St Marys Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hoosick Falls, NY)

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NAME TAG LIKES Bogardus, T. Buzzy Reading Deegan, J. Deeg Neatness Griffin, W. Griff Brunettes Grobuski, R. Goody Pranks Marsh, R. Kins Josie Millett, J. Jim Bunker Hill Moore, T. Moose Girls Pokines, J. Gook Slow Motion Shaw, W. Louie Sleep Our Class Seniors Hard Work Driscoll, M. Aggie Clowns Green, B. Barb Study Periods Green, E. El Army Griffin, M. Lyn Dancing Griffin. P. Pat Pontiacs Hughes. M. Mae The Irish Leonard, M. Peg Doug Mahar, P. Patti Farmers Murphy, K. Murph Arguments Rancourt, A. Anne Square Dancin Webster, N. Nan Ace 'Uacji K I jou S£ui[C D novj {0h em DISLIKES LAST SEEN OFTEN HEARD 7 Movies Oh No! Walking to School Keeping Score I Know! Losing Games Bennington I Saw Her! Lack of Humor Driving What Time Is It? Straight Hair Main St. What’s That? Cold Nights Climbing Hills I’m Late Now! Being Serious Hayden’s You Shoulda’ Been There! Girls Clay Hill What? Instructions Trying To Beat the Bell Hey Jim! Vacations Detention “I Dunno” Alma Petersburg Yeah! French In the Pontiac Oh, All Right! Conceit West Hoosick Got To Get the Mail! Alarm Clocks Candy Shoppe For Pete’s Sake! Competition North Petersburg I Mean Stubborness Johnson Hill Sure! Noise Conversing With Patti It’s Cold! Dishes Feeding the Chickens Competition vs. Business Being Quiet In a Fight Patti! Walking Behind the Wheel Why? Certain Names X-Pert You Know! PAT and MARILYN GRIFFIN

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 Hofucotchuiij thz Hicjhlicjhti of (1 ix Hicjh School C?ai££i September, ’48: We were now considered the “greenhorn Freshmen.” Sister Saint Jude was our homeroom teacher. Class officers were: President, John Deegan; Vice President, Robert Grobuski; Secretary, Claudette Rousseau; Treasurer, Anne Rancourt. October, 48: Freshmen entertained the high school department with their initation. Survived the dreaded plots arranged by the “dear” Seniors. Our good sportsmanship was revealed at this gathering. Now “full fledged” Freshmen. Art Class pupils entered Halloween Poster Contest with Bob Marsh earning a prize. March. ’49: Held an auction. “Bagged the money” in our bank account. June, ’49: Final exams and then Report Cards. September, ’49: SOPHOMORES AT LAST, with Sister Clara Joseph. Class elections showed the following results: President. Robert Marsh; Vice President. Walter Shaw; Secretary, Margaret Hughes; Treasurer, Thomas Moore. November, ’49: Sports column has Moore. Griffin and Shaw on basketball team with N. Webster and Anne Rancourt on the J. V. Cheerleading squad. June. ’50: Reports showed that we had reached the “halfway mark” of our high school career. September, ’50: JUNIORS on top floor with Sister Saint Jude our teacher once again. “Started off with a bang” with President, John Deegan; Vice President, Kathryn Murphy; Secretary, Nancy Webster, and Treasurer, Walter Shaw. November, ’50: Chose our class rings. Moore, Shaw and Millett participated on the basketball team with Pokines, Marsh, Griffin and Grobuski on J. V. K. Mur- phy, A. Rancourt, N. Webster and P. Griffin were cheerleaders. December, ’50: Came to the “School’s rescue” by offering the assistance of our “most talented” performers for the Christmas play; also assisted in creating the costumes. February, ’51 “Buzzy” Bogardus “walked away” with a prize in the oratorical contest about Brotherhood. March, ’51: Arrival of class rings. John Deegan chosen as delegate to Boys’ State. April, ’51: Food sale for benefit of Junior-Senior Prom. “Big success”. May, ’51: Big event of the year—“Junior-Senior” Prom. “Tops” with M. Hughes, K. Murphy and N. Webster selected as attendants. June, ’51: “Junior-Senior Banquet.” This was the “big send-off” to the gradu- ating class. Everyone enjoyed the dinner with the faculty and priests of the parish as our guests. Father Walker gave an address. End of Junior year with “big ideas” for the coming year. September, ’51: “We made it.” We now considered ourselves the “dignified” Seniors, with Sister Mary Karol as homeroom teacher. Senior Class officers were: President, John Deegan; Vice President, Robert Marsh; Secretary, Kathryn Mur- phy, and Treasurer, Robert Grobuski. October, ’51: “We fixed their bicycles”—the Freshmen, that is. We took over and “pushed” them around for a week. “Their Fate” was in our hands. Found them to be good sports and entertainers. November, 51: In the fields of sport were: Griffin, Shaw, Moore. Marsh. Gro- buski and Pokines, with K. Murphy, N. Webster, A. Rancourt and P. Griffin as cheerleaders. December, ’51: Girls conducted an Apron Project with proceeds turned over to the Mission Fund. Made costumes and took part in the Christmas Play. February, ’52: Looking forward to the Junior-Senior Prom, Junior-Senior Ban- quet and Graduation with the activities that go with them. We express our gratitude to Father Walker, Mother Margaret Joseph and the faculty for their kindness and guidance throughout our school years. We can truly say that “High above the Hoosick River there is a school of fame.”