Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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iduals. who will SUIT ...1, 111 v. es. olse ice Howie Stone, Peter Bia| ' Black Coffee displayed! ter Arts Class presented the.comed iam sponsored the experimental play ‘ iven some fine erformances. ln the number of voices fron acrifice” concerts tha nge that was nationwfl ility of the votinf (Product! r. The T Jijgve Speech clroir has ai he strength of o bbert Mass, quite hjschonl years ha ' ! many high schoj to the Moden Beech! ear the students ojjamged The Student Committee ndidatesr Jnvit fo the first Town GuvermnefUB btin I nc am ®a1 girls’ and‘Boys ' States, held to, make stud . „ . j n I. 4-C . ,wn chorus with ange from tha ;en a period i Stents the respod rhbtems Classes, Senitor Edward Ken e, Susan Geissler, Ton Shearer, Dana Morris I” with Howard St ith seniors Jeff Phillips here have been two exc ool, the Music Departnien n during the three years ihtjt ' wc htujfc been here. more year eighteen year yld vtitef registration went into effect for nf this we were blessed with the visits of several politicians. Senator ll-school assemble-and Attorney General Quinn this year gave a very voii e their views onyrclevant governmental issues. During the last town elections idol to give Seniors the opportunity to quiz candidates for whom they Sight, ivids, Peter Biagetti, and Randy Perry, hich we have integrated student reports with formed group of five students meet with the athons many students at NHS donated much , ped with the development of the new Walk-ij k High have also seen a period of continue ave had the ' open campus ' plan for senio dent study if we maintained a ‘C’ average andl npi4 and more responsibility in the hopes thaJ ully solved! In our Sophomore year the solutjq preventing kids from skipping classes. In mbn mode of punishment and has become an instil high school it was at the end of a wave of proteB ed this. As part of an optional assembly prograd for attending assemblies was initiated the studeri was a massive demonstration in front of the he end result of this protest was that for most of our last three years we have moved away from a prote bin the school system, our class has channelled its ef ived, not in the large earth shattering type of change tH I the workings of govertimetjt were well attended with represent,Hi 1 t officials was exemplified in the wjprk i e.ery month to discuss ways to irri| e to helping others in the community, unseling service for students, stglool itself. We are the ft hree years that we have been here and we to see the grade requirement for independ howTnagically profit from it. This-raised “Wellesley Plan”, a system of demerits, de- suspension, a sort of solita 1 . would rather not remember, lion in the turbulent 60’s’’. I In Keryy, an anti-war veteran |ed restrictions, resetting bein; Jisperse nearly t emblies d of foundation building. Wi that the classes before u« attempted to institute, but in s y the Advisory Council to the s school. In an era of w referred to become involved ved on ears es to be give obi© us that proY were a ■’HI the kinde protest rcbed dred of tfv non- Biagetti for all three years, our officers have consistently n was secretary, and Bonnie Duprey was treasurer, Ir Betary smfungTromSalTy Gooding to SS Gi.iid I heir duties. In our Sophomore year enior years Kathy Lyon was vice-presi re us were bent on sudden, bused. Our student leaders to initiate smaller, more onardo was vice-president d Ronnie Davids wash Activities sponsored by the class inclufM| pi{Mp |MjiM|BBHB -y Kathy Lyon, with the theme You made me so very happy”, and the first flea market ever held at the school, organized by Sally Gooding. The change of principals at the beginning of our {sen ior year landmarked a change that brought with it a fresh attitude toward student activities and esponsibilities. We were the first 1 1 i In li,||i i UlinTTiTi i I in the selection of the new principal. After Mr. Ros ejiyj s appointed, he developed the principal’s .c.isory board that opened new.therrtfPTs f-communication between-the students and the administraticwl. Indeed we had n dBjjthisyear with members of the Senior c|ass leading the way toward constructiv e cha nge for the school. Though they may seem small at f-rst, mir kismets seem tediethe beginning of a new student movement, away from the loud preflestand toward quiet change. This year is the first year ' the students have had an V- e plan Bennett, all sport ' sifear ■•••oefuliy to all students w maf not h to spend . Bennett’s extremely produc Sally Gooding jjje J r yoice m the manner that courses are taught with a teacher evaluatiij la new ’dime’ plan agreed upon