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Southbridge High School • Southbridge, Massachusetts

Table

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Contents

Faculty

Seniors

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Juniors 36

Sophomores .... 42

Freshmen

48

Academics 54

Student Life 5 8

Athletics 68

Organizations

Advertisements 102

Administration

Jo Ann Austin Superintendent

Dennis Desroches Vice-Principal

School Committee-Jtow /: Conrad Vandal, Linda Dani, Jo Ann Austin, Fay Sweeney. Row 2: Nancy Olstza, Roger Reopel, Scott Lazo, Jeanne Turner, Shannon Curran. Not Pictured: Richard Couture.

Faculty And Staff

Joseph Bialey Principal

Deanna Alicea Special Education

Dianne Allard Business

Mary Anne Anderson Mathematics

George Ataya Mathematics

David Biron

School Psychologist

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William Bishop Band

Andrea Carlson Special Education

Bobbie Chase Librarian

Angela Colwell Social Studies

Mary Condon Special Education

Christine Costello Chorus

Michael Cournoyer Health

Ursula Davey English

Vivian DiGregorio Associate

Bernard Dube Foreign Language

Claire Dumas Foreign Language

Deborah A. Eichel Mathematics

John Flannery Science

Laura Gallus Mathematics

Carmen Garieri English

Lorraine Gately Physical Education

Priscilla Gimas Business

Martha Girouard Special Education

Walter Gosk Social Studies

Dr. John Hoogasian Physical Education

Linda Jowett Social Studies

Edward Lattinville Science

Ray Lehner Science

Virginia Leahy Guidance Secretary

Stan Lewandowski Guidance Counselor

Lillian Lind Bilingual

Rene Morrisette English

Janet Poirier English

Patrick Loconto Foreign Language

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George Lorkiewicz Tech Ed

Amy Mallette School Bank

Ann O'Connell Guidance

Judy Payeur Audio-Visual

Dina Pedisich Foreign Language

Amy Redder ESL

Anna Rios Bilingual

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William Rucki Special Education

6 Denise Staffieri Foreign Language

Nancy Swiacki English

Sally Sullivan Business

Sylvia Tashjian Mathematics

Dennis McManis English

Maureen Piccarelli Science

Jaqueline Russell Mathematics

Albert Thomas Science

Arthur Travis Computers

Eleanor Tremblay Science

Mary Ellen Tretheway Associate

William Welch Business

Stephen Winters Special Education

David Yacavace English

Ernest Checka Custodian

Margaret Yacavace English

Roger Demers Custodian

Jeff Coward Substitute

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Alan Noga Custodian

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John Wieloch - Permanent

Substitute Roland Varin - Social Studies

Neal Leblanc - Guidance Dr. Peter Toohey - Director

of Special Education Tiffany Power - ISS Supervisor

Idalia Rivera - Associate George Striker - Custodian

Roland Servant Custodian

lay Benoit, Ray St. Pierre, John Baylies, Aida Altiery, Sherryl Cutler, Marie Labonta, ane Gibson, Bob Scott, Debbie Peach, Dara Bachand, Janice Kennedy

Faculty

SENIOR CLASS HISTORY

FRESHMAN YEAR:

Our freshman year began at the Fall Festival, when the tradition of hazing freshman was still legal. Quite confused and unorganized we somehow managed to elect class officers. President Jake Dubreuil, Vice President Greg Lamothe, Secretary Ewa Jachimczyk and Treasurer Araina Muniz all worked together with our newly appointed advisors Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Cournoyer. They put us to the test for the first time on Thanksgiving. Striving for success at the Cournoyer homestead, we came up with the idea of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Executive Board along with the Infamous Donut Eating, Thursday morning, 7:00 a.m. sharp, although no punishments ever enforced to those tardy, Advisory Board worked together to form a good collaboration of Thanksgiving paraphernalia. The Class of 1994 dressed our guys in diapers, doing the "Carlo Worm" to see who would reign as Miss Turkey for the next four years. In a close match, Jake Dubreuil wormed his way to the title. Spring arrived with a new bone to pick: Spring Day. We rose to the occasion by threatening our peers to buy freeze pops or the bear would get it!!! Finally we were ready to put our freshman year behind us.

SOPHOMORE YEAR:

Our Executive Board expanded with President Naeema Arrastia, Vice President Angela Aucoin, Secretary Danielle Meunier and Treasurer Eleni Mandelenakis. Halloween was a real scare when our boys becoming men decided to come to school wearing their tighty whities portraying the "Superjocks." Football season started out on an alarming note when our Varsity Cheerleaders got arrested for showing what Pioneer Pride really meant. On a more positive note, our class managed to work together with the National Honor Society to put on a scrumptious Rigatoni and Meatball supper. We somehow managed to increase our skit writing ability, and came up with The Wizard of Oz starring Joe as Dorothy. Tragedy struck with the robbery of our beach towel money. The Prom Committee was started with Mr. Cournoyer and the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

JUNIOR YEAR:

There was a fresh beginning for the Executive Board President Jake "The Great" Wayne, Vice President Don Wise, Secretary Alexandra Vargas and Treasurer Elena Nina as they worked together to change tradition. We began our junior year by finding our new home, MCA and MCB. With torn jeans and dirt on our faces, we transformed ourselves into the Hillbillies. After receiving an undeserving second place to two Jimmy Buffet fans in coconut bras our Advisors consoled us by saying we were first place in their minds. Learning the tricks of the trade we began to work on the football concessions with the seniors. The group consisted of about five dedicated and loyal 97'ers. We broke through the shells by performing Yolk Fiction. With our upperclassman power increasing we took second place with our President still asleep. With snow on the ground Mr. Cournoyer came up with the First Annual Way Cool Ski Trip. We packed our bags and were off to four fun filled days at Smuggler's Notch. For our final fund raiser before the prom, we decided upon a Yard Sale held in Mrs. Carlson's garage. Thanks to Jake Wayne's wardrobe, it was a huge success. Our prom, Open Arms created new traditions and ideas on how a REAL prom should be conducted. Rule number one — always have home made Rice Krispy Treats. Rule number two — always be clear when telling the D.J. that the Prom Queen is SUPPOSED to be a senior.

SENIOR YEAR:

We entered this school anticipating seven studies a day, school sanctions, and a calendar full of skip days. What we really got were- school ID's a.k.a. mug shots, a security system and new telephones that serve numerous purposes. We were led through our last year by President Jake Wayne, Vice President Jackie Estrada, Secretary Jose Pena and Treasurer Greg Lamothe. What would the Class of 1997 be like if we didn't have Pitch Tournaments? We're hoping Bonnie's contribution to our poster will be acknowledged by the judges. This year our senior athletes strived to be more than just jocks. They beat out their opponents and brought their records to a new and higher level. Coming together as a class, we're making better decisions and closer friendships. Realizing our final voyage at Southbridge High is coming to an end, we know now we'll never be forgotten as individuals and as a class. Goodbye SHS, you'll miss us!!!!

NICKNAMES: Pipi, Tangito, Booboo, Davito and Tutu GOALS: My goals are to be the best in anything I do. Also to have a family and hopefully be well set in life.

DAVID ALICEA


■ ^^kTM^	NICKNAMES: Eema, Legs,
		Joy
		ACTIVITIES: Student Council:
		9, 10, 11; Class President: 10;
	■ :fc^ "- ^^W	Class Advisory Board: 9, 10, 11,
		12; Spirit Crew: 9, 10, 11, 12;
	■V^Ksy	Poster Crew: 9, 10, 12; Softball: 10, 11, 12; Concessions: 11, 12
	■V Jk. ^B	Goals: My main goal is to leave
	a. Jr 1 ''-M	Southbridge and become an in-
	fluential member of the U.N.
NAEEMA C. ARRASTIA

r^w	NICKNAMES: Macarena, Pe-
	nelope, Sweet Pee
Wt^ tW^	ACTIVITIES: J.V. Cheering: 9,
P¥^ m	10; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11,
	12; Unity: 10, 1 1, 12; Words Not
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GOALS: To go to college and
	move to Florida, have my own
I	business, get married, have two
I	1 kids and my dog Muney.
MADELYN BAERGA

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NICKNAMES: Sha, Shak GOALS: I plan to go to college and study to be a social worker. I hope to be a very successful working woman that has good enough money to survive in the world. I also want to get married 10 years from now and have a good husband with a good job. I plan on having two children and

SHAKIRA BAEZ

grow old with my husband.

BONNIE BASTIEN

NICKNAMES : Bon Bon, B, Su- j per Bon Bon

ACTIVITIES: Skit Committee (poster) 9, 10, 11, 12 GOALS: To one day win the Thanksgiving rally poster con- test, to always have great 1 friends, to ponder the universe sitting on a dock, and to break through all expectations and to make my name famous.

TRISHA BAYROUTY

NICKNAMES: Trish, Bish. Rish

ACTIVITIES: J.V. Basketball: 10; Skit Committee: 10 GOALS: My goals in life are to make sure me and Bonnie still take long walks at Westville, my Thanksgivings will always be with Christa and my great friends. To be happy and live a "healthy" life. And to never for- get any of my friends. I am going to live in Vermont in a log cabin in the woods.

RENEE BENOIT

NICKNAMES: Ren, Renis, Nee, Renie, Ner ACTIVITIES: Basketball: 9, 10, 11; Softball: 10; Prom Commit- tee: 11; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12; Student Advisory Board: 9, 10, 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12 (secretary) GOALS: To always be happy in whatever I do, to start a family, make lots of money, and always exceed in whatever anyone thought I couldn't do.

4S^	NICKNAMES: Jess, Jessi, lea
■	ACTIVITIES: Drill Team: 9
f	(captain); Choral Council: 9:
	Chorale: 9, 10; J.V. Basketball:
	10; J.V. Cheerleading: 9; Varsity
	Tennis: 9, 10
	GOALS: To always be happy
'	and successful in all I do.
JESSICA BOREY

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1			ACTIVITIES: Cheerleading: 9, 10 GOALS: To go to college and be successful in whatever I do. Get
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CARRIE BOUCHER

BEN BRIDGEO

NICKNAMES: Bridge, Soup ACTIVITIES: Varsitv Soccer: 10, 11, Capt. 12 ; Varsity Basket- ball: 9, 10, 11, Capt. 12; Golf: Capt. 9, 10. 11, 12; Vocal Jazz Ensemble: 9, 10, 11. 12; Lvrics: 12; President of Chorus: 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11. 12: Peer Mediator: 10, 11 GOALS: To go off to college. play golf, have fun and become very successful in whatever I choose to do.

MICHAEL CARPENTIER

NICKNAMES: Carp, Anti- christ

ACTIVITIES: Golf: 9, 10, 11, 12; Football: 10, 11, 12; Fresh- man Basketball: 9; National Honor Society; Chorus: 10, 11, 12; Band: 9, 10

GOALS: To survive until this yearbook comes out.

