Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Mr. William Conway - Social 7 Mrs. Audrey Desrochers - Gym Mr. Craig Dinnie - English Culinary Wizard Brie yen é Price F tia Mrs. Iris Danforth - Social Mr. Robert Donovan - Indust. Art Mr. David Douglas - Language Every day, at the sound of the fourth period bell, hundreds of students eager to receive their lunches, began flowing into the cafeteria. There to meet them was none other than the Classical Cafeteria Staff. This group of diligent workers, led by Mrs. Margaret Lyons, labored hard baking and cooking food throughout the day to get the lunches prepared on time.. Although preparing the lunches was a tough job, it was much easier than in the past when everything had to be made from scratch. When serving an average of about 1,500 lunches a day, the cooks were lucky to have such little conveniences as canned ravioli, frozen meat patties, and canned vegetables to help them along with their job. Recently, however, a new program had been installed, creating more hassles for the cooks. This program called for them to provide a variety of lunches daily. On a set day, they may have had to prepare a choice such as hot dogs and fries, spaghetti and veal, and ham and cheese sandwiches. In this case, more time and preparation was needed to prepare the lunches. Presently the cooks manage very well with the cooking facilities available to them. In the future, however, they would like to see Classical acquire more cooking space and better equipment.

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Mr. Harold Beaupre - Social Mrs. Kathleen Briotta - English Anyone who believes that correcting papers and planning lessons occupies the total spare time of teachers hasn’t met the teachers of Classical High School. Classical is lucky to have many great musicians, athletes, carpenters, and travelers among its faculty. Putting together a faculty orchestra would be no trouble at all. The group could include Mr. John Christie, Classical’s band director and avid musician, Mr. Craig Dinnie, drummer, Mrs. Kathleen Briotta, violinist, and Miss Ann McCarthy, pianist. Maybe in the future, students can look forward to hearing such an orchestra of talented musicians. Also amid the faculty, Classical has a good number of sportsmen and athletes. One sportsman, Mr. Edward Lundrigan, enjoys his free time deep-sea fishing. He hopes some day to catch a big one. Many other teachers, such as Mr. Clark Aleem and Miss Ann McCarthy enjoy a good game of tennis or racket ball to liven up their day. In the winter, many teachers including Mr. Pervonga, Mr. Lamereaux, Miss A. McCarthy, and Mr. Macomber like to feel the cool breeze blowing in their faces while skiing down a snowy slope. What better way to occupy a spare winter afternoon! | Mr. Paul Robbins, director of the Classical choirs and Madrigal, expressed an interest in woodworking. He enjoys hammering out his own fine creations in his spare time. In the future, when a substitute is needed for woodshop, why not call on Mr. Robbins. Another interesting spare time activity is that of Mr. Francis Girr. He is a frequent visitor to area museums. Mr. 20 STAFF Mrs. Jean Bogan - English Mrs. Sandra Camp - Art Mr. John Christie - Music Girr enjoys such courses as Japanese Block Art, and sculpturing. He shares this activity with many students in his Culture Vultures club. Many teachers also enjoy traveling. One such teacher, Mr. Pervonga takes frequent trips to Greece. Other teachers also enjoy an occasional trip to picturesque Europe and other parts of the world, In a few years they may be taking space shuttles to the moon. Most of Classical’s faculty had some very exciting and unusual spare time activities. Perhaps the most unusual, however, was that of Mr. Sawyer. His answer to what he does in his spare time was simply, ‘‘l’ll never tell!’ and, who knows what that could mean.

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22 STAFF Hidden in a far corner of the basement is a small pleasant room, known to the teachers as the faculty cafeteria. It is a place where the teachers can retreat for a few minutes of peace and quiet, a quick cup of coffee, or lunch and a chat with fellow faculty members. They can eat peacefully without worrying about being trampled by the many students in the student cafeteria. This lunchroom was an appreciated change from the days when the teachers ate in their classrooms. It also eliminated the inconvenience of bringing a lunch from home. The teachers may purchase lunches ranging widely from club and coldcut sandwiches to spaghetti or fish and fries. Whether teachers run to the cafeteria for lunch or to escape from the noise of students, it definitely provides a refuge from daily stress. Mr. Thomas Dowd - Social Mrs. Cathlene Smith - Office Miss Marilyn Freedman - Math = A typical table at the teacher’s cafeteria. Mr. Robert Farr - Science Mr. Gary Watson - Counselor