Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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CLASS HISTORY 1975 Recall yourself getting off the bus in September of 1972 about to enter Enfield High School for the first time. After a 9-month reign in Junior High, we stood before these doors, our hearts interwined with feelings of anticipation, awe, fear, and uncertainty about the future. But enter we did to leave our mark upon the school and to take with us the engraved memories of Enfield High and our fellow students. We knew we had to establish ourselves and helping us were the members of the Sophomore Student Council: President Patty McGowan; Vice-President Chris Andrews; Treasurer Sandy Kweder; Secretary Sally Loftus; and Class Historian Cory Kelly. The representatives were Kathy Bride, Jeffrey Curtiss, Laura Jarmoc, Cindy Jute, Kathy McGuiness, Lynn Sferrazza, Bruce Wardwell, Colleen Sulivan, and Pete Dumas. Sophomore names appeared in many of our fall sports. Five members of our class enriched the Varsity Football Team: Dave Flower, Joe Dippel, Rich Morris, Dan Garvey, and Bill Olshafskie. Participating on the J.V. Football Team were the following sophomores: Tony Brown, Ron Chevalier, Carm Conte, Bill DeMur, Marcel Dubois, Brian Gamage, Frank Giguere, Frank Gould, Brian Hallett, Bruce Humphries, Steve Jerome, Bill Korona, Dennis LePage, John Mooney, Rick Olshafskie, Jim Santacrose, Bruce Soderland, Art Stoddard, Jeff Thibodeau, Bill Thomson, Michael Welsh, and James Preste. The first Enfield-Fermi Thanksgiving Day Football Game was held that year and Enfield gave an outstand- ing performance as they shutout Fermi 23-0. Steve Magora excelled on the Varsity Soccer Team as a sophomore. Exemplifying their talents on the J.V. Soccer Team were John Badger, Jim Bousquet, Comie Buanno, Mike Cooney, Gary Hammond, Cliff Hoxie, Peter King, Mark Rhodes, James Vallee, and Ken Wright. Pat Healy, Diane Kamay, Brenda Meyers, Valerie Smith, Phyllis St. George and Marcia Frangimore magni- fied their athletic abilities on the Field Hockey Team. Always present to inspire our teams onto victory were the J.V. Cheerleaders; Arlene Choolgian, Elaine Hitchcock, Donna Krivac, Sue Massee, Brenda Meyers, Laurie Wagner, and Dawn Greenblott. Showing a very promising season on the Varsity Basketball Team were sophomores Jim Hayden and Carm Conte. Assuring our success in the years to come were Tony Brown, Gary DeHaas, Joe Dippel, Brian Hallett, Peter King, Steve Magora, Rich Morris, Rich Landry, and Norm Booth. The Boy ' s Swim Team was introduced into our sports schedule that year. It showed great promise for the future as it mainly consisted of the following sophomores: Bob Callahan, John Carrollo, Mike Cooney, Ed Fetko, Fred Fisher, Jeff Folger, Mark Folsom, Mark Henley, Russ Miller, Phil Pouche, Bill Snow, Mark Thorstenson, and Sam Thompson. The J.V. Girls Basketball Team had a winning season with the help of Sandy Bailey, Lillian Bottomley, Mary Dunagin, Lynn Sferrazza, Patty Tracey, Shelly Turgeon, and Cheryl Williams. Starting off their Baseball careers on the varsity team were sophomores John Carrollo, Bill DeMur, and Joe Dippel. On the J.V. Team were John Badger, Ron Chevalier, Gary DeHaas, Russ Fiore, Brian Hallett, Bruce Humphries, Peter King, Dennis LePage, Bill Korona, Rick Landry, Bill Nehila, Ken Owens, and Mark Rhodes. These girls were at the softball diamond; Vikki Burington, Kathy Coughlin, Linda Dowden, Mary Dunagin, Leslie Meyers, and Sue Poliks. The Track Team had a fine year with the help of 15 sophomores; Bill Boucher, Tim Castelvetere, Mike Cooney, Jeff Curtiss, Greg Eckenroth, Pete Felix, Fred Fisher, Frank Giguere, Frank Gould, Paul Gracewski, Gary Hammond, Rick Levasseur, Art Stoddard, Mark Thorstenson, and Ken Wright. We had overcome the uneasiness felt at the beginning of the year and left school knowing that we had secured our place in Enfield High School. It was with a feeling of confidence that we walked back through the doors of Enfield High in September of 1974. A new student council was elected. Chris Andrews became president; Pete Dumas vice-president, Kathy McGuiness, secretary; and Sandy Kweder was re-elected treasurer. This year we had two class Histor- ians. Jeff Curtiss began the year and was later replaced by Tracy Strickland. The representatives in our Junior year were, Kathy Bride, Pam Gonyea, Laura Jarmoc, Paula Kilty, Lynne Mathieu, Karen Nelson, Colleen Sullivan, and Greg Wilby. As footb all season approached, we knew it was going to be an exceptional year. Jim Hayden and Ray D ' Amato were added to the squad. We stomped over Fermi in the Thanksgiving Day Game with a score of 39 to 21. Steve Cote, Eric Longfellow, and John Mooney were new faces to the soccer team in 1974. Field Hockey attracted many new juniors to the team: Mary Dunagin, Sandy Bailey, Debbie Boisjolie, Janice Cerrato, Arlene Choolgian, Kay Dripchak, Tracy Strickland, and Shelly Turgeon. Six juniors made a fine debut on the Cross Country Team as sophomores. They were Jeff Curtiss, Fred Fisher, Brian Smith, Rich Levasseur, Art Stoddard, and Mark Thorstenson. Four new girls became cheerleaders, Nancy Crompton, Sandy Kweder, Carolyn Eberle, and Kathy Sherwin. Leslie Meyers and Tracy Stricland became members of the Girls Basketball Team. Many new juniors appeared upon the mats for the Wrestling Team in 1974. They were Tony Brown, Jeff

