What's New
7/23//2016
The Class Web
Site is back on line! The PC that hosted the site crashed after 12 years
of use. Thanks for your patience!
4/24/2016
Vivian
Abolins - Added 3 photos and a biography.
3/27/2015
John
Miligi - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. John passed away from cancer in July 2010.
3/20/2015
We're up and
running to our 40th Reunion! Please check out the specifics at: http://www.westislip76.org/40thReunion.htm
and find out how to sign up and help make our 40th Reunion an awesome event!
8/13/2014
Steven
Stark - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Steven passed away on 8/2/2013.
2/4/2014
Lorraine
Kinnish - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Lorraine passed away on 2/3/2014.
6/23/2013
Greg
Cunningham, Gina Maione, and Vic
Latronica (Jun 2013).
5/28/2013
Rodney
Deveaux - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Rodney passed away on 1/12/2013.
9/17/2012
Updated Vic
Caroleo's page with a new picture!
6/30/2012
Updated Mike
Sierchio's page with pics and an updated bio! Welcome Mike!
11/5/2011
Roni
Bethel - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Roni passed away on 10/5/2011.
9/18/2011
Andy
Garritano - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Andy passed away on 9/18/2011.
1/6/11
Updated Vic
Caroleo's photo and biography.
Got a nice note from James Gerlett
who sent an updated bio and photo! Thanks guys!!!
12/16/10
Fred
Migliore with singer/songwriter Judy Collins.
12/7/10
A review of the
"new" LaGrange Inn -
published in the 11/11/10 Babylon Beacon. This reprint showcases some
local news and does not constitute an endorsement of the establishment.
12/2/10
Updated the WIHS
Today page with images taken from the Internet in 2009.
11/20/10
Bill Drake and Warren Bachman at the Garden State (NJ) Harmonica Club
Festival. Thanks for submitting the picture guys!
9/28/10
Updated the following pages with new photos: Veronica
Bethel (1), Gerard Wenzel
(3), Warren Bachman (2), Eileen
Gallagher (1).
5/5/10
Updated Rita Allocco's page with a new photo.
4/11/10
Updated Madalane Gorgone's
page with a new photo.
4/7/10
Updated Doreen Venezio's page
with two new photos.
4/6/10
Updated Frank Portantino's
page with a new bio.
3/25/10
Updated Frank Portantino's
page with a new photo.
3/23/10
Updated Veronica Anderson's
page with a new photo.
3/22/10
Kathryn McCool - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Kathy passed away on 3/11/2010.
3/21/10
Updated Gary
Epstein's page with a new photo.
3/2/10
Updated Patricia
Foote's page with two new photos.
2/18/10
Updated Brian
Heimbuecher's page with a new photo.
1/22/10
Michael
Finnegan - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page. Michael passed away on Christmas Eve in 2009.
10/28/09
Steve
LaNoce submitted 2 graduation pics, 3 recent images, and took the time to
scan and send our Graduation Commencement Program. Check out your name in
the program on the Flashback Link. Thanks
Steve...for all your hard work!
10/27/09
Updated Lori
Maloney's page with a new photo and Willy
Finnegan's page with two photos and an updated bio.
10/21/09
Personal page for
Patricia McKeon was updated
today with a recent photo and bio.
10/10/09
Personal pages for
Jo Ryan , Catherine
Kats and Steven Stark were updated with new photos today!
9/30/09
Personal page for
Tom Gardner was updated with
one new photo today.
9/29/09
Personal page for
Maureen O'Neil was updated with
two new photos today.
9/23/09
Personal pages for
Arlene Benza and Patty
Foote were updated today.
9/22/09
Classmate Rick
Lazio announced his candidacy for Governor of New York today.
9/21/09
Personal page for
Susan Critz was updated today with a
photo from 2009. Also, an image of our Senior Class Prom Announcement was
added to the Flashback Link today.
Enjoy!
9/20/09
Our classmate, Joseph
Rivelli, Jr., a firefighter who perished in the World Trade Center on 9/11
was added to the "In Memory"
page. His personal page was updated with two images and a short bio.
9/14/09
Personal pages for
Michael Esposito, Elliott
Bidnick, Joleen Koehly and Gail
Johntry
were updated today.
9/14/09
Personal pages for
Joe Milligan, Guy
Serrago and Laura Smedile
were updated today.
9/13/09
Personal pages
for Donna Iacopelli and George
Romaka were updated with recent images over the weekend.
9/10/09
Updated Maureen
O'Neil and Kevin Savold's pages with
images harvested from the Internet.
