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

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Ted Chmura 103 Farnsworth Street Coffee Shop May Chamoun 37 Narragansett Street Scribe, Student Patrol Denise A. Ciaschini I5 Batavia Street Marie P. Coleman Il Orinond Street Cathryn E. Clayton 214 Forest Hills Road Blue White, Chorus, Mad- rigal Prom Committee Why Students Chose Classical Every year Classical High School has a high graduation rate. Why? Is it because the students at Classical can receive a diploma without earning one? Certainly not. Ninety-five percent of Classical High School’s students are enrolled in the college preparatory program. The C.P. course prepares students for college by requiring that students take certain courses. Also, a student may not pass any of these courses with a D grade or lower. If Classical has so many require- ments, why is it the obvious choice among many high school students? Sharon Leidhold felt it was because our school “is considered the best high school in Springfield to prepare a student for college.” Another stu- dent thought it had to do with the foreign language courses offered. “I wanted to continue my education in French for a few levels higher than what the other high schools in the city offered.” When Andrea Owens was asked why she chose Classical over other high schools she replied, “I planned on going to college, so | needed the closest thing to college that | could get.” Along the same line, another Classical stu- dent pointed out, ‘I knew that I wanted to go to college, but I also knew that for my future career | didn’t need a definite concentration in mathematics, science, or ste- Thomas Davis 135 Commonwealth Avenue Cross-Country, Track, Wrestling Deanna M. DelTergo 24 Princess Road Classical “is considered the best high school in Springfield to finals. prepare a student for college.” Paul U. Demos 9 Monrovia Street nography when | got there. | wanted a liberal arts back- ground, so Classical seemed the obvious choice, and to spend so much money to go to Cathedral and get the same education seemed ridiculous to me.” A transfer student from another school felt that he “wasn’t being adequately prepared” for what he believed he needed academically to gain entrance into the college of his choice. Students chose Classical because of the collegiate atmosphere it provides. Classical tries to simulate the college work schedule; for example, giving students a heavy load of homework every night, having students prepare term papers, and giving mid-terms and Classical also has many advanced placement courses. Classical offers trigonometry for those who excel in math, or would like to enter a math field. A.P. English and A.P. History for those students that excel in the arts, and A.P. French for those that are above average in French. Classical is actually the best high school in the city. Congratulations seniors, in making the right choice and picking the best high school in Springfield — Classical. You have taken your first step towrd success. ° Anthony V. De Musis 19 Colorado Street Blue White Business, For- eign Language Club, Stu. Government, Swimming Lori A. Didato 129 Lamont Street Band Seniors Blue White Business, 25

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Manuel A. Carreira Frank R. Caruso, Jr. Roy P. Cato 77 Sterling Street 22 Eloise Street 477 Allen Park Road John W. Cavers pres A. oe Track Baseball Wrestling 210 Talmadge Drive mbury Street Heather M. Conelley Kristen J. Contois Daniel N. Cosenzi Set lt Deon Circe Sala aad at 23 Irene Street 181 Bamont Street Karen M. Cossaboom avajoi Roa , , : 213 Pheland Avenue Madrigal Ski Club, Softball Baseball, Football B A. Craven Linda |. Cruz eA. ‘ 62 Governor street Pea ria Revinesrowiey 24 Central Street Christine M. Cuoco 30 Craig Street 76 Sterling Street Cheerleading, Foreign Lan- Baseball eaage Chip 22 Dell Place Richard Curpenski Lewis D'Agostino Gerald M. Daniele Michael A. Daniels Lora A. Davis 25 Webber Street 40 Eldridge Street 96 Rhinebeck Avenue I7 Sycamore Street Basketball, Track Football, Hockey, Track Band Afro-Am., Drill Team 93 Crestmont Street Baseball, Basketball, Soccer 24 Seniors

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Traci A. Deveau 229 Glenoak Drive Banquet Committee, Blood- bank, Prom Committee, Vi- deobreak Linda A. Dineen 47 Gardens Drive Softball, Swimming John DiMaio 24 Leyfred Terrace Football, Track Leonard Donovan 45 Bronson Terrace Sean Donahue 30 Louis Road Time In A Bottle “Say Diane,” said Jack. “Remember our high school years? Those were The Best of Times. It seems like it was just Yesterday.” “Yes, Jack, they were the Best Years Of Our Life.’’, answered Diane. “Remember the summer Vacation when we met in AIl- lentown? You were a real Maneater in high school. But You Got Lucky when | found you. Our first date was at that pizza place on Baker Street.” “Yes, and you said ‘No Anchovies, Please’ and that was our first argument. | loved anchovies.” You didn’t Call Me for a long time after that. | was Shattered.” “But I still remember your old phone number. It was 867- 5309.” “| admired you so. You were one of the Heroes of the football team. You hung around with all those Young Turks,’’ remembered Diane. “Yes, and you hung around with Roxanne and Rosanna, those Valley Girls, fer sure. Those girls were so silly On The Edge Of Seventeen.” Diane continued, “Remember how we all wanted to leave that One Story Town to find Fame in New York, New York? Even The Losers were Born To Run. But we were just Another Brick In The Wall. There were others just like us. “We sure got into a lot of Trouble. | used to Get Nervous a lot. But you used to tell me ‘Only The Good Die Young’, so | felt better. We got away with some Dirty Deeds. “Music really influenced our lives a lot in high school. Even Now | Love Rock and Roll. Our favorite songs were Anna Fitzgerald Dawn Flynn lll Pasedena Street 26 Seniors Barbara Foggs 401 Bay Street Kim Foley Cheerleading, Drill Team, Student Govern- ment, Student Patrol 434 Cannon Circle Afro-Am., On The Radio all the time.” “There were some really hard times, too. | used to think Hell Is For Children. | couldn’t wait for my parents to Turn Me Loose into the real world. Once | Ran away. At first | wasn’t sure if | Should Stay, but | decided | Should Go. | thought to myself ‘! Want To Rock This Town’. | couldn't find Satisfaction anywhere. | met some really strange peo- ple. One man named Super Freak who wanted me to sell Cocaine for him. Some guy named Baba O'Reilly saved me from Super Freak’s clutches. He said everyone from My Generation Musta Got Lost at one time or another. But when | found you | straightened out.” “| know, dear. You Needed Me.” “Well, everything turned out fine in the end. You Got Papers On Me and we got married. We found our Stairway To Heaven. Darlene Forcier 17 Mooreland Street Chorus 32 Eton Street Blue White Business