Rensselaer High School - Crest and Shield Yearbook (Rensselaer, NY)

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SENIOR H OMER OOM TEACHERS MISS MCNALLY, MISS XVOLOHAN, MISS KAPP H omeroom Teachers '1'o you . . . our homeroom tezuthers, we, the Class ol' l955, wish Lo express our sincere appreciation lor your guiclzmce throughout our high school career. Your help has enabled us to cope suctccsslully with the varied problems which we have met in our lour years ol high school. 9

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CLASS POEM By SANDRA BONLAK Into the west sinks the setting sun, and we wee For this day is past forever And we may ne'er return Save thru a cherished memory. For many hours it shone upon us And for four brief moments Its golden radiance was dazzling. As it melts into the horizon We think of the darkness that is ahead, And of the glow that is gone, And we recall How very like the rays of the sun Were the warm friendships which thrived in its brilliance We are thankful to those Who helped to brush away the clouds And make our days bright. O, sinking sun, do not forget us As you go on your way To so light the lives of others- For we are the Future, We are builders of bridges, The healers of the suffering, The patrons of peace. You have added energy to our youth, And with these we shall make Each stumbling block a stepping stone On our highway of Success. Into the west sinks the setting sun, and we For this day is gone forever. For a brief moment We shiver there in the darkness, Then, turning our back on the past, We look to the east, And find the horizon aglow With approaching day. And we rejoice! For we know That, hereafter, no matter How deep or how final The setting of the sun, By merely turning around, We shall End the glory Of a new day dawning. 8 lk, ZU66 P

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CLASS OF 1 955 JOSEPH F. SMITH National Honor Society f2y Intramural Basketball fly Student Council fly Intramural Football fly President of Senior Class Latin Honor Society f3y National Cum Laude Certificate for Latin. We know not what fate lies in store As we encounter life's mysterious ways But we hope as courageous an outlook as before Remains throughout these days. CHARLES W. BREWER Circulation Manager Crest and Shield g Freshman Bas- ketballg Intramural Basketballg Intramural Football fawardy Varsity Baseball f3y Student Councilg Vice- President Senior Classg Chorusg Syracuse University Citizenship Awardg Assistant Student Treasurer of Boys, Athletic Association f2y Yearbook Campaigner. Now, Chuckles is a gay one, A menace to each girl, A sideward glance, a twinkling eye, He has them. ARLENE M. MoN1NGToN I Interscholastic Basketball Archery Bowling Softball KA'fHRYN AUSTIN NARDACCI Chorus f2y NYSSMA Competition, Sweet Sixteen, Junior Sextetteg Salesmanship Awardg Oracle Staffg Theta Sigma Nu ffly Dramatic Club, G.A.A.g Secretary Senior Class, Class Prophecyg Theta Prom Court IVQ Youth Reporter. When chattering and laughter So blithely fill the air, just look around the corner, You'll find Sha-boom is there. Treasurer of Senior Class, Sweet Sixteen f2y National Honor Society f2y Chorus f3y NYSSMA Competition f5 awardsy Girls' Varsity Basketballg Archery fly Inter- class Basketballg Intramural Basketball Intramural Volleyball f3y Intramural Softball f3y Girls' Athletic Associationg Basketball Playdayg Theta Reporter, Theta Sigma Nu f4y O.G.A. Typing Awardg O.G.A. ,Shorthand Awards f2y Freshman Quintetg Sophomore Sextetg Senior Sextet. Gentle, understanding, Sensitive, and sweet. A nicer girl than Kathy, One can seldom meet. 10