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PATCHOGUE HIGH SCHOOL IS . . .

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He has achieved success who has gained the respect of his peers and the admiration of his students; who has accomplished a task and has made the world better than he found it; who has always looked for the best in others and given the best he had; whose accomplishments will always be remembered. We, the class of '68, have a great deal of admiration for our advisor, Mr. Paul Casper. He has given us advice, encouragement and help and has made our senior year full of fun, excitement and memories. He has helped us all and, for this, we will always be grateful.

Mr. Casper, we dedicate this book to you with sincere appreciation for all you have done for us.

Barbara Yezarski

Joan Mazzotti Judy Gould Charlie Silhan

Mr. Bouleris

Mr. Siedem

Vikki Zegel

RECORD STAFF

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Joan Mazzotti Art Editor: Cathy Holz, Staff; Nancy Marshak, Lura DeVito, Linda Martino, Beverly Francis, John Marconi. Literary Editor: Sue Recchio, Staff; Carol Stutey, Pat Juzwiak. Mark Needleman, Michelle Rosen. Advertising Editor: Charlie Silhan, Staff ; Simone Pelzman, Mark Needleman, Joe Manino, Sandy Novick, Pat Juzwiak, Karen Zelony, Jim Space. Sales Editor: Linda Stoll, Staff; Carole Stutey, Linda Selkirk, Sherri Sinkoff, Lorraine Sullivan, Jill Kiefer, Janet Metz, Kathy Dougherty, Salli Schwartz, Pat Juzwiak, Sharon Kemp, Lois Rizzo. Typing Editor: Cheryl Uehlinger; Ass't: Larry Stein. Senior Editor: Vikki Zegel. Booster Chairman: Judy Gould. Sports Editor: Barb Yezarski. Advisors: Mr. Bouleris and Mr. Siedem.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION

Mr. Frank W. Scutari

President

Mr. Norman F. Lechtrecker

Mr. Sam Rein

Vice-President

Mr. David J. Gottfried Mr. Alfred J. Chiuchiolo

Mr. Charles S. Hamm Sr.

Mr. James McPeak

Mr. Charles S. Adams

Mr. Paul Hauser

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent

Dr. Thomas F. Looby

Superintendent

Mr. Frederick Reaver

Assistant Superintendent for Personnel

Mr. Eugene Romeo

Director of Music

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

Mr. Bernard A. Watkins

Mr. John D. Chester

Mr. Robert Hausner

Mr. William F. Schuldt

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Administrative Assistant Elementary Education

School District Clerk

School Business Administrator

Director of Athletics and Physical Education

PATCHOGUE HIGH SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

Mr. Richard R. Keator

Assistant Principal

Mr. Frank A. Juzwiak

Principal

Mr. Robert C. Lehning

Assistant Principal

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Mr. Overton Tremper

Director of Adult Education

Mrs. Beryl Steadman

Reading Department Chairman

Mr. William Goelz

Attendance Service

Mr. Russell J. Wygand 24

Audio-Visual Aids Coordinator

GUIDANCE

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Mr. Irwin Sherry Mr. Daniel O'Day

Mr. Emmett Ballard

Miss Thelma Temple Mr. Austin Weiss

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Mr. Mario Shortino

Mr. Allen Robinson

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John Bouleris
"A Picasso you'll never be."

Neil Kalmanson
"Ya see, I got this hangup with my fingers."

D o m i n i c D e Arnold Gila lf "Your sense of humor is atroo cious." n s o " M e A h a b , y o Charles Greiner "To be or not to be ..." u M o b y . "

ART

Richard Leyden
"Yes, I'm a teacher!"

Milton Zelman
"YA-HOO! Take a swig o' this stuff."

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Richard Henderson
"You want ME to buy a yearbook?"

Albert Craz
"I've got news for you ..."

Michael Columbia
"Just keep a stiff upper lip, err, uh ..."

ENGLISH

Joseph La Rocca
"Let's see what's good on Wall Street."

