Wilby High School - Wilby Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1987 volume:

Sherri Privott attempts to dis- cuss the morning's economics lesson, but Sherri Janatiss and Yomaira Padilla seem more in- terested in Rob Manning. This year's Miss and Mr. Wilby. Jill Clpriano and Joe Scaglione. carry themselves proudly at the Coronation ceremonies. Katy Trudea thinks the new guy in class is gorgeous. In complete agreement, Wendy Pierson decides its time to make her move. Aoum Getting ready for when they have to do the real thing, Traci Quir- ici, Lisa Montayne, and Georgette Misenis practice child develop- ment skills in home Ec. class. _____ After taking the snap from his center. Wilby quarterback Phil Halmcrs sets up a play in the Naugatuck game. Santa (Dow Golden) and his helpers get ready to deliver poinsettias during Vo-ag's Christmas plant sale. Preparing to begin homecom- ing Coronation ceremonies are Barbara Love and Kim Mar- shall. never known to be camera shy. a bunch of Wilbyites flash their cheeziest grins whenever a photographer comes around. Pausing to chat between classes are William Morales, Ty Stevenson, and Nancy Moreno. The majesty of homecoming Coronation; a Wilby high School tradition. A feast of color. Tamika Jackson and Dana Thompson display their outfits and the carnations they received at coronation. Reflecting the masks of comedy and tragedy, Karen Langlois and Andrea Morisette demonstrate mixed feelings about life at Wilby. Wilby cheerleaders such as nancy Lavertue, Laura Arroyo. Danielle LaVasseur. and Mi- chelle Tardiff can add life to any event. Some of the many faces of Mr. Louis Ponzillo, one of the most caring and dedicated members of the VVilby staff. Words can t express our gratitude for all his efforts on our behalf. As a leader of the honor Soci- ety. Margaret Mancini is called Dracula (Dow Golden) pays a upon to address the Convoca- visit to Wilby High on Mallow- tion ceremony. een. A studious looking Sean Moran collects more books from his locker between classes. Taking a break from the College Pair Lisa Davino, Mark Parisi. Sheri Giannini, and George Snyder mug for the camera. A young man with a horn, band member Bill McCarthy catches his breath between blows. ■ W£ ANN MARIE ADDONA Ann. Shorty. Hake What'S up? School Activities: Art Club. Special People: Vinnie. Louise P.. Kellie S.. Brenda. Danielle, my family. Mrs. Considinc. Special Memories. Meet-Vinnic. Mew York with Mrs. C. Mrs. C.'s art classes, meeting Kellie S.. Graduation. Mrs. McCabe. Goals: To be successful and rich. RICHARD ADDONA I Rich Let s skip class. School Activities: Bathroom Committee, skipping class, cafe. Miss Reynold's 3 period study. Special People: Parent family ami friends. Special Memories Cutting Miss Reynold's class and get! caught, going to breakfast and gettin caught. Goals: To be very successful, whatever I do. ROBBIE C. BARHAM Rob You’re crazy. School Activities: f ootball, track. Special People: Melissa. Terry P.. tart A.. Darius. Mom '. Terry J.. Toi J.. r.t.. V.L.. R.B.. J.M. Special Memories: 5th period with Tammera C.. the Wolcott football game, going out on the weekends with Byron T.. Terry J. in my business!, staying home from school, making All-City football. Goals: To be successful and make money. BRENDA M. BEAULIEU Lovable B. Don't get me started! School Activities: Softball 1.2. Special People: D.B.. S.F.. L.G.. C.M., W.M.. J.S.. M S.. D.G.. M B.. A.A.. R.A., J.F.. D.K., K.t. Special Memories: Summer trip to Bermuda. Wilby football and basketball games, talking to Rich before session room. Goals: To be successful in whatever I choose to do. HECTOR L. BENITEZ dec What's up?' School Activities: Baseball. Cross-Country. Special Peop Rhonda Baldwin. Special Memories: T) night at Cat s when I met Rhonda. Goals: Professional baseball player. LAWRENCE A. BERGAMO Larry Love boolin' it. School Activities: VoAg. DCCA. gym. track. Special People: Lyssette. Maira. Wilby Fly Girts. Tity. Dee Dee. Petra. Melba. Evelyn. Wilby staff. Special Memories: Wilby parking lot. gym. Goals: To be successful and be somebody. 4 Seniors DANIELLE M. BISAILLON Dee. Dani God. your're crazy. School Activities: FtlA (1) year. Allied health (1) year. Special People: Ann. Brenda. Louise, my sisters. R.C.. D.K.. Mrs. Sirica. Mom and Dad. Special Memories: Chemistry (Jr. year), cafe with A.A.. B.B.. L.P., L.B.. n.B.. Biology (Sophomore year), seeing R.C. in the halls. Goals: To be good at what I do. .. ■ • rr 'i f TRACEY D. ANDERSON Trace. Tray Ron-John. Trank has a nice body School Activities: Afro- American Club. F.M.A. Club. Bathroom Committee. Special People: Mommy. James. Calvin fir family. Danny B.. Jackie A.. Z.M.. the Craigs, the Conyers. D.E.. I B.. Soup. E.F.. d!w.. K.M.. M.K.. T.K.. L.D.. J.C Special Memories: 5-11- 8S. 9-20-85. 2-1-86. College Fair 86 Senior Priv. (3rd per.), bathroom with Tamm.. Zel.. Dana lst-3rd per.), Kalach s class (4th per ). Klein s class (7th per.), basketball games (85-86, 86 87). being called the Posse! (Preps). Goals: To lead a successful and happy life. HOWARD M. BEARZ NANCY L. BENNETT Class Officers faced Difficult, Lonely Challenge he graduating class of 1987 have had dedicated leaders to help them through their Senior year. And the Senior Class officers have been glad to do it. President Joe Scaglione remarked, I can say that the Class of '87 is a good class. We all get along well and have fun together. These hardworking students, Joe, Vice-President Tanya Kuhr, Secretary Amy Shirling, and Treasurer Margaret Mancini met at least once a week with Senior Class Advisor Mr. Ponzillo. Their objectives were to raise money to defray the costs of both the Senior Prom and the '87 Yearbook. They did this through a few fundraisers such as candy drives, a raffle, and other sales. Margaret remembered that ”We had a little trouble getting the Senior Class to participate, but Amy said, We were successful in what we did consider- ing the amount of help we had. Commenting on their successes, Tanya said, The fundraisers were held to a minimum, but we managed to pull through and achieve our goals. Congratulations and thanks to the Senior Class Officers for their efforts and acomplishments, from all their classmates. Kristine Dziezynski Seniors 5 School Activities: Art Club. History Club, golf. Special Memories: Watching Mr. ' Sirica change jobs. Goal: To become a mathematician. Mini. Miti Tell him I'm not interested rot real?' School Activities: Art Club. DECA. Special People: Family. M.R.. L.B.. A C.. R.G.. V.P.. C.F.. C.D.. C.A.. A.Z.. J.J.Z.. L.M.. M B . K.M.. M.P. Special Memories: Mrs. Considinc s class 85- 86 Mew YorR 1 24 86. Friday nights, going to breakfast with M and B. 5 8 85 5 31 86. 10 13 85. 10 12 85. 4 11. 12 86 Goal: To live the glamorous life. Toots Y-e-e-e-s. School Activities: DEC A Club. Special People: Mom. Dad. family, and friends. Special Memories: Doc Coleman s economics class. Goal: To have a happy, prosperous life. Class Leaders Amy, Joe, Tanya, and Margaret (I. to r.) pause for a moment with Mr. Ponzillo. Class officers during junior year were Cozette Brown, Tanya Ruhr, Tamika Jackson, and Margaret Mancini Junior Year's A Success With Help Of Class Officers ho was originally responsible for the success of the Senior Class? A few peo- ple who started the necessary fundrais- ing, who spurred the class to action ear- ly. The who has to be the Junior Class Officers of 1985-86. Tanya Kuhr was elected President of the Junior Class last year. Her hard work was partly evi- denced by the fact that she was elected again the next year as Vice-President of the Senior Class. Cozette Brown was Vice-President of the Junior Class, Tamika Jackson was Secretary, and Marga- ret Mancini was elected Treasurer in both her ju- nior and senior year. These junior class officers handled the task of planning money-raising to start the class fund. The class sold various items, such as things from Christmas catalogs, and held a bake sale. The officers also took part in the juniors' Ring Ceremo- ny of 1986. They organized and helped carry out the distribution of rings to their classmates. The money that the class raised with the guid- ance and aid of their advisor, Mr. Ponzillo, was carried over into their senior year and put mainly towards expenses of the Senior Prom. We really appreciate what Mr. Ponzillo and our Junior Class Officers did to help make the Class of '87 a suc- cess! Kristine Dziezynski 6 Seniors Chick Stop. Stacy! School Activities: Vice President of Junior Class. Afro American Club. Chorus. Student Counct 3 years. Special People: Stacy. Zelda. Mom. Dad. Gillis. Cudda. Charlene. Khonda. Tanya. Brian. Joey. Tammis. Era. Special Memories: When I became engaged to Stacy White. Zelda and I went to Virginia, chilling with Zelda and the home girls in the bathroom Jr. year getting gcckcd. Goal: Working for an airline. MICHAEL Double c tm double c School Activities: Drama. A V Club. Special People. Mike. O.P.. Marg. Special Memories: Pood fights, exploding fli-C. wet wall, terrorizing M.M.. trig. Goal: To leave Watcrbury forever. Hell You re crazy. School Activities: PPA. Special People: Mom. Dad. Joey. Chris. Viollette. R.C.. D.L.. C.S.. M.T.. D.G.. Bryan. Special Memories: Going to the office with Dawny. and listening to Mrs. McCabe say tommorrow you’ll be in In-Mouse Suspension, and me and Michelle getting in trouble 1 and 2 period. 1 v a DAWN C. CHAPMAN Lady tor real? Special People: My family. Salena. L.S.. J.M.. Angie. Jennifer. Simone. Elisa. Tanya. Special Memories: Junior year, Mr. Goggin's class. Goal: To be successful in life. NORAIMA BRUNO r.inner Just lor the sake ot argument.' School Activities: Drama Club, baseball. Special People: Dad. Mom. M.J.. K.V.. Honors group. BCM. Liz. Mic. J.M.. Soup . Roach . all at work. Mark. Eric. Tina. Toni. J.L.. Margaret, and Sue. Special Memories: The Rock, so cool, long hair, library 6th. the wallet. Consumers. Metallica. 74 LcMans. Goals: It s lonely at the top! i nory School Activities: Volleyball, badminton. Special People: Martin. Carmcncita. Mr. Rossi. Griselle. Rodney Adcc. Haney, Hino. Johana. Mr. Tirado. Mr. Silva. Mrs. Voisinc. Maria. Hony. Special Memories: My birthday, the party they gave me In school. Goals: Be a teacher of Physical Education. DAWN M. CALCA Dawnny What’S up?’ Special People: P.L.. P.L.. T.H.. D.B.. J.B.. Mom and Grampa. Special Memories: Going out with Patrick Lindsay. Goals: To succeed in whatever I do. ANGELA CAMPBELL Soup School Activities: Pres. Honor Society. Student Council. Afro-Amer Club. FHA. A V Club. Calculus Club. Yearbook. Special People: Hkk. hurt. Steven. Lily. Tracy. Terri. Jill. S.M.. L.D.. M.M.. Sean. Dalip. Z.H.. C B„ B.M . R.B.. TJ.. Honors class. Special Memories: 6 WIZ. W-C Basketball game. 1 17 87. Hershey Park. 2 21 87. 6 87. Goals: To become a successful computer engineer. School Activities: Drama Club 1. 3. Special People: Kristine. Maureen. Special Memories: George M cast party, the end of Junior year. Klein's trig, class Junior year. MICHAEL CARRAFA III DALIP CAZIMOVSKI Cai Let s get some beer? School Activities: Football (2 years). Italian Club (4 years). Social Studies Club (1 year) Special People: John. Mike, Karen. Sherri. Ray. Lily. Twins. Terry. Ron Mark. Lisa. Lisa. Amy. Luan. Hill St. Boys. Class of 87. Special Memories: Hew Year s Eve. Bull Day. Beach Day. basketball games. Johns parties. Beaver s house, football games, the Pla a. Beverley s. Goals: To succeed. Shorty no? School Activities: Vocal musk. Allied Health. Honor Society. VICA. Science Fair 87. A V Club. Library Club. Special People: Michelle. Gary. Tim. Tammy. Kerri. Demech'. Joe. Juny. Rose. Kim. Mom. Dad. Danielle. Special Memories: Pennsylvania 85. 86. Broadway plays. Kingdom Hall building. South Carolina, singing with Juny. concerts 85. 86. football games, induction ceremony. Goals: To become a full-time pioneer. Cip Oh my god! School Activities: Basketball, tennis. Cross-Country, swimming. Italian Club. Student Council. Homecoming Queen 86. Miss Wilby. Special People: Mom. Dad and family. Yaya. Terri J.. Jennifer P.. Antoinette B.. Scan M.. Steven D.. C. Love. Kurt S.. Jason C.. Hkk C.. Angela C.. Lily F.. Sherrie J.. Phil L. Special Memories: Summer 86 Girls Jr. Olympics B-Ball national Tournament. Hew York with Terri. Hkk and Milly, Summer 84. and all times spent with S.J. and times with Sean, basketball. Goals: To stay healthy and be happy. Sports Marketing. DANIEL S. CIZAUSKAS I School ActMties: History Club. Special People: Phil. Lawrence. Myles Bill. Bill. Pocco. Special Memories: Black Kock with La and Otis trip to Mew York with F.ric. Otis Chevcttc. Phil s Bug. Goals: To be an astronomer and pilot. NICK M. CRAIG I flic holas ' licver Business. Be can. School Activities: Chemistry Club Chess Club Special People: My family. Amy B. Tracey. K.M.. T fir T twins. Sherri. Terri. Lisa D.. M.M., L.D.. Soup. Lorraine Five Star Special Memories: Trip to Mew York with Terri and Jill Mr. Kalach s per 4 class, giving Soup and Farmer their nicknames, running Mike at Consumers, knowing and sharing the gossip with Terri!!!!! Goals: To be a successful accountant, quite wealthy! LUIS O. CUBILLE Zlggy Yo. Dude! School Activities: Period S. band lunch. Graphic Arts. Beach Da being late in Mr. K s home Room Special People: Rhonda M.. Crista. Karen Mom and Dad. all my girts and buddies teachers that passed me. even Mrs. Lawlor Special Memories: Wilb upper parking lot. 86 and 87. K M. M.A.. M B. S.G.. L.M. T.M.. MB. D.S.. S.G.. G.Z.. Senior Priv. with Jim Rich. Dan. and Dkk and one price shop Goals: Sex. gold and rock-n- roll. Top academic achievers Kris Dziezynski. Margaret Mancini, and Mike Burkman are all called upon to deliver graduation speeches. Scholastic Standouts Are Part Of Wilby Heritage n any given day, it's not uncommon to pay tribute to the exploits of Wilby's stellar athletes. But very seldom do we take note of those who've achieved outstanding things in the area of learn- ing. So, it's fitting that we take a few paragraphs to take note of Wilby's top senior scholars. This year we had the unusual pleasure of hav- ing two students tie for the academic top spot; Margaret Mancini and Kristine Dziezynski. They both took a long list of honors and scholarships with them when they graduated this year, along with solid plans for their future studies. Marga- ret will attend UCOMN, majoring in psychology, and Kris will join her there, with an eye on a degree in business administration. Michael Burkman ranked next highest. A math and science whiz, Mike will attend Cornell University (how Ivy League!) in the fall, studying operational research and industrial engineer- ing. Two intelligent young ladies round out the top five positions of rank on the academic rolls. An- gela Soup Campbell served as president of the Honor Society, and will also attend UCOnrt, and major in computer science and engineering. And last, but not least, Liz D'Amato plans to become a well-schooled travel and tourism spe- cialist at the Associated Schools. With what they've been able to achieve so far, we re sure these outstanding scholars will do what it takes to reach their academic goals. DEXTER M. CLEMON LISA M. COLACROSSI Dec Word. School Activities: football. Special People: Debbie. Shield. April. Big Man. Charles. DeLome. Pam. Mr. M.. Mr. Lctsky. Mr. Lavelly. Special Memories: Prcshmcn year meeting Debbie Dickens, chilling with the homeboy. Goals: To be a welder. Shorty Did you see Vic last night?'' ‘ Do you believe it? School Activities: Sherri and me arguing, bulling school, lunch, national Beach and Bull Day. Special People: Victor M.. Steve A., family. Pam. Lisa. Karen G.. Gina. Sue. Christa. Sherri. Vic’s family. Karen M.. Chick. Gretchcn. Special Memories: Oct 2. 1982. March 26. 1983. Feb. 21. 1986. all the good times Vk and I had. Steve Ambrose. The One Price Shop. Vic and I going to sec Steve. Vk. Steve and me bulling, all the good times with Gina V.. Karen G.. Pam P.. Sue P. Goals: Marry Vk. never forget Steve, to keep the friendship I have with Pam, Gina. Sue. Karen. TAMMERA S. CRAIG Era (from Chick) School Activities: Student Council, Chess Club: Special People: Sis. Mom, Granma. Sherrie, Shcrwin, Michele, nick. Toot. Konnie L. Special Memories: Weekend of 1 9 87, Debutante Pageant 85, Senior Priv., Period 5 with Robbie, spending time with Sherrie, my girls, and Shcrwin. Goals: To make my family proud of whatever I do. TAMMIS L. CRAIG Tamm Shut up. Zelda! School Activities: Chess Club. French Club, FHA. Special Peopel: Sis. Paula B., Mom. Granma. Deb. Zel. Chkk'n, The Crew. Toot and Gary. Poot. Tracey, and Velcro. Special Memories: Jr. year w Paul. Jr. year on the bus w Budda J s. 3rd floor bathroom, me. Paul and Gator at my house. 3-31-86. Mr. K s 7th per.. the ride to new Haven. Goals: To be successful at whatever I choose to do. ELIZABETH D'AMATO Liz. Lisa Know what I'm sayin? School Activities: Jr. class rep., national Honor Society, treasurer, newspaper reporter. Special People: Margaret. n.D., M.G., P.G., F.D., A.C.. J.S., M.D.. S B.. L.M. Special Memories: My party. Labor Day weekend (1986). library 6th period. Junior year. Margaret s house, phone calls. Floria trip. Flip and Flop Goals: To be happy and gel the best out of life and not let life get the best out of me. LISA M. DAMELIO Leese Isn't this great? School Activities: Tennis. Italian Club. Social Studies Club. Chess Club. Honor Society, band, chcerleading. Chemistry Club. Special People: Lamont. Kendra. Michele. Jen. Jodi. Tanya. Amy. Twins, Joe. Brian. Dal. Karen. Traci. Mom. Dad. Marc. Special Memories: 3 8 85. new Year's 85. 86. Jodi s house. 10 5 85. summer at Sherwin s. punch parties, the Drive-In. tennis in the park. The Spot”. Montoc. Goals: Child Psychology. USA M. D'AVINO Lee. Leese. Shirley ' Mark. I don't know! School Activities: Band. J.V. Cheerleading 85. Italian Club, History Club. Chess Club. Special People: MARK. Cheryl. Karen. Hick. Sandy, Sharon. Dalip (Yugo). and my family. Special Memories: 12 22 85. 4 7 86. 7 12 86. being w Mark. friends w Cheryl. P R.. 86 with M.P.. Jokes w flick. laughing at Onion . finding out how curious Jodi is. talks w Karen. Goals: To live a healthy, prosperous life. EDENS DECENE Ed. Ede Too bad. School Activities: Soccer, chorus, football, tennis. Special People: Mrs. Pelletier. Adlay. Glory. Dina. Mr. Marcella. Special Memories: Fifth period class and first, years 1984 1985. chorus. Goals: Business Administration, singer and actor. MICHAEL P. DOHERTY P. MICHAEL DEVINO DOREEN H. DIDOMIZIO Mel “Imagine that. School Activities: Talking about people with Tanya. Special People: Best friend. Laura Melio, W.R., Bobby. Marycllen. Susie. Mom. Dad. Jellybean. Special Memories: Cafe, with D.V.. M.H.. D.S.. time spent with W.R.. J.S.. L.M.. combing Marycllen s hair with a fork, watching Darlene dance like Shawn and Luis. Feb. 14. 1986. Goals: To be a hairdresser. Mike 'Tor real? ' What up?” School Activities: FFA Reporter, Treasurer. Creed Contest. Extern.. Public Speaking. Scruples Committee. Special People: J.M.. T.S.. D.G.. S.P.. M.H.. W.E.. A.Y.. T.L.. Ms. D.. Ms. M.. Doc., my family. Special Memories: Doc s class with S.P.. D.G., W.E.. M.M.. Ms. D s class, being called D.G. s brother, actually passing gym. senior year, fooling the school by graduating. Goals: Computer Specialist, business owner. Dwecn I don t care. hut why f School Activities: Art Club. Honor Society. Homecoming Parade. CWE. DECA. Special People: Mom. Dad. Bobby. Matthew. H.H. Special Memories: September 23. 1984. gym class, induction to the Honor Society, going to Bearslcy Park. Goals: College, to become a legal secretary. STEVEN L. DOUGLAS Douggs School Activities: Student Council, class rep.. Afro-American Club, swimming, track. Special People: My family. Brian T.. Plita. T.J.. T.A.. F T.. J.C.. M.K.. S.M. Special Memories: Hanging with Brian Trent, summer of 86. finally learning how to stay out of trouble. Goals: To achieve all my goals at the highest level possible. Mike. Chief Mice guy. Special People: Bill and Bill. J.P.. E.V.. Purg. Mrs. D. Special Memories: Great parents and family. Jan. 9. 1987 (Hotel), good times at work, school, home. Jan. 16, 1987. my car became tangled with an Audi. Goals: To make it big. DEBORAH A. EASON Deb Tor real?” Sad.” School Activities: Allied Health. FHA. Ms. VICA. Special People: My mother, family. Kevin. Steve. Gamell. Boopic. P B , Jay Met . T.C., Fclkia.. R. O'Brien. Drizz. Sherry. Special Memories: Boys basketball team winning HVL and City champs, buggin Mr. Kalach and Mr. Murphy, buggin out on all my boys- Boop. Kevin. Brandon. Drizz. Melly B.. my freshman and senior years. Goals: To become a R.N. in the US Air Force. 10 Seniors WAYNE R. EDMONDS McWaync Check.” What up? School Activities: Scruples Committee Special People: Family. D.G.. Big. M.D., J.B., M.D., J.C.. M.G.. H P.. McCrew Special Memories: Dow s great mall trip. Ma s directions. Doc s class, prom, graduation. Goals: To be successful in whatever I do. You think these guys would use their time to study? Hah! George LeFebvre and Jim Valentino just wanna have fun dur- ing Senior Priviledge. Privileged Seniors Chat, Eat, Relax 0 alking by the Wilby cafeteria during the morning hours, you might see several students there, eating and so- cializing. But it's too early for lunch, you think. What are these kids doing? Skipping class? The answer is no — this is their class, it's called Senior Privilege, and is a unique kind of Study Hall. It originated at Wilby four years ago and each period is supervised by 1 or 2 teach- ers. Wilby is the only school that has such a program. This year, Mr. Dooley, Mrs. Bergantino, Mr. Ponzillo, Miss Yadarola, Mrs. Barber, and Mr. Minutillo were the overseers of the exclusive Senior Privilege classes. Their opinions: I think It's great, says Mr. Ponzillo. He likes the idea that the students can purchase breakfast foods, study, do homework, or just chat. Miss Yadarola also approves of the Senior Privilege program, as long as it isn't abused (by the students). What do the students have to say? you may wonder. Well, Michael Carrafa says that Senior Privilege is a time to relax, and sometimes sleep, Wendy Shanahan remarks, When I'm there, it's relaxing and comfortable. And every- one favors the glazed doughnuts! The popular opinion among teachers and stu- dents alike is that Senior Privilege is a favorable addition to Wilby's curriculum. This will be obvi- ous if you ever see a Senior Privilege class in session. Everyone will be having a good time, as the Seniors get a taste not only of doughnuts and muffins, but of the liberty they will have after graduation. DEMETRA D. DOUGLAS Mena That s what I'm speaking. School Activities: Basketball. FHA. Special People: Wayne Lewis, my family. Tammie J., Val Lewis. Tanya J. Special Memories: Graduation. Goals: Marines. becoming a model. KRISTINE DZIEZYNSKI School Activities: Concert and Marching Band, newspaper. Drama Club. Gifted Program, national Honor Society. Yearbook staff Art Club Special People: B.IC. J.D.. the group at Senior Priv. Special Memories: End of freshman year, school plays, Mmm . heavy Metal. John's days off. Combination Goal: To get to heaven. 