This page features photos, memories and memorabilia from kindergarten through 8th grade. We hope they melt your heart!
If you have a photo or item of interest you'd enjoy adding to this page, please email Scott Moore via his profile on the Classmate Profiles page or via Contact Us if you have not joined the site. Scott will discuss with you the best way to send him the photo/item, either by email or by regular mail for him to scan and return to you.
If you can identify any of the "unknowns" in the photos, please email Scott with their names.
Young Folks' Kindergarten
Some of us attended the Young Folks' Kindergarten at the Methodist Church. Here is the 1958 class photo. The late Doris Woodworth was our teacher. Front row: Dennis Plante, Jarl Weyant, Bruce Lindwall, Scott Moore, Gail Taylor, Carol DuBois, Judith Bliss, Malcom White. Leslie Bergeron. Row 2: Patricia Hendrick, Bruce Moore, Paul Stilphen, Brian Falk, Diane Tower, Deborah Hanson, Susan Wolcott, Christine Bortle. Row 3: Linda Bates, John McLane, Allan Phillips, Clark Swanson, Janet Betterley, Donna Anderson, Linda Mottle, Jeanne Symmes, William Kenyon, David Gallerani, Joan Stack, Stephen St. Marie. Photo courtesy of Mary Darling Studio.
Invitation from Scott Moore to his parents for Young Folks' Kindergarten graduation, May 29, 1958.
Following the Young Folks' Kindergarten graduation ceremony, May 29, 1958. Left to right: Donna Anderson; our teacher, the late Mrs. Doris Woodworth; Susan Wolcott. Photo courtesy of Donna Anderson.
Classmate Scott Moore's Kindergarten Report of Progress.
Community Co-operative Kindergarten
Some of us attended the Community Co-operative Kindergarten at the Congregational Church. Here is the 1958 class photo. Front row: unknown boy, David Sand, Lynne Kinney, Bruce Cohen?, Thomas Ouellette, Jane Passburg, Ellen Bonneville, unknown boy, Thomas Murray. Row 2: Nancy Bryson, unknown boy, Susan Waterman, Andrea Burger, Andrew Farquharson, Nancy Burritt, Susan White, Douglas Milroy, Nancy Birtwell, Janet Gorrod?, Mrs. Margaret Tull. Row 3: John Haetinger, Nancy Blaisdell, Lawrence Cooper, unknown girl, Lawrence Bradley, Paula Seligman, unknown girl, Ralph Nooney, Alison Cox, unknown girl, Dale Goddard. Photo courtesy of Mary Darling Studio.
Letter from Mrs. Tull to mothers of kindergarten students at the end of the year.
Letter from Mrs. Tull to Mrs. Betty Cooper, Larry Cooper's mom, at the end of the year.
Memories
Bruce Moore remembers, "My brother, Scott, and I went to kindergarten at the old Methodist Church in the center of town near Elm St. We walked to and from class. I recall, as a four year old, being allowed to walk down Somers Rd. by myself to get to classs. There was a crossing guard who took you over to Pleasant St. where you crossed over to the church. Today's parents seldom let their children out of sight. I feel fortunate to have lived in simpler, quieter times."
Do you have some memories of kindergarten? Please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Center School
View from High Street in the 1940s. Photo courtesy of Bruce Moore.
View from School Street (year unknown). Photo courtesy of Bruce Moore.
The well-worn steps inside Center School, in a photo taken between 1957 and 1959. Classmate Tony Zampiceni is at far left (top) of photo. Photo courtesy of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 75 Years a Town: History of the Town of East Longmeadow, 1969.
Pupils leaving Center School on February 14, 1969, the final day of classes in the building. These pupils entered the new Meadow Brook School when it opened February 24, following the mid-winter vacation week. Photo courtesy of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 75 Years a Town: History of the Town of East Longmeadow, 1969.
View from the parking lot of St. Michael's Parish in 1971. The school opened in September 1889. In 1971, since the town had no need to use the building for office space and due to concerns over its fire worthiness, the building was razed. Photo courtesy of Bruce Moore.
View in 2010 looking down the hill on School St. We held recess and May Day celebrations here. Photo courtesy of Laura Moore.
Some of us went to Center School on School Street for first and second grades. The first and second floors each had four classrooms. The school opened in September 1889 and held its final day of classes on February 14, 1969.
Personnel Who Served Us
* Regrettably deceased with year of passing
Our Principal
Mr. Edward H. Sheldon* 1990
Our Teachers
First Grade
Mrs. Ruth M. Fisher
Miss Beverly A. Royce* 2009
Mrs. Margaret E. Smith* 1979
Miss Sally L. Spolzino
Second Grade
Miss Barbara Brown
Miss Gay Clough (left to get married, replaced by Miss Anne Batchelder)
Miss Barbara Muir* 1983
Miss Mildred M. Robbins* 2004
Class Rosters
First Grade Class Rosters
Currently, we have no official class rosters for first grade --- we must create them from memory. If you attended first grade in our class at Center School and remember your teacher, please contact Scott Moore. Please include names of any other classmates you remember.
Mrs. Fisher
Lynne Kinney, Bruce Moore, Richard Pesto, Stephen Punderson, David Turnberg,
Miss Royce
Lisa Italiano, John McLane, Scott Moore, Deborah Saabye, William Scheumann, Gail Taylor, Jeffrey Vanderscoff, Robert Wenning,
Mrs. Smith
Donna Anderson, Christine Bortle, Nancy Burritt, Lawrence Cooper, Todd Cormier, David Crane, William Croken, Thomas Murray, Diane Tower,
Miss Spolzino
Dean Florian,
Second Grade Class Rosters
Miss Brown
Donna Anderson, Mark Anderson, William Anderson, Leslie Bergeron, Christine Bortle, Robert Bradley, Nancy Burritt, Arthur Cook, Wendelyn Crosby, Patricia Donovan, Andrew Farquharson, Janet Gorrod, John Haetinger, Susan Jasinski, Douglas Kenyon, Kenneth Lambert, Nancy Lavertue, Catherine Maurer, Deborah Markham, Richard Mondoux, Gregory Naylor, John Ouellette, Donald Page, Patchen Peterson, Stephen Punderson, Deborah Saabye, Gary Serwatka, Karen Somers, Charles Taylor, Gail Taylor, Arthur Valonen, Robert Wenning, Susan Wolcott, Gerald Worthington.
Miss Clough/Miss Batchelder
Monica Barry, Nancy Birtwell, Kendra Bowker, Peter Blyth, Nancy Cauley, Robert Clark, David Crane, Donald Eddy, Christine Flore, Dale Goddard, Debra Gordon, Deborah Hanson, Heidi Hiller, Suzanne Johnston, Paul LaBroad, Mary Jo Lynch, Janet McCarthy, Paul McNamara, Scott Moore, Kim O'Brien, Thomas Ouellette, Richard Pesto, David Radebaugh, Cynthia Richards, Paula Seligman, Raymond Sheldon, JoAnna Sturtevant, David Turnberg, Regina Truitt, Gail Vagts, David Vennell, Jarl Weyant, Kurt Whitney, Nancy Yacovone.
Miss Muir
Deborah Andwood, Leonard Beaulieu, Janet Betterley, Deborah Bouchard, Daniel Brenton, Debra Butler, Cathy Chapman, Lawrence Cooper, Henry T. Dickinson, Jr., Dorothy Edwards, Dean Florian, Janet MacGrenon, Kenneth Hall, Vivian Haskell, Nancy Jenne, Pamela Lutts, Patricia May, Bruce McClure, Bruce Moore, Ralph Nooney, Peter Ouellette, John Quinn, Jo Ann Resta, Pamela Sakakeeny, Peter Shapras, Christine Stewart, David Taylor, Diane Tower, Jeffrey Vanderscoff, Steven Wescott, Janice Worthington, Allison Lipp, Mark Whitney, Nancy Wrinkle.
Miss Robbins
Susan Belden, Judith Bliss, Lawrence Bradley, Arlene Breau, Bruce Cohen, Alison Cox, Jeanne Donovan, Brian Falk, Frank Gibney, Julia Gorman, John Illig, Lisa Italiano, Lynne Kinney, John Lambert, Karen Martin, Douglas Milroy, Thomas Murray, Bruce Ostrander, Ross Overlock, Donald Page, Jane Passburg, Dennis Plante, Joseph Roy, Patricia Ryan, William Scheumann, Debra Simons, Stephen St. Marie, Jeanne Symmes, Donald Turnberg, Teresa Villamaino, Stephen Viger, Alan Warner, David Wieland.
Memories
Scott Moore remembers, "We ate lunch in the cafeteria in the basement, turning right at the bottom of the stairs to enter the cafeteria. We had to eat all our food. I remember hiding food I didn't like, such as spinach, by putting it in a small cup and covering it with a napkin. The playground featured a jungle gym. In first grade we were only allowed to climb to the first level. In second grade, we could go to the top. I also remembers the long set of steps in the back of the school that we walked down to reach another play area. In May, we celebrated May Day there. One of my happiest memories was being selected to take the chalkboard erasers outside onto the fire escape and clap them together, removing the chalk. One of the worst experiences was being sent to the principal's office for fighting, and expecting a ruler to come down across my knuckles. Because it was my first time in his office, the principal let me off with a scolding."
Donna Anderson remembers the half-pint bottles of milk from Forest Park Dairy. She got in trouble one time when she stuffed two napkins into a glass milk bottle, thereby incurring the wrath of the school janitor, Mr. Carrington, who had to remove them prior to the bottle being cleaned and recycled.
Arlene Breau (Wolfe) remembers the metal fire escapes with open slats on the back of the school that we walked down during fire drills. Bruce Moore remembers playing on them during recess.
Steve Viger remembers when the metal fire escapes were installed during second grade. During recess we were instructed to turn our heads away when the acetylene torch was lit to weld the steel. He also remembers the smell of the melting metal and fumes of the gases as there was no double glazing on the windows. But we were not allowed to complain. And he remembers the gurgling sound of the water in the heating pipes in the winter.
Gail Taylor (Skrip) remembers Mrs. Smith in the cafeteria, with that little clicker if we were being too noisy.
Bruce Moore remembers, "My brother, Scott, and I lived near Center School so we walked to and from there. I also was able to walk home for lunch. Upon returning from lunch one afternoon there was a commotion in my first grade class (Mrs. Fisher was the teacher). Seems the Standard Electric wall clock had fallen off the wall and onto Steve Punderson's desk. Luckily, Steve was absent that day, or the clock may have injured him had it fallen when we were in class.
Nancy Yacovone remembers, "I used to get in trouble in the coat room all the time with Nancy Cauley. In Miss Royce's class, Nancy and I would stay in there for the longest time putting our coats on and off, delaying us for school. Early age for playing hooky, or shall we say very advanced for our age, ha ha....."
Lenny Beaulieu remembers another incident involving the coat room during second grade. He and Hank Dickinson were being mean or picking on Dean Florian. Mr. Sheldon, the principal was informed and hung Lenny and Hank on the coatrack by their belts!
Bruce Moore has quite a few additional memories of Center School:
"In second grade, the day Kurt Whitney first came to school we got into a fight during lunch recess. We were sent to Mrs. Smith's first grade class and made to sit in the middle of the room to teach us some kind of lesson.
"Miss Muir was my second grade teacher. Our room was on the second floor with a great western view. Class began by standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. One morning while doing this, Judi Bliss looked out the window and saw a silver colored blimp going by. Trying her best to be respectful, but also trying to make the teacher aware of such a rare sight (at that time), she caught my attention with her motions. I think most of the class witnessed it. That was the only blimp I can ever recall seeing till many years later.
"One day during recess I lost a tooth. Thinking about the five cents the tooth fairy would be leaving prompted me to push out another tooth that may or may not have been loose. I was advised by another teacher not to try that again. The ten cents that I got was a huge amount of money. We also routinely brought our pennies, nickels, etc. to school to put into our bankbook kept at the school, where we could watch our money earn interest.
