North Plainfield High School - Canuck Yearbook (North Plainfield, NJ)

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Varsity Cagers Compile Best Record In History l The 1953-54 basketball season proved to be the most successful in the history of North Plainfield High School. The Canucks ran through a sixteen-game schedule, compiling a record of 14 wins and 2 losses. In the process of winning these games, the Canucks won the county and the city championships. North Plainfield played Somerville, Ber- nards, and Bound Brook twice each without a loss. None of the county schools were strong enough to handle the Canucks this Year. Two of the most important games of the season were against Plain- field for the city championship. In each game North Plainfield proved to be the superior team. After losing the first game to Linden, whom they later defeated, the Canucks ran up eight victories in a row before they were stopped. Bob Heys led the team through the first five games, but then he was forced out for the remainder of the season by an injury. Some people believed that the team would not be successful without him. They proved to be wrong, be- cause Walter Bowlby and Kenny Lynn came in to solve the scoring problem. 0 W-in 14 Games In Winning 14 games the team had some exciting moments. Here are a few of the most important ones. On January 12, the Canucks made their highest score of the cam- paign, trouncing Bernards, 76-31. The team continued winning until it ran into Regional. Regional was rated the best team in this area. A poor day for the Canucks com- bined with a very good day for Regional, resulted in a loss for North Plainfield. This was the last regular season loss for the Ca- nucks. After this loss the Canucks started a victory march which con- tinued through the remainder of the campaign. On January 30, North Plainfield became the new Somerset County champs by defeating the defending champs, Somerville High School. Last year, the Canucks were beaten in a play-oii' by Somerville. This year Somerville did not have a chance. North Plainfield rolled over them by a score of 62-35. Jack Bicknell led the scoring with 19 points. Walt Bowlby got 18 points for the team. 0 NPHS 71, Plainfield 62 On February 2, North Plainfield took one of the most important victories of the season by beating Plainfield. Before the game peo- ple believed the two teams to be even. During the game it seemed as if the teams were even. Then at the end of the game North Plainfield proved to be the superior team. Four men were in double figures for the Canucks. Bob Briant led the scoring with 20 points. Walter Bowlby and Jack Bicknell scored 16 points each, and Kenny Lynn ran up 15 points. The team continued to roll along. It defeated Bound Brook, 64-58, and Dunellen, 61-53, Then a Plainfield game again loomed in view. This game proved to be even tighter than the first one against the Cardinals. A tre- mendous effort by Kenny Lynn in the last quarter gave the victory to the Canucks. The score was tied at the end of every quarter. At the beginning of the fourth quarter Plainfield took the lead. Then Kenny Lynn started to score. He led the team with 17 points. Walter Bowlby was second with 14 points. ' On February 18, Linden came to NPHS to try to take a second game from North Plainfield. L1n- den and Regional were the only teams to defeat the Canucks. Both of these teams were considered with NPHS as the best teams in the area. 0 NPHS Upsets Linden The game turned out to be the most gratifying victory of the whole year for North Plainfield. The Canucks upset the favored Linden team in overtime, 66-58. The game was by far the most ex- citing of the season. North Plain- field held a very slight advantage throughout most of the season. Then just as the final buzzer sounded, Linden was given 2 foul shots and made both, sending the game into overtime. 