Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 248 of the 1977 volume:

m U I 1977 WELLESLEYAN A high school is nothing without those who work, teach and learn in it. It is a place for study. Students, and teachers cope with school work and with each other in a mutual learning experience. It is also a source of enjoyment. The activities and events associated with it not only foster companionship, but help develop those tal¬ ents and traits unique to the individual as well. Finally, it is a secure testing environ¬ ment in which a teenager may gradually define the values deemed most important to his or her own future. The high school years constitute one of the most influential and emotionally demanding periods in the student’s life. The 1977 WELLESLEYAN recognizes this and honors the student, preserving for him or her the memories of life at Wellesley Senior High. TABLE OF CONTENTS The High School Years.2 Faculty and Academics.10 Activities 46 Events . . 76 Athletics. 94 Individuals: Seniors,Juniors, Sophomores ..152 Traditions ..216 Perspectives: Making the Transition .226 Ads and Sponsors .234 Index. 239 Closing Thoughts. 240 True friendship made it all worthwhile. Lighthearted socializing kept away the blues. Solitude was a necessary change every now and then. 1 Wellesley Senior High School Wellesley, Massachusetts The latest achievement test: connecting the dots. fMike Price, I Goldberg) Wendy Landreth did her Calculus homework — in class. Strictly confidential! (but she’ll probably tell you anyway!) (Shari Zimble) Flunked another test, Beth? (Beth O’Hara) Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake (Caron Scarano, Elaine Foley) Help, Mrs. Lowy, I think my line’s being bugged 1 (Kim Natachioni) BRAINWORK: IT WAS OFTEN JUST A MESS OF CONFUSING GRAY MATTER I can’t. I’ve got a paper due.” . . ' ' television 5 what’s television 5 ” . . my dog ate it” . . Complaints, excuse- , and a lot of sacrifice went into our school- work last year. Was it fair, we asked, that some kids went home each day with no books at all 5 Academics was, as usual, a matter of effort. Those who sweated out a physics test or lost a few nights’ sleep for an English thesis, were rewarded with good grades. Of course, grades should never be the ultimate and only incentive for learning, but colleges weren’t naive when judging applications for acceptance, and excellence in studies still reigned supreme in importance. Hopefully, we learned for learning’s sake, and did not forget that knowledge is useless unless it is applied — either in solving a prob¬ lem, asking a question, or doing something for oneself and for others. Bill Charlcton bit his pen in concen¬ tration — and hunger, perhaps! Fawnya let her fingers do the walking. (LaTawnya Rennick) The girls in A.P. Bio. responded to Mrs. Plati’s theory that females are the superior sex. (Carol Moon, Lisa Cleverdon, Julie Martel) I found it ' Diribophilaitabulocazuz . (Edward Hasbrouck) Chuck went to do some research and found an exciting topic. (Barbara Buzzell, Chuck Cassoli) 3 NIGHT LIFE: OUT ON THE TOWN . . . Remember the glorious feeling of relief that came after tests had been taken and papers had been handed in? Whether or not their work was done, students at Wellesley High found time to enjoy themselves either at home parties, at school func¬ tions, or out on the town. Mac’s, Danny’s, Nino’s, Brigham’s, Friendly’s and other local joints made millions from the hungry hordes, while the Welles¬ ley Inn and Town Line made happy hour” happier than ever! What a humiliation it was to be carded when no one else was, or to be found at the Welles¬ ley Playhouse watching The Apple Dumpling Gang” ( I’m taking my little sister!). We didn’t have to stay in and around Wellesley, however, as Boston was only a trolley-ride away. Sports fans had access to the Boston Garden, Fen¬ way Park, and Shaeffer Stadium, while Harvard Square, Quincy Market, the Prudential Center, and countless museums were open to the public. When asked about the night life for W.H.S. stu¬ dents, some replied WHAT night life?” They obviously hadn’t looked far enough. Rob Borden and Tina Fagan — toasting at the Wellesley Inn Math for Chug-a-luggers: How many beers equal melancholia? (Mark Gherardi, Larry Stone. Tina Fagan, Jim Gorman, Rob Borden, Andy Ellis, Mark Coyle) 4 The Yearbook Conference — a special eve¬ ning session on Madison Avenue, New York City. (Julie Neuringer, Sally Brown) Beautiful and full of entertainment, Boston was only twelve miles away. npjHfi mm AND AT HOME WITH FRIENDS LaTuna performed at the high school. Rhapsody in blue at the Christmas Cotillion. (Rick Terry, Kate Morgridge) Peter Howard-Johnson’s Halloween party —Joe McCarthy came dressed as Jane! (John Cl.o- ran, Patty Gibson, Lisa Cleverdon, Mark Miklavic, Joe McCarthy) The newly formed girls’ soccer team — all smiles at their first banquet. (Meg McCauley, Lisa Anderson Anne Hadley, Linda Litle, Debby Porter, Laurie Gregg, Lisa Weil) Pooper spent the evening doing backbreaking labor. (Linda Litle, Les¬ lie Kaplan, Bill Clark, Richie Sullivan, Mark Miklavic, John Cloran) COMPANIONSHIP: SCHOOL WOULD BE A LONELY PLACE WITHOUT IT After missing a game-winning goal, flunking a test, or breaking up, we turned to our friends. Sometimes there were things that parents couldn’t be told, but a true friend was always there. Without companionship, high school could be a boring, lonely plai-e. Friendship is the most enriching part of an education. Not only did it give us practice in communicating with peers, but through the companionship of others, our private ideas were challenged and constructively criticized. Who else would go out at 2 A.M. when we suddenly had an urge for Dori- tos? To whom else could we complain or brag about our social lives — know¬ ing they’d either be sympathetic or admiringly jealous? It’s been great” . don’t ever change” . . .I’ll never forget you” were only some of the things written at the exchange of senior pictures, keep in touch” was by far the most important. The tough life of an athlete. (Jim O’Connell, Jane Sullivan, Ron Johanna Sherwood and Nancy E. Miller — hopefully it’s a double case of lockjaw. Peters) Hugga” lived up to his name. (Bill Clark, Tom Higgins) SOMEBODY’S got to talk to the sophomores, right, Pooper? (Keith Greenfield, Leslie Kaplan) Body heat — it beats oil any day ' (Sue Bloksberg, Sue Elcock, Debbie DiPirro, Sally Brown) Jaime and Karen chatted outside the bandroom. (Jaime Maerder, Karen Liepmann) Rich D’Ortenzio and Muffy Edwards — cornered by the photographer. The school lunch took its effect. (Eileen Young, Alicia Barry) George found North America warmer than he’d expected. (Carol Moon, George Torres) Do not disturb: Kim on duty (Peter Gorgone, Kim Woods) INDIVIDUALITY: STUDENTS DID WHAT CAME NATURALLY Whether playing the oboe and not the clarinet, liking gin-and- tonici more than whiskey sours, smoking Marlboro instead of Winston, or chewing Bazooka and Bubble Yum, students at Wellesley High were individuals in all they did. Even by smiling, frowning, or just chatting, we revealed the very personal aspects of our characters. Everyone is an individual in one way or another, and it was this diversity that made the high school class interesting and full of surprises. Individuality became apparent through the activities in which we were involved, through oral and written expression, through drama, music, art, and athletics. While some were recog¬ nized with academic awards, senior superlatives, or trophies, oth¬ ers stood out in less traditional ways — simply by wearing what they wore, saying what they said, and being themselves. Yum! Apple juice!” (Peter Gorgone) When Senior Class President Robin Payton spoke, Bones” and Tom listened! (Robin Payton, Rob McClean.Tom McGrath) A mouse?! WHERE?!” (Damon Santostefano, Peter Bergstrom, Peter Brodell) Lisa Weil sported one of the year’s most popular fashions — the cowl neck. 8 Smile and the world smiles with you (Doris Kunica) Acrobatics in midair. Hojo — they’re not going to go away until they get their free Let’s have some WINE!” (Liz Rogers, Donna Sullivan, Melissa Peltier, Kathy Davies, Cindy Frey) icecream cones! (Peter Howard-Johnson) Eat me. I’m a cupcake! (Linda Litle) David Van Ham — reading at last! 9 The curriculum and faculty at various high schools differ in quality. When Wellesley High was threatened with a loss of accreditation because of poor facilities, many became alarmed about the quality of education it offered. Actually, the academic standards were never at fault. Instruction at the high school remained as good as ever due to a superb faculty and a broad selection of both honors and regular courses. MRS. MONTALBANO MR. McCORMICK 10 FACULTY AND STUDENTS TOGETHER MADE IT A COLORFUL YEAR Mr. Hal] assisted Brenda Kelly. Mr. Connors put the squeeze on Donna Sullivan. Mr. Conaty stopped for a hall conference with Carol Hughes and Linda Peters. Amby Alyward, Mr. Connors, Mrs. Grodberg, Dede Murphy, Mrs. Barrett, a Wellesley parent and Mr. and Mrs. Rokicki enjoyed the La Tuna Concert. 12 Erin, YESTERDAY was clash day ' ” (Erin Stimmell, Mrs. Barrett) We used Ultra Bright! (Mr Goddard, Mrs. Bretzhold) Mrs. McCoy and Joan Pitski rapped in the cafeteria. Today, your neck; tomorrow . (Mr. Connors, Ken Wentwroth) 13 We Welcomed Our New Principal to Wellesley Timothy Connors, Wellesley High’s very own Jimmy Carter. Mr. Connors’ first year as principal of Wellesley High School was a year of new experiences and new faces for the tall, well-dressed man from Smithfield, Rhode Island. His outgoing personality and distinctive three-piece suits, along with an effi¬ cient administrative ability, received a warm welcome from both the faculty and the student body. The new principal’s educational philosophy of of a school as an open and optimis¬ tic environment for learning was Mr. Connors’ top priority. He found Wellesley High School students mature, spirited, ambitious, and . . open to the instruction of an excellent faculty. Firmly believing in a scholastic atmosphere of interaction rather than of authoritarianism, Mr. Connors stressed the importance of the student as an individual. He attempted to become acquainted with the entire student body and he earned a reputation as a regular spectator at all student activities. Among Mr. Connors’ accomplishments last year were the reorganization of the curriculum, the direction of all school-oriented programs, and the excellent manage¬ ment of his daily administrative duties. The major problem facing the new principal was the critical situation involving the Wellesley High School’s accreditation. Placed on probation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Wellesley High School was forced to re-assess its budget situation. Mr. Connors worked in conjunction with acting-superintendent, Theodore Rokicki, to solve the accreditation crisis. As the year drew to a close, Mr. Connors stated that he had made the right deci¬ sion when he decided to come to Wellesley and he believed that he really belonged at Wellesley High School. His job as principal developed into much more than a job for Mr. Connors; it became a consuming experience to help young people to grow. Mr. Connors mingled with srudents during his many strolls through the halls. (Kate Morgridgc, Mr. Connors, Amy Goganian) Mr Connors and Mrs. McGilvray reviewed Business Department curriculum materials. Hard at work in the office. 14 ADMINISTRATORS ASSISTED MR. CONNORS PETER VASATURO, Assistant Principal Along with the customary difficulties of running a school, the Wellesley High School administration welcomed a new principal, Timothy Connors. The trans¬ ition was enacted with excellent administrative efficiency. Mr. Connors appreciated the dedication and cooperation of the staff. Assistant Principal Peter Vasautro added the responsibilities of the STUDENT HANDBOOK, the curriculum, and the chairmanship of the Steering Committee to his already heavy schedule. Assistant Principal Richard Carbone had the monu¬ mental task of scheduling every student for his or her desired courses. Mr. Vasaturo and Mr. Carbone, along with administrative assistant Barbara Steeves, did an admirable job. The diligent administration directed Wellesley High School through another year. BARBARA STEEVES, Administrative Assistant Mr. Vasaturo assisted Mr. Connors with the transition. RICHARD CARBONE, Assistant Principal THE “ROCK” ROLLED ON Mr. Theodore Rokicki emerged from the crowded halls of Wellesley High School in 1976 to become the Acting Superintendent of Schools. Finding his new job quite a challenge, Mr. Rokicki was responsible for budgeting the school system’s money as well as for maintaining a smooth liaison between the school committee and the school system. Mr. Rokicki’s subordinate employment as assistant superintendent of curric¬ ulum planning also provided our former principal with ample work. His pri¬ mary goal in this area was to develop several long-term curriculum plans for the school system and especially for the high school. 1976-’77 was a year of experience for the Rock” and, in spite of the fact that he missed interacting with the student body, he enjoyed his new position. Our former principal, Mr. Rokicki, became Acting Superintendent of Schools in Wellesley. 15 E N G L I S H SUSAN JANICE ALEXANDER BARRETT RHONDA BRETHOLTZ JOHN FRICK RONNA FRICK BROOKS GODDARD JEAN RALPH GODDARD GRIFFIN LEWIS GURMAN WAYNE HADLOCK MARISSA McCOY JOAN LEVINE VOLGA RESS DENNIS McCORMICK PATRICIA ROSE NFI ELD Responding to student interest, the English department added two electives to its roster. Mrs. Joan Levine developed a course called Children’s Literature: a Reading and Writing Course,” while a new literature course, Ethnic Writers,” was introduced. As usual, the difficult Phase I courses were computed as one level, and the less demanding courses as two levels. The members of the school’s largest department, including newcomer Mrs. Marissa McCoy, worked to enrich students’ cultural and aesthetic appreciations, to help them better understand themselves, and to enrich their reading and writing skills. Because each teacher taught each elective differently, English electives were a stimulating and refreshing change from other two-semester courses. 16 What ' s an English teacher to do ? (Mr. McCormick, Ken Scobie) The Social Studies department was affected by the Back to Basics” trend. Junior enrollment shifted from topics courses to the more tradi¬ tional survey of U.S. history and an Advanced Placement junior history class was added. The senior elective program was also expanded, with a twentieth century history course added to its offerings. The electives, designed to expose students to the many aspects of the social sciences, reflected the demands of the times in which we live. The Social Studies department, through its many and varied courses, gave exposure to other value systems and societies. They also explored American culture, examining current events in their historical perspective. Doyou really expect us to believe that?” (Jim Madison, Kathy Krizik, Bob Marsh, Laura Glassman) No, no, no — the SOUTH won the war!” (Mr. Camp- Sorry, Mr. Ross, no funnies, bell) That’s the way it is, kids’” (Chris Giffee, Sue Bradley, Mark Roach, Grace Resmini, Steve Fay, Mrs. Reuland) BOBBI HANSEN EILEEN GEORGE JOHNSON KERIVAN, JR. JOHN GERALD McDermott murphy PATRICIA REARDON MARY REULAND RAYMOND ROSS 17 admiring Mr. Palmaccio’s colored chalk, listening to the stomping of Mr. Mr. Barr was happy thinking about his sabbatical. (Billy Karas, Mr. Barr) Andrew’s foot, or becoming terrified of Miss Milot on the first day of school, students who took math were rarely bored by one of the most capable department faculties of Wellesley High (by the math itself maybe, but not by the teachers!). This year computer programming wa made an integral” part of Math 12 and 42B in order to interest students who would not otherwise have had contact with the computers. These student- were also offered free use of a third terminal by Babson College. A new course this year, Technical Math,” was designed to create an awareness of the necessity of Algebra. Offered to fifteen students in the Industrial Arts Department, Technical Math taught those enrolled in it the applications of math¬ ematics to practical jobs. They developed math expertise as students worked on personal projects. Mr. Andrew, Department Head, also cited an increased enrollment in the math electives, Probability and Statistics and Matrix Algebra. Mr. Andrew pointed out the solution to the problem as Mark Gherardi solved it. JAMES RANDALL BARR HORSMAN DONALD LaBORNEJR. ALICE MILOT MAXWELL MONTGOMERY ROSS HUNTER RICHARD PALMACCIO KATHLEEN SCOTT JAMES SULLIVAN RONALD GERHARD TIBERIO WICHURA 18 PAUL LYDON, Dept. Chairman S C 1 E N C E BRIAN AHERN RICHARD HAYES MARILYN MONTALBANO PAUL COULOMBE EDWARD HERLIN MARY CROSSON JOHN HOWARD Few students forget physics with Mr. Palumbo. This year the Science Department offered a one semester course in Astronomy so that non-physics majors had the opportunity to experience Mr. Palumbo’s teaching techniques. Also newly offered was Bio. 32, a second year course for those who did exceptionally well in Bio. 23. Bio. 32 was taught by Mr. David Webster, the department’s latest addition. The new pro¬ grams, as well as the traditional ones, were developed to interest more students in a comprehensive science education, which includes exposure to biology, chemistry, and physics. Despite these innovations, however, enrollment in science courses showed a slight downward change for the first time in many years (partially because of a decrease in school enrollment). According to Mr. Paul Lydon, Department Head, ' The basic purpose of the science program at the secondary level is to make the student scientifi¬ cally literate.” Certain courses were especially successful in achieving this objective. Although students in A.P. Bio. had to cope with such minor inconveniences as prematurely dead chameleons, field trips and extended research programs created an realistic laboratory atmosphere. Likewise, students in A. P. Chem. were forced to develop precise and accurate techniques for lab experiments. DAVID WEBSTER LAURA WICK EDWARD YAROSH Mr. Lydon demonstrated a physics principle. O.K. kids, know the derivations of these formulas by tomorrow.” (Mr. Palumbo) 19 Unlike that of other departments, the Foreign Language curriculum was not changed at all this year, and Miss Phoebe Porter, a Spanish instructor, was the solitary newcomer. The faculty, however, made use of the language lab, field trips to Harvard Square, and in depth literary studies ' to reach the standards of excellence desired by those departments seeking change. Mr. Raymond Caefer, Department Head, outlined the general goal of the foreign language department. They were to teach as much foreign language as a student wants or needs, even to the point of bilingualism; to acquaint students with other cultures and thus give perspective to their own; to fo ter tolerance through exposure to foreign lan¬ guages ( our way” is not the only way); and to further the cause of international under¬ standing through the medium of communication.” The first of the above objectives was most necessary to students. Not only did they wish to master a second language, but a thirty-five percent increase in Latin enrollment proved that a better understanding of etymology was in demand. RAYMOND CAEFER, Dept. Chairman ELAINE ADLER JULIETTE AVOTS L A N G U A MICHAEL CAVE PAUL ESPOSITO MIRIAM GRODBERG PETER HAGGERTY KAREN MORRIS EDITH LYNN LOWY MOORE DOROTHY LUCY MULRY NEEDLEMAN Mrs. lowy listened to her own LaTuna” announcement. PHOEBE COSMO PORTER UBALDINO 20 RICHARD DREW Director of Music M U S I C ROBERT DAVIS DONALD SULLIVAN Music students were overjoyed this year when the department installed four soundproof chambers in Room 324, enabling instrumentalists and vocalists alike to practice in a quieter, more private atmosphere. The instrumentalists, under the direction of Mr. Robert Davis, offered a series of diverse performances, from football game halftime entertainment to fall concerts. These concerts, given in conjunction with the choral programs of Mr. Donald Sul¬ livan, were designed with certain themes in mind: a particular season, a special holiday, or a type of music. With the exchange trip and the production of Godspell,” the music depart¬ ment was always on the go. Mr. Davis and his magic wand. John Weinert and his hot rod” in the art room. NANCY CASSIN JOHN RUTLEDGE WILLARD GOW Dept. Chairman JOAN LANZA SALVATORE SIMONE GEORGE McGOFF MIRIAM STODDARD All right now, one, two, three, one, two, three .” A band practice 5 A choral rehearsal? Guess again’ It was the start of the newest addition to the WH 1 ' art curric¬ ulum: the Movement and Dance” course. This class, along with the new Fashion, Illustration, and Design” and other traditional offerings, reflected the department’s growing attempt to develop a program adapted to student interests. Increased enroll¬ ment and enthusiasm indicated the success of Wellesley High’s Art Department. Teacher and students got a kick out o Dance and Movement. The crowded Industrial Arts department con¬ tinued to suffer from the lack of adequate facili¬ ties to house the necessary programs for all stu¬ dents, college-bound and non-college. The refu-al of the town to approve the two building programs that would have improved the facilities co meet baie minimum standards resulted in a probationary statu for WHS accreditation. Industrial Arts education attempted to prepare students to meet the demands of everyday living. However, the only courses that could be offered were extremely limited, with outdated equip¬ ment and tools. All it takes is a little elbow grease.” Mr. Ouimette MILTON ECONOMOS JOHN OUIMETTE EUGENE VARLEY The Business Department new member was Mrs. Deborah Cahill, who taught Typing 20, Retail Merchandising, Notehand, Consumer Economics, and Law USA. A new pilot program — Word Prorevting and Career Typing was added. The accounting area showed considerable growth, particularly in the accelerated half-year course and the advanced course. Law USA was also very popular and theBusiness Department grew in all areas dur- ROBERT ALDRICH, Dept. Chairman ing the past few years by striving to provide a thorough program for those students planning to enter business immediately and for those going on to higher education. Whats so funny about typing 5 ” (Rick Justice) ARTHUR HALL ESTHER FINE DAWN GATOS ANNE FLORENCE HICKEY McGILVRAY 22 HOME ECONOMICS MARTHA O’NEILL MARJORIE MILLER Dept. Chairman, Child Development Home Economics The Home Economics department started from scratch this year as it welcomed an entirely new staff of two. Miss Martha O’Neill, chairman of the department, taught seminars in food and clothing as well as general homemaking, and Mrs. Marjorie Miller received a much-hoped-for opportunity to teach Child Development. While students in the more conventional electives gained valuable preparation for independent living, Mrs. Miller and her class received valuable experiences with children of all ages by entertain¬ ing the sons and daughters of various faculty members. In the comfortable and friendly atmosphere of Room 1, students, both male and female, learned that Home Economics is not just for housewives-to-be. ANNA RAY, Nurse HEALTH Mrs. Bums relaxed on the trampoline. I’m allergic to C period. Can I lie down?” Nurse Ray dealt smilingly with a constant stream of such lamentations, some decidedly more original than others. Throughout the year, her office was a haven for any students needing relief from head¬ aches or treatment for injuries sustained during the tumult of everyday school life. Cheerful and concerned, Mrs. Ray was always ready to offer sympathy and counsel to troubled students. She and her staff were also responsible for the administration of physical exams to all sports team members. While Mrs. Ray handled the illnesses of the student body, Mrs. McCaskill’s new one-woman Health Education department and Mr. Hines’ Physical Education staff worked to give students an awareness of how to maintain their physical fitness. Presented with a wide variety of electives, ranging from the traditional gymnastics and team games to co-ed sports and newer offerings like fencing, trampoline, and the girls’ Figure Control ( Slimnas- tics”) course, students could always find some activity to interest SALLY WELLINGTON See., Nurse’s Office CORNELIA McCASKILL, Health Education CHRISTINE BURNS JOSEPHINE DEVINCENZI KAREN EGASTI Harold Hines, Director or secondary School Physical Education and Athletics PETER LOITER MICHAEL MASTRO WILLARD ST. CYR them. The Physical Education department continued to encour¬ age participation in sports, during and after school hours, as a challenging and enjoyable way to stay in good condition. En garde!” (Miss Faberge, Mr. Mastro) Mr. St. Cyr was just as happy upside-down. 23 READING As the trend of Back to Basics” gained momentum in ’76-’77, the Reading department flourished under the direction of Miss Gordon and Mr. Parsons. The excellent speed-read¬ ing course was especially popular among students. A desire for improved study methods led to the design of a pilot course entitled How to Study,” in which a sizeable number of stu¬ dents demonstrated an interest. Increasing enrollment reflected the importance of Reading as an essential department at WHS. Who ever misled the thrill cf sitting in ex-bachelor Mr. Ed Touey’s lap, of finally wrangling a schedule out of a tangle of IBM cards, or