TODD CHASE

NICKNAMES: MopTop ACTIVITIES: Freshman Bas- ketball: 9; Golf: 9, 10, 11, 12; School Play: 10; Select Chorus: 10

GOALS: To live a long and meaningful life even though it's not going to happen.

GREG CHOQUET

NICKNAMES: Chokey, Choke, C-Dogg, Pretty Boy, Skippa, GQ

ACTIVITIES: Football: 9; Soc- cer: 10, 11, Capt. 12; Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12; Golf: 9, 10, 11, 12 Select Chorus: 10, 11, 12; Unity 11, 12; Prom Committee: 11 GOALS: To get married, have lots of money, stay out of jail, go live in Jake's Forest, and to keep in touch with Brad, D-Dogg, The Good Guys and all my other friends.

NICKNAMES: Manny GOALS: My goals are to go to college to study architecture, get married, travel, form a family, and live a good happy life.

EMANUEL CONCEPCION

KIMBERLY CRAIG

NICKNAMES: Kim, Kimmie, Goddess of everything that doesn't suck, KIG, Super Kim, Munchkin, Freak Girl. ACTIVITIES: Chorus: 9, 10, 11; Central Districts: 10; Stu- dents Helping Teachers: 1 1 GOALS: To make my reality the best with what was given. To come back to SHS to share my adventures in the Peace Corps. Hope never to forget A.V., L.C., M.S., A.P., T/P.Z. Thanks for the fun.

.^ -	NICKNAMES: Shan, Princess,
LJ» >	Lolita
	ACTIVITIES: Field Hockey: 9,
p1? .■	10, 1 1; Basketball: 9, 10; Chorus:
Him	9, 11, 12; Student Council: 10,
	11, 12; National Honor Society:
■H / <ft	11, 12; Skit Committee: 9, 10,
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VH	GOALS: I plan to leave the
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and commit to whatever makes
SHANNON CURRAN	me happy at the moment.

JOSE DELGADO

NICKNAMES: Pasqual, Delgado, Hildago, G-Money ACTIVITIES: Freshman Bas- ketball: 9; J.V. Basketball: 10; Chorus: 9, 12

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JENNIFER DESAULNIERS

NICKNAMES: Jennie D., Bruiser, Jenn, Chiky ACTIVITIES: Writers Club: 1 1, 12

GOALS: To graduate and leave behind the doubtful. To make more money than Mr. Desroches.

		NICKNAMES: Dingui, D-
	Dogg, D-Man
	4X	ACTIVITIES: Football: 9, 10;
	Basketball: 9, 10, 11, 12; Peer
		Leader: 11, 12; Unity: 11, 12
	J	GOALS: Graduate from college
	'.<**	and be successful.
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NICKNAMES: Jake, Dube, Pepe, Flash, Spaz, Ms. Turkey ACTIVITIES: Chorus: 9; Class President: 9; Student Council: 9, 10, 11; Football: 9, 10, 11, 12 (capt. 12); National Honor Soci- ety: 11, 12

GOALS: My ultimate goal in life is to be satisfied and not lose touch with my roots.

JACOB DUBREUIL

MELANIE M. DUBSKY

NICKNAMES: Meli, Mel, M + M, Slim

ACTIVITIES: J.V. Field Hockey: 9; J.V. Basketball: 9 (capt); Varsity Basketball: 10, 11; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11; Class Advisory Board: 10, 11; Basketball Concessions: 10; Prom Committee: 11; Chorus: 11; National Honor Society: 11, 12.

GOALS: To graduate in the year 2,000 from Anna Maria College and get a real job ( no more "tubs and toilets")

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JACKELYN Y. ESTRADA

NICKNAMES: Jackie, Jackster ACTIVITIES: Unity: 9, 10, 11, 12 (v-president)

GOALS: To succeed in all I do. To leave Southbridge and join the real world.

			NICKNAMES: B	rookestar,
			Cookie, B.J., Barbarian Brooke,
			Brooka
			ACTIVITIES: J.V.	Cheerlead-
	1 §		ing: 9; J.V. Softball:	9, 10; Skit
		Committee: 9, 10, 11	12; Varsity
	W i		Field Hockey: 10,	11; Prom
	V '		Committee: 12
			GOALS: All I want	in life is to
i		*>^	become successful, to keep in touch with	nappy, and my friends.

	BROOKE FORD

	^.	NICKNAMES: Franco, Frank,
	■	Jay
	MtUk Pi	ACTIVITIES: Varsity Soccer:
	wk B^* yB	9; Football: 10; Golf: 10, 11, 12;
		Concert Chorus: 9, 10, 11, 12;
	W '* w	Select Chorus: 12; Vocal Jazz:
	\	12; Choral Council: 12
	V f*J	GOALS: To graduate from col-
	w* 3M^* _V: -:^-?"'*\	lege, find a good job, settle
	down, and raise a family.
JASON FRANCONERI

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ACTIVITIES: J.V. Softball: 9; Volleyball: 9, 10; Chorus: 9, 12 GOALS: My goals in life are to find a dependable job that I like to go to and acquire a place where I can raise a family.

ELISSA HILL

NICKNAMES: Lit, Strawberry ACTIVITIES: Class Advisory' Board: 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12

GOALS: To live in a log cabin in the woods in Maine, to be happy with a few close friends, and remember friends gained and friends lost.

EWA JACHIMCZYK

NICKNAMES: Ava, Flava, Ewa Jima

ACTIVITIES: Field Hockey: 9- 12 (capt.); Class Sec: 9; StCo: 9, 10 (sec), 11 Basketball: 10, Ten- nis: 10; Chorale: 10; Class Advi- sory Board: 10-12; School Play: 9, 10; Peer Leader: 11; Natl. Honor Soc: 11 (pres.) 12; Poster/Skit Comm.: 9-12; Semi Comm.: 9, 10; Prom Comm.: 11 GOALS: To be happy, have plenty of money, travel every- where, and meet the Beatles.

NICKNAMES: J. J.. Jalby. Poops-J, J-Dawg, Jal-but. Hessica, To-Bac ACTIVITIES: Field Hockey: 9,

10, 1 1, 12 (capt.); Softball: 9, 10.

11, 12; Unity: 11, 12; Student Council: 11, 12; Poster/skit Committee; Class Advisory Board: 9, 10, 11, 12; Prom Com- mittee: 11; Student Leaders: 10. 11.12 (secretary')

JESSY JALBERT

LAURA JALOWIEC

ACTIVITIES: Chorus: 11, 12; Prom Committee: 11, 12; Con- cessions: 11, 12; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12; Class Advisory Board: 11, 12; Library Aide: 11, 12

GOALS: To graduate from Southbridge High School and attend Cape Cod Community College and major in retail.

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BEATA KOWALSKI

NICKNAMES: Bets, B., Bette.

Beta, Bethel

ACTIVITIES: Tennis: 9. 10. 1 1.

12

GOALS: My goal is to go one on

one with Andre Aggasi, be

healthy, happy, wealthy, and to

have no regrets.

JENNIFER LAMONTAGNE

NICKNAMES: Jen, Jenny B.,

Bub

ACTIVITIES: Band: 9, 10, 11,

12; Jazz Band: 10, 11, 12; Field

Hockey: 9, 10, 11, 12; Softball: 9,

10, 1 1, 12; National Honor Soci- ety: 11, 12; Student Leaders: 10,

11, 12 (vice-pres.); Percussion Ensemble: 11; Math team: 9, 11, 12

GOALS: To succeed in what- ever I do, to be Happy, to always smile, to remember all my friends and the good times at SHS and to return to Paris.

GREG LAMOTHE

NICKNAMES: Al, Gre, Star Trek Boy

ACTIVITIES: Band: 9, 10, 11, 12; Drum Major: 11, 12; Jazz Band: 9, 10, 11, 12; Student Council: 9; Public Relations: 10; President: 11; Class Advisory Board: 9, 10, 11, 12; Executive Board: Vice President 9; Trea- surer: 12; Math Team: 9, 10, 1 1, 12; Prom Committee: 11; Na- tional Honor Society 11, 12 GOALS: To successfully com- plete my four years of college and succeed in all my endeavors.

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REGINA LEDUC

NICKNAMES: Gina ACTIVITIES: Art 1: 12; Art Media: 12; Skit Committee: Li- brary Aide: 12

GOALS: To graduate from high school and either get a job or go to college, but I am still thinking about which one to choose.

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LACY LEIGHTON

NICKNAMES: Loose Leaf, Lace, Dr. Giggles GOALS: To become a very suc- cessful person in life.

ELIZABETH A. LEMANSKI

NICKNAMES: Liz ACTIVITIES: Yearbook: 10; Basketball: 10; Library Aide: 11 GOALS: To finally graduate from high school. To go on and lead a better life. To travel to every place there is, and do ev- erything before I die. To live each day like it's my last day on Earth. To make loads of money, have 2 kids and marry the man I love and live happily ever after and to never forget my friends.

NICKNAMES: Nikki, Nikolaki, Cho, Gimp, Lindsey, Stitchfoot, Casper ACTIVITIES: Yearbook: 10 GOALS: Marry the man I love, have lots of money, no worries, and be happy for the rest of my life.

NICOLE MAHER

NICKNAMES: Becca, Chicklet ACTIVITIES: Concert Chorus: 10, 11, 12; Library Aide: 11 GOALS: Completing my educa- tion to its fullest extent, to live my life with a successful and rewarding future.

REBECCA MALLOY

ELENI MANDELENAKIS

NICKNAMES: Elainie, Leni, Lenjo, Poops-E, You, Eli, Greek Freak, Big Star, Scrub, Queen of the Circle. ACTIVITIES: Field Hockey: 9,

10, 11, 12; Peer Leaders: 10, 11; Yearbook: 10, Class Treasurer: 10; Prom Committee: 11; Class Advisory Board: 9, 10, 11, 12; Skit/poster Committee: 9, 10,

11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12; Varsity Math Team: 12.

NICKNAMES: Debbie, Debianek, Debina, Cha ACTIVITIES: Yearbook: 10 GOALS: To live my life to the fullest, and to be as happy as can be.

DEBRA MARYYANEK

JENNIFER McCULLOUGH

NICKNAMES: Jen, Jenny ACTIVITIES: Concert/March- ing Band: 9, 10, 11, 12; Class Advisory Board: 10, 11, 12; Na- tional Honor Society: 11, 12; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12; Prom Committee: 11; Clarinet Choir: 9, 10, 11

GOALS: To never forget my friends. To go to college, get a good job and live life to the fullest no matter what.

