Woodstock Academy - Spire Yearbook (Woodstock, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1961 volume:

The Spire Woodstock Academy 1961 Woodstock Academy gratefully dedicates Mr. Kenneth I. Beatson for his constant service and friendship Dedication Headmaster's Message TO THE CLASS OF 1961 All people are to some extent dreamers. Graduates from high school usually have dreams of wealth, success, adventure and fame. Many of these dreams are ruined and few come true prin- cipally because they have no foundation. However, a quick survey of history recalls to mind dreamers of the past whose dreams were considered impossible by their con- temporaries. Yet, Alexander did conquer the world, Joan of Arc did unite France, and Columbus did sail westward to a new world. These dreams prospered because they had a firm foundation. They were starting points for action. They were pursued with vigor and undiminished determination to overcome all obstacles. They were made a reality by the maximum development of every physical and mental facility of their originators. Your dreams too, may prosper. However the old adage still applies. You will get out of diem exactly what you put into them. It is my sincere desire for each and every one of you that your dreams will provide direction for your endeavors and that your efforts will Faculty Mrs. Spencer Jordan, Mrs. John Markis, Mrs. James Robertson, Mrs. Ralph Hamm, Mr. John Durst, Mr. Robert Wilde, Mrs. Frederick Lucas, Mr. Peter Santos, Mrs. Francis Curran, Mr. John Martin, Mrs. Edmund Seney, Mr. Kenneth Beatson, Mr. Robert Prince, Mr. Nor- man Emond, Mr. Allan Walker, Mr. John Dillon. Staff MRS. CARL PETERSON MRS. ELEANOR PASAY MRS. ROLLIN MOREHOUSE MR. CARL STRAND MR. CHARLES MORRIS JUDITH BASTO Cheerleader; Joke Editor for Echo; Echo Typist; Cafeteria Duty. JOYCE BENOIT Basketball; Basketball Manager; Glee Club; Stu- dent Council; Cheerleader; Co-Captain of Cheerlead- ing Squad; Dance Com- mittee. DOROTHY BUELL Echo Staff; Class Reporter; Glee Club, I-IV; Chapel Choir; 60-Word Compe- tent Typist Award; Year- book Staff. FREDERICK CHILD Student Council; Hall and Grounds Committee; Cross Country; Track; Glee Club. JOHN CLARKE Class Will and Prophecy Committees. ROY COPELAND Basketball, I; Glee Club. I JAY DURST FFA Chapter Treasurer; FFA District Vice-Presi- dent; Basketball Manager; Class Will Committee; Senior Reception Com- mittee. BERNICE GALENSKI Basketball, I-II; Glee Club, I—IV; Echo Staff; Compe- tent Typist's Award, 50 wpm; Faclt Accuracy Award; Assembly Com- mittee. KENNETH GEER FFA, I-IV; Baseball; Track; Soccer; Cross Country; Senior Reception Commit- tee. ROBERT GRIFFIN Vice-President, Senior Class; Student Council; Nutmeg Boys’ State; Vice- President, National Honor Society; President of Li- brary Club; Echo Editor. GAIL GRUBE Halls and Grounds Com- mittee; Co-Captain of Girls' Basketball; Softball; Glee Club; Competent Typist's Award, 40 wpm; Cafeteria Duty. GUY GRUBE Treasurer of Student Coun- cil; Yearbook Editor; Nut- meg Boys' State; Athletic Council Treasurer; Student Store Committee; Soccer, I-IV; Track; Basketball; School Photographer; Award for Undergraduate Doing Most for School. STEPHEN HACKETT Activities Committee; FFA; Football; Baseball; Junior Prom Committee; Audio-Visual Aides Depart- ment. BARBARA HAWKINS Activities Committee; Yearbook