Kenneth Huggins
'let's see, I have a date with Mary at 8, with Jane at 10:30, and with

Thomas O'Grady
"Then when I was five ..."

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ENGLISH
Samuel Siedem
"I has a complete command of the English languages."

Mary Ellen Templeton

.. and they say teaching is such an exciting career."

Barbara Lee Purcell

"Acid indigestion strikes again."

Gary Titus
"Gee, I guess I'm just a loser." 1111 s 111111111111W AM11111, 41111110=41111111s

Mabel Williams
"Thought you could raise your eyebrows, huhl"

Nellie Wade
"It says here, 'Just cut on dotted line, lift flap, insert' ..."

Lauren Williams
"At least they're consistent. F, F, F, ..."

James Bedford
"How's this for a stunning profile?"

Sue Ann Baker

"Where's that darn cue card?"

SOCIAL STUDIES
Paul Casper
"Excuse me people, while I change back into a mild-mannered teacher, and the American way!!"

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Karl Haerr 24 ... Check her out"

William Husing
"If elected, I promise to ..."

Ronald Herzog
Don't get wise or I'll send his friends after you."

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Jack Guberman
"We will now hum the third stanza with reverence."

Philip Merriam
"Well, class, I see by the gloves on my Mickey Mouse wrist watch that it's time to go."

SOCIAL STUDIES

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Caroline Keiger
"What do ya mean, ya don't like my nail polish? It's Revlon's latest."

Robert Montheard
"And the baby bear said ..."

Warren Nolan
"And then Frankenstein said to Wolfman

Barbara Shelton
"Now if I only had students ..."

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William O'Brien
"These should hold me 'til lunchtime."

Henry Schwab
"Change of a hundred? Sure."

Burghardt Turner
"Kinda cute without my glasses, huh?"

SOCIAL STUDIES

Arthur Warren
"We will now have a moment of silence for the 90% who failed."

LANGUAGE

Divina Barbush
"Flattery will get you nowhere."

Margaret Metzger
"How's this for a striking pose?"

George Kral!
"One more move, buddy, and the Mercury guards." call in

Rosemary Keenan
"Now we'll hear it on the instant replay."

Ralph Suarez "Those were the good old days ..."

LANGUAGE

Ian Ogilvie "Un, deux, cha, cha, cha. Un, deux ..."

Geoffrey Armstrong
INSTANT TEACHER"Just plug me in and turn me on."

Vivian Van Dien

"Your vocal chords just don't seem to b flexible enough to speak French."

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Richard Caliendo
"Gotta look busy for the camera."

Eugene Galletta
"Who knows what evil lurks in the minds of men ..."

SCIENCE

Harold Liebermann
"Today, we cut-up in Biology ..."

Richard Klesius
"Ah, to be single again."

Francis Mazura
"Once upon a paramecium ..."

Judith Moritz
"I told you I'd shatter glass with that last note."

Carl Palatnik
"I told you I could draw an arrow."

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Richard Pay
"Haven't you heard? There's a nationwide steel strike."

Philip Sheridan
"All right, clods." you

SCIENCE

Leonard Silberman Howard Robinson

"You've stumped me on that one." "The cafeteria ran out of toothpicks again."

William Spencer
"Well it may not make 'Esquire' but at least Double Breasteds are in!"

Daniel Visconti
"You sound like a bunch of backyard chickens!"

John Whitton
"And now for the intimate details ..."

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MATH

Anthony Caggiano
"No comments from the peanut gallery, please."

Leonard Bressler
"Would you believe I just came out of a wind tunnel without new Command?"

James Dodge
"You could do better, I suppose?"

Anthony Conetta
"Are you sure you passed elementary algebra?"

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Leonard Ricchi
"But this IS the way I smile."

Delphus Dixon
"Your reasoning astounds me."

MATH

Joel Runkel
.. and when she said I had bad breath, well I just lost my head ..."

