Searsport High School - Windjammer Yearbook (Searsport, ME)

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7 ' rr x ' gk, Q.:-is -isa., -,.,,. - 1. NT.:-:gig 1. nlfifevg, '1' f s. A V A l I A l :'3 ?7-':xf 5e4'1 I .4 ... . . . A .. .rsf ' Sitting, left to right: S. Ashey, E. Welch, J. Stone, J. Lenfest, J. Castle, R. Ashey. Second row: Coach Black, L. Stairs, S. Stone, B. Murray, H. McLaughlin, W. Hersom, J. Card, B. Averill, and R. Andrews. GIRLS' BASKETBALL In the fall of 1957 a meeting was called for all the girls interested in trying out for the basketball team. About 20 girls started practice but a few of the girls dropped out during the first part of the season, leaving 15. Mr. Black was our coach. He spent many hours practicing and drilling us to get us ready for our very successful year. The starting line-up for most of the year included Jean Castle as center, Jan Stone and Becky Ashey as forwards and Joan Lenfest, Sylvia Ashey, and Edna WVelch as guards. C0-captains were Jan Stone and Joan Lenfest. The girls on the second string showed a great deal of progress during the year -and were very important to the team. After the start of the season we decided to have new basketball uni- forms. We sponsored a food sale and used the proceeds to purchase these. The sale was a great success, thanks to the townspeople. Our only defeat of the league season was to Brooks on their court. We lost 21-22 in a very close and thrilling game. After the loss the team came black to win the remaining games and end the season with a 15 wins, one loss record. We won the Waldo County League Championship for the Hrst time and received the trophy. We want to thank Mr. Black for his time and effort in helping us win the championship. What a wonderful coach! That's a job well done! A great deal of credit goes to our managers. Jackie Whiting started the year but left to enter the WACS. Laura Stairs and Becky Andrews took the job and did everything for the girls. The whole team appreciated their hard work. We don't want to forget our cheerleaders who did a magnincent job! There are only three Seniors on the team so next year looks good for the team. We wish them the best of luck. SYLVIA ASHEY '58 HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES S. H. S. 62 Stockton 18 S. H. S. 66 Winterport 30 S. H. S. 45 Freedom 39 S. H. S. 67 Liberty 42 S. H. S. 50 Brooks 30 S. H. S. 43 Unity 37 S. H. S. 65 Albion 43 S. H. S. 56 Stockton 18 S. H. S. 64 Winterport 24 S. H. S. 39 Freedom 30 S. H. S. 84 Liberty 42 S. H. S. 21 Brooks 22 S. H. S. 55 Monroe 24 S. H. S. 65 Albion 48 S. H. S. 43 Unity 18 S. H. S. 59 Monroe 33 Year's Total-S. H. S. 8943 Opposition 498

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DRAMATICS The spring season has been an active one in dramatics. For the first time, Sears- port entered the State One-Act Play Contest, presenting a comedy entitled Nobody Sleeps at Belfast on March 25th in competition with Crosby, Castine, and Camden. Although Crosby's play was named the best production of the evening, we feel that Searsport came away with her share of laurels. Sharon Stone's relaxed and vivacious portrayal of Daisy won for her the distinction of being named the outstanding actress of the evening, while Carlton Smith's convincing representation of Spike, an amateur burglar, caused him to be named one of the two best actors of the evening. This would not have been possible, of course, without excellent support from the rest of the cast, Judith Card-, Bonnie Averill, and Carol Fraser. We feel that this is an eminently satisfactory be- ginning, and we hope for an even more impressive performance next year that may take us further in the contest. For the county contest, three plays were prepared: a comedy called The Professor Roars by the Juniors under the direction of Mrs. McCasling an allegorical play, The Decision, by the Sophomores directed by Mr. Lapointeg and a farce entitled Nobody Home by the Freshmen with Mr. Mortland as their director. The three plays were presented in Union Hall on April 4th in the order just mentioned, and, without being smug, we feel justified in saying that the whole affair was a success, and that each play was enthusiastically received by a rather large and varied audience. High points in the J uniors' play came when Professor Fromkin CKenneth Curtisb was inveigled by two of his students Q Dawn Tripp and Pearl Youngj into demonstrat- ing how to represent a lion. He is caught in this most unprofessional attitude by Aunt Justina fEdna Welchj, who administers a belated paddling and threatens worse if he is not more kind to his sweet wife CRuth Blakej. Stage managers for this play were Carol Dakin and Charlend Howard. The Freshmen broke the ice for the evening as they frolicked through a play that presents an effective if not very subtle way of discouraging unwelcome guests. George Carter fKeith McKeenJ and his wife fSharon Richb are persuaded by their imaginative daughter fJudy Garrityj to feign insanity in order to frighten away two leech-like visitors, Frank Bumper fOwen Smithj and his tenacious wife, Cora CMary Harrimanj. The fun is heightened by the arrival of unexpected callers, George's boss, Mr. Gilman fDennis Wardj and his wife C Helen Varneyh. Success is achieved by the Carters when Frank leaves, with Cora in tow, not wishing to be murdered in his bed, and a bed without a mattress at that, as he puts it. Kris Hansen was stage man-ager. The Sophomores' play, The Decision, was named the best of the evening by the three judges, Miss Sally Dow and Mrs. Carl Robbins of Searsport and Mr. Lahay of the Brooks faculty. The title of the play is derived from the plight of Eddie Fleming, who has been injured in an automobile accident and who must choose between Life and Death, both of whom appear to him to explain what each has to offer. Eddie was played by Carlton Smith, Death, by Margaret J efferyg and Life, by Patricia Simpson. The play is made the more moving by the grief of Eddie 's mother and father CHazel Jackson and Paul Gilmorel and by a wistful little scene in which Eddie is allowed to relive a happy moment with his sweetheart fPriscilla Riversj who was killed in the accident. A sup- porting role is that of the nurse, Miss Curtis, exceptionally well pl-ayed by Bonita Murray. The stage manager was Cora Dean Ward. Make-up for all the plays was by Mrs. Cecil Card and Mrs. Sidney Campbell. The Decision was presented in Winterport on April 7th in competition with plays by XVinterport and Stockton. Winterport won with a comedy called Here Comes the Bri e. It is neither sour grapes nor self-satisfaction that prompts us to say that in dra- matics the important thing is not winning but producing the best show possible. Thus we have had a good season, for while we did not go to the top in either the state or the county contest, yet not one of our productions has been a failure.