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

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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.

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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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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD The privilege of joining the Scribblers Club is granted only to the Seniors. The members of this club correspond with students in different parts of the world. Unfortunately, due to present - day conditions, corres¬ pondence has, for the most part, been confined to sections of the United States, Hawaii, and Canada. Mary Jane Queen was elected president; Clement Furey, vice-president; Bernice Giista, secretary; and Angela Gragnolati, treasurer. This club is under the guidance of Miss Lucille Smith. Membership to the Latin Club is restricted to students who have taken two or more years of Latin. One of the many successful activities was a dinner which was given for the Aiumni members of the club. The club officers were Virginia Firtion, president; Ann Durnin, secretary; and John Connolly, treasurer. This club is under the direction of Miss Frances Burke. Social activities got under way with the first senior social on Sep¬ tember 26, which was the Seniors’ way of welcoming the Freshmen. Dances of this sort have been given throughout the year. The Junior prom was held on May 22. The auditorium was effectively decorated for this occasion. On February 17, the Senior Class presented its annual play, “Grow¬ ing Pains,” a comedy of adolescence in three acts, which met with the approval of all who attended it. On May 8, the Senior Class left for New York on their class trip. Due to the enjoyable time in New York, May 10, the day of return, came too soon. As has been the custom in previous years, the High School has sub¬ mitted many interesting topics which have made their appearance each month in The Windsor Locks Journal. At some of the weekly assembly programs during the year, it ha.- been our good fortune to be addressed by many speakers, some of whom were Mr. Harold S. DeGroat of Springfield College; Mr. Lincoln Lippincctt of the Lumberman’s Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, Chicago, Ill.; Mr. Richardson a senior of the American International College of Springfield; Dr. Jesse Davis, the Dean of the Educational Department oi Boston Uni¬ versity; Mr. Hamrick, the Dean of Hillyer Junior College; Dr. Hagan from the University of Connecticut; and Mr. Bookman from West Hartford. Therefore, this is just a brief summary of the ' school activities for the past year. Each undertaking has been ' successful and we have been able to increase our activities, due to the facilities which the new school building offers. Bernice Giista, ’42.