of attempting to explain to Mrs. Brown that 340 is the .erial number and not the SAT scone, missed a vital department at WHS. Behind the flurry of papers and forms, the guidance personnel succeeded in guiding hundreds of students annually through the halls of Wellesley High and out into innumerable universities and colleges across the country. Headed by Mr. Archer Harman, the department staff used a bit of skill (and a lot of luck!), managing all the while to keep the good name of the high school alive in the nation’s institutes of higher learning, despite the nagging worry about the effect of G U I D A N C E ARCHER HARMAN, Director of Guidance The Special Needs Department at Wellesley High came into the limelight once the state legis¬ lature passed Chapter 766, a special education law. The bill provided for help to students in a vari¬ ety of cases, from temporary physical problems to emotional difficulties and more serious learning disabilities. Mr. Harman directed the department of four staff members whose goal was the integration of all students into the school population. Mrs. Coleman worked as the program’s adjustment coun¬ selor-psychologist. Students were recommended to her by the guidance department. Mrs. Thomp¬ son functioned as core chairperson, coordinating the evaluation of potential participants. The most innovative part of the program was the new use of Room 301. Mrs. Miller and Mr. Carpenter conducted one to one tutoring lessons in the room, which had been remodeled to allow for more private study space. The Academic Resource Center was also faithfully visited by those students who simply enjoyed the quiet atmosphere. LEO CARPENTER ROSLYN COLEMAN MARJORIE MILLER MARY THOMPSON Wellesley’s probationary accreditation status. ALFRED MAZUKI A Mr. Carpenter and Mrs. Miller chatted with students in the Academic Resource Center. BONNIE BROWN JOAN CAEFER HENRY DUGGAN EDWARD TOUHEY 24 The library was rearranged this year after a town engineer discovered that the concentration of bookcases in a few areas placed excessive weight on the first floor ceiling. Constructed from four renovated class¬ rooms, the library did not have a strong enough foundation to support its former floor plan. While the school committee endlessly debated the pros and cons of a high school addition, the librarians tried to deal with the reality of lim¬ ited space and with the inadequate facilities that eventually led to a pro¬ bationary accreditation for Wellesley High. In coping with these defi¬ ciencies, they helped salvage the Library’s reputation as a quiet place to study and use media resources. That’s funny — I could have sworn it was here a minute ago.” (Mrs. Tuverson) Miss Leonard spent many hours recruiting help from the business community for career- related programs. ROCKWOOD EDWARDS Dept Chairman, Occupational and Career Education EARL KELTON, Metco Coordinator PATRICIA LEONARD, Career Education Coordinator The increasing development of special programs at WH enriched the school’s educational opportunities this year. The Work- Study program, under the direction of Mr. Rockwood Edwards, offered students the chance to earn money in Wellesley while receiv¬ ing a high school education. Miss Patricia Leonard, the Career Edu¬ cation Coordinator, assisted the students in determining a direction for their careers. The Metco program continued to offer students from Boston an opportunity to attend Wellesley Senior High. Interaction between Wellesley students and Boston students provided invaluable experi¬ ence for all. 25 Secretarial Staff Kept the School Running Smoothly The student body and administration are indebted to the secretarial staff at Wellesley High School. The guidance secretaries took charge of all information concerning stu¬ dent records. They were also responsible for compiling more than 2000 transcripts for college-bound seniors. The daily and prolonged duties of the administration were per¬ formed by seven efficient secretaries, while Mrs. Nancy Foss was vital to the success of the Work-Study program. The devotion and proficiency of the secretarial staff insured the accurate transaction of clerical work for the entire school. NANCY FOSS Work Study Coordinator Secretary Sorry. This pass is a forgery.” (Mrs. Marcin, Morgan Wilson) As Mrs. Purcell typed the attendance list, Mrs. Coughlin checked it — skip note pad on hand. MAIN OFFICE SECRETARIES: Helen Purcell, Ruth Bouzan, Helen Leverone, Natalie Keefe, June Coughlin, Anne Handy (missing: Madeleine Lineham) GUIDANCE SECRETARIES I eonora Marcin, Agnes Foote, Marjorie Walsh. 26 The Custodial Staff Kept the School Clean and The Food Services Program was Efficiently Operated by the Cafeteria Personnel Mrs. Murphy prepared the special salad dishes which had to be ordered before lunch. Under the direction of Mr. Ray Scanned, the cus¬ todial staff kept the school in fine running shape last year They made sure that every job was done well, from cleaning cafeteria tablesweeping halls, waxing floors, and keeping the school heated to insuring the smooth technical success of perform¬ ances and shows in the auditorium. Excellent staff efficiency was maintained by the cafeteria person¬ nel, as was demonstrated in the high-quality meals that were sold daily. Full breakfasts and lunches, backed up by a variety of a la carte choices, were indicative of the dedi¬ cation of the cafeteria staff. Mr. Moore, our custodian and a minister in his church, had a smile ready for everyone. Wellesley High’s essential staff — The ladies in the cafeteria. BACK ROW: Mae Murphy. Peggy Sullivan, Mary Tracey, Phyllis Bent FRONT ROW 7 : Kffie Sekas, Fillomena Renzella, Hilda DcRosier. MR SCANNELL, Head Custodian The custodians paused during their busy day. L to R: John Moore, A1 Bigwood, Al Hudson, Pasquale Del.uca, and Ray Scan- nell 27 If teachers seemed to smile more and give less home¬ work during the last week in October, it was probably because they were huping for their students ' votes to be Teacher of the Year’ Students had the chance to vote all week long on the mezzanine for the teachers or administra¬ tors they thought most deserved each of fourteen different titles. The results, when tallied, were kept secret. And now, from Wellesley High’s Hall of Fame, we present the win¬ ners of the 1977 Faculty Superlatives’ MOST ENTHUSIASTIC Mrs Plati MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT: Mr. Tiberio ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR: Mr Frick MOST UNDERSTANDING Mrs Miller 28 PRACTICALJOKER: Mr. Hcrlin By Popular Student Vote, These Teachers Were Chosen for Faculty Superlatives TASKMASTER: Mr. Palumbo TEACHER OFTHE YEAR: Dr Fischer MALE CHAUVINIST Mr Burgess MOST LIBERATED WOMAN Ms Reardon MOTHER HEN: Miss Mulry BEST DRESSED: Mr. Connors and Miss Moore TEACHERS LEARNED DURING SABBATICAL LEAVES In 1975, the third floor was unusually quite; Mr. Burgess was on sabbatical in England and Scot¬ land. His objective was to see historical sites and to develop an understanding of the economic and political problems facing the British people today. Mr. Burgess’ open manner and down-to-earth style allowed him to make many new friends dur ing his stay. He was amazed at the basic optimism of the people. It’s unbelievable the way the British manage to cope with the economic problems they face today,” he said. They are suffering from far more serious inflation rates than we are, and they are getting paid less. Mr. Burgess wonders, What right do WE have to complain In addition, Mr. Burgess saw a great deal of the country. He visited such places as Stonehenge, Blackpool, London, Runneymead, the JFK Memorial, Culloden Moor, Killycrankie, Glencoe, St. Andrew’s, Windsor, Hampton Court, and many more. He saw his father’s birthplace in Montrose, journeyed to the Holy Island, and explored Edinburgh Castle. In conclusion, Mr. Burgess said of the people and the land, Fantastic’” We were glad to welcome back Mr. Burgess with his new understanding of Great Britain. Mr. Burgess of the Social Studies Department. Last January, Mrs. Fitzpatrick left WHS for a one semester multi-faceted sabbatical. With the solid background she had already acquired in Career Education, she hoped to help develop Wellesley’s Career Education program further. Her goals also included writing a report on the quality of the English used by working students, evaluating the English skills of these students, and suggesting guidelines for meeting their edu¬ cational needs. As if that weren’t enough to keep her busy, Mrs. Fitzpatrick hoped, in addition to her other aims, to write a grammar book to meet new challenges in practical English and to plan for the establishment of an inter-departmental skills center in occupational training. Mrs. Fitzpatrick of the English department Mr. Barr took advantage of the first break in his thirteen-year teaching career at Wellesley to attend a variety of classes at Northeastern University, beginning in January of 1977. For the six months of his educational leave, he added to his already extensive knowledge of math with courses in computer pro¬ gramming, analysis, and probability. Discussing his plans before leaving on sabbatical, Mr. Barr reveal ed an interesting sidelight: My wife is a faculty member at Northeastern, so I may sit in on her class occa¬ sionally and see what kind of teacher she is!” Mr. Barr of the Math department Three years ago, all but seven of the 1200 members on the National Humanities Faculty were college or university professors. Of those seven, only one waj a public school teacher. That one was Mr. Gerald Murphy, on a year’s sabbatical from WHS. During his year with the NHF, an organization established to improve the humanities and related subjects in secondary schools, Mr. Murphy served first as Director of Research and then as Associate Director of the Faculty. He traveled all across the country, visiting schools and working personally with teachers and stu¬ dents to help them set up and run their humanities programs. In addition to this work, Mr. Murphy did fund-raising and handled all public speaking for the NHF. His sabbatical took him from urban Minneapolis to a Hopi reservation in Arizona, from conventions in New Orleans and Chicago to McDonald’s and Quaker Oats companies (where he solicited funds for the NHF). In all, his work took him to twenty-seven states. And the airlines lost my luggage only once!” he added with a smile. Mr. Murphy got much more from his year on sabbatical than the 120-page report he wrote or the seven boxes full of curriculum materials that he accumulated in his garage. He has seen much of the country, has gained a feeling for the humanities on a national scope, and has made lasting friendships with the many prominent profes¬ sors with whom he worked. It was a magnificent experience,” he said enthusiastic¬ ally, . . . exhilarating, expanding, and freeing.” Mr. Murphy has continued his involvement with the NHF as a consultant and project coordinator. Mr. Murphy of the Social Studies department. 30 The Tasks Faced by the Faculty Senate Members Were Varied and Time-Consuming The latest Faculty Senate statement was considered by Mr. Esposito, Mr. Goddard, and Miss Milot. Mr. Kcrivan, Sr., Mr. Goddard, Mr. Palmaccio, Miss Moore, Mrs. Barrett, and Mr. Espo¬ sito discussed a Faculty Senate vote. You can’t be serious. (Mr. Barr, Mrs. Plati, Miss Hickey, Mr. Haggerty, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Esposito) Miss Moore, Mrs. Barrett, and Miss Hickey pondered the status of the Faculty Senate report to the School Committee. Faculty Senate president Miss Lynn Moore set a tone of leadership for the Senate that was respected by all. The Faculty Senate, fifteen teachers elected by the entire faculty, met every Tuesday period F to consider educational policies, school regulations, and issues that affected both the student body and the teachers. Their most press¬ ing concerns were the building program, accreditation, and general school poli¬ cies. Miss Moore was elected President for the second consecutive year. Under her direction, the Senate polled faculty opinions on several key issues and pre¬ sented comprehensive factual reports to the Wellesley School Committee, par¬ ticularly on proposed building plans insofar as they related to educational needs. 31 In the past year, the probationary status of Wellesley High became the most press¬ ing problem facing the school and the community. A team from the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges first evaluated the high school in 1968, citing deficiencies apparent in several areas became of inadequate facilities. The mo-t criticized departments were: Art, Industrial Arts, Home Economics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Library, and Drama. The team also found that conference space for parents, teachers, and students was inade¬ quate. To correct the problem, three building additions were proposed by the school committees of 1971, 1974, and 1975. Each proposal, less expensive than the one pre¬ ceding it, was defeated in a referendum or a town meeting vote. When the school returned iti five year progress report, it became apparent that the problems remained unsolved. Therefore, the Association voted in September of 1976 to place Wellesley Senior High School on probation for a year. With only thirty-five seats in the library, musical chairs became a popular pastime. Elaine Benfatto, Laura Glassman were pinned by a loom in the overcrowded art room. Richard Quinn hammered in a comer. Up against the wall at the potter’s wheel (Pam Gorgone) 32 Probationary Status of Wellesley High Threatened Loss of Accreditation Due to Inadequate Facilities for Library and Industrial Arts. THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SELF-EVALUATION: : FRONT ROW: Caro¬ lyn Elliott, Mrs. Stoddard, Mrs. Montalbano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hall. BACK ROW: Mr. Vasaturo, Dr. Cave, Mr. Edwards. Mr. Economos and Ed Janson tried to repair a metal shop machine. The community and press ot Wellesley, Boston, and other neighboring towns reacted immediately with varying degrees- of shock, outrage, and blatant criticism. Students and teachers wor¬ ried about the future, chances for college acceptance, and about the injury done to the school’s reputation. To provide the facili¬ ties for a comprehensive high school program, the community needed to agree on a building addition. Meanwhile, teachers, students, and parents began preparations for the visit of the accreditation team, scheduled for the spring of 1978. Committees representing each facet of the school popula¬ tion wrote reports on the school’s philosophy and the relation¬ ship between Wellesley High and the townspeople. This will serve as the foundation for all other reports given during the eighteen month self-evaluation process. These girls came to the library after school, when the seats weren’t in such demand. (Wendy Landreth. Lisette Hawkins, Charlotte Swift, Elise Gabriel) How’s this for cramped laboratory space 5 ” (Arthur Doran, Miss Wick) Please, God, help us with our accreditation.” (Mr. Connors) 33 Two pencils arc always better than one to fill in all those English Skills workbooks’ (Mr. Griffin) Mr Goddard horsed around with son Peter at the Christmas party Mrs. Miller’s Child Devel¬ opment Class had for faculty children. Old jocks never die — they continue to be sports fanatics. (Mr Connors. Mr. Uutcr) The cafeteria workers on their lunch break. Another day, another photographer. (Mrs. Copell, Mrs. Montalbano) A raise ' We finally got a raise ' ” (Mr. McGoff, Mr. Rutledge) 34 Thanks, Mark: Just add it to the rest of my apples over there.” (Mr. Andrew, Mark O’lxary) But I can’t vote for you’ I’m not registered in Wellesley. (Mr. Simone, Ms. Reardon) Pistol Pete and Rocky shared a tender moment. You know what I want, 1 told you at Filene’s’’’ (Mr. Burgess —er, Santa Claus! with Mr. McDermott’s youngest boy) These girls. They can ' t seem to keep their hands away.” (Mrs. Burns, Mr Mastro) 35 In its tilth year ot operation at the hij� h school, the Wellesley ABC program provided A Better Ounce— tor eij� ht students from around the coun¬ try to � ei a j� ood college-preparatory education. The six upperclassmen already involved in the organiza¬ tion welcomed two new sophomores. Danita Ben¬ son and Denise Dillard, to the house on Norfolk Terrace where they all lived during the school year. With the guidance ot their houseparents. C. ' arl and Theresa Banyard. the ABC. ' irIs combined studying, partying, and all the other elements ot WI IS stu¬ dent lite to make the 19 77 program a challenging and worthwhile one. Tc made beautiful music. I.atawnya Rcnnick ABC Program Meant a Better Chance for Eight You don ' t REALLY have film in that!” Robin Payton. LETT TO RIGHT Denise Dillard Sonia Aguilar. Cheryl Thompson. Shelley Harris. Robin Payton. Diane Collaza. I.atawnya Rcnnick. Danita Benson. 36 Metco: Still Going Strong After Over a Decade in Wellesley Don’t look now. but there ' s a hand on your shoulder’ (Darlcen Washington.) Mike Bentley. Ronald Clark, and William Beckett—on camera. Kevin Kidmond John T.iv lor .md Herbie Brown enjoyed a Ql’lHT moment in theCAF’ Metco, the Metropolotian Council for educational Opportu¬ nity, completed its eleventh year in Wellesley in 1977. As a par¬ ticipant in the program. WHS joined the junior high and eight elementary schools in welcoming minority students from Boston to schools here. Metco students enjoyed group activities with their Wellesley host families and attended daily classes at the high school. Through the efforts of the Boston students, the Wellesley students, and program coordinator Mr. Karl Kelton, the Metco program continued to realize its original goals of good education and lessening of racial isolation. One false move and I ' ll flip you! Michelle Green and friend. Who says three ' s a crowd? Kim Green. Chandra Rodrigue; ' . Mark Washington 37 WORK STUDY’S SUCCESS CONTINUED IN 1976-1977 Classes were only the beginning of an industrious weekday for students in the Work Study program. After spending time in the classroom each morning, participants left the high school to receive practical job training in various spots in and around Welles¬ ley. Each of the students involved gained valuable work experience while at the same time earning credit toward graduation. Weekly one-period meet¬ ings with program coordinator Mr. Rockwood Edwards provided the information and counseling for students that helped to insure the successful practice of the Work Mudy concept. Alan Gifford worked incognito at Fraser’s Florists, Woolworth got its five-and-dime’s worth from Joann Stock. John Cattanach pumped gas at Sunoco. Renee Kazan worked at L M Hardware in Wellesley Hills. Naomi Regan helped the work study program run in the YES office. 38 k.ith Hough worked at the checkout counter at Star Market Angela Cotter worked at the Wellesley Hills Market I.!7 ic Gentile sorted album ' , at the Musk Box Distributive Education Program Emphasized Mike Ketzkv found an apple for his favorite teacher at Wool- worth’s. Does school work sometimes seem use¬ less when compared with the challenge of holding down a job in the community ' ' Students taking part in the Distributive Education program learned about the interrelationship of classroom and job by balancing their time between high school and part-time work in Wellesley. Guided by Mr. Thomas C ' onaty. Distributive Ixlu- cat ion participant ■ designed plans and pro¬ jects which they put into practice in real, on-the-job situations. Local merchants served as sponsors for these students, pro¬ viding them with valuable training in the worlds of retailing, distribution, and mer¬ chandising. School — Job Relationship Charlene Gigliotti had a smile for everyone at Olken’s. The Papa Gino’s crowd — Lynne Mahoncv. Shirley Moncali and Ginn Gargtmo STUDENTS ENRICHED THEIR EDUCATIONS THROUGH INDEPENDENT STUDY For many Wellesley High students, studying began at 7:50 in the morning and ended promptly at 2:00 P.M.; but other- cho«e to sup¬ plement their in-school learning through the Independent tudy pro¬ gram. Managed by advi¬ sor George Kerivan, Jr., Independent £tudy pre¬ sented a balance between the more radical Alternate Semester and the usual high school schedule. Linder Independent Study, itudents pursued projects in their own fields of interest in addi¬ tion to attending regular classes. Activities included being a Big Brother or Sister to a younger h i Id, farming land in the community, and studying academic and artistic topics inside the school approval, and the students were awarded academic credits accord¬ ing to the amount of time spent on them. Because each participant in the program chose a course of study that he or she found intriguing and challeng¬ ing, Independent .Study was a broadening experi¬ ence for those involved. Jill Groginsky studied Hebrew after hours Larry Stone designed and implemented the Youth Farm Project. Nancy Trayler and Jcanine Holloway taught horsemanship to three youn riders. 40 ALTERNATE SEMESTER: THE WHS ANSWER TO SENIOR SLUMP Dave Paterson worked with city councilor Larry DiCara at City Hall. Jim Gorman worked at home on his novel. The Alternate Semester gang met in January before going their separate ways: L to R: Trey Hines, Ted Barnes, Alistair Drummond, Sheila Rao, Audrey Morris. Sheila Rao got an inside view of television at Channel The time between midyears and graduation is traditionally the slowest-moving period of senior year. Alternate Semester changed all that for nine members of the class of 77. Having completed a full load of first-semester courses, including double English electives, nine seniors left the high school to become involved in experiences that were both exciting and educational. Individual plans and goals were designed by each student under the guidance of advisor Mr. Wayne Hadlock, and the programs took a wide variety of forms. Alternate Semester activities ranged from assisting in political administrations in the Boston area to working on a Texas dairy farm. Seniors returned to WHS in June to participate in graduation and to discuss their experiences. ESTER 41 National Honor Society Continued Traditions Melts in your mouth, not in your hands ' 1 Inductees took Cih.ir.u ter. leadership, service, and scholarship were the lour criteria on which members of the 19” National Honor Society were chosen. Qualified candidates from the junior and senior classes were inducted in a special evening ceremony at the end of January. Mr. Connors, old members, and parents were there to welcome them. With the help of advisor .Mr. Ronald Tiberio. NHS members served the school in a variety of wavs. Vice President Paula Losccxco coordi¬ nated the tutoring program which provided NHS tutors for students in all subjects. Members also helped out the Booster (dub by selling raffle tickets at Peter ' s Market Basket, and ushered at graduation and other sc hcx)l affairs. NHS president Julie Neuringer spoke to new members - ft n BOTTOM RO X Left to Rijtht: Advisor Mr Tiberio. Jenny Wiles. Lsther Lee. ( ' atliv Ludlum. Sharon Campion. Rania Barber. F.lainc Bcnfatto. Secretary Trace Munn. Vice President Paula Ia so k to. President Julie Neunnjjer. Treasurer Mark O’I-carv. Joann Stock. Seance Welsh. Shari .imble. landa Baker. Jav ( ' .odv. Tom Specht SFO) -D ROW- Karla (ioldman. Olga Bowen. ( onnie Fagan. Ruth Harkins. Kim Davies. Marianne Murpln. Sharon Smith. Patricia Kane. Dolores Morant. Scott Kolb. Debbie Dtpirro. Audrey Morris. Betsey Turner. Peg Malt. Robin Avakian. Stephanie Sunn THIRD ROW l.isettc Hawkins. Lrin Stimmel. Lisa (deverdon. Ijeslie Larotca. Linda Sears. Lisa Weil. David Dumouchel. Linda Little. Mary Schoenteld. Tamnn Whittle. Bruce Sullivan. Sheila Bucklev. Andrea Meverhoff. Beth Doherty. (nnnv (iardner. Karen Cahill FOURTH ROW Ted Barnes. Wendy Landrcih. Julie Martel. Karen Xiegelman. Carolyn Flltot. Kristina (� ern. Paul Ciarmon. Fllen Borkum. Darlene Howland. Sue Frtman. Anna Rotundi. Nancy Gabriel. Fd Marcus. Mike Tavis. FIFTH R( ) ' landy Stef tee. landa ( arev. Sue Twitchell. Craig II immelherger. Fmmet Seaborn. Bill I Lives. Sally Augustin. Chris l.andreth. Richard Cowles. Mark (iherardi. lean Robinson. I.dward Hasbnnu k. Miry Kate Foley. Alison Pruv ne. Ranch Dudelson 42 ACADEMIC AWARDS ASSEMBLY HONORED OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS Gordon Kingsley took his award very seriously. (Williams Book) As in the past, the Academic Awards Assembly gave special recognition to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who excelled in various areas during the school year. Awards for exceptional classroom performance in each department were sup¬ plemented by citizenship awards and scholarships in the ceremony on the evening of May 19, 1977. Citizens of the town, representing different clubs and organiza¬ tions in Wellesley, shared the presentation duties with members of the high school faculty and administration. Over one hundred students were honored for their accomplishments. Jorge Torres and Rene Poismans were goodwill ambassadors to WHS. (American Field Service Award) Ed Marcus drew” a smile from Mr. Olson at the ceremony. (Mechanical Drawing Award) John Taylor flashed an award-winning smile. (Metco Citizenship Award) 43 TEACHERS CLOWNED AROUND Even the Wellesley faculty let go once in a while. Yes, teaching could be fun, and students were people too. The WHS faculty was com¬ posed of interested and caring instructors who helped to make 1977 a special year for all of us. Joshua is this tall now!” (Mrs. Plati) 14 Mr. Rutledge was starry eyed. Mrs. Rosenficld recited poetry. