Westwood High School - Green Years Yearbook (Westwood, MA)

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The Key to Our TREASURES a

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RICHARD THURSTON 141 Washington Street Islington The best companions are the best books. Chorus 1, Driver Education 3, Year Book Staff 4, Biology Club 4. MARY-LOUISE TOWNER 37 French Street Westwood A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Band 2, Orchestra 2, Chorus 2,3,4, Girls ' Glee Club 2,3,4, Driver Education 3, Year Book Staff 4, Nahatan News 3,4, Pep Club 4, Biol- ogy Club 4, Library Assistant 1,2. JOHN TUTTLE 8 Dayton Avenue Westwood Those move easiest who have learned to dance. Driver Education 2, Boys ' Basketball 1. JEAN YOUNG 32 Webster Street Islington Earth ' s noblest thing, — a woman perfected. Chorus 2,3,4, Driver Education 3, Year Book Staff 4, Nahatan News 3,4, Pep Club 3. 28

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As the key unlocked, we entered into the realm of high school in September, 1955, with our advisers, Mrs. Mealy and Mr. Pani- chas, guiding us along the road to a success- ful year. After we had become accustomed to the new atmosphere, the class assembled to elect officers. Steve Norton, Jay Tracy, Barbara Cole, and Karl Johnson were the ones chosen to lead us through our first year. Under the capable direction of Mrs. Mealy we held our first assembly in November. We were an inexperienced and nervous group while putting on our Thanksgiving skit be- fore the entire student body. The Valentine dance on February 12 was our first attempt to sponsor a school func- tion. Under the capable direction of Carl Mil- ler, Claire Hennessy, and Judith Sprague, this dance was a financial as well as a social success. We were sorry that David Girling, Robert Lucy, Jean Symnes, and Charles Woodman had to leave us at the end of our freshman year. Unfortunately, we had no new mem- bers to make up for this loss. Returning as sophomores the following year, our new leaders of the class were Karl Johnson, Jay Tracy, Judith Sprague, and Thora Redfearn. Later in the year we found it necessary to elect a new vice-president, as Jay Tracy had moved to New Jersey. Robert Davis was unanimously elected to fill this vacancy. During our second year of high school Miss McMillan and Mr. Vitali were our class advisors. At this time we had the privilege of choosing a new style class ring which would be in effect for the following two years. After much discussion we were measured for our new rings which we received just prior to the Christmas holidays. At our first class meeting as sophomores, it was decided that the name of our Hallo- ween dance was to be Jack-O-Lantern Jump. William McGoldrick, Rita Kelley, and Jean Hodgdon, with the aid of their commit- tees, helped to make this dance the booming success that it was. Our next project as a class was to sponsor an assembly on November 23 which consisted of a program led by Lee Chamberlain, who had been Westwood ' s A. F. S. student the previous year. She showed slides and spoke to us about her European trip and the sum- mer she spent in the Swiss Alps. In March we started to plan for our Saint Patrick ' s Day dance which was to be called Sadie ' s Sham-Rock. In order to display the originality of our class, we elected Thora Redfearn and William McGoldrick to act as disc-jockeys. However, because of the unsea- sonable snowstorm which fell on the original date chosen for this dance, we were forced to postpone it until April 6. Also, we thought it best to change the name to Sadie ' s Shuf- fle. Like our previous dances, it, too, was a financial success. The fun we had at Duxbury Beach in the spring of our sophomore year will be one more memory to add to our vast-growing collection. To cut down on expenses and to add to our enjoyment, we decided to join the Junior Class on this expedition. In spite of the rain, sunburns, and sandy sandwiches, a good time was had by all. During the course of our sophomore year, we were happy to add the names of Robert Brink, Erl Emerson, Paul Reese, Gerry Webb, and Jean Young to our register. We were sorry to see Gerayne Barnes, Judith Collins, Gerald Evans, Linda Manimon, Peter Richardson, and Jay Tracy leave us to unlock new doors to knowledge and development in other schools. As we began our junior year, once again Karl Johnson led our class as president. Rob- ert Davis was elected again our vice-presi- dent ; Barbara Cole was secretary ; and Thora Redfearn was treasurer. Our advisors for this, our first year as upperclassmen, were Miss Kingsley and Mr. Hancox. Our first responsibility as juniors was to 30