Commonwealth Parkville School - Comet Yearbook (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

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- Speaking of routes, Mark Barte is a pilot now, somewhere over the ocean. Denise Walton happens to be his stewardess. She recently won the Miss Contortion of 1978 Award. Did you know that Guenola is now Mrs. Sostre and has nine little baseball players of her own? Netty Wagner is the coach of the team. - No, I hadn't heard, but with Netty as coach it should be a good team. - Have you seen any other people we went to school with? ' - Yes, I hear Rick Fels is still trying to pass 11th grade English at Commonwealth. - Pity! Oh what a Pity! - Philip has been more successful. He happens to be water boy for the Baltimore Colts. He doesn't have to worry about forgetting the sideline markersg just water buckets. Dur- ing off season, Philip's catering service is employed by Commonwealth's cafeteria. - Did you hear about the fire at Rincon a few weeks ago? - No, ldidn't. - Well Robert Walters put his glasses down to go out surfing, and the sun hit them at a bad angle and started the largest fire in the history of that area. - Bonnie Jetter is now a top race driver and she hasn't had an accident yet. She recently announced that her engagement to J . A. is off for ever. Micky Arabel is in this hospital with a bad case of sleeping sickness. The doctors say that he has been sick since his last year in high school. Susie Forster and Raquel Welch are co-starring in a new film production by Dan Janer. Dan says that it is a pleasure to be in a production with Susie and Raquel. - Have you.heard that Nelson Bregon is now a Judge at Juvenile Hall? - Yes, I did hear something about that. I'll bet he's doing a good job. That man has a good head on his shoulders. - Did you see the T.V.- show at 11 o'clock last night? - No that is way past my bed time. - Well Johnny Perez and Silvia Rodriguez conducted a debate. They both won prizes. Johnny won the trophy for saying the least, the loudest and Silvia won the trophy for winning the debate. - Did you hear that Arthur Segal is playing professional basketball with the Celtics? He still can't make a layup, but he does all right for the shortest guy on the team. - Speaking of basketball, Val Hope has become the first girl member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Her brother Steve couldn't make the team, but he's on his way to a great acting CZICBI. - Lindsey Prince is busy designing a mural for the Empire State' building and the rumors are that it is to be purple. Melanie, who is now Mrs. Prince, is a soprano in the Caguas Metropolitan Opera. - Do you remember Nancy Hardy? Well, she is married to a priest and has 19 blonde little girls and is still trying for a boy. - Now, let's see, Richard Middendorf has converted his V,,W. into a restaurant and is doing well. Miguel Perez is teaching at M.I.T. His field is advanced calculus, Henry Rodriguez now owns Argentina, while Bobby Pulliam is still waiting for a million dollars to drop from' the sky. - Linda Shuman is traveling around the U.S. as the shortest, fatest woman in the world. - Well good for her, I always knew she would make it big. - I've got to go now, Idiot, take care of yourself. - O.K., bye now.

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PRO HECK, As we begin our story, we find Gary Montilla, a traveling priest, talking to his old buddy, Bruce Breslow, who is in the hospital recovering from severe belly button disorders. Let's join the conversation which is already in progress. Gary - Have you heard about Diane Cooney 's marriage to Ion McCune? Bruce - Yes I did! I read about it in the paper the other day. What are they' doing? Gary - Jon is a construction worker making Sl. 70 an hour and is expecting a raise soon. Diane is helping out as a fashion designer. R. - I heard that Margie Foster is studying underwater life in her submarine. G. - Oh really? That reminds me . . . Just the other day I married Sherry Altman to John Zito. She is a professional hair straightener now. B. - Do you happen to have their address? I'd like to send them a card. G. - No, I don't, when I asked John he said something about being on top of a cave. B. - I hear Steven Lord is being sought by Federal Narcotics' agents for coming up with and selling a new hallucinogen. G. - Oh, that's a shame, he always seemed such a good person. B. - Have you seen Chris Rivera lately? G. - Yes, they call him the barefoot boy in Greenwich Village now. He still hasn't learned to play the guitar. - B. - What about Bucky and Norby? G. - Well, Bucky has become a Rabbi and he recently gave a talk on the hazards of driving without a license. A subject he is well-versed in. Norby travels with Bucky as his Can tor you knowg he has developed a very good voice, but he still is a little awkward. The other day he tripped over a high note and broke his ankle. B, - I spoke to Duncan the other night. G. - Oh yes, how is he? B, - Well, things haven't been too good with himg he has gone bankrupt. He did get a job teaching economics at Commonwealth though. He tells me that Nancy Ramos is a Mother Superior at a home for wayward girls in Paraguay. He has also heard from Paul Condello and he says that Paul has repaired his stationwagon and is now a publico driver on the San Juan-Ramey route.

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TEACHER . . . COACH . . . ADVISOR. . . FRIEND - these are all the faces of Mr. Furcolo. During his stay in Commonwealth, Mr. Furcolo has not only inspired us academically but instilled us with a sense of school pride and spirit. He has always been eager to offer his assistance, both with our studies and with extracurricular activities. For all his time and effort, in behalf of the senior class, we dedicate our corner to Mr. Mark Furcolo.