Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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Officers of Class of 1959 as Juniors H eab : Sanborn Middle: Grinavic, Brannelly, Swift, Rizzo Front: E rick son, Keedy We Pursue a Straight Course After a two-month sojourn on a South Pacific island, we were on board again, with renewed vigor for the second phase of our voyage. Being more experienced in the art of sailing this year than last. we did not flounder now, but went right to work, electing as our new officers Michael Rizzo, president: Leslie Swift, vice-president; Martha Keedy, secretary; Peggy Brannelly, girls ' treasurer; George Sanborn, boys ' treasurer; Nancy Erick- son, girls ' A. A. and Tony Grinavic, boys ' A. A. As soon as the sports season got under way, it was plain to see what our crew was just bursting with fine athletes. Our gridiron greats. Tony Grinavic, Pete Dixon, Bob Bethoney, Dan McKcnna, and Bill Movnihan, distinguished themselves and heaped honor on our class. On the basketball court Jerry and Jack Con- cannon, Dan McKenna and Pete Dixon proved to have great scoring potential, while on the ice, Artie Walker, Gus Pur- pura, Bill Movnihan, and Tom Brannelly won the applause of all. Of course we were proud too, of our diamond boys, Paul Murphy, Tony Grinavic, Peter Dixon, and Dan McKenna. On the memorable evening of April 11. came one of the most climactic events of our voyage — our junior prom. We were all delighted with the gaily striped carousel, the wishing well with real water, not to mention real fish, and the garlands of flowers. This was one evening when April Love was truly in the air. To conclude the second phase of our voyage, we presented a class day for the Seniors of ' 58. Eagerly we looked for- ward to the final stage of our journey which we knew would bring us to the long- awaited treasure. [21]

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Officers of Class of 1959 as Sophomores Standing: Moynihan, Williamson, Salie, Crawford, Purpura. Sitting: Rizzo. We Set Sail In September of ' 56, our treasure ship was successfully launched with white sails billowing and flags flying. Though at first we floundered a little on the high seas, we soon oriented ourselves and set a straight course for destination x. After a month at sea, we elected officers to lead our crew and to keep our clipper in tip-top shape. They were as follows : Michael Rizzo, president; Susan Craw- ford, vice-president ; Marilyn Mitchell, secretary ; Sally Williamson, girls ' treas- urer; William Moynihan, boys ' treasurer; Judy Salie, Girls ' A. A. ; and Gus Pur- pura, boys ' A. A. On the night of October 25, 1956, when we had finally become used to life on board ship, we held a gay celebration. We danced to fine music, consumed enormous amounts of coke and doughnuts, and were entertained royally by talented members of our crew. Mike Rizzo did a memorable job as emcee for the occasion. Before we had been long en route, some of our masculine ship-mates began to show great promise in the world of sports. On the gridiron, the basketball court, and the hockey rink our crew members demon- strated great athletic abilities. When December rolled around, we fol- lowed in the tradition of previous treasure-ship crews by presenting a Christmas assembly. It was a fine pro- gram in which well-known Christmas carols were played or sung and their his- tories explained. For the rest of the year we sailed calmly ahead, fortunately meeting no rough seas and avoiding all hurricanes and typhoons. By June of ' 57, we had completed the first phase of our journey and were still on course, steering ahead straight and true. [20]

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