Revere High School - Lantern Yearbook (Revere, MA)

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Vltll the lrrst two years flew ln for xacatron ne crrne gun wr no u thrs w rs 1 lrst sunrrnmr of tonrplctt lersure rnd freuom xt sumrntr we w Juld h xe lurarn Q drudgerx of summer crnploxment The frll of our junror yen held more serrous meanrng for us Now began the prrmrrw prepar atrons for the future to be specrhc we had to start studyrng But we were upperclassmen' So plus all our added determrnrtron to conquer the wars of study we dexeloped a more ardent enthusrasm for socrrl and sport functrons In October our class ofhcers were chosen John Coppola was our man rn charge assrsted by Norman Rosenblatt Prtrrcra Marrno recorded the facts and Joan De Rosa kept track of our money Our first real Job thrs year was to choose our class rrngs We thought the one we chose was and strll rs the most beautrful rrng exer to be worn rn R H S As always the clubs were restored t l1 e almost ower nrght and thrs year our class was thoroughly represented rn all of them The Gale Staff was organrzed to commemorate the first graduatrng, class of R H S Musrc from r Goss glee clubs filled the arr durrng school After school the Debatrng Italran and the German Clubs pl rnned therr respectrxe functrons and the abandoned Press Club resumed publrcatron :nd cheerlerders planned to represent our school at sport functrons 1nd lrst but not least the Dr rmatrc Club started therr rewardrng reherrsals and pre sented therr superb performance of Our Hearts Were Young 1nd Gaw Later rn the year members of our cl rss hurng hrgh scholrstrc rrtrng took the solemn orth which made them members of the Nrtronrl Honor Society harlx ln N115 'llrss Strong, Announced that yearbook officers and photogr rphtr were chosen In 1 ters close electron John 'NI Coppola became our edrtor and hrs rssrstants were Jorn De-Rosa an Joan I cus Iorrng ur oflrrrl prc ure taker -Xn rddrtronrl honor was bestowed upon our school when the Choral Club rftu mam obstacles on 'ilu llst presented r Tops Concert at Symphony Hall Nlernwhrle the plans for our much aw rrted Junror Senror Receptron were completed On June 2 the nrght rrrrxed our first form rl whrch was held at the Oceanxrew Ballroom Iihrs was the nrght we danced rnto our senror vear r nrght we wrll nexer forget Once agarn our vear abruptly came to an end and vacatron trme was at hand Thrs trme we couldnt wart for school to begrn agarn The anxrety that had been accumulatrng for three years rose to rts peak and before we realrzed rt summer was over and the brg day was here That September mornrng nrarked the begrn nrng of the unforgetable 180 days of our senror year The very first thrng we drd was elect Gerry Frnklestern our man rn charge wrth Freddy Alert ander second rn commrnd Eda Wlrrtrno kept our records and Patty Marrno became our J P Mor gan Together wrth the Senror Councrl they began to plan the exents that began rfter the Chrrstmas vacatron Frrst on the lrst was the memorable Senror Revue Under the drrectron of Chrckre Nlongr ardo the Senror talent show that started off r 1 dream was a huge success ' , , ' .. . V . . . , . .. . ' tir 1 - :r fr' . Fr r st of s 'zu rur if 5 -- - -- '31 ---l . Nc: .' - '- 'c a ' to -f' th r L ' . . v 1 v K -I A1 ' V v 1 ' 1 v 1 . .. . . . - . ' ' 1 ' ' 1 K . . 1 .' '. 1 ' ., . , . v . I . I N A x v L O lf . . .I ' . . y ' f '. . . . 1 .' M . - , , - . ' L ' A -' r s . . L r , ' I ' . . A -. - Y. K - 1 l ' ' 1 l ' ' 1 ' . . 1 ' - , . . , r . came out with their monthly paper. The band and , . - l- ' , . Z L- 2 1 - 4 K 1 ' 'Y Y V ' ' ' , , . S 1 . , V' . V. . ' . Z .L.. A. . . - ' 1 1 u I Al 1 1 1 . r . . . , N , ' 1 1 v ,V 1 1 ' 1 . v. -I I , - - . ' . U . . H .V 1 sa 4 . . 1 I -1 ' ' A . .. r . r , . , . ' ' : ' as 1 j ' . z ' . f z ' v 1 r ' .L 1 .Z , . . . A . 2 . .-. x ' Y A I A . 1 . . , , . .,ff V d 'rc sg , ' , o 1' 1 t - X ' - - y 2 ' r. , .. 5 gi .' . aj 5 , . 2 ' .' I HX i ji . 'I ' fx Y . . A 2 V ' 1 . . -. .2 ' . - . . ' , 1 , ' Z . .' , T .. 1 . ' .. . ' . L ' U 1 , -. Z ' 4 , ' .