11 Kristine Dziezynski CHRISTINE M. FARINA A solitary shovder had Wilby to himself. Just him and all that snow. Snow Days Are A Two-Sided Coin ou've been praying all night. Oh, God, please let it snow; please, please, please!'' You bound out of bed and turn on an AM station. During a BeeGees song, you move to the window to check out the snow situation. Great. You can still see your mom's car; it's not even half covered! But wait — Waterbury public and parochial schools, CLOSED. Yes! No school! Another five hours of uninterrupted sleep. You wake up around eleven o'clock and think about getting out of bed, but decide against it. If you show your face in the kitchen Dad'll send you out with a shovel and a warning to not come back until you've cleared the entire block! So you lay in bed until you hear someone else shoveling your sidewalk, then nap for another hour. When you finally come out of hibernation, you make lunch and start catching up on your soap operas or you get hooked on Wheel of Fortune You vegetate on the couch with a bag of chips until — Oh no. Mom has that familiar look in her eye — it's too late to hide. You know what that look means , it's small project time! Eek! She'll have you cleaning the hall closet or scrubbing the bath- room in no time. Well, so much for the workless day you had planned. And just as Pat Sajak was about to give that guy from Ohio a chance to win 5000 dollars ... Karen Langlois 12 Seniors r 4P TANYA Y. FELTON Tahn Word! School Activities: Future Homemakers of America. Art Club. Special People: Jason Mercer. J.M.. L.M.. J.O.. Renee . r olly. T. Lee. Mother. Father. Special Memories: becoming Miss Junior and being in the Homecoming parade Flippidy-floppody with girls in Stcno class. Goals: To be an executive secretary, and to be good in whatever I do. RICHARD K. GEFFON Rich What s for lunch? School Activities: Swimming. Who'S Who Among High School Students. Special People: Nancy. Adly. Andy. Bill W.. Vince M.. Ann C.. Marge. Mrs. Tuttle. Ponz. Special Memories: Auto shop, Ann s L.P.n. course. First Assemblies Of God. and the dismissal bell. Goal: A successful career in electronics. Chris What s up? School Activities: Art Club (4 years). Yearbook ( 2 years). Special People: Tim LeVasscur. Trade Q.. my family, his family. J.T.. TJ.T.. J.P.. all mv friends. Special Memories: Summer of 83. 11 24 83. meeting Tim and spending all my lime with him. new Year s F-vc 85. 4 19 86. 12 31 83. 9 5 84. 2 3 86 Goals: To marry and have a wonderful life with TJ.L.. I love you. Timl. AMERICO GALARZA Juny Quc pasa. hro?' School Activities: Football, band, chorus. Spanish Club, track. Special People: nilsa. Mom. A.D.. E.C.. W.E.. B.M.. M.C.. M.P.. P.C. Special Memories: The first day I met my girl friend. First time cutting class, first suspension, the day I punched Beaver. Goal: Be a good and successful businessman. KIRK FARROW MARIA I. FELICIANO Alex Helium School Activities: Baseball 3 years Special People: Mom. E.P.. L.G.. D.N.. J.J.. D.J.. M.F.. M B Special Memo lies: Mr. Petro s 6th period, cracking on April with herb in Art. getting first Varsity hit. Goals: Being the best at what I do. ELIZABETH FERRER Lily Tlo Sir. Stop. School Activities: Student Council. Drama Club. Chess Club. Special People: Zelda. Burt. Dalip, Mkk. Tammara. Jill. Ed. Terri Special Memories: Breakfast at Senior Privilege. Sean Moran's comments. Goals: To be a successful business woman. KEVIN J. FRAPPIER rrap Maggot. School Activities: 1st and 2nd cafe. Special People: Teachers who passed me Special Memories: Skiing and riding motorcycles with the guys. Goals: To be successful at whatever I do. Ivette Ivi Dingee . School Activities: Spanish Club Special People: Mrs. Henry. A.C.. E.C.. M.P.. Ted Strileckis. Special Memories: The Senior Prom of '8S. Mr. Pon illo and his football, my special moments with Ted. and Prank Little's lies about his vampire Goals: Become very successful in my business career and life. L JENNIFER M. GASS Jen. Gass Awh come on. 'Get lost. School Activities: Vo-Ag (1-4). softball (1-4). Special People: Mother Gass. Slugg-o-Marrone. Doug h.. Smurf. Barb. Evelyn. Val. Dawn. Konita Ms. Dawson s class Special Memories: Going out with Barb. Eve. Smurf. UConn 86- 87. graduating finally, being with the Smurf (Kim) my best friend in this whole world! Coaching special Olympics, bugging out with Doug M. Goals: To work hard in life and smile more often SONYA GENSLER Son Go head School Activities: DP.CA Club Special People: Ernie. Sharon. Carol. Michelle. Karen E.. Karen M.. Lori. Dana, my family, and Em's family. Special Memories: My love for Ernie always, being with friends. Bon Jovi Concert. Goals: To have a great future with Ernie and to be happy in life. SHERRI A. GIANNINI Cherry No. Special People: My parents. Gab. Lisa. Jodi. Karen. Sandi. George. T.J.. Danny Special Memories: Driving the bomb , Plan's class. Ladies nlte”. the Sheraton 12 6 86. Town Plot hustlers”. Boonie Rides, me and Plikkl. the summer of 86 was awesome. Schcmin with Cap 2 26 87, Girls will be Girls!! Goals: After college I plan to travel a lot. SALENA D. GIBBS Lee-Lee Sad. School Activities: FMA. Chorus Club. Social Studies Club. Special People: Family. Dawn. April Sheila. Carolyn. F.dward. Jenny. Mona. Simone. Ingrid. Saundra. Leon. E.S. Special Memories: Junior year second period class with Dawn. April. Sheila. Goals: To be a word processor. The Golden Child Is that true? not to cool. School Activities: Lunch. FFA. Ag contests. Scruples committee. Special People: S. P.. M.E.H.. M.T.. H.C.. L. C.. C.C.. R.M.. M.D.. W.E.. Big . Mr n.. J.V.. J.M.. D.R.. J.D., Mom. Special Memories: Mr M s class with M.C. and M. T., Doc's class. Senior Priv. with R.M.. J.M., M.F.. C.C.. LJ. Goals: To move to flew York or be a movie star. RICHARD W. GOUGH Goofe What are you. crazy.' Special People: Christine. Jamie. Mike. R.F.. T.D.. C.G.. G.G.. R.G.. T.L.. J.L Special Memories: Summer of 86. jammin with the band, partying with my friends. Goals: To be successful in the future. JOHN G. GRASSO Johnny tChuzz) What s up?' I don t care. stop. School Activities: Watching girls, cafe time, gym (MaMa). Special People: P.L.. D.P.. M.S.. B.W.. Rita Grasso. Sue Grasso. Mom and Dad. D.A.. C.A.. Pops. Special Memories: Goofing around with the boys, crusin around McDonalds with Mike. Byron and Dwayne, coming home late on the weekends and dad being cool about it. Goals: To become better at what I do best and to let it be recognized. ROCCO A. GUERRERA Rukie Oct with the program. School Activities: DF.CA. Special People: Mr. Cip. Special Memories: Mr. Senior Attendant. 1st day at Wilby. Goals: healthy, happy family life, construction contractor. FELICIA A. HARRIS nee Get otta here School Activities: basketball. FMA pres., homecoming Queen. Special People: J.h.. T.F.. D.T.. D.E . 1ST... P.I.. T.J.. T.J.. S.P Special Memories: Parties in '85 with all my friends. Boys Basketball All-MVL Champs. Goals: To marry money. 14 Seniors I FRANCES R. HARVEY Princess Riunite Rill that noiscr School Activities: Chorus jr. year. Special People: B.A.S.. S.E.. Sudan. M.P. M.K.. T. Felt. Fresh. M.C.. M.P . Mommy. Daddy and family. Special Memories: Trip to Russia in 86. the reigning Miss Clock City Temple 86- 87. temporary modeling. Goals: United States Marine Corp. state trooper. JACQUELINE D. GOODWIN Jackie Shut up School Activities: Band. Student Council. Special People: K.S.. L.M.. T.E.. J.H.. M B . S B . E.h B.C., E.M.. D.D.. M.C. Special Memories: Elippkly-Eloppkly. Oct 86. 1983-84. Goals: To be successful in life. I din t nothin to mess with. School Activities: DECA Historian, chorus, basketball Special People: Dad. Mom. family. Linny. Sandi. Jenn and their familys. D B S.T.. C D.. P.B . The Peppic s crew, Steve Ambrose. Special Memories: All the limes with D.B fun times with S.S and T.Z.. J.T. and D.C.. laving fun with the Pcppics crew. Goals: To make it BIG in the fashion world, and to be wealthy not only in money. but in love as well. PHIL HALMERS Hip So wtut are wc Join ? C mon School Activities: Varsity football, golf. Special People. Lyle. Walter. Dave. Okie. Andrea. Mom and Dad. Special Memories: Three s a charm. Hew Year s Eve 1987. Goals: To grow up and be Just like Mr. Ciado. SUE-ELLEN HENRY Sue I quit! I quitr Shut upf School Activities: EM A. Special People: Miss Schildgen. L.S.. K.U.. L.K.. Mark and Sandy. G.M.. Liz. S.T.. L.B.. B. L.. Mrs. G.. teachers, friends. Special Memories: Trips to Great Adventures. Action Park and Riverside, end of year school picnics, my one meeting with Mr. Lconardi. going to math class. Goals: Working with pre-school children. Just a sample of the films Wilby students were able to choose from in 1986-87. Blockbuster Titles Highlight Movie Fare 0 ou could smell the popcorn and just about taste it. It seemed as if you had been standing in a line for daysjust wait- ing to see the front of it. Finally, here you are, about to buy a ticket for one of the hottest money-makers of 1986 and 1987. So sit back, re- lax, and enjoy. Top Gun, the block buster action movie of 1986, took a look at Tom Cruise at Maverick Mitchell, a daring young fighter pilot who's out to be the best of the best. Platoon, nominated for eight Academy Awards, was a realistic view of the Vietnam War, depicting the confusion, exhaustion, and horror exper- ienced by its soldiers. The ultra-scary Freddy Krueger was back in nightmare On Elm Street III: Dream Warriors. This third episode of the nightmare series showed us that even when you're asleep you're not safe from Freddy. Creeeepy! The crew of the Starship Enterprise find them- selves searching for humped-back whales in the year 1986 in order to save the future of the planet Earth in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Rodney no Respect Dangerfield got all the re- spect he needed in Back To School, in which he decides to go to college and hang out, show off, have fun, chase girls, and oh, yeah, study. Oh, by the way, just a little added fact. The flop of 1986-87 film year was the high-budget, no-profit film Howard The Duck, in which a hip, fast-talking duck from outer space laid an enormous egg. Yvette Burgos Seniors 15 JANICE M. HINTON Seriously School Activities: Art Club. Special People: Tanya. Jason. L.M.. J.Q., R.M.. fJt. S.P.. M.H.. T.P.. D.G.. P.M.. B.L.. A.R.. S.K.. S.W. C.B.. Z.M.. Goal: To be successful in the business world. Cl That s true School Activities: Art Club. Scruples Committee. Special People: Moms. Popic. Leslie Mclls. Shana R.W J.M.. S.P.. D.G.. D.V.. All my sisters Special Memories: llangin with Les. Doc's class with D.G.. S.P.. M.D.. ST.. Cafe with D.V., D.S.. And J.D.. Xmas Eve 86. Goal: To be a famous writer. MARYELLEN D. HOLLEY TARA L. JACKSON I don l A row School Activities: EHA Club, and managing the boys basketball team. Special People: Mom. Renee. Jillian. D.T.. L.S.. R.M.. R.B.. PC., E.C.. R.l... T.C.. S.P.. R.Y.. G.W.. M E.. M R. D.L.. and R.B.. T.P. Special Memories: The summer of 86 and the parties of 84 . 85. 86. and 87. Goals: To become a computer processor or business administrator. SHERRIE L. JANATISS Shcr Your so stupid! School Activities: Italian Club (2.3). EMA. Special People: Mom Ot Dad. Tracic. Mathew. D. DL.. family, Tamm. K.L.. Y.P.. M.C.. TJ.. S.M.. J.C., T.P.. T.C.. M B P L.. S.O.. Special Memories: freshman year. Mr. Mcinschmidt s class with Terri. Traci's apartment. Summer of 84 with J.C.. going out with Tamm 8 27 86. 5 29 87. 12 31 86. 3 7 5. Accounting class with T.P.. Y.P.. AMD S.P.. Graduation Goal: To make my parent's proud of whatever I do. r Expressing differing opinions on their third marking per- ios grades are seniors Shaun Freeney and Hosea Para- dise. It's Feast Or Famine Come Report Card Time bout every two and ahalf months, its that time again-report cards! Mot ev- eryone is exhilerated by their pros- pects on this occasion. For some, it will make their day, and for others it may ruin their whole week. When some students were asked how they felt about report cards there were a variety of reactions. “I am anxious for the results, and after I receive them I plan my strategy for the next semester accordingly. said Margaret Mancini. ‘ I'm never worried about it. claimed Lisa D'A- vino, whose sentiments are echoed by Mike Carrafa's blase, “I don't care. Loveable Mick Craig had the nerve to claim, Report card day for me is exciting! I just can't wait to see which teachers gave me extra points for my good behaviod While report cards are an integral part of the school environment, we wondered if they were as important in the home. When asked if he always showed his report card at home Dexter Clemon exclaimed, “Yeah! I'm a “C student! 1 can't say that I know of any students who don't. “I do! , chimed in junior Darrin Wright, Why, I didn't show my mom my sec- ond one. The first one was good, though! Hmmmmmm. Liz D'Amato 16 Scniors TARA HOFFLER Zel Stupid Tammis. School Activities: Bathroom committee. Afro-American Club. Yearbook committee. Special People: My family. Robert Harper. ChkK and Stacy. Tracey A.. Kurt. Tammis. D.A.E.T.. Mr. Hayes. T.C.. Charlene and Cudda. Special Memories: Jr. year on the bus (Budda). being late for Killer. 2nd and 3rd per. bathroom, my vacation to Va.. the winter of '85. hanging with Cudda. 6th per. Eng. 11. Mr. Kalach 4th per. Goals: To be successful in whatever I do. School Activities: PM A. Student Council. Special People: Bobby Dickens. Tamika Jackson. Terri Johnson. Thomas Moffler Special Memories: Senior Prom. March 86. Dec 86 HOLLY |. HUGHES Kook What s up?' Special People: L.H.. P.K., S.D., D.B. Special Memories: Cafe with D.D.. English per 7. typing. Sophomore yr. Goals: To be happy and successful. Cool Terri T Oh my goodness. I thought we were coot, god! School Activities: EMA historian. Afro- American Club. Student Council, girt s basketball mgr. 86- 87. Special People: Tamlly. Toi J.. Jill C. Sherrie J.. Steve D.. Jay B.. Ron and Stacey B.. flick C.. Rob B.. B.T., L.D.S.. S.R.. T.M.. Steve K Special Memories: Going out w Stevc D.. old days w Jill and Sherrie, (when she didn't dls ). walking the halls, talks w Kevin E.. Mr. Dizinski s English class 86- 87. Steve and B.T. at cafe. Goals: To be successful in whatever I do and let nothing get in the way of me achieving those goals in life. LAURA J. JAFFER J.T.. Steve retry I wanna go home. School Activities: Social Studies (1.2). Yearbook staff (4). Special People: Rk, George. Trank. Lisa. Mom and Dad. P.D.. C.C.. C.T.. T.Q.. M.P., Ollie. L.M.. L.M.. the Tamigllettis. Special Memories: 7 3 86. 7 6 86. spending my weekends with Ric. Hew Year's Eve ‘87. Mr. D s 6th per. class falling asleep on him. 3rd per. Senior Priv. Breakfast Club. Goals: Career in computers and to marry Rk Tamiglietti. TAMIKA L. JACKSON Mika Sad. School Activities: TMA. JV cheerleader. Junior class secretary. Student Council. Special People: C.H.. T.H.. T.M.. D.T., I.C.. JOR . L.Q.. M B.. L.O.. K.S.. G.r.. T.B . R.K., J.W B.K.. D.C.. P.D.. V.J.. B.B. Special Memories: Going out with my home girts and home boys, bugging out with Dana T. in Miss Tkhon s class. Christmas of 85. Senior Prom. Goals: To be a flight attendant. BIBI JALALUDIN Sazle I'm going to punch you! Special People: Mike. Goals: To be successful. TOI LYNETTE JOHNSON Well, then go ahead with your bad self.' That s what I'm screaming. School Activities: Student Council. Homecoming, class rep.. TMA. Afro- American Club. Special People: Mkhael Lott. Tracey M.. Terri J.. M.P.. D.W . M B., the Craig twins. Kevin C. and Telkia B.. Shaquellc and Jillian. my family. Special Memories: the summer of 86 and being with Mike. Mr. Elan s class 3rd period, going out with Telkia and Kevin, hanging with Tracey, having fun with Simone. Goals: To reach the highest of whatever I do. 17 TAMMIE R. JONES ADLAI JOSEPH Tam. Batman. Bats. tii-Fta 7 can t wait to get paid. School Activities: Student Council (2). president 3rd year. FHA (2). Yearbook staff (3rd). Special People: My father. Millie.. SJ.. R.D.. C M.. Tala and Andy for their help. LJ.. C.P.. M.D.. S.D., D.D.. C.C., all my crazy friends. The One Price people, my family. M.R., R.M.. J.M., R.R. Special Memories: Winning 2nd in Conn, for sewing, becoming pres, of Student Council, coming to Wilby in my 2nd year, period 4. period 6 (bedtime in Mr D s). Mr. Qoggin and Mr. Petro Jr. year. Mrs G. for teaching me to sew. Mrs Cofrancisco. Sr. prom, graduation. Goals: To become an executive secretary and to graduate from Berhely College in 89. Joe What's the story? School Activities: Soccer, swimming, volleyball Special People: L. Pelletier. W. Wolcott B. Dzinski. Special Memories: I don’t believe we lost all our games in the soccer league last year, but one thing | would like to hear after my graduation is Wilby has a trophy. Goals: Spend more time studying and be someone in life. BRENDEN C. KEARNEY Trisky School Activities: Band, track. Special People: Heidi. Mia. Lisa (both). Kristine. Cindy. Wendy (both). 3rd period Senior Priv.. Mr. P's class, the band. Mr. Hayes s class, the lunch crowd, and especially everyone on the Bus! Special Memories: Everything that happened concerning everyone I know (or too many to mention). Goals: To straighten our twisted democracy and also to be a musical prodigy. Big Well like ya know-whatever. ” School Activities: Lunch. Special People: Family. W.E.. D.G.. T.M.. J.B.. Angel. Mini. Guini. Rose. H.P.. K.C. Special Memories: The time we took the day and went to the Danbury Mall. Dow s directions. Goals: To be successful In whatever I do. Tan School Activities: Tennis (1.2J.4). band, cheerleading. Jr. Class Pres., Sr. Class V.P. Special People: Amy. Mom. Dad. Andrea. Michele. Lisa. Jodi. Kendra. Joe. Tammera. Special Memories: Jodi s house, tennis at Tulton. Punch parties. Hew Edition. Mew Year’s Eve 83- 86. the crew . weekends with the crew , basketball season. Goals: To be successful In life. V GEORGE LEFEBVRE 18 Seniors • Sad! School Activities: FHA. Special People: Rochelle. Rudy. Hatasha. Toby. Shamihia. Angie. Titiana, April. Mari. Georglc. Special Memories: Chilling in Murphy s class. Goals: To become successful in the business world. MICHELE S. KACZMAREK Modeling a few of the fashions that were popular at Wilby in '86-'87 are (clockwise from top) Ricky Vo, Kurt Sullivan, Brendan Kearney, Lilly Ferrer, Lisa D Avino and Maurice Robinson. Anything Goes! When Making A Fashion Statement ilby High s Class of '87 fashions or trends went from comfy sweats to dressy satins and ruffles, along with everything in between. Our female students had a varied wardrobe. On their more slummy days, they dressed in warm sweats (shirts and pants), stirrup pants, and long, heavy sweaters. This was the ready for bed , little girl look. On their better days, especially senior portrait day, the girls, or per- haps we should say ladies, looked stunning in their satin blouses with lace collars, silk dress- es, and skirts. Their casual, innocent side was shown with cotton blouses and skirts (with lace underslips) in the colors of khaki, peach, and antique white, and also the springy, pastel groups. The men of Wilby spiffied themselves up in heavy, graphic-design and shaker-knit sweaters, dress pants and suspenders, not to mention dress shirts and thin ties. The body-building trend came in with sweat pouring off and mus- cles mounding on our heavyweights. This brought on sweatshirts and pants, tank tops and headbands, name-brand sneakers, like Ree- boks, hikes. Filas, and Spot-Built became a must for any trendy casual outfit. Margaret Mancini Shell Oh cll. School Activities: Tennis, band. heerleading. Chess Club. Italian Club. History Club Special People: Guiscppe. Kevin, Jodi. l.isa. Tammcra. Kendra. Amy. Tanya. Joe. K M T.P.. B.T.. Mom Special Memories: Jodi s house 4-9-84. tennis at Fulton. 