1953-54 Northside School; Mr. Ouderkirk's 6th grade class

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First row: Ava Berg, Pat Miscovsky, Mike Gittleman

Second row: Steven Fink, Luther Kuhlman, Florence Pratt, Donna Hitchcock, x, Mal Karman

Third row: Kenny or Artie? Abelson (they were twins), Frank Colluci, Betty Barger?, Ellen Rees, Janet Goldberg, Kathleen O'Brien, Richard Fuchs

Fourth row: John Koehler, Phil Adrian, x, x, Betty Syvertsen, David Duer.

Fifth row: x, Artie Dorrmann, x

Back row: Mr. Robert J. Ouderkirk

Photo courtesy of John Koehler. Captioning by Mal Karman and John Koehler.

Not everyone has been identified (indicated with an X) and we are not sure of a few of the students (see question marks).

Our records show that there were three sixth-grade classes at Northside in the 1953-54 school year. The teachers for the other classes were Mr. Bob Torrance and Mr. James Donovan. Many of these students were in the first DAHS graduating class, 1960.

1953-54 Northside School; Mr. James Donovan's 6th grade class

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First row: Eddie Fink, Dan Huntley

Second row: Bob Bond, Jerry Cohen, Sharon Kivowitz, Theresa Flyntz, x, Karen Judge, Sharon Dumas

Third row: Sherry Kruger, Emily Estow, Joan Allibone, Beth Cummings, Jeanne Hurley, Pat Lucio, Evie Fielding

Fourth row: Jerry Benima, Ken Porter, Margery Fisher, x, Bob Castro, Neal Manly, x

Back row: Mr. Donovan, Bruce Garabrant, Richie Ostrowski, Tom Paturzo, Jimmy Pappas, Louie Lopez

Fifteen of these students graduated from Division Avenue High School in 1960. Most of them were about 11-years old when this was taken. Now those still living are 68 years old. Eddie Fink, Bruce Garabrant, Dan Huntley, Louie Lopez and Neal Manly are deceased.

Photo courtesy of Beth Cummings '60

1954 Northside School, Mrs. Fox' third grade class

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First row: David Amster

Second row: Linda Bishop, Carol Cataldo, Dick Marcella, x

Third row: Joe Imparato, Dan Estow, Steve McNally, Chris Jacobsen, Alice Weissman

Fourth row: Barbara Bordini, Beatrice Durante, Danny Wueblo, Michelle Fromm, x

Fifth row: x, Fred Parisi, Charles Elliot, x, x

Sixth row: Dorothy Dargan, Ron Area, Dennis Ditto, x

Standing: x, x, x, Paul Compart, Marvin Prosono, Charles Drakos, Barry Levine, x, Tom Filiberto, Alberta Losi

Many of these children graduated from Division Avenue High School in 1963. The photo is courtesy of Tom Filiberto who is now retired but had been a city letter carrier from October 1968 to June 2006.