Trott Vocational High School - Trottarian Yearbook (Niagara Falls, NY)

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if 1'- Ill ,W I ' Y - is Q' LJ X 5 1 'J ,, ss Taking it easy on the bench after an exhausting round of cheers are varsity cheerleaders Nancy Metzler, Joyce Ann Mong, Joyce Perman and Judith Simpson. Below them, showing their form, are junior varsity cheerleaders Mary Yelder, Shelia Hennegan, Lois Kerbo, Lorelei Ehrhard, Carol Kramarz and Nina Fra- tello. Carol McArdle, also a varsity cheerleader, is shown in the insert. Below, Jerry Meitz is grinding out yardage during the High School-Trott game. Gordon Slipko U4, is moving in to help Dolphus Davis bring down Meitz., while Murry De Franco 4407 and Frank Chirello 151, hover in the background. 17

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0 Q3 f kgyr Q I REMEMBER TH T ..... Q3 iv ' g' Q N early October try-outs began for the cheerleading squads, under the supervision of Miss Kocic. Those who made Junior Varsity are Lorelei Ehrhard, captaing Mary Yelder, Shiela Hennegan, Carol Kramarz, Lois Kerbo and Nina Fratello. Those who made Varsity are Nancy Metzler, captain: Judy Simpson, Joyce Mong, Judy Conte, Joyce Perman and Carol McCardle. They certainly showed their ability to cheer at the games, and provided much of the moral support for the football and basketball teams. Also in October, Mr. Bernard Check organized a group called the Trott Activity Club or more commonly known-among the students as TAC. Officers nominated and elected were Robert Townsend, President, Joyce Mong, Vice Presidentg Sylvia Curtis, Treasurer, and Judy Simpson, Secretary. TAC started off with a bang. First came the warmly received Halloween dance, followed by the suc- cessful Thanksgiving dance given jointly with the senior class. This was followed by one of the big- gest dances Trott has ever seen, the Valentine dance Hearts and Flowers, co-sponsored by the Student Council. Not content with the dances only, TAC sponsored an unusual fete for Trott: the very successful skating party given on April ll. Our football season was not very successful this year. Although we only won one game our team really showed their integrity to play and more than tried to win. We had one successful game out of eight games. We turned back Tonawanda, 6-0 in a victory well earned. Mike DiPietro and Dave Booth made the all city football team. In November Trott's chorus and band made their debut under the direction of Mr. John Hadden, our new music teacher. They sang and played in a manner which made us proud of them. Mr. Hadden has done a great deal to make the 1955-56 band and chorus the success it is. The chorus consists of 18 boys and 21 girls. On December 13, The Trott Trotters ffacultyj and the Senior Clowns fsenior classl played a basketball game to raise money for the senior class. Although the faculty won, we cannot say that the tactics used were according to the rules. 16

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FRO THE HORSES 0UTH oach XM, UR football season ended with one win and seven losses. La Salle defeated us Q W 19-0. The Trott defensive unit played an outstanding game led by Joe Masselli, Jim ll' I Q ' Monaghan, and Jerry Meitz. if W 'nn S . . 0 The second outing came to the same endg Jamestown 11, Trott 6. Willie Porter , , did some fine running and Dave Booth got the touchdown. Against North Tonawanda it was our defensive unit with Dave Booth supplying the offense. The final outsome, North 13, Trott O. Our third game was against Lackawanna. This game was a thriller. Frank Fabin put on a fine dis- play with Chirello scoring on a pass. The final score, Lackawanna 19, Trott 6. The Lockport game was all in favor of the county seaters. They were determined to win at least one game because we had defeated them for the past two years. Loekpm,-t's greater desire tg win brought them to a 6 - 0 victory. Kenmore Blue Devils had to pull out all the stops to defeat a gallant Trott eleven, 20 - 6. Fabin scored Trott's touchdown, with Booth and Meitz supplying the offensive fire works. Our outstanding game was against Tonawanda. Our defensive boys held our opponents to a minus 16 yards. Joe Masselli scored our points on a pass. Fabin, Mietz, and Townsend led the way overland. The season's finals was a real brawl. It was a case of breaks which went to Niagara Falls. Trott out- played our rivals in everything but points. Everyone in our club played an outstanding game. Little Davie Booth had the most yards per play. Big .Terry Mietz, and Frank Fabin supplied the offensive punch which rocked our opponents' defensive. Trott Score Trott 0 Trott 6 Trott 0 Trott 0 I C Trott 6 Trott 6 Trott 6 Trott 0 18