Stamford High School - Flashback Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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Q Ural all ll fl ,f FM 1 ,i X ing that our Junior program schedule had started off successfully. Autumn came - bringing with it flying leaves and flying football players. uniors were well represented on the football team - Charlie Dicine, Richie Conetta, A arty Blumberg, Con Mahoney, Bruce Soloff, et al scored many points for the 1 iant Black Knights. Our bubbly cheerleaders were peppy cue cards for the many S ' fans - Theda Wexler, Rita Passas, Bobbi Schnorr, and Cappy Beluk all did mo 4, than their share of yelling and jumping. ow and fun was the forecast as old man winter blew into Stamford biting our -' s and drawing us to Goody's for a gay afternoon of hot chocolate and convers ion . . . the frantic searching for a Merry Christmas iob - our channel dial to m ey and independence . . . the brief treble note of New Year's Eve and those fast- de, faster broken resolutions. The ne scene of our story was written on the theme of Calypso Cruise . Wkyid admirer s of Harry Belafonte and company gathered in the cafeteria for an eveiting of La w rhythms. We cha-chae amboed, and rhumbaed far into the WAV 1 .RL M N1 A fx' fy lv. iff! w. Jas 01.48, f tm ,RMI .W mf, 14

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Sherrin O'Toole who cheered all JV basketball stars on to constant triumphsz Next on the program was our huge success - our Winter Wonderland in- formal dance - soiree superbe. A marvelous Extravaganza which faded out all too soon into the hurried, exam-filled days before report cards. Caesar, isosceles triangles, past participles, and the Storming of the Bastille - all part of the wealth of knowledge that was ours for the taking. Then, there we were on the air again . . . SHS took on a theatrical atmosphere as auditions were held and dozens of would-be Bernhardts and Barrymores scrambled for the leads. Finally the cast was selected for our delightful comedy, Teen Magic , and Cindy Hoffman, Hank Duckman, Nancy Davis, and Tom Strauss won theichoice roles Our volume increased and our reception grew brighter as the crepe paper made a long blue patli..clovirt'the slick gym floor and the decoration committee ' -0. L, Q worked from morn 'till night. The glamor tha s Hawaii was transmitted to our own Hawaiian Dream . El Davis and Ri Bieder reigned supreme as king and queen of our Sophomore Hop - cr ned with iewels and shining faces Then June with its eternal campai ' Springtime vs Elections Both won out, as the rabbits returned to the -- ard and - after the many promises had been made, our amateur politi - s copped their crowns. Richie Bieder, Stu players for our Junior Year. ell, our Sophomore Year was over, but a.cafe- fee, work-free lfor those Q us under sixteenj summer, and twogwmorel Golden Years awaited. fl A We resumed br l casting with our Reception,for-'Sophomores . , . Richie's welcome speech m e all the young uns feel rightlat home in our hallowed halls Tuckered out er the Lmdys and the'Cha Chas, we staggered home - know- Bompey, Pat Hoinacki, and 13 cy Davis carried off the honors as feature' r -. . . , s s , K ' - - - . I 1 ,-A' A f 1 . 3 ,., 1 , . n c a ' if . dxf' .f M' 5 ,f' al 1-'A N , I 'at , ll T l 'L l l .eww ., Y , 4 M f I .- 'I tg - .. . Us 2' 3 0 . - K 4 ' if A X. 3 ,f ' ,Z 5 N J 5 as AM., 'I3

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'Nrxe night - our hearts kept time with Rick's guitar as Fred Testa and the boys guided us on a fun-filled Caribbean tour. Spring wrote a clever commercial on the green lawns of SHS . . . anticipation ran swiftly through the class as ex-Broadway play, Time Out for Ginger was announced as '58's choice for Junior Play. Louise Sobler captured the coveted role of Ginger Carol - girl athlete extraordinaire . . . Lois Budrawich and Hank Duckman worried with skill as Ginger's patient bu long-suffering parents . . . Linda Nevins scored as the stern but lovable Lizzie . Sherrin O'Toole and Nancy Davis sparkled as Ginger's big sisters, and Su 5 o nberg was a credit to us all as assistant to the director. The auditorium 1 oed ith constant laughter, and the starry-eyed cast took well-earned bows, - d appl uded in their turn Mrs. ,p,m?,,3F,vgni-A ' fi r'1ll 'ww'ws r1'- f f 'H's:1 fl'!lRH I l l 9 f It J fl! Y if J, 51 lf! J I. grion Gans - r wonderful mother confe r-advisor irector all rolled in ne glreatspock g - A 1 P ' April hel ' --: ,respect of making the .E citing, exact g decision of w X our presentativ to L urelfGirls' State and tmeg Boys' e would be . I . weeks , , ,4 - -: MN fr l ' K! J U 1' I ,r f WM! I5