by both students and administration, atnd vfe id n6t hiye t b close the lounge for even one day because M unteer council hop|fully making it a more responsive group of ij ■ - V i .e eyitfevelop ■ the student council. This year the grant abuse of the Senior i nade a far reaching change in deal more readily with the ss witliout their share of tragedy. In memory j tball jjMb Jnh.especially a great friend, Mr. arm Bands. Dan Bennett was definitely a symbol efiepuragemeht to eV fy athlete at Natick High and J jthletics. If we remember anything about our high schoolj ears, 1f ?houfti he the fact that we were all years with Mr. Bennett. We hate to end on a sad but we the Class of 1974, can all use the memory of Dan any goal we may set in our future years SBj gjf|. Ni ' .d R i kuw 11 z iw m ■ • ' : -

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. . • c. ■r 5 7 : ■ CLASS HISTORY J . In September 1971 the Class of 1974 entered Natick High School and like so many classes before it, for the first few weeks became hopelessly lost in the almost endlessJriaie of corridors that make up the however a Sophomore learned that if he had a common human malady the nurse ' s office offered no relief and if he had a common human urge the locked lavatories offered no relief either. We eventually became hardened to teachers’ demands for passes, librarians’ demands for silence, and class officers’demands for dues! - — , ]TIf Iff-Our years of walking the halls of Natick High School brought forth some latent talents that most of us weren’t aware we possessed; expertise in penmanship that .-;.a ..... •.. ... r.. J........ j 3 , ... - 7 • ...... : ..n r ch culminated in a magnificent display of handwriting on the Senior Lounge wall, inventing a new card game, 7Z© J whist” which became necessary after Mr. Sticklor confiscated the other half of the deck, and all the exercise we missed from skipping gym was made up by the nting we did past hall monitors! Naturally we spent a good amount of our= time at NHS on academics and not without just reward. What Mr’ Hennigar’s highly statistical speech at last year’s 9 W ; ■ a o , ... . 1 . . ....... . . . .a, . A a . idr Sbciety induction ceremony boiled down to, was that the Class of 74’ had a higher percentage of its students selected as members of that very elite group a-.any other claS has had in the annals of Natick High history. feffe =• J| s|gHjL - . fhere were individual honors as well. Peter Biagetti, jay Golan. Gary Guarino, Susan Kruger, Debbie Paquettefand Mary Young were all chosen as National Merit afists. Andrea Armour was recognized with honor by the Westinghouse Talent Search for her project on luminescece. Susan Kruger won first place at our own 1 . nee fair and Paul Urbanek placed first in the South Shore Regional Science Fair at Bridgewater State with his project on surface tension. During our junior Year ■Wh i i .. . — r . a . ... kAM I 1 Ml toM« I Mk A V aJ ... 1 |. V 4 y ' v 1 . AA m lA. 4 ■ 4 L% rv ma 4 k IrA m. I L .m. a Lni K . k J aa a a a. a aA. 1. a -- 4 La a aa yv l . a A A A A aa aa a a a a 4 .a . aA 4 a l a a a . a a-a 4 AV a aV a. A. 4 . aa • « 1A yv 4 • I . 4 k 4 4 4 I y . I A 4 aV % A « i y-v 4 t k y to Doran placed in the top one percent in the National Spanish Examination thereby ... • . . r- . . . • . ... r. ..... ... Deidre Doran placed in the top one percent in the National Spanish Examination thereby winning a trip to Mexico to continue her study of the language over the summer and this year Linda Fournier won a national prize in the Spanish IV competition. at a % Susan Geissler had the unusual distinction of winning, for two years in a row, the V.F.W. Voice of Democracy” contest, and continuing on to regional . - ' S 7 s 7 :. ' 7- : 7 ■ -■77 ■ -.H. £ » 7 , competition. Other prize winners included Lisa Alintuck, who won the art contest for the cover of the town report, Susan Kruger, who won a trip to Belgium in a ■■ y;1:; -7 g t;7 -V. ' ••• .777 7 ft ' ! • : , : j| I 7 . | L . • ' £ ;7 ' creative writing competition and the Wheaton Club of Wellesley prize book, jay Golan who won the Harvard prize book, john Hahn who was selected as 1 trombonist for the All-State Orchestra, and David Champion who was selected by the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra to travel as a member to Colombia, South America. This year, a number of Rotary Club Work Awards were given to seniors Richard Martin, Chris Dirienzo, Harold Gurney, Steven Arena, Daivid Cowern, Susan Chouinard, and Robert Carroll. The john Hancock Outstanding Business Students for this year are Sue Tatten and Betsy Hutchins and the Lester-Hill Corporation Employee of the Year is Gabriella Smith. | 3 ;s7 Our learning came not only from books, but from the people around the school as well. We were fortunate this year to have an exchange teacher from England, Mr. Gilkes7 tnd two A.F.S. students, Kelly Ntagozera from Uganda, and Scott Wetzel from Oregon, all of whom brought touches of their own cultures to the high school. 