Irvington PTA Scholarship Fund Celebrates 20 Years
Editorial recalls 70 Irvington High graduates who received over $30,000 in local scholarships since 1947. Funds come from Irvington residents, not federal sources, and yearly gifts sustain the program. The goal now is a thousand local families supporting the scholarship fund without solicitation, to aid hard-working students who earned top scholastic records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington High School
Irvington
Parent-Teacher Association
P.T.A
New Library Additions Highlight Diverse Titles Across Genres
A packed shelf of new books arrives including fiction by Celia Dale and Walker Percy and non fiction works on history politics and science. Notable titles feature The Death of a President by William Manchester and Viet Nam Witness 1953 66 by Bernard Fall alongside biographies and guides from Jung to Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Dale
Charles Flood
Clifford Hanley
Geoffrey Household
Ronald Johnston
Elia Kazan
Walker Percy
Harry Petrakis
New York City
Robert Arbib
Frank Armstrong
Adice
To Cou Lert
James Baldwin
Fern Eckman
Hell
Bernard Fall
Bernard Fall Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Sigmund Freud
John Futter
Marvin Gersh
Milton Gottlieb
Henry Francis du Pont
Hapsburgs
Dorothy McGuigan
William Manchester
Thomas Merton
Raymond Morey
Charlton Ogburn
Festival of the Arts at Irvington High School Draws Community Praise
Irvington High School hosted a three day Festival of the Arts featuring vocal and instrumental concerts, a fine art exhibit, and works from industrial arts and home economics. Principal Donald Wormley praised the event for showing arts and crafts as vital to education and inspiring students. Attendees included local artists Ruth Frost, Robert Jones, Robert Solotaire, and others, with special commendation for Lauri Denyer, Mark Annie, Ann Bryant, and Helen Graham for standout work.
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Irvington High School
Donald Wormley
Ruth Frost
Robert Jones
Robert Solotaire
Walter Uhle
Roslyn Schneider
Terry
Leavitt
Henri Fluchere
Helen Brown
Lauri Denyer
Mark Annie
Ann Bryant
Helen Graham
Festival Showcases Teen Talent Across Arts and Shop Skills
Vare advanced art students attended classes twice daily while the homemaking section displayed clothing and accessories made by girls in home economics. Irene Hildinger praised the teens and thanked Barbara Back, Debbie Volk, and Mary Beth Fiorella for help. Students demonstrated industrial arts on weekends, including assembling redwood paper napkin holders. Notable contributors included Arthur Cecchini, Jon Broderick, Haddon Hufford, and many others. Henry Conlin lauded the vocal and instrumental performances, highlighting French and Spanish songs, Donna Slavin, Alexandra Haynes, and the Dixieland Jam boree. Principal Philip E. Sanborn thanked all student participants.
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Arthur ‘Cecchini
Jon, Broderick
Haddon
Hufford
Norman
di Chiara
Timothy Tucknott
Arthur Langelotti
Bob Coto
Peter Garvin
Sam Brown
Michael Avedis
John Herighty
Jim Cavagnaro
Bruce Patterson
Robert Baird
Steven Booth
Robert Chip Jey
Douglas Middleton
James Richards
Scott Riola
Edward Winrow
Henry Conlin
Donna Slavin
Alexandra Haynes
Eugene Sprague
Seven Kids
Robert Fox
Evan Wright
Margaret Enloe
Arthur Samuelson
Efrem Marder
Paul Jellinek
Warren Goode
Eleanor Frachtenburg
Philip E. Sanborn
Irvington Gazette Publishing Details and Rates
The Irvington Gazette is published weekly by JO MAR PUBLICATIONS INC at 10 Aqueduct Lane Irvington on Hudson NY. Officials include Wm G Berkowitz managing editor Hilda Berkowitz editor Joseph F Rowan circulation manager Louis Bennett and mechanical superintendent. Subscriptions are 4 for one year and 7 for two years with 10 cent single copies. Advertising rates available on request. Second class postage paid at Irvington NY 10533.
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JO-MAR_ PUBLICATIONS, INC
Aqueduct Lane
Irvington-on-Hudson
N.Y
Lyric
Wm. G. Berkowitz
Hilda F. Berkowitz
Joseph F. Rowan
Louis Bennett
Peage
Irvington
Pelellaul
Irvington area notes and historical milestones
Recap of community happenings from The Irvington Gazette including awards and honors for residents such as Sheldon Reed of Hudson House and Anton Wang of Cedar Ridge, local government updates on West Clinton Avenue parking, Girl Scout rally at Town Hall, and legislative mentions from various anniversaries and decades.
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Bleike
Sheldon Reed
Hudson
House
Phelps Memorial
Brown’ University
West Clinton Avenue
Half Moon Lane
Irvington
Robert R. Barry
Jane Todd Club
Tappan
Hill
Greenburgh
Edward N. Vetrano
Anton Richard Wang
A. R. William Wang
Cedar Ridge
Columbia University
Army Air Force
Pas
Registration For Camps Continues In White Plains
Greenburgh Recreation Commission continues summer day camps at 560 Dobbs Ferry Road White Plains from June 10 9 to 12. Programs include music dance dramatics arts crafts nature lore sports and festivals with full and half day options and a staff of qualified instructors. Camps run July 5 through August 9 at multiple sites with contact WH 94599 for details.
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Greenburgh
Commission
Dobbs Ferry Road
White Plains
Irvington High honors athletes at year end awards
Irvington High School held a June awards assembly recognizing seventh to 12th graders for winter and spring sports. Over 200 awards were given including senior letters to eight students, sweaters to 14, girls senior charms to three, and a most valuable player trophy to Bruce Handley.
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Irvington High School
Harold F. Meszaros
Mr. Meszaros
Larry Beck
Robert Fox
Rich Shapiro
Tom deLastro
Bruce Handley
Dan Wiederkehr
Larry Evans
Jay Houghton
Jeff Gammel
John Newton
Mike Janos
Paul Shapiro
Tom Kelly
Jim Heany
Roger VanBaarle
al Moro
Lloyd Trinkoff
Bill MacIntosh
Don Macintosh
Rich Olenik
Gerry Zitoli
Tte
Irvington Poli Department
Lea
Beck
Patrolman
John
MacSherry
The
Osteopathic Association
Daniel Wiederkehr
Janet. Kuhlman
Meszaros
Albert’ Moro
Bob Skopek
Irvington High Leaders Club
Notable coaching and awards across school teams report
The document lists awards presented by several coaches to students across multiple sports. William Grogan presented to four wrestlers, and Bob TeCarr and Peter Marra handled junior varsity and varsity baseball. Harold Meszaros gave varsity golf awards, while TeCarr awarded basketball and softball honors.
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Elaine Crawford
Alice Berelson
Barb Back
Carlyn Peyser
Robin Irwin
Chris Nilsson
Stephi Dikavies
Irene di Luca
Robert Hubertus
Peter Marra
Bob TeCarr
Peter Oley
William Grogan
Peter
Marra
Harold Meszaros
Senate
Sam Adams and the birth of American liberty
The essay extols Samuel Adams as the driving force behind American freedom, praising his persistence in opposing monarchical rule, organizing colonies through committees of correspondence, and rallying diverse groups to independence. It links Adams to ongoing freedom through U S Savings Bonds as a modern civic impulse.
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Sam
Boston Harbor
Connecticut
New York
United States
U. S
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