, President; Bill Wastila, Vice-President; June Parse, Secretary; and Fran Klocek, Treasurer. During that year we lost Barbara Best, Gene Haley, Beverly Frotten, Irene Naperkowski, Marian Nevers, Richard Parker, Nancy Perry, Bob Perry, and Earl Soucie. To offset the loss we gained Richard Gary, Lory Russell, and Fern Jones. As Juniors we were really progressing up the ladder toward senior year. That year we elected the following class officers: Bob Fox, President; Lory Russell, Vice-President; Judy Paddock, Secretary; and Fran Klocek, Trea¬ surer. We ordered our class rings and played valiantly in sports. The basketball team was namely, the Class Trip, the Senior Play, the Dinner-Dance, the Maroon, and the various sports teams that we would be playing with for the last time. During the year a friend to all seniors, Miss Harmon, passed away. Obit¬ uaries in the sense of dropouts for senior year were Carol Lemerise, Bob Riopel, Dale Boyer, Pat Dufault, John Miller, Joyce Stanikmas, Bob Fox, Corrine Mazzone, Larry Anderson, and Bob McKeon. As we look back on the fun-filled four years we have spent at Leicester High School, we, the Class of 1956, ready to split up and mingle with the world, some for the Armed Services, some for higher education, and some to earn a living, cannot thank our teachers enough for all that they have done for us, yes, PM’s and all. They, more than anyone else, have pre¬ pared us to face the world with a good attitude, not thinking that the world owes us a living but that living by our class motto Fortune Favors the Brave,” we shall fare well in every¬ thing that we attempt.

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,1 CONTRIBUTED MOST TO CLASS Judy Paddock Lory Russell MOST BASHFUL Evelyn Shocik MOST TALENTED Ed Williams Carolyn Berthiaume BEST PERSONALITY Don Nieber CUTEST Maxine Bickford MOST QUIET Herb Whitworth Roberta Noftall MOST SERIOUS Barbara Cox MOST SOPHISTICATED Pat Sundberg