English High School - Blue and Blue / Record Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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There ' s a joke in there somewhere Hello Sports Fans Heelen runs 87 yards SOPHOMORE ANNALS After surviving a hard year with Mr. GiUis we entered the main building as sophomores. Not as good as juniors, but not as bad as freshmen. We soon found that the building left much to be desired. But we were young and could take it. After a few months in school President Ken- nedy was assassinated. For four days radio and television stations cancelled their programs in respect. Lyndon Johnson became the thirty-sixth president. This year was also a bad year for our football team. Although we closed out with a good 6-2 record, our 19-game win streak was finally ended by Rindge Tech. Next we were upset by Boston Tech, and we had to share the crown with the metal workers. We beat Latin though, 18-12, which eased our pain a little. Another bright spot was our victory over Groton. Our hockey team didn ' t do too well either, except for their 2-1 victory over city champ Latin. Our track team swept all competition and won the city crown easily. The swimming team became the first Eastern Mass. school to win the state champion- ship. On May 15 we missed a day of school while the upperclassmen had Prize Drill Day, much to our delight. Little did we know that this would be the last FAIRLY easy year for us.

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Class A mls FRESHMAN ANNALS Early in September of 1962, we, the class of 1966, entered the English High School Freshman Annex, ready to start an experience we shall never forget. Our first obstacle was our sweet-souled acting Head Master, Mr. Gillis. Mr. Gillis was very strict, and we had to keep our noses in our books all during the year. In October the situation in Cuba nearly brought us to war with the U.S.S.R. President Kennedy issued an ultimatum to Russia to either get out of Cuba or fight! To our relief Russia backed down. A small scale war in Vietnam kept getting big- ger and bigger, and some of us were thinking of the possibility of having to serve our country on the battlefield. Then in November came our first major school event - THE ENGLISH - Latin GAME. We smashed the team from across the street 32-6. It was a very fitting end for our undefeated football season. It was our second straight unblemished season. The team almost got the chance to go to the Orange Bowl. Our record was high-lighted by our 22-0 win over our ancient rival Groton. The rest of our athletic teams were not so lucky. Next we were hit by the NEDT tests. Of course we scored very high scores. Although we were E.H.S. students we felt left out of things, and we all looked forward to next year when we could enter the main building. Sir, how can I go to college?

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JUNIOR ANNALS Early in September of 1964, we came back to E.H.S. as juniors. We knew that this would be a difficult year for us, so we put our best foot forward. Unfortunately our football team didn ' t, as we had one of the worst seasons E.H.S. ever had. All we could compile was a 4-3-1 record, although we managed to beat the Groton Prep boys. Mario Caporale ' s field goal missed by one yard in the E.H.S. - B.L.S. game. If it had been good, Latin would have won its first city cham- pionship since 1959 and its first undefeated season in many years. Our hockey team had an excellent year, win- ning the city league crown. Mr. Gillis ' s track team rolled over everyone. Our trackmen won two city championships, two Reggie crovras, two state championships, and the co-championship of New England. Our swim- ming team was also Eastern Mass. Champ. While all this action was going on we were awed by the rising Prudential Tower and War Memorial. The English High School Fashion Show was a complete success, especially since the show in- cluded Miss Teenage Massachusetts and Miss Massachusetts. May rolled around and we got our first taste of the college boards. Because of the excellent training we had received the tests were a snap. Now that the year was coming to an end, we began thinking about next year when we would be seniors. Our last official act as juniors was our down- payment of five dollars for our senior class ring. I beg your pardon! You don ' t say!