Committee; Echo Staff; Glee Club; Chapel Choir; Cheerlead- ing; Handbook Revision Committee. MARILYN HOBBY Vice-President, Student Council; Laurel Girls' State; Halls and Grounds Committee Chairman; English 1 and II Award; Senior Executive Commit- tee; Honor Roll; Basketball, I-IV; Chapel Choir; Glee Club. MICHAEL JANKET Class Vice-President; Class Treasurer; Honor Roll; Bas- ketball, I and IV; Track Team; Golf Team; Class Prophecy Committee; Sen- ior Reception Committee. MARGARET JOHNSON Class Secretary, in and IV; Senior Executive Commit- tee; Glee Club, I-IV; Chapel Choir; Yearbook Committee. SUSAN KLEE Student Council, III; Pres- ident, Athletic Council; Athletic Committee Chair- man; Basketball, I-IV; Soft- ball, II-IV; Gold Captain. JOANNE LEWIS Glee Club, I-IV; Echo Staff; Cafeteria Duty; 40-Word Competent Typist Award; Cheerleader, I-IV; Cheer- leading Manager; Class Will Committee. WILLIAM LOVIG Bausch and Lomb Science Award; Hall and Grounds Committee; Basketball, I- IV; Track; Golf Team. WILLIAM MANN Student Council, II; Cross Country, m and IV; Basket- ball, II-IV; Track, III and IV; Soccer, II. THEODORE MANTHORNE FFA; Vice-President, Athle tic Council; Basketball, I- IV; Soccer, I-IV; Prophecy Committee; Gold Captain. CHARLENE SALTONSTALL Chairman Activities Com- mittee; Chapel Choir; Glee Club; Cheerleading; Dra- matic Club; Yearbook Com- mittee; Basketball; Chair- man Prophecy Committee. PAUL SANSOUCY FFA, I-IV; FFA Secretary, II and III; Athletic Com- mittee; Baseball, II-IV; Basketball, I-IV; Cross Country; Class Will Com- mittee; Senior Reception Committee. JANET SMITH Senior Class President; Stu- dent Council; Treasurer, National Honor Society; Senior Executive Commit- tee; Yearbook Committee; Dramatic Club; Glee Club. GAIL SPINK Athletic Committee; Ways and Means Committee; Softball, II-IV. MARY LOUISE STEVENSON National Honor Society; Sen- ior Executive Committee; Glee Club, I-IV; Dramatic Club, n-IV; Yearbook Com- mittee; Law Memorial Fund History Award; DAR History Award; Assistant Echo Edi- tor; Rotary Club Trip. DIANA THOMPSON Glee Club; Library Club; Spelling Award; French Club; Future Doctors and Nurses Club. VIRGINIA LEE VALENTINE Glee Club, II-IV; Yearbook Committee. SUSAN WEED Laurel Girls' State; DAR Good Citizenship Award; Student Council Secretary; President, Glee Club; Cheer- leading Captain; Senior Ex- ecutive Committee; Year- book Committee; Echo Staff. GRACE WHITELEY Echo Exchange Editor; Echo Typist; Senior Reception Committee; Will Commit- tee; Cafeteria Duty. MARCIA WIGHTMAN Class Treasurer, II3-IV; Echo Staff; Girls' Blue Cap- tain; Basketball, I-IV; Soft- ball; Glee Club; Worked in Office. MARY YOUNG National Honor Society President; Glee Club; Alge- bra I Prize; Latin Prize I and III; Library Club; Year- book Committee; Basket- ball; Softball. Dramatic Club Susan Cross, Martha Simmons, Margaret Anderson, Janet Smith, Mary Lou Stevenson. Charlene Salton- stall, Geraldine Diagle, Jerrilyn Sanga, Joan Brews- ter, Richard Hobby, Philip Piper, Cedric Child, Thomas Brandy, John Peckham, Charles Cox, Peter Logee, William Amato, Director, Mr. Santos. Chapel Choir Jeannine Garceau, Charlene Salton- stall, Linda Derr, Pamela Hansen, Dorothy Johnson, Barbara Hawkins, Barbara Hibbard, Cynthia Richards, Martha Simmons, Marilyn Hobby, Sharon Brown, Dorothy Buell, Mar- garet