Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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X WILL W e the class of ,52, declared to be of sound mind and body after our years o examination, do hereby make this our last will and testament MRS. ARMON D To run around the school is your fate, On these in the future you can skate. MISS BARRY Because you always smell so sweet, We leave to you this perfume petite. MISS BEACH Your recorder, it went on the blink, This wire we leave will fix it, we think. MISS BEDFORD So nice you've been the four years through We leave this pretty hankie to you. MISS BRISTOL In your work you are always called, This name plate we leave for use in the fall MISS COLLINS You are so neat in every way, We leave some fashions of the day. MR. D'ANGELO To you here is without a doubt An insurance policy that never runs out. MRS. EDGELL Because you're new in our fair school, This handbook will tell you every rule. MR. EUKERS Since music is 'your occupation, I-Iere's a copy of MI-Iail To The Nation. MR. FOLEY 1 When in wrestling some obtain scratches, I-Iere's a 'whistle to break up the matches. 26 ,

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All-State Chorusg Alice Hall and Bob Haskell. Con- gratulations to all five. The Singing Aristocrats have gained two new members from the ranks of our classy Ruthie Schmidt and Bob DeBishop. One more musician from our class has joined the orchestra too. From now on Sonya Joll will be one of MORALE BOOSTERS Six of our lovely ladies are now official morale boosters to our athletic teams. Jackie Angiletta, Felecia Bobrowiecki, Regina Wendt, Kash Shabon, Barbara Llodra, and Joan Heade have donned the uniform of Southington High Cheerleaders. ANNUAL TREAT Today at a special assembly, five of our classmates spoke in the annual Junior Recital. We all enjoyed the speeches, Ruthie, Joan, Newt, Gerry, and Francis. CLUB '52 Club '52-sounds like a fashionable night spot, doesn't it? That was the theme of the Junior Prom given by the Class of '52. Dancing to the music of Al DeCaro's orchestra with a gorgeous girl in a gor- geous gown just can't be beaten. CONSTITUTION INTERPRETERS Some more of our classmates did a little speaking this year. Joyce Brown and Newton Brenner were among the competitors in the yearly American Le- gion Oratorical Contest. HONORS The Southington Chapter of the National Honor Society under the direction of Miss Bedford, held a special assembly to-day. In a very impressive cere- mony eleven juniors were admitted to this society. Nancy Pepe, Sonya Joll, Gerald Allen, Florence Derynioski, Joyce Brown, Kathleen Shabon, Gail De- Vries, Newton Brenner, Heather Pryor, Robert Has- kell, and James Hallahan were those singled out for RETURN OF CURLY Curly Davis' introduction to Southington High proved both happy and profitable. By this time our class had shaken the sophomore jinx and went right out batting its way into first place and coming into home plate as top class again. Not only did we come in first but also had high room CMiss Barry'sJ and quite a few of the top salesmen including Sonya Joll, primo of the salesmen. FUTURE AUTHORS UD A gracious curtsy to Kathleen Shabon and Janice DiCaprio, two of our classmates who won awards in the Scholastic Writing Awards Contest this year. Both girls received honorable mentions, Kathleen with a humorous short story and Jan with a maga- zine type'article on music. STUDENTS LEARN WAYS OF GOVERNMENT Sonja Joll, Joan Meade, George Snow and Newton Brenner were Southington's representatives to Boy's and to Girl's State held on the campus of Connecti- cut University. For one week they learned campaign methods' and overnmental function through actual VACATION Summer, Summer, you've finally come. But is it as good as it sounds? Most of us are working age now so after Work and Sundays will be our only summer fun days. SEPTEMBER 1951 - HONORED SENIORS Well, I hope you all did a bit of relaxing these past few months 'cause there's a long hard year ahead. As you know, Joe D'Agostino, Joe LaPorte, Nancy Pepe, and Shirley McKay are working as president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer for this year's busy little beavers. LINE WAITING FOR WORK What's this? People waiting for work? Poor Mr. Joyal, now the work begins, no sooner had school begun when he found a willing and able crew wait- ing to help him get The Chronicle out on schedule. the pianists. this honor. , g experience. PROMOTIONS i Since