Durfee High School - Durfee Record Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1979 volume:

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 4 DURFEE At Durfee there’s no reason to feel blocked off from reality. Our teachers help us to open the doors . . . enabling us to bridge the barrier between adoles- cence and adulthood. OUR COMMUNITY 6 mi WE THANK YOU! Our appreciation and thanks ... we learn, discover and socialize in a new environment because of community concern and support. 7 NOT FORGOTTEN! 8 A ONE YEAR ADVENTURE! 1978 - 1979 9 SMILING SMILING SMILING Yes! we are smiling ... we know there’s some- thing special about being a student at Durfee. 10 We are caught up in the excitement of our senior year ... a time zone ... the minutes are ticking away a little faster as each day goes by. 11 ALIVE AT DURFEE ... We are not so blinded by our new surroundings to forget that the utmost must be given so that the utmost can be achieved. 12 iff 4 I 14 TODAY’S SENIORS ... TOMORROW’S GRADUATES. Our school days ... court yard get togethers, flex period socializing and academic achievements and occasional blunders . . only moments to remember. CLASS OF “79” Class of 79M ... the big first .,. first senior class to put in a full year hitch at the new Durfee. 16 SENIORS SENIORS SENIORS I' SENIORS SENIORS SENIORS 18 CAROL M. AGUIAR DULCE M. AGUIAR MARIA AFFONSO SUSAN ALLARD DAWN MARIE ALVES PATRICK ALVES MARIE ALMEIDA STEVEN ALMEIDA US??? We didn’t do nothing!! 19 fOYCE AMARELLQ ANTHONY MARIA CHRISTINE AMARAL AMARAL DENISE MARIE AMORIN MARY ANDRADE 20 GINA ANGELINI JOE ARAUJO KATHY ARAUJO JOE ANTUNES 21 JOSEPH ARRUDA MARIA A. ARAUJO GARY P. ARRUDA MARIA MARGAR1DA ARRUDA GORETTI ARRUDA JANET ARRUGO LINDA ARNALDO 22 0 MELANIE LYNN ASTLE DIANE BAKER PATRICIA A BAPTISTA EDITH BANKY MANUEL BARCELOS 23 DEBBIE LYNN ATKINSON RICHARD C BAREK PAUL H. BEAUDOIN DIANE BELLMORE GREGORY P. BENEVIDES MARIO BATISTA ANDREW B, BEAUDRY KENNETH ROLAND BAZIN ET MARK W. LYNNE MARIE BELISLE BERNARD 24 ROBERT MAURICE BERNARD SCOTT MITCHELL BERNAT BRIAN J. BIGELOW 25 JANET L BISSON SHARON BOGAN CATHERINE M BORGES CHRISTINE BLAIR ROBERTA A. BONIFACIO DIANA BORGES 26 ELAINE BORGES SCOTT F. BORGES ANTHONY BOUCHARD ISABEL IVL BORGES EDWARDA M. BOTELHO KEVIN M. BOUCHARD ROSA LINDA BORGES MADELINE ELIZABETH ANN BOTELHO BOUDRIA 27 VALERIE MARIE BOUDRIA CHRISTOPHER BOYLE ANN MARIE BRANCO LYNN M. FLO KIMBERLY A, BOYER BRAGA BRANCO 20 MARIA C. BRANCO MARY fO BRUM ELAINE BREAULT CARRIE D. BRUSH ROBERT L. GINNY LYNN BRODEUR BUSS BRIAN P. CABRAL CHERYL A. CABRAL DONNA M. CABRAL 29 MICHELLE CANT IN BETTE ANN CAHOON AMY CACCEABEVE DONNA L. CAISSE ANN MARIE CANUEL CHERYL ANN CADIME 30 ERIN P. THERESA C. DENISE CAREY CARON CARREIRO 31 JAMES M. CAREY MICHAEL CARR THERESA ANNE CARREIRO SUSAN P. LYNNE M PAUL J. CASEY CHAPDELAINE CHARETTE DONNA M. CASTRO DIANE MARIE DALE CHARETTE CHAVOUS 32 MARIA CIOLFI MARGARET COLLINS THOMAS COOGAN 33 SUSAN BETH COHEN CATHERINE M. CONNELLY LISA CORDEIRO Some do anything to be first in the lunch line! DENNIS |OHN CORREIA DONNA CORREIA MARIA F. MICHAEL CORDEIRO CORDEIRO ROBERT CORREIA 34 STEVEN CORREIA ROSE M. TONY J. CORVELO CORVELO BARBARA J. , CORREIRA KAREN ANN CORREIRA I think you confused me with that one??? 35 NATALIA R. COSTA RENAY MARIE COSTA MARIA CONNIE COSTA MICHAEL J. COSTA SUSAN COSTA 36 DONNA COULOMBE KAREN CRANSHAW LINDA MARIE CRAVEIRO ALTINO B. COUTINHO ANNETTE COUTURE 37 ELIZABETH DA SILVA DINA M, CUNHA CATHY CYR TONY M. DA SILVA KAREN DOREEN CRUZ JUDITH M. CZERWONKA SANDRA LEE DA TONTE 38 LOUIS F. DAVIS HOLLY M DEMERS DIANE M. DESJARDINS ARTHUR R. DESMARAIS JEFFREY DE MOTTA DEBORAH A. DE LEON PATRICIA A. DELISLE 39 DAWN LEE DESMARAIS SUZANNE MARIE DESPRES DEBRA N. DIAS THERESA )EAN DESMARAIS JOANNE DE VOLL GEORGE S, DIMOCK MARY FRANCES BRENDA MARY ELLEN DE SOUTO DIAS DOLLARD 40 ALAN P. DUARTE JAMES E. MARY E. DONNELLY DOUCETTE CAROLYN M. ELIZABETH A. JEFFREY J. DONOVAN DREWNIAK DUARTE 41 ROLAND M. DARLENE M. COLLEEN DUBE DUBOIS DUCLOS ANN MARIE DUBOIS SHEILA M. DUCHARME PAULINE DUFRESNE 42 BEVERLY A. DUPUIS BRUCE ELIAS I : 7 f 'lx. DENISE M. DU LIAM EL CAROL ANN DUMONT EDWARD D. DUQUETTE DIANE ELIAS DIANE L. DUPONT BRENDA L. EMOND KATHY M. DURAND 43 TRACEY E. ENG MARIA FARIA CAROL A. FARIS ANTONE FARIAS JOHN FARRARO LEIGH A. FALLON 44 BRENDA LEE FARIA ALBERT FARINHA IV DONNA A, FASTING CAROL ANN FATA BRENDA FERREIRA MARY LOU FERREIRA CAROLINE G. FERREIRA SARA CONNIE FERREIRA ALLISON M. FERNANDES DEBORAH ANNE FERNANDES LOMEL1A MARIA FERREIRA KATHRYN MARIE FLANAGAN 45 JANET M. FOSTER KERRI E. FREEMAN DEBORAH FURTADO MICHAEL D. FRANK CHARLENE C. FRENETTE JAMES C. FURTADO DAWN M. FREDERICK LEOMENA FREITAS JOSE A. FURTADO 46 CHERYL ANN DEBORAH E. GABBOUR GAGNON jOAN GALLOWAY JOANNE GAGL1ARDO EDMUND GALEGO ROBERTA ANN GALVAO 47 LYNN ). MARILIA C. EVERETT GARANT GARCIA GASPAR EVELINA M. STEPHEN P. GARE S. GARCIA GARDELLA GASPAR 48 CHRISTINE GAUDETTE LIANE GIBEAU KERRY M. GREELEY KAREN L. GAUTHIER MARK JAY GISHERMAN JOHN S. GREENE 49 MARIA HELENA GERVASIO DONNA M. GOYETTE JO ANN R. GREGOIRE MICHAEL S. GRIFFIN GREGORY JEFFREY D. GRIFFIN RONALD GRIFFIN 50 RON I. GUILMETTE LINDA R. SHARON L. HAGUE HAMM MARY ELLEN GURNETT BRUCE P. HABIB 51 ISABELLE RUTH HANDS ERIN E. HARNEY WILLIAM HART DEBORAH M. HANSON HOLLY ANNE HARRINGTON ANNE MARIE HARTNETT DONALD G. HANSON PHILIP HARRINGTON MARIANNE HASPREY 52 JEAN M, JEFFREY GLEN T. HASSOUN HAWKINS HELLEY 53 DEBORA ANN HARVEY JAMES HEANEY TIM HEFFERNAN ELIZABETH ANN HERMANS RONNIE HOLDSWORTH LOIS J. HOWAYECK RAYMOND H. DONNA MARIE BOBBIE HERMANS HOWAYECK HRYCIW 54 KATHERINE HUDNER ROSE JOAQUIN MURIEL (ONES I ANN M. JORDAN JOSEPH P. JANEIRO WAYNE H. JEFFREY THERESA ROBERT L. DONNA S. JANSUSZ JOHNSON KAEGAEL 55 LISA C. KANE JULIE T. KATZMAN ROBERT F. LABOULIERE SHIN JIN KANG RAYMOND KNIGHT SUSAN KARL JANET L. KOZAK CHRISTINE M. LAFLEUR 56 COLLEEN ANN LAFLEUR SCOTT W. LA FORCE LUCILLE T. LAPOINTE ROBERT H. LAFLEUR LINDA M. LAPRE ANDREW PETE LAMOND 57 DONNA KARIN LARRIVEE LAVIGNE ANNETTE LE BLANC 58 LISA A. LARRIVEE RON A. LAVOIE MICHEAL ). LE BLANC JOANNE LEDUC rt St 4 ANNE LEVESQUE KAREN MARY LINDQUIST STEVE LEONARDO DONNA M. DIANE J. SUSAN LEPAGE LEVESQUE LOPES 59 MICHAEL L. LYNCH JOYCE M. MAGAN STELLA ANN MAJKUT DAVID M. MALEK SUSAN MACHADO LYNNE ANN BRIAN E. MACHADO JO ANN MACHADO MAC KENZIE JANET A. MACLAUGHL1N 60 GERALD L MANCHESTER KAREN MURIEL MARCHAND ALFRED MARQUES III LAURIE A. MARCEAU ROBERT PAUL MARCHAND CARLEEN E. MARTIN 61 LYNN E. MARTIN EDWARD THOMAS MASSOUD ROGER G. MATTEAU JONATHAN S. MATHER LYNNE M. MAYNARD SENHOURINHA T. MARTINHO 62 BENjAMlN R. MASSA CANDICE L MATNEY COLLEEN MC CARTHY LORI MC CAULEY ARLENE S. MEDEIROS DONNA MEDEIROS KIM MC CLIMANS CYNTHIA MEDEIROS EDWARDA F. MEDEIROS STEPHEN MC NAUGHTON DAWN MARIE MEDEIROS ELIZABETH GAYLE MEDEIROS 63 MICHAEL VINCENT MEDEIROS LEONILDE MEDEIROS LISA GAIL MEDEIROS NANCY A. MEDEIROS LINDA MARIA NANCY L. MEDEIROS MEDEIROS MEDEIROS 64 RAYMOND H. MEDEIROS DAVID S. MELLO LISA A. MELLO THOMAS MEDEIROS fANE PAM A. MELLO MELLO 65 SKIP? Me skip a class??? SHERRI DONNA LYNN MELLO MENDONCA STEVE A. MIKULSKI