Whitesboro High School - Chegaquatka Yearbook (Whitesboro, NY)

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THE SENICRS SENIOR OFFICERS - Leff fo righl: Carol Frieclel, Vice-Presiclentp Shirley Bethlehem, Presidenfg Donald Poprock, Treasurer: Barbara Brclnche, Secretary Dear Diary: I was just looking at one of my old yearbooks when suddenly I realized itls almost Graduation Eve!! Why, I canit believe that four years could have gone by so fast, and that lim about to become an alumnus of W.C.S. It seems like just yesterday we were Hgreeniesw and starting the trials and tribulations of high school. What a shock it was when we met algebra and 'iDavid Copperfieldi' for the Hrst time! Thatls when we realized what homework meant. I can remember so well the fun we had as a class that year and the fine job our oflicers did. Pat Deck was President, Sonia Essayian was Vice-President, Judy Carguilo was Secretary, and Barb Branche was Treasurer. We all worked so hard planning a Christmas party, but the weather was against us and we were all snowed in! We made up for it at our Frosh Frolic though, and all agreed it was well worth the struggle. To climax the year we had a wonderful picnic at Caroga Lake. Then it was our Sophomore year. We elected Ronnie Newman as our President, Paul Czerkies, Vice-President, Joan Kwiecinski, Secretary, and Shirley Bethlehem, Treasurer. We abandoned poor David to turn our thoughts to Silas Marnern, and the wonders of amoebas and paramecium were opened to us. Once again the high point of the year was a big dance, this time the Soph Hop. To com- plete the year we had our class picnic at Caroga Lake, and everyone had a wonderful time! Our Junior year! Why, that went even faster than the others. Letis see... Ronnie Draper was President that year, and Shirley Bethlehem was Vice-Presi- dent. ,Ioan Kwiecinski was again Secretary and Alan Janus was chosen Treasurer. What a thrill it was when we got our class rings! It was so wonder- ful to see our very own year, 1955 , on them. That was the year we worked so hard selling chances so we could finance our Prom. Of course, we man- aged it and promptly elected Pat Deck and Dave Humphrey as co-chairmen, who in turn picked Marilyn Humphreys and Phil Miller to head the QQ 10 Gs . I

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Our yearbook contains 1 ties, but we have not forgotten the class work, which is so all important in our daily lives and will b e so vital in choosing our future life's work. Class work is the backbone of our success and our future depends greatly upon how we handle it. H ere is a glimpse of some Whitesboro students participating in some of their actual classes. Q fc595v nany extra curricular activi-

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O art committee. We selected South of the Border as our theme and set to work transforming the gym into a Mexican scene. What fun it was making cacti out of paper mache, and our pink bull Christopher was just about tops too. But all good things must end, and we found ourselves out of the dreamland of Mexico and into the reality of regents and final exams. When the clouds cleared, we were on the way to our class picnic, once again to be held at Caroga Lake. That was when our class song was written, written on a lunch bag to be exact. That piece of paper must still grace somebodyis collection of souvenirs! Then, all too soon. we were launched on our last lap, the Senior year. For the last time we picked our class oflicers, this time choosing Shirley Bethlehem, Presidentg Carol Friedel, Vice-Presidentg Barb Branche, Secretaryg and Don Paprock, Treasurer. ln November we proudly presented our class play nTish',. l'll never forget the laughs that went along with that! Carol Deck was wonderful as Tish, and everyone loved the reckless spinsters and the scrapes they got into. Then in the midst of learning the atomic theory and reading Macbeth , we sold Christmas cards and magazine subscriptions to finance our yearbook and Senior Ball. ln addition to our homework we had to till out endless college applications and have interviews for jobs. Of course, we also ordered our calling cards, gradua- tion announcements, and were measured for caps and gowns. All these things were signposts toward the finale, but it still didn't seem possible that we would be leaving W. C. S. But now it's almost over. Our high school days are drawing to a close, and all thatis left is our last set of linal exams. Of course, it's a shame it has to end, but I must move aside and let a new Freshman take my place, for I wouldn't want anyone to miss all the fun l've had. JUNIOR PROM-Left to right: Sherwood Boehlerf, Kay Zabel, Joan Kwiecinski, David Humphrey, Patricia Deck, Sheila Onen- walder, Brian Fovel 1651158