Natick
High School
Class
of 1961
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02/16/18
1,308 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Gail
Waddington Cornish
We are sad
to report that our classmate Gail Waddington Cornish passed away one week ago.
A page in Gail’s honor has been posted to the In Memoriam section of this website.
Emmett Shea
1961
Sassamon Photo
We are also
sad to report that Emmett Shea passed away last week.
He was a remarkable teacher and man. To view Emmett’s obituary, click HERE. To review documents and
articles about his life and extraordinary teaching skill, click HERE.
02/09/18
1,315 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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WANT TO BUY THE OLDEST HOUSE IN NATICK?
02/02/18
1,322 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Donald
(Skip) McLeod has a new email address which has been posted to the Class List.
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Massachusetts
Folks to Watch For in the Winter Olympics Starting Next Week
01/26/18
1,329 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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We’re #34!!
We got a C!!
01/19/18
1,336 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Changes
Judy Duff
Donahue has a new email address. Bill Pickering has a new land mail address.
Both have been posted to the Class List.
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Natick High
School Selected for “Quiz Show” Tournament
https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/natick-high-school-quiz-show-tournament
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/news/20180109/high-school-quiz-show-season-9-bracket-announced
http://www.wgbh.org/quizshow/index.cfm
01/12/18
1,343 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Natick
Students Break World Stick Bomb Record!?!?
https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/watch-natick-students-break-stick-bomb-world-record
01/05/18
1,350 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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Natick sits
smack in the middle of the Bomb Cyclone
12/29/17
1,357 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
12/22/17
1,364 days
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12/15/17
1,371 days
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WE’RE #
1!!!!
Massachusetts
Health is Tops in the Nation
12/08/17
1,378 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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Want to Buy
a Part of Fairway Bowling Lanes?
https://vermontsalvage.wordpre
12/01/17
1,385 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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Natick High
Makes Finals of High School Quiz Show
http://www.wgbh.org/articles/High-School-Quiz-Show--Season-9-14035
11/24/17
1, 392 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Welcome back! The class website holiday is over.
Here we go again!
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THANKSGIVING
FOOTBALL – NATICK VS. FRAMINGHAM!!
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/photogallery/WL/20171122/NEWS/112209983/PH/1?start=2
10/27/17
1,420 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class of 1961 Website Holiday
Your web guy
will be away for the next two+ weeks. No Current News updates will be posted on
November 3, 10 or 17. Watch for the next update on November 24.
News of Natick
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Undefeated
NHS Football Team Heads to Playoffs
10/20/17
1,427 days until
our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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Natick
Students Break “Stick Bomb” Record
10/13/17
1,434 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Wildlife in Natick
http://www.metrowestdailynews.
10/06/17
1,441 days
until out 60th reunion celebration!!
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Lake Cochituate State Park
Gets an Upgrade
09/29/17
1,448 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Natick’s Soccer Team is Red Hot!!
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/sports/20170926/natick-1-brookline-0-redhawks-prevail-in-bsc-showdown
Natick’s Volleyball Team is Red Hot!!
Natick’s Football Team Is Red Hot!!
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/photogallery/WL/20170923/SPORTS/923009987/PH/1?start=2
09/22/17
1,455 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Old Natick
Photos
09/15/17
1,462 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
In the
Whoops! department, Hurricane Irma messed with the website update that was
supposed to have been posted last Friday.
So sorry. #MotherNature. If Hurricane Maria
permits, updates will be back on schedule this coming Friday.
09/08/17
1,469 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Natick’s
Grace Connolly – Female Athlete of the Year
http://www.metrowestdailynews.
Natick
Football Season Kick-Off
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/sports/20170904/natick-looks-reloaded-for-another-playoff-run-in-2017
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-(natick,ma)/football/schedule.htm
09/01/17
1,476 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Look at Me
Now
A photo of
Ken Gray and Tom Stewart has been posted to the Look at Me Now page on this website.
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We’re # 38!!
08/25/17
1,483 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Remember the American Legion Building?
08/18/17
1,490 days until our 60th reunion
celebration!!
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Is Marijuana Coming to Natick?
http://www.metrowestdailynews.
08/11/17
1,497 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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We’re #
34!!! And # 32!!
https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-school-districts/s/massachusetts/
Need $5000?
08/04/17
1,504 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Courtesy of
Carl Rinehart
News of Natick
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Massachusetts
is #1!!
07/28/17
1,511 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Janice
Freeman Crooker has a new email address which has been posted to the Class
List.
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Natick
Honors WWII Vet
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/photogallery/WL/20170723/PHOTOGALLERY/723009999/PH/1?start=2
07/21/17
1,518 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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A Natick Legend Passes On
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/sports/20170717/megliola-remembering-life-of-vangie-sticka-mr-natick
07/14/17
1,525 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Louis
Westcott can now be reached by land mail only. He no longer maintains an email
address.
