Natick
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of 1961 Website
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05/15/15
495 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Robert “Bob”
Dunn
A page in
honor of Bob Dunn has been posted on the In
Memoriam section of the website.
Class List
Change
Arthur Hall
and Sheila Johnson Helmbreck have new email addresses
which have been posted to the Class List.
Who’s Coming to Reunion 55?
Many more
classmates are coming home for the reunion. Check out the Who’s Coming list on the Reunion
55 page to view all the new names.
Newly
Missing Classmates
David Egan
As we have
begun outreach to the class in preparation for Reunion 55, we are discovering that
the contact information we had for some classmates is now obsolete. David Egan is in that
category. His email address, land mail address, and telephone number no longer
work. Help please!! If you know how to contact David, please let us know via
email to Natick1961@gmail.com or land
mail to PO Box 267865, Weston, FL 33326. Thanks so much!!
05/08/15
502 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Joanne Fancy
Mueller
Joanne
recently fell and suffered a significant head injury. She faces a long and
difficult period of rehabilitation. Her husband invites classmates to send
Joanne cards in support of her recovery. Joanne’s address can be found in the Class List section of the website.
Who’s Coming to Reunion 55?
Several more
classmates are coming home for the reunion. Check out the Who’s Coming? list on the Reunion
55 page.
Newly
Missing Classmates
As we have
begun outreach to the class in preparation for Reunion 55, we are discovering that
the contact information we had for some classmates is now obsolete. Howard Levitz is in that
category. His email address, land mail address, and telephone number no longer
work. Help please!! If you know how to contact Howard, please let us know via email
to Natick1961@gmail.com or land mail
to PO Box 267865, Weston, FL 33326. Thanks so much!!
Found!!
Another
“Newly Missing” classmate – Milburn Cliff Stuart – has been found, courtesy of
Gil Pellerin. Thank you Gil.
05/01/15
509 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Who’s Coming to Reunion 55?
Several more
of our classmates are coming home for the reunion. Check out the Who’s Coming list on the Reunion 55 page.
Newly
Missing Classmates
We are going
in the wrong direction. After the run-up to the 50th reunion, we had
found all but eight of our classmates. Now it seems that number is rising. As
we have begun outreach to the class in preparation for our 55th
reunion, we are discovering that the contact information we had for some
classmates no longer works. Milburn
“Cliff” Stuart is in that category. His email address, land mail
address, and telephone number no longer work. Help please!! If you know how to
contact Cliff, please let us know via email to Natick1961@gmail.com or land mail to PO
Box 267865, Weston, FL 33326. Thanks so much!!
04/24/15
516 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Robert Dunn
Sadly, we
have just learned of the loss of our classmate Robert Dunn. His daughter
reports that her father died two years ago.
An In Memoriam page in Robert’s honor will
be posted soon.
Class List
Change
Roberta Mingace Tambascia and Virginia
Quirk Weber have new email addresses which have been posted to the Class List.
Who’s Coming to Reunion 55?
Starting
this week, a new feature has been added to the website – a constantly updated
list of our classmates who have indicated they plan to attend the reunion. To
view the list, go to the Reunion 55
page, then click on Who’s Coming? Or just click HERE.
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The Boston
Marathon in Natick
04/17/15
523 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Changes
Bill Tinkham and Sofia Kehagioglou
Apostol have new email addresses.
Margaret
Lynch DeFiore has a new email address and a new home
address. The changes have been posted to the Class List.
55th Reunion Update
Your reunion committee needs your feedback!!
Hello folks. . . As most of you know, we are planning a 55th reunion. We have
looked at a few places, hotels and restaurants; however, before we can make a
decision, we should have a tentative head count. The plan is for a casual
gathering on a Saturday evening, then a Sunday brunch. This would be in
September of 2016. Please let us know if you would like to attend one or both
get-togethers. We’re not seeking a firm commitment at this early date,
just your best guess as to whether you will likely attend the Saturday evening
gathering, the Sunday brunch, or both events – AND whether you expect to bring
a guest. Looking forward to hearing from you. Just
send an email to Natick1961@gmail.com
and we will get your message. Thanks so much for your help.
Suzy (Stiller) Shur-Thompson
Barbara Epstein
04/10/15
530 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Robert Baker
has a new email address which has been posted to the Class List.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Cochituate
04/03/15
537 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
News of
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How Cold was
it in Massachusetts this Year?
