Oak Park High School - Revoir Yearbook (Oak Park, MI)

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First Row CL. to RJ: Michael Simon, Michael Gordon, Errol Sweet, Martin Baum, Robert Cotter, Leslie Biederman, Fred Neumark. Second Row: Charles Morningstar Charles Brummer, Peter Kroopnick, Bill Antonow, Charles Miles, James Dunn, Michael Kaczander, Norman Gussin, Howard Plotkin. Third Row: Coach Paul Boyd, Jerry Engleberg, Norman Gordon, Stanley Shackman, Carl Leiter, Fred Minkow, Joel Nitzkin, Milton Zafron, Andrew Jackson, Richard Adams, Lester Levere, Sheldon Grant. Truck Toilers '-A.. This year's Oak Park track team stacked up its finest record, winning two dual meets. The team also competed in three triangle meets, placing third in each, and in the State Regional Meet on May 11. From there, three Oak Parkers, Fredrick Minkow, Carl Leiter, and Stanley Shackman, went on to the state finals, May 18. In addition, the Redskins participated in two invit- ationals with Thurston and U of D High. Coach Paul Boyd says this about this year's team and record, There are always a few injuries to keep a team from full strength. This hurt at Melvindale Qwe lost by two pointsl, otherwise we had a good year. Chuck Miles prepares to pole- vault. Joel Nitzken puts the K . 5, shot. ws,-A.-9, ,.,q- '-urf: ' 1-.f 3 fun s-r 'Yi 'Sf-

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-1. not Cross Cuuntry Cindermen Senior Mike Kaczander, one of Oak Park's most proficient runners, has had a cross country career filled with fine running. Coach Glenn Goerke has this to say of his star cinderman, Special recognition should be given to Captain Michael Kaczander, who has First Row fleft to rightlz Andrew Jackson, James Dunn, Coach Glenn Goerke, Michael Kaczander, Leslie Biederman, Jerry Weinberg. Second Row: David Eason, Ernest Sosnick lmre Quastler, Mitchell Mallin, Arnold Surnow, Michael Fayne. Third Row: Joel Nitzken, Arnold Weingarden, Leonard Tennenhouse, Errol Sweet, Richard Adams, Gary Pacer- nick, Howard Plotkin, Allen Ben, Sanford Math. 2 Added experience and a few newcomers enabled Oark Park's cross country team to top all its past records. They succeeded in attaining a 3-3 season, defeating Berkley, Detroit Lutheran, a.nd Orchard Lake St. Mary's while loosing to Thurston twice and Clarenceville. The team finished 7th in both the Albion and Clarenceville Invitational, 8th in the Thurston Invitational, and 9th in the State Regionals. The Cross Country team, made up mainly of sophomores, had a very successful year, says Coach Glenn Goerke, and even a more promising season is looked forward to in 1958. Letter winners for 1957 were Michael Kaczander, next year's captain James Dunn, Andrew Jackson, Gary Pacernick, Imre Quastler, Richard Adams, Sanford Math, and Joel Nitzken. been the Redskins' out- standing runner for three years. Mike will be missed very badly and his shoes will be difficult to fill. Hold- ing both the Oak Park school and course record of 10. 38.5 for the two mile distance, he has won medals for his placing 6th, 8th, and 13th in invitationals.

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Kneelmg KL to R J Mxchael Hechtman, Jerry Lax Flrst Row Imre Quastler, Lewls Klemsmlth, Harvey Blavin, Ben Brummer, Herbert Brown, Dav1d Eason Second Row Mxchael Margolxs, Coach George Grlsdale, Arnold Wemgarden, Elllot Mendelson, Larry Haber, Davld Llpton Facmg strff competxtxon in its mxtxal year at Oak Park, the tenms team compxled a record of fxve wins and two losses Next year Coach Grxsdale expects a more experxenced team and better record although competntion w1l1 probably be stronger He hopes to arrange more matches and recexve more support from the student body next season If the turnout for a place on the team xncreases as he expects it to, com petxtlon for membershlp w111 become more spxrxted, the team wlll be greatly improved This year there were twelve letter wmners Practxcing for the first BIG meet 54 Tennis