7 ; : 77-Iff -;7 :§s ' - 7 ' T S; - ; Even fhougha many of us spent almost as much time playing athletics as we did studying, our sports teams were not quite as successful as our students were academically. MVP Chip Child led the soccer team to its traditionally mediocre record. Then the hockey team, led by Dave Yancey as MVP and jim Duffy as a Bay iSfate Leagues All-Star, won one game and finished last. With almost undefeated MVP Steve Nicholson, the wrestling team decided not to show up the hockey team’s record and also finished last. 1 o complete the triple crown and to display that what most coaches like is consistency the gymnastics team also occupied last place m mBHp 18 sl i!ha 1- , : ' m i gymnastics team, led by MVP Sue Chouinard, the girls! tennis team, captained by MVP Andrea Armour, and the girls’ basketball, softball, and field .. LI A ll -II ' .1 Al i it • ■III 1 , , , c m , , . | » KV A V I I 4’ 7 ’-a iNk kAA jMlv: M IS k i-I » at . J AA k.AA ’ AA 4 Akj M . • A • A A a «M A « AA .A A.A4 to A AW 4 4 Im aa- Sa. a A I aI ▲ —. uA A A. ' S i w A ' A --a. --M a - - 1- - 5 7 . —. — .J a W I - a. a a ma.a.aa 4. I aa a a I a. a X. a a a . X. - - -» A A A A A. A aA.aaSSa 1 il Ia AW 4A llk ' lJll nM. A k • AA amJ hockey teams all succeeded in not showing up any of the boys’ teams wonderful . . . . 7-777 . . ' a 7 : 7 b -.. records. There were though, a few teams, especially the cheerleadiig squad captained by Tricia Breen and Joanne Indelicato, that did represent Natick with winning records Led by Tricia Breen, who was chosen as the leading supporter of . sports at NHS, the cheerleaders placed first in the Bay State League Tournament. The boys’ basketball team, led by captain Ron Davids who was chosen as the . 7 .. - . 7»7|;: ii fail . Outstanding Sportsman of the Team, and All-Star Chip Child, reached the finals of the Bay State Tourney. Football’s MVP and All-Star john Collier, and All-Stars Dan McSweeney and Chris Pallotta along with outdoor track MVP Dave Yancey, led their respective teams to the best two records at NHS this year. The baseball team, with pitcher Tom Sullivan as MVP, ended with a well-earned 10-8 record in a tough Bay State League. The boys tennis team, with the second best record in its history, and led by MVP Neal Rockowitz, made the state tournament for the third consecutive year. A much improved golf team also finished high in the league, led by captain and MVP Al Comeau, and finally outstanding skater, Paula Ziegler reached the Ne s England Regional Finals in figure skating competition. .... A mM. to the Catholic nationals in New Orleans, while Susan Geissler earned a trip to the. Forensic League Nationals in Dallas, Texas :77 ; : ' : :..:k : s.77-; ;• 7 ' :7?.. . K •V A M t m .4 • Vt ’ ■ 4 ■ to aa to ■ to A 4 A to to to to to Our class has also been active in dramatics. In our Sophomore year Stephanie Cochran starred Brigadoon” and a number of us participated in Fiddler on the ° ; : : ■ , and Pam Brown. Trojan Women” again featured Steohanie ol play Dames at Sea” starring Cindy Cobb. The Senior Class Carousel and Wondering ‘72 fe fM

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opportunity to play for the Boston Braves but he chose instead to teach biology at Natick High. Under his coaching , the baseball teams won ten Bay State League titles for Natick. Mr. Marso resigned as coach in 1954, but he continued to have an active interest in high school baseball, and was partic¬ ularly fond of Natick ' s 1973 baseball team. He was admired and respected by his students, his fellow teachers and by all those who knew of his courage and determination. After teaching at Natick High for over thirty years, he retired in 1972. We, the class of 1974, dedicate our yearbook to this very great man who will long be remembered. In September of 1973, a former faculty member of Natick High School, Mr. Charles Marso, passed away at the age of 60. In the late 1920’s, Mr. Marso was a student himself at Natick High and became a star pitcher on the school baseball team. He made All-Scholastic and surprised everyone with his ex¬ ceptional ability to hit and field, as well as pitch, in spite of his handicap. He continued playing baseball at St. John’s Prep where he graduated in 1932. He went to Boston College on scholarship and by the time he graduated in 1936, he had a 23 -7 record. After graduating from college, Mr. Marso was offered the