Peekskill High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Peekskill, NY)

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BU Eeuples Enjey Lerqest Senier Prem Ever Q first hint to seniors that high school days were soon to end . . . gala affair on january twenty-fourth, in our gym . . . snow white and seven dwarfs provided atmosphere . . . p h s belles and escorts entered gym over draw bridge, to be confronted with squirrels, deer, rabbits, other inhabitants of magically induced forest where gym had been . . . al link and his band supplied tender background for occasion . . . evening climaxed by stirring grand march with anja lindroos and her escort, william buchanan, crowned king and queen of prom . . . bevy of charming girls chosen as queen's court . . . credit due to mrs merritt lindsey Q general claairmanj , doris ann conley frefresbment cbairmanj, terry debroske fdecomtion claairmqnj, claire white Centertainment chairmanj, malcolm dale, lillian squillante Qticket' cfoairmenj. 52

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WHIT5 WHII MOST POPULAR marie babey vincent corozine DONE MOST FOR SCHOOL jacqueline carter vincent corozine BEST LOOKING anja lindroos peter pappas MOST MISCI-IIEVOUS claire white william buchanan NICEST SMILE helen scaramellino saunclra elroy ftiedj thomas hughes MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED jacqueline carter kerry pataki MOST ATHLETIC maria zumbo michael bottas PRIENDLIEST mary pelaia vincent corozine BEST ARTISTS virginia tiso john brucellaria MOST INTELLECTUAL jacqueline carter kerry pataki BEST DANCERS beverly Vogel william buchanan BEST DRESSED barbara Wilcox peter peters BEST MUSICIANS jacqueline carter vincent corozine PEPPIEST mary pelaia william buchanan

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THREE EU ll'l1 YEARS 1950 remember, seniors-how we waited for the mailman at the beginning of september to find assigned hr's . . . called friends, pooled knowl- edge about where rooms were located . . . which teacher? . . . later found calculations wrong, for most part . . . first assembly when conspicuous we were scared to death mr w would ask us to stand . . . at first glimpse mr W seemed strict . . . later found out he was quite a nice guy . . . care- fully made-out schedules, listened goggle-eyed to all rules hr teacher emphasized . . . cautiously braved way thru crammed corridors, became ac- customed to shoving . . . subjects not so bad as expected . . . studied a lot in beginning-much shivering, quaking in boots while teacher issued report cards . . . over-confident next quarter, didn't study half as much . . . no need to recall results! . . . thrilling moment--to hear band for first time at booster campaign rally . . . got a card and orange button-first year of booster campaign . . . also notorious 'ldetention hall in- stituted . . . joined clubs . . . classmates elected to s s a, had cafeteria in stitches from crazy out- Hts they wore . . . big sister patty well worth fuss upperclassmen made over little sisters . . . gala christmas spectacle . . . vinnie elected class prez . . . didn't have much choice about junior schedules . . . few friends began worrying about colleges already . . . end of year rolled around. . . exams, exams already . . . some nervous, some not . . . didn,t prove too bad . . . few got prizes . . . some sophs played in orchestra for commence- ment exercises . . . couldn't realize why everyone was sort of sad 1951 climbed another rung . . . made more friends, suddenly began to receive recognition from others in school . . . vinnie elected prexy again . . . class proud when, after bitter fight, he was only candidate elected from two major parties . . . third party surprised everyone . . . american history proved rough as predicted . . . football team didn't do very well . . . talk of junior rings . . . struggled long time to save money . . . some girls acquired two . . . much worrying but junior prom Went over with a bang-mardi gras theme . . . lucky few elected to honor society . . . second may festival soon a memory . . . studies suddenly became important . . . tryouts held for yearbook staff . . . dreaded history exams left kids exhausted . . . life ahead seemed bleak without our senior friends 1952 top rung finally reached . . . more re- sponsibility than expected . . . piles of college catalogs accumulated . . . more and more activities . . . another fiery campaign . . . vinnie again on top . . . everyone saw red for few days after senior hats came . . . arrived on day of senior play seventeenth summer . . . mike bottas elected to head class . . . seniors became yogis for year- book pictures . . . last senior football season soon over . . . down-right proud of team . . . senior prom did class justice-largest turnout in history to snow white theme . . . after long wait, seniors swapped senior cards . . . memory-laden wash- ington trip followed . . . basketball season drew to final close for seniors . . . college worries . . . college boards made some doubtful . . . kiddies day brought year to an end . . . finals ended it . . . one last fling at nostalgic commencement dance . . . class night-awards to outstanding classmates . . . sang class song . . . found eyes a little dewy . . . rehearsal in old attire . . . then, final performance . . . hectic last moments of looking in mirror to first strains of pomp and circumstance . . . hadn't sounded so sad at rehearsal . . . walked down aisle with wobbling knees . . . didn't trip after all . . . listened to speeches and classmates, arise for last time . . . name called out . . . at last, that precious docu- ment-that seal of approval-our diploma! . . . then sadness again, tho it Wasn't the end-just the beginning.