3-8-85. punch parties. Hew Years F.ve 85 and 86, Hew edition the crew, coaching St. Anne's, being with Kevin, college fair in Hartford Goal: To be successful in whatever I do. MARVIN KINNEL Marx You re cra y! Special People: My moms. Darlene. Martin, C.B.. R.H.. D.L.. H R. D.S. Special Memories: Year of 86 Goal: Mahe money. IERRY A. LAVIGNE Larry id s parly! School Activities: Mr. Flannery s class, the Gourmet Club talking to Mr. Spadaro Special People: A.M.T.. S.S.. P.M.. R A. J.B.. R.G.. M.Q. Special Memories: All the parties freshman through senior year, going to breakfast and lunch. Goals: To succeed in my life and be happy. MARYELLEN LOPER Cl Au revoir. What s up? School Activities: Deca Club. Special People: My mother and father and family. G.M.. H.B.. M.R.. and loved ones. Special Memories: Little Trosky and his stories. Doc s 5th period class 1987 Goal: To be successful in life. Snard Rar Amy. why do you like Troutfish7 School Activities: Italian Club. History Club, office helper Special People: My best friend Jennifer. Lisa (Shirley). Sherri, Dalip. nkh. T.A., A.S.. L.C., F.B.. L.D. Special Memories: Practical jokes 1 13 86. K.S. 2 6 06. mischief nights. Reilly s Algebra II class, going to games with Lisa, driving Sherri's bomb. Lisa the FROG, beach day. new Year s Eve. Kalach s 4th period.. The Aspen. Goals: To lead a successful and happy life. Bicky Right7 School Activities: Drama Club Special People: Joey B.. Odi. Arlene. Family. Honors class. Special Memories: Senior Privilege, times with Joey B.. Bye Bye Birdie. Goals: To write a novel and become a psychologist. GINA M. MANFREDI Ge. Ge Chow. School Activities: Deca Club. Art Club. Special People: Family and friends. T.G.. L.P.. S.M. Special Memories: The talks between me and my friend. Tina Greco. Goals: To succeed in life. Toni School Activities: Tennis. Drama Club, newspaper reporter Special People: My family, and friends L.P.. Q.M., R.C.. S.D. Special Memories: My trips to Princeton and Florida. Goals: To succeed in college and achieve all my goals. PETER MARCISAK Fyro Take the dayF School Activities: Flan s class. Special People: J.L.. S.S.. C.P.. Special Memories: Beach day Junior year at northfleld Dam. all the times in the parking lot at the hidden pond, and all the good times with my friends. Goals: To become an auto mechanic and own my own garage. RICHARD R. MARQUIS MellyMel School Activities: Manager Football Team. Culinary Arts Club. Special People: John, Matt. Ray Shorn. Special Memories: Managing the Football Team. Flan s Class Goals: To own my own screw machines shop. DIANA MARRERO School Activities: Member of national Honor Society. Special People: Jose. Ivette. Haney. Tito. Goals: To become a Medical Technologist. 20 Seniors KIM MARSHALL Smurf Have a smurfy dayr School Activities: Softball 4 yrs.. History Club 1 yr.. Student Council 1 yr.. Chorus 4 yrs.. Soph. Rep. Miss Senior 86- 87. Special People: Rose. Jen. B. Love. Val. Evelyn Q.. Mrs. Mr. Condaris. Mom flr Dad. Greg. Butch. Smurfs. Special Memories: Crazy Softball games. McD s with Jen, Val. and B. Love and Evelyn, shopping with Rose and Butch. Mr. Letsky s boots. Mrs. P. room all day. the old lady in the car, Pete s GT. Goals: To be the best at whatever I do. and to reach high. MARGARET E. MANCINI ROBERT MANNING ROCK A. MARRELLO CLOTILDE MAYSONET Long time In-House veteran Jeff Milan can't believe all the work he has to do. A Day In In-House Is Like A Day Without Sunshine Seniors 21 Marge. Madge Mmmmmmm!?!7 School Activities: Junior Class Treasurer. Senior Class Treasurer, national Honor Society Vice-president. Italian Club. Drama Club. Calculus Club, newspaper reporter. Yearbook writer and typist. Special People: Elizabeth. Marie. S.B.. A.C.. M.D.. K.D.. honors class. Grapevine Special Memories: Liz's party 1 17 87. special talks with Steve, cracking, rumors library-6th period. Senior Privilege. Hip ft Plop, my Mustang LX. Florida trip. Goals: To successfully fulfill my future aspirations in my career and life. Rocky Special People: Miss Schildgen. Mrs. Ballctto. Mr. Flannery, and nancy Murphy, she's my girlfriend. Special Memories: Trip to Great Adventures 1986. Goals: To work with my brother putting up fences. Cloti tor reair School Activities: VIC A Club. Spanish club. DECA Club. Special People: God. my mother. A.M.S.. ft David B. Goals: Become an R.M. and help those who can t do it themselves. n-Mouse. It could happen to the best of us. We all have been known to take a day off to enjoy the weather. We never meant to get caught. Who would have thought the school would call home? The next day you get called down to the vice- principal's office. You get the usual speech and the dreaded form. The form you have to bear like a scarlet letter for the full day before your In-Mouse term. Every teacher that you hand this assignment sheet to says the same thing, What did you do to get ln-House7' You tell the tale of your demise as their mouths remain agape. Well, the day finally comes. You walk down to that hot windowless room right after the bell for first period rings. You take a seat and pray you do not die of boredom. Mr. Spadaro walks in and gives you the speech about responsibility and punishment. You receive a sheet to write a 200 word essay about why you got In-House. He leaves and the clock starts tick- ing. Minutes seem like hours. Hours seem like days and then you hear it, the bell. What? That's only the end of first period. Well this continues on for the rest of the day until that gorious 2:00 bell. At 1:59 you are posed and ready. The bell rings, you rush for the door. Ah, free at last. Andrea Morisette Students look over information provided by a College Fair participant College Fair 's A Hit With Students m ilby's annual College Fair was held on December 17th this year. Considering its original date was snowed out, the participation by colleges was more than satisfactory. Admission officers from twenty-seven post-sec- ondary schools and five armed services were able to make the December trip. They settled them- selves in the Wilby media center, ready to answer any questions and supply any information for inter- ested and prospective students. Guidance Coun- selor Lillian Brown says, The reason college ad- ministrators are called to the high school is to allow exposure and personal conversation for stu- dents who perhaps would not have the chance at other times. Students themselves found the whole event beneficial in most respects. The only complaints were that this fair did not measure up to last year's variety. It seemed at first, most students wandered around not knowing exactly what they wanted to see and do. They were very hesitant to approach the admission officers. But after awhile they tuned in to the fact that these people were there to guide them and began responding with enthusiasm. It's a great idea, was the comment of most seniors who find themselves in their last year scrambling to make the right decisions in choos- ing colleges and careers for themselves. Others found it absolutely rewarding. On the whole, the Wibly 1986 College Fair proved a successful experience for all. janine e. mckinney Plcen. Gina Pic-He Sounds like a personal problem to me! School Activities: DECA Vice-President. Student Council, softball. Afro-American Club. Special People: Mom, Dad Jim. T.S.. M.D., E.M.. McClary family. D C.. W B S.T.. R.J.. R.B., friends at SflrS. Muffin. Special Memories: Mr. Murphy s accounting class, all three years!!. Mrs. l.awlor s 6th period study hall, junior year with L.M.. A.S., and M S., 4 26 86. and Graduation. Goal: To become financially independent!! George Shut that mouth. Stuff. School Activities: Social Studies Club. rilA. Special People: Michele. T.I.. I.aura Lisa. Trisha. L.M.. R.M.. T.Q.. C.C.. C.F.. M.P.. M B.. D.D.. Igor. P.D.. R.F.. Dad Marcella, and family Special Memories: The bathroom committee, watching Lisa Montayne walk into locked doors senior year! Goal: To travel and see the world! ALFRED MORALES Bird Stop eating! School Activities: Track. Cross Country leapt.) Special People: Roy. Thompson. Dianilda R. Special Memories: Mr. Ciarto and Mr. G. letting me come down to the gym every period. Goal: To be successful. Wendy Shanahan RICHARD A. MC DONALD EDWARD B. MC EACHIN Rich MootaMoota School Activities: Pres. DCCA.. Pres. Gourmet Society. Montoe Doughnut Club. Special People: G.M.. L.J.. J.V.. L.M.. L.M.. M R.. M.P.. J.M., J.O., C.C., D.G. Special Memories: Senior Prlv. 3rd. period. Upper Parking lot late at night. Parties in J.V. s basement. Goals: Peace of Mind. Wit it O.K. Yes. School Activities: Student Council. Tennis Team. Social Studies Club Special People: TJ.. J.C.. T.K.. A M E.M.. A M.. K.L.. G.M.. AJ. Special Memories: Trip to Russia. Mr. Killer's second period Biology class. Mr. ftalachs 4th. period history class. Mrs. Pon illo s French class. Senior Prom. Graduation. Goals: To become a corporate lawyer. JASON J. MERCER rresh. Word! Special People: Tanya Pelton. Special Memories: Going to the bathroom to smoke a cigarette, chillln in Flann s class 3rd. period. Goals: Being successful in whatever I do. STACY METZ NORMA S. MONTALVO norma God! Special People: Annette. C.fl. Miss Schildgen. Timmy G.. Chubby Cheeks M B . Stacey F. Special Memories: 85 and 86 Senior Proms, trip to Ft. Meyers Beach. Florida, dancing at Montego Bay and White Panot. my over night trip to Bridgeport. Goals: Automobile Mechanic or professional beauty pageant contestant. LISA M. MONTANYE Us. Le What up guy?' School Activities: JV Cheerleading 85. Tennis team 85. Special People: Family. Lisa. Georgette. Rich M.. LJ.. J.G.. T.F.. J.M.. B.K.. C.K., T.Q.. R.E. Special Memories: Summer of 85, Mrs. L. Study hall Junior year with A.S.. J.M.. M.S.. 9 21 85 10 2 85. The Rock. Fllppidy Floppidy. The Bam. Goals: To have my share in the travel world. SEAN D. MORAN Larry Bird Celtic's are ISchool Activities: Cross country (4 yrs.). Swimming (2yrs.), Tennis (3 yrs.) Captain. Golf (1 yr.). Special People: My Mom. Jill, Mick. J.C.. R.B.. P.F.. J.Z.. S.D.. MIC. L.D.. SJ.. J.S.. A.C.. ICS.. Stags Special Memories: footloose. Greenwood Ave. Woodbury Weekendsl Germany. Mew York on 34th. Street. Trig. Exam, All Exams?. Brown Day. Times with John Claude. Times with Jill Cip. Goals: To fulfill whatever vocation God has chosen for me. JASON E. MUCCI Jay. I hate Wilbyl School Activities: Social Studies Club (2) Special People: L.M.. H.B.. Dow. L.Z.. LJ.. R.M.. C.C.. M.P.. Jim V.. L.M.. B.K.. C.K.. B.M.. A.A.. D-Caz. Special Memories: Mot learning anything In Accounting. Graduating. 3rd. per. Senior Prlv. gang, other memories arc to X-rated to print herd Goals: To many a beautiful Italian girl and move to Maine. NANCY L. MURPHY I nancy Lynnberg Mr. Muglorost School Activities: home ec.. cooking. Mrs. Edmonds. Special People: Carol Murphy. Mr. Lavallc. Special Memories: Science. Mr. Balletto. Goal: To get more wallet sizes. RICHARD W. NIX Richie Don t worry about itt School Activities: I have a great Interest In arts. Special People: nancy. Linda. Stacy. Darlene. Dawn. Meldi. Special Memories: Going to art class, dancing at the Valentine s Day dance Goal: To make a lot of money. ANGEL L. ORTIZ Luisito What s up MIRAl School Activities: Basketball. Band, special presentation in music class. Special People: Dennisse. Julisan. Dee Dee. Linnette. Luly. Tity. nilsa. Michelle. Geiry. Edgardo. Special Memories: Basketball Team. Mrs. P. Mr. Mobilio. all my Puerto Rican friends, my best friend Amerko Juny Galarza, the 1985-86 MVL and city basketball championship, my parents. Angel and Maiga. LOUISE E. PALLADINO Weezy What do we have to do this for? School Activities: Art Club. Special People: Mom. Dad. my family. R.A.. and all my friends. Special Memories: Trip to new York with the Art Club. Goal: To become a hairdresser and a teacher. 24 Seniors Relieved blood-givers enjoy the benefits of their sacrifices at the donut and juice table. Bloodmobile Draws The Best Out Of Fifty-Six Wilbyites On March 19,1987 the Student Council and the Allied Health programs spon- sored the Red Cross Blood Mobile in the media center. Students and teachers commented on the project. Luis Cubille was, “a little nervous be- cause I thought giving blood would be painful. He felt good to have had the chance to help other people. He enjoyed the five donuts and four juices, and pretended being sick to go home early. Mrs. Gwiazdoski said, I felt really good this time because I knew someone in the hospital who needed blood and I saw the differ- ence the blood made. Caroline Niven thought she would never give blood again because of the black and blue marks the needle left on her arm. Many students were worried about contacting AIDS, but learned that you cannot contact it by giving blood. Craig Jones, for instance, felt, 1 should be able to store my blood in case I ever needed it again. After a long day, the American Red Cross left Wilby with 56 pints of blood and 56 proud, gen- erous students found that the process of giving was not as painful as they thought. As a matter of fact, it felt pretty good. Tammie Jones CAROLINE C. NIVEN Care mo Discombobulated human being. School Activities: softball sophomore year Special People: B.B., J.r. T.D.. Mig Special Memories: Giant football games at the Meadowlands. talking on the phone with Brenda, weekend good times, trips to Bermuda and Florida. Pollie s appendicitis in Bermuda. Goals: To open my own restaurant. BELINDA ORTIZ What s happenings? Special People: Mr Mig.. Mrs G.. Miss S.. Mrs. B Elizabeth, Mrs. D Special Memories: Teachers, friends. Mr. Step's parties. Goals: To be successful in life. YOMAIRA E. PADILLA Myra What up. bro? School Activities: FriA. softball. Art Club. Special People: Mom and family. P Lott. M.G.. S.J.. K.L.. S.P.. T.P.. T.J., T.D.. class of 87 Special Memories: May I. 1984 March 7. 1986. 2 10 87. yellow blanket at Faye's house, being with P. Lott. M Y. with Phil on 2 28 87. prom night. Graduation, summer of 84 and 86. years at Wilby. Mr. Murphy's 4th period. Goals: To make it BIG in my fashion career. LISA M. PALMER School Activities: Italian Club. J.V. cheerleader, history Club. Special People: Vincent T.. my family. T.Q.. M.M.. h.L Special Memories: 719-84. 2- 22-84. 8-11 84. 9-86. 1 1-85. 1-1-87. Goals: to live a long and happy life. Rob School Activities: Allied health I. II. Vica historian Special People: Mom. Ace. Dad. Traci. D.J.. Baby. Howie. The Scum Crew. Y.S.. R.K.. M.T.. M.F.. J.F.. D.C.. L.P. M S.. K.t. Special Memories: hanging out with The Scum Crew, times with Michelle. Jo. Rachel. Dave, and ex's. 7- 21-85. Bandit, talking to the guys at Edward s. 1-3-87. the times with the allied health girls, especially Londa. Goals: To become a nurse and to be happy and healthy. LYLE J. ZOLLO Bill Aye. how s it going. School Activiteis: Band. Golf. Chess. Special People: Bill. Lyle. Howard. Phil, John, Joel. Josuc. Special Memories: Going on Band irips and getting out of school Goals: To get out of this school. KEVIN A. LAING Thomas School Activities: Golf. Spedalk People: TKK. RUM, BONE. Wendy, Erica. Cat. Jim. Special Memories: Summer '85. cruisin w Jamcs. Syracuse, thanks to everybody at Wilby for accepting me. Goals: To have a good life. LAZ I'm going to own your house. School Activitesi: Golf. Chess. Special People: Hip. Walt. Dave. Oak, Bill. Dan. Mow. Special Memories: Ringing in 87. going to get a double dozen of blue flr white, leaving Phil behind. Goals: To own the Craig family estate. MARYANNE RAIMO Mare I miss fete! School Activities: Go- ing to breakfast. Special People: P.M.. M.B.. A.E.. M.P., K.M.. S.G.. S.T.. D.C. Spe cial Memories: Being with Pete, skipping classes together. Leaving school with Adriannc. Mitzi. and Mike. GEORGE T. SNYDER Oeorgie no way. School Activities: Cross Country (senior), tennis (2 yrs.) all fIVL. Special People: Mom, K.M., S. Q.. R.O.. K.P., S.M.. T.C.. T.A.. P.A., R.P.. L.D., S.G. Special Memories: Vacation in Puerto Rko w K.P., R.P., T. C., S.P.. and especially K.M., awesome parties w the Moly Cross guys. AIIMVL (doubles) tennis. Goals: To get a good college education. 34 Seniors Last Will And Testament I, Ann Marie Addona, will all my art work, my rabbit pictures, and my face to Mrs. Considine. I, Tracey Anderson, will all the fun. happiness, and good times of Wilby to my brother Calvin. I, Howard Bearz, will my photocopies to Miss Voisine. I, Brenda Beaulieu, will my tennis racquet to Mr. Killer. I, Michael Burkman. will two front teeth to Sean D. Moran. I, Helen Carpentier, will my sister Robyn to keep aggra- vating Mrs. McCabe. I, Daiip Cazimovski, will all my beer to Mr. Ooh. I, Crista Ciarlo, will a pair of old levis, a black leather jacket, and any heavy metal tape to my little brother Dom. I. Jill Cipriano, will an MVL title and a win over Holy Cross to Wilby Girls basketball. I, Lisa Colagrossi, will all my metal albums, tapes, and posters to Katie Mayes. I, nick M. Craig, will my articulate “gossip techniques' to Richard K. Craig. I, Tammera Craig, will a front-row, reserved seat in the auditorium to Darlene Velez. I. Lisa Damelio, will a ride to McDonald s to Sherrie Janatiss. I, Lisa D'Avino, will a Jane Fonda Workout video to the Junior ' Herd. I, Michael Devino. will all the fish I killed to Ms. Dawson. I, Melanie Dionne, will my applehead person to Traci Q. I, Kristine Dziezynski, will band classes, roller skates, my profound love, and the arms of America to the Keameys. I, Ivette Feliciano, will my charm, my gummy bears, and my U.S. History notes to Ted Strileckis. I, Shawn Freeney, will all the luck in the world to the class of 87. I. Dow Golden, will all my unfinished never done work and my great personality to Mr. Hendricks Sr Mrs. Daw- son. I, Carol Griffin, will a bucket of water for his jokes to Mr. Rossi. I, Rocco Guerrera. will being Mr. Senior of the Class of 88 to Michael Affhauser. I, Phil Halmers, will a pair of athletic cups to Mr. Shortt, to keep his ears warm. I, Chris Iverson, will my love, wisdom, and honesty of smarts to Kelly Rosa. I, Tara Jackson, will all my candy sales and candy wrap- pers to Reggie O Brien. I, Tamika Jackson, will my pride spirit to Tawana D. Graham. I, Terri L. Johnson, will my forgiveness for my omittance of your naems in my yearbook to my cousin John Law- son. half-brother Scottie Overton, and Corey J.. and the real names of the posse (Terri J., Steve D., Hick C. Jill C., Tracey A.) to Brian Lee Trent. We. Michelle Kaczmarek and Tammera Craig, will five more inches to Phil Lott. I, Colleen Kearney, will my good luck and best wishes to the 8788 Wilby M.S. Band. I. Tanya Kuhr, will information that is true to Stephen Brown. I, Maryellen Loper. will a Care Bear'' to Mr. Granato. I, Gina Manfredi, will my Bradlees smock to Mr. Granato. I. Karen Mancini, will morals to Debbie Schriver. I, Margaret Mancini, will whipped cream, flour, and Elmer's Glue to Stephen Brown. I, Richard Marquis, will pencils to Mr. Ponzillo. I, Clotilde Maysonet, will my hair to Mr. Rossi. I, William McCarthy, will the insanity of a 4-year stint at Wilby High to the future gnerations of the Wilby family. I, Sean D. Moran, will a carbuerator to Stephen Brown and another pair of zipper shoes to Mr. Michael Mayes. I. Titiana Person, will good luck to all the girls who thought they had Shawn Freeney. I. Brenda Reed, will all my extra credits to my sister Jeanetta. I, Ariel Rojas, will my memories, high credits, and locker to all my teachers. I. Mary Ann Steward, will my fist print and marks on his face to Mr. Aston. I, Shandee Taylor, will my books and locker to Annette Taylor. I, Michelle Thompson, will all the love and happiness for the rest of their lives to my parents and John. I, Jim Valentino, will my name engraved in each desk to all my teachers. I, Dana Weaver, will all the good times I had at Wilby High to Dina Eggleton. I, Lyle Zollo, will fire and brimstone to Mr. Mayes. The Class Of 1987 Class Will 35 SENIOR DAY On the morning of June 19 the members of the Senior Class of 1987 prepared for school in a very different way. Physically and psychologi- cally this day would be different. It was the last day of regular classes for this school year. It was the last day of regular classes forever for this graduating class. That made it a day of celebration and reflection. It was Senior DayI Members of the Class of 1987 gather around the flag pole pri- or to the beginning of the morn- ing flag-raising ceremony. Sen- iors were allowed to wear their graduation gown to school as a sign of their achievement. Showing off what's under their gowns, seniors Carol Griffin and Janine McKinney took ad- vantage of their opportunity to wear shorts on Senior Day. This group of happy (and relieved) seniors mug for the camera after Senior Day ceremonies, held on the last day of regula JUNE 19, 1987 To commemorate this auspicious occasion neat things were going to take place. First, seniors would get to break in their newly received graduation gowns, an unmistakable indicator of their exalted rank amongst the student body. Secondly, their wardrobe beneath their gowns could today consist of short-shorts. JAMS, cut-offs, muscle shirts, etc., previously forbidden attire. And finally, they would gather around the school 's flag pole and assist in the raising of the school flag one last time, a sign of unity, comradship and loyalty. classes, and their last regular day as students of Wilby High. Getting her first chance to see the legs that were covered all year. Lourdes Santiago seems to approve of what Kevin Frap- pier has on display. With a mixture of happiness and sadness, the Class of 87 begins their final full day of high school by gathering round the flag pole for the ceremonial hoisting of the school flag. 37 SENIOR SUPER- LATIVE SKETCHES AKE 1 t ML ftp5 races drawn by Wendy Shanahan j tLtcrw 8E -K « ! r «jrcn Mancini. Joe Scaqlionc BEST PERSONALITY Dawn Chapman Sharon Manna CLASS ANGELS Joe Oppedisano Tim Gainey MOST CHEERFUL Wendy Ficrson % - OMfSi fy Wilson Garcia CLASS ARTISTS Wendy Shanahan him Soltosanto CLASS DREAME 38 Michele Raczmareh BEST LOOKING Raul Ramirez Jason Mercer CLASS COUPLE Tanya Felton John Grasso Dow Golden MOST UNIQUE Renee Harvey 39 Tanya huhr. Hich Marquis MOST SPIRIT Amy Shirting Zclda Hobbs CLASS PARTYCRS 40 MOST SOPHISTICATED Demetra Douglas BRAINIEST MargateI Mancini Toi Johnson CLASS FLIRTS Joe Scaglione Dalip Lazmovski 41 Stephen Drown PESSIMISTS Cozettc Brown Margaret Mancini MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Michael Burkman George Snyder CUTEST Usa D A vino Janice Minton. Joseph Sykes QUIETEST tiibi Jalaludin Grimacing with pain and frustration after a tough hit is standou runner Tim Gainey. Eyes glued to the plate and tongue clenched firmly. Rich Sandy Savage gets a lot behind Mcrbet gets set to fire to the l 's toss ovcr to first for an out. plate. A cover girl crew of senior Don 't worry« Tim. You gave the tennis players consists of crowd plenty to cheer about as