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John Hanrahan, Suzanne Sia, Anthony Hinson, Jacqueline Ference, Jerry Ference, Linda Chiappone, Victoria Tuzzolino
Top row: Leslie Friedman, Geri Honan, Kathy White, Dori Breen, Mr. Carline, Theresa Najjar. Bottom row: Lisa D’Annunzio, Lori Pletenik, Elena Tiberi, Marcy Drumright, Theresa Messineo. At right, Kathy White, going tall.
WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN... The Drama Club took to the stage in Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park.” The school newspaper, The Hub, doubled its issues to eight. Aaron Halpern was marking his 20th year as Clifton High’s principal, telling the class “a great future awaits you.” Clifton High’s Class of 1983 turned to the Carpenters’ 1970 hit song for its motto, We’ve Only Just Begun, but it was really quite a year for Michael Jackson – who for the first time danced the “moon walk” and seemed to rule the airways, topping the charts with Billy Jean and Beat It. By summer, the class was swinging with the now classic Flashdance … What a Feeling and those oh-so-memorable lyrics: “Take your passion. And make it happen!” Robert Morgan, Clifton’s perennial band director, was doing just that in the 48 July 2013 • Clifton Merchant