Millbury Memorial High School - Aftermath Yearbook (Millbury, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY Our class song, “I’ve been searching so long”’ by Chicago, brings back memories of our years at Millbury High. Throughout the four years many changes have taken place, leading us to graduation. Freshman year was probably the most difficult adjustment to make. Not only were we taken from the secuirty of being the oldest class but we were placed on a double session schedule. This meant that those of us who had been going to school for 11:00 had to be in school for 7:00. Once we were used to getting up so eary it was fun to have our afternoons off, we all enjoyed being dismissed at 12:30. With Sophomore year came the return to an 8:00 to 2:00 school day. The new discipline code gave the teachers a new weapon, the citation. Citations could be issued for a number of reasons, such as tardiness, wandering the halls without a pass, or just being disruptive. Some teachers quickly caught ‘citation sickness’. These teachers felt a mad desire to issue citations. Sophomore year coincided with the Bicentennial. Millbury High, along with the entire town, joined in the celebrations. The festivities ended with the biggest parade Millbury had seen in years. The French Club designed and built a float depicting the French involvement in the Revolution. Out of 48 floats entered, the French Float walked off with the highest honor, the Grand Marshall Award. The Foreign Language classes also introduced the first International Foods Day. This was intended to produce a better understanding of the cultures of France and Spain, but the students enjoyed a day off from school at Green Hill Park and the many exotic foods cooked. Junior year our academic activities began to pick up. The thought of graduation began to loom in our minds. Three members of our class qualified for Horace Mann by maintaining an A average for two years. They were Barbara O’Connor, Pamela Stansbury, and Wendy Stansbury. On Academic Awards Night our class was well represented, Deborah Craw received the departmental award for Math, while Barbara O’Connor received the award in Social Studies, and Patricia Gurney received the award in Foreign Language. The class of ’78 also made a good showing in the National Honor Society. By senior year 18 members were from our class. Senior year saw Patricia Gurney and Deborah Craw welcomed to the already existing members in the Horace Mann Society. The members of our class showed an interest in government. Two years in a row the representative for the Regional Advisors’ Council was chosen from our class. Maureen Bernier held this position sophomore year, while Patricia Belsito took over for her junior year. Junior year also saw the start of Student Government Day. Michelle Chevalier was elected as the Student Government Representative in Boston. Student Government Day also allowed various elected students to hold school and town positions for a day. Four Millbury Students were chosen to participate in The Presidential Classroom. Barbara O’Connor, Wendy Stansbury, Patricia Gurney, and Pamela Stansbury were all given the opportunity to learn about government first hand. What better place to study law than in Washington DiGes Many changes have taken place while we have attended High School. We have seen the addition of three advanced placement courses to the curriculum. These courses give the seniors a chance to receive college credit in Math, English, and History, while still attending high school. The Health Services Class was another welcomed addition. This gave students interested in entering a health related field a chance to experience the actual work. These students with the help of teachers, fellow classmates, and the public helped to make a successful blood drive. After a long absence creativity had returned to Millbury. ‘‘The Imaginary Invalid” was the first play in over five years. The musical “Your A Good Man Charlie Brown” was also performed. A Fashion Show was held in which the sewing classes modeled their own handiwork, and Art and I.A. students displayed their work at the Project Fair. These first attempts turned out to be rewarding programs. Two members of the class of ’79 had gained enough credits to graduate with our class. Pamela Weaver and Patrick O’Keefe, both recognized a good thing when they saw it. We are proud to say that 37 students from our class are graduating with honors, 18 of these are members of the National Honor Society. These activities have helped give our life meaning. An education has given us the knowledge and experience to determine the direction which our life will now head in, be it marriage, work, or college. “Life is everything it’s meant to be when my days have come to an end, I will understand what I left behind, part of me.” Many friendships have been formed during the last four years. Through the activities everyone has had the chance to make friends. Freshman year seems lonely at the beginning. The class has not yet found a sense of unification and belo nging. Mrs. Donna Anderson, a past faculty member, aided us over the rough spots as our class advisor. The first officers were Marilyn Courville, President; Wendy Stansbury, Vice-President; Donna Stolberg, Treasurer; and Maureen Bernier, Secretary. Sophomore year Mrs. Mary Ann Anderson took over the post of advisor backed by officers: Michael Frazier, President; Thomas Szkutak, Vice-President; Donna Stolberg, Treasurer; and Maureen Bernier, Secretary. One of the high points of High School is the time when you order your class ring. By this time our class already displayed a strong school spirit. It was voted that all rings be the same color and the color being garnet, for the school’s color.

