Upper Kennebec Valley High School - Boreas Yearbook (Bingham, ME)

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ATll-lllLlETllCS ' BASEBALL For the second successive year our baseball schedule was small consist- idg of only four games, two with Madi- son and two with North New Portland. Although we were victorious only once, we were highly successful in both the team and by participation, the school supporters. Bingham's schedule was as follows: Bingham 4 Bingham 3 At Bingham At Bingham Plans for At N. New Portland 5 at Madison 4 11 N. New Portland 9 5 Madison 6 this year's teami have shown that we will base the schedule on a broader scale, playing more and better teams. It is hoped that the teams of Upper Kennebec will form a league. The main idea of this year will be to have fun and acquire experience. Ik HF ik if FOOTBALL A new type of football was intro- duced at Bingham this year. Instead of the usual touch football, we played regular tackle football. We were handicapped in that we had no uni- forms, and had to practice without the benefit of this equipment. But we played two games, with Skowhegan second team and Dexter, and they were very obliging in furnishing us with uniforms. We were successful in both games, conquering Skowhegan, 7 to 6, and Dexter, 7 to 0. A good percentage of the players will be back next year and it is hoped that we will have more equipment. This will enable us to play more games. BASKETBALL After several years, basketball was resumed at Bingham High. It was a very successful season considering that none of the boys ever saw a bas- ketball game before. We were handi- capped by the lack of a place to play our games and we even had to practice in out-of-town places. We split even in our games with So- lon and North New Portland and won three games from Harmony. These games although not played in town drew large crowds with many supporters from Bingham. The games served as fun and ex- perience for the boys, who will all be back anxious for another attempt next year. We are in hopes of playing more games next year and we would like to find a place in town to play some of these games. HK HK Ik if WINNTER SPORTS Bingham High School participated in four winter carnivals and with sev- eral trips to Baker Mt. enjoyed a good season. Starting off with an intramur- al carnival in which there were 35 contestants, we opened the season. Gerald Berry and Evelyn Bigelow were King and Queen, being high point winners. On Jan. 27, Bingham entered the Kents Hill Carnival and in competi- tion with Kents Hill, Wilton Academy, Jay, and Winthrop High School. We made a fine showing. Kents Hill was declared the winner but Bingham was a close second. Outstanding in this

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24 BOREAS I SEVENTH GRADE PICTURE Standing: L. Garland, D. Gilford, R. Collins, F. McAfee, R. Hopkins, C. Lombard, J. Young, R. Knowles, J. Fortier. Seated: D. Durgin, G. Begin, L. Rollins, R. Walker, C. Morris, T. Roy, A. Bigelow, r M. Brochu, N. Durgin. Choir-All girls in the school. Junior High pupils place in winter carnival Marcelle Brochu-First place in 100 and second place yard skating dash, in the half mile skate. Norma Durgin placed third in the half mile skate. Colleen Morris won third place in the hundred yard snowshoe dash. Royce Knowles placed third in the boys' cross country snowshoe race. Alton Beane won second place in the slalom, March 16 4-H Victory Gardens Planted Today The following people have under- taken 4-H gardening and canning pro- jects for next summer: Norma Dur- gin, Dorna Durgin, Geraldine Begin, Eugenia Adams, Colleen Rollins, Rach- el Robinson, Madeline Dionne, Royce Knowles. Awards to be given May first for Dental Certificates About twenty in the junior high school are expected to fulfill the re- quirements. S1 prize offered to financial genius in Eighth Grade Math Project 355000 Cimaginaryj was given to each pupil on January 1. On May 1 the person who has made the most money with his S5000 will receive Sl. Competition runs high. Junior High expresses appreciation to High School We, the boys and girls of the Junior High, wish to thank the High School for including us in their activities.

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26 BOREAS .- .--..W. . .- . . .. W. .... .. .WW ...WB H ,,,.,,' .. - is L,, WINTER SPORTS PICTURE Back Row: L. Bridges, G. Begin, F. Heald, M. Brochu, B. Lane, E. Bigelow, R. Quig- ley, J. Potter, G. Goff, C. Morris. Middle Row: W. O'Brien, F. Hale, M. Tozier, O. Hale. G. Berry, L. Cates, R. Hall, E. Henderson, A. Goff, R. Wing, B. Bean, E. Guay. D. Gordon. Front Row: N. Durgin, D. Newton, F. Pooler, E. Durgin, N. Macdougall, A. Man- chester, S. Keene, J. Hunnewell, B. Tibbetts, D. Durgin. Kneeling: C. York, R. Knowles. meet for the home boys were Gordon Berry and Francis Hale. The annual carnival with Monson on Feb. 10, was won by the Monson boys and Bingham girls, A Corona- tion Ball featured the meet, being splendidly done by the Monson boys and girls. The following Saturday at Bing- ham Carnival held on Baker Mt. it was our turn to be jubilant. Both Bingham boys and girls easily defeated the oth- er competition, consisting of Monson, Skowhegan, Hartland, and Winthrop. Bigelow, Durgin, Macdougall, Heald, Lane, Cahill, and Hunnewell perform- ed well for the girls and outstanding for the boys were Gordon, Berry, Goff, Bridges, Wing, and O'Brien. A trophy was awarded to the winners, having been sponsored by the Student Coun- cil and purchased through the gener- osity of the merchants and friends of the school. Many ribbons and prizes were won by our boys and girls and all are anxiously awaiting next year. All the boys who have taken part in athletics are appreciative of the time and effort contributed by Mr. Perry in coaching and bettering our teams. E. Henderson '47