McDonald High School - Laurel Yearbook (McDonald, PA)

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To promote a high standard of sportsmanship and to foster friendly relations at all athletic events is the purpose of the l..ettermen's Club. The club, composed of all boys who participate in sports in lVl.l'l.S., was first organized in 1948 and has contributed much to the successful athletic pro- gram of the school. Lettermen's Club Promotes Each year the club members choose a football C0011 SP0l'tSm3,nShiP queen who is crowned at the Football Dance spon- sored by the club. This year's queen was Alice Lien- ard, head cheerleader. The club also chooses the outstanding athlete of the year. Jon Sember was chosen as the I957 athlete of the year. Officers of the club are as follows: Jon Sember, president: Edward Sawhill, vice president: Edward Schreiber, secretary-treasurer. These officers and the coaches, lVlr. Blockowicz and Mr. l-lepe, have worked faithfully to help the club achieve its purpose. FIRST ROW lleft to rightl - Mr. Hepe, Richard Cook, Dale Miller, Reed Pratt, Raymond Miller, Charles Lee, David Pletincks, Mr. Blockowicz. SECOND ROW - John Nolte, John Carroll, Dennis Cooper, Richard Gaillard, William Tornabene, Michael Meehan, Regis Smith, Kenneth Hull. THIRD' ROW - Robert Bastide, George Scott, Melvin Chandler, Victor Mazzocco, Gordon Webb, William Hyser, Howard Bellaire, Paul Rocher, John Tyler. FOURTH ROW - Edward Gonze, Edward Sawhill, William Wyke, James Geisler, Allan Thomassy, Richard Scott, Jon Sember, Joseph Almady, John Brenkus, Robert Noble. FIFTH ROW - Victor Dehoux, John Holland, Edward Schreiber, Louis Thomassy, James Crowe, John Putt, Gene Penberthy, William Klimas, Meade McKee.

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Athletic Council Renders Service to School One of the least-known organizations, but the most important as far as athletics are concerned. is the Athletic Council. Scheduling games, advertising the games, pro- viding tickets, buying equipment, sponsoring sports banquets, and providing transportation for away games are the responsibilities of the council. School board, faculty, and senior high school representatives comprise the membership of the organi- zation. Officers are Mr. H. M. Pettit, president: Mr. Earl Cameron, Jr., vice president, and Mr. Benjamin Stasko, secretary-treasurer. Other members from the faculty are Mr. Guy Tornabene, Mr. Edward Blocko- wicz, and Mr. Edward Hepe. The representatives from the classes are .Ion Sember, senior: Richard Scott, junior: and Robert Bastide, sophomore. The representatives from the classes are elected by their classes, respectively, and their job is to express the opinions of the athletes from each class. The council, this year, sponsored an all-sports banquet, bought football and basketball equipment, presented awards at the Awards Assembly, and saw that the football field was cared for. The most eye- catching equipment bought this year were the basket- ball team's red sweat suits. SEATED tleft to right? - Mr. Edward Blockowicz, Mr. Earl Cameron, Mr. Howard Pettit Mr. Benjamin Stasko, Mr. Edward Hepe. STANDING - J on Sember, Richard Scott, Robert Bastide, Mr. Guy Tornabene.

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FIRST ROW Lleft to right? - Dale Miller, Richard Gaillard, Raymond McMillan, John Nolte, William Tornabene, Dennis Cooper, Regis Smith, Charles Lee. SECOND ROW - Edward Schreiber, Louis Thomassy, John Putt, Wil- liam Spaude, Meade McKee, James Geisler, William Wyke, Edward Sawhill, Jon Sember, Paul Rocher. THIRD ROW - John Brenkus, Allan Thomassy, Robert Bastide, Gordon Webb, James Crowe, William Klimas, Victor De- houx, Robert Noble, John Tyler, Victor Mazzocco. Red Devils Have 50 - 50 Year r This year the McDonald High School Red Devils failed to live up to the usual McDonald reputation. The Devils held a 4-4 record for the eight scheduled games, giving them a .500 percentage. Head coach, Mr. Blockowicz, and assistant coach, lVlr. Hepe, both did a great job in working to develop a winning team, even though the records only partially show the results of their work. Several valuable players were lost last June by graduation, and the coaches were faced with the task of building a team from less experienced players. Several new faces were seen in this year's line-up. The Devils boasted victories over Cecil, East Washington, Brentwood, and Claysville. The four losses were to Midway, Avella, Hickory, and South Fayette. Several McDonald players were named on the All-Star team. Jon Sember and john Putt made the first team while Paul Rocher's efforts earned him a second-team berth. Tim Thomassy and Bill Spaucle received honorable mention. This year's starting line-up consisted of ten sen- iors: Jon Sember, fullback: Charles Lee and Ed Saw- hill, halfbacksg and Bill Spaude, quarterback. In the line were: Vic Dehoux and Tim Thomassy at endsg John Putt and Ed Schreiber, tacklssg Paul Rocher, guard, and Bill Wyke, center. The entire squad, in- cluding the underclassmen, all tried hard to win.