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

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HEKALI) SCHOOL NEWS In early September, 1950, a total of 150 students enrolled in the Windsor Locks High School for another year of school work. The registration by classes is as follows: 35 Seniors; 34 Juniors: 32 Sophomores; and 49 Freshmen. Three new teachers were added to the faculty this year. Mr. Jan Kok replaced Mrs. Effie Carlson as Freshman English teacher and music director. Mrs. Carlson has resumed her teaching career in Maryland. Miss Frances Wolnick replaced Mrs. Letitia Boyle as Commercial instructor. Mrs. Boyle is now teaching at Enfield High School. Mr. Elias Shapiro replaced Mr. Ernest Weeks as Boys ' physical education instructor. Mr. Weeks is now teaching in Rockville, Connecticut. The Press Club under the direction of Mrs. Gloria Sobell, has published two issues of the WILOHI . The officers for the past year were as follows: Editor-in-Chief, Dolores Vaitukaitis; Assistant Editor, Alice Marconi; and Treasurer, Roberta Raccone. During the school year the Senior Science Class, under the direction of Mr. Angelo Antonucci, visited the Dexstar Paper Mill and Bradley Field. This year an assembly committee was organized under the direction of Mr. Angelo Antonucci. George Quagliaroli was nominated as president and Janet Ciulewicz, as secretary. Once every two weeks assemblies were held in the gymnasium where movies were shown. At the Christmas Assembly program, the movie, Scrooge ”, was presented. As a part of the Easter Program a Spring Fashion Show was presented by the students. Mrs. Robert Dowd was in charge. Before the basketball team began their season the cheerleaders held a pep rally. This acquainted the school with the old as well as the new cheers. At a special assembly five members of The Hartford Symphony Orchestra enter¬ tained and acquainted the students with various instruments. At a later date an in¬ teresting puppet show was shown to the students. Early in the Spring the Windsor Locks High School Basketball Team spent an enjoyable weekend in New York. The proceeds from the faculty vs. the High Sihool Junior Varsity game made this trip possible. In April the Senior Class presented their annual class play, a three act comedy, entitled The Inner Willy.” A Driver ' s Training Course, under the direction of Mr. George Esposito, was pro¬ vided for the students of sixteen years of age and over. About 35 students enrolled for the course. The Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Jan Kok, was again organized. The officers include President and Secretary, Rita Ritchard; Vice-President, Nancy Rivers; Librarian, Joan Therrien. The A. A. Representative were elected early in the fall. The council consists of 4 Senior s, 3 Juniors, 2 Sophomores, and 1 Freshman. During the past year Donald Gallerani, a member of the senior class, left for the armed forces. All of his classmates wish him much success in the Army and regret that he will not be graduating with them. Thomas Butcher, a former student of Windsor Locks High returned heme after active duty with the marines in Korea. All of his old friends in school enjoyed his r r f r. r. r r r r, r r CM Page

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T I T I J J J J J ! T I I J J I 1 the high sc hool herald 21 Garbarino, Dorothy Quagliaroli, and Anna Danyluk; Ticket Committee—Patricia Logan, Nancy Johnson, Josephine Glemboski, Alberta Reeves, and Robert Pinnatti. The Story Land Ball has been set for May 25, 1951. Other details were discussed at this meeting. Patricia Logan ’52 SOPHOMORE NEWS President .—... Louis Gallerani Vice-President .......Leonard Kulas Secretary .... 1 .Ruth Pomeroy Treasurer ....Frederick Ostrowski The first meeting was held on Septemberr 19, 1950. At this meeting the class officers were elected. Also at this meeting, the fee of 25c a month was decided upon as dues. The second meeting was to choose the members of the Athletic Association. Dolores Cappanari and Frederick Tenerowicz were chosen. The last meeting was to elect the reporter for the Herald ”. The nominees were. Ruth Pomeroy Shirley DuBois Daniel McIntyre Ann Piaggi Ann Piaggi was elected Ann Piaggi ’53 FRESHMAN CLASS NEWS President .. Louis Rossi Vice-President . ...Kenneth Walters Secretary .Stephen Kuchars ci Treasurer .....Edwin Price The first meeting held by the freshman class was to elect officers. This male slate of officers was suprising to the freshman girls. We are sorry to hear that three freshmen have left us to take jobs: Nancy Sheehan. John Bromley, and Edward Zitka. The second meeting held by the freshman class was to decide upon the amount of dues to be paid each month. Twenty-five cents a month was decided upon. We welcome our new English teacher, Mr. Jan Kok. Our former English teacher, Mrs. Effie (Bradley) Carlson, left us to take a teaching position in Baltimore, Maryland. A meeting was held by the freshman class to elect representatives to the Athletic Association and to the Herald Board. Jean Cordier was the choice for the Herald and Joan Therrian for the A.A. The following girls are on the Wilohi Staff: Anna Curti Jean Cordier Ann Fisher Lynn Gondek Jean Cordif.r 54 co CM Page

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J .1 I J J I J [ J J f J J J J I I r THE HIGH SCHOOL HEHALI) 23 visit and we all wish him much success in the future. On April 19, 1951, a television set was installed in the high school auditorium, so the students could hear the speech made by General Douglas MacArthur. The set was installed through the courtesy of Mr. Don LaRussa. This is the first time the whole student body has had the opportunity to see television in a school assembly. Thus, with the affairs of 1951 coming to a close, we wind up another successful year at Windsor Locks High School. Alma Rodelli ’51 ATHLETIC NEWS BASKETBALL The 1951 basketball team did it! That’s what everybody will be remembering for years to come. The Windsor Locks High basketball team, under the excellent coaching of Elias Shapiro, not only beat Ellsworth the first time since 1944, but also tied for the CIAC championship with Berlin. Although the stalwart Locks team lacked height, they made up for it in hustle. As some of the alumni players have stated, It is the fastest and most aggressive team the Locks have ever had.” Coach Shapiro took the little disadvantage in height the team had and developed a fast, skillful club. Every game the Locks won, they had to scrap for because they lacked the necessary height. Mr. Shapiro, who graduated from Tufts College and started his coaching career here, deserves a great deal of credit. Every basketball fan in this town appreciates the mag¬ nificent job he has done. The teams’ offense consisted mostly of the three-lane fast break. They used it to every advantage and it generally paid off in a lot of games, as the difference sometimes was two and three points. When they did not have the fast break, they employed a set 2-1-2 offense with the point of attack centered around the pivot man. Their defense consisted both of man to man and zcne defense. The players who saw action are as follows: Billy Whitten—6 ' 1 , 155 lbs. Bill, the team’s tallest player, was used at the pivot. He used every kind of shot he cunningly could sneak in. Bill was a strong re- bounder and a very good shot. Whit”, as he is called, was also one of the league’s leading scorers. Ray Ermellini—5 ' 6 , 135 lbs. Although Giz” was small, he was very aggressive on the offensive with his fakes, set and jump shots. Ray was the second player ever to be picked on the all-state team in the history of Windsor Locks High School basket¬ ball teams. He was also one of the leading scorers in the league. George Quagliaroli—5 ' 10 , 145 lbs. Ace” Quagliaroli was very aggressive on both the defense and the offense. Ace” was a good rebcunder and added strong support to the team. George was called up from the J.V.’s and very skillfully filled the forward spot as a regular. Pete Tenerowicz—5 ' 7 , 145 lbs. Pete was the team’s playmakcr and was also one of the league’s leading scorers. Although Pete lacked height, he made up for it in his cjuick aggressiveness. Pete was a good driver as well as one of the league’s best set-shot artists. LD CM Page