Orange High School - Key Yearbook (Orange, MA)

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F In the Minstrel Show this year, Philip Woodrow, Daniel Dowd, Arlan Willard and Clyde Robbins entertained everyone as endmen. We are proud of all the boys and girls who took part in athletics, many of them re- ceiving letters or numerals for their fine playing ability. We returned to our educational establishment in the year 1949, this time as superior seniors. We chose as class officers Richard Bergquist, president g Donna Harper, vice- president 5 Virginia Bailey, secretary, and William Blum, treasurer. Our class play, I Remember Mama, presented under the direction of Mrs. Ryan, was enacted by a large cast of twenty-six. W Robert Chapman served as president of the Student Council and Marcia Ander- son as vice-president. Other members were Richard Bergquist, Paul Fredrickson, Nyca Crowl, Virginia Bailey and Donna Harper. Our One-Act Play participants were Barbara Parmenter, Donna Wheeler, Beverly Wigglesworth, Daniel Dowd, Philip Woodrow and Arlan Willard. We again captured first prize. The blackfaces , Daniel Dowd, Philip Woodrow and Arlan Willard, were the cause of much hilarity in the Minstrel Show. Robert Chapman was interlocutor. We carried on many food sales, sold Christmas cards, sponsored a movie, and sold magazines, all 1n an effort to earn money for our class trip. Those receiving special awards were Bessie Whipple, who received the D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award, and Paul Fredrickson, who received the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award. ' The trip to Washington, D. C., long awaited event of high school students, made by approximately fifty seniors, began on April 15 and ended on April 22. Commencement Week, with its class day, solemn Baccalaureate service, and presentation of our diplomas on graduation night, will formally close our association with Orange High School as active members. We, the class of 1950, shall begin a new chapter in our history. The world today has many problems. Who can predict what part in their solving we may play?

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d7li:5,fO'Zy of fda Ufqifia o 7Q5O e the class of 1950, began our 'illustrious 7 career as students of Orange High School in the month of September, in the year 1946. The HI'St event in which we participated was the rope pull, which, much to our disappointment, we lost ' to our opponents, the Sophomores. We were welcomed into the student family, complete with bibs and lollipops, at the Freshman Welcome presented by the Seniors. Class officers for the year were William Blum, president, Virginia Bailey, vice- presidentg Beverly Harris, secretary and Ronald Cherichetti, treasurer. We were ably represented in the One-Act Play Contest by Diane Stone, Nyca Crowl, June Ferguson, Arlan Willard and Charles Housen. Acting as endmen in the Minstrel Show were Daniel Dowd and Philip Woodrow. Our three Student Council members were Robert Chapman, Virginia Bailey and Paul Fredrickson. The last event of our Freshman days was the Baccalaureate service which pre- ceded the close of school for the summer. We returned to O. H. S. in 1947, being advanced to Sophomores. This year in the rope pulling contest, victory was ours. The Freshmen received the dunking. We elected Philip Woodrow, president, Madeline Hamilton, vice-presidentg Donna Harper, secretary, and Richard Bergquist, treasurer. Our Student Council representatives were: Nyca Crowl, Virginia Bailey, fKathryn French, Paul Fredrickson and Richard Bergquist. We won the One-Act Play contest with Arlan Willard and June Ferguson taking top honors as best actor and actress. We presented our first prom on April 30. Sh Philip Woodrow, Daniel Dowd and Clyde Robbins were endmen in the Minstrel ow. Thus ended the major events of our second year at Orange High School. In September, 1948, we-as upper classmen-returned to our studies. Serving as class officers were: Arlan MacKnight, president g Nyca Crowl, vice- presidentg Nancy Powers, secretary, and Calvert Lundgren, treasurer. Representing us in the Student Council were: Kathryn French, Marcia Anderson, Virginia Bailey, Richard Bergquist, Robert Chapman and Paul Fredrickson. Richard Bergquist served as president of the Student Council and Virginia Bailey as vice- president. Beverly Wigglesworth and Donna Harper served as cheer leaders. The gym was decorated with Christmas scenes for the Junior Prom, which took place in December. ' We were proud of Arlan Willard and Madeline Hamilton, who were chosen best actor and actress in the One-Act Play contest.

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The Juniors by BEVERLY RISATTI The main events of our high school career started with the rope pull at the Ranch. The sophomores defeated us-much to our surprise. We made our debut at the Freshman Welcome , presented by the class of '48 The following officers were elected for our freshman year: Arlan Barber, president, Beverly O'Lari, vice-president, Gloria Despres, secretaryg Martin Wannberg, treasur- er. Miss Tubbs Was our class advisor. Our Student Council members were: Betty Hall, Beverly O'Lari, Janice Streeter and James Streeter. We participated in the annual one-act play contest, the members of the cast being: Betty Sue Ballou, Beverly OlLari, Alice Barnes, Clifford Fournier, Neil Mar- shall, and Ronald Shovan. The climax of our freshman year came at Baccalaureate, when We were allowed, for the first time, to enter the front door of Orange High School. At the beginning of our sophomore year, We were again drenched in the frigid Ranch waters.