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Class History September, 1955. The time has finally come. We have reached our goal, high school and a higher education. We have decided to spend three years at Trade High School to pre- pare well for our future. A day in September, 1955, was one that we shall always remember. On that day we met our new teachers who would instruct us in our trades. We also met our classmates who would be with us throughout our high school years. We were all excited and im- pressed by our beautiful school with its fine auditorium, its well-equipped gym, and its modern cafeteria. We were frightened, too, by its size, and its high halls. What if we got lost! Our first year was not very exciting. We were not active as a class... We were only sophomores. September, 1956. We were back again at Trade, now as juniors. Our class advisors were appointed immediately, and they and we got right down to business. We held our first meeting on September twenty-sixth, and at that time we nominated our officers. After the election we began to prepare for our future activities. Our class ring was one of the first items that we took care of. We made our selection after several salesmen had come to show us their rings and give us their prices. In January, 1957, we came back after our Christmas vacation all set to tackle our class business again. With St. Patrick's Day coming up in March we decided to do something to help us on our way. We bought pins and sold them though- out the school. We were very successful with this project. In April we gave a dance which we called the Raindrop Dance. Our decorations were umbrellas and raindrops, and they were very pretty. This project was also a success. Soon it was June and the year was al- most over. We were looking forward to be- coming seniors. The thought of being seniors made us think of class officers for our final year at Trade. We decided to elect them then before school closed. We held our elections the second week of June. During the last few days of the year many of the shops had pic- nics. Finally we bade our teachers farewell and wished them a happy vacation. September, 1957. We made it! We were now seniors. Our advisors with the help of the class were going to try to make this the best of all years for us and the best of senior years ever. We held our first class meeting Septem- ber 10. Since our first need was money, the important business of that meeting was decid- ing about our class dues. Next came our class pictures. From the Springfield photographers who showed us their work, we chose the Brown Studio. Every- one had the opportunity to have his pictures for Christmas. We started off the new year with the Welcome Dance of ‘58. It was open to alli Trade High students and their dates. At a meeting about caps and gowns for graduation, we decided that the girls would wear white and the boys blue.We would all have gold tassels. Soon we were being measured for them. In spite of the snow and cold we began to realize that June was noi too far away. On two Thursdays in March, the sixth and thirteenth, we had our senior class lunch- eons in our Tea Room. Unfortunately we could not all be accommodated at once, but the menu was to be the same both days. We had a choice of fruit cup or soup, baked ham or chicken pie, potato, a vegetable, tossed salad, either strawberry shortcake or pie a la mode, and tea, coffee, or milk. It was a delicious meal, and nobody left the table hungry. We were all dressed in our Sunday best, and we thought we looked very nice. Now, late in March, our senior year is nearly over, and yet we have some very special days and some good times that we shall always remember. First there will be our class trip. We have decided to go to New York and are waiting for milder weather before we make final ar- rangemenits. Just before our last school vacation, the twenty-fifth of April, our class day. It will be- gin early in the afternoon with exercises in our auditorium to which we are going to invite all our classmates. Afterwards we shall plant our class ivy. In the evening there will be a dance in our honor in the gym. Probably the nicest party will be our ban- quet and prom which we have decided to hold the eighth of May at the Sheraton-Kimball. It will be our last social event, and we are look- ing forward to it. At last the time will come when we shall leave Trade High. Our school days will be over, we shall be on our own, using the know- ledge that we have acquired. Many of us, if we have work in our trade, will leave in May, but a few will stay on until June eleventh, the day before our graduation. Then there it will be, Thursday, June 12, 1958, our graduation day, a fitting climax to a wonderful senior year and to three happy. profitable years at Trade. Dorothy A. Ptaskiewicz Patricia A. Stejna
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Best Dressed Best Looking Class Ballot John Spear Hubert D'Ambrosia Patricia Stejna Eleanor Gallerani Best Sport Carl Tyburski Priscilla Bard Class Artist. James Shaver Rita Hanley Class Athlete Willard West Emily Galarneau Class Couple Leonard Grundstrom Emily Galarneau Class Dreamer John Rose Joyce Deraleau Class Gum Chewer Roger Veroneau Beverly Ehlers Class Note Writer Charles Heath Brenda Brown Class Musician John Spear Marilyn Akers Class Racketeer, Melvin Hartley Patricia Costello Class Singer John Fratini Beverly Ehlers Class Speaker Francis Hutcheons Mary Fratini Did Most For Class Richard Perkins Dorothy Ptaszkiewicz Favorite Actor Rock Hudson Tony Curtis Favorite Actress Favorite Band Leader Favorite Vocalist Most Likely to succeed Most Popular Smartest Jayne Mansfield Lawrence Welk Johnny Matthus Richard Robinson Richard Perkins Richard Robinson Kim Novak Guy Lombardo Patti Page Judy Sherman Patricia Stejna Ruth Williams
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