Westerly High School - Westlyan Yearbook (Westerly, RI)

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CLASS WILL We, Mary Sauer and June Ekerman, of sound mind, not body, leave the best months of the year, May and June, to any Junior who has some better ones. I, Anita Phillips, leave all my old unfilled-out college applications to Mrs. Faiola. We, Dennis Bedgood and Brad Gavitt, do hereby leave this school, period. I, Linda Young, leave my nickname, ''Fathead,” to anyone worthy of it. We, Wendy Wright and Stephen Thompson, hereby leave to Mr. Routhier all of the notes that we have accumulated throughout the year in hopes that he will enjoy them as much as we did. I, Natalie Gordon, do hereby bequeath to the language department my French accent. We, Donna Cillino and Prudy Buckley, leave our early morning hideout to anyone who can dodge the rat patrol. We, Rose Frink and Linda Money penny, do leave to Westerly High School and to Mr. Corbett, all the things that he let us get away with. We, Katie Utter, Betsy Lathrop, and John Winnicki, the only Senior Latin students, leave to next year’s Fun IV” students the ability to talk Mr. Terranova out of doing Latin. We, Kathy Stellitano, Margaret Capalbo, and Barrie Quintal, do hereby leave out ability to see a local policeman, go to New London and the Midland Mall while skipping school, and go to Burger Chef's and Cap's during school time without getting caught to any underclassmen who have the courage to try it. I, Margaret Luzzi, do hereby leave my gym suit to whoever stole it. I, Gary Gulino, will leave my sideburns to anyone who can grow them. We, Charlie Vacca, and Anthony Scaglione, leave Frank Crandall, Dave Toth, and Albert Savge our ulcers. We, Joe Iacoi and Ernie Vacca, leave our roles as managers to any capable underclassmen who think they can handle them. I, Michael Jave, leave Mr. Poniatowski to James Sminkey and Charles Tisch in hopes that they will get along with him as well as I did. We, Linda Rutledge and Janet Page leave our ice cream sandwiches to Mr. Pride. We, Judy Szymanski and Deborah Falcone, do hereby will out physiology rabbits, Max and Herman, to any deserving Juniors. We, Bob Gervasini and Richard Asten, leave to anyone who wants it, out specialty of bailing lunches and and assemblies. I, Michael Guarino, do hereby will my nickname, Cheech,” and all of its derivitives to be locked up forever in the school vault, in the hopes that someone will finally call me by my first name. I, Elaine Comforti, do hereby will to my sister, Rosalyn Comforti, all the extra excuses for skipping gym. We, John Brennan and Lou Cherenzia, being of sound minds, do hereby leave our numerous parking violations, pink slips, and favorite place on the office bench to Billy Litke. Michael Diekmann, in accordance with a pact made with a toad, hereby wills his excited trolls to Sallie Lathrop and Alice. 1, Donna Wood, do hereby bequeath my beloved bassoon to my father, in hopes that he will find someone else to pawn it off on next year. We, Kathy Aiello and Brenda Algiere, do hereby will our locker in the alcove to any Juniors, hoping that they will enjoy pushing their way through the crowd as much as we did. We, Jill Gersten and Cathy Turano, hereby leave the privilege of being absent on the same day to whoever can get away with it. We, Tommy Gomes and Anita Phillips, leave our Music Art Appreciation course and Mrs. Miller forever. I, Arthur Dionne, leave to any student who is looking for trouble, physiology and French III. We, Michael Nardone, Ernie Vetelino, and Louis Falcone, leave our hiding place in the gym vent to anyone who has an aversion to parallel bars as we did. (Hear that, Scott Bliss?) We, Leah Parrilla, Betty Servidio, and Albert Reynolds, do hereby will our everchanging gossip seats in Mr. Routhier's class to any interested and qualified gossips. I, Edward Tapley, leave my hair and glasses to any blind and bald underclassman who wants some scenes.” I, Sal Scavello, do hereby leave my greasy sneakers to anyone brave enough to catch them. We, Paula Parisi, Kay Cahoon, and Rachel Bibby, do hereby leave our law class and all the laughs to any three girls who are nutty enough to take the course. I, Leo Dotolo, seldom of sound mind or body, will my knack of skipping study halls to go to the art room, to any future advanced art student who feels capable of giving and receiving as much grief as I aid. 38

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JOHN CHARLES WINNICKI John Hold infinity in the palm of your hand. Honor Roll 2, 3; National Honor Society 3; Latin Award 2; Rcnesselear Math and Science Award 3; Choir 2. DONNA LYNN WOOD Donna The light of love, the purity of grace. Pep Band 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Stage Band 3, 4; New England and Rhode Island Solo and Ensemble 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2; Future Teachers 3, Secretary 4; Yearbook 4; Bell tones 3; Prom Committee 3, 4; G.A.A. 3, 4; Martha C. Babcock Essay Contest 3; Rhode Island and New England All State Band 2, 3, 4; Drum Major 4; Barker Poetry Contest 2. CHARLES WRIGHT Charley” He is truly an honest man. Band 2; Stage Band 2; Track 2. WENDY ANN WRIGHT Wendy Laugh and the world can't get a word in edgewise. Honor Roll 3. LINDA JEANNE YOUNG Linda W hat ever will be will be. Yearbook 4; Pep Club 2, 3, 4. ROBERT PETER ZERBARINI Bob Getting fun out of life is just a matter of living it.