Lisa, Michele, Tanya, and this group proves. Jill. rront Row (I. to r.)i Tim Gainey. Rob Manning. Marcus Singleton. Phil Lott. Kevin f.ason, Keith Lott. Angel Ortiz. Melvin Burrus. Back Row: Coach Reggie O'Brien. Ty Stevenson. Anthony Banks. Roland Johnson. Tracy Douglass. Simon Manning. Caz- zle Iverson. Asst. Coach Jeff Hunter. With his eyes fixed on his objec- tive. Kevin Cason drives in for a layup. Robert (Boo pie) Manning comes on to the court during pre-game introductions. Boo- pie was an intergral part of two outstanding hoop seasons. Junior All-Stater Phil Lott at times rivaled Michael Jordon with his mid-air acrobatics. Wilby Boys Sky To State Semi-Final Game As we know, Wilby's is one of Waterbury's best Boys Basketball teams. The Wilby boys have been coached by Reg- gie O'Brien for two years and in those two years the basketball team has improved greatly. In the '85-86 season the team won the MVL. In the '86-87 year the boys lost to Crosby in the NVL title game but played a bril- liant game. The final score was 86-87. The varsity starters for the 86-87 year were Kevin Eason (senior and co- captain), Phil Lott (ju- nior co-captain), sen- iors Melvin Burrus, Robert Manning, and sophomore Keith Lott. Senior Marcus Single- ton was the team's sixth man. The boys ended their season with a 21-3 re- cord overall. This earned them a spot in the state championship tournament where they played their first games against Immaculate and then Saint Thomas Aquianas. Those victo- ries enabled them to qualify for the state semi-final game against always tough, number one-ranked, Scinl Josephs ol Trum- bull. There they lost and were knocked out of the competition. That was just about the only disappointment for the team all season, (con- tinued ..) Unsung Hero Every season, on every (cam. one player makes a contribution that goes un- noticed by many, but not unappreciated by the coach. This year, we pay tribute to those quiet con- tributors. the Unsung He- roes'‘ of Wilby sports teams. First up is the boys bas- ketball teams Unsung Hero, Coach Reggie O Brien chose senior Mar- cus Singleton, a three year member of the varsity, lie filled the valuable role of sixth man for the boys, being the first man in the game off the bench. On most other teams he would have been a regu- lar. says coach O Brien. tic always gave 100 per- cent no matter how much he played. Mis attitude both on and off the court were excellent. Marcus, who knew his importance and accepted his role with two outstand- ing teams, personifies the term Unsung Hero! Always a man with his grim de- termination etched on his face, Kevin worked hard to become one of the best players in Wilby hoop history. here, veteran point guard Mel Burrus looks one way while fir- ing a pass another way. Phil, seen driving against Ken- Giving it his all, Cason shows nedy, is on his way to setting the form that won him All-City new city scoring records. and All-MVL honors. Is a good-sized crowd looks on. Always a standout defensive Tim tries for another two points player. Boopie keeps his hands in his opponent s face. Wilby Boys Sky . . . During this year Kevin and Phil both scored their 1000th career points. Phil earned a coveted spot on the All- State first team along with the All-City and All- Valley teams. Kevin also made the All-City and All-MVL first teams. Me earned another top honor when he was awarded the Billy Finn Award, as the most out- standing senior player in Waterbury. Two other members of the team that should be mentioned for their ef- forts are two dedicated seniors, Mel Burrus and Rob Manning, who proved to be two of the best back-court players in the P1VL. Wilby's outlook for the next year is good. Coach O'Brien points out that while six of his top eight players gra- duate, he is glad to say he will still have Phil re- turning along with Phil's cousin Keith Lott, who was an outstanding sophomore foward. Some of the freshmen and junior varsity play- ers with much potential for the years to come are Simon Manning, Cazzie Iverson, Michael Banks, Brandon Sumler, Glyn Wallace, Dom Ciarlo, Tracy Douglas, and Roland Johnson. With Phil and Keith, along with some of the javee and freshmen players, we expect to be a good team again next year!” Shelby James The senior members of this outstanding team were Mel Burrus, Marcus Singleton. Kevin Eason. Angel Ortiz, Rob Manning, and Tim Gainey. The Loneliness Of Two Long Distance Runners The 1986 Cross- Country season was one filled with many set- backs. T thought we would have a good year since we were returning nine members from last year's jayvee team, and two varsity runners, but injuries and jobs left me with only four runners,” lamented Coach Dave Guerrera. And that was when the season be- gan. Things got worse as it progressed, and Mr. G. was more often than not left with only two runners at the meets, which meant Wilby could not com- pete for team victories. Because of this, Wilby could not compile a team won-lost record. On a brighter note, the two runners Mr. G. was left with were very good runners indeed, his returning standout was senior Alfred Mo- rales, a veteran harrier who earned spots on the All-City and All-MVL squads and placed eighteenth in the Class L State Championships. The team's other con- sistent performer was sophomore Mike Munoz, running varsity cross-country for the first time and did very well. From time to time Coach Guerrera could also count on Dianilda Rodriguez, who did well enough to make the All- n.V.L. girls team. Unsung Hero With only two full-time members on this season's cross-country team it wasn't too difficult for Coach Dave Guerrera to pick an Unsung Hero. He is Mike Munoz. Mike, a soph- omore, was running varsi- ty cross country for the first time this season and according to Coach G., “He did an outstanding job! Mike had to overcome some disconcerting confu- sion in order to run this season when he had to switch back and forth from Wilby to Crosby and then back to Wilby (and ulti- mately, back to Crosby again). Confused? So was Ml I®, he. So in light of all he went through you've got to know he deserves this award. Satisfied with their perfor- Mike Munoz goes into his kick mance, coach Dave Guerrera and approaches the finish line relaxes with his guys after a ease, meet. Hounding the corner and head- speed is All-NVL harrier Alfred ing out onto the course at full Morales. Alfred gallently strives to open the gap between him and his persistant opponents. The competition is intense, but Alfred and Mike manage to sneak their way to the front of the park. Alfred and Mike do their all- important stretching exer- cises prior to their long run. Winded, but not completely exhausted. Mike catches his breath after a race. Goals Missed During Second Season As the second season of the Wilby Soccer pro- gram dawned in the fall, hopes were high for im- proved fortunes. But it didn't take long for it to become obvious that wasn't going to be the case: loss began to pile upon loss, and it was soon time to wonder why. It became evident that the loss of many key players took a heavy toll on the team. The boys were able to experience the thrill of victory this season, though, after their lone win over Crosby. They also were able to allow younger players to get the valuable playing time they would need in order to improve in seasons to come. A few youngsters that coach Clemente Perrotta looks forward to helping out more next year are Aire Duarte, James Wetmore, and Mike Affhauser, who played in the crucial goal tender position. The team was able to boast of two standout players, also. Captains Adlai Joseph, a senior, and Marc Nelson, sopho- more, could always be counted on to try to rally their troops in the face of all the odds. Unfortu- nately for Adlai, he com- ments that his saddest moment was, When I had to sit out the one win of the season with an in- jured knee. We re sorry for you, Adlai, but still appreciative of your ef- forts to get the Wilby soc- cer program off the ground. Unsung Hero The soccer team's Unsung Hero this season was fresh- man James Wetmore. When James first strolled onto the practice field to try out this season, few of the veteran players thought the diminutive frosh had much of a chance to succeed. They soon were proved wrong when they got a load of Jim's speed, ball-han- dling skills, and determination. Before long he had earned the nickname Speedy, and was making surprising contribu- tions to the team's efforts. Al- though he was not able to fin- ish the season with the squad. James, who learned his skills in the middle school program, vows, I'll be back again next year! ' Coach Perrotta should be glad to hear that. Front How (I. to r.) Rasheed Jahaludin. Adlai Joseph (capt.), Robert Rannie (capt.), Marc nelson (capt.), Mike Affhauser. Back Row. Coach Clemente Perrotta, Lisandro Sanchez, Kastriot Po- cesta. Rich Bennet. Luis Alejandro, Aire Duarte. The action is furious down Showing great determina- around the net as sophomore tion, senior co-captain Adlai Jo tri captain Marc nelson gains seph takes a diving shot on position and launches a header goal in the Crosby game. Adlai toward the Crosby goal. Adlai was a team mainstay during its Joseph standing ready to help. ’ first two years of existence. An expert dribbler, Marc moves the ball down field in an- other assult on the opponents' defenses. Wilby's goal tender, junior Mike Affhauser. sets into his stance and waits in anticipation for his moment of truth as the Crosby squad moves on the Wildcat goal. With the fancy footwork of a seasoned player. Adlai. who learned the game in Dominican Republic, attracts the defense's attention as he attacks Crosby's net. Cradling a shot into his mid- section. Mike thwarts an oppo- nent s scoring try. In only his second year as a soccer player, he has become Wilby's starting goalie. Quarterback Phil Maimers rears back to unload a bomb versus Naugy. Phil made a successful move into the starting spot this season after two years ap- prenticeship. The Wilby brain trust of coaches Marinaro, Paris!, Shortt. and Ward discuss strat- egy. Dave Mazario and Gary Yates await their orders. Blocker Willie Gaskin draws a bead on a Kennedy defender as he tries to clear the way for Tim Gainey. rront (I. to r.): T. Grant. J. Scaglione (c.apt ). J. Valentino (capt.). T. Gainey. 2nd Row: C. Iverson. R. Barham. R. Marquis. J. Russo. D. Cazimovski. R. Ramirez. S. Ganley. P. Maimers. M. DeSanto R. Perry. 3rd Row: Asst. Coach W. Ward. Mead Coach R. Shortt. D. Mazario. J. Cason. B. Trent. M. Pansi. R. Tait. B. Pittman D. Wright. J. Bouchard. B. Cogovan. R. Radov. Asst. Coaches J. Parisi, D. Gambino. T. Marinaro. Bach Row: J. Ulcvkious. R. Bennett. J. McCann. T. Diaz. B. Trent. R. Clemente. W. Gas- kin. G. Yates. R. Sommers. D. Jones. C. Lott. B. Gaskin. M. Linsalata. B. Pet iy- With the team poised at the ready, center Joe Scaglione awaits Phil's snap count. Tim ex hau Its after scoring a Moving in for the kill, the Wild- T.D. against Kennedy. Gainey cat defense swarms toward the reached paydirt eight limes this Naugatuck ball carrier, season and ran for over 800 yards. never Say Die! Is Grid Battle Cry The Football Team, coached by Raymond Shortt, has come off a disappointing season statistically, however, there were many high points, and reason to hope for the future. The record of the two wins against nine loses is not an indicator of the in- tensity and competitive nature of this young team. Joe Scaglione, co- captain with Jim Valen- tino who won the Mem- bruno Award as the out- standing senior player in the city, was an All- City selection, as were Rob Barnham and Mark Parisi. Other outstand- ing members of the team were Tim Gainey who transferred to Wilby from North Caro- lina, Gary Yates, Dalip Cazmovski, and Rod- ney Tait. The overall outlook for the football team is very good. In 1986 there were 31 players on the team who will supposedly return. This past year also saw the most freshmen ever on the team. In coming years, it appears that greater success is very possible. Dean Schuster Unsung Hero This year Coach Shortt made what at first glance may seem to be an un- usual selection for the team's Unsung Hero . But on closer inspection his choice, team man- ager Rich Marquis, epito- mizes what being an un- sung hero is all about. ' Mel , as he is affec- tionately called, has been a diehard member of the staff for four years. Me has the noteworthy distinction of not having missed a game or prac- tice during that time. Coach Shortt exclaims. Mel has 100% dedica- tion to the squad. Rich did much more than just pass out towels and keep the water buck- et filled. Me was a source of spirit, support, and good cheer to all the players throughout his four years. Thanks. Mel! % 1' f f Yeess!! Wilby Does Have A Girls Hoop Team It is usually asked “Does Wilby have a Girls' Basketball team? The answer to that question is yes, Wilby does have a girls' basketball team and “they are an excellent group of girls, accord- ing to coach Mark Pou- lin and asst, coach Dave Guerrera. Their first three games were easy wins but they knew that they would have to practice harder for the fourth game against Holy Cross. The five starters were Jill Ci- priano (Sr.), Barbara Love (Jr.), Pamela Har- ris (Jr.), (all three tri- captains), Jody Saltz- man (Jr.), and Valerie Pearce (Jr.) transfer stu- dent, also a first year starter), and the sixth man Keisha Moore. They didn't do as well as they could have and lost, but they still played a good game. The varsity team lost only 6 games; twice against Torrington, twice against Ansonia, and twice against Holy Cross. One goal not reached was to win the nVL Championship, but the team put in a fine effort by playing to the best of their ability, and stayed in the running for the crown. (continued ...) Unsung Hero It may seem that a coach would have little trouble finding an Unsung Hero’’ on the girls basketball team. For, despite having two out- standing seasons, the girls' team still labors in relative anonymity. They continue to be overshadowed by their ri- vals for the school s atten- tion, the boys' team. But select one unsung hero coach Mark Poulin did. Mis choice is Pam Harris. Pam, a junior, served as a tri-captain for this year's squad, she is not known for scoring tons of points so she doesn't often make the headlines but, She is an in- spirational role player'' comments coach Poulin, as well as the best defen- sive player on the team.' We all know how important inspiration and good de- fense are to the success of any team, so it's easy to gauge Pam's contributions, which her coach describes as 'invaluable.' Which makes Pam invalu- able. also! rront Row (I. to r.): Shelby James. Jody Saltrman. Mashama Menly. Jill Cipriano. Rica Hurdle. Marisha Jones. Tasha Blanchard. Second Row: Coach Guerrera. Rebecca Bae Keisha Moore. Randa Eason. Pam Harris. Barbara Love. Valarie Pearce. Monique Trent Tracey Pringle. Coach Poulin. Using her superior size. Barb Despite being fouled, Pam Mar- Love muscles another re- ris leaps high to put in a finger bound. roll layup. Senior stalwart Jill Cipriano, who emerged as a point guard and floor leader of note, gets off a jump shot despite the efforts of a Kaynor Tech defender. Showing her grim determina- tion. Valerie Pearce takes off for a layup. A hustling Keisha Moore does battle with several opponents in the chase for a loose ball. Again with a hand in her face, Jill launches another jumper over tough opposition defense. The team is all ears (and Ta- Coach Poulin plots late game her path to hoop blocked. Keisha sha Blanchard is all teeth) as strategy. Moore stops and pops a jumper. The going is tough in the paint, as Rica hurdle finds out as she fights to get off a jay ' versus Raynor. Assistant coach Dave Guerrera and Tracy Pringle discuss her role in the upcoming game. Battling two opponents under the glass. Barb Love will not be denied this rebound. Play like this earned Barb All-City and All-Valley honors. After faking a shot to elude her Vat Pearce strikes a ballerina's man. Jill Cip zips off a deft pose as she gives her all going pass. for the ball. Lady Hoopsters excell . . . Barb was the team's top standout while al- most reaching the 1000 point plateau this sea- son, but she still has one more year to achieve this. She head- ed the team in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots and she is a bona fide All-State condidate for next sea- son. Barb said, in a brief interview, The Wilby girls are going to be de- vasting next year, even though we re loosing Jill (Cipriano). Jill stat- ed that she, loved playing for Wilby! but was a little disappoint- ed because she just missed the 1000 career point mark. The teams 14-6 re- cord enabled them to qualify for the state Class L tournament. They faced Brian McMa- hon high and emerged victorious to the tune of 51-48. Confidence high, they took on highly ranked Saint Joseph's of Trumbull next and lost, but not without putting forth excellent effort. The season was suddenly over. Coach Poulin was asked what his outlook was for the team's up- coming season. Me stat- ed that he was, very optimistic! Four out of five starters are return- ing. We loose only one to graduation! Can't Wait!! Shelby James The team got its leadership this season from captains Pam Harris (junior), senior Jill Cipriano and junior Barb Love. A newcomer to the tennis team, senior Brenda Beaulieu has been playing tennis for fun for several years. In perfect position to return a forehand. Jill Cipriano shows the form that made her a top- notch player. ■m r rront Row (I. to r.): Rounia Minton. Jill Cipriano. Danac Murray, heather Ad- ler. Laura ArToyo. Back Row: Addie Silva. Rose Gallant. Brenda Beaulieu. Patty Memandez. Tanya Ruhr. Yo- landa Cameron. Michelle Kaczmarck Lisa Damelio. Ren Riller (Coach). heather Adler proved to be one of the very best players in the MVL by taking the league tourney s singles crown. Getting in position to play a lob is junior Patty Memandez. who was in her first year with the team. Senior co-captain Michelle Kaczmarek concentrates on re- turning a backhand from the base line. Is she watches her serve drop in. Lisa Damelio. who paired Tanya Kuhr moves to the net (or a with Michelle for a spot on volley. the NVL doubles team, re- turns a deep, tricky back- hand. Seniors Spark Girls Court Efforts This spring Wilby had a team whose star was on the rise . . the Girls' Tennis team. When asked if his team reached the potential he saw for them coach Ken Killer's answer was an emphatic, Yes! we did better than last year's record.” The team was keyed by four senior co-cap- tains and one junior. The seniors were: Lisa Damelio, Michelle Kaczmarek (All-MVL doubles partners), Jill Cipriano, and Tanya Kuhr. The junior was Heather Adler the team's top performer and number one seed. heather also proved to be the league's top per- former when she took first place in the singles competition at the NVL tournament. She was only defeated once in singles match play all season. Of course, top high- lights of the season had to start with the excel- lent effort the team's members put forth in the tournament, but Coach Killer also fondly remembers getting re- venge against a tough Crosby squad by the score of 6-3 after being handled by the Bull- dogs 0-9 in an earlier encounter. Unsung Hero This year Coach Killer could always count on one player to fill the bill wher- ever needed. She was al- ways there, dependable. ’ lie proudly said of Unsung Hero Tanya Kuhr. Tanya has been with the team since her freshman year and has blossomed into a steady, reliable performer. Although not a number one seed at either position she could be counted on to play singles or doubles, as needed. And although she didn t win them all. her coach says she never got down for losing.” Tan- ya served as a fine exam- ple all career long as a team player, and a leader. Giris V Tennis) Youth Served As Tennis Fortunes Rise Well folks, tennis did seem to be the sport at Wilby this spring, as the Boys' Tennis team joined the ladies in fielding a well-rounded, improved team. Coach Lee Kleinschmidt's charges took six match- es this season, a big im- provement over last year, and was competi- tive every time out. Be- cause of all the young and first year players I had, I was happy with our six wins, Coach Klein said later. He had a few especial- ly good performers this season to rely on. That group was lead by the senior doubles duo of co-captains George Snyder and Sean Moran. George and Sean compiled an out- standing 10 and 4 re- cord and earned berths of the All-HVL team. The coach was also pleasantly surprised by the rapid improvement of sophomore Marcel Micolasora, who won his last four matches easily. Klein' could also depend on excellent ef- forts from sophomores Dom Derasmo, Curtis Murray, Larry Breen, and Jeff Pappas, and also from senior new- comers Kurt Sullivan and Edens Descene. Highlights were many this season for the boys' tennis team, and the future continues to look bright, what with graduation claiming mainly George and Sean and the fine crop of underclassmen re- turning. Unsung Hero The Boy's Tennis team could claim many candi- dates for this year's Un- sung Hero designation. Coach Kleinschmidt had a large group of workhorse youngsters who toiled without fanfare. But out of that group he was espe- cially proud of the contri- butions of sophomore Curtis Murray. Curtis made most every practice and always tried his best. ' exclaimed his coach. Murray moved his way up the rankings to the fourth seed position, and in that spot he often found hismelf up against players who were more exper- ienced. Young Curtis didn't let this deter him, but instead he learned and improved from the exper- ience. Mo wonder Coach Klein expects an even stronger contribution from him in future seasons. Hashing that familiar gap tooth grin, co-captain Sean Moran. Displaying his specialty. Edens drives an ace into his opponent s Descene