New Florence High School - Laurel Yearbook (New Florence, PA)

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In September, 1948, the group flocked back to the old Town Hall. We had advanced another step up the ladder and were Sophomores. Everybody looked at his neighbor and decided that he had grown an inch or two and gained as many pounds. The group was dwindling slowly: the Sophomore Class numbered only four- teen. Four of our classmates were gone. Doris Atkins, Kathryn Fabrizio, and Don Bennett were now attending other schools. Charles Ralyea had joined the Army. This year we elected Marie Pribelsky, President and Larry Cavanaugh, Vice- President. Alberta Boring and Ella McAdams were elected Secretary and Treasurer. This was the first year of the Montgomery dynasty, and the luck of the Irish was with us, because we defeated the Juniors in the 1948 magazine campaign. This year passed as happily as the rest, and we gloated just a little over winning the magazine campaign. Small but mighty, we kept saying to the Juniors. Soon semester tests were flying around us, and another year was winding up much to our surprise. On September 5 , 1949, the liveliest, most energetic, most ambitious, most ......... , for so we thoughtj, Junior Class in the New Florence High School history was convening to elect their class officers. Sally Trexler and Alberta Boring were elected President and Vice-President. Janet Trexler and Ella McAdams were elected Secretary and Treasurer. Mrs. Montgomery was the Junior advisor. By now we felt we just couldn't get along without her. f 17

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Class History September 5, 1947, dawned clear and warm, and eighteen scrubbed faces of the Freshmen for as we liked to think of it then, The Seniors of l95l l were bright with excitement. High school at last! That magic word Seniors was in sight, barely in sight, but still there. The group included Don Bennett, Larry Cavanaugh, Dick Galbraith, Doug Galbraith, Neil Killen, Clayton Miller, Primo Saltarelli, Charles Ralyea, Doris Atkins, Alberta Boring, Kathryn Fabrizio, Betty Heap, Sara Jane Hurst, Marie Pribelsky, Nancy Robb, Margaret Shannon, Janet Trexler, Sally Trexler, and June Willard. During our first class meeting, we elected Primo Saltarelli as President of the class, Alberta Boring as Vice-President, Clayton Miller as Secretary, and Doris Atkins as Treasurer. In November, we lost three pupils-Clayton Miller, Primo Saltarelll, and .Tune Willard. This made our total sixteen. In February, Ella McAdams joined our group making us seventeen in all. In April, the grand total became eighteen when Mary Fitzpatrick came into the fold. The Juniors can probably remember how nice our home room looked at Christmas time. We decorated a big tree and hung pine branches and other decorations throughout the room. Under the supervision of Miss Ruth Jones the school year passed quickly and pleasantly, and we found ourselves at the mercy of our report cards. Of course, everybody deservingly passed. We left the schoolroom on May 28th, with sad good-byes and promises to carry out summer plans together as much as possible. 16'

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welll , .gm ., m 1 We decided our motto would be The door to success is labeled push. We selected silver and blue as our colors and chose the white rose as our flower. Clarence Eisaman was welcomed by the class. Now we had fourteen pupils. This was a most eventful year. Winning the magazine campaign again and working on the Junior-Senior Prom left no time for idling., In February, we pre sented the Junior Class play, Quit Your Kidding. This year we were just a little involved with Commencement and Baccalaureate exercises, just enough to give us a hint of what was to come next year. May sneaked upon us just as quietly and swiftly as it had before. All of us said that it couldn't be May already: why it seems as though we just got here. Fond farewells and many pronfxises hinted that we wouldn't be one big happy family after our Senior year. On September 5, 1950, the Senior Class of 1951 assembled, not only in the same room of the Town Hall which they had occupied for the past two years, but also with the same teacher, Mrs. Montgomery, whom we had driven to distrac- tion for the past two years. At the first class meeting, we elected our officers: Janet Trexler, President: Sally Trexler, Vice-Presidentg Betty Heap, Secretary Ella McAdams, Treasurer. After the meeting we showered Mrs. M. with questions about moving into the wonderful new school building. The Class of '51 would be the first to graduate from the new schoolg such an honor can hardly be overlooked. 18