Onondaga Valley Academy - Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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CHORUS HE fall season opened successfully when 'I'he O.V.A. Chorus presenfed a gg program for our parenis a+ Open House on November IO. The Brighfon 'i 'A Morhers' Club inviied +he chorus fo preseni a program on December I, ai Beauchamp Library. On December 22, we parficipafed in ihe Chrisimas program. The soloisfs were Jennie Karim and Marfin Ahlsrrandg fhe irio was Lena Nowaizky, Carol Landers, and Ruih Pepper. Edward Seeger, Waller Howard, and Kenneih Pierce were ihe Three Kings . This year 'lhere are 95 members in Chorus. A special balanced Choir of 45 voices was organized ihis year. December 24, a+ Crouse-Irving Hospiial was rhe Choir's 'lirsl' performance. Their nex+ was on February 26 when +he Choir sang on ihe Syracuse Schools in Ac+ion program -ihrough 'lhe facilifies of WSYR. The soloisis on ihis program were Beverly Cole, George Cox, and David Rogers. The Chorus pariicipaied in ihe Spring Fesiival ai Lincoln Audiforium on May 6 and boih ihe Choir and ihe Chorus in 'lhe Valley's Spring Concerl' on May I3. The members of Chorus and rhe Choir wish 'I'o express iheir grafiiude fo our excelleni direcior, Mrs. Horiense Dederer, who has worked so hard iraining us. We wish also 'io express our fhanks and appreciafion io Marcia Frink who has been our loyal accompanist THE ALLIED YOUTH A HE Allied Youih Posl' of Valley Academy was organized May of I948 .3 , . . l is it I The officers for lasl' lerm were: Presideni, Jack Clarke: Vice Presidenl, Barbara CoH'eH: Secre'l'ary, Mary Jane Francher, and Treasurer, Mary Gallup. The new oflicers of 'ihis 'ierm are: Presideni, Harvey Kriesel: Vice Presidenl, Richard Jenks: Secreiary, Donna Jo Travis, and Treasurer, Ronald LeHerman. A 'laleni show was siaged in Valley Audiforium on February I7, and I8, I949 in which Vocafional, Cen'l'ral Noiringham and Valley parficipafed. The iwo prize winners from Valley were Hamilion Dixon and Barbara CoHe'H.

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s' iii' K ,gg ' 'M-1 . 5 ' E, was ' Zak - 3 VALLEY BAND 1948-49 .l T61 g R. THERON e. FORBES, lhe presenl' direcfor of fhe Onondaga vsuey Band. CX? has been clirecfing and leaching +he members of +he band since Sepfember T ms. The insirumenfal lessons are given free 'ro pupils wifh ialenl who are willing 'lo co-opera+e wifh +he aciivifies of lhe Band and Orchesfra. The Band plays for foofball games and ac+ivi+ies in +he Valley dislricf. The Band or Orchesfra will always be willing 'lo help supporl' organizalions in +he Valley by providing music. 0 R C H E S T R A LW, N Se iember I947 a sfrin orchesfra was or anized. The second +erm 'lhe .X P 9 Q Q01 'il woodwind and brass insfrumen+s were added. There are 'lwen+y members 5 if ' -. in fhe orchesira +his year. MAJORETTES-FLAG TWIRLERS j ,Q I' ' HE Majoreffes and Flag Twirlers have been a parf of lhe Valley High School 1 U Band since Sepfember l945. 'si F 'if There are 'twelve MajoreHes and Two Flag Twirlers. Each senior member will have charge of one of 'lhe foolball games nex+ year. As well as fwirling fhe balon each member has learned a 'lap dance roufine. The group of girls have been very co-operaiive and Valley should be proud of ifs Maior- eH'es and Flag Twirlers. DRAMATIC CLUB 62:1 NEW Dramafic Club has sfarfed in Valley fhis +erm wi+h 'lhe wonderful co-operafion of Mrs. Sirong ancl her assisfanfs, Nancy Sfevens, Kenne+h Wil- A Q.. 'f bur, Mary Jane Kife and Joan Richardson. The officers elecfed 'For +he 'lerm are Malcolm Sfone, Presidenh Charles La Pierre, Vice-President Sally Perrigo, Secre- raryg Jennie Karim, Treasurer: and Carol Sfreel, Corresponding Secrelary. The funds earned will be used lo purchase new supplies 'for +he drama+ic deparlmenr.

