Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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of .ww was www ami, we e...-f ,. Faculty: Aidala-Chapin X. it L A+' g,X 'tr' i av! .f 'Ni Mr. Robert Aidala Head Custodian Miss Norma Ancona Secretary Mr. Arthur Andrews Custodian Mrs. Carl Armstrong Secretary Mr. Ioseph Bayno Physical Education Mrs. Lou Bennet Secretary Mrs. Dora Blizzard Secretary Mr. Robert Bond Industrial Arts Mr. Gilbert Boyd Guidance Mrs. Nellie Briggs Mathematics Math Club advisor Mr. Robert Brokaw Industrial Arts Mrs. Anna Brooks Mathematics Mr. Donald Brooks Mathematics, Department Chairman Miss Nellie Brower Librarian Gradus Honoris advisor Mr. George Brown Custodian Mr. Edward Brown Science Mrs. Edith Burrows Cafeteria Mr. Iohn Calvey English Senior Class advisor Mr. Armand Caputi Guidance Mr. Bruce Chapin Art D ul' 'fi if 45 L ng 'Q-f'!' QAbovel At the beginning of the year, the continuation of Hevelotion was uncertain. New advisor, Mrs. janet DiBello, hopes to continue producing an award-winning literary magazine. fLeftJ Santas oven-baked chicken, snowflake rice, Yule buttered peas, holly cranberry sauce, angel roll, and Noel jello. Even the lunch menus are warmed with holiday spirit. Mrs. Edith Burrows and Mrs. Helen Rumsey serve the meal to the separate lines which lead to the North and South Cafeterias.

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jvc-.XM DiBeIIos plant seed5 of a new business May expand crop garden to include a hamburger patch - I if . Ayes .. A S-as 5? ste T t9 SR v fern 166 FACULTY hen America isn't running, she's gardening, and in this typically farm- community, besides being fun, garden- ing can also be profitable. For the Dibello's, gardening planted the seeds of a new business. The fami- ly spent last summer running a truck farm. Mrs. Ianet DiBello, English teacher and Revelation advisor, grew up on a dairy farm. VC's vice-principal, Mr. Ioseph DiBello, was raised in Middle- town and as a youngster worked as a farm laborer in the black dirt country of Pine Island. The Dibello's own approximately nineteen acres of land in the Mont- gomery area and put some of it to good use in their summer's business venture. Their garden had two sepa- rate vegetable sections. In their crop garden the DiBello's planted to- matoes and cucumbers while they planted a variety of vegetables in their kitchen gardenf' These they later preserved by freezing or canning. The DiBellos' farm was primarily organic: no chemical fertilizers were used. They controlled insect pests Continued on p, 168 E- we -mb stag., . H, if fAbovej ln many classes, the first few minutes are reserved for attendance-taking. Mr. Fred Radl, during those minutes, notes that a student hasn't brought in his re-admit slip. tlseftj The Orange County area is a farm community which nurtures many gardeners. Mrs. lunet DiBello, raised on a farm in this area, and Mr. Ioseph DiBello have expanded their kitchen garden into a full-sized Hcrop gardenf, complete with a tractor.

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DiBeIIos plant seeds of a new buiness Continued from p. 166 with praying mantises and ladybugs. S'Mrs. DiBello didn't like finding la- dybugs stored in the refrigerator, Mr. DiBello laughed. Mr. DiBello said that he received information on the best varieties of vegetables to grow in specific soil con- ditions from the County Extension Bu- reau and Cornell University. He also talked to area farmers for advice on marketing his produce. The DiBello's sold most of their goods at a wholesale auction market in Milton. They felt going to the mar- kets in New York City was impractical because of the time, distance, and commission rates involved. Mr. Di- Bello travelled to Milton four days each week at the height of the sum- mer season, but under the auction sys- tem, he didn't have to stay until his goods were sold. He received a receipt, the auctioneer accepted the highest bid, took a fifteen percent commission and gave the rest to the DiBello's. Mr. DiBello said the price depended on the goods. You establish a reputa- tion - good or bad. Prices are also influenced by the season and the num- ber of comparable goods available. The labor for this venture was sup- plied by family hands. In Mr. Di- Bello's words, HWe didn't hire anyone. We used child labor. Mr. and Mrs. DiBello's four children and in-laws helped. Everyone put in Continued on p. 171 Faculty: Ciganek- Duffy A.. .... .. . , ...,...,,.,.,,,,mmwKQZ was 168 FACULTY Mr. Robert Ciganek English Quiz Bowl advisor Mr. George Coates Physical Education Varsity Football coach Iunior Varsity Basketball coach Mr. Iohn Cosco Social Studies Mrs. Barbara Coyne Secretary Mr. Donald Crispell Science Miss Christine Cuomo Spanish Mrs. Barbara Davie Cafeteria Mr. Stanley Davie Social Studies Mr. Iohn De Francesco Music Mrs. Ianet DiBello English Revelation advisor Mr. Ioseph DiBello Vice-principal Mr. Frank DiCilio English Mrs. Mary DiCilio Spanish Spanish Honor Society advisor Mr. Ioseph DiLorenzo English Sophomore Class advisor Mr. Richard Divirgilio Business Mr. Charles Dofflemeyer Special Education Mrs. Mary Downer Cafeteria Miss Ioan Downey English Fashionettes advisor Mrs. Rebecca Druttman Physical Education Gymnastics Club advisor Mr. Alfred Duffy Assistant superintendent of Schools A . -ngggpii'-3 'fl A- A 'SR 'Q'