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Curtiss, Dave Flower, Dan Garvey, Dennis LePage, Bill Nehila, and Ray D ' Amato. The Girls Swim Team was developed in our Junior year at E.H.S. Representing our class were Vikki Burington, Nancy Crompton, Carol Mathieu, Debra McCully, Sandy Stratton and Laurie Wagner. The Boys Swim Team added Juniors Marcel Dubois, Pete Felix, Paul Gracewski, Greg L ' Herueux, Eric Longfellow, Jeff Thibodeau, and Bill Thomson. Another new sport was introduced this year. Appearing on the Ice Hockey Team for the first time were; Jim Bousquet, Comie Buanno, Steve Desroches, Tim Grigely, Wendell Grigely, Charles Hart, Roger Ingraham, Phil Pouech, and Mark Rhodes. In the spring of 1974 the Track Team went co-ed. Joining the team were; Debbie Boisjolie, Vikki Burington, and Tina Lapointe. New male members were; Daryl Dumala, Howard Edgar, Dan Martin, James McCarthy, and Jim Vallee. On the Boys Tennis Team were Russ Miller, Steve Cote, Mark Folsom, and Brian Hallett. The Lamplighters presented two excellent plays that year Flowers For Algernon and The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail. Our Junior Prom was held on April 6 and was entitled Moments to Remember . Entering the National Honor Society were; Sue Bousquet, Kathy Bride, Martie Cass, Kathy Coughlin, Madlyn Crowell, Fred Fisher, Kathy Deryer, Kay Dripchak, Carolyn Eberle, Nancy Fontana, Barb Grape, Patty Healy, Alton Huntley, Laura Jarmoc, Sandy Kweder, Janet Lane, Eric Longfellow, Tracy Lovell, Karen Nelson, Karen Martinson, Lynne Mathieu, Kathy McGuiness, Kathy Sherwin, Phyllis St. George, Tracy Strickland, Debbie Wilson and Bob Zannoni. Bob Zannoni and Peter King were chosen to go to Boy ' s State while Debbie Wilson and Kay Dripchak were chosen to attend Girl ' s State. Kathy McGuiness was given the Yale Book Award and Janice Cerrato was the Connecticut Association of Womens Deans and Counselors winner. Laura Jarmoc was the recipient of the Walter Rensselear Polytechnical Institute Math and Science Award. 1974 had been a good year for us. We had progressed much over the previous year and now anxiously awaited our final year at Enfield High School. September had finally arrived. We were Seniors and there was no one better. Chris Andrews was re-elected president of the Senior Class. Patty McGowan was our new vice-president and Leslie Malone our new treasurer. Kathy McGuiness was re-elected secretary and Tracy Strickland continued as Class historian. Our Football Team gave us a very fine season under the leadership of tri-captains Dave Flower, Rich Morris and Joe Dippel. On the Soccer Team Steve Magora and Pete King led us through the season and through two victories over arch rival Fermi High. The girls had a dynamic season on the hockey field with Co-Captains Shelly Turgeon and Sandy Bailey. Three new names appeared in cross country; Mike Cooney, Jim McCarthy, and Jeff Thibodeau. Co- captains were Rick Levasseur and Mark Thorstenson. Leading the cheers which lead our teams on to victory was head cheerleader Sandy Kweder. We lost a close basketball game to Fermi for the first time, we killed them the second time. Our captain was Center Jim Hayden. Our Ice Hockey Team was captained by Tom Cummings. Cheering at the basketball and hockey games was well known Section 32. The Girls Basketball Team played a good year under the leadership of Shelly Turgeon. Vikki Burington was captain of the Girls Swim Team, while John Carollo lead the Boys Swim Team. This years Wrestling team was tri-captained by Bill Nehila, Dave Flower, and Dan Garvey. Our final event of the season was the winter prom, Friends and Lovers. Our Senior Class Trip was to Washington D.C. where we mixed a little education with a lot of fun. This years presentation by the Lamplighters Drama Guild was one of their finest. The Mouse That Roared. It starred Brian Smith and Tracy Lovell, and Mike Castelvetere. Hitting off the spring sports was our Baseball Team. Captain of the Raider team was John Carollo. Four seniors joined the Track Team this year; John Boudreau, Marcel Dubois, Rick Landry, and Bill Snow. Captain was Frank Gould. The Boys Tennis Team was captained by Mark Folsom and Brian Hallett. The Girls Tennis Team had a fine year. They were led by Co-captains Pat Healy and Phyllis St. George. We rounded out our year with three memorable events as we reached the turning point in our lives. Thursday June 5 was Class Night. Finally on the following day Friday June 6 we the Class of 1975 graduated. On Saturday June 14 the Farewell Prom When Will I See You Again was held at the Sheraton Inn. The insecurities we brought with us in September of 1972 have long since vanished and will now be replaced by the warm memories of friendships we have made and experiences we have shared. Tracy Strickland 15