Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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This girl comes from Hatfield and took the Classical Course in high school. She was secretary of her class during her freshman, junior, and senior years. During her junior year she was on the yearbook staff and in the annual Prize Speaking contest, where she took third prize. She played basketball for four years and was captain in her senior year. In her senior year she was also on the school paper and year- book staffs. That same year she became a Thespian and took part in the senior play. She also went on the Washington Trip. Theresa will always be remembered for those talking spells, jokes, and all those themes! , THERESA WILKES Terry Betty Brown Giles Kellogg John Kugler Josephine Sysko EX-SENIORS Robert Jablonski Leonard Lizak Irene Slusars John Masloski SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On September 8, 1948, twenty students entered Smith Academy as freshmen. We elected the following officers: George Klocko, president; Mitchie Backiel, vice-president; William Korza, treasurer; and Theresa Wilkes, secretary. We held our first class activity, a dance, on April 29. Peter Adamcik ' s orchestra played for our dancing pleasure — it was a great success. Our sophomore year we were very ath- letic. Our boys composed most of the soc- cer team and were also well represented on the basketball floor. In fact, we took the Freshman-Sophomore game for the sec- ond year running. The officers who led us that year were Thomas Romanowski, presi- dent; Mitchie Backiel, vice-president; Mar- garet Englehardt, treasurer; and Anna Kukucka, secretary. Student council repre- sentative was Thomas Prucnal ; sergeant-at- arms, Leonard- Majeskey. Again we had a successful dance — the Halloween Dance — with a school band rounded up at the last minute to fill in for the orchestra that failed to appear. On September 17, only seventeen members returned to resume their studies as juniors. That year we chose Eugene Staszko as president; William Korza, vice-president; Theresa Wilkes, secretary; Connie Pelis, treasurer; Anna Kukucka and George Klocko, Student Council representatives. We juniors were proud to have nine boys go out for sports and also to have six boys receive parts in the annual senior play.

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GLADYS SMITH Smitty JAMES SMITH Jimmy This fun-loving girl who hails from Bradstreet, is well- liked by her classmates. Upon entering Smith Academy she took the General Course and was a good student. During her junior year, she was chosen for the annual Prize Speak- ing contest and did a good job. During her senior year she took an active part on the yearbook and school paper staffs and this same year she went with us on the Washington Trip. We know Gladys will succeed in making a good secretary. James, who is our class valedictorian, also comes from Bradstreet. During his four years in high school, he took the Commercial Course. James was elected to the Student Council in his first year and was a member of the F. F. A. in his sophomore year. He made a capable basketball man- ager in his sophomore year. In his senior year Jimmy was elected vice-president of the senior class and president of Pro Merito. He was also a member of the Washington Trip Party. Jimmy will never forget those good old bookkeeping tests. Eugene, a member of the Vocational Course, is very well- liked. Genie took music during his first three years of school, went out for basketball in his first and second years, and served as class president his junior year. In his senior year he served as F. F. A. secretary and also went on the Wash- ington Trip. Genie, a lover of good times, enjoyed school very much! EUGENE STASZKO Genie Esther, who is a member of the General Course, also comes from North Hatfield. Esther loves music and was a member of the glee club during her freshman and junior years. Because of her speaking abilities, she took second prize in the annual Prize Speaking contest in her junior year. That year she also received the Book Club award. She was a member of the school paper staff in her junior year, and of the school paper and yearbook staffs in her senior year. In that same year she took part in the senior play. Certain people will always remember Esther for her quick temper and her love of square dances. ESTHER THAYER Es

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Senior Class Advisor George Klocko and Leonard Majeskey spoke on Americanism as Opposed to Commu- nism in an assembly held in observance of Good Government Day. This year also was the year for the annual prize speaking con- test. Ten of us spoke on the eighth of May in the Town Hall. Anna Kukucka and Euclid LaRocque won first prize; Esther Thayer and Thomas Prucnal, second; Har- old Lizak and Theresa Wilkes, third; George Klocko, Gladys Smith, Mitchie Backiel, and Margaret Englehardt all re- ceived fourth. In the spring of that year we took over the square dance concession, in hopes of making enough money for de- fraying Washington trip expenses. During our senior year, we had several money making activities. The proceeds of the play, Seventeenth Summer, presented by the Thespians, went toward our Wash- ington trip fund. We still operated the square dance concession and basketball con- cession. These concessions made work for very many people — as we had to have sand- wich makers, coffee makers and vendors. Also we put on several assembly pro- grams as projects of the Problems of De- mocracy class. One of these was the Voice of America program, featuring broadcasts and an auction to raise money for the Voice of Freedom Campaign. The second was a Good Government Day program. The speak- ers explained the purpose of Good Govern- ment Day; students cast ballots; and George Klocko was elected to go to the State House to represent Smith Academy. Last- ly, we put on a Sportsmanship program in connection with the basketball tournament in which we participated. This program also explained the Babe Ruth Sportsman- ship Award which is given each year. On April 21, 1952, thirteen seniors left for the ever-exciting week in Washington, D. C, and New York City. That is a trip which they will never forget and will al- ways appreciate, because they had to earn money for the expenses themselves.