Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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ABOVE: Only with his pipe can Mr. Esposito make it through THIS game. ABOVE: Wayne Hadlock and his humanitarians. ABOVE: Seniors Andy Van Praagh and Rob Lowell help coach St. Cyr. TO THE LEFT: Brooks Goddard, Juliet Avots, Rhonda Bretholtz, Jeanie Goddard relax at the end of the year faculty party.

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t£pl WCLUCAUCr CCHttWNlftW Our Faculty Made Their Wishes. Our teachers wish for scholars; we wish for good grades. Our teachers wish for stimulating class discussions; we wish to participate in the learn¬ ing process. Our teachers wish us to adhere to standards of excellence; we wish to stretch our minds to grow intellectually. Living and learning ... we wish to know ourselves better... we wish to understand the world around us more clearly ... we wish to mature, however painfully, into reflective, responsible adults. Our teachers wish that we will leave Wellesley High with the skills, the understanding, and the insights we need to live rewarding, fulfilling lives. We all wish the negative forces outside the classrooms did not exist — Proposition 2 V 2 , budget cuts, school closings, declining enroll¬ ment, teacher layoffs. What’s your wish for academic success? As you read on with us, whether you’re a teacher or a student, make your own private wish . .. BELOW: Ed Touhey wishes everyone gets accepted at Choice 1 . BELOW: Wishing for the perfect shot! (Mr. Burgess). BELOW: Ms. Barrett hopes Danny Ide aces her Journalism course.

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We All Wish He Didn’t Have to Leave... Slowly, in late January, a rumor floated around the school. Eventually, to everyone’s chagrin, Mr. Connors confirmed the rumor. We learned that our Principal Timothy P. Con¬ nors, would be leaving Wellesley High with our class in June to become superintendent of schools in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Since he arrived at W.H.S. five years ago, his ad¬ ministration has encouraged a more open, congenial relationship between students, faculty and the administration. His philosophy was to minimize time spent in the office and maximize time spent in the school. Mr. Connors achieved this through his corridor counseling techniques and his open door policy. Anyone who wished could have fre¬ quent access to him, bypassing the bureaucracy. Before Mr. Connors became our principal he was their principal at Bellengham Junior Senior High School in Bellingham, Mass., from 1972-1975. An ex-Marine, and championship basketball player, he was an All-American in football. He received his B.S. at Springfield College in 1966 after transferring from the University of Iowa in 1958. By 1970, he had earned an MA in education from Springfield College, then began teaching economics at Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut. He soon moved to the position of assistant principal of the same school from 1969-1970. In the spring of 1971 and fall of 1972, Connors taught education at Springfield College. Finally, after a lengthy search of nearly a year, Wellesley offered Mr. Connors the position of Principal of Wellesley High School. It was a wise decision to recruit and hire him. His unpretentious, people-oriented manner was simple but allowed for creativity. He motivated us to achieve our full potential with his honest, hard-working, open administra¬ tion. He helped build positive self-concepts in us as individuals. All of us were touched by his warmth and concern ... students, faculty, administrators, parents. We wish he didn’t have to leave. by Cindy Peterson Mr. Timothy P. Connors Principal Tim Connors with Assistant Principal Richard Carbone Principal Tim Connors with Assistant Principal Peter Vasaturo. 14 Principal Connors with School Committee members Fran O ' Leary, Edith Tucker. Liz Bachman and Carl Erikson.