Ravena Coeymans Selkirk High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Ravena, NY)

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- Chugging up the road, books tucked under one fender, freshly picked flowers for teacher clutched in radiator top, rehearsing his route to New Baltimore, Coey- mans, Ravena, Aquctuck, Coeymans Hollow and Alcove, R-C screeched to a dead stop in front of the New Baltimore School where Mrs. Shear and Mrs. Kniffen had prepared for another busy day with thirty-seven pupils. The usual carefree excitement prevailed over the group as they descended from R-C. Both the primary ahd intermediate grades had attained thc 10092 goal in the junior Red Cross drive. The enthusiasm of making and filling Easter baskets had given way to talk abiout what fun lunch periods were now that table manners were a part of each bitd and swallow. Conversation among the members of the upper grades had a differdnt twist . . . the 4-H boys' project of identifying local trees, thc sides of the bookhouse completely shingled with book jackets of the books read, the mural depicting the Westward Movement, the individually- made objects representing various modes of transportation, and thc much planned-for school picnic. Heading north along the Hudson, a sharp left turn, a painful upgrade, and R-C caught his breath while more youngsters tumbled out to enter Coeyrnans High School. A glance in Miss Reynold's first and second grade room fell on the circus lrieze a colorful manafferie of minted animals and clay animals, some ol' them 1 m l , , caged. Around a large table were six or seven businessmen of tomorrow already 4? ii' -- XV f g -- f X lf i f- -sf all KI' A2 X Il l! ' A-X A' 5 ' -S, 1 w i f f I X X X I K 4,,f' -,kr 'U-at S - f f Y ffe ff! V XX l

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playing grocery store with boxes and cans brought in from home. Soon they would be taking tours through various local industries. Farther down the hall the third and fourth graders turned into Mrs. U21l'l12ll'l,S room. Some girls ehattered excitedly about their parts in the annual gym demon- strationg others discussed the trip to the Education Building. The music lovers thrilled to melodious strains of Music, Music, Music, and then there was that day spent making friends with the animal kingdom at the Catskill Game Farm. Book learnin' in Miss Zolnefs fourth and fifth grade was set aside briefly on each of these happy occasions: Hallowelen with its spectacle of costumes. humorous and grotesqueg Valentine's Day when bold Romeos declared their I love you's,, to blushing julietsg the Spring Musical program in which the new-corner, Lee Cversbung, tripped the light-fantastic around the May Pole. The last door at the right opened into Mrs. Lyons, sixth grade. There were no paid votes nor empty promises in the vigorous campaigning at the beginning of the year which put Sharon Sagendorf into office as president, Frederieka l lora11t as vice-president, Patty Sorell as secretary, and Barbara McClintock as treasurer. Sharon was runner-up in this year's Spelling Bee sponsored by the liniekerboeker News. Didn't that huge New York State relief map at the Education Building provide a unique and interesting site for one of their social studies classes? .Iaunting merrily along Main Street, R-C turned in the Ravena High School yard ready to dispell a few more of the crowd. Kindergartners hastened to the window to say Good morning to their bird friends. These feathered friends clamored impatiently to be fed at the feeding station maintained by the youngsters. an 1 s X - at 4'f X' lah q --4--Y . .. A,