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ART CLUB Presideni , Dorolhy Knaack Secrelary , i , , , . Marion Dofy Advisor .,,,,, i , Miss Edilh Horle Vice Presidenl , s, i ,Marlha Shane Treasurer ., .,,A,,,,s,, ,s,s, , , M .Charles Bralf Exhibifion Chairman. s,,,s , ,,s,,,s,, ,, s,,, i , ,Lawrence Yales P11522 TUDENTS wilh exceplional abilily in arl' consliluie ihe Ari Club of Onondaga fa.-Wi Valley Academy. Sfudenfs in fhe Ari Club are: Charles BraH, Priscilla 7 ,A 9 ,4 Conger, Marian Doly, Jacqueline Huffman, Dorofhy Knaack, Thomas Knowles, Eleanor Lynch, Sally Perrigo, Marfha Shane, Jean Simms, Marjorie Smilh, Lawrence Yales. There are no Scholasfic Ari Awards ro be announced as fhere was no Scholasfic Exhibifion sponsored by Edwards' in Syracuse 'lhis year. The Ari' Club has sponsored several exhibifs in ihe school library: among 'lhem fhe High School Camera Confesf Winner's iclures and 'fhe Syracuse Prinfmakers Rofary Exhibilion. The Club has gone far in 'lhie field of ar+ and has had a successful year socially and financially. 3 HE Junior High School Ari' Deparfmenl has made many confribufions 'lo fhe mg My work of lhe Junior Red Cross during 'lhe pasf year. John James won lirsl' 29' '71 prize in fhe Learn +o Swim posler confesh many ofher good posfers were senl' from our deparfmenl lo help adverlise +ha+ campaign. We also have made 200 favors for hospifals. The church window designs made by members of our deparfmenl' were used effecfivel in lhe baccalaureale service lasl June and in +he Chrislmas pageant By popular cllemand, we will repeal' our Easler Ha+ Parade 'lhis year a+ +he Easier Junior Assembly. The hafs will be senf +o ihe Weifing-Johnson Hospifal. We are now making many poslers for 'lhe Mass Music Feslival and for 'lhe Spring Clean-Up Week , sponsored by fhe Junior Chamber of Commerce. We hope 'lo win a+ leas'r a few of 'lhe seven prizes offered as we have in 'lhe past THE JOE MINSAVAGE AWARD SQL, OE MINSAVAGE was, as mosl' of you know, our afhlefic coach for 'lhree 3 'T ff' years, I939 'lo l94l. He enlisfed in 'lhe Navy, and afler Basic Training ' .T applied for aclive du+y. He was assigned +o a Merchani Marine Ship our of S+. Louis, in charge of a gun crew. He was losl al' sea during a Jap raid. Joe was an excellenl' leacher, a greal coach and a grand friend 'lo Valley sludenfs. The Cenlral Board of Baskelball Officials, in order 'lo perpeluafe his memory, makes an annual award, io an oulslanding alhlefe and good all around sludenl. This award is a beau- 'liful lrophy, which becomes lhe personal properl of 'lhe recipient Each High School feacher al' Valley is askeJl'o vofe for his or her choice from among lhe Senior sludenfs. Paul Maier was lhe choice in I947, Pefer Cosf in l948, and Richard Perkins is +he choice for I949. To fhe hallowed memory of Joe we say- Requiescal' in Pace. 'lo purchase fhem.