Immaculata High School - Magnificat Yearbook (Somerville, NJ)

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X2 if-2 tiwmC1 Mug lsfl 'l llliezv lf i s UQ l as ff f if : Cheerleaders David Kanyha, Dennis Razzano, John Kissell, Francis Parlante, and Vincent Riccardo with misnomer Peggy , garbed in best attire, demonstrate poise and agility on eve of the Dunellen encounter. Pep Rallies Spirit is the key word for Immacu- lata, 1970. Football and basketball games are sparked by pep rallies that never fail to arouse all the enthusiasm six hundred sixty-one teenagers can generate. Starting off the grid season came the event that set the pace for the year. During the Spirit Week each year had its own color to display on all posters, banners, and lapels. For five days the classes tried to outdo each other in demonstrations of support for the schoolg then all four united in a culminating pep rally. Standing ovation is given to meritorious football players led by Fullback Ralph Pascale. Enthusiasm and optimism are primary elements mingled to promote school spirit, as seen by anxious seniors awaiting the start of the first rally to initiate The Year of the Spartans. aegi s 5 isll,iJ?K K' sat

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Another Juliet, beaming Ellen Herrmann appreciates admiring glances from her Romeo, John Rudolph, before entering ballroom. Christine Douglas and escort Roy Herbst have eyes only for each other as they dance to A Time for Us. Senior Ball December - the world outside contrasted sharply with the atmosphere within the Somer- ville Inn. Held for the first time at the site of the 1968 Junior-Senior Prom, the Senior Ball came into focus. After months of prep- aration by members of the committee and anxious seniors, the long-awaited twenty-ninth arrived. Couples conversed quietly over din- ner and later filled the dance floor. Willing fac- ulty members assumed one more role as they looked on from the chaperones' table. Later, students and oldsters alike were caught up in hilarious renditions of the handkerchief dance from ZORBA THE GREEK, Immaculata's version of the f'Alley Cat, and golden oldies such as uthe twist,', the monkeyf' and 'fthe frug. At that point teachers graciously con- ceded the floor to the younger set, who thor- t oughly enjoyed a more modern style of music. Committee members Nancilee Yannetta, Robert Dubrowski, Mary Mattel, Jane Davis, Valer1'e Santelli, Ellen Herrmann, and Sharon Panzera smile contentedly at incoming couples.

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Spartan Club Enthusiastic parents and supporters of Immaculata give of their time to assist as members of the Spartan Club. The organ- ization sponsors education and entertain- ment in the course of the year and launches and sustains money-making proj- ects. Members willingly work at conces- sions and ticket taking for athletic activi- ties each year, and funds from the treas- ury will provide new football uniforms for the l970 season. l Events staged by the club include the yfourth Annual Boxing Tournament and lthe Spartan Club Dinner. This year in response to student request for a rock lconcert, the adults initiated the Mountain y and Stone the Crow appearance in March. An outgrowth of this parents' association is the newly-founded Alumni Club. Jo- ,seph Mantella of the Class of '68, acting 1' Varsity Cheerleaders Virginia Eckert, Jane Davis, Elizabeth Robinson, Sharry Trojanowski, Linda Horner, Patricia Pensak, Gale Sopher, Margaret Moffitt, and Sharon Panzera revel in a moment of relaxed conversation. as temporary chairman, plans to hold the y first official alumni dance in June. i Coach Frauenheim receives an approving smile from Dr. Zaninelli, upon an- John Huddleston offers prediction on possible trophy winner to fellow competitors Chester DeStefano, Robert Geis, Ralph Pas- cale, and Daniel Mitzak. nouncing the recipient of the Monsignor Eugene B. Kelly Award. Stage Band Members of the Music Department who wish to expand their range of experimen- tation in the field this year find a new out- let for creative ability. This new innova- tion takes the form of a stage band. Early in the year Sister Ann Bernadette, I.H.M., and Mr. John Di Giovanni held tryouts, selecting sixteen students to play trumpet, saxophone, trombone, drums, or guitar. Select instrurnentalists add their own flavor to the last few bars of Aquarium FIRST ROW.' Ernest Poggi, Richard Dooley, Joseph Reynolds, Edward Esler. SECOND ROW: Marshall Gar- rison, Mark Lusch, Michelle Garay. THIRD R0 W: Daniel Swarbrick, Margaret McCaughey, John Ochen, Michael Ryan, Carl Rickert, John lacoviello, and Michael Tarentino.