Union Endicott High School - Thesaurus Yearbook (Endicott, NY)

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JANUARY CLASS 1950 SENIOR OFFICERS THREE OF JANUARY’S AWARD WINNERS Seated: Donno VonWormer, secre- Stephen Veselka, Mary Cicciarelli tary; Thomas Doyle, president. Robert DiPietro Standing: Robert Dor in, vice-presi- dent; Joyce Stephens, treasurer. Gone are the January seniors, but their impressive record has not been forgotten. The honor of being chosen the president of his class was bestowed up on Thomas Doyle. Other officers included: vice president, Robert Dorin; secretory, Donno Von- Wormer; and treasurer, Joyce Stephens. The graduates selected for their motto, Life is too short for less than the best ' Blue and gold were the class colors; yellow tea rose, the class flower. Robert Dorin, Dorothy Kolanda, Norma Jean Mothewson, Louis Marinello and Joseph Pero had parts in the senior play, Junior Miss. The banquet held at the Harris Drive-In on January 25 was followed by the Senior Prom at the American Legion Clubhouse on January 27. Reverend Thomas Kieman, assistant pastor at St. Ambrose Church, gave the sermon for graduation on the topic Quo Vadis? (Whither Goest Thou?) At the commencement exercises on January 30, essays were given by Lois Clark, Mary Cicciarelli, Stephen Veselka, and Joan Hawthorne. The alumni prize for maintaining the highest average in all her subjects through- out her three years at U-E was awarded to Joan Hawthorne Two prizes were given to Stephen Veselka—the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute medal, for having a 95.5% average in two units of science and three and one-half units of mathematics; and the Mathematics prize itself, for achieving a 99.2% average in two and one-half units and 98.7% in three and one-half units. Robert DiPetro was presented the Bausch and Lomb award for the highest aver- age in four units of science Lois Clark received the Commercial Club prize of $3 for her 89.4% average in seven units of commercial work. The English prize of $10 was presented to Jane Forest for outstanding work in her last three years of English. The American History a word of $5, given by the Kiwanis Club, went to Mary Cicciarelli for a 90% overage. And so, our January Mid-Centurians have gone out into the world, wistfully hoping that they will be able to achieve success in this era of increasing problems. 16

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ROBERTA JUNE ABBOTT Bobby Commercial Court Hobbies Rood LILLIAN ESTHER BEAUJON French te Commercial Course. Concert Band 2t i; Senior Clow Ring Committee. Swimming, Htwwbock Riding. Secre- torio! Work. ROBERT JOSEPH Dl PIETRO College Entrance Course notion Club 2, 3; Science Club 4 Track 2, 3; Production Stan Junior Mi .‘ Music. Art, Coliege PAUL EDWARD DIXON Dix General Course Vonitv Baseball 3, 4; Chairman Senior Class Announce- ment Committee MARY ANNA CICCIARELLI Moc General Course Itolion Club 2. 3; U-E Choir 2, 5, 4, Roso m The Desert Shall Rejoice 4. Music, Read- ing I.B.M. LOIS ELIZABETH CLARK Secretarial Course. Basketball 1, 2, 3- Secretarial Work. THOMAS JOSEPH DECKER Industrial Arts Course Class Day Committee. Tennis Mechanics PATRICIA MADELINE DELLOS Pat General Course. Tri-Hi Club 2. 3, U-E Choir 2, 3, 4, Thesaurus Art Staff 3, Sports, Dancing. Secretarial Work ROBERT EDWARD DOR IN 'Luke General Course, tniramurai Basket- ball Z, 5, 4; Tennis i, 4 Volleyball 4, Homeroom President 3, 4; Senior Class Vice-President. Harvey Graves in Junior Miss ’ Sport Salesman THOMAS MICHAEL DOYLE Tom’ industrial Art Course. Football Bond I, 2; Concert Band 2, Scholastic Art Award 3. 4, Jose Santos in The Desert Shall Rejoice 4, Senior Clou President. Sketching. Outdoor Sport School of Art JANE RACHEL FOREST Janie College Entrance Course Tri-Hi Club 2 4. Glee Club 2. U-i Choir 3, 4; Thesauru Advertising Staff 2. Foot- boll Band 2. Production Staff Junior Mils,' Music. Triple Cities College. RICHARD JAMES GRIFFIN Gift Industrial Art Course. Skiing. Fish- ing Mechanics, IB