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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 25 SCHOOL NEWS Windsor Locks High School began its fall session, Wednesday morning, Sep¬ tember 6, with a total enrollment of 159 students: 33 Seniors, 31 Juniors, 38 Sophomores, 57 freshmen. The members of the faculty remained the same as the previous year. We were glad to welcome Miss Pratt after her long illness. This year nine members were initiated into the Latin Club. The initiation ceremony was held at Miss Burke s cottage on Congamond Lake. Regular meet¬ ings were held during the year. The officers of the club for the past year were: President, Francis Smith; Secretary, Lois Clough; Treasurer, Mary Mokrycki. The Scribblers’ Club was reorganized this year. The following officers were elected: President, Jacqueline Cousineau; Vice-President, Geraldine Cagnulari; Secretary, Rose Kostoski; Treasurer, Roy Micha. Under the supervision of Mrs. Boyle and Miss Pratt the Press Club has pub¬ lished tw o copies of the ’’Wilohi.” The annual American Legion Oratorical Contest w r as held Thursday, February 15. The first priz«, the Walter Gorka Award, was won by Mary Mokrycki. Mar¬ jorie Cagnulari won the second award. The judges were Miss Jennie Braekel, Mr. Sabbath Nigro from Enfield, and Mr. Woodmansee from Warehouse Point. A testimonial dinner sponsored by the High School faculty was given Wednes¬ day evening, April 4, in the High School gymnasium in honor of the basketball team. War Stamps and Bonds have been on sale every Tuesday morning and all pupils are said to have contributed generously. The Reverend Mr. Henry Peck was guest speaker at a program held to further the War Fund Drive. Mrs. Yerrington from the Rocky Hill American Legion Auxiliary, spoke on ’’Girls’ State” at an afternoon assembly. At a special assembly of the school Mr. Lincoln H. Lippincott, National Sec¬ retary of the ’’Not Over 50” Club, and Consulting Safety Engineer of the Lumber¬ men’s Mutual Casualty Company, delivered an interesting talk on the ’little things” that contribute to the cause of safety. Attorney James E. Cannon spoke on the significance of Armistice Day at an assembly program. At a special assembly for the Juniors and the Seniors, Dr. Harvey E. Richmond spoke on Dental Hygiene concerning physical education. Two films were shown on dental hygiene by Dr. Foulton of the State Department of Health in Hartford. The Senior Class presented its play, ‘ Long May Our Land Be Bright,” on February 13. The proceeds of the play went toward the expenses of the class trip to New York. This brief summary reviews the numerous activities and projects that w ere carried on in the High School the past year. Erma Olivi ’45 ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES, 1944-45 FO OTBALL High School Athletics for the year 1944-45 have proved more than successful for Windsor Locks High. Under the guidance of Coach AI Shapiro, the football, CM Page

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD SOPHOMORE CLASS NEWS President ... . Robert Ta ravel la Vice-President . Lawrence Montemerlo Secretary ........1.Eleanor Gragnolati Treasurer ... Elsie Colo Athletic Council .Dorcas Smith and Robert Sheehan At the beginning of the year there were twenty-four girls and fourteen boys. During the year one girl came, from Mount St. Joseph and three boys transferred from Cathedral. The class has held three meetings during the year. Lois Dowd was elected associate editor of the school paper. There were a few boys and girls from the class who participated in the Christmas play. The girls from the class who were on the cheering squad were Dorcas Smith, June Fitzpatrick, Helena Rouleau, and Esther Montemerlo. They proved very peppy and snappy and did a good job as cheer leaders. The success of both teams on the basketball squad was due partly to the hard work of the boys. The boys who were on the teams were Robert Sheehan, Richard O’Leary, Robert Price, George Gibson, Teddy Rendock, and William Rieliy. The class was not too well represented on the baseball team. Robert Sheehan was the only boy on the varsity team. William Rielly 47 FRESHMAN CLASS NEWS President . ..... John Shaughnessy Vice-President ... Robert Paganelli Secretary . Margaret Barisone Treasurer --Ruth Quagliaroli The opening of the school term found the Freshman Class with an enrollment of fifty-seven pupils. We gained two new members, but during the year ten pupils left us and our number now stands at forty-nine. Class officers were elected, and Edward Wezowicz was chosen as our repre¬ sentative to the Athletic Council in the latter part of September. John Shaughnessy was elected class editor for the Herald.” A Hallowe’en Social, given in honor of the Freshmen by the Senior Class in October, was enjoyed by all. The Freshman Class, under the direction of Miss Carroll, put on a program just before the Thanksgiving vacation, explaining the meaning of Thanksgiving Day, today and long ago. Freshmen also spoke and sang in a Christmas program under the direction of Miss Holbrook and Mrs. Allen. The Freshman Class has been well represented in the sports field, with class members taking part in each major sport. We hope that our next three years, here at school, will be as enjoyable as our first year has been. John Shaughnessy ’48 VO CM Page

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26 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD basketball, and baseball teams have gone through successful campaigns. The football team, although handicapped by lack of substitutes, made a good showing in winning one of their three games. The schedule is as follows: Stafford A Canton A Farmington H Lost Won Lost 0 27 18 0 13 19 Members of the team were as follows: Seniors: George Colli, Ramon Colli, Joe Fitzpatrick, Charles Marinone, Francis Mobiglia, Edward Sheridan, Francis Smith, and Captain Charles Wezowicz. Glenn Flanders and John Durnin were the managers. Juniors: Donald Dowd, Francis Fiore, Alfred Jenkins, and Robert Wezowicz. Sophomores: Lawrence Montemerlo, Harry Schuster. Freshmen: Edward Wezowicz, Richard Griffin. BASKETBALL Then came basketball, with the Locks” putting an excellent team on the floor again. The team played a total of thirty-one games during the regular, tournament, and post-season games. They won eighteen and lost thirteen of these. This record would have been better if the mumps had not caught up with the club when it had a sixteen and five record, with eleven straight. The schedule is as follows: Canton H Glastonbury Plainville A Kingswood A Won Won Lost Lost Won Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won 42 19 46 31 28 30 28 30 41 33 31 52 27 37 53 39 55 49 38 36 39 34 48 46 48 34 60 40 55 38 30 29 37 36 57 24 36 59 34 40 40 43 38 44 44 38 23 51 40 27 35 40 54 15 Suffield H Ellsworth A Rockville A Stafford H Windsor A Kingswood H Bloomfield H Glastonbury H Canton A Farmington H Simsbury H Windsor H Rockville H Stafford A Suffield A Farmington A Bloomfield A Ellsworth H Simsbury A Plainville H Cathedral H Loomis A Killingly T oo CM Page