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

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uSchool Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Rule Days C add .illdfory We stand before you about to play the last note of a score that has guven us four years of enloyment and knowledge Wuthun uts pages there have been solo parts but ut us the combuned contrubutuons of the unduvudual parts blendung together whuch have made thus puece a success Before movung on to lufe s more advanced musuc we ask you to bear wuth us and lusten once more to thus happy straun We thunk back four years ago to 'I949 when we were Freshmen enterung Farmungdale Hugh From that day forward we were begunnung to develop the funer pounts of our character and personaluty wuth a successful hugh school career as our ultumate goal For us the Freshman year was one of confusuon coupled wuth delught Many of us wull remember our frequent searches for the fourth floor and uts mys teruous swummung pool and certaunly we shall never forget Muss Youseys novel Englush l classes un room ln the sports department the boys could be found partucupatung un football basketball and track Not only the boys were outstandung un sports but also the gurls partucularly Joan Kuendle Ann Greco and Barbara Podsuadlo who were on the Honor Softball team Through the combuned efforts of Mr Van Arnam duced much to the enloyment of all classes The year was not fuddled away as proven on Class Day when Joyce Curran won the Cutuzenshup and General Scuence pruzes Ruthe Hewlett attauned the Hugh Scholarshup award Jane Wedell was cred duted wuth the Elementary Algebra pruze and Pat Patterson gauned the Effort pruze Wuth one year of valuable hugh school experu ence to our credut we began to progress rapudly as we came upon our Sophomore year 195051 That year we organuzed for the furst tume electung Fred Badalamentu Presudent Ann Greco Vuce Presu dent Joan Kuendle Secretary and Tom Conrod Treasurer On the football fueld Bob Banker Art Deussler Frank Rathgeber Juluan lnnuss and Chet Broman were begunnung to make themselves heard Whule un the gym shunung for our Junuor Varsuty Basketball team one could see Harry Eaton and Art Deussler Bob Gray Frank Rathgeber Bob Banker and Art Deussler had the honor of beung chosen to be gym N 52 leaders Not to be outdone by a longshot our gurls were begunnung to exhubut theur skulls un hockey volley ball pung pong and basketball To lead un these sports Joan Kuendle Sheulah Condon Joyce Cur ran Barbara Podsuadlo Ann Greco Ruthe Hewlett and Maruan Honeyman ware elected to the Gurls Leaders Club Our two Twurlers Arlene Eggelung and Helen Hucks gave commendable performances whule leadung our marchung band at football games Throughout the year members of the class be came actuve un varuous clubs and actuvutues Fred Ba dalamentu was elected Treasurer of our Student Councul by a commandung margun over hus opponent Thus year marked the begunnung of the up and down staurway rule As the bell rang everyone poured forth from class un a mad rush The race was on to see whether students would get up the down staurs before Muss Roberts had a chance to squelch theur efforts Wuth the aud of our sponsor Mrs Mace we pre sented a dance 'The Soph Hop whuch proved to be very successful Scholastuc awards were won by Barbara Ness ler who won the Hugh Scholarshup award Claruce lus Nelson who won the pruze for Effort Dorothy Jens who won furst pruze un the annual essay con test and Lous Wulcox who receuved Honorable Men tuon un the Scuence Congress As our Junuor year came upon us un September 'l95'l we realuzed that we had a potentually smooth functuonung hard workung group un our mudst Thus year would go a long way toward provung ut Under the durectuon of Mr Lopez we elected our class of fucers Fred Badalamentu as Presudent Ronnue Brook bank as Vuce Presudent Joanne Schwartzman as Sec retary and Tom Conrod as Treasurer Auded by these offucers and the Executuve Coun cul the Junuor Class presented a Fall dance Rags to Ruches and one of the funest Junuor Proms un FHS hustory Apple Blossom Tume on Mcuy l7 T952 The beautuful valley wuth green hulls a babbl ung brook and hundreds of apple blossoms was a perfect settung for the Queen of our Prom Joyce Curran and her attendants Pat Patterson and Anne Pourung . I . . . I I . I . . . . . . . . . . . . I I I I ' . . . . , , , ' I I 1 ' ' 1 I I I 1 . . . I , , I ' I I . I . I - I . . , . . , 205. I . . . I I . a ' . . r ' I ' ' , ' ' I 11 - I I , . I I . . I . and 'he l0CUl C'V'C 9 0UPSf 'he Canleen WGS 'NFO' Danielsson, who won the World History prizeg Phyl- ' . I . J I I . . . I I . . I . I I . . . I I , . . I I I . . I . . I ' I . . . - f ' ' f ' ' 1 ' ' I , . I . I I , 1 , - - I I . ' , : , ' ' ' - ' ' II ' 1 I . . . ,, . . . . I I I I ' ' - u - 11 I I I I I I I . I . . I I I . I I ' . I l I I I I

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CLASS FLOWER CLASS COLORS Red Rose Blue and Silver CLASS N N POEM We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams. Graduation is our awaker, And we put to use our themes.- A refrain of four years spent here Lingers hauntingly in our brains. Regretfully we shed a tear For the place where we first made gains. Young, so young were we, Playing on the scales of knowledge, Singing an undecided melody: Will it be work or college? Our tunes oft did not coincide, We learned harmony with age, Discordant notes struck in pride Were attuned by teachers, wise and sage Now, with wisdom hardly acquired We try to write our song of success. ls the melody inspired? Are the lyrics lacking finesse? Only time can tell, yet we are assured, And this faith we do proclaim: Our teachers' aid, procured, Will enroll us in the Hit Parade of Fame. Marlene Baldassano 51