DIANE C. MILLER MARC N. MICHAEL 66 ROBIN MIRRA KEITH L MONSOUR RUI P. MONIZ DEBBIE MIZHER 67 DAWN MONAST WOW! I think I got it. KATHLEEN MOREIRA MARIA C. MONTEIRO MARK A, MOREIRA 68 LISA A. MORRO FRED MOSA MARY E. MURRAY ANN MARIE NADEAU 69 DEBORAH |. NADEAU SERGIO NECCHI LAURA L. NIENTIMP AMY S. JOANNE BARBARA G, NADIEN NICOLETTI O’BLENIS a 70 KERRY O'BRIEN KAREN M O'CONNOR CAROLYN O’CONNELL KEVIN O'CONNOR PATRICIA O'HEARN 71 AZELIA OLIVIERA KENNETH OLIVEIRA ROSE MARY OLIVEIRA DEBORAH L. PAULO P. PETER R. OLIVEIRA OLIVEIRA OUELLETTE 72 GARY P. PACHECO GRACE PAIS DINA L. PAIVA MURIEL PACHECO CHERYL A. PAIVA WILLIAM PANCHLEY 73 SHEILA PACHECO DAVID S. PAIVA DENISE PARADISE PATRICIA PARAGON BRENDA PAULO DIANE M. PELOQUIN CHERYL PARISEE GARY JOSEPH PAVAO ALISSA PENDRAKE JANE LYNN T. LORI A. PATOTA PAVAO PEREIRA ■ 74 MARIA R. PEREIRA PAMELA D. PEREIRA ROBIN PETRIN MARY LOU PEREIRA TINA PEREIRA JOSE M. PIMENTAL MOSES ZELIA M. ROBERT P, PEREIRA PEREIRA PINEAULT JR, 75 ROBIN ). PINEAULT PETEK PITEIRA LYNN M. PIQUES VIRGINIA L. PLASSKI ALAN R. CYNTHIA PIRES PRAYZNER MARIE E. PRIMO KATHLEEN PRUETT LINDA QUINT 76 CATHERINE RAPOSA LUIS M. RAPOSO VALERIE RAMOS i7 UH -XT (i 1 ANN M. DIANA MANUEL RANKIN RAPOSA RAPOSO 77 ELLEN VERA ANN LINDA M. RAPOZA REED REGO MARK A. PAMELA STEVEN RAPOZA REGAN REGO 78 NANCY ANN REID ELIZABETH RESENDES KAREN A. REZENDES BENNY J. REYES STEVEN J. RICHARD ISABEL REIS MICHAEL DAVID KATHLEEN A. REIS REZENDES RILEY 79 Hey you cheerleaders, could you use us at Shaffer? NANCY A. ROBINSON ELIZABETH ROBBINS DORINE RIOUX 80 PATRICIA ANN ROCHA CHRISTOPHER LEE RODER1GUES MICHELE RODRIGUE YEAH! Well I have got a message for you. CHRISTOPHER ROCKETT MELISSA RODERICK 81 LUCILLE E. ' ROIAS BRIAN RODRIGUES JOHN I. RODRIGUES CATHERINE ROIES GREGORY MARGARET PEARL RODRIGUES RODRIGUES ROSOFSKY 82 DEBBIE ROUSSEL BARBARA ANN SABRA ANN S ALOIS JONATHAN L. SABER LAURIE DAVE SAHADY SANTOS 83 ROBERT SANTOS JOSE SARAMAGO ARLEEN L. SILVA RONALD G. SANTOS IOSEPH L, O. SHERMAN BRENDA SILVA 84 BARBARA A. SAUNDERS ANTONIO D. SILVA DOLORES M. SILVA PAULINE M. SILVA JOE LUIS G. SILVA SILVA 85 LOUIS SILVA MARIA F. SILVA ELIZABETH H. SILVIA JOANNE E. MARY SHIRLEY SILVIA SILVIA SIMON JUVENTINA MARIA SILVA MICHAEL S. SILVIA DOLORES SIROIS 86 ALISON W. SMITH RHONDA SOLOMON JAMES SOUZA JOANNA L. SOUZA ARLENE SMITH CHERYL A. SOUSA MARGARET SOUSA JOHN SOUZA LISA ). SOARES 87 MARK S. SOUZA GAIL A. SPOONER SHARON G. STEPHENSON WILLIAM SOUZA KAREN STAWICK1 LAURIE A. STEVENS 88 ROBERT SOREL DAVID L. STEINHOF PAULINE ST. ROCK BEATRICE LAUREEN A. SULLIVAN SULLIVAN KATHLEEN NANCY JO ANN SULLIVAN SULLIVAN SUTCLIFFE 89 MATTHEW G, LISA ANNE LILLIAN SZARGOWICZ TAMDORELLA TAVARES SANDRA f. ELIZABETH ANN MARY SZURLEYS TAVARES TAVARES 90 BRENDA TESSIER PETER THOMPSON DENISE THERRAULT ROBERT THOMPSON MARIE LOUISE MARY BETH THIBAULT TOMMER JOSEPH TORRES ROBERT TYRRELL JULIE VALLES 91 92 MELANIE VENASSE JOYCE VENTURA KENNETH VIEIRA CYNTHIA VINCENT SHARON MARIELA E. VIVEIROS VOLLMERT Something new at Durfee, THE TRADEWINDS RESTAURANT. ALAN VIVEIROS JOHN VIVEIROS 93 KEITH WATTERS ANN MARIE WALSH ERNEST L. WATSON JR. EDWARD JOSEPH WEGLOWSKI 94 MARY ELLEN WARD ROBERT A. WATSON |OHN ]. WELCH III JAMES WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER D. WONG PAULINE J. WORSLEY NANCY L. MARGARET E. JANICE G. WILSON WONG YEE 95 THERE IS MORE TO THE NEW B.M.C. DURFEE H.S. OF FALL RIVER THAN ITS LOCATION AND NAME. 96 The new Durfee gave us an opportunity to choose from many courses that got us involved in food preparation, restaurant operations and retailing procedures. For those oriented towards chemical reactions and biological theory, new up-to-date labs were available for us to learn and experiment in. A new elaborate field house provided us with a variety of things to challenge our muscles. Gymnastics, swimming, and or tennis offered more excitement and enjoyment to physical education. 97 Some of us will not appreciate what now exists as part of the present until we have been thrown into the future. Our Senior year has been a mixture of new policies new rules and new surroundings that many times drove us into a sphere of chaos and disappointment. However, no matter how chaotic or disappointing some of those Sen- ior school days might have been, we have indeed had an active part in Durfee's new beginning. ASSOCIATED WITH THE OLD AND VAGUELY FA- MILIAR WITH THE NEW . . . OUR SENIOR YEAR. 98 SENIOR PROM COMMITTEE Kelly ALECR1M Sara FERREIRA Tom COOGAN Mike CARR Chris BOYLE Margie MURPHY Laurie MARCEAU Joanne NICOLETTI Chris ROCKETT Lynn GARANT Katie HUDNER Lois HOWAYECK Joseph SABIK Ann SALOIS Alsion SMITH Sharon BOGAN Erin CAREY Elizabeth DREWN1AK Judy CZERWONKA Carolyn DONOVAN Nancy SULLIVAN David STEINHOF Jean HASSOUN Susan LOPES Keith MONSOUR Lynn MARTIN Brenda TESSIER Kathie FLANAGAN Joanne SOUZA SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT, MICHAEL FRANK VICE-PRESIDENT, BARBARA SABRA SECRETARY, JEAN HASSOUN (not shown) CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES - Compliments of STEVEN A. CAMARA “65 MEMBER OF THE FALL RIVER SCHOOL COMMITTEE. FORD IS OUT CARTER ... PRESIDENT BASKETBALL ... NO. ONE — ’■ OUR SOPHOMORE YEAR ft 100 Durfee at Last! Trying to memorize a rotating schedule ,. . a short day . .. home room at 9:50, Hey, don’t you just love D day ,,. X period. Students walk out ... demerits are gone and detention is back in. Ford bids farewell ,Carter says “its time for a change. Fall River gets a tax hike ... Durfee is the state champion in basketball competition ... it’s a trip to Wash- ington D.C. AH is well on stage ... “The Odd Couple is a success ... “Fiddler on the Roof is a big hit. Many laughs are heard in the audience as they watch the “Gong Show. These productions were the last to be staged at the Durfee campus on Rock Street. Happy Days is big on TV .. . there seems to be a lot of Fonzies at Durfee, Feet are moving ,,. Disco Duck is going strong ... Rocky is big at the movies. Time for PSAT’s ... then our first real finals. Spring is here .,. we prepare for our fanfare greeting to Slimmer. Two more years to go .,. new school .. . where are you???? 101 1977 - 1978 Home room is back at 8:00 ... we have the Student Code of Responsibility. Elvis is gone ... Crosby soon follows. Another great year in basketball ... Fall River has a new mayor through a close election. Snow, it s everywhere ... Fall River is declared a disaster area ... cars are banned .. . hey, we just learned how to drive. School is canceled for two weeks ... but we make it back in time for SAT's. 102 Billy Joe” ... Saturday Night Fever are big at the movies. John Travolta and the Bee Gees are in the spot light . .. Soap is a big hit ... who did kill Peter Campbell??? Hello Dolly” plays to a packed audience in the new high school ... hey, it seems to be getting warmer ... good weather for moving. The new high school is no longer a dream ... a concrete reality. Hey, I am lost. June 30 ... where are you??? We exit a chaotic year with anticipation of summer, of next year, and afterwards. THE BIG BLIZZARD ELVIS AND CROSBY GONE