Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1970 volume:

We ' ve come a long, long way from when we were concerned with only ourselves. Although we ore still involved in our own antics, we are now committed to something greater than ourselves,- and it is to this involvement that we dedicate our yearbook. fMRO Those were the days when we lived only for the present. But that was yesterday — me for you, and you for me so happy together eVe found what ifs all about and we’re learning learning to care . . . I about school and its activities 1 ™ r j Thank j 1 It ' s Befin ,i Plf isurt l ||| c : 1 Starving You Era as well as life The problems of our world cannot and will not be solved unless we are willing to face them and work hard to solve them. ii igMM;v ' ;.l ■■■:.:_ x ; y-K-WmSgW ■■■ y::: ' - [i SSSS I 31 ' ■■v ; ' r H|HSHH% H m ;imy a — � � )( Mtel ,r 1 William F. Young (Superintendent) Modern educational philosophy is gearing its educational practices and objectives to teach a student hov to think, how to evaluate, and how to express himself. These abilities are the tools of dissent. Used wisely they will bring reform. They will enable man to focus on his social ills and problems. These skills must, however, be accom- panied by patience, tolerance, understanding, and good purpose. They demand responsible action. I hope that you, the members of the class of 1 970, will use your talents to work for the so- lution of the many problems facing us today. I have confidence that you will. Kathleen W. Campbell (Secretary) Walter K. Hjelm (Principal) assistant principals Ann Desjardins Lorraine Hickey Arvilla Clement John Paltsits (Juniors) G. Kenneth Rogers (Sophomores) Edward R. Oakman (Seniors) 19 Shirley Apostolon (English) Mary Argys (Business) Judith Azer (Social Studies) Catherine Bagley (Librarian) Gilbert Bandarra (Science) Wendell Bartholomew (Social Studies) Marjorie Baseman (Business) Charlotte Moling utilizes our extensive re- search facilities in the Colbert Memorial Li- brary, Desk 3, seat 1 . Edwin Beck (Social Studies) Marjorie Brizzolara (English) . . . and coming into the final stretch, it ' s Elaine out in front . . . Patricia Burns (Remedial Reading) Cynthia Cameron (Social Studies) 21 Richard Carson (Physical Education) Deborah Chapman (Science) Samuel Chen (Art) Kenneth Clinton (Vocal Music) Take a sad song and make it better. Robert Corey (English) Groce Cowan (Business) Frederick W. Darling, Jr. (Science) Gloria Dolan (Business) Kenneth H. Dooley (Mathematics, Director) Topless Jack performs for Mae Nichols ' thrill seekers. William J. Foley (Social Studies) Pamela Forde (English) John Fountain (English) Ruth Fox (Home Economics, Chairman) Gail Andrews begins her routine in the locker room. Louis George (Social Studies) Diane Greenstein (Science) Lynn A. Frank (Foreign Language) Carol Frieden (Science) Happy Jack tramps back to the locker room. 26 Elizabeth Helm (Mathematics) Susan Higgins (English) James Horsford (Industrial Arts) Kathleen Hurley (Science) Marilyn Hutton (Home Economics) Robert Jingozian (Science, Director) (Foreign Language) ish) p. Tramp, Tramp, the boys are marching. Walter Kane (Mathematics) Ann L. Keenan (English, Director) Philip L. Kliman (Industrial Arts, Chairman) Henry Lague (Socio-Biology, Director) IN 6.670 X 10 -11 m3 X 1.3805 X 10 - 23 joule X 2.306 X 10 - 28 newton -m2X 2X10-7 newton (exact, by definition) John Marshall (Mathematics) John McDermott (Industrial Arts) Joseph McDonough (English) Louise Maletz (Foreign Language) Paul Manning (English) 30 All those fun times, well worth remembering. Patricia McKay (English) Sandra McNally (Physical Education) Theresa McNulty (Business) Irene Meny (English) Robert Millen (Science) Michael Molongoski (Guidance, Director) James Morgan (English) William Murphy (Social Studies) Nancy Mytkowicz (Social Studies) Donald Nelson (Industrial Arts) Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to face a new day. Gerry is sleeping. See Gerry sleep. Sleep, Gerry, sleep . . . 