Minnechaug Regional High School - Falcon Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 176 of the 1986 volume:

WJLmAEAM PUBLIC UmtAWf SPECIAL PEOPLE 1 • __, - J i T i ; ' FALCON 1986 U iL. Coll 7 . H Minnechaug Regional High School Main Street Wilbraham, MA 01095 Table Of Contents Opening 2 Senior Page 9 Academics Page 53 Underclassmen Page 69 Sports Page 93 Activities Page I35 Advertisement Page I57 Closing I6S TABLE OF CONTENTS I SPECIAL PLACES remember finals, hailstorms, dented cars, cold winds, hot suns, Lake Mark ( no liquor ), frisbee, foot- ball, tackles grass-stains, diving, July 4th, Memorial Bridge, purple balloons, cool night, clear night, blankets, fireworks, Riverside, high rides, spiders, Loops, stom- ach spaz, Sumner Ave. Friendly ' s, Reese ' s Pieces, hot- fudge chins, Golden Anniversary Sundaes, Tinkham Road running, shin splints, sweating, sprinting, second wind, the Mall, short-shorts, Madonna, bracelets, lip- stick, bikinis, beaches, Spec Pond, Watch Hill, Masquo- mequet, sunburns, lemon juice-blondes, water-skiing, sailing, tanlines, hot sands, Hartford Civic Center, Phil thrills, Private Dancer, Foreigner, buzzing ears, en- cores, Allen Cooley Denny ' s, Showcase, Back to the Future, the Emerald Forest, St. Elmo ' s, Jazzberry ' s, quarters, Coors, sangria, the rhythm of the night, Stu- dio New York, gettin ' into the groove, jobo, Mickey Dee ' s, Pizzeria Uno, the Pondo Pit, Ormond ' s, camping, public bathrooms, baseball games, VCR parties, smash- ing cars, cruising the scene, Hollow Road and One-Eyed Lennie, slumming in the C-l-T-Y, Peach Festival rain-out, the Big E, cotton candy, elephants, laser shows . . . remember frenzied freedom, French Fries, fun, Fri- day fashion, Fribbles, flings, friendships, fried dough, fishing, fibbing, flirting, falling flying fireworks for- ever. And I remember coming back to school one steamy September morning . . . and staring sadly out the window as you slowly walked away. By Tina Desai COOKIES ueooaxMMia 2 OPENING -WKSKAHAM PUBgp y a A v It ' s A lnple P, WxnyouWcrtAlh NowHSrihg . Portf me OPENING 3 In the two years that I ' ve been involved in yearbook, I ' ve learned one very important thing — it ' s not as easy as it looks. As an editor, I ' ve had to worry about pictures being taken, copy being typed, and whether we had enough yearbooks for those who bought them! I could never understand why any adult who didn ' t need an activity to get into college would put herself through this kind of torture. Mrs. Diane Jeserski, willingly put her time into the Minnechaug yearbook for a number of years. In fact, when the 1985 staff had no advisor, she graciously accepted the position even with the responsibilities of a two-year old at home. The 1985 Falcon was plagued with problems, but Mrs. Jeserski still kept the book together even in the face of her own personal tragedies that year. The time and effort Mrs. Jeserski put into the Falcon over the years can not be forgotten. The 1986 staff has decided to dedicate our book to Mrs. Jeserski for all that she has given to the yearbook over the years. Thank you Mrs. Jeserski — and we ' ll always remember. Karolyn Belcher 4 OPENING To Remember Mrs. Katherine Goulding taught her students the importance of cooking for over two decades here at Minne- chaug. She was Home Economics De- partment Chairman for many years, and will be remembered for imparting the knowledge of creating gastronomi- cal delights to her students. Mr. George Robinson began teaching at Minnechaug during its first year of operation in 1958. Through 1985, he helped several generations of Minne- chaug students through every level of mathematics. He also served as the Mathematics Department Chairman and will always be considered an im- portant and valuable part of Minne- chaug. Mr. Warren Amerman was a chorus instructor at Minnechaug for twelve years, serving many of those years as Department Chairman. Perhaps that for which he will be most remembered is his production of Gilbert and Sulli- van which served not only Minnechaug but the Wilbraham community. We shall miss his talent, warmth and lead- ership. ' Qtt ' Q ' S ■ ' ■ -• -4- ' ■ ' • ' ' vi ■«■ ' .•.. ' ' ? Mrs. Valenta Robinson was a Spanish teacher at Minnechaug for twenty-two years and was very involved in the Foreign Lan- guage Club which she helped mold. She will be greatly missed by her former Spanish students. For fifteen years, Mr. William McLean taught Social Studies here at Minnechaug, and coached the golf team for much of that time. Both his students and players will always re- member him for his exceptional ability to moti- vate. OPENING 5 FRIENDS 6 OPENING OPENING 7 Andrea Hinks Stephanie King tff ' fBV Wendy Hebert, Kim Walker Chris Garrow Linda McDonald Scott Crafts 8 OPENING 6 P SENIORS SENIORS 9 SPECIAL TIMES y$t ' Dim M % ...HI • ' Hill ■ i : ■ i L ? A ' ' ■■■• i SENIORS II Favorite Song-Money For Nothing Favorite Food-Pizza Favorite Movie-Rambo and Back to the Future Favorite Place to faf-McDonald ' s Favorite Group-Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band Favorite T.V. Show- Miami Vice Favorite Radio Stat ion-W J C Favorite 4ctor-Sylvester Stallone Favorite Actress- Ally Sheedy rlashdance sweatshirts, Maniac, Let ' s Dance, Electric Avenue Keagan Shot. Tylenol murders, the Police go on tour E.T., General Hospital, Gandhi takes the Oscar bhort, confused, shy, abused, easily amused. Hampden, Wilbraham, pleased to meet you. IVl-Hall, the crawl, I.D. pictures (for fake I.D. ' s see Juniors) Arena, rock study, study of rock, Michael Jackson, thrills INever ask a junior for directions bemi-formal, first love Kissing to be Clever , Maniac, public displays of affection. V verdoing it, flirting, giggling, gossiping Project Adventure, lifesaving in school cesspool Hanging on the telephone, hanging on through ups n ' downs V h-so-short miniskirts, class rings, breakdancing IVlarines in Lebanon, Duran Duran in Hartford, Cabbage Patch Kids intolerable. C fficial hangout: the Mall, Allen and Cooley, Eddie Murphy, Footloose Kat dissections, Driver Ed, blood and gut films (gross!) which brings us to Lunch Every Breath you take , uh-oh it s magic, Heaven Jobs, SAT ' s magazine drive, Coors, Lake Mark, Hollow Road U-2, Purple Rain , Chaka Khan? Don ' t you forget about Me Ghostbusters! INeon knit sweaters, cropped pants, bobbed hair, blond tails. Inventing excuses, altering passes, lunch cruise to Joy Ho. official Upperclassmen, all-nighter term papers, all nighter parties, all-weeker hangovers. Keagan re-elected, Sam and Diane break up, Madonna makes TIME Superiority, Spirit Week, Most Likely to be Shot by a Libyan Terrorist, Prom Night exploiting underclassman, studs, stars, big shots INews 8 air crashes, the Titanic, Rock Hudson, Pete Rose breaks r ecord I look mah-velous!, St. Elmo ' s Fire, Shout ! Jh no! College?!? Interviews, essays, applications — It ' s time, wherever I ' m going. Keally glad I was here. I ' ll always remember Minnechaug . . . goodbye. Q SENIORS John O ' Shaughnessy CLASS OF 1986 Dear Mrs. King, Hi! Well, it ' s June now and this will be my last note to you as class secretary. It ' s hard to believe that four years of Minnechaug has already flown by. Why, just yesterday it was freshman year and John was president (of course), Jenn Buchholz vice president, Hillary Broderick class secretary, and Dave Hartin, treasurer. Everyone was running around trying to find us an advisor and you came to our aid. Sophomore year rolled around with Kim Maloney as vice-president, and Noel Rihm as secretary. This was the year of chocolate bunnies and Minnechaug caps. And class rings. And of course I reme mber Junior year! Mark Macero was elected vice-president and I was elected secretary. As did everyone else, I welcomed the idea of planning activities and fundraisers — and worry about money!! (Ha ha!) It truly has been hard work — but it was all worth while. We even managed to have some fun. I remember sewing pennant after pennant just to go out and stand in the cold to sell them, (fun?) Our many thanks to Mr. Matroni and his Graphic arts classes for printing the pennants. We truly appreciated it! And remember all the M M ' s Tony gave us for helping with the Magazine Drive? And all the Sugar Daddies you hid? And I remember missing lunch to hand out prizes and fill out the posters — and getting robbed!! Whatever happened to Glen putting a pie in John ' s face if we beat his class at the Magazine Drive? I remember John, Joel, and I trying to find the place to buy soda for our MORP Video Dance. Once we got there, we kept switching the order. We kept carrying cases back and forth to John ' s car. We went all over the place looking for brick wall-paper and stole Burger King crowns! And remember Mike Chambers and Kim Walker were elected as MORP King and queen? And how could I forget our booth at the Town Fair. We stood there in the rain for hours and let people throw wet, dirty, sponges at our faces. Poor John — he really got nailed! (Fun?!) And don ' t forget those soggy jelly beans. And Senior year. I ' ll never forget senior year. Kim was vice president again and Craig Corrigan became treasurer. We finally organized our committees. I remember our last minute planning of the senior Kick-off — and we still had an awesome time. Remember we all signed that poster? Jim Metzger thanks you for your artistic services throughout our four years. And I remember planning all our senior activities — a hayride, a class trip, sledding, senior pranks (shh!) picking the band for the Prom, caps and gowns, gradu- ation, announcements, senior banquet and breakfast. Wow! Were we busy! But we could never have done it without you. You were not only our advisor, but also our friend, We enjoyed your company and thank you, as a class, from the bottom of our hearts. You ' ll never know how much you ' ve been appreciated. Mrs. King — we ' ll always remember you. Love always, Sarah (Class Secretary, ' 86) Mrs. King Craig Carrigan Sarah Withington Top Row: Julie Sheehan-most fun to be with; Matt Newsom-nicest eyes Hillary Broderick-prettiest; Shelley Raffaele-friendliest; Dave Blizard- nicest hair; Erin Tierney-nicest hair; Mark Macero-class flirt; Allison Grassetti-class flirt 6 class partier. Bottom Row: Dave Hartin Mark Macero- class pals; Karen Canegallo-funniest laugh-, Tony Barrett-class clown; Glenn Henningson-handsomest; Stacey Sasanecki-nicest figure; Pete Siciliano-friendliest; Mike Chambers-best physique: Ivy Meeropol Sima Setian-Laverne Shirley. Missing: Craig Carrigan-most athletic; Tom O ' Connor-loudest mouth; Don Rostowski-nicest smile; Chris Tessier-class musician; Karen Michaud-class individualist; Mike Sauve-best dressed; Jen Clarke-tallest; Alison Tarbell-shortest; Drew Dernavich 6 Kim Danio-most artistic; Myong Pak-class Einstein: Jeff Smith-most fun to be with. Top Row. Robin Pruett-class Einstein-, Chris Dunklee-cutest; Liane Shea-nicest smile; Tina Desai-most likely to succeed-, Suzanne Spellios-Ioudest mouth; Kathy Mullet-Vi of the class couple; John O ' Shaughnessy-Vi of the class couple £ most likely to succeed; Noel Rihm-best dressed. Bottom Row: Mark Lowry-tallest; Kevin Landers-shortest funniest laugh; Jane Dickinson 6 Josie Holdsworth-class musicians-, Michelle Taylor-nicest eyes-, Jean Gorecki-most athletic; Steve Burns-class partier; Alec Corwin-class individualist. Ramona Aberdeen (Ramo, mona) 12 Cedar Oak Dr., W.ilb. Melissa Ablondi 685 Main St.. Wilb. Christine Adamczyk 45 Old Orchard R.. Hamp. Jeannine Baer 18 Tinkham Glen, Wilb. Jesse Beacom (Beac, Beaker ) 31 Pleasantview Rd., Wilb. ■ Maureen E. Benoit (Mo) 31 Stonegate Circle, Wilb. Kellie Bolek ( Bolek ) 16 Opal St.. Wilb. Jeff Ahlberg (Dwiby, K.K.) 31 Rock-A-Dundee Rd., Hampden Sharyn Artioli 140 Springfield St.. Wilbraham Mark Bacon 316 Stony Hill Rd.. Wilbraham Michael Ballard 22 Mowhawk Dr., Hampden Steve Bandarra (Band-man) 16 Tall Timber Dr., Wilbraham Chris Audra Barnes (Cricket) 20 Meadow Brook Lane, Hampden G. Anthony Barrett 16 Raymond Dr., Wilbraham K r Lucinda Baughan 72 Beebe Rd., Wilbraham ■ Karolyn Ann Belcher 130 Bennett Rd., Hampden SENIORS 17 James Bibens 2 Circle Dr., Wilbraham Kimberly S. Bowes (Airhead. Bowes, Boweser) 2 Becker St.. Wilbraham r 18 SENIORS Bryan Blair 205 Chapin Rd., Wilbraham Paul G. Boyajian (Hadji) 9 Deepwood Dr., Wilbraham X Michelle Blanchard 42 Longview Dr., Wilbraham Donald C. Bracci 2345 Boston Rd., Wilbraham Jennifer Buchholz 34 Pomeroy, Wlbraham David T. Blizard (Mo. Zarster, Bliz) 48 Old Coach Rd„ Hampden Vince Bortolussi 118 Raymond Dr., Hampden Lee Bouchard 16 Red Bridge Rd., Wilbraham Kathy Brainerd (Isis. Brain-B) 14 Cooley Dr.. Wilbraham Hillary K. Broderick (Hicker) 5 Hilltop Dr.. Wilbraham Linda Lee Brouilette (Lin. Boober, Linda B.) 3117 Boston Rd.. Wilbraham Matthew Buffett 84 Oak Knoll Dr.. Hampden C. James Bullock (Chester) 8 Crest St., Wilbraham Stephen Burns 57 Decorie Dr.. Wilbraham 19 Robert Callahan 8 Stonegate Circle. Wilbraham Dina M. Cambo 3 Brookmont Dr., Wilbraham Karen Canegallo (K.C.. K.A.S.B) i Blacksmith Rd„ Wilbraham Denise Larron 17 Mountainview Dr., Wilbraham Michael Cavros (George) 5 Melikian Dr., Wilbraham 20 SEN1ORS Michelle Chabot (Meesh) 2i Fairview Rd., Wilbraham Kelly Christianson I Powers Dr., Wilbraham Jean Cannamela 25 Forest St., Wilbraham Andrew G. Carlson II Middlefield Dr.. Hampden Craig Carrigan ( Crash . Crossbar ) 10 Woodside Dr.. Wilbraham Michael Chambers ( Ogre ) 7 Ruth Dr.. Wilbraham Richard Chayer 55 Mountain Rd.. Wilbraham Jodi Christiansen 81 Bridge St.. Wilbraham Becky Clark 17 Southwood Dr.. Wilbraham Jennifer Clarke 36 Raymond Dr.. Wilbraham Todd A. Collier 715 Stony Hill Rd.. Wilbraham SENIORS 21 Deborah Connors (Deb) 70 Circle View Dr.. Hampden Leo Loughlin 10 Fernwood Dr., Hampden Christine Lee Crivelli 710 Stony Hill Rd., Wilbraham Kimberly Ann Danio (Kim) 8 Mountainbrook Rd., Wilbraham Judie Darling (Jude, Jud, H.H) 14 Arbor Lane, Wilbraham Michael Dean 336 Glendale Rd., Wilbraham Jane Kristin Dickinson (Jane K.. K Jana) 6 Garden Lane. Wilbraham 22 SENIORS Kathleen A. Czupryna 19 Western View Dr., Wilbraham Jeffrey M. Dahm (Dahmer) 12 Raymond Dr.. Wilbraham Drew Dernavich (Derno) 4 Laurel Lane. Wilbraham Sefali Desai 243 Soule Rd.. Wilbraham Tina Desai 26 Millbrook Dr.. Wilbraham Bruce Donnet 9 Old Coach Rd.. Wilbraham Maura Donovan 24 Lake Shore Dr.. Wilbraham Jennifer Lynn Dowd 1133 Glendale Rd.. Wilbraham 23 Kerry Dowd 9 Chilson Rd.. Wilbraham Mary M. Dowries 33 Spring House Rd., Hampden Barry Driscoll 19 Fairview Manor. Hampden 1 ' ' _ Ik r5fM Todd Ely 3 Ely Rd.. Wilbraham Jennifer Ward Fath (Jen, Jenny. Ren. Fath ' r) 45 West Colonial Rd„ Wilbraham W ft ll|| f w WL± 3 Amanda Jane Evans 48 Hall Moss Lane, Wookford, England Chris Fitzgerald 61 Mill Rd., Hampden 24 SENIORS Donald Dube 13 Fairview Rd., Wilbraham Christopher R. Dunklee (Dunk) 94 North Rd., Hampden Patrick Eady 3 Deepwood Dr., Wilbraham Paul S. Fabian (Fab ' s. Wally) 6 Park Dr., Wilbraham Michael J. Falcetti (Mike) 500 Springfield St., Wilbraham Karen Jean Farlinger 16 Bayberry Rd., Hampden Scott E. Flagg (Scoot) 9 Russell Rd.. Wilbraham Peter Folvi 943 Main St., Wilbraham Lauri Beth Franklin (Laur. L.B.) 16 Katie St., Wilbraham SENIORS 25 Deborah Frantzen 40 Brooklawn Rd., Wilbraham Douglas Fraser 4 Woodside Dr.. Wilbraham Gayle R. Frechette 1 Bonair Dr., Wilbrahan Eric Gardell 390 Glendale Dr.. Wilbraham r Christopher Garrow 5 Decorie Dr.. Wilbraham Matthew Gentile 382 Allen St., Hampden James C. Goudreau (Goody) 151 East Longmeadow Rd., Wilbrahan 26 SENIORS Joel M. Gabbert 