Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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FRESHMAN YEAR 1978-1979 • Ninth grade is o rime ro move Into bigger, brooder surroundings, with numerous curriculor ond QCfivify opportunities ovoiloble for the doss of 1982. • Less than o month into the school year. Stoughton High sports fans ore crushed by the home run of DucPfy Dent en route to o 5-4 Red Sox ployoff gome loss. • Also in the foil, Morio Songiolo ond Bob Westbrooks lead the freshmon contingent in the cost of Coboret, the oil-school musical. • Officers John Quottrucci, Stephonie Welch, Ellen McCorrhy, ond Kim Cotolono coordinate doss activity efforts which include the first of three Pizzo Suppers and the Volentine ' s Day donee, Don ' t Go Dreokin ' My Heort. • Mrs, Kathleen Crimmins and Mrs. Moryonne Cosser- ly ore our doss advisors. • Kothy Honley and Kolvis Kirsis eorn tv o of the top five awards in the annual Science Foir. • The most significont event of our freshmon year occurs with the retirement of principol Dr. Peter Sperandio offer 13 yeors at the helm of SHS. • Mr. Albert J. Twomey reploces Sperandio as interim principol. • Notionaily, the landmark agreement of the Camp David Accords bet- ween Egypt ond Israel is reached in March. • The togas of Animal House and the zoniness of Soturdoy Night Live ore especiolly popular. • Musical groups, including o Jazz Choir with freshmen David Dreen, Maureen O ' Donnell, Songiolo, and Westbrooks, suc- cessfully compete in Dermudo.