Gardner Junior High School Eagle

Thanks and a tip of the reunion planning hat to Janice (Goeke) Tuffin, who mailed us a copy of the Gardner Junior High School Eagle (Volume III, Number 3, April, 1956). The lead story reported on the Quiz Show assembly in which students from Grade 8 competed against Grade 7 in a current events contest. Our grade 8 class was represented by Eugene Andes, John Yablonski, Philip Cavanaugh, Jadwiga Nerkevicius, Elaine Stanley, and Beverly Morze. After five rounds of questions, the Grade 7 team was victorious. Charles Bagdonas and Elaine Stanley won the top prize in the word game section. The mimeographed newsletter (now yellowed and faded) is 14 pages long and includes contributions written by the following classmates:

* Poems written by Carolyn Cunninghan, Harold Fiske, and Gail Moore

* A report on Mr. Joseph Bishops's broken ankle by Janice Goeke and Carol Johnson

* Descriptions of lobby showcase scenes from Longfellow by Nancy Cormier

* Hit Parade Tunes, TV, and Movie selections by Brenda Nyman, Virginia Blake, and Theresa Bridge

* Summary of Club Activities by Roger Kinnnear and Dennis Wehren

* Gossip Column by Carol Johnson and Janice Goeke

* Student Government Report by Brenda Nyman and Sheila Harrington

* Book Reviews by Dennis Erickson, Brendan Dunn, Carolyn Cunnigham, Judy Goodwin,Walter Dubzinski, Richard Kiiski, Ann Fleming, Louis Migliozzi, Jadwiga Narkevicius, Norman Begun, and Linda Giles.

Janice calls the document a "relic" but I think it is a sweet treasure that foretold the character and leadership of those who contributed to it. We haven't tried scanning or copying the document yet, but if you contact us at ghsclassof1960@gmail.com perhaps we can send you a part of your own past.

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