Syosset '61 50th Year Reunion Memories
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Compiled by Elinore Abravanel Brown and John Delin
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The reunion, held at the Mariott Melville, spanned September 16-18, 2011. The Syosset High School tour was September 17th.
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The Class of
1961
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The Class of
1961
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SHS Class of '61 Baylis School
Front, Joan Elstein, Sandra Schmukler, Joan Schroeder, Marianne DiRenzo, Carol
Schmukler
Top, Joe Getz, Buddy Watson, Fred Saar, Al Wappaus

SHS Class of '61 Locust Grove School
Front, Andrea Mirola, Shirley Pryor, Janet Currier, Joyce Yamada, Lenore
Domenichello, Linda Currier, Mona Wolfson
Top, Frank Weber, Jane McNulty, Joe Getz, Wayne Robinson, Hal Pollock, Eva
Sweeny, Liz "Betsy" Smith, Carl Zeoli, Marsha Wolfson

SHS Class of '61 Locust Grove School, waving

SHS Class of '61 Split Rock School
Front, Judy Frank, Gerry Hofgren, Linda Denaga, Barbara Vallary
Top, teacher Fred Cole, Paul Poschmann, Donald Gwynne, Ray Orobona, Fritz
Weinrich, Denis Norman, Tom Whitenack

SHS Class of '61 Village School
Front, Linda Denaga, Denis Norman, Gerry Hofgren
Top, Joe Hickey, Paul Poschmann, Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch

Guest Teachers
Jack Friedman, Louis Ciardullo, Wilbur Christensen. August Franza, Fred Cole

Merrill Freedman, Mona Wolfson Freedman, Mary Ellen Grey Davenport, Larry Davenport

Saosinha Gonsalves, Barbara Jacobsen
DiNonno, Linda Currier Sterling, Gail Treharne Pasfield's daughter, Gail
Treharne Pasfield,
Donald Gonsalves, Karen Latimer Lee

Grace Cantarella, Jerry Rosenblum, Marianne DiRenzo

Robert "Whitey" Harrison, Will Christensen

Paul Halesworth, Keith Cymbala

Mary Saar, Fred Saar, Mike Ries, Carole Shea, John Oakes

Ray Orobona, Judy Orobona, Vickie Getz, Joe Getz, Linda Denaga

Linda, Joann Catalano, Paul O'Neill

Al Wappaus, Hal Van Sise

Don Gwynne, Fritz Weinrich

Joyce Carro Phillips, Diane Miller Fajen, Lois Green, Barbara Vallary Carmen

Lois and Mona

Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith Hauser, Carol Weinrich, Eva Sweeny Mancuso

Joan Elstein Rogow, Louis Ciardullo

Paul Poschmann, John Delin '60 (reunion consultant)

Paula and Jerry Rosenblum

Elizabeth Hendrickson Lee and Bob Lee

Group at buffet table

Fred Cole, Fritz, Carol

Ralph Stanio and Bette Wright

John, Carole, Jerry, Paula, John

Barbara, Ron DeFelitta, Carl Zeoli

Saosinha, Gail, Gail's daughter, Karen, Mary Ellen

Saosinha, Gail, Karen, Mary Ellen

Elizabeth, Mary Rae Smith, Lenore Domenichello Galasso, Jane McNulty Christ-Caracciolo

Stephen Rogow, Joan, Wayne and Margaret Robinson

Judy Baron Albano, Joe, Susan Matthes '64, Al Matthes

Judy and Paul

Judy Frank Hinkel, Linda

Prime Rib

Vickie, Bette, Paul, rear Joe, Ralph

Joann, Paul, Anne Pollock, Hal Pollock, Andrea Mirola Cymbala, Keith

Clockwise, Don. Denis Norman, Peggy Norman, Patrick Cavanagh, Gail Carver Cavanagh, Gerry Hofgren Achtem, Buddy Watson, Mary Saar

Front, Paul, Anne, Hal
Back, Hal, Al, Barbara, Grace DeFelitta, Ron, Carl, Bobi Zeoli, Mike

Front, Patrick, Gail, Gerry
Back, Karen, Sandra Schmukler Masnick, Bert Masnick, Carol Schmukler Fleischman

Clockwise, back, John, Joan Schroeder
Weiss, Bert Phillips, Joyce Carro Phillips, Barbara, Joe D'Amico.
Front, Don, Denis, Peggy, Patrick

Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch, Sally Welch,
Frank Weber
Front, Karen Engvaldsen, Jane, Paul

