West Shore High School - School Memories Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

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CLASS HISTORY History repeated itself when the juniors descended upon the Gettysburg Battlefield in the spring of 556 as we engaged ourselves in various aversions of the Civil Wfar, snapped away miles of film, and dumped our friends in the Drop VVaste Here cans. At the end of the day the battlelines remained the same in spite of the fact that the weary Junior Class foot- soldiers beat a hasty retreat eastward along the Cet- tvsburg Pike toward Harrisburg. Slowly drifting into the warmer months, May the 12th to be exact, the class showed their consideration for their superiors and invited the seniors to the Jun- ior-Senior Prom at the Hershey Hotel. Wlith a setting of palms, sparkling fountains, colored lights, the punch bowl, Frank Taylor's music, and the numerous trips through the rose gardens made the night a happy one for the juniors of 57. Another year was ending and the road was grow- ing short. but the best was yet to come-our Senior Year. Realizing that our High School days were num- bered, we entered Vest Shore September 5, 1956 with a resolve to put our right foot forward and do our best to make this year the greatest ever. We began, under the guidance of lyir. Stum, our Class Dean, by choosing our leaders for this, our most important year. Ronald Raffensperger was elected President, round- ing out four years in this position, Keith Quigley- Vice-President, Emily Anderson-Secretary, Kathryn Goodall--Assistant Secretary, Nancy To LucefTreas- urer, and Beverly Cline---Historian. Our first money making project was the selling of Christmas cards, in the hope of adding a few digits to the class bank account. Our next project was the presentation of the Senior Class Play. Blix Co-Ed, under the able direction of Mr. Lawrence W'aite. Fol- lowing close on the heels of the Senior Play, the Christmas Play was presented in assembly under the direction of M1'. Hlilliamson. The Senior Class would like to extend their thanks for the patience and guid- ance of Mr, Waite and Mr. Williamson in the pres- entation of our plays. Between the Seniors' performances on the stage, however, we took time out for a little gathering of our 107 classmates on November 30. The crowd, the rec- ords, and the jeans were all a part of the Senior Party-Scruff Style. January 19 we probed into the Finer parts of our wardrobe, dressed in our best, and invaded Allenberry for our Senior Ball. Maynard McKissicik and his lively music along with Don Bowers and his fire- Hghting equipment made the evening an exciting one. After the Senior Ball, the students with an aca- demic mind settled down to another period of study with thoughts of college bouncing through their heads. The ideas weren't the only things bouncing around. Mr. Edwards. our patient guidance director, was doing some of his own bouncing as he was being hailed on his way from the classroom to his office and beseiged with questions by the prospective college student. To the business students, study also became a serious endeavor as thought turned to that first im- portant job. To the general students it would be the Army, Navy, or other branches of the Armed Forces. After College Board Exams were over and the Navy signs taken down. we had our last Class Party, March 8. enjoying one of the last get-togethers as a class for the year. At this time let us pause to remember and thank M1'. Paul Stum. our Class Dean. for his patience. leadership, and guidance throughout our Senior Year. NVe would also like to express our thanks to Mr. XVert, M1'. Hendricks. Mr. Edwards. Mrs. Brown. to the School Board and to each individual member of the faculty for the contribution they have made to our lives. As we go to press we are anxiously awaiting the Junior-Senior Prom. our class trip to New York City. Class Day, Baccalaureate, and the greatest event of allfCommencement. This event will mark for us the beginning of a new era. As we make our way into an uncertain world, we must rise to the challenges presented to us by the complexities of our modern civilization. We must never falter. We must step forward. always reaching for a goal that is just beyond our grasp. YYe must pro- fit by the mistakes of our predecessors and endeavor to promote peace and understanding in our world. If we meet this challenge squarely, it will be said of us that LWVITH THE ROPES OF THE PAST WE HAVE RUNG THE BELLS OF THE FUTURET BEVERLY CLINE

