Wachusett Regional High School - Wachusett Yearbook (Holden, MA)

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NORMAN ANDERSON MATH 9 years . . . U. Mass., Worcester State College . . . Computer Club Advisor. SETTIMIA BALKO FOREIGN LANGUAGE 18 years . . . Russell Sage College. PAUL AUDETTE GUIDANCE DIRECTOR 15 years . . . Holy Cross, Fitchburg State College, U. Mass., Assumption . . . “If you can imagine it, you can do it.” ELIZABETH BARYS HOME ECONOMICS. CHAIR 10 years . . . U. Mass., University of Grenoble, France, Worcester State College . . . ROK Advisor. GEORGE M. AWAD INDUSTRIAL ARTS, CHAIR 15 years . . . Fitchburg State College, Worcester State College . . . “Persistence can replace talent 90% of the time.” JAMES BARYS MATH 14 years . . . Colby College, UCSB, Clark University. ROY K. BAER SCIENCE 20 years . . . Atlantic Union College, University of Colorado, WPI . . . Class Advisor, Ski Club Advisor, Acadia Trip Supervisor . . . “The Educated Man is at Home in Any Society.” LAURA BECKWITH MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE 14 years . . . Bates College, Clark University . . . “Go with courage, believing that your being is of interest and your doing is of purpose.” 20

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Administration Dear Members of the Class of 1985: I am writing this letter for the first publication deadline of your yearbook which is only one quarter of the way through your senior year at Wachusett. This act reminds me of how transient and ordered most of life really is. And this would seem to be a good thing given the less frequent but tumultous events that can occur in the life of an individual or of a country or even of the world. The common experience of high school — even with all the differences of performance and accomplishments — is very important to all of us. I wouldn’t trade in the memories of my high school years — like yours spent at Wachusett — for anything! Even more than twenty-five years out my memory is often flooded with recollections of friendships and of teachers; of good times with my family and the traumas and tribulations of my adolescence. It was a special time for me and I hope it was a special time for you. As you read this your graduation ceremonies will be close at hand and the future will stretch out for you and your classmates in many directions. It is my hope that Wachusett has had some part in preparing you for what lies ahead and that you will remember those — your family, friends, and teachers — who have had a positive impact on your life. I think of Wachusett as a family and 1 wish for each of you to keep us somewhere in your memory as you pursue whatever goals or ambitions that burn in your hearts. We hope to establish a formal Alumni Association in the near future and I hope you will join. My fervent prayer for each of you is that you will pursue your dreams and no matter what life has to offer you that you will face it with truth, honesty, and love. Keep in touch, Harold M. Lane, Jr. Principal BERNARD TREMBLAY, ASS T PRINCIPAL DR. THOMAS PANDISCIO, ASS T PRINCIPAL 19

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DAVID BECKWITH SCIENCE RONALD BIANCHI INDUSTRIAL ARTS NOLA BRANCHE SOCIAL STUDIES 12 years . ... Clark University . . . Model UN Advisor . . . “Be true to the best that’s in you, and be yourself what you would want others to be — tolerant and loving. A little eccentricity is a good thing, too.” THELMA BLOOM MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE 18 years . . . University of Vermont, Clark University, Worcester State College . . . “Bloom wherever you are planted.” MICHAEL J. BROOKS ENGLISH, FOREIGN LANGUAGE 20 years . . . Clark University, Brown, Bates, Assumption, Worcester State College . . . International Club Advisor . . . “Make the most of the next few years; they’ll be the key to the rest of your life.” RONALD BOUVIER BUSINESS 23 years . . . Assumption College, Worcester State College . . . Former Hockey and Basketball Coach . . . “Wachusett kids are the greatest kids around. That’s no Bull!!” JOHN A. BURKE SOCIAL STUDIES 15 years . . . Worcester State College, Assumption College, Boston College, Colgate University . . . Jr. Class Advisor . . . “A little mischief now and then is relished by the best of men.” CALVIN BRANCHE ENGLISH 14 years . . . Ithaca College, Boston State, Assumption, Anna Maria College . . . Audio-Visual Director, Assistant Model UN Advisor . . . “Good questions precede good answers!”