22 Wright Place. Wilbraham Pamela A. Gagne (Pam, Gags, YingYang) 269 Stony Hill Rd.. Wilbraham Charles Galarneau 9 Sessions Dr.. Hampden Pi l j Hr : : Kef% 1 1 I J jgp fl |I ■HP ■ ■ ■5 - Ann-Marie Gianantoni (Ann) 13 Blacksmith Rd., Wilbraham Lisa Gonyea 125 Manchonis Rd.. Wilbraham lA a W M 97 agff ,J3ff _- «■ j Si L- ' jK B H Jean Gorecki (Wrecker. Beaner) 51 Oak Knoll Dr.. Hampden Allison M. Grassetti (Setto) 4 Northwood Dr.. Wilbraham Laura Grimaldi 34 Greenleaf Dr., Hampden David Gustafson 9 Tracy Dr.. Wilbraham SENIORS 27 Todd Harris (Floyd) -tl Pleasant View Rd.. Wilbraham Pave Hartin (clevis) 10 Scenic Dr., Wilbraham Linda Hatch 74 Scantic Rd.. Hampden Lisa Jemae Higgmbottom 219 Manch Rd.. Ext.. Wilbraham Sara Hinchey ( S ) 147 Bartlett Ave.. Wilbraham M IfeS HBB £ PW% Jftf 1 t 1 Afl R  Andrea L. Hinks (Andy, Hinky) 1008 Main St.. Wilbraham Douglas Howell (The Howler) 47 Glenn Dr.. Wilbraham Wendy Hebert (Gwendlen. Hebs) 60 Greanleaf Dr., Hampden Glenn Henningsen (Henny, Hen) 13 Wright Place. Wilbraham Willard E. Hick (Bill) 46 Oakland St.. Wilbraham Sara Hintze 24 Hunting Lane. Wilbraham Josie-Anne Holdsworth (Josie) 9 Rosemary Dr.. Wilbraham Jennifer Holland (Jen. Dutch ) II Conifer Dr.. Wilbraham Patricia E. Hunter 7 Colony Dr.. Hampden Jeffrey Jones 10 River Park Dr.. Hampden Kimberly A. Jones (Jonesy, Bruiser) 22 Stirling Dr.. Wilbraham SENIORS 29 Sandra M. Joyal (Joyalie. Sandy, Dee) 3 Laurel Lane, Wilbraham Melissa A. Kanzinger (Mel, Mells) 29 Millbrook Dr., Wilbraham Brian K. Kibbe 164 Somers Rd., Hampden Michael A. Kotomski (Mike) 234 Glendale Rd.. Hampden Stanley Kowalski II Tinkham Glen, Wilbraham 30 SENIORS Kevin Landers (Moose) 22 Pine Dr., Wilbraham Glen A. Larue 25 Circle View Dr., Hampden Daniel P. King 88 Ames Rd.. Hampden Stephanie King (Steph) 331 Glendale Rd.. Wilbraham Sarah L. Knapczyk (Vince) 107 Glendale Rd.. Wilbraham Joseph J. Lange (Joe) 7 Oldwood Dr.. Wilbraham Michelle A. LaPierre (Pee Wee. Tropix, Mim) 17 Woodside Dr.. Wilbraham Jim LaPlante 8 Highmoor Dr.. Wilbraham Dianne Lefebvre II Pearl Dr.. Wilbrahan Nicole Lefebvre 37 River Park Dr.. Hampden Douglas Letendre 52 Fernwood Dr.. Hampden SENIORS 31 Carolyn L. Logan 8 Woodside Dr.. Wilbraham Mark D. Lowry (Low) 2 Deepwood Dr., Wilbraham Cynthia Lucas 19 Sunnyside Terrace, Wilbraham Keith Andrew Mahoney 45 Stonegate Circle, Wilbraham Scott R. Makuch (Magoo) 40 Circle View Dr., Hampden Cheryl Matthews 27 Mountainbrook Rd., Wilbraham Kristen Malinski (Kris, Krissy) 51 River Park Dr., Hampden Douglas J. McClure (Doug, Dou) 34 Sessions Dr., Hampden 32 Seniors James Lucek 71 Machonis Rd., Wilbraham Andrew Lyons 100 Beebe Rd.. Wilbraham Mark Macero (Guido, John J.) 22 Ocasia Ave. Kimberly Maloney (Kim) 6 Memory Lane, Wilbraham Patrick Michael Manseau 15 Joan St.. Wilbraham A David R. Martial 4 Wilson St.. Wilbrahan Pj 1 | Alan McDonald James D. McDonald (Slammer) 67 Manchonis Rd., Wilbraham Bryan McKinnon 17 Pleasant View Rd.. Wilbraham Seniors 33 Lisa McLaughlin 15 Genevieve Dr.. Hampden Ivy Meeropol (Meera. Vern) 223 N. Mountain Rd.. Wilbraham James Metzger (Loomis) 37 Longview Dr.. Wilbraham Daniel J. Moran 9 Chapin Dr.. Wilbraham Kenneth Morehouse 19 Jewell Lane. Wilbraham William C. Moreno (Chuckle) 2 Oakland St., Wilbraham ' X Kimberly Morin 1148 Glendale Rd., Wilbraham 34 Seniors kimberly Irene Mikaelian (Kim) 4 Brainard Rd., Wilbraham Emily M. Mikkola 19 South Rd., Hampden Susan A. Miner 97 Mill Rd., Hampden Michael T. Moretti 2 Crest St., Wilbraham Laurie Morgan 44 Isaac Bradway Rd., Hampden Thomas M. Moriarty (Moe) 5 Northwood Dr., Wilbrahatr Kathryn Ann Mullet t 9 Tall Timber Dr., Wilbraham Matthew Newsom (Stymie) 2 Southwood Dr., Wilbraham Peter James Nompleggi ( Plugger ) 15 Springfield St., Wilbraham Seniors 35 Christine M. O ' Neil (C.C) 369 Main St.. Wilbraham Kathy Orszulak 3 Decorie Dr.. Wilbraham John P. O ' Shaughnessy (Johnny O ' .O ' ) 35 Pleasant View Rd.. Wilbraham Cheryl A. Perusse 35 Fernwood Dr., Hampden f ■9 Colleen Patrice Phaneuf 4 Edgewood Rd.. Wilbraham 36 Seniors Mike Phillips (Phil) 7 Anvil Rd.. Wilbraham Karen Elaine Piwonski (Bear) 26 Mcintosh Dr.. Wilbraham Christopher Paluck (Chris) 19 Wright Place. Wilbraham Donald W. Perkins (Perky, Perk, Dandy) 646 Monson Rd., Wilbraham Trasie L. Perri (Trace) 340 South Rd.. Wilbraham Jonathan Pierce 22 Fernwood Dr.. Wilbraham Kristin Pilarcik (Kris, Klyde) 23 Apple Hill Rd.. Wilbraham Theodore Polys 10 Tracy Dr.. Wilbraham John M. Popsun (J.P.. Pop. Fletch) 8 Scenic Dr.. Wilbraham Scott Potter 12 Belli Dr., Wilbraham Seniors 37 Kimberly A. Poutre (Poochie, Kimmy) 82 Stony Hill Rd., Hampden John Pridemore 4 Fernwood Dr.. Wilbraham Robin Elizabeth Pruett (Snuggles, Turbo, Beth) 5 Hollow Rd., Wilbraham Marcy Richmond 371 Main St., Hampden — Noel Nicole Rihm (B.A.. Gram (Lone) 563 Main St., Wilbraham Cynthia A. Roy (Cindy, Cynth) 2 Soule Rd.. Wilbraham Edward J. Roche, Jr. (Ted, Rocheclip) 32 Sunnyside Terrace. Wilbraham 38 Seniors Troy J. Rubner 36 Allen St., Hampden Shelley E. Raffaele (Shellbuns) 95 Springfield St., Wilbraham David Blaisdell Reed (Budman. Weed, Reed Bow) 4 Brookside Circle. Wilbraham Alok Reejhsinghani II Northwood Dr., Wilbraham James Anthony Roncone (Speedo) 241 Three Rivers Rd., Wilbraham Donald Rostowski 19 Craigwood Dr., Wilbraham J 1 Jennifer Ruth Rothschild (Roth. Jeni) 548 Main St., Wilbraham Michael Rustin 337 Maynard Rd.. Wilbrahan Lisa B. Salerno (Cho. Eesa, Pizza, Ouble ) 3 Bellows Rd., Wilbraham Stacey Sasanecki 50 Brookside Dr., Wilbraham Seniors 39 Michael John Sauve (Soves) 15 Tinkham Glen, Wilbraham Doreen Savoie (Ringo. Do. Dor, Rhodes) 2664 Boston Rd., Wilbraham Jeffrey R. Schneider (Buzz. Schneida, Snyder) 3 Delmor Ave.. Wilbraham Sima Setian (Sim) 29 Linwood Dr.. Wilbraham Elizabeth Shea II Joan St.. Wilbraham Diane Sherman II Potash Hill. Hampden 40 Seniors Edward L. Sherman, Jr. (Ted, Sherm) 17 Greenleaf Dr., Hampden Stephen D. Sherman (Worm, Lizard, LB.) 524 Ridge Rd.. Wilbraham Steven Schnur II Old Coach Rd., Wilbrahan Michael W. Sclbelli (Belli) 27 Fernwood Dr., Wilbraham Liane M. Shea (Chish) 22 Jewell Lane, Wilbraham Julia Elizabeth Sheehan (Juney, Jules) 14 Stirling Dr.. Wilbraham William C. Sheehan (Bill, Bif) 43 Pleasant View Rd., Wilbrahan Jennifer Shetler 8 Ames Rd., Hampden Stephen R. Shields 44 Brainard Rd.. Wilbraham Peter J. Siciliano (Sis) 43 Brainard Rd., Wilbraham Seniors 4I David W. Siniscalchi (Beaker) 17 Raymond Dr.. Wilbraham 1 Mike Sirois 3 Lee Lane. Wilbraham Stephanie A. Skowron (Steff) 60 Old Orchard Rd.. Hampden Timothy A. Souza (Sous. (DQ)Brutus. Curly. S.F.B.) 2 Bradlind Ave.. Wilbraham Suzanne E. Spellios (Shazam) 3 Blueberry Hill Rd.. Wilbraham Guy St. Pierre 3 Duffield St.. Wilbraham Tim Sullivan 25 Wehr Rd.. Hampden 42 Seniors Kathleen Sleith 95 Martin Farms Rd., Hampden Jeffrey C. Smith (Smitter, Bieu, Jeffy) 4 Highmoor Dr. Timothy C. Smith 765 Main St., Wilbraham Karen E. Stevenson (Concha) 14 Old Coach Rd., Wilbraham Dianne Marie Strazik (Di) 7 Blacksmith Rd., Wilbraham Kevin Sullivan 7 Old Coach Rd., Wilbraham Alison Tarbell 14 Highndge Rd.. Wilbraham Michelle Taylor 4 Leemond St., Wilbraham Todd Eric Taylor ( T , Double T . T- Squared ) 25 Stonegate Circle, Wilbraham Seniors 43 Christopher Tessier (Tcss. The Voice) 221 Springfield St., Wilbraham Joanne Thibeault 44 Meadow Brook Lane, Hampden Charles Thompson 56 Baldwin Dr., Hampden Richard J. Tozier 12 Mill Brook Dr.. Wilbrahan Robert Tozier 12 Mill Brook Dr.. Wilbrahan Elizabeth Anne Trainor (Beth) II Addison Rd.. Wilbraham 44 Seniors Bonnie Turnberg (Bon Bon) 214 South Rd.. Hampden MP pgfel Mr ff ' ■ . C Ba«o- - m s. iMBk Teresa Thompson 10 Pidgeon Dr.. Wilbraham Sherry A. Tienken 36 Grove St., Wilbraham Erin Tierney (E.T.) 7 Edgewood Rd.. Wilbraham Kimberly Troie 26 Circle View Dr.. Hampden Loel Tronsky (Trotsky) 453 Main St.. Hampden Tinamarie Tucker (Tina. T ) 4 Anvil Rd.. Wilbraham Kim J. Walker (Mik. Cindy. Sky. Waker) 3 Potash Hill Lane, Hampden Loryann Ward 4 Bellows Rd.. Wilbraham Lori Warner 3 Joan St., Wilbraham Seniors 45 Heather Watson 66 Greenleaf Dr.. Hampden Richard Webber 28 Mountainview Rd., Hampden Jennifer W. Whyte (Whyter) 9 Porter Dr., Wilbraham Tamara Lynn Wilcox (Tami) 33 Red Bridge Rd.. Wilbraham Judy A. Willey. (Jud. Turk. Big Butt. Wyllee) 31 Chapin Rd.. Hampden Susan L. Wise (Sue, Swise, Suely, Squish I) 37 West Colonial Rd.. Wilbraham Sarah Withington 8 Southwood Dr., Wilbraham 46 Seniors Bonnie G. Wolcott (Bon-Bon, Space) 755 Stony Hill Rd., Wilbraham Patricia Zezueta 14 Highridge Rd., Wilbraham PHOTO SHY Richard Blomstrom Richard Booth Clifford Caron Carl Carranza Jeffrey Cook Alec Corwin Chris Courtney Scott A. Crafts Michael Daly Gregory Dubord Barbara Dulude Stacia Farnham Frederick Fredette Rick Gatts Stephen Glidden Susan L. Greco Peter Hapgood Jennifer Helin Joseph lellamo Kelly Jahn William Jahn Rich Kilpatrick Annette King Thomas E. Kirk Karen A. Klepfer Michael Kulas Peter Kuselias Michael J. Landry James Lucek Daniel Mackenzie Chris Magill Patrick J. Marsh Timothy May Linda McDonald Karen A. Michaud Bradley R. Miner Thomas Miron Richard Misisco Wayne Morgan Thomas J. O ' Connor James O ' Connell Myong Suk Pak Michael Paulhus Holly Rae Patricia Robbins Chip R. Sanders Steven Sanderson Diane Sherman Karleen Smola Jennifer Thayer Patricia Tobin SENIORS 47 SENIOR DIRECTORY Ramona Aberdeen Activities. Pres. Youth Fellowship, Youth Alive, In- ternational Club, P.A.V.A.S. Student Intervention, Track £ Field. CROP. Yearbook Quote- [Me voy! Melissa Ablondi Activities: Cheerleading, J.V. Softball, Key Club, Fal- con Players Quote: Education is what you have left over after you have forgotten everything you have learned. - Anonymous Jeff Ahlberg Activities, Varsity Hockey, Cruester. Partying, KFC Quote: Forget ' nam? Never! - unknown soldier Steve Bandarra Activities: Band, Brass Quintet, Soccer, Track, Rec. Skiing. Falcon Players. One Acts, PAVAS, Student Govt. Rep.. NHS. Lab Asst., Big Y, The Bus, Block Island Quote. The Future is uncertain and the end is always near Chris Barnes Activities: P.E. Leader. Business Aide Jesse Beacom Activities: Gymnastics, Swimming Diving, Tennis, Wind Ensemble Quote. Be diverse Karolyn Belcher Activities: Treasurer N.H.S. Mathletes. I.C. P.A- .V.A.S. Student Rep. to School Committee, Lab Assis- tant. Yrbk. Co-Editor-in-chief. Trivial Pursuit Tour- nament. Future Problem Solvers, Big Y Quote: Que Sera, sera! I ' m sorry! Maureen Benoit Activities: I.C. P.A.V.A.S. Falcon Players, Office Aide, Computer Assistant, Christmas One-Acts, Pap Gino ' s, being with friends Dave Blizard Activities: Freshman Soccer, Ski team. Golf Team, Ybrk. Wind Ensemble Quote: Hey ya winnah Happinin fool Kahn dog T.D. Kellie Bolek Activities: Fal con Softball, Business Aide. Lab Aide. Sears Credit Dept. Lee Bouchard Activities X-country, Ski Club. Track, Track Mgr. M.C. I.C. P.A.V.A.S. Yrbk. NHS, Photo Club, Bland- ford, Harriers. Dancing WMRRS Quote: Think snow! Kim Bowes Activities: One-Act Plays, Sec. I.C. Youth Fellow- ship, Boywatching, spending time with John and hanging around with my friends. Quote I guess you had to be there! Paul Boyajian Activities: Football, Baseball. Student Govt. Rep. Smoke Signal, Key Club. Lab Assistant. Convict Crew Kathy Brainerd Activities: Skiing, JCL, Vice Pres, Student Govt. Key Club, Soccer. Track Quote: Calvin ' s Cooler Hugs BAGS Hillary Broderick Activities: Ski Team. Tennis. Co. Capt. JCL, Student Govt, spending money, sailing Quote: Steim, I dominate! Don ' t stop believin! Linda Brouillette Activities: Student Hostess, Stop fe Shop and Dairy Mart, Painting, Dancing, Partying Quote: Life ' s tough Live free or let die. Jennifer Buchholz Activities: Student Govt. V. Pres, SAC. Chairperson, Peer Counseling, JCL, Madrigal, V. Soccer, Tennis, McDonald ' s Quote: Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off your goal. Chip Bullock Activities Gymnastics. Track, Pizza Pub. Skiing Quote: I hate it when that happens Maybe you don ' t know who I am? Dina Cambo Activities: Tim. The Mass: Sim. Slammer. Verne. Saz. and Tish, get-away weekends at Tami ' s. Summer of ' 84 with Sim, the Boss, and Boy George, Verne, do the Bull! voice, P.T.G.B. W.T. Karen Canagallo Activities: Swimming. Softball. Student Govt. Key Club, Shopping, Skiing. BAGing Quote: Hold on to your dreams Oops! Andy Carlson Activities: Waterskiing, Working Quote: Live life to its fullest! Craig Carrigan Activities. Student Govt. Class Treasurer. Soccer Capt. Skiing, Tennis, S.A.C. P.A.V.A.S. J.C.L. Quote: No. seriously Mike Cavros Activities: Soccer, Gymnastics, Friendly ' s, Talking Heads, Battle rocket wars, Skiing, looking for Je- thro, Quik-Mart Quote: One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Michelle Chabot Quote. We ' ve got it all-we ' ve got each other. Mike Chambers Activities: Freshman Football. Varsity Football, Capt. Lacrosse, sports, Sully ' s Mt. View. Couch getting the cuffs slapped on 6 spending a few hours in the slammer, pounding a rack of Tiners Becky Clark Activities: Marching Band. Concert Band, Symphon- ic Band, Track Mgr. Student Hostess. Marching Band Equipment Mgr. Hugh O ' Brien Foundation Award Nominee Quote: Let the world rush on; I ' ll take my time with ease. -Anonymous Jennifer Clarke Activities: P.A.V.A.S. I.C. Yearbook Todd Collier Activities: Smoke Signal Quote: That ' s life Deb Connors Quote. Every once in a while, man must stand and gape with childlike eyes-full of wonder Alec Corwin Activities: Band, Focus, LT, PMA. POTB. Madrigal, WILB, SLAMS, The Zone. Studio ' s, Nikki, Repo Man and Suburbia Watching Quote: You ' ll grow up someday. I hope. Scott A. Crafts Activities: Library aid. Student host, Intl. Club. Va- riety Show. Lil ' Abner, Shop Rite, dancing, gymnas- tics. Food Tech Aid Quote. If you can imagine it you can achieve it, if you can dream it you can become it. Christine Lee Crivelli Activities: Int ' l. Club, Key Club. Field Hockey, Stu- dent Hostess, YRBK, As Schools Match Wits, Pizze- ria Uno Quote: NASTY! Kathleen A. Czypryna Activities: Hobbies-collect sea shells and info on stars Jeffrey M. Dahm Quote: It ' s Dahm. not Dam. Kimberly Ann Danio Activities: Sychronized Swimming. Track, Field Hockey. JCL. Key Club. Art. Piano, bonfires on the beach. Port George, spending money. Quote. Act as you are, not as you think you should be. Judie Darling Activities. International Club Michael Dean Activities: Concerts, playing guitar, aqua mobiling. Ponderosa Drew Dernavich Activities: Soccer. Basketball. Lacrosse, Key Club, Yearbook. Wilb. Rec. Staff. Hi-league, Official Da- davisionist. NHS. Cartooning, Drafting, Puns, the U.K. Quote. Still looking for a custom fit in an off-the- track world? Be young. Be foolish. Be alphabetical. Sefali Desai Activities: Int ' l club. Key club, As Schools Match Wits, Future Problem Soivers of America, Lab Assis- tant. Yrbk. NHS. Quote: Try your best, so that failure is an impossi- bility. Tina Desai Activities: Yearbook. NHS, Model congress, Math- letes, PAVAS, International Club Quote: Thank U 4 a funky time Jane Kristin Dickinson Activities: JCL, I.C. PAVAS. Key Club. Charter Member, hours charrman, NHS, secretary, band. Wind ensemble. Madrigal. W. District Chorus, All state Chorus, Field hockey, Li ' l Abner, Sync ho, H.R. Rep.. McDonald ' s. C.B.C. Theo ' s Ballet Quote: For all that really matters . . . carry on. - unknown Maura Donovan Activities: Track. Field hockey, Co-capt, Cyclon- auts. student rep. to the school committee, cycling, skiing, sleeping, Nova Scotia, bonfires on the beach Quote. If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it