Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Class Mistory When the honor of writing the Class History was bestowed on me, it was with the keenest joy that I turned back the hands of time and recalled all the outstanding high- lights of our four memorable years at Norton High School. It was in September of 1949, that twenty-eight of us arrived at Norton High School. Twenty -eight boys and girls eager to learn, all seeking some goal and increased wis- dom. With the assistance of our faculty advisor, Mrs. Harnden, we set about the task of electing our Freshman Class Officers. These were: President KIT KNAPTON Vice President- - AUGUSTINE GOUVEIA Secretary JEAN ZWOLENSKY Treasurer FRED BE A MAN Student Council Representatives KIT KNAPTON JEAN ZWOLENSKY For our very first assembly we presented a play entitled Gold From Them Thar ' Mountains which was very well received. Early in the spring of 1950, we held our first high school social event, called the Freshman Frolic of which we were im- measurably proud. Thus our Freshman year in high school ended, and we looked forward not only to our Sophomore year, but also to a grand summer vacation. A fter a very happy and much too short holiday we began our Sophomore year. We were pleased to have reached that important stage in our high school career. We were now the exalted Sophomores. On our return to school that fall we again elected class officers. This time we chose: President LINDA RAMSEYER Vice President AUGUSTINE GOUVEIA Secretary -JEAN ZWOLENSKY Treasurer MABEL JENKS Student Council Representatives LINDA RAMSEYER JEAN ZWOLENSKY Mrs. Charlotie Harnden continued in the role of faculty advisor, and a very helpful one she was too. During our Sophomore year, nine class-mates left us either to enter the holy bands of matrimony or to enter the different services, which cut our class to a mere eighteen. This was the year we really buckled down to work for we all realized how much school meant to us, and then too, we wanted to raise enough money for our Washington and New York trip. That year we held a dance, and a card party, both of which proved to be a success. During our Sophomore year some of us joined the different clubs. Sponsored by MARTY ' S COFFEE SHOP

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Sponsored by C AND AGES VARIETY STORE

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Class Christmas parties began our Sophomore year, as we decided not to give a party for the entire school. At the close of this year we held a party for Mrs. Harnden at Mabel Jenks ' home. As Mrs. Harnden was leaving for a year, we presented her with a token of our affection and hoped that she would return to us soon. Before we realized it, our Sophomore year was ended and it was again September and our Junior year. This year our class officers were: President LINDA RAMSEYER Vice President MABEL JENKS Secretary JEAN ZWOLENSKY Treasurer CYNTHIA THIBAULT Student Council Representatives MABEL JENKS LINDA RAMSEYER DAVID REYNOLDS As Juniors we held a Record Hop and a hay ride. However, the latter event was far from successful in many ways. Our big undertaking this year was the Senior Reception. This took place on June 6th, the first reception to be held in the new gymnasium. Under the leadership of Mrs. Grace Elkins, the class worked hard and the reception was a beautiful and memorable event. During our years in high school Cynthia Thibault and Linda Ramseyer were our contributions to both basketball and softball. They were shining lights in both sports. With the completion of our Junior year we were at long last Seniors, and our final year in Norton High began. Our now little class of twelve elected as its leaders: President MABEL JENKS Vice President CYNTHIA THIBAULT Secretary JEAN ZWOLENSKY Treasurers NITA SHAW, DORIS LA JO IE Student Council Representatives: President DAVID REYNOLDS Secretary DORIS LA JOE JEAN ZWOLENSKY MABEL JENKS LINDA RAMSEYER CYNTHIA THIBAULT Much to our delight Mrs. Harnden returned and was once again our faculty advisor. Our first big event this year was our Class Play, Three Blind Dates, which we pre- sented on November 21. The cast included: David Reynolds, who had the lead, Jean Zwolensky the mother; Bartlett Paulding, the father; Alan Crowe, a college friend of David ' s (the last two boys were borrowed from the Junior Class; Cynthia Thibault, Sponsored by WHEATON INN