Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY Dawn!! A new experience, a new adventure when the first rays of the majestic sun heralded September 5 , 1948. As the sun rose higher, we found the portals of SHS welcoming a new class into its fellow¬ ship, the Class of ' 52. Mr. John Kineavy, having been appointed our faculty advisor, started class activities rolling by guiding the election of officers. With Richard Bence at the helm; Frances Cadorette, Vice President; Thomas Almy Treasurer; Marilyn Araujo, Secretary; Seraphin Rogers, Boy Councilor and Claire Pelletier, Girl Councilor, we joined the Dime-A-Week Plan. Having taken this step, we were to be the first class to benefit from four years of this financial program. We made our debut into SHS society at the Freshmen Reception. Charles Cloutier and Frances Cadorette were crowned King and Queen of Hearts at the Seniors ' Valentine Dance. When it came our turn to prove ourselves apt hosts and hostesses, we did so with the success of the Frosh Hop. As always SHS was grooming new athletes for the future, and mem¬ bers of our class were included. Our athletes proved worthy, the girls finishing in a three-way tie for the Narry League Basketball Champion¬ ship, and he boys conquering the Narry League Championship in Baseball and going on to Fenway Park, only to be defeated in the Finals by Swarnpscott. The dawn of an even more challenging Sophomore Year awaited us. Anticipating this, we elected Norman Jolivet, President; Frances Cadorette, Vice President; James Sherman, Treasurer; Estelle Cheney, Secretary; Richard Bence, Boy Councilor; Maeleen Murphy, Girl Councilor. The Blue Raiders ended the football season gloriously with the winning of the Forty-Niner ' s Trophy by downing our traditional rival, Case High School, at the annual Thanksgiving Day game. Mr. Kineavy supervised our top social activity. The Spring Carnival Dance. The retirement of Miss Ruth B. Eddy, our music director, and Mr. William A. Hart, our English teacher, saddened us. In them we had lost not only excellent teachers but also two loyal friends.

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1. Evelyn 2. Ronnie B. 3. Lorraine B. 4. Trudy 5. John 6. Norman 7. Maeleen Joan 8. Claudette 9. Bob B. 10. Barbara H 11. Audrey 12. Joe R. 13. Phyllis 14. Stelle 15. Jo 16. Bob D. 17. Anne 18. Beverly 19. Bob Weeden Dick Tommy 20. Jack 21. Arnold 22. Joe S. 23. Bill 24. Natalie 25. Janet 26. Joan 27. Fran D. 28. Barbara B 29. Ruthie L. 30. Grace 31. Irene

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Having two years of high school life behind us, the Class of ' 52 looked to the prospect of newer and brighter dawns making their way through the doors of SHS. Fired on by the Spirit of the Blue and the White, we began our Junior Year by selecting Richard Bence, President; Kathleen Goss, Vice President; Thomas Almy, Treasurer; Claudette Landry, Secretary; Robert DeCosta, Boy Councilor; and Irene Valley, Girl Councilor. Our class came into prominence in school government when Frances Cadorette and Estelle Cheney became Vice President and Secretary, respectively, of the S. A. A. In athletics, the Blue Raiders triumphed again over Case and re¬ tired the Forty-Niner ' s Trophy for another year. We had two other big projects to complete — the securing of our class rings and the sponsoring of the Junior-Senior Prom. Miss Mary McGrath was appointed our advisor. We chose the traditional class rings of SHS. The Prom we called Cinderella ' s Ball and completed the social year with this success. The electing of captains of all three sports was held under the leadership of Coach Harry Boudakian. A more serious and determined Class of ' 52 looked ahead to their last year as students of SHS. With Miss Ruth Mason as advisor, we elected Robert DeCosta, Presi¬ dent; Frances Cadorette, Vice President; William Ginalski, Treasurer; Estelle Cheney, Secretary; Joseph Sylvia, Boy Councilor and Olive Soares, Girl Councilor. The student activities of the school were begun after John Balaguer and Joseph Rogers were elected President and Treasurer, respectively, of the S.A.A. In the tradition of SHS, at the beginning of the year we held the Freshmen Reception, which we called the Hookey Hop. Our football season ended gloriously with our winning the 49 ' ers Trophy for the third consecutive year. We also saw the opening of the new Junior High and the dedication of our new Memorial Gymnasium. Our biggest social event of the year was Sadie Hawkin ' s Day. Sunset — with the exchanging of pictures, the banquet, the receiv¬ ing of our yearbook, the Prom and finally our graduation, the class of ' 52 terminated its activities as members of SHS. We, the Class of ' 52, look forward to the rising sun, seeking the knowledge that will come with each New Dawn. 9