is yours. If it doesn ' t, hunt it down and kill it. Jennifer Lynn Dowd Activities: Track, V. field Hockey 48 SENIORS Quote: Life only goes on one day at a time. Christopher R. Dunklee Activities: Baseball. Lacrosse. Ski Team, student gov. class rep., student gov. treas. Quote. What, me worry? -Alfred E. Newman Amanda Jane Evans Activities: Varsity cheerleading, Syncronized Swimming. Key Club, field hockey. Ablondi resident Quote: Live your own life, don ' t get smothered by someone else ' s shadow. Farewell America. Paul S. Fabian Activities: JV football, Var, basketball. Capt, JCL, B.C.R.. Birding, S.V.C.R B, Bob Marley CU Quote: Ain ' t it funny how the night moves, when you just don ' t seem to have as much to lose. Michael J. Falcetti Activities: Wind Ensemble, Madrigal. Student Host, Falcetti Music Centers, accordion, water skiing, snow skiing Quote: Short and Sweet ' Karen Jean Farlinger Activities: Dancing Quote: Go first class, or don ' t go at all Jennifer Ward Fath Activities: International Club. PAVAS, Falcon Play- ers, Host and Hostesses, Youth Fellowship. Vice President. Syncronized Swimming, Boys gymnastic manager. Stony Brook Acres Quote: Live life to the fullest, I need a vacation Scott E. Flagg Activities: Work Nothing beats the AG life. There is no man like the Bud Man Quote: Come on. all I have is two bucks. Lauri Beth Franklin Activities: Drama, Choir, talking it out, laughing, sharing, giving, FSC, Pizzeria Uno, Psych! I made it in three years! Making the most of things, being myself Quote: Please hear what I ' m not saying. Deborah Frantzen Activities: Swim team. Student Hostess Gayle R. Frechette Activities: JV. Softball, JV. Basketball. Var. Football MGR.. Key Club. Student Hostess. Falcon Players Quote: Life is like a football game, and most of us play drawback. Ambition is the key to success. Pamela A. Gagne Activities: Gymnastics. Convict Crew, Being with the 3G ' s, Having Al as a friend and making this the best year of our life! Quotes: Spark it Setto If at first you don ' t suc- ceed then give it up. Matthew Gentile Activities: Swimming. Track, Football Jean Gorecki Activities: Soccer, Co-Capt., Basketball. Capt.. V. Softball. Being with the 3g ' s, Sullivan ' s. Quotes: Spark It! , Friends are forever. Ann-Marie Gianantoni Activities, Intl. Club, PAVAS.. V. Softball. JV. Soft- ball, Lab assistant Quote: Always an adventure . . . . Where ' s the beach? ' . Why do you ask? James C. Goudreau Activities: Track, PAVAS.. pres., Falcon Players, V. pres.. pres., Smoke Signal, JCL, state pub. editor. IC. Harvey . The Boyfriend . One Acts, Best Actor Quote: You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true you may have to work for it, however. Richard Bach. Illusions Allison M. Grassetti Activities Field Hockey, capt.. Diving. Student Gov., PTGB Club, being with the three G ' s. Quote: Only you Pammy Lou! . Spark it Mera Todd Harris Activities IC. PAVAS., Falcon Players, Treasure, One Acts. Cast Parties. Track Quote: You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. Dave Hartin Activities: Hockey. Soccer, Football. Jail Linda Hatch Activities: Food Tech Aide, Mary Lyon Nursing Home Quote: I drink alone , George thorough good. Parts are Parts Wendy Hebert Activities: Syncho. Rec. Ski, jazz, tap, ballet Quote: ski bee , Get outta Here , Just playing , bebe Glenn Henningsen Activities: Baseball. Basketball. Football, capt. Quote: Shaggy get a shave! , Here, hold this. I just have one thing to say ... Willard E. Hick Activities: Soccer. Track, Diving, SYF.. Ski Club. Sul- livans Lisa Jemae Higginbottom Activities: One Acts. Falcon Players. Nurse Aide. V. Boys Soccer Mgr., V. Baseball Mgr. Quote: A loving person, is patient, kind, not jeal- ous, not boastful, not proud, not rude, not interested only in himself, even-tempered, does not hold grudges, is not happy when someone else does wrong, is happy when truth wins, never quits, al- ways hopes for the best, always keeps on going. Love lasts forever. I Cor. 13.4-8 Sara Hinchey Activities, Wind Ensemble, JCL., PAVAS, JV. Bas- ketball. Track Mgr., Cross Country Mgr.. National Honors S., V. Pres.. pres.. Homeroom Rep.. Student Rep. to School Committee, Theo ' s Quote: The best thing about dreams is that some of them come true. Andrea L. Hinks Activities: Synchronized Swimming, V. Gymnastics. Cheering. Dancing. Dance Company Quote: Hey Babe! , But what is reality? , Just playing Josie-Anne Holdsworth Activities: VGymnastics, Smoke Signal, Madrigals, Youth Alive. District Chorus. All State Chorus. Folk Festival. The Boyfriend , L ' il Abner , dance, pi- ano, singing, Jr. Extension. Gateway Video. Quote: Praise the Lord! Jennifer Holland Activities: Concert Choir, Madrigal, YRBK, Future Problem Solvers, Guidance Aide, As Schools Match Wits NHS Quote: It ' s not my fault we didn ' t meet the deadline! Douglas Howell Activities: NHS. JCL, Model Congress, Drama. Smoke Signal. PAVAS.. Student Advisory Board, Stu- dent Gov., Int ' l. Club. Jean O ' Neil Volleyball Tourn. Patricia E. Hunter Activities: Softball. PTGB Club, WT„ Jim. The Mass Kim Jones Activities: Int ' l Club, Pres., Junior Rep.. Falcon Play- ers, PAVAS, Madrigal Singers, Lil ' Abner, West. Mass District Chorus. Guidance Aid. Drama Club. One-Acts Sandra M. Joyal Activities: Int ' l Club. PAVAS., Falcon Players. Lab Assistant. Mercury Swim, Track Mgr.. Wind Ensem- ble Quote- C ' est la vie! , To each his own Melissa A. Kanzinger Activities JV. Soccer, V. Soccer. V. Swimming. V Tennis. JCL, PAVAS. P.E. Leader, aeobics, swim coach for Falcons, spending the summers with friends, Melvin and Klyde at Wilder Quote: A true friend is someone who takes you when the rest of the world has cast you out. Stephanie King Activities: Int ' l Club Sarah L. Knapczyk Activities: The Village Store, going to the beach, Skiing, swimming, partying Quote: It ' s not important! Michael A. Kotomski Activities: Hunting. Target Shooting, Archery. Springfield Sportman ' s Club Kevin Landers Activities: Soccer, Basketball, Chess. Student Gov. Quote: Good things come in small packages! Joseph J. Lange Activities. Football. Track, Basketball Michelle A. LaPierre Activities: Cross Country, capt.. swimming. Mgr.. Track, capt.. Int ' l club. Model Congress. Lab asst.. PAVAS, Sports, making my own clothes. JL. opti- cians, X-C Bubba Quote: I though it was a bird! , Rah! Jim Laplanle Activities: Basketball, Soccer, Football, Drama Club Quote Smile, life doesn ' t start until you turn 21. Nicole Lefebvre Activities: Cheerleading, I.C.. Rec Skiing, Hockey Mgr.. Lab Asst. Mark Lowry Activities. JV. Basketball, V. Basketball. Tri-capt., Watching sixers kick Celtic butt. Mark Macero Activities. Football, Capt.. Track, Key Club, V. Pres. of class. Student Gov.. Rambo. Jail Keith Andrew Mahoney Activities: Swimming. Football, Beth. Raffy Fan Club Quote: Oh My! . Thanx for loaning me the Donger. he ' s bitchin! SENIORS 49 Scott R. Makuch Activities: Fr. Baseball. V. Baseball, JV. Hockey, V. Hockey Quote: What it is? Mice, Fame is a vapor; popu- larity an accident; riches take wings; only one thing endures, and that is character. Kristen Malinski Activities: Recreational Skiing, Cashier, Big Y, Food Mart Quote: Ask me if I care, Live life to the fullest Kimberly Maloney Activities: Class V.P, Cheerleading, Drama Club, One Acts, J.V. Soccer. Key Club-V.P., Synchro. Guidance Aid. Student Government. Singing. Act- ing, Hugh O ' Brien Leadership Conference Quote: How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. -Georg Elliston Patrick Michael Manseau Activities: Football, Track, International Club. P.A- .V.A.S. Model Congress Quote: Such is life and we must live it. David R. Martial Activities: Guitar, model building, art, fix-it-uppers engine designs. Quote: If at first you don ' t succeed, try try again. Cheryl Matthews Activities: Gymnastics. Cheerleading Quote: Who knows? Douglas J. McClure Activities. Varsity Swim Team, International Club, P.A.V.A.S. Junior Achievement, V.P., Sears Auto- motive, Computer Lab Assistant. Advisory Board to School Committee. Quote I wouldn ' t marry a woman who didn ' t eat Pizza. I might play golf with her, but not marry her. — Hoyt Axton James D. McDonald Activities: Boston, Yes, Frizbee, going to the beach, Wilbraham Commons, the U , playing the piano, partying Quote: Time ' s got a habit of slipping away, but don ' t take a fall. Stand up! Fight for your life and go for it all. — Orion the Hunter Ivy Meeropol Activities: Basketball. Tennis. JCL, Key Club, Stu- dent Government, The PTGB Club Quote: Spark it Where ' s Garf Hi Sim, How are Y a James Metzger Activities: Ski team, Varsity soccer, Student Gov- ernment, JCL, Lacrosse, S.A.C.. Guitar. Tanning at Westwind acres. Kimberly Irene Mikaelian Activities! J.V. Softball, Nurse ' s aide. Athletic Of- fice Aide, Lab Assistant, International Club Quote: Believe in yourself and you ' ll come through with flying colors. Daniel J. Moran IV Activities: Baseball, Hockey Quote: It ' s not quantity, it ' s quality William C. Moreno Activities: Soccer, Key Club, Varsity dadvisionist Quote: Life ' s a bee with a buzz, it ' s going great ' til you get stung — M. Mothersbaugh Michael T. Moretti Activities. J.V. Soccer, V. Soccer, Key Club, La Dif- ference and Taco Bell Quote: Bagged Wayne Morgan Quote A bird in hand is better than two overhead Thomas M. Moriarty Activities! Football Jennifer Anne Mowry Activities! International Club, Y.F., Track. Computer Lab Assistant, Skiing. The Chos Quote: But thats O.K. Kathryn Ann Mullet! Activities: V. Gymnastics, V. Cheerleading, V. Soft- ball, Student Government, J.C.L. Key Club. Youth Fellowship Quote: This is great , In a second relationship, fights don ' t end with a winner or loser, but with solutions — Barbara Hoffman Matthew Newsom Activities: JCL, Key Club, Track, Ballantine, Mar- tha ' s Vineyard, JEEP wagoneers, partying, the boat . Peter James Nompleggi Activities! Weight lifting, Youth Alive Thomas J. O ' Connor Activities. Hockey. JCL. Jail Quote: If at first you don ' t succeed, quit and get drunk. Christine M. O ' Neil Activities: Modeling, Cross-Country, JCL, Tito Quote: Gumby threw-up on Pokey. Let me tell you a story yes ... John P. O ' Shaughnessy Activities! Var. Soccer, Var. Hockey. Var. Tennis, Class President, The Lodge Quote: Don ' t quit Christopher Paluck Activities: Cross Country, Track, Basketball, party- ing, being with friends, going to UMASS on week- ends. Donald W. Perkin s Activities: Football, Band, One-Acts. International Club. Flying, Scuba Diving, Louis § Clark. Quote: In a minute. Trasie L. Perri Activities: Don, Laughing with space , going to the football and hockey games, being with friends. Quote: I forgot, oh well, what can ya ' dol Cheryl A. Perusse Activitues: Track, Key Club, dancing Quote: If you don ' t understand my silence, you won ' t understand my words. Colleen Patrice Phaneuf Activities- Cheerleading. Synchronized Swimming, Int ' l club. Student Host and Hostesses, As Schools Match Wits Quote. C ' est la vie Mike Phillips Activities: Hockey, Golf Quote. Do what you want, but want what you do Karen Pickering Activities: Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Contributing writer to Smoke Signal, Ormonds Quote: If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours just as long as they return it. Kristen Pilarcik Activities: Track, Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Swimming, Bicycle Trips, Dancing. Modeling. Traveling, skiing Quote. A success is someone who decided to suc- ceed and worked. A failure is someone who decided to succeed and wished.-Unknown Karen Elaine Piwonski Activities: P.A.V.A.S.. International Club, Treasurer, Falcon Players, Host and Hostess, President, Lab Assistant, Office Aid, One Acts Quote: Open mouth, insert foot. More commonly known as open foot, insert mouth. John M. Popsun Activities. PAVAS, International Club. Track, Junior Achievement, Model Congress Quote. There ' s one in every crowd ... Kimberly A. Poutre Quote: Hit it Robin Elizabeth Pruett Activities: PAVAS, Mathletes. Jr. Ext. of the Tues- day Morning Music Club, sharing my moments of Relaxation and freedom with Scott. Quote: Let ' s take it one day at a time. Shelley E. Raffaele Activities: Soccer. Track, Tennis, Capt., JCL, Key Club, Student gov.. Hugs Quote: Isn ' t this Great! . Oops! . Yellow Bugs David Blaisdell Reed Activities: JV. Hockey. V. Hockey Quote: Stamp out thirst Budwiser? Man ' s Best friend Bud. Alok Reejhsinghani Activities: Track, Football, Baseball. Basketball, Driving around in the Nova Noel Nicole Rihm Activities: Cheerleading. Captain. Syncho, JCL, Key Club, Sec, Class Sec, St. Gov., Sec, Mgr. Editor Smoke Signal, Peer Couns.. Madrigal Quote: It Matters Not How Long We Live . But How. - Bailey Edward J. Roche Jr. Activities: Snowmobiling, Skiing, Driving in the Family Truckster, Hunting Jethro, Lakeside James Anthony Roncone Activities: V. Swimming. Band, Sax Ensemble, I.C.. P.A.V.A.S.. Lab. Assist., One Act Stage Crew, JCL Jennifer Ruth Rothschild Activities: International Club. PAVAS, Model Con- gress, National Honor Society, Wind Ensemble Quote: No problem! Cynthia A. Roy Activities: Bus. Aid, Yrbk. Typist. Int. Club, Louis S Clar k Drug, partying, Waterskiing, and being with my little sister Quote: I don ' t know. OK . . . LMNOP. Lisa B Salerno Activities.- JCL, Key Club, Comp. Lab. Asst.. Yrbk. Editor, Yrbk. Staff. THE CHOS Quote: But what can ya do? , Choanism . . . a state of being! 