Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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Foreword t the first meeting of the yearbook staff back in September, the prevailing attitude of the editors was one of consternation. We were faced with the difficult task of analyzing school life and compiling a book about it. We had many discussions concerning possible theme ideas, but none seemed to satisfy the majority. At last we realized that we could write best about what we knew best. Thus. we decided that our theme would be school life itself and our observations of it and our feelings about it. The editors wanted this presentation to capture in words and pictures the spirit, the people, and the experiences of our years in high school. In our yearbook, we avoided the extreme, but strove for variety by com- bining humor that would not be offensive la ticklish taskl, abstract designs that would not be radical, and animated layouts that would not be inordinate. We compiled each section with an eye to the future, for herein lies the value of a yearbook. If at a future reunion, we can look at a picture and say with a fleeting air of nostalgia, Remember him ? Was that twenty years ago'?,,, then our assignment will have been accomplished, for we will have captured some unforgettable moments of high school life. We tried to recreate the sports events, the activities, the dances, and the classes - all of which combine to make high school the life it is. In short, we attempted to compress into this book three years of toil, tears, and triumphs. This book represents the combined efforts of many people. It is the sincere hope of the editors that they have fulfilled their mission by producing a book that represents the Class of '61 and serves as a reminder of bygone days to be relived in words and pictures.

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EDITORIAL STAFF Co-Editors Yvonne DeslVlartcau Mark Henriksen Assistants Emily Adams Brenda Flight llflartin Graham Candice Hihhard Susan Hurton ,loan larcma Anita Loomis Nancy Needham Irene Puddister Shcrry Tigar A ssociates Susan Collan Elizabeth Cook Walden Dillaway Mary Downing Margaret Erker Russell Ferris Susan Greene Nancy Hurd David Proctor Z'-X. -1-iililt? --Q...-f1 -Q--Q--i,T...T1. -ag 03 The Oracle Sta ART STAFF Anita Loomis, Co-ordinalor Norma Clark Priscilla DiDonato Susan Greene David Hogg David Proctor Sherry Tigar TYPING STAFF Patricia Ahearn ,lean Anderson Carol Atwater Shirley Crocker Linda Johnson ,lean Landry Dianne Marshall ,loan Nelson Donna Howe Andra Simonscn Patricia Watters -2- BUSINIQSS STAI-'F Co- Ma nage rs Rosemary Mahoney John Murray Assistants Arthur Ahdinoor Edgar Almeida David Burnett Robert Neff .lamcs 0'Brien Patricia Taylor Nancy Snow Associates Carol Dingle Grace Doucctte Robert Frederick Maureen McKeon Gail Munro Elizabeth U'Donnell Marcia Rosen Carol Sherman Paul Vingerhoct Susan Wallace f fills cms:-n f E at-4' Pi J , j

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Contents Faculty and Administration . . 5 Dedication . . 6 Activities . . I7 Highlights . . 37 Sports. . 47 Candids . . 63 Graduates . . 75 A Memorial Tribute . . 76 Popularity Poll . . H3 Sponsors . . . H5 Acknowledgments . 152 -4-