Newmarket High School - Lamprey Yearbook (Newmarket, NH)

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ag ,,!,fC:l2V0fJ-ffa SENIOR HISTORY CONT Class puctures were taken In early October We ralsed money for our graduation expenses by sponsoring a food sale and a dance Money was also added to the treasury Through the sale of book covers Chnstmas cards stationery and bracelets In early November rehearsals began for the senlor play entutlecl Almost Eugh teen under the dlrectuon of Mlss Wood The play proved a success and all members of the cast can be crednted wlth flne performances Also In November Slgne Bently Shlrley Varney Beverly Harvey and Ann Geoffrlon were elected to the Natlonal Honor Society The Sensors as In the prevuous three years were well represented nn all ath letlc and socual events The reallzatlon that this would be our last year as active participants IH these actnvttles added a sad note In May when we were guests at the Junror Prom we thought a few short weeks ahead to when we would be having our Sensor Receptlon and our last appearance as the Senior Class of 1954 also contemplated a Sensor Class Trlp At thus tume we would luke to take the opportunity to glve due crednt to our prlncupal Mr Avery for guldlng us IH the right dlrectlons and to our patient faculty who have so ably provided the framework for the structure of our formal and Informal hugh school education They have gnven us a flttlng close to this phase of our Iufe and have put us well on the road to the next flnlshed yet beginning 63wff5pf 'd Goilufgzfgf WM my CTW W GJ ' C5 , o Many hours were spent planning for our Commencement Exercises and we 1 I f 0 A Sf I o ' T

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HISTORY One of the most des red oblec tves of our luntor year fas to publush a suc ces fu yearbook At a m etng called by our prestder' Charlyn Stevens .fue declded upon our yearbook saff Tne commtttee heads were Janet Burletgh Ed Tor Harrtet Lavoue Asststa wt hdttor and George Walker Bustness Manager The yearbook Took a second place rattng fvuth the Columbta Press The theme of the T953 Lamprey was Treasure lslanl The knowledge splrlt of co operatton and the Importance of efftclency ga ned by workung wtth members of the yearbook s aff are valuable treasures that we wlll carry through ltfe Soon the arnval of our class rtngs stamped us as offtctal upperclassmen All that could be seen tn Room Stx for he next few days was the glntter of gold as we proudly dlsplayed our newly acdulred oossesslons The arrtval of Santa Claus George Walker style was enloyed by all students In expectancy of The yuletude season We as Juntors together wlth The Glee Club sponsored The Chnstmas Assembly whlch marked The eno of The fzrst half of our Iunnor year Upon belng launched unto The new year we began to thunk about our lunlor play After much careful readlng and studylng vve selected The play Father Was a Housewufe and sent for books When The books came There was a rush to lected The cast Rehersals began tmmeduately an antlclpatton of The flnal pro duction whlch Took place on Aprtl and was a success Agaln The valuable ex perlence of worktng wnth others was galned Also an Aprul The senlor members of The Nattonal Honor Soctety lnltuated The quallfylng members from The lunuor class Janet Burleigh Charlyn Stevens Har net Lavole Janet Mullen Shtrley Roper and George Walker lt was a great honor to those students as the standards had been ralsed before their electron On May 23 T953 came The most memorable nnght of the year In The atmo sphere of The garly decorated Rocktngham Ballroom The Junlor Prom was held Danclng to The soft musuc of Don Droulns Orchestra was enloyed by everyone The hlghlught of the eventng was the splendorous Grand March Wuth The flowtng gowns and happy faces glldang smoothly across the floor tt was a colorful clumax to an event whlch had requtred much work and preparatlon lt was truly the nlght of nlghts and wlll long be remembered by us all Our luntor year came to a close wlth commencement exerctses At thus tame we as Junuors acted as class marshals and ushers and receuved an Idea of what was To happen to us In the comlng year As we returned sn September T953 to our almost complete structure of know ledge we knew that every day would be fleetlng and that our hours at N H S were becomnng shorter and shorter We also knew that mlngled wnth sadness would be touches of happnness and prude We made Room Fnve headquarters for our ftnal year of constructton Under the skullful foremanshup of Mr Mlner we began to put Together the flna' stages of our educatnonal structure at N H S The electron of class offucers was held and they were President George Walker Vuce Presndent Janet Burlengh Secretary Shurley Roper Treasurer Janet Mullen Student Councul Representatlves Beverly Harvey and Richard Caswell Soon a class meettng was held and nt was declded that our class colors would be maroon and whtte y ,. fs I T . I A -s l T '. e t' c' ' ,t , A I I . , I T I . , Z I . y . . 4 , . . X , , , . , . 4 IA, ' I see what parts we wanted to take. Atter tryouts had been held, Mass Wood se- I K l ' V ' . - , ,, I l - I I ' - , -s . ' l U I I , . . , ' ' ' , 1 ' , : T : , 1 ,

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