FOREVER THE BIG MOVE 103 KING BECOMES GOVERNOR. TEACHERS ... STRIKE. STUDENTS ... STRIKE. CHINA ... AMERICA JOIN HANDS. PANOS ... PRINCIPAL. At last ... our senior year! September comes quick- ly as usual ,.. school for only three days before teachers go out on a city-wide strike. Is it too cold to go back to the beach??? Students’ feelings are divided as some side with the teachers, some against ... not an easy time. An agreement is reached ... but admin- istrators have a new problem ... striking students! Some feel it is unfair that lost time must be made up by starting school twenty minutes earlier. Hey, 1 don’t get out of bed until 7:45. Finally we are back at school ... Mr. George Kelly is appointed as vice-principal... we prepare for SAT’s and achievements ... college applications ,. ♦ term papers. Boy, do I need a vaca- tion ... welcome ... Christmas! ‘ Animal House’’ has followed “Grease” as THE movie .., “Superman” is brought to life again .,. Robin Williams is a big hit as Mork from Ork. After many months of controversy, the final vice-principal slot is filled by Miss Marina Ventura. Is it already that time ... fittings for caps and gowns ... only three more months to go! Spring is here, and a mild winter is over ... for some our last winter in Fall River. We pass many hours in the courtyard with our friends. Soon we will leave .., our vacant spots being taken over by others. Before we know it college acceptances are received ,,. Pattie Murphy Day is here and the first senior slob day hits the new Durfee, Bring on the finals ... relax and enjoy the Senior Prom. ITS TIME FOR GRADU- ATION. FOR SOME IT COMES TOO SOON, FOR OTHERS NOT SOON ENOUGH. WHERE WILL WE BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, ... WHAT WILL WE BE ... FOR SURE WE WILL BE DURFEE GRADU- ATES. OUR SCHOOL DAYS... GONE. OUR FUTURE LIES AHEAD. 105 OFFICERS PRESIDENT, DONNA CANUEL VICE-PRESIDENT PEARL ROSOFSKY SEC TREASURER JULIE CARDOZA ADVISOR JAMES CLARK Compliments of (he ARCH CLUB 108 PRESIDENT, RICHARD MECHABER VICE-PRESIDENT, WILLARD KALIF SEC TREASURER, HELEN FLAVIN ADVISOR. DENNIS HAWORTH Compliments of the ASTRONOMY CLUB 109 BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS CLUB PRESIDENT, MARIA H. GERVASIO VICE-PRESIDENT, ISABEL BORGES SECRETARY TREASURER, MARIA ARAUJO CO-ADVISORS, DANIEL O'CONNELL PETER SARANTAKIS 110 CAMERA CLUB PRESIDENT. LINDA HAGUE VICE-PRES,, STEVE LEONARDO SECRETARY TREASURER, SENHOURINHA MARTINHO ADVISOR. EDMOND COTE 111 CHESS CLUB CHESS CLUB CHESS CLUB CHESS CLUB PRESIDENT, ROBERT KANG VICE-PRESIDENT, CHRIS KENNEY SEC TREASURER, KAREN CRUZ ADVISOR, ALBERT FRANCOEUR 112 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SOCIETY PRESIDENT, JOSEPH SABIK VICE-PRESIDENT, RICHARD MECHABER SECRETARY, MARYELLEN GURNETT ADVISOR, ROGER DUBOIS 113 SECRETARY, JEAN HASSOUN ADVISOR, PHYLLIS C. PYTEL 114 Compliments of the FRENCH CLUB GERMAN CLUB PRESIDENT, ALLISON FERNANDES VICE-PRESIDENT, LISA CORDEIRO SECRETARY TREASURER, DANIELLE AUDETTE ADVISOR, DOROTHEA H. FURTADO GERMAN CLUB 115 Compliments of the STUDENT GOVERNMENT. EDITOR, KENNETH BAZINET BUSINESS MANAGER, MARIA ARRUDA ADVISOR, MICHAEL J. VIEIRA 116 I.M.C. AIDES I.M.C. AIDES I.M.C. AIDES I.M.C. AIDES I.M.C. AIDES 117 rac n 1H §: PRESIDENT, JANICE YEE VICE-PRESIDENT, MARYELLEN GURNETT SEC TREASURER, MARGARET MURPHY ADVISOR, WILLIAM GREEN Compliments oF the MATH CLUB 118 PRESIDENT, JOANNE NICCOLETTE VICE-PRESIDENT, BARBARA SABRA SECRETARY. JANICE YEE ADVISOR. JOHN F. PIETRUSZKA Compliments of the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 119 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY LITERARY MAGAZINE EDITORS EDITORS CO-EDITORS SUSAN COHEN MARGARET WONG Compliments of the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY LITERARY MAGAZINE 120 PRESIDENT. ZELIA PEREIRA V1CE-PRES. CAROLINE VIVE1ROS SEC-TREASURER. MARIA ARAUJO ADVISOR, WILLIAM DOS REIS Compliments of the PORTUGUESE CLUB 121 122 SKI CLUB SKI CLUB PRESIDENT, MARY ELLEN GURNETT VICE-PRESIDENT, JOHN GREENE SECRETARY TREASURER LISA CORDEIRO ADVISOR, STEVE CHANDLER SKI CLUB 123 SCIENCE CLUB PRESIDENT, ALAN PIRES VICE-PRESIDENT, JANICE YEE SECRETARY TREASURER, LYNNE GARRANT ADVISOR, ROGER DUBOIS SCIENCE CLUB Compliments of the SCIENCE CLUB. 124 SPANISH CLUB PRESIDENT, ROBERTA BONIFACIO VICE-PRESIDENT, SHARON BOGAN SEC. TREASURER, KELLY ALECRIM ADVISOR, PHYLLIS M. FRANK Compliments of the SPANISH CLUB. 125 STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT, THOMAS COOGAN VICE-PRESIDENT, MARIE MACDONALD SECRETARY, JEAN HASSOUN ADVISOR, KENNETH J, RODRIGUES 126 WORLD HISTORY CLUB PRESIDENT. LYNNE MACKENZIE VICE-PRESIDENT. SUSAN COHEN ADVISOR, THEODORE J. BOUDRIA WORLD HISTORY CLUB 127 MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC 128 MELODY MUSIC NOTES SONG MUSIC AT B. M. C. DURFEE 129 ■ ■.r-. MARCHING BAND MARCHING BAND MARCHING BAND Edmond MACHADO, Conductor 130 131 Compliments of the MUSIC DEPARTMENT. CHRISTMAS CONCERT 1978 A MIXTURE OF TALENT CONTRIBUTED BY MEMBERS OF THE MIXED CHORUS, ORCHESTRA, SERENADERS, STRINGS AND VOCALAIRES MADE POSSIBLE THE CELEBRATION OF THE YULE TIDE SEASON WITH MUSIC AND SONG, 132 Ann T. DANIS MAKING CONCERT 78” Irene S. MONTE A MUSICAL REMEMBRANCE. Eleanor LINDQUIST 133 134 Compliments of the MUSIC DEPARTMENT STRINGS - STRINGS 135 Compliments of the MUSIC DEPARTMENT SERENADERS - SERENADERS ADVISOR, ELEANOR LINDQUIST VOCALAIRES - VOCALAIRES 136 THE B. M. C. DURFEE H.S. FIELD HOCKEY TEAM The 1978-79 school year fully opened the new Durfee High School and at the same time marked the beginning of the first Durfee Field Hockey Team. Although the team had a slow start because of the girls' unfamiliarity with the new sport, enough girls turned out to field two teams. Kathy Milan, coach, was a constant morale builder. The girls worked hard every day despite many obstacles like traveling to Chew Field and unpleasant weather condi- tions. The team was winless for the season, but their fair play attitude and aggressiveness was noted by many teams and officials. As the school year ends, captain Sara Ferreira and senior Sue Costa will be moving on. However, there will be team members returning, and with them comes one year of field hockey experience. Co-captains Chris Paul and Diane Es- posito will be returning along with Sophomore high scorer Susan Canuel,'Freshman goalie Geraldina Lopes, who was named to the league all star team, will also be back to contribute her talents. Next season should be more positive in nature. Combine the team’s one year experience with their desire and fortitude, and you got a team that will surely move ahead on the road of winning. 