Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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FRESHMEN CLASS HISTORY On September 7,1977 the class of 1981 entered Clinton High School. Shortly, thereafter Principal John Gibbons appointed Mr. Ralph Ricci and Miss Anne Merriman as our advisors. At the end of September we elected the following as officers: President — Edward Peete, Vice- President — Shawn Moran, Secretary — Jane Santoro, and Treasurer — Amy Jewett. During the month of November, a new event was intro- duced called Spirit Week, in which the entire student body competed in a variety of events to determine which class was the MOST SPIRITED. Being quiet and reserved, the upperclasses completely overlooked the class of ’81 and its spirit. At the first Sprirt Week Rally the upperclasses sat in a state of shock as it was announced the Freshmen Class — Class of 198 1 was judged THE MOST SPIRITED. Another highlight of first semester at C.H.S. was cheer- ing our varsity football team to a Midland League Title, an undefeated season, and a birth in the Superbowl at Spring- field College. Our gallant Gaels were outscored by Min- nechaug 41 to 27, but displayed their typical spirited atti- tude through the contest. Under the direction of our advisors, our class began fund-raising projects that included bumperstickers, Christmas corsages, and a bake sale. Our success in these endeavors and the honor of being the MOST SPIRITED helped to build our confidence and class spirit that was to carry us for the remaining three years. At the end of our Freshman year, our Principal, Mr. John Gibbons announced his retirement and the students of C.H.S. held a special assembly to honor him for his many years of dedicated service to the town of Clinton. The Class of 1981 sincerely appreciated his efforts to ensure that we made a smooth transition into the rigors of high school life. ROLL ON GAELS

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY In September 1978 we entered C.H.S. confidently walk- ing the corridors as Sophomores. However, several changes had taken place. Mr. David Hazel was now our Principal and Mr. Leo Bachant was our Vice-Principal. In addition we now addressed Miss Merriman as Mrs. Gales- ki, as she had been married during the summer vacation. When class elections were held at the end of September we selected the following as class officers; President — David Moran, Vice-President — Shawn Moran, Secretary — Jane Santoro, Treasurer — Amy Jewett. As time passed. Spirit Week rolled around again and our class had to defend its title of MOST SPIRITED CLASS. Although the other classes were better prepared for the competition, we proudly chanted “We’re No. I’’ at the Spirit Week rally when Mr. Gerald Foley presented a plaque to our class which captured four first place awards. In addition, in November our class sponsored the annual Thanksgiving Day Show. On this occasion our class members and many other students displayed their singing and dancing talents. We especially remember the lyrics of the “Good Ship Lollipop” sung by a crew of Sophomores. As the New Year began, our class conducted a green stamp drive for a Pioneer stereo to be used as a raffle prize. Again the project succeeded as our class spirit reached new heights. A few weeks later we participated in interclass drama- tics competition selecting “Hilly Billy High Jinks” as our play. In this event the talented and experienced Senior Class prevailed as we learned that it would take a greater dramatic effort to win Interclass Dramatics competition. During the winter months our boys varsity basketball team had a successful season which was highlighted by participating in the Clark Tournament and reaching the finals of the District 3 Basketball Tournament. Our dream of the District 3 Title ended in the finals as the Ayer High School Panthers outscored our Gaels. As our Sophomore year came to a close, we eagerly looked forward to our Junior year and its traditional activi- ties — the Homecoming and the Prom. Before the school year ended in June, we selected the Sheraton-Tara in Framingham as the site of our Junior Prom.