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MADE A SCHOOL DAY Class Outside on a Sunny Day Dr Fischer ran his Ethnic Writers class on solar energy. Every student and faculty member was susceptible to the occa¬ sional boredom caused by following a schedule that remained essentially the same from week to week. Still, no school day was EXACTLY like the others; and it was the little differences that made daily life at WHS bearable. Wcall had our looney moments! (Leslie Lakis) An Unexpected A” Sarah Brazil’s witnesses could hardly believe their eyes. An Apple for a Teacher” Mr. LaBome enjoyed the fruit of his labor That Special Touch He made every day just great ” (Julie Martel, Mr. Connors.) Two little people who made a school day — Mr. McCormick’s Boys. Taking advantage of the opportunities at Wellesley High, stu¬ dents with individual interests found clubs, music groups, or other organizations suitable to their needs. These activities were important for th e services they rendered, but more so for the vital role they played in the development of companionship and coop¬ eration among classmates. It soon became obvious that having a good time in school was simply a matter of attitude — we got what we put in. For those who bothered to get involved — that was a lot. John Carlson. Jeff Carlson. David St Jean. Amv Stcffec Laura Glassman 46 TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE YEARBOOK DEADLINE Exchange me. I’m Jorge.” (Jorge Torres) Another silver trumpeter blew onto the scene (Isabel Ncuringer) Tell us again that the enthusiasm never ceased ' ” Student Government at the height of political fervor. Don’t ask us, we’re only the yearbo ok staff.” (Mary Kate Foley. Jeannie Robinson) 48 Which way do the horsics go 5 ” (Thor Burkholder, Brian Sherman) You HAVE to buy it — Paula wrote it.” (Bruce Wells and Gordon Kingsley sold BRADFORDS. 1 While you’re at it, how about a manicure 5 ” (Tom McGrath, Mr. McDermott, Rick Hills volunteered for the Red Cross Blood Drive.) Please God, mouths don’t fail me now.” (Mr. Sullivan) William Makris proved that there IS life after Scott Ward. 49 1976- ' 77 was a year of innovative national polities. In this spirit, Wellesley High political organizations made significant progres s during the year. Under the leadership of Ted Barnes and Julie Martel, the Student Government divided into smaller groups to deal more effectively with the issues which were important to the school. Members worked on the Recycling, Publicity, Curriculum, Teacher I-valuation, Seminar, and Student Rights Committees. Linda Paltrinari and Deidre Sisk were elected as 1977-78 co-presidents, with Lydia Mason as secretary. The faculty. Administration, Parents and Students organization had a successful year, deciding on seminar attendance, typing requirements, and vocational programs. The major thrust of F.A.P.S. wa aimed toward the development of a senior career day, designed to give seniors an idea of the day-to- day life of various vocations. The Student Advisory Committee was one of the most active and productive groups in the school. Consisting of seniors Hdward Hasbrouck, and chairman Jelf Baker, junior Liz Grover, sophomore Sandy Augustin, and freshman Joan Aylward. the group ' s activities centered around the passage of a bill of rights for Wellesley itudents a well as efforts to reinstate the school ' s ac reditation. The members of the Regional Student Advisory Council were effective in their representation of Wellesley High Students at Council ' s meetings in Boston. Representative Larry Stone and alternates Lidcly Rich and Lauren Griffiths attended seminars concerning the situations presented in many - high schools. I nder the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Kerber, the P.TAA. had a quiet year. The organization sponsored a scholarship fund and granted money to graduating seniors. Advisor Gig Kerivan Jr. REGIONAL STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Left to Right Liddy Rich. I.arrv tonc, and Lauren Griffiths. Our fearless leaders. (Executive officers Ted Barnes and Julie Martel.) STI DENT GOVERNMENT: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: S. Brown, M. Schoenfeld, D. DiPirro. K. Redmond, 1. Chauncey, L. Ber¬ nard.! ' Barnes. I Martel, T Munn. C Birnev, K Lipcmann. S. Augustin. M Ingall. K Moynihan. Graham Rossano. SECOND ROW: S. Elahcm. R Pilecki. M Gavris. 1. Paltrineri. 1. Grover, A. Verdelli. C. Elliott, I, Garmon. L Hawkins. N Conner. K. Davies. Y, Ciar- diello THIRD ROW ' A Guigli. I. Sagansky. I. Rich. S. Bloksbcrg. N. l osdall. S. Stiles. M Sullivan. C Swift. B Canner. P Brtxlell, R Anderson. R Payton BACK ROW ' S Paltineri. I. Allen, K Wtxxls. E Young. 1. Stone. I. Clcverdon. D. Morant. P. Levesque. L. Mason. S Sproule. K Hasbromk.G Kingsley. 1. Griffiths. K Coulins. R. Cameron. Laron.i. A H.ulley. N. Marden. N. Aronson. G. Kcrivanjr. 50 Ill - Political Fever Ran Rampant at W.H.S. with the Regional Student Advisory Committee The Student Council FAPS and the PTSA STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Left to Right: Jeff Baker, Liz Grover, Sandy Augustin, and Edward Hasbrouck. Would you repeat that, please ' ’ (Robin Payton, and Ms. O ' Neil) F A PS FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Linda Paltrineri. frniJjE Karen Liepmann. Marion Sheahan. BACK ROW: Mr Touhcy. Bill Hayes, Mr. Connors. Mr Hunter, Mr Vasaturo. and Mr. Car¬ bone. It ' s no laughing matter. Sue.” (Sue Flaherty, Nancy Dosdall and Lucy Sagansky) Just checking in. Lisa. (Lisa Cleverdon and Delores Mor- ant) 51 THE DEBATE TEAM — THE WHS BREATHLESS WONDERS Centering its season around the following resolution, Resolved: that a comprehensive program of penal reform should be adopted throughout the United States,” the fifteen- member Wellesley High debate team discussed this proposition, arguing cases ranging from present penal conditions to euthanasia, rehabilitation of criminals, bail, sentencing, and decriminalization of certain offenses. Competing against teams from other schools, the team traveled throughout New England to attend tournaments sponsored by high schools and universities in the area. Wellesley debaters collected many team and personal trophies — at one tournament in December, the team placed in the Jeff Baker researched his topic. Bob Connor and Edward Hasbrouck showed that persistence paid off. THE DEBATE TEAM: Left to Right: Kathy Offenhartz, Ron Kaplin, Emily Shultz, Edward Hasbrouck, Mrs. Reuland, Melissa Haussman, Kathy Moynihan,Jcff Baker, and Sheldon Fischer. THE OUTING CLUB HIT THE HILLS Muddy boots, slightly frostbitten toes, and some semi- raw beef stroganof, were some of the fun” problems encountered by the members of the 1976-1977 Outing Club. The Outing Club is a group of students who plan and engage in camping hiking trips. The first of the club’s two expeditions of 1976-1977 was to Concord, New Hampshire, where members hiked up Mt. Chocorua in the state’s White Mountains. A second trip included a four-day stay in the Zealand Appalachian Mountain Club hut in New Hampshire in the midst of winter. Three feet of snow did not hamper the success and enthusiasm of the campers. Advised by History teacher, George Kerivan Jr., the club boasted a few highly popular and successful trips. Snowshoeing. A test of survival; Could they withstand the elements 52 THE OUTING CLUB Key Club’s Services Opened Many Doors Sure, girls were always welcomed by Key Clubbers ' The Wellesley High School Key Club of 1976-77 once again upheld its fine tradition of community assistance. Led by President Bill Clark, Vice-president Richie Sullivan. Secretary Paul Murray, Treasurer Doug Yacek, Sergeant-at-arms Tom Higgins, and Lieutenant Governor Ricky Hills, the club successfully completed several programs. While some students worked to produce Pages for the Ages, many of the members spent time at the Veterans ' Hospital visiting with patients. As in the past, the club sold hot dogs at the autumn football games. Members also raised money by selling grapefruit. The club used these profits to donate S200 to the Youth harm Project, a first year program for high school students. Incoming officers include President Brian Broderick, Vice- president Tom McGrath, Secretary Rick Hills, and Sergeant-at- arms Kirk Phister. Chocolate Fudge cookies — the reward for giving blood. The diagnosis is (J°bn C ' allas, Tom McGrath) mjjl . kJa — ■ be, - J m THH 1976-77 KKY CLUB: Can you find S. Coslito. C. Finnegan. M. Gherardi. B. Marsh. R. Peters. P. Mckclatos. P Tcs- thner. A. Blume, R Dortenzio. R. Sullivan. S. Crowlc. B Clarke. I Fox. C. Ahrens. A Fay. K. Phister. R. Pcrani. B Hayes. P. Murray. P. Murray, R Hills. J. Kruse. T. Oullcttc. I Mooradian. K. Vinccn .i, B Finn. B. Broderick. D. Duddy. T McGrath. D. St. Jean. S. Sherman. F ' . Mitchell, K. McHugh. J. Idzall. C. Gibson. M. McDonald. K. Frylick. P. Sackley. T. J. Palmer. J. Delaney. P. Sheehan, P. Hernburg. D. Yacek. J McCarthy, S. NX ' heelock. J. Sears, J obles. A. May. M Roach. P. Gorgone.or R. Beach 5 Congratulations on your broccoli sprouts. Larry (Hrry Stone pleaded for his Youth Farm Project.) 53 Of the many language opportunities available at WHS, the Latin and French clubs offered some of the most rewarding experiences. Volleyball game s , festivals, and celebrations served as vigorous proof to the life of the 1976-77 Latin Club. Students of the ancient but very ' alive language participated in such Latin activities as a Christmas visit to Brown University and a Latin concert for the elderly citizens at Morton Circle. The culmination of the year was the May Day Festival which celebrated Spring amid traditional Roman festivities. The Cercle Francais, on the other hand, spent 1976-77 coming into contact with Fren. h — dominated countries fr-mi Quebec to Martinique and home again to Cam¬ bridge. Not content to remain mere visitors, however, the fifteen members of the French Club created their own atmosphere francais with parties and French dinners. Theie activities have enabled the French Club to raise $200. Mr. Esposito sings ' (Mr. Esposito and Carl Shcrra) FRENCH CLUB 1st ROW, I. to R: F.lise Gabriel, Cindy Miller, Rania Barber. Anna Rotundi, Lisa Gerry. Kristina Gerry 2nd ROW Stuart Sproule. Sally Jones. Nancy Douglass. Kim Davies. Linda Baker, Beth Sullivan. Suzanne Krause, advisor Miss Morris 54 Language Clubs Translated Their Activities Into Success La Tuna visited Wellesley from Spain. With a mere eighteen dollars in the treasury at the start of the year, the Spanish Club tangoed to new heights in 1976-77. A Christmas party, a trip to a Mexican restaurant in Cambridge, a sale of imported candy, and the annual intra-language-club volleyball tournament rounded out the year. The invitation of LaTuna, a Spanish musical group, to Wellesley High was both a profitable fund-raiser and an excellent opportunity to absorb the cultural atmosphere of Spain. The month of May found the cl ub on the Cape, in a totally innova¬ tive and exciting venture. Advisors Ms. (irodberg and Mr. Brown and members of the club joined two other schools in a Total Immersion Weekend, ' ' speaking, writing, and breathing Spanish for two and a half days. Bolstered by the efforts and enthusiasm of adults and students, the Spanish Club ended the school year with substantial savings and a fine new reputation. A taste in culture with Spanish music! I think there’s somethin livin in my uitar.” SPANISH CLUB KVjFFLI k.|(Left to Ri ht: N. Rosmussen. R. Payton. Y Ciardiello. SFCONI) ROW: Mrs. Gr xl her , T Whittle, M Holtjc. N ln werson. K Sweet. I). Callazo. L. Ishkanian. I) Clancy..!. Kezer, Mr Paul Brown, advisor Vd ROW Mrs Cinxllxr . advisor. S. Fischer. I. Renniek. S. A uilan. S Holstein. B. Freedman. F Warren. J Torres. B lewis 55 A.F.S. — An Exchange of Students — Meant an Exposure to Other Cultures The morning after. (Susan Anderson.Jean O’Connell, Ginny Heywood) Time to relax after a big weekend. (Exchange students and Amy Steffee) A joke shared among new friends. (Exchange student, Jackie Berko and Carolyn Elliot) Sub day was as much fun for the workers as the customers. (Ellen Ishkanian, I.inda Garman. and Jane McCarthy) 56 Every year, Wellesley High participarcd in the American Field Service student exchange by hosting foreign students and sending oth¬ ers abroad. In 1976-1977, Rene Poismans of Belgium and Jorge Torres of Ecuador attended Wellesley High School while Reg¬ gie Beach and Julie Martel spent the summer in Turkey and Chile respectively. The first Wellesley student to go abroad Jor an extended period, Chri-tine Gunther, spent her senior year in the Philippines. The A.F.S. Club, under the advisors hip of Mrs. Juliette Avots, sponsored many of its own activities. Not only was the annual sub¬ marine sandwich day a success, but the short term exchange with the A.F.S. Club of Old Tappan, New Jersey, was also enjoyed by everyone What have you learned in the U.S., Rene 5 ” (Rene Poismans) Can’t either of these guys speak English 3 (Reggie Reach and Rene Poismans) A.F.S.: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: D. Clancy. C Miller, P. Healy. S. Augustin. K. Liepmann. F. Schultz. SECOND ROW: Douglass. L Raker, K. Davies, J. Martel, R. Poismans. F. Ishkanian. Mrs. Avots. THIRD ROW: C� . Noyes. S. Sunn. I. Visco, R. Waldron. C. I.udlum. %. Welsh. D. Duffy, S. Anderson, G. Hey wood. I.. Garmon, J. O ' Connell._J. Funk. R. Tidor. BACK ROW: C Case. Y. Ciardiello. R. Wojnar. T Whittle. S. Stiles. L. Paltrineri. D. Maher. J. McCarth. F. Murdock. C Persson. P. Roberts. 57 Radio Announcers Hammed It Up Whether communicating with Wellesley High School stu¬ dents or with the I ar corners of the world, the Wellesley High radio operators had an enjoyable year. Homeroom announce¬ ments kept students in touch with school activities, while adding some excitement, if not amazement, to the homeroom period. The Ham Radio operators, led by Mr. I.ydon, pushed an inter¬ est in communications with other areas of the world. Mr McCormick had things under control. (Mr. McCormick, Liz Rogers. Mike H arney, Mike Vanderlev) Rates are lower if you call after five’” (David Curry) You didn’t REALLY say that on the air, did you, Mike ? ” (Libby Didericksen, Lisette Hawkins, Neal Goldman, Mike Carney) P.A ANNOUNCERS: FRONT ROW, Left to Right Libby Didricksen. Lisette Hawkins, Paul Garmon. Paul Twitchell BACK ROW: Mike Vanderley. Nancy Miller, Liz Rogers. Mike Carney, ieal Goldman. HAM RADIO CLUB: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Chad Johnson, Gordon Kingsley. David Curry, Sami Nuwayser. BACK ROW: Scott Nacey, Dale McKay. Advisor Mr. Lydon. Peter Foley. Eddie Jans- son. Eric Rasmussen 58 Em!” Rania raked in the bills. (Paul Twitchell and Rania Barer) Too many projectionists split the film. (Paul Twitchell, Tim Morrison, and Bruce Wells) i fc Roll Wellesley High featured its own solution to the movie-screen addiction: the 1976-1977 Film Scxiety ' s series of mijvie classics. For a mere Si.00 a show, a student could thrill to drama of CITIXHN KAftlH ' ' or to the absurdism of the Woody Allen flick. TAKH THK MONKV AM) RUN.” The film club, which was run by Rania Barber and advised by Jack Rutledge, included several members who were entitled to new history ' s greatest films for no more than 50 cents. From the Marx Brothers to the original A STAR IS BORN” the Film Society was a succews. This is the thirty-first time I’ve seen this film. (Rania Barber and a Wellesley citizen) FILM (TUB: FRONT ROW, Left t« Right: Bruce Tidor, Johanna Sherwood. Mary Downing. Rania Barber. BACK ROW: Bruce Well .Gary Dingman, Mr. Rutledge, Sheldon Fischer. F.ricaJohston. Kathy Offenhar t. and Anna Rotundi 59 THE BRADFORD: A Success Among Critics and Students Students ENJOYED reading the Bradford. (Jeannie Robinson and Lisa Weil.) Amid the clattering of typewriters and the scratching of pens, the 1976-1977 Bradford emerged as a high-quality investigative newspaper. Winning first place in the ew England Scholastic Press Association, the BRADFORD provided journalistic opportunities for the 60 students who compri-ed die paper’s staff. Jack Rutledge served as advisor to hard working editor-in-chief Paula Loscocco and assistant editor Blaine Benfatto. Incoming junior editors were Gordon Kingsley and Stuart Sproule. Best of luck Stuart and Gordon — suckers! (Paula Loscocco, 1976 editor.) BRADFORD STAFF: SITTING. Left to Right: Sally Augustin, Becky Lockwood, Bruce Wells. K ' NEELIVG: Cindy Miller. Kathy Offenhartz, Rania Barber. Erica Johnston, Johanna Sherwood. STANDING: Editor Paula Loscoocco, Elaine Benfatto, Nancy Douglass, Lisa Murdock, Liddy Rich, Walter Greeley, Mr Rutledge, Gary Dingman, Bruce Tidor BRADFORD sales rose under excellent editorship. (Gordon Kingsley and Bruce Wells.) 60 THE FINE ARTS MAGAZINE Attracted Many Talents Consultation between editor Joann Stock and advisor Mrs. Lanza Entries were reviewed by Anne, Jeannie, Sally, and advisor, Mrs Stoddard. Wellesley High’s student literary-art journal, the FINH ARTS MAGA¬ ZINE., gleaned the best poetic and artistic talent of the school to produce an outstanding issue. Hditor Joann Stock, assisted by advisors Joan Lanza and Miriam Stoddard, collected articles and artwork from the Hnglish and Art departments. The 1976-77 FINH ARTS MAGAZINE. was the com¬ mendable result of staff and editorial efforts. Lisa, Mandy, Laura, Jeannie and Flaine silkscrccncd the publicity poster. LINE ARTS: FRONT ROW, Left to Rijjht: Lisa Gable. Dorie Keilt. Mrs. Lanza, Mandy McCoy. BACK ROW: Jackie Berko. Sail) Augustin. Jeannie Robinson. Jon Weinert. Cindy Frey. Joann Stock, and Heather Grey. Advisors, Mrs. Miriam Stoddard and Mrs. Joan Lanza. 61 Julie Ncuringcr EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Only ninety more pages ... I always have studies during year¬ book ... go ask Julie . . I thought PAUL took pictures . — These were the sounds of a typi¬ cal yearbook session. The amount of food consumed was enough to feed an army, and fortunately enough to calm the panic of dead¬ line weeks. More pressing prob¬ lems, such as how to slip in a deli¬ ciously raunchy caption, were ironed out as hard work resulted in a tangible product — a book pre¬ serving the experiences of high school life. Aided by the financial personnel, the Wellesleyan editors and staff made 1977 a memorable year. Paula Loscocco ASSISTANT EDITOR Mark Ghcrardi, Debbie DiPirro, Chuck Cassoli SPORTS EDITORS Connie Eagan ACTIVITIES EDITOR John Callas and Tracy Munn LAYOUT EDITORS Lisa Clevcrdon EVENTS EDITOR 62 WELLESLEYAN ]977: or, “If I See Another Quad-pack, I’ll Scream!” Lisa Weil and Julie Martel Mary Sthoenfeld and Nancy Podger SENIOR EDITORS WELLESLEYAN FINANCIAL STAFF: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Sarah Fortune, Nancy Marden, Mr. Olson, Sue Ellis. Lauren Griffiths BACK ROW, Left to Right: Cathy Crowley, Meg Randall, Betsy Gunther, Leslie LaRocca. Jane Bvington. UNDERCLASSMEN EDITORS Peg Malt FACULTY ACADEMICS Paul Garmon PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR WELLESLEYAN EDITORIAL STAFF: SITTING: Sally Augustin, Mary Kate Foley. Lisette Hawkins. Darlene How¬ land. Tracy Munn. Doris Kunica. Jeannie Robinson. Marty Ingall, Peg Malt, Paul Garmon. Carol Birney, Paula Ijoscocco. Steve Mackie, Andy Blume. Leslie Kaplan. Mark Miklavic, Mark O’Leary. Mark Gherardi. STANDING: Julie Neuringer. Lisa Weil. Lisa Cleverdon. Sue Bloksbcrg. I cbbie DiPirro. Sally Brown. Anna Rotondi. Connie Eagan. Mary Sthoenfeld. Nancy Podger. 63 THE DRAMA CLUB PLAYED AROUND THE DRAMA CLUB: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Rick Justice, Louise Brewster, Johanna Sher¬ wood, Mary Downing, Libby Didriksen, and Nancy E. Miller MIDDLE ROW: Roberta Rubin, Jen¬ nifer Hoult, Maryellenh Gleason, Melissa Peltier, Sue Sidd, Mary Nolan, Neal Goldman, Jay Joyston, and John Erick. BACK ROW: Bob Donohue, David Bates, Rita Pilecki, Allison Dorherty, Liz Gro¬ ver, Gary Dingman,John Parker, Mike Carney, Phyllis Cox, and Ted Colbum. Look out guys, here we come. Until death do us part” Director John Frick Bald Soprano”: Jay Jostyn, Mark O’Leary, Ann Laak, Reggie Beach, Johanna Sherwood, and Nancy E. Miller, In its second year the 1976-77 Drama Club, directed by John Frick, produced a series of excellent shows. The Drama Club and the music department combined their efforts to stage the smashing success Godspell.” Under the assistant direction of Mary Downing and Johanna Sherwood, it was held over, by popular demand, for extra performances. The Drama Club also presented a winter weekend of three one act plays including Tides,” A Forgotten Com¬ edy,” written by Johanna Sherwood, and Bald Soprano.” John Parker did an outstanding job as technical director of all three plays. The members of the Drama Club presented Maids” in the Massachusetts Regional Drama Festival and deservedly advanced to the semi-finals. Mary Downing and Liz Rog¬ ers were awarded all-star cast honors. A Forgotten Comedy”: John Parker, Damon Santostefano, Linda Kelley, Tom Brooks, Liz Grover, Peter Morgridge. Tides”: Libby Didriksen and Mike Carney. Jealous, Liz?” (Liz Rogers and Donna Sullivan) What’s my next line?” (Mary Downing and Liz Rogers) 65 Marching Band Blasted Away TWIRLERS: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Robin Bourette, Maureen Gorman, and Donna Mull in. MISSING: Angel Cotter and Debbie Deegan. Their enthusiasm never flagged. FLAG UNIT: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: co-captains Brenda Kelly and Tina DiBiase. BACK ROW: Kathy Twyman, Susan Simone, Ginny Heywood and Jenny Hoult. Nice, but do you do pinwheels 5 SENIOR SQUAWS: FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Sue Palternari and Margie Carrazza. SECOND ROW: Muffy Edwards. Doris Kunica. L arolyn Adzigian, Donna Wheeler. Sherry Manchester. Barbara Vholl, Cathy Cronin, Julie Allen. THIRD ROW: Kathy Marchetti, Ellen Borkum. Kate Powers. Marion Sheehan, Mary Dubbs, Sue Flaherty, Lisa Gerty. BACK ROW: Suzanne Krause. Alison Crouse, Mary Halpin, Lisa Kelly, Naomi Regan. Laura Proud. Jayn Byington. MARCHING BAND SERGEANTS: Left to Right. Phyllis Cox, Latawnya Rennick, Mike Van- derley, drum major William Makris, Peter Brodell. Ted Colburn, and ' ■■teve Burns. MISSING: Ann Kirkpatrick. 66 For those students who spent many a dismal Saturday afternoon during the fall of 1976, supporting the football team, the scene was brightened greatly by the talents of the marching band, flag corps, color guard, twirlers, and Senior Squaws. The march¬ ing band, with the guidance of Drum Major Will Makris and Mr. Davis, not only presented exciting half-time shows, but also generated much of the enthusiasm dis¬ played at the rallies. These groups also maintained the tradition of participating in the town’s holiday parades. The marching band. Senior Squaws, and twirlers should be credited with the great increase in school spirit which was evident during the fall of 76. The game isn’t THAT bad. (Sandy Augustine, Karen Liepmann, and Lisa Marcus.) COLOR GUARD: LF.FT TO RIGHT: Lindy Steffee, Shelia Buck- ley, Karen Wilson, and Felicia Coffee. God, what I have to put up with.” (Peter Bergstrom and Mr. Davis) MARCHING BAND: FRONT ROW, Left to Right: P. Kuong, B.Grupe, M. Pilecki. F. Stinmcll, P. Bergstrom, F. Fitzgerald, B. Currier, M. Vandcrlcy. L. Henley, G. Ellms. R Donohue, B. Doherty, V. E. Miller, J. Funk, J Drew. SECOND ROW: S. Augustine. D. Dillon, K Heffcman, J. Maerder, C Twigg, A. Doherty, J Clair. N. Welsh, L. Tardanico, M. Gleason, C. Parclla. J. Loscocco. L Marcus. J. Sherwood, M. McReynolds, P. Healey. THIRD ROW: D. Martin, P. Brodcll, Sr Rasmussen. E. Kehoc. Jo. Carlson. B. Black. T. Whittle. An. Laak, M Ward. D. Kangos, L Rennick. D. Sullivan. Jc. Carlson. K Liepmann. B. Makris. BACK ROW: T Colburn. T. Spccht, J. Jostyn. D. St. Jean, S. Williamson, P. Cox, D. Bates. J Cruise. T Brooks, C. Landreth, S. Burns, C Dillon. The Big Fat Brass” (Peter Brodcll and Jay Jostyn.) Our little drummer boys. (Benny Currier and Greg Ellms.) 67 Ensembles and Orchestras Harmonized They practiced more than just music. (Mike Vanderley, Jane Funk, and Will Makris.) SYMPHONIC WOODWIND ENSEMBLE: front row. Left to Right: Anne Kirkpatrick. Sue I.iepmann. Alison Doherty and Beth Doherty. BACK ROW: David t. Jean. Will Makris. Isabel uringcr,John Carlson. SYMPHONIC WOODWIND ENSEMBLE: FRONT ROW. Ixft to Right: Pam Kuong. John I.oscocco. Colette Twigg. Ann Kirkpatrick. SECOND ROW: Lloyd Hen¬ ley. Ted Colburn. Jay Jostyn. Bob Donohue, and Maryellenh Gleason. BACK ROW: Mike Vanderley. Will Makris. andjanc Funk. DIXIELAND BAND: LEFT TO RIGHT: Ted Colburn, Lloyd Henley, David Bates, Tom McGrath and Jeff Carlson. BRASS ENSEMBLE: FRONT ROW. Left to Right: David Bates, Isabelle Neuringer, Dan Morris. Maryellenh Gleason. BACK ROW: Ted Colburn. John Carlson. Bob Donohue. Jeff Carlson, and Steve Burns. WIND CHOIR: FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Pam Kuong, Dan Morris. Becky Lockwood. Phylis Cox. BAC ' K ROW: John Loscocco. Ann Kirkpatrick. Richard Gleason, Alison I oherty, and Susan Mohney 68 Jon Randall The musical success of the year was once again credited to the fine performances of the Wellesley High School orchestra and ensembles. From Bach to rock, these groups presented numerous programs for the school and town. The orchestra played along¬ side the Brass Ensemble, the Wind Choir, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the Dixieland Band, under the direction of Mr. Robert Davii. Tootie-fluti. (Martha McReynolds. Alison Doherty.) ' Jane.you didn’t get dressed up.” (Jane Funk, Erin Stimmel, Ann Kirkpa¬ trick.) 