Union High School - Utopian Yearbook (New Castle, PA)

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Perhaps a part of growing up is looking back and seeing how far we've progressed. I’m sure that most of us have glanced back to our previous years of schooling, whether they be the elementary, Junior High, Sophomore, Junior, or maybe just yesterday's experiences that we've all shared together in school. Immediately we are reminded of the “high points” of our years: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth years of our education, when we felt on the top of the world because we held down the top slot on our own little measuring chart of success. Likewise, we remember the years when we were stepping stones of others. Two important times for us were, the advancement to fourth and seventh grades; mainly because of the challenge of a new and larger building with which to become familiar. In addition to the buildings, there were the teachers, some being the object of boyhood, or girlhood crushes that we've all had at one time or another. An inspiring year for our class was ninth grade, a year that we won both football and basketball championships, but our first actual feeling of leadership was recognized then. That feeling was dissipated in our Sophomore year, when we realiz- ed we were little or nothing in the eyes of our superiors , the then upperclassmen. This was also the year of the opportunity of playing a varsity sport, which some at- tained. Another common memory is that of our first dre.ss-up experience of our dating lives, the Teenette Formal. How quickly boy .and girls became ladies and gentlemen! Our Junior year was perhaps our hardest working year, in that most of us filled our schedule completely, in order to be able to take it easy our Senior year. As Juniors we were also, new hands at taking college boards, and preparing for college entrances. We also changed the usual format of the Junior-Senior Prom, with the best results of any class in Union High’s history. As Seniors we became the rulers of the school”, a feeling which seemed inter- minable at the beginning of the year, but faded away with, the quick passing of our best year. to ... Some of us will advance to college, while some will take a place in the world, but to everyone the memories of high school years will remain, to be told to children or to make us children again. 3

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Robert Adamczyk (Coo z) Band - 10.11,12; Basketball - 10.11.12; Chess Club - 11; Concert Choir - 12; Homecoming -11; NHS - 11,- 12; Student Council - 10; Track - 11. Richard Adams (Rick) Baseball - 11.12; Basketball - 10.11,12; Chess Club - 11; Treasurer - 10; Concert Choir -10.11,- 12 (Choralaires - 11,- 12. District - 11. Es- quires - 12); Football - 10.11.12. NHS - 11.12; Prom Attendant - 11; Track - 10; Varsity L - 10.11.12. President - 12. Nancy Aiken AFS - 11; FTA - 12; Mixed Chorus - 10; Pep Club - 10.- 11,12; Teenettes - 10.11,12; Hall Monitor - 12. Mary Ann Akstulewicz Band - 10.11.12; Concert Choir - 10.11,12 (Accom- panist - 10. 11. 12) (Choralaires -10); Pep Club - 12; Pep Band - 10.11. The officers of the class of 74 are: Scott Johnston—sec . Bob Bridges-treas.. Jim Patterson—pres.. Gary Perrino—vice pres. Their advisors are Mrs. McKinley and Mr Roussos AFS - 10,11; Baseball - 10,- 11.12 (mgr.); Basketball -10,- 11.12 (mgr.); Chess Club - 11.12(11 -v. pres ); Football - 12 (mgr); French Club - 10.- 11, (Sec. - 10); NHS - 11,12; Pep Club - 11,12; Projection Club - 10,11.12; Runner - 12; Student Council -12; Utopian Staff - 10.11.12; Varsity L - 10.11.12; Hall Monitor - 12. Bill Aunkst (Will) Baseball - 12; Basket- ball - 10,11,12 (mgr ); Chess Club - 10,11; Class President - 11; Concert Choir - 12; French Club - 10,11,- 12; FTA - 11; NHS - 11.12 (Treasurer - 12); Pep Club - 10,11,12; Runner - 12; Student Council - 11; Varsity L - 10,11,12 (Sec ).