Portsmouth High School - Clipper Yearbook (Portsmouth, NH)

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of work to be done with the added responsibility of leadership in Student Council, school pa- per, yearbook, clubs, and sports. With all the hubbub of measuring for caps and gowns, raising much needed funds by means of dances and plays, and attending school events and games, we still find time to go to school. The Clipper Review plays to packed houses both nights and the idea, although com- pletely different, is approved and considered better than ever! The senior play, Double or Nothing, is a huge success. Shirleyanne Rondeau is chosen as our D. A. R. representative and Marilyn Lee wins the American Legion award. The boys continue to be outstanding in sports winning honors for the school in football, track and baseball, but especially in basketball with still another state championship. Three players from the senior class win places on the All State team: Paul Babula, Loukas Coussoule, and Arthur Splaine. Class officers this year are: president, Arthur Splaineg vice president, Helen O'Connorg treasurer, Mose Belluccig secretary, Sheila O'Donnell, and business manager, Albert Boyan. A backward glance through the previous acts finds our group standing again on the threshold and again about to separate. This time it is not to hnd our homerooms, but to go cut into a new life, vowing never to forget the wonderful years at Portsmouth High School. l a,2e Teil

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A belated Hallowe'en party is given by the juniors and seniors who are found to be pretty nice people after all. Mr. Phillips is cast as master of ceremonies and everyone has a wonderful time. Before we realize it june has crept up on us and we look forward eagerly to a long vaca- tion. At graduation, the spotlight falls on Nancy Nelson who wins a Haven Medal for out- standing scholastic ability. We are now a more confident group and have come to enjoy Portsmouth High School. The curtain falls on the first act. ACT II. SEPTEMBER, 1949 TO JUNE, 1950 As the curtain rises on the second act the cast with a few minor changes again moves upon the stage. The corridors no longer seem endless and classrooms are found with ease. We move now with assurance and smile tolerantly in our turn at the sophomores but remem- bering our bewilderment of the year before, we pause here and there to lend a helping hand. Now at last supers are promoted to bit parts, and some become featured players, while a few become stars. Chosen leaders this year are president, William Burt, vice president, Sheila O'Donnellg secretary, Shirleyanne Rondeau, and treasurer, Peter Massaro. Clubs are again chosen carefully and a few juniors are elevated to important ofhces in them. Many boys become noted for their sports ability and several change their usual cos- tumes for maroon sweaters and jackets with the white letter P. Basketball holds the center of the stage as usual in the winter months as Portsmouth adds another State trophy to its col- lection. juniors Babula, Splaine and Coussoule are outstanding members of the team, Coussoule being one of the few juniors ever to win a place on All State. Class rings are selected after great deliberation. The minstrel show, an annual event, is sparked by junior talent which accounts in part for its great success. The junior play, What A Life, is given in April, starring Beverly Petrillo, Kennard Pal- frey, Gordon Aston, Elaine Goodreau, Richard Betz, and Patricia Connors. Members of the class pledged to National Honor Society are Nancy Nelson, Helen O'Connor, Ruth Blakeney, Charles Davidson, Lorraine Cameron, Priscilla Rand, Suzanne Bachelder, Shirleyanne Rondeau, Sylvia jones, Irvin Taube and Sheila O'Donnell. Again the year flies bv all too fast, but we are looking forward to raising the curtain on the last act when we shall be at last the sophisticated seniors. ACT III. SEPTEMBER, 1950, TO JUNE, 1951 The curtain rises and time seems to fly with all kinds of activities and the bustling excite- ment of our coming graduation. Along with the honor of being seniors there is a great deal Page Nine

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