Norwood High School - Tiot Yearbook (Norwood, MA)

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1959 Class Officers as Seniors Standing: Gillis, Erickson, Brannelly, Fairbanks, MeKenna Seated: Rizzo, Mitchell We Approach Our Destination With a stir of excitement and antici- pation, we began the third and final leg of our journey in September of 1958. On board were two new fellow travelers, Peter Koehl and Belgin Tanil, both of whom we have found to be fine and interesting company throughout the year. To keep our ship in order during this last and all-important phase of our voy- age, we elected Michael Rizzo, president ; Thomas Brannelly, vice-president ; Nancy Erickson, secretary ; Marilyn Mitchell and Daniel Gillis, treasurers ; and Joan Fairbanks and Daniel MeKenna A. A. representatives. We had been underway only a short while when the football season arrived again, with the N.H.S. team full of its usual spirit and determination. Our memorable grid-iron men Bob Bethoney, Pete Dixon, Tony Grinavic, Danny MeKenna, Billy Moynihan, Jerry Con- cannon and others formed a nearly im- pregnable team. Adding to the zest and enthusiasm of the games were our cheer- leaders Marilyn Mitchell, Leslie Swift, Martha Keedy, Kathy Burke, Sandy Nixon, Captain Susan Crawford, and juniors Elbe Eckhardt, Jackie Pasionek, and Leona Rentel. The first feature presentation of our crew came on December 5, 1958, when Sally Williamson, Frank Babel, Charlene Toram, and John Noonan starred in Seventen is Terrific, coached by the able and hard-working Mr. John Flaherty. Other members of the cast that we will never forget were Danny Gillis, Bonnie Hussey, Peggy Sullivan, Stephen Clem, Muriel Naylor, Mary Carpenter, Carol Sarno, and Martha Snider. Excitement over the play had scarcely died down when the hockey team began its breath-taking and successful season. We all cheered wildly for Tom Brannelly, Gus Purpura, Artie Walker, Billy Moyni- han, Jimmy Neilsen, and Ed Graney, as they won game after game. The arena this year was certainly a crowded place, echoing with cheers for Norwood. [26]