"My third grade bus stop was within a couple hundred feet of Center School, on High St., along the St. Michael's Church parish hall sidewalk. One morning while walking to the bus stop, Mr. Wilson, our mailman, dropped his unfiltered cigarette in the road. There was about an inch left and it was still lit. I picked it up and kept it going. Something in my mind told me to go to the Center School lot where everyone was still outside playing waiting to go in to start school. I guess my intention was to show what a big shot third graders were, so I proceeded to smoke in front of anyone looking. I then went to my bus stop and off to school. My thought process never got as far as consequences. That night I was informed by my father that several people had reported my smoking on school grounds, and were not happy. I learned my lesson the hard way, as my rear end got a few stripes from the belt."
Do you have some memories of Center School? Please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Miss Royce's first grade class from 1957-1958. These kids were in the class of 1969 and include two classmates who ended up staying back at some point and joining our class: Tom Sullivan, pictured in the bottom row on the far left, and Tony Zampceni, pictured in the next row up, fifth from the left. Miss Royce is pictured in the second row from the top. Steve Schaefer (not in our class) is in the bottom row, third from the left. Photo courtesy of Mary Darling Studio.
Gail Taylor's first grade report card.
Miss Royce had her first grade class make a Mother's Day greeting. This is from Scott Moore to his mom.
Larry Cooper's first grade report card.
This photo, taken in 1964/1965 shows Center School first grade teacher Mrs. Margaret Smith and students with East Longmeadow Fire Chief Mark Bourgeoise as he shows off one of the town's fire trucks during Fire Prevention Week. The students, from left to right: Christine Cormier (Todd Cormier's sister), John Douglas, Gary Yeomans, and Sarah Scheumann (Bill Scheumann's sister).
This photo was taken in March or April 1959 at Center School while we were in first grade, possibly during recess. Note the jungle gym in the background. In front: Don Turnberg. Standing: Unknown (hand raised), Jeff Vanderscoff, Scott Moore, John McLane?, Bill Kenyon, Jarl Weyant. Photo courtesy of Bruce Moore.
Gina Truitt's second grade report card.
Pleasant View School
View from North Main Street (year unknown). Photo courtesy of Bruce Moore.
Mr. Frederick Lafayette, Principal of Pleasant View School and Mapleshade School, closes the doors of Pleasant View on June 29, 1976, marking the end of its 60 years use as a school. Students and teachers were transferred to Mapleshade School. Photo courtesy of The Reminder, East Longmeadow MA.
The former Pleasant View School building in 2009. Photos courtesy of Roy Esposito.
Some of us went to Pleasant View School on North Main St. for first and second grades. The school opened in 1916 and closed on June 29, 1976. The building is currently home to the East Longmeadow Council on Aging and the East Longmeadow Recreation Department.
Personnel Who Served Us
* Regrettably deceased with year of passing
Our Principal
Mr. Edward H. Sheldon* 1990
Our Teachers
First Grade
Miss Patricia Campbell
Mrs. Barbara Harrington
Mrs. Jessie Munro* 1992
Miss Theresa Slowinski
Second Grade
Miss Carolyn Blossom
Miss Helen Dineen
Miss Barbara Fitzgerald
Miss Gertrude Holland* 1983
Mrs. Ruth F. Steele* 2001
Class Rosters
First Grade Class Rosters
Currently, we have no official class rosters for first grade --- we must create them from memory. If you attended first grade in our class at Pleasant View School and remember your teacher, please contact Scott Moore. Please include names of any other classmates you remember.
Miss Campbell
Mark Simone,
Mrs. Harrington
Mrs. Munro
Susan Circosta, Christopher Edwards, Edward Warren,
Miss Slowinski
Roy Esposito, Marilyn Gour, Diane LaFave, Elizabeth Lasek,
Second Grade Class Rosters
Miss Blossom
Lynn Belliveau, Charles Boudrias, Nancy Bryson, Stephanie Chmielewski, Beverly Dion, John Dlugos, Barbara Ducharme, Paul Duquette, Karen Gagliarducci, David Gallerani, Donna Guadenzi, Carol Gerow, Diane Hobbs, Douglas Keith, Katherine LaBerge, Edward Lemanski, Allison Lipp, Timothy Lynch, David McCallum, Franklin Miorandi, Jean Montana, Robert Parker, Susan Petronino, Robert A. Price, Susan Regnier, Joanne Rinaldi, Eugene Shaw, Marc Smith, Susan Waterman, Deborah Williams.
Miss Dineen
Patricia Berard, Andrea Burger, David Carpenter, Susan Circosta, Lois Docherty, Frederick Doersam, Lois Dusenberry, Christopher Edwards, Nancy Galvin, Daniel Gamache, James Gilmartin, Marilyn Gour, Richard Grimaldi, Nancy Holland, William Kenyon, Diane LaFave, Derek Larsen, Cynthia MacDonald, Richard Malmstrom, Earl McKenzie, Linda Mottle, David Owen, Nancy Pleu, Marion Renzi, Joanne Russo, David Sand, Richard Shaw, Maria Siano, Paul Stilphen, Felix Tranghese, Melinda Wheeler.
Miss Fitzgerald
Kathleen Allen, Ellen Bonneville, Koby Borodkin, Debra Campanella, Danny Danio, Valerie Davis, Suzanne Dreyer, Robert Drumheller, John Evans, Linda Farrell, Grace Garcia, Gary Girouard, Susan Hatch, Valerie Jimenez, John Keane, Lynelle Larsen, Paul Lieberwirth, Bruce Lindwall, Cynthia Margozzi, August Maserati, Thomas Mineo, Kathryn Pederson, Eleanor Ramey, Ronald Rennell, Margaret Rohr, Paul Sanders, Mark Simone, Stephen Tesini, Ann Tesoro, Edward Warren, Ellen Zimmerman.
Miss Holland
Linda Bates, Jon Botta, Laura Bradley, Janice Breen, Karen Carpenter, Julia Devine, Michael Dimonaco, Carol DuBois, Bruce Duncan, Deborah Foster, Steven Gagner, Constance Garvey, Eddie Goguen, Patricia Hendrick, Pamela Johnson, Clifford Keeney, Carl Larson, Elizabeth Lasek, William Lowe, Candice Marino, Richard Maurer, John Miner, Debra Peterson, Linda Redin, Gilbert Roy, Michele Roy, Wayne Scully, William Stark, Jonathan Tooher, Nancy Vallett, Malcolm White.
Mrs. Steele
Karen Albright, Paul Battige, Nancy Blaisdell, Marlene Cabana, Marsha Coons, Todd Cormier, Ralph Donohue, Bernadette Downie, Linda Erwin, Roy Esposito, Deborah Gamble, Stephen Geoffrion, Mark Hadeler, Andrea Hastings, Janice Holuk, Dennis Kronenberg, Mary Ann LaLima, Victor Linden, Marilyn Man, Stephen Mascaro, John McLane, Nola Olmsted, John Perella, Thomas Pratte, Kathleen Price, Daniel Ryland, Alfred Santos, Kenneth Sheret, Joan Stack, Clark Swanson, John Vigliano, Susan White.
Memories
Susan Circosta (Mancinone) remembers, "In Mrs. Munro's class she used to bring in magic tricks because her husband was a magician. I remember the big black hat, wand, and the rabbit. I wonder if anyone else can recall that?"
Ed Warren also remembers Mrs. Munro doing magic tricks: "She would tap the hat three times with the wand and something always popped out."
Chris Edwards recalls, "Mrs. Munro would dance an irish jig if the class had perfect attendance for the day."
Debbie Campanella (Hansch) remembers the May Day celebration in first grade. Paul Lieberwirth was the designated leader of the Bunny Hop, but he fell ill and Debbie was called on to fill in for him at the last minute. She mentions, "I had no idea at the time that the Bunny Hop was going to be my Fifteen Minutes of Fame. If I had known, I would have hopped with more enthusiasm!"
Susan Circosta (Mancinone) says, "Debbie's recollection of the bunny hop jogged my memory; I remember doing that in Mrs. Munro's class also. I also remember that the teachers used to whack the back of your hand with a ruler when you misbehaved at Pleasant View; can you imagine if they did that today!" Marilyn Gour also recalls seeing this happen to students who got in trouble.
Ed Warren remembers he was ill quite a bit in second grade. Miss Fitzgerald allowed him to take a nap in the back of the class whenever he felt tired!
Diane LaFave (Cirignano) was in Miss Dineen's class in second grade. Here is a link to 30 seconds of home video of the May Day celebration (the voice you hear is Diane's): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8XW0cvf8s.
Do you have some memories of Pleasant View School? Please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Mrs. Munro's first grade class from 1957-1958. These kids were in the class of 1969 and include seven classmates who ended up staying back at some point and joining our class: Chris Edwards, Dave Farioli, Armand Gamache, Doug Goodrich, Mark Hadeler, Ted Harper, and John Keane. Top Row: unknown, Mary Ellen Henderson, Valerie Jamison, Cecile Gauthier. Row 2: David Farioli, Amelia Ingram, Christopher Hastings, Mrs. Munro, Theodore M. Harper, Jr., Helena Ellsworth, Mark Hadeler. Row 3: Joan Goodenough, John Keane, Joan Nolan?, Donald Hutchison, Diane Ferris, Robert Dunn, Laurie Forbes. Row 4: unknown, Joanne Drumheller, Armand Gamache, Linda Hagopian, unknown, Martha Fox, Douglas Goodrich. Row 5: Dawn Driscoll, unknown, Christopher Edwards, unknown, unknown, Mark Haley, Paula Finn, unknown. Photo courtesy of Mary Darling Studio.
Dave Farioli's first grade report card.
Mapleshade School
The view from Mapleshade Avenue in 2009. Our third grades rooms are on the left, the gymnasium is in the middle, and our fourth and fifth grade rooms are on the right. Photo courtesy of Roy Esposito.
The gymnasium is on the left and the fourth and fifth grade rooms on the right. Photo courtesy of Roy Esposito.
The path to the left led to the classrooms. The path in the lower right led to Birchland Park School. Photo courtesy of Roy Esposito.
Some of went to Mapleshade School on Mapleshade Avenue for third, fourth, and firth grades. The school was completed in September 1955.
Personnel Who Served Us
* Regrettably deceased with year of passing
Our Principal
Mr. Melvin H. Coons* 1969
Our Teachers
Third Grade
Ms. Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Miss Mary Ann Gerauld (Mrs. Mary Ann Jones after marriage)
Mrs. Marjorie Hall
Mrs. Lillian L. Meacham* 2000
Miss Jean Milbier (Mrs. Jean Kelley after marriage)
Mrs. Adella P. Olin* 1992
Miss Effea Pappas
Mrs. Rita Ravosa
Miss Judith A. Shapiro
Fourth Grade
Mr. Michael Eagan, Jr.
Mrs. Esther N. Kindig* 1999
Mrs. Carol W. Ogilvie* 1999
Miss Barbara J. Ruel* 2000
Mrs. Blanche Stanley
Fifth Grade
Mr. Bruce Jackson
Mr. Edward R. Heffernan, Jr.
Ms. Dorothy Searles
Mrs. Joan S. Winton
Art
Ms. Eleanor MacMullen
Music
Mr. Bodhan Hluszewskyj
Ms. Liane Fontaine
Special Class
Ms. Elizabeth Rosati
Class Rosters
Third Grade Class Rosters
Ms. Fitzgerald
Jayne Anderson, Deborah Andwood, Adele Archidiacono, Janet Betterley, Kendra Bowker, Nancy Burritt, Robert Clark, Wendelyn Crosby, Frederick Doersam, Lois Dusenberry, Christine Flore, Stephen Geoffrion, Eddie Goguen, Ann Marie Hearn, Patricia Hendrick, Pamela Johnson, Paul LaBroad, Derek Larsen, Paul Lieberwirth, David McCallum, Lois Melbourne, John Miner, Ralph Nooney, Donald Page, Nancy Pleu, Linda Redin, Patricia Ryan, Kenneth Sheret, Clark Swanson, David Turnberg, Edward Warren.
