Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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Various members of the football squad will give encouraging reports on what they plan to do for the rest of the season. There will be a big time in the old town town tonight!!! As eagerly as the boys look forward to the football season, the girls look for- ward to hockey season when the famil- iar cry, ground sticks, ground sticks, ground sticks is on the tongue of each bright-eyed youngster. llockey is one of the most popular activities in the fall gym work for girls. Its popularity is proved by the response of the girls, Each season over 100 en- thusiastic high school girls answer the call. The hockey group representing our school is made up of four class teams and is under the guidance of Miss Dietz and Miss Frech. The Dalerettes prove their skill in competition with other schools. All of our competitive games are held at home because of our excellent fields and available facilities. A jolly time is had at all our hockey The football team at practice. playdays. Following the games, the team members return to the gym where refreshments are served and cheers giv- en for the coaches and opposite teams. A program is arranged and members of both teams sing, dance, and tell stories. It is the finish of a perfect day. John Ray carries the ball. Mx - . '-BEF' -Y' Pai 'N' f Yh ? l:

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The years come and go, but athletics Will, we hope, go on forever . Football heads the fall sports calendar with Coaches Galvin, Dimpsey, Tedesco and Albrecht in the driver's seat. Al- though our team is not so well balanced as our competitors', who win the hon- ors, too much cannot be said regarding the pluck and grit of every boy on our team. Captain Kunz, who is one of the smallest grid ironers , surprises every- one by being far in front of the heralded stars of other schools. Many rooters are on hand to en- courage their favorite teams. An aver- age of 150 loyal Farmingdalers are in evidence at each game and their hearty support, consisting of their presence, their cheering and good Will, is stimu- lating and encouraging. To show the boys that we are all still rooting for them in spite of their de- feats, the entire student body, includ- ing the High School Band, is turning out en masse tonight to spur the boys on to victory. Page twelve Cream of the hockey crop-Pat Johnson, Janet Huntemann, Mary Ezzo, Jerry Polcas- tro, Marie Froland, Helen Baczewski, Frances Massaro, Virginia Russell, Edna Gluck, Gloria Burren, Lucy Zarodkiewicz, Mary Grace Cor- aggio, Mildred Gifford, Alice Rigolini. A smashing Pep Rally is being held behind the Fire House. Janet Hunte- mann, Captain of the Cheer Leaders, will head the parade as Miss Pep Rally. A gigantic fire will be built, around which the students will do a rhythmic Snake Dance. Pete Kreskowski is all up in the air about it.

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H MlMHIlHHll Illillllllll December is a month of incessant ac- tivity. Clubs and groups are at their busiest. Enthusiasm runs high, The debating club, sponsored by Mr. Spahr, and under the capable direction of Anne Glass, president, has been offering a series of forums open to the entire stu- dent body in order to discuss current topics. On December 5th they sponsor a forum which promises to be one of the most interesting ever held, on a subject which is a vital one, Must the United States Fight Japan. There are inspiring thoughts from the main speakers and when the question is opened to the gathering of about three hundred enthusiastic students, spirited comments arise. But little do we real- ize the full significance of our argu- ments. On the following Sunday the Japs raid Pearl Harbor, and war is de- clared! Page fourteen The Debating' Club all ready to conduct a forum. Unidentified aircraft sighted within about an hour's flying time from our village! Dismiss the classes! At first the fac- ulty regards these re- ports as erroneous rum- ors but the students' anxious expressions and restless attitudes are anything but calm. All too soon these rumors are confirmed! Confused, excited, students swarm through halls while teachers appeal for calmness and control. Some of us dash out to waiting buses, some leave on foot, or on bikes, while others are transported by the faculty. It is only a false alarm, but we return alert, with an awareness that it can happen here. Air raid drills are car- ried out. Wardens are appointed to take charge of the younger children and to assist the faculty. Radio listening posts are established, and the boys The school is alert-Raymond Theobalil listening for air raid signals. -:fm4mw