Windsor Locks High School - Herald Yearbook (Windsor Locks, CT)

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 19 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES SENIOR CLASS NOTES President .Alfred Gragnolati V ice-Pres id ent ...Francis Cl P a r e l li Secretary ......Bernice Meade Treasurer .Kathryn DeBella The athletic representatives were chosen as follows: Francis Ciparelli, Chester McComb, Joseph Molinari, and Joseph Bardani. The beginning of the school year thirty-one students enrolled in the Senior Class. Louise Penseroso and Albert Calsetta joined us later during the year, increasing our number to thirty-three. Early in the fall, we decided to hold monthly cake sales and a permanent committee was chosen. During the year we have sold emblems and Christmas cards, gave two socials on November 3 and February 2 respectively, in which the alumni were invited. The annual Senior play was given at the Rialto Theater, Monday, April 8. It was a light comedy, in three acts, called How ' s Your Health? The acting was superb and many of the Seniors proved to have real dramatic ability. Everyone enjoyed it and the play proved to be both entertaining and different. We decided not to have a commencement ball but instead to visit New York City on June 1. We also had a class banquet on June 6. Caps and gowns were again chosen, this year, to be worn at the commencement exercises. Geraldine Bruni, ’40. JUNIOR CLASS NOTES President . John McCue Vice-President . Francis Barbf.ri Secretary ...Mary Rabbett Treasurer ..... Louis Naie Fred Krauss, Anthony Christian, and Louis Naie were elected to the Athletic Coun¬ cil; and Shirley Roszelle was chosen as Press Reporter for the Junior Class. The Junior Class conducted several programs this year. Two assembly programs were presented, one under the direction of Miss Casinghino and the other by Miss Loeser. Another program sponsored by the Junior Class was presented by Mr. Thomas Helms of New York. The Junior Essay Contest was held at St. Mary’s School Hall on June 7. The speakers and their subjects were as follows: Julia Daddabbo. Americanization of Immigrants Julia Dursa. Horrors of War John McCue.-.. Propaganda Emma Pernigotti. God Bless America Mary Rabbett. Democracy versus Dictatorship Julia Rendock........ Citizenship Shirley Roszelle ...... Modern Warfare Music for this occasion was furnished by the Girls’ Glee Club and the Boys’ Chorus. The Junior Prom was held at Memorial Hall on June 14. Music was furnished by Wendall Bradway and his orchestra. Shirley Roszelle, ’41. CN Page

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18 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Our appetites then warning us that it was almost lunch time, we hastened to the Automat where everyone had a very pleasing lunch. After lunch we visited St. Patrick s Cathedral, which is one of the most beautiful structures of Gothic architecture in the world. In the early afternoon we enjoyed a very interesting tour through Radio City. It was certainly a thrilling experience to stand seventy floors above the streets and be able to look down upon the huge metropolis from the top of a skyscraper. A tour of the city under a registered guide had been scheduled for the afternoon. The tour began with a drive along Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive, a visit to General Grant’s tomb, down to the Battery and the Aquarium, a glimpse of the Normandie and the Queen Elizabeth tied up to their docks, then up Broadway, by the many beautiful churches and Columbia University, and even through the Bowery and the Ghetto sections. It was a very inclusive view of the city for such a short time. After a delicious dinner, we hastened to the famed Radio City Music Hall where a very entertaining program was presented, with the world famous Rockettes performing on the stage. Later in the evening a few of the members of the class went to see Robert Ripley’s Believe It or Not show. All too quickly time had sped on its way and we soon found ourselves again on the train ready for the trip homeward. To say the least, the trip proved to be a real success and one that will long be remembered by the members of the Class of 1940. Ellen Root, 40. In Appreciation The Herald Board and the Class of 1940 take this opportunity to thank all who hare cooperated in any way to make this issue of the Herald a success. o CM Page

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20 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD SOPHOMORE CLASS President .John Pyznar Vice-PreshU ui .William Colli Secretary ...Jean Boulanger Treasurer .Laurence Matroni At the first class meeting in September after the officers were chosen, it was also decided that class dues would be collected each month. The class representatives chosen for the Athletic Council are John Carnevale and Thomas Silk. Rose Carnevale was chosen as Sophomore member of the Press Board and Angela Gragnolati as assistant editor of The Herald.” At the beginning of the school year, twenty-three boys and twenty-nine girls were enrolled in the class. During the year four boys and two girls left school. Two programs were presented by the class this year. The first was the Washing¬ ton’s birthday program presented by Miss Burke’s home room. The other was given by Miss Holbrook’s home room in commemoration of Peace Day. Both were pleasing and interesting in subject matter and presentation. Rose Carnevale, ’42. FRESHMAN CLASS NOTES President ....Robert Quinlivan At the beginning of the school year, sixty-three pupils enrolled. Three pupils left during the term, now making a total of sixty pupils. We have had three programs this year. The first was the Christmas program super¬ vised by Miss Dowd; the second was the Lincoln ' s Day program presented by Mr. Jackson; and the last was an Easter program given under the direction of Mr. Parmelee. Mrs. Allen had supervision of musical numbers in all three programs. The class elected as its representative to the Athletic Council, Robert Ginnochio. They also elected as class reporter for the Journal, Ruth Fairman. Ruth Fairman, ’43. SCHOOL NEWS In early September, 1939, a total of 184 pupils enrolled in the Windsor Locks High School for another prosperous year of school work. The class registration records are as follows: 32 Seniors; 39 Juniors; 51 Sophomores; and 62 Freshmen. Again the High School has continued its practice of printing interesting topics every month in a section of the Windsor Locks Journal donated to the School for the purpose. Club activities are becoming an integral part of school life at the Windsor Locks High School. Clubs provide for the students an opportunity to get a background for school work, to advance hobbies, and, perhaps most important, to know and work with pupils having mutual interests. The Commercial Club, composed of members of the Senior and Junior classes taking commercial subjects, has continued its good work. Officers of that club were Geraldine Bruni, president; Delma Vandomo, secretary-treasurer; and the Misses Loeser and Casinghino were Faculty advisers. Again the members of the club journalistically in¬ clined have had a chance to use their talents by publishing three issues of the ' School Crier.” The Latin Club, under the supervision of Miss Burke, has continued its successful program, this year. The membership of this club is limited to those pupils who have CN CN Page