Hoosac School - Owl Yearbook (Hoosick, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1978 volume:

Hoosac School HOOSICK, NEW YORK THE OWL 1978 The Class of 1978 Dedicates This Yearbook to Henry Coach” Dickie The Sixth Form 3 It seems to me I’d like to go Where bells don’t ring, Nor whistles blow, Nor clocks don't strike, Nor gongs sound, And I’d have stillness all around. —Nixon Waterman Prefect Proctor 5 Varsity Soccer 5,6 Varsity Baseball 5 i Tom Cook 4 To be or not to be ... Is that really the question? Proctor 6 Varsity Soccer 6 Junior Varsity Soccer 4 Drama 6 Student Vestry 6 Activities Committee 6 Ed Gilbert 5 Tis the business of small minds to shirk, but he whose heart is firm and whose conscience approves will pursue his principles unto death. —Thomas Paine You have to pay your dues, If you want to sing the blues And you know it don’t come easy. —George Harrison And in the end, the love you take, Is equal to the love you make. The Beatles High Honors 6 Varsity Soccer 6 Drama 6 Robert Lee Grenko, Jr. 6 I find the great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction we are moving: to reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind, sometimes against it. But we must sail and not drift, nor be at anchor. —Oliver Wendell Holmes Life is a daring adventure, or nothing. —Helen Keller Student Vestry 5,6 Activities Committee 5,6 Hospital Volunteer 5,6 Drama 6 William Manning Hale, Jr Good things come to those who wait. Spanish book Award 4 Soccer Manager 5 Drama 4,5 ( Edward J. Hooper A young man is embarrassed to question an older one. —Homer Honors 5 Proctor 5,6 Assistant Steward 5 Varsity Soccer 5,6 Varsity Baseball 5 Activities Committee 5,6 Todd Ransom Howe 9 Guide the hand of someone who needs you. Prefect Proctor 6 Sacristan 6 Student Vestry 5,6 Varsity Soccer 6 Junior Varsity Soccer 5 Baseball 5 Drama 5,6 Activities, Chairman 5,6 r Craig Hutcherson to ° When many snow, I snow many snow. Varsity Soccer 6 Drama 5,6 Koichi Igawa Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. —Emerson Scribe 6 Varsity Soccer 6 Wrestling 5 Activities Committee 6 t Keyvan Kohan-Shohat 12 J A page of history is worth a book of logic. —Vice Admiral Hymen Rickover Difficulties” is the name given to things which it is our business to overcome. —Admiral Ernest J. King No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. —Theodore Roosevelt Proctor 5,6 Student Vestry 5,6 Cross Country 5 Drama 5,6 Chapel Choir 6 Class Representatives 5 Hospital Volunteer 5,6 Matthew Morris McCormick 13 Evan Polster 14 Proctor 6 Cross Country 5 Track 5 Varsity Soccer 6 Wrestling 5 Chris Smith 15 Vonloir c’est pouvoir. —Anon L'amitie est une douce chose. Jean de la Fontaine Honors 6 Chapel Choir 6 s Tran Gia Due 16 How my life slips away, How the time goes by, nd I know I belong here. 'es I know, though I don’t know why. -Carole King Proctor 5 Varsity Soccer 6 Junior Varsity Soccer 5 Baseball 5 Basketball 5 George P. Verschoor Underformers. 