Looking back at Old Rochester Regional in 1961, because it was a new school, with new friends coming together from Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, the administration and classmates formed several clubs to help the students acclimate to new surroundings. How many of the following are still in existence and how many have gone the way of the dinosaur? Girls Glee Club, Traffic Squad, Student Council, Senior Activities, Chef’s Club, Needle Craft, Debating Society, Future Teachers and/or Nurses.
The Class of 1962 was a great class. For a bunch of kids from three different towns, we all soon meshed and focused on our goal – graduation and having a great senior year. Are Senior Favorites still chosen? Back then they certainly were and they were a highlight in our yearbook. For our class, the following were chosen: Friendliest: Barbara Harriman and Bill Hall; Class Clowns: Charles Morgan and Judy Ryder; Class Dreamer: Helen Smith and John Duff; Best Looking: Judy Furnans and Michael Beauchemin. Other categories were: Most Likely to Succeed, Best Dressed, Most Flirtatious, and Most Ambitious.
Don’t forget the groundbreaking done by two 1962 female classmates, Barbara Harriman and Judy Furnans. They were the first female team to go down the Mattapoisett River in the Rochester Memorial Boat Race in 1962. Nice going, ladies!
By the Class of 1962