Jim Shannon of Altoona submitted the 1954 photo of the first-grade class at Adams Elementary School (above). Shown are (from left): first row — Bill Whitbred, Joanne Koch, Kenny (last name unknown), Robbie Moore, Mary Jane Van Ormer and Larry Connerby; second row — Jimmy Olsen, Sharon Weyer, Scott Dean, Terry Buckel, Terry McManass and John McKee; third row — Robert Good, David Hersperger, James Harshbarger, Carol Gailey, James Shannon and Susan Kelley; fourth row — Greg Moyer, Deborah Rosch, Erline Traub, Joan Garritano, Linda Querry and Kenny McDermitt; fifth row — Butch Snyder, Danny Brown, Gloria Baum, Miss Everetts (teacher), Virginia Seymore, Karen Pizzino and Barry Betz.

Jim Shannon of Altoona submitted the 1954 photo of the first-grade class at Adams Elementary School (above). Shown are (from left): first row — Bill Whitbred, Joanne Koch, Kenny (last name unknown), Robbie Moore, Mary Jane Van Ormer and Larry Connerby; second row — Jimmy Olsen, Sharon Weyer, Scott Dean, Terry Buckel, Terry McManass and John McKee; third row — Robert Good, David Hersperger, James Harshbarger, Carol Gailey, James Shannon and Susan Kelley; fourth row — Greg Moyer, Deborah Rosch, Erline Traub, Joan Garritano, Linda Querry and Kenny McDermitt; fifth row — Butch Snyder, Danny Brown, Gloria Baum, Miss Everetts (teacher), Virginia Seymore, Karen Pizzino and Barry Betz.

The sixth-grade class at Adams Elementary School in 1959 included (from left): first row — Joan Koch, Robert Moore, Scott Dean, Glenn Himes, Carol Galey, Steve Sheetz and David Hersperger; second row — Jim Shannon, Judy Sandrus, Barbara Harshbarger, George Lang and Kenny McDermitt; third row — Paul Keller, Charles Pietro, Dick Quirin, Terry Buckel and MaryJane Warner; fourth row — Phyllis Tornator, Leona Colbert, Gloria Blum, Nancy Burket and Joan Garritano; fifth row — MaryJane Hull, Lynn Lesh, Jacqueline Smith, Paul Campbell and Paul Grum; back row — MaryJane Wyant, Sally Pheasant, Mildred Cronough, Tom Baum and Richard Howard. The photo was submitted by Jim Shannon of Altoona.

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Jim Shannon of Altoona submitted the 1954 photo of the first-grade class at Adams Elementary School (above). Shown are (from left): first row — Bill Whitbred, Joanne Koch, Kenny (last name unknown), Robbie Moore, Mary Jane Van Ormer and Larry Connerby; second row — Jimmy Olsen, Sharon Weyer, Scott Dean, Terry Buckel, Terry McManass and John McKee; third row — Robert Good, David Hersperger, James Harshbarger, Carol Gailey, James Shannon and Susan Kelley; fourth row — Greg Moyer, Deborah Rosch, Erline Traub, Joan Garritano, Linda Querry and Kenny McDermitt; fifth row — Butch Snyder, Danny Brown, Gloria Baum, Miss Everetts (teacher), Virginia Seymore, Karen Pizzino and Barry Betz.

The sixth-grade class at Adams Elementary School in 1959 included (from left): first row — Joan Koch, Robert Moore, Scott Dean, Glenn Himes, Carol Galey, Steve Sheetz and David Hersperger; second row — Jim Shannon, Judy Sandrus, Barbara Harshbarger, George Lang and Kenny McDermitt; third row — Paul Keller, Charles Pietro, Dick Quirin, Terry Buckel and MaryJane Warner; fourth row — Phyllis Tornator, Leona Colbert, Gloria Blum, Nancy Burket and Joan Garritano; fifth row — MaryJane Hull, Lynn Lesh, Jacqueline Smith, Paul Campbell and Paul Grum; back row — MaryJane Wyant, Sally Pheasant, Mildred Cronough, Tom Baum and Richard Howard. The photo was submitted by Jim Shannon of Altoona.