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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 21 11 wins and 5 losses. In our past season game, Windsor Locks defeated Enfield High by a score of 43 to 38. Returning lettermen of this year ' s squad were Joe Antonacci, Bill Whitten, Kenny Christian, Kenny Kraiza, Dick Fisher, Pete Tenero, and Ed Viggiano. Others brought up from the Junior Varsity were Ray Ermellini, Dave Ulitsch, Matt Wezowicz, Ed Bigos, and Joe Halloran. In regular season play, individual scoring honors went to Pete Tenero, who led the team with 156 points. On February 25, the Class C Tournament started in New Britain at the Teachers’ College gym. Windsor Locks played Housantanic Regional High and defeated them by a score of 61 to 51. Outstanding players of the game were Ken Christian who dunked in 21 points. Pete Tenero scored 14 points and his team work set up at least 5 other baskets. Ray Ermellini scored 11 points and his floor game was brilliant. On Tuesday night, February 28, the high school played Putnam. Windsor Locks got off to a bad start and went behind 15 to 0. They were behind 28 to 19 at the half and 42 to 28 at the end of the third period. Then sparked by Ray Ermellini, who dropped three straight baskets, Windsor Locks moved up to within 2 points of Putnam. In the final minutes they missed costly foul shots and Putnam survived to win 48 to 46. BASEBALL On April 20, the baseball season will start at Windsor Locks High School. This year there is a 10-game schedule and a good year is looked forward to. Most of last year ' s team are back to start in their regular positions. The players returning are Ellsworth Case, Pete Tenero, F.d Viggiano, Joe Halloran, Ken Kraiza, Bill Stone, Dick Fisher, Matt Wezowicy, and Bob Kulas. Other students that will play for the first time with the high school are Ray Ermellini, Dave Ulitsch, and Gene Africano. They show great promise and will help the school to a success¬ ful season. Kenneth Kraiza ' 50 CLASS WHO’S WHO BOY Joseph Antonacci Edward Bigos Joseph Bycenski Kenneth Christian CHARACTERISTIC most carefree most mischievious class chauffeur most athletic GIRL Barbara Gerish Geraldine Piaggi Audrey Marek Victoria O ' Leary CO CNI Page

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20 THE high SCHOOL HEKALI) FRESHMAN CLASS NOTES President ...... Loins Gallerani Vice-President . Leonard Kolas Secretary Ruth Pomeroy Treasurer Elizabeth Marinone Early in the fall, the class officers were elected. On April 12, the third meeting of the freshman class was held. The president, Louis Gallerani, announced that he had received a letter from Dabbs ' Amusement Park, on different rates for a class picnic. The class decided to discuss it at a later date. Also they agreed to put an advertisement in the Herald. Ann Piaggi ' 53 ATHLETICS FOOTBALL For the first time in several years a football team was organized by some of the boys in the school. Although some of them had never played before. Coach George Esposito turned out some fine players. During the weeks that followed, they worked and played hard at scrimmages and workouts. The team used the Winged-T formation. Their first supervised scrim¬ mage was against the Enfield High J. V. ' s. In this game our boys played well against Enfield. Then came the annual classic against Suffield Academy. Although the Academy team were bigger and more experienced, Windsor Locks won a hard-fought victory by a score of 7 to 6. Bob Kulas scored when he crashed over from the three yard line. Bill Stone, place kick specialist, split the goal pests to win the game. Members of the team were Dave Ulitsch and Ronnie Holden, ends; Gene Africano and Clyde De Gray, tackles; George Winters and Ed Viggiano, guards; and Ellsworth Case, center. In the backfield were Pete Tenero, quarterback; Joe Antonacci, Bob Kulas, and Matt Wezowicy, halfbacks, and Ken Kraiza, fullbacks. BASKETBALL The 1949-1950 basketball season at Windsor Locks High School proved to be very successful. Under the supervision of Coach Ernest E. Weeks the team won 12 games and lost 8. In the Conference standings they finished in second place, with CNI CNI Page

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Richard Christian most cjuiet Evelyn Santamaria Francis Cmara class play boys Mark Conley Robert Colli best dressed Marion Cerri Clyde DeGray class dreamer The Senior Girls Richard Fisher most cons cientious Dorothy Wenzel Joseph Gronda most ambitious Marylu Griswold Joseph Halloran most serious Barbara Cousineau Ronald Holden most happy-go-lucky June Micha Kenneth Kraiza most reserved Noreen Fields Edward Lanati wittiest Doris Colo Louis Rague class borrower Shirley Lana ' i Edward Viggiano most musical Anna Glemboski Allen Warner most pessimistic Barbara Slocomb Can You Imagine Ten Years From Now? Joseph Antonacci Principal Edward Bigos Public Speaker Joseph Bycenski In Africa hunting prehistoric relics Marion Cerri Conducting an all girls ' j jazz band Kenneth Christian World Famous Chemist Richard Christian Fuller Brush Salesman Francis Cmara Director of the psychopathic ward at Bellevue Hospit, Robert Colli A Mechani c Doris Colo Shorthand Teacher Mark Conley Janitor of Windsor Locks High School Barbara Cousineau Making her debut at the Met” Clyde DeGray Working industriously as manager of a National chaii Grocery Stores Noreen Fields Proprietress of Rusty ' s Date Bureau Richard Fisher Author of the Evils of Tardiness” Barbara Gerish A Cow-gal in the movies Anna Glemboski Madam President of the United States Marylu Griswold Hollywood Gossip columnist Joseph Gronda Running the Gronda Safe -driving School Joseph Halloran A famous dancing teacher Ronald Holden Chef at the Villa Rose Kenneth Kraiza C ampaign manager lor Ed Iward Bigos Edward Lanati A radio crooner CNI Page