18 V FORM: l-r: Jeremy Mordkoff, Jon Grout, Ramak Sepehri, Lansing McVickar, Joe Willis, Todd Horton, Jenny Munro; also: David Hunter, Mark Steinberg IV FORM: l-r: Scott Tracy, Mark Steinberg, Mark Cramer, Fred Wright, Dan Rose. Ill FORM: l-r: Ahmad Loghmani, Charlie Diorio, Rich Jones, Andy Noble, Mays Jackson; kneeling: Tom Bauer, Doug Murray; also: Adam Silberman. II FORM: l-r: Toby Mordkoff, Greg Sura, Michael Rodriguez, Brian Dooley; also: David Honig. 19 i 22 Yule Log 1977 24 26 Non-student Participants Beth-Mary Litherland Becky Nielsen Lizzy Nielsen Kari Nielsen )ulic Heath Peter Beckford Randy Beckford Andy Murray David Murray Jacob Adams Kate Adams Wendy Arnold Jennie Arnold Tina Arnold Ricky Arnold Aurthur Redden William Redden Paul Redden Timmy Redden 28 30 32 33 The Faculty Alfred I Murray assistant to headmaster history baseball Fr. John S Adams Chaplain theology latin jv soccer 35 Elizabeth Schulte french cross-country skiing Karl Nielsen english dramatics hockey Brian Heath sciences David Duncan sciences mathematics Spanish Sally Decker mathematics 37 William Finley special assistant to the headmaster 38 Harry Dickie Coach David Hague director of athletics history Sam Sheer tutoring composition guitar banjo Carmela lannello administrative assistant Bob Johnson accountant Barbara Cipperly secretary to the assistant headmaster Dorothy Dickie alumni secretary t Sports . '• • ' .— , « � -V fc’ “t, ' • r T v- ' i J v. •■ - -•- ■ ', 7 . t w sik yr r.rV - X % —i - . A V a . v V' ;•• ;?7„ Aa!. w! «' wlj ‘ tV -L i,v, T: £ . r$7 ,Ja� , Sr •' F - -X- � r i •. •« , ' , 77 j . • ■ $.$ 1, m 1 A i§ j v £wr d 45 47 Hooi VARSITY SOCCER TACONIC CONFERENCE GAMES Bellefontaine 2 Berkshire Farms 2 Schuley Prep 2 Bellefontaine 2 Berkshire Farms 0 Darrow 0 Barlow 1 Barlow 5 Doane-Stuart 2 48 VARSITY SOCCER TEAM: l-r (kneeling) Jeremy Mordkoff, Todd Howe, Tom Cook, Mike Goodrich, Rob Grenko, John Winnett; (standing front) Todd Horton, Lansing McVickar, Koichi Igawa, Chris Smith, Jon Grout, Ramak Sepehri, Kiwi; (standing rear) Craig Hutcherson, George Verschoor, Ed Gilbert, David Hunter, Scooter Reese. JV SOCCER TEAM: l-r (kneeling) Ahmad Loghmani, Mike Rodriguez, Greg Sura, David Honig, Brian Dooley; (standing) Fr Adams, Chariie Diorio, Rich Jones, Mays Jackson, Jeremy Mordkoff, Rob Emmons, John Winnett, Chris Smith, Andy Noble, Doug Murray. 49 FACULTY FAMILIES: (front row, l-r) Julie Hej- Lizzy and Kari Nielsen, Kate and Jacob Ada- Randy Beckford; (2nd row) David Murray, P? Beckford, Beth Mary Litherland, Becky Niel (back row) Andy Murray, Bonnie Beckford, Lire Heath, Jane Nielsen, Steve Schulte, Joan Mum (Missing: about seven cats and six dogsl Dramatics 54 WAITING FOR LEFTY THE NEW TENANT THE DUMB WAITER THE PROPOSAL YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN! I • v . 5-sw S «5� f J-T i ’ t A• rj S ■ VA-l , IT 4 ’A •V-H •� t • v V’ V tt 1 .h 57 The Trustees, Faculty and Headmaster of Hoosac School with members of the Sixth Form request the pleasure of your company at the Eighty-ninth Commencement and Alumni Day June ninth and tenth nineteen hundred and seventy-eight PLEASE REPLY IF COMING EIGHTY-N INTH COMMENCEMENT ALU MNF DAY Friday, June 9, 1978 2:00 p.m. Musical, “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown 4:00 