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Frank Candito
"The Yearbook, $5000 in the red."

Curtis Brown
"Well, look who's here!!"

BUSINESS

Edward Holt
"Who stole my answer book?"

Estelle Wise
"My aide should be doing this dirty work."

Patricia Bindrim
"Aside from making my eyes glow, I do a groovy impersonation of Dracula turning into a bat."

Salvatore Shortino
"What! A Republican lost?"

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BUSINESS
Louise Muller
"Flower power."

Raymond Kennedy
"How to succeed in business ...

Carl Unger "I still say the one-finger method of typing

is quicker."

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Raymond Lysak
"A one, and a two, and a ... WAIT, bubthe where's bles?"

Joel Sands "I wonder if Les Brown started this way."

MUSIC

William Morgan
"Will the person who is singing off key, kindly SHUT UP!!"

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

Nicholas Scheno
"It's what's up front that counts."

Chester Nowak
"That will never get off the ground!"

Bruce Terry
"You did this with a number two pencil?"

Harry Kachele
"Try the over-lapping grip."

Arthur Somma
"Ah, the memories of my college days at Tanganyika Tech."

HOME ECONOMICS

Kathryn Dowling
"That's the way the cookie crumbles (literally)."

Shirley Rollins
"That baked apple was a nice change ..."

Joseph Agostinello
"Son, when was the last time you bounced off the four walls."

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Geri Clendennen "Wow, all these girls cut!!"

David Pearson
"Patchogue's answer to Mr. America."

Mary Ryan
"NOW can you hear me?"

Mary Billington
"Come in and tell me all about it ..."

Clifton Ross
"Note the formation of the perfectly developed muscles."

Jack Rogers
"Marriage? NEVER!"

John Shady
"This IS Friday!??"

LIBRARY

Jung Koo
"O.K., you bring the orange pekoe."

Florence Simmons
"You went ME to be on real, live television?"

Robert Da nks
"You say we've lost a decimal?"

SPECIAL TEACHERS

Carol Leon
"Let me entertain you."

Harvey Mandell
"I've had more comfortable seats riding shotgun for a Wells Fargo stagecoach!"

Virginia King
"You're gonna die? Please fill out this form before you do."

A. Boyden

"Vello!!_

R. Becker

V. Marino

K. Mason

J. Re inc ke ns
S. Robinson.

M. Anderson

SECRETARIES
I .Wade R. Bates

J. Sty ves ant

CUSTODIANS
P. Aglio, P. Delaney, P. De Masi, W. Farrell, A. Greco, G. Parry, W. Nachajski, E. Spellman, F. Tuthill, A. Yarrington, Mrs. L. Hoffman

CAFETERIA STAFF
A. Antz, E. Benincasa, R. Cerillo, M. Corley, E. Costello, P. Hutchins, A. Janusz, R. Luca, S. Matern, J. McKenna, C. Nowicki, H. Poulos, D. Ryder, H. Satterley, H. Weiler,

CAFETERIA SUPERVISORS
J. Botwinick, M. Meo, G. Whidden

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PRESIDENT 1st VICE PRESIDENT 2nd VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER RECORDING SECRETARY CORRESPONDING SECRETARY HISTORIAN

JOSEPH MANN I NO DAVE ANTONIO JOSEPHINE LEONE JILL KIEFER SIMONE PELZMAN KATHY WALSH ANITA MANGELS

EXECUTIVE BOARD Chris Caminiti Michele Davidow Jackie DeGroot Daniel Delaney Bill Katz Mary Ann Liguori Frances Lizewski Barbara Logan Robin Marshak Judy Matsunaye Nancy Nardi MarkNeedleman Judy Paparelli Richard Senison Cheryl Uehlinger Vikki Zegel ADVISORSMr. Jack Guberman Mr. Robert Montheard

