McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Mrs. Angelina Bozzaft, Mr. Michael .Burkett, Mrs. Maureen Cashman, Mr. Ben Cimzno, Miss Paulette DeFina, Mr. Sidney Held, Mr. Jack Ingebrethsen, Mr. Jack Kramer, Mr. Thomas Norstrand, Mr. Russell Norman, Mrs. Ruth Schlesinger, Mr. Howard Gissinger W ' 1. X . i if nw,- ei i Q O W' 2 Y. 571 What is poetry, if it is not the silent singing each man 'L S hears within his own heart? N 200l' Q The age of Aquarius affects us and everything around l -I us. A new change is taking place which is seen in English. ' 'With a little help from our friend Mrs. Schlesinger, during: an English class. 20 English expresses the ideas of the age of Aquarius in poems, stories, books, and plays. It is sometimes easier to express our feelings in writing. In our English class we were asked to write short stories. Many short stories expressed our own new ideas or how we felt about what was going on around us. We weren't afraid to write what we felt. We could create a character that felt the way we did and in that way convey our feelings without actually saying they were ours. We also performed skits and acted out parts of char- acters according to our own interpretations and reactions. English will help us as long as we have new ideas to express, and new ideas make up the age of Aquarius. Camille De Lasky 9H1 Prepare for the futureg you will spend the rest of your lace in it. 'kchairman

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Mrs. Mary Ann Belladonna, Mrs. Faith Ptacha, Mrs. Annabelle Serrano, Mrs. Rath Spitalik, Mrs. Ida Weinstein , y Ill l ? Ullll' mv :chairman X gl A S FOODS - CLOTHING - CLOTHING ACCESSORIES '54 stitch in Time ' In sewing class we 'eagerly looked forward to the oppor- tunity of making the latest fashions ourselves. We discussed and planned what we were all going to make. We worked together helping each other. Soon we were finished and ready for the annual fashion show. It was a great success as each of us proudly modelled our very own outfits. The teachers complimented us on our work and we received a great deal of satisfaction from the class. Donna Thurston 9Al . , 2 . 11 7 - f '--al II? , W . W ,, Q , hs Y- . , .1 1--.E Y ' . : '-E ' - y I' ' rf gpg J a? I 1 k A 'Tlllll 4 f ,'elQi' llll ? f A I xg bfi Mrs. Ptucha-Sewing- 'Betsy Ross coaldn 't have clone better! Martha Witherspoon and Mrs. Ptacha at work. - I A..-W I ,.-- v ff-A fb Ly Wncredible Eclibles Mrs. Spital and her future homemakers. I 9

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PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST The most exciting moment for me at McKinley was participating and winning second place in McKinley' s annual public speaking contest. I prepared for weeks, learning my lines, repeating them over and over until my eight-year- old brother knew every word as well as I did. When the day of the contest came my stomach was filled with butterflies and my heart was skipping beats. The announcer said, Joseph Cafiero will now interpret the Sam Houston's plea for help. After performing with all the vitality and energy in my heart, I then anxiously waited for all the other contestants to finish. It seemed like a million years until I heard my name announced as second place winner. I knew then that my long hours of work had not been in vain! I was anxious to participate again, striving now for lst Place. Joseph Cafiero 9A1 'Miss Jones, meet Mr. Smith Senior Difamatics Presentation