Shickshinny High School - Legend Yearbook (Shickshinny, PA)

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Semor Class HlSfOTy dellclous dlnner the starry eyed jumors and semors and the faculty went to the qymnasrum beautlfully decorated under the dlrectlon of Mxss Kokora to dance to the muslc of Lee V1HCCHt s orchestra Thls cllmaxed the year for 80 junlors Three students faxled to return 1n September to fmnsh thelr hugh school careers OEICQIS for the year were lVl1llard lVlcKennon presldent Frank Matusek vlcc pres1dent Dorothy H111 secretary Max Bower treasurer Seven senlors were on the team when S H S resumed foot ball thxs year w1th Mr Wolfe as coach But Mr Wolfe stayed only lonq enouqh for the student body to learn to l1ke and respect hlm for he reslqned durrng the wnnter to accept a posltlon w1th the Veterans Admmlstratlon The former qlrls basketball coach MISS Cook re turned thls year and lmmedlately began tram mg a gnrls team The senlors claxrned most of the flrst team posltnons The school suffered another serlous closs when the band and or chestra dlrector Mr Curnow left Georqe Vlfl a qraduate took over to contlnue provxd 1nq S H S w1th f1ne muslc The most lmport ant project of the senlor year was the produc t1on of the yearbook and fmancmg It was the Pzq RITA ALLEN :ta A qulet bashful glrl vuth a shy sm1le th its Rrta Her mot o must be Be seen and not heard for undoubtedly she holds the record of bemg the quretcst student IU our school I sp1te of her QUICI nature she has a pleasmg personallty vth1ch has vxon for her many frrcnds Out of school she enloys sew mg and d sperslnq ice crcun at Rus cll s IOHN BACH ack The crovxd 1S tense and then 1 basket' Strlke up more po ms for ack When basketball football and baseball do not eng :qc hun 1 faxr member of tht class does Not only rn athletxc ablhty but also ln personallty ack ms str ctly grade Actzt :tics Sxfcty Patrol 9 Bind 9 IO ll fluxspxpcr Club 10 12 V Basketball 10 Varsxty Basketball ll 12 Football ll 12 Captam I2 Baseball 12 greatest problem To provxde funds a number of act1v1t1es were sponsored the fxrst of whxch was a farmer dance Under the dlrectxon of MISS Martln the class presented the hllarlous comedy Mlss lmmy These ambltxous stud ents agaln showed thelr sales ablllty by sellmq magazme subscrxptlons to help flnance thelr yearbook Semor boys starred on the basketball team and four of the seven cheerleaders were senlors The Home Economrcs department un der the dxrectxon of Mlss EQIZIE another addl txon to the faculty was expanded to mclude mstructlon to a hmlted number of senxor hlqh school qlrls Thanks to the class of 45 who made It posslble for the school to purchase a movne projector studres and school llfe were made more mterestmg by many fllms both edu catlonal and entertammq All too soon sprmq came and w1th rt qraduatlon day Wlth the presentatlon of dlplomas the students realxzed an axm for whlch they had been workmq for twelve years But yoy was mlxed w1th sorrow for w1th qraduatxon came separatlon from class mates teachers and a school whrch they had learned to love MARY AGNES REMALY Class Hzstorzan o 4 1 T Q , t , 1 . . . U H . . 1 . - . . U . H . . . , . ' 4 V , p ' p v v v T I n 1 K v -Y . ' . C . A . , . 1 . Q 1 - . v , . . . . 1 1 Y 4 ' 1 - , 4 , ' 1 - , , , . , . 1 , - , , ' v v , , f- f . t L .. H t . . Y . V , . . . I1 , 1. .. K ' 2 ,::' .. ,s v 1 C . ' li. ' , i ' . V I E ' I c . . I ' '. Q' ' , I . S 5 f , - , Z 2 c .

