North Haven High School - Sachem Yearbook (North Haven, CT)

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CLASS HISTORY THE COMMUTERS In September 1958, 300 shy seventh graders from the towns four elementary schools began the daily ritual of boarding “shuttle buses” at the high school in the morning to be transported to a small aban- doned elementary school in Montowese, popularly known as Village Street. Here we spent our first year together as the Class of 1964. How hard it was to concentrate in the small classrooms surrounding the gym on Wednesdays, while strains of our fellow classmates bursting forth into song in chorus with Mrs. Hailey, drifted throughout the tiny building. And it was impossible to do any studying after school too, because of the music from the intramural dancing! One of our first activities was selecting class offi- cers. Campaign posters and pins suddenly bright- ened up the bleak halls. Cold clammy hands and shaky voices characterized nervous candidates who made “first time” speeches before the class. Our first elected officers were Ruth Davies, President, Leon O’Connor, Vice-President, Sally W'illiams, Secretary, and Margaret Billings, Treasurer. Our new leaders quickly organized our first function, “Frigid Frolic”, held in late October in the parking lot of the school. Remember the warmed chocolate milk ? Throughout the winter, many of us worked on Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta, “The Pirates of Penzance”, which we presented in April, 1959. Who did lock Maybelle in the dressing room? April was also the month of another memorable dance, “Off Campus Caper”, held this time in the high school cafeteria. We’ll all remember waiting from 7 to 10 for the orchestra which never came. By the end of the year, we were already an en- thusiastic hard working class and eager to join the ranks as eighth graders in the high school. THE LITTLE ONES As small, meaningless, under-under classmen, we lived through one confused year at N.H.H.S. From 7:45 to 2:06 we groped our way amongst the Big Seniors and endless dark hall ways. Vi e elected our class officers—Richard Palmeri, President; Leon O’Connor, Vice-President; Sally Williams, Secre- tary; and Joan Hall, Treasurer. Disorganized, con- fused, and disilusioned, we hoped that the coming year at our new Junior High as freshmen would be brighter. SENIORS AT 14! We will remember the year 1960-61 when as freshman we were the first graduating class at the new North Haven Junior High School. We had many privileges as the oldest class in the Junior High. We had the courtyards and we ran the book- store for the school. Our Freshman officers for that year were: Betsy Clinton, President; Richard Guzzio, Vice-President; Marsha Wiberg, Secretary; and Patty Mailhot, Treasurer. With our elections out of the way, we planned our freshman dance with the help of our advisors Mr. Shine and Miss Gaetano. After much debating on a theme for the dance we decided on “Twilight.” We chose the Patriots as our band. The gym was decorated with flowers and stars creating a beautiful open garden. NORTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL REVISITED In 1961 the class of 1964 exploded into the High School as the largest class of sophomores to hit North Haven High. We had been top men during our first and only year at the Junior High and now we were reduced to the title and feeling of “Under- dog”. To overcome this feeling we tried to avoid the sharp glances of the seniors, act grown up, and pretend to know our way around. The officers were: Richard Guzzio, President; Leon O’Connor, Vice-President; Mary Migliaro, Secretary; and Sally Williams, Treasurer. Our offi- cers were wonderful and did an excellent job in helping the class. During the year we had our first class party, which we all looked forward to with eager hearts. Finally the big night came bringing almost all the class into the gym, many of whom gallivanted around in various crazy costumes. The whole evening was a funny success. “Evening in Paris”, our class dance, came up later in the year. The general Committees worked laboriously the last few weeks before the dance, in order to make it a Parisian fantasy to remember. All who went enjoyed themselves immensely a bonne soiree. “The men”