leaps the net after win- court. ning a match. With a look of determination. Kurt Sullivan checks the ten- sion of his strings and warily eyes his opponent. AlinVL selectee George Sny- Junior Dean Schuster awaits a der watches his backhand tie rocket-like serve, his opponent up. rront Row (I. to r.f: Curtis Murray. Marcel nicolasora. f red Scott. Larry Breen Bock Row: George Snyder. Edens Descene. Dean Schuster. Coach Lee MeinschmkJt. Dom Der asmo. hurt Sullivan. Sean Moran. With a quick move to the net. sophomore Dom Der asmo is anticipating his ri- val's every move. Senior co-captain Rich Herbert ?ettL 9hla 9ear in place' ser gives it his all as he pops a fast- °[ K‘rk Farr°w sets set t ball. take his position behind th plate. Keeping his eye glued to the flight of the ball. Edgar Garcia , „ camps under a high fly. Third baseman Joe Russo, a 3 J junior, stands in at the plate ready for the pitcher s offering. A standout of the future, junior Gisbel Pagan strides into a pitch coming right down [5road- way. Another younster with poten- tial, freshman Joe Uliano warms up as he comes on in relief. Young Team Tested By Tough NVL Schedule Second year coach George Tirado had more than enough reasons to feel some- what snake-bitten this season. It wasn't bad enough that the team only logged one victo- ry, (but many of) the losses where very close and could have gone either way was especially bother- some to him. The team did make sure that it enjoyed its lone victory a 5-3 win over Kaynor Tech. And it could claim some stickout ball players. The foremost of these were Wilby's top bat- terymates, pitcher Rich Herbert and catcher Kirk Farrow. Both earned mention in the AII-nVL team balloting. Coach Tir- ado also made note of the play of two juniors; third baseman Joe Russo and outfielder Gisbel Pagan. He was especially surprised and delight- ed by the emergence of freshman Steve Uliano who contribut- ed on the mound, in the field and with the lumber. So the 1987 season was by no means a lost cause. If he can keep the young team together. Coach Tir- ado is certain that the future looks good!'' — Unsung Hero Although he was the team co-captain and its top player. Coach Tirado is convinced that senior Rich Herbert is the squad’s Un- sung Hero. You see he s looking at a bigger picture, the Nau- gatuck Valley League. At season s start Tirado had big plans for Rich s earn- ing a spot on both the All- City and All-NVL teams. Due to the team s losing record, though, voters stopped paying attention to Rich's efforts, although they were usually signifi- cant. Despite the team’s re- cord, Rich gave an All-Val- ley performance which went unnoticed by much of NVL. The 1987 Softball Team members: front row (I. to r.): Brandy Deschaine. Kim Mar- shall. Sandy Savage. Michelle Tardiff, Amy Shirting. Anne Reilly. Jennifer Gass. Re- becca Baez. Back row: Assistant coach Bob Lctsky. Erika Goode. Jennifer San- toro. Monique Trent. Jody Brewer. Kiana Mobley. Coach Rudy Graziano. Seen scooping up a tricky grounder, shortstop Sandi Sav- age was mean with the leather and a gutsy all-around perform- er all season long. � V Senior catcher Anne Reilly seems to be contemplating the agony of defeat during a tough loss. Three year veteran Amy Shirt- ing banged across eleven runs this season when contributing with the bat. One of Wilby's top players was Michelle Tardiff, who led the team in batting average and runs scored. Amy was also the teams top pitcher and here she dis- plays her bear-down deter- mination. Jennifer Gass barely missed All-City team, but contributed earning a repeat spot on the well with her bat and glove. These senior velerns made up Marshall Michelle Tardiff. the heart of the squad. They Sandi Savage. Ann Reilly. Jen- are (clockwise from top) Rim nifer Gass, and Amy Shirling. Outstanding Seniors Form Heart Of Softball Season Although the Softball Team didn't live up to Coach Rudy Graziano's expectations of being more competitive in the tough riaugatucK Valley League, several good things came out of the 1987 season. Coach Graz did have several good players in this line-up, but things like errors and bad breaks combined to limit the team to only two victories. The stan- douts were lead by sen- ior co-captains Amy Shirling, who combined a .356 average with good pitching, and Mi- chelle Tardiff, who hit .390 and scored 27 runs. Fellow seniors Sandy Savage, Jennifer Gass, and Ann Reilly made up the core of the rest of the line-up. The season did have some individual high- lights for Coach Gra- ziano. Ann's one hit, nine strikeout pitching performance in beating Raynor and Jenn Gass' single, double, and tri- ple, for five RBI's in an- other Raynor victory are two top highlights. , he reminisced. Me also pegged Michelle's two- run homer versus Tor- rington, Sandy's great defense in one of the Naugatuck games, and Amy's no-walk pitching performance against Sacred Heart as mo- ments to remember. So it looks like this year's crop of seniors all had their moments in the sun this season, which is a testimony to their determination in the face of adversity. Unsung Hero contributors, and Coach Graziano's hope for the fu- ture. She is freshman Moni- que Trent. Monique came out for the team with little exper- ience, but attended all the practices and games. She improved herself with hard work. , he stated. And im- prove herself she did earn- ing a regular spot in the lin- eup and eventually ending up second on the team in the important statistical categories of runs scored and runs batted in. and was the team leader in walks. With work her defense also improved and she was soon an all-around dependable player. , her coach ad- mired. The Softball Team's Unsung hero' is a play- er who appeared out of the blue to develope into one of the squad s top _______________________________________________________________________________I I Using an unorthodox method. Bill McCarthy lines up a put as Coach Sidella checks the wind. Bill Wolff tries to work his way out of the tall grass as Lyle gives him moral support. Letting it all hang out, Philip Maimers drives the ball toward the green. The whole team tries to figure Bach on his feet. Zollo lines up out how to play this tricky lie. a drive down the fairway. The That's what Lyle get's for sleep- coast looks clear, ing on the greens. not Much Fanfare But A Lot Of Fun For Golfers This season the Golf Team underwent a change when a new coach came on the scene. He is Mr. David Sidella, a city physical education instructor, and this was his first year ever coaching golf. Three year veteran golfers, Lyle Zollo and Bill Wolff, both seniors, provided stability for the squad. Lyle whose handicap has averaged around 12 during his high school career, of- ten played in the top seed for Coach Sidella. Billy, whose average handicap has been around 15, also pro- vided dependable work during all of his match- es. The newcomer, rela- tively speaking, was Philip Halmers, who played from time to time last year, but turned into a regular competitor this season. He worked his handicap down to 10 and became the best golfer on the squad by season's end. He plans to return to the team next year. Bill McCarthy, another sen- ior, rejoined the team after a year off and helped round out the squad with steady, de- termined play. Unsung Heroes w f u '«‘V i C- y : Aa : v ' w X 1 XXI x Xv j Let s face it. friends, golf, although a very popular pas- time nationwide, gets very little attention during the spring around Wilby high. Players get involved in it for the love of the game. Everyone on the team can be called an Unsung Hero.' To Coach Sidella. though, his two senior veterans. Bill Wollf and Lyle Zollo were especially unsung, and espe- cially heroes. Even without getting any recognition for it. they still went out daily and worked to improve their games. And improve they did often beating mote exper- ienced foes. They gave their best effort and that s good enough for us! They're either trying to keep warm or trying to cheer the nancy defies death while football team to victory. You standing atop one of Wilby's decide. famous pyramids. The Wilby High jayvee and varsity cheerleading teams are (from left): Tami Gosse- lin, Angelica DeRosa. Mierra Rush. Danae Murray. April Robinson, Michelle TardifT, Kiana Mobley, Nancy LeVer- tue, Laura Arroyo. Maureen Dunn, Rim Ruffin, and An nissa Rush. Vanessa Ruble and Danielle LeVasseur are missing from the photo. Once again Michelle gives her Spotlight on sophomore Laura all for Wilby cheerleading. Arroyo as she completes one of her cheers. The girls take a breather between cheers at half time of the Nauga- tuck game. In this shot Danielle LeVasseur (center) joins Michelle, April, Maureen, Laura and Nancy. Pepsters are tops In Competition And On The Field This years Cheerlead- ing Squad excelled in the Spirit raising cate- gory. Let's Go Cats! It started in the sum- mer of 1986 when they won the Spirit Stick'' every night at a week- long Universal Cheer- leading Camp in Wor- chester, Mass. Then after football season, they entered a Mew Eng- land Competition and for the 3rd year in the row took home the first place Spirit trophy. There were 54 teams competing. During basketball season the girls won a Central Conn. State Uni- versity poster contest in which they were invited to cheer for the Blue Devil College team and afterwards took home another spirit award. Captain of the squad was Michelle Tardiff, a 3 year veteran and the only senior on the squad. Karen Bonicki, back as coach for the 3rd year in a row. The other members of the team were Laura Ar- royo, Nancy Laveture, Unsung Hero Yes, cheerleading has an Unsung Hero. too. Al- though she may not be un- sung to her teammates, seeing how she's captain and all. her outstanding ef- forts very often go unno- ticed to the rest of the school. She is Michelle Tardiff, the only veteran member of this years cheerleading squad. I think she's a super student and the best cheerleader I've ever coached! is the way her coach Karen Bonicki de- scribes her. She has top leadership qualities, worked very hard, and of- ten filled in for me during school hours. She also found time to coach a team of midget football cheerleaders, work a part- time job, spend time with her very supportive family, and do a lot of community work. Enough said? Thanks, Michelle. Thinclads Slowed But Plan To Pick UpThe Pace It was difficult for coach Bob Wise to hide his disappoint- ment with the way the- Track team's 1987 season turned out No, the team did not nearly reach the po- tential I had predicted for them, mainly due to lack of turnout, he lamented at season's end. By season's end he was basically left with a small handful of performers and ended with an 0-10 mark. Despite the record, Wilby did have a few of its usual outstanding trackmen. Number one on the list was ju- nior Byron Trent. By- ron stood out in the jumping events, espe- cially the Triple jump where he was unde- feated in dual compe- tition and was selected to the All-NVL and All- City squads. He went on to place second in the Class L Champion- ship meet and fourth in the state open where he set a school record of 13.39 meter. Coach Wise also made note of the fine contri- butions of sophomore sprinter Rodney Tait who excelled in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. The track team hopes to rebuild around these and oth- er youngsters next year, and they have a hopeful outlook for fu- ture seasons. Unsung Hero This year we salute a group of students as be- ing the Track teams Un- sung Heroes' or should we say Heroines. Yes, we pay tribute to those young ladies who made up this years newly formed Girls' Track team. The team, which is an excellent idea, was only in its formative stages this year and unable to compete against other girls' teams in meets. Our young ladies did get some practice in, though, while performing in the boys' meet. That does make it tough to win. unfortunately. Next year they plan to com- pete with their own schedule. The girls on the team where: Haqucll Ward, Re- nee Ward. Maribei Car- dona, Olia Knight, Jodi Saltzman, Christine McGavaran, Trad Palm- er, and Rica Hurdle. 72 Track Each member of the track team struggles to the finish line with his own interpretation of style and grace. All others must stop and eat the dust that the speedy Rodney Bar- ham and Rodney Tait leave be- hind. Warming up before a heavy meet, freshman James Nor- fleet and sophomore Welsey Norwood are track stars of the future. rront Row (I. to r.): Mark Jones. By- ron Trent. Robbie Barham flat A Row. Coach Bob Wise. Wesley Norwood. Rodney Tail. Jammcs Norfleet. Bryan Trent Absent from photo: Coach Dave Pierpont. Getting a lot behind his ja- velin throw is freshman Determination and perserver- Mark Jones. ance are written all over Rod- ney s face as he sprints by Bry- an Trent. All-City and All-NVL triple jumper Rushing his power to the limit Byron Trent exhibits the winning Robbie leaps to glory. style that earned him those titles. Track 73 Exuberance and energy were the key ingredients in this year's Drama Club production of Ho. Ho. nanette. One of the highlights of ju- nior year was the Ring Cere- mony, where ring turning was all the rage. Another class passes into Wilby lore as the Class of 1987 holds their graduation ceremony. The lucky winners of the Gourmet Society's Dinner Raffle pose with Mr. Flannery and some of his chefs. ing Ceremony Is The Highlight Of Junior Year April 16. 1986 was the Class of 87 s memorable day of excitement in the attainment of their high school rings. This day included a ceremony with the Junior Class officers Tanya Ruhr, President; Cozette Brown. Vice-presi- dent; Tamika Jackson. Secretary; Margaret Mancini. Treasurer, gather- ing together in the auditorium to bes- tow the symbols of an eternal union to Wilby high School. The scene was set with the audito- rium being decorated with our school colors of green and white and pretty floral arrangements. The commence- ment was carried through with each student marching up on stage as a Josten s representative. Mr. Daniel Mullane. handed out each ring. Every- one happily received the rings of their choice in its style and color of its stone. This was followed by a socializ- ing period in the cafeteria for students to compare and contrast, have rings turned by friends 87 times, and have refreshments. The conclusion to all this nostalgia of the class high school career came with the final turn of the student s ring by a special friend or relative who locked the ring forever with the school attachment never to be lost. Margaret Mancini Top: Sheila Tillery and Salena Gibbs join Dawn Chapman in a close exami- nation of her new ring, center. Rich Addona comes up on stage to receive his ring from Tanya Ruhr, bottom right. The ring turning process begins as Louise Palladino docs the honors for Tanya Eelton. Janice Minton checks to make sure its being turned toward the pinky.far right: With her rendition of Wilby' alma mater. Renee Marvey was the ring ceremony's show stopper. 76 Ring Ceremony - Top left: A line begins to form for the privilege of turning Mary Ellen Molly's ring. Doing the turning is Melanie Dionne and lopking on are Michael Davino. Dow Golden, Traci Quirici, and Ruth Miller, left: Another, even bigger, line forms at the refreshment stand. Mey! Mot all those guys are members of our class! top right: Dressed to kill for the ceremony, Kerri Oakley comes on stage to receive her ring, above: Class officers Cozette Brown and Tamika Jackson and Re- nee Marvey are-all aglow in the beauty of their precious class rings. — Ring Ceremony 77 Above: Assuming a very solemn demea- nor, Miss and Mister Junior, Pam Harris and Gary Yates promanade around the gymnasium, above, right: The personifi- cation of Wilby Pride and Spirit. Jill Ci- priano and Joe Scaglione were this year's Miss and Mister Wilby. right: This year's coronation was again very ably co- ordinated by Mrs. Lillie Mead, seen here giving last minute instructions, far right: Laura Arroyo and Willie Gashin had the honor of being voted Miss and Mr. Soph- omore by their classmates. 78 Coronation ilby's A Glitter On Coronation Day The Kings, Queens, and Attendants of Wilby looked regal In their distinguished outfits on this special day. The crowds in the stands were also dressed up. and were eagerly awaiting the approaching events. The day was October 24, 1986, and it was Wilby s Pride and Spirit Coro- nation. All students, teachers, administrators, and guests flocked to the beautifully decorated school gymnasium to witness the coronation. Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs. Elaine McCabe, began the program by welcoming everyone. The Wilby family pledged its allegiance to both its country and its school as Wendy Shanahan sang the Star Spangled Banner, then Tran- ces Marvey sang Wilby s school song. Greetings were given to the audience by Mr. Louis Ponzillo, and the prelude was done by Mrs. Lida Pelletier. Mext, Wilby's 1986 Kings, Queens, and Attendants were presented. Each mem- ber of the audience had his attention fo- cused on these school representatives. They were announced one by one, and the crowd admired them as they glided across the gym floor in a dream-come- true moment of eminence. What better Treshman Class of 1990 Representatives than Nadine Price and Michael Banks. Attendants Denise Rodriguez and Rich- ard Craig? The elected students deserv- ing to be Sophomore Class of 1989 Re- presentatives were Laura Arroyo and Wil- lie Gaskin, Attendants Tawana Graham, Terri Privott, and Larry Breen. (continued . . .) Above right: On parade before a packed auditorium is the senior class court of Miss Senior Kim Marshall. Mr. Senior Martin Pierce and attendants Lisa Dame lio and Rocco Guerrera. right: The city's administration was represented by Mr. Joseph Perugini, the mayor's aide, far right, center: A lucky man with two beau- ties on his arms, Larry Breen escorts fel- low sophomore attendants Tawana Gra- ham and Terri Privott. far right below: The audience is held spell bound by the magnificience of the Coronation ceremo- ny. Wilby Is All Aglitter . . . The worthy Miss and Mr. Junior were Pamela Marris and Gary Yates, atten- dants Barbara Love and Mark De- Santo. The students meriting the title of Miss and Mr. Senior were Kim Mar- shall and Martin Pierce, with atten- dants Lisa Damelio and Rocco Guer- rera. And the noble people holding the highest rank of Miss and Mr. Wilby were Jill Cipriano and Joseph Scag- lione. whose attendants were Felicia Marris and Raul Ramirez. The crucial crowning of the Kings and Queens was executed by Mr. Philip Leonardi, Mr. John Spadaro. and Mrs. McCabe. Wilby s royalty then participated in a graceful piece of choreography known as the Royal Promenade. Each couple looked as if they could have been at an actual King’s ball as they bowed and acknowledged each other and the onlookers. The entertainment resumed as Rosemary Odeh sang The Greatest Love of All. After a few closing re- marks. the coronation ended with the traditional receiving line. The kings, queens, and attendants stood in one line and happily met administrators, faculty, fellow students, and guests. It was a time to congratulate the famed young people, shake hands, and give kisses. As the illustrious event come to a close, the feeling pervaded that Coro- nation Day 1986 was truly a day fit for a King. Kristine Dziezynski Top. The Royal Court of the Junior Class is presented to the student body. They are from left Pam Marris. Gary Yates, and attendents Barbara Love and Mark DeSanto. middle left: Miss Wilby Jill Cipriano gets a big hug from admirer Wendy Pierson, middle right. Miss and Mr. Wilby's attendents. Fclcia Harris and Raul Ramirez during the Promanadc. bottom: Representa- tives of the Class of 1990. Nadine Price. Michael Banks. Denise Rodri- quez. and Richard Craig wait to be introduced to the Wilby family. 80 Homecoming Coronation homecoming Coronation 81 Top: The Kings, queens, and atten- dents of various classes of Wilby high take their seat upon the dais during the coronation ceremony, middle left: Mr. Leonardi is about to plant a Kiss on the newly crowned Miss Junior. Pam Marris, middle right: The royal- ty of Wilby are presented to their friends, teachers, and classmates. left: Mr. Senior Martin Pierce looks a little worn out toward the end of the ceremony as he and junior attendents Rocco and Lisa and Miss Senior Kim listen to speeches. ilby Says Yes! Yes! , to No No Nanette ! The Drama Club's presentation of Tlo. no. nanette on May 1, 2. and 3 in the school auditorium was a hit. This musical play involved a new York Millionaire, Jimmy Smith, who just wanted to make everyone happy. Me did make the gold diggers — flora (Katie Trudeau). Betty (Wendy Shan- ahan), and Winnie (Wendy Pierson) — happy by giving them money be- hind his wife Sue's (Kristine Dzie zynski) back. Billy Earley (Ed McEachin), Jimmy Smith s lawyer, tried to get rid of flo- ra. Betty, and Winnie by sending them to a cottage in Atlantic City. Sue took Billy's wife Lucille (Rosemary Odeh) to the same cottage for a vacation. Meanwhile, Sue's niece nanette (Stephanie Gardner) was romantical- ly involved with Lucille's nephew Tom (Ted Strileckis). and the couple also showed up at the cottage. Everyone was surprised and a whirlwind of mis- understanding, but a happy ending re- sulted. The audience s favorite song-and- dance numbers of the play were the famous Tea for Two, the cheery ‘7 Want to Be Happy ' and no. no. na- nette. addressed to the girl who wanted to do so many things. The cast spent three months, work- ting in an almost countless number of hours. They all deserve a Standing O for their dedication, their perfor- mance. and their fine representation of the Wilby spirit. Kristine Dziezynski Top: Stormy weather brews between would-be lovebirds Tom Trainor (Ted Strileckis) and nanette (Stephanie Gardner), middle: Chorus girls agree with Lucille Earley; Too many rings around Rosie will never get Rosie a ring! right: In ho. no. nanette ev- eryone tries to persuade nanette not to skip off to Atlantic City including those behind her living room sofa, far right: Director Joan Tortora relays the ol show business tips to her lead per- formers minutes before curtain. 