Stillwater High School - Cahotatea Yearbook (Stillwater, NY)

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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

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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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The Prophecy Doctor Salk gave us the vacctne Ford gave us the Thunderbtrd and the Navy gave us the Nautilus but tn 1956 the boys and grrls of Sttllwater Htgh wtll long remember the great ttme machtne by Mr Borst and his staff Thts magntftcent tnventton ts ftrst reaching the publtc s ears through the medtum of our publtcatton namely the Cahotatea It ts wtth thts revolunttontztng machme that I am able to look tnto the future and vtvtdly see how the class of 56 wtll fare The machtne ts set for 1970 So let s be on our way We ftnd ourselves m Hollywood and see Dale Ford once agatn refusing to make a ptcture She says tf Mar tlyn could do tt tn 56 I can do tt now Movtng from MGM to 20th Century Fox we see the very talented Btll Goodrtch scenarlst He ts now worktng on the background for the spectacular The Moon ts Green The factual tnformation for thts ptcture was gathered by sctenttfrc explorer John Shertdan who has made several fltghts through the lunar regton Just as we were leavtng Hollywood we noticed people flocktng into a beautt ful little cottage It was Hollywood hopefuls trying to persuade our own Pat Parker T-he new L011e1la Parsons to give them a break tn her column Our screen ts now brtngtng us across country and as we make thts sweep we can t help but nottce the hun dreds of ultra modern servtce stations all havtng the name Tom s tn brtght neon ltghts The owner none other that our own versatile Tom Pottras Tom s energtes and 1115 Wlfe S money have really put htm tn the btg ttme Snow flakes appear and we ftnd ourselves ln Montreal where the rave tn FOOD CIRCLES ts Helen Krtstof s pea soup Helen got the rectpe from an old Canadian satlor Btgger snow flakes appear and we ftnd ourselves at our mtlttary base tn Nome Alaska The name leadtng to the commander s room reads John Baranskt Cap tatn The Nattonal Guard must have really sold htm I soon begtn to nottce famtllar land marks and the ctty of Albany looms upon the screen Here tn Albany Ctty Hospttal we ftnd Myrna Aldrich and Barbara Hammond Barbara took the ntght Job as she dtdn t ltke to get up early tn the mornutg and Myrna took the day Job as she wanted her ntghts open for certatn And then on the screen came the old home town Three of our class have marrted and settled down here Helen D Avtgnon Marlene Sovich and Joan Gooley All have left thetr careers for the Joy of famtly ltfe Be fore marching down the atsle Helen ascended tn her profession to become prtvate secretary to Honorable John Stevens governor of New York Marlene after ftve years modeltng at Saks tn New York ls now ratstng ftve little models of her own Joan Ltlac who had won bouquets tn the adverttstng fteld now has several Flow ers who blossom sweeter every day On the outsktrts of town we see the most modem of all farms and tts own er our own George Foster However George ts not at home as he ts not tn Washtngton seektng htgher partty prtces from the legtslature Somethtng Just shot by the screen I vaguely make out Gerry Stevenson destgner and maker of Gerry s Ca nary the new hot rod whtch really whtstles as tt satls along A huge atrltner comes upon the screen Among tts occupants ts Lora Lee Latdsell lst Lteutenant of the U S A F Lora looks happy butseems to be bothertng the ptlot qutte a btt The ptlot looks famtltar tts none other than Don Gtlgallon Don seems to know that we are watchtng htm and he ttps hts wtngs Thts threw the stewardess rnto focus Could tt be tt ts Sandra Robtn son She looks real trtm tn her brrght blue untform The next ptcture on the screen brought tears to our eyes As we gaze ftnally on dear S H S there seems to be a good deal of excttement at the present ttme Leo LeFebvre dramattc coach ts lintng up the cast for The Mtkado tn the audttortum In the gym Mtke Ltlac head coach at hts Alma Mater ts presenttng block letters to hrs champtonshtp team The scene begtns to fade as the assembly ts clostng to the stratns of On the banks of the Noble Hudson It s a wonderful close to a happy ptcture J Gooley 1 Q . . . . . . . . , . . . - 9 ,, ,, . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . - . . . , . . . ' l . . . ,, - n , . , . n n . - ' l 9 .. . . . . ' , - . . ,, , ,, . . . . . , . ' f I . . . . . . . . . . , a . . . . ' , - ' ' 1 1 . . . . . . . . . , . I n - . . . . . ----. ' I , . . . . . g . . ' s I - 9 ,, ,, . . . . . ,, - Q Q n ,, . . - . I ' 9 . . . v - - U , ' . . , . . . . . , . - - I I ' . . . . - 1 v ,, . ,, . . . . . . . . - 1 v o . . . . . . . ,, n 1 - . .