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DANIELLE MEUNIER

NICKNAMES: Nellie, MooCow, Smelly Nellie, Kid, Tootsie Pop

ACTIVITIES: Varsity Cheerleading: 9, 10, 11, 12 (capt.); Student Council: 9, 10, 11, 12; Student Leaders: 10, 11, 12; Class Secretary: 10; Class Advisory Board: 11, 12; Prom Committee: 10, 11; Skit Com- mittee: 9, 10, 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11,12 GOALS: To be successful and lead a happy and fulfilling life.

	"** v^^ n	NICKNAMES: Jenn, Jenny.
	Poppy, Babs, Palomar
		ACTIVITIES: J.V. Softball: 9,
		10; Flag Core: 10, 1 1, 12 (capt.);
		Skit Committee: 10, 11, 12; The Butlery Did it Singing: 11; Art:
	/2f*^L$// "v^vH	9, 10, 11, 12: Chorale: 12; Writ-
	ers Club: 12; Peer Leaders: 10,
	<\^> ■	11, 12 GOALS: To let literature enve-
	lope my soul, to look to the
	_jj ^wkal_	future with an open mind, to discover life and to hold on to
JENNIFER LYNN MILLER	memories of the past.

ZAIDA MORALES

NICKNAMES: Nana, Zaidy, Banana, Brooklyn, Latea GOALS: My goals are to go to college, marry a great guy, have kids (twins). And be happy for the rest of my life.

		NICKNAMES: Rainy, Waggy,
		Pania, Ranya, Peas
	m" * 1	ACTIVITIES: Class Treasurer: 9; Skit/Poster Committee: 9. 10.
	fc J!	11, 12; Spirit Club: 9. 10; Class Advisory Board: 10; Yearbook: 10, 11 (co-editor), 12 (editor in chief); Unity: 1 1 GOALS: To make the most out
	MJ3C«^^..-- . JK	of what life has to offer. To
		become an attorney and own my
ARAINA MUNIZ	own law firm.

MELISSA NADEAU

NICKNAMES: Wardolf Mazzy

ACTIVITIES: Field Hockey: 9 Softball: 9, 10; Yearbook: 10. Student Advisory Board: 9, 10 Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12: National Honor Society: 12 GOALS: I plan to go to college, have fun, be happy, fall in love, get married, live in a house on the beach, drive a SAAB con- vertible, and have a pet chin- chilla.

CHRIS NORMANDIN

NICKNAMES: Wigg, Wigg

Dogg

GOALS: To live a long and

happy life.

KELLY O'BRIEN

NICKNAMES: O.B. Kelly O,

B.O., Beast

ACTIVITIES: Field Hockey: 9,

10, 11, 12 (capt); Softball: 9, 10,

11, 12 (capt.); Student Leaders: 10, 11, 12 (pres.); March- ing/Concert Band: 9, 10, 1 1, 12; Jazz Band: 10, 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12 GOALS: Take things one day at a time and hopefully be happy and successful.

JAIME PECORE

NICKNAMES: Pelo, James, Camel, Maime, Maimer ACTIVITIES: J.V. Basketball Cheerleading: 9; Peerleaders: 10, 11 (executive board); Unity: 10 (executive board 11, 12); Charity Committee: 10; Class Advisory- Board: 9, 10, 11, 12; School Council Co-Chairperson: 11, 12; Student Council: 10; Activities Chairperson: 11; Vice President: 12

GOALS: To strive to be a loyal and successful person, and to be a fearless and voiceful leader.

VICKI PELOQUIN

NICKNAMES: Pel, Vic, All American, "Luv Chunks" ACTIVITIES: Band (Marching, Concert, Jazz): 9, 10, 11, 12; Chorus (Vocal Jazz, Select Cho- rale): 10, 1 1, 12; Student Council (Treasurer 11, Rep. 10, 11, 12); Choral Council (Vice President) 11, 12; National Honor Society Treasurer: 12

GOALS: To live a happy and fulfilling life as a successful busi- ness woman, wife, mother, and friend.

	#"\	NICKNAMES: Pena, Joey
	M m.	ACTIVITIES: Basketball: 9. 10.
	J* r	11.12 (capt.); Football: 9; Ten- nis: 9; Soccer: 10; Prom Com-
	^x -~ A	mittee: 11, 12
	GOALS: To have my own res-
	"1^S^^r\.	taurant bigger than Mickey D's.
	§ J)	To graduate on time!
JOSE PENA

	*0^^	NICKNAMES: Silly Lily,
	Muneca, Goober
	f: aPf	ACTIVITIES: Basketball: 10,
	.■Of. ^ ■ H	11; Cheering: 9, 10; Multi-Cul-
	%	tural Club; Peer Mediation;
	'	Softball: 9, 10; Unity
	"*****	GOALS: To receive my PH.D in psychology. Move to Spain and
	'-«»'	live a happy and healthy life
	with someone special.
LILYVETTE PEREZ


a	Mfe	NICKNAMES: Petey, Zoe,
1:	MmSmm ft	Ducky
» *	1 at'"	ACTIVITIES: Cheerleading: 9; ' Field Hockey: 10, 11, 12; Skit \|
	& * '^ F r~	Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12
	JW£ *	GOALS: To go to college, have
		a career, and someday have a big happy family, and to always re-
_«.		member being forgotten.
JENNIFER PETRO

STEPHANIE PICKREN

NICKNAMES: Stepher, Steph, Cupcake, Killer

ACTIVITIES: Band: 9, 10, 11, 12; Student Council: 11, 12; Food Committee: 11; Poster/Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12; Chorus: 11; Class Advi- sory Board: 12

GOALS: To be successful in whatever I choose to do, to real- ize all of my dreams, and to always remember to stay happy.

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NICKNAMES: Nick, Nikki, Nicholas, Nickalodian, Nikineigh, Hickey Nikki, Sun- shine, Smiley, Sweetie, Baby Girl, Oreo, Short Stuff, Shortie, Admiral

ACTIVITIES: J.V. Cheering: 9; J.V. Softball: 9, 10 (capt); Var- sity Softball: 11, 12; Chorus: 9, 10, 11, 12; Vocal Jazz: 10, 11, 12; Lyrics: 11, 12

GOALS: To go to college, live a long happy life and just have lots of fun.

NICKNAMES: Betsy, Liz, Betsy Jo, Besty

ACTIVITIES: Art: 9, 10, 11, 12; Paint Night: 9, 10, 11, 12 GOALS: To have fun and grad- uate then come to terms with reality and have a family and a good healthy life.

ELIZABETH RAWSON

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NICKNAMES: Moe, Moely ACTIVITIES: Football: 10, 11, 12; Tennis: (capt.) 11, 12; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12; Year- book: 11

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TRICIA SOPER

NICKNAMES: Trish, Trishy, Tricia May

ACTIVITIES: Band (Marching and Concert): 9, 10, 11, 12; Stu- dent Council: 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11, 12; Year- book: 10; Semi Formal Commit- tee: 11; Class Advisory Board: 12

GOALS: To enjoy all that life has to offer and to make the most of what lies ahead in the future.

NICKNAMES: "Big Ken", Stwey, "Big Truck" ACTIVITIES: Football; 9, 10, 11, 12; Baseball: 9, 10, 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12

KEN STEWART

NICKNAMES: "Pat", Frick, Fuzzy, Dale

ACTIVITIES: Golf: 9, 10, 11, 12; Band (Concert and March- ing): 9, 10, 11, 12; Jazz Band: 9, 10; National Honor Society: 12 GOALS: Graduate from col- lege, pursue a career in criminal justice, play amateur golf.

PATRICK ST. JEAN


			NICKNAMES: Pattie-Annie, Trish, "Pat" GOALS: To become a "Big Shot" lawyer in California and make millions.

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ACTIVITIES: Peer Leadership: 10, 11, 12; Student Advisory Board: 9, 10, 1 1, 12; Prom Com- mittee: 11; Concessions: 10, 11, 12; Skit Committee: 9, 10, 11,12 GOALS: To remember all my friends and exceed in everything I do.

JOSHUA TRIFONE

NICKNAMES: J.T., Trifone, Trifa, T-Dawg, Tiger, Baby, Bona, Big Star, Tri-Head ACTIVITIES: Baseball, Peer Mediation, Words Not Weap- ons: 9-12; Football: 9-12 (capt.); Student Council: 9, 10; Public Relations: 11; President: 12; Basketball: 9

GOALS: To go to college and major in criminal justice. Settle down, get married, and have 2 kids.

ALEXANDRA VARGAS

NICKNAMES: Alex, Xandra, Flabby Arms, Catwoman, Greco-Rican

ACTIVITIES: Unity: 10, 11, 12; Mediation: 10, 11, 12; National Honor Society: 11, 12; Prom Committee: 10, 11; Secretary: 10; Skit Committee: 11, 12 GOALS: To be successful in life, go to college, become a mechani- cal engineer and to have lots of health and happiness.

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NICKNAMES: "A", Ria GOALS: To find reality then deny it exists. To follow no paths.

JACOB WAYNE

NICKNAMES: Jake, Jakey, Batman, Beavis, Flea, Superstud. CoolDude ACTIVITIES: Varsity Soccer: 9, 10, 11, 12 (capt.); Freshman Basketball: 9; J.V. Basketball: 10; Golf: 11.12; Class President: 11. 12

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Naeema Arrastia

Christine Bachand

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Jennifer Arvelo

Madelyn Baerga

Trisha Bayrouty

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Carrie Boucher

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Benjamin Bridgeo

Timothy Caouette

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Michael Carpentier

Todd Chase

Kimberly Craig

Shannon Curran

Jose Delgado

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Angie Embair

Jacob Dubreuil

Jackelyn Estrada

Melanie Dubsky

Brooke Ford

Jason Franconeri

Shadd Fredette

Sarah Freehart

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Ewa Jachimczyk

Astrid Hildalgo

Jessy Jalbert

Elissa Hill

Laura Jalowiec

Beata Kowalski

Joseph Laferriere

Jennifer Lamontagne

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Regina Leduc

Michael Lamothe

Lacy Leighton

Joel Latorre

Elizabeth Lemanski

Nicole Maher

Rebecca Malloy

Eleni Mandelenakis

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Milda Rivera

Omar Rivera

Nathan Roberts

Ada Rosa

Diane Rosario

Patrick St. Jean

Mohammed Sherzai

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Senior Superlatives

Best Listener

Mohammad Sherzai, Kristen Benoit

Best Dancers

Carlos Dingui, Stephanie Pickren

Best Judgment

Mohammad Sherzai, Ewa Jachimczyk

Best Come Backs

Nicky Torres, Madelyn Baerga

Best Musicians

Joel Latorre, Vicki Pelquin

Most Likely to Succeed

Gregory Lamothe, Jennifer Lamontagne

Best Attitude Joshua Trifone, Elissa Hill

Most Gullible Timothy Caouette, Brooke Ford

Best Athletes Ben Bridgeo, Kelly O'Brien

Luckiest

Gregory Choquet, Jessy Jalbert

Best Style

Nikone Khamphavong, Christina Salce

Most Changed Since Freshman Year

Mohammad Sherzai, Angela Aucoin

Most Likely to Play One on One with Charles Barkley

Jose Delgado, Dominika Ciemiega

Most Artistic

Daniel Pentiuc, Bonnie Bastien

Most School Spirit Jose Pena, Naeema Arrastia

Nicest Eyes Shadd Fredette, Trisha Bayrouty

Best Smile

Jacob Wayne, Tricia Soper

Most Likely to Win an MTV Award

Michael Carpentier, Jennifer Weeks

Contributed Most to the Class

Jacob Wayne, Laura Jalowiec

Most Sentimental

Jose Pena, Danielle Meunier

Most Memorable

Joshua Trifone, Christine Veshi

Best CD Collection

Christopher Ottman, Melissa Nadeau

Most Likely to pick up the Check

Jason Franconeri, Eleni Mandelenkis

Class Buddies

Donald Wise, Jacob Dubreuil


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Elissa, Kristen, and Trisha are all happy