82 Drama Club Top left: Bouncing along on the Jer- sey Shore is the Peach Of The Beach herself. Manette. having a ball with a few spirited friends, above: Mow that they've found their sugar- daddy. the three girls, especially Betty (Wendy Shanahan) are determined to leave Atlantic City well paid, center: Jimmy Smith (Jim Dickenson) makes a point not to let his wife (Kristine Dziezynski) on to the trouble he has stumbled into, left: Tom and Billy Ear- ly (Ed McEachin) run through their get rid of flora, Betty and Winnie and live happily ever after plans. Drama Club 83 Top left: Colleen Kearney affixes her name to the Super Senior Scroll as fellow honorees Kirstine Dziezynski and Kocco Ciuerrera check her spell- ing. These scrolls are then hung in the school's media center in perpetu- ity. Top right: Dawn Cioffi and her par- ents enjoy a laugh between courses of their gourment-style supper, center right: The good times aren't reserved to the Cioffi table, as Mrs. Tuttle and Mrs. Gugliotti share a joke, apparently at son Danny's espense. bottom: Su- per seniors Clotilde Maysonet (third from left) and Dianna Marrero (third from right) enjoy their meal and the company of their guests. 84 Super Senior Supper The Super Senior Supper turned out to be a success, how could it not have been? We had excellent waiters and terrific guests at the supper. It was an honor for students to be served by teachers; beginning with co- ketails in the library and a gourmet, three-course dinner including mozar- clla cn carozza. baked ham and pota- to, and concluding wth Cherries Jubi- lee 87. Out of the 217 senior students eighty-eight were invited to attend this dinner. The home economics and cu- linary arts classes did a fantastic job in preparing meals. The art depart- ment did the decorations. Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves at this eventful and auspicious occasion. We congratulate all those seniors who made it through four years of high school without getting caught (if they did do something deviant). The seniors thoroughly indulged and enjoyed themselves at this gala event, thanking the teachers and ad- ministration for their kindness. Margaret Mancini Liz D Amato Top left: Sherri Janatiss and Tam- mera Craig have a look on their faces that seems to say I wonder how long before they figure out we don't belong here?'' Haahh! They've earned the privilege of attending, top right: Once again this year the Supper s crack clean-up crew was spearheaded by Mr. Steponaitis and Mr. fred O’Brien. center: Super Seniors Robbie Barham and Wallace Arline beam with pride as their parents look on. bottom: The team behind the preparation of the outstanding bill of fare once again consisted of Mr. Mazzaferro, Mrs. Ruby, dietician Mrs. Galauskas, Mr. flannery, and Mrs. Bergantino. Super Seniors Are Honored . . . The 1987 Super Seniors Addona. Richard Arline. Wallace Barham. Robbie Bearz. Howard Beaulieu. Brenda Bruno. Moraima Burkman. Michael Ciarlo. Crista CioflR. Dawn Cipriano. Jill Cizauskas. Daniel Craig. Tammera Crespo. Jose D Amato. Elizabeth Damelio. Lisa Davino. Lisa Decene. Edens DiDomizio, Doreen Dilger. Phyllis Doherty, Michael Dunn. Michael Dziezynski. Kristine Edmonds. Wayne Eeliciano. Maria felton. Tanya Gough. Richard Grasso. John Gugliotti. Daniel Guerrera. Rocco Henry. Sue Hinton. Janice Hughes. Holli Jackson. Tara Jalaludin. Bibi Janatiss. SFierrie Johnson. Terri Jones. Tammie Joseph. Adlai Kaczmarek. Michele Kearney, Colleen Ruhr, Tanya Laing. Kevin Loper. Mary Ellen Mancini. Karen Mancini. Margaret Manfredi. Gina Manna, Sharon Marquis. Richard Marrello. Rock Marrero. Diana Maysonet. Clotilde McEachin. Edward Misenis. Georgette Montanye, Lisa Mucci. Jason Niquette. Lisa Mix. Richard Oppedisano. Joseph Ortiz, Belinda Palladino. Louise Palmer. Robyn Palmer. Traci Paradise. Hosca Person. Titiani Pierson, Wendy Plourde. Michael Ramirez, Raul Rannie, Robert Reed. Brenda Reilly. Ann Reid. Konnita Rodriguez. Juan Rodriguez. Julicsan Rosario, Joel Scaglione, Joseph Shanahan. Wendy Sullivan. Kurt Sykes. Joseph Tardif. Michelle Taylor, Shandee Tortorelli. Paul Valentino. James Varanelli. Joanne Wolff. William Yale. April Zollo, Lyle Top left: Super Senior Mosea Para- dise is about to present a bouquet to his delighted mom. top right: Always willing to help when called upon. Mr. Wayne Reimer even takes on the dirty work. Well, someone s got to do it. bottom: With their table a little short on toothpicks, resourceful seniors Colleen Kearney, Georgette Misenis, and Lisa Montayne find an adequate substitute. - 86 Super Senior Supper Top left: Well-liked Super Senior Richard (Mcl) Marquis poses with the people behind his success, his folks. top right: Miss Crudele, who coordi- nated the event with Mrs. Barber, pours a cup of coffee for Ed McEa- chin’s father, above: Richard Nix proudly poses before this year’s Su- per Senior Supper logo, which he helped Mr. Sirica design and paint. center left: It's difficult to tell which one is the senior when Janice Minton (rightI and her mom get together. center right: Robert Rannie and his mother chat with the guests at their table, bottom left: The proud parents of Sue Ellen henry enjoy the supper with their super daughter, bottom right: Monorees Ann Reilly and Tanya Ruhr exchange congratulations over going four years without ever getting caught! Above: Modeling a cutaway, bright yellow sun suit is senior Titiana Per- son. a member of the advanced Cloth- ing Design class. above right: One of the top stars of the evening was senior Demetra Douglas, a very stylish young lady, here modeling an outstanding soft crepe and lace evening gown. right: Even the commentators wore their own creations, as Tami Gosselin shows here, while narrating the De- signer Showcase segment. far right: Senior Dana Thompson wowed them with. Vogue inspired de- signer suit. 88 fashion Show e wing Students Show Their Style On June 4 the young ladies of Wilby's Home Economics classes had their chance to shine during their pre- sentation of Designer’s Touch , an evening of fashions made, and often limes designed by girls of the Cloth- ing classes. The event was coordinat- ed by our clothing teacher Mrs. Ber- nadette Gwiazdoski with the help of Mrs. Edmonds, Miss Tichon, Mrs. Kuby, and Ms. Lauro. And believe us. it was a smash. All in attendance were quickly taken by the level of profes- sionalism the girls achieved in their creations. The event look place on a stage that was beautifully decorated to re- present an outdoor cafe. The program was divided up into various segments that showcased different types of clothing, such as Playmates' which featured active wear, and Designer Showcase which displayed a dres- sier, night-on-thc-town style. The highlight of the presentation, though, had to be A night to Kemember during which eight of the Clothing classes finest displayed elegant even- ing gown creations, which left the au- dience gasping at their beauty. The evening truely was one of dis- tinction. a happening which should grow in respect and popularity. The hard work put in by everyone involved was evident down to the smallest de- tails. It typified the pride and quality which all those involved in learning should strive for. Congratulation Home Economics classes, and bravo! Above: A highlight of the show' was the A night to Kemember segment. Mere, Tamara Myers, takes the runway in one of the smashing evening gowns that were modeled them, center left: Demetra does a stylistic about-face as she models her own design a casual pair of overalls with fringed pockets. center right: The woman behind the evening is that woman behind the cur- tain. Mrs. Gwiazdoski, here giving last- minute instructions to Vicki King, be- low: The stage was beautifully deco- rated in a way which enhanced the young ladies creations, as evidenced in this look at Jcricha Council s en- trance. There was not one cloud in the sky on that May twenty- ninth evening when anticipa- tion and excitement came plenty in hand. The Wilby High School Sen- ior Prom of 1987 began like any other prom would. Cou- ples patiently posed on door- steps and beside the front yard bushes, subjected to camera flashes of more than a dozen relatives and neighbors who just happened to glance out their windows at the right moment. Gentlemen arrived with full bouquets of roses and baby's breath for the la- dies and carried them off into their limos, rented cars, or regular old heaps. Or, as in quite a few cases, the ladies picked up the gentlemen. Wilby friends snapped other Wilby friends high and low and near and far all over the beau- tiful Aqua Turf countryside. The actual prom events com- menced at 7:30 that night so couples were allowed before- hand to wander over the out- skirts, checking out what types of couples each arrived in. Top left: Upon their arrival, Caroline Niven and Plorma Montalvo scan the Wagon Wheel room looking for famil- iar faces, top right: Trying to cop their hardest poses are G.Q.-boys Luis Cu- bille, Dan Qugliotti. Dalip Cazmouski, and Mark Parisi. center: These six prom-goers (and you know who they are) begin the endless round of pic- ture-taking that preceeds any depar- ture for a senior prom, bottom: Sen- ior lovelies Debbie Schriver. Traci Palmer, Krista Ciarlo. Sonya Gensler, and Michelle Tardiff take time from their fruit cups to pose with their es- corts. 90 Senior Prom Top left: The Prom Queen and King, Tanya Kuhr and Ed McEachen, were selected because of their tireless ser- vice to the Class of 1987. top right: One must wonder how the wild-and- crazy Dow Golden wound up with the shy-and-retiring (ya, sure) Denise D Avino. far right: Slipping away from their dates for a little man-talk are Tim Gainey and James Parker, above: The happy seniors in this shot are (from left) Wendy Pierson, Kevin Laing, Joe O., Kevin Prap, Mary Anne Raimo, and Doreen Di-Domizio. right: Let's get up-close and personal with Doreen and her date.. Wilby alumni Robert hoft. Senior Prom 91 Seniors Shine On Prom Night . . . Above: Jim Valentino is all eyes for his date as they cut a rug on the dance floor, top right: Let's face it folks, these guys don't deserve dates this good looking. They are senior stars Rich Cjough. Pete Marcisak, Lyle Zollo, Phil Maimers, and Dan Cizaus- kas. center: The Aqua Turf's reputa- tion includes offering seconds on its huge portions. Merc, Rocky Marrello tries to decide about going for dibs on the ribs, bottom left: Erstwhile track standout Mike Munoz returns to Wilby as a prom guest of Lourdes Santiago (center) as their friend, Juliesan Ro- driguez. looks on approvingly, bot- tom right: Plashing her usual wide grin, class cut-up Terri Johnson keeps a firm squeeze on her equally smiley pal, Richard Craig. r«w 4, 92 Senior Prom When inside the Aqua Turfs Wagon Wheel room, every- one was introduced to their disc jockey, who satisfied most of the Wilby musical tastes for the rest of the even- ing. Cocktails and fruit cock- tails were served on attractive- ly set tables. Senior class advi- sor, Mr. Ponzillo, visited each table to make sure guys and gals were throughly enjoying themselves. The meal consist- ed of prime rib or jumbo shrimp which turned out to be extremely filling. Everyone worked it off later on the dance floor. Sophisticated ladies and giddy girls showed off their la- cey hair decorations, their ele- gant pearls and rhinestones, their fancy legwear and their bouffed hairdos. Their dress- es were either hand-made, or- dered, or bought in the best boutiques. Suave gentlemen and charming boys looked neatly trimmed next to their fluffy, frilly, elaborate part- ners. Their tuxedos were slim and attractive. After the air on the dance floor began to get sticky, however, they threw off their stuffy jackets. According- ly, the ladies got rid of their heels. (Continued . . ) Top center: Sharing a slow dance and an uncharacteristic quiet moment are Karen Mancini and Dalip. center: As the party heats up, Mr. Leonardi has to catch his breath and cool down. Have you had your sprinkle today. Mr. L? above right: Isn't this a tender scene, as Chick Brown and Stay White get cozy in the Aqua Turf foyer, right: As far as dancing is concerned. Ed McEachin is all business as he puts Wendy Pierson through her paces. bottom: The revelers from the Class of'87 at this table are Tamika Jack- son, James. Chris Iverson. norma, Tim. and Robbie Barham. SeniorProm 93 Top left: That's Kevin Trappier danc- ing cheek-to-cheek with the lovely Carmelina Cavallo. top right: White- rimmed specs were part of the total look of Shawn Treeney's prom get-up. above: The roving eye of the photog- rapher catches Laura Jaffer planting a wet one on her boyfriend Rick, center right: Lining up for a group snapshot are seniors Nick Craig. Steve Douglas. Dana Weaver. Sherrie Janatiss. and friends, right: This table featured Wilby lovelies Brenda Beaulieu. Dan- ielle Bisaillion, Annmarie Addona, Louise Palladino, and Robyn Palmer, and their dates. 94 Senior Prom Seniors Shine On Prom Night Everyone paused later on to acknowledge the awards of Prom King to Edward McEa- chin and Prom Queen to Tan- ya Kuhr. Mr. Ponzillo then re- marked fondly and proudly of his senior class. On the whole, each Wilby senior felt closer than ever at the fun event. Being together and enjoying the prom togeth- er made their evening. With You All The Way ; there could never have been a more ap- propriate theme for the Wilby high School Prom of 1987. Wendy Shanahan Top: Table 3 takes time out from the fun to pose for a team picture. The seniors gracing this photo are: Jason Mucci, Colleen Kearney. Dow and Denise. Brendan Kearney, and Wayne Edmonds, center left: We just bet that you didn’t know that one of the multi- talented Joe Scags' skills was cutting up on the turntable. The guy can do it all! center right: Insisting that she has to feel the music. Tammy Jones sits on the deejay s speaker until she gets the beat, right: The seniors in this shot are Sue Ellen Henry. Rich Marquis. Maureen Phelan, and Scott Qarrity. With a little help from their friends at their table, they plan on making Prom Might 87 an unforgetta- ble evening! Senior Prom 95 Top left: Graduation 87 takes care of three Craigs with one shot as Mick gets affectionate with cousins Tamara and Tammis. top right: With pensive looks that might reflect the uncertain- ty that graduation brings, soon-to-be alumunus Annette, Juan, and Julie- san Rodriguez, and Ariel Rojas seem to look out toward their future, above: Scanning the Class of 1987 list, Wayne Edmonds checks to make sure that they've spelled his name correct- ly. right: Following an ever-beaming Wallace Arline, Rim Banks. Rob Bar- ham. Howard Bearz, and the rest pro- ceed toward the auditorium. omp And Circumstance Time Is Here On the warm early summer evening of June 25, the Class of 1987 gath- ered for the last time, on the occasion of our graduation from Wilby high. It was a time of conflicting emotions, with joy. anticipation, and relief being foremost in our minds. But only a few layers below in our collective con- sciousness was a feeling of great sad- ness in knowing that we'd probably never again see so many of these peo- ple who ve meant so much to us for the past four years. We gathered in the cafeteria prior to the start of the ceremonies, donning our caps and gowns and double- checking our positions in the proces- sional. After what seemed like an in- terminable wait, we began to make the long march across the ramp through the main building and down the breezeway toward the auditorium. The strains of Pomp and Circum- stance'' could be heard as we neared the auditorium entrance. We then made our way down the aisles to the stage, our nervous, controlled ca- dence a marked contrast to the spec- tators' frantic craning and stretching in an effort to catch glimpses of their loved ones. Once we had our seats up on the stage we were able to survey the multitudes who had turned out just to honor us. (Continued .. ) Top: P's' Robyn Palmer, Traci Palm- er, Louise Palladino, and Yomaira Pa- dilla are joined by an O', Angel Ortiz as they wait for the commencement procession to commence, center: Lin- ing up his ladies for the post-gradu- ation celebrations is Chris Iverson. Kurt Sullivan stands ready in back to help with any overflow, bottom left: Giving her last minute adjustments (and probably encouragement). Maria Peliciano helps Tanya Pelton look her very best, bottom right: The proces- sion moves into the auditorium to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance' , as Joe Scaglione carries the mace and Mr. Mazzaferro heads the aca- demic procession. Graduation 97 Pomp And Circumstance Time . .. Class president Joe Scaglione placed the school mace at the lip of the stage and bade the commence- ment ceremonies to begin. Wendy Shanahan did an outstanding job with the national anthem, and then the speeches began. The Rev. Francis Manudel gave the invocation, fol- lowed by Michael Burkman’s saluta- tory remarks. Then the co-valedictori- ans (an oddity, there), Kristine Dzie- zynski and Margaret Mancini ad- dressed the crowd and their class- mates. Mr. Leonardi took the podium at that time and introduced our guest speakers; Mayor Joseph Santopietre. Superintendent Joseph Robitaille, Board of Education President Law- rence Zollo (Lyle's father), and Wilby booster James Valentino (Jim s fa- ther), who all gave us words of con- gratulations, advice, and encourage- ment. Finally the moment we'd all been waiting for arrived; the awarding of the diplomas. One by one our names were called off, along with some of our more noteworthy accomplish- ments. As we made our way to receive the sheepskins, a flood of memories came back to us about our years at Wilby. Happily, and sadly, this part of our lives was over, and they Just may have been the best years of our lives. Top left: Co-valedictorian Kristine Dziezynski congratulates her class- mate for four years of work well-done. top right: Reflecting for a few mo- ments on the magnitude of this mo- ment for her and her class is co-vale- dictorian Margaret Mancini, center: With attention and interest, Hosca Paradise, James Parker, Titiana Per- son. Maureen and Michael Phelan, and Tim Philibert listen to the guest speakers exhort them onward and up- ward. bottom left: Salutatorian Mi- chael Burkman was quick with a quip of thanks to Kris and Margaret for typ- ing for the top spot, enabling him to give his big speech on graduation night, bottom right: Among the first to receive her diploma is Dawn Calca, with school board president Lawrence Zollo doing the honors. 98 Graduation Top: On Joe's cue, the Class of 87. joyfully switches their tassels from right to left, signifying the official cul- mination of their high school years. center left: Pride and anticipation show on the face of Mike Plourde as Mr. Mazz calls out his name, center: Mr. Spadaro takes one last opportuni- ty to tease Willie Robinson about not getting his diploma this year. Too late. Spa-dee! center right: Michael Doherty receives the congratulations of his proud family after the conclu- sion of the ceremonies, right: After turning in her graduation gown. Millie Rivera proves to her family that the cap looks smart with just about any outfit, far right: There were fond fare- wells all around after graduation, as Luis Cubille proves with a good-bye kiss for Lisa Niquette. Graduation 99 ' Enough is enoughl , seems to be the message Mr. Leonardi is delivering to Melson Rambo Orti Administration Faculty And Stafl Louis Mazzaferro Vice Principal Anthony Alteri Edward Aston CWE Coordinator Guidance John Spadaro Elaine McCabe Vice Principal Vice Principal Leo Beland IA, EWE Mary Bergantino Geometry, General Math Jan Calabro Mario Ciarlo Learning Disabled Physical Education Rosanna Crudele Mary Culhane Italian Typing Aldo Cipriano Bilingual English, Biology Kenneth Curzi Bilingual World Cultures, Biology Paul Cipriano Advanced Woods Lucia Cutrali Geometry David Coleman Economics, World Cultures Mary D'Avino EWE Pre Voc.. History. Math 102 Adminstration faculty Debra Balletto EWE Science. English 10 Rodger Birtwell English 9.11 Maryellen Considine Art I, III, IV Sandra Dawson Vocational Agriculture Joseph Balletto EWE English 9.10 Antoinette Barber Typing Lilian Brown Guidance Nancy Cable English 11. 