Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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©CdSPell Stesurrects EUS Drama I t hadn’t happened at Braintree High for years, but a little bit of Broadway and a whole lot of talent brought BHS back into the drama scene. Music teacher Jose Coronado brought “Godspell” to town. On February 3rd and 4th, students auditioned their tal- ents: singing, dancing, act- ing. Two months later the ten cast members performed “Godspell”. After weeks of rehearsing from 2:30 to 5:00 four days a week after school, the cast members, from all four grades, with different inter- ests and talents, had become a family. “I didn’t know any of the other kids,” said junior Michael Trust, “but after just a short time, we were friends.” The congeniality of the cast was evident on and off the stage. Sophomore Stacie Blackwell said, “It was fun working with people 1 didn’t know well.” Added freshman Neil Murphy, “The thing I liked most about the play was working with all the people in the cast.” And the company, includ- ing Marc Talbot, Lori Tal- bot, Victor Shannon, Sara Scully, Debby Rawson, Ar- wen Hawes, and Cindy Bon- ner, did more than just shine under the lights. Quipped Sara, “It was interesting cre- ating a show and having to do everything from con- PRF.PARF. YF. After finishing his solo “Prepare Ye” Vic Shannon preached to the disciples of Jesus while Mike Trust and Sara Scully observed the action. WORD Portraying Jesus, Marc Talbot preached the word of God to the dis- ciples as they prepared for the mag- ic of the gospel. structing sets and perform- ing, to recruiting our own au- dience.” And it was fun, so much fun that most would like to do it again. “I loved it,” said Debby Rawson. “I would do it again in a minute.” Victor Shannon agreed, “All the work was worth it.” Everyone had their own reason for wanting to be in the musical, brought to final form with help from student director Jil Donahue and the lighting crew. Victor liked the singing. Arwen said, “I like acting a lot.” Even though the applause was great, the personal mo- ments were even better. Said Marc, “1 learned a lot about myself and about others. GREASEPAINT Stacie Blackwell had some help with part of her makeup — a Star of Da- vid. CHORUS One of the most popular songs of Godspell brought out a rousing ef- fort from the chorus in their rendi- tion of “Day by Day”. 6 Godspell returns drama to BHS

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ATHLETIC AWARDS Tran - Best Offensive Forward; Amy Trainor - Most Improved Player; Jennifer McMorrow - Best Defensive Forward. Hockey N inny DcIVecchio - Bay State League All Star, Bay State League Most Outstanding Goalie, Patriot Ledger All Star, B U S. Dooley Award (Outstanding Hockey P lay- er), Boston Globe 2nd Team All Star; Mike Lynn - Bay State League All Star; Chris Clarke - B.H.S. Bradley Award (Outstand- ing Defenseman). Rifle Joe Gozzo - top scorer with an average of 173.6; second place in the Metropolitan Ri- fle League individual scoring competition. Steve Mont - third place in the Metropoli- tan Ritle League individual scoring compe- tition Michael Wilson was recognized for his excellence in riflery with an award from the Metropolitan Rifle League. Volleyball Bay State League Volleball All Stars - Amy Capodanno, Kristy Romano, Christine Col- burn, Pam Field. Honored with the Alumni Volleyball trophy for 1986-7 was Christine Colburn. Also named as a Patriot Ledger All Star was Christine Colburn Soccer Mary Ellen Gunn was the recipient of the BVS Trophy. The Thomas MacDonald Trophy was awarded to Paul Riordan while the David Gingrow Trophy was received by Robert O’Brien. Cross Country Long distance runners Jim Daylor and Mike Stanton were jointly awarded the Paul Toolin Trophy. Field Hockey Receiving the Eason Trophy for 1986-7 were Donna O’Gara and Danielle Palmer. Named as Bay State League All Stars were Donna O’Gara(playing) and Donna Jan- kowski Golf Kevin Healy won the Braintree Golf Associ- ation Trophy for 1986-7. Indoor Track Dan Mahoney and John Castle were pre- sented with the indoor track trophy. In the state Class B meet; Mike Stanton placed 7th in the two mile; John Castle was 4th in the hurdles; John Hume was 6th in the 600; Dan Mahoney was 3rd in the dash while Mark Carey placed 6th; in the 1000 Jim Daylor was 2nd and Frank Small was 6th; Tom ( loughertvx captured 2nd in the high jump with John Castle winning 7th; in the 300 Dave Cronin won 7th place and Rob Kearney placed 9th. Bob Manning placed 4th in the shot put; the relay team streaked to a 4th place finish for BHS. The 37 points Braintree piled up were good for second place in Class B. Wrestling Brian McGourty was presented with the wrestling trophy. Brian placed second in the BSL in the 128 lb. division as well as winning first place in the sectionals and fourth place in the state meet. In the 157 class, Tim Green wrestled to a second place finish in the sectionals and sixth place in the states. Mike Murray at 100 lbs. won third place in the league and in the sectionals and finished 6th in the state meet. Dave Jensen at 121 lbs. won third in the BSL and also won third place in the sectionals. Doug Pe- terson placed third in his weight class in the BSL and was instrumental in the line Wamp season. Other winning Wamp wres- tlers included Steve Barron wh o at 169 fin- ished 4th in