69 We Boogied with the Band French hornblowcrs. (Alex Moss, Dan Morris, Jamie Maerder, and Jay Jostyn.) In tune with the trumpeteers. (Steve Burns,John Carlson, David St.Jean, Jeff Carlson, and Chris Parella.) Beth N. U. T. W N. B A. T. W W W A T Doherty Should I hit them NOW?” (Mike Vanderley.) Diligent practices and exceptional talent helped to make 1977 a rewarding year for the members of the Concert Band. The ' 77 Concert and Stage Bands per¬ formed in seasonal concerts sponsored by the school’s music department as well as in various activities, including the gym show and graduation. Members of both bands enjoyed the well-earned pleasures of a short exchange trip in the Spring. Wellesley did commendably well by placing fourth in the Southeast Stage Band Competition held at Stoughten, Massachusetts. Take five. 70 We’ll discuss THAT in the practice room.” (Don Sullivan) A Cappella Capped All Once again, Mr. Donald Sullivan directed the A Cap- pel la Choir, the school’s largest mixed vocal group. The A Cappella Choir, as its name implies, sang most of its numbers without accompaniment. Classical as well as popular pieces were presented at concerts throughout the year, the last performance being that given at the graduation. The choir highlighted its year by traveling to Gardiner, Maine, for the annual exchange concert. The Male Chorus. I write the songs that . (Reese Gautschi and Mr. Sullivan.) Mary Pilccki was selected as a member of the All-Hastcrn Chorus. 71 Vocal Talents Performed in Specialized Groups One of the major strengths of the 1976-77 music department lay in the high quality of the many individual choral groups. The Cilee Club sang at several seasonal music concerts. Accompany¬ ing and assisting the A Cappella Choir, the Cilee Club played an impor¬ tant role in the year ' s choral success. The twenty-member Cilee Club sang musical selections from various centuries with both serious and modern pieces. Madrigals was a select singing group of twenty males and females who met once a week in preparation for performances. This group sang madrigals dating from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. One of the most popular singing groups in the music department was the Lyrics, consisting of nine singers and two accompanists. Per¬ forming principally for school audiences and service organizations, the Lyrics restricted themselves entirely to popular music. Catching flics. (Anne Laak. Kathy Twyman. Laura Proud) Try to hit the high notes. Altos” (Mary Pilecki. Sue Bigler. Nancy F. Miller) LYRICS. Mary Pilecki, Jean Garrity. Ann Laak. Nancy Miller, Vicky Reed. Laura Proud, Sue Bigler. Kathy Dav- iev and Kathy Twyman. Touch Me in the Morning. ( Jean Garrity. Kathy Davies. Vicky Reed) 72 MADRIGALS: FRONT ROW, Right to Left: Ann Laak, Darlene Howland, Mary Pilccki. FTin Stimmel, Sue Foster. Robin Avakian, Julie Neuringer, Peter Bergstrom, Leland Murphy. BACK ROW. Left to Right: Annchen Gager. Kathy Twyman. Kathy Davies, Laura Proud, Johanna Sherwood, ‘Vincy Miller, Liz Rogers, Ed Mitchell,Jay Jostyn, David Bates, Mike Wagstrom. GLEE CLUB. Hi there. I’m ready ' ” (Mike Carney, Mike Wagstrom, Dave Bates, Reese Gautschi.) It ' s all Bach to me.” (Kathy Twyman, Andrew Gager, Mary Pilecki, Kathy Dav¬ ies. Erin Stimmell) Sing along with Don. 73 COORDINATION: You put your right foot in Mark Mik lavie, Mark Green, Doug Yacek) PERSISTENCE (Donna Mullin) just once BRAVERY: They won ' t settle for less than a pint, what do I do now?!” (Paula Loscocco, Julie Martel) CURIOSITY My god! IVe discovered a new gene!” (Tom Specht) . - ATTF.NTlVENKSS: Sue, I know you hate cafeteria food but this is ridiculous.” (Mrs. Barrett, Sue Bloksbcrg. Debbie DiPirro) PERSEVERANCE: Hey. Patty — next time try Bubble Yum (Patry Mac Dowell) . . . for the Future How many times were we told by parents and teachers You can get away with that in high school, but out in the REAL world you won’t be so lucky?” Contrary to popular belief, high school students have ALWAYS personified albeit in their own way — those qualities admired by and required in American society. We learned to be aggressive ( first one to the caf gets the salad plate!”) and to fight for what we felt was rightfully deserved. Wellesley High School pre¬ pared us well; so watch out, world, here we come! INTELLIGENCE: Hm . . . definitely Harvard material. (Mark O’Leary) APPRECIATION of BEAUTY: ”Si h Mrs. Plati. your ribosomal nodes are simply the ultimate.” (Steve Bums) 75 Wellesley High graduates will recall fondly those events which high¬ lighted their school years. Special performances in drama and music, dinner dances, rallies drew students and townspeople to the school in anticipation of entertaining events. Nothing surpassed the parties and trips to Mac ' s following each production. Sight life in Wellesley was certainly enhanced by our chances to get together. For both participants and spectators, events at Wellesley High were memorable and unique. Bob Donahue, Peter Bergstrom, and David Bates. Reggie Beach and Leslie Kaplan. Scott McGraneand Peter Howard-Johnson. 76 STUDENTS “PSYCHED UP AT FALL RALLIES When the juniors performed as pigs in front of an entire audience, when the -sopho¬ mores wore diapers and rode tricycles, and when the twirlers didn’t even drop their batons once throughout their routine, stu¬ dents at Wellesley High were indeed treated to rare and entertaining pep rallies. Peter Brodell and Sally Brown, dressed as grea-iers,” emceed the fall sports rally honor¬ ing all autumn teams, while Reggie Beach and Leslie Kaplan, in proper Pilgrim attire, led the rally before the Thanksgiving Day game and announced the seniors as winners of Spirit Week. Skits by the cheerleaders, squaws, and Key Club, along with the faithful support of the band, gave the fall rallies an atmosphere of spirited fun. Inhibitions were discarded, at least for one precious hour. Hang it up, Leslie.” (Leslie Larocca) The grease” slid in.” (Sally Brown, Peter Brodell) Seniors are Superior!” Clap 2, 3, 4, clap 2, 3, 4.” (Jane Sullivan, Jane Uhlig) And the band played on Boy, rallies are fun!” (Reggie Beach, Leslie Kaplan, Robin Pay- ton) Junior pigs piled up. Enough of this sophomore skit!” 78 HALLOWE ' EN DAY HAD TRICKS AND TREATS FOR ALL The REAL kids at the high school on Fri¬ day afternoon, Oct. 29, were not the hundreds of youngsters- who came to throw pies and shave balloons. The real kids were members of the senior class, who, with the delighted enthusiasm of eight year olds, set up a carni¬ val in the girls’ gym and called it Hallowe’en Day. Everyone dressed up, from toddlers to high school students. There was a bake sale, an obstacle course, a bowling-with-bottles alley, a tire swing, and plenty of food. Leslie Lakis, the Senior Class Vice-President, emceed the event which made a substantial profit for the senior class treasury. Because everyone had such a good time, Hallowe’en Day received much praise from the grateful parents of ele¬ mentary and high school students alike! ' ' Being president is a heavenly job. (Robin Payton, Latawnya Rennick) r You’ll never believe what I just did! (Ellen Ishkanian, Jane McCarthy) The monster mash’ (Steve Mackie) Here’s pie in your eye.” (Scott McGraine) Say it don’t spray it. (Leslie Lakis) Andygot tire-d. (Andy Blume) 79 THE SENIORS SMASH HIT “LITTLE MURDERS On May 6 and 7, the Class of ' ll presented Little Mur¬ der a Jules Feiffer comedy. This student production was entirely directed by the multitalented Peter Brodell and his assistant director Jflhanna Sherwood. Little Murders,” set in the violence of New York City, attacked and mocked the foundations of our society. For veteran stars of the W.H.S. stage, Erin Stimmell, Peter Bergstrom, and Damon Santostefano, Little Murders” was their final cur¬ tain call. (cont. on page 82) Why so calm, Pctcr ? ” 80 Peter learned that in the gym show ” Lakis put on the big squeeze.” Bob had nothing but fun dating Leslie.” The happy family together again.” Jay loves dirry phone calls.” 81 For Thespian Neophytes, Leslie Lakis, Steve Mackie, and Fdward Hasbrouck, ' Little Murders” marked their stage debuts. The talent displayed by juniors Jay Jostyn and Bob Donohue, showed great promise for the future of W.H.S. theatre. Little Murders success as a student pro¬ duction will hopefully pave the way for future class plays. ' HIGH guys’ A wedding never to be forgotten.” You don’t say 5 ” Want to make babies . . with Play-do 3 ” 82 They don’t go with my dress Bob.” You can’t squeeze a smile out of him.” ' Ed closes in, and Erin moves out. Excuse my burp.” Who says that no one listens to you Steve?” Gee isn’t it swell!” 83 “GODSPELL” A SMASH The smash hit, Godspell,” was this year’s music and drama production directed by Mr. John Frick with musical director Mr. Donald R. Sullivan. This brilliant musical, based upon the gospel according to St. Matthew, included some of Wellesley’s most gifted actors, singers, and musicians. The cast included our outstanding seniors, Peter Bergstrom, Peter Brodell, Kathy Davies, Cindy Frey, Reece Gautschi (who portrayed Jesus Christ), Liz Rogers, Damon Santosefano, and Erin Stimmell. The junior class was well represented by the very talented David Bates and the sopho¬ mores by two very promising actresses, Mellisa Peltier and Donna Sullivan. With the help from a five man music combo, a very competent staff, and a large hard working crew (all made up of very enthusiastic students) came the most lively and colorful production ever. Yet with the memories of such songs as Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” Day by Day,” Turn Back, O Man,” and many more, one can never forget such a performance. Since it was such a demanding performance, it was shown not only in November but then again in December; the first in high school history for any drama production. One word described the show: FANTASTIC! Smile, you’re on candid camera. (Kathy Davies) Listen ’Double O’. (Peter Brodell) Godspell Directors” (Mary Downing, Mr. Frick, Mr. Sullivan, and Johanna Sherwood) What did you say?” (Godspell Cast) I’ve got to be me 1 ” (Peter Bergstrom) 84 You say the sweetest things. (Reece Gautschi) StageCrewand Lighting Crew Get your hands off of me!” (Recce and company) Liz Rogers plays her part.” Those cast parties really do ya in!” The Godspell Combo 85 What can one say about a show that was pro¬ duced by Peter Biff Brodell and made possible by that di� tingui-hed active body, the Student Govern¬ ment ' This was truly a Variety how w r ith such acts as the Calendar Girls and the many acts of Peter Bergstrom. From Moon, B-r-e-eze, and Flame to the many moods of Damon Sant-ostef-ano and Peter Morgridge. Not to mention the v-er-y t-alented Steff-ee siste-rs and t-he Palt-rinari sisters and what about . . (da da da dum) . . . the Spanish Inquisi¬ tion Led by our sophist-ocated M.C., Larry Stone, that lumber jack straight from the youth farm, the 1977 variety show ' was the best that Wellesley High had seen in a long time. What do you mean the next act is in the parkin lot- ” (Peter Brodell) At least hc’s ot lc s ' ” (Jeff Baker) T PC’s charm worked PDQ (pretty darn quick). (Hrin Stimmcll. Johanna Shcrwtxxl, Nancy Miller) Isn ' t it true Calendar Girls have more fun ? (Doris Kunica) Larry Stone was the emcee. 86 Hey Wow Man, it ' s really cool ,,, (Peter Bergstrom) What a brute 1 ” (Peter Margridge) Ah-So! (Damon Santostefano) Variety Show Meant Laughter for Everyone — Both Audience and Performers What a back ache’” (Kindi and Laurie Steffee) Do-Ra-Me . . (David Grinspnon) 87 GYM SHOW 1977 88 You can come down now Todd.” Tradition, dance, creativity, talent, balance, and a lot of students and teachers helped to make the gym show a great success. Although the Wednesday performance is always like a rehearsal, the Friday and Saturday shows are like polished productions. How can you go wrong with frogs jumping across the stage, dancing girls, silver men, W.H.S. gymnasts, and two crazy M.C.’s like Peter Bergstrom and Lisa Clev- erdon, not to mention the directors Mrs. Burns and Mr. St. Cyr. The Gym Show 77 was a show that no one will forget because of the fun and excitment. Patty can dance. Can you Ron?” Hang it up!” How’s it taste, Clev?” 89 You know something’s fishy when you enter the cafeteria and find you’re in an under sea world. You also know r that since the seniors pro¬ duce this club that it’s high class all the w r ay. It’s like the Chateau de Ville, where you sit down to a roast beef dinner while listening to the best entertainment around including the greatest comedians Peter and Damon, and great singers like t indy Frey, Randy Patterson and Peg Malt and the other great entertainers that make it an unforgettable evening. Dancing the night away to Ted Barnes’ band is the only way to end a per¬ fect evening. With the help from the senior class advisor Mrs. Plati and the senior officers and the senior class, this dinner dance could only be called the best ever. Mr. Vas.we thought you ENJOYED our class?” Just can’t get good hired help these days.” Hit it Ben. ' Enjoying yourself Jeff ? . . .John?’ ' Mark, gone fishin’ 5 ’ ' Smooth talking Hutch. 90 ”77” THE BEST CLUB AROUND We could have danced all night.” Step into the picture, Latawnya ” ■ R • It’s better if you can’t see the food, right Gorden?” What a thwell bus skit, Damon and Peter.” Sail into Club 77.” 91 Why so starry-eyed, Eddie?” (Libby Didrikson, Eddie Marcus) Queen and king of the castle. The Godspell entourage. Just say it!” (Erin Stimmcll,Jay Jostyn) Grinny (Dave Grin spoon) performed often. Randy Patterson and Peg Malt at the Variety Show. ' And where have YOU been all night?” (Mark O’Leary, Ann Laak,Johanna Sherwood) 92 MEMORIES OF W.H.S. EVENTS IN 76-77 The Wellesley chicks modeled the latest fad in — guess whose office? (Melissa Haussman, Linda Gorsey, Carol Connelly, Shari Zimble, Barbara Scholl, Kathy Moynihan) There’s something fishy going on here! (Sue Bloksberg at Club ’77) Athletics has always been a medium through which people of all ages learn the importance of attitudes, the binding effect of team coop¬ eration, and the satisfaction of striving for individual excellence in sports. Students at Wellesley High, while keeping themselves in good shape, amassed a considerable amount of All-Star awards, league titles and school records. Lisa Cleverdon and Doug Yacek were named as Most Outstanding Athletes, and the Wellesley girls won the Bay State League ' s coveted All-Around trophy. It could be said at the year ' s end that for all the smiles and tears, for all the coaches and fans, it was worth it to be a Wellesley High School jock. Gary Gcrlach Karen Johnson and Sandy Salatich Field Hockey Flicked Into the Finals Who said the cheerleaders had the best legs in the Bay State League Whoever it was had obviously not been to a Wellesley Varsity Field Hockey game 1 The girls not only had the best legs, but also showed the best form and earned the best season record in the school for fall sports. Led by co-captains Lisa Cleverdon and Beth Latessa and coached by Chris Burns, the field hockey team went to the state tournament but lost to Lexington in the quarterfinals, the victims of a muddy field and an overly psyched opposition. During the regular season, the girls earned third place in the Bay State League. Juniors Heidi Manchester, the top scorer, and Kathy Reynolds, and seniors Beth Latessa, Judy Ide, and Mar¬ ianne Glorioso started on offense, backed up by seniors Dee Brady, Lisa Cleverdon, Sally Brown, and Ginny Gardner and super soph” Meg Randall on defense. When the ball slipped by the first ten players. Goalie Carol Picariello was there to make some spectacular saves. Heads up and kill, kill, KILL!” The co-captains relaxed on the bus. (Allstars Lisa Clever¬ don and Beth Latessa) Strike three’” (Allstar Ginny Gardner) FRONT ROW, L to R: Jody Medford, Judy Ide, Sue Elcock, co-captains Beth Latessa and Lisa Cleverdon, Debbie DiPirro, Carol Moon, Dee Brady. MIDDLE ROW, L to R: Kathy Reynolds, Maureen Coughlin, Sally Brown, Carol Picariello, Sue Bloksberg,Julie Neuringcr, Ginny Gardner BACK ROW: Heidi Manchester, Martha Sullivan, Meg Randall, Beth Cour- ville, Christy Mitchell, Marianne Glorioso, Leslie Kaplan, Darlene Howland, Coach Chris Burns. 98 Co-captain Beth Latessa showed her determination. Wellesley 1 Newton North 0 Wellesley 2 Framingham South 0 Wellesley 1 Needham 0 Wellesley 4 Framingham North 0 Wellesley 1 Natick 1 Wellesley 1 Framingham South 0 Wellesley t Braintree 0 Wellesley 1 Needham 1 Wellesley 2 Norwood 2 Wellesley 2 Walpole 2 Wellesley 2 Framingham North 0 Wellesley 0 Dedham 1 Wellesley 3 Milton 0 Wellesley t Natick Sometimes the seniors got on each others’ backs. Field Hockey’s not my only talent. Carol Picaricllo I should’ve been a model’” Coach Chris Burns. Heidi Manchester exhibited her style. 99 Wellesley High’s girls’ soccer team rocketed to the states during the first season by earning a 13-2-4 record. Coached by Betsy Phillips and captained by Betsy Ide and Janie Keefe, the girls, many of them previous Bays’ spring soccer veterans, proved that soccer is no longer a sport meant only for boys. The Raiders’ only obstacle was a scoring problem which became especially apparent when the opposition poured on the pressure. Wellesley did dominate the field, however, with forwards Dottie Nicolo, Lisa Berdan, and Paula Kilmaine and Halfbacks Janie Keefe, Betsy Ide, and Alison Pruyne aggres¬ sively playing. If, by some obscure chance, the opposition managed to dodge Wellesley’s starters, goalies Laurie Gregg and Lee Cattanach were there to handle the shot. Co-captain Betsy Ide kept control of the ball. FRONT ROW: Marianne White, Meg McCawley, Co-captains Betsy Ide, Jane Keefe, Lisa Anderson, Paula Kilmaine. BACK ROW: Coach Betsy Phillips, Linda Litle, Ann Hadley, Ixe Cattanach, Alison Pruyne, Lisa Berdan, Laurie Gregg, Dottie Nicolo, Debbie Porter, Lauren Griffiths. 100 1976 GIRLS’ SOCCER TEAM: BORN KICKING ' Do you always trip your opponents to get to the ball, Ann ? ” Ann Hadley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wellesley Wei lesley 4 Weymouth North 0 Belmont 0 1 Newton North 3 Weymouth South 0 4 Brookline 0 1 Needham 2 2 Norwood 2 Framingham North 1 0 Weston 2 I No rwood 0 1 Needham 3 4 Weymouth South 1 3 Framingham North 2 0 Weymouth North 6 Brookline 2 Belmont 0 I Weston 0 3 B.C 0 Is this soccer or the twist? Linda Litlc 101 Wellesley 3 Norwood 3 Wellesley 2 Walpole 0 Wellesley 3 Natick 0 Wellesley 0 Framingham North 2 Wellesley 3 Milton 0 Wellesley 0 Braintree 2 Wellesley 5 Framingham South 2 Wellesley 3 Ded ham 0 Wellesley 0 Needham 3 Wellesley 3 Norwood 0 Wellesley 2 Walpole 2 Wellesley •1 Xatick 1 Wellesley 2 Framingham North X Wellesley 6 Milton 1 Wellesley 1 Braintree 2 Wellesley 2 Framingham South 0 Wellesley 1 Dedham 0 Wellesley 2 Needham 2 The Artful Dodger. (Art Blodgett) Three heads were better than one. ! kir- Thi m I. to R: Steve J : ay. Gary Gcrlach. John Humphries. Jim Bossangc. Art Blixlgeti. Mark Coyle. co-captains Mark Ghcrardi and I-arry Stone. Andy.F.llis. Robert Borden. Bob Maccini. Paul S abo. lean Raymond, Mark O ' ljcary. SHCO D ROW ' Manager Carl Quick Carl Sherrer. lay Cody. Dwight Garland: Tcxl Barnes. Charlie Catluart. Reggie Beach. Thomas Higgins. John Pearl. Jorge Torres,Jim Gorman.John Glass. Ted Merlo. Brent Bierbaum.Jim O ' Connell. Coach Davis. THE SOCCER TEAM HEADED TO THE TOURNAMENT You’ve got to concentrate. Really.” (Andy Ellis) Sit on it, Tom. (Tom Higgins) The 1976 Red Raider soccer team maintained the tradition of excellence of Wellesley soccer with an impres¬ sive 11-4-3 record, a 3rd place league finish, and participation in the state tournament. Senior Andy Hllis, leading the defense, was responsible for directing the play of the other fullbacks. Defen¬ sive operations were strengthened by the dependable performances of senior fullbacks Bob Maccini and Jim Gorman and juniors Andy May and Jay Cody. Final defensive responsibility belonged to Wellesley’s experi¬ enced goalkeepers, Mark O’Leary and Steve Fay. One of the stingiest defenses in the league, Wellesley allowed less than a goal a game during the team’s last 11 games. The halfback roster was severely weakened by the loss of co-captain Mark Gherardi for sixteen games. Fortu¬ nately, the superlative skills of seniors Larry Stone and Rob Borden, and juniors Dwight Garland and Jon Glass gave Wellesley consistent domination of the opposition. The unselfish passing and accurate shooting of seniors John Pearl, Tom Higgins, Reggie Beach, Gary Ger- lach, Art Blodgett, Ted Barnes, and junior Charlie Cathcart accounted for Wellesley’ outscoring other squads by a 2-1 average throughout the season. A tremendous effort during the second ha If of the season insured success for the soccermen, as they lost only one of their final nine league encounters. Post-season honors were awarded to Larry Stone, who was selected as an All- tar, and to Andy Ellis, Rob Borden, Bob Maccini, Reggie Beach, and Mark O’Leary, who were given Honorable Mentions. Coach Phil Davis analyzed the action. O’l eary made it look easy. (Mark O’Leary) The co-captains prepared themselves for the match. (Mark Gherardi and Larry Stone) 103 VOLLEYBALL TEAM WAS SPIKED SKY HIGH Only in its second year of existence, the girls’ volleyball team, coached by Randy Gottlieb, posted an 11-4 record, and placed third in the Bay State League. A total of 1,942 points were scored by the girls during the season, enough to send them to the Finals, where they placed third in their division with a 6-6 record. Co-captains Margo Filley and Sue Flaherty established a strong offensive pace with their bump- set-spike teamwork at the net. Other aggressive spikers, seniors Liz Rhinehart, Martha Gilbertson, and Sandy Salatich, always took advantage of the superb sets to slam the ball mercilessly. Patty Hickey, Jean Garrity and Linda Sears, with their steady bumps, were the defensive stal¬ warts. The servers, led by veteran Liz Rhinehart, were seniors Martha Gilbertson and Sue Flaherty, and juniors Patricia Kane and Karen Brody. These servers provided an initial attack on the opposi¬ tion. Please God. help me make it through this game’ Patty Hickey Co-captain Margo Filley spiked the ball. Jean Garrity All star Karen Brody bumped the ball. 104 Wellesley 15 3 15 8 Framingham North Wellesley 15 0 15 3 Framingham South Wellesley 9 15 6 15 Newton South Wellesley 12 15 15 5 15 13 Natick Wellesley 15 4 15 9 Needham Wellesley 15 3 15 13 Framingham North Wellesley 15 6 15 4 Milton Wellesley 15 8 15 5 Natick Wellesley 15 9 15 1 Framingham South Wellesley 13 15 15 5 15 8 Braintree Wellesley 15 9 15 7 Walpole Wellesley 15 3 15 7 Norwood Wellesley 15 5 15 13 Newton South Wellesley 4 15 12 15 Latin Wellesley 15 10 12 15 14 16 Needham 1. 2, 3, uuh’ — Sue Flaherty Down on your knees junior! — Pat Kane FIRST ROW: I.auric Harrington, Martha Gilbertson, Jean Garrity, co-captains Sue Flaherty, Margo Fillcy, Sandy Salatich. Fllcn Ishkanian, Liz Rhinchart. BACK ROW: Laurie Glader, Laura Linnel. Patricia Kane. Karen Brody. Janet Quatrole. Laura Walsh, Linda Garmon. Melissa Cleveland, Lynn Hungate. Coach Randy Gottlieb. 105 Wellesley 31 Framingham North 23 Wellesley 29 Natick 27 Wellesley 21 Milton 40 Wellesley 33 Braintree 22 Wellesley 20 Fra mingham South 43 Wellesley 36 Dedham 21 Wellesley 22 Walpole 34 Wellesley 45 Norwood 17 Wellesley 43 Needham 18 And they’re off. Shawn Whalen showed his determination. Paul Murray No surprise — he was first again. (Shawn Whalen) 06 CROSS-COUNTRY RAN AWAY! The Red Raider Cross Country team struggled to a 3 6 record and a seventh place in the Bay State League this year. The team’s misfortunes were due mostly to the youth and inexperience of the runners, as all were juniors or sophomores. Led by co-captains Shawn Whalan and Paul Mur¬ ray, the boys improved enough over the season to earn a fourth place in the Bay State League Confer¬ ence Meet. Next year’s team, with sophomore state medalist Jack Wrobleski and the other developing trackies,” should be a strong contender for a league title. FRONT ROW: Peter Bond, Bill Bolles, Bruce Sullivan, Tom McGrath, co-captains Paul Murray and Shawn Whalen. Craig Himmelberger, Kurt Felix, Hd Mitchell, Hmmitt Seaborne. BACK ROW: Coach Will St. Cyr, Paul Sackley, Ted Cavey, Peter Foley, Mike Adams, Stuart Sptroule, Gordon Kingsley, Sumner Grover, Hd Vincenzi.Jack Wrobleski. Bob Dunlap, Tim Morrison. 