50 SENIORS Chip R. Sanders Activities: H. Wind Ensemble. Madrigal. LaCrosse. Jim Dandy ' s Restaurant. Thorobred Horses Quote: There is someone out there for all of us. and you ' ll be suprised how happy you can be once you find them. Michael John Sauve Activities: Baseball, Soccer, Football, Smoke Signal, Key Club Doreen Savoie Activities: Dancing, Stories, Skating. Ranking, Duran-Duran, Nick Rhodes, International Club, Of- fice Aid Quote: That ' s Obnoxious! Jeffrey R. Schneider Activities: Hockey, PAVAS, I.C., Band, Wind Ensem- ble, Sprin, Youth Phil. LA DIFF Michael W. Scibelli Activities: Quickmart, Mustangs, Bottle-rocket wars, snowmobiling, poker games, Marshalls Shoe Depart. Brad Semle Activities: Var. Swim., P.V.A.C, Spec Pond Life- guard Quote: Reality is a state which will NEVER be achieved Maria M. Servidio Activities: Var. Cheerleading, Dance asst.. Year- book Quote: Grow Up These are the best times Sima Setian Activities: P.T.G.B. Club Quote: The Goof Giggle, The Mass (Venne, Say, Dee, Irish. Hammerhead, Hollow Road, The Boss, Mr. Fujipass, the soy sauce, The Bull, the All Nighter) McFarland ' s Party Me Tarzan you Jane, the W.T. Liane M. Shea Activities: Key Club, Soccer, Track, Softball, Skiing, JCL, BAG Quote: Dreamers live forever! Julia Elizabeth Sheehan Activities: Cheerleading, JCL, Falcon Players, Key Club Quote: To be mature is to be boring. William C. Sheehan Activities: Basketball. PAVAS, Treas., JA. Pres., Mathletes, Comp. Lab Assist, N.H.S., Advisory Board to school c ommittee, Going out to eat, Legs, Big Y Quote- Grr ... Diane Sherman Activities, HCC, VSL, Heart Quote: Party Mongo What we see depends mainly on what we look for John Lobbock Edward L. Sherman JR. Activities: J.V. Basketball, Var. Basketball. Tri-Cap- tain Stephen D. Sherman Activities: Gymnastics, Track, Band, Sax Ensemble, I.C., PAVAS, Falcon Players, JCL, Raffie Fan Club, Co-Captain Steven R. Shields Activities- Ski Team, Key Club, Model Congress, SYF Peter J. Siciliano Activities: Hockey. Football, captain. Track Quote: T.O.Y.K. David W. Siniscalchi Activities: Work Quote: Take it Easy Mike Sirois Activities: Freshman Football, J.V. Football. Varsity Football Quote: For every action there is an equal and oppo- site criticism. -Murphy ' s Law Stephanie A. Skowron Activities: Cheerleading, Track, J.C.L. Jeffrey C. Smith Activities-. Key Club, Crew for a sailboat, Chess Timothy C. Smith Activities: Varsity Dadavisionist. Key Club Timothy A. Souza Activities: Van Halen. partying, MASH, girls. Stop Shop, Bruins, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Celtics, Pirates, Soccer Quote: It ' s not if you win or lose, it ' s how good you look. Suzanne E. Spellios Activities: Soccer, Captain, Track. JCL, President, Key Club Quote: Calvin ' s Cooler Are we having fun yet? Karen E. Stevenson Activities: JCL, Y.F.. Track, Field Hockey. Big Y, Shriner ' s, Collecting sand on the beach Quote: You take it easy! Diane Marie Strazik Activities: Track, JCL, N.H.S., Key Club. Hockey as- sistant, Hockey Manager, Biology Lab Assistant, Computer Lab Assistant Quote: Smile! , If you can imagine it, you can achieve it, if you dream it, you can become it. Tim Sullivan Quote. It just doesn ' t matter. Michelle Taylor Activities: Soccer. Captain, Homeroom Rep.. Wendy ' s Quote: Don ' t go out in the world to find a friend, go out to be one. Todd Eric Taylor Activities: Soccer, Golf, Football, Peer Education Drug Program, Lifeguarding Quote: It ' s casual. Christopher Tessier Activities. Gymnastics. Tennis, Wind Ensemble, Drama, District Quote: Happiness! Joanne J. Thibeault Activities: Dancing Quote: Don ' t chu ever. Sherry A. Tienken Quote: Friendship . . The most well kept posses- sion . . . wrapped in honesty, trust and hope, tied with a hand clasp, given with love. In memory of K.R.G. Erin Tierney Activities: V. Gymnastics, Track, Cheerleading, JV, Varsity, Key Club, MDT, I.A.S.F.S.. dancing Quote: Relationships that do not end peacefully do not end at all. by Merritt Malloy Richard J. Tozier Activities: Sailing, Water skiing, snow skiing, La- crosse, Wind Ensemble, Pit orchestra Quote: And it would be okay on any other day. Robert Tozier Activities: JCL, Lacrosse Team. Wind Ensembe. United Co-op Quote: I ' m wide awake Elizabeth Anne Trainor Activities: Track. Field Hockey. Keith. Horse back riding. Country Day School Quote: Live now. pay later. Loel Tronsky Activities: Soccer, Golf Quote: You ' re a varmit Tinamarie Tucker Activities: Concert Choir, Madrigal, lil Abner, Vari- ety Show, Lib. Aide, Dancing, Piano, singing, Ed- wards Quote: If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it. -William Arthur Ward. Kim J. Walker Quote: Heather we ' re late again. Sorry Mrs. Sir- ois! , Chris stop eating bugs and stay away from my ears Have a smile, they ' re free Loryann Ward Activities: JCL, Key Club. YRBK Ed., coed-in-chief YRBK., Girls V. Soccer Mgr.. Karen Associates Heather Watson Activities: Cheerleading, Lab Asst., V. Hockey Mgr.. Rec. Skiing. Syncronzed Swimming Jennifer W. Whyte Activities: Soccer, The Lodge. Stony Brook Acres, Country Day Care, being with friends fun times in East Springfield; Cruzin Quote: If you see someone without a smile give them yours. Tamara Lynn Wilcox Activities: The Mass, Dee, Tish, Sim, Verne and Saz, Skiing with the MASS. Bundles. WT. PTGB club Judy A. Willey Activities: English Aide, Business Aide, Baby Sit. Susan L. Wise Activities: Soccer. Int ' l club. PAVAS, Choir, NHS. Homeroom rep.. Bio. Lab Asst.. Yrbk. Quote: Woopsie Sarah Withington Activities: JCL, Key Club, Student Gov., Class Sec, YRBK, Smoke Signal, Track, Skiing, being with friends, listening to Bruce, skiing, hugs Quote: stay gold. Bonnie G. Wolcott Activities: Soccer, Track, JCL, MJCL Parliamentar- ian, Key Club, Stdnt. Gov., Bio. Lab Asst. Quote: Smile, it makes them wonder! SENIORS 51 52 SENIORS M fe It • ACADEMICS - It = • . v% - jr. M fe si   v ADMINISTRATION Do you think we ' ll need any subs tomorrow? -Miss Walinski J. Badger, Principal J. Logan, Assistant Principal H. Walinski, Assistant Principal A. Whalen, Assistant Principal J. Trebbe. Business Manager B. Halloran. Superintendent 54 ACADEMICS ART DEPARTMENT frail INK The word, can ' t, is not in my vocabulary - Mrs. Fiutowski ACADEMICS 55 COMPUTER SERVICES J. Sauve S. Eaton You Jerkawitz! -Mr. Verani 56 ACADEMICS SPECIAL EDUCATION A man is measured by the things he does not need. -Mr. Gartner A. Zanfagna COOPERATIVE EDUCATION J. Mitchell J. King J. Cormier S. Bates P. Gartner P. Fegley. P. Noonan, P. Donovan ACADEMICS 57 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ' ■ ' ■ f 1 ? I 1 1 Jg Academics 58 G. LaFlamme M. Ats ENGLISH ' I Don ' t Go Home And Eat Bon Bons. - Mrs. Kline R. Hofmann H. Tipaldi B. Prackneck D. Heiney G. Trimmer A. Lapinski R. Latino L. pollen ACADEMICS 59 £ d 1 GUIDANCE Life is what happens while you ' re making other plans -Anonymous ' I ' m so far behind it doesn ' t make a differ ence -Mrs. Mikaelian D. Mikaelian J. Fournier 60 ACADEMICS INDUSTRIAL ARTS 0 J. Haynes D. Balser ff Jm • «P gp n J. Matron! M. Kibbe J. DeWolf H. Manegre ' Ya got the picture? -Mr. Kibbe You ' re a banana! -Mr. DeWolf HOME ECONOMICS D Richter ■■■t J ' igfc,JPP S BBSF 1 . M 1 ffl!P px ACADEMICS 61 MATHEMATICS I ' ve got to be honest with you ... -Mr. Holt D. Bamford J. DalMolin T. Barton S. Fitts V. Granaudo R. Holt C. Ligarski R. Silva B. Sirois J. Worthley I Quit. -Mr. Granaudo Time out for sports! -Mr. Silva You can solve this problem in one fell swoop. -Mrs. Sirois 62 ACADEMICS MEDIA AND HEALTH CENTERS ACADEMICS 63 MUSIC C. Beeler All great men are either dead or dying. In fact, I feel rather ill myself. -Mr. Drury R. Drury 64 ACADEMICS I Office Personnel Good Morning, Minnechaug -Mrs. Sanders C. Sibilia S. Sanders N. Porter He ' s not here now. May I take a message? C. Perkins C. Keller I t L. Searles ACADEMICS 65 Qfi PHYSICAL EDUCATION P. Polchlopek P. McDiarmid I A. Whalen W. Kober Give it the boot! - Mrs. McDiarmid 66 Physical Education SCIENCE DEPARTMENT A. Lagunowich K. Sternberg R. Brown c. Levesque Academic 67 (« SOCIAL STUDIES Let ' s take a quickie poll. -Mr. Caston- guay Keep your head down. -Mr. Barry ... as long as it sufficiently covers the topic . . . -Miss Brewer D. Hanscom C. Wrona 68 ACADEMICS UNDERCLASSMEN Entering Minnechaug Regional High School in early Sep- tember, we remember the nervous anticipation of being freshmen, of getting lost, and of being scared of the upperclassmen. As the months progressed, our class be- came familiar and comfortable with our new school. What we remember most from our first months at school is the new friends we made from Wilbraham and Hampden. We were first recognized when, as a class we won the JCL ' s 9th annual Battle of the Classes Dance. We raised $41.25 because 165 loyal members of our class attended. On November 6 we had our class elections after two long weeks of campaigning with posters, T-shirts, and even personalized pencils! Under the excellent supervision of our class advisor Dr. Joyce Sager, we started to become a real part of Minne- chaug. As in the past, we sponsored a dance in June for the incoming freshmen. The dance proved highly success- ful. As we look back on our first year, we remember how united, enthusiastic, and successful our class was. We eagerly look forward to three more years of great achievements as the class of ' 89. Top Row: Jeff O ' Shaughnessy, Todd Dickinson. Brett Knowles Bottom Row: Stephen Fiedler, Jeff Dernavich Advisor : Dr. Joyce Sager Secretary : Caitlin Cronin Treasurer : Allison Mullett 70 UNDERCLASSMEN Chris Agnew Chris Albano Laura Anderson Philip Asarase Stephen Axiotis Dawn Barnes Elizabeth Belden Cynthia Beleski Keri Belliveau Chris Bennett Jeffrey Bennett Heather Benting Jason Bergeron Sharon Bernardo Darrin Bilik Gina Blanchard Kevin Blomstrom Kimberly Boucher Lara Brady J Branson Terri Buckley Dennis Burke Timothy Burke Jackie Bushway Thomas Callahan Joshua Cambell Robert Campbell Roderick Campbell Kim Carling Brian Carr Kerry Cesan John Chambers Richard Chase Karen Chechette Kurt Chenaille Daphne Childs UNDERCLASSMEN 71 Eric Christensen John Christie Rony Chung David Clark Dirk Clarke Adam Cochran Shaun Cole Katherine Collins Monica Cook Ann Counos Danielle Couture Lynne Crafts Carlos Crespo Beth Crocker Caitlin Cronin Peter Danio Steve Dann Yeshiva Davis Jennifer Deardon Derek Debarge Katherine Dennis Jeff Dernavich Todd Dickinson Brian Dieterle Robert Dionne Kim Diotalevi Rory Ann Donahue Craig Donnet Amy Donovan Bonny Dowd Mark Dowd Jennifer Doyle Kevin Drake Lynn Dudley Caitlin Dugan 72 llNDERCLASSMEN Kim Eaton Laurie Ellis Becky Emerle Artis Falls Kristina Farrah Stephen Fielder Susan Fiore Becky Fitt Amy Fitzgerald Shannon Foley Wayne Frechette Brad Fringer Tina Frizzell Chris Froehlich Jonathan Furness John Galarneau Sheila Gallagher Michael Gentile Jessica Gianantoni Todd Gibbs Cheryl Gietek Chris Goebel Katherine Gonyea John Goodrich Jason Goodrich Frederick Gore Linda Granaudo Amy Greene Penney Griswold Gretchen Hall Susan Hanrahan Conrad Heede Linda Herbert Kim Hertz Jason Hiersche Lee Higginbottom UNDERCLASSMEN 73 John Howell Kim Huller Michael Huller Wendy Hunter Holly Hupfer Susan Huszar Bryan Ingerson Bill Jackson Mary Jacobs Michael Jarvis Ellen Jensen Cindy Johnson Michelle Johnson Jeff Jones Bob Joyal Erica Kanzinger Amy Kasten Timothy Kealy Eric Keeler Tammey Keeton Michael Kendall Jennifer Kennedy Michelle Kennedy Jeremy Knapczyk Brett Knowles Karianne Kraus Karin Krawiec Andrew LaPierre Chris Laconti Troy Ladue Jennifer Landberg Kevin Lashway Gregory Lefebvre John Lucas Jeff Luttrell Gina Luvera 74 Craig Makuch Lynn Maloney Tom Mango Marianne Marchessault Marcel Mariani Christine Martin Shannon Martin Kris Mastroinni Todd Matthews Kerry McAleer Kelly McDonald Rebecca McFeeters Tarra McGahan Eric McGranahan Becky Mclsaac Brian McKeon Chris Meade Chris Meisner Cheri Methe Kara Metzger Peter Meunter Pamela Mikaelian Corinn Miller Dawn Minnon Frank Miodowski Melissa Moreno Jennifer Morin Chris Morissette Becky Morton Marq Mosier Ken Motyl Timothy Muir Allison Mullen Christima Munroe Ellen Nelligan Todd Nelson UNDERCLASSMEN 75 Trey Orr Jeff O ' Shaughnessy Bob Oyler Shital Patel Jennifer Patterson Gtanna Pedace Paul Pereira Kris Philips Kathy Podosek Carol Popsun George Poulopoulos Jason Price Paul Racicot Susan Raffaele John Rashi Laurie Ratte Anju Reejshinghani Sonya Rhie Scott Richard Stacey Richmond Jennifer Riek Mia Robinson Luci Rodamitans Enrico Romeo Brian Rosati Martha Rosati ' Sandy Roy Tina Rubner Carrie Ryan Kevin Ryan Amy Smith Wendy Sanderson Dennis Santos Jason Sares Scott Sasanecki Bill Scarlett John Schafer Mike Schmidt Nate Scott Steve Scott Mark Sheehan Greg Sherman fottmBwBn 76 UNDERCLASSMEN Macgregor Smith Matt Smith Rick Smith Peter Spellios Matt Stachelek Sue Stevenson Amy Stone Scott Stratton Mark Streeter Shawn Sullivan Amy Sutcliffe Mark Szymanski Amy Takorian Christy Talbot Mike Tarantino Philip Tenerowicz Dianne Thiffault Kelli Thomas Will Thompson Kevin Trombley Debbie Tupek Paula Turcotte Lisa Urzedowski Chris Valiquette Barbara Vecchio Denise Vermette Kirsten Vinson Michael Waite Wendy Walker Bryan Wall Mark Warga Jeffrey Weiner Dawn Welch Jennifer Weldon Doug Wentworth Jim Wilk fi ' lh hl ' JL UNDERCLASSMEN 77 Rob Williams Mark Wing Laurie Wyzik Katherine Yamer Mark Zajac Chris Zeo Mike Zhe Kirsten Root Amy Smith John Tucker PHOTO SHY Tosca Alberici Mark Andrews Dawn Barnes Wendy Bennett Marcus Bevan Al Bissonette Mia Bongiorni Jeremy Cameron Chris Carlotto Yong Cho Sean Gardner Sean Gould Kellie Leone Kevin Mathieu Susan Moore Derek Moran Holly Palmer Tajha Perry Stacy Pinkney Kelly Pottier Daniel Putnam Kirsten Rys Stephen Scott Richard Smith Renee South Jodi Sowa Richard Steng Mark Streeter Christopher Tan- James Thompson John Tucker Robert Wojcik Jeffrey Zahr 78 UNDERCLASSMEN President: Gina Alberici Secretary: Kelli Sheehan As I look back on my sophomore year, many memories race through my mind. Starting off the year with Project Adventure was a real treat (ha!). I can remember climbing up the Pamper Pole and not being able to grasp the trapeze. The rest of the students in the class encouraged me as they swung along with amazing grace (just my luck — half the class seemed to be from the gym nastics team). In doing this we learned to trust each other and how to survive when swinging over the Grand Canyon carrying nitroglycerine in hand — a talent I ' m sure will come in handy come college-application time. Also this year, Balfour Ring Company gave us a super-great selection from which to choose our class rings and, as usual, the selling of these classy Minnechaug memoirs was a huge success. Our four class officers even designed the unique side of our ring. Mr. Kibbe chose Balfour ' s for their elegantly designed rings and fair prices, and he was repaid with an unexpected gift — free Boston Bruins ' tickets! I ' m sure — knowing Mr. K ' s famous love for the Bruins — this made his day, if not his year. This year we also decided to change the traditional (i.e.-boring) candy sale to the first annual Class of ' 88 towel sale. The results were excellent. As one of the class officers, 1 would like to say — thanks. Class of 1988, it was a great year! Keep drying off with your personalized MRHS terry towel, and wear your class ring with well- deserved pride. Top: Rachael Belcastro. Suzanne Singiser, Kim Fridlington, Jennifer Joyce Bottom: Michele Kowalski, Hitesh Trivedi, Dan Manseau. Sue Buchholz. Susan Cunningham Advisor: Mr. Martin Kibbe Bill Adamczyk Becky Agnew Gina Alberici Katie Allbee Lisa Allyn Paul Arce Istvan Ats Jason Bachelder Cory Batista Billy Baughan Tina Belanger Rachel Belcastro Amy Bentley Marc Bessette Mark Bibens Charles Blaser Mark Bocchino Rene Boissonnault Mark Bosari Peter Brayton Lisa Briotta Joyce Brook Suzanne Buchholz Neil Butterworth Brian Campbell Brian Carver Chris Cavros Karen Ceresa Michael Childs Julie Christensen Raffaele Cirillo Mike Clarke Jeremia Clarkson Corey Collette Tracy Collette Sabrina Conner Ron Corriveau Sandy Coughlin Andy Coviello Mike Craig Beth Crawford Scott Crimmins r PI 80 UNDERCLASSMEN Frank Crivelli Terry Crocker Susan Cunningham Kevin Dahm Jennifer Dalton Brian Daniels Jennifer David Jim Davin Allison Decker Renae DeGray Barbara DelNegro Gina DelVecchio Christie Demosthenous Jania Desimone Tehan Desrosier Connie DeVries Lisa Dickinson Frank Dinoia Denise Dollar Mary Donahue Patty Donaldson James Douthwright Kevin Downey Kathy Draper Renee Dube Mike DuBour Doug Ducharme Stuart Dudley Vicky Eady Susanne Emerle Michelle Erickson Manny Esteves Jon Everett Meghan Farrell Sue Fawthrop Jennifer Fey UNDERCLASSMEN 81 Paul Fitzgerald Neil Flynn Bryan Frechette Jamie Frederick Kim Fridlington Joe Fusco Melissa Garafolo Traci Garceau Shari Gaudette Greg Geldart Scott Goodreau Pat Greaney Kerry Griffin Bobbie Jo Grochmal Pat Guarenna Wes Gwatkin Ed Habermehl Eric Hagopian Tom Halgas Rob Hanson Eva Haraty Denise Harris Christina Healy Wendy Hick Kim Hickey Sue Hilt Kathi Horacek Ron Howard Scott Jacobs Valerie Jacobs Russell Johnson Richard Jordan Ronald Jordan Jennifer Joyce Kim Kaczmarski Jessica Kibbe Sue Kibbe Doug King Steven King Mario Kober Michelle Kowalski Amie Kruger 82 UNDERCLASSMEN Lauren Krzesik Jim Kubinski John LaPlanle Lance Letourneau Todd Leger Jon Leonard Susan Letendre Steve Lewis Sherry Libiszewski Andrea Lopez Jeff Lowry Kathy Madden Tracy Magill Allen Makuch James Mandolini Dave Manning Michelle Manning Joe Marini Sherri Marini Allison Maselli Dan Mastroianni Christine McDonald Heather McFarland Ainsley McGill Jim McKeon