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liwtnrg nf Ullman nf 195 There IS but one day remalnmg that w1ll com plete the fiftieth chapter in the story of Revere High School So on this Golden Anmversary of Commencement Days we, the class of 1955 like those before us will recall the many hours of events that made up our hlSt0I'y that have brought us up the StalI'Way leading to our dreams and ambitions of the future It all began that morning Septetmber 9 1951 We were freshmen the lowest of lowly crea tures IH the high school soclety But this dldnt bother us for we were far more engrossed ln this new world of people programs and perplexxty a complete state of confuslon Our ofhlcal business began swiftly and under the direction of Mr Warren Goss we proudly elected our first class officers They were President Joseph Chlota Vice President Eda Maltlno, Secretary Marsha McG1lvery and Tleasurer Alfred Alexander After Christmas vacation we chose our cl iss pm Before long spring was upon us On June 13 laden wlth lunches, we plled lnto buses and were off to Canobxe Lake for one blg day of swlmming eat mg and more fun than we could have xmaglned That following week the day of June 19 found us assembled at the Revere City Hall where we received our dlplomas and officially became members of Senlor High School After graduation we began our summer sacation with an optlmistlc outlook for the future year In our sophomore year our class became com plete with addltional members comlng from the Garfield and Paul Rexere Schools lt didnt take long for all of us to become acquainted and We soon felt as though we were together from the beglnnlng Once agaln class buslness was at hand mainly electing our class officers With Mr 'llmothy Colllrs as Class Advisor we finally chose Edward Palladlno for President dent Marllyn Bmda was our Secretary and Joan Plccus our Treasurer They together with the Sophomore Councll set out to choose our class motto colors and flower It was decided that Faith and Labor Conquer All would be our worded guide through the years to come Our colors were maroon and gold and our flower the Amencan Beauty Rose This was the year that we started to p31'tlCl pate in the many act1v1t1es offered to us W realized that our school would be what we make It and thus began our social llves Some of us Jomed music dramatic and language clubs Those athletlcally mmded began to don the good old Blue and Whlte ln the name of R H S Once agaln the fall and wlnter changed into sprmg and we sponsored our first event '1 skating party Thls year we decided Whalom Park would be our picnic destination So that hist warm day ln June we were off again only this time we had more kids, bigger lunches and double the fun of last year . 7 Y I A 1 rl , 1 . y . ' 3 . - . Y I . . Y . 5 ' , 1 . K L ' 1 ' . ' lv f v' Y Y 1 1 v ' ' ' . u I y 1 7 P v , , . ' I r ' . ,. . . - h . . , . , . . . . . , V ' , ' - - with Joseph Chiota assisting him as Vice-Presi- 1 , W . . Y ' . ' 7 ' Y Y . Y ' v . u ' , n V . . I 3 a, A l gf , '55 , ,M . X . . . f wk - 7 Flff W . . .. xr 1 M . e 1 - l 1 1' ' . . . . ' ' ' 1, ' I ' l ' I , i 4 . . s n 1' C . 1 I ' I , ' 1- v

