North Attleboro High School - Northern Light Yearbook (North Attleboro, MA)

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y ir -ir if -fr it. -is V 1 5 1 r mi? ★ i945 ★ ★ ★★★★★★★ Being so well pleased with the administration of the previous year, we re-elected the same officers and Incidentally it was MIkey McGann ' s FOURTH term. Our football team proved triumphant throughout the season with the exception of our contesf againsf Durfee High when Joe JakuboskI and N. A. H. S. suffered fhe misfortune of Jake breaking his leg. Besides Jake , Johnny Dean, Joe Velletri and Bill Mason were firsf sfringers. We decided fo fake advantage of Leap Year by holding a dance giving the girls the occasion to make their own choice of dancing partners. The Harvest Dance, St. Nick ' s Hop, and the previously mentioned Leap Year Dance were well attended and most successful from the point of view of George, our class treasurer. Eileen BorucInskI, and Eleanor Broderick, our two attractive Senior cheerleaders kept up the spirits of our afhlefes with their Incessant cheering. We greatly appreciate the time and effort spent by Miss Erving in making our Senior Play the great success It was. We hadn ' t realized before the hidden talent that was present within the members of our class until they fitted into the roles of Every Eamlly Has One. The last of our social acfivltles having passed we centered our thoughts around graduation, with the class meetings as the basis of many feuds. Ruthle Chabof, Agnes Collard and Joe JakuboskI leave Mr. Bronson searching for three musicians to fill their places. At last, or maybe too soon, our high school days have come to an end. We leave this building with cherished memories of classmafes and feachers. We hope that the under-classmen will follow In our footsteps, the efforts we have made to be- come successful. We leave, bidding farewell to all and wishing the best of luck to the members of our class who have already left us to enter the armed s ervices. They are: Don Eournler Bill Parks Joe Tero Bob Ruest Frank Phipps Bill White Louis Chabot Tony Cassale Roger Achin Let Caldwell Elmer Nadow George Craig Erank Beggs Those who left during our Senior year are: Roger Gagne, Bob O ' Neil, Sarkis Mooradlan. Billy Mason has also left us to begin his studies at Tufts College In Medford.

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★ ★ ★ ★ QIgAA. cMutandf by Ruth Chabot and Edgar Plante After scanning the Class Histories of Northern Lights of previous years, we have observed that all of the authors have been history scholars; so naturally we were chosen to help the under-classmen fully understand what has made us, THE class of ' 45, so outstanding. We entered N. A. H. S. in an air of confusion, inferiority, and, of course, meek- ness. The upper-classmen, naturally, gave their whole hearted assistance in directing us to our whereabouts. But, after a few embarrasing experiences we learned to rely upon our own judgments. Finally, the long awaited and the only eventful day of our Freshman year arrived when we elected Earle Temple, President; Mlkey McGann, Vice-P resident; Margie Messier, Secretary; and Bob Ruest, Treasurer. Although we were only Freshmen we were well represented on the football field by Hank Phipps who played with the varsity. Our Sophomore year was as uneventful as the first; Don Fournier was elected President; Mickey McGann won her second term as Vice-President; Lucille Man- dallan. Secretary; and Buddy Messier was class Treasurer. Hank Phipps, Let Caldwell, Joe Velletri, Don Fournier and Bob Ruest were recognized on the gridiron, while Johnny Dean joined the basketball squad. We came back to endure our third stretch at N. A. H. S., to begin a new episode as the upper-classmen. In the elections, Johnny Dean took the Presidency; Mlkey McGann fulfilled her old position for another year; Margie Messier acted as Secretary; and George Robitallle was our Treasurer. Joe Velletri, Billy Mason, John Dean, and Joe Jakuboski, who worked on the foot- ball field under the splendid supervision of both Mr. Call and Mr. Coakley proved able to start the team on the trend upward to the high standards of previous years. The Senior Class of 44 being short of male talent called upon Dave Parfitt and John Dean to make a success of their play. Our two festivities of the year were the Junior Social and the Junior Prom which were highly successful. Well, it finally came, the day when we were to be the recognized class of the building. We were determined to come out on top regardless of any hindrances which would confront us in our plight. Page Nineteen

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» GIoA,6. by Lorraine Ells and Clarence Janes To the prospective classes of ' 46, ' 47, and ' 48 — We, the Class of 1945 leave in the hope that their four years of high school will be spent as happily as ours were and in the hope that by next year at graduation time our beloved country will be free from the turmoil of war. Lorraine and I want our classmates to take our Class Will in the spirit of fun which we Intended when we wrote It, and so with that thought in mind we shall tell you what the members of the Class of ' 45 leave behind them as we journey forth Into a war-stricken world which we must help to repair. And so Eileen and Claire Deschenes leave their brothers to carry on the Deschenes name. Marie Chilli leaves her title, serious girl to Diana Gallotta. Joe Velletrl wills his title of best looking boy to Lenny Poirier. Nat Weygand leaves her athletic ability to Virginia O ' Neil. Therese Chabot leaves to continue smiling at the customers of W. T. Grant Co. Phil Rushlow wills his shortness to that short Frosh Paul Garceau. Lorraine Clavette leaves her title, shortest girl, to Betty Ann Precourt. Phyllis Lorange leaves to become a nurse. Bill O ' N eil wills his title, boy with the best line, to Bob Deschenes. Jeanne Franklin leaves her title, best dressed girl, to Ann Bishop. Margaret Hawes leaves as quietly as she entered high school. Buddy Messier wills his adaptability for telling corny jokes to Rut Brissette. Lucille Mandallan leaves her piano playing ability to Carolyn Ralston. Barbara Shaw leaves to continue entertaining her servicemen. Henry BleleckI and Eddy Wojclechowski leave the corridors of N. A. H. S. still echoing their howls. Martha Quilty leaves her ladylike ways to set an example for those noisy Freshmen girls. Ruth Murphy leaves her figure to Marilyn Slalger. Joe Jakuboski leaves his trumpet jazz to Maurice Valade. Eleanor Broderick leaves Mr. Bronson looking for a new cheerleader. Florence Cadaro leaves singing Good-bye North High I Love You but Navy Here 1 Come. David Sinatra Parfitt wills his bow ties to Bob Cook. Barbara Curran leaves her poise to Virginia King. Betty Sanford leaves her stenographical ability to Marguerite Norton. Page Twenty-one