East Islip High School - Redmen Yearbook (Islip Terrace, NY)

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Sports Night was a close one for us. We placed second and we were only a few points behind the first place winners. Gur bulletin board placed second. Our theme for our sports night skit was Noah's Ark. We paraded around the gym dressed as animals, two of each, of course. Now we had our work cut out for us. Gur Iunior Prom wasn't far away and decisions had to be made. Our Iunior Prom was May 13, 1978. We hired the band Naked Truth to play for us. We spent a great deal of money, but they were well-worth the expense. Our color was blue, and when we finished decorating the cafe- teria, it looked beautiful. It was hard work, and without the help of Mr. Drossos we never could have done it. Our theme was Friends, a song by Elton Iohn, which was per- fect forthe atmosphere that night. Our Queen was Patty Davis and the King was Larry Favilla. The attendants were Lori Scheno, Eddie Condon, Cathy Turnes and Iim Beggins. It was a fantastic night and a great way to end a good year as juniors. Here we are seniors, the year that we all anticipated. VVe all realize that now we have to start thinking about OUR graduation and what we will be doing next year. Our next step is the real world. Homecoming weekend was a great success again for us. We worked hard on our very last float. We built it at Rosemary Maisa- no's house. The school theme was Walt Disney and we used the character Pinochio as our main Disney character. Our theme was Bulldogs play puppets to our first string. fThanks, C.P.l What a great feeling to place first again. Our Queen was Karen Kreutzer, and her attendants were Cathy Turnes and Lori Scheno. All three were very lovely and we were proud of them. We held a Square Dance on December 9, 1978. It was different and all who attended enjoyed themselves, We hired a real caller and he taught us all how to square dance. It was great fun. At Christmas time we sold beautiful poinsettias. We fairly

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strong leaders to get us going again, and our class officers did a great job of it. Our new advisors, Mrs. Drossos and Miss Kondzia- laski, were and still are great supporters. Homecoming that year showed a little more success for us. We placed second with the floats on which we worked long and hard. A big thanks goes to Mr. Rumplik for lending us the garage at Rumplik Chevrolet. The school theme was The 50th Anniversary of East lslip High School. Our class theme was Here's to the Next 50 Years of E. l. High. We built two figures, an old graduate and a new graduate, toasting the next fifty years. Our class attend- ant was Phyllis Agro, who looked very nice. We sold wrapping paper as a fund raiser, and this proved to be successful for us. We also sold East Islip sweaters. Unfortunately, we ordered more than we were able to sell. As a matter of fact, we still have a few left! We placed second in the bulletin board contest. The theme was The Crimson Tide. Second place is a pretty good finish for soph- omores. Our first Sports Night in the high school was difficult for us, but we pulled through and placed third and were proud of it. Our skit was Sophomore Comic Corner. We had a great time showing off our spirit, dressed up as comic characters from Wonder Woman to Casper the Friendly Ghost! Being juniors was the greatest. We were right in the middle and were a part of everything. Our class president was Lori Scheno, vice-president was Rose Woodrick, our secretary was Melissa Rose, and our treasurer was Fran Montes. Homecoming season arrived quickly, and we worked the con- cession stand at the football games, making a lot of money for the class treasury. We built our fantastic float as Eileen Riches' house. Our theme was Time Keeps on Slipping . . . It was a half- human, half-robot football player surrounded by mechanical friends. We were so proud of this float. It showed some of the indi- vidual talents some of the members of our class have. Of course, we placed first. Our class attendant was Iune Canavan.

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well. If anything, it helped put us all into the holiday spirit. Now we look forward to our senior class T-shirts, our fashion show, and our Gong show. We especially look forward to our Senior Ball on May 29, 1979, which will be held at the Huntington Town House. Keeping in touch after graduation is a difficult thing to do, but our happy memories will keep the friendships we had in high school in our hearts. Senior Class Officers and Advisors The senior class would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Drossos and Miss Kondzalaski for their outstanding generosity during the past three years. We want you to know your concern held us together. Advisor: Mrs. Drossos, Pres.: Lori Scheno, Vice Pres.: Eddie Condon, Treas.: Nancy Hughes, Sec.: Mary Ellen Lacetera, Advisor: Miss Kondzalaski .M A...