Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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GO BIG BLUE! Quincy is filled with many reminders of why the students at Quincy High are called the Presidents. In addition to all the reminders of the Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, such as their birthplaces which are National Historic Monuments and the Adams family man- sion and the “Church of the Presidents, the First Parish Church (Unitarian), there are all the Presidential logos in and around the school. Nearly every sports team and many of the various clubs and activities have used the president's top hat as a logo of sorts. The basketball court has the hat printed at its center. Some groups have printed cups and mugs with the hat. Others have sold bumper stickers and calendars embla- zoned with the hat. Still others have sold seat cushions and towels always displaying some form of the top hat. The seal on the cover of this yearbook is just one more ap- plication of the logo. 1. Quincy's cheerleaders form a mount at the Newton North gar. ■ 2. The burial spot of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. 3. Heather Shanahan is decorated by Nicole Manton. 4 Steve Austin practices at Brockton's Marciano Stadium. S. The Adams family mansion. 6. Cheerleaders Carol Coguen, Sue Smith. Julie Coste, Lynn Crossman, and Tracy C lien gather behind Michele Palardy and Sarah Lemos outside the Vot-Tech gym. tiny by tulf. photo by Ctviytmo Rev ro!d and it»(f 3

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WHY, THE PRESIDENTS? The Quincy High School Presidents is a group of very proud and competitive students. From the football field to the marching band they excel in all they do. ' Presidents” is an appropiate name for Quincy High School because of Quincy's important history. Quincy was first founded in 1625 by Captain Wollaston and started as a trading post. Later Quincy progressed with the beginning of the the iron and steel industry in the country. Granite also became a large industry for the city. The year 1735 was the year that Quincy started its long list of founding fathers, with the birth of later to be President John Adams. In 1767 Presi- dent John Quincy Adams was born, and the list of Quincy born continues with men such as John Hancock, Josiah Quincy, anc Richard Cranch. At this time only 51 students attended the school. Man changes have been made since then in- cluding the addition of the Quincy Voca- tional Technical School in 1967. 1. The Adams birthplaces. 2. Tina Calabro, Chandrea Perry and Jane Hurley show the President's Hat. 3. Terry Duggan and Lauren Stan- dring at the volleyball States. 4. Quincy Presidents' Dan Overby. 5. L to R: Diane Trubiano, Mary Kelly, Julie Coste, Diane Parry, Annie Fahey, Sarah Lemos and Marcy DiStefano rest between cheers. 6. Terry Duggan, Lauren Standring, Jay Lespasio, Sue Parry and Diane Parry, fans in the rain. story by Donn CilUbjn, photos by Christine Reynolds, Sue Pjrry. Uurt-n Standring and Jane Hurley

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Preparations for the prom began nearly at the start of our junior year. There were many problems to deal with as time moved inexorably toward the spring time prom season. After the decision was made about the location, we dealt with the attempted changes in the contract prices agreed upon. The members of the prom commit- tee worked hard to ready everything from the music to the final decoration of the South Shore Country Club the day of the prom. May 9, 1987. Some members of the committee got to miss school for the umpteenth time, but this was a necessity. How could the coun- try club end up looking the way we wanted it unless we helped out with the decora- tions. The crepe paper and the balloons had to be the correct colors. After all, no one would want to see anything but blue and white decorations. It seemed that everyone said they would help, but when the time came for the labor there were the same old few who actually showed up to work. Mr. Robert Sylvia, the Junior Class ad- visor, worked with us to make the night memorable. He had taken over the duties from Mr. Martin Finnegan and figured they would not interfere with his duties as the advisor to the Senior Class. This may be an advantage for us because he will be our Senior Class advisor as well. We will know what to expect of him and he will know what to expect of us. At the our bittersweet ending to this wonderful night came the realization that some of us would have to stay and help with the clean-up. After such joy and ex- uberance to have to remove the decora- tions and clear the area seemed just too much. Thank goodness for Mr. Sylvia. He just sent us on our merry way saying to forget about the clean-up. WHAT A PROM! t. Cheryl Raila and Donna Pettengill crack up over hav- ing their picture taken. After all they were roaming around looking for dancing partners and trying to avoid their dates. 2. Class sweethearts, Gregg Doten and Marcy DiStefano, look totally awesome. So, what else is new? The two of them managed to get through the entire even- ing without having even one little lover's spat. 3. What can anyone say about Steve Picarski. Rumor has it that he managed controlling the balloon much bet- ter than he does most ball-carriers. 4. Ann Notarangelo, Nancy Powers, David Savage, and Amy Beardsley obviously enjoyed themselves all night long. After tripping her way into the South Shore Country Club. Nancy made it through the rest of the night hardly ever falling down. Amy, on the other hand, was very late arriving at the prom since her limo broke down and near- ly was turned away at the door. 5. Seated at the table from the left are Patricia Thorn- ton, Ronald DiBona, Tammie O'Brien, Billy Hennessey, and Lisa Smith. Tom Mahoney, Debbie Nimeskern, Mike Dillon, Laura Salibe, and Paul Stevens, unfortunately had to stand. 4 ilo y by Michele PjIjkIv, pholot by Cmny Duggan. Ch« yt Ra ». Lincoln Studio and Matf