p.m. Athletic Awards 5:00 p.m. Alumni Reception 6:30 p.m. Commencement Dinner 8:00 p.m. Missionary Service All Saints’ Church, Hoosick Preacher: The Rev. Joel B. Miller Rector, All Saints’ Church, Hoosick and St. Mark’s Church, Hoosick Falls, New York. 9:00 p.m. Headmaster’s Coffee at the Home Farm PRIZE DAY EXERCISES Saturday, June 10,1978 9:30 a.m. Corporate Communion Celebrant: The Very Rev. William M. Hale Dean and Rector, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Syracuse, New York. 11:00 a.m. Commencement Exercises Speaker: Mr. T. Garry Buckley Lieutenant Governor, State of Vermont. 12:30 p.m. Luncheon i Prize Day 58 J deus regit THE HEADMASTER'S CUP......... THE SAINT JAMES AWARD........ THE E. GEORGE LAVINO PRIZE... DEUS REGIT AWARD............. THE ARISTA CUP............... THE ROBERTS CUP.............. THE GUILFORD CUP............. THE HENRY H. DICKIE AWARD.... GENERAL INFORMATION CUP...... THE OWL CUP.................. THE BARRY CUP................ THE CANTERBURY CUP........... THE FACULTY CUP.............. THE DUDLEY CUP (HEAD SCHOLAR) THE OPPORTUNITY CUP.......... Craig Hutcherson Christopher Smith Todd Horton Craig Hutcherson Robert Grenko Mays Jackson The Antonians, Todd Howe, captain The Baseball Team Jeremy Mordkoff David Honig Matthew McCormick Ed Gilbert and Craig Hutcherson Thomas Bauer Toby Mordkoff Ed Gilbert 59 BOOK AWARDS MATHEMATICS..................................Todd Horton HISTORY......................................Matthew McCormick (upper) Thomas Bauer (lower) SCIENCE......................................David Honig and Toby Mordkoff THEOLOGY.....................................Douglas Murray ART..........................................Joseph Willis CREATIVE WRITING.............................Jeremy Mordkoff SPANISH......................................Toby Mordkoff SPORTS AWARDS Varsity Soccer Most Valuable Player . Coach's Award....... Most Improved Player JV Soccer Most Valuable Player. Coach's Award....... Most Improved Player Baseball Most Valuable Player..............................George Verschoor Coach's Award.....................................Thomas Cook Most Improved Player..............................Todd Howe Best all-Around Athlete, 1977-78.....................George Verschoor Jeremy Mordkoff Chris Smith Greg Sura Thomas Cook George Verschoor and Todd Horton Ed Gilbert library proctors OWL Kewan Kohan-Shohat, Scribe Jeremy Mordkoff Matt McCormick Todd Howe TUCK SHOP Tom Cook Jenny Munro Ramak Sepehri DRAMATICS dormitory proctors Rob Grenko Craig Hutcherson Craig Hutcherson Lansing McVickar Ed Gilbert Koichi Igawa Butch Benjamin Ed Gilbert Mike Goodrich )enny Munro Cheryl Smith jeremy Mordkoff Jenny Munro Chris Smith Jeremy Mordkoff Matt McCormick HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS Bill Hale Bill Hale Koichi Igawa Ed Hooper Lansing McVickar Matt McCormick Evan Polster Due Tran Scott Tracy Charlie Diorio VESTRY Andy Noble Craig Hutcherson, Sacristan Jon Grout Mays Jackson Fred Wright Bill Hale Ed Gilbert Richard Jones Jon Grout Matt McCormick Butch Benjamin BELL RINGER Toby Mordkoff CHAPEL CHOIR OWL PHOTO CRED Due