Siobhan McNeill Matt Meade Christina Mellon Kim Mendrala Kristen Metzger Kim Mileski Tony Ace Morgan Valerie Morgan Deana Nadeau Sheileen Nadolski John Nelson UNDERCLASSMEN 83 Jennifer Newsom Pat O ' Neil Keilie Paluck Pam Pappas Chris Parisan Scott Parker Jennifer Pesce Julie Phaneuf Cindy Pivvonski Kelli Porter Shari Potter Kelly Powers Tom Presz Craig Puitriment Jason Queen Nikki Reta Scott Richards Jim Roberts Jeff Robinson Luke Robinson Cindy Roj Cathy Roncone Karen Rose Bill Roseboro Michelle Ross Meredith Rothschild Robert Rouleau Kevin Roy Kim Sager Shelly Scherlie Kevin Schipano Dawn Schneider David Shea Jennifer Shea Kelli Sheehan Julie Sheperd Amy Sherman Bryan Siddell Suzanne Singiser Ken Sirois Lisa Sloat Chris Smith 84 UNDERCLASSMEN Phil Smith Pam Solzak Eric Stahlberg Candy Starr Marybeth Stephenson Ken Sternberg Mark Sternberg Jean Stroshine Kathy Sullivan David Sutter Barbara Szcebak Tracie Tarr Ginger Taylor Tracy Teece Timothy Thayer Heather Thomas Greg Tiraboschi Hitesh Trivedi Brian Truesdale Patty Turnberg Andrea Tyminski Jennifer Urlage Amy Valentine Ron Venne George Ward Dina Warner Skip Welch Gate Whitfield Heather Wilkinson John Wilson UNDERCLASSMEN 85 Will Withington Kathleen Wojcik James Woodard Mike Wuerthele Rick Wyman W 2 PHOTO SHY Ann Arnold Kim Atcheson Dena Bamber David Beleski Tracy Brehart Cori Burnett Allan Campbell Kevin Campbell Brett Cavanagh Glen Chabot David Clark Stanley Colbert Kevin Connery Michael Cooney James Corwin Mike Courtney Erin Cullen Bonnie Driscoll Glen Duquette Dennis Duran Jeff Felix Tim Fitzgerald Brad Giles Heather Greene Tracy Helin Maria Jahn Richard Johnson Jon Jones Joan Landry Jeff Lash Doug Leclair Shawn Lee Jennifer Manegre Dan Manseau Darien McDonald Molly McLaughlin Douglas McLean Stephanie Meunier Krista Moore Michelle Morgan Sean Moriarty Scott Nance Jim Nebel Mark Neff Todd Norcross Shawn O ' Conner Todd Pedace David Pellegrini President-Nora Trebbe, Vice-President-Greg Meeropol Junior year, I remember . . . the sudden freedom that comes with a pink slip of paper from the Regis- try of Motor Vehicles. After almost seventeen years of begging rides off Mom or Dad or an older kid-or worse, walking-it ' s hard to believe that you can bring yourself and your friends to places. But finding a car to drive, can be a problem, as can be getting lost in the middle of Springfield, or the middle of nowhere ( they said the party was in the field behind the red barn two lefts after the church . . . ). Junior year is never forgotten, thanks to the true joy that PSAT ' s, chemistry, the magazine drive, SAT ' s, Achievements, U.S. History, and college pan- ic, bring. However, Minnechaug ' s first junior formal, being upperclassmen, partying, making real money at your first real job, and, of course, driving, made up for all the trying times of the year. After making it through junior year, we know we can do anything! Treasure r-Janet Moody Advisor-Rita Strauss Advisor-Florence Sheehan 87 George Abar Bill Agnew Michael Alberici Lavalier Alves Lorie Anderson Russel Anderson Tracy Auslander Alicia Axiotis Colin Bachelder Dina Bailey Adam Baker Tracy Bednarz Kathleen Belcher Cynthia Bennett Gregory Bennett Stephanie Bennett Todd Bennett Kerstin Berg Manuel Bernardo Connie Bienvenue Amy Blume Sherry Booth Kirk Boutin Mark Branconnier Geraldine Chechette Audrey Chester Gary Choma Sean Christie Carmela Cirillo Jeffrey Collins A , Andrew Brown Heather Brown Katie Brown fflJWtev Maura Brown ■KHrP Tamara Buckley Pfc« Keith Burch , ... y if B k Jeanne Burke H M Celine Burque Laurie Cantalini ■■ -■■■■ P 8 ! Susan Carter Brian Case Johanna Cassidy Jt 88 UNDERCLASSMEN Sarah Connell Michael Cook Tony Craig Erin Cullen Robert Daly Richard Daniele Sherry Daniels Thomas Dean Candice De Barge Monique Delvecchio Elizabeth Dempsey Jeffrey Dennis Rachel Dinoia Mike Dolev Matthew Dowd Holly Du Bour Glen Ducharme Michael Duval Laura Engel Michael Farquharson Adam Feldstein Laura Garabedian Ross Gardner Michael Garvey Michelle George Laura Giantris Kathryn Gibb David Goetcheus Kathy Goodrich Kelli Goodrich Robin Goodsell Kim Grande Julie Guarnera Todd Gurney Dennis Hackett Bradley Haggerty Brian Halloran Laurie Harmon David Henningsen James Henriques Debbie Hermance Amy Hersman UNDERCLASSMEN 89 Teresa Hess Richard Hoffman Kai Holden Eric Holland Curt Jensen Stella Johnston Steven Jones Jennifer Kantor Elizabeth Karam David Karlson Eric Karplus Lora Kasten Jill Keileway Mark Ktbbe Christopher Kielb Rose Kubik Kim Kupstas Peter LaCamara Tammy LaMotte Woody Langdon Andrew Lech Charles LeClerc Brian Lefort Tina Lewenczuk Kristen Lewis Timothy Liberty Roland Lucier Beth Luczek Tammy Macaulay Abigail MacNeish Michelle Mailhot Keith Marini Michael McCartney Kerry McDonald Kathleen McFeeters Angela Melcher Christine Meunier John Miller Christain Mills Christine Misisco Janet Moody Lisa Morace 90 Underclassmen Jeanne Moriarty Chryslana Mosier Daryle Powers Abbey Nelligan Mike Nelson Cindy Nowakowski Caroline Orquiola Sean Pellegrini Lori Perkins Matt Phaneuf Roxanne Phipps Julie Piano Tom Popsun Heather Porter Debora Reich Jocelyn Reardon Lynn Rist Barry Rock Peter Rock Michael Rogers Chris Rohan Sandra Romeo Michelle Rosati Bill Ryan Catherine Ryan Laurie Sadiak Jill Sands Ani Sarhadian Sara Scannapieco Jennifer Schmuck Janet Schneider Nathan Servidio John Shay Robert Shields Lynn Siddell Bill Sitnik David Skala Matt Slayton Pierre Smith Calti Solaroli Gary Spillane Paul Squeglia UNDERCLASSMEN 91 Sandra Sleng Lauren Stevenson Jerry Sullivan Robin Trombly Jane Urlage Michael Vigneault Richard Vitkus Paul Waterhouse Karen Weldon Christie VCennburg Clayton Whiting Jeff Whyte Dawn Wogatske David Young Todd Zebert PHOTO SHY Julie Albano Curtis Anderson Greg Babineau Kristin Balmer John Barnard Joseph Beausoleil Jennifer ' Bennett Thomas Berta Alisa Bongiorni Hilary Bouchard Todd Brehart Carolyn Brescia James Burke Phil Burnett Lenore Cataldo Peter Childs Jeff Christensen Michael Clark Heather Congo Craig DeBlois Lori Ann Debones Joanne Decesare John Deforest David Delnegro Mark Drumheller Joseph Duval Geraldine Ellis Jill Ellis Alan Frame Laura Freeman David Gale James Garten Jackie Geberth Mark Gibeau Michael Goldrick Kevin Gorman Matthew Guertin Deborah Hebert John Isham Eric Johnson John Kertenis Paul Kokoszyna Michael LaFerriere Jeff Lashway Lisa Lampart Cheryl Ligarski Brian Lucas Tawnee Luff Todd Luzi Tina Mageau Carl Makuch Shauneen Marsh Erin Martin Jeffrey Maselli Susan McGrath Shana McLaughlin Greg Meeropol John Misterka Joseph Moreau Kelli Motyka Keith Neelans Lisa Nicoli Lesley Nietupski James Normoyle Linda Pabich Kelly Parker Kimberly Pepin Allison Pesce Lisa Phelps Nancy Pickett Gerald Pottier Daryle Powers Jocelyn Reardon Glenn Richard Christy Richmond Andrea Rigney Judith Ross Toby Rubner Michelle Rys Michelle Santos Michael Sares John Shelb Laura Shine Theresa Smith Todd Southwick Eileen Souza Michael Stratton David Streeter Kathleen Sullivan Rachel Taylor Lee Totten Nora Trebbe Christine Turcotte Pamela Watson John Weagraff Brian White Jay Wordsworth Melissa Young 92 UNDERCLASSMEN SPORTS l l a VARSITY FOOTBALL nk ? J T™ t 1 • r -:E T m i ' ■ back row: coach D. Bennett, asst. C. Christianson, C. Putriment. J. Leonard. N. Flynn. M. Duval. P. Squeglia. M. Alberici. R. Cirillo. T. Mango, J. Davin, S. Jones. S. Moriarty. T. Halgas. M. Sares, J. Fredericks, asst. B. Sullivan, asst. R. Rinaldi. middle: T. Helin. G. Bennett, D. Henningson. G. Ducharme, M. Cook. M. Bernardo. D. Skala. J. Collins. T. Bennett. B. Lucas. I. Ats. B. Ryan. R. Daly. J. Tierney. S. Parker. A. Coviello. W. Gwatkin. M. Meade, managers: S. Pelligrini. R. Phipps, G. Frechette, front row: D. Hartin. L. Coughlin. B. Miner, T. Barrett, T. Taylor, M. Sauve. M. Chambers, G. Henningson. P. Siciliano. M. Macero. P. Fabian, K. Mahoney, K. Sullivan, M. Sirois, R. Kilpatrick, P. Manseau. J. Lange. Down, Set. Hike! Mike The Refrigerator Chambers 94 SPORTS Brad boots it long. By now the grass has grown over the worn regions of our practice field. The sled has been put away and along with it the tackleback and the blaster. But the memories of being a Minnechaug football player will never desert us. The hours upon hours of practice and time spent with each other made us more than just a team — we be- came brothers. It started with double sessions, — did we ever hate double sessions! The popsicle breaks were our only salvation. The lockc-ooms and showers were never safe — isn ' t that right, Ogre, Henney, Sis, Soves, Guido, and Fabs? — and the weight room every Monday and Thursday was a place where we could do some serious pumping. Tuesdays were supposed to be award days, our driving force, but it was inevitable that somebody neglected to get the stats in on time. We seniors were the leaders of the team, and starter or non- starter we always played an important role. We ' ll never forget our teammates. For many of us this will be the last time we will ever play football. A void is all that will remain along with the memories we shared. The burning of the shoe — remember that? I can still see us in a circle around the large fire and Mike Chambers throwing the old shoe right in the middle. Maybe our record did not show it, but our team had the most guts and pride of any team in Western Mass. Coach Bennett always told us to wear our green shirts with pride — and we always did. To the seniors I have but one thing to say, We got two laps and we ' re outa here! Senior Paul Fabian reflects on the game Mark Macero runs up the middle. SPORTS 95 Reach for the sky! Teamwork is the name of the game. The impenetrable Falcon offensive line. 96 SPORTS Kevin Sullivan stands tough Todd Bennett fades back. Freshman Football Top row: Coach J. Mitchell, J. Branson, R. Wojcik, T. Muir, J. Lucas, S. Cole, T. Nelson, C. Crespo, coach D. Duff, Middle rowt J. Cameron, coach D. Duff, D. Moran, P. Danio, S. Gould, J. Sares, R. Chase, J. Luttrell, W. Scarlett, T. Matthews. Bottom row: J. Bennett, C. Morissette, M. Jarvis, R. Smith, J. Thompson, D. Bilik, C. Meisner, P. Meunier, M. Dowd. SPORTS 97 VARSITY CHEERLEADING standing l-r: A. Evans, K. Mullett. N. Rihm. K Maloney. K. Sheehan, J. Sheehan, coach L. Mitchell. Kneeling M. Servidio, K. Brown, A. Hersman, C. Orquiola, E. Tierney, M. Ablondi 98 SPORTS From the standpoint of records, it was not the most outstanding season . . . but in the Minnechaug tradition-we really knew how to have fun!!! For the first year ever, we cheered for every home soccer game, and we found the soccer team a sport to be proud of. The Saturday morning football games were not always victories, but we always found something to cheer about! Even when the game wasn ' t going our way, our spirits couldn ' t be broken!!! For the first time in years our girls went to camp during the summer. A fun filled long weekend at the University of New Hampshire taught us a lot — and we made new friends from far-away places. None of us can ever forget the toilet paper ballet and you ' re out ' a here! The award we won, for the best all-around squad at camp, is one we will trea- sure as memories for years to come. We ' d come along way, but we couldn ' t have done it without our excellent coach, Lois Mitchell. This was her third season with us and she ' s been the key to teaching us what teamwork and togetherness is all about. -1985 Minnechaug (fall) Varsity Cheerleaders Erin Tierney cheers at the pep rally. JV CHEERLEADING Starting off a season with a brand new coach halfway through and a new team is not the easiest thing to do. But, with a lot of effort, practice and fun we got a lot of things done. This year our J.V. Cheerleading squad consisted of 4 freshmen, 6 sophomores, and I junior who worked together like clock- work. Jackie, Kelli, and Meredith were the cornerstones — never a word of complaint, and Katy and Sharon just loved climbing to the top. Can ' t forget Albuns, Kristen, Heather, Cindy, and Susan, for without them as middles, our pyramids would collapse. Thanks, Coach Bernie you did a great job as a newcomer to our team. Boy ' s soccer gets some support. SPORTS 99 GIRLS ' VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY Do you remember how hard we tried and the team ended its season with only I win and 2 ties!! Co- cap- tain Allison Grassetti and Christa Meunier were the greatest with 3 goals apiece. Beth Luczek, Lisa Mor- ace, and Sarah Scannapieco also contributed with I goal apiece. Goal- ie Kim Danio and co- captain Maura Donavan were great. Our defense, with the help of Coach Couturier, will improve this winning record next year. By Sarah Scannapieco S Lisa Morace First row: K. Stevenson. J. Dickinson, K. Danio, M. Donovan. A. Grassetti, K. Morin, A. Tarbell. Second row: manager-H. McFarland, L. Morace. S. McGrath, M. Young, K. McFeeters, B. Luczek, C. Meunier, S. Scannapieco, D. Reich, Coach Couturier. 1 !iiiIf M Awesome defensel I know its here somewhere! 100 SPORTS In position for a goal Front line action Captains talk with ref. Bringing it up the field. Co-captain Allison Grassetti GIRLS ' JV FIELD HOCKEY What a surprising season we had this year!! What with only one player having played field hockey before, we lucked out with all the new talent. Coach McFadden molded us into a great team, with Co-captains, Deana Nadeau and Julie Christensen, of course! Coach McFadden really knew what field hockey was all about! Remember how much Renee Dube, lead scorer, helped us out? Hopefully, next season, with this good grounding we ' ll move up to varsity and show off our stuff! By Sarah Scannapieco and Lisa Morace First row: R. Dube, C. Starr, J. Christensen, L. Dickinson, D. Nadeau, L. Shine. Second row: manager P. Turcotte, M. Marchesseault, K. Vinson, R. McFeeters, M. Morgan, A. Kruger, B. Dowd, K. Dennis, Coach McFadden. Missing: Manager J. Dearden SPORTS 101 BOY ' S VARSITY SOCCER The boy ' s Varsity Soccer team respectably finished its season with a 6-8-3 record. Craig Carrigan and I led the team through our co-cap- tainship and scoring. Our team- mates Mike Morreti, Loel Tronsky, and Bill Hick added to our strong offensive punch. Securing the mid- field were starters Brian Halloran, Jeff Dennis, and Mike Vigneault. They played their best games against our division leaders and bit- ter rivals: Cathedral, Chicopee, Classical, and Ludlow. Jim Metzger, Jim Bibens, and Colin Bachelder kept up a strong defense. We ' ll nev- er forget goalies Pete Folvi and Bry- an Siddell-, they played the net like their own. The future of our Falcon team is bright. Youngsters Eric Hol- land, Mark Borsari, Keith Birch, Chris Smith, and Gary Spillane will all return next year to keep ' Chaug soccer alive. See ya thenl Jeff Jones ■ ■in IS, j$ j! 4 !g SS fiftil«B 5sM81 12SS5 3H H Hi Back row: J. Bibens, J. Metzger, G. Spillane, K. Birch, M. Moretti, E. Holland, J. Dennis, B. Halloran, M Vigneault, B. Hick, coach A. Whalen. Front row: C. Bachelder, L. Tronsky, C. Carrigan, J. Jones, M Borsari, J. Bachelder, B. Siddell. IK SIS 102 SPORTS Sure-handed Bryan Siddell stop another. Mike beats out his defense. Coach Whalen sizes up the scene BOY ' S JV SOCCER back row I-r: B. White, R. Williams, D. Sutter, G. Babineau, C. Mills, K. Neelans, M. Clarke, S. Crimmins, M. McCartney, D. LeClair, coach A. Tipaldi. Front row J. Robinson, M. Courtney, J. Price, J. Shay, ). Isham, C. Makuch, B. Haggerty, G. Duquette, J. Jones. A quick high five. SPORTS 103 d 1 GIRLS ' VARSITY SOCCER Come on Val! .. First row: A. Rigney, J. Buchholz. B. Wolcott, S. Spellios. M. Taylor, J. Gorecki, J. Baer, S. Raffaele. S. Wise, L. Cantalini. Second