12 u Ira? 4 li David Corbert U.S. History. World Cultures Theresa Cretella Stenography. Sec. Prac., Typing Sally Deimantas James Dooley English 10, 11 EWE History, Science Alumini honoree Shellie Terguson reacts emotional to his award. Convocation Proves To Be A Special Event During the fall the faculty of Wilby High worked in conjunction with the Honor Society to hold Wilby's fourth annual Convocation ceremonies. The purpose of this event is for the faculty to take time out to honor former members of the Wibly family, usually on outstanding alumus and a dis- tinguished retired teacher. This year the ceremony, coordinated by Mrs. Culhane, was especially beautiful and poignant. Chosen for honors were Miss Helen Mealy, long time head of the math department, and Shellie Ferguson, a member of Wilby's Class of 1961 and now a successful business man. The Convocation was attended by faculty mem- bers, national Honor Society members, as well as family and friends of the honorees. It was opened by speeches from Mr. Leonardi. Mayor Santopie- tro. Superintendent Robitaille. But the best mo- ments were provided by Miss Healy and Mr. Fergu- son. Miss Healy recalled the influences on her life by her teachers and her fellow faculty members. In her self-demeaning way she quipped that, ”1 got this award only because I outlived my colleagues.'' Mr. ferguson's acceptance speech was especial- ly emotional. He remembered the effect that his teachers had on his success. He also related his fathers humorous and helpful advice to him about getting ahead. Shellie. a former Wildcat basketball star who showed up on crutches due to a pickup hoop game injury, let his emotions flow as he con- cluded his speech with a heartfelt round of thanks to those, both past and present, who helped make his big night possible. It was touching moments like these that made Convocation an event to remember. Faculty And Staff Virginia Gorman Guidance Mr. Beland! Deborah Dunn Learning Disabled Kathy Dwyer EWE Pre Voc., History Dayle Glowa General Math, Shop Math, Algebra Michael Goggin Business Dept. Head, Accounting, Record Keeping Bernard Dzinski English Dept. Head, Eng. 10, Eng. 12 Catherine Edmonds EWE Home Economics Phyllis Farrell Allied Health After ftfteen yean of service Mr. Leo Beland retires from teach- ing. It seems each year as another graduating class passes through Wilby's doors for their last time, so does a long time member of the faculty. This year is no different as we bid fare- well to Mr. Leo Beland. a fifteen year veteran of our Industrial Arts Department. Hr. Beland, a Waterbury native, attended Leavenworth High and joined the Army after graduation. He saw action in Europe during World War II, including being in the thick of the action at the legendary Battle of the Bulge. He earned the rank of sergeant as a communica- tions instructor. After the service Mr. Beland began his first career as a toolmaker. Later he learned the skills of an electronics technician from RCA. He also worked as a developmental engineer for General Motors before becoming a teacher. While teaching in the metal shop he continued to work as a toolmaker for Concentric Tools. Mr. Beland has worked very hard during his fifteen years in the classroom, and he deserves a relaxing retirement. While he is waiting a cou- ple of years for his wife Lorrainne to retire he will continue to work for Concentric Tools. Then they and their daughter Laurine plan to travel, and Mr. Beland plans to play a lot of golf. Pore-well, and good luck! Raymond Gori Environmental Science. Physics Farewell ft L Prank Granato Distributive Education, Gen. Business Training Lillie Head Physical Education Kenneth Killer Science Dept. Head. Biology I 04 Paculty Staff Faculty And Staff Leroy Kleinschmidt General Math, Calculus, Trig. Sally Lauro Ind. Living. Clothing William LaVallee Art I. II Karen Lawlor Robert Letsky English 9. 11 English 10 Melvin Jones Business Math. Algebra Milo Elannery Culinary Arts Edmond Eossbender U.S. history. World Cultures Suzanne Eranson Basic Skills Math David Guerrera Physical Education Bernadette Gwiazdoski Clothing George Naddad Math Dept, head, Alg., Trig., CWE Math Judith haddad World Cultures Kathryn Girouard EWE Reading David Kalach U.S. history. Economics Delilah henry Guidance Mary hutchinson Guidance Dept, head Marilyn Gerace Talented and Gifted Michael hayes Algebra. General Math. Shop Math Scott Mendricks Vocational Agriculture faculty And Staff 105 Faculty Superlatives Wayne Riemer English 9, 12 rrances Roozen Vocational Education Rosanne Rosa Learning Disabled here's the result of the balloting of our third, somewhat annual, Faculty Superla- tive List, hey, its all for fun, so enjoy it! Brainiest Most Cheerful Cutest Best Dressers Easiest Markers Most Likely to Eat During Class Best Figure Fhysique hardest Markers Best Looking Loudest Best Fersonality Most Popular Quietest Most School Spirit Most Likely To Sell Candy Most Service To School Slavedrivcrs Strictest Tattletales Most Unique Mrs. Waterbury Mrs. Qerace Mrs. Cable Mrs. Cable Miss Crudele Mrs. McDonald Miss Crudele Mrs. Tuttle Miss Crudele Mrs. Marcuse Mrs. Cable Mrs. Cable Mrs. Qerace Mrs. McDonald Mrs. Pelletier Mrs. Mead Mrs. Lawlor Mrs. Cretella Mrs. Tuttle Mrs. Cable Mr. Purcaro Mr. Balletto Mr. LaVallee Mrs. Mayes Mr. Kleinschmidt Mr. Coleman Mr. Guerrera Mr. Pugliese Mr. Marcella Mr. Ciarlo Mr. Perugini Mr. Querrera Mr. Kleinschmidt Mr. Ponzillo Mr. R. O'Brien Mr. Ponzillo Mr. Purcaro Mr. Pugliese Mr. Pugliese Mr. Balletto Brian Malley Electricity. Electronics Robert Marcella Data Processing Prances Marcuse Environmental Science Prancis Murphy Accounting, Record Keeping Shirley Norman World Cultures Pred O'Brien I.A. Dept. Mead, Drafting Louis Ponzillo U.S. Mistory. World Cultures Micholas Porcaro Business Machines Rocco Pugliese Mistory Dept. Mead. U.S. Mist.. CWE U.S. Mist. There are always plenty of superlative faculty mem- bers at events like the Super Senior Super. 106 Paculty Denise McDonald English 9. 10. 11 Reginald O'Brien Record Keeping, QBT Michael Purcaro Chemistry Robert Migliorisi Vincent Minutillo EWE Clerical Practice Mod Blolo9y. Envir. Science Lida Pelletier Piano Lab. Vocal Music Robert Perugini Sociology, Psychology, World Cultures Carlos Ramos Bilingual Biology. Brian Rielly Environmental General Math Robert Mobilio Band. Concert, Band, Music Appreciation John Petro Business Law, GBT John Rielly English 12 Dominic Moschella Biology Beverly Ponzillo Foreign Lang. Dept. Mead. Latin, Spanish, french Margaret Reynolds EWE Math Stephen Rossi Mary Ruby Cheryl Savage Doroty Schildgen Scott Serafine English 10, 12 foods Physical Education Special Services Graphics. Woods Dept, head, EWE Math faculty 107 David Sidella Adaptive P.E. Edwin Silva Spanish. Biling. English. History Joanne Tichon Foods. Home Economics. Parenting George Tirado Bilingual U.S. History. Math Loretta Sweeney Librarian World Cultures Sociology, Psychology Diane Voisine General Math. Geometry. Algebra William Walcott Wood, Power Mechanics Catherine Waterbury Biology. Physical Science Gay Yadarola English 9. 11 Dolores Sirica Allied Health Louis Steponaitis EWE I.A. Valerie Stolfi EWE Reading Patricia Seymour Spanish Raymond Shortt Intro. I.A. Andrew Sirica Art 108 Paculty Support Staff Joseph Bellotti Psychologist Janice Cofranceso Guidance Secretary Richard Etergenio Speech and Hearing Lori Stanco Library Aide Carol Holley Murse ■) Stella Doc Freslopsky Murse Carol Watson Attendance Secretary Julia Wiley EWE Aide Theresa Elangan Principal's Secretary Julia Gonzalez EWE Aide Tina Manning Main Office Secretary Jean Quinn EWE Aide Support Staff 109 Mike Acevedo. Calvin Dunbar, and Curtis Murray clown for the camera. Graffiti specialist trie West and his assistant Terry Paradise work on a new creation. Looking tike a man without a care in the world, Gary Yates watches the King Ceremony. The chorus warms up before a With a pensive look. Patrick Morton waits for band lessons to Christmas concert. begin. Juniors ACEDVEDO, Micheal ADANOSKY, William ADLER, heather AFABLE. Gerlie AFFhAUSER, Micheal AGUILAR. Ruben ARLIME, Darin AYOTTE. Mia BELLAMY. Ronald BENNETT. Roger BERARDI, Lisa BERTMIAUME. Elizabeth BOND, Patricia BOSCO, Patricia BOUCMARD, John BOUChER. Noella BREEN, Lori BYRD, Obee CANADY. Paul CAPALDO, Kenneth CARON, Kathleen CARR, Shane CARRION. Jayson CAUFIELD. George CAVALLO, Carmelina CHERRY, Dawn CIOFFI, Paula CLEMON, Curtis COCCA, Marcel CONWAY, Samantha CORETTO, Dana COUNCIL, Jericha CRUZ, Liz DAVINO, Diana DEJESUS. Cynthia DESANTO, Mark DILDAY, Willie DIMAIO, MaryLou DORANTES, Sean ECHOLS, Mary ELUKOVICH. Adrianne ERICSSON. Sharon FONSECA, Sonia FRANKLIN, Dakar FUHRING, Richter FYFFE, Janet GARCIA, Jose GARCIA, Julio 112 Classes Student Council First Row (I. to r.): Toi Johnson, Tamara Craig. Second Row: Kurt Sullivan. Shelby James, Terri Johnson, Lisa Damelio. Third Row: Tanya Ruhr, Amy Shirling, Laura Arroyo, Tracey Anderson, Steven Douglas. Dawn Cherry. Fourth Row: Lisa Davino, Raul Ramirez, Mark Parisi, Joe Scaglione. Angela Campbell, nicK Craig, Tina Hicks. Fifth Row: Kelly Corcoran, Ms. Reynolds, Thomas Hofller, Wendy Shanahan, Richard Craig. Karen Mancini, Margaret Frances. Student Council is comprised of members elect- ed from each home room, representing the entire student body. It seeks suggestions and input from the students which are considered for the better- ment of Wilby high School. Officers for the 1986-87 school year were elected by a vote of the student body. The officers were Tammie Jones (President), Gary Yates (Vice-Presi- dent), Tawana Graham (Treasurer), and Terri Pri- vott (Secretary). Ms. Peggy Reynolds is the Student Council advisor. As usual the Council did many things this year to promote civic awareness and pride. Included were Drinking and Driving Awareness Week, where stu- dents could show support for this cause by wear- ing a red ribbon, serving as volunteers for the May 16, Special Olympics, and holding a successful Bloodmobile, in which fifty-six pints of blood were donated by members of the student body. Classes 113 Clubs rint row (I. to r.): Elizabeth Damato. Margaret Mancini. Amy Shirling. Mr. Ponzillo. Tanya Kuhr. Joseph Scaglione. Kurt Sullivan. Second row: Angela Campbell. Tammera Craig. Usa D Avino. Terry Johnson. Tol Johnson. Janine McKinney. Third row: Dana Weaver. Lisa Damelio. Mick Craig, Michele Kaczmerek. Steven Douglas. Michael Burkman. Tourth row: Michael Doherty. Wendy Shanahan. Karen Mancini. Tracey Anderson. Sean Moran. Raul Ramirez. Michael Carrafa. The Senior Room Representatives are elected from each home room. Their function is to assist the class officers and A1r. Ponzillo in making decisions concerning the raising and spending of senior funds. These students are usually among the most hard working members of the class and have much to do with the success of the Class of 1987. rim row (I. to r.): Dean Schuster. Gertie Afable. Carmellina Cavallo. Mary Lou DaMaio. Patty Lopez. Second row: Joanne Quirk. James Stack. Patty Bosco. Meidi Sedlak. Third row: Curtis Clemons. Michele Brown. Angel Levasseur. Candace Eggleston. Yolanda Robinson. Jodi Saltz- man. The Junior Class Representatives' job, like their senior counterparts, is to help their officers and advisors make decisions on fund raising and to coordinate those activities. The junior class' main goal is to raise money that they can use to defray senior year expenses. This year they held a successful jewelery sale and a car wash. The junior class officers this year were Pam Harris (President). Barbara Love (Vice President). Candy Eggleston (Secretary). Jody Saltzman (Treasurer). The advisors are Mr. Scott Serafine and Mrs. Michelle Tuttle. 114 Classes Junior Room Representatives Juniors GARDNER. Stephanie GIODANO. Gina GOMES, Minna GOSSELIN, Lori GOSSELIN, Tami GRADY. Michael GRANT. Troy GRASSO. Susan GUERRERA. Nick MANRAMAN. Tracy MARRIS. Douglas HERNANDEZ. Patricia MINTON. Rounia MODGES. Dwane MOEELER, Thomas MOSKIE. James MYNES. Ramona JACKSON. Jonathan JAMELE. Elisa JAMES. Raquel JAMIESON. Cheryl JOHNSON, Roland JONES. Craig JORDAN. Leroy JORGE. Juan KALOIDIS. William KELLAS. Richard KING. Rebecca KING. Victoria KNIGHT, Angela KNIGHT, Olia LAGASSE. Lisa LANDRY. Jeffrey LANGLOIS, Karen LEACH. Stephanie LEEEBVRE, Margaret LEVASSEUR. Angel LEWIS. Thomas LOPEZ. Patty LOPEZ. Victor LOTT, Phillip LOVE. Barbara MARROHNE. Angelo MARRYATT. Gloria MATHIS. Kiesha MAZZAEERRO, Gayle MCCANN. James MCCOMBS, Stephen Classes 115 Front Row (I. to r.f: Kristine Dziezynski, Rosemary Odch. Rebecca King. Stephanie Gardner. Ted Strileckis. James Stack. Carmclina Cavallo. Ed Me Each in. George Caufield. Second Row: Patty Lopez. Katie Trudeau. Wendy Pierson. Stacy Byron. Laura Arroyo Dawn Cherry . Third Row: Patricia Hernandez. Patricia Smyth. Jennifer Lawson. Christine McGavran, Jennifer Abbott. Wendy Shanahan. Jodi Mkjuette. Fourth Row. Margaret Francis. James Caufield. Jeannette Dorais. RoscMarie Gallant. Tami Gosselin. Dean Schuster. The Wilby Drama Club continued to be one of the school's most popular organizations again this year. Its attraction lies in the promotion of an interest in theater arts through a yearly production. This year's production was of the musical comedy no, no, nanette (see page 82). The task of putting on a show can be an expensive proposition. To defray their costs the club held various raffles, car washes, and bake sales. They also sold ads for the play's program. The people in charge of coordinating these tasks were the officers; Rosemary Odeh (President), Katie Trudeau (Vice-President), Dawn Cherry (Secretary), and Wendy Shanahan (Treasurer). Ms. Gay Yadarola was again the Drama Club's in-school advisor. RUSSO, Joseph SALTZMAN, Jodie SAMOLIS, Vicky SCHUSTER. Dean SCOTT, Fred SEDLAK, Heidi TROSKY, Franklin TRUDEAU. Kathleen TRUDEAU. Louise TSIMBIDAROS, J. TYLER, Tammy WARD, Dadney 116 Classes Juniors MIKISHKO. Cindy MORENO. Nancy MORISETTE. Andrea MUNIZ, Robert MURRAY. Danae MYERS. Tamara NAZARIO. David O'CONNOR. Christopher ODEh, Rosemary ORTIZ. Nelson PAGAN. Gisbel PARISI, Mark PATTERSON. Ruben PEARCE, Valerie PEEL, James PERRY. Raymond PITTMAN. Byron PORTER. Aprile PRUDEN. Jeannine QUIRK. Joanne RIOS. Waleska RIZK. Marcelle ROBLES. Richard ROSARIO, Josue ROSS. Arlene RUBBO. Robert RUSH, Meirra SLADE. Leslie SUMLER, Sidney SYKES. Sonya THOMPSON, Roy TINTONE. Stefanie TRENT. Byron WEST. Eric WILLETTE, Joseph WILLIAMS. Rudy WRIGHT. Darrin VALENTIN, Ismael VARGAS. Ariel Classes 117 Sophomores AFABLE. Albert ALBERTO, Phil ALEJANDRO. Luis ALEVES. Irene ALEVES. Marie ANDERSON, Calvin ANDERSON. L. ARROYO. Laura AZZARA, Paula BELL. Felissa BELSITO. Maria BENNETT. Richard BENTANCOURT. Migdilia BLANCHARD. Tasha BLIZZARD. Tony BODNAR, Brenda-Lee BORQUEZ. Belkis BREEN. Larry BROWN. Timothy BURKE. Danielle BURNS. Tiffany BYRD. Keith CALANDRO, William CALDWELL. Amy CAMERON. Yolanda CAPIZZI, Molly CARR, S CIKO. Adriana CLAUDIO. Evelyn CLEM. Vicki CLEMENTE. Ronald COGOVAN. Robert COGSWELL. Sara COLLETTE, Brian CORCORAN, Dawn CORTEZ, Carolyn CRESPO. Eric CROSBY. Dennis CRUZ, Carlos CUFFEE. Luther CURRY. Donald DASILVA. Maria DAVIS. Elton DEBLASIO. Jeffrey DECENA, Edgar DELASASSO. John DERASMO. Dominick DIAZ, Anthony 118 C lasses Clubs Art Club r rsf Row (I. to r.): Dean Schuster. Lyle Zollo. Wilson Garcia. AnnMarle Addona. Dana Coretto. Gina .Giordano. Second Row: Dan Cizauskas. Howard Bearz. Louise Palladino. Marlbel Cardonna. Mary- Cllen Holley. Third Row: Gina Manfredi. Tina Greco. Amy Shilling. Wendy Shanahan. Melanie Dionne. rourth Row. Michelle Bosse. Natasha Douglas. Christine farina. Kurt Sullivan. Mm Sottosanto. fostering an interest and participation in the arts through personal in- volvement and culturally enriching activities is the goal of the Art Club. The clubs advisor is Mrs. Maryellen Considine. Two important ways they achieved their goals this year are through the sponsorship of a trip to Mew York to visit the Museum of national History. (While down there they stopped into Mama Leone's to partake of lunch.) And the funding of senior art awards to reward outstanding seniors who will be continuing art studies on a higher level. One of the most popular Art Club fundraisers is Christmas ceramic sale and raffle, where student-made figurines are sold or raffled off. udio-Visual Club The purpose of the Audio-Visual Club is to provide audio-visual ser- vices to the school, and to teach its members the proper use of this equipment. They do this with a hands-on approach while record- ing and video taping school events. They also provide equip- ment of the various classes through the pick up, delivery, and maintainance services they are re- sponsible for. The leader of the AV Club this year is Marcel Cocca. The advisor is Mr. Domenic Moschella. rront Row 1. to r.): Margaret Mancini. Angela Campbell. Elizabeth D Amato. Second Row: Mike Doherty. Marcell Cocca, hurt Sullivan. Third Row: Mike Burkman. Mike Carafa. Rebecca Ring. Joe Sykes. Classes 119 Future Homemakers Of America The goals of the Future homemakers of Amer- ica are to use their skills to do community service projects to help improve the lives of Watcrbury citizens, while having fun themselves. The officers for this year were: Felicia Marris (President). Toi Johnson (Vice-President). Sheri Frivott (Secretary). Terri Johnson (Historian). The advisors were Miss Joanne Tichon and Mrs. Cath- erine Edmonds. The club did its best to promote the importance of community involvement. They sponsored a suc- cessful March of Dimes-Walk America campaign and a well organized Teens Against Drunk Driving on Prom Might campaign. They also did them- selves proud when competing in regional FHA skill events competitions and many attended the FHA Spring Leadership Convention. rront Row (I. to r.): Terri Johnson. Dana Thompson. Jericha Council, relkla Harris. Sherry Frivol. Toi Johnson. Second Row: Tamika Jackson. Amy Terrari. Yomaira Padilla. Sherry Janitiss. Amy Caldwell. Titiana Person. Mashama Hen- ley. Third Row: Yolanda Ireland, relkla Hickson. Pamela Belisto. Miena Kush. Kelly Skkler. Fourth Row. Matasha Ralmo, Mary Anne Steward. Shandee Taylor. Georgette Misenis. Advisor Miss Tkhon. Maria Belisto McCarthy, and Tammy Tyler. Fifth Row: Lisa Montayne, Tammy Gosselin. FUEMTES. Mika GAHAM, Krista GALARZA. Wilbert GIAMMETTI, Kenneth GOMZALEZ. Janette GOMZALEZ. Mima HUGHES, Akem HUMTER, Melinda HUMTER. Samuel HURDLE. Rica HURDLE, Tawanda IRELAMD. Yolanda JOMES. Yvette JORDAM, Timothy KEARMEY. Maura JURADO, Clemente KEMMESOM, Sandra KMIGHT, Brian 120 Classes Sophomores Diaz, Luis Dilger, Carmen Durate, Aire Dunbar. Calvin Dunn, Maureen Duva, Michael Eggleston, Michael Ellis, Kisha Englehart, Lorilee Ericsson, Carol Escalera, Jose Estrella, Maxima fabiano, Michele Earina. Amy Eerreira. Gabriel Eigueroa, Elizabeth Eigueroa, Luz Eontan, Doris Gonzalez, Mima Graham, Tawana Grasso, Rita Greco. Tina hicks, Tina Mofler, Charmaine lulo, Edward Iverson. Beverly Jalaludin, Rashced James, Shelby Jones. Jennifer Jones. Reginald Knighton. Drewena Koval. Michele Lavertue. Nancy Leach. Tracy LaVasseur, Danielle LaVasseur, Jennifer Classes 121 is Afro-American Club First Row it. to r.) Marisha Jones. Curtis Clemons. Tamara Piland. Sheni Privolt. Cozelte Brown. Toi Johnson Second Row. Pclissa Bell. Terri Johnson. Sabrina While. Terri Privolt. Monique Trent Third Row. Rene Ward. Casandra Herbert. Twanda Hurdle. Majorie Echols Fourth Row: Bryon Trent. Danielle Gatling. Lillie Privott. Antonettc Harmon. The Wilby Afro-American Club has a long tradition of provided en- riched social and cultural activities to all members of the student body from the Afro-American point of view. In order to do this the club stages many events. One of the most popular was a Soul rood Dinner with samples of ethnic cuisine. They also sponsored a trip to the United Negro College Fair and provided awards to deserving seniors. Mrs. Lillie Mead and Mrs. Cheryl Savage again served the club as faculty advisors. This year's officers were Curtis Clemons (President). Cozcttc Brown (Vice-President), Toi Johnson (Treasurer) and Tamara Piland (Secretary). Distributive Education Club Tint Row (I. to r.): Carol Griffin. Curtis Clemon. Janine McKinney. Richard McDonald. Michelle Bosse. Second Row: Sharon Manna. Alfred Morales. Sonja Gensler. Third Row: Kim Sottosanto. Gina Manfredi. Mary Ellen Loper, Mashama Henley. Chris Lott Fourth Row: Mr. Fran Granato Kevin Lang. Rocco Guerrera. Willie Robinson. The Distributive Education Clubs of America are designed to foster interest in vocational careers and social awareness of the field of selling and marketing. DECA is a nationwide organization with chapters in most American high schools. The Wilby chapter is again ably advised by Mr. Trank Granato. This year the club was led by its officers: Rich McDonald (President), Janine McKinney (Vice-President), and Carol Griffin (Secretary). The DECA group again ran the student store and held several other fund-raisers, including the sale of Christmas items, boxed candy, and Easter candy. With their funds they were able to pay dues to the state and national organizations, attend business meetings, pay for trips to confer- ences. including accomodations, and hold a successful Employer Appre- ciation Banquet. 122 Class Sophomores LEWIS. Sydonia LOTT. Keith LOTT. Michael LYNCH. James MAJETTE. Curtis MALDONADO Ldwin MANNING. Allyn MARRERO. Ivette MARTIN. Samone MARTINEZ. B. MARTINEZ. Linnette MATEO. Jackeline MIRON. Joseph MONTALVO. Maribel MOORE. Keisha MORALES. William MURRAY. Curtis NICOLASORA. Marcel NIQUETTE. Jody NIX, Gordon NORMAND. Tammy NORODOM Pekina Norwood Wesley ORAMA, Omar OTERO Alexis OTERO Luis PAGAN. Noberto PAGAN. Miguel PANETO. Marcas PARADISE, Terry PENA. Neftali PETTY. William PHILIBERT Dana pichardo. Sandra PILAND. Tamara PISCO. John POTTER, David POWELL. Sharonda PRIVOTT Terri PROUT. Joseph QUESNAY. Gracicla QUINONES. Zulma QUIRK I Michael RADOV Richard RAMOS. Maria REARDON, l isa REED. Jeanette RESPASS. Warren ■■■ Classes 123 Sophomores RICHMAN, Anita ROBINSON. April ROBINSON. Moneice RODRIGUEZ. Dee RODRIGUEZ. Dianilla RODRIGUEZ. Ilia RUmPi. Kimberly RUSSO. Carolyn SAMOLIS. Laura SANTOS. David SAPiTIAGO, Lillian SANTUCCI, Domenic SOTO. Jose SPEAKS. Chinua STANGO. Kenneth SUMLER, Brandon TAIT. Rodney TAYLOR. Annette THOMAS, John TORRES. Edward TOUGH, James TREP1T. Brian ULEVICUS. Joseph VADEA. Zenaida VEGROPi. Joanna VELAZQUEZ. Carolin VO, Huong VO, Sang WALLACE, Glyn WARD. Maryann WARD. Renee WILLETTE. Christine WILLETTE, Justin WILLIAMS. Godclia WOLEE, John YOUNG. Christopher 124 Classes RODRIQUEZ. Scoti ROSARIO. Caridad ROSARIO. Daisy ROSARIO. Francisco ROSARIO. Ruth ROY. Linda SCULLY. Sarah SELVA. Maria Di SERRANO. Luz SILVA. Adrienne SMITH, Christopher SOTO, Guanina Wildcat ■MU i j I • 'v at mwm wm -w Front How (I. to r.): Margaret Mancini, Adriana Ciho, Sarah Scully. Kristine Dziezynski (Editor). Danielle Burke, Sharon Manna. Second Row: Elizabeth D'Amato. Karen Langlois, Michael Doherty. Tami Gosselin, Erica Lyman. Patricia Hernandez, Mrs. Gerace (Advisor). The Wilby newspaper is, appropriately enough, called The Wildcat. It strives to serve the dual purposes of promoting better writing skills in the field of journalism and to inform the student body and staff about what's happening in the school. The students who work on the staff are for the most part members of the Talented and Gifted program. Their efforts were coordinated by Editor Kristine Dziezynski and Assistant Editor Sarah Scully. Their faculty advisor was Mrs. Marilyn Gerace. The newspaper does not seek to make a profit, just stay in ink. The paper was sold for fifteen cents a copy (a bargain at twice the price) and the funds were used to send a message of congratulations to the Class of 1987 through an ad in this yearbook.