Click on the
links below to check out scenes from an incredible winter.
http://patch.com/massachusetts/concord/incredible-drone-footage-shows-boston-after-100-inches-snow-0
http://patch.com/
And All that
Snow Covered What in Natick?!!
http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/whole-lotta-dog-poop-built-under-snow-0
03/27/15
544 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Joan Cox
Our
classmate Joan Cox McKechnie left us a week ago. A
page in her honor has been added to the In
Memoriam section of the website.
The link
below will take you to a large collection of photos of Joan and her family.
http://robinsonfuneralhome.tributes.com/obituary/show/Joan-E.-McKechnie-102297617
News of
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We’re #
44!!!
Natick High
School is ranked among the best in Massachusetts.
http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/natick-ranked-among-best-schools-massachusetts-0
03/20/15
551 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Ely Bloom
Ely Bloom’s obituary
and other information about her life have been posted on Ely’s In Memoriam page.
Natick Day
in Florida – 2015
NHS alumni
gathered recently in south Florida. To check out all the photos, click on the
link below.
http://home.comcast.net/~natick/Natick%20Day%202015/NatickDay2015.htm
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New
Principal at Natick High
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20150317/NEWS/150316686
03/13/15
558 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Reunion 55
Planning for our 55th class reunion in
2016 has begun!! A steering committee has been formed and a support team
established. Big thanks to all of the folks listed below for stepping up. Once
the details of when/where/what/how much have been set, that information will be
posted on the website and communicated to the class.
Reunion
55 Steering Committee
Suzy Stiller Thompson (co-chair)
Barbara Epstein (co-chair)
Toby Becker Starr
Ted Bracken
Reunion
55 Support Team
Nancy Barstow Penn
Gus Capizzo
Ed Donovan
Joanne Fancy Corrigan
Sandy Ghetti McKeon
Bill Lewis
Marcia Lockhart Ruma
Johanna Longo
Pat Mansell Kelly
Tony Pessini
Maria Rabbio
Susan Sullivan DeMelle
Dennis Zicko
03/06/15
565 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Ely Bloom
Ely left us just
over a week ago. A page in her honor has been added to the In Memoriam section of the Class
Website.
Class List
Change
Nancy Zicko Walker has a new email address which has been posted
to the Class List.
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Upscale
Natick?
Our old town
is changing. Check out the link below (courtesy of Bruce McGee)
02/27/15
572 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Ely Bloom
We are sad
to report that Ely Bloom Clough passed away yesterday in Arizona, surrounded by
her family. Further information and photos of Ely will be posted on the website
later today or tomorrow.
Fenway Park
Not Quite
Ready for Opening Day
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Deer on
Frozen Charles River in South Natick
02/20/15
579 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Ely Bloom
Joni Ford
Dickens brings news that Ely Bloom Clough is currently in hospital in Arizona
following two falls and other medical complications. She is surrounded by
family who are willing Ely to make it through this crisis. Please keep Ely in
your thoughts and prayers. Joni will be posting updates on her Facebook page.
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What Else?
More Snow in Natick!!!!!
Perfect
Sledding Conditions at Walnut Hill
And COLD!!!!
02/13/15
586 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
News of
Natick
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Passing of
the Guard at Casey’s Diner
http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/owner-caseys-diner-dies-63-0
Tom Brady
Knows Football – and Fashion!!
And, of
course, MORE snow this week in Natick!!
With MORE on
the way!!!
02/06/15
593 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Natick Day
in South Florida
For details
on the upcoming Natick Day event in South Florida, click HERE.
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Another
13.5 Inches of Snow in Natick – and More Coming!!!
01/30/15
600 days until our 55th reunion celebration!!
News of
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It Snowed in
Natick this Week
Natick Day
in South Florida
For a bit
warmer taste of your hometown, come on down to Natick Day in South Florida.
Sunday, March
8, 1:00-4:00 pm
Pimlico Recreation Center, 530 Belvedere Blvd, The Villages, FL 32162, 352-259-6990
For details,
contact Pete Smith (class of 1957) at 352-751-1811
01/23/15
607 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
News of
Natick
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We’re #
10!!!!!
http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/natick-tops-best-school-food-list-0
MLK Ceremony
in Natick
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/photogallery/WL/20150119/PHOTOGALLERY/119009982/PH/169_1_489_629
01/16/15
614 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
News of
Natick
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“Natick Center”Station
01/09/15
621 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Save the
Date
Natick Days
in South Florida
The annual
gathering of Natick alumni in south Florida will take place (as always) on the
second Sunday in March.