9/9/09
The updated
Website and Message Board are getting a lot of "hits" and a number of
classmates who never saw the original site are creating a Login and
Password. That's a great start, but please take the time to start a topic
so others will feel comfortable replying! I received a number of
photos/bios as well as added a few more from snooping around on Facebook.
New images/bios posted today include: Ken
Ostraco, Sean Magee, and John
Kwaak. Updated images include: Julie
Truppner, Paul Sienkewich,
Cheryl Mracek, Maryann
Seiderer, Maureen Garraway,
Rocky Taggio, Lori
Maloney, Chris Moshinskie,
Tom O'Rourke, Carol
Garfinkel and Peter Hawkins.
9/8/09
Frank Portantino
reported that Debbie O'Laughlin passed away three weeks ago from Cancer. Her
class image has been moved to the In Memory Link of departed classmates.
The Fallen Classmates Forum on the Class message board is available to share
memories of Debbie. To help celebrate her life, please forward any
information or images to add to her personal profile page.
9/7/09 (Labor Day)
After a 3-year
hiatus, the Class Website was re-opened. The site was moved from its old
location at liberty2020.com to a new location at http://www.westislip76.org.
The new site will help classmates find the site and give us a better search
engine presence. New features include: personal web pages
for each class member; posting of reunion images to personal web pages; image
and profile updates for many classmates; updated "Tribute" page; a
full-featured Message Board with the ability to be instantly notified whenever
someone posts a new message (or responds to a message you posted) and a link to
the Twitter site where you can sign up to receive free "tweets"
(updates) to keep our class better connected.
9/28/08
Class Roster
pages were modified to load faster. Each WIHS '76 alumni now has their own
page for pictures and biography.
7/17/06
The Reunion Recap
link was added. This page provides a Looking Back, Looking Forward point
of view by your friendly Webmaster.
7/16/06
The Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ's) page was updated (Questions 1, 5, 10, 11).
7/15/06
The final batch
of pictures (Photos 10 Link) has been posted. Tom Gardner submitted a sharper
version of the WI Athletic Letter and a great photo of our graduation cap and
tassel. These images have been incorporated into the Home Page.
Diane Reichel - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page.
Burger King
Survey Question (Final Results after 10-day survey):
SURVEY QUESTION:
Did you redeem the Burger King coupon that was inserted in our Graduation
Yearbook?
Yes, French fries are my weakness, that coupon never had a chance. # of responses = 2 (8%)
No, the coupon is still in my yearbook. # of responses = 23 (92%)
7/14/06
Images from Brian Rodden/Ed
Finnegan were posted under the Photos 8 link. Sue McCall scanned in the
Reunions of America Class photo and this is posted under the Photos 9
link. Elly Barry sent a few more pictures and these were added to the
bottom of the Photos 3 link. Tom Gardner submitted the WI Athletic Letter
which has been added to the Home Page. Until Vic Latronica sends his
pictures, I only have one more batch to post (on Saturday). Again, please
send your images. We'll get them posted and give you photo credit!
If you took print film pictures, you can mail them! I'll scan them, post
them and mail them back to you!
Look for the Reunion Recap sometime this weekend. To everyone who is using
the Message Board....THANK YOU! It our place in cyberspace to keep in
touch! I'm already getting e-mails from members of other WIHS classes who
are envious of what WIHS '76 has built here. Let's keep the momentum up!
7/13/06
Three new batches of
photos were added this morning (Photos 5, Photos 6 and Photos 7 links) courtesy
of Mary Casillo, Thom Cammarota and Tom Gardner. I have a few more smaller
batches to post and am looking forward to getting the images taken by Vic
Latronica. If you took any pictures at Capt Bill's, the Reunion or during
any personal reunion events (like the all-guy get together at Jimmy Schultheis'),
please send them in.
Steve Dunn - Added bio.
7/12/06
Dolores
Fuentes - Our departed classmate's picture has been moved to the In Memory
page.
Daniel Paxson - Our departed classmate's
picture has been moved to the In Memory page.
Received and posted two more batches of photos (Photos 3 and Photos 4 Links)
from Elly Barry and Jimmy Schultheis. My thanks to you both!
Yesterday, I received more than 50 e-mails with requests (images, profile updates, corrections, In Memory tributes, and more photos to be posted). Hang in there classmates, I'm getting to them as fast as I can!
7/11/06
The first (of many)
batches of Reunion Images are now posted! Please be patient as this
process takes time (scaling, cropping, identifying classmates). The images
posted on this site have been re-sized. If you would like the original
image (some are over 2MB), please e-mail me and I'll hook you up!