Class Of 1 9 9 8

Class Officers

Vice President Nicole Morales, President Oscar Rivera, Treasurer Elpida Kamizirides. Not Pictured: Secretary Steven Prymak, Advisor Steven Winters

Anthony Alicea

Migdalia Alicea

Jason Anger

Sandra Aponte

Sarah Baker

Sammy Beato

Jasmine Bell

Aislynn Benoit

Nathan Berthiaume

Erica Blain

Andrea Blais

Craig Bouchard

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Juniors

Tok Bounphasaysonh Robert Busby Jennifer Caouette Keith Choinski

Jefferson Clarke Torn Colognesi Victor Colon Wendy Colon

Brian Cournoyer Richard Couture Sean Cronin Laura Cyr

Nikki Dalton Christopher Dargie Paul Delany Heather Dufresne

Patti Dupuis Tim Earnest Jason Embair Nathan Emery

Juniors

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Weston Fonger Tianni Fredette Scott Gemboski Greg Gendreau

Rebecca Giroux

Joe Golinski

Pedro Hernandez

Jaime Jalbert

Robert Julian

Elpida Kamizirides

Anthony Kulesza

Nicole Larnica

Jason Lamontagne

Charles Lavalle

Elissa Lawrence

Sarah Lebeouf

Bryan Lomme Stephanie Madore Carlos Maldonado Sandra Maldonado

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Juniors

Catherine Mandeville Michael Manlineo Aida Mateo Jessica Mathieu

Edwin Morales Miguel Morales Nichole Morton Jessica Oliveras

Michelle Paquin Rebecca Parent Jason Patraw Sarah Petrin

Linda Pollone Jason ProuLx Joelle Proulx Steve Prymak

Ian Rines Oscar Rivera Anthony Roure Michael Segarra

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Christine Serrano

Jilleen Sexton

Nichole Shown

Steven Sinni

Steven Sladdin

Steven Snyder

Julie Staffieri

Wendie Stewart

Michelle Sweeney

Jeremy Taro

Julie Taro

Shawn Taro

Carynne Thom

Melissa Thompson

Julie Trifone

Brandy Trinque

Stephanie Turenne

Heather Ulfves

Vanalee Velez

Joshua Vinyard

Juniors

Christopher Whitney

Diana Wood

Angela Zajac

Erik Zarazinski

Not Pictured: Jose Alicea, Jennifer Arvelo, Urlene Biosette, Joseph Boucher, Joseph Bounphasaysonh, Bruce Cassell, Alex Colon, Courtney Ford, Elisabeth Kendall, Thomas Leduc, Ivelisse Luna, Vivian Martinez, Gregory Melendez, Nicole Morales, Larry Raymond, Diana Rosario, Jasmine Soto, Karla Soto, Patricia Tremblay

Class Of 1 9 9 9

Class Officers

Row 1: Advisor Angela Colwell, Secretary Kaitlyn Spinelli, Treasurer Erin Learned, Advisor Ray Lehner. Row 2: President Matthew Staffieri, Vice President Justin Cournoyer.

Ivelesse Aponte

Jessica Bailey

Samantha Baker

Edwin Beauchamp

Lynda Benvenuti

Peter Billis

Joshua Blanchette

Allison Bombard

Kathy Bounphasaysonh

Mary Bounphasaysonh

Joshua Brouseau

Erin Brown

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Sophomores

Kerry Brown Amy Carpentier Miguel Cepeda Lori Chase

Ryan Choquet Alvin Cintron Cassandra Cintron Michael Corriveau

Jonathan Cournoyer Justin Cournoyer Patrick Couture Sherry Daniels

Justin Daviau Emily Davis Wilfredo Diaz Kristie Dreyer

Rene Dumas Gordon Dupuis Jamie Dupuis Jared Espino

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Leslie Ferguson

Brandon Fitzgibbons

Amanda Garrand

Kelvin Gonzalez

Kristina Graham

Justin Guzman

Rachel Holm

Jeremy Jalbert

Kelly Jessop

Jonathan Jimenez

Namone Khamphavong

Sandra Laferriere

Andrew Lamica

Brandy Lamica

Gordon Lammert

Peter Langevin

Erin Learned

Dorothy LeBlanc

Stephanie Lewis

Lauren MacGillivray

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Sophomores

Tammy Malloy Eric Matta Matthew McClelland Patrick McCullough

Migdalia Morales Yanitza Morales Alisa Muniz Ryan Murphy

Robert Norris Miles Nozzolillo Javier Ortiz Jonathan Parent

Jonathan Payeur Amelia Peloquin Christina Pentiuc Lyna Phoummalayvane

Allison Pickren Jesse Plouffe Tom Pontbriand Toby Power

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Jessica Powers

Nathan Prince

Justin Proulx

Elizabeth Ramos

Jennifer Renaud

James Richard

David Rios

Janet Rizner

Angel Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez

Julia Rodriguez

Sophy Rodriguez

Chrissy Rosado

Stacy Roy

Natalie Ryll

Kristen Sabatinelli

Anousak Savankham

Candice Silva

Jose Soto

Mileidy Soto

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Sophomores

Jessica Southard Kaitlyn Spinell Erik St. Jean Matthew Staffieri

Stephen Staffieri Joshua Stevens Julie Terrill Natalie Thompson

Angel Torres Adam Travinski Jed Trifone Lauren Trifone

Melissa Vasquez Vanessa Vasquez Timothy Wayne Alan Wickstrom

Not Pictured: Scott Bachand, Feliciano Carrasco, Darlene Estrada, Zebulon John. Raymond Morse, Jose Ovalles, Vivian Perez, Steven Richard, Lauren Rines, Marta Rojas, Alissa Rosario, Glendaliz Rosario, Glen Rousseau, Jade Salvo, Alison Trifone, Michael Zaniewski

Derrick Wise Shane Zachara

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Class Of 2000

Class Officers

Advisor Amy Redder, President Tom Houtchanthara, Vice President Elizabeth Desaulniers, Advisor Mary Condon, Secretary Theresa Demers. Not Pictured: Treasurer Meghan Cronin.

Carrie Abbott

Francisco Agosto

Sarah Allain

David Arpin

Mary Arpin

Carol Ballou

Keli Bayrouty

Tiani Beauchamp

Trisha Benson

Marynet Bernazar

Melanie Berthiaume

Amanda Boiteau

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Freshmen

Jason Bonadies John Bounphasaysonh Adam Bruneau Jonathan Burgos

Willie Camacho Matt Campbell Abe! Carmona Sarah Carr

Esteban Carrasco Christina Cassell Ryan Chase Justin Cloutier

Carmen Colon Erika Colon Jacob Cournoyer Meghan Cronin

Pamela Cyr Susan Day Theresa Demers James Denault

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Elizabeth Desaulniers

Yaritza Diaz

Matt Dubreuil

Joseph Dubsky

Leo Duplessis

Gabriel Espinosa

Karen Gendreau

Christina Gregoire

Mike Guyette

Renee Hainsworth

Amie Hall

Rickey Harrison

Daniel Hebert

Thomas Houtchanthara

Christopher Iozzo

Khum Keophaumany

Jonathan LaFrance

Darcie Lamothe

Billy Learned

Stephanie LeBlanc

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Freshmen

Joanne Leboeuf Nicole Legere Antonio Machado Jose Maldonado

Carisa Marcucci Kristy McColl Courtney McCullough Jesse McKay

Tarraza Millard James Mondor Renee Mongeon Carlos Montalban

Jemika Morales Shawn Moriarty Nathan Normandin Justin Nuckle

Jason Packard Stephanie Paquin Liz Perez Linda Phoummalayvane

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Jessica Prendiville

Yamir Quinones

Stephanie Rakowski

Phillip Reyes

Daisy Rivera

Jesaid Rivera

Asma Rizvi

Nicole Rochon

Janet Rojas

Chris Roure

Jonathan Rust

Jose Sanabria

Mary Sanabria

Idalia Sanchez

Natalia Sanchez

Tiffani Sawyer

Melissa Segarra

Maritza Serrano

Andrew Siekierski

Christopher Slater

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Freshmen

Shelley Smith

Matt Soper

Robbie Southard

Michelle Stevens

Tanya Syriac

Ivelisse Torres

Luis Torres

Jack Varin

Noel Velez

Justine Waleski

Paul Weeks

Warren Zepp

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Halloween

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Chris Slater and friends parade around the gym.

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Liz Desaulniers dresses up for Halloween.

Madelyn Baerga smiles for the camera.

Carlos, Jake, and Kenny chill at the rally

Halloween

Every year Thanksgiving means a lot to students here at S.H.S. The rally, which was won by the Seniors (of course), took place on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The game at 10:15 the next day was attended by many loyal fans. Even though it was a heart break- ing 6-12 loss, we know the Pioneers will win in '97.

Barbie's first appearance at S.H.S. , or is it?

Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving

Lauren Trifone pumps up the crowd.

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Stephanie LeBlanc rallies up the fans.

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	Varsity Football
S.H.S.	OPPONENT
6-14	Gardner
14-15	Northbridge
19-22	Shepherd Hill
8-22	St. Peter-Marian
37- 0	St. Bernard's
19- 0	Uxbridge
27- 8	Seekonk
33- 0	Tantasqua
48-13	Burncoat
6-12	Bartlett

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Varsity Football

Tri-Captains: Joshua Trifone, Jake Dubreuil, Matthew Stoever.

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Cheerleaders

Captains Tina Sake and Danielle Meunier.

The cheerleaders show their spirit.