we are now seniors, we get editing responsi- bilities of The Emblem. Here are the seniors of The Emblem staff: Joyce Brown, Bob DeBishop, Judy Dewey, Jan DiCaprio, Bob Haskell, Syl Lewis, Joe D'Agostino, Nancy Pepe, and Sonya Joll. MERCY, MERCY, MOST HONORED ONES These were the famous last words of the Fresh- men on Freshmen Day. It was loads of fun ffor the Seniors at leastl and the Freshmen showed good humor and sportsmanship. STOP THE MUSIC! Stop the music? Heavens no, not when we are doing so well. Barbara, Joan, and Janice played their last All-State Concert as members of the All- State Orchestra this October. These three are among the few in Connecticut to participate four years straight. The Singing Aristocracy took some more mem- bers from our class: Dick Rider, Annamae Panella, Nancy Pepe, and Johanna Triano with Sonya Joll as accompanist. Two members of the Minstrels were in the All-State Chorus: Ruth Schmidt and Bruce Bennett. For the first time Southington had a member in the All-State Band. Gerry Allen was a cornetist of the group. Southington was very well represented in Connecticut's greatest high school musical event. GREASE PAINT OR QUIT YOUR KIDDING Laughter ran rampant in Falcon Hall November 30 and December 6th when the heretofore hidden dramatic talent of some of our classmates was first displayed. Our thanks to Miss Barry and Miss Walsh for managing and directing the whole affair, and to the cast: Ruth Schmidt, Butch Bassett, Kash Shabon, Janet Reed, Barbara DiCaprio, Newt Brenner, Syl Lewis, Bruce Bennison, Bob Haskell, Bob DeBishop, Joan Meade, and Betty Chamberlain. We would also like to thank -all those behind the scenes people who helped with the production. Everyone who saw it will agree it was swell entertainment and that's no kidding. WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE? This February the Seniors sponsored the annual Valentine Dance. Claire Gallagher and Eddie Jalo- weicki made good monarchs, winning the titles of king and queen from a group of three couples, the other two being Sylvia Lewis and Kenny Gibbs and Johanna Triano and George Snow. MORE HONORS To-day five more members of The Class of '52 were admitted into The National Honor Society. Congratulations to Constance Getman, Alice Hall, Richard Rider, Janet Reed, and Janice DiCaprio. CITIZENSHIP AWARD This year's D.A.R. Citizenship award based on service, scholarship, and character was presented to Florence Derynoski, a deserving member of our class worthy of the honor. TALENT EVERYWHERE Evidence of practically every type of talent - artistic, dramatic, literary, and musical appear in our class. There is another definitely marked talent here too, that of sports. Many of ,our classmates have distinguished themselves in the field of sports, but one of our men proved outstanding. Ray Michan- czyk has been elected a member of the All-State Football Team and also of the Scholastic National High School Team. We know you will go far in the field of sports, Ray. SENIOR PROM Oh those soft lights and decorations at the Senior Prom! A romantic atmosphere that provided fun and enriched the treasury. FINIS THE EDITORS OF THE CHRONICLE NEWS SINCERELY HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED FOUR YEARS' FLASHBACKS. DEAR READERS, 25

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, -N',.,,.,,. v. ,.,r.., I, .. . . , vm MR. FONTANA A lot about sports you have learned, I-Iere's an MS that is well earned. MRS. FONTANA As the Emblem you put together, Here are some staples, light as a feather. MR. GALE A shorthand notebook We leave to you, Next year perhaps you ll get a secretary, too. MISS HEAFEY Since you are small and have much might Here's a platform to increase your height. MISS HERMANN You've collected a lot from clothes left behind, Here's a bank to hold all the dimes. MRS. HODGES Since at cooking you are skilled, I'Iere's a jar of pickles, dilled. MR. JOYAL - Each year the Chronicle you put forth, So now we leave this worry wart. MISS LUTY AND MISS MILLER - Although at rhyming we aren't clever, We hope our thanks will last forever. MR. LOZOSKI To you we leave a book of new plays, For all your worries in basketball days. MR. McSORLEY Ring this bell at five minutes before, For pupils to put away tools galore. ' MR. D. MARICONDA At the games your band played great, Here is some music for a future date. MR. J. MARICONDA. For your bulletin board you wanted some fixtures So now we leave, to you, some pictures. 27