Theodore Roosevelt High School - Saga Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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5 AL QZWM7 4-wyy MICHELLE LANE Service Certificate. FRANK MAURRO BARBARA MUNSTERMAN H f Q, , f 2+ ' Av 9 - , ff f .Wu I 61 Q, V, Q., . W , . MAXINE LASER Aristag Honor School-3 termsg Scholarship Certificateg Service Certificate. GLADYS MUNER 1 , bf 5 COMASA LITRENTA IACK MARCASCIANO Service Certificateg TRO Class Representative. DAVID MUNTALVO T CHARLES MUNTANARD Boys Major R, Baseballg Boys Minor R, Swimming. HENRY PARADA Spanish Scholarship Certificate: Boys Major R, Soccer.

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IDSEPH FRYZER Honor School-1 termg Scholar- ship Certificate. Anlll LUIS GREENFIELD Arista, Scholarship Classy TRO Class Representativeg Cheer- leaders, Red Cross Representa- tive. MATILDA JOHNSON SAGA OF OUR DAYS CHAPTER ONE As we walked through the halls of Roosevelt for the first time, many thoughts filled our minds. We realized that we would be spending the major part of our next four years here and we hoped we would like every- thing about the school and readily be accepted. We saw many strange faces, and searched the crowds for at least one familiar one. We felt lonely but soon understood that most of the other new students felt the same way. We became much more comfortable as the days turned to weeks and the weeks became months. We were introduced to many clubs, among them, the Spanish Club, the Newman Club, and the Hebrew Culture Club. The boys were invited to ioin the Fencing Team, Rifle Team, and many others. Time flew by and then the big day came. We got our first High School report card. For many of us the results determined how much allowance and how many dates we would have during the next few months. Typical reactions heard through the halls were, lt's impossible! I don't believe it! He failed me! This term brought another proud event into Roosevelt's history. Our principal, Miss Mary Clare Callan, was awarded the 1961 citation by the United Cerebral Palsy Association. The entire school took great pride in this honor. lt seemed that the former Pep Squad wasn't too peppy at basketball games, so they were given a boost and called boosters. Now, our boosters give a real boost to our team at basketball games. Our first term at Roosevelt was coming to a close. lt had been an event- ful term which gave us an idea of what our life at Roosevelt would be like. We were all looking forward to inter-session, and then to our new classes. Inter-session was like a second Christmas vacation, because we lucky fresh- men had no Regents to study for. Lourdes Trujillo

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NICK MASCIDTTI Boys Major R, Bowlingg Bowling Team, Captain. ISAAC MUNDZ ROBERT PASCUZZI S A G A O F O U R D A Y S CHAPTER TWO After a week of retirement and the ioy of not having any Regents to worry about, we anxious freshmen returned to the most popular game among freshmen everywhere, ''Merry-go-round-the-hallways. It seems that after a whole term at Roosevelt, finding rooms would be an easy task, but there were still a few exceptions. The tension of being in a new school had worn off by this time and we were able to look forward to the many events the spring term would bring. Roosevelt is very well-organized and the students who are active in dif- ferent groups keep the other students well informed of the school's activi- ties. This was made apparent to us the first time we read the school newspaper, The Square Deal. It may not rival the New York Times, but it was considered good enough for a first place rating at the 38th Annual Columbia Press Association Convention. We have the enioyment of reading it once a month. The first weeks of the spring term passed quickly. Winter was ending and the first signs of the new season were showing themselves. During our Easter rest, we started to study for mid-term exams, which were to follow soon after our return to school. Also about this time, news of the coming Boatride was being publicized around the school. We had heard so much about this annual event and we were all looking forward to it. On the morning of the event, we awoke full of excitement. The trip to the boat was strange and confusing, but we arrived in plenty of time. Upon boarding the boat, we met our friends and formed laughing, talking, happy groups. Arriving at Playland, we dispersed in all directions and spent a few hours taking advantage of all of the rides, occasionally stopping for a soda, or a hot dog, or candy, or ice cream, or pop corn, or cotton candy, or something else.