107 Wellesley 12 Brookline Wellesley 8 Framingham South Wellesley 0 Norwood Wellesley 8 Milton Wellesley 8 Dedham Wellesley 0 Natick Wellesley 0 Braintree Wellesley 0 Framingham North Wellesley 6 Walpole Wellesley 14 Needham 6 8 6 24 12 7 26 14 33 26 Look 1 There goes Clev 1 FRONT ROW: Head Coach McDermott, Larry Goldberg. Doug Yacek. Don Hitchcock, Bill Clark, Will Oteri, Mark Nicolai, Co-Capts. Rich Sullivan and Rich D ' Ortenzio, Pete Gorgone. Tom Gorman, John Cloran, Steve Cosolito, Joe McCarthy. MIDDLE ROW Mgr. Kaien Ziegleman, Ron Peters, Martin I ngall, Scott Sherman, Tom Oulette, Joe Spez- zano, Paul Morgan, Matt Moyes, Mark Lederhaus, Andy Bigham, Tim Wilkinson, Jack Pilecki, Terry Cunningham, Mike D ' Ortenzio, Coach Mastro. BACK ROW: Coach Edwards, Joe Bibbo, Charles Gorman, Chuck Cassoli, Mike Marchctti, Mike MacDonald, Bob Montalto. John Sherrer, Bruce Aylward, Jack Ferguson, Chris Gibson, Coach Finnegan, Coach LaBorno. Coach McDermott 108 FOOTBALL TEAM CONFRONTED A TOUGH SEASON It’s a football, not a mirror. (Will Otcri) Fate has not been kind to the football team recently, last season being no exception. Despite a poor record, however, the Red Raiders maintained their dignity by giving some of the Bay tate League ' s powers a gcx d scare. An initial victory over Brookline gave the gridiron high hopes. Hnds Joe Bibbo and Don Hitch¬ cock were having the best seasons of their careers, and the defense, led by Bill Clark and co-cap- tains Rich Sullivan and Rich ITOrtenzio, performed better than it had in years. Wellesley dominated its next game against Framingham South, although finally settling for a tie. When the Raiders lost to Norwood on a fluke play, however, they started a losing streak which culminated in a dismal season record of 1- H-1. Wellesley’s misfortune w r as partly due to injuries. Senior starters Larry Goldberg, Peter Gor- gone, Don Hitchcock, Mark Nicolai, Ron Peters, and Rich Sullivan were injured at various times during the season, while senior Doug Yacek and junior Jack Pilecki, next year ' s captain, played with annoying aches and pains. The Raiders also had trouble playing a consistent game. Although after many first halves Wellesley was either tied or ahead, the Raider offense sputtered in the second half and the defense slowly gave way, allowing the opposition a winning score. The most heartbreaking example was the match with arch-rival Needham who, scoring tw r enty points in the fourth quarter alone, won the Thanksgiving Day game by a score of 26-14. Larry Goldberg punted TOHwards the goal. O K., where’s the after party? 109 Wellesley 99 Dedham 71 Welle-ley 72 Framingham South 97 Wellesley 79 Framingham North 92 Wellesley 41 Norwood 37 Wellesley 79 Natick 93 Wellesley 32 Needham 33 Docs the water taste good 1 Doris Kunica It ' s a bird, it ' s a plane; no, it’s I ' ilccn Caryl’ Sophomore Monica Descamps showed a perfect pike pos¬ ition. Whom do you have your eye on now Coach Touhey ' 110 WELLESLEY SWIMMERS DROWNED IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEASON Is Peter really that bad 3 (Janet Piro) Although the Wellesley High Girls’ Swim Team did not have a suc¬ cessful season, many young swimmers gained valuable experience. Led by co-captains Nancy Turgeon and Julie Allen and coached by Ed Touhey, the girls defeated strong Norwood and Dedham teams and had several close meets. There were some outstanding personal accomplishments this year. During the season, sophomore Pam Kuong broke the school record in the 500 yard freestyle by twelve seconds. Julie Allen had an undefeated season in the 100 yard backstroke. The Red Raiders did surprisingly well in the Eastern and State Championships. Junior Janet Piro, diving from the one meter board, placed eighth in the Easterns and tenth in the States. Sophomore Monica DesCamps placed ninth in the Eastern com¬ petition. The medley-relay, including senior Julie Allen, juniors Carolyn Elliot and Sue Turgeon, and sophomore Lynn Wahlquist, placed ninth in the Easterns with a time of 2:08.91. FRONT ROW, 1. to R: Joanne Impallaria. Joy Tuck, Carolyn Elliot, Nancy Turgeon, Julie Allen, Doris Kunica. Beth Emerson. Sue Paltrineri. MIDDLE ROW. I. to R: Coach Ed Touhey. Kelly Sweet, Sue Cierlach. Karin Redmond, l.isa Tardineco. Amy Stcffcc. Janet Piro. BACK ROW, I. to R Pam Chrislicb, Eileen ( ' aryl, Kate Clauson. Sue Turgeon, Sue Foster. Wendy MiCirain, Chris Perrson. “CHEER, CHEER FOR OLD WELLESLEY HIGH! The Red Raider cheerleaders spent a great amount of time all year preparing for athletic events. This year the squad, captained by Patty Gib¬ son, was a constant supporter of the school and was appreciated by the entire student body. The cheer¬ leaders’ spirit made football, soccer, basketball, and hockey games more exciting for players and specta¬ tors. Their routines for pep rallies, parades, and the gym show were awe-inspiring. Who is the new guy on the team? (Susi) Idzal and Kim Woods. Up, up, and away! Charlene Tagliamonte, Leslie Larocca,Jane Sullivan, and Betsy Hankin. What’cha got in their Cretie?” (Cretie Bums) You Tarzan, me Jane.” (Jane Sullivan) Lynne Pierce and Patty Gibson A herd of stampeding cheerleaders FRONT ROW, L to R: Leslie Larocca, Charlene Tagliamonte, Captain Patty Gibson, Kim Woods, Cretie Bums, Dana Morel. BACK ROW, L to R: Abby Clark, Jane Uhlig, Carrie Larocca, Lynne Pierce, Betsy Hankin, Tia Doggett,Jane Sullivan, Susi Idzal. 113 Swimmers Washed up Bay State League Rnding the season with a spectacular win over Framingham South, the Maper Swimmers became once again the Massachusetts Bay State League Champions. Led by able coaches bd Touhey and Jerry Moss, and Tri-Captains Tom Mahoney, Vott McGrane and Peter Howard-Johnson, the team compiled an impressive 6-0 record and a 9 1 finish overall. The wins were not easy, and each member was called upon to fill in for depth in order to take those vital second, third and fourth places. Tom Mahoney was a consistent winner in his 50 and 100 yard freestyle events, and he placed well in the season ' s Championship meets. Bill Charlton, the team’s backstroker, held his own throughout the season and was finally able to break the school record in his event, finishing 12th in the Siew’ Rnglands. Jim Scully also had a fine year, placing fourth at New’ Rnglands. John Kruse smashed the 500 f nee record and always swam strong in the 200. Other outstanding members were John Carlson in butterfly, Scott Gocmans in breast stroke, and Peter Howard Johnson in diving. At New Rngland another record was broken, this time the ‘100 free relay. Bill Charlton, Scott McGrane, John Kruse and Tom Mahoney got it all together for the last time to clinch the record. Through the winter months, the team enjoyed their fan¬ tastic success, and next year some sterling performances can be expected from upcoming swimmers and divers. Where am P” (Co-capt. Peter Howard-Johnson.) % 1st ROW: Tom Mahoney. Scott McCiranc. Peter Howard- Johnson, Jim Scullcy. John Kruse. Dave Gunter. 2nd ROW; Rob Carolan. Alec McGregor. Andy Snyder. Don Hutchins, Peter Morris. Peter Bondy. Ken Wentworth. Jeff Carlson. Hfic Kraus.Jay Piro. Bill Charlton. Coaches Jerry Moss and Fd Touhey. 3rd ROW Rene Hipona. Scott Kolb. Joe Idzal. John Carlson. John I.cvcy. Doug Kangos. Peter Ghcrardi. Bruce Von Rosenvingc. Adam Sutton. MISSING: Scott Williamson. Scott Goemans. 114 Bill Charlton stroked to victory. Tom Mahoney came up for air. Wellesley 66 Attleboro 102 Wellesley 101 A nclover 71 Wellesley 87 Milford 77 Wellesley 100 New Bedford 68 Wellesley 100 Dedham 72 Wellesley 46 Needham 37 Wellesley 96 Framingham North 75 Wellesley 46 Natick 36 Wellesley 93 Framingham South 79 Wellesley 96 Norwood 66 Scott Williamson is first out of the blocks. Is that really a shark down there 5 ” (.Jim Scully) 115 Girl’s Basketball Team Shot to Ki The girl ' s basketball team, coached by Josephine DeVincenzie and captained by Ellen NlcCahon and Diane Szetela, finished second in the Bay State League with a D-3 record. This outstanding record made the team eligible for the Eastern Mass. Tournament, in which it lost in the semi¬ finals. The loss was an especially tough one, as most of the difficulties were caused by individual injuries. Leading scorers Julie Allen and co-captain Ellen Toes” McCahon were outstanding ball-han¬ dlers and played aggressive defense as well. Co-captain Diane ,f e Zsetela also excelled both defensively and offensively. Julie Arnold, one of the leading rebounders, pulled the team through a number of panicky and tense situations. Nancy Lodger contributed as a key ball-handler while Dee Brady earned a reputation for her tremendous jumping ability and speedy reactions. Seniors Maureen Coughlin and Latwanya Rcnnick, junior Alison Pruyne, and sophomores Debbie Felix, Sue Carey and Alison Thorne also helped make the season an admirable one. Ah, come on!” (Coach Dee) FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Nancy Podger, Julie Allen, Co-captains Diane Szetela. Kllen McCahon. Julie Arnold, Dee Brady. SKCOND ROW: Coach D.. Debbie Felix, Alison Pruyne, Sue Carey. Alison Thorne. Mau¬ reen Coughlin. Carol Picariello cJL Where’d everybody go 5 ” (Co-captain F ' llen McCahon ) The ball is stuck in my hand!” (Diane Szetela) 116 Wellesley 19 Milton 31 Wellesley 43 N orwood 41 Wellesley 49 Natick 27 Wellesley 63 South 48 Wellesley 37 North 41 Wellesley 37 Dedham 33 Wellesley •19 Braintree ■40 Wellesley 39 Needham 23 Wellesley 32 Milton 14 Wellesley 30 Natick 30 Wellesley 39 Norwood 44 Wellesley 43 South 33 Wellesley 43 North 32 Wellesley 37 Dedham 40 Wellesley 43 Walpole 43 Wellesley 36 Braintree 34 Wellesley 34 Needham 31 Wellesley 44 Walpole 48 Big Chief Allen (Julie Allen.) Psst. Dee.take it ' ” (Latwanya Rcnnick) 1 1 7 Wellesley 51 h rook line 12 Wellesley 36 Malden 21 Wellesley 27 Newton South 29 Wellesley 23 Newton North 25 Wellesley IS Saugus 32 Wellesley 58 Catholic Memorial 4 Wellesley 31 Framingham South 23 Wellesley ■41 Milton 17 Wellesley 34 Weston 28 Wellesley 46 Walpole 12 Wellesley 3 i Medford 14 Wellesley 29 Natick 14 Wellesley 30 Norwood 18 Wellesley 35 Framingham North 12 Wellesley 39 Dedham 33 Wellesley 8 Waltham 38 Wellesley 41 [Braintree 9 Wellesley 36 Needham 15 Coach Donovan checked out the £irls in the stands. Bob Montalto escaped with ease. BACK. ROW Charlie Gorman. Andy Bi ham. Mike Thorn. Jeff Donahue. Bob Montalto. Hddic Rhcinhart. Coach Paul Donovan. Ass’t Coach Jim Knott. FRONT ROW Kirk Miklavic. Mike Murphy. Tri-captains Ross Currier. Jim Gorman. Ray Murphy. Andy Gulovson. John Quinn. 1 18 Wrestlers Grabbed League Championship Ross Currier in a pensive moment. For the first time in over a decade, the Welles¬ ley High varsity wrestlers pinned dowTi the Bay State League championship. Rampaging through a rugged schedule, the team wn undefeated in league matches and compiled an impressive 14-4 record overal I. Senior tri-captains Jim Gorman, Ross Currier and Ray Murphy carried much of the burden; all three proving their expertise by reaching the finals of the regional tournament. Their fine work, and that of coaches Paul Donovan and Jim Knott were highlighted by decisive victories over Framingham North and Dedham. The Wellesley rasslers” were outstanding in the state tournament. Jim Gorman, the regional champion, placed third while Ross Currier took a fourth. Bay State League All-Star status w r as also awarded to Gorman, Currier, and to John Quinn. This year’s wrestling team achieved tremendous success both on (and off’) the mat. Dedication, pride and hard work all were essential to its undefeated season. Most important, however, were the unity and cooperation that made the 1977 championship wrestling team special. Jimmy Gorman in full control. Basketball Rebounded to a Better Season i Vi 11 Doug Yacek did the nvist. Wellesley 63 Milton 31 Wellesley 38 Norwood 61 Wellesley 38 Natick 9 Wellesley SI Framingham So. 63 Wellesley 83 Framingham No. 71 Wellesley 69 Dedham 37 Wellesley 64 Walpole 30 Wellesley 62 Braintree 73 Wellesley 44 Needham 34 Wellesley 66 Milton 47 Wellesley 34 Norwood 61 Wellesley 37 Natick 36 Wellesley 70 Framingham So. 84 Wellesley 66 Framingham No. 63 Wellesley 43 Dedham 42 Wellesley 33 Walpole 31 Wellesley 30 Braintree 60 Wellesley 64 Needham S ' Wellesley 30 Arch. Bish. Will. 32 Wellesley 62 Weston 63 Mike Tavis put i n a n easy lay-up. 120 A new varsity coach, Jim Sullivan, in his first year, helped develop one of the most exciting and rewarding teams Wellesley High School has had in the last ten years. With an 11-7 Bay State record and an 11-9 over-all record, the Hoopsters just missed a chance for the State Tournament. Plagued with injuries most of the season, the team lost players Jim O’Connell and Larry Stone permanently with serious leg injuries at the outset. Doug Yacek became the unsung hero of the team as the leading rebounder. Most of the fire power was displayed by the two players named to the Bay State League playing All-Star Team. Senior Steve Fay, who averaged 13 points per game, held the team together the first part of the season; and senior co-captain Mark Miklavic averaged 12 points per game. There were four more seniors who added tremendous spark and hustle to the team; Joe Bibbo, Robbie McLean, Tom Higgins and Larry Goldberg. A fine crop of talented juniors, including guards Mike Tavis and Kevin Roach, turned out excellent performances during many games. At the forward position, was Big John Willis, the tallest on the team. Last, but by no means least, was sophomore sensation Mark Green who was a major factor in the success of the team. A demon on the boards, a tremendous shot blocker and scorer, Mark was selected by the coaches at the Bay State League as the outstanding sophomore in the conference. The team extended special thanks to Chuck Tibero, scorekeeper, and John Dillabaugh and Carl Sherrer, managers. Gimme the ball, Tee! (Steve Fay and Mark Green) Mark Miklavic showed good ball handling. BACK ROW, Left to Right: Coach Jim Sullivan, Kevin Roach. Mark Tucker, John Willis, Mark Green. Mike Tavis. Larry Stone (co-capt ). FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Robbie Mi Lean. Steve Fay, Doug Yacek, Mark Miklavic (co-capt.), Joe Bibbo, Tom Higgins. Larry Goldberg. 121 Wellesley 3 Wellesley H Wellesley ( Wellesley 6 Wellesley 4 Wellesley 3 Wellesley Wellesley 4 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 4 Welle-ley 4 Wellesley 4 Wellesley Wellesley 3 Wellesley 0 Wellesley 6 Wellesley 3 Milton 4 Dedham 5 Natick 4 Framingham Couth 6 Braintree 6 Walpole 1 Norwood 3 Framingham North 3 Needham 11 Milton 2 Dedham 5 Natick 7 Framingham South 8 Braintree 8 Walpole 1 Norwood 4 Framingham North Needham 9 Rob Kapinos at the net. What did you say about my mother 5 ” (Kevin Mahoney) 122 Hockey Skated on Thin Ice The hockey team’s VI0-2 record indicated that several problems existed, but, even though the Red Raiders failed to obtain a winning season, they did gain something that few Wellesley hockey teams have had over the years — the respect of their opponents. The fact of the matter is that this year ' s hockey squad played better than the record indicated. If it were not for the fact that the Red Raiders dropped five games by only a single goal, they would have had a winning season. Wellesley did provide many memorable games that were played with dramatic intensity; they twice destroyed defending Bay State League champ Dedham and gave the third best team in the state, Braintree, a scare before falling 5-4. And, in a game that will long be remembered, Wellesley tied Natick 4-4, a team noted for its ferocious style of play. A traditional power in the league, it is feared by even the mightiest teams in the state. Only a bitterly disputed goal in the waning moments salvaged a tie for Natick. The proud senior nucelus of this up-and-coming, improving team consisted of Dana Matthews. Rob Kapinos, Ron Peters, John Humphries, Kevin Mahoney and Ed Horack. Perhaps the brightest part of this year ' s hockey program was the infusion of new blood with a horde of talented underclassmen. Ion Glass, Tom Doherty, John McDermott, Bill Kapinos, Tim Brown, Dick Duddy, Gene McAuliffe and Keith Greenfield gave the team a kind of aggressiveness it has not had in years. At the end of the 1977 season, the hockey team was finally emerging from oblivion. Dana plaved with his stick. (Dana Mathews) Instead of the blue line, let’s hit the Town Line! (Dana Mathews. Dick Duddy. and Kevin Mahoney.) STANDING. Left-Right. BAC K ROW ' : Clark BLxIgctt. Ion Glass. Bill Kapinos. Dave Fallon. Keith Greenfield. John Mcdermott SF.COSJD ROW ' : Andy Ixrvin (Asst. Coach). W ' oody H.iskms (Asst. Coach). Steve Hung. Gene McAuliffe. Tom Dohcrtv. Dick Duddy. Tim Brown. Mark Lane (Asst. Coach). Dick Heller (Coach). FIRST ROW 7 : Marty Kinkhead. Mike Vl.iss. Kevin Mahonev. Ronnie Peters. Dana Mathews. Rob Kapinos.John Humphcrics. F.d Horack. and T xl Palmer. 123 The Unsung Heroes of Ski Team Finished in Second Place This year ' s unheralded and under-publicized skiers had a good sense of humor. Despite all kinds of adversity, they took second in the Hastern Mass. Ski League, brought home- more hardware in the form of trophies than can be found in Diehl’s stock room, and most importantly, they enjoyed every minute of it. They were distinguished not only by their talent, but by their willingness to help each other. Contrary to popular belief, skiing can be a team sport as well as an individual sport, before every meet, a team must memorize the course and decide how they will approach it. Because Wellesley ' s skiers are so willing to help each other, the team always has a compre¬ hensive strategy on how to run a course — a game plan in effect. Wellesley ' s game plan were formidable, because the list of strong skiers was lengthy; in men’s slalom Jeff Maerder, Gary Gerlach, Bruce Kelly, and Bill Clark were the clutch performers; and in girl’s slalom, state individual champion Christy Mitchell led the Wellesley women. Jaime Maerder and Maureen Kelly were also successful. In cross-country. Jay Cody, ltd Mitchell, CHark Kelly, and Hric Kehoe terrorized the league for the men, while Sally brown, Christy Mitchell, Jaime Maerder, and Maureen Kelly held the Wellesley banner high among the girls. The fact that Wellesley had so many people doing both slalom and cross-country was an indication of how diversified the Wellesley squad was. The Alpine ski team had a record of 10 wins and 6 losses in competition against different teams. The Nordic team had a record of 23 wins and 8 losses against seven teams. Co-Captain Bruce Kelly showed what rating is all about. Does it hurt that much Sally 3 — Sally Brown. 124 HROftT ROW. Left to Right: Jody Goldberg. Kurt Fraylick. Hric Kehoe. lamic Maerder. Sue Gerlach. Abby King. Maureen Kelly. Linda Peters. Staley Herndon. Peter Kelly. Bill Karas. BACK ROW: Coach Mike Mastro. H.d Viccnzi. Joe Brown. Doris Kunica. Billy C ' lark. Peter Gorgonc. Co-Captains Leslie Kaplan and Bruce Kelly. Sally Brown. Debbie Delollis. Gary Gerlach. H.d Marcus. Trackies Picked Up the Pace Cos” leaped tall buildings in a single bound. (Steve Cosolito) Although the fourteen members of this year ' s Indoor Track team had a tough season in the competitive Bay State League, they showed considerable ability. Under the direction of coach Dan Kaughlin and assistant coach A1 Massey, certain individuals broke four school records. Co-captain Peter tish-tosh Teschner set a new school record in shot put with a throw of 45 ' 4 1 2 . Steve Cosolito, leading scorer in the league, broke the high jump as she soared over 6 ' l . Junior Paul Murray placed fourth in the state, and smashed the record in the 1000 yard run by five seconds. Finally, in the 50-yard dash Dave Gazelle Anderson burnt the school record with a time of 5.6 seconds. Other stars were: Junior Co-captain Peter Murray in the 600 yard run. Art Blodgett in the mile. Chuck Cassoli in the 45-yard high hurdles, Shawn Whalen in the two mile, and Emm it Seaborne in the mile. It was a rugged year for the indoor trackies. However, with the talent of those returning next year, the team may run away with the title. Peter Teschner heaved a shot put. Wellesley 48 Milton 38 Wellesley 43 Walpole 44 Wellesley 4l Dedham 43 Wellesley 38 Natick 4h Wellesley 4.3 Framingham North 4.3 Wellesley 31 Braintree S3 Wellesley 27 Norwood 39 Wellesley 37 Framingham South 49 Wellesley 37 Needham 49 KNHHLlKCi. L to R.: Coach Dan Kaughlin, Art Blodgett, Chuck Cassoli, Co-Captains Peter Murray and Peter Teschner. Steve Cosolito, Jim Bossange, Ass’t Coach A1 Massey. STAND¬ ING, L to R.: Montel Brown, Doug Arnold, A1 Trow, Chris Oldcorn. Craig Himmelberger, Bill Bolles. Paul Murray, Hmmett Seaborne. Shawn Whalen, Peter Skelly. Dave Anderson. 125 Girl’s Gymnastics Tumbled Through Season The Ciiris Varsity Gymnastics team suffered many discouraging losses throughout a long and hard season. Despite tremendous potential, several key team members were often sidelined because of injury or illness. As a result, team competition suffered. First year coaches Joann Wido and Jane Mahoney exerted every effort to make the season an enjoyable one, while co-captains Beth Latessa and I.isa Weil worked to help the team members in their efforts. Successful seniors included Carol Moon and Jody Medford; key underclassmen Karen Cahill, Dottie Nicolo and Ciinny Hey wood provided strong and impressive performances. Sophomore sensation —Ginny Haywood. . Where she stops, nobody knows. (Rose Sullivan) FRONT ROW: Carol Moon, Dottie Nicolo, Beth Latessa. Lisa Weil, Karen Cahill, Rose Sullivan, Cathy Ludlum.Jody Medford. BACK ROW: Jane Mahoney, Angie Dickson. Karen Sherrer. Anne Bevilaque. Sarah Gibbons, Beth Charleton. Betsy Smith. Susie Noble, Jane Keefe, Linda Cox. Meg McCawlev. Joanne Wido. 126 Jtxly Medford directed traffic. I did it ' ”— (Co-Captain Lisa Weil.) Wellesley 6760 Milton 69.90 Wellesley Natick 70.60 Wellesley 69.00 Dedham 73.13 Wellesley 63.HO Way land xo.oo Wellesley 6760 Westwocxl 7860 Wellesley 7! .63 l ; . North 7H.73 Wellesley 74.60 Walpole 78.20 Wellesley 77.90 l ; . South 78.30 Wellesley 76.63 Norwtxxl 67,33 Wei lesley 76.03 Braintree 92.13 Wellesley 79.33 Dana Hall 79.03 Wellesley 83.13 Needham 73.70 Hold the applause!” — (Dottie Nicolo) Coach Wido Ltx k into my crystal hall.” — (Karen Cahill) 127 Gymnasts Swing Through Season Wellesley 69.8 Holliston 62.3 Wellesley 67.5 Milton 98 Wellesley 72.3 Natick 72.5 Wellesley 73.1 Way land 84.6 Wellesley 81.85 Norwood 86.2 Wellesley 84.45 Framingham South 79.65 Wellesley 76.1 Framingham North 102.8 Wellesley 88.65 Lexington 79.95 Wellesley 81.25 Braintree 109.7 Wellesley 85 Needham 95 Hey, Paul, it’s easier to point with your finger.” (Paul Andrew) Kirk Pf ister showed perfect form. Mister Jim Nasties (Todd Morrison) 128 Paul Andrew pressed an L.” The boy’s varsity gymnastics team ended its season with a 2-10 record. Because half of the members were sophomores, much of the year was dedicated to devel¬ oping greater depth. Senior co-captains Todd Morrison and Will Oteri excelled in their respective fieids, Morrison as an all- around and Oteri on the side horse. Todd qualified also for a state championship and finished eleventh. Junior Ron Burns, second all-around, placed in almost every meet on the rings, his specialty. John Mor- adian added point on the parallel bars, flow exercises, and vaulting, while Kirk Pfister was domineering on the side horse and parallel bars. The sophomores improved throughout the season. Future all-around Dave Twyman and Paul Andrew, Seth Rubenstein, Peter Stern, and Doug Bergstrom should fill out the team very well for next year. Ron Burns had cramps ' KNEELING. L. to R. Coach Paul Neil, Ron Burns. Co-captain Todd Morrison. Co-captain Will Oteri. Kirk Pfister. Coach George Hewett. STANDING: Peter Stern. Jon Moradian. Seth Rubenstein. Dave Twyman. Paul Andrew. 129 FALL SPORTS Carol Moon — anxious on the sidelines. 130 Soccermen on the warpath. Willie Makris tried to keep time. Do any of you so-called players know what s going on? (Coach McDermott) How can we cheer for THIS?!” (Betsy Hanken, Patty Gibson, Leslie LaRocca, Tia Doggett, Charlene Tagliam ! ;§§§[% I.J JSCL .Jt. ,« - 1 ' a JTi ' |8Sj!53V ' iSj ,C JLiif ' ’ v -■ ’ ' • ' 5 t j BtL v r • ' ■■■ rteflmB’ - ' - C. J jji ' ' . .Sr vMeQBl ijE-njjjjL I j 1 «§fc2SJk Hey, Todd — heads up ' (Todd Morrison) 132 Cassoli cruised — in the family tradition. (Chuck Cassoli) Stroking to victory. Ray Murphy went for the pin. —- mm ' - V, � Down on your knees, Miklavic! (Mark Miklavic) mr la H r 1 Beaming” Dottie Nicolo. SPRING SPORTS What a follow through! (Alison Pruyne) Scott Wheelock — always running away from the play. Y k«� rUJInr. Ar. Tvlfk , k.nnu_ What shall we do with a happy sailor . . (Eddie Marcus) Hmmm . . . got that fly! (Dwight Garland) The softball team never needed «o back up Dee. (Dee Brady) Janet Crenshaw heaved the javelin. THAT’S the Sally Brown we know! Keith Greenfield perfected his stroke. 135 RACQ UETEERS NETTED BAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 136 This year’s tennis team was 17-1, won a share of the Bay State League title with Framingham North, made the East Mass, semifinals, and made all that look easy — considering that North was unbeaten for five years until Wellesley licked it this year. Wellesley made wood chips out of so many teams that the only excit¬ ing matches were against North. The second North match featured Bruce Kelley and Bruce von Rosenvinge coming back from a 3-1 deficit to win 7-6 by taking a nine point tie-breaker 3-4. There were also many disputed line calls, coaches arguing, formal protest to the league, and We’re l!” (Bruce von Rosenvinge, Bruce Kelley) WF? WM ‘ The secret of success is the way you watch the ball. (Mike Tavis) KNEELING. L to R Dwight Garland, Capt. Bruce Kelley, Mike Tavis. STANDING, L to R: Mike Bodden, Lance Tucker, Coach Brooks Goddard, Asst. Coach Larry Rice, Ted Merlo, Bruce Von Rosenvinge. Ted Merlo followed through for the point. No one leaves until I get my racket back.” (Coach Brooks God¬ dard) volleys of four-letter words that matched the volleys of tennis balls. Wellesley was loaded with super-stars. First doubles team MikeTavis and Dwight Garland were unbeaten in the league for two years. Ted Merlo matured into a crafty third singles player. Transfer student Lance Tucker was a consistent and often overpowering winner. Mike Bodden played with the qualities of a true tennis whiz kid at first singles, and second doubles, with Bruce and Bruce, proved to be deadly in the clutch. To top it all off the team lost only two seniors this year, and has a bumper crop of J.V. replacements. Bruce Kelley moved in for the smash. Wellesley 4 Wellesley 5 Wellesley 2 Wellesley 5 Wellesley 5 Wellesley 5 Wellesley 5 Wellesley 5 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 4 Wellesley 4 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Framingham South 1 Braintree 0 Framingham North 3 Norwood 0 Dedham 0 Walpole 0 Milton 0 Natick 0 Needham 2 Framingham South Braintree 1 Framingham North 2 Norwood 0 Dedham 0 Walpole 0 Natick 0 Needham 2 Follow the bouncing ball, Scott ' ” (Scott Sidell). 