March 8 –
1:00 pm
Pimlico Recreation Center at The
Villages, Florida
Be there or
be square.
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Natick
Standout Named Football All-Star
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150103/SPORTS/150109062/11523/SPORTS
01/02/15
628 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
News of
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Historic Home Demolished in Natick
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20141228/OPINION/141227707/2011/OPINION/?Start=1
12/27/14
635 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
12/19/14
642 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Happy
Holidays to All
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Holiday
Shopping in the Good Old Days
At Shopper’s
World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
NHS Athletes
Win Statewide Recognition
12/12/14
649 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Ceremony in Natick
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/photogallery/WL/20141207/NEWS/120709990/PH/2553_169_629_1_489
12/05/14
656 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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First
Jimmy Fund Game. Who Knew?
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141129/NEWS/141126293
Natick Redhawk’s Brian Dunlop Ends Record High School Career
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141201/SPORTS/141209559/12474/SPORTS
11/28/14
663 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Natick Bests
Framingham in Traditional Turkey Day Game
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141127/SPORTS/141126729/2000/NEWS
Massachusetts
Turkeys Protest Thanksgiving
11/21/14
670 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Happy Thanksgiving !!!
11/14/14
677 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Updated
contact information for Ely Bloom Clough has been posted to the Class List.
News of
Natick
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Bomb Threats
at Natick High School
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/27366405/developing-several-bomb-threats-at-area-high-schools
Redhawks Crushed in State Football Playoffs
http://marshfield.wickedlocal.com/article/20141108/SPORTS/141106762/12430/SPORTS
11/07/14
684 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Natick
Football Team Wins Again – Ranked #10 in State by ESPN
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/201415/schools/natick/football.html
10/31/14
691 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
David McGhee
has a new email address which has been posted to the Class List.
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Happy
Halloween
Pumpkins
Smashed in Natick!!!
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/photogallery/WL/20141025/PHOTOGALLERY/102509991/PH/169_1_489_629
NHS Girls
Soccer Team Advances to Tourney
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20141023/SPORTS/141027733/11526/SPORTS
Natick Redhawks Edged by Walpole in Clash of Undefeated Football
Teams
10/24/14
698 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Tom Stewart
has a new land mail address which has been posted to the Class List.
News of Natick
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Bald Eagles
Returning to Lake Cochituate
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141020/NEWS/141029510
NHS Football
Team Remains Unbeaten – Huge Game vs. Undefeated Walpole this Week
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141020/SPORTS/141029568/12430/SPORTS
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/home.htm
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/201415/schools/natick/football.html
10/17/14
705 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Redhawks/Redmen Victorious Again
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141010/SPORTS/141019292/12429/SPORTS
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/201415/schools/natick/football.html
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/schedule.htm
Natick Teen
Wins Grand Prize Award for Charitable Work on Alzheimer’s
10/10/14
712 days
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We’re #
56!!!!!
Natick Drops Proposed Ban on Guns
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/
NHS Football
Team Wins Yet Again
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/home.htm
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20141002/SPORTS/141008572/12429/SPORTS
10/03/14
719 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
New Century
21 Pictures
Ken Gray,
Paul McDonald, Gail Mosman McDonald, and Tom Stewart
have sent pictures of their recent mini-reunion in Burlington, VT.
The photos
have been posted to the Century 21 Page.
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Redhawks Win Again
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20140927/SPORTS/140926749/12430/SPORTS
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/home.htm
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/schedule.htm
09/26/14
726 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Natick
Memorials
Allan Ross has
sent us several photos of memorial sites in Natick
http://home.comcast.net/~natick/9-11%20Memorial/Natick%209-11%20Memorials.htm
Natick Redhawks Win Again
http://acton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140920/SPORTS/140929695/12429/SPORTS
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/schedule.htm
Cannabis
Institute Holds Open Houses in Natick
09/19/14
733 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Natick Days
Festival
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140913/News/140917943
Amazing
Natick – Best Project Contest
Need $1000
to Fund Your Great Idea to Improve Natick? Click below to find out how to get
your hands on the money.