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CLA S HISTORY The Class of 1957 entered West Shore High School in 1953 in a manner similar to that of little ducks on their First visit to the pondna trifle dubiouslyfbut after the adventurous plunge, quite at home and ready for new worlds to conquer. The first obstacle listed in our little book entitled H1001 Things To Overcome was organization. We entered our hrst class meeting with that What do T do now, Blom? look on our faces, but the details were quickly explained to us by our Class Dean, Mr. Jack Ray, and we set to work, determined to' do our best. Our best was reflected in the results of the voting as we elected Ronald Raffensperger as our President, Rosanna Zimmerman as Vice-President, Emily An- derson as Secretary, and Nancy ,Io Luce as Treasurer. In discharging' other official duties as Freshmen, we selected the Yellow Rose as the class flower, Cherry and Silver for our education banner, and the motto, 4'With the ropes of the past we shall ring the bells of the future. After taxing our minds with Pennsylvania's govern- ment problems, Latin vocabularies, English grammar, and X-Yis during the long winter, we consulted Nlr. Ray and convinced him that a party was just the right kind of medicine we needed for a spring pick- up. Our shot in the arm came Nlarch 5, as we crowded the gym with party dresses, novelty dances, corsages, and refreshments. Our last duty before retiring as the Freshmen of the Class of 157, was the sponsoring of an assembly pro- gram consisting of two film traveloges. Thus, when the hrst of june arrived, we completed what we felt was a successful Freshman year and embarked joy- ously on our summer vacation, With tanned faces, sun-bleaehed hair, and souvenir tee-shirts. we trooped back to the Ilalls of lvy in September of 1951 for another school year. Wle an- ticipated the parties, dances, sports, the teachers' new jokes, whieh never numbered more than three, and last and most important our education. We selected Ronald Raffensperger as President, Robert Moorhead as Vice-President, Patricia Culhane as Secretary, and Nancy ,Io Luce as Treasurer. with a feeling that these people would be capable of leading our class through the trials and errors we would inevitably face as Sophomores. We forged through the year with determination, lots of homework, and Mr. John Behman as our Class Dean. Following the precedent of other Sophomore classes, we selected our class rings, February 24, a day of dispute, argument, hlibustering and hnally com- plete satisfaction after the favorite ring had won. The next item on the agenda was the Sophomore assembly which added another point to our success column. The highlight of our Social activities for the year was our Sophomore Party, March 11. Wlho can ever forget those novelty dances, the unusual refreshments, and the colorful decorations as we bunny-hopped to the mystic strains of the ever-present jukebox. All too soon it was summer vacation time and to many not concerned it was a year like all years, except we were there. Returning to our Alma Mater in 1955 we realized that we had reached the halfway mark of our high school training. Under the guidance of Miss Tnza C. lientf, our llean, we retained Ronald Raffensperger in his third term President, and Nancy ,Io Luce as Treasurer, adding Dean Jaymes to the Vice-Presiden- ey and Emily Anderson as Secretary. Our year was laid out for us and with enthusiasm we began to work H-our hrst place of employment, the fooball field with the boys on the gridiron and the girls on the flatiron roasting those delicious hot dogs. llow well we re- member the cold hands. the hot cofliee, and the win- ning touchdownsl During that fall a man entered one of our class meetings. Who was he? Of course. under that big smile we found Nlr. Glen Hushey, our yearbook ad- visor, who announced that it was the proper time for selecting a yearbook editor and a business manager. As the tallies came in we were happy to congratulate Rosanna Zimmerman and Keith Quigley as Editor and Business Manager, respectively. In the past years we had had good assembly pro- grams and we weren't going to let this year be a negative exception. For this event the Junior Class, with the help of Mr. li. P, Wlilliams and Miss Inxa C. lientf. presented prevues of the operetta L'The Mikatlofl Another memorable class party was staged March 2nd with the ever-riotous Juniors as the cast. It can be truly told that a fabulous time was had by all.,

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