Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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We also shouldn't forget our president, Calvin Dyer, whom we chose for his leadership and cleverness. He came to us from Cape Elizabeth his sophomore year and made a hit with everyone. The ideal junior is extremely attractive in appearance. This doesn't mean the best dressed, but surely neatness and politeness should be recognized in this category. It is very difficult to make any select'on in this field as so many of our classmates are very neat. For one, Evelyn Libby is exceptionally neat and polite, as is shown in her office work. A few others we might mention are Roberta Wyer, Harriett Smith, Dale Doucette, and Richard Goan. We juniors mustn't forget the cooks,' in our class. After all, to be an ideal junior girl, at least, We feel you should be a good cook and we have some who are colossal wonders ! They include Shirley Berube, Carol James, Gloria Goo- gins, Iva Jordan, and Joan Miller. Sometime you ought to taste the delicious cooking of these Junior Betty Crocker's ! Shall we ponder for a moment, what would it be like if we had just such an Ideal juniorn? ADA SMITH Watch Our Dust Playing the great game of learning on the Held of education, the Sophomore Class of 1953 has established itself as a team well on the road to victory. With Gene Waters as Sophomore Class president, Judy Pinkham, vice-president, Betty Knight, class secretary, and Ronnie Stultz as the treasurer, the class is on its way to a winning score. The Sophomore Class has rooted itself as a studious, musical, dramatic, and athletic minded class. The studious sophomores who have proven to be honor students are Claire Begin, Judy Pinkham, Judy Bailey, Carol Barbour, Suzanne Francoeur, Roberta Hudson, Dolores Ann Labrecque, William Christian, Ray- mond Snow, Gene Waters, and Jerry Brooks. Sophomores who bring out sweet notes in the form of music are Nancy Farwell, David Morton, Earl Libby, James Libby, Bruce Libby, William Chris- tian, Jerry Brooks, and Barrie Lovejoy. In naming the athletes in the Sophomore Class one name comes to mind first, that of Red,' Ferris. The class recognizes the painstaking perseverance of this member in overcoming his unfortunate football mishap. The sophomores will do well if they can live up to the standard of courage he has set for them. Other athletes of the class are Billy Hamilton, Billy Bragdon, Gene Waters, Roger Vail- lancourt, Royden Belanger, Dick Grant, Ronnie Estes, Charles Gemmell, George Fecteau, Ray Welch, Larry Holston, Jimmy Roby, Jimmy Levesque, Bob Ferron, Dick Ferron, Gerry Sickles, Ronnie Stultz, and Leo Pratt, and let's not forget Barrie Lovejoy, our V. manager. Gals who starred in the girls' sport of field hockey and basketball are Louise Berry, Ann Delcourt, Judy Chick, Dolores Ann Labrecque, Marilyn Record, and Pat Cousins. We were pleased to welcome Sylvia Gain, Janet Tower, Josie Pesce, Bob Larry, and Leslie Dow as members of our class. The cheerleaders have three sophomore representatives--Judy Bailey, Louise Berry, and Betty Knight.

