Riverhead High School - Blue Peconic Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

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NOVEMBER 14 - We were honored in a Chapel program to hear from Mr. Gwenn, on What is Right About America. When some of the fellows heard that women control most of our country's insur- ance and real estate, maybe they weren't embarrassed. NOVEMBER 19 - What noise in 208 and 210 when we saw our senior pictures! Everyone elre seemed photogenic. Nevertheless we gave them for Christmas presents. NOVEMBER 21-22 - This was the day when five seniors found out that they weren't so smart after all. Ask those who took the Pepsi-Cola exam all about it. This same day about twenty from Riverhead went to Huntington to participate in the Music Festival. The concert was a successg everyone had a good time. Ask Charlie McCabe how to open a storm window without pushing it out, and also, how to walk the floor with a young child. How about it, Charlie? NOVEMBER 25 - Annually the football team goes in to watch a pro- fessional football game. This year they saw the Cleveland Browns vs. the New York Yankees-the score, 28-28. P.S. Our fellows provided a cheering section in itself-almost started a riot, so we hear-to liven up the game. NOVEMBER 26 - Our Famouf Ancerlorr was the Thanksgiving play presented by the Dramatic Club. All agree that Aunt Hattie fMari- lyn Warnerj was super-and how about Skelly and Sophie as husband and wife? DECEMBER 10 - From our senior class Charles Smith was the only one tapped in the fall elections to the National Honor Society, making the membership now three boys, Ca record for the sexi, and three girls. Our program previous to the more serious part was Wm. Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew. Katharina, the shrew, was played Cover- convincingly from Bianca's point of viewb by janet Ryker. Everyone ducked when Petruchio MacLean smashed a few dishes. DECEMBER 12 - Our foes in the hrst basketball game were the Bayport team, last year's Class B champs. We were defeated 41-28. DECEMBER 18 - The annual Christmas party found 208 and 210 with more food than they needed. All had fun, even Santa fMurphD who had several pretty girls seated on his lap. We were host to Bay Shore that evening at a wrestling match pre- vious to the basketball game with Southold. The wrestling match was lost 26-8g and game, won 40-28. DECEMBER 19 - O Holy Night one of the most impressive Christ- mas plays seen in R.H.S. was presented. It was a pantomime, backed by the combined choirs. Vocal solos by james Miller, Nancy Wilcox, Joyce Frank, Bernard Bechtal, Elizabeth Bess, Elizabeth Kaminski, Allen jackson, Carol Medsger, and Muriel Crowley, added to the beauty of the enacted Christmas story .... 21 L.

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kt 'C nl -1 C rf' 'fri ffl flflll, fir will 'L X ill r A, I H 1 To swf 5 l'm, M CContinued from page 63 OCTOBER - One noon about this time Miss Pennell was locked in the library. How lucky that Mr. Fairley went past and heard her pound- ing on the door. Such wonderful powers of concentration! Doesn't her stomach tell her what time it is? OCTOBER 15 - Smile now. Yes, Mr. Dormand is at it again. This time the Yearbook Staff and Senior officers, among others, had their pictures taken. This was the day, also, for us to fill out our data sheets. Gosh, I can't remember much about my freshman year. OCTOBER 18 - Where is Mepham? Well, ask Mary Lou's father, he finally found out after going to Lynbrook first. Another loss, this time 54-0. OCTOBER 20 - The Community Singers, whose backgrounds in- clude operatic work, gave us the history of American songs by singing many of our favorites. We especially liked Ole Man River. OCTOBER 25 - Our second league game and our first win. We sure toppled over the overconfident Westhampton team 30-12. OCTOBER 28 - All juniors and seniors were excused to hear Mr. Raye Conrad speak about school teaching. A representative of Brockport State Teacher's College, he told us some interesting facts such as that by 1952 there will be a shortage of 5,000 teachers and that one out of eight school teachers is, at present, uncertified. OCTOBER 29-30 - Our big chance to show how much lung power we could muster up came during Pep Chapel. Our Mistress of Cere- monies, Sophie Constantini, and the other cheerleaders officiatedg the band accompanied the school songs. Our team came along also to dem- onstrate some of its tactics-we girls might even be able to make the team next year, so some fellows say. John Talmage and Hilly Booker, our co-captains, spoke, john, about the line and Hilly, about the back- field. John stated that in his freshman year he played left on the bench. Coaches Johnson and Matolla also gave due credit to our teams. Ollie Brown, our cross-country captain, concluded by stating that only the county meet at Port jefferson would tell how good we were. Incidentally, we retained the county championship the following day. OCTOBER 51 - Where was everyone Halloween? Having a swell time at school, naturally. Plenty of hay C God Bless You D, plenty of fun with doughnuts and coke for all. NOVEMBER 1 - Our first, second and third teams scored against Seton Hall to the tune of 46-7. We were really on the beam that day. NOVEMBER 11 - If we could Beat Southampton, as we promised at the burning of the dummy, then we would be section champs. No such luck, we were downed, 19-12. And to get the last six points we had to make the touchdown three times. Oh, yes, we even tried to get the Riverhead dummy away from Southampton-almost succeeded, too. 20