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Once agam the Choral Club brought honor to themselves and our school by belng chosen to present a program for the March of Dimes Ban quet at the Hotel Somerset m Boston Another outstanding event of our Semor year was Clty Day when members of our class oc cupled all the officxal posltlons of the city Joseph Polldoro was elected to the honorable posltlon of Mayor of Revere and Anthony SCaplCChl0 ran the affalrs of our clty as Cnty Manager That mght we were all proud as our classmates undertook the task of promotmg a Cnty Councll meetmg Of course we never stopped hopmg for that one blg snowfall On February 2 lt appeared and the followlng day laden wlth sleds, skis skates cameras and of course lunches we were happlly on our way to Mount Hood We couldnt walt to get out on the lee and snow but xt was cold and we welcomed the time we took to eat our lunches and elect our sports kmg and queen The vote was unanimous for Donme Shannon and Carrle Rossettl The day came to an end too quickly but on the way honce there wasnt one tlred person who dxdnt wlsh we could do It all over agam All these events led to the hxghllght of our prom On February 11 though the mght was ralny we danced ln a haven of Moonllght and Roses for 1n our audltorxum the stars shone nn all their magnificence Gall Gallant and John Fxgllola were crowned Kmg and Queen as the mght came to an end and we departed for varlous Boston nlghtspots Wlthln a week after our blg mght e Dramatlc Club presented A Night of Comedy Thls was an especxally great accompllshment for the future of the club was ln the hands of the senlor members The results of thelr splrxted effort were sxgmlied by the tremendous hlt the show made By now we were ln the final chapter of our year We sadly began to count the days left Between college boards mtervxews and assembhes we were makmg plans for the future The sprung as always featured the Glee Club Concert Immedlately followmg the concert Mr Goss Choral Club began plans to defend thelr champxonshlp at the New England Festnval The day after the festlval was Revere Nxght at the Pops as once agam our Choral Club presented a Jolnt concert with the Pops Symphony Orchestra Our yearbooks, The Lantem bigger and better than ever thanks to MISS Strong and the staff, were dlstrlbuted and we were busy gettlng autographs of schoolmates and teachers allke Our hugh school days were commg to an end At the Junlor Senlor Receptlon on June lst we handed the relgns over to the Jumor class Throughout the mght we danced at our last formal Thus began our Semor Week On Monday we had our p1cn1c at Whalom Park Then came Class Day Awards were presented our hlstory was read our future foretold our class poem reclted and words of wlsdom xmparted to us Our Senior Roundup was our last class social To the tunes of old fam1l1a1 songs we danced and sald our good byes On the mornmg of June 9 m our blue and whlte caps and gowns we recelved our diplomas and w1th heavy hearts sang our Auld Lang Syne So abruptly It all ended' Gone were the golden days of our youth Sud denly we dldnt feel much llke lookmg ahead we wanted our hlgh school days back agam But be many stalrways to cllmb stones to unturn The days ahead will be new and once agam we wlll be freshmen yes freshmen ln the world of adulthood We who have recorded this hlstory hope lt will help the members of our class to remember the thmgs we dld these four happy year and whatever the future may brlng may these pages hold the sw eet remlnlscences of om youth and the good old days of R H S Joan Pxccus EdNVdlll Palladlno Cllss Historians ' ll If ' 1 ' 1 u ' rx - ' - ' ' n , . I ! . . . Y I 7 7 ' . . Y ' . . ' t l Y D . . . , . . . . , . . Y Senior Year '- the night Of nights - 001' Sellim' it can not be far in the future that there will ' ! l ' , . ' ' U ' . Q ' r n ' ' - ' . . 1 n Q -i Y , I . . ' S ' ' ' 44 ' ' n, . ' ll ' 77. V . . . I I I l ! . , . , . ' ll ' ll ' ll ' ' ' ' lf Y!