Stamford High School - Flashback Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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State and Nutmeg Boys State in June? We thought long and carefully and finally selected Pat Moore Pat Mahoney Mark Vaughn Dave Kennedy Bob Eusenstadt and Don Gautrau The melody ruppled on and buult up to a tremulous Crescendo the Junuor Prom There was Moonlught on the Seune and the dreamy musuc of Ralph Stewarts band to transport us to the magucal world of gay Parus At ll OO P M Pat Moore and Mark Vaughn queen and kung led the grand march across the transplanted banks of the Seune After the prom we danced the nught away at the Hubbard Heughts Golf Club and returned home un the wee hours of the mornung tured but happy June the end of our Junuor Year tume to elect Senuor offucers We lustened very carefully to each candudate and thoughtfully voted for the one of our chouce The votes were counted and we had chosen Bob Mayette Bob Eusenstadt Louuse Ferrara and Helen Rotas to lead us un the comung year September 3rd found us rusung at 6 O0 AM to be on tume for the early sessuon but ut was wonderful to be through at I2 the poor Sophomores who went from noon tul dark Our football team captauned by Jurn Pat Wunn had an outstandungly successful year We yelled ourselves hoarse on Thanksguvung Day as we beat Faurfueld Prep to capture the State Champuonshup The Suren capably eduted by Carol Malanosku kept us well unformed on school news Pat Close and Marcua Buchman chosen edutors of Yearbook Theme wull be a musucal one Opus 59 Barbara Gordon Carolyn O Hara and Margaret Puckens semufunalusts for Merut Scholarshups Pat Mahoney selected as DAR Gurl On Thursday nughts we could tune un to the famuluar vouces on WSTC of Don Gautrau Pat Moore and Bob Eusenstadt as they untervuewed unterestung people and untroduced the latest duscs On November 21 1958 the tense drama The Nught of January 16th starrung Pat Moore Muke Weur and Don Gautrau was presented to a capacuty auduence Don Gautrau s portrayal of the merculess prosecutung attorney made us glad we werent on trual although we could always rely on Muke Weur as our defense An auduble sugh of reluef escaped from the auduence as the foreman of the lury stood and solemnly announced the verduct NOT GUILTY A vote of thanks was due to Mr Scanlon and Mr Whutung for durectung and settung up the stage for thus thrullung play On another stage our enthusuastuc cheerleaders led by Head Cheerleader Pat Mahoney cheered the basketball team on to countless vuctorues Tume and agaun Bully OConnor Bob Eusenstadt Bull Ward Eddue Cunnungham and Dave Roberts brought us to our feet cheerung Thus season a new note under the durectuon of Allen Shanen S H S started uts furst swummung team January brought cold weather howlung wunds and College Boards moans and groans were heard from many Senuors but only tume would tell the results CLUB 59 was a hugh note un the month of January but we then had to settle down to book reports and term papers It was June before we knew ut and yearbooks came out' It wasnt long before they were scrubbled full of memorues of good tumes shared and wushes for good luck un the future We began preparung for our Senuor Prom The gym was transformed unto a mystucal Shangru La We could have danced all nught and we nearly dud It was a nught to remember Graduatuon Day The strauns of Pomp and Curcumstance Presudent Bob Mayette buddung us farewell the long awauted duplomas our hugh school on the hull awautung new students to take our places But our symphony us not funushed We have the rest of our luves to work on ut Thus Lubretto wull be a permanent record of the begunnung of a harmonuous symphony I 1 1 1 I I I 1 I 11 - - 11 - , . . i . . . ., I I ' I 1 1 - . . . 1 1 , . , . . . ,, ,, . . I I 1 1 ' ' ' ll ll I '- . . . , , . . . V. . 1 1 11 - 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . , . . . 1 ' ' ll ll I I 1 . . . - - 1 . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . . . . , , . . - 1 . . ' I ' - 11 . 1, . ' ' ll ' II ' 1 . . .

