Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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Roy Edward Watjus 16 Walcott Street Quiet, yet we know he is there. Intramural Basketball I. 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 1; Football 2, 4; Letterman. Likes all sports . . . f avors base- ball . . . one of Mr. Fardy’s crew . . . bundle” boy . . . Jackie ' s pal . . . Senior Boys ' t.bauffeur . . . Roy.” Arthur George West 9 Bates Avenue No wisdom like silence. Intramural Basketball 1, 2. Seen but not heard . . . ready smile for all . . . Atu to everyone . . . camping zealot . . . faithful Boy Scout . . . always leaves them laughing . . . Atu.” Joan Freeman Whitney 125 Concord Street All roads worth taking lead uphill. Girls ' Cihoir 1. 2; Field Hockey 1; Junior Women ' s Club 1. 2, 3; Junior Prom Committee 3; Screech Owl 3, 4. Petite lass . . . happy-go-lucky blonde . . . co-operative . . . pleated skirts and sweaters . . . you can always bank” on Joan . . . Joanni e.” Bernard Lloyd Williams 5 Burns Court The man of few words makes the least errors. Football I; Basketball 2, 3; Dance Committee 3, 4. Industrious . . . smile for every- one . . . duffle bag . . . ardent bicyclist . . . sojourn to Florida . . . nice to know . . . Lloydie. Peter Abbott Wilson ll4 Summer Street Let the firm and the noble guide thy ship: courage and fore- sigh ' hear a successful land- ing. Class President 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Stu- dent Council 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4; Honor Society 3, 4, President 4; French Club 2, 3, Vice-Presi- dent 3: Senior Letterman: Variety Show 4; Football 1, 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4: Baseball 3, 4; Golf i. 2 ; Screech Owl Staff 4 ; Boys ' State 3; Senior Play 2, 3; Frciich Play 2 ; Candy Seller 4; coys ' Choir 4; Graduation Marshal (Class ' y-4) 3: Dramatic Club 3, 4 ; Treasurer 3 ; President 4. Ready, willing and able . . . well-known . . . well-liked . . . red hair . . . freckles . . . generous and fun-loving ... a true leader ;s Pete. Katherine Stella Zawadzki 14 Butler Avenue The tvorld belongs to the energetic. Science Club 1 ; lunior Wom- en ' s Club 1. 2. 3, 4; Variety Show 1. 4: Girls ' Choir 1, 2. 3, 4; Field Hockey 3, 4; Basketball Manager 4 ; Science Club Secre- tary 4; Screech Owl 4; Dramatic Club 3. 4; Letterwoman. Industrious student ... art enthusiast . . . tops in sports . . . flair for science . . . future Flor- ence Nightingale . . . Kathy.” [ 20 ]

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Richard Michael Slyuski 96 Great Road Strong of body and oj heart. Baseball 1; Football 1. 2, 3, 4 ; Class Treasurer 2 ; Basketball 2, 3, Captain 4; French Club 3, 4; Ring Committee 3 ; Prom Com- mittee 4 ; Candy Seller 4 ; Senior Activities Committee 4. The perennial tall, dark and handsome . . . gentleman at all times ... an asset to any team . . . pleasant always . . . future pharmacist . . . Dick. Virginia Ann Spratt 51 Butler Avenue Wit is the flower of the imagination. Girls ' Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 1; Junior Women’s Club 1, 2. 3, 4 ; Program Committee 2, 3; Junior Women ' s Club President 4 ; Screech Owl Staff I, 2, 3, 4; Field Hockey 1, 2. 3, 4; Senior Letterwoman ; Junior Class Secre- tary ; French Club 2, 3. 4; Dra- matic Club 3, 4; ' Variety Show 1, 4; Senior Social Committee ; Ring Committee 3 ; Picture Committee 4; Program Seller 4; Fashion Show 2. Dimpled lass . . . flowing tresses . . . sparkling with life and laughter ... in the center of things . . . finds life wonder- ful .. . Ginger.” Donald Paul Torppa 107 Summer Street He is first an athlete! Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Golf 1, 2; Senior Letter- man; Screech Owl Staff (Sports Editor) 4; Ring Committee 3; Senior Picture Committee 4; Stu- dent Council 2 ; Boys ' State Alter- nate 3. Mr. Atlas . . . outstanding in sports . . . favors golf . . . broad shoulders . . . white bucks . . . impish grin . . . Don. Jacqueline Ann Vincent 47 Brown Street Friendly — studious — lady- like.” Student Council 4 ; Senior Social Committee 4 ; Screech Owl Staff 3, 4; Ring Committee 3; Junior Women ' s Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3 ; Career Con- ference Committee 4 ; Senior Ac- tivities Committee 4. Sweet sophistication . . . flair tor clothes . . . rapid typist . . . well-spring of deep sincerity . . . alw ' ays seen with Joan . . . Suc- cess is hers . . . Jackie. Mark Leonard Waldron 5 Hillside Street Various are the roads to fame.” Dramatic Club 3, 4; French Club 2, 3; Boys’ Choir 3, 4; Science Club 1, 2, 3, 4, ' Vice- President 3, Treasurer 4 ; ' Variety Show 4; Baseball 3, 4; Basketball Junior Varsity 3, Intramural 1, 2; Projectionist 1, 2, 3, 4; Mathe- matical Ass’n. of America Award ; First Prize of Maynard High Quiz Contest. Mad scientist . . . dry sense of humor . . . pink corduroy shirt . . . favors hockey . . . ear for music . . . M. I. T. aspirant . . . Marco.” Virginia Dianne Warila 6 Randell Road A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Class Secretary 1, 4; Class Vice-President 2 ; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; Senior Letterwoman ; Girls’ State; Junior Women’s Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Co-Chairman of Junior Women’s Club 4 ; Student Council 3 ; Junior Ring Committee 3; Senior Picture Committee 4; Junior Prom Court; National Honor Society 3, 4; Girls’ Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Variety Show 1 ; Cheerleader 2, 3, 4, Co-Cap- tain 4. Neat and attractive . . . always giggling . . . Co-Captain of the cheerleaders . . . well-liked . . . I laughed so hard. I was almost historical” . . . Ginger. [ 19 }

