Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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Sophomore Class History In September of ' 79, we entered CHS feeling a little more at ease since we were no longer the newcomers to the school. By the end of the month we finally started to get organized. We placed our confidence in our newly elected officers to lead us through the up-coming year; President — Alison Christie. Vice-President — Patrick McNamara, Treasurer — Joan McNally, and Secretary — Ellen McQuoid. As spirit week approached once again, our class was determined to improve its standing in the competition. We were a little more organized and showed greater spirit than the previous year. Just about everything went smoothly at the rally until our class poster “stood up” — or more correctly, fell down — and got noticed. Despite this small stroke of bad luck we pulled through and were able to place 3rd in the competition. As sophomores we were now given the chance to show our acting ability in the Interclass Dramatics competition. We chose for our play, “Snowy White and the Seven Chicks.” Even though we placed 3rd, those who participated enjoyed their small taste of stardom. In the spring, under the leadership of coach Caesar Ditullio, the girls softball team showed it ' s excellence by capturing the Midland league title. As the end of our sophomore year approached, we all looked forward to a relaxing summer, but we eagerly anticipated the most important events of our junior year — the Homecoming and the Prom. 24 u23

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In September of 1978, we entered the high school as freshmen. Being in an unfamiliar place, we wandered through the halls dazed for several days. We did not feel so bad when we learned that our Vice-Principal, Mr. Leo Bachant, was also new nere. He was appointed to replace Mr. David Hazel, who became the new Principal in place of Mr. John Gibbons, who had recently retired. As freshmen, we encountered many of the activities of the high school. At the end of September, we elected the following to represent our class: Robert Williamson — President, Patrick McNamara — Vice-President, Alison Christie — Treasurer, and Ellen McQuoid — Secretary. At this time, we were also informed that Miss Anne Lugi and Freshman Class History Mr. James Brodrick had taken on the task of advising our class for the next four years. At the beginning of November, we were introduced to another high school event — Spirit Week — where all of the classes compete in various activities to see whicn class is the most spirited. Being inexperienced, we placed last, but we vowed to come back next year and do much better. However, we could not let the other classes forget us in sports. That year, we sported a 9-1 record in Freshman Football and the Junior Varsity Volleyball team was undefeated. Also, a Flag Corp was formed to perform at half-time during the football games. We also enjoyed cneering on the varsity teams. We were particularly proud of the boys Varsity Basketball team, whose successful season merited them a berth in the Clark Tournament and advanced them to the finals of the District 3 Basketball Tournament. Though defeated by the Ayer High School Panthers, we realized what it meant to be a Gael. Under the direction of our advisors, our class began to raise funds for our future events. We had an energy raffle, a bake sale, and we sold green and gold balloons at the football games. All of these events were great successes. As we concluded our Freshman year at CHS, we were full of confidence and looked forward, with great excitement, to our future years in the high school. 4

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1 ooem zer , 1) S ' O Homecoming On the night of November 1, 1980, our first formal dance was held at Clinton High School. This night was the climax of Spirit Week activities with our class capturing the title of the “Most Spirited.” Al- though the Gaels were defeated in the annual Homecoming game, our spirits remained high as we danced to the sounds of Glass Leaf until midnight. Before the evening was over, we selected the queen and her court. Chosen as queen was Lisa Tambolleo, and the members of her court were Christine St. Cyr, Cheryl Parker, Kim O ' Malley, Judy Bailey, Eileen Gibbons and Peggy Lipka.