McGrath, Joan LaLiberte, Sus- an Cross, Susan Lewis, Director, Mrs. Jordan. E c h o S t a f M. Hobby, B. Hawkins, D. Buell, M. Stevenson, R. Griffin, S. Klee, J. f Smith, G. Diagle, J. Sanga, M. Nieminen, S. Weed, J. Lewis, B. Child, M. ■' Wightman, G. Grube, K. King, J. Guertin, M. Warren, J. Brewster, N. Kap- lan, P. Pisz, R. Hobby, P. Piper, J. Basto, G. Whiteley, L. Balfour, C. Kraus, R. Lachapelle, Advisors, Mrs. Curran and Mrs. Parkerton. Library Club Rita Lachapelle, Robert Griffin, Philip Piper. Mary Young, Coralee Kraus, Diana Thompson, Frank Newth, Cedric Child, Richard Hobby, Margaret Anderson, Joan LaLiberte, Advisor, Mrs. Moorehouse. Student Council Robert Griffin, Susan Weed, Tom Brand, Marilyn Hobby, Guy Grube, Cedric Child, Pamela Hansen, Linda Derr, Donna Green, Elizabeth Johnson, Janet Smith, Nancy Kaplan, Philip Piper, Advisor, Mr. Prince. Mary Lou Stevenson, Robert Griffin, Mary Young, Janet Smith, Marilyn Hobby, Thomas Brand, William Parker- ton, Marian Nieminen, Elaine Lachapelle, Sponsor, Mrs Robertson. National Honor Society Athletic Council Theodore Manthorne, Susan Klee, Jerrilyn Sanga, Guy Grube, Marilyn Hobby, Marcia Wightman, Douglas Child, Elizabeth Johnson, Gail Grube, Richard Hobby. Floyd Fisher, Jay Durst, Douglas Child, Daniel Kuper, John Bitgood, Emil Stalzer, Douglas Avery, Frank Whiteley, Peter Booker, Wilbur Neumann, Alton Morse, John McLaughlin, Richard Norman, John Colburn, John Byrne, Jeffrey Austin, Advisor, Mr. Durst. FAPMERS_[pp FUTURB Serica Senior Executive Committee Marcia Wightman, Robert Griffin, Janet Smith, Peggy Johnson, Susan Weed, Mary Young, Guy Grube, Mary Lou Stevenson, Marilyn Hobby, Advisor, Mrs. Robertson. Yearbook Staff Guy Grube. Robert Griffin, Margaret Johnson, Barbara Hawkins, Susan Klee, Susan Weed, Virginia Valentine, Mary Young, Mar- ilyn Hobby, Mary Lou Stevenson, Advisor, Mrs. Robertson. Coaches Soccer G. Grube, T. Brandy, D. Dexter, T. Manthrone. W. Houle, P. Elliott, W. Neumann, T. Brand, P. Wetherell, T. Flurkey, G. Spink, M. Burns, E. Hall, D. Avery, J. Grube, R. Johnson. W. Klebart, P. Loget, R. Hale, J. Klebart, J. Davis, Coach, Mr. Santos. Cross Country John Miller, Gary Smith, James Gauthier. John St. Jean, Doug- las Child, William Mann, Fred Child, Robert Higgins, Coach, Mr. Beatson. Girls' Varsity Susan Klee. Marcia Wightman, Gail Grube, Marilyn Hobby, Joan Guertin, Margaret Young, Mary Young. Barbara Hibbard Lauren Anderson, Barbara Wilson, Jeri Lee Carpenter, Eliza- beth Johnson, Jerrilyn Sanga, Coach, Mrs. Seney. Girls' Junior Varsity Edith Aurilio, Joanne Williams, Joanne Reich, Jeri Lee Carpenter, Beverly Child, Sharon Smith, Elizabeth Boies, Mary Warren, Jerrilyn Sanga, Jeannine Garceau, Coach, Mrs. Seney. John Byrne, Jean Guertln, William Lovig, Peter Tingley, Robert Maynard, William Mann, Doug- las Child, Michael Janket, Theordore Manthorne, Paul Sansoucy, Coach, Mr. Martin. Edward Hall, Richard Hobby, John Byrne, Royal Hall, Thomas Flurkey, Robert Rodensky, Thomas Dinwoodie, Richard Johnson, Coach, Mr. Wilde. , 9oh For attaining your heart’s desire... C BANKii Mw Sav ib 'BeAJ’ tuend If it’s a college education your heart is set on, start saving — as much as you can as often as you can — at our bank; and keep it up. Your dream can come true — but it’s up to you! 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