138 THE SENIOR DUET SUSAN COSTA SARA FERREIRA 139 VARSITY FOOTBALL The 1978 Varsity Football Team included fifteen seniors and was lead by co-captains Mark Moreira and Bruce Habib. Under the direction of Coach John Sullivan, the Durfee Hilltoppers were brought back to life. It was the first winning season at Durfee in 6 years, finishing with a record of 5 wins and 4 loses. Southeast Conference Divi- sion I victories over Taunton. Fairhaven, and Falmouth placed Durfee third in the seven team league. Outstanding victories included a 37-0 opening win at Bishop Stang in a night game and a 18-0 win over Coyle Cassidy. Selected to the Coaches All Conference Team were running back Mark Moreira and tackle Ernie Watson. Other players named to All Star Teams included Bill Heap, |im Carey, Steve Almeida, Jeff Griffin, Mike Frank, Bruce Habib, and junior John Silvia. The junior Varsity team had an outstanding season by finishing the year with an unde- feated and unscored on record of 7-0. COACHES Steve WINARSKI Tom BOTELHO Dave BROUGHTON John SULLIVAN Coach John SULLIVAN Bruce HABIB — 70 Mark MOREIRA - 33 140 Row 1 (1 to r) Ray MEDEIROS. Steve ALMEIDA, Mark MOREIRA. Bruce HABIB. Ernie WATSON. Tim HEFFERNAN, Mike FRANK. ]oe CASPAR, Row 2 (1 to r) Bill HEAP, Chris BOYLE. Brian JACKSON. Bob WATSON. Don HANSON, Jim CAREY THEIR LAST YEAR 1978 - 79 THE SENIOR PACK 141 A GREAT DEAL OF SPUNK ON THE FIELD 142 VARSITY SOCCER HEAD COACH EUGENE BOTELHO 143 THE BIG SENIOR SEVEN David S. MELLO Joseph JANERIO Paul OLIVEIRA Louis SILVA ADDING STRENGTH TO THE TEAM Pedro PEITERA Luis SILVA 144 Kick that ball! Block that kick! Score that point! By working together this year’s soccer team worked hard to follow through with many strong kicks, . and effective blocks to bring about some needed scoring points. Under the coaching arms of Gene Botelho. the soccer team ended a tough season with a 4-9-1 (win-loss-tie) record. Constantly trying to improve team play and team spirit� Coach Botelho directed his energies toward making each member of the team feel that he was a contributing link. POWER ... ON THE FIELD On the field the players were in constant motion. Tri-captains Moses Pereira, Louis Silva and Adilson Teves were like an energetic mass of molecules on the field. They never wavered from their goal, and they never ceased playing aggressively and competatively, Adilson Teves, displayed his expertise in the area of soccer by making the All Star Team. Six starters will be lost this year, but there is hope that some of the J.V. players will add to the team’s strength. With next year’s defense still intact, the team should be a power house on the field. 145 CROSS COUNTRY Running came back to life at Durfee with the help of a small number of students. Coach Donald Powell, however, wasted no time in taking advantage of the team's strong points, while strengthening those areas in which the team was weak. The squad, while small in size, was steadfast in its efforts, and showed continuous improvement. The sea- son had its ups wilh wins over Case. Westport, and Stang, and its downs with losses in meets against Connolly, Wereham, Freeham, and Bourne. With a 3-4 (win-loss) record, the team placed sixth in Division II Competition. The leadership of Junior captain Skip Darmody over the 2Yi mile distance was outstanding, and will become even more apparent in forth coming seasons as underclassmen strive to eclipse his many records. He had a rewarding season, capturing first place in 5 of 7 meets. The support of the senior runners cannot be overlooked as they gave much in their abbreviated running careers at Durfee. COACH COACH COACH DONALD POWELL COACH COACH COACH 146 THE SENIOR ROAD RUNNERS KENNETH BAZINET - 9 DAVID STEINHOF - 34 STEVE RICHARD - 15 JOSEPH SABIK - 21 147 GIRLS’ SWIM TEAM GIRLS’ SWIM TEAM GIRLS’ SWIM TEAM SUE KITCHEN ... PERFORMING WELL FOR DURFEE. The year 1978 marked a new era in athletics at B.M.C. Durfee High School with the introduction of a Girls1 Swim Team. Seventeen dedicated girls knew nothing but the thrill of victory as they coasted to a 180 record in both the Sectional and State Championships. Coach Swalm wasted no time in creating a strong swim team that would effectively compete with the best. Senior girls Katie Hudner, Sharon Bogan. Ann Salois and Allison Smith all qualified for post season events. Also, post season honors went to sophomore Sarah Smith and Freshmen Beth Costa, Karen Jarabek and Nancy Stanton. In the area of diving and swimming. Sue Kitchen displayed her talents by winning the State Title in the 100 and 200 yard freestyle. Sue was also voted swimmer of the year” by Boston Newspapers. A first year team usually struggles along until it gets its footing, this year's swim team ignored the usu- al by starting its first year in a most elaborate style. Both the athletes and coach Richard Swalm are to be com- plimented. COACH RICHARD SWALM Susan KITCHEN 148 THE SENIOR TRIO - TRIO - TRIO KATIE HUDNER ANN SALOIS ALLISON SMITH 149 BOYS’ SWIM TEAM COACH RICK SWALM CHRISTOPHER ROCKETT - 55 ROBERT BERNARD - 61 150 Compliments of the MUSIC BOX. The boys swiming and diving team made its debut right after the Thanks- giving recess. Starting off on a nega- tive footing, the team showed im- provement as the season progressed along. Under the direction of Coach Rick Swalm, each member of the team devoted much of his free time towards building up his endurance. On the av- erage, each swimmer would swim at least 6,000 yards a day, six days a week. There were two seniors, Robert Bernard and Chris Rockett, on the team as the season got under way. However, Robert Bernard left the team in January. ACTION - ACTION - ACTION ... IN THE POOL Captain Chris Rockett had a good season, racking up a very impressive record. Out of 11 records set this sea- son, Chris set 9 of them. Out of 13 team members, five made it to the state competitions. They were Chris Rockett, Jim Hartnett, Paul Kitchen. Joe Costa, and Alfred Oliveira. Soph- omore Lou Periera and Junior Henry Oliveira were high up on the list of best divers. With only one senior member of the team leaving, the team, having members with one year ex- perience returning, should do well in all areas of competition next year. 151 Compliments of MR. MRS. LEONARD G. ALVES. BASKETBALL THE TOPPERS THE TOPPERS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH THOMAS E. KARAM The 1978-79 basketball season, unlike the previous two seasons, was not solely controled by Durfee. Coach Karam found, as he started the season off, that he did not have one returning player from last sea- son’s line up. Hope, something every coach relies on a little, was directed towards co-captains Jim Donnelly and Steve Ogden. Both players had seen limited varsity ac- tion during the 1977-78 season. Jim (Skip) Holleran and )im Medeiros, two new arrivals to the school and the team, also gave substance to Coach Karam’s hoping. The season was made up of many exciting games that kept the fans on their feet right down to the last second. One such game was the February 16th game against Connolly. One of the most memo- rable wins of the season was the game against number one Dartmouth, 52-44. This game was a must win situation, and every- one worked together to realize the win. Alan (Porky) Berard played his position with style. Jim Donnelly and Skip Holleran played an aggressive game off the boards, displaying their talents in the area of re- bounding. Couple this rebounding with Steve Odgen’s ball hawking, and what you got was 19 turnovers for Dartmouth while Durfee had only three. ASSISTANT COACH JOHN P. CAMPBELL Adding to all this talent was Bill Goncolo, who held Dartmouth’s tall center, Marlon Burn, to 16 points. Burn had scored 30 points during the last game against Durfee. When one takes into consideration that Durfee had practically a new team, the season was indeed a good one. With many of the junior varsity players returning next season, ex- citing basketball should again be prevalent throughout the season. 