East Haven High School - Pioneer Yearbook (East Haven, CT)

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Presidential Closeup President Kennedy poses at the White House October 29, 1962 between meetings with government leaders. (WIDE WORD PHOTOS) grew older and heard news of world interest, we began to form our own ideas and to question the ideas of others. Politics, sports, the media, music, fads, fashions, and people all The Beatles Surround Sullivan The four Beatles are shown on a New York television stage February 8, 1964 with television personality Ed Sullivan. From left are Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Sullivan. John Lennon, and Paul McCartney. (WIDE WORLD PHOTOS) Ftom JFK to Cattet: A Pioneet Essay n. 06 story of the C lass of 1975 What was so important about the time between January 28, 1958 and December 6, 1961? It might not have been especially earth shaking to the rest of the world but to the East Haven High School Class of 1978 and all its 429 members, this was our beginning. We came into this world unaware of the importance or purpose of what was occurring around us. We accepted those things our parents taught us without question. As we began to play an important role in developing our characters. The 60’s would be remembered as a time of great beginnings and tragic endings. As we were taking our first steps and speaking our first words, John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency. In his inaugural address, the youngest President in U. S. history promised to send an American pilot to the moon before the decade ended. Kennedy’s most dramatic moments resulted from his confrontation with Fidel Castro. In a dispute about the installation of Soviet Union Missiles in Cuba, Kennedy, Castro and Soviet Premier Krus-chev dueled to the brink of nuclear world war. Kruschev’s decision to remove the Soviet missiles from Cuba gave Kennedy his greatest political triumph. In the very early 60’s a big step was taken in expanding the nation. Two new states were added to our union. Alaska became the largest state and Hawaii the farthest west. Popular music began to gain a larger following at this time. The eternal teenager, Dick Clark, brought rock and roll performers and teen idols, such as Chubby Checkers and Frankie Avalon, to a mass audience with his television show, American Bandstand. The space age introduced a new era to the world. By 1962, men from the U. S. and the U. S. S. R. were donning spacesuits and orbiting the earth. John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth. With this flight a giant step forward was made toward new discoveries. The Kennedys radiated an influence not only in world politics but also in the fashion of dress: businessmen adopted the President’s

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fable of Contents THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1978 3 PIONEER POLLS: Music .......................... 4 Movies and Television ..............3 Jobs ...............................8 Where the Money Goes ...............9 Fads and Fashions ................ 12 East Haven ....................... I3 DEDICATION ...................................... 16 SENIORS ......................................... 17 FACULTY ADMINISTRATION .......................... 85 ACTIVITIES ..................................... 107 SPORTS ......................................... 143 SENIOR DIRECTORY ............................... 177 ADVERTISEMENTS ................................. 189 CO-EDITORS IN CHIEF Susan Badamo Denise King DESIGN EDITORS WRITE-UP EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS Joan Granata Karen Carrieri Nancy Mulvey Kathryn Kross Cynthia Martone Kathryn Prete Karen Nobile COPY EDITORS ADVERTISING EDITORS Lisa Melillo SPORTS EDITORS Katie O’Keefe Bonnie Rademacher Thomas Angus Cheryl Tancreti Margaret Schlegel ACTIVITIES EDITOR PUBLICITY EDITOR Peggy DeMichele TYPING EDITOR Karl Sagal Debbie Ryder FACULTY ADVISOR Frank Meoli 2

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The results of our music poll indicated that our tastes are as diversified as the student body itself. While our choices of our favorite group ranged from the hard rock sound of Led Zepplin to the mellow tones of America, many other groups that fall somewhere in between were also represented. The poll confirmed 13 WAVZ as our number one AM station and WPLR as our favorite FM station. Popular radio programs included Casey Cassim’s American Top Forty Countdown and WPLR 7:00 specials. Approximately 94% of the student body has some type of stereo and personal music collections average 48 records and tapes. The selection of our favorite vocalists proved to be very interesting. Since there are many more male than female vocalists the statistics varied greatly .. The leading male, Peter Frampton, was selected by only 11.6% of the student body, while Barbra Streisand, the number one female singer, was selected by 27.5% of us. The fact that the second rated female. Linda Ronstadt, was selected by 20% of the time while Barry Manilow, the second most popular male received only 3.6% of the vote. Pioneet Poll No. USIC