the BSL and the sectionals. Mike Curtin who placed 4th in the section- als in the 187 lb. class and Steve Medeiros who was the BSL heavyweight champion and placed 4th in the sectionals. Braintree’s wrestling team placed I I th in the state meet with the best score for any South Shore team. The Wamps were fourth in the sectionals. Together with Wellesley Braintree was voted the most improved team in the state. Boys Gymnastics Receiving the Lt Leon Harriss Trophy in Boys Gymnastics was John Garvey. Richard Heafey was presented with the Paul Han- son Trophy. Basketball Stacey Hamelburg was presented with the basketball trophy. Receiving the Bill Irwin Trophy in boys basketball was BSL All Star Bill Coffey. Coffey set a career scoring record of 1 ,005 hitting his 1 ,000th point on February 27th. 1 987 Bill was named to the Boston Globe All-Scholastic team. Michael McNally won the Jay Legrand Trophy. Carmen Zanghi was also named to the Bay State League all-star team- ice Hockey Receiving the Ken Dooley Trophy in ice hockey was Vincent Delvecchio. Chris Clarke was presented with the Gerry Brad- ley Trophy. Girls Gymnastics Kathy Blake was presented with the Lt. Leon Harriss Trophy in girls gymnastics. Kathy was named the Boson Globe gym- nast of the year and was also honored by being named to the Patriot Ledger All Scholastic team. Kathy racked up impres- sive statistics during the year finishing first in the BSL all-around, the vault and floor exercise, second on the bars and sixth on the beam. Kathy also finished fifth in the state meet in the all-around, first on the vault and third on the floor exercise. Aimee Barron was also named to the Pa- triot Ledger All Scholastic team. She fin- ished first in the BSL on the bars and the beam and second in the vault. Aimee fin- ished 10 in the all-around at the state meet. Other Braintree gymnasts also scored well in the league meet. Kathy Mattuchio was fourth in the floor exercise, fifth in the all-around and third in the beam. Kristen Swain was 6th in the BSL on the bars. Kara Genevich was fifth in the floor exercise in the league. Braintree’s fine record of 11-0 in dual meets was exceeded by their fine effort in the south sectionals where they captured first place and the stale meet where they brought home another championship with a first place finish. Braintree’s record of ac- complishment is extraordinary in girls gymnastics thanks to fine coaching and dedicated competitors. Tennis Stacey Bloom received the trophy from Coach Mahar. Mr. Carson presented the Lawrence Gettings Tennis trophy to Matt White. Outdoor Track Winning the Coaches Trophy were Kathy Blake and Candi Antonelli. The Alfred B. Morcom Trophy was awarded to Steve Powilatisand Jim Daylor. Members of both squads did well in the Eastern Massachu- setts tournament. John Metro placed first in the mile with a time of 4:29. Bob Man- ning won third place in the shotput with a throw of 47’ 1”. Finishing fifth in the 300 low hurdles was Steve Powilatis. Sixth place in the discus was captured by Archie Oberstein with a throw of 132’. Another sixth place finish was earned by Tom C lougherty in the high jump with a leap of 5 ' 10”. Candy Antonelli set a new record in the hurdles with a time of 1 5.8 and won first place in the new event. Jen Morrill placed fifth with a time of 16.4. Terri Puliafico heaved the shot put 32 ' 7” to a third place finish. With a toss of 1 18 ' 9” Dianna Fur- STATE CHAMPS The girls gynmastics team did it again. They cap- tured the state championship in a close competition. long set a new school record and finished second in the meet. The strong team outing helped the Wamps to an eighth place finish in the overall standings. BASEBALL Dan Mahoney was presented with the Wil- liam Frazier Trophy by Coach Fredericks. The coach also awarded Ted Novio with the John Crowell trophy. Ted and Dan were named to the Patriot Ledger All Scholastic team and were Bay State Legaue All Stars as well, in addition. Ted and Dan were cho- sen for the Boston Globe All Scholastic team. Vin Joyce was the third member of the squad to be named to the Bay State League All Star learn. SOFTBALL Mary Ellen Gunn was this year ' s recipient of the Alice Daughraty Trophy. SPECIAL AWARDS The Woman Coaches Trophy was awarded to the female athlete who best embodies the ideals of athletics, leadership, scholarship and citizenship. This year the winner was Mary Ellen Gunn. Ted Novio was the win- ner of the Sam Lawrence Trophy which is traditionally presented to the male athlete who exhibits qualities of athletic skill, lead- ership, scholarship and citizenship. Dan Mahoney was recognized for his athletic skill and character with the Slauson Broth- ers Trophy. HURDLES Candi Antonelli glided over the hurdles on her way to a first place finish in the EMASS meet. Academic Awards

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CAST Clockwise: Victor Shannon: Mike Trust; Debby Rawson; Sara Scully; Neil Murphy; Cindy Bonner. MAKE UP Part of any play is putting on the grease paint. Marc Talbot assisted Victor Shannon with his makeup. DUET “All for the Best’’ brought out the best efforts of cast members Victor Shannon and Marc Talbot. DRESS REHERSAL Getting the details to fall into place was a goal of the final rehersals. Stacie Blackwell, Cindy Bonner and Lori Talbot pul in a last day of prac- tice. Godspell returns drama to BHS