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Cheerleaders

Cheerleaders Row 1: Stephanie LeBlanc, Lori Chase, Sophy Rodriguez, Christine Veshi, Nicole Mor Lauren Trifone, Liz Perez. Row 2: Michelle Paquin, Diana Wood, Danielle Meunier, Tina Salce, Jasi Bell, Wendie Stewart, Trisha Benson, Coach Kerry Varin.

JV Football

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	JV Football
S.H.S.		Opponent
0-24		Gardner
14-28		Northbridge
14- 7		Shepherd Hill
0-15		St. Peter-Marian
0-12		Tantasqua
34- 6		Burncoat

Jon Payeur gets set to go out and win!

A JV football player tackles an opponent.

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JV Football

The JV team is getting ready for the next play.

JV Football

Varsity Soccer

	Varsity Soccer
S.H.S.		OPPONENT
8	0	Bay Path
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0	3	Shepherd Hill
1	2	Tantasqua
3	0	Plainfield
0	4	Bartlett
3	4	North Brookfield
3	3	St. Peter-Marian
1	0	Quaboag
0	1	Shepherd Hill
4	9	Tantasqua
4	0	Bartlett
2	i	Tourtellotte
2	1	South
OVERALL:	4-7-4
CONFERENCE:	2-6-2

Varsity Soccer-Row 1: Gordon Lammert. Timothy Wayne, Ben Bridgeo. Jacob Wayne, Robbie Southard, Justin Cournoyer. Row 2: Nathan Berthiaume, Michael Corriveau, Erik St. Jean, Jesse Plouffe, Greg Choquet, Jonathan Cournoyer, Chris Dargie. Not Pictured: Coach Bridgeo.

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3	Tantasqua
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2	North Brookfield
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3	Leicester
4	Tantasqua
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RALL: 4-9-2
FERENCE: 3-5-1

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Field Hockey

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S.H.S.		Opponent
0-5		Palmer
0-1		Doherty
1-4		North Brookfield
0-3		Quaboag Reg.
0-2		Oxbridge
1-2		David Prouty
1-0		Tantasqua
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2-2		South
0-6		Quaboag Reg.
2-0		Oxford
0-1		Tantasqua
0-1		Holy Name
1-0		David Prouty
0-1		Uxbridge
OVERALL	4-10-2
CONFERENCE: 1-4-1

Varsity Field Hockey Row 1: Eleni Mandelenakis, Carynne Thom, Ewa Jachimczyk, Julie Taro, Jessy Jalbert, Rebecca Giroux, Kathy Bounphasaysonh, Tok Bounphasaysonh. Row 2: Jessica Southard, Vanessa Vasquez, Mary Bounphasaysonh, Amy Carpentier, Jennifer Lamontagne, Kelly O'Brien, Stephanie Madore, Leslie Ferguson, Namone Khamphavong.

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JV Field Hockey Row 1: Carisa Marcucci, Sarah Allain, Meghan Cronin, Jessica Prendiville. Michelle Stevens. Row 2: Lauren MacGillivray, Keli Bayrouty, Sarah Carr. Amanda Boiteau, Darcie Lamothe.

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86	34	Oxford
46	51	Gardner
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48	72	Waterford
86	28	Windham T
55	40	Tantasqua
67	50	Bartlett
66	52	N. Brookfiel
60	49	Quaboag
68	80	Shepherd H
68	57	Plainfield
66	36	Tantasqua
47	48	Bartlett
75	55	N. Brookfiel
58	50	Quaboag
71	60	Shepherd Hi
61	54	Shrewsbury
70	62	Quabbin
77	57	Narraganset
OVERALL:	13-6
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Boys Varsity Basketball-Team Row 1: Eddie Beauchamp, Jonathan Cournoyer, Angel Rodriguez. Ben Bridgeo. Adam Travinski. Justin Cournoyer. Row 2: Coach Gino Manzi, Nathan Berthiaume, Jose Pena, Greg Choquet, Carlos Dingui, Matthew Staffieri.

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14	54		Oxford
58	25		New Testament
31	50		Hopedale
38	68		North Grovnerdale
26	80		Tantasqua
33	56		Dover-Sherborn
14	87		Bartlett
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35	68		Tantasqua
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41	51		Quaboag
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71	15		Shrewsbury
29	48		North Brookfield
24	52		Quaboag
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Dominika Ciemiega, Jilleen Sexton, Carynne Thorn. Row 2: Lauren MacGillivray,

Proulx, Mary Bounphasaysonh, Amy Carpentier, Tianni Beauchamp, Coach Jeff Cowan

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Boys J.V. Basketbal

Boys JV Basketball Team Row-1: Noel Velez, Anousak Savankham, Feliciano Carrasco, Jesse Plouffe. Adam Tavinski, Jonathan Cournoyer. Row 2: Coach Kenneth Sellers, Chris Roure, Jonathan Jiminez, Matthew Dubreuil. Derek Jarvis, Matthew Staffieri, Justin Cournoyer.

Boys Junior Varsity Basketbal

S.H.S.		OPPONENT
82	57	Oxford
58	66	Waterford
87	33	Windham Tech
72 74	44 39	Tantasqua Bartlett
74	78	N. Brookfield
59 60 51	49 47 55	Quaboag Shepherd Hill Plainfield
58 75	60 61	Tantasqua Bartlett
73	60	N. Brookfield
78 72 67 OVERALL:	54 53 60 11-4	Quaboag Shepherd Hill Shrewsbury
CONFERENCE	: 7-3

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Girls J.V. Basketball

Girls JV Basketball Team-Row 1: Natalia Sanchez. Kathy Bounphasaysonh, Theresa Demers. Idalia Sanchez, Michelle Stevens. Row 2: Erica Blain, Meghan Cronin. Pamela Cyr. Stephanie Paquin, Marynet Bernazar, Renee Hainsworth, Coach Andy Bernette.

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S.H.S.		OPPONENT
27	33	Whitinsville
22	48	Oxford
TI	41	Tantasqua
10	32	Do\ er-Sherborn
26	64	Bartlett
32	11	Hudson Catholic
42	46	N. Brookfield
34	54	Dover-Sherbom
33	52	Quaboag
19	50	Shepherd Hill
24	54	Tantasqua
44	10	Hudson Catholic
29	61	Bartlett
10	41	N. Brookfield
19	62	Quaboaa
36	45	Shepherd Hill
18	51	Shrewsbury W.W.C.G. Tournament
20	31	Whitinsville
OVERALL:	2-18
CONFERENCE:	0-10

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	Boys Freshman	Basketball
S.H.S.			OPPONENT
56 51		24 41	Bay Path Leicester
45		71	Woodstock
38 51		45 35	Tantasqua Bartlett
55		58	Leicester
51 35		61 55	Shepherd Hill St. Peter-Mari
48 62		43 65	Tantasqua St. Peter-Mari
36 42		55 77	Shepherd Hill Woodstock
57 OVERALL:	51 6-8	Valley View
CONFERENCE: 3-3

Boys Freshman Basketball Team-Row 1: Esteban Carrasco, Francisco Agosto, Christopher Iozzo, Jack Varin, Matthew Soper. Row 2: Coach Mike Cournoyer, Joseph Dubsky, Robbie Southard. Willie Camacho, Rvan Chase, Wilfred Learned.

Cheerleading

ity Cheerleaders-Row 1 : Tok Bounphasaysonh, Stephanie LeBlanc, Christine Veshi, Nicole ales. Lauren Trifone. Trisha Benson, Liz Desaulniers. Row 2: Diana Wood, Michelle iin, Lori Chase, Danielle Meunier, Tina Salce, Jasmine Bell, Erin Learned, Wendie Stew- roach Kerry Varin. Not Pictured: Sophy Rodriguez

JV Cheerleaders-Row 1: Justine Waleski. Jennifer Caouette, Brandy Lamica. Row 2: Coach Varin. Melissa Segarra. Jessica Powers. Stephanie Rakowski. Nicole Roehone.

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(Student Council

Student Council Row 1: Stephen Staffieri, Sophy Rodriguez, Joshua Trifone, Jaime Pecore, Jasmine Bell. Row 2: Danielle Meunier, Vicki Peloquin, Jessy Jalbe Carisa Marcucci, Julie Staffieri, Stephanie Pickren, Trisha Soper, Sarah Allain, Advisor Ms. Colwell. Row 3: Samantha Baker, Meghan Cronin, Erin Learnt Namone Khamphavong, Natalie Thompson, Angela Zajac, Shannon Curran, Oscar Rivera, Michelle Sweeny, Advisor Mrs. Costello. Row 4: Peter Langev Amanda Boiteau. Tom Houatchanthara, Jason Bonadies, Esteban Carrasco, Nicole Rochone, Robert Busby, Jesse Plouffe, Adam Travinski, Jonath Cournoyer.

Members of the Student Council give their input at the meeting.

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Student Council Executive Board Row 1: Advisor Ms. Colwell, Activity Coordinator Julie Staffit President Joshua Trifone, Public Relations Jasmine Bell, Historian Michelle Sweeney. Row 2: Treasu Sophy Rodriguez, Secretary Stephen Staffieri, Vice President Jaime Pecore, Advisor Mrs. Costello.

National Honor Society

: Viki Peloquin, Danielle Meunier. Stephanie Pickren, Tricia Soper. Shannon Curran, Melissa Nadeau, Bonnie Bastien. ;n Benoit, Jessy Jalbert. Jen McCullough. Greg Lamothe. Row 2: Ewa Jachimczyk, Tina Salce. Phanthamit Boun- ysonh. Jessica Borey. Brad Withington. Michael Carpentier, Doanld Wise. Jacob Dubriel, Elissa Hill. Patrick St. Jean, O'Brien. Jen Lamontagne, Renee Benoit. Alexandra Vargas. Eleni Mandelenakis. Row 3: Ad visor Janet Poirier. Ken Stew- in Bridgeo, Carlos Maldonado. Jake Wayne. Tony Kulesza. Steven Prymak. Paul Delany. Sean Cronin, Jeremy Taro, Ton i nesi. Linda Pollone. Stephanie Madore. Laura Cyr, Andrea Blais, Jasmine BelL Aislynn Benoit. Sarah Baker, Wendy Stew- icole Morales. Talia Zepp. Angela Zajac. Row 4: Tim Caouette. Richard Couture. Jason Anger, Jason Proulx. Jeff Clarke, aouette. Diana Wood, Larry Raymond. Steven Sinni, Chris Dargie. Weston Fonger.

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National Honor Society Executive Board-Row 1: Vice President Jessy Jalbert, Secretary Renee Benoit. Row 2: Advisor Mrs. Porier, Parliamentarian Eleni Mandelenakis. Treasurer Vicki Peloquin, President Ewa Jachimczyk.

