Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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y X , x . ,' , .- . X . K ,Vg X i E T H 1 -'X' ' This was The beginning ol lhe lhird year, and a greaf many new experiences. as you soon discovered. Graham Pardee, Franlc Besl, James Farrell and Thecla Adams were chosen presidenr, vice-presi- denl, secrelary and lreasurer. Wilh 'rhaf as a beginning, fhe olilicial year was inauguraled and mosl of 'rhe seven hundred sludenls began really lo become involved in exfra-curricular aclivilies, belween which were sandwiched The l-lempslead Rally Dance on Oclober 24, lhe Junior Review, lhe rea dance . . . and sludies. The social whirl assumed much grealer im- porlance lhan if ever had before and you al- lended all of lhem, now lhal a dance floor was as familiar 'ro you as any olher parl ol: lhe building. Every dance was elaboralely prepared and The decoralions look Sfanlorlh Hall from one locale lo anolher. One ball wilh an Orienlal Theme was cenlered around a large Buddha: and you will never forge? lhe lirsl lime lhe Hnighl

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CLASS OF were always wild. Somelimes, when The wealher permilled, They were held oulside around a ire- mendous bonfire. Anyway They had meanl a greaf deal lo The leamg fha? was parf of 'rhe school spirif. 1 There was a famous firsl wifh The inlroduc- 'lion of The sophomore Who's Who, followed soon a play by 'rhe Drama Club and Then a re- view: Sewanhalca was becoming famous for fhem now. The class bullelin board, supervised by Wal- ler Disller, had a laugh lime lceeping up, buf you noficed Wall never lel il gel ou+ of hand. March came, and wilh if The Soph Hop. War had become paramounl in everyone's mind so +he decoralions were in red, while and blue. The concessions and bandsland were cleverly camauflaged as ballleships and a bomber. Tony .lurich fhe chairman, worked hard on if and you noliced how everybody was pleased, especially when a door prize of five dollars in war siamps was awarded. Summer vacafion was welcome +ha'r year. School was no'r as much fun as il' had been. Worlc was harder, +ha'r is, The subiecls were noi loo diflicull . . . buf lhe worlc of geffing down 'ro worlc was. -1,Q5',,i

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CLASS OF'43 . Jxsq X in J!-f TF club design was perTecTed wiTh Tables, waiTers and poTTed palms. ThaT was' parT aT The color, The Thrill ThaT made high school whaT iT was. You were no more surprised Than many oThers To Tind ThaT The ToTem was a Junior Class pro- iecT. The sTaTT had no permanenT oTTice buT slcipped Trorn one adviser's room To anoTher, leaving a liTTle Tinished or unTinished business in each. YeT in spiTe oT numerous handicaps The worlc was compleTed. Before The spring Term began in February, o commiTTee picked The graduaTion ring, a Tradi- Tion oT The Junior year. Everyone was proud oT Them because They seemed To add a Tinal Touch To The'realizaTion ThaT nexf year you would be a Senior. The Junior Pram, The year's biggesT dance, was a TiTTing Tinale. BuT everybody had some- Thing To carry Through The summer Then . . . nexT year he would be a graduaTe, The purpose and reason Tor The years iusT finished. , s F , . A ' n.,l 5