32 Edward J. Polak (Social Studies) Mary L. Pottle (Mathematics) Judith F. Primiano (Art) Rosalind G. Pinel (Guidance) Norma Pinkerton (Guidance) Lili Poeld (Social Studies) 34 If you ' ve got it . . . flaunt it! George Raymond (Instrumental Music, Director) Patricia Redmond (Physical Education) John Reynolds (Mathematics) Anthony Richardi (Physical Education) Mildred Richards (Foreign Language, Director) Margaret Riley (Mathematics) Richard Rubino (Instrumental Music) Eugene Rust (Foreign Language) Elizabeth Savicki (Science) Charles Sawyer, Jr. (Science) Josef Schuhwerk (Physical Education) Aram Sevagian (Science) Eric Simpson (Guidance) Francine Smith (Mathematics) 37 Marjorie Smith (Physical Education) Paul Smith (Foreign Language) Roderick Smith (Guidance) William Soule (Industrial Arts) M. Carlton Storms (Mathematics) Natalie Stovold (Librarian) Lawrence Sugarman (Music) Jonna Sundberg (Art) Robert Vafides (Science) Daniel Vara (Social Studies) Fred Vasalle (Business) Joanne Wallace (Foreign Language) Ellen Wyke (Business) Linda Zoccolante (Business) These two are extremely dangerous to others, but mostly to themselves. alone JANET BAKER JANICE BAKER L CHERYL AVITABILE JOAN BALDASSINI 46 JANET BJORK RICHARD BLACKWELL STEPHEN BOTTIGLIERI JANET BOWIE ELIZABETH BOWMAN BEVERLY BOYLE PETER BRADFORD JANE BREGOLI JOAN BREGOLI MICHAEL BREMS MARK BRICKNELL DOREEN BRIDS 49 CHRISTINE BURKE CAROL BURNS JOHN BUSA DENISE BRUCE CHARLES BURGESS RUSSELL BUTHLAY 50 Ken Shaknite ' s design earns teacher praise. Dr. Doe by popular demand. GUY CARUSO PAUL CARUSO JOAN CASALI NADENE CASNA LEE CASTIGNEHI JUDITH CAVICCHI DONALD CHAMBERS CHARLENE CHEEVER ALLEN CHELLUK F. KENNETH CLANCY MARY CLARK 52 Football practice takes i y from the glory into the dirt and hard work. DENISE CUSICK STAFFORD CYPHERS KENNETH DALE BRIAN DANIELS MICHAEL DAVEY 55 CAROLE DAVIS MARY ELLEN DAVIS CHRISTINE DAYTON JANICE DeLUCA LEONARD DEL VECCHIO DENNIS DE NICOLA THEODORE DE SIMONE GAIL DE THOMASO 56 JOHN DIOTTE PAUL Dl RICO BRIAN DONAHOE ELAINE DONAHUE 57 CHRISTINE DONEGAN ROBERT DONOGHUE THOMAS DONOVAN CONSTANCE DOTY PAUL DOUCETTE EDWARD DOYLE JACQUELYN DOYLE JANET DOYLE 58 competing — after school for students. Alkaseltzer . . . Alkaseltzer . . . burb, burb, burb MICHAEL DRANE CATHERINE DRISCOLL DIANE DRYER PATRICIA DUGGAN ELLEN DUNN KEVIN ECKER ROBERT EDGERLY ROBERT EDV ARDS HELEN ELLIOTT SUSAN ELLIOTT 59 ROBERT ERICKSON MARY ERICSON SANDRA ERWIN STEPHEN ETLING 60 61 ONE day in the life of Jayne. 62 you act (Co lU oi foP -tUe I ,, 1 c _ D ' tA I KVf J bo ' Jpiny ga ev ir thiY 90 na orC ha ii ' (xjtice) JiAiJ-yfr ' f ' o(f 00 r- IT 5- (X ord t orcAOO ' _ 4 horn or C- ha ii x,jace) JlAlJ-yfr ' P ' OC jOh 00 i grsJc xndi 5‘ ' ' 8-+IS 7o ' S r hi(fu_ 3r you. a®o« +h) or J- n T«o.(( fc di a of4. P(?Q,se aVo- a c n- 8 30oc( JUDITH GREENE As usual, he had a lot to say: And, if I am elected President ... GEORGE GREFt HENRY DAVIS GREGORY SHARON GREY MONA GRIFFITH ROBERT GROLEAU 66 Mona makes her big move 67 S. LYNNE HOMEWOOD . don ' t you wish everybody used Dial? 69 Crunch chalks up another one. 70 71 SANDY LAWSON CAROL LEADBETTER PETER LEMON IAS MARY LEONARD 73 That ' s how good the food is . . . he brings his own. or ?V 2 ' ■C (i4 Vovr MALCOM MacCLEAN EILEEN MacMACKIN DEBORAH MacNEIL MAUREEN MAGRATH ROBERT MAGUIRE JANET MAHONEY CHARLOTTE MATING KEVIN MALONE 75 ROSALIE MARCHETTI NANCY MARSELL MARIE MARTIN JUDITH MARTINO STEPHEN MATARAZZO 1 WILLIAMM2 fjDREW NANCY McCALLUM WENDY McCarthy anne mcCormack Catherine mcCORmack william mcCORmack michael mcCOSker 76 WILLIAM McDermott da vid McDonald kathryn mcDOnald James mcDOnough 77 Judy makes a sale. 78 79 81 Sect Belts? No I never wear them. I ' m usually taking care of the baby ... Be- sides, they wrinkle my dress. 82 JAMES OWENS JOHN PAGE STEPHEN PAOLUCCIO ALEXIS PARKER RICHARDtoVCUu) C. DAVID PEDRETTI JAMES PELTON RICHARD PENDLETON 83 Who put the banana peel in the middle of the road. 84 JOSEPH REARDON JOHN REDDY MARY REDDY KENNETH ROBERTS STEVEN ROBINSON DIANE ROCHE VICTORIA RODERSON 85 86 MICHAEL SACCHETTI GORDON SALMELA CHARLES SANFORD ELLEN SANTUCCI KEITH SARGENT DENISE SASSI THOMAS SCHELL KATHERINE SCHOPP 87 Master mind at work creating the diabolical biological time bomb. ' When we tip-toe through the tulips . . Hey, Sambo, where ' s da pancakes? MARY WARD ROBERT WARD et al . . ASJ i DAjfe. ■ DAVID BRODIE BEVERLY BUKER ' PETER BURKINSHAW ' JAMES BUTLER STEPHEN CHRISTINE RONALD COLANTONIO , EDWARD COONEY ■ JOHN COYLE GARY DEXTER BLANCE DOOLIN , DEBORAH DOVELL ■ ' STANLEY DOVELL JOHN ' GALLAGHER ' CAI?6l HORNER jf RRY- HORNER Rosemonde Reillvi. _ Future Teachers ' 2, 3; eld Softball 2, 4; Social mmit tees 3, 4; Class Census 4; Class Wi Judy Riley Future Secretaries 2, 3, 4; Pep Cluj Basketball 4 ■ iCL I tfU ll 97 A losf Talkative: Rachel Levinson and Ronnie Carlson Best Looking: Bob O ' Hara and Sue Bernier Class Sweethearts: Chuck Mullaney and Lorna McGillivray Class Clowns: Ann Nelligan and Jerry Peterson Most Popular: Larry Caldwell and Nancy Parlee A lost Artistic: Ken Shaknites and Jane Bregoli Best Dressed: Gary Comoletti and Patty Duggan 100 Bob Donoghue, Mike Flaherty, Brian Thompson, Peter Lemonias and Ellen Dunn make plans for the Sadie Hawkins Dance — SApB (iniiijflHs ntlTH 107 But the Student Council did not limit its interests to the usual student activities. This was the year it reached beyond the ' school yard” and moved into the community, serving both the elderly and the very young through volunteer projects in nursing homes and nursery schools. Its biggest ventures, however, were made in the international scene. The student exchange program, formerly limited to nearby towns, brought to Braintree High seventeen year old Santiago de Francisco from Bogota, Colombia. Santiago attended classes here for more than two months and shared the diverse experiences of young Americans. However, while we are sure he learned much about Americans — our home, school and social life — we are equally sure of the enrichment he brought to us. South America, and especially Colombia, are ever so much closer to us at Braintree because of But we said there were ventures — two of them. The second stimulated the interests of the entire school as the council solicited funds from every student and faculty member — and then completed its year-long dream of building a school (through the Peace Corps) for a little village in Kanaka, Botswana, Africa. The Wampatuck Staff salutes the Student Council 109 Credit is much deserved by this group that continues to struggle against artistic indifference at Braintree High. In the spring of ’69 they performed admirably in two very contemporary plays: The American Dream and The Zoo Story, both by Edward Albee. This winter (’69) they performed the more famous Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and again the spring of ' 70 brought still another, Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde — all before a half empty auditorium. We sincerely hope both parents and students (as well as teachers) find a way to give up the T.V. amusement center to support this very hard working and dedicated group. It started with Cattanooga Cats Ring -a -ding Are you sure that ' s the coffee? a pancake breakfast 116 117 119 120 But the New England winter does not send everyone outdoors and to the crisp mountain air. Some stayed home involved in their own personal commitment — the church. Here, on a more serious side, BHS students experience brotherhood and togetherness with coffee and folk music in a church basement just after dawn. 121 While the art department doesn ' t have any formal club, its activities and achievements are numerous. Here Braintree prepares what came to be first prize. In another venture this past summer Jane Bregoli captured a first prize and scholarship money in poster painting . . . We are sure the awards received by this group are numerous but the artists themselves remain modest and dedicated to their work, not their awards. 125 The Junior Classical League does more than support the contention that Italia non est insula. Of particular interest to both juniors and seniors is its forum on college life and responsibility. BHS alumni at- tending as many as fifteen different colleges scattered throughout the United States re- turn to discuss their experiences and to answer the questions our college-bound students would like answered. 