My 1970 Class ~ Part Le Douze

Left to Right, Top to Bottom:  Marc Adams, Kathie Andrews, Teresa Alessandroni, Leo Barrett, Rocco Ambra, Belinda Bernier

Kathie Andrews and Leo Barrett are deceased.  RIP

My Graduation

This is my graduating class. We were arranged in height from shortest to tallest girls, then from tallest to shortest boys. You can see that Yvonne Jensen was the second tallest girl and Joan Downey was the tallest girl. John Ten Haaf was the tallest boy, followed by Andre Grotenhuis, Mike Ivanco, Ted van der laan, Gerald Coe and Rocco Ambra.

In the very front row are Mr. and Mrs. Yanch. They were generous in supporting the school in many ways, including sending their children there. They also endowed it with their money. That year was a good year for me. I was presented with the J.A. Yanch Scholarship Award as Outstanding Male Graduate, and the R.S. McLaughlin Award for Academic Excellence. Those two cash awards contributed to my university education, and it was truly appreciated.

More Classmates of Mine

Top Row: Marc Adams, Teresa Alessandroni, Rocco Ambra,

Middle Row: Colleen Bulger, York Chan, Mary Coll,

Bottom Row: Susan Cragg, Carol Dallaire, Susan Dickey,

Senior Hockey - Rocco Ambra and Dan O'Neill

Rocco Ambra lies on the ice pretending to be checked by Dan O'Neill. They were hamming it up for the camera. Both of these guys were members of the senior hockey team coached by teacher Pat O'Brien and parent Brendan Lehman's father.

Lineup in the Gym

I am not sure what the lineup in the gym is for. Herbert Gentry stands in the foreground. In the background, left to right, I can make out only some students. I can see Tim McKenna (second from left), Dennis Gleason (fourth from right behind Mr. Gentry's head), Rocco Ambra (second from right) and Mario Romano (far right).

Rocco Ambra, Marc Adams

Rocco Ambra is shown in his wheels as Marc Adams beams through the window from the back seat.

Teacher Lineup

I snapped this pic at kangaroo court when the new teachers were asked to stand. In the foreground there is John Donkers, Regina Horrigan and Gary Ranalli. Students identifiable in the background include (left to right) Peter Gibbs, Rocco Ambra, Mario Romano, Mike Taras, Marvin Matusiak, Mark Foley and teacher George Callender at the bottom right.