Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR More than 233 cadets and their guests attended the “ROTC Military Ball.’’ This formal event of the year was held at the Westover Air Force Base Club on Friday evening, January 13, 1984. DRILL TEAMS On December 10, 1983 the Drill Teams had their first meet of the school year. This Competition took place in Billerica, Mass. Other Drill meets this year were held in Lexington, Mass., New Bedford, Mass., and here in Springfield for the Regionals. We have three Drill Teams: Brandy Flames (female drill team with rifles) com- manded by Cadet Christine Nadeau; Blue Angels (female drill team without rifles) commanded by Cadet Maria Or- tiz; Blue Bengals (male drill team with 1903 rifles) commanded by Cadet Vic- tor Villafane. THE BIG DAY On May 22, 1984, the AFJROTC will hold its graduation. All AE-3 and AE-4 (senior) cadets will graduate and re- ceive their ROTC Diplomas during this formal exercise . This is a night to re- member. Submitted by: Sigfredo Chiclana Field Trips September 23-25 Officer and NCO Training weekend. October 4 Westover trip for orientation (all cadets) February 20-24 Florida Trip (40 cadets) April 1-6 McGuire Encampment (all cadets) May 16 Bradley Trip (all cadets) June 14 New London Navy Sub-Base (all cadets) BRANDY FLAMES: FRONT: Zulma Morales, Wanda Velasquez, Mildred Cintron, Wilma Perez. BACK: | Christine Nadeau, Nancy Roque, Lizette Olmeda, Sgt. Palmer. BLUE BENGALS: FRONT: Steve Wilde, Juan Gonzalez, Victor Villafane, Sgt. Palmer. ROW 2: Edgar Gonzalez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Teofilo Espinosa, Eduardo Maldonado. ROW 3: Tom Aiken, Troy Johnson, Harvell Jones, Michael Maldonado, Sigfredo Chiclana.

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AFJROTC: A Great Way To Go! In September of 1983, 137 ca- dets and 72 upperclassmen began the school year. This year there are a total of 55 students from Classical High School and The High School of Commerce as part of the ROTC Program. Lt. Col. William Potter stated that there is a high number of potential college bound students in the Corps, which is a good sign. The school’s unit was selected by the Air Force as a Meritorious Unit for the school year 1982-1983. The AFJROTC participates in a Christmas program in conjunction with the Salvation Army, to sing and deliver presents to the elderly at the Springfield Municipal Hospital. The Corps also participates in the Toys For Tots campaign. This is the second year that the ROTC program has had cadets from other schools participating. Once again the enrollment makes our unit one of the top ranking programs in the nation. This year’s new cadet leaders are Cadet Group Commander Hayden Lawrence and Cadet Deputy Com- mander Christine Nadeau. These leaders are doing their best for an active and exciting year of a learn- ing experience. The ROTC Corps held its annual Family Night on October 20, 1983. There were many families and friends present at this event. PARADES Each year the Technical High School AFJROTC Corps marches in several major parades, such as Westover Day Parade, Columbus Day Parade, Chicopee Vietnam Commemoration Parade, Veteran’s Day Parade, and the Peach Basket Parade. The whole corps marches in all of them. In most of the parades that the corp marches, it is the lar- gest group. It was once said that a parade in Springfield is not a parade without the proud marching cadets. arte vesne nal 5 PAD ix AMBER DS 0 HOARE 8 wi a ; 44 t DRUM CORPS: FRONT: Carlos Mendez, Rafael Feliciano, Charles Covington, Leon Rossweiss. ROW 2: Joseph Williams, Bill Brown, Jesus Rios. ROW 3: Kyle Bartos, Robert Paskins, Gregory Thomas, Sanders Ross. JUNIOR SQUADRON-5th PERIOD: FRONT: Col. Potter, Angie Nesmith, Nancy Vicente, Zulma Morales, Wilma Perez, Sgt. Palmer. ROW 2: Burnis Baldwin, Orestes Martori, Orlando Medina, Steve Wilde, Michael Kushcka. ROW 3: David Jandzinski, Alfred Colonna, Willie Pope, Roger Abbott. ROW 4: Rossie Williams, John Gibbs, Kenny Lasseter, Steve Barnes, Travon Mayfield, Robbin Jones, Jerome Hill.

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BLUE ANGELS: FRONT: Rita Wilde, Maria Espin- osa, Yvette Reyes, Santa Almodovar, Luisa Medina. BACK: Lynne Henderson, Lillian Rosario, Danita Hargrove, Michelle Smith, Sgt. Palmer. omnes Ve lait JUNIOR SQUADRON-4th PERIOD: FRONT: Col. Potter, Iris Gonzalez, Luisa Medina, Michelle Smith, Sanders Ross, Scott Thompson, Mildred Cintron, Wanda Velasquez, Lisa Gasden, Danita Hargrove, Sgt. Palmer. ROW 2: Maxine Soto, Neil Campbell, Manuel Baez, Joe Mclver, Lillian Rosario, Lynne Henderson, Linneth Watson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Edgar Gonzalez. ROW 3: Tom Aiken, David Torres, Troy Johnson, Bill Singleton, Harvell Jones, Bill Brown, Rodney Harris, Joseph Williams, Sigfredo Chiclana, Vincent lennacco. SENIOR SQUADRON: FRONT: Col. Potter, Idalia Cintron, Christine Nadeau, Naomi Wilkerson, Lizette Olmeda, Sgt. Palmer. ROW 2: Juan Gonzalez, Charles Covington, Victor Villafane. ROW 3: Teofilo Espinosa, Juan Espinosa. ROW 4: Eduardo Maldon- ado, Hayden Lawrence, Terry Gray, Ramon Feli- ciano, Greg LeClerc, Leon Rossweiss, Michael Bruce, Michael Maldonado.