127 One of the more important functions of our National Honor Society French National Honor French Club and is its tutorial service offered to any student desiring or needing assistance in almost any course. offer students sincerely interested in devel- oping their understanding of the language and the culture of France with numerous activities to do just that — further their un- derstanding of the language and culture of France. The Future Nurses, Teachers and Secretaries offer activities and field trips to expose members of these clubs to the expectations and realities of these professions. Debate, I demanding but rewarding and intellectually simulating club, uffers the same neglect (even more) endured by our Dramatic ;iub. We hope both financial and moral support will be forth- oming in the future. The Library Staff — thank God someone has the guts to serve. We support this hard- working group and urge more support. The library can be made one of the most vital areas of our school — if we will commit our- selves to it. 129 Mod Squad IS another club, so to speak, that calls upon the services of students dedicated to needs beyond their own. It includes both juniors and seniors who sense a deep need to combat both smoking and drug abuse before it is too late — and in the late ' 60 ' s that demands an understanding of elementary children. All involved in the program are required to study psychology under the guidance of Mr. Lague. Strictly volunteer in nature, the program offers no academic rewards to its members. Instead, it asks of them their total commitment to responsible and sensible living. 130 continues to draw the crowds and develop the spirit that every high school needs. The season is long and demanding, the victories scarce ( 1 -7-1 ) — but the challenges remain and our boys have the guts to meet them. Football 1 B lip IJh i Br Vj Bjj BC y j IV The girls managed to break above the .500 mark v ith a 6-4 record that could just as easily have been 8 and 2, except for two losses with a one point difference. Though the team lacked height, it was aggressive and gave all opponents (including the women teachers) a rough game. 149 While the team will miss the services of its seniors, two of whom placed in the state competition (Tom Murphy.- 2nd on rings, Peter DiLeo: 4th on parallel bars), o 6-2 record and o 1 win by sopho- more Alan Herrick in the State Championships reinforces our hopes for another winning season. 156 ‘commentary” for no other reason than similarity for similarity’s sake: too often man’s social nature restricts and oppresses his very being, his individuality, too often society demands that we look alike, act alike, think alike — 161 Not because we believe the world is ugly, for we have seen its beauty Rather, we protest against the scars you have inflicted — And we demand the chance to do What, after all, you hoped we would do: Make the world a better place for man. The problems have increased; the possible solutions have become more complex; Our hopes more intense We do not profess to be perfect: do you? We do not profess to have all the solutions: do you? We will make mistakes: have you? and we will have to learn humility as another generation seeks to improve our ways: can you be humble? can you give us a chance? 163 Here we record the problems of our time Here we record our committment to their solutions We hope our children will not have to record the same. But if they do, let us hope this record will help us to understand their frustrations. birth control X movies injustice Science and responsibility riots ondec ared war Vietnam ot o, O , morality Scbo° ' dcs ' 169 VC But all is not bleak: though we dress differently, wear our hair longer, speak our own language (sometimes offensive to other generations), though we rebel (sometimes with violence) 170 176 still other times it was fun -- but you were not so pretty 179 but now an end is near and so we face a new tomorrow. Regrets, we We had a few but then again — too few to mention Yes, there were times, we re sure some knew when we bit off more than we could chew but through it all when there was doubt we ate it up and spit it out; we faced it all and we stood tall AND DID IT OUR WAY 181 dreams succeed or fail. Let’s not betray ourselves 1 ' � |H|| Hn 1 1 i iH i fOgS A 1 SaSM HB- 4 1 w ' J t K ;., M ?P3 fti . 1 ' ■■ - ■ ' .. ' - . ■ V ' ll J || « IH Hr. ;_ .. 2 j � 1 J v ' 1 Ls 1 f fl il yi L Cf ' Ijk ' s- _™ija s ■ v ' lfejSSss s S The Wampatuck Staff: Professional Photography by William Hayden