East Longmeadow High School - Aegis Yearbook (East Longmeadow, MA)

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We were Juniors now, and as a class we voted Miss Barbara Braigel cmd Mr. Robert R. Gosende as co-advisors to guide us through our first big year. After two anxious months of waiting had passed, our class rings ar- rived and the final payment was made, giv- ing each individual a possession for life. By January, the frosty weather prompted our Junior Class Skating Party, an event which took us to Blackman's Field, where we sat around a roaring fire keeping our feet warm. The night turned out to be clear and beauti- ful, lighting the ice for fun and frolics. The last half of our Junior Year was dedicated to our prom plans. We chose Shanrgi-La as our theme, and went right to work, assigning committee-chairman, and choosing the com- mittees. Heading these committees were: Phil- ip Keith, decorations, Cathy Glassanos, pub- licity, Skip Griffin, tickets, John Waterman clean-up, and Nancy Maciolek, refreshments. On the evening of May 10, 1963, we found I A sight that Seniors will never forget. The book-filled desk loaded with the ever-present assignments. f 2, - , 'l ii Brian Johnson, President of the ,gg- Class, 1960-61 and 1962-1963. 11- 'i s Imisfr s sxf, ' L 15 isyi Philip Keith, President of the 2 -,7, Class, 1961-1962. 'J , 5 ourselves dancing to Misty , slightly sea- soned by the live flower and evergreen gar- den which was accented by a mural. Here we crowned Mary Lou Wilkins Prom Queen. Her court consisted of Andrea Gray and Rosemary Roberts. The end of the year was drawing near and so we held our last elec- tions. These officers were to carry the class through graduation: Tim Moore, president, Mary Lou Wilkins, vice-president, Rosemary Roberts, secretary, Patricia Couri, treasurer, and Christine Bremner, member-at-large. ln the last four weeks of school, senior hats were ordered. We rounded off our Junior Year activities with a picnic at Look Park. The History Committee of the Class of T964 offers this history as a recap of our years at East Longmeadow High. We have no con- clusion ourselves as to Senior Year but in- stead offer The Aegis as an underline to the last days of this class at E.L.H.S The Aegis, we hope, will serve to hold for us always the bright memories of these our days of days T. MOORE, Chairman C. GLASSANOS J. WATERMAN

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HISTORY of the CLASS OF 1964 We are seniors . . . The statement falls easily from one's lip, but let us consider the achievement it entails. First to be weighed is the fact that one must share with one's peers, the experience and accomplishments of the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades. The latter part of this statement however harbors one of the more distinctive points about our class. That is, we are the first class that has spent four years at East Longmeadow High School. Also, we have been for two years the youngest class in the school. In the fall of 1960 we entered our Fresh- men Year along with the Sophomores and Juniors from the city schools. As Freshmen, we enioyed the privileges and responsibilities of a fledgling class in a fledgling school. We both set our standards high, and we lived up to them. Early ,that year our class took its first step toward school government by electing Brian Johnson as our president, Jerry Savaria, vice-president, Rosemary Roberts, secretary, Patricia Couri, treasurer. Led by this team of executives, and Miss Nancy Stewart, our class advisor, we made our first contribution to East Longmeadow High by sponsoring the Roaring Twenties dance, an event which prompted students to attend the affair in costume, suitable to the era. We were enter- tained by the two vocal groups of the school, the Charmers and the Gayblades, and were pleased that our first class event was a great success in boosting the school spirit and our own treasury. The rest of that year was de- voted to our ninth grade graduation which took place on the afternoon of June 15th, 1961 in the Frederic A. Wheeler Auditorium. As the first class to use the auditorium for grad- uation exercises, we felt greatly important The mark of a Senior, the Class Hat, stands out among other symbols of East Longmeadow High School: the Varsity sweater, the ever-present Corridor Patrol armband, the Spartan cover. and we knew that it was an event which would linger in our minds forever. That eve- ning, we escorted our dates to our graduation dance, which was sponsored by the Class of 'I963 . After graduation we held our class elections for our Sophomore Year. Philip Keith was elected president, Martha Bell, vice-presi- dent, Rosemary Roberts, secretary, Patricia Couri, treasurer. In a new position, member- at-large, was David Woodard. And we also selected Miss Nancy Stewart, again as our faculty advisor. As Sophomores we welcomed a newcomer, Frank Ochieng, a foreign-exchange student from Kenya, Africa. The week before our Christmas vacation, in an effort to raise mon- ey for future activities, we sponsored the Sleighbell Ball. Although there was little profit shown, we can still remember the big tree, decorated with many lights. Toward the end of the Sophomore Year we were measured for our class rings, which brought even closer the realization that soon we would be Juniors. With the completion of our sophomore year, we loaded a couple of busses and sought refuge from our books and studies at Look Park for our year-end picnic. Before school was dismissed for the summer, we once again marched to the polls and elected our favorites, Brian Johnson, president, Tim Moore, vice-president, Rosemary Roberts, secretary, Patricia Couri, treasurer, and Rob- ert Mosedale, member-at-large.

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X Q 1 1.' l ,J Officers of the Class of 1964 ,r Rise TIMOTHY MOORE Class President it I Sym 4 is E MARY Lou wiucms ROSEMARY ROBERTS Vice-President Secfeia 'Y I .4 , it pA1' CQURI CHRISTINE BREMNER Treasurer Member-at-Large MR. FRANCIS DUTILLE Class Advisor ADVISOR'S MESSAGE In sacrificing for an ideal one must remember that complacency can be the greatest obstacle to fulfilling a goal. In your pursuits, throughout your adult life, keep in mind the idea that giving a little more of oneself to a task helps to overcome complacency. The attitude of c alness toward self, always strivin do a good iob ev er, is essential if life is to be me gfu ' . I - s Dutille, ss Advisor Bestajlhes t or the futu