North Quincy High School - Manet Yearbook (North Quincy, MA)

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CHEERLEADERS Almost every girl has, at one time or another, said to herself, Gee! I wish I were a cheerleader! But this unsuspecting little daydreamer doesn't realize that the cheerleaders job isn't everything it's made out to be. It's a lot of hard work. Almost any afternoon at practice such exclamations as 'KOh! my achin' back! and No, that's not right! Let's try it again. can be heard. But the girls come through with Ilying colors, and we, the spectators, see only the skill and agility with which they go through their routines. Can anyone imagine a football game without The Pyramid or a basketball game without The Beam ? Of course not! So let's all give three cheers for Ann Richards, Bernadette Hannon, Emily Newcomb, Alice Vincent, Judith Marr, Barbara YVhelton, .lane Mitchell, and Jayne jackson. They deserve them! Adviser, Mr. Forest, head cheerleader, Ann Richards.

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, 'E 'ji' 'ff , :Q 43 1f:..'.1.:+ Q18 i ,f,..,,,., GIRLS' SPCDRTS Say, the Celtics should hire women! Such a comment is not surprising if you've seen the girls in action. Gur gym seems to be bursting with enthusiastic feminine S1DO1'tStC1'S. Some play basketballg others prefer badminton, ping pong, volleyball, or even softball, in season. The girls are from the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Their interest is the foundation of the club. There are no officers, no dues, and no strict rules and regulations to be followed. Instead, the girls, numbering about one hundred, have created the club for enjoyment and recreation. They have sensed the keen thrill of competition. Miss McCoy, the ever competent adviser, feels that the spirit of any organization is the most important part. Certainly, there is spirit in the girls' sports organization. Adviser, Miss McCoy. go all in if -

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FUTURE l-ICMEMAKERS OF AMERICA You're having a party? You don't know what to do about serving re- freshments? Go down to 126 and ask F. H. A. for help. They'll be glad to help out. Oh, and be sure to get some ribbon sandwiches! Does this sound familiar? Almost everyone, including the faculty, has at one ti1ne or another tasted that delicious F. H. A. food and found it satisfying. And then the coffee hour during Education Week won some more friends for the club. Fun with food is also a primary function of F. H. A. After the hilarious pizza party each girl went away with a sinile on her face and a lot of delicious pizza tucked under her belt. Anyone who happened to saunter in on the night that the club supper was cooked suddenly found an apron tied around her waist and a paring knife in her hand. This year Geraldine Dowling and Jean Gordon, both seniors, were state president and state secretary respectively. Adviser, Miss Melansong president, Theresa Depreyg vice president, Carol Draheinig treasurer, Nancy Tibbetts: secretary, Carolyn Marks. ...gf x O I i ' V , g :,'L',,. f Q. U. , R , .. I L X ,. Q- . x . 4 ,.: M ,