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I, John Dippolono, do will, to any worthy Junior, my back seat in Miss Despres’ English class, with the hopes that he will have as much fun and benefit as I did, while there. I, June Bitgood, do hereby will my superb nickname, Ribet,” to Mary Lee Capalbo in hopes that she will have as much fun with it as I did. I, Susan DiGregorio, leave Westerly High School my great understanding of Geometry. I, Larry Thibault, leave my pink socks and yellow pants, as well as all my other odd clothing, to anyone brave enough to wear them. We, Jean Piccolo and Paula Parisi, leave our wonderful U.S. History book, plus all the rotton luck we had in the course to Louis Conto. We, Judith Szymanski and Jacquelyn Webb, leave our seats in the auditorium to any two Junior girls who want them, provided that they are not already taken because of popularity. We, Karen Kelly, June Bitgood, and Sharon Scroggins, leave to any deserving underclassmen our one and only library table, which has shared in our many joys and sorrows, and by doing so has been endowed with our wisdom and experience. I, Katie Utter, do hereby leave my orange sneakers and unique gym suit to Miss Aho, in hopes that she can find someone who will take gym for the same reason I did — to show them off. I, Stephen DePerry, do hereby leave Miss Despres my sideburns, to Mr. Poniatowski my parking violations, and to the male faculty a total of 3,771 cigarette butts. We, Susan J. and Susan K., do hereby leave the teachers in peace with no further confusion. We, Mary Lou Hall, Linda Brown, and Wendy Wright, do hereby leave to Mr. Thompson the misery of not having us in his class anymore and the pleasure of keeping all of his Senior Scholastics. We, Elaine Comforti and Gail Collins, do hereby leave to Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Heany any future student who can come up with as many life troubles and psycological problems as we did. We, Brenda Algiere and Susan K. Gavitt, do hereby leave our twelve year friendship to any underclassmen. I, Lisa Coon, do hereby leave my fun, teasing, and all my cigar butts to Beth Myers, in hopes that she will enjoy them as much as I did. We, Ernest Vetelino, Albert Reynolds, and Michael Nardone, leave Miss Baruzzi’s sayings, Let’s be a little more adult about this,” and That I won’t buy,” to all of her future students. We, Dave Artigas and John Brennan, leave our yellow MG’s and our parking spaces in the teachers’ parking lot to any two Juniors who think they can talk themselves out of trouble better than we did. I, Betty Duda, leave to Cathy Shortman, Mr. Fallon’s remarks” in hopes that she will take them in as good a humor as I did. We, The Rejects”, leave our famous expression, What’s the scoop?” to those who can try and gather more scoops” than we did. We, Joanne Elias and Leyla Dagly, bequeath a pad of library passes to Mr. Huettl. I, Val Luther, do hereby will to Patty Burgie a bottle of Excedrin, as she will need it next year as President of the Pep Club. I, Corliss Kinman, will to any deserving Junior, my sunny disposition in Miss Baruzzi’s French class. I, Nick Muntimuri, leave to any unlucky boy on the football team, my sling, in hopes that he will not have to use it as often as I did. I, Debbie Kelly, leave to my sister, Kathy, my front seat in Miss Baruzzi’s French III class (if she ever gets there) in hopes that she will enjoy it as much as I did. We, June Ekerman and Donna Cillino, leave to any Junior girls (who want it) our favorite book, How to Cut a Class Without Getting Caught. I, Peter DePerry, hereby leave to any deserving Junior, the many broken test tubes in Advanced Chem-Phys. We, Bonnie DiGangi and Gail Collins, do hereby will to Miss Perrone any future students who can cause as much trouble and fool around in class as much as we did. I, Leo J. DeBartolo, of sound mind, but over sound body, do will to Ronnie P. Simer a bill for one (1) Christmas Cactus. We, Anna Bilby and Bonnie DiGangi, do hereby leave to Miss Aho, any future students who can have as many excuses for not taking gym as we did. We, Pat McQuade, Marf Harris, Barrie Quintal and Kathy Stellitano, do hereby leave our two black rabbits, Stokley and Carmichael, to any underclassmen crazy enough to take physiology. We, the Senior cheerleaders, do hereby leave all the great times we had this year obeying the rules (Ha, Ha) to the junior cheerleaders in hopes that they will have as much fun next year. I, Don The Toe” Gentile, of sound mind and body, do hereby will all the kicking responsibilities to Joe Felicetti. 39