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Band

Band-Row 1: Kaitlyn Spinelli. James Mondore, Marynet Bernazar, Melanie Berthiaume. Danny Hebert, Allison Pickren. Row 2: Melisa Thompson, Lynda Benver ti, Toni Colognesi, Karen Gendreau. Samantha Baker, Stephanie Madore, Kelly O'Brien, Greg Lamothe, Jennifer Lamontagne, Nichole Morton, Jaime Jalbert, Cat Mandeville. Vicki Peloquin. Tricia Soper. Row3: Meghan Cronin. Vanessa Vasquez. Amy Carpentier, Patrick St. Jean, Jonathan Payeur, Robert Julian, Jason Prou Javier Ortiz, Esteban Carrasco, Nathan Normandin, Janet Rizner. Brian Cournoyer, Stephen Staffieri, Stephanie Pickren, Jennifer Weeks, Erik Zarazinski. Row Director Mr. Bishop, Peter Langevin, Jefferson Clarke, Steven Snyder, Jason Anger, Weston Fonger, Sean Cronin, Greg Gendreau, Tony Alicea, Joel Lattore.

Row 1: Greg Gendreau. Stephen Staffieri, Stephanie Madore, Greg Lamothe, Steven Snyder, Brian Cournoyer, Jason Anger. Row 2: Westi Fonger, Jason Proulx, Melissa Thompson, Kelly O'Brien, Vicki Peloquin, Joel Lattore, Javier Ortiz, Erik Zarazinski. Row 3: Director Mr. Bis op, Jennifer Lamontagne. Nichole Morton, Jeff Morton.

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Chorus

Chorus-Row 1: Chris Whitney, Andy Lamica. Justin Daviau, Joseph Dubsky, Jack Varin, James Denault. Director Mrs. Christine Costello. Lori Chase, Natalie Thompson, Jennifer Tammy Malloy. Jennifer Renaud, Nikki Presutli, Alexis Guardiani, Wendie Stewart, Erica Blain, Laura Jalowiec. Row 2: Ryan Choquet. Shadd Fredette, Warren Zepp, Anousak Savai Oscar Rivera, Eric Matta, Joshua Blanchelte. Justin Cournoyer, Jonathan Cournoyer, Adam Bruneau. Justin Waleski, Joelle Proulx, Theresa Demers, Jessica Fernandez, Pamela Cyr. Abbot, Michelle Stevens, Renee Mongeon, Susan Day, A ida Mateo, Stephanie Turenne, Nicole Lamica, Alisa Muniz, Urlene Boisette. Row 3: Stephen Staffieri, Leo Duplessis, Peter Billis Camacho, Jared Espino, Tim Wayne. Edwin Beauchamp. Adam Travinski, Jacob Cournoyer, Peter Langevin, David Rios, Sarah Petrin, Rebecca Malloy, Darcie Lamothe, Christina I Melissa Segarra. Namone Khamphavong. Tiani Beauchamp, Shannon Curran. Talia Zepp, Kristen Sabatinelli, Jessica Southard. Jessica Bailey. Row 4: Robert Busby, Robert Julian Embair. Michael Segarra, Michael Benoit. Matthew Staffieri, Greg Choquet, Ben Bridgeo, Jacob Wayne, Chris Ottman, Michael Carpentier, Miguel Morales, Jason Franconeri, Sophy Roc Mileidy Soto, Trisha Benson, Sandra Laferriere, Michelle Sweeney, Jennifer Caouette, Diana Wood, Nichole Rochone. Not Pictured: Vicki Peloquin, Jennifer Weeks.

Organizations

cs Row 1: Matthew Staffieri, Shadd Fredette, Christopher tney, David Rios, Director Mrs. Costello, Ben Bridgeo, Wendie vart, Alisa Muniz, Stephanie Turenne. Row 2: Pat Zepp, Oscar ara, Chris Ottman, Michael Carpentier, Namone Khamphavong, hy Rodriguez, Mary Bounphasaysonh, Jennifer Renaud, Michelle eney.

Choral Council Row 1: Jonathan Cournoyer, Oscar Rivera, Sandra Aponte, Andy Lamica, Sophy Rodriguez, Vicki Peloquin. Michelle Sweeney, Advisor Mrs. Costello. Row 2: Michael Carpentier, Shadd Fre- dette, Ben Bridgeo. Alexis Guardiani. Wendie Stewart, Tiani Beauchamp. Row 3: Bobby Julian, Justin Cournoyer, David Rios.

>rale Row 1: Nichole Morton, Nicole Rochon, Joelle Proulx, Jenni- Miller, Director Mrs. Costello, Theresa Demers, Jennifer Renaud, :helle Stevens, Renee Mongeon, Alexis Guardiani, Wendie Stew- Erica Blain. Row 2: Talia Zepp, Vicki Peloquin, Sarah Petrin, ni Beauchamp, Namone Khamphavong, Michelle Sweeney, Jenni- Weeks, Carrie Abbott, Melissa Segarra, Susan Day, Diana Wood, phanie Turenne, Jennifer Caouette.

Choral Council Executive Board Row 1: Historian Sophy Rodriguez, Vice President Vicki Peloquin, Secretary Michelle Sweeney. Advisor Mrs. Cos- tello. Row 2: Treasurers Michael Carpentier and Shadd Fredette. Presi- dent Ben Bridgeo, Activities Coordinator Bobby Julian.

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Yearbook

Yearbook-Row 1: Erin Learned, Natalie Thompson, Nicole Rochone, Susan Day. Row 2: ^1^

Dorothv LeBlanc, Erin Brown, Astrid Hidalgo, Justine Waleski, Allison Pickren, Kaitlyn . . '

Spinelli, Toni Colognesi. Advisor Ms. Gallus. Row 3: Gordon Dupuis, Kerry Brown, Stephen Ms- Callus and Ms. Pedisicn take a bre<

Staffieri, Bobby Julian. smile for the camera.

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Advisor Ms. Laura Gallus

Editor-in-Chief Araina Muniz

Co-Editor Toni Colognesi

Advisor Ms. Dina Pedisich

The Co-editors of this years yearbook, Out of the Blue, would like to thank the staff for all their hard work. We would especially like to thank Bonnie Bastien for her photography assistance. We would also like to thank Ms. Gallus for all her hard work, late nights and dedication on her first year as advisor. We would also like to thank Ms. Pedisich for all her help. Thanks to Studio 1 and Martin Caprera for all their time and effort, and to all those who contributed photos for our use. A special thanks goes out to the graphics depart- ment for their help with the advertising section of our yearbook. As a result of these hardworking people, we know you'll enjoy 1 997 Out of the Blue.

Toni Colognesi co-editors Kaitlyn Spinelli

Co-Editor Kaitlyn Spinelli

IITY-Row 1: Samantha Baker. Madelyn Baerga, Jackelyn Estrada. Alexandra Vargas, Kaitlyn Spinel- Row 2: Alisa Muniz, Natalie Thompson, Jessy Jalbert, Julie Staffieri, Jasmine Bell, Tok Boun- isaysonh. Row 3: Joshua Trifone, Jaime Pecore, Mary Bounphasaysonh, Carlos Dingui.

Organizations

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Library Aides

Library Aides Row 1: Joshua Brousseau, Nicole Lamica, Regina Leduc, Laura Jalowiec, Migdalia Morales, Adaelys Ortero. Row 2: Jason Patrow, Jeremy Oathout, Mrs. Chase, Stacey Roy, Mrs. Payeur. Row 3: Stephen Staffieri, Carol Carmona, Jade Salvo, Ms. Trethaway.

Math Teams

Varsity Math League Row 1: Chris Dargie, Jasmine Bell, Joelle Proulx, Talia Zepp, Samantha Bal Patrick Couture, Toni Colognesi, Steve Prymak, Tony Kulesza, Jacob Wayne, Mike Mantineo, Advi Ms. Gallus. Row 2: Donald Wise, Ben Bridgeo, Jacob Dubreuil, Larry Raymond, Natalie Thomps Jennifer Lamontagne, Sophy Rodriguez, Erin Learned, Steve Sinni, Julie Staffieri, Nichole Morales. F 3: Shawn Taro, Kenneth Stewart, Paul Delany, Jason Proulx, Mike Segarra, Shane Zachara, Ami Peloquin, Stephen Staffieri, Jason Anger, Steve Snyder.

Freshman Math League Row 1: Nicole Rochone, Segarra, Elizabeth Desaulniers, Tanya Syriac.

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Jacob Cournoyer, Leo Duplessis. Row 2: Melissa

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Peer Leaders

Peer Mediators

Peer Leaders Row 1: Jefferson Clarke, Jennifer Miller, Wendie Stewart, Tok Bounphasaysonh, Jaime Pecore. Row 2: Eleni Mandelenakis, Ewa Jachimcyzk, Linda Pollone, Natalie Thompson, Mary Bounphasaysonh. Row 3: Angela Zajac, Diana Wood, Joelle Proulx, Rebecca Trifone, Kristina Graham.

(Student Leaders

Peer Mediators Row 1: Sophy Rodriguez, Alexandra Vargas, J{ Trifone, Tok Bounphasaysonh, Madelyn Baerga. Row 2: Natalie Thorn Esteban Carrasco, Jessy Jalbert, Jasmine Bell. Row 3: r Bounphasaysonh.

Writers' Club

Student Leaders Row 1: Jessy Jalbert, Lauren MacGillivray, Kathy Bounphasaysonh, Lynda Benvenuti, Toni Colognesi, Nicole Morales, Jasmine Bell. Row 2: Mary Bounphasaysonh, Amy Carpentier, Julie Trifone, Jennifer Lamantagne, Kelly O'Brien, Tok Bounphasaysonh. Row 3: Allison Pickren, Danielle Meunier, Sophy Rodriguez, Namone Khamphavong, Stephanie Madore, Alyssa Galli.

Writer's Club Row 1: Amelia Peloquin, Dorothy LeBlanc, Erin Lea AHsa Muniz, Laura Jalowiec, Advisor Mrs. Yacavace. Row 2: Sam; Baker, Allison Bombard, Mike Segarra, Jen Desaulniers, Angela Zaja( Miller, Christine Serrano, Julia Rodriguez.

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Mr. Byron served as a science and computer teacher at Southbridge High School from 1 970 to 1996. His influence went beyond the school. His kindness affected many of the students and faculty of our commu- nity. His work as a dedicated education professional will live on in the hearts of all who knew him. We are honored to have known him and we will miss him.

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In November, a hijacked Ethiopian airliner crashes after running out of fuel. The crash occurs near a resort beach in the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. At least 123 of the 175 people on board die, including the hijackers.

e^l King Hussein of

Jordan [right] visits the West Bank of the Jordan River in October to show support for the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. It is Hussein's first visit since Jordan lost the territory to Israel in the 1 967 Arab Israeli War.

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After 36 years, Central America's longest civil war ends when Indian rebels and military leftists sign a truce in Guatemala.