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IRLS' THLETIC CTIVITIES by Dot Harman 0 The Year in Review Hockey was held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for all girls interested in this fall sport. Regu- lar teams were formed which played each other. Hockey was held after school until the cold weather set ill. at W Volleyball was held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the gym after the hockey season was over. A round-robin tournament was held so that each team played each of the others at least once during the season. S Basketball, which is one of the major sports played by the girls, was highly successful this year. Playdays were held with the fol- lowing schools: Scotch Plains, Dun- ellen, Plainfield, Metuchen, High- land Park, and Somerville. These games were played both on our home court and on the other courts. Of all the games played with other schools, our girls won more than half of their games. The bas- ketball games were refereed by Dot Harman and Peggy Sheppard. The scorekeeper was Carol Kime, with Eileen Mobus keeping the time. The girls were accompanied by Miss Grace Rofl' on all play- days. at at 1, The badminton tournament was held early this spring. Girls chose partners and played doubles match- es. This tournament was conducted by Miss Byrne, practice teacher for Miss Rolf. It was later taken over by Miss Roff imd'Mrs. Gessner. Softball has been held every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon this spring that the weather per- mitted. The GAA had one softball playday with Highland Park. The sophomore and freshman teams participated in this playday. The freshmen won their game by a score of 18-13. The sophomores had a good game but lost by a score of 11-8. The sophomore girls who par- ticipated were Mary Helen John- son, Jean Christy, Jayne Berndt, Elizabeth Pitcher, Nancy Deutsch- lander, Lois Feller, Shirley Grove, Maureen McCarthy, and Mary Moore. The freshmen participating were Kathleen Joho, Carol Kime, Rose Marie Rayder, Eileen Mobus, Mau- reen O'Donnell, Barbara Kluck, Sandra Marston, Dot Kalansee, Joyce Nusbaum, and Sharon Lough. Umpires from North Plainfield were Norma Pedersen, and Dot Harman. Scorekeepers were Terry Haines and Jane Perry. Miss Grace Rolf accompanied the girls to High- 'land Park. it it at As president of GAA, I should like to thank everyone who has helped make this academic year one of the best years in the his- tory of NPHS. I should like to thank especially Pat White and Mary Dittmar for the fine job they did during the basketball season as co-chairmen of the refreshment committee. M .,..v-. Pupils Awarded In Assembly fCont'Z'n.ued from Page Threej Government Bond. Also sponsored by the Elks was the Youth Leader- ship Contest, of which the winner was Robert White, He received a 550.00 Defense Bond. The Parent-Teachers Association Scholarships were awarded to Mavis Thornton, Robert Day, and Clifford Smith. The alternates were Kathleen Hartelius, Betty Eisenbiegler, and Sharon Look- stein. Each of the winners re- ceived 3100.00 The Plainfield Rotary Award for 5200.00 was presented to Eric Kriedler. Anne Newman was the winner of the Ohio Wesleyan Scholarship Award. The recipient of the Bucknell University Schol- arship Award was Stephen Luscian. He received a partial scholarship of 8350.00 per year. Betty S arp won the Craftsman Club, Emmanuel Lodge Award for 2E100.00. A State Scholarship of full tuition from Trenton State Teachers College was given to Norma Pedersen. A Home Economics Prize for 310.00 was awarded to Sally Beck- with. This award was donated by the Pilot Club of the Plainfields for the senior girl who has shown the most improvement in Home Economics. Jack Bicknell and Scott Hildum were elected delegates to Boys' State, on the basis of leadership, character, scholarship, and service to the school. They were sent by Ball-Kirch legion post. The alter- nates were Terence Johnson and David Kopp, The delgates to Girls' State, sent by orth Plainfield, were Terry Haines and Jane Perry. The alternates were Barbara Maurer and Marolyn Marston. They were sent by the North Plainfield American Legion Aux- iliary. Hilda Decker was the dele ate to Girls' State sponsored by Emerican Legion Auxiliary of Chaumont Post, South Plainfield, Her alternate was Rita Govlick. Winner of the American Legion Essay Contest was Hilda Decker. This contest was sponsored in North Plainfield schools by the Ball-Kirch Legion Post 265. Marlene Poulin won first prize in the senior girls' division of the Central New Jersey Science Fair. She was awarded a free trip to the Fifth National Science Fair at Purdue University, West Lafa- yette, Indiana, May 13-16. Third place winner of the senior boys' division was Wallace Chang, Douglas Reina was the winner of an essay contest on What America Means to me. Plainfield KURTZMAN'S PHARMACY A Friendly Place To Moot' 455 West Front Street -Plaaindeld 6-'1017 and North Plainfield pupils par- ticipated