Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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Mr. Vangsness, a former student of Longmeadow High School, ha s been teaching history here for three years. He has noticed a great deal of change in the high school environment over the past ten years. A dress code was strictly enforced until 1970. Boys wore shirts and ties every day, and girls had to wear dresses. No jeans, denim trousers, miniskirts, or sandals were allowed, and boys ' hair could not touch the top of the ear or the collar. Detention was given for any infraction of a school rule and had priority over sports and activities. Mr. Vangsness states, School has become somewhat less strict. The administration has decided to face up to problems. This is why the idea of using the courtyard as a place to smoke was initiated. School in the sixties placed more emphasis on preparing students for college. A higher percentage of people went to college, as it was considered the right thing to do. Now more students are going directly into vocational trades, because a college degree is not always an assurance of success. Mr. Vangsness is enthusiastic about working with some of his former teachers, and he has gotten to know them well on a personal basis. He feels that the faculty at Longmeadow is fantastic , and because he can now better understand the teachers, he holds a deeper sense of admiration and respect for them. 17

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1 Michael Gelinas 2. Peter Vangsness 3. Mr Gelinas enrapturing A Block histo- ry lecture 4. Francis Simanski 5. Peter Santos 6. Joseph Winseck 7. Stanley Ursprung 8. Raymond McKenna 9. Jesse Bowler 10. John Fitzgerald 11. Robert Leventhal 12 Robert Delano 13. Daniel Lynch

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