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JANUARY 5 - Laden with Twentieth Century's big snow and optimistic resolutions for the coming year, we returned from Christmas vacation. JANUARY 9 - We took over Easthampton in our first league bas- ketball game. JANUARY 16 - Riverheaders participated in the Eleventh Annual American Legion Oratorical Contest. Of the ive who competed, Jane Meyers placed first, Nancy Backora, second and Sheldon Katz, third. Mr. J. Wilson Stout made the awards to the winners and expressed his gratitude to the others who did not place. The evening of January sixteenth brought the near defeat of the Blue Wave in a 30 to 28 game on Westhampton's basketball court. Because We came from behind to win, the game became all the more exciting. The conclusion found us weary but happy. JANUARY 20 - The Eastern Suffolk American Legion Oratorical Contest, held in Riverhead was won by Jane Meyers, Beth Harrer of Greenport placed second, and Alice Beck of Center Moriches, third. JANUARY 22-29 - Exams! The week began with social studies in the morning followed by English the next afternoon. Brains sure were wracked Cor wreckedl. Enough said! Let us forget! JANUARY 23 - We were host to Greenport in another basketball game. Naturally, we're still undefeated. - JANUARY 24 - Let those who think that they might be geniuses take College Board Exams. Pray excuse the rest of us. JANUARY 29 - The Suffolk County Oratorical Contest was held at 8: 15 in the high school. Again our own Jane Meyers won firstg Susan Quinn of Huntington, second. Orchestral selections, including Victor Herbert Favorite: and Rachmaninoyfi Piano Concerto, filled in between the speeches. JANUARY 50 - The Riverhead wrestling team again was brought to its knees, this time by Farmingdale. While several were recuperating from the wrestling match, others were keeping rhythm to Howard Hoveyis Orchestra. Stepping in from the snow outside, we found ourselves in a Winter Wonderland, the theme for the Junior Prom. Overall concession, the prom was a success. FEBRUARY 4 - Mr. Kaufman led us in community singing. Bernard Becthal's singing Wonderful, The Serenade of the Bell: and other num- bers brought an extra round of applause. FEBRUARY 6 - Southampton bowed to the mighty Blue Wave in a rather one-sided game. FEBRUARY 11 - Seniors gathered in 210 to plan for their senior trip, a most-looked-forward-to occasion. JUNE - Our own Senior Ball-We know that it will be a huge SUCCESS. JUNE 26 JUNE 27 JUNE 28 JUNE 29 but we will superb high Alumnae Banquet. - Baccalaureate Service. Class Night. Graduation-At last we will be walking our own road, pause often to peer over shoulders and remember our school years. 22