Carol, Fritz, Eva, Betsy

Mark the DJ, Ron Larocca

Ron

Louis, Elinore Abravanel Brown, Jack Friedman

Will

Susan, Louis, Elinore

Fred

Lenore, Fred, Elizabeth

Ron presenting Fred with 50 year late homework assignment

Jack

Ken Edwards; Shirley Pryor

Elinore

Line at dinner buffet

Ray

Judy

Joan

Mary Ellen, Barbara, Joyce

Joyce, Barbara, Mary Ellen

Diane and Ron

Paul and Joann

Jane and Wayne

Judy and Ray

Donna and Joe Hickey

Joyce and Bert

Joe and Barbara

Mona and Merrill

Mary and Fred

Sy and Frances Marmon Strasberg

Joann and Paul

Lois Green and Victor Goodman

Wayne and Margaret

Larry Lambert and Joyce Yamada

Don and Saosinha
Sy and Frances

Al and Linda

Burt and Sandra

Dancers: Lois, Lenore, Linda, Marie Manning '60, Linda, Mary Rae

Sharon LaColla

Joan and Diane

Joyce

Karen, Judy, Mary Ellen

Karen

Sandra

Mary Ellen

Linda, Mary Rae, Diane

Jane, Marianne, Grace, Lenore

Bobi and Carl

Bobi

Linda

Mary Rae

Gerry

Dancers

Dancers

Dancers

Dancers

Eva and Diane

Diana Tasciotti and Ken Edwards

Diana and Ron

Joan; Lois

Dancers

Ron

Don

Lois

Peggy and Denis

Fritz and Betsy

Ed and Sally

Ray and Marie

Linda and Ron

Lois Green and Larry Folb

Saosinha and Don

Joan and John

Merrill and Mona

Andrea and Keith

Lenore

Jack; Judy

Ron and Ben Brown

The Class of '61 in black and white
Images courtesy of Elinore Abravanel Brown:

Wayne and Margaret Robinson

Mary Rae Smith and Diane Miller Fajen

Donald and Saozinha Gonsalves

Gerry Hofgren Achtem, Quackster Cane (ret.), John Delin

Judy Baron Albano

Judy Frank Hinkel and Don

Group in Hospitality Room

Diane; Ronald Larocca

Titia Warshauer Watson; Don; Joyce Yamada

Elinore

Group at the high school
Below, current Syosset High School images:










Ray Orobona and Elinore
Two former drummers from the band, standing in their “spot.”

Linda Currier Sterling

Stephen and Joan Elstein Rogow

Judy and Joan

Judy

Janet Currier Toscano, Karen Latimer Lee, Mary Ellen Grey Davenport, Ron DeFelitta

John Delin and Ben Brown

Linda, Ben and Janet

Carol Schmukler Fleischman, Ben, Sandra Schmukler Masnick
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Mona Wolfson Freedman, Ben, Marsha Wolfson

Will Christensen, August Franza

Elinore and Will

Larry Folb and Wayne

Joan, Jack Friedman, Will, Judy

Elinore with Louis Ciardullo

Grace Cantarella, Louis, Marianne DiRenzo

Mary Rae, Diane, Diana Tasciotti, Elinore

Lois Green and Louis

Melissa and mother, Shirley Pryor

Liz "Betsy" Smith Hauser, Fritz Weinrich, Carol Weinrich, Linda

Victor Goodman, Mary Rae, Elinore
Images courtesy of Judy Baron Albano:

Diane Miller Fajem, Ron Larocca, Elinore Abravanel Brown

Group in front of school

Group in front of school

Group in front of school

Group in front of school

Group in library

Elinore, Judy, Joan Elstein Rogow

Al Matthes, Judy, Ray Orobona, Elinore, Ron, Joan

Ben and Elinore
Images courtesy of Donald Gonsalves:

Donald Gonsalves and Karen Latimer Lee

Mary Ellen Grey Davenport

Karen Engvaldsen, Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch, Mary Ellen

Mary Rae Smith

Lois Green

Linda Currier Sterling, Elinore Abravanel Brown, Donald , Judy Baron Albano, Diane Miller Fajen

Linda. Elinore, Judy, Diane, Mona Wolfson Freedman

Group in SHS Auditorium
Top, Joe Getz
Second row, Gerry Hofgren Achtem, Judy, Diane, Joan Schroeder Weiss, Shirley
Pryor
First row, Carol Schmukler Fleischman, Sandra Schmukler Masnick, Lois , Judy
Frank Hinkel

Group in SHS Auditorium
Top row, Fred Saar, Al Wappaus, Wayne Robinson, Joe Hickey, Donald, ?, Joe Getz,
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Third row, Robert Finkelstein, (obscured), Judy Baron, Diane (turning head),
Joan, Shirley, Ray Orobona
Second Row, Elinore,. Gerry, Lois, Mary Rae, Ralph Stanio
First row, Carol, Sandra, Barbara Vallary Carmen, Judy Frank, Linda Denaga Eatz

Group in SHS Auditorium
Gerry, Joyce Yamada, Judy Baron, Lois, Diane, Judy Frank

Carol, Joyce, Elinore, Judy and Diane

Karen

Gerry

Mike Ries

Karen

Fred and Mary Saar

Margaret Robinson, Jane McNulty Christ-Caracciolo, Wayne, Judy

Mike, Ken Edwards, Diana Tasciotti

Anne and Hal Pollock, Al Matthes

Elinore, Donald, Gail Treharne Pasfield, Phyllis Gaccione Grilo, Karen

Donald, Karen, Gail

Donald Gwynne
Frank Weber, back left

Elinore

Mary Ellen and husband Larry

Judy Frank and Donald

Linda, Elizabeth Hendrickson Lee, Frank, Carolyn Manning De Jesu, Al, Ray, Josephine DiPietro Niemczyk

Linda and Betsy "Liz" Smith Hauser

Saozinha Gonsalves, Gail, Gail's daughter, Karen, Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen, Gail's daughter, Gail , Karen

Anne and Hal

Karen, Mary Rae in red

Mary Rae and Judy
Images courtesy of Joe Hickey:

Denis Norman, Linda Denaga Eatz, Judy Frank Hinkel

Ed Welch, Joe Hickey, Tom Whitenack

Joe, Denis, Hal Van Sise

Joe, Paul Poschmann, Tom

Paul and Joe

Ray Orobona

Ron Larocca, John Russi, Maria Russi, John Delin

Tom, Ed, Sally Welch, Frank Weber

Front, Linda Denaga, Denis Norman, Gerry Hofgren
Top, Joe Hickey, Paul Poschmann, Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch