Dean Lawrence Ovian Issues High-Stakes Charge to Vocational Grads at Junior High South Ceremonies
Students graduating in 1982 have a “moral commitment” to support education for future generations, Lawrence Ovian told graduates of the Henry O. Peabody School Wednesday night at the graduation ceremony hosted in the Norwood Junior High School South auditorium.
Lawrence Ovian, associate dean of graduate and continuing education at Fitchburg State College, told the vocational school graduates that as long as the country held high standards for free public education, the nation will survive. “You’re either going to support education and support those following you or we’re all going to be in trouble,” Lawrence Ovian warned. At the ceremonies, business student Kathy Shields of Dedham was presented with the prestigious “Progress Award” directly from Peabody School Director William Maher.
School Committee Chairman Joseph Pentowski said that because of their specialized education, the graduates will now enter society with extra responsibility. Joseph Pentowski noted that “the Peabody School has always had the proper attitude — extra motivation, extra imagination and proven results.” Both Louis J. Taris, school superintendent, and William Maher, director of the Peabody School, urged the students not to forget the education and skills they learned at the school. “May each of you strive daily to utilize your talents to attain your goals,” William Maher said.
The 1982 graduating class includes students completing rigorous coursework across several specialized technical departments:
- BUSINESS: Diana Ashman, Dedham; Karen Crowther, Foxboro; Nancy Aprea, Canton; Shirley Gannon, Norwood; Theresa Martin, Norwood; Kim Souza, Medfield; Debbie Prevett, Norfolk; Dorothy Clarite, Medway; Sandra Soderlund, Norwood; Jill Squillante, Norwood; Suzanne Dubois, Norwood; Kathy Shields, Dedham; Tracie Hassett, Norwood; Julie Souza, Medfield; Paula Schwartz, Hingham; Wendy Abrahamson, Sharon; Cyndy Canton, Norwood; Lucille Penza, Walpole.
- COSMETOLOGY: Dianne Fortier, Norwood; Teresa Neves, Norwood; Heather Allen, Mansfield; Marlene Weckbacher, Dedham; Charlene Germano, Norwood; Kelli Jane Sheehan, Norwood; Faith Woolf, Norwood; Debbie Carchedi, Norwood; Laurie Lyman, Walpole; Carmen Quintos, Norwood; Patty Neville, Canton; Jayne Carr, Mansfield; Cheryl Germano, Norwood; Mary Faherty, Norwood; Ann Jackson, Walpole; Nancy Cruit, Walpole; Janice O’Neil, Sharon; Lisa Naumann, Norwood; Carol Dire, Sharon; Denise Velk, Brockton; Betty Accolla, Norwood; Vivianne Desvergenes, Attleboro; Josette Burke, Walpole; Lisa Vitiello, Dedham; Bonnie Withington, Dedham; Karen Sullivan, Canton; Susan Falcone, Norwood; Josephine Triolo, Sharon; Nancy Marie Farrell, Norwood; Ellyn M. Rowlands, Norwood; Jill Allison Meehan, Mansfield; Marie T. Brown, Norwood; June Marie Hunt, Norton; Dolores Ann Somerville, Dedham; Rosemarie Theresa Daigle, Norwood; Jackie Manning, Foxboro; Annmarie Giampa, Norwood; Denise Bridges, Norwood; Wanda Howard, Plainville; Michelle A. Ward, Mansfield; Dianna L. House, Norwood; Judy Wasil, Norwood.
- CULINARY ARTS: Michael La Couture, Brockton; Nancy Leary, Franklin; Amy Morris, Dedham; Patricia Smith, Brockton; Doreen Flynn, Franklin; Patricia Swartz, Weymouth; Joan Eknaian, Franklin; Diana Holland, Norwood; Lori Yulowchuk, Weymouth; Kathy Brady, Norwood; Michael Maguire, Weymouth; Richard Conli, Mansfield; Beverly Burbank, Weymouth; Paul Champoane, Braintree; Douglas Thompson, Norwood; John Gvajean, Weymouth; Leon Hoskins, Randolph; Jeffrey L. Bragg, Abington; Denis Driscoll, Braintree; Matthew McNamara, Needham; Paul Balfour, Braintree; Steven Holbrook, Braintree; Jayne Higgins, Medway; Ellen O’Loughlin, Dedham; Michael Toohey, Rockland; Rita O. Attilio, Westwood; John W. Hinken, Easton; Kenneth Aicardi, Braintree; John Joseph Curtain III, Weymouth; Gregory Alan Hurwitz, Brockton; Sean James Grealey, Framingham; Robert John Cronin, Paul Flynn, Westwood; John Boutilier, Norwood; Rita Paradine, Walpole; Sandra Kerr, Natick.
- FASHION DESIGN: Collene Newton, Rockland; Susan Collins, Needham; Pattie Norling, Abington; Linda Roussel, Dorchester; Imelda Petit, Brockton; Rosa Cerqueira, Norwood; Katrina Mendes, Norton.
- FASHION GROUP: Kathy McKeon, Rockland; Sue Dalton, Attleboro; Tina Hurd, Franklin; Patricia Williams, East Bridgewater; Karen Mayers, Sharon; Cheryl Pratt, Rockland; Darlyne Vona, Newton.
- FASHION MERCHANDISING: Mary Chetwynd, Norwood; Nancy Garrity, Norwood; Cyndi Lawless, Walpole; Lori Knight, Uxbridge; Joy Cornell, Sharon; Maureen Murphy, Medway; Robyn Ducles, Norwood.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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