152 HLLRIVEl THE SENIOR SIX TIM MURRAY - 4 JIM DONNELLY - 11 JIM HOLLERAN - 20 JIM MEDEIROS - 24 STEVE OGDEN - 12 BILL HEAP - 3 FOR EVER PRACTICING ... 153 Compliments of the HILLTOPPER BOOK STORE. CO-CAPTAINS JAMES DONNELLY-11 STEVEN OGDEN - 12 THE TOPPERS ... DOING THEIR BEST ... PLAYING THE GAME WELL. Compliments of CATHY ANN'S DRESS SHOP-BEST WISHES. 154 HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY COACH BOB RICHARD ... GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER. Hockey is a fast playing game that demands many hours of practice. Under the watchful eyes of Coach Robert Richard, the players were molded into a team that had the spunk and the punch to give any team a run for its money. The team got off lo a positive start, running up a record of four wins and one loss. Some of the strongest games were played against the better teams in the league, such as Barnstable, Falmouth, Somerset and Dennis Yarmouth. Sickness and injuries, however, soon began to plague the remainder of the season. Of all the games played well but lost, the most disappointing were the two very close losses to rival Connolly. The Durfee team produced some scoring leaders during the season. At the time this article was being written, Paul Carey was leading with 14 goals and four assists, Bill Sullivan with eight goals and five assists, John Hart with six goals and four assists, and Brian Cabral with five goals and five assists. Each member of the team did his share to make hockey the game it is — fast moving and exciting! 155 Congratulations and Blessings To The Class of “79 — Compliments of SCHOOL COMMITTEEMAN ABRAHAM A. WHITE. 1 STRONG ON THE ICE ... SENIORS. BRIAN CABRAL BRUCE ELIAS JOHN RODRIGUES JAMES CAREY Compliments of MULLEN BROTHERS JEWELERS ANTHONY GREGORY RONNIE HOLDSWORTH STEPHEN MC NAUGHTON 156 Compliments of SAWYER S CAMPUS SHOP. SKATING STRONG ... HITTING HARD. 157 TRACK AND FIELD With several years having elapsed since track and field was a part of Durfee's sports program, it made an aus- picious come back during the 1978-79 season. Guided by Coach Don Powell, each member of the team contributed his best. Such effort enabled the team to compile an enviable 5-2 (won-lost) record, finishing third in an eight team Division II Conference Meet. Overcoming substantial leads, Durfee reached deep within its winning spirit to have the wing-footed ‘D” break the tape. Outstanding performers included seniors Brian Jackson and Steve Almeida in the sprints and 1000 yard run respectively. Junior Skip Darmody displayed his endurance over the two mile run. Representing Durfee at its first Massachusetts Class A State Competition were Brian Jack- son, Steve Almeida, Skip Darmody and Russ Raymond. Brian Jackson captured the number two spot in the state. Doing a good job for the topperettes, were Robin Lewis and Monique LaPointe, who performed well in Conference Division Meet. THE BIG SENIOR FOUR BRIAN JACKSON MICHAEL MEDEIROS STEVEN ALMEIDA DONALD HANSON 158 159 Compliments of JARABEK DISPOSAL, INC. BASKETBALL TOPPERETTES TOPPERETTES BASKETBALL The 1978 79 girl’s basketball team had a very successful season. With coach Beverly Cambra at the helm, the team received all the necessary guidance and direction that is needed for any team to perform well. The girls faced many teams with much greater height advantage, but quick and efficient team work got around such a disadvantage in that area. Some big wins during the season were against Stang, 40-27, against Somerset, 58-38, and against Seekonk, a touch and go situation right to the end, with a one point win. Leading scorers for the season were Ginney Plasski, a 13 point game average, Sue Alderman, with a 8.5 point game average, Colleen Hackett, with a 8.3 point game aver- age, and Mary Murray, with a 8.0 point game average. At the time of this write-up, the girls had a 13-6 (win-loss) record, with two games left to play, and a chance of going to the State Tournament. Whether or not the girls make it to tournament play, it can be said that they provided the fans with an exciting season of bas- ketball. 160 VIRGINIA PLASSK1 TALENT ON THE COURT ... THE SENIOR TOPPERETTES. KATIE HUDNER SUE ALDERMAN LISA LARRIVEE COACH BEVERLY CAMBRA 161 162 The Durfee Gymnastic Team, the first ever, was made up of a group of girls who performed their best at every meet. Gymnastic talent, which so many were not even aware existed at Durfee, was prevalent among the twelve young ladies who came out for the team. Coach Frederick Win- ters displayed his gymnastic talent and knowledge by working with the first year team long and hard; thus, enabling them to become masters of a complex sport. Many gruesome hours were spent on the balance beam, the horse, the mats, and the uneven parallel bars, but the girls gave them freely. Ending the season with a 6-3 (win-loss) record, the girls displayed great effort in all their meets. High points of the season were victories against Case, Falmouth, Attleboro, Taunton and Wareham. The League Meet, which included ten teams from this section, was exciting on all counts. The Durfee team placed second, only six points behind defend- ing state champions Somerset. Making state finals were Lisa Reitzas and Gayle Carter. The girls and Coach Win- ters should be able to look back with pride, for they provided Durfee with its first season of gymnastics, and they did it with style. GYMNASTICS GYNMASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS 163 WITH GRACEFUL SKILL ... PERFORMING WELL FOR DURFEE. COACH CLIFFORD WINTERS Compliments of MR. MRS. JAMES PANOS 164 THE WRESTLING TEAM The Durfee Wrestling Team was led by three seniors: Chris Boyle, Jon Saber and Dave Steinhof during the 1978-79 season. Coach Jim Feijo constantly kept on top of the team to keep them alert on the mats. Several strategic moves by Coach Feijo brought about some stunning upset victories during the season. Feijo’s counter-action maneuvers against Duxbury resulted in a 30-22 victory. Other posi- tive victories were the 33-23 pinning of Catholic Memorial, and the four-match victory of 45-20 over Middleboro. Co-captains Jon Saber and Chris Boyle both demonstrated their expertise in the area of wrestling by racking up impressive records for the season. Jon Saber had a 14-8-2 (won-lost-tied) record while Chris Boyle had a 14-7-2 (won-lost-tied) record, Dave Steinhof, who joined the team in his senior year, was highly impressive in his efforts on the mats. With up-coming wrestlers like Manny Abrentes, Tim Montle and Tom St Armand, the Durfee Wrestling Team is headed towards some ex- citing and rewarding seasons. COACH JIM FEIJO 165 SENIOR DUET CO-CAPTAINS JON SABER CHRIS BOYLE 166 ADDING THEIR STRENGTH ... WINNING ON THE MATS. JON SABER CHRIS BOYLE 167 Compliments of the HILLTOPPER BOOK STORE. CHEERLEADERS 168 B.M.C. DURFEE CHEERLEADERS DOING THE BIG CHEER AT SHAFFER STADIUM. 