25^th Anniversary for CCS Class of 1983
By Ken Gottry

 

The class of 1983 will be celebrating its 25^th anniversary at the CCS Alumni Weekend on July 18-20. The CCS alumni committee is striving to increase attendance by the younger classes so here’s your chance Class of 1983 to show up and show off.

 

 

 

Mr. Howard, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Leone headed the school administration while Mrs. Schoen, Mr. Iseman, Mr. Holder, Mr. Erhardt, and Mr. Thornton served on the Board of Education.

 

The class history started in Kindergarten with naughty Jimmy Rubino being tied to his chair by Mrs. Elo. First grade had Ann watering Mary Petteys in a flower pageant. In second grade Rob somehow got himself stuck in a garbage pail.

 

A highlight of fourth grade was Mr. Romack with Noah the Boah. Mr. Odess’s class attempted to build a long house in fifth grade. Ms. Carelli’s class ran the zoo downstairs in sixth grade.

 

In seventh grade Mr.Stroebeck thought he smelled smoke and, sure enough, the auditorium was on fire. French class was a big hit in eighth grade. In ninth grade, Mr. Vitello exhibited his skill at throwing chalk into the garbage pail no matter where the class positioned it.

 

In tenth grade the teachers dominated the scene with Mr. Crowe and Star Schreck and the Schreckies. The junior year included the play Almost Eighteen, a fire drill that interrupted the Junior Prom (Barry Manilow was the theme), and Mr. Morton pushing the class to prepare for the regents.

 

The Senior Ball was entitled Somewhere Down the Road. The field hockey team was league champs, the soccer team was sectional finalists, and the basketball team at 21-2 was league champs. The years of hard work and camaraderie culminated for the Class of 1983 with graduation on June 26.

 

1982 Field Hockey Team: (back row) Coach Villafuerte, K Kinnin, S Gregory, L Beelan, L Andrew, S Short, V Santerre, M Petteys, J Merecki, T Sutherland, S Gruber, managers E O’Hearn and S Thornton. (front row) M Lenon, S Beede, A McLenithan, K Lavarnway, P Nolan, K Reed, B O’Hearn

 

 

1982 Boys Soccer Team: (front row) T Kelleher, J Audi, B Canzeri, G McNall, D Wright, G Brundige, G Hall. (back row) Coach Cheney, D Foster, R Salazar, J Cumings, N Gunaratnam, J Heaney, DJ O’Malley, J Caron, J McGreevy

 

The world borders were expanded for the class by foreign exchange students Rich from Mexico, Susanne from Germany, Leena from Finland, and Alex from Columbia.

 

Class officers were T Sutherland, J Merecki, A Villet, S Gruber, A McLenithan, B Farrell, D Collamer, J Cummings, and J Anderson

 

The National Honor Society was chocked full of members of the class of 1983. Inducted in 1982 were L Andrew, L Beelan, C Buckley, J Cummings, N Dean, S Gruber, N Gunaratnam, K O’Donnell, M Petteys, T Sutherland, and J Wheelock. Inducted in 1983 were M Farrell, J Kent, C Merriman, S Short, and A Villet.

 

The Superlatives for 1983 were Most likely to succeed: Jim, Tori, and Naresh; Best looking: DJ and Janet; Class clowns: Dan and Jennie; Most athletic: John and Lory; Dest dressed: Sueanne and Vince; Most artistic: Steve and Patti; Friendliest: Walter and Amy; Most musical: Don and Kim, Class flirts: Donald and Nancy; Most argumentative: Beth and Dan; Done the most for the class: Rob and Heather.

 

The advertisers in the 1983 Chieftain included Faile’s Dairy Product (“Dial Cambridge 3866”), Cambridge Agway, Pete’s Friendly Service, Hank’s Pizzeria, Fedler’s Department Store, Cambridge Valley Livestock, Stewarts Ice Cream, Jerome E Wright Insurance, Ed Levin Jewelry, O’Donnell’s Gun and Auto, Wilmot Family Farms, J Donald Smith Funeral Home, Cambridge Diner, Giaris Pizza Shop, Foggy Notions, Owlkill Farms, Peobody and Bates, Stan’s Exxon, The Copper Kettle, Dave’s Barber Shop, NAPA Auto Parts, King Bakery, West End Market, and Town and Country Stores.