Miss Gerauld (Mrs. Jones after marriage)
Monica Barry, Nancy Birtwell, Laura Bradley, Deborah Butler, Susan Circosta, Danny Danio, Ralph Donohue, Donald Eddy, Dean Florian, Frank Gibney, Richard Grimaldi, Heidi Hiller, John Keane, Diane LaFave, Victor Linden, Marilyn Man, Thomas Martone, Janet McCarthy, Franklin Miorandi, Brenda Misitano, Stephen Newell, Kim O'Brien, Donald R. Page, Jr., Debra Peterson, Dennis Plante, Susan Regnier, Deborah Saabye, Maria Siano, Donald Turnberg, Susan Waterman, Janice Worthington.
Mrs. Hall
Linda Bates, Leslie Bergeron, Nancy Blaisdell, Marlene Cabana, Bruce Cohen, Valerie Davis, Jeanne Donovan, Deborah Foster, Nancy Galvin, Mark Hadeler, Theodore Harper, Nancy Holland, Clifford Keeney, Mary Ann LaLima, Bruce Lindwall, Stephen Mascaro, Bruce McClure, Richard Mondoux, Nola Omsted, Stephen O'Neil, Robert Parker, Thomas Pratte, Robert A. Price, Marion Renzi, Pamela Sakakeeny, Mark Simone, Charles Taylor, Gail Vagts, Robert Wenning, Nancy Wrinkle.
Mrs. Meacham
Paul Battige, Peter Blyth, Robert Bradley, Debra Campanella, Bradford Cook, Henry Dickinson, Patricia Donovan, Dorothy Edwards, Steven Gagner, David Gallerani, Dale Goddard, John Haetinger, Janice Holuk, Douglas Keith, Allison Lipp, Earl McKenzie, Jean Montana, Gregory Naylor, Leonard Parent, Jane Passburg, Michele Roy, David Sand, Debra Simons, JoAnna Sturtevant, Gail Taylor, Donna Tranghese, Nancy Vallett, Phyllis Vogel, Jarl Weyant, Nancy Yacovone, Anthony Zampiceni.
Miss Milbier (Mrs. Kelley after marriage)
William Anderson, Andrea Bitzer, Deborah Bouchard, Lawrence Bradley, Andrea Burger, Stephanie Chmielewski, Deborah Connors, David Crane, Kathleen Docherty, Paul Duquette, David Farioli, Donna Gaudenzi, James Gilmartin, Janet Gorrod, Susan Hatch, Dennis Kronenberg, Katherine LaBerge, Edward Lemanski, Cynthia MacDonald, Candice Marino, Susan McGill, Thomas Mineo, Bruce Ostrander, David Owen, Susan Petronino, Kathleen Price, Stephen Punderson, Eleanor Ramey, Jo Ann Resta, Richard Shaw, William Soares, Regina Truitt, Alan Warner.
Mrs. Olin
Donna Anderson, Lynn Belliveau, Koby Borodkin, Daniel Brenton, Lawrence Cooper, Todd Cormier, Michael DiMonaco, Barbara Ducharme, Brian Falk, Julia Gorman, Vivian Haskell, Eileen Jordan, Robert Keane, Lynne Kinney, Elizabeth Lasek, Mary Lynch, Richard Malmstrom, August Maserati, Patricia May, Linda Mottle, Thomas Ouellete, Richard Pesto, John Quinn, Margaret Rohr, Paula Seligman, John Stolecki, Paul Stilphen, Ann Tesoro, Jonathan Tooher, John Vigliano, Susan White.
Miss Pappas
Mark Anderson, Patricia Berard, Jean Bonin, Christine Bortle, Nancy Bryson, Jeffrey Burton, Cathy Chapman, Harry Coles, Alison Cox, John Dlugos, Bruce Duncan, Christopher Edwards, Linda Farrell, Constance Garvey, Andrea Hastings, Brian Higgins, Nancy Jenne, Valerie Jimenez, Nancy Lavertue, Timothy Lynch, Karen Martin, Douglas Milroy, Thomas Murray, Ross Overlock, David Radebaugh, Joseph Roy, Stephen St. Marie, Jean Symmes, Felix Tranghese, Teresa Villamaino, Kurt Whitney.
Mrs. Ravosa
Judith Bliss, Arlene Breau, David Carpenter, Alicia Coles, Marsha Coons, Denise Descheneaux, Julia Devine, Suzanne Dreyer, Marilyn Gour, Kenneth Hall, John Illig, Douglas Kenyon, William Lowe, Deborah Markham, Catherine Maurer, Bruce Moore, John Ouellete, Kathryn Pederson, Carl Porcelli, Cynthia Richards, William Scheumann, Gary Serwatka, William Stark, Nancy Steitz, Stephen Tesini, Arthur Valonen, Melinda Wheeler, Susan Wicks, Susan Wolcott, Ellen Zimmerman.
Miss Shapiro
Karen Albright, Susan Belden, Ellen Bonneville, Janice Breen, Carolyn Buck, Karen Carpenter, Nancy Cauley, Beverly Dion, Carol DuBois, John Evans, Andrew Farquharson, Donna Fiorentino, Armand Gamache, Douglas Goodrich, Deborah Hanson, Lisa Italiano, Susan Jasinski, William Kenyon, Carl Larson, Pamela Lutts, Paul McNamara, Richard Maurer, Jane Mertz, Scott Moore, Pamela Murphy, Peter Ouellette, Joanne Rinaldi, Wayne Scully, Christine Stewart, Stephen Viger, David Wieland, Malcolm White.
Fourth Grade Class Rosters
Mr. Eagan
James Aubin, Patricia Berard, Andrea Burger, Debra Butler, Debra Campanella, Arthur Cook, Beth Davidson, Valerie Davis, Julia Devine, Barbara Ducharme, Bruce Duncan, Christine Flore, Steven Gagner, James Gilmartin, Richard Grimaldi, Theodore Harper, Patricia Hendrick, Carl Larson, Marilyn Man, Richard Maurer, Stephen Newell, Susan Petronino, Joanne Rinaldi, William Scheumann, Sharon Soares, Donna Sumner, Gail Steen, John Stolecki, Jeanne Symmes, Regina Truitt.
Mrs. Kindig
Karen Albright, James Bourque, Susan Circosta, Steven Corey, Frederick Doersam, John Evans, Andrew Farquharson, Richard Garrett, Constance Garvey, Douglas Goodrich, Garnett Hall, William Kenyon, Mary Lynch, Stephen Mascaro, Janet McCarthy, Douglas Milroy, Thomas Mineo, Pamela Murphy, Nola Olmsted, Kathleen Price, David Radebaugh, Albert Raimondi, Susan Regnier, David Sand, Kenneth Sheret, William Soares, Christine Stewart, Donna Tranghese, Phyllis Vogel, Edward Warren.
Mrs. Ogilvie
Paul Battige, Donna Bitzer, Peter Blyth, Laura Bradley, Jeffrey Burton, Marlene Cabana, Alicia Coles, Lawrence Cooper, Denise Descheneaux, Ralph Donohue, David Farioli, Dolores Finch, Donna Gaudenzi, Julia Gorman, Marilyn Gour, Douglas Howe, Eileen Jordan, Lynne Kinney, Cynthia McIntosh, August Maserati, Kathleen McCarthy, Susan McGill, Gregory Naylor, Priscilla Perusse, Cynthia Richards, Maria Siano, Mark Simone, Nancy Steitz, Paul Stilphen, Felix Tranghese.
Miss Ruel
Leslie Bergeron, Koby Borodkin, Stephanie Chmielewski, John Dlugos, Lois Dusenberry, Linda Farrell, Nancy Galvin, Eddie Goguen, John Haetinger, Kenneth Hall, Andrea Hastings, Patrick Hughes, John Keane, William Lowe, Candice Marino, Patricia May, Earl McKenzie, Bruce Moore, Ralph Nooney, Robert A. Price, Linda Redin, Michele Roy, Wayne Scully, Debra Simons, Dorothy Stellato, Ann Tesoro, John Vigliano, Melinda Wheeler, Nancy Wrinkle, Anthony Zampiceni.
Mrs. Stanley
Deborah Andwood, Linda Bates, Janet Betterley, Nancy Birtwell, Kendra Bowker, Robert Bradley, Arlene Breau, Nancy Bryson, Carolyn Buck, Nancy Burritt, David Carpenter, Cathy Chapman, Harry Coles, Marsha Coons, Carol DuBois, Paul Duquette, Dean Florian, Dale Goddard, Douglas Keith, Katherine LaBerge, Diane LaFave, Derek Larsen, Paul Lieberwirth, Bruce Lindwall, Allison Lipp, Richard Malmstrom, David McCallum, Scott Moore, Debra Peterson, JoAnna Sturtevant, Robert Wenning, Malcolm White, Kurt Whitney.
Fifth Grade Class Rosters
Mr. Jackson
James Aubin, Leslie Bergeron, Laura Bradley, Debra Butler, Marlene Cabana, Susan Circosta, Beth Davidson, Denise Descheneaux, Bruce Duncan, John Faust, Dolores Finch, Nancy Galvin, Richard Garrett, John Haetinger, Theodore Harper, William Kenyon, Patricia May, Bruce Moore, Ralph Nooney, Carl Porcelli, Kathleen Price, Cynthia Richards, David Sand, Wayne Scully, Kenneth Sheret, Debra Simons, Gail Steen, Christine Stewart, Susan Sullivan, Felix Tranghese, Jane Viveiros, Edward Warren.
Mr. Heffernan
Paul Battige, Koby Borodkin, Richard Bjorklund, Andrea Burger, Alicia Coles, Ralph Donohue, David Farioli, Linda Farrell, Christine Flore, James Gilmartin, Eddie Goguen, Kenneth Hall, Patrick Hughes, John Keane, Ernest LaMountain, Mary Lynch, James Manferdini, Stephen Mascaro, August Maserati, David McCallum, Pamela Murphy, Priscilla Perusse, Robert A. Price, Linda Redin, Joanne Rinaldi, Christina Rowlston, William Scheumann, Maria Siano, Sharon Soares, Nancy Steitz, Jeanne Symmes, John Vigliano, Melinda Wheeler.
Ms. Searles
Patricia Berard, James Bourque, Jeffrey Burton, Stephanie Chmielewski, Lawrence Cooper, Julia Devine, Barbara Ducharme, Steven Gagner, Donna Gaudenzi, Douglas Goodrich, Garnett Hall, Andrea Hastings, Patricia Hendrick, Mary Holotka, Thomas MaCabe, Marilyn Man, Richard Maurer, Thomas Mineo, Stephen Newell, Susan Petronino, Robert A. Price, Albert Raimondi, Susan Regnier, Michele Roy, Susan Saacke, Mark Simone, William Soares, Dorothy Stellato, Donna Tranghese, Phyllis Vogel, Anthony Zampiceni.
Mrs. Winton
Linda Bates, Janet Betterley, Donna Bitzer, Kendra Bowker, Arlene Breau, Nancy Bryson, Debra Campanella, David Carpenter, Harry Coles, Marsha Coons, Frederick Doersam, Carol DuBois, John Evans, Constance Garvey, Marilyn Gour, Richard Grimaldi, Douglas Keith, Lynne Kinney, Katherine LaBerge, Diane LaFave, Paul Lieberwirth, Bruce Lindwall, Richard Malmstrom, Candice Marino, Douglas Milroy, Scott Moore, Nola Olmsted, Debra Peterson, JoAnna Sturtevant, Ann Tesoro, Malcolm White, Kurt Whitney.
Memories
Donna Anderson remembers, "I had Mrs. Olin in third grade - Room B at Mapleshade - and I loved her as a teacher. She was a very old-fashioned teacher. Every morning we sat at our desks with our hands folded and had a moment of silent prayer, and then we said the Lord's Prayer. Then came the Pledge of Allegiance. After that, we recited either the 23rd Psalm or the 100th Psalm. All of us had to remember both Psalms!
