Spaulding High School - Our Echo Yearbook (Barre, VT)

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As excited and enthusiastic freshmen we entered the halls of Spaulding, September 5, 1951. We were ready to embark upon our high school careers. At the Freshman Reception, we felt very small, but we were full of thanks to the Student Council who sponsored it In our honor. The J.V. cheerleaders were chosen next. Every girl was anxious to be chosen, but these were the lucky five: Mari- anna Saliba, Donna Marsha, Margaret Carpenter, Marie Deep, and Penny Sandison. During the year the Singer Sewing Machine Company sponsored an apron making contest. Ann Puricelli and Lorna Martin were the winning seamstresses. We were very proud of our class when we won the class play contest over the sophomores and juniors. As the year closed we took part in the class exercises for the first time. We thought ahead to the day when we ourselves would be donning caps and gowns. The elite at one of Alice's numerous parties. the trade—as freshmen .. . Our class officers were Peter Lipman as president, Margaret Carpenter as secretary. Bob Watson as treasurer, and Gary Madam as vice-president. Gary has since transferred to St. Johnsbury Academy. 13

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We were all devout patrons of our teenage Our first Class Day was a big event, club, the Lighthouse. As apprentices we learn Ted Edgecomb here in our prizewinning play. The Silver Backed Hairbrush, a mystery farce. Others in the cast were David Carpenter, Beverly Palmer, Mickey Canales, Robert Fugere, Donald Savard, Claire Taupier, George Mercier, and Joseph Mowatt. 12

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On September 3, 1953, we returned to Spaulding as sophomores. Most of us felt very excited about this. We weren't just green freshmen, but we still had three wonder- ful years to look forward to. Congratulations, Sophs! An Exceptional Job. These were the words of the SENTINEL headline after our Sopho- more Hop, the Football Hop. Home room officers and class officers were committee chairmen. Miss Jean Watson, Miss Christine Martin, and Mr. Paul Nutter, our class ad- visers, helped us plan our dance. The hall was decorated with banners, megaphones, and footballs. Ours was the best attended Sophomore Hop in several years. Our ring committee was made up of class officers and home room presidents. Our class ring committee was made up of the following: Robert Croteau, Richard Pinard, Norma Canales, Nancy Agosta, Valerie Buttura, Sylvia Emslie, Doreen Mekkelsen, and Robert Watson. as sophomores Beat 'em! Bust 'em! That's our custom!'' was our cry as sophomores. During home room period on October 7, we elected as class officers the following: Nancy Agosta for treasurer, Norma Can- ales for secretary, Richard Pinard for vice-president, and Robert Croteau for president. It was especially important for us to se- lect good officers this year because we had two main activities, the Sophomore Hop and the selection of our class rings.