169 Sonya ABDOW Louise BANVILLE Lynne BERNARD Michele CANTIN Brenda CARVALHO Wendy CHAVES Christina COSTA Deborah COSTA Renay COSTA Paula COURTROUBiS Diane DESJARDINS Elizabeth DREWNIAK Jane ESTRELLA Carol FATA, co-head Paula FERREIRA Lynn GARANT Cheryl GELINAS Colleen LA FLEUR Dora LA FLEUR Norma MORRISSETTE, co-head Dawn MEDEIROS Kerry O'BRIEN Gail DUNSE, co-advisor Elaine MORRIS co-advisor 170 FLAG TWIRLERS Denise AMOR1N, Head Mary ANDRADE Christine BLAIR Denise CAISSE Arlene CORDOZA Rosalie COUTO Elizabeth DA SILVA Mary GILLETTE Janice PYTEL Mary Ann SAUNDERS Gail DUNSE, co-advisor Elaine MORRIS, co-advisor 171 MAJORETTES MAJORETTES MAJORETTES Joanne ACKLEY Daniele AUDETTE lane BOISSONNEAU Kathryn FLANAGAN Jean HASSOUN Susan HEANEY Lois HOWAYECK Ann PIMENTEL Brenda REGO Cheryl SOUSA Kathleen SULLIVAN, head Gail DUNSE, co-advisor Elaine MORRIS, co-advisor 172 SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT You are to be congratulated on having successfully qualified for a diploma from your school. The following principles should be part and parcel of you as you join the select society of Durfee graduates. During your years of preparation at Durfee, and in fact during most of your life to now, you have had time to learn about yourselves. For you members of the graduating class of B.M.C. Durfee High School of Fall River, it has been a growth of critical, divergent, and creative in- telligence, There has been the acquisition of knowledge gained from outstanding teachers; teachers who have been fired with a zeal to help you students grow to the max- imum of your ability and talents. There has been at Dur- fee, for you. an appreciation of aslhetic values, discovery of talents, and high moral leadership, and certainly the fostering of aspirations. You students exemplify the qualities of creativity and imagination, patience and perserverence, objectivity and fairness. A true Durfee man and woman are aware lhat loyalty and gratitude are indeed virtues. You now have a keen appreciation of the importance of your continuing search for knowledge, and becoming an informed citi- zenry. Remember what Henry David Thoreau wrote, ‘’If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” My sincerest congratulations to you. ROBERT J, NAGLE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 174 PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL As the firs! graduating class to have completed a full year at the new B.M.C. Durfee High School of Fall River you have a special distinction and the opportunity to have collected memorabilia that will be of interset to the gener- ations ahead. This record book will itself be of great value; you should treasure it for your children and grandchildren. You should also treasure the experience you have under- gone at this school the academic, as well as the social. You will find, when you gather twenty-five years from now for your silver reunion that those experiences will have been most worthwhile. Keep in mind, too, that your silver anniversary will occur at the dawning of a new century. It is my fervent desire that you have the same hope and confidence in yourselves that 1 have in you, and that in the year 2003 you will have achieved much of what you desire and will have set your goals for even greater aspiration. In a century that holds even greater promise than this one, 1 know that you will have the key to Fulfilling that promise, I congratulate you on your graduation. 1 wish you good luck in the years to come. May the year of your silver reunion be as bright with fulfillment and promise as this one! 175 JAMES S. PANOS PRINCIPAL GEORGE KELLY - Vice-Principal VINCENT M. FITZGERALD - Assistant Principal ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION dministr tWW JOHN E. KILEY — Vice-Principal LEONARD G. ALVES — Vice-Principal 176 WILLIAM A. BRADBURY - Bus. Dept. JOSEPH B. D ADAMO — Math Dept. ARMAND DALLAIRE — Science Dept. WILLIAM NUGENT - Industrial Arts Dept. DEPARTMENT HEADS DEPARTMENT _ HEADS_ ___HEADS JOHN PIETRUSZKA - English Dept. 377 SANDY ASSIFF Home Economics GERALD ALMEIDA Business Depl. GABE ANDRADE Guidance FACULTY HELPING US TO REACH OUR GOALS HENRY ATTAR Math Dept. MADELINE AMARELLO English Dept. |0 ANNA ARRIJDA English Dept. DANIEL BERTHIAUME Math Dept. HELEN G. AMIOT Business Dept. CATHERINE ASSAD English Dept. HELEN BOOTH Vocational CLINTON BORDEN Industrial Arts ALAN BORGES Math Dept. THEODORE BOUDRIA Social Science JACQUELINE BRADLEY Home Economics 178 JOHN F. BRANCO I. M. C. DAVID BROUGHTON THOMAS BURNS Physical Ed. Physical Ed. BEVERLY CAMBRA Physical Ed. MARAGARET BROGAN Occupational Ed. ROBERT BROUGH Social Science JACK BURNS Occupational Ed. JOHN BYRON English Dept. JACK CAMPBELL Physical Ed. 179 SUSAN CAMPION English Dept. CHARLES CARROLL Math Dept. JOYCE CHtCCA Math Dept. JAMES CLARK English Dept. JOHN CAREY Social Science STEPHEN CHANDLER Industrial Arts JANICE CHOIN1ERE Social Science LILLIAN CLEMENT Vocational PAULINE CARREIRA Business Dept. ANGELA CHARETTE Nurse MICHAEL CICHON Science Dept. WILLIAM CLITHERO English Dept. WALTER CARRE1RO Social Science ANN MARIE CHARRETTE English Dept. BRUCE CLARKE Physical Ed. JOHN CONFORTI Social Science 180 [OHN CONNELL Business Dept. RITA CORNEAU Business Dept. EDMOND COTE Occupational Ed. ANNE CRANE English Dept. BARBARA DALEY English Dept. ANDREW DEFAR1AS Social Science ROSEMARY CROSSON Guidance EVA D’ALU Vocational GERARD DELISLE Industrial Arts MARGARET CURT English Dept. ANN DANIS Music Dept. JOHN DE MELLO Science Dept. m KATHRYN D ADAMO Nurse SHARON DAY Language Dept. ROBERT DEMPSEY Vocational 181 Heyl Will someone Jet us out of here, GRACE DUNN Business Dept. GAIL DUNSE Language Dept. ERNEST DESROSIERS Social Science WINIFRED DIMOCK English Dept. ROBERT R. DUBE English Dept. GAIL DYBOWSKI Math Dept, GEORGE DIMOCK Music Dept. DIANE DREWNIAK Math Dept. ROGER R DUBOIS Science Dept. ROBERT FERREIRA Industrial Arts 182 ARHTUR FRANK Industrial Arts PHYLLIS M. FRANK Language Dept. LEONARD FREEMAN Science Dept. Fit clap for that! ALBERT FRANCOEUR Occupational Ed. DOROTHE FURTADO Language Dept. MARILYN FURTADO Business Dept. CAROL GE1SSER Vocational CYNTHIA GOOD English Dept, KATHLEEN A. CASPAR Physical Ed. LORI GERRIOR Business Dept. 183 ANN GRILLO Occupational Ed. CYNTHIA HAHN Science Dept. SHEILA HOM Art Dept. )OHN GORMAN L M. C. 1 PAUL GRILLO Language Dept, EUGENIA HAPONIK Vocational WILFRED HOULE English Dept. FERNANDO GOULARD English Dept. WILLIAM GREEN Math Dept. PAULA GRILLO Science Dept, MARY ELLEN HARRING- TON English Dept. CHARLES HOWAYECK Guidance GERALDINE GREGORY Vocational ROBERT HACKETT Business Dept. DENNIS HAWORTH Science Dept. DENISE JACQUES Vocational 184 STANLEY KUPIEC Physical Ed. JOYCE LANDRY Business Dept. WILLIAM KELLY English Dept. JUDITH jOHNSON Science Dept. FRANK ). JORDAN Social Studies EDWARD