Suffield High School - Sagitta / Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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1 955 CLASS HISTORY Upon entering our first year of high school in September of 1951, perhaps the eager and excited class of 1955 little realized at that time the joys and sorrows we would endure through the four years of high school together, or the classmates we would come to know and lose. As it turned out, in our class elections Donald Zavolich was elected president; Louis Davis was vice-president; Doris Kandal, treasurer; and Richard Brodeur, secretary. To represent us in Student Council, we elected Sandra Gaughan and Margaret Zera. Our ways and means committee consisting of Dick Brodeur, Margaret Zera, Betty Madura, David Cannon, Lee Underhill, Donald Zavolich and Jane Kosinski started the ball rolling for our future trip to Washington by suggesting and helping in our first project, selling pennants. This work proved very successful and gave us just the confidence we needed in carrying out all our projects through to our senior year. Soon summer arrived with a long awaited vacation. When fall again returned, the class of 1955 reentered Suffield High to begin our sophomore year, slowly but surely making progress toward the future. We organized the class and again elected Donald Zavolich as our president; Robert Colson as vice- president; Jane Kosinski, secretary and Doris Kandal as treasurer. To represent us in Student Council Sandra Gaughan and Gerald McDonald were chosen. We also elected our ways and means committee who suggested and helped us in many different projects throughout the year. They were Donald Zavolich, David Cannon, Peg Zera, Jane Kosinski, and Lee Underhill. Soon plans were underway for getting class rings with Patricia Underhill and Donald Zavolich heading the ring committee. A few months later a proud and happy sophomore class was showing off the new class rings all around the school. Our first class party was the Halloween party when we took on the auditorium sixty-five strong. We enjoyed games, an amateur program, and refreshments. At Christmas time we again met for our Christmas party, with games, gifts, dancing and refreshments. What fun we had as lively undergraduates! September, 1953 we resumed our studies at Suffield High School. At a class meeting we elected our class officers, Louis Davis, president; Donald Zavolich, vice-president; Claire Colson, secretary; Doris Kandal, treasurer. The officers guided us in a very busy year. We then elected our Ways and Means Committee, which was composed of Helen Rucienski, David Cannon, Janice Dusza, Margaret Zera. On October 10, we held our first food sale at Martinez Store; it was quite a success. One of our many activities during the year was our Winter Carnival, which was held on January 23, 1954. It was very successful and everyone who came had a wonderful time playing games, having fortunes told, and eating candy apples. Our general chairman for this big event was David Cannon. Our next big activity was the Junior Prom with Helen Rucienski as general chairman and Gerald MacDonald helping as co-chairman. We called it Evening In Paris. Sandra Gaughan was crowned queen. Her attendante were Jane Kosinski, Patricia Ford, Patricia Underhill, Marianne Jones, Margaret Zera, and Helen Rucienski. At the close of the year Helen Rucienski and Sandra Gaughan were chosen to attend Laurel Girls 7 State and Richard Broduer and Louis Davis to attend Nutmeg Boys ' State. September, 1954 we entered Suffield High ' s doors as seniors. We got to work right away, and elected our class officers. Louis Davis was chosen president; Helen Rucienski, vice-president; Claire Colson, secretary; and Doris Kandal, treasurer. At our next meeting we elected our Ways and Means Committee who were Helen Rucienski, Rita Cain, Margaret Zera, Donald Zavolich, and David Cannon. We elected Doris Kandal as our yearbook editor-in-chief. Others on the staff were David Cannon, Ronald Fitch, Advertising; Rita Cain, Charles Fuller, Photography; Claire Colson, Donald Zavolich, Circulation; Helen Rucienski, Business Manager. Among our money making activities during our senior year were the magazine campaign during which we netted $1,010.89 for our treasury. Our second Carnival and the Variety Show all were very successful. The cast of the play Elmer and the Lovebug was as follows: Janice Dusza, Doris Kandal, David Cannon, Claire Colson, Donald Zavolich, Helen Rucienski, Rita Cain, Betty Madura, Helene Skowronski, Charles Fuller, Danny Bednarz, and Sandra Gaughan. Our Washington Trip was one activity we all looked forward to and had a wonderful time. It is something we will remember always. Ours is the smallest class to graduate from Suffield High School and the first to attend the U. N. in a body. Graduation is sad and a glad day for all of us. We are glad to have reached our goal and sad to leave a wonderful place. 20

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BEST MANNERED MOST AMBITIOUS HEARTBREAKERS HAPPY-GO-LUCKY CUTEST MOST MUSICAL CLASS MOST MATURE Richard Brodeur, Doris Kandal BEST LOOKING Robert Colson, Sandra Gaughan CUTEST Robert Root, Elizabeth Madura BEST DRESSED Richard Brodeur, Sandra Gaughan BEST PERSONALITY Donald Zavolich, Elizabeth Madura MOST SOPHISTICATED Richard Brodeur, Sandra Gaughan MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Louis Davis, Janice Dusza MOST STUDIOUS Louis Davis, Helen Rucienski MOST AMBITIOUS Louis Davis, Margaret Zero CLASS WIT Joseph Deleva, Patricia Ford QUIETEST Charles Hryniewicz, Margaret Hoyt HEARTBREAKERS Gerald McDonald, Sandra Gaughan ALIBI KING AND QUEEN David Cannon, Roberta Geary IDEAL DATE Donald Zavolich, Sandra Gaughan HAPPY-GO-LUCKY Joseph Deleva, Rita Cain MOST RESPECTED Louis Davis, Doris Kandal MOST CONCEITED Richard Brodeur, Sandra Gaughan, Patricia Underhill MOST MUSICAL Donald Zavolich, Marianne Jones NOSIEST SHORTEST AND TALLEST