"Before we went to lunch we had to say a prayer thanking God for our food, and at the end of the day we sang a song that started, "Father, we thank thee for the night. And for the pleasant morning light ..." Can't remember the rest of it. THEN we were allowed to line up in the gym to wait for our bus to go home. Can you imagine a teacher trying to say the Lord's Prayer in class today?
"She was a very dear lady who rarely got flustered."
Marilyn Gour and Scott Moore recall playing marbles during third grade recess, with the cat's eyes, clearies, puries, and boulder marbles.
Marilyn also remembers playing with a ball that belonged to Donna Bitzer and having it land on the school roof and not being able to retrieve it.
Susan Circosta (Mancinone) remembers in third grade "the boys chasing us girls around on the playground at Mapleshade and trying to pull up our dresses and skirts." Diane LaFave (Cirignano) recalls, "This went on for many recesses until the teachers put a stop to it."
Bruce Moore remembers an incident in Mrs. Ravosa's third grade class: "During the school year everyone in the class got recorders, which were plastic musical flutes. We learned a few songs, so Mrs. Ravosa thought it would be a good idea to invite the fifth grade class next door to hear us. They all came in the room and spread out around the perimeter. I was in the front left row, so older students were all around and very near. Somehow, (I'm not at all musical) I hadn't mastered the songs, so I pretended to play the songs. No one seemed to notice, and the reason I probably have the memory is the potential was there to have a really embarrassing moment if someone actually heard my scratchy playing."
Scott Moore remembers his fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Stanley, reading from the Bible each morning. Suddenly, one day, this stopped. Mrs. Stanley did not say why, but years later, Scott realized it had to do with a Supreme Court decision forbidding the practice.
Susan Circosta (Mancione) remembers, "getting called down to Mr. Coon's office, the principal, because we were playing tag at recess and John Beery reported that I was playing too rough! I remember feeling shocked that he felt that way since I was such a pip squeak! Mr. Coons got a chuckle out of that since I was at his house every day after school."
Bruce Moore has several memories from fifth grade, where he was in Mr. Jackson's class:
"When Valentine's Day was approaching, everyone in the class gave one another a card. I gave a romantic one to Susan Circosta (puppy love for me) and signed it "from a boy". During the class party when all the cards were handed out she got it, and went around to all the boys to see who sent it. I denied it and suggested it might be from Ted Harper. Well, Susan, I'm now fessing up that I did send you that card.
"The whole class was lined up outside waiting to go in when Butch Garrett grabbed my Ludwig Von Drake lunchbox and broke the handle. I punched him in the stomach. We were immediately sent to the principal's office for fighting. Asked to tell my side, I remember crying, as this was traumatic (going to see the principal) at the time . When Butch told his side I was astounded at how calm he was (not knowing he'd been in this situation a few times before). We shook hands and became friends. He was new to our school and became popular.
"A lot of students played marbles at Mapleshade. Mostly we made a hole in the grass just where the blacktop ended. You decided before each game how many marbles you each would risk, usually the smaller ones. One day I came to school with a couple of pure boulders (usually they were cat's eyes). Bob "Albert" Price talked me into a game using one of them. He had a favorite pot near the school in the blacktop. I ended up losing one of them. I stressed over that for a long time as they were hard to get. I still have the other one.
"David Sand and I had a pencil lead collection in each of our desks. The goal was to get the largest piece possible. We destroyed dozens of pencils, mostly by hand, doing this, and weren't able to get a real good one. One day, in Bill Scheumann's backyard, in an old leaf pile, there was a whole green pencil. Being there a long time, it had decayed to the point where the two sections separated. There, inside, was a whole unbroken piece of lead. This was the biggest one we ever got. Mr Jackson discovered what we were doing two thirds of the way through the school year, and made us dump our hundreds of pieces out . We tried again to get another collection started but it wasn't as good as before. Leslie Bergeron should remember this."
Do you have some memories of Mapleshade School? Please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Mr. Coons, Mapleshade School principal. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau.
Third grade girls from Mrs. Ravosa's class at Mapleshade School. In Front, sitting: Cathy Maurer, Arlene Breau. Row 2, kneeling: Nancy Steitz, Marilyn Gour, Debbie Markham, Suzanne Dreyer, Kathy Pederson. Standing: Julie Devine, Marsha Coons (hidden), Alicia Coles, Susan Wolcott, Sue Wicks, Melinda Wheeler, Cynthia Richards?, Denise Descheneaux, Ellen Zimmerman?, Judi Bliss. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe who adds, "I hope everyone will derive as much pleasure from the pictures as I got from digging them out and sharing them."
Third grade boys from Mrs. Ravosa's class at Mapleshade School. Front row: John Illig, William Lowe?, Carl Porcelli, Steve Tesini, John Ouellette. Standing: Bill Scheumann, Ken Hall, Doug Kenyon, Dave Carpenter, Bill Stark, Bruce Moore, Arthur Valonen. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Left: Mrs. Ravosa with John Illig. Right: Mrs. Ravosa with John Ouellette. Photos courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Left: Mrs. Ravosa opens a gift. Doug Kenyon and an unknown girl, possibly Cynthia Richards, are in the back. Right: Mrs. Ravosa opens a gift. Alicia Coles is in the background. Photos courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Miss Shapiro's 3rd grade class during a picnic at her home. Sitting, front row: Nancy Cauley (looking sideways), unknown girl (holding balloon), Paul McNamara, Wayne Scully, unknown boy, unknown boy (holding balloon), Malcolm White. Sitting, row 2: Donna Fiorentino, Ellen Bonneville (partially hidden), Carolyn Buck, Lisa Italiano, unknown girl, Jack Evans, Carol DuBois, Rick Maurer, Joanne Rinaldi. Standing: Scott Moore, Peter Ouellette, Sue Jasinski, Bev Dion, unknown girl, Miss Shapiro, Pamela Murphy, Andy Farquharson, Janice Breen, Karen Albright, Doug Goodrich (with hands raised), Armand Gamache, Steve Viger. Photo courtesy of Donna Fiorentino.
Combined program for 3rd grade plays of Miss Shapiro's Room A and Mrs. Hall's Room G.
In third grade, Miss Shapiro had us send a postcard to our home.
Teachers Mrs. Cora Connelly, left, and Mrs. Adella Olin in 1983. Some of us had Mrs. Olin in 3rd grade at Mapleshade, and Mrs. Connelly in 6th grade at Birchland Park. Mrs. Olin taught for 40 years, beginning at Center School in 1924. Mrs. Connelly taught for 50 years. Photo courtesy of East Longmeadow Reminder.
Left: Mrs. Stanley, 4th grade teacher, Mapleshade School, in the classroom. Right: Mrs. Stanley with Dale Goddard. Photos courtesy of Arlene Breau.
Mrs. Stanley's 4th grade class at Mapleshade School. Front row: Janet Betterley?, Bruce Lindwall, Nancy Bryson, Kathy LaBerge, Linda Bates, Dale Goddard. Row 2, standing: Bob Wenning, Paul DuQuette, Scott Coles, JoAnna Sturtevant, unknown girl, Derek Larsen, Dave Carpenter, Paul Lieberwirth, unknown girl, Kendra Bowker. Row 3, standing: Allison Lipp, Carolyn Buck, Cathy Chapman, Carol DuBois, Diane LaFave (partially hidden), Nancy Birtwell, unknown boy (hand over face), Doug Keith (tall and partially hidden), Dean Florian, Scott Moore, Rich Malmstrom, Marsha Coons. Please Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau.
Dean Florian's fourth grade report card.
Program for Captain Hook's Last Battle - - - a play by Mrs. Stanley's 4th grade class.
Program for Salute to Spring - - - a play by Miss Ruel's 4th grade class.
We were issued Certificates for Reading during fourth and fifth grade. The last word is "merit".
Donna Bitzer in 5th grade at Mapleshade School. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Arlene Breau in 5th grade at Mapleshade School. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Diane LaFave in 5th grade at Mapleshade School. Classmates' bicycles in the background. Photos courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Bruce Lindwall, Rich Malmstrom, Doug Milroy, and Kurt Whitney in 5th grade, Mapleshade School. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Mrs. Winton as she looked while teaching us 5th grade. Photo courtesy of Cheri Winton Gaetz (ELHS 1974).
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Mrs. Winton's 5th grade class at Mapleshade School (second photo is closeup). It's a bit difficult to see everyone because of the focus, but we'll try and identify who we can. This is our best guess, so please feel free to send names of those you recognize to Scott Moore. Kneeling/Sitting: Connie Garvey, Janet Betterley, Nancy Bryson, Donna Bitzer, unknown girl, unknown boy, Paul Lieberwirth?, unknown boy, unknown boy, Bruce Lindwall. Standing: Unknown girl, Debbie Campanella, unknown girl, unknown girl, Marsha Coons?, unknown girl, unknown girl (hands on chin), unknowngirlobscured), unknown girl (facing sideways), unknown girl, unknown girl (partially obscured), unknown girl, Dave Carpenter, Rich Malmstrom (suit jacket), Scott Moore, unknown boy (facing right), unknown boy (seems to have coat and tie on), unknown boy (bending over), unknown boy (in back of person with coat and tie), unknown boy (facing sideways and holding right hand over head), unknown boy. Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau Wolfe.
Mountain View School
This photo was taken in the 1961-62 school year, the first year the school was in operation. Our class was in fourth grade at Mountain View that year. In the lower left is sixth grader Bill Barry (Cathedral High School 1968), the brother of Monica Barry. Next to Bill is Pat McGill (ELHS 1968), the sister of Sue McGill. In the far background is John Picano (ELHS 1968). Next to John may be Debby Kelly. On the right is Sue Mondoux (ELHS 1968), sister of Rich Mondoux. Next to Sue is possibly Scott Roberts (ELHS 1968).
Exterior of Mountain View School, 1961-1962 school year.
A typical classroom, 1961-1962 school year.
The cafeteria, 1961-1962 school year.
The gymnasium, 1961-1962 school year.
The playground, 1961-1962 school year.
Some of us went to Mountain View School on Hampden Road for fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. The school was completed in 1961 and we began fourth grade there that year. The six photos above are from a brochure published by the town of East Longmeadow. The students in the photos were sixth graders from the class of 1968, so some of our older brothers and sisters are in these photos. Please contact Scott Moore if you recognize anyone not labeled.
Personnel Who Served Us
* Regrettably deceased with year of passing
Our Principal
Edward H. Sheldon* 1990
Our Teachers
Fourth Grade
Mr. Alfred D. Allen* 2006
Miss Elsbeth Beeh* 1992
Mrs. Frances Dutille
Ms. Barbara Nelson
Fifth Grade
Mr. Stanley Brzoska
Miss Dorothy R. Corbett
Miss Annette Deely* 1982
Mr. Francis Perenick
Mrs. Carol Young* year unknown
Sixth Grade
Mr. James Frank Lenaghan
Miss Ruth Rietzel
Mr. Ronald Sarazin* 2005
Art
Ms. Eleanor MacMullen
Music
Mr. Bodhan Hluszewskyj
Ms. Liane Fontaine
Class Rosters
Fourth Grade Class Rosters
Mr. Allen
William Anderson, Leonard Beaulieu, Nancy Blaisdell, Janice Breen, Robert Clark, Donna Colapietro, Todd Cormier, Henry T. Dickinson, Jr., Patricia Donovan, Dorothy Edwards, David Gallerani, Frank Gibney, Ann Marie Hearn, Janice Holuk, Susan Jasinski, Clifford Keeney, Joseph Kwasnik, Nancy Lavertue, Jane Mertz, Richard Mondoux, Bruce Ostrander, David Owen, John Quinn, Joseph Roy, Pamela Sakakeeny, Stephen St. Marie, Charles Taylor, David Turnberg, Nancy Vallett, Teresa Villamaino, Susan Wolcott.