B. KEYES Physical Ed. FRANK LACAVA Social Science PAUL LAVIGNE Science Dept. EDWARD KELLY Social Science OLGA KLIMKA Home Economics YOLANDE LALIBERTE Guidance MARGOT LAVOIE Physical Ed. JOSEPH KELLY English Dept. MARIE KNIGHT Social Studies PETER LANDOCH Social Science NORMAN LAURIANNO Social Science 185 MARK T. LEARY Science Dept. DOROTHY LECOMTE Business Dept. FERNAND LETENDRE Guidance ROSEMARIE LEVESQUE English Depl. THOMAS L1BRERA Social Science EDMOND MACHADO Music Dept. PAUL MANCINI Science Dept. That’s one way to cut down on the light bill. ELEANOR LINDQUIST Music Dept. EILEEN MACK Math Dept. BERNICE MANNION Business Dept. 186 ROBERT MARCHAND Vocational RENE]. MAROIS Science Dept. JOHN MARTINI Social Science JOAN MC DONALD 1. M. C. I would say YOU have a strong serve JOANNE MC DONALD Vocational WILLIAM MC MAHON Social Science J 2 ELEANOR MAROIS English Dept. PAUL MARTEL Language Dept. MICHAEL MC DONALD Social Science CATHERINE MC MULLEN English Dept. 187 JIMMY MC ROY Vocational JAMES F. MELVIN Guidance JEAN MIZAK Occupational Ed. i i i i s JOHN MEREIROS Business Dept. CHARLES MENDES Science Dept. RAYMOND MEDEIROS Math Dept. ALICE MERCIER Vocational WILLIAM J. MOLLOY English Dept. SUSAN MOE Vocational DOLORES MELLO Vocational KATHY MILAN Physical Ed. GEORGE MONIZ Science Dept. IRENE MONTE Music Dept. RONALD MORE1RA I. M. C. ELAINE MORRIS Social Science WILLIAM MULLALY Social Science 188 PAUL MURPHY Vocational ROBIN O'BRIEN Vocational JAMES O’NEIL I. M. C. REGINALD PELAGIO Guidance English Dept. VINCENT OCCHIUTI Math Dept. CHARLES PACHECO Math Dept. PAUL PELOQUIN Physical Ed. PAULINE NADEAU Science Dept. DANIEL O’CONNELL Business Dept. LORENA L. PACHECO Science Dept. MARGARET PEREIRA Language Dept. L1DUINA NOVERCA Language Dept. RICHARD B, O'CONNOR Guidance LEONARD A. PAIVA Math Dept. GWENDOLYN PERRY Vocational ia9 MARCEL PERRY Math Dept. AUDREY POITRAS DONALD J. POWELL Math Dept. Science Dept. JACKIE PROULX Physical Ed. NORMAND PHENIX Social Science CHARLES PIMENTA Vocational A clean, smooth face is a happy face. DEBORAH PUFFER Physical Ed. CLAIRE RYE English Dept. DEBORAH PONTES English Dept. SANDRA E. POWELL Math Dept. PHYLLIS C. PYTELL Language Dept. ROBERT W. PINEAULT Business Dept. 190 BARBARA QUINN Physical Ed. WILLIAM DOS REIS Language Dept. ROBERT RICHARD Science Dept. ANN ROBERTS English Dept, JOSEPH M. QUINN English Dept. JOHN RAPOSO Language Dept. Hey buddy! Don’t get wise. AUGUSTINE ROCHA English Dept. JAMES F. ROCHE Social Science MANUEL RAPOSA Vocational JOANNE RENAUD Vocational JOYCE RILEY KENNETH RODRIGUES Business Dept. Social Science 191 NICHOLAS RODRIGUES Occupational Ed. LINDA SAUNDERLAND English Dept. GLEN SHOESMITH Industrial Arts LEO SIROIS Math Dept, RICHARD ROY Social Science MANUEL SOUSA Math Dept. PETER SARANTAKIS Business Dept. BRAD SCHOLFIELD Guidance JOSEPH SILVA Math Dept. FREDERIC SQUILLACE English Dept. 192 MARGARET STANTION L M. C, CREMILDE STAVROS Business Dept, EDWARD STEVENS Guidance FREDERICK STORCH Occupational Ed. ELIZABETH SULLIVAN English Dept. RICKY SWAM Physical Ed. JOHN L. SULLIVAN Math Dept. ROSEMARY SWENSON i m. c. SAMUEL SWIDEY Guidance ALFRED TAVARES Industrial Arts JAMES TAVARES English Dept. THOMAS TAVARES Art Dept. 193 ROBERT TAYLOR Science Dept. DONNA VALENTE Nurse MICHAEL VIEIRA English Dept. SUSAN WILDES Home Economics RAYMOND THOMPSON English Dept. GERALD VALENTE Physical Ed. DAVID WARD Social Science JOYCE W1NARSKI Social Science Occupational Ed. MICHAEL TRAVERS VIVIAN VALOZA I. M. C. BERTRAND WARREN Industrial Arts DONALD G, WOOD Math Dept. ROBERT TREMBLAY Language Dept. MARINA VENTURA English Dept. JAMES F. WILCOX SANDRA D. WOOD Social Science English Dept. 194 ANN C. HARRINGTON Office DONNA PURCELL Office ANNE MC MAHON Office PHYLLIS SURRETTE Cafeteria MAUREEN ALECRIM Office OFFICE PERSONNEL CAFETERIA MAINTENANCE SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN HILDA F1TTA - LEONNA VIDAL Guidance Office BARBARA GERRAUGHTY Office NANCY CARROLL Assit. Co-ordinator Cal. MARY E. SWEENEY Coordinator Cafeteria JAMES CONSIDINE Maintenance Director ROBERT CURRAN Maintenance ELEANOR MOSS Cafeteria 195 ADDING MORE MEANING TO CHRISTMAS The retailing classes of Durfee. under the direction of John Connell, worked hard to make the spirit of Christmas more than an every day cliche. Entering the little world of Christmas, children had the opportunity to buy a small gift for their parents and or friends. All money earned by the retailing classes was donated to the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home. 196 • • JOHN CONNELL teaching the value of giving and the joy of earning esteem income to his students, his associates, and his community. 197 THE CLASS OF “79” SCORED HIGH IN THE AREA OF ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS ACADEMICS Each step taken forward on the path of knowledge was an achievement. Whether these steps of progress were small or large, they were the results of many hours of listening, reading and studying. Knowing more today than we knew yesterday ... academic achievement. 198 ACTIVITIES As students we knew that all our time should not be allocated to aca- demics, Activities enabled us to add to our knowledge in a relaxed mood and atmosphere- Achievements were real- ized in many areas of activities, how- ever, some stood out more than others. ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS The Environmental Control Committee, formed some ten years ago under the direction of Roger H. Dubois, contin- ually strived to pinpoint local environmental problems. After much planning, organizing, experimenting, inter- viewing, and researching, a report was submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, This re- port resulted in a trip to Washington, D.C. Seniors who made the trip were Joseph Sabik, Janice Yee and Mary Ellen Gurnett. Representative Margaret Heckler accom- panied the group to the White House where televised recognition was received from President Carter. ‘‘Lets hear that cheer!” The Durfee Cheerleaders cheered so loudly that they could be heard throughout the country. Under the direction of Annie McMahon, the Durfee cheer- leaders brought pride to our school when they entered the state competition and won. As a result, the cheerleaders performed their winning cheer on television at Shaffer Stadium. Members of the class of ’79” who made that big and memorable cheer were Lynn Boyer, Arina Cabral, Holly Demers, Debbie Oliveira and Beatrice Sullivan, GOOD GOING CHEERLEADERS! 