137 SAILORS NAVIGATED THROUGH CHOPPY SEAS(ON) The 1976-1977 Sailing Team, coached by Mr. Richard Bevila- qua, had an eventful season this year. The team’s home base was a Community Boating on the ? harles River, from which point they sailed against many nearby schools. The members of this year’s team were: seniors Anchen Gager and Ed Marcus, juniors Curt Felix, Marianne Marchi, Gordon Kingsley, and Billy Karas, and sophomores Sara Brazil, Tia Dog- gett, Betsy Gunther, Lisa Marcus, Bruce Tidor, Graham Rossano, and Mike Adams. The season was highlighted by the team’s trip to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland where they competed against other eastern coastal schools in a regatta. Ahoy there’” FRONT ROW: Gordon Kingsley ' . Betsy Gunther, Sara Brazil, Marianne Marchi. BACK ROW: Coach Bevilaqua, Ed Marcus, Anchen Gager, Bruce Tidor, Mike Adams. WA One down, seven to do. Ed Marcus, Bruce Tidor The master teed off. (WillOteri) GOLF SWINGERS WERE UNDEFEATED Wellesley 238 Dedham 283 Wellesley 262 Norwood 269 Wellesley 269 Milton 318 Wellesley 262 Framington South 292 Wellesley 247 Walpole 273 Wellesley Framington North 239 Wellesley 233 Natick 274 Wellesley 233 Braintree 237 Wellesley 23 4 Need ham 263 The stars and stripes. (Rob Kapinos, Mark Roach) When the golf team’s volu¬ ble coach, Charles Burgess, looked over his roster for this year and saw that he had only two starters coming back, he sighed and told himself that the golf team would probably break even this season, yet. Invincible Burgess was wrong. His team, failing to break even, only went 9-0 and won the Bay State League title in a pressure packed season finale with defending champ Needham. This year’s golf team was a close-knit aggressive unit. The team also won its first title ever and the regional title on some sterling performances like that against Walpole, when for nine holes captain Will Oteri shot a 39, while Matt Baker had a 38, and Ed McGugh and Tom Steckbeck had 37 each. There were some sparkling seniors like Baker, Oteri, Rob Kapinos, and alternates Mark Roach and Bob Megan. There was a clever jun¬ ior strategist in McHugh, and two surprisingly cool-headed and tremendously talented soph¬ omores in Steckbeck and Keith Greenfield. BACK, L to R: Mr. Burgess, Matt Baker, Mark Roach, Ed McHugh, Will Oteri. FRONT, L to R: John Stetback, Rob Kapinos, Keith Greenfield, Bob Megan. 139 GIRLS’ SOFTBALL SLID INTO SECOND The girls’ varsity softball team finished the season second in the Bay State League with a 15-3 record. The team travelled to Cape Cod where it lost to Harwich in the quarter finals of the State Softball Tournament. Great pitching, team hitting and excellent coaching all contributed to the team’s success. This year, senior co-captain Dee Brady put it all together. For the second year in a row she was a unanimous choice for Bay State League All Star pitcher. Her statis¬ tics were impressive, culminating in a record of 12 wins and three losses. Speed and excellent control made it extremely difficult for most oppo¬ nents to hit her pitches. Other pitchers for the team were senior co-captain Beth Emerson, Jody Medford and junior Betsy hard-luck” Lynah who was injured for the second consecutive year. While the pitching kept the opposing teams from scoring too many runs, Wellesley’s strong hit¬ ting usually gave the pitchers a comfortable lead. The team’s aver¬ age was an impressive .406 and no one on the team had an average below .300. The leading hitters were Dee Brady, Heidi Manchester, Jane Keefe, and Beth Emerson. Juniors Jane Keefe and Heidi Man¬ chester and sophomore Alison Thorne led the team in home runs. The future is bright for the team, since only a few of the start¬ ing players will be lost through graduation. There are hopes that next year Wellesley will finish not second, but first in the Bay State League. PLACE Co-captain Dec Brady belted another. Is it over yet?” — Alison Thorne Hey Deb, you missed the ball!” Debbie Felix Wake up Jody, you’re home! —Jody Medford 140 Janie didn’t like what shesaw. (Janie Keefe) Wellesley 23 Wellesley 8 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 14 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 23 Wellesley 1 Wellesley 17 Wellesley 13 Wellesley 19 Wellesley 8 Wellesley 13 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 3 Wellesley 21 Wellesley 14 Wellesley 13 Framingham South 6 Braintree 13 Framingham North Norwood 4 Dedham 4 Walpole 11 Milton 4 Natick 4 Needham 11 Framingham South 5 Braintree 3 Framingham North 9 Norwood 4 Dedham 4 Walpole 7 Natick 3 Needham What do I have to do to get attention?” Su Beale FRONT ROW: Debbie Felix, Patty Hickey, Jody Medford, co-captains Dee Brady, Beth Emerson, Sue Beale, Carol Picariello, Pam Kuong. BACK ROW: Lisa Murdock, Karen Zcigle- man, Alison Thorne, Laurie Gregg,Janie Keefe, Heidi Manchester, Coach DeVincenzie. 141 LACROSSE GIRLS CHECKED INTO AN ENJOYABLE SEASON Vrooom! (Debbie DeLollis) Anticipation. (Darcy Fcmald) And Mrs. Bums thinks we don’t try . . (Ellen MacCahon) FRONT ROW: Amy Boyd, Judy Ide, Deede Duffy, tri-captains Lisa Cleverdon and Nancy Podger, Stephanie Femald, Liz Grover, Cathy Reynolds. BACK ROW: Coach Chris Burns, Lisa Berdan, Mary Nickeson, Sarah Fortune, Sally Brown, Julie Neuringer, Lee Cattanach, Ann Kirkpatrick, Diane Szetela. 142 What’s the hottest sport in town — the sport with more grace than the Nutcracker Suite and more class than Tuborg ? What team has as many individualistic members yet more cohesiveness than Crazy Glue ? Girl’s LaCrosse, of course’ This year the team, coached by Chris Burns, earned a 10-3 record in the Independent League and more importantly, had a great time doing it. The girls’ major problem was one of attitudes, for Wellesley’s stick- work skills were always far above those of the opposition. This problem was most evident when the girls lost twice to Framingham North. Like¬ wise, facing Lincoln-Sudbury, the cradlers got off to a slow start yet almost pulled off a tie in the final seconds of the game. In the majority of their games, however, the Wellesley girls were a stronger team. Most offensive plays developed as attack wings Lisa Cleverdon and Ellen McCahon and center Darcy Fernald carried the ball Clcv set the pace. (Lisa Cleverdon) Wellesley 12 Way land 7 Wellesley 10 Dana Hall 9 Wellesley 3 Needham 2 Wellesley 10 Lexington 9 Wellesley 6 Concord 1 arlisle 4 Wellesley 4 Framingham North 6 Wellesley 14 Lexington 7 Wellesley 6 Weston 5 Wellesley 8 Wayland 4 Wellesley 9 Lincoln Sudbury 10 Wellesley 8 Framingham South 2 Wellesley 11 Needham 3 Wellesley 3 Framingham North 7 Pudge put in 1009f effort (Nancy Podger) Julie demonstrated a classic cradle. (Julie Neuringer) Giant flyswatters. downfield, dropping a pass to homes Judy Ide, Sally Brown, and Julie Neuringer, who then shot. Nancy Podger and Lisa Weil led the defense in midfield, and were backed up by third men Debbie DeLollis and Carol Birney and points Anne Kirkpatrick and Diane Szetela. In goal, Lee Cattanach bristled at the opposition as they came downfield to shoot, and thus made some sparkling saves. Special credit goes to Tri-captains Cleverdon, Fernald, and Podger who were an inspiration to the rest of the team. 143 r GIRL TRACKIES RACED AND PLACED The Red Raider girls’ track team finished their third season in the Bay State League with a winning record of 5-3-1. Coached by Donald LaBorne and tri-captained by Doris Kunica, Beth Latessa, and Claire Lynch, the determined trackies battled their way to a fourth place finish in the league. Both the running and field events proved to be winning combina¬ tions. y onsistently winning first place for Wellesley were seniors Doris Kunica in the high jump, Beth Latessa in the hurdles, junior Amy Hur¬ ley in the 220 yard dash, and sophomore Missy Cleveland in the 880 yard dash. Super-soph Meg Randall always placed first or second in the 100 yard dash, long jump, and high jump, while Barbara Buzell did likewise in the mile, and Wendy McGrane in the 440. The 440 relay team, consisting of Meg Randall, Karen Cahill, Beth Latessa, and Amy Hurley, lost only two of their nine races, making them one of the top three relay teams in the league. Other excellent performances for the Wellesley team were turned in by Claire Lynch in the javelin. Sue Flaherty in the discus and javelin, Dottie Nicole in the 880, and Karen Johnson in the hurdles. Ribbitt 1 ” Meg Randall Cupid, drawback your bow.” Claire Lynch lUgr p • itl A Heal ■VI . if m f fX Byv M W ' iJE 8 [jff M b Wt- ■ ml 1 W 1 ji Iff FRONT ROW: Dottie Nicole, Susie Noble, Meg Randall, Karen Cahill, Amy Hurley, tri-captains Doris Kunica, Beth Latessa, Claire Lynch, Jean Fredrickson, Karen Sherrer, Nancy Welch, Ann Capobianco. MIDDLE ROW: Melissa Cleveland, Anne Murphy, Karen Liepman, Wendy McGrane. Dana Morel, Maura Young, Beth Sullivan, Nancy Dosdall. BACK ROW: Karen Johnson, Peggy Healy, Tracy McDonald, Janet Cranshaw, Pam Roberts.Coach LaBorne. 144 Sue Flaherty wound up. Wellesley 62 Wellesley 39 Wellesley 93 Wellesley 76 Wellesley 59 Wellesley 78 Wellesley 33 Wellesley 52 Wellesley 62 l A Framingham South 56 Natick 79 Milton 25 Framingham North 42 Braintree 59 Walpole 40 Dedham 85 Norwood 6 Needham 51 V4 Running just as fast as we can . Beth Latessa and Amy Hurley. . holding onto one another’s hands ' ” Dottie Nicolo and Wendy McGrane. Coach LaBome 145 SMALL TEAM WAS ACHILLES HEEL FOR TRACKIES Wellesley 45 Braintree 105 Wellesley 66 Framingham North 78 Wellesley 48 Dedham 96 Wellesley 41 Norwood 103 Wellesley 83 Walpole 78 Wellesley 71 Milton 73 Wellesley 43 Natick 102 Wellesley 48 Framingham South 93 Wellesley 41 Needham 103 Wellesley 92 Oakmont Regional 53 Billy Bolles kicked to victory in the 2-mile. Wellesley High track coach picked for coach of the year. (Dan Coughlin) Joe was sitting pretty after clearing 6 ' 2(Joe Bibbo) 146 What went wrong with the track team this year ? One could say that none of the trackies had talent, which seems to be a reasonable anser to the questions at hand. All Joe Bibbo did was win the high jump seven out of ten times this year and rack up points in the 220 yard dash. Paul Murray only went undefeated in the 880. Dave Anderson and Bill Hayes probably really didn’t break the school records for the 100 yard dash and discus throw respectively Chuck Cassoli and Todd Morrison probably earned a lot of points in several events for nothing, and the fact that Bill Bolles matured into a brilliant long distance runner is undeniably a rumor, right Wrong, all wrong. The trackies had talent this year, plus that good old stand-by of athletics — hard work. However, when it came to talent, it wasn’t that Wellesley did not have a gifted squad, its just that the gifted were in short supply. Wellesley had 30 people out for track and Dedham had 103, Wellesley was the team with the quiet locker room after the meet. In short, because the school didn’t show much interest in track this year, Wellesley always wound up with one man winning or placing in the majority of events but with no other men placing with him. Hence, if Wellesley finished first in most events, its opponents won the meet by scoring more points with seconds and thirds. Of course, the fact that strong javelin thrower and shot-putter Pete Tes- chner had a sore arm all season and that ace two miler Shawn Whalen was perpetually tired because, according to some trackies, he over¬ worked himself in training, didn’t help much. The problems of star high jumper Steve Cosolito were also bur¬ densome. But, when you get down to the nitry-gritty, Wellesley High didn’t give its team a big enough turnout for it to be strong. There is, though, a strong nucleus of trackies coming back next year — and if that nucleus of trackies is to do well, it better have a larger team backing it up. Wellesley speedsters sprinted to another victory. (Dave Anderson and Tony Dolph) Cool Cos, the other half of the Flying Italians ' (Steve Cosolito) FRONT, L. to R.: Rene Poisman, Kurt Lange, tri-captains Joe Bibbo, Peter Tcschner, Chuck Cassoli, Todd Morrison, Steve Cosolito, and Larry Goldberg. MIDDLE, L to R.: Kurt Fraylick, Peter Murray, Shawn Whalen, Walter Lee, Chris Olcorn, Paul Sackley, Peter Foley, Craig Himmelberger, Alec MacGregor, Coach Coughlin. BACK, L. to R.: Andy Bigham, Joel Beecher, A1 Trow,Jack Pilecki, Bruce Aylward, Paul Murray, Tim Morris, Emmet Seaborn, and Ed Mitchell. GIRLS’ TENNIS VOLLEYED TO AN 11-7 RECORD The 1977 Girls’ Tennis Team finished the season with a 12-6 record, which is quite respectable, considering the fact that no team members were varsity veterans. This year, Wayne’s women were blessed with much individual prowes-- Junior Patty ’’sugar” Kane, first singles player, gave all her opponents a formidable fight, strengthening her matches with superb serving and strong net play. Sophomore Maureen Kelly, playing second singles, showed considerable potential. Her consistent play often helped extend her matches to three sets marked by long rallies. Junior Joanne Impallaria, playing third singles, appeared improved as the season prog¬ ressed. She was vicious over Framingham North’s third singles player, who had been previ¬ ously undefeated. The first doubles team, Christy Mitchell and Carol Davenport, proved to be a perfect one, as the girls finished their season with only one loss. Likewise the second doubles team consisting alternately of seniors Sandy Salatich and Laurie Harrington, Junior Alison Pryne and Sophomore Virginia Claus, always put up a good fight. Christie made the connection. Christy Mitchell. Sandy slapped to victory. (Sandy Salatich) FRO T ROW: Joan Eagan, Laurie Harrington, Pat Kane, Carol Davenport, Virginia Claus, Maureen Kelley, Christy Mitchell. BACK ROW: Coach Hadlock, Robin Grant, Rose Sulli¬ van, Martha Sullivan, Sandy Salatich, Joanne Impallaria, Regina Cameron, Alison Pryne,Jackie Beckwith. 148 Time out for frisbee — Alison Pruync The ball went that way.” Rose Sullivan Wellesley Framingham South 2 Wellesley Braintree 2 Wellesley Framingham North 3 Wellesley l Norwood 4 Wellesley 3 Dedham 2 Wellesley 4 Walpole 1 Wellesley 3 Milton 2 Wellesley 3 Natick 2 Wellesley I Needham 4 Wellesley 1 Framingham South 4 Wellesley 1 Framingham North 3 Wellesley 2 Norwood 3 Wellesley 3 Braintree 2 Wellesley 3 Dedham 2 Wellesley 4 Milton t Wellesley 4 Walpole L Wellesley 4 Narick 1 Wellesley Needham 3 Maureen sliced the air. Pat Kane demonstrated her 1 style. 149 BASEBALL STRUCK OUT WITH PITCHING PROBLEMS Wellesley 5 Framingham South Wellesley 3 Braintree Wellesley 12 Framingham North Wellesley 3 Norwood Wellesley 14 Dedham Wellesley 7 Walpole Wellesley 4 Milton Wellesley 1 Natick Wellesley 6 Needham Wellesley Framingham South Wellesley 1 Braintree Wellesley 5 Framingham North Wellesley 4 Norwood Wellesley 3 Dedham Wellesley l Walpole Wellesley 7 Milton Wellesley X Natick Wellesley 4 Needham 7 23 11 5 9 14 17 9 6 15 6 17 5 13 14 10 Bobby Donovan got back i n time. Wellesley’s Airheads. Sully took a mighty cut! (Rich Sullivan) 150 Mark Miklavic slid safely into home. All you have to do to figure out what happened to this year’s baseball team is look at the box score. There are exactly eight blow-outs recorded there, and each one points to Wellesley’s problem — pitching. Wellesley had plenty of power at the plate this year. Catcher Mark Miklavic hit a robust .400, Richie Sullivan hit .340, All-Star team member Doug Yacek hit .360 and whacked five round-trippers, and Fred Delefon also topped .300 in batting average. Although fielding was not perfect, Jim McPhee, Bob Donovan, and Jon Wiles did a nifty job. In the final analysis, the big frightening, MONSTROUS, gap in Welles¬ ley’s effort to become a respectable club was pitching. Wellesley’s hurlers shouldn’t get unjust criticism. High school pitching, due to the short seasons, isn’t stupendous, and the pitchers take more heat than they deserve. Still, Wellesley’s pitchers had more than their share of difficulty this year. This can’t be blamed on shortages of desire, concentration or skill. The major factor may have been a lack of confidence after an early rout by Braintree. Wellesley’s record in the early going was 3-3, and the remainder of the season seemed promising. Inconsistent pitching performances, coupled with numerous, and disastrous, stranded base runners, caused the team to lose all but one of the remaining games. Nonethe¬ less, hope glimmers for the future. Joe Baccola and Dick Duddy, who did well in the latter days of the season, are returning, as are McPhee, Donovan, and Wiles. If the pitchers’ psyche recovers, next year should be better. Don danced home. (Don Hitchcock) FRONT ROW, L to R: Richie Sullivan, Fred Dellorfon, Ronnie Peters, Doug Yacek, Mark Miklavik, Dave Valletta, Martin Ingalls, Peter Howard-Johnson, Don Hitchcock. BACK ROW, L to R: Ace Adams,John Wiles, Bob Donovan, Scott Wheelock, Joe Baccola, Joe Spozzano,Jay Weeks, Mark Ledherhos, David Mcphee, Mr. Kerivan Sr., Coach. 151 1976-1977 was marked by an exceptional display of individual talent and originality. From the youngest sophomore to the oldest senior, the activities pursued and the opinions expressed reflected the mature and creative atmos¬ phere at the school. Each individual, whether or not formally recognized, deserved credit for the personal contribution he or she made to the diverse character of Wellesley High. Kim Green, Chandra Rodrigues, Mark Washington Cheryl Case Karen Wilson 152 SENIORS . . . WHAT CAN WE SAY? This year’s senior class was an exceptionally dynamic one as well as one of outspoken personalities; leaders who set the pace for undergraduate students in areas of academics, music, art and sports. Due to the diversity of class members with a flare for the unusual, it took class officers such as Robin Payton, Leslie Lakis, Tracy Munn, and Sue Paltrineri to unify the class. Activities such as Halloween Day, Club ’77, Little Murders” and Senior Month helped to develop a spirit of closeness and appreciation among class members. Hopefully, each in his or her own way will think of the final years at Wellesley High School as one shared with friends and people who cared. Sue Paltrineri — treasurer Robin Payton — president Leslie Lalas — vice-president Tracey Munn — secretary 154 You don’t say. (Sue Wills) With love, Darleen. (PB) 2 is an irrational number. (Peter Bergstrom, Julie Neuringer, Peter Brodell) Mum’s the word. (Walter Adams, Holly Williams) Heh, heh, (I don’t get it.) (Dee Brady) Mary Schoenfeld, Ginna Tector, Carol Connelly 155 ROBERT ABRUZZESE 753 Worcester £t. FRANK ALBEE 87 Hundreds Rd. . . CAROLINE ADZIGIAN lfi.1 Cedar St. ROBERT ALBRECHT 18 Woodfield Rd JULIA ALLEN 33 Windsor Rd. KENNETH ANDERSON 65 Ivy Rd. LYNN ANDLAUER 234 Bristol Rd. David Grinspoon JULIE ARNOLD 10 Laurel Terrace KATHLEEN ARTHMANN 323 Oakland St. 156 ROBIN AVAKIAN 10 Ivy Rd. JEFF BAKER 26 Arnold Rd. MATT BAKER 27 Skyline Dr. APRIL BARTON II Bryn Mawr Rd. VIRGINIA BAGLEY 34 Oxford Rd. LAURA BAKER 16 Cottage St. CLASS INTELLECT (Joann Stock) RANIA BARBER 3 Solon St. THOMAS BARNES 200 Oakland St. ALICIA BARRY 6 Winslow Rd. u REGINALD BEACH 1 2 Greenwood Rd. WILLIAM BECKETT 2 Dunford St. MICHAEL BELFORTI 13 Patton Rd. 157 85 Washington St. BEVERLY BENNETT 24 Egleston St. PETER BERGSTROM 22 Alba Rd. JOSEPH BIBBO 47 Pine Ridge Rd. Joe checked it out. (Joe Bibbo) CAROL BIRNEY 23 Service Dr. ARTHUR BLODGETT 4 Arnold Rd. SUSAN BLOKSBERG 129 Washington St. ANDREW BLUME 11 Sunnyside Ave. GLENN BOGHOSIAN 29 Bancroft Rd. KIM BOIARDI 3 Hobart Rd. ROBERT BORDEN 20 Cottage St. ELLEN BORKUM 20 Ashmont Rd. 58 ROBIN BOURETTE 248 Linden St. OLGA BOWEN 2 Bernard Rd. SUSAN BRADLEY 16 Barnstable Rd. JAMES BOSSANGE 67 Parker Rd. EDWARD BURKHART 116 Manor Ave. LUCRETIA BURNS 23 Howe St. WILLIAM BRYANT 23 Abbott Rd. LAURA BURGESS 1 Earle Rd. 159 STEPHEN BURNS 47 MaugusHill Rd. JEFFREY CARLSON 53 Norwich Rd. MARJORIE CARRAZZA 15 Wa«hburn Avc. CHARLES CASSOLI 44 Marshall Rd. JANE BYINGTON 28 Manor Ave. MARY CALLAHAN JOHN CALLAS 41 Boulder Rd JOHN CARL SON 53 Norwich Rd. PATRICE CARMAN 35 Windemere Rd. MICHAEL CARNEY 2 Arlington Rd. JANA CASS 14 Auburn Rd. Cathy Krizik bit . . into an apple. JOHN CATTANACH 36 Sheridan Rd 160 WILLIAM CHARLTON 48 Livermore Rd. LISA CLEVERDON 15 Bernard Rd. WILLIAM CLARK 14 Elm St. RONALD CLARK 17 Blakeville St. Seniors ' 1 (Paula Loscocco, Mary Schoenfeld) u JOHN CLORAN 22 Auburn Rd. THOMAS CLOUGH 1 Dexter Rd. JONATHON COFFEY 32 Sen ' ice Dr. EDWARD COLBURN 1 Leighton Rd. WILLIAM COLLARI Box 20 DIANE COLLAZO 12 Norfolk Terr. KATHRYN CORRIGAN 11 Cottonwood Rd. CAROL CONNELLY 12 Cornell Rd. 161 Jorge played the field. (Jorge Torres) JEFFREY CONNORS 41 Willow St. STEPHEN CONNORS 53 Barton Rd. ROBERT CONNER 14 Southgate Rd. CAROL CONNOLLY 14 Lehigh Rd. STEPHEN COSOLITO 79 Cliff Rd. ANGELA COTTER 61 Barton Rd. MAUREEN COUGHLIN 26 Halsey Ave. . .s ' ; a. sr s L Vj KATHLEEN CRONIN 30 Woodlawn Ave. ALISON CROUNSE 20 Edgemoor Ave. WARREN CROWDUS 189 Cliff Rd. STEPHEN CROWELL 20 Cavanagh Rd. 162 4 JOHN CUNNINGHAM 9 Ivy Circle KATHRYN DAVIES 25 Old Colony Rd. . A ANNE DAVIS 2 Bay State Rd. DEBORA DELOLLIS 37 Maurice Rd. ROSS CURRIER 119 Abbott Rd. MOST CLASS SPIRIT (Leslie Lakis) ROBERTA DAVIN 35 Priscilla Cir. DAVID DE CASTRO 38 Livermore Rd. SUSAN DEEGAN 43 Barton Rd. FRED DELLORFON 155 Cedar St. FREDRICK DE LOR IE 9 Dunedon Rd. THOMAS DENNEHY 62 River St. ALLAN DINES 27 Windsor Rd. 163 ELIZABETH DOHERTY 23 Long meadow Rd. KATHLEEN DOHERTY 26 Atwood St. ANDREW DOLAN 61 Hunnewell St. DEBRA DIPIRRO 14 Ivy Rd. RICHARD D’ORTENZIO 36 Avon Rd. NANCY DOSDALL 237 Oakland St. ANTHONY DOLPH 24 Lawrence Rd. MARY DOWNING 111 Parker Rd. MARY DUBBS 84 Dover Rd. BEST DRESSED (Sally Brown) MARK DUMOUCHEL 2 Kenilworth Rd. HEATHER DUNN 6 Wood lawn Oval RANDY DUDELSON 36 Mclean St. 164 TIMOTHY P. DUNN 245 Oakland St. CONSTANCE EAGAN 110 Suffolk Rd. MARY EDWARDS 105 Hundreds Rd. SUSAN ELCOCK 5 1 Monadnoi k Rd. ANDREW ELLIS 78 Whittier Rd. LINDSAY ELLMS 2 2 Elm St. ) ELIZABETH EMERSON 115 Westgate Rd. DAVID ENDER 9 Shelburne Rd. EMILIE FARRELL 93 Parker Rd. RONDA FARINA 60 Suffolk Rd. I’ll never tell.” (Sue McAvoy) 165 STEVEN FAY 10 Buckell Rd. JANE FENNESSEY 20 Wilson St. JULIE FERGUSON 314 Oakland St. Swallow that smirk (Laurie Harrington) BRIAN FINN HEIDI FERNSEBNER 102 Edgemoor Ave. 28 Pine St. SUSAN FLAHERTY 7 Middlesex £t. DAVID FLYNN 9 Pinewood Cir. SHELDON FISCHER 36 Russell Rd. JOANNE DARCY FERNALD 10 Denton Rd. MARGO L. FILLEY 376 Worcester St. CHARLES FINNEGAN 4 Lin wood Rd. MARY KATE FOLEY 25 Francis Rd. 166 BERNHARD G. FOSBERG 8 Durant Rd. ANNCHEN GAGER 8 Lin wood Rd. VIRGINIA GARGIULO 42 Barton Rd. JEAN GARRITY 40 Radcliffe Rd. PATTY FREDRICKSON 37 Jackson Rd. CYNTHIA L. FREY 8 Lincoln Clir. NANCY E. GABRIEL 34 Willow Rd. VIRGINIA GARDNER 9 Livermore Rd. PAUL D. GARMON 16 Ashmont Rd. CLASS DON JUAN (Mark Miklavic) LISA GARVIN 71 Yarmouth Rd. MARIA GENTILE 41 Oak St. GARY GEREACH 112 Westgate Rd. 167 LISA GERRY 80 Audubon Rd. PATRICIA GIBSON 15 Rockland St. What can wcsay that youdon’t say for us? (CLASS INTELLECT AND ENIGMA — Edward Hasbrouck) ALAN GIFFORD 85 Seavcr St. ROBERT GIGLIOTTI 52 Cottonwood Rd. MARTHA GILBERTSON 47 Windemere Rd. LAURA GLASSMAN 65 Croton St. JANET GLEASON 54 Kirkland Cir. MARIANNE GLORIOSO 19 Halsey Ave. MARK GHERARDI 25 Kenilworth Rd. CHRISTOPHER GIFFEE 28 Crescent St. WILLIAM GINN 34 Ingraham Rd. LAWRENCE GOLDBERG 9 Ixrxington Rd. 168 PETER GORGONE 115 Crest Rd. JAMES GORMAN III 86 Mayo Rd. THOMAS GORMAN 5 Fairbanks Ave. LINDA GORSEY 1 7 Stanford Rd. KIMBERLY GREEN 16 Spencer St. MICHELLE R . GREEN 45 Warwick St. HEATHER L. GRAY 16 Fells Rd. WALTER GREELEY 17 Maugus Ave. DAVID GRINSPOON 35 Skyline Dr. KIMBERLY GRUBER 18 Maple Rd. Ginny molded her future (Ginny Gardner) annalisa guigi.i 240 Weston Rd. JILLGROGINSKY 25 Hillside Rd. 169 CHRISTINE GUNTHER 34 Ivy Rd. CHARLES HAERING 109 Suffolk Rd. DAVID GUNTER 3 Roberts Rd. BARBARA HAMPE 18 Maugus Ave. MARK HARDING 361 Linden St. MARY HALPIN 64 Boulder Brook SHELLEY HARRIS 12 Norfolk Terr. RUTH HARKINS 26 Overbrook Dr. Who put that tack in my chair? (David Orser) GEORGE PHILLIPS HALL 49 Elm St. JANICE HARDY 348 Weston Rd. LAURA HARRINGTON 30 Dover Rd. PAMELA HARTLY 69 Chesterton Rd. 170 MELISSA HAUSSMAN 32 Boulder Brook Rd. JEFFREY HERD 29 Thomas Rd GULMER A. HINES III 26 Sterling Rd CLASS COUPLE (Tom Specht, Jean Garrity) PATRICIA HICKEY 1 33 Cedar St. KENNETH HERD 29 Thomas Rd. DONALD HITCHCOCK 27 Lexington Rd. JEANINE HOLWAY 7 Allen Rd. PAULA HAVEN 29 Martin Rd. KATHLEEN HEFFERNAN 36 Leighton Rd THOMAS HIGGINS 331 Weston Rd. EDWARD A. HORACK 47 Swarthmore Rd. 171 MARTHA HOSMER 43 Woodridge Rd. KATHERINE HOUGH 3 Hickory Rd. PETER HOWARD JOHNSON 22 Colburn Rd. DARLENE HOWLAND 37 Whittier Rd. JOHN HUMPHRIES 67 Ledge ways JUDITH IDE 10 Orchard Sr. CLASS CHATTERBOX (Marion Sheahan) ELIZABETH IDE 10 Orchard St. MARTIN INGALL 27 Haven Rd. ELLEN ISHKANIAN 3 Lilac Cir. MARK JOHNSTON 14 Lilac Cir. MONA KANAVICH 3 1 Oxford Rd. DEBORAH INNES 9 Cedar Terr. 172 ROBERT KAPINOS 19 Macarthur Rd. LINDA KELLEY 15 Belair Rd. LISA KELLY 62 Parker Rd. MARK KENNEDY 7 Leewood Rd. LESLIE KAPLAN 71 Maugus Rd. RENEE KAZAN 12 Bemis Rd. BRUCE KELLEY 29 Longfellow Rd. SUZANNE KELLY 37 Cottonwood Rd. BRENDA KELLY 15 Belair Rd. ANDREW KERBER 38 Bradford Rd. MICHAEL KERIVAN 75 Pilgrim Rd. ANDREW KING 32 Longfellow Rd. 173 JEFFREY KINLIN 9 Claflin Rd. CATHRYN KRIZIK 48 Jackson ' This whistle bites!” (Will Makris) ANN KIRKPATRICK 34 Lowell Rd SUZANNE KRAUSE 642 Worcester St. DORIS KUNICA 124 Forest St. ANN LAAK 34 Seaward Rd. LESLIE LAKIS 90Great Plain Ave. WENDY LANDRETH 71 Oak St. KURT LANGE 48 Sheridan Rd. BETH LATESSA 3 Macarthur Rd. DONNA LAVINE 63 Mclean St. ESTHER LEE 74 Wellesley Ave. 174 PAULE LEVESQUE 70 Longfellow Rd. LOUIS LIMA 12 Patton Rd. ANNE LOCATELL 7 Monroe Rd. RICHARD MACCINI 102 Oak St. CLASS JILL (Lisa Cleverdon) REBECCA LOCKWOOD 11 Windsor Rd. PAULA LOSCOCCO 44 Greylock ROBERT MACCINI 6 Donazette St. JOHN MACDONALD 167 Forest St. SUZANNA LIEPMANN 28 Hillside Rd. STACI LINDBERG 120 Forest St. CLAIRE LYNCH 37 Whiting Rd. ELIZABETH MACKENZIE 37 Upson Rd. 175 STEPHEN MACKIE 47 Carisbrooke Rd. 11 MARY LOU MACKIN 62 Alba Rd. JAMES MADSEN 60 Sheridan Rd. MONICA MACKEY 11 Colby Rd. JEFFREY MAERDER 12 Marvin Rd. MARTHA A MAGUIRE 14 Lexington Rd. TERESA MAGLIOZZI 108 Brook St. m Vltfi f jyjl BRIAN F. MAHER 237 Bristol Rd. THOMAS MAHONEY 1 Rutgers Rd. KEVIN MAHONEY 69 Barton Rd. ROBERT D. MAIORANA 92 Edge moor Ave. Marietta Waite admired her pottery. WILLIAM G. MAKRIS 41 Tennyson Rd. 176 SHERRY MANCHESTER 14 Putney Rd. KATHERINE MARCHETTI 4 Middlesex St. MARGARET MALT 10 Woodridge Rd. ROBERT MARSH JULIANN MARTEL NEIL A. MARTEL 167 Oakland St. 12 Leighton Rd. 146 Hampshire Rd. ELLEN MCCAHON SURE. (Leland Murphy) 15 Squirrel Rd. EDWARD MARCUS 49 Fiske Rd. DANA E. MATHEWS 16 Simpson Rd SUSAN MCAVOY 54 Edmunds Rd. JANE MCCARTHY 72 Pilgrim Rd. 177 CLASS FLIRT (Lynne Pierce) AMANDA MCCOY 188 Washington St. JOSEPH MCCARTHY 72 Pilgrim Rd. SCOTT W. MCGRANE 273 Weston Rd. IAN MCGUGAN 44 Windmere Rd. JEAN MCLAUGHLIN 17 Shirly Rd. JOYCE MEDFORD 19 Elm St. I LINDA MEANY 15 Wall St. MICHAEL MCNEIL 20 Beech wood Rd DEBORAH MCCARTNEY 11 Cottage St. PATRICIA MCDOWELL 7 Wood lawn Ave. ROBERT MCLEAN 24 N Charlame Ct. ROBERT MEGAN 48 Standish Cir. 178 PETER MEKELATOS 10 Lexington Rd. GREGORY M. MELONI 31 Upson Rd. THEODORE C MERLO 36 Hillside Rd. ANDREA MEYERHOFF 30 Pine Plain Rd. MARK MIKLAVIC 3 Regis Rd. DIANA MILLS 8 Patton Rd. HILARY MOHER 7 Dukes Rd. MELISSA MOHER 7 Dukes Rd. SHIRLEY MONTALI 49 Barton Rd. Hard at work in the shop. (Henry Lawrence) DOLORES MORANT 33 Cl iff Rd. CAROL MOON 6 Pickerel Terr. PETER MORGRIDGE 36Standford Rd 179 AUDREY MORRIS 44 Mansfield Rd. KATHLEEN MOYNIHAN 37 Elm St. BRYCE MORRIS 24 Fiske Rd. DONNA MULLIN 21 Fairbanks Ave. ARCHIE MORRISON 86 Woodlawn Rd. K. TRACY MUNN 82 Whittier Rd. JOHN MOTARELIJ 24 Hill Top Rd. MARIANNE MURPHY 158 Winding River Rd. CLASS COUPLE COLEMAN NESTOR JULIA NEURINGER (Bob Abruzzcse and Holly Williams) 8 Damien Rd. 61 Glen Rd. 80 Two timer! (Laura Anderson. Ronald Clark. Michelle Green) MARK NICOLAI 2300 Commonwealth Ave. MARY T. NOLAN 104 Overbrook Dr. SAMI NUWAYSER 23 Ingraham Kd. PATRICK J. NOLAN 104 Overbrook Dr. KATHLEEN O’CONNOR 3 Clifton Rd. JIM O’CONNELL 33 Cottonwood Rd. PATRICK O’NEILL 9 Cottage St. MARK O’LEARY 2 Elm St. JOHN C. PARKER 7 Marigold Ave. DAVID J. PATERSON 27 Stanford Rd. WILLIAM OTERI 41 Service Dr. SUSAN PALTRINERI 16 Bemis Rd. 181 RANDY PATTERSON 68 Cleveland j, MARY PEARL 9 Cedar St. CAROL PICARIELLO 31 Barton Rd. DAVID PINI 36 Pleasant St. ROBIN PAYTON 12 Norfolk Terr. ANTHONY PAZZANITA 44 Oak ridge Rd. JOHN L PEARL III 9 Cedar St. DOROTHY J. PEARSON LYNNE PEIRCE RONALD PETERS 19 Kingsburv St. 29 Richland Rd. 33 Upson Rd. MARY PILECKI 89 Crest Rd. KATHRYN PINNICK 9 Berkeley Rd. Where’s the party ? (Julie Martel, Lisa Weil) 182 MICHELE P. PITMAN 10 Marigold Ave. ANTHONY J. PIRO 43 Norwich Rd. RENE POISMANS 12 Greenwood Rd. NANCY PODGER 320 Walnut St. KATHLEEN POWER 19 Woodridge Rd. LAURA PROUD 347 Linden St. