Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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faculty Front Row, left to right — Miss O ' Sullivan, Mr. Gormley, Mr. Kenefick, Mr. O ' Donnell, Mr. Hayden, Principal, Miss Gow, Miss Ryan, Mr. Learnard, Miss Kenefick. Middle Row, left to right — Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Riley, Miss Elliot, Miss James, Mrs. Cook, Miss Metcalf, Miss J ' ohngren, Miss McGonagle, Miss C ' oughlin, Miss Hubbard, Mr. Wheeler. Last Row, left to right — Mr. Klugh, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Scafati, Mr. Dunn. Mr. Butler, Mr. Lugton, Mr. Kelley. MR. O ' DONNELL MISS CONNOLLY MR. HAYDEN MISS GOW Unat wiJaom may in youth be gotten

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r iee-President, Cy Erickson; Secretary, Patty Blanch ot; Girls ' Treasurer, Marion Murphy; President, Jack Coug ' hlin; Boys ' A. A., Richie Tamulonis Girls ' A. A., Priscilla Donahue. On, youth } whose Mope I J Jrigh High School at last! How long we had looked forward to becoming part of the School on the Hill! Our first eager en- thusiasm was only slightly dampened by the rather aloof air of the upper classmen, — the common cries of the Traffic Officers, Wrong stairs! and Other side! — the seemingly-hidden biology and home rooms, and the other problems that beset our ways and served to initiate us into the society of Norwood High. To start the class of ' 48 on the way to what we hoped would be success and re- nown, we elected class officers. As a re- sult of the balloting, Jack Coughlin became our first President; John Erickson, Vice- president; Priscilla Donahue, Secretary; Marian Murphy, Girls ' Treasurer; Richard Tamoulonis, Boys ' Treasurer; and Donald Meears and Patricia Blanchot the A. A. representatives. The Sophomore Party was the big event of our first year and everyone co-operated to make it a gala affair. Gay decorations, refreshments, a smooth orchestra and the talents displayed by our classmates all con- tributed toward an enjoyable evening for all. Remember little Kenny and Donnv with their big horns, and our singing stars, Thea and Kay Simoni, and Dotty with her super rendition of Temptation !! After our party, we had to settle back into a rather routine way of life. At the Pa fie S football games we marvelled at little Pete, sighed over Tommy Driscoll, and literally shook the bleachers in our fervent cheers for victory, but lady luck wasn ' t with us that year, although we really had a fight- ing team. We struggled through classes trying to discover what made the lowly worm tick, and endeavoring to digest the details of Caesar ' s sallies. We studied geometry, baseball, and Mr. Kiley in one class, and were still trying to solve the mystery of the lost key in typing. Soon the basketball season rolled around and we enthusiastically followed the team to fre- quent victories. We will never forget the solemn and empty feeling that pervaded the school when we lost our principal, Mr. Thompson, whom we had grown to love and respect in the short time we knew him. Our first year, like all sophomore years, might be called a period of watchful waiting . We sophs had to content our- selves with sitting back and letting the seniors and juniors, share most of the lime- light while we watched, supported, and enjoyed their dances, plays, and proms. However, while we were anxiously await- ing the time when we would be the ones who were called upon to keep the activity ball rolling, we were formulating plans, hopes, and ideas as to how we could make our next two grown-up years the best ever at Norwood High.