Natick High School

Class of 1961

 

Memory Lane

 

A variety of photographs from our past in Natick will be posted periodically on this page.

If you have photos to contribute, please send them (either a jpeg file or the actual photograph) to

Natick1961@gmail.com

or

PO Box 267865, Weston, FL 33326

 

 

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Coolidge Jr. High School – Class of 1957

The above photograph now has a ZOOM feature. To use it, place your cursor at any point on the photo.

Left click once, then left click again to magnify that part of the photo.

 

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Many of our high school classmates attended Saint Patrick’s School through the junior high grades.

If you attended Saint Patrick’s and have a copy of the St. Patrick’s junior high school graduation photograph, please send us the photograph

(either the original or a jpeg file) and we will post it on Memory Lane. The photo can be sent to Natick1961@gmail.com. Thanks!

 

And courtesy of Dave Keniry (who attended both St. Patrick’s School and Marian High) we received the 1957 St. Patrick’s graduation photo spread below. Thank you Dave!!

 

 

 

 

NATICK DRIVE-IN

Take a trip back to the era of the Natick Drive-In Theatre by clicking on the link below, courtesy of Edie Hopf Blodgett.

http://natickmass.info/Natick%20Drive%20In.html

 

 

SAY GOODBYE TO FAIRWAY BOWLING

Sadly, the Fairway lanes are no more. To read about their demise, click HERE

 

 

WHAT DO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND

AND THE CLASS OF 1961 HAVE IN COMMON?

Click → HERE to find out.

 

 

Mrs. Turney’s Jr. High School Sewing Class-1956

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Marcia Lockhart with classmates and friends

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West Natick friends

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OLD TOWN NATICK

PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR HOMETOWN FROM DAYS GONE BY

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Click HERE and enjoy the memories.

 

 

Freshmen to Grads

(photos courtesy of Pat Mansell)

 

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Natick High School 1960-61 Indoor Track & Field Team

The indoor track and field team, captained by Dave Winner and Gary Witten, was 4-1 in Met League competition.

Outstanding members of the team from the Class of 1961 included Bob Tripp, Dennis Zicko, Jim Santamaria,

John Frazee, Peter Read, Ken Gray, Norm Bloomstein, Bob Carroll, Ted Bracken, Ed Donovan, Bob Johnson,

John Sheasgreen, Bill Coan, Don Mulley, Jeff Salvin, and Richard Adams

 

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(photo courtesy of Bob Tripp’s sister via Dennis Zicko

 

 

 

Day Off !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK folks.

Put on a pair of Bermuda shorts,

Then click here to revisit that magical day in may of 1961

 

 

 

The poem below – published in the Natick Herald on 12/06/60 – was written by Jack Mullaney’s mother

as a tribute to the 1960 Natick High School football team.

 

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Terrific Photos

1950 – 1960

To access this collection of photographs from the 1950s and early 1960s, clickHEREand enjoy the memories.

 

 

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Emmett Shea

On November 23, 2010, our esteemed International Relations professor Emmett Shea was honored at Natick High School for his teaching excellence. Check out the event by clicking HERE.

 

 

Do You Remember These?

Click on the link below for more memories of our childhood

(courtesy of ev grady sommers)

More Memories From Our Childhood Years

 

 

REUNION PHOTOS

 FROM OUR 15TH, 25TH, 35TH, AND 45TH REUNIONS

CLICK HERE

 

 

More Photos from Our High School Years

 

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Beach Babes with Life Dog

 

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Coolidge Girls

 

 

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