row: Coach Deely, manager L. Ward, W. Hick. R. Trombley, D. Tupek. M. Mailhot, C. DeVries, S. Buchholz. G. Taylor, J. Urlage. V. Morgan, P. Watson, H. Congo Pure effort. The Girls ' Varsity Soccer team showed our incredible strength this year as we scored victory after victory with Coach Deely ' s excellent instruction. Our players were able to open up the year de- feating Longmeadow High. We closed the season by com- peting in the B-Division Cham- pionship. Next season we will lose nine terrific seniors -Mi- chelle Taylor, Jen Buchholz, Jeannine Baer, Lori Morgan, Jean Gorecki, Shelly Rafaele, Suzanne Spellios, Bonnie Wol- cott, and Sue Wise. Gorecki, Spellios, and Taylor served as tri-captains and Rigney, Tay- lor and Cantalini were among the leading scorers. Thanks, soccer players, for giving Min- nechaug a team to be proud of! K v3SK Ready for a save. 104 SPORTS The coach makes the team. A group of real fans GIRLS ' JV SOCCER Shoot! First row: G. Pedace, A. Lopez, T. Crocker, K. Rose, T. Desrosier, R. Belcastro, M. Kowalski, L. Herbert, K. Collins, M. Mosier, K. Thomas. Second row: S. Raffaele, C. Cronin, K. Paluck, L. Granaudo, E. Jensen, C. Demosthenous, B. Mclsaac, K. Chechette. K. McAleer, S. Stevenson, M. Kennedy, M. Rosati, M. Cook, Coach Balser. Missing: J. Pesce. The 1985 Girls ' Junior Varsity Soccer team had an excellent season this year under the coaching of Mr. Dan Balser. Our team this year had 22 players: Ra- chael Belcastro, Karen Chechette, Ka- teri Collins, Theresa Crocker, Christie Demosthenous, Tehan Desrosier, Linda Granaudo, Linda Herbert, Ellen Jensen, Michele Kennedy, Michele Kowalski, Andrea Lopez, Kerry McAleer, Becky Mclsaac, Marq Mosier, Kelli Paluck, Gianna Pedace, Jennifer Pesce, Karen Rose, Susan Stevenson, Kelli Thomas, and Deborah Tupek. Players who also served as the team ' s managers were Susan Raffaele, Martha Rosati, and Caitlin Cronin. Being on the J.V. team, hopefully, gave many of us the exper- ience to move on to varsity next year. Congratulations to an outstanding team! Great save SPORTS 105 tfr :{• OYS ' YMNASTICS p. We were fortunate enough to have an outstanding boys ' gymnastics team this year, coached by Keith Lomas. Our team consisted of Troy Rubner, Steve Sherman, Jesse Beacom, Mike Cavros, Mark Branconnier, Paul Water- house, John Galcirneal, Jim Nebel, Phil Smith, Todd South- wick, and all-around Chip Bull- ock. We participated in seven meets ending with Western Mass. Our boys ' gymnastics team will be losing five sen- iors-Bullock, Rubner, Sherman, Beacom, and Cavros. They will all be greatly missed next year by their former coach and teammates. Congratulations to some very talented gym- nasts. Chip Bullock on pommel horse 106 SPORTS Our spirited boys ' gymnastic team action on the vault Senior Todd Rubner practices parallel bars Rubner shows some power ■ Senior Chip Bullock doing a back flip Junior Paul Waterhouse holds a position SPORTS 107 GIRLS ' GYMNASTICS Sophomore Cathy Roncone exits her bar routine with flair Balance Beam Scale Back walkover Cartwheel Floor Back handspring Round-off Body wake Vault Straddle Squat Handspring Uneven Bars Fly away dismount Back hip circle Kip o Sophomore Lauren Krzesik displays her skill on the balance beam 108 SPORTS Senior Pam Gagne puts on another amazing performance Freshman Cheri Methe shows her winning form Once again, in the true tradition of Falcon gym- nastics, the girls ' varsity team completed a fantastic season under first year coaches Mr. Lyons and Mrs. Palm. Our success was due to our depth as a team, which included co-captains Andrea Hinks and Pam Gagne, with team, Tracy Bednarz, Tina Lewenczuk, Patty Donaldson, Lauren Kreszik, Kerry Griffin, Mary Donahue, Mario Kober, Cathy Roncone, Rory Dona- hue, Cheri Methe, Amy Greene, Kim Eaton, Anju Reejhsinghani, and Kristen Rys. The team won all twelve meets and went on to capture the Western Mass. crown for the sixth year in a row. Records were broken early in the season by Pam Gagne on vault, Cheri Methe on balance beam and vault, and Cathy Roncone on the uneven parallel bars. Sophomore Patty Donaldson wows ' em on parallel bars SPORTS 109 BOY ' S CROSS COUNTRY On your mark, get set, GO! The final stretch. Back row: G. Meeropol. R. Vitkus, M. Sternburg, M. Garvey, B. Agnew, E. Karplus, Coach M. Barrett. Front row: C. Whiting, R. Dion, D. Burke, S. Dann, J. Mandolini. Coach Barrett cheers on his team. IIO SPORTS GIRLS ' CROSS COUNTRY Junior Sarah Connell sets the pace Junior Liz Dempsey finishes strong J - ' Vv-JBP. After placing second in the Valley League, the girls ' Cross Country team finished their season leaving a long line of victories behind them. Our success resulted from the helpful instruction of Coach Hal Miller and the ability of each team member, namely Julie Albano, Lee Bouchard, Jacqueline Bushway, Sarah Connell, Cassandra Coughlin, Liz Dempsey, Heather Greene, Michelle LaPierre, Janet Moody, Patricia O ' Neil, and Kristen Pilarcik. Lee Bouchard, Michelle LaPierre, and Kristen Pilarcik served as captains with Sarah Hinchey as team manager. Our team suffered only two losses, one to Cathedral and the other to Southwick. We ended the season with the Western Mass Competition on November 9, 1985. Team in action SPORTS II! FALL SCORECARD GIRLS ' CROSS COUNTRY 8-1-0 FIELD HOCKEY 1-11-2 East Longmeadow Longmeadow Monson Belchertown Cathedral West Springfield Palmer Belchertown Southwick W. Mass Valley Wheel Opp. Minn. 16 45 Agawam 19 38 Southwick 15 46 Longmeadow 20 39 West Springfield 38 20 Westfield 25 35 East Longmeadow 22 35 Amherst 21 36 Southwick 20 39 Longmeadow 8th Pioneer Valley 2nd West Springfield Westfield East Longmeadow VARSITY FOOTBALL 2-7-1 Catholic Memorial Northampton East Longmeadow Cathedral Chicopee Comp Westfield West Side Agawam Holyoke Classical Opp. Minn. 14 21 3 21 12 24 22 7 7 14 20 18 15 VARSITY BOYS ' SOCCER 7-6-3 Amherst Chicopee Comp Putnam Chicopee Longmeadow West Springfield Agawam Holyoke East Longmeadow Northampton Classical Westfield Ludlow Cathedral Agawam Chicopee Opp. 4 2 4 I 4 4 3 2 3 2 I I 2 GIRLS ' GYMNASTICS 12-0-0 Cathedral West Springfield East Longmeadow Amherst Longmeadow South Hadley Cathedral West Springfield East Longmeadow Amherst Longmeadow South Hadley W. Mass. Opp. 106.70 I23.I5 104.75 123.90 II4.50 I2I.35 102.45 124.80 86.50 123.40 II2.60 120.55 Minn. 6 2 Minn. 120.55 124.95 129.30 125.70 124.30 124.90 II9.00 128.60 123.70 127.30 124.90 I2I.55 1st GIRLS ' CROSS COUNTRY 8-1-0 II2 SPORTS Minn. 4 Longmeadow 2 Chicopee 7 Classical 3 Westfield 6 Chicopee Comp 3 East Longmeadow I Amherst 4 Ludlow I West Springfield Cathedral Agawam I Chicopee I Holyoke I Chicopee Comp 2 Northampton 2 East Longmeadow Holyoke Classical (tourn) Opp. Minn. 7 2 I 5 5 2 I 8 I 4 5 I 6 2 I 3 2 4 2 5 I I 5 I I 2 I 4 2 Kilpatrick sets up. YS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL Jeff Dennis on the rebound. top row : J. Lashway, K. Morehouse, T. Miron, D. Hackett, P. Smith, J. Dennis, J. Pridemore. J. Kubinski, coach J. Girotti. bottom row: L. Coughlin, M. Lowry, B. Callahan, T. Sherman, R. Kilpatrick. SPORTS 113 Rick goes upstairs. Tom Mango on the line. Boy, was this a disappointing season, but lots of fun. I can ' t believe we didn ' t do better. When Low swished that shot from midcourt against E.L., I thought we were in for a good season. And then after an exciting comeback win in the next game against Chicopee I thought that no one could beat-us. I ' ll never forget Bob ' s fouling out of the first eight games and Sherm ' s never ending charges. Then there was Pierre and Ugs fighting the urge to do wind mill dunks in warmups. And Kill, added the color we needed with spinning baseline moves and airballs from the foul line. Squid also made his presence felt with his harsh fouls and sliding moves to the basket. We also had our own version of Larry Bird in the House . Last but not least, our fearless manager, Paul the animal Fabian, kept the sidelines in order. We may not have accomplish much this year, but we learned the value of hard work. J.V. hustle. SPORTS 114 Bob sets up the play. Jeff sets his goals. Bob drives forward. Falcon offense penetrates. SPORTS 115 Z 9 YS ' JV BASKETBALL The J.V. team had an outstanding season, leaving hope for future successful varsity teams. With Stork ' s devasting blocks and Babe ' s non stop jumpers, the team was cer- tainly a force to be reckoned with. Ray Mus- selman ' s leadership and calmness under pressure contributed greatly to the team ' s success. Brett, Ground Jordan and Beetle dominated inside while Rosy, Chen, and Todd poured them in from the outside. This was certainly a season to remember! Bottom Row. J. Lowry, T. Bennett, M. McCartney. B. Roseboro. Top Row: D. King, G. Geldart. B. Cavanaugh, B. Frechette, coach Musselman, T. Mango, R. Jordan. P. Fitzgerald. S. Sasanecki. BOYS ' FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Top Row: T. Dickinson. M. Jarvis. P. Asarese. M. Sheehan, S. Fiedler, J. Dernavich, A. Falls. K. Blomstrom. W. Frechette. D. Bilik. Bottom Row; C. LaCouti. K. Trombly. C. Morrisette. J. Shafer, J. Bergeron. R. Campbell. R. Dionne. SPORTS 116 Varsity line-up at center court. WINTER CHEERLEADING Although it wasn ' t the best season for basketball, spirit was kept high by this years ' Winter Cheerleading squad. The squad, led by captain Noel Rihm, performed well this year, keeping the crowd entertained through the whole game. We all know that the squad wasn ' t complete without Johnny (Who said that?). A big thanks to him and also to Missy for being Noel ' s crutch during those tough times - especially when Caroline would chew her toes during practice. Katie Brown and Amanda always helped out with their suggestions. Amy ' s precision and abili- ty made the squad look that muc h bet- ter. Both Kellys were never seen with- out a smiling face, and Erin and Katie Albee were perfect girls for the pyra- mid top. Last but not least were Julie and Kathy who were nothing but an- gels the whole season and kept the squad laughing through thick and thin. SYP! SPORTS 117 Minnechaug spirit. Top Row: A. Evans, M. Ablondi, N. Rihm, K. Mullett, J. Sheehan, E. Tierney. Bottom Row: K. Brown, A. Hersman, K. Sheehan, K. Porter, K. Albee. Minnechaug spirit. The JV line-up. The girls stand proud SPORTS 118 The awesome JV pyramid. GIRLS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL This year our girls ' varsity bas- ketball team surprised everyone with a winning season. We have shown our outstanding desire for success. Our team ' s outlook is bright since we will lose only one senior. It will be a great loss, though, because senior, Jean Gorecki, is one of the best guards we have. Return- ees will be: Juniors: Stephanie Ben- nett, Susan Carter, Debbie Her- mance, Michele Mailhot, Kathi McFeeters, Lisa Morace, Roxanne Phipps, Lynn Rist, and Sophomores: Connie DeVries, Val Morgan, Gin- ger Taylor. We are hoping for an outstanding season next year, and with the help of Coach Larry Mad- den our team will achievoit. Bottom row: manager K. Madden. S. Bennett, K. McFeeters, L. Rist, (captain) J. Gorecki. L. Morace. C. DeVries. Top row: manager R. Trombly. D. Hermance, S. Carter, M. Mailhot. G. Taylor. K. Paluck, V. Morgan, and Coach Madden. ■ ZZ%?% SPORTS 119 Ill Liz Dempsey, Junior. Senior: Jean Gorecki. GIRLS ' JV BASKETBALL First row : Coach Couturier, S. Stevenson. K. Mastroianni. (captain) J. Newsom, (captain) K. Paluck, (captain) M. Kowalski. S. Richmond, A. Lopez, Assistant Coach Madden. Second row: J. Gianantoni, A. Fitzgerald, L. Herbert, E. Jensen. J. Bushway, L. Belden, S. Coughlin, L. Dempsey. 120 SPORTS Amy on a fast break. Michele on the line for two. Due to our fairly victorious season, most of the players that participated on the girls ' junior varsity basketball team will probably be varsity members next season. If not, both Falcon teams will be enthusiastically scoring points for Minnechaug just as they did this year. Of course, their coach, Lynn Couturier, deserves some of the credit. With the many hours of practices, the team improved greatly. The players this year were: Elizabeth Belden, Jacqueline Bushway, Cassandra Coughlin, Liz Dempsey, Amy Fitzger- ald, Linda Herbert, Ellen Jensen, Michele Kowalski, Andrea Lopez, Kristin Phillips, and Susan Stevenson. Our team ' s managers were Jessica Gianantoni and Stacey Richmond. Congratulations, players, on a great season and good luck next year! SPORTS 121 VARSITY HOCKEY Don clears the puck. Johnny 0 ' breaks away. 122 SPORTS Andy Brown on the save. Back Row: G. Abar. J. Henriques. J. Kertenis, P. Siciliano. D. Rostowski, B. Halloran. S. O ' Connor, M. Phillips, coach M. Kibbe, Front Row: S. Sanderson. D. Reed, T. O ' Connor. S. Stawas, A. Brown, S. Welch. D. Hartin. Coach Matt Kibbe looks over his team. Dave and John team up for a tally. Hockey this year was better than other years maybe because of Kibbs ' story about yellowjackets , maybe because we did so well, or maybe because of the weekend in Vermont. For what- ever reason though, this years hockey team, on and off the ice, has been better then any other year. Maybe it was the fact that this season was the last for a lot of us; no more shattering hits from Rostowski, Harty will no longer streak through an entire team and tuck the puck firmly into the net. Sis won ' t ever again have to listen to Kibbs tell him, Get the pasta out of your pants! , and never again will Tom O ' Con- nor, or Johnny O ' skate for Minnechaug. Even the ' red line ' of Sanderson, Reed, and Phil, will do no more ' Herbies ' for messing around on the bus. Some people will be back though; Bunzer will skate again for his last year along with Andy ' Tool ' Brown, ' Haze ' Henriques, George ' Obar ' Abar, and Kertenis will have only one last season to wear the green and white. The sophomores are the luckiest though. Those guys have another two years it had seemed like an eternity when we were sophomores too. Shaun O ' Connor will always be there to help the team psyche-up with ' Bad Com- pany ' , and ' Kiss ' . Skip Welch will pick up the scoring where Harty left off, and Scott Stawas will surely take up the slack in goal when Browner leaves. Unfortunately the best is always saved for last. As Seniors we will never forget yellowjackets , Ed Hall, Vermont, Herbies ' , Kibb ' s, or anything else about this year. Even though it was our last, it was definately our best. SPORTS 123 BOYS ' J.V. HOCKEY Falcons rush down the ice Brett on the break. 