in this contest, Elected to the All-New Jersey State High School Orchestra were Stephen Luscian and Arthur Wald- ron, violin players. They were elected to perform at New Jersey Education Association Conventions at Atlantic City and Newark. Carolyn Christie, bassoon play- er, was elected to the New Jersey Central Region Band, to perform at the Band Clinic in New Bruns- wick, and perform at the Con- vention of American Association of Band Masters. Jack Bicknell was elected Lieu- tenant Governor of District 9 in the State Key Club, Mike King was elected treasurer of the Key Club. Representatives of all Key Clubs of New Jersey attended the convention. Elected Assembly Speaker of the 17th Annual Model Legislature was Robert Day. The Model Leg- islature is sponsored by the YMCA, and all New Jersey Schools are represented. The winner of a Naval Reserve Ofiicer Training Corps Scholarship to the Georgia Institute of Tech- nology was Robert Kinsley. He was awarded this for placing in the upper 896 of a nation.wide exam given by the Navy. He will receive a scholarship for books, tuition, and 5600.00 per year, Cynthia Slack was elected by the Plainfield Junior Women's Club to attend the Citizenship Institute for ,Girls at Rutgers University. Delegate to the Citizenship In- stitute sent by the Monday After- noon Club was Marilyn Levenson. The alternate for both was Connie Rohr. The winners of the Halloween Window Painting contest of the Plainfield District were the follow- ing, First Prize, Dick Miller: Second Prize, Bob Perry and Gloria Schulzg Fourth P1'ize, Lois Mantz and June Lindlandg Honor- able Mentions, Jane Perry. Vir- ginia Hacklander, Sandy Ulmer, Margie Sodwith, and Janet Blank, The winners of the American legion Poppy Poster Awards were the following. First Prize, Jerry Jacobson. Group I: Second Prize, Shirley Stephens, Group II: Third an-ize, Rose Marie Rayder, Group Anita Hesebeck and Barbara Hammerton were each awarded a S325 scholarship to Muhlenberg Hospital. A S100 scholarship from the North Plainfield Lions club was awarded to Sharon Lookstein. Dot Harman Given Key at GAA Dinner Dot Harman, president of GAA, was the only girl this year to re- ceive the Key, the highest award of the organization. The GAA athletic awards were presented at the Annual GAA Banquet on Wed- nesday, Maiy 26. The key is given totoutstan ing seniors with 1000 points or more. This year two sets of awards were given out, the State awards and the North Plainfield awards. Under the state system, a girl must earn 210 points to receive a State Map, 140 points for a State Shield, and 70 points for a State Emblem. The State Map was earned by Terry Haines and Jane Perry. The State Shield was given to Grace DeNise, Jean DiLonardo, Shirley Hanna, Kathleen Messier, and Bar- bara White. Those who received the State Emblem are Harriet Gorman, Carol Kime, Barbara Kluck, Eileen Mobus, and Joyce Vincent. Under the North Plainfield sys- tem, five girls received the Large NP, They are Terry Haines, Maro- lyn Marston, Jane Perry, Barbara White, and Janice Wegener. Small NP's were earned by eleven girls: ,Grace DeNise, Jean DiLonardo, Mary Dittmar, Shirley Hanna, Carol Kime, Carolyn Long, Kathleen Messier, Eileen Mobus, Peggy Sheppard, Lynn Snyder, and Louise Zappella. Eighteen girls were given the NP Shield: Hilda Diem, Bessie Freeman, Barbara Gorman, Har- riet Gorman, Frances Harman, Kathleen Joho, Dorothy Kallensee, Barbara Kluck, Sherry Lough, Muriel MacGregor, Sandra Mar- ston, Victoria Marrone, Joyce N us- baum, Maureen. O'Donnell, Rose Marie Rayder, Marjorie Sodwith, Dorothy Stephan, Joyce Vincent. 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PH Football Team Breaks School ictor Record The 1953 football season proved to be the most successful in the history of North Plainfield High School. The Canucks romped over eight of nine opponents. Their vic- tories included a win over Plain- field for the city championship. The team was so outstanding that it led the area for offense and was second in defense. North Plainfield's halfback, Ken Lynn, led the area in scoring. Kenny scored 78 points for the Canucks. 