Miss Beeh
Donna Anderson, Monica Barry, Judith Bliss, Jean Bonin, Ellen Bonneville, Christine Bortle, Daniel Brenton, Alison Cox, Beverly Dion, Suzanne Dreyer, Donald Eddy, Donna Fiorentino, Stephen Geoffrion, Deborah Hanson, Nancy Holland, Nancy Jenne, Pamela Johnson, Mary Ann LaLima, Victor Linden, Karen Martin, Catherine Maurer, Jean Montana, Thomas Murray, Kim O'Brien, John Ouellette, Thomas Ouellette, Kathryn Pederson, Richard Pesto, Dennis Plante, Marion Renzi, Gail Taylor, Stephen Viger, Susan Wicks, Nancy Yacovone.
Mrs. Dutille
Lynn Belliveau, Lawrence Bradley, Nancy Cauley, Bruce Cohen, Deborah Connors, Jeanne Donovan, Christopher Edwards, Deborah Foster, Vivian Haskell, Heidi Hiller, Lisa Italiano, Robert Keane, Dennis Kronenberg, Elizabeth Lasek, Timothy Lynch, Lois Melbourne, Brenda Misitano, Stephen O'Neil, Ross Overlock, Donald Page, Thomas Pratte, Jo Ann Resta, Deborah Saabye, Thomas Sullivan, Clark Swanson, Jonathan Tooher, Gail Vagts, Susan Waterman, Jarl Weyant, David Wieland, James Wilkins, Ellen Zimmerman.
Ms. Nelson
Jayne Anderson, Adele Archie, Deborah Bouchard, Karen Carpenter, David Crane, Kristine D'Angelo, Michael DiMonaco, Michael Dowd, Brian Falk, Armand Gamache, Mark Hadeler, Brian Higgins, John Illig, Valerie Jimenez, Douglas Kenyon, Paul LaBroad, Edward Lemanski, Paul McNamara, Franklin Miorandi, Linda Mottle, Peter Ouellette, Donald Page, Robert Parker, Jane Passburg, Eleanor Ramey, Patricia Ryan, Paula Seligman, William Stark, Steven Tesini, Donald Turnberg, Arthur Valonen, Susan White.
Fifth Grade Class Rosters
Mr. Brzoska
Adele Archie, Nancy Blaisdell, Janice Breen, Nancy Cauley, Deborah Connors, William Creighton, Kristine D'Angelo, William Davis, Michael DiMonaco, Donald Eddy, Andrew Farquharson, Armand Gamache, Vivian Haskell, Susan Jasinski, Robert Keane, Carl Larson, Victor Linden, Janet McCarthy, Frank Miorandi, Gregory Naylor, Peter Ouellette, Donald R. Page, Jr., Richard Pesto, Jo Ann Resta, Pamela Sakakeeny, John Stolecki, Steven Tesini, Donald Turnberg, Stephen Viger, Jarl Weyant, Nancy Yacovone.
Miss Corbett
Donna Anderson, Monica Barry, Peter Blyth, Daniel Brenton, Robert Clark, Steven Corey, Kathy Denniston, Jeanne Donovan, Christopher Edwards, Donna Fiorentino, Stephen Geoffrion, Heidi Hiller, Nancy Jenne, Douglas Kenyon, Edward Kopec, Elizabeth Lasek, Timothy Lynch, Paul McNamara, Frederic Merchant, Brenda Misitano, Kim O'Brien, Ross Overlock, David Radebaugh, Joseph Roy, Paula Seligman, Thomas Sullivan, Jonathan Tooher, Gail Vagts, Teresa Villamaino, David Wieland, Ellen Zimmerman.
Miss Deely
Susan Abel, Jayne Anderson, Robert Bartlett, Leonard Beaulieu, Deborah Bouchard, Nancy Burritt, Bruce Cohen, Todd Cormier, Patricia Donovan, Deborah Foster, Frank Gibney, John Illig, Dennis Kronenberg, Nancy Lavertue, Karen Martin, Virginia Martin, Lois Melbourne, Richard Mondoux, Enrico Oliveri, Stephen O'Neil, David Owen, Jane Passburg, John Quinn, Patricia Ryan, William Stark, Clark Swanson, Regina Truitt, Nancy Vallett, Susan Waterman, Susan Wolcott.
Mr. Perenick
William Anderson, Paul Battige, Lynn Belliveau, Lawrence Bradley, Karen Carpenter, Donna Colapietro, Henry Dickinson, Lois Dusenberry, Dorothy Edwards, Brian Falk, David Gallerani, Mark Hadeler, Lisa Italiano, Eileen Jordan, Joseph Kwasnik, Edward Lemanski, Catherine Maurer, Jane Mertz, Linda Mottle, Bruce Ostrander, Donald A. Page, Kathryn Pedersen, Eleanor Ramey, Deborah Saabye, Stephen St. Marie, Charles Taylor, David Turnberg, Arthur Valonen, Robert Wenning, James Wilkins, Nancy Wrinkle.
Mrs. Young
Deborah Andwood, Nancy Birtwell, Judith Bliss, Jean Bonin, Ellen Bonneville, Christine Bortle, Robert Bradley, Carolyn Buck, Cathy Chapman, Alison Cox, Beverly Dion, Suzanne Dreyer, Dean Florian, Dale Goddard, Deborah Hanson, Ann Marie Hearn, Nancy Holland, Pamela Johnson, Paul LaBroad, Mary Ann LaLima, Allison Lipp, Susan McGill, Jean Montana, Thomas Murray, John Ouellette, Thomas Ouellette, Dennis Plante, Marion Renzi, Paul Stilphen, Gail Taylor, Susan White, Susan Wicks.
Sixth Grade Class Rosters
Mr. Lenaghan
Jayne Anderson, William Anderson, Paul Battige, Deborah Bouchard, Thomas Churchill, Robert Clark, William Davis, Jeanne Donovan, Christopher Edwards, Karen Esposito, David Gallerani, Frank Gibney, Linda Gray, Mark Hadeler, John Illig, William Kenyon, Joseph Kwasnik, Nancy Lavertue, Lois Melbourne, Brenda Misitano, Richard Mondoux, Bruce Ostrander, Donald A. Page, Joseph Roy, Pamela Sakakeeny, William Stark, Charles Taylor, Regina Truitt, Jarl Weyant, James Wilkins, Richard Willard.
Miss Rietzel
Adele Archie, Leonard Beaulieu, Nancy Cauley, Donna Colapietro, Jeffrey Crary, Dorothy Edwards, Armand Gamache, Deborah Gray, Vivian Haskell, Lisa Italiano, Robert Keane, Edward Kopec, Paul LaBroad, Edward Lemanski, Paul McNamara, Frederic Merchant, Jane Mertz, Stephen O'Neil, Peter Ouellette, Eleanor Ramey, Robert Reis, Patricia Ryan, Paula Seligman, Thomas Sullivan, Steven Tesini, Teresa Villamaino, Robert Wenning, David Wieland Wieland, Susan Wolcott, Jonathan Wolf, Nancy Yacovone.
Mr. Sarazin
Deborah Andwood, Monica Barry, Nancy Birtwell, Judith Bliss, Jean Bonin, Ellen Bonneville, Christine Bortle, Lawrence Bradley, Daniel Brenton, Steven Corey, Alison Cox, Henry Dickinson, Suzanne Dreyer, Donald Eddy, Donna Fiorentino, Deborah Hanson, Ann Marie Hearn, Nancy Jenne, Mary Ann LaLima, Karen Martin, Virginia Martin, Catherine Maurer, Kim O'Brien, John Ouellette, Thomas Ouellette, Ross Overlock, Richard Pesto, Marion Renzi, Paul Stilphen, Gail Taylor, Susan Waterman, Susan Wicks, Nancy Wrinkle.
Memories
If you have some memories of Mountain View School, please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Mrs. Dutille's 4th grade class, Mountain View School. Left to right: Chris Edwards? (left arm extended), Ross Overlock, Jarl Weyant, unknown boy, unknown boy, Jonathan Tooher? (very back with only right side of forehead showing), David Wieland (in front), unknown girl (looking sideways), Brenda Misitano, unknown girl, Mrs. Dutille, Liz Lasek, Susan Waterman, Lois Melbourne, unknown girl (in back holding camera), unknown girl, Lisa Italiano, unknown girl (in back), Gail Vagts. Photo courtesy of Jeannie Donovan.
Miss Corbett's 5th grade class. Sitting: Steve Geoffrion, Doug Kenyon, David Radebaugh, Peter Blyth. Row 1: Donna Anderson, Nancy Jenne, Heidi Hiller, Brenda Misitano, Monica Barry, Kathy Dennison. Row 2: Elizabeth Lasek, Paula Seligman, Donna Fiorentino, Teresa Villamaino, Gail Vagts, Jeannie Donovan, Ellen Zimmerman. Back two rows of boys: Ed Kopec, Tom Sullivan, Tim Lynch, Bob Clark, Kim O'Brien, Danny Brenton, Fred Merchant, Ross Overlock, Chris Edwards, David Wieland, Steve Cory, Jonathan Tooher, Joe Roy, Paul McNamara. Photo courtesy of Donna Fiorentino.
Mr. Lenaghan, 6th grade teacher, Mountain View School. Photo courtesy of Jeannie Donovan.
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Mr. Lenaghan's 6th grade class at Mountain View School on the last day of school (second photo is closeup). Because the rows are not neatly organized, we are listing everyone from left to right. Here is who we know so far: Mr. Lenaghan, unknown boy, Joseph Roy (wearing sweater), unknown boy, Chris Edwards (coat and tie), unknown boy, Frank Gibney with his dog Spike, unknown boy, Rich Mondoux, Paul Battige, unknown boy (in back and partially hidden), unknown boy (looking down and left hand to face), Bill Anderson?, Jarl Weyant, Jim Wilkins, unknown boy/girl (in back and partially hidden), Bill Davis (in front with red shirt), Nancy Lavertue (red dress), unknown boy (in back with red hair), Jeannie Donovan (head turned to side), Brenda Misitano, Pam Sakakeeny (in back with black hair), Karen Esposito (in front with yellow sweater), Lois Dusenberry (pink jacket), Lois Melbourne (in back of Lois Dusenberry, with red hair, completely hidden), Chuck Taylor. Photo courtesy of Gina Truitt.
A second photo of Mr. Lenaghan's 6th grade class at Mountain View School on the last day of school. Because the rows are not neatly organized, we are listing everyone from left to right. Here is who we know so far: Mr. Lenaghan, unknown boy, Joseph Roy (wearing sweater), unknown, Chris Edwards (coat and tie), unknown, boy Mark Hadeler?, Doug Kenyon, Frank Gibney with his dog Spike, unknown boy (hidden in back row), Rich Mondoux, unknown boy, Paul Battige, unknown boy (looking down and sideways), Bill Anderson?, Jarl Weyant, Bill Stark, Bill Davis, Jim Wilkins, Nancy Lavertue, unknown boy (in back), Gina Truitt, unknown boy in back row, Jayne Anderson (partially hidden), Brenda Misitano, Karen Esposito, Pam Sakakeeny, Lois Melbourne, Chuck Taylor. Walking in on the right: unknown girl, Lois Melbourne. Photo courtesy of Jeannie Donovan.
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Another photo of Mr. Lenaghan's 6th grade class (second photo is closeup). Left to right: unknown (half of face visible, looking sideways), Lois Melbourne (looking sideways), Karen Esposito (yellow sweater), Lois Dusenberry, Brenda Misitano, Pam Sakakeeny, Jeannie Donovan, Jayne Anderson, Nancy Lavertue (Nancy says she was "just fooling around, pointing my toes toward each other!"). Photo courtesy of Gina Truitt.
