Stillwater High School - Cahotatea Yearbook (Stillwater, NY)

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Senior Achievements MYRNA ALDRICH-Student Council, Press Club, Yearbook, Minstrel Show JOHN BARANSKI-Basketball Football, Press Club, Yearbook, Ad. Mgr. HELEN D'AVIGNON-Treasurer, Honor Society, Press Club, Yearbook fco-editorj DALE FORD-Cheerleading, Band GEORGE FOSTER-Camera Club, French Club, Library Club DONALD GILGALLON-Football, Yearbook, Hall Patrol BILL GOODRICH-Basketball, Football, Honor Society, Press Club, Yearbook JOAN GOOLEY-Hall Patrol, Yearbook, Press Club BARBARA HAMMOND-Student Council, Newspaper, Yearbook HELEN KRISTOF-Yearbook, Business Manager, Press Club LORA LEE LAISDELL-Press Club, Yearbook, Hall Patrol LEO LE LEBVRE-High School Chorus, Football, Band MIKE LILAC-Basketball, Baseball, Football, Student Council, Yearbook PATRICIA PARKER-Minstrel Show, Yearbook, Camera Club TOM POITRAS-Football, Basketball, Baseball, Audio-Visual, Yearbook, Newspaper SANDRA ROBINSON-Yearbook, Minstrel Show JOHN SHERIDAN-Honor Society, President, Yearbook MARLENE SOVICH-Honor Society, Press Club, Yearbook, Minstrel Show

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Gerald Stevenson Aversion: Men Officers Diversion: Women Officers Ambition: Getting out of the Air Force. WhenWeWereVeryYoung First Grade i944 Kea.. I 1? Those in the Picture who are sull with us Barbara Hammond Helen Kristof Myrna Aldrlch Mlke Lilac John Sheridan and B111 Goodrich

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Class Hlstory Autumn 1944 St Lou1s Cardmals won the World Ser1es Roosevelt was nommated for a fourth term 1n the Wh1te House MacArthur was lead1ng the Un1ted States back to the Ph1l1pp1ne Islands all h1stor1c and memorable occas1ons however there 15 one event that w1ll remarn uppermost 1n the mrnd of the class of 1956 September 5 1944 that day we clrmbed our frrst step on the educatronal ladder It truly was a shaky step but w1th the help and gurdance of Mrs Howe, we were soon able to grasp a frrm hold And so we w1nded our way slowly but surely up thls ladder of success On each succeedtng rung we found a devoted and wonderful teacher to help and gulde us Th1s was the case for s1x wonderful years and soon the babes of 44 were becommg lambs rn the secondary school The change of classes the var1ous teachers extracurr1cular actrvmes these made us soon reahze that thmgs were to be a l1ttle d1fferent from now on however we found one aspect whrch drdn t change the kmdness and helpfulness of our teachers Qulckly we took two more steps on the ladder and presently recelved the glorrous appellatxon Freshmen It sounded terr1f1c Mr Shrader our homeroom teacher helped us organ1ze many success ful endeavors 1n the extracurncular f1eld We had several successful food sales and a wonderful dance As ever so wtse Sophomores and very conf1dent Jumors we contmued to make headway wlth the assurance Of Mr Barrmger ou.r new homeroom advlsor It was on the eleventh rung of the ladder that the top September 1955 was soon upon us and the babes of 44 had fmally reached the fmal rtmg of the ladder We elected the followmg off1cers Pres1dent John Shendan V1ce Pres1dent Thomas Portras Secretary Marlene Sovlch Treasurer, Helen D Avtgnon They together wtth our advrsor Mr O Cormor have helped us put forth many successful proJects Two dances The Hobo Hop and Autumn Leaves followed up by the selhng of Chnstmas and all occasron cards and the promouon of magazme subscnp tlons all helped to lighten our burden for the Washmgton tmp S1xteen of us made the tnp to our nat1on s caprtol durmg our Easter vacauon Upon our return we expectantly looked forward to June, the Senror Ball the class p1cn1c, and C0I11rHeF1C8111CHI We were deeply consc1ous that June 1956 marked the end of twelve years of Joy We knew moreover that th1s phase of our hfe had prov1ded us w1th the means for success 1n our future endeavors We realtze that we could have never chrnbed the ladder wtthout the unfarhng assrstance gutdance and love of our teachers and parents And so we wrtte fmrs to our hrstory as boys and guls of S C S At tlus moment we wrsh to express our deep grautude and apprectauon to all those who have helped us ascend thrs ladder of learnmg Mnfamch O H . . . . ' . . . ' . . . . . -- . . . 5 ' . . . . . . ' ' . . . . ll ll I ' ' ' . ' . . . . U . . . . . . . , I 1 . . . . ' .' . . ' O , ' . - . . . I . . . . . ' . . we chose our class rings. Upon receiving them, we became more acutely aware that we were nearing ll I ll ' ' . ' l I . 1 , 5 D ' ' v . : , , . - - t , Q n 1 1 D . . . . . . . ' . . ' . I u I I , , . . . ' . . . . - .. O