All of the
images should be posted NLT Sunday, 7/16/06. If you took pictures at the
reunion, PLEASE e-mail them today. So far, I've received images from Tom
Gardner, Sue McCall, Mary Casillo and Thom Cammarota. Thanks to each of
you for continuing to make our class web site better!
7/4/06
A new link titled
WIHS Today has been added to the site. These images were
provided by Nancy M. Lenz, WIHS Public and Media Relations. I don't know
the date these images were taken.
7/3/06
For your
enjoyment, a new link titled 1975/1976 has been added to the
site. This page depicts events that occurred during our Senior Class
year. Enjoy!!!
7/2/06
Tina
Gattuso - Added pic/bio.
7/1/06
It is with sadness that I announce the passing of our classmate and friend, Sean Barraga on 26 Jun 06.
6/28/06
Reunions of
America announced they will continue ticket sales by credit card through
Wednesday, 5 July. They will also sell tickets at the door (CASH
ONLY) for $112 per person (original ticket price + $10 surcharge). Please
let anyone who wanted to attend (but thought they missed the deadline) know
about this change!
6/25/06
Two additional
events have been added to the list of Reunion activities! A social will be
held at Capt Bill's restaurant starting at 8pm on Friday, 7 July. On
Sunday, a "bring your own" picnic will be held at Robert Moses State
Park (Field #5) starting at 12 Noon. Additional information is
posted on the Reunion Link.
6/24/06
Bill
Drake - Added pic/bio.
Mike Luttmann - Added bio.
Sue McCall - Added bio.
Mary Casillo - Added pic/bio.
Joe
Caligiuri - Added
pics/bio.
Vic
Latronica - Added bio.
6/18/06
Warren
Bachman - Submitted the program for the 1976 Folk Show. These images
are posted on the Flashback Link. Thanks Warren! This program truly
is a blast from the past!
Bob
McGarity - Added pic/bio.
Dwayne Diesu - Added bio.
Mike Garone - Added bio.
Joe Kolb - Added pic/bio.
6/14/06
Tom Gardner
- Submitted the Oct 1975 and Feb 1975 editions of The Rudder. These
two issues are in Adobe PDF format and are posted on the FLASHBACK Link.
Check these issues to see if you responded to the Student Forum questions, "What
do you think about co-ed gym classes?", "Is school a right?",
"How well are WIHS students taught?" and "Is reading
important?" Again, thanks Tom for being a pack rat and
saving these issues!
Joe Diamante - In another tribute to remember our departed classmate, Tom Gardner provided this article from the Jun 1973 issue of The Rotunda.
Steve Lampasona - Added pic (circa June 1973, submitted by Tom Gardner)
6/12/06
Gina
Maione - Added pic/bio.
Tom Brown - Updated bio.
Jimmy
Schultheis - Added pic/bio.
Angela
Cusimano - Submitted a scanned image of her WIHS pennant she bought back in
1976 from the school store. This image is located on the FLASHBACK link
with the other images she submitted (see 6/10 post).
6/10/06
Angela
Cusimano - Submitted 7 great images that are now posted on the FLASHBACK
page. These include images of the Fore N' Aft record, Marching Moderns
performing during the 1976 Memorial Day Parade, Bi-Centennial Murals in the High
School, and the Commencement Ticket for the Class of 1976. Thanks
Angela. These images bring back great memories!
6/9/06
Steve Lampasona - Added pic.
Terry Maresca - Added pic.
6/8/06
Gary
Spinello - Added bio.
Steve Longobardi, former
member of the Class of 1976 (family moved to Lindenhurst in 1973), left a nice
post on the message board. His e-mail address is slongobardi@earthlink.net.
6/6/06
Gerard
Manecke - Added pic/bio.
6/4/06
Posted the Nov 1975, Mar 1976,
and Apr 1976 issues of The Rudder on the Flashback page.
6/3/06
I want to thank Tom Gardner for
making a pit stop in Tampa on Saturday, before heading up to Orlando on
business. I scooped Tom up at the airport and gave him a VIP tour of
MacDill Air Force Base before heading over to Kojak's BBQ (a favorite lunch spot for
local military). The FOUR hours flew by, each of
us helping the other remember things long since forgotten. Tom's a super
guy with a great family in Georgia! Can't wait to see him again in
July. If anyone else is passing through the Tampa Bay area and wants to
"catch up", please don't hesitate.
I also want to thank Tom for providing me with 3 scanned issues of The Rudder from our senior class year. These issues can be viewed by clicking the FLASHBACK link. Tom has promised to send more in the future.
6/2/06
Ted Young - Added pic/bio
Tom Brown - Added pic/bio
Thomas Diflo - Added pic/bio
Howard Seibel - Added pic/bio