Roeliff Jansen Central School - Ro Jan Yearbook (Hillsdale, NY)

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JOYCE ELIZABETH BATHRICK J - Iovial E - Energetic B - Busy Social Dancing 1-45 Hall Guide 3, 45 Choir 1-45 Student Council 1,25 Girls' Fix-lt 25 FHA 1. ALMEDA P, DEGROSSO A - Active P - Petite D - Dutiful Twirling 1-45 Social Dancing 1-45 Banking Comm. 2,45 Choir 1, 35 Hunter's Training 25 Dramatlcs Club 25 Roe Ian News 25 Journalism 15 FHA 15 Craft Club 15 Knitting Club 1. GEOFFREY M. FRENCH G - Generous M - Mischievous F - Frank Projection Club 1-4: I. V. Baseball 1-35 V r 'ty Baseball 5 J. V. Football 2. if Q I - r A WARREN E, LAVERAC y V w - wmy , tx E - Easy going H' 4 L - Lackadaisical SI V , A - Craft Club 3,45 Social Dancing 2-45 I. V. Basketball , 3 Maintenance 2, 35 Student Council 25 Camera Club 15 Pro- jection Club 15 Bachelors' Club 1. Wifafr I JAMES R, s1TER ,Loo YM. I - Jester ' 74 , V R - Rangy W9 K my D004 S - Sleepy M A Q, C0 Conservation 3, 45 Meteoroggy Egubllb. .Q W. 3 x ROBERT w STREETER Iss 9' W 9 A Du -,ni . X xr R - Reckless it N -, 3, P W - Waggish Q 3 so 0 Q s - Smiling Us v0 QD I. V. Baseball 25 Craft Club 15 Bachelors' Club 1. Maintenance Club 1-45 Art Club 45 Yearbook Staff 3, 45

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JANET CLAIRE WI-IITAKER 1 - IOIIy C - Casual W - Whimsical Band 1-45 Social Dancing 1-45 All-State Band 2, 45 Student Conducting 35 All-State Orchestra 35 FHA 1. MARY STUART WI-IITBECK M - Mannerly S - Sam W - Wholesome Hall Guide 3, 45 Choir 1-45 Social Dancing 2-45 Yearbook Staff 2, 35 Student Council 35 Girls' Hockey 25 FHA 1. CAROL DEBORAH WILLCOX C - Coy D - Dependable W - Willing Christmas Card and Stationery Comm. 45 Publicity Comm. 45 Band 3,45 Twirling 35 Choir 3, 45 Journalism 45 Dance Band Vocalist 3, 45 Roe Jan News 3, 45 Chairman of Candy Comm. 35 Entertainment Comm, 35 Men and Music 35 Debating 35 Social Dancing 3. ELNORA G, WILLIAMS E - Eager G - Genial W - Witty Christmas Card and Stationery Comm. 45 Candy Comm. 35 Choir 1-35 Novelty and Needlecraft 25 Piano Class 25 FHA 1 Library Club 1. DIA NA WILSON D - Dashing W - Winsome Choir 1-45 Social Dancing 1-45 Yearbook 2-45 Art Club 45 Men and Music 35 Girls' Hockey 35 FHA 1, 35 Debating Club 35 Girls' Fix-It 25 Shell Craft 15 Knitting 1. .4 4'hvA .. I AVI 1osEPH zutto ' l 'B ft V I - Joining tl ' , . 1 ,B Z - Zooming ' Fire Crew 1-45 Varsity Basketball 3,45 FFA 1-45 Projection 1-45 Track 2, 3: I. V. Basketball 25 Bachelors' Club 1.

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Ai E ARE THE PAST As we look back over our school years rt hardly seems posslble that twelve years ago we entered the stately portals of Roe Jan to begln our school days as frrst graders We can remember takrng part 1n grade assemblres and f1nally came the event we had been wamng for srxth grade graduauon based on the theme Democracy The next year found us as bew1ldered seventh graders, not knowrng where to go or what to do Walter Tnpp won frrst honors ln the Jun1or Hrgh Prrze Speakrng Contest The next year found our classmates parucrpattng rn many act1v1t1es Betty Ann Fallon, Francrs Amato W1l11am Parsons and Harold Jensen represented us rn Student Councrl whrle Lrnda McHugh and Willtam Parsons won the erghth grade cmzenshrp awards As Freshmen we were able to pamclpate rn lugh school athletrcs Louls Wassenhove won the Jumor H1gh Pnze Speaking Award and Wrlltam Parsons was elected treasurer of Student Councrl In our Sophomore year Wlllxam Parsons again represented our class as Secretary of Student Councll whrle Ann Mrchael paruclpated rn Prize Speak1ng We exper1enced our fust money making acttvrty at the Ag Farr by runmng the cat booth As Junrors we agam fmd Wllllam Parsons in Student Councrl tlus ume as Vrce Presrdent Our other representauves were Thomas Jensen Betty Ann Fallon Harold Jensen and Mary Stuart Wlutbeck Lrnda McHugh was our class presrdent and we spon sored vauous money makrng activrtres such as a card party dances and sellrng candy after school and at basketball games Drana Wrlson brought honor to our class by wmnrng Pnze Speakrng wnlle Louxs Wassenhove proved lus speakrng ab1l1ty by wrnmng the Fastern New York State FFA Speakrng Contest and placrng thrrd rn the State Frnals We rounded out our Juruor Year very mcely at Cup1d s Prom wtth Carol Knrckerbocker rergmng as queen As Senrors we began the year wrth Mr W111l3mS and M1ss Hunt as our faculty ad visors We elected Wrlham Parsons as Presrdent of the Semor Class and Edrtor rn Chlef of the 1955 Roe Jan We had our Senlor Plannrng Day at which we tried to plan our ac t1v1t1es for the comlng year Projects for the year lncluded sellrng popcorn at the Ag Farr sell1ng greetrng cards havmg a magazme carnpargn sellmg soda and candy checkmg coats at basketball games and sponsonng a card party and many informal dances Our Seruor Play, entitled Seventeenth Summer, was one of the most successful plays ever produced at Roe Jan Thomas Jensen became presrdent of the Student Asso clauon and presrdent of the County Councrl Our Councrl representauves were Lrnda McHugh Robert Nelson Harold Jensen and El1zabethFrueh Margaret Pollock was elected Captaln of the Cheerleaders, and Lxnda McHugh was chosen as our D A R representative A number of tradruonal ceremonies ended our Semor Year at Roe Jan Our Seruor tnp the Senror Farewell Dance Baccalaureate and last of all graduatron ended a year full of memorles We were all proud and thankful for everything our Alma Mater had glven us the class of 55 I Q ' ' ' ' ll ll v v 1 Q I - I . 1 1 Q Q Q. 1 v ' Q ' Q 1 1 1 1 Q 0 ' ' 1 . .. Q . . ,, . , ,, . . . . Q . - . - - - .Q 1 Q 1 1 1 u 1 Q - n n - 0 - 1 1 1 1 Q Q . Q Q ' o 1 1 Q ' I I I