First Holy Communion - Class of 1961

First Holy Communion photos are always so beautiful.  This one from 1954, certainly is.  Students in the photo went on to be the Class of 1961.

Another great photo from Linda Del Monico Wallin, Class of 1961.  Thank you so much.

Class of 1961 Graduation Photo

This wonderful 1961 Graduation photo was provided by Linda Del Monico Wallin, Class of 1961.

This might have been the first year the school photo had all of the students in their graduation gowns.

Linda, thank you so much for sharing this photo.

Fourth Grade, 1957 - Class of 1961

The fourth of a series of photos provided by Linda Del Monico Wallin (Class of 1961).  Here we have 50 students in the class. Did anyone ever think we were in overcrowded classrooms?   Isn't it amazing!

Grade 4, Room 7, March 1957

Does anyone have 5th through 8th grade photos from the Class of 1961?

Thank you for the great photos and memories, Linda. 

Third Grade, 1965 - Class of 1961

Who is the teacher in this photo?  In the prior year, I believe the teacher in this third grade classroom was Mrs. Lane.

Grade 3, Room 5, April 1956

The photographer certainly was able to get all the students to smile.   Looks like a very happy classroom.

Linda Del Monico Wallin (Class of 1961) thank you for this photo.

Second Grade, 1955 - Class of 1961

Here are second graders, who in six short years, will be graduates of the Class of 1961.  Does anyone know who the teacher was this year?  You might notice there are 48 students in this classroom photo -- my bet is that a few students might even have been sick that day.  The Sisters of Mercy didn't know about overcrowded classrooms!

Second Grade, Room 2, 1955

Notice the thoughtful teacher wrote the exact date of the photo on the back blackboard: February 4, 1955.

Thank you Linda Del Monico Wallin (Class of 1961) for this wonderful photo.

First Grade, 1954 - Class of 1961

Class of 1961 Alums, you are going to be treated to a series of four wonderful classroom photos over the next couple of days thanks to Linda Del Monico Wallin.

First Grade, Room 4, 1954

I think many of us will recognize this classroom which "belonged" to Sr. Immaculata, pictured in the rear of the photo.

Thank you Linda Del Monico Wallin (Class of 1961) SO MUCH!

First Honors/Perfect Attendance 1960

Each year, at graduation time, students from all eight grades with "first honors" and "perfect attendance" would be listed in STA's Church bulletin.  On Trinity Sunday, June 19, 1960 this was page 2 news!!!

Do you remember these STA students?  Perhaps when you see them at the next reunion, you can give them a belated "Congratulations!"

St. Thomas Aquinas Point of View; June 19, 1960; page 2

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Image Courtesy: Elaine McIntyre Beaudoin, Class of 1960

First Holy Communion, Class of 1961

At the March 13, 2011 reunion at St. Martin de Porres/St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Marion Stocker, Class of 1961, brought her First Holy Communion photo.  Dan Carr photographed it.

Although it was in "delicate" shape, the rephotographing of it, has preserved most of the individuals' faces.  Thanks Dan for the preservation!  Bill Stocker thinks the damage was done by their parakeet chewing on the corners!!!  I think that is a much better line than "my dog ate it." 

I do see at least one 1960 classmate standing to the left of Msgr. Long --- it is altar boy Thomas O'Connor.  Do you see others?

Note, this photograph is dated 1954 as is the Class of 1960's first holy communion picture.   How can that be??

Joan Nallen Blasi knows why.  She shared with us that her mother had written on the back of their photo that the First Holy Communion Day for the class of 1961 was on Thanksgiving Day, 1954.   Both Joan and her brother made their First Holy Communion together.  Joan is pictured on the left side, second row from the top, third in from the left.  Thanks Joan for clearing up the mystery

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