____________________________________________________ Classes 125 Freshmen 126 Classcs ARKOYO. Lynn ATKINSON. Tyran BAEZ. Rebecca BANKS. Michael BELINKY. Gary BERMDOZ. David BOQUES. Shannon BOONE. Steve BOULEY. Dana bracero. Wanda BREENEY. John BROWN. Cinnamon BURTON. Carry BYRON. Stacey CABRAL. Crystol CAMERON. Steve ABBOTT. Jennifer ADAMS. Stacey ALBELO, Milbal almeida. Manuela ALVARADO, Alefandro APICOLLA. Diana ARLINE. Myda ARLINE. Sharon CANADA. Craig CARDONA. Janncttc CAREY. Melinda CARPENTIER Robin CAUEIELD. James CMENEY. Dawn CLAUDIO. Eddie COERANCESCO. Krist CRAIG. Richard CRUZ. Ivelisse CUBILLE, Edgard CUEBAS. Ivonne CURRIER. Delmar DARRATO. Nicolina DEJESUS. Tammi DESCMAINE, Bran die DESCMAINE. Priscilla DEROSA. Angelica DOUGLAS. Cynthia EASON. Andre EASON. Jerome ECHOLS. Marjorie EGGLETON. Dina ELLIS. Linda M. Almeida. C. Anderson. D. Argenta. L. Arroyo. D. Ay bar. G. Belinky. D. Boutot. M. Brochett. C. Brown. Y. Cameron. E. Decerne. E. Decene. A. DeRosa. J. Dorais. J. Drake. D. Eggleton. K. Ellis. C. Ericsson. J. Garcia. S. Gibbs. D. Gibbs. D. Gizzie. C. Griffin. C. Moffier, 0. Hawkins P. Hernandez. T. Mulik. L. James. J. Jones. R. Jones. A. Joseph. J. Kuibeda. K. Langlois. PI. Lavertue. K. Marshall. D. Murcay. R. Odeh. W. Pierson. A. Porter. J. Price. J. Quirk, J. Rodriquez V Ruble. K. Ruffin. A. Rush. S. Sallee. J. Sntoro. W. Shanahan. K. Swain. R. Tail. A. Taylor. S. Taylor. M. Ward. R. Williams. In the formation of the Wilby Concert Band its advisor Mr. Bob Mobilio hopes to from a tight Knit musical organization that will represent the high standards of our school in the Arts, both in and out of school. he does this through performing during a variety of school functions, including rallies and special events, and outside of school during parades and civic activities. One evening a year they had a formal concert that features a variety of musical styles where the students can exemplify the high standard that Mr. Mobilio expects. Mis officers this year were Americo Galarza (President), Jody Hiquette (Secretary), Patrick Horton (Treasurer), and Daniel Munson (Business Man- ager). oncert Band rint row (I. to r.): M. Keamcy. E. Goode. J. Goodwin. J. Boucher. M. Aloisi. S. Carr. Second row: T. Soboleski. M. Erancis. R. Bohner, W. Rios. B. Bodnar. D. Munson. B. Kearney. Third row: W. Wolf. K. Sullivan. S. Gardner. K. Trudeau. J. Miqucttc. L. Mowers. P. riorodom. fourth row: K. Dziezynski C. Kearney. J. Scaglionc. C. Manning. G. Creaven. M. Cocca, ritth row: L. Cubille. A. Galarza. J. Rosairo. P. Morton. W. McCarthy. C. Dunbar. Mr. Mobilio. Band Director. The Wilby Chorus is an organization that prides itself on the end result of their year's hard work. Every spring the Chorus entertains students and friends with a wide selection of popular tunes at their Chorale. They also make appearances around town through out the school year such as when the brighten up the day at the Watcrbury Convclescent home, and at the Honor Society Induction. The Chorus is annually one of Wilby s most traveled groups. This year they visited the Coachlight Dinner Theater and took a weekend trip to Philadelphia. Mrs. Lida Pcllitier is the Chorus advisor.. Classes 127 Clubs national Honor Society rront Row {I. to r.) Senior Members: Angela Campbell. Wendy Shanahan. Lisa Niqucttc Diana Marrero. Elizabeth D Amato. Margaret Mancini. Kristine Dzlezynski. Second Row: Junior Members: Valerie Pearce. Mcirra Rush. Tami Gosselin. Rosemary Odeh. Kathleen Trudeau. Susan Grasso. Gcrlic Afablc Third Row. Patricia Memandcz. Carmclina Cavallo. Paul fruin. Dean Schuster. Jodi Saltzman Seniors missing from photo: Michael Burkman. Dawn Cioffl. Lisa D Amelio. Doreen Dl Domizio, Joseph Sykes. In order to be a member of Wilby s chapter of the national honor Society you must be a student who has excelled in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The society served the school in a variety of ways including co-sponsoring the Convocation ceremony with the faculty (pg. 103). decorating the student s cafe for Christmas, and holding their annual Induction ceremony, one of the school s most special events. The officers for the national Honor Society this year were Angela Campbell (Pres.). Margaret Mancini (V.P.), Elizabeth D Amato (Treas.). and Lisa D'Amelio (Sec.). The club advisor was Ms. Virginia Gorman. hARDY. David HARRIS. Tanya MART. Kimberly HARVEY. Vanessa HATHAWAY, Angela HEHLEY. Mashama IVERSOn, Cazzie KATES, Edward KAUEMAnn. Kristian KEnnEDY. Sherly KinG, Helen JAMES. Leonard 128 Classes Freshmen ESTRELLA, Maxima EUREKA, Melissa EARROW. Michael FERNANDEZ, Angel FERREIRA, Yulissa FERRER. Luis FIGUEROA. Angel FIGUEROA. Jeanette FIGUEROA, Margarite FIORE, Laura FLOWERS, Leslie FORTIER. Jennifer FOY, Victoria FRANCIS. Margaret FUMRMANN, Richard GARCIA. Johanna GARCIA, Lennies GARCIA, Manuel GATLING. Danielle GIBBS. Tameka GIZZIE, Danna GOODE. Erica GOSSELIN. Paul GUERRERA,Carmen HERBERT. Robert HICKSON, Felicia HINTON, Kevin HULIK. Tricia HUNTER. James IGNATAVICH, Sandra JALALUDIN, Omer JENKINS. Tremayne JOHNSON. Bobby JOHNSON. Monica JONES. Dwayne JONES. Mario Classes 129 Clubs VICA - Allied Health Front Row (I. to r.f: Kelly Corcoran. Dawn Cloffi. Michelle Tardlff. Robyn Palmer. Yolonda Sapp. Second Row. Kelly Rosa. Arlene Ross, rioella Boucher. Denise Davino. Clotildc May- sonei. Third Row: Maria Shabodonis. Pamela Belsito. April Yale, riazarhee Jalaludin. Deanna Lillte. Fourth Row: Horinda Byrd. Roshonia Jenkins. Wilby has one section of the Vocational-Industrial Clubs of Amer- ica. It is for its Allied Health program. Their aim is to foster profes- sional and leadership attitudes among its allied health trainee mem- bers. They do this by involving students in community and world of work activities. Two projects that they did this year were in helping run the Bloodmobile's visit to Wilby and with early eye testing, along with their daily work in Waterbury hospital. Gourmet Society rront Row (I. tor.): trie West, Mike Plourde. Mr. Nannery (advisor). Maureen Phelon. Shawn Prccncy. Missing from photo. Rkhad McDonald. One of the newer clubs on the scene is Wilby's Gourmet Society. Its aim is to provide its members, students from the schools culinary arts classes, practical experience working together in a food service set- ting. They are called upon several times to serve the school in this capacity by preparing several in-school functions such as special breakfasts and luncheons and holiday bake sales. Tor the past two years they have held their successful Gourmet Banquet, where paying guests could sample a variety of special dishes prepared by the students under the guidance of their advisor, Mr. Milo Flannery. 130 Classes Freshmen LABRANCHE, Mary LAVALLE. Raymond LAWSON, Jennifer LIVERMAN, James LOPEZ. Aantos LOTT, Christopher LOVETRO, Chris LOZADA. Zaida LUGO. Luz MANCINI, Carla MANNING. Simon MARRERO. Nancy MARRERO, Roberto MARTINEZ. Sylvia MCGAVRAN, Christine MEDINA, Mireya MEDINA. Neudin MITCNNER, Jarees MENDEZ. Belinda MERCER, Letrinette MILLET, Juan MOBLEY. Kiana MONTALVO. Sonia MORENO, Roberto MUNSON. Daniel MURPHY. William NELSON. Jodi NELSON, N. NORELEET, Mark NORTON, Patrick ORTIZ. Raul PANETO, Maritza PERUGINI, Laurel PHILIBERT. Darlene PICHARDO. Juan PIRIS. Amaury POWELL, Natalie PRICE, Janine PRICE. Nadine PRINGLE, Barry PRINGLE. Tracey PRIVOTT. Vicki QUILES, Edward QUINONES, Yolanda QUINTANA. Pedro RAIMO. Natsha RAMIREZ. Iris RAMOS. Gladys 131 Freshmen REILLY, Dana RIDDICK, Monique DODGERS, Demetris RODGERS. Emanuel RODRIQUES. Alex RODRIQUES. Dennise SANTIAGO. Arlene SANTIAGO. Maria SCHOFIELD. Anita SEPULVEDA. Madelin SIMMONS. John SMITH. Cynthia TARDY. Angel TMIBEAU, Lisa THOMAS. Rolanda TOLEDO. Julio TOPA. Elizabeth TORRES, Betsy TORRES, Edna TORRES. Luis TRENT. Monique ULIANO, Steven VALENTINO, Coreen VAZQUES, Luz VEGA. Luminada VEGA. Nitza VELEZ. Jorge WAY. Chester WETMORE, James WILLETTE, Tammy WILLIAMS. Bryant WILSON, Dennis WHITE. Sabrina WOLEE. Denise WOLFE. Tracey YELDELL, JoNetta 132 Classes Clubs RODRIQUEZ. Janette RUBLE. Vanessa RUSh. Anissa SALLEE. Shannon SANChEZ. Llsandro SANTIAGO. Javier SOMMER. James SOTO. Mana SPANGENBERG, Deane STEVENSON. Tyrone SULLIVAN. Kellie SYKES. Reginald Future Farmers Of America The main goal of Wilby s rrA chapter is to provide its member- ship exposure to vo-ag areas they can't get in school. In these events they become involved in judging contests, parliamentory procedure contests, and speaking contests. Ms. Dawson is the clubs sponsor. This year's TEA officers were John Donavan (President), Jenni- fer Tallman (V.P.), Chris Willette (Sec.), and Rasheed Jalaludin (Treas.), Stephanie Side!la (Re- porter). April Porter (Parliamentar- ian), and Tina hicks (Sentinal). They conducted many fund raisers such as Christmas flower sales. Candy sales, green and white rose sales, ribbon rose sales and green house clearance sales. With their funds they went to the Big E . the Boston Flower Show, the U Conn convention and held a Student Parent Banquet. The club also provided flowers for Teacher Appreciation Day and the Super Senior Supper. They also held a fund raiser car wash for young neighbor Jerry Miessau. rront Row (I. to r.): D. Cheney. T. Hicks. Ms. Dawson. A. Knight. K. Mathis. B. Love. M. Kenneson. M. Thompson. M. Carpcntier. Second Row: R Bellas. A. Porter. R. Jones. D. Rodgers. K. hart. Q. Williams. R. Thomas. A. Tardy. J. Tallman. Third Row: R. Jalaldin. C. Willette. J. Donovan. V. King. J. Reed. S. hunter. J. Price. M. Brault. C. Canada. M. Devino. S. Sidclla. E. Maldanado. Mr. Hendricks. Y. Muniz. L. Fiore. Classes 133 Annmarie Addona 517 Bucks Mill Road Richard Addona 99 holiday Mill Tracey D. Anderson 1751 D north Main Street Wallace M. Arline 48 Irion Street Robbie Barham 214-M Oakville Avenue Howard M. Bearz 855 Cooke Street Brenda M. Beaulieu 51 Avon Avenue Hector L. Benitez 74 Wolcott Street Haney L. Bennett 175 Dorchester Avenue Lawrence A. Bergamo 18 Macarthur Drive Danielle M. Bisaillon 33 Cornfield Road Joseph J. Boisvert 31 Blueberry Mill Michele L. Bosse 419 Bucks Mill Road Maria Bracero 1810 north Elm Street Cozette M. Brown 834 north Main Street Stephen C. Brown 37 Chapman Avenue Horaima Bruno 4 Ann Street Michael D. Burkman 274 Eastern Avenue Melvin Burrus 26 Elizabeth Street Dawn Calca 132 Griggs Street Class Angela H. Campbell 92 Griggs Street Robert E. Campbell 170-D Springsbrook Street Helen M. Carpentier 1700 Thomaston Avenue Michael Carrafa 85 Elmwood Avenue Dalip Cazimovski 19 Plaza Avenue Dawn Chapman 53 Parmcrest Drive Crista Ciarlo 98 Panning Street Dawn CiofTi 229 Plaza Avenue Jill Cipriano 806 Cooke Street Daniel Cizauskas 172 Columbia Boulevard Dexter Clemon 5 Visconti Avenue Lisa Colagrossi 237 Bam ford Avenue Maurice Collins 23 Ives Street Hick Craig 455 Chase Avenue Tammera Craig 55 Ward Street Tammis Craig 55 Ward Street Jose Crespo 117 Central Avenue Ricky Crespo 1733 Horth Main Street April Cross 94 Bidwell Street of 1987 Gerardo Cruz 8 Ridgewood Street Luis Cubille 92 Greystone Road Sheila Dafney 14 Warner Place Elizabeth D'Amato 6 Deerfield Avenue Lisa M. Damelio 484 Waterville Street Denise Davino 1903A north Main Street Lisa M. Davino 74 Raynor Drive Edens Decene 858 Horth Main Street Jackeline DeJesus 40 West Liberty Street Susana Delgado 369 Colonial Avenue Jacqueline DelValle 36 Spring Street Paul M. Devino 149 Cornwall Avenue Doreen H. DiDomizio 43 Panning Street Phyllis A. Dilger 74 Chestnut Avenue Melanie K. Dionne 37 Middlesex Street Michael P. Doherty 118 Redcoat Road Demetra D. Douglas 92 Graystone Road Steven L. Douglas 242 Lincolndale Drive Michael Dunn 71 Yale Street Kristine Dziezynski 463 Chestnut Mill Directory Avenue Deborah A. Eason 1873 north Main Street Kevin J. Eason 76 Oak Street Wayne R. Edmonds 101 Eastern Avenue Noreen Ellis 374 Long Mill Road William Escalera 328 Mill Street Christine M. Earina 41 Sheffield Street Eric Farrow 875 north Main Street Kirk B. Earrow 875 north Main Street Maria E. Feliciano 2308 north Main Street Tanya Y. Felton 73 East Farm Street Senol Ferhad 66 Wheeler Street Elizabeth Ferrer 1847 north Main Street Kevin J. Frappier 72-C Field Stream Drive Cynthia Freeman 292 Orange Street Shawn A. Freeney 280 Bishop Street Timothy Gainey 955 north Main Street Americo Galarza 29 Flaza Avenue Mark A. Gallucci 39 Plainfield Drive Wilson Garcia 15 Palma Circle Scott Garrity 595 Columbia Boulevard Extension Jennifer M. Gass 85 Elmwood Avenue Richard K. Geffon 49 Lexington Avenue Sonya Gensler 40 Essex Avenue Sherri-Ann Giannini 55 holiday Mill Salena D. Gibbs 36 Benefit Street Dow Golden 46 Colley Street Jacqueline D. Goodwin 1903E north Main Street Richard W. Gough 28 Medera Drive John Grasso 71 Division Street Carol A. Griffin 158 Chestnut Mill A venue Rocco A. Guerrera 43 Goff Street Daniel Gugliotti 76B Angel Drive Felicia A. Harris 40 Calumet Street Phillip Halmers 156 Columbia Boulevard Frances R. Harvey 191 Knollwood Circle Sue Ellen Henry 49 Green Street Richard L. Herbert 834 north Main Street Janice M. Hinton 119 Lester Drive Zelda E. Hobbs 21 Rose Street Tara Hoffler 22 Farm Street Mary Ellen Holley 320 Tudor Street Holli J. Hughes 46 Appleton Street Adrian Averson 231 Orange Street Christopher J. Iverson 1853 north Main Street Tamika L. Jackson 330 Bishop Street Apartment 408 Tara L. Jackson 56 Wildwood Avenue Laura J. Jaffer 29 Sprague Street Sherrie L. Janatiss 84 Jillson Circle Bibi S. Jalaludin 404 Willow Street Terri L. Johnson 58 Beech Street Toi L. Johnson 58 Beech Street Tammie Jones 243 Walnut Street Adlai Joseph 858 north Main Street Michele S. Kaczmarek 23 Fem Street Brenden Kearney 134 Martone Street Colleen Kearney 134 Martone Street Marvin Kinnel 142 Knollwood Circle Tanya J. Kuhr 206 Tudor Street Class James L. Kuibeda 133 Martone Street Kevin Laing 331 Forest Ridge Road Jerry A. Lavigne 196 Easton Avenue Christopher Lawley 11 Edgehill Avenue George Lefebvre 161 Dorchester Avenue Rowan Lewis 36 Hayfield Road Patrick Lindsay 6 Simsbury Street Dawn Lockhart 1847 north Main Street Mary Ellen Loper 61 Easton Avenue Erica Lyman 72 Mildred A venue Christopher R. Maloney 25 Macarthur Drive Karen Mancini 228 Judith Lane Margaret Mancini 212 Greenwood Avenue Gina M. Manfredi 8 Mina Court Sharon A. Manna 44 Fanning Street Robert Manning 228 Rnollwood Circle Peter Marcisak 253 Tudor Street Richard Marquis 390 Farmington Avenue Rock Marrello 363 Berkley Avenue Diana Marrero 28 Rose Street Kim Marshall 14 Ash Street Norberto Martinez 36 Spring Street Clotilde Maysonet 69 Lester Drive William McCarthy 267 tlill Street Apartment 3 Richard McDonald 70 Chipper Road Edward B. McEachin 279 Oakville Avenue Janine E. McKinney 241 Lincoln Street Jason J. Mercer 83 Beech Street Jason Metz 173 Raynor Drive Stacy Metz 173 Raynor Drive Rolenzo J. Minnifield 12 Bronson Street Georgette J. Misenis 629 Bucks Hill Road Charles Monk 75 mil Street Morma Montalvo 44 East Dover Street Lisa M. Montanye 145 Haddad Road Steve M. Montreuil 71 Ellsworth Avenue Alfred Morales Jr. 156 Flaza Avenue Sean D. Moran 85 Crescent Street Jason E. Mucci 67 Robert Street Nancy L. Murphy 30 north wood Drive of 1987 Lisa Niquette 160 Haddad Road Caroline Niven 414 Farmington Avenue Richard W. Nix 32 Cherry Street Kerri L. Oakley 29 Daltonwood Drive Jimmy J. Oates 155 Dorchester Avenue Joseph M. Oppedisano 471 Chase Avenue Angel Ortiz 901 Bank Street Belinda Ortiz 69 Washington Street Yomaira E. Padilla 15 Irion Street Louise E. Palladino 263 Bucks Hill Road Robyn C. Palmer 84 Short Street Tracie Palmer 79 Zwella Drive Hosea L. Paradise 28 Dorchester Avenue James D. Parker 834 north Main Street John Peel 142 Hill Street Titiana Person 136 Bishop Street Maureen Phelan 27A Bliss Street Timothy Philibert 15 Driggs Street Martin Pierce 160 Hauser Street Wendy Pierson 49 Girard Avenue Directory Christine Plourde 293 Walnut Street Michael Plourde 917 Cooke Street Sherri Privott 132 Locust Street Tracie Quirici 129 Bymeside A venue Maryanne Raimo 26 Yale Street Raul Ramirez 22 Walnut Street Robert Rannie 85 East Farm Street Brenda Reed 1777 B north Main Street Ronnita Reid 31 Lester Drive Ann Marie Reilly 13 Fairway Lane Amelia Rivera 243 Walnut Street Willie Robinson 834 north Main Street Annette Rodriguez 101 Stonefield Drive Juan Rodriguez 1885 B north Main Street Juliesan Rodriguez 1847-C north Main Street Ariel Rojas 8 Branch Street Joel Rosario 392 Willow Street Lourdes Santiago 249 River Road Maria R. Santos 50 Fieldwood Road Yolonda Sapp 129 Pearl Street Apartment 2 Sandra Savage 51 Madera Drive Joseph Scaglione 62 Fieldstone Road Stephen Schott 35 Stonehollow Road Deborah Schriver 35 Gordon Street Toby Scott 229 Bishop Street Daniel Sforza 223 Bamford A venue Wendy Shanahan 17 Cooper Drive Amy Shirling 52 Mayfield Road Marcus Singleton 28 Summer Street Leslie Smith 322 Bishop Street George Snyder 12 Patterson Court Kimberly Sottosanto 1363 north Main Street Joanne Steward 354 Longhill Road Maryanne Steward 354 Longhill Road Kurt S. Sullivan 244-fl Oakville Avenue Joseph C. Sykes 130 Greystone Road Michelle A. Tardif 38 Man ville Street Shandee Taylor 47 Robinson Steet Dana M. Thompson 1797 north Main Street Michelle Thompson 264-2 Austin Road Winfred D. Thompson 31 Lester Drive Sheila R. Tillery 44 Visconti Avenue Vincent B. Torres 373 Colonial Avenue Paul P. Tortorelli 94 Bucks Mill Road James Valentino 482 Bucks Mill Road Joanne Varanelli 104 Mutchinson Street Pedro A. Vargas 396 Willow Street Darlene M. Velez 22 Roseland Avenue Jannette Vidal 392 Mill Street Dana M. Weaver 140 Farmcrest Drive Stacy White 16 Irion Street William H. Wolff 351 Oakville Avenue April Lee Yale 131 Crestwood Avenue Lyle J. Zollo 161 Columbia Boulevard Yearbook Staff The people pictured on this page did their very best to make a yearbook for you that you can enjoy now and for years to come. We hope it will become a cherished keepsake for you with which to remember your good times at Wilby high. Wendy Shanahan Christine Farina Co-Editor Co-Editor Art Editor Laura Jaffer Kristine Dziezynski Co-Editor Literary Editor Typing Editor Lisa Berardi Mari Cardonna Cindy DeJesus Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Mike AfThauser Mr. William LaVallee Assistant Editor Advisor 1987 Yearbook Workers: Eront Row (I. to r.): Chris Farina. Laura Jaffer. Tammi Jones, Liz D Amato, Yvette Burgos. Sec- ond Row: Lisa Berardi. Cindy DeJesus, Mari Cardona, Margaret Mancini. Third Row: Kristine Dziezynski, Wendy Shanahan. Fourth Row: Bill McCarthy, Paul Fruin, Andrea Morisette, Karen Langlois. Mrs. Barber s typing staff: Seated (I. to r.): Margaret Man- cini, Kristine Dziezynski. Felissa Bell, Kurt Sullivan. Stand- ing: Mrs. Antoinette Barber. Paul Fruin, MaryLou DiMaio, Gina Giordano, Patty Bosco. Jill Cipriano. Missing from photo: Molly Capizzi, Tasha Blanchard. 138 Staff ADVERTISEMENTS A COMMITTMENT TO EXCELLENCE UONOAY • FRIDAY 6MAU-10MPM T. K. GYM EQUIPMENT 358 WASHINGTON AVE. WATERBURY, CT SAT.IMAM.-6MPM. SUN. IMAM -1MPM GARY CIRALDI, OWNER (203) 574-9226 CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS! Thanks to everyone at Wilby for a great year: From the 1987 staff of the Wildcat, Wiiby's school newspaper RESIDENTIAL • MULTIS • INVESTMENT COUNSELING REAL ESTATE AGENCY 1261 MERIDEN ROAD WATERBURY. CONN % OFFICE: 755-5700 755-4819 RES: 272-7849 y CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS! from Tony Agostini N.E.M.S. PATRONS: Wendy Caisse Jeff Cookson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dziezynski Mrs. Marilyn Gerace Jim, Celine, and Poozer Juanita Lewis Mother Ann Norfleet Mrs. Florence Norfleet Mother Diddick Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Riddick William Steward Mrs. Zebb Good Luck, Class Of 19871 139 CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS! from TIFON JEWELERS 77 Bank St Waterbury, Conn. - 9U ausan - 26. ortA. Haw 'St.. 'U aterSay. . 06702. ftQSJ 674 - OS 7ft WATERBURY (203) 755-7750 NEW HAVEN (203) 787-0005 fouston Travel inc. DENNIS W. HOUSTON PRESIDENT 140 Congratulations JOHNNY’S AUTO BODY, INC. 444 WEST MAIN STREET WATERBURY, CT 06702 (203) 574-4344 a 07X1 St ucL LO 135 HOYT AVENUE MAMARONECK, N.Y. 10543 To Joe Scags And Mis Senior Class Of '87 Love, YOUR MOM NO JOB TOO SMALL NO JOB TOO BIG New England Masonry Company New England Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. Division General Restoration Contractors 146 SHERIDEN DRIVE NAUGATUCK. CONNECTICUT 06770 PHONE 729-2266 729-2267 - SPECIALISTS IN - POINTING and MASONRY WATERPROOFING STEAM and SAND BLASTING PAINTING - CAULKING - SPRAYING ROOFING STEEPLEJACK and SMOKESTACK WORK FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE ROLU1SIS RAPID REPRO SAM MAGNARELIA (203) 573-0100 Quick Printing too Grand street WATERBURY. CT 06702 Diamonds • Wedding Bands • Gold Chains • Bracelets Hummels • Jewelry and Watch Repairs Lladro • Sterling Silver • Pearls M dJon’fi HJetuelerB MARIA JON ANCHINI Tel.: (203) 754-5903 112 Grand Street Waterbury. Ct. 06702 Jlaw Officii. cAAata auage cAAatai.au age. 38 CtntxaC c tucnui (T l atixCuxy, Connecticut 06702 ZJeCtfidont (203) 753-3’ ’6 Where Friends Meet! 1399 East Main St. Waterbury, CT 06705 142 PARTING SHOT As a girl whose motto has always been. Lean on me' and as a guy whose always looking for something to lean on, short and sweet Zelda Hobbs is tailor made for the elbow of long, tall Stacy Metz. They seem to personify the highs and lows, the ups and downs, or the long and short of what being a member of Wilby High School's Class of 1987 was all about! 144 Parting Shot