Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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Mr. Pelkey, our advisor, helps Mary Ann Tagliaferri and Chris Brodock. Barb Pritchard, Vice-President Pete Zawaly, Secretary Carol Jones, and Treasurer Doug Thaler, coupled with many weeks of toiling committees and assorted que- ries, climaxed the day we oh-so-proudly received our class rings. To us they are unique ... almost as much as our Junior Prom ... “Carousel” ... which brought compliments galore and established a standard it will take a long time to equal One more summer and we had bridged the chasm between eleventh and twelfth grades, becoming “mighty seniors.” Moreover, we had become individu- als expressing particular interests and embarking upon diversified paths into the future. As each event ap- proached, we anticipated it in our own personal way; as each event passed, we remembered it in our own personal way. As such we chose Pete Zawaly, Camille Salce, Debbie Castle, and John DelPiano our able guides; rehearsed and re-rehearsed for our capacity- crowd Senior Play — “Turn Back the Clock,” chipped in on the Thanksgiving Drive, eagerly ordered our name cards (let’s see ... do | have over 100 friends! and graduation announcements, stood posture-perfect for our cap and gown measurements, crammed for those mind-draining college boards and dreaded June Regents (as always). We powdered and polished for our senior pictures, and counted calories before the Senior Banquet. After going half batty waiting for college and job acceptances, and nearly delirious when they finally came, we arrived somewhat shy, somewhat scared, somewhat eager ... but all-won- dering, at our “big moment” ... graduation. Bac- calaureate put us in the mood ... thankful for alll our blessings, hopeful for all our tomorrows, aspiring for all our undiscovered potentials, unprayed prayers, and undreamed dreams. We now stand between all that is past and all that is future. As individuals we will blend into the world now, and as individuals we will be proud to have graduated from RFA ... our Alma Mater. A giant step into the tomorrows . .

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“With Pride and Laughter’ Peter Zawaly President Deborah Castle Secretary Camille Salce John DelPiano Treasurer Recalls ... omores, ana ; headed towards the task of decoratin« 1e school for Christmas ia root All the hours after school and all the ezing Saturday mornings in the snow seemed hwhile when we looked proudly into the aicove at forest sce ne, and peeked out tt indows at our contribution to festive rever- ence ear ju cep roiling . until time came for o : ress-l - “April Show- ers.” Many after school decoration sessions yielded many memories. Somehow we rattled through those nervewracking Regents, and after a hectic summer of summer-school, swimming, and job here and there, we bustled back to lord it over the confused sopho- mores and to play slave to the superior (??? )seniors. This, our Junior year, may have been intermediary, but it was, nonetheless, a year of pride and accom- plishment. We swung right into the spirit of things with a record donation to the Food Drive in November. Many weeks of working with our officers, President

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Sandra Adele + Jeffrey Allen Robert Allen Synthia Ames Patricia Anderson Our Individual Honors... — Ann Marie Andriette John Arbes Charles Armitage Donna Armstrong Four famous representatives of our class. Carla Cecilia, Mike Kunkel, the shmo, and Carol Jones.