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS FRANIX MATusEK Vrce Preszdent DOROFHY H111 Setretary MILI ARD M1 Klivxox Preszdcnt MAX BOWER Treasurer Senlor Class Hlstory In September of 1943 a group of 97 eager students started the1r freshman year Through earnestness and dxhqence they soon conquered the1r studles and were well represented on the honor roll each mark1ng perlod ln October the sen1ors mmated them 1HtO the soclal lrfe of the school bv holdxnq a Hallovteen dance un the1r honor The male sectxon of the class was very sad when Mr Howell was 1nducted 1nto the Army and the popular shop classes vsere d1s and many freshmen secured pos1t1ons IH 1t The freshles had an opportunxty to d1splay the1r sales abxllty bs selllnq maqazme subscrlptlons They vson pr1z s for themselxes and the pro ceeds were used to purchase band mstruments Several puplls had dropped out of school leav mg the class th a membershlp of 91 students at the end of the freshman year When fall came 87 sophomores returned to reahze the1r freshman dream that of enterlnq the Garrlson Memor1al Hlqh School bulldmq Th Nevt spaoer Club vxas orqan1zed and many sophomores dld therr part to make the School T1mes an mterestlnq and very popular pro duction Thls was also a memorable vear ln Paqc I0 the hlstory of basketball Through Mr Cobb s unt1r1ng efforts S H S secured entrance 1nto the Wyommg Valley Leaque The sophomore class was represented on both the varslty and jumor varsltv teams Not to be outdone 1n that fleld the qxrls also made a flne showmq on the qlrls basketball team Txxo talented sopho mores drsplaved the1r sklll 1s twurlers mn the hlqh school band The sophomore class had dvtmdled down to 78 by une as yumors Th1s year Sh1cksh1nnys enrollment was mcreased by a large number of students from Hunlock Tovx nsh1p The follovt mg class OH'-ICQFS were elected Wllllam Kessler presl dent R1chard Br1dle v1ce presxdent Mary Su dol secretary and Andy Sorber treasurer To fmance the un1or Senlor Prom the class held a dance produced a play called Love Troubles Tommy vxhxch was dxrected by Mr Harvey and plaved a basketball qame vuth the sen1ors ln mhxch the Junxor team emerqed v1ctor1ous The outstandmq event of the year was the lonq awarted Iunlor Senror Prom The banquet vshxch preceded the dancmq vxas held 1n the basement of the Methodxst Church After a O 9 l ' , V K A . . V. C V. . . V . V I d .yn 7 I . continued. The Girls' Choir was organized After the summer vacation. 85 pupils enrolled sw . . y . , . . . V .1 . Y. V ' 9 1 K v K ,, ' Y 1 I V , I.. ' vyi ' V ' I ' - I 0 f YY' 1 ' V ' 0 Y . . - . y. A , A , , , 'g . V . Y . . . . . e ' f ' ' . . b , , ,, I . . - . . . ,, , . - V . . Y . . . 7 . . .

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STANLEY BARSKI Strsh Stish not exactly the studious type thinks teachers should give shorter assignments For recreation he likes ice skating md swimming Singing is one of his many talents The future noses no serious problem because Uncle Sam will provide Stish with a military career Actzvztzcs Nexxspape Club 17 Baseball 12 VONDA BELLFS Bonnie Fun loving Vonda is always eager for something new This mappy lassie s secret ambition is to be a nurse Vonda is well iked by all for her cheery smile and friendly manner She IS 1 lover of sports especially ice skating and svummmg Activities Band 9 IO ll Library Club I0 ll 12 News -nper Club 10 12 LGENE BENSCOTER Stubby Elgenes sympathetic nature rs sure to make her a good xurse Her sense of humor will help to keep the patients cheer ul She has been an active member of the Red Cross Club and s always ready to participate in any project Actwrtres Band 9 10 ll 12 r Red Cross Club 10 ll Nlewspaper Club I2 Yearbook Staff 12 Class Play ll QHIRLEY BENSCOTER Shxrl Shirley an outstanding student is the class artist Her draw ngs for the school newspaper haxe demonstrated her ability '-Xrt however will remain an avocation for her vocation will me nursxng With her intellect and interest success IS assured Activities Girls Choir 9 IO ll 12 lr Red Cross Club l0 ll I2 Newspaper Club IO 12 Yearbook Staff 12 Class Play MAX BOWER Moe Nothing pleases Max more than a good game of football. H participates in all school activities and is especially to be com- tnended for his excellent record in selling yearbooks and ads. This willingness to cooperate will take him far. Activities: Class Treasurer 12: Newspaper Club 12: Year- book Staff 121 I.V. Basketball 9, 10, ll: Intramural Football 9, 10: Football ll, 12: Baseball 12. Page I 2