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

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Junior Class Notes President.Robert Ginocchio Vice-President.Kenneth Colli Secretary.Mary Meade Treasurer.Edmund Silk Press Reporter.William Asselin The Junior Class Essay Contest which is usually given in the spring, will be postponed until the reopening of school in the fail. The class of 1943 have obtained their class rings and are well pleased with them. The rings are black onyx with a gold background. The class colors are red, white and blue, and in these colors the hall for the Junior Prom was most attractively decorated. The Junior Class held its first prom in the high school auditorium Friday evening, May 22, and danced to the music of Wendell Bradway’s orchestra. The event was enjoyed by all who attended. Some of the Juniors, under the direction of Miss McDermott, ga e a very fine assembly program about Thanksgiving, and the rest of the Juniors, under the supervision of Miss Casinghino, will present the last assembly on the morning of June 12. William Asselin, ’43. Sophomore Class Notes President..Theodore Pyznar Vice-President.Albert Holmes Secretary.Frances Rachel Treasurer.Robert Dowd There were enrolled in the Sophomore Class seventeen boys and twenty-six girls, making the total enrolment forty-three pupils for the year. A patriotic program was given on February 27 under the direction of Miss Holbrook. Mrs. Allen was in charge of the music for the program. Eugene Christian and Theodore Pyznar were elected as members of the Athletic Council and Eufrasina Colo as press representative. Eufrasina Colo, ’44. Freshman Class Notes At the beginning of the year there were sixty-eight pupils enrolled in the Freshman Class. Since then nine have dropped out, leaving fifty-nine. The Freshman Class put on a Memorial Day Program directed by Miss Burke. George Wallace, ’45.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 21 OUR NEW YORK TRIP On F i iday, Ma 8, thirty-three Seniors left for New York on their class trip which was to last three days. Everyone w as in a jubilant mood, since they had been looking forward to this trip for a long time and could hardly wait to start. We crammed a great deal into those three days. To mention a few ol the things, we saw Grand Central Station, Grant’s Tomb, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Normandie, LaGuardia Airport, Statue of Liberty, RCA Building, Radio City Music Hail, a broadcast at CBS Radio Theatre, a tour of the NBC broadcasting and television studios, Chinatown, and some of the stores in New York. Everyone enjoyed those three days immensely, but when the train pulled into g(X)d old Windsor Locks, there w ' as a rush to meet family and triends who had come down to the station to welcome home the weary yet happy travelers. J Angela Gragnolati, ’42. Senior Class Notes President.Charles Mandirola Vice-President.John Pyznar Secretary.. Boulanger Treasurer...Lillian Ciparelli i T t f ? ur 1 Se ”! ors cho ? en for the Athletic Council this year were Charles Mandirola, Tnomas Silk, John Pyznar and Cecilia Buckley. Angela Gragnolati was chosen as press reporter. ,,, Practically every two weeks since last October the Seniors have held cup-cake sales. Then also in November we sold subscriptions for the Curtis Publishing Company. Several socials were given during the fall and winter which proved not only enjoyable but financially successful as well. 1 On February 17, the Seniors held their annual class play. It was a three-act comedy entitled “Growing Pains” which was w ' ell received by the puulic and ably presented by the cast. The profits from this play helped also to add a sizable sum to the class treasury. In April, the class raised considerable money from a food sale which was w ' ell supported by the townspeople. fVl ? n May ?’ , the class , went 10 New York for a three-day trip. While time they V1Slted many places of lnterest and all reported an enjoyable MMtinn Th?n he tr r l ° New Vork we were all busy getting ready for grad¬ uation. The Class Night exercises were presented on June 3 and the Com¬ mencement exercises on June 11. von William Colli, ’42.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 2.1 School News On September 8, 1941, Windsor Locks High School resumed classes for the scholastic year with an enrollment of 186 students, or 41 Seniors, 38 Juniors, 47 Sophomores and 60 Freshmen. There have been several changes in the faculty, this year. Miss Rosemary Lceser of the Commercial Department resigned during the summer to accept a secretarial position with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her place was fihed by Miss Florence McDermott, a grad¬ uate of Boston University. Furthermore, two new courses were added this year: Home Economics under Miss Ruth Hanan, a graduate of the College ot Our Lady of Elms, and Physical Education under the supervision of Mr. Raymond Magwire a graduate of Springfield College. Then during Jan- uaiy, Mr. Robert Jackson, who had enlisted in the army, had to report for dutj at (. amp Eustis, Virginia. Thus his place has been filled by Miss Josephine Preli, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. In order that the pupils may become more interested in school activities, it has been customary to organize clubs. Two new clubs have been added to those already organized. They are the Home Economics Club and the Hi-Y Club. The former is composed of ail pupils who take a course in Home Economics. The outstanding functions of this club were Harvest Social, a Mother and Daughter Tea, and a dinner which was given for the Board of Education. All met with pronounced success. Officers for the past year were: Barbara Oates, president; Kathleen Holmes, vice- president; Marian DaMonte, secretary; Mary Falls, treasurer. This club is under the direction cf Miss Ruth Hanan. The Hi-Y C lub is composed of High School boys. Their activities take in swimming and basketball at the Y. M. C. A. in Hartford. They also enjoy seeing motion pictures and hearing lectures at their regular meetings. The officers are Kenneth Colli, president; Charles Gibson, sec¬ retary and Edmund Silk, treasurer. Besides these two clubs, we have The Commercial Club, The Scrib¬ blers’ Club, and the Latin Club. All are carrying on projects similar to those of former years. Any Junior or Senior who receives 90 or above in any two Com¬ mercial subjects for the first two marking periods may join the Commer¬ cial Ciub. The main activity of this club is its publication of “The School Crier” under the supervision cf the Misses Casinghino and McDermott. The officers for this year were Mabel Snow, president; Marian Lord, secre¬ tary and Ann Rabbett, treasurer.