Dug Pond
Makeover
The view
from Memorial Beach has changed since our high school days!
07/07/17
1,532 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
CLASS LIST
CHANGE
Ken Gray has
a new email address which has been posted to the Class List.
Happy
Birthday America!!!!!!
For a rousing, surprising, and downright amazing 4th
of July tribute (courtesy of Al Grinspoon), click on
this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
4TH
of July in Natick!!
Photos of
the Natick Parade
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/photogallery/WL/20170704/NEWS/704009997/PH/1?start=2
06/30/17
1,539 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Lions and
Tigers and Bears, Oh My! – In Framingham!!!!
06/23/17
1,546 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Remember the
Cinema at Shoppers World? – 85 cents Admission!!
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Natick’s
Trees Win !!!!
06/16/17
1,553 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Linda Drugan Pickering
We are sad
to report that Linda Drugan Pickering passed earlier
this week. A page in her honor has been posted to the In Memoriam section of this website.
Class List
Changes
Jay Downing
has a new email address. Sandy Ghetti McKeon has a
new land mail address. Both changes have been posted to the Class List.
Can You Help
Bob Carroll’s Family?
As you know, we lost our
classmate Bob Carroll this past New Year's Eve. Bob was our class Music Man.
Among other accomplishments, he wrote a special song - The Lorelei Theme
- for our senior play, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Bob's son, Sean
Carroll, would like to locate the sheet music for The Lorelei Theme if
it still exists, perhaps tucked away in a memory box one of you may have. So,
if you can help Bob's family find the sheet music, please give a shout. That
would make Sean's day. Thanks.
Mr. McDermott
Joseph McDermott – our high school math teacher –
recently passed.
http://www.everettfuneral.com/
06/09/17
1,560 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Remember the Hilltop Steak House?
http://www.itemlive.com/news/
https://patch.com/
https://patch.com/
06/02/17
1,567 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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Memorial Day in Natick
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/photogallery/WL/20170529/PHOTOGALLERY/529009992/PH/1?start=2
05/26/17
1,574 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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Remember
Tilly and Salvy?
05/19/17
1,581 days until
our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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We Won the
Bronze!!
05/12/17
1,588 days until
our 60th reunion celebration!!
This it!!
The Last of the Photos from Reunion 55
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05/05/17
1,595 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Don Warner
has new email and land mail addresses which have been added to the Class List.
Even Still
More and More Photos from Reunion 55
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News of Natick
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Framingham
Is No Longer #1!!!!!
https://patch.com/massachusetts/framingham/new-englands-largest-town-wants-become-city-0
04/28/17
1,602 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Grace
Marinelli Murray has a new email address which has been posted to the Class List.
Even Still
More Photos from Reunion 55
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News of Natick
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We Got an A+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/ma-towns-graded-c-how-did-natick-do
04/21/17
1,609 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Even More
Photos from Reunion 55
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News of Natick
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THE CITGO SIGN IS STAYING!!!
http://patch.com/massachusetts
04/14/17
1,616 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
More Photos
from Reunion 55
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News of Natick
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Leonard
Morse Hospital Gets a B!!
04/07/17
1,623 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
New Photos
from Reunion 55
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News of Natick
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Massachusetts
is #1!!!!!
03/31/17
1,630 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Still Yet
Even Still More and More Photos from Reunion 55
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News of Natick
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Remember Radio Shack From Our Childhood?
The News is
Not Good
03/24/17
1,637 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Women
Wanted!!!
Three
members of our class – Judy Duff Donahue, Pat Mansell Kelly and Susan Sullivan DeMelle – are working to generate nominations of women from
the Class of 1961 to the NHS Wall of
Achievement. Several men from our class are on the Wall but – surprise,
surprise – no women. Judy, Pat, and Susan would like to remedy that. Click HERE to read about their effort and to see how
you can help.
Yet Even
Still More and More Photos from Reunion 55
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03/17/17
1,644 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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We're #39!!!!
Natick High School
One of the best public high schools in Massachusetts!!
Yet Even
Still More Photos from Reunion 55
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03/10/17
1,651 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Billy Bonick
Sadly we
have lost another classmate. Billy Bonick passed away
recently in Florida. A page in his honor has been added to the In Memoriam section of the website. Click HERE
to view Billy’s page.
There will
be a celebration of life for Billy at the Moose Lodge (6191 Rock Island Road)
in Tamarac, Florida on Sunday, March 26, at
12pm.
Even Still
More Photos from Reunion 55
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03/03/17
1,658 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Paula Klein
Paul
Sadly, Paula
Klein Paul passed away earlier this week. A page in her honor has been added to
the In Memoriam section of our
website. Click HERE to view Paula’s page.
More Photos
from Reunion 55
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02/24/17
1,665 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
The Last
Remaining Man!!
Who is this
man?