124 SPORTS Dan looks for a pass. Netminder, Jeff Jones, ever alert Kevin Roy sets up. SPORTS 125 Of course, every sport team has to make a lot of effort. But perhaps some of the winter season teams have to work a little harder than all the rest. The twenty-four members of our ski team spent much of their time trekking back and forth to practices. Coach Jay Deely led the team to compete in the Western Massachusetts championships at Berhshire East. Our team began their season shortly after Christmas vacation and competitions were held on Thursdays. Michelle Ross served as the team ' s manager. Hopefully, most of the skiers will return next year in ' 87! SKIING First Row. M. Sauve. T. Auslander. H. Broderick, S. Withington, D. Gustafson. Second Row: J. Cameron. B. Fringer, K. Grande. L. Krzesik. C. Goebel, D. Blizard. Third Row: (Bus Driver) Cliff, Coach Deely. M. Morsari, S. Shields, J. Metzger. Missing: J. Fay, K. Kaczmarski, K. McDonald. S. Moore, (Manager) M. Ross, J. Branson, S. Burns, C. Dunklee, G. Lefebvre, C. Rohan, and W. Withington. k Racing against the clock Sarah Withington on edge. 126 SPORTS Looks like a perfect day for Skiing. Staying on a steady course. Is this weightlessness? SPORTS 127 V  v ■ ■ Waiting patiently for a race. Our boys ' Falcon swim team, inspired by senior co-captain Brad Semle and Tony Barrett, dominated the season with an impressive (3-0) record. They were backed by one of the most powerful teams in the last five years. The team was comprised of seniors: Jim Roncone, Keith Mahoney, Steve Schnur, Jesse Beacom, juniors: Kevin Szymanski, Brian White, Richard Vitkus, sophomores: Craig Putriment, Neil Butterworth, Dennis Duran, and freshmen: Jim Wilk, Josh Campbell, Mark Szymanski, Hatt Smith, and Jeremy Knapczyk. Coach, Tim Allen, led the team to a first place finish in the ' A ' division and strong finishes in the Western Mass and State championship swim meets. First Row: Coach Allen, co-captain (Boys) Brad Semle. co-captain (Girls) K. Fridlington. M. Kanzinger, co-captain (Girls) M. Farrell. co-captain (Boys) T. Barrett. P. Grizwold. Second Row: T. Garceau. J. Morin, C. Agnew, T. McGann. K. Boucher, K. Thomas. A. Counos, J. Joyce, B. Agnew, J. Stroshine, M. Szymanski, J. Campbell. Third Row: J. Knapczyk, M. Smith. D. Duran, K. Szymanski, N. Butterworth, K. Mahoney, C. Putriment. T. Popsun. B. White, R. Vitkus. Missing: J. Roncone, and J. Beacom The girls ' swimming team showed their best effort from their first meet against Westfield on December 17 to their participation in the Western Massachusetts championships, which took place on February 13, 14, and 15 at Springfield College. The team, coached by Tim Allen, had a total of fourteen meets. Many freshmen put their swimming talent to use on the team this year; they are: Erica Kanzinger, Chrissy Agnew, Ann Counous, Kelli Thomas, Kim Boucher, Kim Manegre, Becky Morton and Tara McGann. Returning upperclassmen included Melissa Kanzinger, Kim Fridlington, Meghan Farrell, Becky Agnew, and Tracy Garcea. Melissa Kanzinger, Meghan Farrell, and Kim Fridlington all served as co-captains and Penny Griswold was manager. It is through the work put in by the swimmers, Coach Allen and manager ' s guidance and help, and the support given to by the parents and friends of the swimmers who attended the meets, that the Falcon swim team can be regarded as one of the best! We ' re all set to go! 128 SPORTS Almost therel Senior Tony Barrett flies off the board. Keeping tabs on the champs. Minnechaug in the lead again. What a dive! SPORTS 129 The unforgetable style of senior Brad Semle. 130 SPORTS Reaching for that win! What do you call that? Senior Jim Roncone performing the breaststroke for Minnechaug. A perfect dive. SPORTS I3I YEAR IN SPORTS 132 SPORTS SPORTS 133 WINTER SCORECARD BOYS SWIMMING BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL Opp. Minn. Taconic 72 52 Longmeadow 49 38 Greenfield 78 70 East Longmeadow 56 57 Chicopee 66 6$ Amherst 89 64 South Hadley 53 49 Northampton 64 52 West Springfield 55 58 Agawam 77 52 Chicopee Comp. 99 63 Westfield 48 69 Holyoke 61 54 Putnam 90 60 Technical 89 57 Cathedral 66 64 Classical 55 48 Commerce 81 47 GIRLS SWIMMING Opp. Minn. Opp. Minn. Amherst 18 63 Amherst 31 51 Longmeadow 81 90 Longmeadow 91 81 Cathedral 28 55 Cathedral 40 43 Westfield 33 48 Westfield 68 97 Classical 58 114 Classical 50 III East Longmeadow 19 64 East Longmeadow 29 54 Agawam 60 103 Agawam 61 99 Northampton 70 103 Northampton 27 56 Easthamplon 41 119 Easthampton 49 107 Northhampton 20 63 Northampton 81 88 Longmeadow 36 47 Longmeadow 39 44 Cathedral 64 105 Cathedral 85 86 Westfield 61 109 Westfield 33 49 GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL Opp. Minn. Agawam 41 42 Holyoke 28 37 Amherst 50 38 East Longmeadow 54 28 Chicopee 72 36 South Hadley 31 36 Westfield 45 50 Chicopee Comp. 45 38 Northampton 52 40 West Springfield 44 42 Cathedral 55 42 Amherst 63 14 euth Hadley 43 61 Longmeadow 39 37 Agawam 65 68 East Longmeadow 67 25 Longmeadow 38 30 Northampton 57 47 BOYS VARSITY ICE HOCKEY Chicopee Comp Cathedral Opp. 8 5 Minn. 6 4 Chicopee Comp Cathedral Agawam West Springfield Westfield 5 6 2 7 6 5 Agawam West Springfield Westfield Longmeadow Holyoke Classical 5 5 5 9 8 5 Longmeadow Holyoke Classical Opp. 4 2 6 4 5 3 5 Minn. 5 I II 9 8 9 5 7 134 I ACTIVITIES CHAUG SPIRIT A long day - but still smiling f L Puttin ' on the Glitz To Vincent ' s for dinner then off to the dance We hurried were soon caught in the trance Of dim lights, of streamers, of girls and their guys Of the band Arabus ' s great musical cries Bruce, Phil, and Bryan soon filled the air We slow-danced, we fast-danced to the drum ' s blare The seniors, I must say, there was no one like Am afraid I ' ll sit this one out Paul, Tony and Kevin even sang in the mike Others, on shoulders, were lifted up high To the red-and-white balloon- studded sky Jackets and shoes off, we cut loose all night Well past eleven, when on came the lights All in all we had a truly mint time And were pretty sad when the evening ended. — Tina Desai No Dear, we ' re going over this way to dance. BATTLE OF THE CLASSES Hurricane Gloria ' s coming tomorrow, my mother told me. Oh, no! I cried I know, I know. she sighed. The trees are going to flip, the shrubbery ' s going to fly and all the lawn chairs are going to rip and multiply. Who cares about lawn chairs? The Battle of the Classes dance will be cancelled! But never fear. After a couple of weeks of frantic rescheduling, the Battle of the Classes dance rocked on in early October. The three-bands did a marvelous job with the frenzied Fiasco , the mellifluous Metal Cry, and punked-out Pat- on-the-Back, featuring Minnechaug ' s own Alec Corwin on drums. The Class of ' 89 ruled and so, won the battle. As a likely candidate for Minnechaug ' s five-year plan, I will probably attend many more of these J.C.L. extravaganzas and am really looking forward to them. -T.A Jackson I can really get into this. New wave moves through the gym. ' Jen. are we having fun yet? Through a shining hoop of silver foil the varsity athletes burst into the gym! Prince ' s Let ' s Go Crazy competed with the spirited Minnechaug crowd. The first 1985 pep rally had begun. The emcee, Jim Metzger, managed to keep things flow- ing smoothly during the pro- gram. The captains led their teams in the familiar football chant Breakdown ; following was an up and coming tradi- tion at Minnechaug ' s rally. The Captains ' Crush. As al- ways, the cheerleaders dis- played their award-winning routine. The class of ' 86 quite easily (and quite loudly) showed what they were made of. PEP RALLY That Chaug spirit keeps building Uncle Sam wants you, Falcons. ACTIVITIES 137 THE MINDS AT WORK NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Many people have stereotyped the NHS member as the brain of the school — the kid with the 5-mile thick bifocals who ' s got Encyclope- dia Britannica memorized from A to infinity, and carries a wallet-sized photo of his computer with him wherever he goes. Well, to shatter that myth — believe it or not, NHS ' ers are pretty normal people who have set a goal and achieved it, and they did some pretty normal things this year (such as spazzing out at their annual supersmash Ha- waiian Dance). Between the fall and spring inductions, NHS ran its usual tutoring programs where a member who, say, happens to see the point in finding the derivative helps out another student who is having trou- ble finding it, or who doesn ' t really want to look for it. With supervisor, Miss Richter, of- ficers Sara Hinchey, Jeni Roth- schild, Doug Howell, Jane Dickin- son, and Karolyn Belcher; and a big band of new and old members, NHS carried out another successful year in its quest for Scholarship, Leader- ship, Service, and Character. — Tina Desai First Row: Beth Crawford, Caroline Orquiola. Doug Howell. Laurie Harmon. Pat O ' Neil, Sara Hinchey. Mark Gibeau. Katie Belcher. Kelli Pal- luck. Second Row: Dave Manning. Kevin Dahm. Brian White. Jeff Collins. John Isham. Lee Tot- ten. Rich Vitkus, Eric Karplus, Bill Agnew, Jim McKeon. Third Row: Karen Rose. Heather Thom- as. Andrea Lopez, Jen Pesce. Val Jacobs. Sarah Scannapieco. Jen Rothschild. Tina Desai. Robin Pruett 138 ACTIVITIES STUDENT GOVERNMENT This year ' s student government body actually took office in the spring of last year. They came in with pride at the successful turnout of the faculty appreciation assembly. In the first se- mester of the new school year, these active students put on a semi formal that dazzled everyone who participat- ed in the affair. As a senior class offi- cer, 1 think the most important project the government supported was the Hunger drive in late November. This was a follow up on last year ' s Ethiopian Drive. Next time you go to a pep rally, or Christmas Semi Formal, think of these hardworking students. Kim Maloney Swinging government singles at our annual Semi- Formal fundraiser. Jim applaudes a suggestion as Jen watches over the group. Noel reasons with an underclassman as Chris looks on. Standing room only in J-17 Double your Presidency at a government event. ACTIVITIES 139 MODEL CONGRESS t- 1 n i ' 1 ' i 1 N. V- ! r ' s ■ My first M.C. meeting was-to put it gently-a total fiasco. I walked into k 18 late (good start), grabbed a seat, and quietly listened to the heated debate pounding through the crowded room. I heard the word ' Grenada ' pop up several times on both sides and. being the current-events whiz that I was, came to the conclusion that today we were discussing war weapons in Italian accents. Well, I was wrong. I was wrong about a lot of things that day, like when I used a Point of Order (official M.C. lingo) to ask my friend what time she was coming over to go shopping. The club was not amused. After that traumatic experience, I realized that this was not just going to be a join-a-club-do- nothing-make-your-college-application-look-good job, and I began to take it seriously. For the first few (52) meetings, I said not a word, too intimidated by all the debonair debat- ers, too nervous I would say something utterly stupid (and with reason, after the Grenada Pizzeria Mozzarella inci- dent). But you can ' t help getting psyched during the talks — they often touch on something you have very strong feelings about (prejudice, war, nuclear arms, sex) and it becomes a struggle to keep your mouth shut. I started by asking questions and eventually they were even relevant to the topic of discussion. And so I progressed. In January, the Club, decked in its dashing Drew Derna- vich-designed shirts, took its bill on Workfare down to A. I.C. and had a very positive experience. Model Congress in general, has been a positive experience for me. It has taught me that there are always 2 sides to the story many times, I ' ve walked into meetings a diehard on certain is- sues and have left completely converted. M.C. has also done wonders for confidence, for friendships, and for learning the ' elite ' way to spill your guts on world affairs. To the whole club and to its beyond-super advisor, Ms. Brewer — I thank you and keep up the good work. — Tina Desai, Head of Delegation 140 ACTIVITIES AS SCHOOLS MATCH WITS 5 seconds, Phil! exclaims the woman ' behind the camera. This is itl The big moment every As Schools Match Witser dreams of! What ' s that you ask, Phil? Who wrote The Red and the Black? Why, Stendall, of course. Sud- denly, the buzzer rings and the match is over. Minnechaug wins! Jim Goudreau, Jen Holland, Doug Howell, and Cindy Piwonski are in a state of shock as John Isham, their alternate, and Mr. Mussel- man, their dauntless leader, walk on camera to congratulate them. Finally, all of the relentless prac- ticing and endless memorization pays off. Was it all worth it? You better believe it! Jen Holland Jen Holland. Lindy Piwonski, Jim Goudreau. Doug Howell. John Isham. MATHLETES Top Row : Jim McKeon, Kevin Dahm. John Isham. Eric Karplus, advisor. Mr. Granaudo. Bottom Row: Myong Pak. kirsten Vinson. Jim Garten. I can ' t compete! Mr. Granaudo, advisor of Math- letes, began to hear this statement in his dreams. This was my habitual cry when asked to participate in the next Mathletes competion. How could I com- pare with students, (make that Eisteins,) from sev- enteen surrounding schools in areas such as arithme- tic, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry? But the day had suddenly appeared, and I was on my way to Southwick on the Mathletes bus after much convinc- ing. The tension was mounting. Let ' s see ... sin 2 = 2 sincos, Vertical angles are congruent . . . After much unnecessary fretting, I had made it through the meet with much success. And after leaving the meet, I realized the true essence of Mathletes. (I know, you ' re asking yourself how anyone could get any- thing more out of Mathletes than a competition.) Besides the teamwork involved, perhaps the most important outcome of a Mathletes competition is the realization that you were able to solve problems on your own, without the help of your older brother, teacher, or friend. So Mathletes isn ' t just for brains and Einsteins . . . . . . Look at me! Mathletes is a club for anyone who ' d like to gain more self-confidence in himself and his abilities, as well as brush up on math skills for high school and the future. - Robin Pruett ACTIVITIES 141 FALCON YEARBOOK Karolyn Belcher (Co-editor-in-chief) Lori Ward (Co-editor-in-chief) Tammy Buckley. Mike Clark (Photo editors) There is a club to which I belong where everything seems to always go wrong. My title is co-editor-in-chief the pressures from which I get no relief. Over the summer, we planned the dreaded yearbook- the difficult job that I ' d undertook. Unfortunately, it began in the monetary hole so to decrease that debt was a major goal. The book was ordered smaller in size, but we knew the quality was sure to rise. We were going to make the early deadline, Everything seemed to be going fine! Then our photographer left in the dead of night. He took all our pictures; It just wasn ' t right! The novice staff took charge of his job Many couldn ' t handle the pressure, and would often sob. It now seemed impossible to make our due date, but we rallied together- we weren ' t going to be late! I no longer could be just the big boss, I took pictures and wrote copy because of our loss! In fact, we ' re trying to finish still, but because of our devotion we surely will. I am proud of our effort, I even had fun especially when the staff pulled together as one. Dan Manseau. Hitesh Trivedi (Underclassmen editors) Jennifer Holland, Sue Wise Drew Dernavich (Art editor) ACTIVITIES L Heather Brown, Vicki Eady. Julie Shepherd (Publicity editors) Laurie Harmon, Gina Alberici (Activities editors) Christine Crivelli (Advertising) THE PUBLISHERS Beth Crawford, Sefali Desai, Lisa Salerno (Advertising) Lisa Morace, Matt Newsom (Sport editors) Maria Servidio (Business editor). Sherri Mar ini (Typist) Senior Editors Tina Desai, Kristen Lewis (Copy editors) Mrs. Gordon, Business Advisor Mrs. Fiutowski, Editoral Advisor Staff Ellen Jensen Maura Donovan Chris Bracci Eric Christenson Kim Kupstas Heather Thomas Lee Bouchard Laura Shine Lee Totten Nora Trebbe Laura Giantris Katie Belcher, Amie Kruger (Aca- demics) ACTIVITIES 143 SMOKE SIGNAL The reliable Trons is hard at work. What are you doing Mark? Gotta get this glue on this darn paper. Working for a school newspaper cam be a monumental pain! Very often the; staff works past the late bus, designing and laying out the Smoke Signal pages, and spends any hours of any day cov- ering and photographing every event. Ten months of this schedule is