Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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HARRY WASKIEWICZ Wash Northampton; Commercial; Baseball 1, 2,4; Yearbook 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3; Basketball 1; Soccer Manager 1; School Paper 3; Thespians 4; Washington Trip 4. BARBARA WENDLOWSKI Barbara Northampton; Commercial; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Girls ' Basketball 1,2; Year- book 4; Washington Trip 4. Senior Class Officers, Left to Right: Dorothy Baceski, Treasurer; Jane Pelc, Vice President; Mary Ann Romance, President; Cessie Cybulski, Secretary; Mr. L. Yarrows, Class Advisor. 27

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ROBERT SANTONI Bob Northampton; College; Baseball 1, 2, 4; Student Council 1, 4; Stu- dent Council Vice President 4; Student Council Marshal 2; Dis- cussion Club 2,3; Class Vice Presi- dent 2; School Paper 2; Class Presi- dent 3; Yearbook 4; Washington Trip 4. WALTER SHEREMETA Wicky Springfield; College; Transfered from Springfield Tech to Smith in Senior Year; Washington Trip 4. RICHARD SLYSZ Slyz Northampton; Commercial; Base- ball 1, 2; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Soc- cer 1, 2, 3, 4; Yearbook 4; Washing ton Trip 4. MAUREEN STINEFORD Maureen Hartford, Conn. ; College; Trans- fered from Frontier Regional to Smith in Senior Year. 26

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Memories . . . As we find ourselves looking forward to the conclu- sion of our high school days, we sadly recognize that the time has come when we must bid farewell to our classmates and friends. The thoughts of future chal- lenges excite all of us, but we are equally sad as we recall all of the memorable experiences that we have shared together at Smith Academy. Our four years have passed almost too swiftly, but while we shall be beginning a new and different life, we can assure our- selves that we have been well prepared. Our minds have grown broader with knowledge and understanding through the help and guidance of our teachers, and our plans for the future have been made upon this foundation. Although it is with a heavy heart that we leave Smith Academy, we know that our memories of the years we have spent here will always remain with us. It was in September of 1960 that our class of thirty - eight boys and girls first entered Smith Academy, and we were anxious to discover what awaited us in high school. We had a feeling of distinction when we first entered because we knew that we would be the last class to graduate from the eighth grade, and the last class to enter Smith Academy as Freshmen. With Mrs. Mary Holdsworth as our faculty advisor, we held our first class meeting and elected the following students as our class officers: President, John Beattie; Vice- President, Robert Santoni; Secretary, Dorothy Bace- ski; and Treasurer, James Mullins. We next faced the worst ordeal of our freshman year, initiation, which came at the end of September. After this ex- perience we became more self-assured, and we spon- sored our first fund-raising function; a book sale that was held in the school auditorium. The book sale was a great success. On March 17, 1961, we were all shocked at the tragic death of our classmate, Suzanne Novak, who was struck down and killed while crossing the road to her house. We all felt the great loss in our class. In April, we held our first social function, a dance entitled ' April Showers. The gym was trans- formed into a romantic evening scene which included a small pond with water lilies and park bench all set under a large yellow moon. Music for the event was provided by Bud Stone. More quickly than we could have imagined, we found ourselves adjourning for summer vacati on, but eager to return in the fall for our second year. The next year, returning as confident sophomores, we quickly held a class meeting with our new advisor, Mr. Leonard Yarrows, and we chose the following stu- dents to guide us through our second year: President, John Beattie; Vice-President, Linda Kempisty; Secre- tary, Jane Pelc; Treasurer, Dorothy Baceski and Stu- dent Council Representatives, Mary Ann Romance and Robert Santoni. Edward Mitchell did not return in September with the class, and early in the year Wesley Prusnal transferred. We did, however, wel- come two new class members: Katie Maricle, a graduate of Clarke School for the Deaf, and Patricia Edwards, a transfer from Northampton High School. On October 27, we sponsored a Halloween record hop aptly entitled Bewitched. The gym was deco- rated in autumn colors. The highlight of our Sopho- more year was the arrival of our class rings, which we had ordered from the Josten Company in early November. Some of the class received the new college style rings, while the other members ordered the standard type. June approached swiftly, and we again departed to await the fall and begin- ning of our first year as upperclassmen. In September, we returned minus a classmate, Katie Maricle, who left to attend Northampton High School. During the course of the year, John Snyuer, a transfer student from Iran, joined our class but later left to attend Monson Academy. We promptly held a class meeting and selected as class officers: President,