Mr. Lenaghan's sixth grade class. Left to right: Lois Melbourne (in back facing left), Gina Truitt (facing right), Linda Gray?, Karen Esposito, Lois Dusenberry, Brenda Misitano, Pam Sakakeeny, Nancy Lavertue, Jayne Anderson. Photo courtesy of Jeannie Donovan.
Girl Scout Fly Up ceremony at Mountain View School. Left to right: Cathy Maurer, Nancy Yacovone, unknown, Jayne Anderson, unknown (in back and hidden), Susan White, unknown, Susan Wolcott, Pamela Johnson, Paula Seligman, Pamela Sakakeeny, Ellen Zimmerman? Photo courtesy of Jayne Anderson.
Girl Scout Fly Up ceremony at Mountain View School. Left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown (back to camera), Judi Bliss, Monica Barry, Cathy Maurer, Nancy Yacovone, Pamela Johnson, Jayne Anderson, Susan Wolcott, Susan White, Paula Seligman, Jean Bonin, Ann Marie Hearn, Pamela Sakakeeny (partially visible). Photo courtesy of Jayne Anderson.
Girl Scout Fly Up ceremony at Mountain View. Left to right: Judi Bliss, Monica Barry, Cathy Maurer, Nancy Yacovone, Pamela Johnson, Jayne Anderson, Mrs. Bonin, Susan White, Paula Seligman, Jean Bonin, Ann Marie Hearn, Pamela Sakakeeny, unknown (partially visible), Susan Wolcott (partially visible). Photo courtesy of Jayne Anderson.
Birchland Park Elementary and Junior High School
Birchland Park Elementary and Birchland Park Junior High Schools shared the same building on Hanward Hill. The school opened in September 1951. Many of us went there for elementary school (6th grade) and junior high (7th and 8th grades). This photo was taken in 1952, but the school looks about the same as when we were there. Do you have some memories of Birchland Park? Please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Personnel Who Served Us
* Regrettably deceased with year of passing
Our Principals
Mr. Stuart E. Crapser, Principal* 1986
Mr. Angelo Correale, Jr., Principal
Mr. Douglas P. Habel, Assistant Principal* 2001
Our Guidance Counselors
Mr. Francis J. Desantis
Miss Rosemarie E. Gill
Our Librarian
Mrs. Dorothy O. Sawyer
Our School Physician
Dr. John J. Quinn, M.D.* 2004
Our School Nurse
Mrs. Helen B. Hayward* 2001
Our Sixth grade Teachers
Mrs. Cora Connelly* 1986
Mr. Richard Francis
Mr. John Kaynor
Mr. Frederick R. Lafayette
Mrs. Helen C. Macaulay (possibly passed away in 1975)
Mrs. Mary G. Russell
Ms. Phyllis Walsh
Our Seventh and Eighth Grade Teachers
Art
Mrs. Jean Comiskey
Mrs. Teresa M. Donahue
English
Miss Joan A. Bereswill
Mr. Paul C. Cavallo
Miss Mary Donovan* 1998
Miss Edith S. Dorang
Mrs. Dorothy F. Gladden* 1999
Miss Denise C. Humberston
Mrs. Estelle L. Krause
Mr. Robert A. Mazzariello
Mr. James B. O'Hearn
Home Economics
Mrs. Marjorie R. Anderson
Mrs. Barbara Bonin* year unknown
Industrial Arts
Mr. Joseph M. Cangro
Mr. Victor A. Mushenski* 2003
Mathematics
Mr. Harvey G. Cadwell* year unknown
Mr. John H. Courtney
Mrs. Jean S. Finnegan
Mr. Edward M. Lundrigan
Mr. Paul Tarsa
Mrs. Eileen Worthing
Music
Mr. Joseph G. Charron* 2000
Mrs. Margaret J. Corliss* 2010
Physical Education
Mrs. Violet Benoit
Mr. Arthur A. Moses
Mr. Allan Pash* 2006
Science
Mr. Norman Gary Bunce* 2006
Mr. Richard L. Hellstein* 2002
Mr. John T. Moylan
Mr. Edward T. Myers
Mr. Joseph Novicki* 1991
Mr. Dominick H. Parisi
Mr. Richard Rozkuszka
Mr. Robert Troutman
Mr. Norman A. Wytas
Social Studies
Mr. John Bowler* year unknown
Mr. Walter S. Coon, Jr.
Miss Judith A. Gallant
Mr. Thomas D. Huntington
Mr. Ronald J. Lech
Mr. Daniel F. O'Connor* year unknown (prior to 1990)
Mrs. Winifred B. Reynolds* 2006
Special Class
Mr. Arthur A. Moses
Class Rosters
Sixth Grade Class Rosters
Mrs. Connelly
Donna Anderson, James Aubin, Lynn Belliveau, Larry Bradley, Andrea Burger, Nancy Burritt, Bruce Cohen, Bradford Cook, Kristine D'Angelo, Micael DiMonaco, David Farioli, Linda Farrell, Steven Gagner, Stephen Geoffrion, Kenneth Hall, Patricia Hendrick, William Kenyon, Carl Larson, Elizabeth Lasek, Allison Lipp, Richard Maurer, Marilyn Medbury, Gregory Naylor, Enrico Oliveri, Priscilla Perusse, Joanne Rinaldi, Christine Stewart, Susan Sullivan, Jonathan Tooher, Donald Turnberg.
Mr. Francis
Susan Abel, Linda Bates, Donna Bitzer, Kendra Bowker, Robert Bradley, Nancy Bryson, Carolyn Buck, David Carpenter, Cathy Chapman, Harry Coles, William Creighton, Beverly Dion, Carol DuBois, John Evans, Dean Florian, Nancy Holland, Pamela Johnson, Katherine LaBerge, Paul Lieberwirth, Bruce Lindwall, Candice Marino, David McCallum, Susan McGill, Douglas Milroy, Jean Montana, Scott Moore, Thomas Murray, Dennis Plante, Robert A. Price, Jane Viveiros, Malcolm White, Susan White.
Mr. Lafayette
Sandra Andrews, Janet Betterley, Richard Bjorklund, Nancy Blaisdell, Debra Campanella, Marsha Coons, Julia Devine, Noreen Dubour, Bruce Duncan, Richard Garrett, Constance Garvey, Marilyn Gour, John Keane, Douglas Keith, Dennis Kronenberg, Richard Malmstrom, Marilyn Man, Stephen Mascaro, Bruce Moore, Pamela Murphy, Kathryn Pedersen, John Quinn, David Radebaugh, Linda Redin, David Sand, Wayne Scully, Sharon Soares, Ann Tesoro, Nancy Vallett, Phyllis Vogel, Anthony Zampiceni.
Mrs. Macaulay
James Bourque, Arlene Breau, Jeffrey Burton, Alicia Coles, Ralph Donohue, Barbara Ducharme, Lois Dusenberry, Brian Falk, James Gilmartin, Douglas Goodrich, John Haetinger, Mary Holotka, Eileen Jordan, Diane LaFave, Linda Laliberte, Victor Linden, August Maserati, Janet McCarthy, Franklin Miorandi, Ralph Nooney, Nola Olmsted, Susan Petronino, Albert Raimondi, Michele Roy, Maria Siano, Mark Simone, Dorothy Stellato, John Stolecki, JoAnna Sturtevant, Clark Swanson, Kurt Whitney, Ellen Zimmerman.
Mrs. Russell
John Beery, Koby Borodkin, Janice Breen, Stephanie Chmielewski, Susan Circosta, Lawrence Cooper, Debra David, Denise Descheneaux, John Dlugos, Patricia Donovan, Richard Grimaldi, Andrea Hastings, Lynne Kinney, Timothy Lynch, James Manferdini, Patrica May, Alan Morris, Linda Mottle, Stephen Newell, Debra Peterson, Robert M. Price, Susan Regnier, Cynthia Richards, WIlliam Scheumann, Kenneth Sheret, Debra Simons, William Soares, Nancy Steitz, Stephen St. Marie, Stephen Viger, Melinda Wheeler.
Mr. Kaynor/Ms. Walsh
Robert Bartlett, Patricia Berard, Leslie Bergeron, Debra Butler, Marlene Cabana, Todd Cormier, Beth Davidson, Frederick Doersam, Andrew Farquharson, Nancy Galvin, Dale Goddard, Garnett Hall, Theodore Harper, Susan Jasinski, Mary Lynch, Thomas McCabe, Thomas Mineo, David Owen, Jane Passburg, Pamela Pelkey, Carl Porcelli, Kathleen Price, Susan Saacke, Jeanne Symmes, Felix Tranghese, David Turnberg, Gail Vagts, John Vigliano, Edward Warren.
7th Grade Home Room Rosters
Mrs. Finnegan
Susan Abel, Donna Anderson, Jayne Anderson, William Anderson, Sandra Andrews, Debra Andwood, Adele Archie, James Aubin, Monica Barry, Robert Bartlett, Linda Bates, Paul Battige, Leonard Beaulieu, Patricia Berard, Leslie Bergeron, Janet Betterley, Nancy Birtwell, Donna Bitzer, Richard Bjorklund, Judith Bliss, Jean Bonin, Ellen Bonneville, Koby Borodkin, Christine Bortle, James Bourque, Kendra Bowker, Laura Bradley, Lawrence Bradley, Robert Bradley, William Schmitter.
Mr. Tarsa
Adrienne Arnum, Arlene Breau, Janice Breen, Daniel Brenton, Nancy Bryson, Carolyn Buck, Andrea Burger, Nancy Burritt, Jeffrey Burton, Marlene Cabana, Debra Campanella, David Carpenter, Nancy Cauley, Stephanie Chmielewski, Thomas Churchill, Susan Circosta, Robert Clark, Donna Colapietro, Alicia Coles, Harry Coles, Bradford Cook, Marsha Coons, Lawrence Cooper, Steven Corey, Todd Cormier, Alison Cox, Jeffrey Crary, William Creighton, Christine D'Angelo, Debra David, Beth Davidson, William Davis.
Ms. Spolzino/Mr. Harvey
Denise Descheneaux, Julia Devine, Henry Dickinson, Michael DiMonaco, Beverly Dion, John Dlugos, Frederick Doersam, Ralph Donohue, Jeanne Donovan, Patricia Donovan, Suzanne Dreyer, Barbara Ducharme, Bruce Duncan, Lois Dusenberry, Donald Eddy, Christopher Edwards, Dorothy Edwards, Karen Esposito, John Evans, Brian Falk, Deborah Sawyer.
Mr. Smith
David Farioli, Andrew Farquharson, Linda Farrell, Donna Fiorentino, Dean Florian, Steven Gagner, David Gallerani, Nancy Galvin, Armand Gamache, Richard Garrett, Constance Garvey, Stephen Geoffrion, Frank Gibney, James Gilmartin, Dale Goddard, Edward Goguen, Douglas Goodrich, Marilyn Gour, Deborah Gray, Linda Gray, Richard Grimaldi, Mark Hadeler, John Haetinger, Garnett Hall, Kenneth Hall, Deborah Hanson, Theodore Harper, Vivian Haskell, Andrea Hastings, Ann Marie Hearn, Patricia Hendrick, Nancy Holland, Mary Ann Lamoureux.
Mr. Cadwell
Mary Holotka, John Illig, Lisa Italiano, Susan Jasinski, Nancy Jenne, Pamela Johnson, Eileen Jordan, John Keane, Robert Keane, Douglas Keith, Douglas Kenyon, William Kenyon, Lynne Kinney, Edward Kopec, Dennis Kronenberg, Joseph Kwasnik, Katherine LaBerge, Paul LaBroad, Diane LaFave, Linda LaLiberte, Mary Ann LaLima, Carl Larson, Elizabeth Lasek, Nancy Lavertue, Edward Lemanski, Paul Lieberwirth, Victor Linden, Bruce Lindwall, Allison Lipp, Mary Lynch, Timothy Lynch, Richard Malmstrom, Eva Nichols.