Alija Izetbegovic, leader of Bosnia's Muslim Party of Democratic Action, is elected chairman of the country's new three-person presidency in September. The election is held in accordance with provisions of the U.S.-brokered Dayton peace agreement.

British Telecommuni- cations agrees to purchase MCI Communications for up t to $21 billion in November. The deal is the biggest foreign purchase of a U.S. company ever concluded.

Canada on 25 to prote i in social by the Onta ernment. • nousands of people march through the city during "Metro Days of Action," organized by labor and social

A U.N. -negotiated treaty banning chemical weapons worldwide is set to take effect in the spring. The treaty prohibits the

development, production, stockpiling or use of chemical weapons, and calls for the destruction of existing supplies. The treaty is signed by 1 60 nations, including the U.S.

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^T President Boris Yeltsin wins reelection in July, despite persistent health problems. After successful heart surgery in November he returns to work.

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A pipe bomb explodes in Centennial Olympic Park after the first day of competition at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Flags fly at half-mast to mourn the 1 person killed and more than 100 injured.

_ Pope John Paul II undergoes surgery for an inflamed appendix in October. His chief surgeon, Dr. Francesco Crucitti, announces that the 78-year-old leader of the Roman Catholic Church is free from "previously undiscovered serious ailments."

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On July 17, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 explodes 13,700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 230 passengers and crew members. The Boeing 747-1 00 was en route to Paris from New York. The cause of the explosion remains a mystery.

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T^~ terrorists are blamed for a truck bomb that kills 19 U.S. service people on June 25 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Mourners grieve at a memorial service held in Khobar. Saudi Arabia.

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C-L More than 300 Tutsi refugees I in the African country of Burundi are slain by Hutus, a rival ethnic group. The covered bodies, mostly women and children, illustrate the ferocity of the conflict.

A lone

gunman kills 1 6 kindergartners, their teacher, and then himself, at a Dunblane, Scotland school in March 1 996. A month after the tragedy, officials tear down the school gymnasium in which the shootings occurred.

f-^ Israeli right-wing leader \ Benjamin Netanyahu wins the May 1 996 election for Prime Minister, defeating Prime Minister Shimon Peres, whom many Israelis think is making too many concessions to Israel's Arab neighbors.

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The U.S. Army issues strict new policies for drill instructors and female trainees, as hundreds of complaints of sexual harassment are revealed in November. Drill instructors are now required to leave their doors open if a female is inside, and women must travel in pairs.

Ji Former U.N. ambassador ^^^ Madeleine Albright is nominated for Secretary of State by President Clinton on December 5. Confirmed in office in January 1 997, Albright is the first woman to head the State Department.

After thousands of veterans complain of illnesses since the 1 991 Persian Gulf War, the Pentagon warns they may have been exposed to chemical weapons. The Pentagon reveals that up to two tons of sarin nerve gas may have been released.

Six-year-old beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey is found murdered in the basement of hep parents' Colorado home the day after Christmas. Her death raises a nationwide awareness of controversial youth beauty pageants.

Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) is fined $300,000 in a bi-partisan vote after the House Ethics Committee's year-long investigation into alleged financial improprieties.

^ Seven-year-old pilot Jessica ^^^ Dubroff is killed when her Cessna airplane crashes shortly after take-off in bad weather from the Cheyenne, Wyoming airport. Her flying instructor and her father, the plane's two passengers, are also killed in the April 1 996 crash.

^m Theodore Kaczynski, alleged to be the "Unabomber," who killed 3 people and wounded more than 2D others with mail bombs since 1978, is arrested in Montana in April 1996. Information provided by Kaczynski's brother leads to the arrest.

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"^T" gorilla at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo, becomes a hero when she rescues a 3-year-old boy knocked unconscious after fallin 1 8 feet into the ape enclosure. The boy suffers brain contusior but soon recovers.

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serious problem in 396, as hundreds urches are bum- ma Residents of jrtland, Oregon survey the damage nside a church after a

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longest armed stand-offs in U.S. history occurs outside Jordan, Montana between the FBI and members of an anti- government group calling itself the Freemen. The 81 -day siege ends peacefully in June.

On August 1 1 , a boater rescues 1 0-year-old Taylor Touchstone from the snake- and alligator- infested waters of a Florida swamp 1 4 miles away from where he disappeared August 7. Although exhausted and badly scratched, the autistic boy recovers fully.

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Jefferson Clinton defeats Republican Bob Dole and Independent H. Ross Perot to become the 42nd president of the U.S. and the last president of the 20th century. Clinton is the first Democrat since Franklin Roosevelt to be reelected to a second term.

r-^ A civil jury finds former football ^' star O.J. Simpson liable for the June 12.1 994 wrongful deaths of his ex-wife. Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. In a unanimous verdict, the jury awards SB. 5 million in compensatory damages to Goldman's parents. The Brown and Goldman families are each awarded $12.5 million in punitive damages.

^| Nationwide, "^" forest fires blacken more than twice the acreage lost to fires in an average year. California, Montana and Oregon are particularly hard hit

^L Topsail Beach, a town on an ^T"' island off the coast of North Carolina, is one of many Eastern locations hit hard by Hurricane Bertha in July. Six powerful hurricanes, all with winds over 110 miles per hour, made 996 a near-record year doing $3.5 billion in damage in the U.S.

All 110 people aboard a ValuJet DC-9 are killed in May 1996 when a fire breaks out in the cargo hold. The plane, en route from Miami to Atlanta, crashes and disappears almost completely into the Florida Everglades, making it difficult for workers to retrieve wreckage.

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curity guara racnara ueweii ; investigated as a suspect in the July Olympic Park bombing. After three months of media frenzy, during which Jewell is a virtual prisoner in his home, the U.S. Justice Department admits there i evidence against him.

,ix-year-old first- grader Johnathan Prevette is suspended from his Lexington, North ■'

Carolina elementary school for violating the city schools' sexual conduct guidelines — he kissed a fern classmate. Prevette is quid reinstated after a nationwic controversy over the suspension

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Trauma Seal, a new medical adhesive that is applied like a lip-balm stick, is in clinical trials at 1 0 hospitals and health care institutions nationwide. The biodegradable adhesive could eliminate stitches and return visits.

New York Police Department canines begin wearing three- pound, infrared cameras, scouting out potentially dangerous areas before police officers enter the scene. Handlers are developing bullet-proof vests for the dogs to wear.

A new category of animal is discovered in the form of bacteria that live on the lips of lobsters. Symbion pandora, which lives on food scraps from lobster lips, is called "the zoological highlight of the decade."

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*w"^ astronaut Shannon Lucid [right] spends 1 88 days in space, breaking American space endurance records after joining the crew ol the Russian space station Mir.

s~M Videogame giant Nintendo ^T"^ releases its long-awaited Nintendo 64, a new hardware system that draws players into the game and moves three times faster than any existing system.

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i Titanic, the legendary "unsinkable" ocean liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, from its North Atlantic grave more than two miles deep, ends in failure in August due to rough seas.

I The Mars ^^ Surveyor Trolley named Sojourner, is carried on-board

Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft launched in December. Sojourner, a free-roving probe the size of a child's wagon, will photograph the Martiar surface and determine the composition of rocks on Mars.

^L In August, scientists discover evidence of bacteria-like life on a meteorite found in 1 984 and believed to be part of the crust of Mars 4.5 billion years ago. It is the first possible proof that life is not unique to Earth,

Ufc Satellite dishes become one of the year's hottest-selling electronic consumer products. Owners find the savings of not paying for cable services cover the cost within a few months.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium opens a new wing in March 1996. The million-gallon indoor ocean showcases the marine life of the outer reaches of Monterey Bay. 5 to 60 miles offshore.

,X The Hubble Space Telescope ^T"^ captures new images of quasars, the universe's most powerful and baffling phenomena. Previously thought only to exist in colliding galaxies, new pictures indicate quasars can also exist in undisturbed galaxies — causing astronomers to revisit their theories.

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rld's largest flower, the Arum, also known as the "corpse flower," blooms in London's Kew Gardens for the first time since 1 963. The flower is nicknamed for 3ng stench when in bloom.

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uthful. A testosterone- releasing skin patch called Androderm is prescribed by many doctors to supplement the natural hormone.

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,^_^ Paleoanthropologist ~*V Mary Leakey, shown with husband Louis Leakey in a 1959 photograph, dies in December. Discoveries by the Leakeys throughout their careers are some of the most important i paleoanthropological history Her greatest discovery was a trail of 3.7-million-year- old footprints, which proved that hominids walked upright far earlier than previously believed.

^L The Smfchsonian Institution 'T celebrates the 1 50th anniversary of its founding with a nationwide tour of prize exhibits, including this stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln.

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Former IMFL commissioner Pete Rozelle dies on December 6. Rozelle is credited with transforming professional football into America's top spectator sport, and with inventing the Super Bowl.

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host David Letterman (right], who had been hinting at retirement, re-signs his contract with CBS, keeping him at "The Late Show" through 2002.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner, suffers a heart attack in late December. It is the 86-year-old Roman Catholic nun's fourth serious illness in 1996.

Basketball megastar Michael Jordan launches his own cologne: Michael Jordan Cologne. Demand for the fragrance is so high that manufacturer Bijan Fragrances limits sales to 1 2 bottles per customer.

The ever-present Cindy Crawford releases a book on applying make-up. Basic Face enjoys a long run on the best-seller lists.

The National Women's Hall of Fame opens in Seneca Falls, New York, inducting 11 women, including author Louisa May Alcott, and Oveta Culp Hobby, the nation's first female colonel.

Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin dies of pancreatic cancer in November. Bernardin was known for being a reconciler in churches torn between tradition and modern culture, as well as for speaking out against physician- assisted suicide.

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Michael Jackson is seen escorting a woman later identified as Debbie Rowe, an employee of Jackson's plastic surgeon. In November, Jackson announces that he and Rowe are married and that she is carrying his child.

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gives birth to Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, a 6-pound, 9-ounce girl, on October 14. Madonna's big year continues when she wins a Golden Globe for her role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's on-screen rendition of the musical Evita.

In October, TV talk-show host Jenny Jones testifies during the Michigan murder trial of Jonathan Schmitz. Schmitz was accused of killing Scott Amedure, who revealed romantic feelings for Schmitz during a March 1995 taping of a "Jenny Jones Show."

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i appears with host Rosie O'Donnell on ABC's "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." The talk show, which premieres in 1996, gains quick popularity and respect.

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secret ceremony on an island off the coast of Georgia, John F. Kennedy Jr, marries Carolyn Bessette, a Calvin Klein publicist, in September. Kennedy, who dated Bessette for two years, had long been considered one of the world's most eligible bachelors.

