Orange High School - Key Yearbook (Orange, MA)

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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.

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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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-This year our class officers were: Martin Wannberg, president, Alice Barnes, vice- presldentg Virginia Paluilis, secretary, David Hanson, treasurer. Miss Sternberg was our class advisor for the year. We were represented in Student Council by: Beverly O'Lari, Virginia Paluilis, Betty Sue Ballou, Greta Anderson, and James Streeter. We were proud to have a member of our class, Virginia Paluilis, as a cheer leader throughout the football and basketball season. We also had several letter-men in our class. Again we entered the one-act play contest. In this year's cast were: Gwendolyn Hill, Clifford Fournier, Marlene Chenausky, Beverly O'Lari, Greta Anderson, David Hanson, Neil Marshall, Edward O'Brien, and Ronald Guyer. - Hard work plus cooperation equals the thrill of a job well done! This was the formula for our first Prom, held on April 29. And thus our sophomore year ended. We're J uniors-at last. Our class officers this year are: Clifford Fournier, president 3 Frances O'Mara, vice- presidentg June Burbank, secretary, and James Streeter, treasurer. Mr. Anderson IS our class advisor. Our Student Council members are: Greta Anderson, Betty Sue Ballou, Dorothy Rivers, Rosemary Wright and James Streeter. Beverly O'Lari is secretary of the Student Council. We entered the one-act play contest once more with Betty Sue Ballou, Beverly O'Lari, Beverly Risatti, Jean Wade, Arlan Barber and Robert Dale in the cast. We presented our Junior Prom on December 9th in the gymnasium, which was made bright and colorful with decorations in keeping with the Christmas season. Since the last week in March, many members of the class have been sporting their new class rings. Many members of our class have received their athletic letters during the last three years. In order to raise money for our class treasury, we have had a food sale, a Christ- mas card sale, and greeting card sale. Now that we have made the long, slow climb from Freshmen to Juniors, we can hardly wait until next year,-when we shall be Seniors.