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Prophecy BRIGHT FUTURE It was a beautiful October day in 1975, when I received a letter from Joan Christian, secretary to Roy Watjus, who was now the owner of the Wat jus Excursion Line, announcing a half-price rate on a trip through New York City. Being urged on by the splendor of Indian Summer, Mark and I decided to take the excursion. After much hustle and bustle we were prepared for our journey and finally arrived at the Watjus terminal. Much to our surprise we discovered that the terminal was an ultra modern building designed by the well-known architect John Lowe of the West, Arcieri, and Penniman Architectural Designers Co. The landscaping of the terminal was done so cleverly by the De Grappo Landscaping Co., that it blended perfectly with the modernistic tones of the building. We entered the terminal and procured tickets for our journey from Jo Buscemi. Since all the details for our trip were taken care of we stopped at Gould’s Goodie Shoppe to buy refreshments. There behind the counter as sales girl was Virginia Luca — and to think that she was our neighbor and we didn’t know where she worked. We chatted with Virginia for a while and soon learned that not only did she work for the Watjus Co., but so did half of the neighborhood. She informed us that Jack Shaw was vice-president of the Company and that John Cocco was treasurer. We were shocked when she told us that the driver of the bus for our trip was none other than the man who lives directly across from us, Raymond Pete” Peterson. Time was flying, so we said farewell to Virginia and went to the bus. There we met Pete and started off on our journey to New York. It wasn’t long after we’d left the terminal when we became aware of the fact that this bus ride was not going to be one we’d forget easily. Right in front of us sat the internationally famous stand-in for Marlon Brando, Russ Forsyth. Russ, while not standing in for Brando, was on tour with his singing group, the Maynard Rancheros, of whom Kathy Zawadski, Betty Boeske, and Pete Grigas were most famous. Honestly, shock upon shock, directly across from us sat Arlene Gunn and Myrna Johnson. Both girls were wearing dark glasses and caps with visors. They were trying to avoid public recognition and overcome their bitter disappointment over not win- ning the Miss America contest. Poor things, but the winner, Mary Bachrach, certainly was a lovely choice. ■We are awfully proud of our friend Russ Heinenon who won the Mr. America contest. We were fortunate, the bus just seemed to be full of celebrities and real sociable people. There was this simply fascinating person who was a child psy- chologist, Dr. Peter Abbot Wilson. We eaves- dropped while he dictated notes to his secretary, Geraldine Maria. If only those seven Wilson children weren ' t so noisy, blowing those horns and all, we could have heard all that he said. Imagine advice from the famous Dr. Wilson and for noth- ing at that. As soon as we completed the survey of our fellow travellers we decided to relax and read. Mark was reading and may I say enjoying the latest book by Don Torppa entitled The Runner. It was a biography of the famous athlete, Jim Duggan. I noticed that the illustrations in the book were done by two class- mates of mine. Ginger Spratt and Margaret Mauro. I reverted to my usual reading. Tidbits, a magazine put out by the Greta Carlquist Journalism Corp. I enjoy this magazine thoroughly. Ruth Nelson, the art editor, certainly does a magnificent job. I particu- larly like the section on culinary arts by Alice Hanson and Joan Boothroyd. This issue has a good fashion section. The fashion editor is Jane Sawyer. Members of her staff are Carol Hinds, Jean Antila, and Carol Martin. Miss Sawyer is the originator of the new super-dynamic space dress for women travellers to the moon. Her models were Joan Power and Joan Whitney. It wasn’t long before Pete, the bus driver, bel- lowed, ten minute break for coffee!” We got out of the bus and went up to the small restaurant. The pert young waitress. Ginger Warila, suggested that we have hamburgers to go with our coffee. They were made of prime beef from Manning ' s cattle and cooked by the hamburger king, Dick Sluyski. While having our snack we engaged in conversation with another passenger, a Miss Kasziewicz who was on the public relations staff of the very successful Marsh Matrimonial Bureau. Along with her was Barbara O’Loughlin, public relations officer for the Waves. [ 21 ]