Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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X ' New my any QQMACQJ To strangers, Joan McBratney seems quiet and serious, but her friends know she is full of fun and has a wonderful sense of humor. Mac,' spent four years in the A.A., becoming treasurer this year and was also treasurer of the I.S.S. Among other activities she be- longed to the Orchestra, Traffic Patrol and Assembly Committee. BURT Although Burton Neblo was not found on many varsity teams he took part in several intra-mural sports, including baseball, football, and basketball, and was a great as- set to the Tennis Team for three years. Burt also served V.H.S. on the Social Committee in his sopho- more year. X7 O qa '16 ka V af.. 1 Bagged vfggpf CHICK Edward Meehan has spent four J fL4x..,-fog, DIANA Diana Messina was fond of Home Economics and often helped Mrs. Wood by working in the cafeteria in her spare time. She also joined the Cooking Club. Diana came out of the kitchen long enough to par- ticipate actively in the well known Dance Club. years on the Basketball Team. An- other sport in which he was inter- ested and in which he participated was baseball. Besides his athletic activities, Edward was active in the Dance Club during his sophomore and junior years as a student in V.H.S. JEAN Jean Newsom was one of our ver- satile classmates. She was a mem- ber of the Social Committee for three years and topped it off in her senior year as chairman. Being a participant in the Forum Club, har- monizing in the Glee Club and jumping hurdles in the Riding Club are some of her other high school interests. WHS of the Forum Club. 019

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I f X wi ' 'A . A rt I 1 . XL' if Iigii . X l . 5 J ' ei. ef fe, Jul P.K. i. R Paul Kreuder was busily occupied in the fall and spring as football and track manager respectively. He participated in intra-mural baseball, basketball, and soccer. For the last two years he was an active member of the Dramatic Club and has taken part in some of the productions of that organization. IRENE Irene Lamb came to Verona High School during her senior year. Her first accomplishment was to win a high place for herself on the Honor Roll. The only school organization whichishe joined in her short time in Y.H.S. was the Junior Red Cross w ich she served faithfully. I if N , DoTTY Dorothe 1 anch M345 mo :vel was lu nd in he more ye -1 ' ' er , , ' is - flslgf f - M an qdJ ber jf ,fmfram 'Q Q A ' D . s , n' I otf 'rparts J .7172 pla, . y' h I. or1fET'f VVh.ite H2SSiet statl lifa chart er ofllhe Form. je ub. 180 BETTY As a freshman, Betty Mansfield was a member of the Student Council. She participated i-n the Girls' Glee Club and displayed her athletic ability in the Girls' A.A. Betty was also a member of the I.S.S. in her last three years as well as a charter member of the Forum Club. V. ffl MOUSE Betty Lehman has been an active member of the Girls' A.A. for four years. As a freshman she was a member of the Riding Club and for the last two years has been in the I.S.S. This year she was an industri- ous member of the Traffic Patrol. MANDYU Andrew Mau arrived at the doors of Verona High School late in his junior year. He had attended Seton Hall up to that time. Andy play- ed baseball while he was at Seton Hall and continued to do so after he came to Vero a High. f'r.ffifl5 if rlff' Zigi

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HELEN Helen Nordeen, besides being one of V.H.S.'s promising commercials, showed she has a domestic side. She belonged to both the Sewing and Cooking Clubs. Helen also had the distinction of being one of the the Forum charter members of Club. Her membership in the Girls' A.A. shows her interest in sports. ANN Ann Peck has the distinction of EARL Earl Rast is outstanding for his Dramatic Club work. His excel- lent stage-work helped immensely to insure the success of the club's productions. Earl is co-chairman of the newly organized Student Court, and during his high school career being the only girl in Verona's 1942 graduating class who took up Me- chanical Drawing. Ann proved herself the equal of the boys in this more technical subject and in doing so proved Mr. Dwyer's belief about an interested girl's ability in his subject. 'K' Q was a member of the Dance Clulijqjl f lf as well as working on Shadows and the White Hornetf' K fl . f, MAURIE J ry! aurice Ready participated in a M 'x' l in !wliQL,'iii,lU x, ' J 5 Pl 1 ljlf r as as i A 2. 0' v R rfb- X X iety of sports. Throughout his owr years, Maurice was active in baieball, basketball, and football int a-murals. He played with the football J. V.s in his sophomore year and was on the track team his senior year. He was also in the Forum and Rifle Clubs. 2. ,- ff., 1 '-9-rNNY Virginia Priest, by nature a quiet girl, was an interested member of the I.S.S. and the Glce Club. As a lover of classical music, she was a member of the Opera Club in her sophomore and junior years. Her athletic interest was shown by her membership in the Bowling Club and the Girls' A.A. SHIRLEY Shirley Rekoon was an active mem- ber of the Bridge Club in her jun- ior year. She became a member of the Lost and Found Committee in 1941. For three years Shirley was one of those French students who attended the meetings of the famous I.S.S. organization.