He’s the
last remaining unidentified classmate in the Reunion 55 Group Photo.
If you know
who he is, please send his name to natick1961@gmail.com
Even Still
More Photos from Reunion 55
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02/17/17
1,672 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Still More
Photos from Reunion 55
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02/10/17
1,679 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Even More
Photos from Reunion 55
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02/03/17
1,686 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
More Photos
from Reunion 55
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Who are 51 and 83??
We are down
to just TWO (2) unidentified classmates from the Reunion 55 class photo.
Were they
strangers who photo-bombed our gathering? If not, somebody must know them. Do
please take a look by clicking HERE. If you can ID them, please let us know via
email to natick1961@gmail.com.
Thanks!!
01/27/17
1,693 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
More Photos
from Reunion 55
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Who are 51,
82 and 83?
We are down to
three (3) unidentified classmates from the Reunion 55 class photo. Do please
take a look by clicking HERE and see if you can ID them. Send your IDs to natick1961@gmail.com.
Thanks!!
01/20/17
1,700 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
WHERE’S WALDO?
Check out the photo below (courtesy of Tom Tassinari). Before reading the caption, see if you can find
Tom Tassinari, Bob Carroll, Dick True, Kenyon King,
Tom Stewart, Ed Estella, and Steve Wood.
More Photos
from Reunion 55
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01/13/17
1,707 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Bob Carroll
A page in
Bob’s honor has been posted to In
Memoriam. Click HERE to view Bob’s page.
More Candid
Photos from Reunion 55
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In Memoriam
Kathy Branagan Gray’s older sister – Joan Branagan
Hartnett – died on January 3.
To access
Joan’s obituary, click on the link below.
http://www.legacy.com/obituari
01/06/17
1,714 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Bob Carroll
We are sad
to report that Bob Carroll passed away on December 31. An In Memoriam page in his honor will be posted soon.
REUNION 55 PHOTOS
Class Photo
We are down
to just 10 classmates who remain unidentified in the class photo taken at our recent
reunion. A New and Improved version of the photo has been posted which may help
you ID some of our unknown classmates. To view the new class photo, click HERE.
Candid
Photos
They’re
here!!! Thank you Lewis Glass!!
To view the
first batch of candid photos, click HERE. Going forward, a new batch will be posted each week
until all the photos are available on the website.
12/30/16
1,721 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
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REUNION 55 PHOTOS
Reunion 55
Class Photo IDs
We are down
to 11 unidentified classmates. Click HERE to see if you can help with the IDs.
Or check
back next week for an enhanced class Photo that may help with these last few identifications.
Candid
Photos from the Reunion!!!!
Starting
next week, the many photos taken by Lewis Glass on both days of the reunion
will be posted!!
12/23/16
1,728 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
REUNION 55 CLASS PHOTO IDs
Question: What do # 8, 17, 24, 25, 36, 37, 40, 51, 54,
57, 70, 82, 83, 85 have in common?
Answer: They are as yet unidentified.
That’s where
you come in. Please click HERE and see if you can help with the
IDs.
12/16/16
1,735 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Reunion
Class Photo IDs – Help Please
Thanks to
Ron Gerber we now have an ID grid for the class photo taken at our recent
reunion – but we need YOUR HELP to complete the identifications. You can access
the photo on the Reunion 55 page or
just click HERE.
12/09/16
1,742 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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NATICK HONORS PEARL HARBOR
DAY
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/news/20161207/natick-recognizes-heroes-on-pearl-harbor-day
NATICK’S GRACE CONNOLLY
COMPETES IN NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET
http://www.metrowestdailynews.
12/02/16
1,749 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
News of Natick
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Tiny
Homes Coming to Natick
More Photos
of the BIG Thanksgiving Day Beat-Down of Framingham
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/photogallery/WL/20161124/POLL/112409982/PH/1
11/25/16
1,756 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
Reunion 55 Photos
The class photo from the reunion has been posted.
Check it out on the 55th
Reunion Photos page or just click HERE.
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Natick Soccer
Team Loses Heartbreaker in Sectional Finals
Natick
Crushes Framingham on Thanksgiving Day
http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/westborough-takes-rival-algonquin-thanksgiving-day-football
11/18/16
1,763 days
until our 60th reunion celebration!!
New Current
News Page
Please note
that today’s Current News Update
begins a new page. To access prior updates, use the Current News Archives links above.
News of Natick
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We’re #39!!
New Rankings of Massachusetts Public High Schools
http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/new-rankings-where-does-natick-high-school-stand
Small World
Department
Joni Ford
Dickens and friends recently stepped out for an evening of theatre in Naples,
Florida and ran into our classmate Richard White and his partner David Scarbie Mitchell – the star of the show. Joni and David are
in the middle of the back row in the photo above.
David,
Richard, Joni
To access
prior Current News Updates, use the Current News Archives at the top of this
page.