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W. Atkins, A. Christopherson, M. Corley, G. Diener, W. Fadeley, J. Falco, J. Leone, M. Needleman, C. Silhan, B. Texiera, L. Stein, G. Weil, M. Welsh, J. Winters, R. Wittneben, P. Bacelli, T. Kaminski, J. Marran, J. Mannino, S. Nardi, G. Schae-

KEY CLUB

fer, G. Thompson, T. Morellino, R. Gould, C. Hamm, D. Jansson, J. Juzwiak, M. Kenna, J. Koronkiewicz, J. Papenek, J. Smith, B. Texeira, G. Wright, 12: Bikoff, S. Chumas, C. Giarra-

puto, M. Heyman, B. McCafferty, J. Julian, R. Swezey, A. Quarltere, J. Thuman, D. Atkins, W. Biggs, L. D'Agrosa, W. Welsh. Advisor: Mr. Goelz.

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PRESIDENTSally Schwartz VICE-PRESIDENTDiane Leon SECRETARYKathy Dougherty

L. Rizzo, P. Reilly, M. Fisher, L. Dvorak, K. Payne, K. Smith, K. Themann, R. Goldberg, A. Cullity, N. Malkiewitz, B. Benincasa, M. Stuzenske, D. Allgaier, N. Engel, E. Frank, P. Buhl, J. Funaro.

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Future Teachers of America

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PRESIDENTDiane Gerard VICE-PRESIDENTMarilee Francis SECRETARYMargaret Mohler TREASURER'Dorene Okun

K. Berkowitz, D. Berman, P. Britnell, P. Anderson, I. Di Rosa, S. Evers, J. Felice, J. Flax, J. Gould, M. Doxtader, G. Greenberg, L. Goetz, M. Jasikiewicz, C. Johnson, T. Kaminski, C. Kleinman, F. Kuby, P. Corley, P. Juzwiak, C. Ingerman, S. Clayman, M. Oliver, J. La Mon-

aco, A. Levy, L. Quigley, S. Recchio, J. Rosner, L. Rugolo, R. Russo, C. Satterley, R. Schantz, E. Silverstein, L Stoll, D. Uttley, J. Whitlock, L. Sullivan, B. Wittneben, B. Yezarski, K. Zelony, R. Mahoney, C. Stutey.

L. Barlosky, J. Flax, L. Gierer, N. Oriez, S. Swezey, L. Alloy, M. Jastrow, J. Cee, M. Gaeta, M. Glick, R. Goldstein, R. Hallen, G. Hulse, S. Marino, L. Parachos, D. Puls, J. Schroeder, M. Stegman, S. Turner, K. Warner, G. Hajduk, P. Kiernan, E. Ruggles, J. Schroeder, T. Vaughn, T. Wessel, E. Brady, K. Cornell, B. Feinberg, K. Harris, D. Mayranen, W. Morris, R. Ryder, W. Williams, S. Pace, G. Beach, R. Medvin, G. Schordine, B. Vernon, L. Bouffard, D. Collins, B. Eichel, L. Gervey, M. Gindi, G. Sardell, J. Smith, J. Van Kleef.

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S. Banker, C. Bautista, A. Bruce, C. Buhler, L. Diogardo, N. Dvorak, B. Ernst, L. Esposito, K. Gable, V. Gerard, R. Harm, G. Hindeiliter, P. Jachowdik, D. Krug, F. Kuby, M. Koronkicwicz, M. Losicco, S. Lowe, S. Merrill, L. Tomassone, J. King.