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4 .lidllt nun: M s --1----H W ln the athletsc fseld our boys were racsng toward new honors Bob Banker and Art Desssler starred for the Varssty Football team Harry Eaton and Art Desssler formed a portson of the Varssty Basketball team whsle Tom Messemer John Zsmmer Byron De Mslo and Bob Banker were outstandsng wrestlers We also had a goodly number of boys sn track golf and baseball To cheer the fellows on Sheslah Con don Ruthe Hewlett Judy Harrsson Anna Barbara Post and Joyce Curran made Varssty Cheersng whsle Jackse Adamo Bernse Chsrschella Martha Saenz and Barbara Podssadlo made Junsor Varssty To lead the Student Councsl Fred Badalaments was elected Pressdent Joe De Lucsa Vsce Pressdent and Joyce Curran Secretary Art Desssler was elect ed Captasn of Boys Leaders Club Joan Ksendle Pressdent of Gsrls Leaders Club Bernse Chsrschella Captasn of Whste Team Jackse Adamo Co Captasn of Whste Team Sheslah Condon Captasn of Green Team Ruthe Hewlett Co Captasn of Green Team and Arlene Eqgelsng Drum Masorette of Twsrlsng contest thss year Loss Wslcox achseved the Hsgh Scholarshsp prsze whsle Vsola Kspp was honored by recesvsng the Hsgh School Gsrl school award Ron nse Brookbank recesved the Amerscan lnststutsons prsze and Phyllss Nelson the French Ill prsze Fsrst place sn the Amerscan Legson oratorscal contest went to Don Sheehan wsth Rsta Walukewscz as runner up At last we had reached our Sensor year happy sn one respect yet sad sn another Soon we no long er wsll walk the halls of FHS but snstead the lonq halls of future lsfe To make thss the best Sen sor Class ever we lost no tsme sn electsng our class offscers The results when tabulated showed Joyce Curran Pressdent Joe De Lucsa Vsce Pressdent Bar bara Prettse Secretary and Joanne Schwartzman Treasurer Selected as the staff of the Dalers Skylsne our school paper were Joe De Lucsa Edstor sn chsef Bar bara Podssadlo News Edstor Ronnse Brookbank Sports Edstor Joan Emery Feature Edstor George N 53 Beserlsng Make up Edstor Bsll Kranzler Bussness Manager Fred Badalaments Csrculatson Manager Joyce Curran Exchange Edstor and Stan Ramsden Staff Photographer Marsan Honeyman Clarsce Danselsson and Paul Nagy were members of the hsghly successful Dalers Dance Orchestra In the Fall the tradstsonal Halloween parade was held In the spotlsght were Joanne Schwar tzman and Art Desssler chosen Queen and Ksng of H For weeks members of the class burned the msd nsght osl sn the audstorsum The result of these efforts was Stage Door our Sensor Play whsch wsll long be remembered for sts snspsratsonal and adult at tstude Loss Wslcox was once agasn up on top sn the Thss year she recesved Honor able Mentson sn the Westsnghouse Talent Search a natsonal prosect Eddse Wuebber scholarshsp bracket the fsrst boy cheerleader sn Cheersng squad Bernse Chsrschella was elected Cap tasn of the Cheerleaders Among the thsngs we wsll remember most are our St Patrsck s Day Dance Msss Ssmmond s Englssh classes Sensor Dress up Day the Faculty Leaders Club Basketball game Seven Lonely Days the Hon or Socsety snductson our Class Day pscnscs Stage Door the Sportsnsghts the Sensor Ball and Gra duatson Day Our last undertaksng the 1953 Hs Lsfe ss com pleted Our staff sncluded Joanne Schwartzman Ed stor sn chsef Barbara Podssadlo Asssstant Edstor Ed ward Wuebber Bussness Manager Pat Patterson Asssstant Bussness Manager and Fred Badalaments Art Edstor Forever smprsnted sn the hearts of all of us wsll be the memorses contasned here sn To the school and to the people who made st what st ss we say 'Thanks For The Memorses X 4 X 4 4 A I I D ' 1 4 , , , . . , - . I . I . 1 I I .1 . 7 ' , 1 u I 1 1 ' 1 . 1 ' . 1 I . 1 . . . , , . . I I T ' 1 ' ' 1 I I . I s . - I . I . 1 1 1 F S. b 1 I . - ' . ' ' , ' . ll 11 - - 1 1 1 1 , a I I A w . - 1 1 . J 1 . . i . , - . , ' , . - . : . I . , , , I : 1 - 1 ' ' , E I I . I . . Joanne Schwartzman placed first in the essay many years, added pep and color to the Jay Vee I . ' ' I ' . ' B I . . , I 1 . , . 1 . ' 1 ' . I . ' Il ll 1 1 ' ' -, . . - . . H 1 1 . . G I - H . i n . . I I I 1 1 , - l - . I . . . - . Q : . -. - . 7 . , . I - 1 1 ' 1 ' - ' 1 - 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 , . I . . . . I 1 . I . -. . . I - . . . ' 1 . J . 1 ' n . I ' ll : 1 : -