New Bedford High School

Patrick Walsh

That is true

Patrick Walsh

Maureen , I don't know what you did in Shea's cellar, but I remember that you went to confession the next day before our CCD class

Maureen Kelley Vieira

Pat..

CCD....OMG.....Hey, what happened in Shea's cellar, stayed in Shea's cellar......and the confessional is sealed....:)

Hey, I hear that Paula Benedetti has some interesting video of you.....

Patrick Walsh

Sadly, also true

Patrick Walsh

Mike Shea and I are having a few beers and listening to some oldies to get ready for the reunion. Anyone who is still on the fence get off an d come, it is going to be a ball. Mike is going to reveal the biggest secret from the days or nights in his cellar. Maureen, beware

Maureen Kelley Vieira

Pat.....no one knows my secret!!!!......oh yeah....the priest.......

Maureen Kelley Vieira

check out this video of Lincoln Park...

http://lincolnparkdartmouth.webs.com/apps/videos/videos/show/3456715-walk-right-in

Maureen Kelley Vieira

Pat....will there be video equipment available at the reunion.....I'm going to get that video from Paula.....

Patrick Walsh

Unfortunately there will be no video at the reunion, and I think there are copyright issues with that videoi

Maureen Kelley Vieira

I think I can get a lawyer to get around those issues

Maureen Kelley Vieira

To the committee...

Thank you for all of your efforts that went into a wonderful night.....everything was great...the venue...the food....and most of all the people.....

Alan Zexter

Thanks  to all that attended last nights event. Hope everyone had a good time, a lot of laughs, great past stories, renewal of old acquantances and the start of some new ones, sadness for those who passed away and continuous correspondence for those still present,  Life is too short!!!!!!!!!!!   Again thanks to all who attended, and to those who didn't, boy you a missed a great time!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Well, the good news is, we will do it again in 5, not wait for ten!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karen Ramos Coleman

to all you guys who attended the reunion...I hope you had a great time.  I reallly wanted to be there but I just couldn't manage it.  I hope you took lots of pictures and documented everything that happened because you know you all won't remember a thing the next time we get together and hope its in 5 yrs not 10.  Even though I wasn't there to share the fun, my thoughts were with you!  See you next time!   Karen

Karen Faria Silvia

  To The Committee,

 Thank you for all the hard work to put together a wonderful evening.

  The venue, food, and music were great. It has to be the best reunion yet.

  The opportunity to reunite with old friends and share laughs about our high school days and to share where we are now in our lives  is something that will not be forgotten.

Can not wait for the 45th.

 With deep gratitude

 Karen Faria Silvia

Maureen Swain Allen

To Everyone Who attended the reunion ,

What fun it was to reconnect with old friends dance like noone was watching! and really have a great evening. I am so glad I got the opportunity to come it was a really nice party. I hope to stay in touch with everyone. I am still smiling !    Maureen (Swain) Allen  

Brian Thomas

What fun, what great people, what a night! Thank you all. Now that we have addresses and ways to contact each other we should try to stay connected. If anyone knows anything about anyone of our classmates, past it on so we can contact them (and also tell them what they missed) High school was probably the greatest time of our lives and life was so much simplier then (even if we didn't know it at the time).

Thanks for the memories!!!!

Cynthia Shea Taylor

This was an amazing week-end!  Kirby's, the walk through (that was quite emotional walking down those corridors, memories just flooded through me) and the reunion.  Everyone looked great and we are so fortunate that we were able to catch up with each other! The Class of 1970 is a remarkable group of people. I feel blessed to be a part of it. 

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Dulcelina (Darcey) Oliveira

There is one word to sum up this weekend  PHENOMENAL !!!

There was such a welcoming, homey feeling about the reunion. I think the committee set the tone for it. All barriers were dropped and I really felt that everyone I met was so glad to see each other. Helped me get in touch with my roots and remember "the people" I came from.  Looking on to the dance floor I realized the best dancers come from New Befad. So much fun and so many stories. Yes I wondered the next morning why my feet, knees and oh hell all the muscles in my body ache. Can't wait for the next one but in the meantime I hope we can get people's email addresses to connect up whenever we are in the states where folks live. Blessings to all.

