St Thomas High School - Retrospect Thomasonian Yearbook (Braddock, PA)

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— Iy “Holy Cows.” KATHLEEN FARREN—One plank from the fire escape, which we never used during fire drills. JANICE HALLORAN—The worn out, wet dust rags which we made use of on the lunch tables at St. Mary’s. ANNE DOCHERTY—My two school uniforms. DONALD HEIBER—0.0001 mg. of Gibberellic Acid, also my best wishes for the new S.T.H. CAROLYN BAKIN—All the note cards of my first research paper. BARBARA FANTASKI—My red checks, which I received in American History Class. ROBERTA GALLICK —My school sweater. PAT KOSCHO—My bottle of “No. 33.” DOLORES LEY—The sound of my squeaky WELL, JOE, WE’RE WAITING Joe and Laura select a number as Wally, Kathy, Mike and Janice get ready to dance. voice every time I got up to give my history talks. JOHN FALLON—A sleeping bag. NICOLETTE KUSH-NER—I would like to engrave “Nikki” into the cornerstone so no one will ever call me Nicolette again. DIANNE LEY—Five bottles of correction fluid with broken lids for future typists of the Thomas-ette. EILEEN JAN-OWSKI—Old 60 w.p.m. speed tests. ANDREA KUFTIC —My “polka-dots.” KATHLEEN HEIL—A Senior Think and Do Book. The cornerstone will have knowledge, if nothing else. AL McDERMOTT—My detention slips. ARLENE WISNIEWSKI—My old, worn-out uniform, Whilcy and Ed count steps while Dolores and Rose Mary discuss P.O.D. questions. (patches and all). LAURA MILLER—All the castles I built in English class. ANNETTE DiNARDO—Three year old regulation blouses. RICHARD FITZGIBBON —One battered-up St. Anselm pennant to signify defeat for them. KATHLEEN OPATKIEWICZ—The old bannisters from St. Thomas because I think students of the future might enjoy sliding down them, just as I did. GET YOUR THOMAS-ETTE HERE Co-editors Maryann and Maureen distribute the Thomas-ette to Roberta and Carolyn.

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For the “New” St. Thomas- We, the Seniors of St. Thomas High School, in order to leave a fitting remembrance, establish a reputation, insure respect, provide for the future well-being of our new institution, promote the standards of our school, and secure the blessings of scholastic superiority for our most worthy successors, do ordain and establish that the following items be placed in the cornerstone of the new St. Thomas High School of Braddock. BILL ROSSI—Two crutches. MARY ANN O’MALLEY—All the mistakes made in the Thomas-ette. RICHARD BAKER—My autobiography, My Three Love Affairs. FRANCES SESTAK—A disaster bag to aid the first disaster occurring in the new S.T.H. STANLEY GROVE—My El espahol uno Workbook. VIRGINIA MAZZONI—My uniform as a foundation garment. VINCENT BURKE—My golden locks. MARIAN MODRAK —The man-eating plant from the old room 302. CAROL PRICENER—My walking shoes. RITA MASLEY—A brick from the old S.T.H. CAROL VALKANAS—My well-worn, well-read dictionary. EDWARD PATULA— SO THIS IS WHERE SISTER PUT IT! THE GANG’S ALL HERE “Wait for me,” shouts A1 to Roberta, Ed, and Eileen as he scurries toward school. All the empty shot gun shells which I might find in the 1961-62 hunting season. CHARLES BEULEY—My three plastic “Silver Dollar” bags. WALTER HOBART—A part of the senior class that is dear to my heart; namely, “L. B.” DOROTHY YAGER—A Latin pony in a golden case. GF.RRIE MARTIN—The singed ends of my hair, that I so easily acquired in Chemistry. TERRY TULLY

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29 OH, REALLY? Sister Mary Benet points out to Kathy, Arlene, Ed and Marian why she hates yearbooks. MAUREEN RIDGE—All the ruined newspaper stencils for anyone who can correct them. NICHOLAS SKRAK —All my old bus passes. DIANE ZWAHLEN—An armload of textbooks and an oversize purse with the challenge for the teenage girl of the future: Carry all these on one arm, if you can! BRIDGET FALLON—All my old street car passes. ROSE MARY CASSIDY—All the RIGHT THERE, BOYS Tony directs Don, George, and Karl in setting up chairs for an assembly. stale jelly-beans which I collected in Latin class in my sophomore year. TONY SCARPINO—A cast. ANITA GROARK—The rusty nail that stuck in my foot. EUGENE KRITKO—The four wheels from my car. RICHARD SCHOFF—The fuses which blew out in physics class. GEORGE KRALY—My “Little Green Box.” JOSEPH McKINNEY—One of our dear departed pigeons from old S.T.H. GERARD GOLOFSKI—The “orange projectile” which was cast through the windows of 201, when I stayed after school. KARL GRSKOVICH —A lost Think and Do Book. GLENN CUMMINGS— The Spanish book which I treasured during my junior new THF TmMn ; WF GFT INTO I Maryann, John and Arlene work on a poster, while Carol and Rich examine a finished product. year. MICHAEL STRETAVSKI—My reserved seat on the bench during the four years that I played basketball at S.T.H. RICHARD GAVALIK—My lucky number “13.” JOHN CONROY—A 50’ x 30’ self portrait, oil painted, mural. JOSEPH PLUHTA—A lock of my naturally wild hair. JOSEPH MROZIAK—A comb. JAMES MURRAY—My arctic overcoat with the fur collar. GARY KROPP—The memories of my school years at S.T.H. EDWARD McNULTY—SMB. May St. Thomas rise to new heights on these treasures! THE CLASS OF 1962