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED (Julie Neuringer) ADELINE PUCCI 21 Rice St. BARBARA QUINN 9 Fells Cir. SHEILA RAO 13 Ivy Rd. NANCY RASMUSSEN 79 Donazette St. GENE RAYMOND 68 Kingsbury St. JONATHAN C. RANDALL 34 Fiske Rd. 183 VICTORIA REED 88 Dover Rd. ROBERT REICHARD 10 Trinity Ct. GRACE RESMINI 65 Oak St. ELIZABETH RICH 16 Midland Rd. NAOMI REGAN 309 Oakland St. LATAWNYA RENNICK 12 Norfolk Terr. Pretty profiles. (Kathy Marchctti, Suzanne Krause) ELENE RETZKY 34 Livingston Rd. MICHAEL RETZKY 34 Livingston Rd. ELIZABETH RHINEHART 6 Auburn Rd. STEVEN ROBERTS 22 Halsey Rd CYNTHIA A. RITTER 24 Crescent Rd. MARK ROACH 100 Elmwood Rd 184 JEAN ROBINSON 70 Curve Rd. ANNA ROTONDI 32 Kingsbury Sc. MARY BETH ST. JEAN 27 Parker Rd. PABLO SALDARRIAGA 30 Greylock Rd. ELIZABETH ROGAN 37 Swarthmore Rd. FRANK ROPER 11 Pickerel Rd. CHANDRA RODRIGUES 23 Athelwold Rd. LUCY SAGANSKY 22 Greylock Rd. SANDRA SALATICH 3 Winding River Circle Martha Gilbertson DAMON SANTOSTEFANO 201 Lowell Rd. 185 ROBERT SARAFIAN 19 Cottonwood Rd. JAMES SCULLY 67 Maugus Rd. BARBARA SCHOLL 22 Falmouth Rd. TINA SCHOFIELD 32 Barton Rd MARY SCHOENFELD 32 Tennyson Rd. LAURIE SEARS 13 Meadowbrook Rd. PENELOPE SHAW 30 Stanford Rd. MARION SHEAHAN 1 Orchard St. BRIAN SHERMAN 16 Stanford Rd. JOHN W. SHERRER 18 Putney Rd. JOHANNA R SHERWOOD 128 Wellesley Ave. MAUREEN SHI N ICK 63 Barton Rd. Want to really shake up your mouth ' (I.isette Hawkins) 186 ERNEST SIMONE 9 Peck Avc. IANSKELLY 21 Rivcrdalc Rd. ROBIN SIMMONS 38 Barton Rd. SCOTT SI DELL 73 Grove St. LAWRENCE SNYDER 14 Webb A vc. THOMAS SPECHT 19 Haven Rd. LINDA STEFFEE 29 Mansfield Rd. RICHARD STEVENS 213 Winding River Rd. ERIN STIMMEL 7 Strathmore Rd. JANE SULLIVAN 107 Manor Ave. LAURENCE STONE 90 Fairbanks Ave. RICHARD SULLIVAN 33 Greenwood Rd. The talent me. the teeth . . l)onny MOST TALENTED (Peter Bergstrom) Me mono Corne 18 7 W 4Tj STACEY SUTHERLAND 148 Washington St. PAULS ABO 3 Bryn Nlawr Rd. CHARLOTTE SWIFT 71 Westgatc Rd. DIANE SZETELA 11 Willow Park (David Anderson, Darlene Washington) CHARLENE TAGLIAMONTE 23 Priscilla Cir. BERNICE TECTOR 21 Patton Rd. VIRGINIA TARPINIAN 33 Edmunds Rd. PETER TESCHNER 14 Sheridan Rd. LESLI TATELBAUM 123 Manor Ave. JOHN TAYLOR 14 Orchard Park St. WILLIAM THIBODEAU 20 Atwood St. RUTH TOPLIFFE 93 Russel Rd. 188 JORGE TORRES RUALES 39 Fairbanks Avc. NANCY TURGEON 11 Buckncll Rd. PETER TROW 414 Weston Rd. SUSAN TWITCHELL 34 Longfellow Rd. JANE UHLIG 82 Washington St. ELLIOT VANETZIAN 39 Ivy Rd. SUSAN VILLA 10 Oak St. DAVID VAN HAM 13 Clifton Rd. LISA WAGNER 11 Monroe Rd. MARIETTA WAITE 20 Jackson Rd. MICHAEL VLASS 60 Prospect St. ■BUwS m AINSLYE WALLACE 3 Midland Rd. 189 ELLIOT WARREN 14 Arden Rd. DARLEEN WASHINGTON 130Callendar Rd. PETER WARFIELD 71 Barton Rd. MARTIN WARD 62 Longfellow Rd. RICHARD WATKINS 7 Kirkland Cir. ANTOINETTE WEATHERSBY 109 Eustis St. All the girls love Chuck (Doris Kunica, Lucy Sagansky, Chuck Cassoli, Steve Mackie, Caroll Birney) ELIZABETH F. WEIL 14 Lanark Rd. JONATHAN WEINERT 22 Eliot St. NANCY E. WELSH 10 Sturbridge Rd. KENNETH WENTWORTH 11 Arnold Rd. STEPHEN WESTBOM 21 Leighton Rd. DONNA WHEELER 70 Manor Ave. 190 PAMELA S. WIGHT 69 Audubon Rd. JENNIFER WILES 1 0 Larch Rd. DANA WIGHT 25 Colburn Rd. DEBORAH A. WHEET 14 Beech wood Rd. HOLLY WILLIAMS 46 Cartwright Rd. SCOTT WILLIAMSON 9 Indian Spring Way SUSAN WILLS 45 Falmouth Rd. CAROLYN WOODACRE 100 Brook St. BEST DRESSED CHERINE ZAKHER SHARI ZIMBLE (Mark Washington) 40 Grove St. 33 Highgate Rd. That’s all folks ' 191 Members of the Class of 1977 Decided on the Future Robert Ahruz ese Work Walter Adams N.ivv Caroline Adzigian Mcx re College of Art Frank H. AI bee Wentworth Institute Boston. Mass Robert H. Albrecht II. Mass. Amherst, Mass. Julia Allen G ljMte li. Hamilton, Mass Kenneth Anderson Boston C Boston. Mass. Liura Anderson Chamberlain C Boston, Mass Lynn Andlauer Joffrey Ballet Schcxil New York. N Y Julie Arnold Mitchell Junior C New lamdon ( ' Kathleen Arthman U Cincinnati Ciiuinnati. Ohio James Athv Gipc Cod Community (i Barnstable. Mass. Sally Augustin Wellesley C Wellesley. Mass. Robin Avakian Wellesley C Wellesley. Mass Virginia Bagiev But knell IJ. Ijewisberg. Pa. Jeff Baker U. Mass. Amherst, Mass. Liura Baker Work Matthew Baker U. Nevada Lis Vegas. Nev. Rama Barber Tufts U Medford. Mass Thomas Barnes Amherst College Amherst. Mass Alitia Barry ' Pine Manor C Chestnut Hill. MA April Barton Army Reginald Bc.ich LI Miami ( oral Cables. Fla. William Beckett Air Forte Patricia Begle Lisalle Junior ( Newton. Mass James Belforti Undetuled Mithael Belforti Mass Bav Community C Wellesley. Mass lilaine Benfatto Brown 11 Provitlerue. R I Beverh Bennett Work Peter Bergstrom Ithaca C lth.ua. N Y Joseph Bihho Bates C. Ix-wiston. Me. Carol Birne Smith C Northampton, Mass Arthur Blcxigett Air Force Susan Bloksherg U. Mass Amherst. Mass Antlrew Blume U. Mass. Amherst, Mass (ilenn Boghosian Clark V. Won ester. Mass Kim Marie Boiardi Boston C Boston, Mass Robert Borden U. Wisconsin Madison, Wis. William Borgmati Work I-Hen Borkum (iomell U lth.ua. NY James Bossange Brewster Academy Wolfeboro. N H. Daniel Boucher Framingham State l ; ramingham. Mass Robin Bourette Mass. Bav Community C Wellesley. Mass Olga Cecilia Bowen Boston C. Boston, Mass. Susan Bradle Centenary College H.ukettstown. N.J Dolores Brad U. Connec tk ut Stors. Conn Peter Brixlell William and Maty C Williamsburg, V.i Ijs.i Br xl (ionnectk ' ui C New London. Conn Randi Brosterman U Pennsylvania Philadelphia. Pa Sallv Brown U M.unt Orono. Me Joseph Browne U Miami ( ioral (iables. I : la William Brvani Work Ciail A. Buie Work Liura li Burgess Take a Year Off lid ward Burkhart Norwich l) Norwich, Vt Robert Burmham l Mass. Amherst, Mass. I.ucretia Burns Lisalle Junior (i Newton. Mass Stephen Burns Juiliard School of Music New York. N Y Jane Byington U. Mass. Amherst. Mass )ohn ( alias Tufts (i Medford. Mass Liurel Canoni Work Jeff Carlson IXnison 11 (iranville. Ohio John Carlson Liwrence l J. Appleton. Wise Patrice Carman Framingham State C Framingham (’ Michael Carny Iowa State 11 Ames. Iowa Marjorie Carrazz.i lindicott Junior C Beverly, Mass Jana (iass Mitc hell Junior (! New laindon. (ionn Charles Casse� li Bryant College Smithfield. K.l. John Cattanach Work William Charlton U. Mass Amherst, Mass. Ronald Clark Army William Clark Ithaca (i Ithaca. N Y I. isa Clevrrdon U. Vermont Burlington. N ' t John Cloran Mass Bay (iommunity C Wellesley. Mass. (lien Coffey M ass Maritime Academy Bourne, Mass lid ward Colburn Trinity C Washington. DC Diane Collazo Wesleyan U Middletown, (ionn (iarol Connelly Trinitv (i. Washington, D C Rolxrt (ionner II. Virginia Charlottesville. Va (iarol Connolly Merrim.ic k (!. N. Andover. MA Jeffrey Connors Babson (i Wellesley . MA Stephen Connors 11. Southern Florida Tampa. Fla. Kathryn (iorrigan llndec ided Stephen Cosolito Bry ant (i. Smithf ield. K.l. Angela Cotter Undecided Maureen Coughlin New Hampshire (i Manchester. N.H. Mark Coyle U. Mass. Amherst. Mass Kathleen Cronin Ijowell U lowcll. Mass Alisc� n (irounse Rhcxle Island ( Providence. R.l Warren Crowdus l Indeuded Stephen Crowell Boston (i. Chestnut Hill. MA John Cunningham Army Ross Currier Wesley an V. Middletow n. CT Richard D ()rtenzio IVan’s Junior i. Franklin. MA . Kathryn Davies Wheaton (i. Norton. MA Mary Davila Framingham State (i Framingham, MA Roberta Davin (iolby Sawyer i. New Ijondon, N.H. Anne Davis LuSalle Junior (i Newton. MA David IX .‘astro Bates (iollege lewiston. Me (iarol IXTilippo Salem State (i. Salem, N.H Frederick IX Lorie Work Susan lXegan Travel Fred IXllorfon Work f IXbora lXdoilis Biston U. Boston. MA Thomas Dennehy U. Maine Farmington. Me. Allan Dines Work IXbra DiPirro Holy (iross (i. Worcester. Mass. Filizalx.th Doherty Mt. Holyoke C S. Hadley. Mass. Kathleen Doherty Fitchburg State (i. Fitchburg. Mass. Andrew Dolan Ithaca (i. Ithaca. N.Y. Anthony Dolph 11 Mass Amhervt. Mass Mary IXiwning Boston II. Boston. Mass. Nancy Dosdall II. Vermum Burlington. Vt Al.ist.iir Drummond U Mass. ;Am hers® Mass. Mary lXibbs litvhburg State Ck Fifihburg. Mass. Kandy IXidclson Brandcis 1k Waltham. Mass. Mark Dumouchel Mass College of Pharmacy Boston. Mass Heather Dunn Keene State ( Keene. N 11 Timothy Dunn Work Consume l ; .aj an Holy C toss (k Won ester. Mass. Mary Falwards Crordon Ck Whenam. Mass. Susan l ' .litx. k LiSalle Junior Ck Newton. Mass Andrew F.llis l i Vermont Burlington. Vt l.indsay HI 1ms Wentworth Institute Boston. Mass. I ' .li abeth hmerson l) Maine Presque Isle. Me. David Under Mass College of Art Bnx)kline. Mass Julie Beans Ftsltcr Junior G. Bosfpn, Mass. Tina Fagan D. Mass Amherst. Mass. Umilie Parrel I Undecided Steven Pay Merrimack Ck N. Andover. Mass. Jane henries scy Ixsley G. Cambridge. Mass. Julie Ferguson Boston U. Boston. Mass Heidi Fernsebner Fitchburg State G. Fitchburg. Mass. James PH bin Undec iileil Margo l : ille Indiana Ik 79% Chose Post Secondary Education Bloomington; lnd. Brian Finn Alan C id ford Work Take a Year ()ff Gharles Finnegan Robert Ciigliotti Work Northeastern U. William C iinn f Boston. Mass. Sheldon Fischer Mass Bay (dmmunity Wellesley. Mass. Take a Year Off Liura Cilassman Syracuse l k Susan Flaherty Hmmanuel C k Syracuse, N Y Boston, Mass Janet Cileason tk Rhode Island David Flynn Kingston. K 1 U S. Coast Guard Marianne C ilorioso Mary Kate Foley Middlehury Ck 11. Mass. Amherst. Mass. Middlebury, Vt Liwrcncc Goldberg U Mass. Mari Fontaine Amherst. Mass. Graham Junior Ck Ian Fox I ter C iorgone IVates C k Mass Bay Community Ck Ix’wiston. Maine Patty Fredrickson James Ciorman l Indci iiled Take a YearOlf Gynthiu Frey UndaCiorsey Take a ' t ear t )ff Ithaca Ck Nancy Gabriel Ithaca. N.Y Wellesley Ck Heather Gray Wellesley. Mass. Anm lien Gager Ik Mass. Amherst. Mass. Colbv-SawyaerC Walter Greeley Hartford. CT Boston tk Virginia Gardner Boston. Mass. Trinity Ck Kimberley C ireen Hartford. C T Worcester State Ck Paul Garmon Worcester. Mass. Brandcis 11. Micliclc Green Waltham. Mass. Jean Garrity tk Mass. Amherst. Mass. Holy C ross C k David Grinspoon Worcester. Mass. lisa Garvin Brown tk Proviikncc. R.l. Work Jill Ciroginsky tk Pennsy lvania Joseph Gentile Work Philadelphia. Pa. Maria Gentile Kimbcrlcv Gruber Mount St. Mary Ck Bav State Junior Ck Boston, Mass. Hrahsett, N.Y. Gary Gcrlaih Annalisa C iuigli Stonehill C k Bates C k Ix’wiston. Me North baton, MA UsaC� err Westfield State Ck David C turner Northeastern t k Westfield. Mass Boston. Mass. Mark Ciherardi Charles Hairing Dartmouth C k Hartw iik C k Hanover, N il Oneonta. N.Y. Patricia Gibson Mary Halpin Bridge w ater State ( k Stonehill C Bridgewater. Mass. Northeaton. Mass. Christopher Gif fee Barbara Hampe Mass Bay Community Ck Mortheaster tk Wellesley. Mass. Boston. Mass Cieorge Hall Keene State C k l Index ided Keene. N.H Sarah Hansbern Peter How ard Johnson tk Mass. Bucknell Ik Amherst, Mass. Ixwisberg. Pa. Mark Harding Darlene Howland U Mass. Colby Ck Amherst. Mass. Watervillc. Me. Janice Hardy John Humphries l Index ided Ruth Harkins Northeastern tk Boston. Mass. Ruling School HI i abet h Ide Lisalle Junior ( Lturie Harrington Northeastern l k Newton. Mass. Boston. Mass. Judith lik Bridgewater State C Shelley Harris Temple tk Bridgew ater. Mass. Philadelphia. Pa. Martin Ingall tk Rixhester Pamela Hartley (jolbv-Sawyer (k Rixliester. N.Y. New london. N.H. 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Bradford Kirh Martha Hosmer tk Miami Air Forte Coral Gables. Fla. Ann Kirkpatrick Franklin «S: Marshal C Katherine- Hough l-incaster. Pa. 11.6% Chose the World of Work Su anne Krause Steven Mat kic Travel Wellesley . Mass. l : . Mass. Amherst. Mass. 1-imory U. Atlanta. Cia. lean McLiugldin Audrey Morris Ciathrvn Kri ik Mary lam Mac kin lindicott (i Heverlv. Mass. Dartmouth (i. N. Hanover. Mass. Like Forest Ci. Like Forest. III. IVtston (!. Chestnut Hill. Mass. FI len MacCahon brycc Morris Doris Kuniea James II Madsen biuknell U. lewisburg. Pa. Northeastern l ’ IVtston. Mass. IVtston Ci. Cihcstnut Hill. Mass. Colorado (!. (iolor.it io Springs, Colo. lane McCarthy Arc hie Morrison Ann Ltak Jeffrey Maerder 11. Mass. Amherst. Mass. Harvard U (iambridge. Mass IVtston (i. (Testnut 1 lill. Mass. Ph mouth State C. Plynvtilth. N IL J x Mc(iartln John Mortarelli leslie Likis Teresa Maglio i l k Mass Amherst. Mass. Southeastern Mass l ’ N Dartmouth. Mass IVtston 11. IVtston. Mass. boston 11. IVtston. Mass. IXlx� rah McCartney Kathleen Moynihan Wendy Lind ret h Martha Maguire t . Mass Amherst. Mass. Fairfield l Fairfield. C ionn. l Inion Ci 1 Inion. (a tnn. U Mass. Amherst. Mass. Patricia Me IXtwell Donna Mullin Kun Lmgc brian Maher Framingham State C. Framingham. Mass Mass, bay Community C Wellesley. Mass. U. Texas t!. Mass Austin. Texas Amherst. Mass. S«itt W McCirane Trace Munn belli Lttessa Kevin Mahoney l Mass. Amherst. Mass. Princeton l Princeton. N.J. bridgew ater State 11. briilgew ater. Mass. Work Ian MtC iugan Marianne Murphy Thomas Mahoney IV iston l I. l ’ Vermont Donna Lavine Holy Cross C IVisittn. Mass. burlington. Vt bridgc|x rt l ’ bridgeport. C iT Worcester. Mass Rolxrt Mi loan Marla Murphy Robert Maiorana Work Work Heim l.awrente Work Wttrk lamia Meany Raymond Murphy William Makris Fitchburg State (i. IVtston C i list her Ix e U Mass. Fitchburg. Mass. (hestnut 1 lill. Mass (jornell U. Ithaea, N.Y. Amherst. Mass. Joyce Medford C oleman Nestor Margaret Malt Slippery Rixkti Mass bay Community Ci Paula levestjue Conn. (i. Slippery Rtxk. Pa Wellesley . Mass U Mass Amherst. Mass. New Ltntlttn. (ionn. Rolx rt Megan Julie Ncuringcr Sherry Manchester IVtston (i. M IT Su anna hiepmann Travel Chestnut 1 lill. Mass. C iambridge. Mass. U. Vermont burlington. Vt. Katherine Marc hem jVtcr Mekelatos Mark Nicolai Northeastern l L l!. of New 1 lampshire U. New Hampshire Staei Lindbcrg boston. Mass. Durham. N.H IXirlum. N.H Lynchburg (i. Lvnehhurg, Va. litlwartl Marc us Gregory Melon i Sami Nuwavser MIT Wentworth Inst. IVtston 1 1 Anne I.ocatell (iambridge. Mass. IVtston. Mass. 1 Vision. Mass. (iuilfort! (!. Greensboro. N.C. IVter Morgridge Theodore(i Merit lames C VConncIl Keene State (i. Lif aycttc ( Vl. Mass Rdxu a Lxkwtxid Keene. N IL Liston. Pa. Amherst, N.H (atnn. (i. New Ltntlttn. (ittnn. Robert Marsh Antlrea Meyerhof f Kathleen (VConnor Hobart (i. Wellesley (i Work Paula M. Iomocco (icncva. N Y. Wellesley. Mass Smith (!. , Mark C Vloarv Nitrtlwmpton. Mass. Julie Manel Mark Miklavic 1 Ltrvard V. bates C i. Mass bay ( (immunity c Cambridge. Mass. (.lain- l.ytuh Mmmanucl (i. L wisitm. Me. Neil Martel Wellesley. Mass. Diana L. Mills Patrick O ' Neill Mass. Maritime Academy IVtston. Mass. 11. Rhode Island Framingham IV tunic. M ins Kit hard Maccini Kingston. R.l. Hilary Mohcr Day it! )rscr VearOlf I ana Mathews St. Mary ' s C i. The Museum of Pine Arts Sch. Robert M.uc ini 1 loh (iross ( Hobson (i. Stilth beinl. lilt! IVtston. Mass Wellesley. Mass. Melissa Mohcr William ()tcri Worcester. Mass John Maxwell St Mary ' s ( Northeastern l 1 lili alxth M.u Ken ie l Intlcc itletl S tilth bend. Ind IVtston. Mass Work Susan McAyoy Shirley Montali Susan Paltrineri Mttnica M.u key lindicott ( W.trk Russell-Sage Ci beverlv. Mass. Troy. N Y ( Mx-rlin (ionscrvait r I tit ires Mora lit lx rlin. )hio Amanda Me (it ty Wellesley Ci. John Parker lof l ! t.ih Salt Like ( it . I hah Randy Patterson I lampshire ( Amherst. Mass Robin Payton Tiilane U New CMeans ' I.A Anthony (• Pa anira Franklin arul Marshall Line aster. Pa. Mary Pearly Nit hols (. l)iklle . Mass John Pearl OhioAVeslevan l IVlawarc. Ohio Dorothy Pearson Poston l Poston. Mass. Lynne Peirce IV ston Ci. (.hestmit 1 lill. Mass Ronald Peters Norw ie h l Norwieh, Vt Mary Pilivki Wellesley C Wellesley. Mass David Pi n i Mass, bav Community Ci. Wellesley. Mass. Kathryn Pinnuk San Diego l San Diego. t ' alii. Anthony I Piro Qummpi.u Ci. Hamden. Conn. Nani a Pttdgcr l Mass Amlicrst. Mass Rene Poismans Lot Liege bclgium Kathleen Power St. Muhaels Ci. Winooski Park. Vt Liura Proud 11. Maine ()rono. Me. Adeline Pucei Aquinas Jr: ( of bus. bar Lara Quinn Work John Rant la 11 Swanhmore College Swarthmore. Pa Sheila R.u Tufts University Medford. Mass Nanix Rasmussen Valparaiso l University Valparaiso. Indiana 194 9.4% Chose Travel, Marriage, Service, or Were Undecided Cicnc Raymond Robert Sarafian Cornell U. Carlyle, Penn. Franklin, Mass. Babson College Western New- F.ngland College Ithaca. N.Y. Wellesley. Mass Springfield, Mass. Jane Uhlig Jennifer Wiles Joann Stock U. North Carolina Conn. C. Victoria ' K ed Mary Schoenfeld California Tech. North Carolina New London, Conn. Lcland Powers ScTkxjI Hmmanuel College Pasedena, Calif. Boston. Mass. Boston, Mass. David Valetta Holly Williams Felicia Stone Marietta U. LaSalle Jr. C. Naomi Regan Tina Schofield Salem State C. Newton, Mass. Work Work Salem, Mass. Elliot Vanetzian Armed Forces Scott Williamson Luawyna l). Rennick Barbara Scholl Liurence Stone Gum. C. Miami Universirv Trinity College U. Vermont David VanHam New London, Conn. Oxford. Ohio Connecticut Burlington, Vt. Year Off Susan Wills Grace Resmini John Schroeder Jane Sullivan Susan Villa Cedar Crest C. Salem State College. Worcester Polytech. Inst. Babson C. Mt. Ida Jr. C. Allentown. Pa. Salem. Mass. Worcester, Mass. Wellesley. Mass. Michael Vlass Carolyn Wcxxlacre Etene Retxky James F. Skulk Richard Sullivan Bridgew ater State U. Nasson C. (!hambcrlayne Junior College St. Michaels C. Ithaca U. Bridgewater. Mass. Dptinhbslr. Me. !V� ston. Mass. St Michaels. Vt. Ithaca. N.Y. Julia R. Volpe Kimberly Woods Elizabeth Rhinehart Laurie Scars Thomas Sullivan Work Denison U. C olorado College Framingham State U. Marines Granville. OH Colorado Springs. Colo. Framingham. Mass. lisa Wagner Staccv Sutherland Bennington C. Douglas Yacek Elizabeth Rich Penelope Shaw Wheelcxk C. Bennington, Vt. U. Mass. Buc knell University Utica C. Boston, Mass. Amherst, Mass. Iewisburg. Pa. Utica. N.Y. Marietta Waite Charlotte Swift Work Eileen Young Cynthia A. Ritter Marion Shcuhan (icorgctown U. Ithaca C. Illinois State University Bry ant C. Washington. D.C. Ainslye Wallace Ithaca, NY Normal. Illinois Smith field. R.l. Regis C. Paul Szabo Weston. Mass. Cherine Zakher Marck Roach Brian Sherman Fitchburg State C. Bentley C. Air Force Bryant C. Fitchburg, Mass. Martin Ward Waltham, Mass. Smithfield. R.l. U. Mass. Steven Roberts Dane Szetela Amlierst, Mass. Shari Zimble Work John Shcrrcr Manhattanville U. Dartmouth C. Fitchburg State C. Purchesc. N.Y. Peter Warfield Hanover, N.H Jean Robinson Fitchburg, Mass. Work Wellesley C. Anthony Tabb Wellesley. Mass. Johanna Sherwcxxl Military Service Elliot Warren Ithaca C. Ohio-Wesleyan J’lizabcth Rogan Ithaca. N.Y. Charlene Tagliamonte Ohio Providence College Boston C. Providence. R.l Maureen Shinnick Chestnut Hill. Mass. Mark Washington Work Year Off Elizabeth Rogers Virginia Tarpinian N.YU Scott Sidell Boca Raton C. Richard Watkins Nev. York Boston C Bcxa Raton. Fla. Work Chestnut Hill. Mass. Frank Roper Leslie Tatclbaum Elizabeth F. Weil Work Robin Simmons Mass. Bay Community C. Wesley an U. Work Wellesley. Mass. Middletown. Conn. Anna Rotondi Wellesley College Hrncst Simone John Taylor Jon Weinert Wellesley. Mass. Northeastern U. Graham Jr. C. Brandeis U. Boston, Mass. Boston, Mass. Waltham. Mass. Martin Rowlands Work Tom Spec ht Bernice Tector Nancy Welsh Davidson C. Work Cjolby G Cynthia Royal Davidson. N.C. Waterville. Me. Colby Sawyer College Peter Teschner New London, N.H. Ian Skelly Jacksonville U. Kenneth Wentworth Year Off •Jacksonville, Fla. Mary Mount C. laicy Sagan sky Bcxa Raton. Fla. Vanderbilt University Iaiwrence Snyder William Thibodeau Nashville. Tenn. Tufts U. Work Stephen Wcstbom Medford, Mass. Year Off Sandra Salatich Jorge Torres University of Mass. Mary St. Jean Universidad del Ecuador Duma Wheeler Amherst, Mass. Mass. Bay Community C. Quito. Ecuador U. Mass. Wellesley . Mass. Amherst, Mass. Pablo Saldariaga Peter Trow Work Ijnda Stef fee Bridgewater State C. Deborah Wheel Priceton U. Bridgewater, Mass. Work Michael Sannella Princeton. N.J. MIT. Nancy Turgeon Dana Wight 6 Cambridge. Mass. Richard Stevens C. of New Rochelle Northeastern U. Syracuse New Rochelle, N.Y. Boston, Mass. Damon Santostefano Syracuse, N.Y. - • N.V.U. Susan Twitchell Pamela Wight New York Erin Stimmell Dckinson C. D an Jr. C CLASS APPLE POLISHER (Ronny Peters, Mr. Harmon) You didn’t see that! (Robin Simmons) Gherardo Brutus (Mark Gherardi) Sure, it’s as clear as mud! Make like you’re reading a book, Martha.’’ (Sandy Salatich. Martha Gilbertson) And THAT’S my good side ' (Michelle Greene) 196 Barbara Scholl and Penny Shaw If you think I’m strong now. wait ’til I take of f my shoes. Somebody ' s gonna die CLASS JOCK (Larry Stone) Joann’s making out the best in the class ' (Paul Garmon. Joann Stock) There’s got to be a morning after. 