Odessa Montour Central High School - Odessanean Yearbook (Odessa, NY)

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Odessa Montcmr Board of Education SEATED: Kenneth Gilbert, Irving D. Goodrich, Superintendent of Schools; Howard A. Hanlon, President; Delmar Bleiler, Vice-President; George Hoffman. STANDING: Dr. James J. Norton, Stanley Rundle, John T. Barton, Ward Searles. WELCOME TO MR. HESLOP The Board of Education of the Odessa-Montour Central School appreciates having the medium of the 1962 ODESSANEAN to express pleasure in welcoming you as our new principal. We are particularly glad that we could choose a man with whom we were personally acquainted, and one who had earned our full confidence while serving as guidance director ... thus assuring us of his ability to take over as principal. In welcoming you as leader of our school beginning in the Fall of 1961, we want you to know that we feel our trust has been well placed and that we look forward to many years of pleasant association with you. Sincerely yours, ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL H.A. Hanlon, President

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TO THE CLASS OF 1962: When the editors of your yearbook asked me for a message, they explained that the theme of the 1962 Odessanean was to be a key. One key point I can make is that yours is the largest class to be graduated from Odessa-Montour Central School. It is thus an exceptional pleasure for me to congratulate all of you upon completing your four years of high school study. In many other ways you are an outstanding group of seniors. Among your many key accomplishments as individuals and in team activities I am most happy to cite the thirteen scholarships you have won, the part you have played in the school musical organizations and championship athletic teams, the support you have given to all social activities and above all your splendid school spirit throughout the past four years. The time of your senior year, 1961-62 is a very key time in the modern age-it is the time of the astronauts, of the refining of sea water, of the harnessing of atomic power for peaceful uses. Truly you are a favored group to embark on your careers when the needs of our nation are changing so fast, when new techniques are revolutionizing farming and industry, when men reaching far into space are on the verge of world-shaking discoveries. As our country changes and new openings occur it is important to prepare for them by continuing your education in technical schools, in college, through on-the-job training, or by home study. In this atomic age opportunities open for youth able to adapt to an ever-changing society... .and the KEY to your success will be increased knowledge in the field of your choice. After your graduation I wish for each of you a life-long desire to read and study, leading to the success which can come from worthwhile accomplishments in the exciting years ahead. Henry H. Heslap