0 NPHS 28, Bound Brook 0 North Plainfield opened the foot- ball season with a smashing vic- tory over Bound Brook. The Ca- nucks ran over the Crusaders, 28- 0. The defense of the Canucks had the Bound Brook offense at Il standstill. During the first quarter the two teams played fairly evenly. Nei- ther team scored in that first quar- ter. Then in the second, the Ca- nucks romped for 8 points to lead 8-0 at half time. In the third quarter Ken Lynn scored on an end run, and Dave Wilson added the extra point to give the Canucks a 15-0 lead. Lat- er in that period Jack Bicknell threw a 20-yard pass to Ken Lynn, to up the score to 21-0. ln the fourth quarter Mike King s-cored the final touchdown. 0 NPHS 27, Scotch Plains 13. In the second game of the sea- son the Canucks again had too much power for the opposing team. They handed Scotch Plains a 27-13 defeat. Scotch Plains could not even move the ball until Coach Don Schneider began to clear the bench. The Canucks jumped off to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Ken- ny Lynn scored a touchdown after the game was only 8 minutes old. Good runs by Doug Reina and Mickey Lawler again put the ball in scoring position for North Plainfield. Ken Lynn scored the touchdown. In the second quarter North Plainfield moved the ball 50 yards, and Mickey Lawler scored from the three-yard line. This drive was started by an intercepted pass by Don Schroth for the Canucks. In the third quarter Jack Bick- nell passed to Bob Kinsley in the end zone for the final Canuck score. ' NPHS 32, Cranford 6 On October 10, the Canucks took their third straight victory, bump- ing off Cranford High, 32-6. For the third straight week NPHS was led by the scoring of Ken Lynn. He tallied two touchdowns for the team. The Canucks scored first when Steve Luscian recovered a fumble on the Cran.ford 41. Six plays later, led by the passing of Jack Bicknell and the receiving of Bob Kinsley, Lynn scored on a pitch- out from the 12. From then on it was just a parade of North Plainfield scores. 0 NPHS 6, Somerville 7 In the fourth game of the sea- son, the Canucks received their only loss. Even though the Ca- nucks outplayed Somerville they could not get that extra touch- down. Only one point separated NP from a perfect season. the Canucks had 11 first downs to Somerville's 9. They also gained 38 yards passing to Somerville's 13. ' NPHS 32, Highland Park 14 North Plainfield got back to normal winning ways by crush- ing Highland Park, 32-14. Bob Kinsley and Ken Lynch each scor- ed two touchdowns for NP. North Plainfield led 12-7 at half time. Bob Briant took over most of the passing for NP, because Jack Bicknell was injured. Bob threw for two touchdowns. Dave Wil- son kicked two extra points. 0 NPHS 19, Bernards 6 North Plainfield scored in this game as soon as it got the ball. The Canucks moved from the Ber- nards 47 to score. Mickey Lawler scored the TD. Again the defense was much too strong for the opponents. Luscian, Schroth, and Smith led the de- fense. Jack Bicknell also scored a TD for NPHS. Dave Wilson scored one extra point this game. 0 NPHS 14, Plainfield 0 The most gratifying victory of the season came against Plain- JOSEPH A. 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This was the first time a North Plainfield football team won as many as 8 games. Coach Don Schneider did a fine job with the team. North Plainfield. He plunged NPHS OPP from the 2-yard line for the score. 28 Bound Brook 0 The second score was a 58-yard 27 Scotch Plains 13 run by Mickey Lawler. Dave Wil- 32 Cranford 6 son kicked both extra points. 6 Somerville 7 . NPHS 40, sr, Peter's 13 QS Park lg Scoring in every period, North 14 Plainfield 0 Plainfield smashed St. Peter's, 40- 40 St. petervs 13 13. Ken Lynn made two touch- 6 Vvoodbridge 0 dawns, and so did Tom Liddle. -- Touchdowns wel'e also made by ' Ronny Pesta and Al Ellis. The Canucks scored 21 points in the second quarter. St. Peter's scored first and put up a great fight, but the Canucks were too - strong. Q ONNPHS fi, Vgoodbridge 0 NJ .:-Ns, orth P ain eld broke the school - record when it won the last game QL, of the season. Ken Lynn scored f Q, the only touchdown of the game. ,i w ' X Many Canuck .fans traveled to ', AM Woodbridge for this important N l game. Woodbridge really wanted EEL!!! t0 upset the Canucks. Their de- u F , cnumm sum VON GRAFF Enioy one today! GREENHOUSES Route 22 Between ' Somerset and Grove North Plainfield 606 Greenbrook Road North Plunneld. N. J. PL 6-5445 SOMERSET DRUG STORE 233 Somerset St. Prescriptions Called For - - - Free Delivery PL 6-9513 The COU RI ER-N EWS THE HoME NEWSPAPER News - Sports - Features Read in Over 29,000 Homes Friday, June 4, 1954 TUNLAW o 11