Tran Toby Mordkoff Cheryl Smith Brian Heath David Hunter Lansing McVickar Kerl Nielsen Butch Benjamin Jane Nielsen Dorothy Adams Jenny Munro John Adams Rob Emmons STEWARDS Jon Grout Scooter Reese David Hunter David Hunter Anne Brooks Mark Cramer . . . and others Student Activities 61 HENRY PLANTE JEWELER Bennington, Vt. MR. MRS. HARRY H. DICKIE THE OASIS Bennington, Vt. ATKINS JEWELERS Bennington, Vt. t SHAFFE'S MEN’S SHOP Bennington, Vt. Congratulations Class of '78 From REDDEN’S VEGETABLE FARM Route 22 Francis Charlene Redden Family Bauer, Tom — 392 Grosvenor; Westmount, Montreal; Quebec, Canada, H3Z 2M2 Cook, Tom — Hoosick, New York, 12089 Cramer, Mark — 2312 Fenner Road, Cazenovia, New York, 13035 Diorio, Charlie — 108 East 86th Street, New York, New York, 10028 Dooley, Brian — 20 Third Street, Hoosick Falls, New York, 12090 Gilbert, Ed — 53 Hite Court, Schenectady, New York, 12303 Grenko, Robert — Box 755, Bennington, Vermont, 05201 Grout, Jon — 2 East Montgomery Street, Johnstown, New York, 12095 Hale, Bill — 409 Sedgewick Drive, Syracuse, New York, 13203 Honig, David — R.D. 1, Box 71, Hoosick Falls, New York, 12090 Hooper, Ed — Dodge Road, R.F.D. 2, Box 352, Pawling, New York, 12564 Horton, Todd — P.O. Box 1006, Bennington, Vermont, 05201 Howe, Todd — P.O. Box 124, Cropseyville, New York, 12052 Hunter, David — 1954 First Avenue, Apt. 12T, New York, New York, 10029 Hutcherson, Craig— 141 Warren Street, Uniondale, New York, 11553 Igawa, Koichi — 2-11-3 Kinuta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 157 Jackson, Mays — 74 Middlesex Apts. Matawan, New Jersey, 07747 Jones, Rich — Sierra Madre, 210, Mexico 10, D.F. Mexico Kohan-Shohat, Keyvan — 2647 Chin China Store, Janbe Kochini, Elixabeth Boulevard, Kakl Shomali Avenue, Tehrai Iran. Loghmani, Ahmad — NO. 1, 1st Floor, Apt. No. 21, Azar St., Sabaye Jonoobi Avenue Zip Code 13, Tehran, Iran, McCormick, Matthew M — R.F.D. 2, Ellsworth, Maine 04605 McVickar, Lansing — Tuxedo Park, New York 10987 Mordkoff, Jeremy, and Mordkoff, Toby — 934 Storrs Road, R.R. 1, Storrs, Connecticut 06268 Munro, Jennifer — 101 Transit Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Murray, Douglas — Hoosac School, Hoosick, New York 12089 Noble, Andrew — 510 Wilmot Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06607 Polster, Even — 221 Charing Road, Rochester, New York 14617 Rodriguez, Michael — 684 Commander Avenue, West Babylon, New York 11 704 Rose, Daniel — 139 Ashton Avenue, North Adams, Massachusetts 01247 Sepehri, Ramak — Kennedy Avenue, Nadarst. 9, Tehran, Iran Silberman, Adam — 69 Brookside Road, Portland, Maine 04103 Smith, Christopher — Rogers Avenue, Hoosick Falls, New York 12090 Steinberg, Mark — 641. Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022 Sura, Gregory — R.D. 1, Box 144, Hoosick Falls, New York 12090 Tracy, Scott — R.D. 2, Greenwich, New York 12834 Tran, Due — 343 Park Avenue, Apt C-9, Nutley, New Jersey 07110 Verschoor, George — R.D. 1, North Bennington, Vermont 05257 Willis, Joseph — R.D. 1, Box 129A, Hudson, New York 12534 Wright, Frederick, Villa Lido 5, 2223 Astor, Orange Park, Florida 32073 Directory 64