Class rings come onto the scene. Still have yours? Still fit? 🙂

Anyone recognize his or her hand in the March 1963 Chronicle photo? Remember, there’s an idiom “I know it like the back of my hand.” You might also remember posing for it, of course. Girls’ hands are on the left and boys’ hands on the right (no mixing!). From the top, left: Diane Tranghese, Donna Roy, Holly Donohue. From the top, right: John Dubiel, Gary Moran, Bob McCann.

Lead story, page one, was about the upcoming Science Seminar. Classmate Paul Donahue was listed as leading the seminar in quantum mechanics.

Page three offered this photo of Jim Montanari looking at an exhibit of prize-winning math projects, which included one of his. (Jim’s holding a report entitled “Computing Devices.”)  Among others in the exhibit were projects by classmates Fran Liro, Tim Holt, and Joe McClellan.

Reporter Charlotte Chartier penned a piece on page three about Springfield’s role in the American Revolution.

Bob Stroshine wrote on page four about the visit of a Springfield native serving in the US State Department to CHS. The diplomat talked with members of the History Club, as well as to history and government classes. Barbara Mooney also offered a profile of band director Walter Nickerson. Page four also carried a feature and photo (left) on the work of Susan Benoit decorating the bulletin board in Fr. Nadeau’s religion classroom, which was also her homeroom.

Page five covered the story that haunted the lives of Panther sports fans for two consecutive seasons. Reaching the Western Massachusetts basketball championship finals, the Panthers lost a very close game to St. John’s of Shrewsbury. (Senior year, CHS again lost in the finals, to St. Mary’s of Worcester.) An accompanying item about JV basketball listed Roger Kasmer and Larry Maziarz as members.

Reporting on all-star honors, page five mentioned that Gene Ryzewicz had been named winner of the Lahovich Award as outstanding high school athlete in Greater Springfield. Gene was the first Panther to receive the award since 1954. Tom Nolan and Tim Wright earned honorable mention among hockey all-stars.

James Gastone is mentioned as the only junior on the bowling team, while Jeanne Twohig was a member of our class’s girls basketball team that lost 16-6 to the senior girls. (It was those odd rules back then.)

The track preview mentioned several classmates: John Collins, Paul Rieker, Bill Fleming, Bob Cardone, Dave Wall, Tim McManus.

“Club Notes” on page six reported Kevin O’Malley received a silver cup for debating and appeared on the “Chalice of Salvation” television program along with other top debaters. Jim Montanari designed the cover of the 1963 Pantherpix (as he did for our year). Thaddeus Boryczka hiked from Worcester to Springfield with other members of the Springfield Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.

Four hundred Cathedralites participated in the National Prize Math Exam, according to the item on page six. Classmate Richard Bonneau finished third and James Gagne was the top scorer among those with five semesters of math. Other top scorers from our class were Wayne Malone, Eugene Ryzewicz, and Paul Donahue.

The March 29, 1963, Cathedral Chronicle