Upper Perkiomen High School - Walum Olum Yearbook (Pennsburg, PA)

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SENIORS

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CLASS OFFICERS: President - Mary'Ellen Kriebel, Secretary - Sylvia Stahler, Treasurer - Judy Freed, Vice-President - Kenneth Fenstermaker, Honorary Vice-President - Luis San Miguel. NOT SO VERY LONG AGO the class of 1963 was a small goup of approximately one hundred and ten uneasy freshmen, contemplating the four years of senior high school remaining for us. Did we realize the actual impor- tance of those coming influential years? Were we capable of making the momentous decisions which would conse- quently determine our future? The trial endured, knowl- edge gained and experiences encountered in the next four years had a permanent impact on our lives. Were we ready? During the course of the freshman year we chose dark green and light green as our class colors. The class em- blem was designed as an arrowhead, a symbol of the mighty Upper Perkiomen Indians. As class members began to be selected for sports teams, an interest quickened in the school sports programs. For the first time we were ad- mitted to senior high activities with a sense of belonging. Who could ever forget our wonderful sophomore year complete with'American history and biology? We enjoyed dissecting frogs and worms, but dh, those history reports! Our first very own dance, A Night in April was as romantic as a sophomore hop could be. We even had a Sophomore Day on April 15, when the girls proudly donned their white mums with a big green 63 decora- tion. This was the second year of the existence of a chap- ter of the National Honor Society in our school. We proudly watched as two of our sophomores were admitted during a beautiful induction ceremony. Since our already- experienced coaching staff was augmented by Mr. Keeny, our football team began showing considerable improve- ment, even a number of our sophomore boys played on the team. Next an onslaught of tests of our personality, mentality, emotional maturity, and other qualities began and continued throughout the years, The guidance coun- selling department concentrated on helping us to select a profitable occupation and to be aware that as sopho- mores we were rapidly approaching graduation, at which time our choices would have to be made. Our junior year began by greeting a strong football team who brought home our first victory in twenty- eight games. We will never forget North Penn! Now the Upper Perkiomen Indians struck fear into the hearts of the opponents! We were now on the level with any other school in the Bux-Mont League. Eleven juniors, seven of whom were varsity starters, aided the team to a 4-4-2 sea- son. Class rings were proudly flaunted as we prepared for our first prom, Emerald Enchantment. With jubilant hearts and after many nights of frenzied rehearsals, we 1963 CLASS HISTORY staged our class play, The Egg and I, which was a rare success. College boards were taken in the spring by col- lege-minded juniors, and the concert choir was formed. Then in March three more members were ceremoniously inducted into the National Honor Society. When the smoke lifted from the battlefield of the campaign between the Blue and the Gold parties for Student Council Of- ficers, the Gold party displayed triumphantly its victory. In the spring the band, in keeping with the victorious football squad, campaigned long, hard, and successfully for beautiful new uniforms. Finally we became coveted seniors. No one was above us any longer. Twelve years down, the rest of a lifetime to go. The year naturally began with a great 7-3-0 sea- son from our football team. Again the unusual but hilari- ous senior class play, Our Heart: Were Young and Gay, was a winner. This was the year of P.A.D. class, twelfth- grade English, office practice, and signing pictures. The winter months passed quickly while we were anxiously awaiting news of college acceptance and frantically meet- ing our yearbook deadlines. The enchanting senior prom in the spring proved to be a romantic scene with a wist- ful farewell remembrance, but our class trip to New York vanquished all thoughts of gloom. We had the time of our lives. Another great event was the arrival of the 1963 yearbooks. While donning our caps and gowns for Bac- calaureate, we began to experience a feeling of nostalgia. To think we could never return as students to our Alma Mater, the home of so many wonderful memories, was truly a lamentable thought. Finally the long-awaited day of Commencement arrived 5 we were now on the threshold of life.