Schuylerville Central School - Schuyler Yearbook (Schuylerville, NY)

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CLASS HISTORY Four years ago, fifty-two brand-new freshmen walked up from the old school and entered the new high school. For our officers, we elected Tom Ryan as president, Larry Myers as vice president, Linda Wolcott as secre- tary and Pat DeFoe as treasurer. Millie Young and John Sherman represented us in the Athletic Association. That year, Junior National Honor Society was initiated into this school. Millie Young, John Rieger, Tom Ryan and Ray Weed were poked as charter members. Mr. Duncanson and Mrs. Ikenberry guided us in ou'r class projects, the biggest of which was our class dance, April in Paris, held on Friday, April 13. Remember the entire freshman class sitting on the gym floor cutting and fluffing tons of tissue posies? That night Larry Myers ate all the maraschino cherries out of the punch! Armed with more confidence, a few more inches and several more pounds, our class bungled into its sopho- more year. We elected capable John Sherman as our president, Tom Ryan, vice president: secretary, Lynn Patnaude (can't you just see Lynn sitting on John's knee taking dictation?); and treasurer, Dot Clark. Pat Williams and Nat Wells represented our forty-seven in the Ath- letic Association, and Pat Hawkins, Harry Booth and Carol Grant were tapped into Junior Honor Society. Our Sophomore dance, the Harvest Moon Ball, was held on October 18. We decorated the gym like a cornfield. Remember when Jerry Clements put that huge pumpkin on the bleachers, and it toppled over? She said indignantly, Oh, dear! To help us with the dance and other projects, Mr. Frank replaced Mr. Duncanson as ad- visor. Mrs. Ikenberry bravely hung on for dear life. We were proud when Tom Ryan became the first sophomore in the school's history to receive a sweater according to the school’s point system. With our Junior year came our rings and the prom and mass confusion. Again we had a change in advisors . . . this time Mr. Archer took over. Our officers were: president, John Rieger; vice president, Anton Gro; sec- retary, Pat Hawkins; and treasurer, Chet Clark. Millie Young and Fred Hammond were elected our Athlete Association representatives. In the impressive candlelight ceremony, Millie Young, John Rieger and Tom Ryan were tapped for Honor Society. On May 23, we held our Junior Prom, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, with the Bluejacks providing the music. Tom Ryan and Tina Zdobnikow reigned as King and Queen. In the fall of 1958, forty-two aging seniors swung into the last lap. Knowing we needed someone calm and efficient, we elected Dave Heighton (never one to enter into anything hastily) as president. The other officers were: Millie Young as vice president, Dot Clark as sec- retary, and John Sherman as treasurer. The Athletic Association representatives were Ray Weed and Frank Nanek. The year was a full one. In September, we had already begun planning for our Washington trip. We began put- ting the new yearbook together under the co-editor- ship of Dot Clark and Linda Wolcott. Our football team remained undefeated for the entire season under co- captains Don Ernst and Dave Heighton. On November 21, a couple of hours before the Senior dance, we threw together a handful of stars and a wheelbarrow full of leaves and came out with Autumn Nocturne. We survived the holidays and made it through mid year exams. In class ratings, there were five seniors with an average above ninety—a first in this school. They were Ray Weed, Tom Ryan, Pat Hawkins, Anton Gro and Lynn Patnaude. Millie Young was our Good Citi- zen. In February, Dot Clark, Harry Booth and Pat Haw- kins were elected to the Honor Society. And so we face graduation and the world outside. 25

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