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20140912/NEWS/140918795
09/12/14
740 days
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Natick
Football Team Ranks High in Pre-Season Polls
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20140831/SPORTS/140839633/2001/SPORTS
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/natick-redhawks-%28natick,ma%29/football/schedule.htm
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2014 Natick
Days Celebration
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20140905/NEWS/140908296
http://www.natickdays.org/about-the-event/
09/05/14
747 days
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We’re # 38!!!
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/
08/29/14
754 days
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American
Legion Post May Become Sports Pub
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20140822/NEWS/140828745
08/22/14
761 days
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Natick
Considers Ban on Guns
http://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20140814/NEWS/308159998/12153/NEWS
08/15/14
768 days
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Nominations
Now Being Accepted for NHS 2014 Wall of Achievement
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140815/NEWS/140818563
http://www.natickps.org/NatickHigh/GeneralInfo/wallofachievement.cfm
08/08/14
775 days
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Marijuana is
Coming to Natick
08/01/14
782 days
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New Century
21 Photos
Kenyon King
has sent new photos which have been posted to the Century 21 page.
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Work on 9/11 Memorial Underway
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/
07/25/14
789 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
New Then and
Now Photos
A photo
spread of Kenyon King has been posted to the Classmates Then and Now page.
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We’re #
24!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of
folks apparently want to live in our hometown. Check out the link below to see
why.
07/18/14
796 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Fender Skirts and Supper
Click on the link below (courtesy of Dick Mullens) for a terrific trip down memory lane.
http://www.cathye.com/
07/04/14
810 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Happy
Birthday America!!!
For a rousing, surprising, and downright amazing 4th of July tribute (courtesy of Al Grinspoon), click on the link directly below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Hurricane Arthur Messes with Natick 4th
of July Parade
Class List Change
Louis Westcott has a new email address
which has been posted to the Class List.
Update
Holiday
Your website guy will be away for ten
days beginning on July 7. The next update will appear on July 18.
06/27/14
817 days
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Young Natick
Inventors visit White House
06/20/14
824 days
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Film and TV
Productions Flock to Massachusetts
Movies and television
shows are increasingly being produced in Massachusetts – including in Natick.
Check out
the three links below (courtesy of Bruce McGee) to read about this trend.
http://www.mafilm.org/made-in-mass/
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Natick%2C%20Massachusetts%2C%20USA&ref_=ttloc_loc_8
06/13/14
831 days
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Museum of
World War II in Natick
The museum
in Natick is the most comprehensive collection of WWII artifacts in the world.
Who knew?
http://www.museumofworldwarii.org/
06/06/14
838 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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Anne Schaller
- Natick’s Historian
Natick’s
unofficial historian died this past week. Click on the three links below to
read about her important contributions to our town.
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/article/20140530/NEWS/140539913
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=171093898
http://natickhistoricalsociety.org/
05/30/14
845 days
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Cochituate Rail Trail on Natick Town Line
05/23/15
852 days
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Memorial Day
in Natick
Click on the
two links below to review plans for “Decoration Day” in Natick
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/x258108334/Memorial-Day-parade-other-events-planned-in-Natick
http://calendar.boston.com/natick_ma/events/show/260036224-natick-memorial-day-parade
05/16/14
859 days
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Century 21
New photos
have been added to the Century 21
page.
05/09/14
866 days
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Class List
Change
Bruce McGee
has a new land mail address which has been posted to the Class List.
Lost in the
Fifties
Click
on the link below (courtesy of Dick Mullens and Bruce
McGee) to take a trip back to the 1950s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
05/02/14
873 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
Class List
Change
Robert Baker
has a new land mail address which has been posted to the Class List.
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Natick
Athletic Hall of Fame – 2014 Dinner and Ceremony – May 9
The 2014
Natick Athletic Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony will be held on May
9. Check out all the details – and the Hall of Fame website’s new look – by clicking
on the two links below.
http://www.natickathletichalloffame.com/
04/25/14
880 days
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Is Natick
High One of America’s Best High Schools?
http://natick.patch.com/groups/schools/p/natick-high-school-misses-best-high-school-list
04/18/14
887 days
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Class List
Change
Beverly
Wentworth Rohde has a new email address which has been posted to the Class List.
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Marathon Tribute in Framingham
04/11/14
894 days
until our 55th reunion celebration!!
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1961 Prom
Night Menu
The menu
from the Maridor on prom night appears above
(courtesy of Ken Hibbert).