Mr. Mazzariello
Marilyn Man, James Manferdini, Candice Marino, Karen Martin, Virginia Martin, Stephen Mascaro, August Maserati, Catherine Maurer, Richard Maurer, Patricia May, Lee Mazzaferro, Thomas McCabe, David McCallum, Janet McCarthy, Susan McGill, John McGrady, Paul McNamara, Marilyn Medbury, Lois Melbourne, Frederic Merchant, Jane Mertz, Douglas Milroy, Thomas Mineo, Frank Miorandi, Brenda Misitano, Richard Mondoux, Jean Montana, Bruce Moore, Scott Moore, Alan Morris, Linda Mottle, Pamela Murphy, Thomas Murray.
Miss Humberston
Mitch Dante, David Larieviere, Gregory Naylor, Stephen Newell, Ralph Nooney, Kim O'Brien, Enrico Oliveri, Nola Olmsted, John Ouellette, Peter Ouellette, Thomas Ouellette, Ross Overlock, David Owen, Jane Passburg, Kathryn Pedersen, Priscilla Perusse, Richard Pesto, Debra Peterson, Susan Petronino, Dennis Plante, Carl Porcelli, Kathleen Price, Robert A. Price, Robert M. Price, Eleanor Ramey, Linda Redin, Susan Regnier, Michele Roy, Patricia Ryan, Susan Saacke, Pamela Sakakeeny, Debra Simons.
Mr. Lech
Anna D'Angelo, Noreen Dubour, Bruce Ostrander, John Quinn, David Radebaugh, Michael Rafferty, Albert Raimondi, Robert Reis, Marion Renzi, Cynthia Richards, Joanne Rinaldi, Joseph Roy, David Sand, WIlliam Scheumann, Wayne Scully, Paula Seligman, Kenneth Sheret, Maria Siano, Mark Simone, Sharon Soares, William Soares, William Stark, Nancy Steitz, Dorothy Stellato, Christine Stewart, Paul Stilphen, Stephen St. Marie, John Stolecki, Susan Sullivan, Clark Swanson, Jeanne Symmes, Charles Taylor, Gail Taylor.
Mr. Coon
Robert Ireland, Ann Tesoro, Donna Tranghese, Felix Tranghese, Regina Truitt, David Turnberg, Donald Turnberg, Gail Vagts, Nancy Vallett, Stephen Viger, John Vigliano, Jane Viveiros, Phyllis Vogel, Edward Warren, Susan Waterman, Robert Wenning, Jarl Weyant, Melinda Wheeler, Malcolm White, Susan White, Malcolm White, Kurt Whitney, Susan Wicks, David Wieland, James Wilkins, Richard Willard, Susan Wolcott, Jonathan Wolf, Nancy Wrinkle, Nancy Yacovone, Anthony Zampiceni, Ellen Zimmerman.
8th Grade Alphabetical Class Roster
Susan Abel, Donna Anderson, Jayne Anderson, William Anderson, Sandra Andrews, Deborah Andwood, Adele Archie, James Aubin,
Sandra Babcock, Monica Barry, Robert Bartlett, Linda Bates, Paul Battige, Leonard Beaulieu, John Beery, Lynn Belliveau, Patricia Berard, Leslie Bergeron, Janet Betterley, Nancy Birtwell, Donna Bitzer, Richard Bjorklund, Nancy Blaisdell, Judith Bliss, Jean Bonin, Ellen Bonneville, Koby Borodkin, Christine Bortle, James Bourque, Kendra Bowker, Laura Bradley, Lawrence Bradley, Robert Bradley, Arlene Breau, Janice Breen, Sandra Brennan, Daniel Brenton, Nancy Bryson, Carolyn Buck, Andrea Burger, Nancy Burritt, Jeffrey Burton, Debra Butler,
Marlene Cabana, Debra Campanelle, David Carpenter, Nancy Cauley, Stephanie Chmielewski, Thomas Churchill, Susan Circosta, Robert Clark, Donna Colapietro, Alica Coles, Harry Coles, Bradford Cook, Marsha Coons, Lawrence Cooper, Steven Corey, Todd Cormier, Alison Cox, Jeffrey Crary, William Creighton,
Anna D'Angelo, Kristine D'Angelo, Mitchell Dante, Debra David, Beth Davidson, William Davis, Denise Descheneaux, Julia Devine, Henry Dickinson, Michael DiMonaco, Beverly Dion, John Dlugos, Frederick Doersam, Ralph Donohue, Jeanne Donovan, Patricia Donovan, Noreen Dubour, Suzanne Dreyer, Barbara Ducharme, Bruce Duncan, Lois Dusenberry,
Donald Eddy, Christopher Edwards, Dorothy Edwards, Karen Esposito, John Evans,
Brian Falk, David Farioli, Andrew Farquharson, Linda Farrel, Donna Fiorentino, Dean Florian,
Steven Gagner, David Gallerani, Nancy Galvin, Armand Gamache, Richard Garrett, Constance Garvey, Stephen Geoffrion, Frank Gibney, James Gilmartin, Dale Goddard, Edward Goguen, Douglas Goodrich, Marilyn Gour, Deborah Gray, Linda Gray, Richard Grimaldi,
Mark Hadeler, John Haetinger, Garnett Hall, Kenneth Hall, Deborah Hanson, Theodore Harper, Vivian Haskell, Andrea Hastings, Ann Marie Hearn, Patricia Hendrick, Nancy Holland, Mary Holotka, Ellen Hopkins,
John Illig, Robert Ireland, Lisa Italiano,
Susan Jasinski, Nancy Jenne, Pamela Johnson, Eileen Jordan,
John Keane, Robert Keane, Douglas Keith, Douglas Kenyon, William Kenyon, Lynne Kinney, Edward Kopec, Dennis Kronenberg, Joseph Kwasnik,
Katherine LaBerge, Paul LaBroad, Diane LaFave, Linda Laliberte, Mary Ann LaLima, Mary Ann Lamoureux, David Lariviere, Carl Larson, Elizabeth Lasek, Nancy Lavertue, Edward Lemanski, Paul Lieberwirth, Victor Linden, Bruce Lindwall, Allison Lipp, Mary Lynch, Timothy Lynch,
Andrew Malloy, Richard Malmstrom, Marilyn Man, James Manferdini, Candice Marino, Karen Martin, Virginia Martin, Stephen Mascaro, August Maserati, Catherine Maurer, Richard Maurer, Patricia May, Lee Mazzaferro, Thomas McCabe, David McCallum, Janet McCarthy, Susan McGill, John McGrady, Paul McNamara, Marilyn Medbury, Lois Melbourne, Frederic Merchant, Jane Mertz, Douglas Milroy, Thomas Mineo, Frank Miorandi, Brenda Misitano, Richard Mondoux, Jean Montana, Bruce Moore, Scott Moore, Alan Morris, Linda Mottle, Pamela Murphy, Thomas Murray, Adrienne Myers,
Gregory Naylor, Stephen Newell, Eva Nichols, Ralph Nooney,
Kim O'Brien, Joanne O'Connell, Patricia Olier, Enrico Oliveri, Nola Olmsted, Bruce Ostrander, John Ouellette, Peter Ouellette, Thomas Ouellette, Ross Overlock, David Owen,
Cynthia Page, Jane Passburg, Kathryn Pedersen, Priscilla Perusse, Richard Pesto, Debra Peterson, Susan Petronino, Dennis Plante, Carol Porcelli, Kathleen Price, Robert A. Price, Robert M. Price,
John Quinn,
David Radebaugh, Michael Rafferty, Albert Raimondi, Eleanor Ramey, Linda Redin, Susan Regnier, Robert Reis, Marion Renzi, Jeanne Ricciardi, Cynthia Richards, Joanne Rinaldi, Joseph Roy, Michele Roy, Patricia Ryan,
Susan Saacke, Stephen St. Marie, Pamela Sakakeeny, David Sand, Deborah Sawyer, William Schmitter, William Scheumann, Wayne Scully, Paula Seligman, Kenneth Sheret, Maria Siano, Mark Simone, Debra Simons, Sharon Soares, William Soares, Nancy Sroka, Stanley Sroka, William Stark, Nancy Steitz, Dorothy Stellato, Christine Stewart, Paul Stilphen, John Stolecki, Susan Sullivan, Thomas Sullivan, Clark Swanson, Jeanne Symmes,
Charles Taylor, Gail Taylor, Ann Tesoro, Donna Tranghese, Felix Tranghese, Doreen Tremblay, Regina Truitt, David Turnberg,
Gail Vagts, Nancy Vallett, Stephen Viger, John Vigliano, Teresa Villamaino, Jane Viveiros,
Edward Warren, Susan Waterman, Valarie Weber, Robert Wenning, Jarl Weyant, Melinda Wheeler, Malcolm White, Susan White, Kurt Whitney, Mark White, Susan Wicks, David Wieland, James Wilkins, Richard Willard, Susan Wolcott, Jonathan Wolf, Nancy Wrinkle,
Nancy Yacovone,
Anthony Zampiceni, Ellen Zimmerman.
Memories
Kathy Price remembers spinning the glass milk bottles on the cafeteria tables at lunchtime. Scott Moore remembers teachers trying to contol the noise in the cafeteria at lunchtime, adding, "At times the noise was deafening. The teachers would take a glass milk bottle and bang it on a table while shouting at the top of their lungs for us to be quiet."
Ed Warren remembers Mr. Mushenski, our beloved wood shop teacher, telling students, "You want to whistle, you go out in the woods with the birds and whistle. You don't whistle in class!" Dave Farioli remembers him saying, "You cut, you buy. You break, you pay." Joe Roy remembers Mr. Mushenski watching him hold a hammer by its neck instead of the lower end of the handle. He told Joe, "If you're not going to use the handle, cut it off." So, Joe went over to the band saw and cut off a portion of the handle! Boy, did Mr. Mushenski get mad. And Scott Moore remembers when a student got in trouble in Mr. Mushenski's class, he would say, "Four doors to the right" (the principal's office).
Lenny Beaulieu remembers an incident involving Bill Stark in Mr. Mushenski's wood shop class. It seems Bill had inserted a drum sander into a drill chuck, but did not lock it down. When he turned on the drill, the drum sander came flying out of the drill and went through a door of a cabinet another student was making.
Scott Moore remembers an incident regarding Mr. Cangro, our metal shop teacher, and Bill Stark. "We were painting the bookends with black paint. Mr. Cangro told us, "When you finish painting them, brush the excess paint from the rim of the paint can, put the lid on, and place a cloth over the lid. Then gently tap the edges of the lid with a hammer." Unfortunately, Bill must not have heard these instructions. He put the lid on the can, forgot about the cloth, then smashed it in the middle with a hammer. Paint went flying everywhere, including onto Mr. Cangro's shirt!"
Bruce Moore has two memories from eighth grade:
"I had Mr. Novicki for seventh and eighth grade science. One afternoon, he and Bob Keane pulled a fast one on the whole class. They pretended to have an argument, which ended with them both going out into the hall outside class. They got real vocal, and an apparent fight broke out. Lockers were being smashed into, etc. I tried to get out the door to see the fight. Sharon Soares (who might have been in on it) prevented anyone from going out. Bob came back in the room, put his head down between his arms on the desk, and cried. Mr. Novicki came back in, and a moment or two later, Bob picked up his head and had a big smile. We then figured out what really happened. Mr. Novicki made us all write a paper on what we were feeling at the time. Nancy Steitz and Jack Evans were in the class, and might remember this cool incident.
"This is my last memory of Butch Garrett: One afternon after school, Butch, Ronnie Goodrich, and Kenny Bressette were up in the woods behind Birchland Park. They had made a homemade .22 zip gun. They got it to fire, but the bullet went through the bicep area on Butch. He ended up being okay. Doug Goodrich should also remember this very well."
If you have some memories of Mountain View School, please send them to Scott Moore and he'll add them in.
Diane LaFave's 6th grade report card.
Miss Mary Donovan, who taught us English during 7th and 8th grades. She is the sister of classmate Jeannie Donovan, who was with us through 9th grade. Photo taken about 1965, courtesy of Jeannie Donovan.
