Welcome WPHS Class of '61!
Hi classmates. I have always had great memories of our class so I saved quite a bit of material and thought I'd share it with all of you. I have the complete set of all issues of The Orange published in our sophomore, junior, and senior years, which will no doubt bring back many memories of school, White Plains, and life in a much simpler America in the 1950s.
As some of you might remember, in addition to The Orange, there was also a small newspaper for Sopomores, The Newcomer. I have some issues of that, as well.
I also have the never-before-published senior Skit. As you may remember, it was a tradition for the seniors to write and put on a satirical play about the school. We did this, too, but just before it was to be presented, the principal, Dr. C. Darl Long, cancelled it, which led to quite an uproar. The entire script as originally written is now available here for the first time.
Some issues of our literary magazine, Roar, are also here, along with other artifacts from around 1960 I didn't scan the yearbook, The Oracle, since I assume everyone has guarded that treasure carefully.
Probably some of you have other artifacts that I don't have. If you could scan them at 300 dpi and send them to me, I can add them to the collection.
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The Artifacts
- The Orange, every issue from Sept. 1958 to June 1961
- Newcomer, our sophomore newspaper
- Senior Skit--finally, after 50 years, the veil of censorshop lifted
- Roar, the WPHS literary magazine
- National Honor Society induction ceremony, the induction program
- Programs from WPHS plays, see who played which role
- The architect's view of the new building, you know the practice; here's the theory
- Graduation-related activities, a random collection of items
- WPHS user manual, handed out to all sophomores.
- The 25th Reunion booklet, everyone's life in a 3-inch box
Post Road Junior High School
Many members of the class of '61 came from Post Road Junior High. Here are some goodies for Post Roaders. Non-Post-Roaders may also be interested in seeing 9th grade photos of their Post Road friends.
- Post Road junior High School newspaper, including predictions about future occupations
- Post Road 1958 yearbook, including photos of the graduates
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