199 H — I — L—L — T — O — P The Hilltop was brought back to life during our senior year. Seniors Ken- neth Bazinet, Editor, and Maria Ar- ruda, Business Manager, lead a hard working staff to produce a newspaper that put emphasis on the students and their school environment. Guidance and direction were provided by Mi- chael Vieira. LURKING IN THE SHADOWS ... THE VALLEY BOTTOM. A counterpart to the Hilltop was the Valley Bottom. A group of students displayed their radical orientations by put- ting together a newspaper that focused in on issues that ranged from weighted grades to Attorney Pina s investigation of the new high school. It followed the many perils of Johnny from his inability to name the Vice-President of the U.S.A. to his inability to find a bathroom. Seniors who created the Valley Bottom were Kevin O’Connor, Mary Ellen Gurnett, Bill Hart, Melissa Roderick, Julie Katzman and Kerry Greeley. MUSIC - MUSIC The world of music played an important part in the activi- ties’ program. Achievements by senior members of the class of “79” were musically outstanding. Mary Ellen Dollard was named to perform at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Festival. Sue Cohen was selected as a winner in the annual Young Artists Competition for her abilities on the piano. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES 200 Sports demand endurance that can only be achieved by many hours of practice backed up by sincere dedication. The class of “79” had many outstanding representatives in the area of sports. Whether they lost or won, the spirit of fair play was a part of each participant. To be able to maintain a good scholastic average while devoting many hours to practice was an achievement that many times went unnoticed. Yes there were many seniors who gave their best for sports, some even achieving honors. There were Mark Moreira and Ernie Watson for football; Adilson Teves for soccer; Katie Hudner, Sharon Bogan, Ann Salois, Allison Smith, and Chris Rockett for swiming; Jim (Skip) Holleran, Jim Medeiros and Ginney Plasski for basketball; Judith Czer- wonka for gymnastics; Jon Saber and Chris Boyle for wrestling; Paul Carey for hockey; and for track and field there were Brian Jackson and Steve Almeida. SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS CONCLUSION ACHIEVEMENTS! YES. WE THE CLASS OF “79” SCORED HIGH IN ACHIEVEMENT IN ACADEMICS, ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS. ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR IS THAT ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE EN- ABLED US TO BECOME BETTER PREPARED TO HANDLE THOSE SCHOOL. JOB AND FAMILY RE- LATED CHALLENGES THAT AWAIT US. 201 ■ THE OLD DURFEE This is where we came as sophomores .. stayed as juniors ... until May marked our departure. Winter added a scenic beauty to the tower. Rock Street would be transformed into a winter arena where an occasional snowball would be thrown or a snowman masterpiece would be shaped. Security guards were few in number, and there was no garage for their go-carts. And the dreaded intercom, it had not yet been discovered as the only means of communications 202 Here is where we could stand in the middle of a street that strictly belonged to us. Rock Street was the “in place”, “the place where it was at” or as it was known to some, “sweet refuge. The warm weather would bring us out in droves. Struggling and squeezing, we would work our way through those congested door ways in order to gain access to our street . Comfort was found by sitting on the green grass, soaking up the warm rays, while exchanging small talk with our friends. The hallways and rooms might have been dull in color, but they were bright in spirit. And hey, who will forget Mr. Dubois pet skeleton that resided in a locker ,.. “Home of Carl . AS WE GRADUATE FROM A NEW COMPLEX. WE TAKE WITH US FOND MEMORIES OF A TWO BUILDING WORLD, THAT WAS CONNECTED BY A WELL KNOWN STREET, WHERE TIME WAS KEPT BY A TOWER CLOCK. 203 SPONSORS SPONSORS SPONSORS SPONSORS Mr. Mrs. MACMAHON Ms. LALIBERTE Mrs. HARRINGTON Ms. PAIVA Mrs. GERRAUGHTY Mrs. CROSSON Mr. WALSH Mrs. MACK Ms. Anni GRILLO Mr. Michael TRAVERS D.H, BERTHIAUME Mr. Mrs. POWELL lames ROCHE Dorothea H. FURTADO |im MACHADO Daniel O'CONNELL Walter CARRIERO Mr. Mrs. Arthur FRANK Sandra ASSIFF Mr. Paul R, LARINGE Mrs. LECOMTE Ms. FURTADO Mrs. AMIOT Armand A. DALLA1RE Mr. Mrs. Paul GRILLO Mr. William BRADBURY Eleanor MOSS Dorothy MICHAUD Barbara POOLE feannine MOSS Betty MCGILL Evelyn REBELLO Alice BETTENCOURT Leona VIDAL Barbara CHARETTE Dorothy STEELE Mildred MENDONCA Phyllis SURETTE Jackie LE M1EUX Sally CARVALHO Ann LE CLERC Trude ALLISON Ruth ST PIERRE Dorothy WALSH Nohemi OLIVEIRA Hilda FITTA Mary DOLLARD Mr. Leonard FREEMAN Mr. Robert RICHARD A FRIEND Mrs. Joyce A. LANDRY JOANN and MARY 204 Joan P. MONTLE YOUR FRIENDS B. MANNION Mr. Mrs. Robert R. DUBE SCOTT M. LADE1RA Mr. Mrs. Donald G. WOOD C.C. STAVROS Mr. James WILCOX Mr. Norman PHENIX Robert TAYLOR Gerald ALMEIDA Mr. Mrs. Paul F. MANCINI John F. PIETRUZSKA Mrs. CHOINIERE John W. MARTINI D. WARD James DONNELLY William J. MOLLOY Eileen MURPHY YEARBOOK STAFF “79” Paul MANCINI Mr. William KELLY Joseph QUINN Mr. Paul GRILLO Joseph KELLY Mr. SAROIS Edward F. KELLY Miss Joyce CHICCA Paul MARLET William GREEN Fred E. RYAN Mr. Bertrand BOUFFARD FRIENDS OF VIVEIROS Mr. COELI IO Robert James Patrick BROUGH Miss PACHECO R.W. PINEAULT John MEDEIROS Wayne T. BORGE Helen G. AMIOT Miss M. VENTURA Mary LADEIRA Penny HAHN Mrs. Hortense SILVIA Dennis E. HAWORTH Mr. Kenneth HARADON Robert RICHARD Michael VIEIRA Dorothea H. FURTADO L.A. PIERI ANN LARRY BECKY. BRAD, BETHANY PINEAULT SPONSORS SPONSORS SPONSORS SPONSORS 205 ROBERT W. PINEAULT, ADVISOR RECORD BOOK STAFF RECORD BOOK STAFF DONNA CANUEL, ACTIVITIES ELAINE BREAULT, SALES MARIA ARRUDA ANN BRANCO ELAINE BREAULT DONNA CANUEL JOANN GAGLIARD1 KERRY GREELEY LINDA HAGUE RICHARD MECHABER MARGIE MURPHY JOANNE NICOLETTI ZELIA PEREIRA DEBBIE PIRES MELISSA RODERICK MARGARET RODRIGUES LAUREEN SULLIVAN LISA A. TAMBORELLA JANICE YEE LINDA HAGUE, FACULTY 206 KERRY GREELEY, EDITOR JANICE YEE, CO-EDITOR MELISSA RODERICK, SENIORS WE WORKED HARD ... BUT WE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES. MARYELLEN GURNETT, SPORTS 207 OUR GOAL IN THIS YEARBOOK WAS TO PRESENT OUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AS THEY REALLY WERE. THE CLASS OF 79 WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT WE EX- PERIENCED BOTH THE TRADITION OF THE OLD SCHOOL AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEW. IN THIS COLLECTION OF MEMORIES WE TRIED TO CONVEY THE ESSENCE OF BOTH. THIS BOOK MATERIALIZED BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICA- TION OF MANY. I AM GRATEFUL TO JOHN CARRIER OF HERFF JONES PUBLISHING CO.. AND TO LORING STUDIOS. OUR OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. MY SPECIAL THANKS GO TO RICHARD MECHABER AND JANICE YEE, OUR STUDENT PHOTOG- RAPHERS, TO LINDA HAGUE, WHO PERFORMED ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LINE OF DUTY AS OUR UNOFFICIAL CHAUFFEUR AND TO THE STAFF, WHO WAS OFTEN CALLED UPON FOR THEIR TIME, EFFORT. AND IDEAS. MY SINCERE APPRECIATION AND THANKS ARE EXTENDED TO R.W. PINEAULT, OUR EVER-PRESENT AND HARD WORKING ADVISOR, WITHOUT WHOM THIS YEARBOOK WOULD NOT HAVE BECOME A REALITY. WE HOPE THAT HIS BOOK WILL SERVE AS A REMINDER OF NOT JUST OUR FRIENDS, BUT OF THE MANY PEOPLE WE KNEW AT DURFEE. IN FUTURE YEARS WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND REMEMBER BOTH THE GOOD TIMES AND THE IE J| lih ' P 1 NOT SO GOOD TIMES, THAT WHEN COMBINED TOGETHER, REPRESENTED OUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. w tfV 6 KERRY GREELEY, EDITOR