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

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John Bobianski 40 Leete Street Student Patrol David Boshko 243 Tinkham Road Golf, Hockey Miriam Bracamonte 18 Rowland Street Drama Club, Prom Committee, Student Government, Track 22 Seniors Marjorie Bondioli Dante Bongiovanni Paul Bonitto Stacey Bork 22 Rosedale Avenue 6 Burt Road 38 Bristol Street 80 East Alvord Street Band, N.H.S., Orchestra, : Afro-Am., Basketball, Lawn Coffee Shop, Horseback Recorder, Student Committee, Student Patrol, Riding, Softball Government Track Anna Botta Kathleen T. Bowler Michael Boyd Ronald Boykan 488 Tiffany Street 148 West Canton Circle 94 Sylvan Street 44 Washington Road Chorus Blue White, N.H.S., Football, Soccer Baseball Senior Prom Committee, Student Government, Tennis Angela Bracey William R. Braese Joyce Browning Constance Burke 139 Rosemary Drive 122 Homestead Avenue 159 Wellington Street 90 Pilgrim Road Student Patrol Choir, Chorus, Drama Club Recorder Rosemary Burns William Burrage Lorna Burt 373 White Street 16 Surrey Road 177 Flint Street Banquet Committee, Ski Band, Orchestra, Stage Afro-Am., Banquet Club Band Committee, Blue White Business, Cashier

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Armelle A. Akray Tina Albano Jeanine Allard 191 Northampton Avenue 93 Malden Street 18 Trillium Street Basketball, Drama Club, Softball David Allen Stuart Andrews Dante Artioli Marjorie Atkins Scott Atkins 110 Burghardt Street 106 Harmon Avenue 88 Olmsted Drive 15 Wigwam Place 13 Wigwam Place N.H:S. Baseball, Drama Club, Banquet Committee, Baseball, Blue White Hockey Majorettes Business, Bowling an cpa Orville Bailey Michael Baldyga Kevin Barker Leslie Barlow Ellen Barowsky 158 Old Farm Road 98 Kathleen Street 1563 Parker Street 1556 Plumtree Road 105 Packard Avenue Afro-Am., Cross Country, Baseball, Coffee Shop Band, Stage Band Swimming Recorder, Scribe, Swimming Track Karen M. Beaulieu Joanne Begley Karen Belniak Jeannine Berard Brenda A. Berte 57 Mansfield Street 77 Miller Street 201 Osborne Terrace 36 Fisher Street 70 Quentin Road Senior Prom Committee Soccer, Softball Blue White Business Seniors 21

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Michael Bortone 224 Greenaway Drive Track George Bozoglos 63 Lawndale Street Track Scott Burke 57 Bretton Road Drama Club, N.H.S. An Ordeal Worth Forgetting “Let’s see ... need my application completed with transcript, postmarked by January 15 ... make an appointment for an interview before February 1 ... fill out the Financial Aid Form and mail by March 1, but at least one month before any deadline that has to be met ... retake the SAT’s on November 1 and three Achievements on December 6, I must improve my scores ... and for heaven’s sake keep those grades up, the first semester is the most the colleges will see.” So what else is new? Apart from the “sreat time” seniors were supposed to be having was a lengthy and detailed process known as the college application routine. And what may have started out to be exciting turned sour too soon. Seniors were constantly anticipating the relief that would come from an end that was nowhere in sight. It began innocently enough. You had to decide what you wanted to do and find a school that offered this type of education. Then it was perusing catalogues and perhaps campus visits to study more closely what each had to offer. Disillusioning experiences shattered dreams of the perfect school for some. Senior year involved writing for admissions materials, taking or retaking admissions tests, reviewing permanent records and your transcript to correct errors, reading recommendations or having them written, and finally applying to a few schools just to be safe. Filling out those long applications was such a pain — telling a college all about yourself and maybe responding with an essay to “Why do you want to be what you want to be?” And soon enough an interview date arrived; your shaking knees and trembling voice didn’t aid the impression you were so determined to make. Then it was waiting and more waiting. Each day you ran home to check the mail, hoping for one letter of acceptance which you finally got, but only after sobbing over the regrets that preceeded it. Once you had a school that wanted you, the question was how to finance this education. You prayed that all the federal and state grants, loans and work-study that were part of the FAF application would cover all the costs. Winning one of those scholarships you had spent hours applying for sure wouldn’t hurt. Whatever the case, the ordeal was almost over. Now it was time to dream about the life you’d lead in college, all the new friends you’d make, and the day when you’d agree that the hardest part of being a senior was definitely worth it. 1. Tom O’Connor works hard to meet Rensselaer’s dead- line. 2. Sue Pagnoni wonders if basket weaving at UMass is the major for her. Monica Caldwell 59 Carlisle Street Katherine Calderon 23 Lavender Lane Soccer Choir Holly Bushey 16 Carlisle Street Banquet Committee, Blue White Business, Cashier, Choir, Drama Club Timothy W. Bushey 672 Alden Street Cafeteria Staff, Recorder Patricia Cabey 81 Laurence Street Seniors 23