The-Leader_1988-06-23

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FHS Class of '88 to graduate Sunday
The Freeport High School
Class of 1988 hu received
numerous scholarships and
awards, as an expected 44S
seniors prepare for their Sunday,
June 26, Commencement
ceietnonies.
As of this date, nearly two-thirds
of the Senior Class plan to
go on to higher education next
year. The senior* have accumn-lated
over S6SO,000 in scholar­ships
as they near Commence­ment.
Major financial awards
include a fVill tuition schotaisUp
to Cooper Union, a fuB scholar­ship
to Rice University, M well as
an appointment to West Point
MiUtwy Academy. Thirty^wo
seniors won New York Sttte
Regenu Sebobnhipe aad live
won pwisiigiwis Sa.flBM-yaar
En^ise State ScMafSbif*.
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CelwiiMa, CoraA JoiuM n o r
kins, PtiftMton, StaBfortf.
UCLA„ IMKwnity af MirMpia.
University of Peonsyivania, Uni­versity
of Rochester, Vassar, and
Yale.
Speakers at the June 26 Com­mencement
will be David Musi-cant,
the Class Vakdictorian;
EUen Conner, the Salvutorian;
and Class President Cyntiiia Tay­lor,
the theme of their speeches
wiU be the thouf^t "The Future
lies WitUn' from Socrates.
Superintendent of Schools Dr.
John E. Bierwirth will speak to
the graduates, and Reverend
Uoyd E. Dees of Freeport^ Uiu-tcd
Methodist Church will give
the invocation and benediction.
FHS Mndpai David Church
wiB present the Class of "gg, and
School Board President Dorothy
Pox will present them with their
diploma*.
Commencement •rrangements
wis be sioilat' to last ycar'k with
the eereatoide* bdd' oa the
Oewse P., Easasa Jr. Memorial
Field. Patents and ^etts of the
will be seated in the
iqg the fidd and the
laaraffliangh School Gysma- -
•spMML'Incaiagfgain, tbeexerciaes
wa h» Md in the OyBnaainm
LRain
at 2 p.m.
wiUb^in promptiy.
OHR gives 29 diplomas Baldwiri SHS graduation
Twenty-nine eighth gtaden o!
Our Holy Redeemer Sdiool
recnved th«r diplomas from
Rev. Mtgr. Saverio C. Mattei in
giaduation oeiemonies held in
Our Holy Redeemer Church on
Monday, June 13. at 8 p.m:
The graduation was the final
formal ceremony of Monsignor
Mattel^ pastorate at OHR. He
assumed his new. position as pas­tor
of St. Matthew's Church, Dix'
Hillt. on June 16. Father Mat­thew
Leavy, who is now the new
pastor of Our Holy Redeemer,
deiivcred the commencement
address, and Monsignor Mattei
delivered his farewell address to
the class.
James Lemyre was presented
' the KHOOU award for general
excellence and spoke for the
graduates.
Other awards' had been pres­ented
by Sister Eileen Griffin,
principal, at a Communion
breakfast for graduates and their
families held in OHR School^
Sumset Hall on Sunday mcrn-
. tng,Jttne 12.
At the breakfast James Lemyre
received the award for outstand­ing
Khotastie ability given by the
Archbishop MoUoy Councti of
the Knighu of Colnmbu*. and
lilian Umana was awarded the
Rt. Rev. Eugene J. Crawford
Memorial for Christian
Leadership.
Gina Lombardi won the Lan­guage
Arts award pven by Court i
Stella Maris 822. Catholic
Daughters of the Americas;
James Lemyre, the Mathematics
award pven i^ the Holy Name
Society, Paul Cervini, the OHR
School Auxiliary's Science
Award; and John Kelly, the
OHR School Auxiliary^ Social
Studies award. The Miitie award
given in memory of Howard
Rasmutsen went to Dawn Hoyt
'and the Art award to Yvonne
Rosa. Una Castro received the
Health award given in honor of
Msgr. Saverio C. Mattie,
Michael O'DriscoU and Lilian
Umana were presented the Phys­ical
Education award, and John
Kelly, the Attendance tward.
Members of the eighth grade
received their class medals from
their. advisers, Josephine Caro-.
liid and Kathleen Brnliof.
Two prizes in the local art con­test
sp^isored by-Court Stella
Maris of the Catholic Daughters
of, the Ameripas were. WPJ>. by
Nghth graders • Josefina Aguero,
second place, and Elana Roy,
third.
Several eighth graden had .
been in the first kindergarten
class to graduate from OHR
School in 1980 and had received
their kindergarten diplomas from -
the then Father Mattei. The
graduates who had been in the
school for the eight years that
Monsignor Mattei was pastor of
Our Holy Redeemer included
Gina Lombard!, Jennifer Riano,
James Lawson, James Lemyre,
Michael O'DriscoU, David '
Pabon, Peter Tavella, and John
Velez..
The 1988 graduating class is at
follows: Robert Bettis, Paul Cer­vini,
Martin Colins, Steven
' Greggo, John Kelly, James Law-son,
Jani« Lemyre, Michael
O'DriscoU, David Pabon, Ray­mond
Razukiewicz, Gino Spa-ragna,
Peter Tavella, Michael
Timothee, John Velez, Jotefina
Aguero, Maria Baits, Thiifany
Boone, Tasha Caldwell, Una
Castro, Wyomi Emanuel, Sandra
Galeano, Jamishk' Gross, Dawn
Hoyt, Anisa Hoyte. Gina Lom-bardi,
Jennifer Riano, Ivonne
Rosa, Elana Roy, and Lilain
,,.-Umana . . . . . . - , . . . . . . . . ..
On Sunday, June 26, at 2 p.m.,
about 400 students wil be gradu­ated
from Baldwn Seiuor High
School. The ceiemonies wffl be
held at the athletic field at the
school
The valedictorian of the class
of 1988 WiU be Todd LoweU Pit-tipsky,
and the salutatorian will
be Karen Audrey Bronzo.
Mr. Pittinsky will attend Yale
in the fall, and Miss Bronzo will
attend Georgetown.
The invocation and benedic­tion
will be given by the Reverend
Charles G. Aekerson, the interim
rector of the All Saint's Episcopal
Church in Batdwin.
About 88 percent of the gra-
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duating da** plan to further their
education. About S2 percent of
those continuing will attend four-,
year coUeget or uniyerntie*. 34
percent wfi attend two-year col­lege*
and two percent will attend
technical or busness schools. Of
the remaining 12 percent, one
percent are going to enter the
armed forces and It percent plan
to enter the work force.
In case of rain, the ceremonies
will be held indoors. If the rain '
starts after the ceremonies have
begun, the outdoor ceremonies
will end and the diidomas will
immediately be given to the
graduates in assigned rooms in
the building. .
See inside:
Board honors retirees page 2
Baldwin grads page 8
Freeport grads page 12
Shoreline work OKed page 18
Religious news page 21