PRESIDENTRobert Friedman VICE-PRESIDENTBarbara Saudo

SECRETARYVikki Zegel TREASURERLarry Stein

J. Reinckens, N. Marshak, L. Bunt, S. Pelzman, D. Gerard, J. Mazzotti, L. Miehle.

J. Marran, C. Scutaro, S. Ettore, J. Schneid, M. Mohler, K. Walsh, J. Wagner, M. O'Came.

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EDITORMary Ellen O'Came R. Gould R. Botwinik N. Marshak J. Schneid R. Bikoff M. Welsh ADVISORSC. Keiger J. LaRocca M. Columbia

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BAND

J. Wagner, C. Kuczynski, J. Flax, M. Cook, M. Davidow, M. Waldman, L. Gruss, C. Vrana, C. Kleinman, F. Horwitz, S. Turner, M. Jastrow, L. Alloy, B. Texeira, J. Cee, J. Papnek, V. Santucci, M. Greco, D. Winans, R. Swezey, E. Beller, J. Searles, S. Wolff, P. Vandenbergh, M. Rohrbacker, M. Zollo, B. McIntyre, D. Wessel, L. Gutman, M. Stegman, K. Rhodes, S. Turner, K. Warner, B. Texeira, M. Zollo, G. Hajduk, R. HaIlen, R. Mossack, J. DeVita, S. Bowie, P. Richter, W. Williams, M. Doxtader, J. Kentoffio, A. Guerasio, B. Feinberg, A. Viggiano, G. Zaloga, A. Senzamici, K. Harris, E. Brady, R. Wessel, D. Lowell, S. Gerber, J. Pontieri, N. Spielsinger, M. Hollowell, F. Jones, B. Vernon, J. Reinckens, A. Mangels, H. Forrest, W. Vernon, R. Gould, B. Maid, R. Schantz, J. Van Kleef, G. Efstration, B. Keller, P. Andrisani.

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R. Hellen, G. Flaiduk, C. Kuczynski, B. Texeira J. Papanek, R. Gould, B. Feinberg, M. Doxtader, A. Gverasio, J. Kentoffio, S. Gerber, J. Pontieri, R. Wessel, D. Lowell, J. Reinckens, R. Shaber

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A. Calabrese, K. Themann, L. Collella, L. Ingrisano, N. Malkowitz, E. Breslin, S. Turner.

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PRESIDENTRichard Cohen VICE-PRESIDENTPaul Rohrbacker SECRETARYDebbie Judelson

A. Hastings, B. Gould, T. Kalinowski, R. Bikoff, R. Lubit, R. Yepez, J. Reinckens, B. Texeira, L. Gutman.

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R. Reitman, J. Mulry, S. Turner, V. Marks, K. Fiebe, J. Leone, P. Mannino, P. Pattervan, L. Tarabcik, D. Judelson, R. Botwinick, R. Cohen, P. Rohrbacker, R. Lubit.

DEBATE

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AV SQUAD S. Morrison, J. Libynski, P. Cronin, P. Theune, L. Frabizio, J. Deisser, B. Goldstein, T. Ruquet, H. Jackson, H. Zwillenberg, D. Rupp, J. Werner, K. Gathman, K. Rhodes, R. Risso, P. Barrie

DECA C. Brown, T. Burbol, M. Burns, D. Carroll, M. Corley, M. Engel, M. Edwards, R. Gray, M. Hallock, P. Henken, K. Hickey, J. Koronkiewicz, J. Powers, K. Seibold, D. Archer, W. Fadeley, J. Hartman, E. Hodosky, G. Hollins, L. Locantore, J. Mannino, P. Severin, T. Scott, D. Smith, C. Uehlinger, K. Homeyer, W. Hilty, M. Whidden, W. Krammer, S. Pastor, F. Truglio, D. Antonio, L. Dioguardo