clearlyi too much for an editorial staff to han- dle alone, so this year we formed aa reporters ' staff and built the paper ' ss complement up to well over thirty; it is; the largest combined staff in the pa- per ' s history. I would like to thank our advisor, Mr. James Matroni, for all the major mir- acles he worked in making ours one off the most self-dependent papers in the region. Thanks also to Ms. Betty Bans- leben, our business advisor, for financ- ing our operation and keeping the pa- per free of charge. Good luck to the staff next yearl -Douglas Howell Smoke Signal Editor-in-Chief 144 ACTIVITIES GIVING MY TIME KEY CLUB m C ' mon guys, I ' m trying to be serious How long is this meeting? Front row: P. K. Allbee. B. Tarbell. Back A. Maselli. K. Manseau, M. Sauve. K. Brainard, S. Raffaele, K. Brown. Middle row: S. Singiser, M. Farrell, Roseboro. L. Warner (Pres.). N. Rihm (Sec), K. Maloney (V. Pres.), J. Dickinson, A. row: H. Trivedi. D. Manseau, B. Agnew, C. Whitfield, C. Demosthenous, M. Rothschild, Cerasa, K. Sullivan, D. Warner, P. Zazueta, E. Tierney, A. Hersman, G. Spoonick, (adv.) This year, I had the pleasure being a part of fairly new club in our school, the Key Club. The Key Club, a junior extension of the Kiwanis Club, is a ser- vice oriented group that focuses on school, community, and church inter- actions. The club ' s third year of opera- tion, 1985, is off to a good start, having completed projects such as the Crop Walk for the hungry, a car wash, and a banquet for the Kiwanians of Spring- field. The banquet, my personal favor- ite, held on October 2nd was a model meeting for the Kiwanians. About 45 Kiwanians and their wives came to Minnechaug for a Spaghetti dinner and program hosted by about 30 or our own Key Clubbers. As a service organiza- tion, the growing membership of this is giving many students a chance to give of themselves to others. — Lori Warner ACTIVITIES 145 In re- flection, I think back with gratitude toward Mrs. Ats, the J.C.L. advi- sor, who over the years has had the care and dedication that has made her a great friend, teacher, and advisor. She was understanding and had the rare ability to have fun which is why members of the J.C.L. trust and admire her. One could never forget sliding down the University of Rochester campus in the middle of a rainstorm. What did Mrs. Ats say when we scrambled into our dorm soaked with black mud? How far does a mother have to go to get her kids clean? All the way to Tide Coun- try!! Without Mrs. Ats, the J.C.L. would be just another club, but we can not discount the edu- cational and enjoyable aspects of our activi- ties. The 1985 Catapult contest held at Minne- chaug in November and the state convention held in Brookline were high points in our year. Minnechaug held its own and came out on top. The J.C.L. is proud of our wonderful advisor and one of the most active clubs in the school. If you are not in J.C.L. — you now know what you ' re missing. Suz. Spellois JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE Pres. S. Spellois V. Pres. K. Brainard Sec. J. Collins Dennis Adv. M. Ats STUDENT HOST AND HOSTESSES The student hosts and hostesses is a unique club whose members give their time to aid in the smooth running of functions. Our volunteering tasks range from handing out programs, and ushering-in audiences at performances, to serving refreshments at sports awards banquets. We also help out at the Pops con- cert and dinner in March. We, the student hosts and hostesses, are there to help. Led by our advisor, Ms. Ahlquist and our presi- dent, Karen Piwonski, we enjoyed an active, and en- joyable year. mm pr Front row: A. Tyminski. S. McNeill, K. Piwonski. C. Cavros, T. Garceau, B. Crawford, S. Gaudette, R. Boissonnault, M. McLaughlin Back row: K. Porter, J. Stroshine, S. Libiszewski, S. Letendre, B. Clard, E. Heraty, K. Darling. C. Crivelli, A. Kruger, L. Dickinson, M. Rys. K. Powers. S. McLaughlin, R. Kubic, D. Powers 146 ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL CLUB Lf mf m V mf m 3u I like to recall all the great times I ' ve had in my two years in International Club. I especially remember the short-term ex- change we had: Kids from Kroton-On-the Hudson, New York, came to stay for the weekend. First they attended classes here at school and then we had a party for them. We ate taco ' s for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a week-we had so many. On Saturday we strolled in Stur- bridge Village and that night we had an Old-fashioned square dance. None of us knew what we were doing but we all had a good time pretending that we knew. Then finally and sadly, Sunday, our Hudson buddies had to return to New York, and we bade our farewells in tears in our eyes. In such a short time, we had made friends to last a lifetime. Fun, friendship, and for- eign faces, in the Hudson and Spain and other places-That ' s what International Club is all about. Kim Boz This was certainly a year to remember for PAVAS. the Performing and Visual Arts Society. Its officers. John Popsun. President. Lee Bouchard. Vice President. Pat Manseau, Secretary, and Bill Sheehan, Treasurer, led the club through a tough first semester. First there was the car wash that was indeed washed out due to rain, and the bake sale scheduled for Election day which had to be cancelled when it was learned that Wilbraham wasn ' t holding elections. Things did improve, however, second semester when we did manage to reschedule the car wash, attend Stage West and have a St. Patrick ' s Day pot luck supper. Left to Right: Hitesh Trivedi, Amie Kruger, Brian Truesdale, Kristin Pilarcik, Pat Manseau, Robin Pruett, Jim Goudreau, Bill Sheehan, Cindy Piwonski, Jessica Gianantoni, Chris Parisian, Kara Metzger, Maureen Benoit, Tom Popsun, Dan Manseau, John Popsun, Liz Belden, Carol Popsun. ACTIVITIES 147 dJl The Music Makers We need more people up front . . . , Let ' s go, keep it moving we ' re almost done! We, the M.R.H.S. band, un- loaded our Mack truck, from Florida, filled with naval oranges and pink seedless grapefruit. Switch , topping my list of amusing sayings from band, refers to the team- work on the inside of the refrigerated fruit-filled truck. Like a conveyor belt, the assembly line with every bushel that was passed out of the truck. My heart pounded from the strain as I passed along boxes of oranges; still my arms were eager for another. Not all the band work was done within the truck however. We often were dragged out of our warm houses to practice for winter concerts from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Most of us had other things to do like algebra or English homework, but thanks to the dedication of both the B and E-blockers, and our parents, our year ' s accom- plishments were made possible. Gina Alberici 148 ACTIVITIES THE SINGERS This year the Madrigal Singers took on a new light with our direc- tor, Ray Drury. Through a lot of hard work, we perfected a vast rep- ertoire. How could we miss? Mr. Drury directed with style and skill. I remember him stressing scales, sight-reading, and quartet-singing. What fun that was! I enjoyed being a member of the Madrigal Singers because it is a serious and challeng- ing music course, yet I had fun learning new ways to perfect my singing voice. As usual our Winter and Spring concerts really showed off our newly honed skills in singing! High C is this high. Three little angels (at least in sound!) Quick! What ' s the next word? I wonder how long I can hold this note! Heather awaits the cut off. I think I am going flat. Forget your music again? The traditional purpose of the Treble Choir at Minnechaug has always been to make an easy transition from Junior High cho- ral groups to the more mature choral groups in High School. Our director, Mr. Raymond Drury, is the best. He decided that Treble Choir, our new title, was a better representation of the Soprano- Alto sound of our voices. If you attended our Winter and Spring concerts, you would have wit- nessed our flexibility in song. We even sang in German! I look for- ward to continuing in this excel- lent choral program in the years to come. ACTIVITIES 149 THE THEATRE FALCON PLAYERS ACTIVITIES 150 The envelope please . . . Best Actor: Todd Harris (A Special Guest) Best Actress: Kim Maloney (A Forgotten Time) Best Supporting Actor: Dan Manseau (A Special Guest and A Forgotten Time) Best Supporting Actress: Dina Warner (A Forgotten Time) Honorable Mentions- Lynn Maloney (A Special Guest), Chris Misisco (A Forgotten Time), Lisa Nicolli ( Elevator), Kelli Porter (Goodnight, Caroline) Best Director.- Todd Harris (A Special Guest) Best Play: A Forgotten Time P.E. LEADERS Rob Tozier figures a way to avoid getting wet. P.E. leaders: Melissa Kanzinger. Andrea Rigney, Roxanne Phipps, Michele Mailhot. Missy and Joyce demonstrate the proper pointe 152 ACTIVITIES THE GO GETTERS GUIDANCE AND OFFICE AIDES y Katie Belcher helps ease the paper deluge. I served as a guidance aide this year and felt good that I could help out as much as I did. I remember the mountains of filing — student schedules mostly — and how busy we were especially during the first few weeks in the year. It appeared as if everyone in the school de- manded a schedule change. Perhaps the most interesting thing, howev- er, about being a guidance aide was meeting the new students. I fre- quently acted as a guide on their first day of school. Getting to M or K hall can be so confusing to a new- comer, and it was rewarding to be able to help. Kim Eaton and Dina Warner make filing look like fun. ACTIVITIES 153 l l 6 BUSINESS AIDES Cindy Roj and Cricket Barnes ACCOUNT for the excess paperwork in the business office. LIBRARY AIDES What do I love about being a Library Aide? I love, I) being the only one around when 5 people with 5000 books need help signing out all at oncej 2) the feeling of having my favorite pen stolen from the desk; 3) hearing the executive click of my heels on the linoleum of the magazine roomj 4) the lush green carpet which reminds me of grass and all the paper in the books which reminds me of trees, to give me that ' woodsy ' feeling. I have power. I can fine people. I can re- fuse somebody the right to sign out a book. And 1 have rewards. I cherish the salty fra- grance of a new book. Yes, it is a rewarding job, indeed. But the most book-shattering thing 1 remember is this: It was a dull day, nothing to do. I was sitting at the desk, disconnecting paper- clips when a girl walked in. She laid the book upon the desk directly in front of me. I then realized the book was ticking! She told me it would detonate in 10 seconds. I had to think fast. Quickly, 1 ran into the A.V. room and hurled the book into the sink, destroying the mechanism. I single-handed- ly saved the library from ruin. What power! — Laura Engel Did you say 20 overdue books? 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AND MRS. WILLIAM SHEEHAN BEST WISHES CLASS OF 1986 FROM WARREN AND MARCIA WISE PEACE - MR. AND MRS. RONALD WYZIK x £ p . ■6 ■ • ADS 165 F.R. Scobee M.J. Smith E.S. Onizuka R.E. McNair G.B. Jarvis J.A. Resnik S.C. McAuIiffe annua 1 watched you from my kitchen Unaware of Sister Fate You Seven Soaring Sunbound Approaching Heaven ' s Gate I did not realize then The bonds that we all shared I did not know my own heart Til my prayer turned to despair You seven were not strangers But my brothers, sisters, pride And hope. In the beginning of joy were tears I cried When you reached out to grasp the stars I felt them in my hold When you had strength to dare to fly The strength flowed through my soul You dared to more than dream-you did What we just wished inside And when you Brave Ones lost your lives Something in me died. Tina Desai MANY THANKS - The 1986 yearbook was a tremendously diffi- cult undertaking. It required a good deal of help to materialize. Because of this, the year- book staff would like to recognize the follow- ing people who gave their time and support so generously: mm Mr. Lendry Mrs. Jeserski Mrs. Gordon Miss Waiinski Mr. Badger Mr. Logan Mr. Whalen Mr. Beake Ms. Brewer Lee Bouchard Ellen Jensen Laura Giantris Maura Donovan Becky Clark Ramona Aberdeen Michael Garvey Linda Hebert Jeff O ' Shaughnessy Brian Truesdale 166 V-m = -- k -J m h % N ¥■ -The day Valley ' s closed -The day the photographer didn ' t show for our first underclassmen photo session -Every (A.B.C.D . . . ) study I spent doing yearbook -The day the pipe fell through the ceiling in the M-hall darkroom -When Mrs. Fiutowski (accidently) exposed our precious (and needed) roll of film -The day(s) we ran out of film -The Friday(s) we stayed after until 6:00 p.m. -The first day the Seniors tried to take their Senior class shot on the bleachers -The second day the Seniors tried to take their Senior class shot on the bleachers -The wild scramble for last minute yearbook sales -The Senior portraits that were taken, but never received -That red light! -The first, second, third . . time we tried to take the Senior Seminar ad -The six editors that quit because of the pressure -The headaches, emotional breakdowns, and personal trauma we endured for yearbook. 4 € - P rip f £ -The day Michael and Tamara got the photography department into working order -The day Mr. Beake took the great Senior portraits. Finally! -The deadline day we had pizza -The day the underclassmen editors handed in their last page — without an error -The Cherry Coke in the underclassmen drawer -The great time we had at the yearbook sponsored dance -Sefali ' s I didn ' t do it , It ' s not my fault -The day the yearbook was at last finished, and didn ' t turn out so bad -Mrs. Fuitowski-our best friend, bully, comforter, ally, enemy, conscience, but above all else the greatest advisor ever! WE DID IT! ADS 167 Another year over. But this time it ' s not just another year ' , one that I ' ll scratch off with barely a eulogy as I did last year and the one before — all the years blending into a haze of similar colors, calendars, and Christmases. No, this year, that ' s all changed. This time, come September, I won ' t be wandering sleepily through H-hall, a little em- barrassed to be an upperclassman, still baffled by the Minnechaug floorplan. As December snow falls softly from the sky, I won ' t be hanging around the lunch table gawking and gasping at the unlikely couples who were actually going to the Semi together. No PAVAS (PAVAS?), no Hawaiian Dance. It ' s all so overwhelming. One minute, you ' re a vulnerable victim of The Arena, the next, they ' re handing you your diploma. It ' s hard to believe so much time has slipped by. And then you come upon a tangible relic of the past — an old photo- graph, perhaps -and you know it. It ' s happened. It ' s really true — you ' ve grown up. As the year dies, so much yet endures, and gives to it a lasting breath. Pictures, letters, friendships, yearbooks and, of course, the intan- gible souvenirs: the memories . . . Memories of love, of learning, of life . . . Memories of not only friends in school but also a friend in a school . . . Memories that will make me sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and always grateful . . . Thank you, Minnechaug, for this year and for four of the best years of my life. I ' ll miss you. And you know, I ' ll always remember, . . . Tina Desai 9 years ago, Chris Dunklee, Jeff Jones, Todd Taylor, Scott Makuch, and Loel Tronsky were bud- dies. They are still friendly, but are now headed in their own directions. Their time together has ended, as has all of ours-but it was a time to remember. SPECIAL PEOPLE ail ,!tf§S s mm w