197 JUNIORS Peter Haggerty —Class Advisor Linda Paltrineri — Vice-President Kate Morgridge — Treasurer Bill Hayes — President Lisa Anderson — Secretary 198 Clark Blodgett Brian Broderick Debbie Broyles Regina Cameron Yvonne Ciardiello Ed Connolly Betty Sonia Adzigian Aguilar David Eric Bates Baunann Mary Ann Brossi Mon tell Brown Craig Ahrens Dave Begley Patti Brady Bill Bollcs Karen Brody Peter Bondy David Lisa Anne Joe Anderson Anderson Aylward Bacola Jackie Liz Brent Andy Berko Bernard Bierbaum Bigham Sheila Ron Dave Buckley Bums Burr Karen Cahill We’re the hottest tickets around!! (Alison Doherty and Nancy Miller) John Ciccarello Diane Connors Daria Clancy Tim Corwin Abby Jay Andie Clark Cody Cohen Linda Cox Matthew Cox Phyllis Cox Bob Louise Karrie Chabot Chauncey Christodal Kim Nancy Bob Collins Conner Conniff Bill Cranshaw Tom Crosby David Curry 199 Carol Kim Dolita Caroline Crystal Tina Libby Erie John Davenport Davies Davila Decker DeVance DiBiase Didriksen Dilg Dillabaugh Deirdre Robert Judy Bob Alison Jeff Robert Arthur Nancy Dillon Dines Dixon Djorup Doherty Donahue Donahue Doran Douglas Rita Dick Deidrc Dave Tim Ray Carolyn Sue Billy Driscoll Duddy Duffy Dumouchel Dunn Eldridge Elliott Ellis Emmetts Susan Ertman Sue Foster Sam Farnsworth Jean Frederickson Andy Curt Felix Ferguson Jane Funk Barry Freedman Bobby Furdon Dianne Gentis Louise Giordani Rhonda Barry Sarah Linda Fermoyle Finn Fortune Fosberg Lisa Dwight Reese Maria Gabel Garland Gautchi Gavris Cindy Sue Scott Carolyn Geracc Gerlach Gilman Ginn John Chris Mary Ellen Scott Glass Gleason Gleason Goemans Linda, she uscsGeritol every day. I think I ' ll keep her. (Linda Carey and Scott Sher Judy man) Goldberg Karla Goldman Neal Goldman Maureen Gorman Bob Grass 200 Sue Gary Laurie Lauren Liz Green Greene Gregg Griffiths Grover Sumner Andy Anne Dave Bruce Grover Gulovsen Hadley Haffcrmehl Harrington Bill Alan Stanley Tom Richard Hayes Heinold Herndon Hickey Higgins Oh! My virgin ears’” (Liz Grover) Rick Graig Rene Julie Joe Steven Hills Himmelberger Hipona Hodsdon Hogan Holstein Michele Richard Carol Holt snider Huang Hughes Amy Don Rob Joe Joanne Karen Jay Mark Hurley Hutchins Ide Idzal Impallaria Johnson Jostyn Jung Patricia Kane Paula Kilmaine John Kruse Bill Kapinos Susie Kimball Kim Lakes Billy Karas Tabatha Kimball Reid LaMothe Mark Kellett Marty Kinkead Dave Ixarner Stephanie Kenny Matthew Kinkead Mark Lederhos Jane Keefe Gordon Kingsley Leslie Ijirocca Megan Scott Kinkead Kolb Julie Linda Ijevites Litle Rick Justice Arth ur Khouri Bill Krech Andy Lovett 20 Doreen Mike Marianne Michelle Denisse Dave Lydia David Andy Marchetti Marchetti Marchi Marjolloet Martel Martin Mason Matson May Dana Morel Nancy E. Miller Eric Mitchell John Mooradian Paul Morgan Phew! Guess what’s been in my locker for 3 months?” (Bill Hayes and Brian Broder¬ ick) Barry Morrill Dan Morris Matt Moyes Annie Murphy Pat Murphy Mary Nolan Jane Murran Nancy Norcross Dierdre Mike Murphy Murphy Lisa Murdock Peter Murray George Mary Nelson Nickeson Dottie Nicolo Gerrie Marianne Dale Caroline Cricket Sandy Bob Linda Bryant Noyes Noyes Oakes O’Connell Ohnemus O’Sullivan Page Paltrincri Patten 202 Cameron Debbie Porter Porter Robert Allison Barbara Kim John Richard Kerin Porter Pruyne Pulling Quarles Quinn Quinn Redmond Linda Ritter Alicia Reynolds Kathy Reynolds Betsy Reichard Rhonda Ross Mary Beth Rooney Ann Robertson Kevin Roach Karen Roberts George Sanderson Beverlee Salvatore Alejandro Salarriago Karim Sahyoum Laverne and Shirley. (Linda Paltrineri and Carolyn Elliot) Scott Sherman Rosemary Sheehan Emmett Seaborn Ken Scobie Elizabeth Schoenfeld Joan Sanderson Laurie Sardina Peter Schuler Sue Adrian David Susan Starratt Stecyk St Jean Stiles Rob Stone Elaine Stuart Beth Sullivan Bruce Sullivan Judy Sullivan 203 Rick Chris Tcroy Terry Cheryl Greg Thompson Thompson Mauyra Paul Kathy Nancy Twitchell Twitchell Twyman Tyman Janet Barbara Darius Mark Wahlquist Waldron Walker Ward Jay Stephanie Bruce John Marian Of course ' No eraser necessary.” (Dwight Garland) Weeks Weiss Wells Whalen Wheatley Marsha Maryann Robert Doug Amy Tammy Bill Tim John White White White Whirla Whitman Whittle Wilenski Wilkinson Willis Karen Beth Leslie Laura Cindy Doug Mike Rob Antonella Wilson Wojner Wood Woodward Wright Wright Vanderly Veidenhcimer Vcrdclli Linda Visco Maura Karen Twitchell .icgclman Celeste .inck 204 Only 5 more periods, 49 minutes and 36 seconds.” (David Beg¬ ley) Do you think I know what it means 5 ” (Kathy Ludlum) And they didn ' t think I could doit.” (Paul Belforti) The halls are alive with the sound of Lynn.” (Lynn Olmedi and Celeste Zinck) Then I want a BIG diamond ring.” (Jay Weeks) You and me. you and me, babe; arm in arm naturally babe.” (Barbara Idc and Kim Collins) 205 Who put glue on my keys (Peggy Healey) Milk is a natural ' (Danny Sullivan) Anything you tan do. I can do better ' (Maureen Kelley) ).� tkic Berko Sock-it-to- ' em. juniors! (Kim Collins. Abbie Clark) 206 GOOD LUCK, UNDERCLASSMEN Cindy D’Ortenzio and Mike Marchetti Wrestlers of the future — Walter Lee and Doug Morrison The littlest underclassman of them all — Peter Goddard Will we ever be class couple 5 ” (Deidre Dillon, Rob Burns) The saxy soph 1 (Lisa Marcus) 207 SOPHOMORES , _ . S ' it fox TiTi ir mi T i i nnrmrii TuSC Beth O’Hara — President Ann Bevilacqua — Secretary Michael Cave — Class Advisor Linda Berkman — Vice-President Peter Ghcrardi — Treasurer 208 I.inda Don Marge Kevin Mike Laurie Judy Ken Brian Alpert Allen Albrecht Albee Adams Baker Bard Barker Barrett He’s so small. I keep him in my locker.” (Robin Grant) Susan Dave Mike Tyson Ray Bigler Black Bcxlden Bolles Brrxlenca Jim Eleanor Amy Lynn Patty Ellen Sara Jim Herbert Borgman Bostwick Boyd Boyd Boyden Bradley Brazil Broderick Brown Mary K. Tim Elliott Meg Jcannie Mike Gail Mark Susan Brown Brown Brundagc Bryant Bryson Buckley Burgess Burr Burr Steve Barbara Gary Greg Ann Sue Barry Gerorge Rob Buschini Buzzell Calvario Cameron Capobianco Carey Carmen Carolan Carolan 209 Harry Close Sue Cox Melissa Cleveland Marcia Cox Joy Laurie Beth Close Conn Courville Janet Cranshaw Doug Crawford Smile 1 Here comes Timmy!! (Eileen Caryl and Kate Clauson) Lynne Coyle David Ben Cunningham Currier Kathy Crowley Mike Cullinane Mary Sandy Vinnie John Rich Jim Monica Angie Denise Davila DeCristofano DeFilippo Delaney Demarkles Dennehy Descamps Dickson Dillard Cornelia Gary Tia Chuck Tom Tracy Bobby Cindy Martin Dillon Dtngman Doggett Doherty Doherty Donahue Donovan D’Ortenzio Downing John Bob Kate Pierre Ruth Greg Joe Peter Joan Drew Dunlap Dunn Dupont Erickson Ellms Elcock Earls Eagan Robert Bill Dave Susie Debbie Kathy Kathy Stephanie Lynn Farrell Faulkner Fay Fedele Felix Fenton Fernald Fernald Ferrori 210 Elaine Fitzgerald Charlie Flerlage Peter Flett Peter Foley Al Fisher David Fitzgerald A Hyson Flynn Dave Diane Chris Betsy Beth Beth Carrie Keith Mark Frazier Furdon Funk Gunther Grupe Griffin Gregory Greenfield Green Robin Charles Nancy Sheila Amy Richard Liurie Joe Scott Grant Gorman Goodman Goldburg Goganian Gleason Glader Giordano Gilfix Lynn Elizabeth Mark Jennifer Hungate Humery Howard Johnson Hoult Mona Hosbjor Phil Hemberg Cathy Hankin Tony Hibbard Lloyd Henley Fred Hickey Peggy Healy Nancy Hall Ginny I.ynn Heywood Herrick Doug Hart Cathy Hall Barbara Idc And if you cannot hear me. I ' ll veil a little louder! (Angie Dickson) Susi Idzal Nancy Ingwersen Susan lnncs Deborah Rob Ireland Jac ko 21 1 Stay away or you’ll never look the same.” (Scott Solomon) Jeff Knott Eric K rause Pam Kuong Mark Lamothe Sue Langckm Greg Lcct J. P- Marjollet Walter Ixe Lloyd Litt J.J. Loscocco John Ix-vey I oug Lowe Bill Lewis Amy Lyndon Susan Massey Carrie l arocca Allison I ove Lisa Marcus Karen Larry Jeff Laura Liepmann Lighthiser Lind Linnell Mike Phil Tracy Dale Maccini Mackey MacDonald Mackay Scxtt James David John McCabe McClune McCoy McDermott Lynne John Mike Wendy Kathy Paula Kirk Anne Marcie Mi Dev it t McDonald McDonald McGraine McManus McKoy Miklavic Miller Mills Christy Dean Susan Bob Les Nancy L.llen Mitchell Mitchell Mnhncy Montalto Montgomery Montgomery Mixire John Tom Morgan Morgan 212 Donna Sheehv Yes. Mr. Carbone. I DID go to English. (Jenny Hoult) 213 Judy Sherman Scott Solomon Donna Sullivan Mike Thorne Wayne Tosti Steve Trusas Debbie Tucccri Jonathan Wiles Donna Amy Spezzano Steffee Robin Sherman Anne Margaret Martha Debbie Chris Stein metz Stock Stock Strawbridge Stueart Kelly Sweet Wayne Szabo Scott Tavis Chris Terry JoAnne Sullivan Rosemary Sullivan Adam Sutton It needs just a little more work.” (Lynn Wahlavist) Colette Twig David Twyman Patricia Venable Dawn Williams Kathy Wilkinson Morgan Wilson Who let them out of their cage ” (Tim Morrison, Greg Leet and Doug Heart) Bruce Laura Dave Allen VonRosenvinge Walsh Watkins Wells Willie Greg Linda Jack Wilson Winthrop Whitcomb Wrobeleski Dan Sullivan Alison Thorne Scon Trembley Georgiann Zaglakas 214 Wc think wc can. wc know u c can. wc can wc think ' ' 215 Places and People to Remember . . Soccer players soothed sore feet. (Ted Merlo) and if you don ' t meet our demands, we’ll start playing ' (Dave Bates, Dave St Jean. Jeff Carlson. Mr. Davis) We DESERVED a break ' Quiet times in the library. (Ellen McCahon, Laurie Gregg, Carol Birney.) 216 Trips together: the WELLESLEYAN staff on the steps of Columbia University. (Sally Brown, Connie Eagan, Aw, come on, T. J. — you love every minute of it! (Susie ldzal, Kate Sue Bloksberg, Debbie DiPirro, Mrs. Barrett, Shari Zimble, Julie Neuringer, Paul Garmon.) Clauson, Maura McKenna, T J Palmer) Happy New Year all over your body’ (Larry Goldberg) 217 KIDSTON HARDWARE 235-1594 Bicycle Repair 12 Washington St. Wellesley Lower Falls Square NINO ' S CASEY COLLINS REALTY TRUST Window and Screen Repair Specializing in New Homes Custom Building 235-1973 SUNSHINE DAIRY Fine Coldcuts and Sandwiches I 60 Linden Street Wellesley WELLESLEY HOUSE OF PIZZA, INC. 19 Washington St. (at the Newton Line) Wellesley Hills 458 Washington St. Wellesley, Mass. 235-3709 REGAN AND STAPLETON, INC. For Fast Service Call 237-1331. Your Order Will Be Ready Upon Your Arrival. 218 SPORTSWEAR WESTON • CHESTNUTHILL WELLESLEY 965 Worcester Tplce, Route 9 Wellesley, Mass. Telephone: 235-6000 Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc. (The MOUNTAIN SHOP) 189 LINDEN STREET WELLESLEY, MASS. 02181 PURVEYORS OF QUALITY EQUIPMENT FOR THE OUTDOORS KELTY chouinard equipment, ETC. CAPTAIN MARDEN ' S SEA FOODS, INC. HALPIN LUMBER CO. Box 248 Stoughton, MA 02072 Congratulations Class ot ' 77 West Newton and Wellesley Hills 141 Linden St. 235-3638 Wellesley GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES EVERY HOUR □ REALTOR’ WILLCOX REALTY Serving the Wellesley and Weston Area Boston Federal Savings and Loan Association 141 Linden Street Wellesley, Mass. 02181 30 Federal Street, Boston. Mass. 02110 Tel. (617) 426-48 0 31 Cross Street. Peabody. Mass. 01960 Tel. (617) 531-5414 Phone (617)235-6885 200 Linden Street. Wellesley. Mass. 02182 Tel. (617) 237-9KX) y CORCORAN HAVLIN v i Insurance Agency, Inc. 40 GROVE STREET WELLESLEY 02101 _ 235-3100 _ 219 155 LINDEN STREET, WELLESLEY, MASS. 02181 • , Lindan. St. Wdleslcy Best Wishes to 7‘ 6z f7° the Class of 1977! the camera place 543 Washington street wellesley, massachusetts 02181 phone: 235-3686 Save in your hometown! Colpitis • Highest rates allowed on savings • All deposits insured in full • A free gift for opening an account TVavel Center Wellesley Co-operative Bank 40 Central Street (Between Ara ' s and Filene ' s) 235-2550 444 Washington Street Wellesley, Mass. 237-2262 - ' SfpQCca y — • BAKED ENAMEL PAINTING • WHEEL FRAME ALIGNMENT 151 Linden Street 235-3081 WELLESLEY 235 3141 or 1 8 800 Y shop gobeM ' s SERVICE A err go STATION • G S • Oil • LUBRICATION • ENGINE TUNE-UPS • AIR CONDITIONING • BRAKES . MUFFLERS - . liirmiL iOfeLPF NUU=li£T ll rt 1 168 LINDEN STREET _ _ _ _ 235-4550 W4� DIEHL ' S ( tyjoju L CldvaniaqsL 200 Linden St. Wellesley 235-0602 and Norwell, Rte. 53 Dresses Gowns Sportswear Coats 22 Church Street CE5-0II6 220 HOFFMAN INSURANCE SERVICES INC. 200 Linden Street Wellesley, Mass. The Insurance Professionals We Write All Forms of Insurance, Including: Homeowners • Auto • Commercial Life • Group • Pension 235-0087 Robert S. Hoffman, Jr. Robert S. Hoffman, III Charles L. Hoffman If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away. Thoreau 7 TwmmiMmr Central Street • U elUslcy S0ARDKN 4 TOOLHOU� E Garden and Outdoor Living Supplies The Garden Spot in Wellesley Since 1939 285 Linden St. Wellesley 235-5010 JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS 21 GROVE STREET, WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 02181 TELEPHONE: 235-2029 MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY n 5 JE iTi ' i TT : E.A.DAVIS � C0 DEPARTMENT STORE LINDEN CLEANERS I 81 Linden Street Wellesley, Mass. 02181 Tel. 237-1068 A New Dry Cleaning for People Who Care L Telephone 235-0688 579 Washington St. Wellesley, Mass. 02181 1977 A Very Good Year Congratulations to the Class of 77 We want to be as much a part of your life, as we are apart of your town. SuiLife OFCANADA Wb lookat life _ from your point of view. U.S. Headquarters Wellesley Hills, Mass. 222 MEMORABLE NIGHTS - i f READ WHITE BOSTON FRAMINGHAM WELLESLEY 111 Summer St. Edgell at Rt. 9 53 Central St. Sales • TUXEDOS • Rentals Established 1914 WELLESLEY INN ON THE SQUARE 576 Washington St. WELLESLEY, MASS. 02181 Telephone: (617) 235-0180 Fodluring • 72 Guest Rooms • 2 Dining Rooms • Lafayette Lounge • Banquets 20 to 150 • Conference Room • Wedding Receptions Package Plans • Entertainment • Snacks till 11:30 p.m. PARENT SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Birney Mr. and Mrs. S. Brosterman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Burkhart Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Carlo P. Cassoli Mrs. Deborah D. Clark Mr. and Mrs.Robert Cleverdon Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Coyle Mr. and Mrs. William W. Crowdus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dennehy Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. William A. Eagan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Ellis Dr. William H. Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Fagan Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H. Gager, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garmon Mrs. Richard Gorsey Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Guigli Mr. and Mrs. G. Higgans Mr. and Mrs. George Howland Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Ingall Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Kinlin Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes G. Lockwood Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. L. Gerald Marcus Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Martel Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Neuringer Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Pilicki Mr. and Mrs. Michael Retzky Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Sangansky Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Shaw, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Karol Szetela Mrs. Dorothy M. Uhlig Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Welsh Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Zimble BUSINESS SPONSORS South Shore National Bank Eugenio ' s Hair Styling Wellesley Pharmacy William Fitzpatrick — Sunoco Proprietor 223 It is with great anticipation that seniors look forward to May and June — the time of the year when nostalgia and sentimentality become rampant. The senior class traditions — the prom, banquet, graduation, and all night party — reminded those graduating that the time had finally come to leave the security of the high school. When graduation rolled around, the atmosphere was a solemn one, yet because of the tra¬ ditions established at Wellesley High, the transition to the real world” was made easier. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS: Tracy Munn, Sue Paltrineri, Leslie Lakis, Robin Payton. Mr. Conners and Carol Bimey Nancy E. Miller and Willie Makris 224 Hold on to your hats, graduates! On reflechit. . (Rene Poismans) The flutists’ farewell. (Nancy Welsch, Latawnya Rennick) Nothing can stop her now! (March Schoen- feld) Cheers, Hutch, you’ve graduated! (Scott McGrainy) f m ■ 1L • Sing for your diplomas. GRADUATION: JUNE 3, 1977 % My mortarboard is lolling me. (Lisa Weil) Sue Bradley 227 Twelve years of public education culmi¬ nated as the members of the Class of ’77 received their diplomas. Their achievement was recognized by the school committee and the administration, who congratulated the graduates through the persons of Mrs. Robert Bachman, Mr. Theodore Rokicki, and Mr. Timothy Connors. Robin Payton, class presi¬ dent, encouraged her classmates to fulfill their capabilities regardless of their sex and social background. The prestigious Senior Cups were awared to Julie Neuringer and Mark O’Leary. The ceremony, so simple and yet so meaningful, marked the end of high school days and the beginning of new ven¬ tures and responsibilities. When the hats were thrown in the air, it became apparent that the members of the Class of ’77 were enthusiastic about their futures and confident in themselves. . . it s only because we care.” (Libby Bachman, Chairperson of the Wellesley School Committee) temari) A moment of triumph! Pomp and Circumstance. Ellen Borkum, Lis a Cleverdon ' Gee, I could have had a V-8.” (Melissa Moher) You can let go of my hand now. (Mr. Connors and Rob Borden) Laura Baker and Matt Baker. Somehow, they SURVIVED the Class of 77. ' Are you Mike Belforti?” THE PROM: MAY 25,1977 One of the most memorable events of Senior month, the Prom, took place at the Sid¬ ney Hill Country Club on May 25. From eight until twelve the students socialized, danced, and celebrated The festivities continued long after the stroke of midnight, end¬ ing at the high school cafeteria and parking lot where seniors gathered for a final school breakfast and a spirited end to an enjoyable night. SEATED: Chuck Cassoli, Darcy Fcmald, Matt Baker, Paula Levesque, Mark O’Leary, Lisa Weil. STANDING: Rob Borden, Tina Fagan. what comes after the bow tie?” (Jeff Kinlin, Cretie Bums) . JEl 4k i David DeCastro, Vickie Reed, Steve Crowell, Cilsy Bowen. Where do we go next? Todd Morrison, Jody Medford The yearbook crew The Metco crowd Linda Stef fee, Jon Carlson Marion leads the band (Mar¬ ion Sheehan) Color co-ordinates (John Humphries, Darlene How¬ land) Patty boogied (Patty Gibson) Cindy Royal, Russell Lowe, Joe McCarthy, Mark Roach The Dashing Duo (March Gherardi, Liz Grover) A table of revelers David Ender, Elaine Fitzgerald Grin and bear it. (Bob Marsh, Lucy Sagansky, Sue Bloksberg, Randy Perani, Debbie DiPirro, Scott Wheelock) Betsy Ide, Dana Matthews, Nancy Mardcn, Susie Kimball, Rob Kapinos. ' That was my toe.” (Kathy Marchctti) Jf tig Patty Hickey 1 -■ - H H77 JM Shelley Harris, Fred Dellorfon Paul Morgan, Jeanine Lyons ALL-NIGHT PARTY; JUNE 3-4, 1977 Pinball machines buzzed, the band played, the PINK PANTHER frolicked, and the noise never ceased as the Class of ’77 celebrated. Food and drink, provided by the parents, was served all night. The All- Night Party, the last time that the graduates would be together as a class, gave everyone a chance to strengthen relationships — remin¬ iscing about the past and looking forward to the future. Hey, big spender . . spend a little time with me” (Cindy Royal, Jane Sullivan) The Clique Munch out time ' April Barton Happily ever after. (Ellen Borkum, Doris Kunica) The Pinball Wizard. (Mike Carney, Lisa Brody) Who did Sally have her eyes on . . then 5 234 Marla Murphy, John Schrocdcr THE BANQUET: MAY 31, 1977 •ne of the highlights of our years at Wellesley High School was the Senior Class banquet at the Marriott Hotel. Hnthusiastic seniors met to read the class will, present special gifts, and watch the senior movie pro¬ duced by Drosophila-Melonogaster. The disco dance which ended the evening was especially memorable as the seniors, truly glad to be together, transcended the barrier of cliques that usually dominates school social events. New friendships were formed and old ones were reinforced as members of the Class of 77 wined and dined in elegance. Paul’s girls. 235 Vicki swung out. (Vicki Rccd) lisa Brody, Mike Carney, Randy Peterson, Dave Paterson. The party’s just begun’ What an original pose! Some party, huh 5 Darling, you can’t love three.” (Rob Kapinos, Fred Delaphon, Kevin Mahoney .Jane Uhlig) 236 Flowers weren’t enough . . to express our appreciation.” (Mrs. Plati and Tracy Munn) We love you, Vas!” (Mr. Vasituro, Sue Paltcmari, Tracy Munn, Robin Payton) Hey, Lisa, the camera’s over here ' Grab what you can get! (Peter Bergstrom, Steve Burns, Linda Kelley,Jeff Baker) (SEATED: Mark Nicolai, Jane Sullivan, Will Otcri. STAND¬ ING: Joe McCarthy, Lynn Pierce.) Sheldon was never without an escort. 237 “SENIORS HAVE MORE FUN!” Look, Ma, we’re graduating!” (Kim Woods, Doug Yacek, Eileen Young) The REAL Peter Brodell — complaining again! Hutch and Sal — in happy oblivion at the Prom. (Scott McGraine, Sally Brown) WE believe it, Marty! (Larry Goldberg, Tom Higgins, Marty Ingall) 238 Is senior year worth the wait 5 On that magical day when an underclas - man becomes an upper¬ classman, the answer can be given without hesita¬ tion — YES! Senior activ¬ ities, by far the school’s best, created a permanent feeling of cohesiveness among members of the senior class. It was clear that for the Class of ’77, seniors DID have more fun’ Fun in the sun on Senior Skip Day. (Julie Martel, Tracy Munn) Yearbook after dark. (Connie Eagan, Julie Neuringer, Tracy Munn) The fight for Peter Bergstrom’s body continued — when will it ever end 3 (Peter Morgridge, Peter Bergstrom, Damon Santostefano) IM (Melissa Moher) 239 It’s hard to imagine that the year is finally over and my yearbook pages are almost done. I’ve always felt lucky to be a WELLESLEY AN editor-in-chief — it is a role in which one can learn and teach simultaneously. It is a position which affords an objective view of the people who pass by and the events which occur during the high school years. We of the yearbook staff had to capture those moments of 76-77 and, more importantly, convey the sentiment and humanity which characterized them. 1976-1977 was an eventful year in many ways. Racial tension was heightened in Southern Africa, the issue of human rights was internationally debated, and Queen Elizabeth’s silver jubilee was marked by an impoverished Britain and a weakening of the NATO alliance. The United States faced a presidential election which led to the inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Not only did Democrat replace Republican, but emphasis shifted from the big party” to the little man.” Scientists in Boston and California tinkered with the codes of life, environmentalists cried No Nukes” to nuclear power plants, and Anita Bryant waged war against the gay community. Oakland gave Minnesota their fourth Superbowl defeat while Cincinnati creamed New York for a second consecutive World Series title. Rocky” and Network” swept the Oscars, and ROOTS attracted a larger television audi¬ ence than the record-holding Gone with the Wind.” Finally, Wellesley made the front page of the BOSTON GLOBE when a building disappeared mysteriously from the town dump. Through all this the high school remained peaceful and the work of the yearbook staff went on undisturbed. This calm yet efficient atmosphere, however, was only made possible by certain individuals, to whom the 1977 WELLESLEYAW is dedicated. We dedicate the yearbook to the school administration; Mr. Richard Carbone, Mr. Peter Vasaturo, Mrs. Bar¬ bara Stecves, and especially Mr. Tim Connors. Mr. Connors will always be remembered for the tone he set and the atmosphere of camaraderie which he created among the professional staff. He was highly visible to stu¬ dents and was never too busy for corridor counseling.” I thank him for the personal encouragement and assist¬ ance he always had for me. We dedicate the yearbook to our class advisor, Mrs. Sue Plati, and to our class officers: President Pobin Pay- ton, Vice-President Leslie Lakis, Treasurer Sue Paltrineri, and Secretary Tracy Munn. Their jobs required con¬ siderable amounts of time and devotion. If they did not receive all the credit they deserved, we thank them now. We dedicate the yearbook to our advisor Mrs. Janice Barrett, who has always been one of the most good- hearted and involved teachers at Wellesley High. We thank her for a most exciting tour of New York City, for her endless running around, and for the advice and support she gave so faithfully. Finally, I feel I should dedicate the yearbook to the staff itself, who have more than proven to be an editor’s dream. In the production of a book such as ours, it is essential that the staff cooperate not only with the editor but among themselves as well. I thank all the editors: Peg, Connie, Lisa C., Debbie, Chuck, Mark, Lisa W., Julie M., Mary, Shari, Paul, John, Tracy, and Paula. I thank the financial staff for doing what I must call the dirty work” of yearbook finances. I thank the Cleverdons, the Eagans, the Zimbles, and especially my own parents for hosting our staff meetings. Though they never complained. I ' m sure they spent many-a-night hid¬ ing under their pillows to the sound of banging typewriters, secretly wishing there would be some munchies left over the next day’ If I have forgotten anyone, I apologize, I can only say that the list of deserv- ST J p ing individuals is always an endless one. I only hope that all who read this (yjJUUUJL yearbook and look at the pictures will feel the emotions we felt and remember with affection the times that meant to much to us. euAj.ru? ex UvVrYi l_Ci.4-Ci.4-.-l. CLOSING THOUGHTS Yearbook Advisor — Mrs. jfanicr Rarrett The chaos of a most typical yearbook meeting. Tim Connors’ style — charisma and camaraderie — affected every- Senior Class President Robin Payton one! IN MEMORIAM: NANCY BUCKBEE M The sun has drifted to another land; my world is at peace.” — ancy Buckbee Students and faculty at Wellesley High were shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Nancy Buckbee on June 18, 1977. At the age of sixteen, Nancy was a perky, outgoing, and considerate girl with dancing brown eyes. Loving freedom and the outdoors, she enjoyed horseback riding and hoped one day to train seeing-eye dogs. Her interests ranged from music to photography. Never one to neglect her friends, Nancy was always there for help. She occasionally wore a necklace with a question mark pendant — she was, after all, a sensitive person with many questions about life. 240 • nU