New Rochelle High School - Rochellean Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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New Rochelle High School ISAAC E. YOUNG ALBERT LEONARD CLASS HISTORY - I.E.Y. Oh Young to thee our loyalty is ever onward led . . . How well do many of the class of '50 remember these noble words. lt was shortly after World War ll when we joined in the well-rounded student activities program at Young. All of us joined the S.O. one hun- dred per cent, cheered the football team on to victory and worked very hard to become a part of our new, friendly school. From that not too distant day we looked forward to that glorious day when as Seniors of the Round Table we would stage successful contests at the Shore Road castle. Led by Harry Moshier and Alice Arace the Fresh- man Class presented a very successful dance, 'KThe Fairyland Festival. The students participated in sports, extracurricular activities, won poetry prizes, and pre- pared interesting vocational booklets. As upperclassmen, guided by Al Katona, Alice Arace and Miss Theresa Kelly, we sponsored the g'Sophomore Splashf' Friendship Train Drive, and a thrilling movie, One Million B.C. Many students distinguished them- CLASS HISTORY - A.L. Upon entering Albert Leonard in our sophomore year, there was the thrill of a new school, new friends and new teachers. We did our best at participating in the school concert, we worked hard making our dances a success. Grasping the school spirit of our upper class- men helped us feel we were a vital part of our new surroundings. As juniors we felt we had climbed high, onto the ladder of success. This was the year that marked the Iuniors, Personality Dance, the elaborate fashion show, the Farewell Concert, and . . . the unforgettable Iunior Prom. We could not believe that at long last we were tak- ing our places as seniors. We will always remain a little breathless at the magnificent performances staged by the Tower Playersf' and the exciting events experi- enced through participation in the Cressey Hi-Y. Our senior year at New Rochelle has been a combination of all the exciting and unforgettable times witnessed throughout our school career.

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selves in sports, creative writing, class committ-ees and other activities. fTreasurers Richart Sturt, Genevieve Agnifilo, and Iudy Robinson were entrusted with the class dues.j The Iunior Year brought many favorable changes- some unexpected. The WIAA football championship, Are You With It fmystery dancej, Iunior Prom fprofrt 35.275, the arrival of class rings and the Round- up made this our most successful year. Remember the unewsletterw? Al Katona, Gertrude Erlenmaier, and Frances Borden, who was secretary for three years did a splendid job as class officers. Such skilled athletes as Biagio Fatone, Edwin Golden, Cornelius Lalli and Alan Levy distinguished themselves in football, while Norman Meyer and Phil Rella were outstanding in cross-country. Several students won literary awards, and many others did extremely well in other fields. Then came the news of our transfer to New Rochelle High School. Melvin Plotinsky, Ralph Gutmann, Mary Ann Erhard and Norman Meyer were elected to represent the class in formulating plans to make our senior year the best in history. With all these mem- ories behind us we shall never forget those wonderful days at dear old I.E.Y. CLASS HISTORY - N.R.H.S. The Lost Angels of NRHS found themselves after the Hrst two weeks as freshmen and were determined to compete for honors in all school activities. We contributed our journalistic skill to the Hugue- not Herald, for Richard Yaffa, and Bill Miller were Kid-Bits reporters, and Louis Rukeyser reported the class activities to the Standard-Star. Helene Fried- land was the eight grade winner of the One God contest and Anita Holmsten won honors in the Na- tional High School Poetry Anthology Contest. William Gmelin displayed his talent in l'Harriet.l' Helene Friedland and George Murphy were elected secretary and treasurer respectively, and Leon Selig was Scrub Manager of the basketball team. The ninth grade started the year rolling with a traditional Open House in October and then elected Richard Yaffa and Alyce Kryla president and secretary respectively, as its officers. Sports proved to be a big success for both boys and girls. Intramural basketball, ping pong, and Coach Daniel P. O'Brien's Red Wing basketball team were extremely popular. Many of the boys also participated on the track team. The chief interests of the girls were ping pong, volley ball, and basketball. Ioyce Hiller was an outstanding member of the Girls' Basketball Honor Team. As sophomores we began to take our place as a prominent class and started active participation in school goings-on. Dick Yaffa and George Murphy played football. Dick was elected our class president, Charles Cornell, vice-presidentg and Iudy Channel, secretary. Iohn Maffucci and George Murphy played basketball. Some of us played in the band and orches- trag some sang in the chorus, while others acted. At the end of our sophomore year we felt as if big things were ahead, and they were. In our junior year we were ably led by president Frank Hummell, vice-president Adele Derecktor, and secretary Iudy Channell. The brilliant cheering of Lois Rogers, Alexia Foster, Carol Chisholm, Ioan Fishstein, Adele Derecktor, Gail Cannon and Pat Andrew led Dick Yaffa, Phil Dopo- lous, George Murphy, Frank Bruno and Howard Sweet to a series of victories on the football field. On the literary side, Mary Fitzgerald and Herbert Green won honors in a National Poetry Contest. De- serving of honors were Bill Miller, Mary Laub, Alyce Kryla, Zelda Gafein, Louis Rukeyeser and Ellen Rosenwald who did excellent work on the Huguenot Herald. With this successful ear behind us, we were read Y Y to become rfect seniorsf, Pe As we hesitantly strolled the cause-way last Septem- ber-some of us for the first time-all of our thoughts were the same. This is it. Our last year. During previous high school years we had all had our full share of successes and failures, but in different schools. The task at hand was a hard one: to make one big spirit from three groups of students. Then as Seniors, we resolved that regardless of where we spent it, we'd make it the most wonderful year yet. - And we did!