Wappingers Central High School - Portico Yearbook (Wappingers Falls, NY)

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2-'fix 'X I Ill t, shy? 7 , vi CLA!! llfl' Four years ago last September, our class entered the old high school the last cl ss to be Freshmen in the old building, for the new Central Scnool as then under construction Ne also rad anotrer dis tinction in t e fact that our class was tre l st one to gr duate from the eighth grade Fresr en year stands out with tie memory of Fresn men day at the hands of tne upper class en which w s unusual, strenu ous, and original As ,on1 ores, we started the school year in our new environment, which was quite a con+rast to the old school Of course, in the new building we foun that many of our old friends were no longer with us since they rad been transferred to other schools ve missed tnem but with all the new students, studying, and all thaf goes to make up our lives in the scnool, we found ourselve a unlted ophomore class ready to carry on the best traditions and To establisr few new ones Some of us consider the best one to be tre pl ntirg of an arbor Day free, an example which has been followed by ea n snobf ,J l Ps we look baca, one of tne highlights of our social activltie vas the Senior uurior l phomore Halloween Party Tris party vas both gay and enjoyable Junior year u oer classlen, we assumed rore respon lbilities, and we had more BOClal activities e pub isned an issue of tre uapp aB meabers of the National ronor Society Durlrg tne s rool year our class put on a Junior hop, and t fre lose of the year ve rad a very succes ful and dellghtfu Junior from Serlor year wa different frou l 're o' er y rs, s fe ve e sem ers of a class w ich was gr duated in war tlme Owing to tne rar, our activities were curtailed rowever we roduced a senior play, J owing Pains, we cnose our class rings, and once agair sever l tem bers vere inducte into fhe horor Society any letes, both boys and girls, were embers of our enlor lass Because of certain restrlcti ns ost af our on+s1 e atnletl s ere eliminated Our class has several members lH the armed forces, who are ldentifled with the armv, Wavv and 'arines Our se lor year overshadowed oy t e globa war, a war that 1 raking its mark on every household Some f our classmates are going on for furtner education, others are taking tkeir place in defense jobs, and several re already attending trade chool ro ue trained for var work a great zany of our boys will be in tne armed forces mhey leave our school with a memory of four happy years years that have been both pleasurable and instructive 'e leave with the knowledge that there has been a strong spirit of cooperation between students and teachers as our paths for tze future follow divergent routes, the members of +ne class of '43 will always have for the alma Mater a spirit of loyalty and devotion n 9 vi' ' .' , g 1 Q ,W 4.f 0 E ' I ' on 4.IIIIIII,'l,l -- a . Y . ' w . ' 1 l r n X . a a . . Qri. ' 1 X . a - T Rn. 1- J , ' d , ' - M ' - A ' . ,' 1 VI. . .. V . J K V s S . -.' . ' , , 1 e A J. 1. Ex ' l ' . 1 , ,l 'Xa l ' f u' . yeeffingj sopI.cn:lc1'e CWLLFS. . Y . ' 'Y 1' -v -rv-A ' , a . ,. . . .o . , . . A , as 9, .1 ' .,- s ,. c s erian that was considered very successful. Six Juniors were taken in ' , ' l 1 '. . ' cl ' ' - ' a ,l c - l 1 ' : x ' S . L ' V. ' . s u l 4 a 1 .M th 'ea 3 w : r 1 2 n a, ' . o' o f 'V , . 'Q ' A , g u . ' fr ' ' ' . . a , - 1 ' J 5 I ' . ' - L iisiincuiS?e5 ath- - , ' ' 1 l S J ' . ,' o . ' .. 5 c ' c ' . ' L l , .J . n - was ' ,h fl .' s U , ' ' . 3 U ' ' . . A A is a a s , , A , , o ' Ar . 1 o ' 1 '

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