Darcey Oliveira

Patrick Walsh

I haven't stopped smiling, and I might never stop smiling , remembering this past weekend. I have always thought that we went to school at a special time with a special group of people, and this past weekend confirmed that. I have also always maintained that the girls of NBHS 1970 were the most beautiful that I had ever seen, and 40 years later that still holds true. From Kirby's on Friday night, until we left the wall on East beach Sunday, things couldn;t have been more perfect
      I went to see Dale Pickett with Mike and Cindy Shea this afternoon, and left there with the same smile on my face. Dale, as usual, was upbeat and positive and wanted to hear about the reunion, that he worked so hard to help plan/ He promised to be at the 45th, and I intend to hold him to that.
       During our tour of the old high school we found an old desk with Del loves John and Nancy loves Danny carved in it. Tom Spence was afraid to walk past the boys room outside the cafeteria, for fear of someone taking his lunch money, but Joe Costa and I promised,  to protect him . We enjoyed a delicious lunch of fish sticks with creole sauce and bbq beef on a buttered bun. Alan Zexter, as usual ordered double mashed and extra bread.
    Our not so new dance moves were on display at the Wamsutta Club,with Greg Sanders stealing the show.Steve Resendes has my vote for mvp of the weekend. You will have to ask Rita and Sue the reason for that. Joe Costa still fit into his pink football tee shirt and lifeguard bathing suit, Spence did not. My tee shirt was a little tight but everyone was kind enough to tell me it looked fine. I promised Joan Corda that I would never tell anyone that I saw her tattoo, and I intend to keep that promise
 Those of you who could not attend missed something  special, and those of you who were there know what I  mean . Instead of waiting five years for our next reunion I suggest we do it every few weeks. I should be out of rehab by then. Love you all.

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Rita Rodrigues Owens

Well, I couldn't have had a better weekend.  Thanks so much to the Reunion Committee for a stellar event.  I'm still smiling and I'm already back at work....

Pat, you make some good points, but Rezendes getting MVP worries me a little. Sure, Susan and I had a fabulous time with Steve on Friday night (Steve, you were AWESOME!) but what kind of guy brings a girl from another school to our dance the next night?????  We were so brokenhearted that Linda Almeida (Pierce-Ronca) had to take us to the Vineyard on Sunday.  No beach wall for us....too humiliating. 

Kidding aside, I have been to so many family funerals in the past few years that New Bedford started to feel like a very sad place.  I know I'm not alone in this.  But seeing so many good friends and feeling like I was with NBHS family this weekend meant so much.  I'm rejuvenated (which my husband says is always dangerous ;).

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Jacqueline Silva Fauteux

 I just arrived back in Florida last nite and can't believe what a wonderful event that I attended this past wekend. I want to Thank all of those on the Reunion Committee for the great job that they did in putting our 40th Reunion together. It was so nice to see everyone again and share family pictures and info. I had the best time of my life and Iam still smiling.Iam looking forward to our next get together.  Warm Regards Jackie Fauteux Silva

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Steven Rezendes

In all do respect to all my friends from the football team, not even a NB/Durfee T-Day football rally could have topped the spirit, energy, comraderie and togetherness of the events from our 40th Reunion.  I think we can look to this event(s) as what finally brought us ALL together as a class.  Instead of what made us different (North End vs. South End, Roosevelt vs. Keith vs. Normandin, athlete vs. ROTC/Drama Club/Band, black vs. white, etc.), we realized we were at the same place at the same time experiencing the same events.  I've never been so proud of all my class members and for those that were unable to make it this time, do block out the Summer of '15 because you really should get to experience what we did at this 40th.  It was that good!!!

Thanks to the Reunion Committee for the time and effort you put into this.  I know all that worry you had began to vanish as the time got near and completely went away at 6:30 Sat. night.  I know from the talk on Friday night, we sensed something good was about to happen.  The good energy was very apparent.  You picked a great venue for our reunion night and these little side shows you planned was the perfect supplement to the main event.  You should all be proud and thank you for making it a memorable time for me and for everyone that participated. 

Rosemary Lister Santos

So sorry to hear the loss of yet another class mate.  Freddy was a good person and i'm sure will be missed by all that new him. Freddy remember you will always be thought of from your classmates that were close to you. RIP Freddy

Karen Faria Silvia

  03/21/2011    Thank You  to the Reunion Committee for the wonderful

                       "Get ToGether" on Saturday night at Kirby's Pub.

                        It was great to see everyone again.

                        By the laughter and smiles on everyone's faces a good

                       time was had by all.

                        To all our classmates who missed this one please try to make the next,

                         you will not regret it.

                              Karen Faria Silvia

Jacqueline Fortes Rose

Our post reunion get together at Kirby's Pub was a great idea and lots of fun. It's nice not to have to wait 5 or 10 years to see classmates. As Mike Shea suggested, if we all brought just one classmate who did not attend this time, to our next function, our turnout would be even better, more people, more fun, more conversation. Let's hope all who attend next time are bringing just GOOD news to share, God willing.  Thanks Mike and Cindy and all involved, looking forward to the next function.              Dennis and Jacquie Rose