Newton High School - Aurora Yearbook (Newton, NJ)

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SEW 0K 61.455 OFFICERS' To be elected a senior class olticer is the highest honor seniors can pay their fellow members. Seniors spend a busy year, and traditionally they pick their best to lead them. To guide the class through the trials and tribulations ot Senior Dance, play, yearbook, commencement, and so forth, calls for expert leadership and wise counsel. The class of 1955 chose the following. PRESIDENT ........,........,.....,.................................. ....,... W illiam Decker VICE PRESIDENT .,,,, ,,,,,.,, G eorge Gray SECRETARY .......... ,..,,,,, M arilyn Sisco TREASURER ...... .,.... R ichard Ayers 17

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CLASS HISTORY September, 1951. Two hundred titty-two freshmen, the largest entering class up to that time, entered Newton High School. November, 1951. Marilyn McKeeby was elected president, Bob Blesskany, vice president, Ruric Brandt, secretary, and Carole Hughes, treasurer. Learn to Live and Live to Learn was selected as the class motto, blue and white, the class colors, and the rose, the class flower. As its year's proiect, the class sponsored a dance in the gym. June, 1952. Carole Hughes and Bob Blesskany received Good Citizenship Awards at com- mencement. October, 1952. Bob Blesskany was elected president of the class, Dick Celli, vice president, Charles Ansbach, secretary, and Dick Ayers, treasurer. March, 1953. A collegiate theme was used in the decorations for the Sophomore Hop. June, 1953. Dolores Clayton received the annual English Award for the student with the high- est average and most progress achieved in Sophomore English. October, 1953. As iuniors, we elected William Decker class president, Harriette Ayers, vice president, Shirley Layton, secretary, and George Gray, treasurer. February, 1954. Junior boys formed the Booster Club . . . Verne Whitlock and Harvey Jorgen- son picked for All-State Band . . . Class voted for original NHS seal on class rings . . . John Iliff prez of Student Council. May, 1954. Delegates: Carol Talley, Carol Byrnes, and Rochelle Roche to Girls' Citizenship ln- stitute, Nancy Bain, Regina Reuther, and Harriette Ayers to N. J. Girls' State, George Gray, Jack McCall, Ruric Brandt, and Herb Demarest to Boys' State. May, 1954. Rhapsody in Blue was the theme of the Junior Prom, May 28 at the Lake Mo- hawk Country Club. October, 1954. William Decker was re-elected president, George Gray was elected vice presi- dent, Marilyn Sisco was secretary, Dick Ayers was treasurer. December, 1954. A large Christmas package was the centerpiece for the Senior Prom, held December 22 in the cafeteria. March, 1955. Honors, Sally Bixler first president of the new Girls' A. A .... Whitlock in All- State Band again . . . D. A. R. Citizenship Award to Nancy Bain . . . Frank Gromlich F. F. A. head . . . Jack McCall, Helen Schaffer, and Howard Norback leads in Jenny Kissed Me, Senior Play. June, 1955. Our class becomes tirst to graduate from the new building, which we enioyed for one year. -Elizabeth Boole

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1'-5 FUN: 'vo T94 SEN IORS A friendly smile wlierever sire goes. Favorite pastime: Paint- ing: Likes: Weekerids: Dislikes: Homework: Usually seen: With Jack: Noted for: Her pleasant ways: Ambition: To be a housewife. JEAN ANDRE Hfearirriff' Blonrle and blue-eyed, tliafs our Jean. Favorite pastime' Her long blonde hair: Ambition: to be a homemaker. if F ii 25 555 ii 5 CHARLES ANSHACH 'lllulclf' Popular, athletic and cliangcable. Favorite pastime: Football: Likes: Sports: Dislikes: Cliques: Usually seen: Witli Har- rietteg Noted for: Trigonometry problems: Ambition: To do coaching. HARRIETTE AYERS ..1,mHy-, Winning, eager aml companionable. Favorite pastime: Prac- ticing cheerleading: Likes: All sports: Dislikes: Girls who flon't try in Gym: Usually seen: With Butch: Noted for: Her laugh: Ambition: To be a girl Friday. 18 Sewing: Likes: Strawberry ive: Dislikes: Cliovolatff im- vream: Usually seen: Vilorking at lVlel's Tlarket: Notml for: N: ll? C