West Boylston High School - Lions Roar Yearbook (West Boylston, MA)

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Bill Fisher bestows his ability to soup-up cars to Mr. Pendleton. Dick Fitch presents his witty expres- sions as a challenge to Mr. Flagg’s students. Bev Gammell leaves Don Moore. Bob George challenges Harold Vickory to out-argue him any time. Merelene Gilks leaves her ability to play the role of a crabby teacher to Mrs. Gagle who just can’t seem to fill the part. Ralph Griswold bestows his blushing- ways to Larry Silvester. Jean Hamilton leaves her sophisti- cated ways to Julie Salerno who is anything but. Connie Harlow leaves Carolyn who is sure to live up to her good name. Kathy Havener leaves her ability to organize all committees. Pat Jubinville leaves the chorus with- out a soprano soloist. Ron Roberti leaves his basketball ability for the Coach to use next season. Paul Schiebler leaves the Webo staff without an offset printer. Brenda Leger leaves an empty space on the cheering squad. Judy Maddocks leaves with a spark- ling personality but “Stubby’s” here to take her place. Judy Maki leaves with Butch Wheeler. Frank Mercier bestows his ability to fall asleep in Psyc. class to future Psychologists. Joanne Molinari leaves Mr. Griffin a dozen pencils to figure out the totals on next year’s magazine drive. Ruth Murphy leaves having com- pleted her high school years with success. Steve Neale leaves for the Air Force to find a way to the moon. Joyce Paquette leaves her flirting ability to Lee Maker who has been studying up on it. Joe Pepin leaves the halls of West Boylston echoing. Paul Pichierri presents his curly hair to Paul Mercadante. Fran Quist leaves her ability to get along with classmates and teachers to future students. Rick Quist presents a dozen friend- ship rings to the underclass girls. Jerry Silven leaves without a back- ward glance. Ruth Stewart leaves a space for a first string basketball player. Nick Spencer leaves to the teachers his ability to start cars on cold morn- ings. Rosie Tambolleo leaves with the kind of nature that has made our first year at W. B. a success. Linda Thoren leaves with her won- derful sense of humor. Dennis Wheeler leaves his versatility to the next senior class. Harold Wheeler leaves in silence. Signed, sealed and delivered. Judy Maddocks Joyce Paquette Rose Tambolleo Frances Quist Judy Morter leaves the Student Council without a secretary. n

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SENIORS CLASS WILL We, the first graduating class of West Boylston High School, about to leave the colorful halls of friendship and learning, having reached the peak of our High School days, regret only that we must leave behind many pleasant associations. Therefore, in the memory of our outstanding class, we do hereby bequeath our last will and testament. To Mr. Griffin we leave a private eye to track down missing persons during X period. To Mr. Davis we leave some black hair dye to put the color back in his sideburns, which we turned gray. To Mr. Pendleton we leave some argyle socks so, when he takes off his shoes in class, he’ll think of us. To Mr. Flagg we leave a dueling pistol to shoot his students at sunrise. To Mr. O’Connor we leave a set of duals for the Driver Ed. car. To Mr. Neenan we leave directions to the nearest fire sale. To Mr. Cecchini we leave a set of books on How to Roll Your R’s for future Spanish classes. To Mr. Gaucher we leave a bottle of iodine, oh, pardon us, iodeene, Right Mr. Gaucher? To Mr. and Mrs. Wiltshire we leave a full time secretary to answer the door and phone and a pair of sneakers to sneak up on the kids who make pests of themselves during rehearsals. To Mrs. Gagle we leave a year’s supply of needles. To Mrs. Rogers we leave a pipeline from the coffee pot to her desk. And to Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lepore, and all the other members of our wonderful faculty we leave our deepest and most sincere thanks for helping us over the rough spots, not only academ- ically, but personally. Herbert Abladian leaves the name of his barber to Gerry Murphy. Carole Amsden bestows her quiet manner to Harold Vickory. Franny Anderson leaves her freckles to Pam Holmes who has plenty of room for them. Pat Balcom leaves her loud cheering voice to Dolores Anthony. Joan Blodgett sacrifices her second lunch to Gail Olson. Ralph Brosnahan bequeaths his study habits to the Junior “We know it all” class. John Carlson leaves for the Navy. Brad Carson sacrifices a few of his inches to Bob Parker, our six foot center. Claire Chase leaves her red hair to Janet DePatsy. Carol DePatsy bestows her way with men to Ethel who has a spark already. Bill Cummings gladly leaves his blushing ability to anyone who wants it. Jean Desanti presents her ability to get out of classes to future office girls. Janet Ferrandino leaves her height to Don Moore, who with a few more inches could drop the ball in the basket with his feet on the floor. 26

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Place: West Boylston Junior-Senior High School Auditorium .... They look so eager and anxious to face life. I hope they can accomplish what they set out to do. It seems only yesterday that I was up there on that same stage in my cap and gown, end- ing the first and most successful year in the new school. I remember how glad we were to come back to West Boylston after three years in Holden where we had opened another new school. Although we liked Wachusett very much, it was wonderful to have a school of our own again. It was up to us, the Seniors, to set the standards of behavior and the traditions of the new school, as well as to organize the year’s activities. We accepted the challenge and did the best we could. The first task we tackled was to elect officers and a Student Council. Our president was Dennis Wheeler, vice-president, Richard Fitch, secre- tary, Jean Hamilton, and treasurer, Ruth Stewart. The Senior representa- tives to the Student Council were Frances Quist, president, and Judy Morter, secretary. Our yearbook, the Lion’s Roar, was our next important project. Beverly Gammell and Frances Quist were chosen co-editors and the entire class CLASS HISTORY formed their staff. Committees then went to work and made the important decisions concerning a school ring and our senior pictures. With the aid of Mr. Cecchini, the school’s printing presses were set in motion and our newspaper, the Webo, was born. Joan Blodgett and Bobby George were its co-editors. Although we had no past experience as a school in this field, our first issue was very promising, and all further issues proved to be a success. Our senior play, a comedy called Curtain Going Up, was directed by Mr. McMillan and starred Jean Hamilton and Frannie Quist. Brenda Leger was the student director. The Girls’ Field Hockey Team had a record of undefeat for the season. Many senior girls were on the team. Also, our basketball teams, both girls’ and boys’, had a wonderful represen- tation from our class. Two girls from our class were cheer- leaders: Pat Balcom, Captain, and Brenda Leger. They did much to foster school spirit at the games. Our senior year was a success in the eyes of all concerned. We owe much of this success to our advisors, Mr. Davis and Mr. Griffin. Also, Mr. Lepore’s role in both our class and personal lives was immeasurable in helping us to plan our futures. 28