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More than 4,000 items owned by former First Lady Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis and President John F. Kennedy are auctioned off in April 1996, including a necklace of simulated pearls shown in this 1 962 photograph. The fake pearls, valued at $500 to $700, sell for $21 1 ,500, bringing the auction total to $34,5 million.

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Tara D Holland, crowned Miss America at the 1996 pageant on September 14.

nsbury in her final season as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on CBS's "Murder, She Wrote." The hugely successful show ran for 1 2 seasons.

Basketball pi Kobe Bryant joins the Los Angeles Lakers straight out of high school, signing a multi- million dollar contract during the team's 1996-1997 season.

gjk New York Yankees fan Jeffrey Maier interferes with a fly ball during game one of the American League Championship Series on October 9. The hit is ruled a home run, tying the game 4 to 4 in the eighth inning and making Maier New York's hero for a day.

^-^ Veteran comedian George Burns dies in March 1996, just weeks after reaching the age of 100. The legendary Burns won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Grammy Award in an illustrious career dating back to vaudeville.

As a stand against the invasion of his privacy, George Clooney, star of NBC's "EIV boycotts Paramount's "Entertainment Tonight" after its sister show "Hard Copy" runs unauthorized footage of the actor's private life.

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Tom Cruise stars in Jerry Maguire, a romantic comedy about a sports agent who decides to change his shallow ways, and spends the rest of the movie trying to regain his success. It is a breakthrough role for Cruise, who is normally depicted as a cocky winner.

To honor the 20th anniversary of its release, producer George Lucas issues a "remade" Star Wars, with new scenes, computerized special effects and souped-up animation. Lucas' grand plan calls for a nine-film cycle, including prequels.

English actor/director Kenneth Branagh plays Hamlet in his star- studded remake of Shakespeare's classic. Despite running four hours, the movie is a critical and box-office success.

NBC's Thursday night drama "ER" features television's first HIV- positive prominent character. Jeanie Boulet, a physician's assistant played by Gloria Reuben, is relatively open about her condition and helps confront the stigma of AIDS.

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r~^ Scott Adams' Dilbert, the

comic strip about office politics, captures the nation's imagination. In book form, The Dilbert Principle becomes a national best-seller.

pjfc Patrick Stewart [left] and Brent Spiner [right] star in Star Trek: First Contact a movie featuring characters from the TV show "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

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^± Actors Winona Ryder and ^X"^ Daniel Day-Lewis star in The Crucible, which opens in December. The screen adaption of Arthur Miller's famous play about the Salem witch trials is written by Arthur Miller himself.

-^ Academy Aware ^F winning actor Tom Hanks' first effort at directing receives critical praise when That Thing You Do!, a movie about the meteoric rise and fall ol a 1 960s rock band, opens in October.

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the show at the peak of her character's popularity. In her final episode, when Dr. Mark Greene, played by Anthony Edwards, declares his love for Susan, the show garners its highest ratings ever.

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moves to television in NBC's "Suddenly Susan," a sit-com premiering in September Shields plays a columnist opposite magazine editor Judd Nelson (far right).

Author Michael Crichton publishes The Lost World, a sequel to Jurassic Park, the colossal novel and movie. The new book promises to generate just as much hype, with a movie already in the works.

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Actors Brad Pitt (left) and Jason Patric star in Sleepers, a film about four men and their extraordinary scheme to revenge the abuse they experienced as boys. The controversial movie also stars Dustin Hoffman. Robert De Niro and Kevin Bacon.

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John Lithgow (front right] earns both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in NBC's "3rd Rock From the Sun," a sit-com about a family of aliens living in' contemporary America.

America's favorite sit-com father. Bill Cosby, enjoys the success of his new CBS show, "Cosby." In January 1997, however, tragedy strikes as Cosby's son Ennis is killed in Los Angeles in an apparent random robbery.

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Hunt flee a tornado of awesome proportions in Twister, another summer blockbuster, which tells the story of storm chasers highly devoted to studying the inner workings of tornadoes.

ENTERTAINMEN

MUSIC

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Folk and blues artist Tracy Chapman returns to the scene in 1996 with the single "Give Me One Reason." Chapman receives five Grammy nominations in January 1997.

The artist formerly known as Prince releases Emancipation, a three- hour, three-CD album, in honor of his release from his Warner Bros, recording contract.

Guitarist Slash of Guns l\i' Roses forms his own band. His new group, Slash's Blues Ball, is a six-man blues band grounded in the blues- based hard rock of the 1970s.

Rocker Sheryl Crow joins the ranks of musicians who have had their albums banned from Wal-Mart. The retail giant objects to a lyric alleging that kids kill each other with guns they obtained from the store.

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superstars Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher cancel the remainder of a U.S. concert tour in September amid rumors that their band, Oasis, is breaking up. Denying the reports, the brothers announce they will release a new album in the summer of 1 997.

^-± The Beatles' Anthology 3. the third and final album from the reunited remaining members of the band, is released in November. Following the example of their two previous anthologies, Anthology 3 sells in record numbers.

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tracks recorded between 1 989 a the 1 994 suicide of singer Kurt Cobain (right).

,^ Bush, a British rock group with ^F^ an American "grunge" sound, tours the U.S. to promote their album Sixteen Stone. They release another chart-topping album, Razorblade Suitcase, in the winter.

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Simmons strikes a familiar pose as the band kicks off a reunion tour with a June 28 concert in Detroit. The tour marks the first time the original members of the band perform together since 1 979.

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Dion tops the charts in 1 996 with the album Falling Into You, which sells more than 1 6 million copies worldwide.

_ After 1 0 years of separation, members of the band Van Halen are reunited with their former lead singer, David Lee Roth [right], at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. Roth later claims he thought he was rejoining the band, who chose a different lead singer.

r^ Heavy metal band Metallica ^T is the headlining act for the summer concert Lollapalooza, traditionally an alternative-rock show. Metallica remains high- profile, winning an MTV award for the year's Best Hard Rock Video in September.

^-X Alanis Monssette's Jagged Little Pill reigns the charts. becoming the all-time top-selling album by a female artist. Morissette also dominates the 1 996 Grammys by winning four awards, including Best Album.

dubbed the "godfather of 'gangsta' rap," begins distancing himself from hard-core rap. "Been There, Done That," his break-away anthem, premieres on MTV in September.

.., New Adventures in Hi-Fi, the group's first recording j since 1 994's Monster, is released by Warner Bros, in September.

The Wallflowers, with Jakob Dylan, son of legendary folk artist Bob Dylan, release Bringing Oc... the Horse, which features hit singles "One Headlight" and "6t Avenue Heartache."

Fourteen-year-old singing sensation LeAnn Rimes is nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award after the breakthrough success of her single "Blue." The popular new star is often compared to country music legend Patsy Cline.

<^m The music world is stunned in i September by the death of

rapper Tupac Shakun killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Speculations as to the killer's motive abound, but the year ends with no answers and no arrests.

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SPORTS

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Tennis pro Pete Sampras wins the eighth grand- slam title of his career at the U.S. Open in September. Steffi Graf wins the U.S. Open Women's title, beating Monica Seles.

Jm The New York ^T*' Yankees win the World Series, beating the Atlanta Braves in a four-game sweep, after losing the first two games. It is the first series title for the Yankees since 1978.

(^L Team USA wins the World Cup of Hockey, beating Canada 5-2 in the final. Eight teams from Canada, Europe and the U.S. participate in the World Cup, which replaced the Canada Cup.

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Pro boxer Mike Tyson loses his Heavyweight Champion of the World title to Evander Holyfield in a November match. Holyfield, a former two-time world champion, reclaims his title in the surprise win.

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Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman furthers his controversial reputation by kicking a photographer in the groin during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in January 1997. Rodman is suspended for up to 1 1 games without pay, costing him more than $1 million, in addition to a $25,000 fine to the NBA, as well as a reported $200,000 settlement with the photographer.

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar is suspended for five games, deferred to the 1997 season, when he spits on an umpire during a heated argument over a questionable call in the National League play-offs. Controversy ensues over the leniency of the punishment.

^-k Twenty-year-old golfing phenom Eldrick "Tiger" Woods turns pro in August, making the transition from exceptional amateur golfer to well-endorsed professional, including a deal with Nike worth an estimated $40 million.

Paul Motor of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 21st player in major league history to reach 3,000 career hits. The milestone is reached in September, when Motor triples against Kansas City Royals rookie pitcher Jose Rosado.

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-^ Race car driver Terry Labonte wins NASCAR's Winston Cup championship with a total of 4,657 points after finishing fifth in the final race, the Napa 500, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Led by quarterback Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI at the Louisiana Superdome. It is the Packers' first Super Bowl since 1 96S.

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^-U. The U.S. women's gymnastics team takes the gold at the Summer Olympics. Kerri Strug, second from right, is the heroine of the competition, landing her final vault despite a dislocated left ankle.

j± U.S. swimmer ^T^Amy Van Dyken wins the women's 1 0O-meter butterfly event at the Olympic Games with a time of 59.13 seconds. Van Dyken wins a total of four golds.

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jL April 1 996 marks the ^T~^ 100th running of the Boston Marathon. More than 38.0OO contenders participate.

■^ Olympic swimmer Tom Dolan captures another pld for the U.S. as he wins he 400-meter individual medley 3n July 21. Dolan wins with a ime of 4:14.90.

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Michael Johnson wins the 200-meter final in a world-record time of 19.32 seconds. Johnson's triumph comes three days after he wins the 40&fneter race, I

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<at Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal jumps from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers in July. The deal is the richest in NBA history, paying O'Neal $120 million over 7 years.

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LIFESTY

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Helping consumers maintain privacy, marketers promote home AIDS tests. Consumers draw their own blood and then send it away to be tested confidentially.

Advancing technology means more options on telephones, including Caller ID, which becomes more common than ever in 1996. The display unit allows people to see the name and number of their caller before even answering the phone.

Authors Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider release The Rules, a controversial manual teaching women strategies for getting a man to propose marriage. While the book draws criticism from both sexes, it is a best-seller.

The U.S. Postal Service issues stamps commemorating Hanukkah, the first non- Christian religious holiday ever featured on a stamp.

Casual Fridays become more and more widespread in American work culture. Businesses allow employees who normally dress in professional clothing at work to wear more comfortable, casual clothing on Fridays.

A "Sesame Street" stuffed toy causes panic among holiday shoppers. Tickle Me Elmo sells out in stores nationwide, and has shoppers fighting aver scarce inventory and paying hundreds of times the toy's value.

(^ The My Twinn Doll Company

offers individually crafted dolls that replicate, from a photo, the eye color, hair and facial features of a living girl. Each doll comes with two matching outfits, one for the doll and one for the owner.

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707 Dalmatians inspires an avalanche of promotional merchandise, filling stores with spotted toys, backpacks, games and other odds and ends.

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