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Inside all is quiet, perhaps silent, in the memory of what is now past. The only sounds are the whisper of the draperies as the warm summer breeze fans them and rustle of a crumpled program as its pages flutter in the gloom. From some- where drifts the voice of one who is still a part of these happy surroundings. The voice sounds hollow as it echoes through the empty hall. There is a slight trace of irony as the Walls re-echo, Gosh, will I be glad when my graduation is over. MALCOLM CHESLEY' f57ze Ideal Junior Tell me! Is there such a thing as an ideal junior? Of course, we all know that no one is perfect, but if we could take all the good points of various juniors and put them into one person we would have an ideal junior! First of all, personality rates about the highest. That is, being able to get along with fellow students while working together in athletics, dramatics, and social events. Let us take for instance, the personality of Elizabeth Wing. We know that she is able to get along with everyone, as is shown in her ability to organize things and follow them through. An example is her Camera Club, which she has tried desperately to develop further, and she is slowly but surely succeeding with this project. She is to be commended for her superb leadership. Another thing, is her dramatical ability. She has been in so many different pro- ductions that it would take at least a page to mention them all. Here in high school I don't believe there is anyone who hasn't seen her at one time or another. As far as athletics is concerned we have four boys in particular who are good athletes. They are Bill MacHardy, Jerry Sinclair, Pete Grondin, and Don Harri- man. Bill, of course, is outstanding in basketball, but plays baseball to some ex- tent. Jerry is good in all four sports but football is his best. Pete is great both in baseball and football. Don stands out in football and also excels in baseball and track. However, let us not overlook the fact that we have some great girl athletes. They include Pat Lampron, Pat Chretien, Diane Turgeon, Flossie Frost, Jeannie Keith, and Evelyn Libby. They have been very successful this year and are known as the Power Horsev team. Now, another phase we might bring out is attitude and dependability which are extremely important. For instance, to illustrate these points We may use Peter Thoits, whom we all know is exceptionally dependable. We recognized this when we chose him class treasurer. His attitude is very good and he finishes everything he starts. Next we might mention the scholastic abilities of the ideal junior. We have Owen Wood, who is without a doubt a scholar, as he is extremely thorough and conscientious in all he does. Owen is also quite a linguist in that he has taken Latin for three years and French for two. We often hear him quoting something from one or the other of these languages. Rhoda Peterson is another of our classmates who always rates high in scholastic abilities. All during her high school years she has been an honor stu- dent, and she certainly deserves credit for the splendid job she is doing to help make our class one of the best.

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During January our class was grieved by the sudden loss of Philip Burrows, one of our finest boys. The sympathy of the entire student body and faculty, along with that of the Sophomore Class, goes out to those near to him. The sophomore boys are almost entirely known by wide variety of nick- names. Here are a few examples: Punchy Welch, Puffer' Snow, Rough Waters, Tick Davis, Black Market Labrecque, Grump,' Holston, Bumpy' Doucet, Dill Pickles,,' not to forget Mimi Bragdon, Hammy Hamilton and Big Jim Roby. 5 With such female members as Jean Raymond, Elaine Currier, Judy Chick, Lorraine Smith, Patty Reid, Suzanne Francoeur, Claire Begin, and Judy Bailey the Sophomore Class has a wide assortment of rare beauty which livens and glori- fies the class. Wayne MacDuffie, Bobby Beaudoin, Ronnie Gallant, and Donald Russell are always available to help the school Qif you can find their hiding placej . Leo Pratt is well on his way to becoming a great sport's magnate for magnetj , and all the girls swocn at Joey Richard and his beautiful wavy hair. A few of the quieter members of our class are Jeanine Qlireedaj Conant, Marian fuyou know what I heard j Conner, and Josie fuaw gee whizuj Pesce. We don't go around saying we are the best students in the school and we donit brag of our extra-curricular activities. QWe don't need to.j We feel that there is no better proof of our quality and achievements than the work itself. In the next two years just watch out for our dust for we intend to bring down the walls Qwhich wouldn't be very hardj cf Westbrook High and become the most memorable class in its history. CLARENCE DOUCET Glass Qf A 53 What a memorable day! On September 8, 1952, one hundred and sixty- seven timid freshmen entered the doors of Westbrook High School, where for the next four years they would spend a great amount of their time. This time would be spent working to achieve their goals and make themselves good citizens. Our first important step as freshmen was electing our class officers. This seemed to make up a more important part in the school. The following were elected: Philip Butterfield, president, Neal Doucette, vice-president, Joan La- Brecque, secretary, and Robert Tourangeau, treasurer. All Westbrook Night gave us freshmen the first chance to show our hid- den talents. Basil Boobas, a very talented pianist, and Robert Girard, a young man with a voice, were among the winners. Also taking part were our twins, Annette and Jeannette LeBel. October 11, at Freshman Reception, we were received by the seniors and the faculty. Now we really felt like members of Westbrook High School! Our talented freshmen taking part in the entertainment were Basil Boobas, Ann Burton, Robert Girard, Nathan Brackett, and Annette and Jeannette LeBel.