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LEADERS J. Budd, L. Bunt, L. Caligiuri, K. Carde, J. Cawley, C. Clune, M. Donohue, L. Dvorak, S. Eppelsheimer, J. Flax, J. Gould, D. Leon, P. McMullen, J. Metz, S. Novick, M. O'Came, D. Okun, S. Pelzman, D. Phelan, S. Recchio, J. Reich, P. Reilly, G. Rohde, B. Saudo, R. Schantz, J. Schneid, J. Schumpf, L. Selkirk, C. Stutey, F. Truglio, P. Venth, J. Wagner, D. Winans, B. Yezarski, K. Zelony, E. Agnese, P. Balfe, B. Barden, K. Berkowitz, D. Berman, C. Blatt, R. Botwinick, S. Budd, V. Casey, N. Cerro, P. Chuichiolo, M. Clay, C. Clemente, K. Colbert, P. Corley, M. Davidow, M. Engel, J. Fisher, T. Friedel, M. Gelfer, P. Giarraputo, G. Horstman, J. Hunter, B. Immarigeon, P. Kerny, C. Kuczynski, T. Labatto, A. Levy, P. Lindsay, B. Maresco, C. Marshall, L. Martino, B. McIntyre, J. Meo, E. Murray, G. Nesi, F. Reilly, R. Saxton, D. Schordine, K. Smith, M. Spaccarotella, J. Staudt, N. Waldbauer, B. Benincasa, S. Benincase, L. Brennan, A. Bruce, E. Cicci, M. Cook, D. Corujo, I. Danziger, N. Engel, J. Felice, D. Fila, E. Fortune, E. Fragola, B. Francis, R. Giovelli, P. Greig, J. Jansen, L. Kane, M. Koronkiewicz, D. Leach, J. Leone, F. Lizewski, M. Losicco, M. Lynch, A. Mangels, P. Mannino, J. Morris, N. Nardi, L.

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Niebling, P. Overton, M. Palamidis, W. Payne, D. Peterson, B. Rathjen, R. Spiro, M. Stuzenske, C. Surey, S. Thomas, S. Turner, D. Vitale, T. Vogt, N. Wagner, L. Wilder, L. Winters, B. Wolny, D. Zelony, L Alloy, T. Betlow, D. Burbol, J. Chambers, B. Corujo, S. Gabrelion, L Gierer, J. Ingerman, J. Jas-

trow, M. Jastrow, C. Kleinman, J. Marsh, E. McCafferty, T. Miller, L. Morrison, N. Oriez, B. Perkins, L. Pontieri, D. Poulos, L. Rosenblatt, A. Siegel, T. Skelaney, P. Smith, F. Resoriero, M. Verdi, C. Vrana, D. Wittneben, S. Wolff, M. Zegel

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IT'S ACADEMIC PHS AT NBC

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IT'S ACADEMIC PHS AT NBC

On November 25, 1967, Patchogue High School history was made when our school appeared on the WNBC-T.V. quiz program, It's Academic. Representing our school were seniors, Robert Friedman and Judy Schneid, and sophomore, Alan Hastings. These three students, along with alternates Simone Pelzman, Nancy Marshak, and Charles Silhan, accompanied by faculty member, Mrs. Geri Clendennen, visited WNBC's studios at Rockefeller Plaza on October 7, at which time the show was taped. Our school's team members were chosen in June of 1967, when at WNBC's request, the school faculty chose a dozen students to go into Manhattan for an audition with a representative of It's Academic. The audition, which consisted of a fast-moving, free-for-all quiz, pitted the students against each other. Bob, Judy, and Alan, receiving the three highest scores, were chosen to appear on the show while the students with the next largest scores were named alternates. The game was very exciting. Patchogue's score of 385 placed the school second, after Brooklyn Preparatory's team, which scored 460, and ahead of Pearl River High School's total of 365. All these scores would be high enough to win on most shows, and even program moderator Art James said after the game that this was one of the most exciting shows in the program's history; that these were three of the finest teams he had ever seen. Anyone who watched the show (and many did) can certainly be proud of the fine performance of Patchogue High School when it appeared on It's Academic.

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"WONDERFUL TOWN"

After months of toil, sweat, and nerve-racking rehearsals, the eager cast of Wonderful Town certainly proved its acting ability on January 19th and 20th. Simone Pelzman and Linda Colella were outstanding in their roles as Eileen and Ruth Sherman, portraying realistically the plight of two sisters trying desperately to make it on their own in the big city. The entire cast displayed superb talent and, with the addition of costumes, lighting, sound, and sets ...

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