Volume 18, Issue 12
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Friday, July 1, 2011
‘Excited and nervous’...Coginchaug grads’ big moment
Congratulations, Class of 2011! The emotions of Coginchaug High School graduating seniors on their big night, Friday, June 24, were excitement and nerves. From a proud Alicia Lisitano hugging director of guidance, Beth Galligan, above left, to the final blowout of silly string, above, and firecrackers. But the moment was bittersweet, and shown in the faces at right, the world out there is big and sometimes scary. No matter the emotion, the future is bright for these 130 CRHS graduates of 2011. See our special pull-out graduation section on pages 13-20. Also saying goodbye after the 2010-11 school year are the following list of retirees from District 13: Madelyn Jones, Brewster; Jacqueline Lejoly Hendricks, CRHS; Noreen Oslander, Korn; Lissa Eade, Strong; Darlene Merriam, Memorial; Pat Akerley, Brewster; Kit Bensen, John Lyman and Carol Luckenback, curriculum director. Photos by Elisabeth Kennedy and Judy Moeckel
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Marching into the future The shoes of the young women were almost the first thing that caught reporter Judy Moeckel’s eye. They ranged from bright pink heels to glittery lace-up “toga shoes” to jazzy flip-flops. Moeckel said, “It was crazy and noisy and a wonderful, exciting scene!” Always a big event for seniors and the
community, Town Times sent two people to cover the 2011 Coginchaug Regional High School graduation. Just before their procession to the stage, students gathered in the cafeteria, as they traditionally do. There was a lot of commotion as See Future, next page
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Calendar............................4 CRHS Graduation......13-20 Durham Briefs................10 Libraries.....................4&12 Middlefield Briefs...........11 Obituaries......................27 Sports ..........................28-31
Our most recent online poll question asked: “It's graduation time. What is/was your plan after high school?” By press time, 16 people had responded. The results were: Going to school: 63 percent Going into the workforce: six percent Going into the military: zero percent Going to find myself: 31 percent Answer our next poll question at www.towntimes.com.