Skowhegan High School - Lever Yearbook (Skowhegan, ME)

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full who in Seniaz efau Best Looking Best Dressed Most Popular Most Studious Most Absent-Minded Most Likely to Succeed Best Disposition Quietest Best Personality Best Athlete Class Baby Most Musical Most Likeable Best Actor Best Speaker Did Most for Class Most Dependable Prettiest l-lair Prettiest Teeth Prettiest Eyes Best Form XYittiest Biggest Flirt GIRL Lois Wlhitney Eleanor Crockett Eleanor Crockett Margaret Sampson Betty Fernald Muriel Morissette Doris Thibault Margaret Hitchings Mary Lou Picard Janice Giles Lavon Adams Helen Friend Shirley McDunnah Margaret Sampson Margaret Sampson Eleanor Crockett Esther Lambert Muriel Fentiman Montie Cox Helen Friend Joyce Rabideau Betty Fernald Joyce Maitland Br PY Frederick Day Charles Carpenter Billy Carl Earland Briggs Billy Carl David Smiley Earland Briggs Kendall Spotfard Jack Alex Billy Carl Lawrence Dugas Irving Drew Billy Carl Jack Alex Jack Alex David Smiley David Smiley Teddy Leblanc Billy Carl David Smiley Billy Philbrick Adrian Turcotte Teddy Leblanc SlNIHHlIlHSS Not knowing just what the future would hold in store for us, we made our way up over The Hill that fall morning in 1943, half eagerly-half reluctantly. While still a bit un- accustomed to our new environment, we held our elections and came out with Fred Day as class president, Fred llurley as vice-president. and Eleanor Crockett as secretary-treasurer. VVe were well represented that lirst year in the Student Council by Polly Poulin, Margo Phil- brick, and Fred Day. Sophomore Reception was a significant event for all concerned-ev pecially for us sophs! lVe took the usual raz- zing like troopers , but way down deep-how we did envy those upperclassmen! Football season came around with several of the '46 boys participating. Maybe there wasn't too much playing on their part. but-- Just wait 'til next year! ,Xnd then. basketball, with a number of our class members. both boys and girls. pitching right in and doing their share. Sopho- mores helped to make the school dances suc- cessful that year by assisting on the various committees. Band and orchestra included many from our class who did their all in the music held. The Sophs really made an excellent showing in the one-act plays. Representing us were: Bob Lord, Margaret Sampson. Helen Friend. David Smiley, Earland Briggs. George Hubbard. and Eleanor Crockett. Spring brought about its usual effects in 1944. Baseball and track got into full swing---a few tennis en- thusiasts. and then it came--summer vaca- tion! That summer vacation was enjoyed. to say the least, as were previous ones, but Septem- Twvizty-.Yine

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ber was back once again and we all knew what that meant. Back we came-and with a more important feeling now that we were juniors. XVhat fun we had with the poor bewildered sophomores that yearl A very efficient group of class officers was chosen consisting of: jack Alex. president: Earland Briggs, vice-presi- dentg and Montie Cox, secretary-treasurer. Student Council members from our class were Mary Lou Picard, jack Alex. Bob Lord, and Dave Smiley. Football season got started with its usual number of candidates. The squad in- cluded the following Junior boys: Carl, Alex. Lord, A. Turcotte, Briggs, Giroux, K. Tur- cotte. Fuller, Philbrick, Smiley, Finley, Dionne. and Carpenter. Our boys did make more of a showing that year than they had in the pre- vious fall. Football season ended and the boys. as well as the girls, dived right into basketball with great enthusiasm. The Christmas Ball came with a good attendance of junior couples. and then Christmas vacation which marked the and of our fun for 1944. The new year started out with just as much bang as ever and back to school it was for us. There were several concerts during the year and new talent was discovered in Helen Friend, who sang sweetly at many musical functions. The junior Prom in March was the highlight of the year as far as we Juniors were concerned. It went over magnificently, and was enthusiastically enjoyed by everyone who attended. The one- ace plays were held in the spring as usual with Tuscan, -Sampson, XVhite, Friend. V. Phil- brick. Crockett. Day, Dugas, LeBlanc. Drew. Lord. Stewart, Blaisdell, Finley, and Alex rep- resenting our class. Graduation time popped up out of nowhere and we juniors began to realize that it wouldn't be long now before we would be going through these same procedures. VVe marched in with the seniors on their big night-just to see how the thing was done-and then the curtain fell on another ,year of our school life. Once more summer vacation. which had brought the end of the war. rolled to a finish, and we returned for our final good times at Skowhegan High. lYith strong determination in the heart of each of us, we made up our Thirty minds that we would make this year our best. XVe welcomed several Xorridgewock students to S. H. S. They had suffered the misfortune of losing their own school. Class election proved to be more or less a repetition of our junior election, with jack Alex as president: Earland Briggs. vice-president, and Mary Lou Picard, secretary-treasurer. Student Council members from our class were as follows: Bill Carl, president, Lois VVhitney, vice-presidentg Helen Friend, secretary-treasurerg jack Alex. and Walter Blaisdell. Our football season was in- deed a successful one with our Senior boys really exceeding our expectations. The cheer- leaders were right in there faithfully. too. Faye Stoodley and Ruth Bishop represented the Senior class. A Senior Draniatics Club was organized and Dave Smiley was elected its president. Fred Day was vice-president, and Eleanor Crockett was secretary-treasurer. The one-act plays were held in the fall with each class having its own play. Seniors participat- ing were: Lois VVhitney, Joyce Rabideau, Helen Friend, Eleanor Crockett, Fred Day, Irving Drew, Jack Alex, and Raymond Finley. The table crew and cafeteria was made up entirely of Senior class members who fulfilled their duties very efficiently. The Journalism Club, with Lois VVhitney as president, included many Seniors. jack Alex was Editor-in-Chief of the Arrow, our monthly publication. Basketball season came around once more with as many followers as ever. Beverly VVhite was chosen as captain for the girls' team and Earland Briggs for the boys'. Several of our class- mates were away at prep schools this year, and would otherwise have graduated with us. They are: Virginia Philbrick, .loan Turner, Margo Philbrick. Janet Haynes, llob Lord, and Fred Fuller. LEVER editors were elected. with Dave Smiley as Editor-in-Chief, and work was started in order to have the material ready in time to go to press by April I. What a headache it was for some of us! .lust ask anyone! There were several librarians from our class including: Helen Friend. head li- brarian, Ioyce Maitland. Beverly XVhite. Arlie Spencer. Faye Stoodley. Ruth Tuscan, Althea Gower, Margaret Sampson, Helen Eames, La-