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OPUS June 1956 Stamford Hugh School The cacaphony of eught hundred different volces clamored In excatement Where s the elevator? Yeah I wanna see the pool How come thus hall slopes? All eagerly awanted the debut of a new symphony Opus 59 Sh h h' There s the signal' Conductor Alton Rhoads stepped up to the poduum and the short lntroducteon began It was mtrlcate and excmng and held promuses of expernences to come The Introduction ended and durmg the brief Interlude we prepared ourselves for the real concert ahead A page turned and found us wandermg In a daze about the halls searchmg for our next classroom what would we have done wnthout those trusty PILOT WHEELS? or wuthout our guardian angels Mlss Margaret St John and Mr Robert Serafnno? Trucky comblnatnons and crooked keys stymied us for a whlle but we were soon swept Into the whlrl of the Jumor Reception given us by the class of 58 The formndable receptnon lane stood as a test for our quaverung legs we uncertalnly greeted our advisers and schoolmates and looked forward to dancing and laughing wuth our fruends then we campaigned vigorously for our friends and classmates the vactonous candidates were prexy Vnnnle Condlto veep Luther Durant scribe Camulle Zuto and moneybags Joan Stevenson As Jack Frost moved un our boys donned helmets to meet all comers on the football fneld as the JV Black Knights and of course we cant forget our adorable JV cheerleaders Pat Mahoney Betty Comeau Ellle Bowman Lounse Pellegrino Jean Rnmany Carol Telesco Grace Morrell Ann Molday and Mary Lou Grant ably led by Head Cheerleader Cam Zlto who cheered our JV basketball stars on to many vuctorles As Old Man Wmter nosed around we bundled up more warmly and made plans for our Sophomore Get together What a tremendous success' Next came our class play no one could forget Freddie Baer as Elmer along with the rest of the Colluer famlly Nancy Todd Pat Moore Judy Clear and Sally Reback and friends Dave Kennedy and Jeff Llckson Then came tame to order our class rmgs and puns and then our bug socual event of the year the Sophomore Hop chairman Grace Morrell and her com mlttee dad a beautlful lob and we were In seventh heaven as we waltzed about the gym Before the evening was over we chose Joan Stevenson and Johnny Karukas as our royal couple Next came the all Important electrons for Jumor officers ln a close contest we fmally decided on Bob Mayette Venme Ferullo Donna Morrell and Bob Gumlpero Wuth a stretch and a sugh we relaxed for a summer of fun In the sun Our symphony contnnued with the Jumor Receptlon for Sophomores The smooth music of the Rhythm Masters provided the background for mtroducung our younger counterparts to the warmth and fnendlnness of S H S The football season was already ln full swung with Juniors John Karukas Bull O Connor Ed Fitzgerald Eddue Blum et al gvvmg strong support to the rest of the team Shoutlng encouragement from the sldelmes were our vrvaclous cheer leaders Pat Mahoney Jean Rumany Carol Ann Telesco Carole Stark and Louuse Pellegruno January 5th school resumed after a wonderful Chrnstmas vacatlon and we began preparatnons for mud year exams The hauntmg notes of Ricky Roduguezs band remanded us that It was Mardu Gras tlme at SH S The cafeterna provuded the settmg for a gay festrval that dlspelled all mad year blues The wlnter slapped by all too quuckly and we were soon hard at work on the Jumor Play Father of the Brude Our hearts went out to poor Don Gautrau Father of the brlde who dndnt even know hrs future son In law and we laughed at Mike Weurs hllarlous antlcs as he efflclently took charge of the wedding arrangements But the whole auduence was breathless as Pat Moore the radlant brlde walked out on stage In her wedding gown of shnmmermg satan Apnl a declslon had to be made Who should represent us at Laurel Glrl s - - - - 11 1 11 11 . . . . . . . , 11 11 - 11 - 11 1 - 11 . . . . , - I . . . . . 1 1 . . . 4 1 1 ' I - . . I . . . , , wx , 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . - - 11 - 11 . N ,, . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . ' . . A . . . , 1 ' 1 . . . . Q ' 1 1 I 1 - 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 . . . , . . ,, . 11 - . - - . ' 11 - 11 ... I I . . , . . 1 ' ' 1 . . , . . . . . . ' 1 1 . . . . . ,

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,W A fi- MOST POPULAR Q Joan Stevenson Bob Mayetfe DID MOST FOR SHS Pat Mahoney Vinny Condrfo S-we L 5 5? 3 ,QQ -1 JIU! 'agp' BEST LOOKING Bill O'Connor, Joan Stevenson MOST CHEERFUL Pat Mahoney, Vinney Ferullo