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DEDICATION , i We, the Class of 1978, are proud to dedicate our yearbook to our class ad- visors, Mr. Roger Desrosiers and Mr. Frank Morrill. During our senior year they pushed us toward success and consoled us in our failures. These two men inspired us to gain the well de- served honor of being one of the most productive senior classes in the history of Millbury High School. pales Thank you for giving so much. pe YS FS Vee saad Wee AWAY Mr. Frank J. Morrill —— a Mr. Roger L. Desrosiers

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To many members of the class sports means a road to glory. Freshmen, Day Orrell and Amy Lacouture had the honor of playing varsity Field Hockey, while Donna Stolberg added her skill to the Basketball team. For a freshmen to make a varsity team shows exceptional skill. With these athletes we were off to a good start. The end of our sophomore year began the first annual Athletic Awards Banquet. Our Athletic Director, Mr. Richard Garabedian, organized the event. This was the first time the students were honored for their excellence in sports. Junior year brought about a complete new set of class officers. Ann Zawistowski, President; Amy Lacouture, Vice-President; Pamela Belsito, Treasurer; and Mary Beth Lucey, Secretary, who were all aided by the class advisor Miss Julia DeFeudis. The most important committee that year was the Prom Committee. Organized early in the year, this committee put many hours into preparations for a successful prom. May 20th was a beautiful night as the Juniors assembled outside the Sheraton Yankee Drummer Inn. Dancing to our theme song, ‘If’, played by the band Windfall was a moment not many will forget. Since all the girls looked so nice the band had a tough time choosing the court. Our Queen: Bonnie Hamilton and her court: Deborah Bonzey, Jean Comeau, Paula Moquin, and Donna Beckin were pleased and surprised with the honor bestowed upon them. Junior year we made a good showing in sports. Cross country, led by Peter Fitzpatrick and Thomas Szkutak, captured the S.W.C.L. title, their second in a row. The boys track team also gained a second championship. The golf team with the efforts of James Witkowski, James Schroeder and Thomas Bekier won the league title both junior and senior years. The girls track team, only in their second year, captured the league title, the league meet, and were District III runners-up. Again in their senior year the girls went undefeated in the league and won the league meet. The girls field hockey team also went undefeated winning the championship. The officers were the same for both junior and senior years. Ann, Amy, Pam, and Mary Beth were all happy to be reelected, which goes to show what a good job they were doing. With the election of our officers and our new class advisors, Mr. Roger Desrosiers and Mr. Frank Morrill, we were started on our last year at a hectic pace. Our senior year truly proved to be our busiest year. Our yearbook was in the capable hands of Mr. Paul Clancy, and editors Patricia Gurney and Maureen Bernier. The staff has worked long and hard to create what Mr. Clancy is sure will be the best yearbook in Millbury High history. As was only expected Ann Lund, Chris Matson, Ann Zawistowski and James Schroeder won a senior victory in the ‘‘Almost Anything Goes”’ contest sponsored by the Freshmen class. Another activity eagerly awaited was the Senior Supper. A night of dinner and dancing at the William Paul House was the setting for the distribution of the senior gifts. Much humor was evident in their presentation. The band “‘Flight’”’ put everybody in a lively mood for their final big night together. Our class trip was the first sunny day in a week of rain. The ‘‘Oak ’n Spruce’”’ resort offered many activities, such as swimming, golf, tennis, volleyball, horseback riding, and above all, good food to eat. With all the good times in life there are also the sad times. The death of our classmate reminds us that we are part of the world. John Scannell will be remembered by his classmates as a special person whom we will never forget. What can you do without money? To live up to our standards our class has raised more money than any of the preceding ones. But as our advisor Mr. Morrill said, “‘our class has more money than any other class and our class spends more money than any other class.” It seems we have done well at both. Our fund raising activities have raised money for the yearbook, the class trip, the senior supper, class gifts, the gifts to the school, and the graduation arrangements. We were the first freshmen class to hold a dance. American Standard was the featured band. This helped us earn some of our first money. For two years students went out on the magazine drives which helped to raise quite a lot for the treasury. Though we raised money all four years the last year was our best effort. A new fund raiser was tried for the first time. Twenty-pound bags of oranges and grapefruits were peddled off by ambitious seniors to friends and relatives. Though it seemed a ridiculous ideas it was our biggest fund raiser. On the day our ton of fruit was delivered, close to 80 seniors had the truck unloaded, the fruit bagged, and delivered in a record time of just a few hours. March 25th was a day of washing cars, selling baked goods, and what we are all good at — eating pancakes. Seeing the boys cook the pancakes was sight not to be missed. But what really made it a success was the public participation. The breakfast was brought to a climax by making a giant pancake. In all these events throughout the years we have worked together to make them all a success. We are now able to search for the answer to the question, ‘“‘Who am I?” We are the graduating class of 1978. Through all the good times and the bad we have realized that “‘Good things in life take a long time.” We thank all the class advisors who have helped us come this far, with special thanks to Mr. Frank Morrill and Mr. Roger Desrosiers, and to our yearbook advisor Mr. Paul Clancy. Also, we thank all of the faculty, staff, and coaches for all the advice and help through our four years of hard work at Millbury High School. Pamela Belsito, Kim Gaulin, Sandra Hall, Crystal Rauer