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| Leo Boyle in full regalia |
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Sheraton Needham
Trophies Bar and Grill
6:30 to 11:00
Over the course of the evening classmates dropped in, ordered Cobb Salads, sandwiches and pasta plates off the menu and kept the bar open until last call. Two other reunions were taking place at the same hotel so Newton High 50th reunioneers stumbled into our group on occasion.
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| Sue Burr Carlo and Nancy Onthank Johnson |
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| Sharon Chandler |
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| Phil Boonisar, Sharon Chandler and Leo Boyle |
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Class Picture was taken
by Jody Gagnon of Price Perfect Photos
(8 Foundry Circle, West Wareham, MA 02576 774-678-0448)
Two 8x10 group pictures were taken (one with just classmates and one with spouses included) $18
They also offer a DVD with all pictures of the reunion playing like a slideshow with music for $30 which includes shipping and will ship within 6 weeks of the reunion. As well as a CD of the reunion so you can print out pictures yourself.
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| 45th HUGS Judy Shaw Kaletski and Helen Richardson Nezda |
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| 45th Lucia Olsson & Neil Savage, Lisa Durrell |
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| 45th John & Barbara Railsback |
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| 45th Hella & Bill Carlson, Ginny Murray |
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| 45th Paul Aldrich & Bob O'Malley |
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| 45th Bruce & Carter Meyer, Clarke Keenan |
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| 45th Halyna Barannik, Sandy and Buffie Heath |
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| 45th Leo & Anne Boyle, Paul Battaglia |
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| 45th Art and Sue Chapman Melanson |
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| 45th Warren School Group: Jeff Talmadge, Debbie Baker Downes, Leo Boyle, Gunny Murray, Jan Lyeth Sharp, Sue Chapman Melanson, Helen Richardson Nezda |
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The mixologist at the Sheraton Needham created a signature cocktail for our class reunion.
"THE NORUMBEGA"
A Raspberry Vodka drink with Blue Curacoa and Lemonade served in a Martini Glass
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| Sue Chapman Melanson enjoys a "Norumbega" |
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| Carol and Ken Hurley with Debbie Dean Masclee |
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| Doug and Judy Bird Purcell |
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| Ginny Murray and Jan Lyeth Sharp |
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| Lisa Durrell and Helen Richardson Nezda |
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| Vassaliki Dimitrakoupoulo and Eli Noam |
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| Linda "Sam" Hansberry Friedlander and Buffie Heath |
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| 45th Reunion Yearbook Supplement |
Yearbook Supplements
Second Edition
were mailed out on Nov. 16, 2009
I can send digital copies of the
Yearbook Supplements
in Adobe .pdf format
101 Pages (19,511 KB)
No cost, but a donation would be appreciated.
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| Information on the NEW Wellesley High School |
| By Katherine "Gig" Babson |
I thought you might be interested in the following information on the new Wellesley High School and the process that got us there.
Existing School:
Built in 1938 with additions in 1956, 1963-64, 1979 and 2002 it presently is 234,000 SF. The nationally know, local architect, General Robert C. Dean, used the then new Stockholm Town Hall as inspiration. With the additions, the school was built to hold 1100 students. Now there are approx. 1250 students, and classrooms have been carved out of the library and the lecture hall to accommodate them.
Reasons for Modification to the Existing School:
The Wellesley High School population is projected to increase to 1,600 students by 2018; and all systems (heating, plumbing, etc) are at end of useful life.
Process:
Starting in 2002, the School Committee examined options to deal with capacity and building deficiency problems. In January 2007 a new committee was set up specifically to propose a solution to the building problems. A total of 25 options were reviewed: 12 of them involving a renovation/addition to the 1938 building and 13 involving a new school.
The Site:
It is severely constrained because of bordering wetlands.
Seaver Street Acquisition:
In fall 2007 the Town acquired the three houses on Seaver Street at the back of the school. One of them was sold and moved to Rice Street up near Washington Street. The other two will be demolished soon. The acquisition provides one acre of buildable land.
New School:
Ground-breaking was on September 29, 2009. The New School will be a four story 280,000 square feet all new construction to be built on the site of the current parking lot.(See attached rendering.) Completion date will be the spring, 2012. Students will attend the new school in September 2012, at which time the existing HS will be taken down. The site of the existing school will be the new site for parking. By the time of our 50th Reunion in 2014, the project will be complete and we hope to offer tours of the new facility.
The school will have many “green “ features: there will be rainwater harvesting; two geothermal wells to provide heat/cooling for the administrative offices; a solar photovoltaic array; a 10,000 square foot green roof; and a “dashboard” which will show the energy usage within the school. Some of the lovely architectural features of the existing building will be brought over into the new building. The “W’s” in stairs at the back of the auditorium, sconces from the outside of the building and the weathervane at the top of the existing tower will be used in the new building, among other features. In addition, flooring from the Original Town Hall (the Wellesley Country Club, Poor Farm) will be used as flooring in the “1938 Room” off the new Main Library named in honor of Wilbury Crockett.
Construction: Turner Construction Company is the General Contractor. Bidding will take place over the next several months. During the construction period, there will be no parking on site. Two hundred parking spaces have been cobbled together in the area, including converting the small basketball court on Hunnewell Field to tandem parking.
Town approval: Town Meeting last October voted 91% in favor of the HS project; the residents in a townwide vote last December approved the project costs by a 64% majority. However, it has not been without controversy. A citizens group, headed by Tory (Sal) DeFazio, advocated for renovations to the existing School.
Cost: The total cost of the project is estimated to be $130 Million, which includes the purchase of the Seaver Street properties, one mile of new sidewalks, etc. The State will be providing a grant of approximately $44 Million.
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| Rendering of the NEW Wellesley High School |
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This is a LINK to a list of folks who will be joining us for the 45th Reunion, and those who have sent their regrets.
This is a LINK to the Lost List. We have no current address for the following people.
This is a LINK to view summaries and photos of past reunions. We celebrated at 10 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years and 40 years. There was also a spontaneous reunion that happened 5 years out, but no one seems to have any pictures.
This is a LINK to view obituaries of classmates who passed away between 1961 and 1989.
This is a LINK to view obituaries of classmates who passed away from 1990 to the present.
This is a LINK to websites of interest, including other classes and other things Wellesley.
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