North Babylon High School - Blazer Yearbook (North Babylon, NY)

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Senior History FRESHMEN H959-19605 Wood smoke on an autumn afternoon at a football game-youthful, unrehearsed laughter echoing down a quiet hall-the frantic, blue-and white-splashed crowd at a basketball game, waving shakers and yelling cheers-a school sweater slung over someone's shoulder-all these and more, we knew, would come to us when we could call ourselves freshmen, and, more dis- tant and hazy, the Class of 1963. In the fall of 1959 these dreams were realized, and helping to make them so were Jack Ed- wards, our class presidentg Elsa Loth, vice president, Karen Hartmann, secretaryg and Victor Ruggiero, treasurer, with the unobtrusive hand of Mr. Bartley Gallagher guiding the decisions. We were the first freshman class to occupy that lofty position in the beautiful building that had figured so importantly in our conversation for over a year, and we set out to carve a place for ourselves as the best class ever to grace the name ufreshmanf, That year, for the first time, the Junior High School had its own newspaper, produced en- tirely for and by its own students. Staffers included Judy Bongiovanni, Richard Clements, Pa- tricia Kennely, Janet Kuhn, Joan Maguire, and Ralph Notaristefano. In the spring of 1960, the choir presented a sparkling production of Gilbert and Sullivanis comic operetta, H.M.S. Pinafore. Starred were Carol Borg, Ruthe Cooke, Les Jackson, Laura Josephs, Fred Kiefer, and Harold Shaver, backed up by a cast of no mean ability. The march of time stops for no one, and this fact was brought home to us when it was time to plan for our freshman prom, Silver Sandsf, Held on May 21, it was a magical inter- lude before the rush of exams. And at last it came. On June 23, 1960, we graduated from the ninth grade. SOPHOMORES C1960-19611 The postcard received towards the beginning of September was greeted with disbelief and gleeg we were now officially sophomores. The initial incredulity transformed itself into a headlong rush to make the upperclassmen take heed of us, and we felt that a good start would be electing Elsa Loth president, Karen Hart- mann vice president, Laura Josephs secretary, Tom Britt treasurer, and Joan Esposito S.A. Rep- resentative, with Mr. James Smyth as class advisor. Our first major endeavor was the Silver Bells fund-raising dance held at the beginning of December, which netted a sizable amount for our class treasury. The next project was the Sophomore Assembly. The top talent of the Class of '63 was viewed for the first time. Even blase seniors were vastly amused by the original spoof. In mid-February we experienced for the first time the novelty of Spirit Week, and proved ourselves at least on a par with the upperclassmen. March and April were soon over, May began the rush of reviewing for finals, and finally June arrived with the BLAZER, Regents, and the graduation of the class of 1961. JUNIORS Returning to school as exalted juniors and feeling exuberant at our new position, we chose Tom Britt for class president, Janice Albrecht for vice president, Barbara Dragonette for secre- tary, and Marie Cognetta for treasurer. Mr. Colotti joined us that fall as class advisor. As juniors, we now exerted a noticeable influence, and, typically, used it to the fullest. Elsa Loth was elected to the Vice Presidency of the S.A., and we celebrated her victory as our own. We followed up our challenge of the seniors to the traditional soccer match by humbling the mighty ones 6-4, and we were on our way to greater triumphs. In November came the Magazine Drive. We surpassed the previous record, thereby gaining considerable funds for the treasury. Sam Moelius and Henry Brunjes were the top salesmen.

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Most Athlenc Karen Hartmann, George Wolfort F riendliest Diana Stoiber, Tommy Britt Most Scholarly Judy Bongiovanni, k Spelmun BB 'ns Q llx Senior Polls U, QQ?