Science teacher, Mr. Hellstein, with unidentified student on a field trip to Haunted Hollow. Gail Taylor (Skrip) wonders if anyone else remembers Mr. Hellstein's scare tactics before the field trips, specifically the bat pictures? Photo courtesy of Arlene Breau.
An unknown student on trip to Haunted Hollow. Photo courtesty of Arlene Breau.
An unknown student on trip to Haunted Hollow. Photo courtesty of Arlene Breau.
Dean Florian's 6th grade report card.
Scott Moore's 6th grade report card envelope (Mr. Francis' class), signed by several classmates. Among the signatures: Susan Abel, "Dave" (Dave Carpenter) Carol Dubois (spelled "Dubious" for fun), Dennis Plante, Susan White, Granny Creighton (Bill), Jackie Evans, Linda Bates, Scott B. Coles, Robert Bradley, Jane Viveiros, Tom P. Murray, Paul Lieberwirth, Beverly Dion, and Dave McCallum. Three other signatures, Northern Dancer, The Big One, and Y. A. Tittle are unknown students at this point.
Birchland Park 6th grade teacher, Mr. Richard Francis and Laura Moore (ELHS 1974) at Dunkin' Donuts on Maple St. in E.L. on Nov 12, 2010. Mr. Francis told Laura he still teaches school as a substitute four days a week in Enfield, CT! Photo courtesy of Laura Moore.
Larry Cooper's 7th Grade Report Card Envelope and Report Cards
Art --- Mrs. Jean Comiskey.
Music --- Mrs. Jean Corliss.
English --- Mrs. Estelle Krause.
Industrial Arts (wood shop) --- Mr. Victor Mushenski.
Math --- Mr. Harvey Cadwell.
Physical education --- Mr. Allan Pash.
Science --- Mr. Gary Bunce and Mr. Norman Wytas.
Social studies --- Mr. John Bowler.
Larry Cooper's 8th Grade Report Card Envelope and Report Cards
English --- Mrs. Dorothy Gladden. Does anyone remember the other teacher, Mr./Ms. M. Korradi?
Industrial Arts --- Marking periods 1-3: Mr. Joseph Cangro (metal shop, drafting); marking periods 4-6: Mr. Victor Mushenski (wood shop).
Math --- Mrs. Eileen Worthing.
Physical education --- Mr. Allan Pash.
Reading --- Mrs. Estelle Krause.
Science --- Mr. Gary Bunce.
Social studies --- Miss Judith Gallant.
Over 20 of our classmates were in the 8th grade play, "Oliver". Program below.
Drawing by classmate Sue Wicks.
April 1, 1965 newspaper article ---7th grade, fourth marking period honor roll.
1965 newspaper article --- 7th grade, fifth marking period honor roll.
Dec 21, 1965 newspaper article --- 8th grade, second marking period honor roll.
Feb 1966 newspaper article --- 8th grade, third marking period honor roll.
Apr 1966 newspaper article --- 8th grade, fourth marking period honor roll.
1966 newspaper article --- 8th grade, fifth marking period honor roll.
Birchland Banner
Our school newspaper was the Birchland Banner. Here is the entire June 1966 issue, published as we were finishing 8th grade. We have Miss Denise Humberston, our English teacher, to thank for preserving this priceless treasure.
Newspaper clipping from 1966, just before we finished 8th grade at Birchland Park School.
Monogram awarded to Gail Taylor in eighth grade (see newspaper clipping above).
Certificate awarded to Gail Taylor in eighth grade (see newspaper clipping above).
Activities Outside of School
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Many memories come to mind from this 1968 aerial view of the center of East Longmeadow. The only building different from those in our K thru 8th years, 1957-1966, is the oval shaped Valley Bank on North Main St., which replaced the B & B Market.
Center Square: East Longmeadow Public Library, East Longmeadow Town Hall, Methodist Church, East Longmeadow Music Company, Esso service station, Nooney's Hardware (later the Village Smithy).
Somers Road: Congregational Church, Springfield Five Cent Savings Bank, Dairy Mart.
Prospect Street: Vincent's Barber Shop, Grimaldi's Shoe Repair.
Shaker Road: East Longmeadow Recreation Association building with its round concrete swimming pool to the left (see photo below), Norwoods (later Cumberland Farms).
Maple Street: Center Department Store, Carlisle hardware store (attached to public library building), East Longmeadow Police Department, East Longmeadow Fire Department, Safe Deposit Bank and Trust Company.
North Main Street: Buckley's Pharmacy, Gulf and Mobil service stations, Valley Bank and Trust Company, Popular Market.
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In this 1956 photo, Scott Moore (facing camera), Bruce Moore (back to camera) and other children enjoy a swim at the Center Pool, run as part of the East Longmeadow Recreation Department's summer program. In the background is the police and fire department building on Maple St. Photo courtesy of Mr. Robert Moore (Scott and Bruce's dad).
Larry Cooper's 1957 diploma from The Romper Room television program.
This 1957 photo of the Memorial Day parade in the center of East Longmeadow shows the twenty-one gun salute at the Center's monument. In the background are Nooney's Hardware, owned by Ralph Nooney's grandparents, Mr. Sanford and Mrs. Luella Nooney, and the East Longmeadow Pharmacy. Photo courtesy of Charles Bickley.
The B & B Market, shown here in 1958, was a popular store in the center of East Longmeadow where many of us bought penny candy.
Garnett, Kenny, and Patty Hall, with their mother, Mrs. Ruth Hall (on the porch) at their home on 27 Dell St, East Longmeadow in 1958. Photo courtesy of Garnett Hall.
Donna Anderson's 6th birthday party in November, 1958. Clockwise from front: Donna Anderson, Jarl Weyant, Leslie Bergeron, Clark Swanson, Janet Anderson (ELHS 1972), Sue Jasinski, Brian Falk. Photo courtesy of Donna Anderson.
Steve Viger, Steve St. Marie, Jarl Weyant, and Bill Scheumann at Scott Moore's 7th birthday party in March, 1959. Photo courtesy of Mr. Robert Moore (Scott's dad).
Kids at Camp Wilder, Parker St., Springfield MA in 1964. Front row: unknown, unknown, Chris Bartley. Row 2: all unknown. Row 3: unknown, unknown, unknown, Paul Anderson (Larry Cooper's next door neighbor, about 2 years older than us), unknown, unknown, Larry Cooper, Russ Snow (counselor). Photo courtesy of Mrs. Betty Cooper (Larry's mom).
Top: Diane LaFave, Ann Tesoro, and Pam Johnson at Diane's 13th birthday party. Bottom: Deb Hanson, Susan White?, and Nancy Holland at Diane's party. Photos courtesy of Diane LaFave.
East Longmeadow Boy Scout Troops 179 (which met at the Congregational Church) and 99 (which met at the Methodist Church) at the Horace A. Moses Scout Reservation, Woronoco, MA in the summer of 1965. Left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Mr. Ken Rose (Troop 99 scoutmaster, back to camera), unknown, Malcolm Butler (ELHS 69), Richard Reis (ELHS 68), Marty Parks (ELHS 71), Dave Carpenter, Bruce Moore, Gary Serwatka (ELHS 71), Scott Moore, Koby Borodkin (with us through 9th grade), Jan Borodkin, John Moore (ELHS 71), unknown. Photo courtesy of Mr. Robert Moore (Scott, Bruce and John's dad).
1960 Phillies baseball team, champions in the Charles Turner 8-9 League. Front row players: Erwin Belorusky, Bruce Cohen, Frances Dlugos, Michael Allen, Bobby Goodrich, Paul LaMarche, Rich Mondoux. Row 2 players: Tom Crabtree, Bernie Sweeney, Mike DiMonaco, Jim Latourelle, Ken Roy, John Hamilton. Missing players: Howie Belliveau and Jonathan Hird. Back Row: Mr. Jim Perry (coach), Mr. Robert Latourelle (manager), Mr. Norm Mondoux (coach and Rich Mondoux's dad). Final standings of the 8-9 year teams: Phillies won 15, lost 1; Braves, 12 and 4; Cubs, 8 and 8; Cardinals, 6 and 9 (one game not played); Dodgers 5 and 11; Pirates, 1 and 14 (one game not played).
Opening day of baseball in 1961 at Center Field, East Longmeadow. Mr. Marshall Hanson, a longtime umpire for the East Longmeadow Recreation Association, is at the microphone. Members of the Phillies baseball team, of the Charles Turner 8-9 League, are on the right and undoubtedly include some of our classmates.
1962 Comets softball team at Mapleshade School softball field. See names under closeups below. Please email Scott Moore with any additions or corrections. Photo courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Maybury.
Names with year graduated. Seated: Cheryl Reed (Cathedral, 1969), Donna Tranghese (1970), Sue Circosta (1970), Marsha Coons (1970), Sue Seppanen (1968). Standing: Mrs. Alice Mayberry (manager), unknown, Joyce Hannah (MacDuffie, 1968), Karen Maybury (1967), Carolyn Swanson (1967).
Names with year graduated. Seated: Mary Lou Waterman (1969), unknown, Pat St. Peter (1969), Barbie Darby (1969), Mary Ellen Boyd (1969). Standing: Cyndi Maybury (1968), Paula Zuccalo (1968), Lori Pellegrini (unknown school, 1967?), Bonnie ?, Mr. Bill Maybury (coach), Patrice Lafferty (1969).
Opening Day ceremonies for the 1963 East Longmeadow Little League. See names under closeups below.
Front, far right: Mr. John W. Dunlop (Chairman, Board of Public Works). Rear, far right: Members of the umpire staff - - - Mr. Harry Coles, unknown. Panthers, front row: Bob Lundgren, Bruce Moore, Bob Boulrice, Scott Coles, Kurt Whitney, Wayne Scully?, Matty D'Amato. Panthers, back row: Bob Barney, unknown, unknown (partially hidden), unknown, unknown (partially hidden), Jackie Blaisdell, Scott Moore.
Front, far left: Mr. Marshall Hanson, Little League president; Mr. Richard E. Hickey (Chairman, Board of Selectmen). Rear, far left: Members of the umpire staff - - - unknown, unknown. Orioles, front row: Andy Byrne, unknown, unknown, Gary Tarpinian, Leon Comstock, unknown. Orioles, back row: Erwin Belorusky (wearing glasses), Bob Barney, unknown, unknown, Doug Nilson, unknown, unknown.
1963 Little League Red Sox team members with year graduated. Front row: Tom Howell (1971), Dean Florian (1970, Minnechaug High School), Tim Lynch (1970), Paul Proulx (1972), Fred Scalise (1972), Ken Andwood (1971). Back row: Paul McNamara (1970), Larry Bradley (1970), Alan Robertson (1969), Dave Griffin (1969). Absentees: Brad Cook (in our class thru 9th grade), Kevin Kenyon. Photo courtesy of Fred Scalise.
June, 1965 Panthers Little League baseball team. Mr. D'Amato (coach), Keith Whitney, Mark Hammond, Scott Davis, Vinnie Villamaino, John Moore, unknown (in back with glasses), Michael Donohue, Matty D'Amato, Kurt Whitney, unknown, Doug Hanna, unknown, Bruce Moore, Felix Tranghese, Ralph Nooney. Photo courtesy of Mr. Robert Moore (Bruce and John Moore's dad).
1965 Little League All Stars, ages 10 - 12. Front Row: John DeAngelo, Mike O'Melia, Kurt Whitney, Frank Miorandi, Dave Carpenter, Joe DeAngelo, Bobby Manning, Tommy Thompson. Back Row: Mr. Floyd Whitney (coach), Tom Mineo, Felix Tranghese, Bruce Moore, Paul Lieberwirth (hidden), Mr. Clancy Valade (coach), Dave Gallerani, Doug Milroy, Billy Soares, Scott Grabowski, Mr. Frank Miorandi (coach). Photo courtesy of Bruce Moore.
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