WELCOME to the ECHS CLASS OF 1970 site!
We hope you enjoy your visit.
Look for us on Facebook: 1970 East Catholic High School Friends.
Dear Friends ~~ We have a party planned! Please see the attached invitation. There are both inside and outside venues through the weekend, so hopefully each of us can find a comfortable way to gather. The Saturday events are modular, so people can come and go as they wish. Some times are highlights, as you’ll see.
We have the park for the entire day and evening, so it is likely that people will be there at any given time throughout Saturday. You can bring a pillow or folded blanket for the picnic bench seat or a canvas chair, if that will be more comfortable. Many of us who are local will be doing that and bringing an extra along with us for those coming from a distance. We have a lot of room under the pavilion. If it’s hot, we can bring fans. If it’s chilly, we have a fireplace and wood right at hand.
There is a horseshoe pit, a badminton net, and a volleyball area. We’ll have memorabilia from the 1960s. The food will be served right under the pavilion, as we have more picnic tables than we need for seating. Feel welcome to bring a cornhole game, Tinker toys, or anything else that might add to the day.
We are sending you every good wish! (Please see the reservation form below.)
Hugs all around,
Karen Abraitis, Tim Becker, Bob Ferrante, Bob Funke, Kat Gayson, Penny Halfpenny Stanziale, Joyce Murphy, Eileen O’Keefe, Noreen Palladino Cullen, Jim Quaglia, Nancy Zuhauskas Babcock
Friday, September 30th: Casual Pizza Party at Luna Pizza, Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, October 1st: A day and evening at J.B. Williams Park, Neipsic Road, Glastonbury, complete with music, thanks to Bob Mongell! We’ll have the Pavilion at J.B. Williams Park from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is completely accessible for wheelchairs and other walking devices. There is a 1600 foot, completely covered Pavilion with a fireplace at the back and 18 picnic tables. It is large enough to also accommodate lawn chairs or other comfortable chairs, or you can bring a pillow for the picnic bench seating. We’ll have a kitchen with a large commercial refrigerator, a stove and oven, and a sink. The bathrooms are also accessible, no matter how you walk or roll into them. Parking is free, with handicapped parking right at the Pavilion. It’s a two-minute walk from the larger parking area. We’ll have a horseshoe pit, swings, volleyball court, and a frisbee area. We’ll also have a memorabilia table. Here is a link to photos of J.B. Williams Park:
https://www.glastonburyct.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/104/180?npage=3.
10 a.m. - Pastries and hot drinks; walks in the park for those who are so inclined with 15-minute and one-hour loops available and well marked, plus we will have two or more group walks available. Others will continue visiting under the Pavilion.
12 p.m. - A lunch of pre-ordered sandwiches catered by Highland Park Market, followed by our...
- Birthday Cake!
2 p.m. - Our "slide show” created by Tim Becker, complete with music from the 1960s. (It is now in digital format.)
Sometime during the day, some of the talented musicians in our Class will be playing and leading a sing-along. We thank them for their generosity!
5 p.m. - Supper, hot dishes; followed by our slide show, one more time while we’re together
6 p.m. - S’mores as we gather around the fireplace
Sunday, October 2nd: Morning Mass at St. Bartholomew's in Manchester; casual breakfast outdoors at Hubbard Green in Glastonbury or inside at The Gathering in Manchester.
PLEASE SEE THE FLYER BELOW. You can leave a message for us on 860-788-5900 to find out the mailing address for the reservations. We will return your call!
We have the park for the entire day and evening, so it is likely that people will be there at any given time throughout Saturday. You can bring a pillow or folded blanket for the picnic bench seat or a canvas chair, if that will be more comfortable. Many of us who are local will be doing that and bringing an extra along with us for those coming from a distance. We have a lot of room under the pavilion. If it’s hot, we can bring fans. If it’s chilly, we have a fireplace and wood right at hand.
There is a horseshoe pit, a badminton net, and a volleyball area. We’ll have memorabilia from the 1960s. The food will be served right under the pavilion, as we have more picnic tables than we need for seating. Feel welcome to bring a cornhole game, Tinker toys, or anything else that might add to the day.
We are sending you every good wish! (Please see the reservation form below.)
Hugs all around,
Karen Abraitis, Tim Becker, Bob Ferrante, Bob Funke, Kat Gayson, Penny Halfpenny Stanziale, Joyce Murphy, Eileen O’Keefe, Noreen Palladino Cullen, Jim Quaglia, Nancy Zuhauskas Babcock
Friday, September 30th: Casual Pizza Party at Luna Pizza, Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, October 1st: A day and evening at J.B. Williams Park, Neipsic Road, Glastonbury, complete with music, thanks to Bob Mongell! We’ll have the Pavilion at J.B. Williams Park from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is completely accessible for wheelchairs and other walking devices. There is a 1600 foot, completely covered Pavilion with a fireplace at the back and 18 picnic tables. It is large enough to also accommodate lawn chairs or other comfortable chairs, or you can bring a pillow for the picnic bench seating. We’ll have a kitchen with a large commercial refrigerator, a stove and oven, and a sink. The bathrooms are also accessible, no matter how you walk or roll into them. Parking is free, with handicapped parking right at the Pavilion. It’s a two-minute walk from the larger parking area. We’ll have a horseshoe pit, swings, volleyball court, and a frisbee area. We’ll also have a memorabilia table. Here is a link to photos of J.B. Williams Park:
https://www.glastonburyct.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/104/180?npage=3.
10 a.m. - Pastries and hot drinks; walks in the park for those who are so inclined with 15-minute and one-hour loops available and well marked, plus we will have two or more group walks available. Others will continue visiting under the Pavilion.
12 p.m. - A lunch of pre-ordered sandwiches catered by Highland Park Market, followed by our...
- Birthday Cake!
2 p.m. - Our "slide show” created by Tim Becker, complete with music from the 1960s. (It is now in digital format.)
Sometime during the day, some of the talented musicians in our Class will be playing and leading a sing-along. We thank them for their generosity!
5 p.m. - Supper, hot dishes; followed by our slide show, one more time while we’re together
6 p.m. - S’mores as we gather around the fireplace
Sunday, October 2nd: Morning Mass at St. Bartholomew's in Manchester; casual breakfast outdoors at Hubbard Green in Glastonbury or inside at The Gathering in Manchester.
PLEASE SEE THE FLYER BELOW. You can leave a message for us on 860-788-5900 to find out the mailing address for the reservations. We will return your call!
"My Fair Lady" Photos are on the website. Click "More" to view them.
Photos from our 2019 Pizza Party are up!
Many thanks to Kat Gayson for taking them.
We have a section called "Hartford Courant Archives" that chronicles the history of ECHS from being built to accepting students. Just place your cursor over the word "MORE" up above and the menu will drop down. Click on "Hartford Courant Archives."
A new feature is a tab for Manchester Herald articles. The September 1969 lists each faculty member and other aspects of our senior year.
Even more exciting is that the Manchester Evening Herald archive is now online for free public use! Articles about Manchester, East Hartford, Bolton, South Windsor, and Glastonbury appear in the newspaper. There are many, many articles about East Catholic, beginning in 1959 when the school was in the planning stages right through until 1991, when the paper was no longer being published.
Go to www.manchesterhistory.org and click on the "Manchester Newspapers" box. A search line will come up for you to use. The entire archive is from 1882-1991, so it is a great resource for genealogy, family, sports buffs, and town events. So much that was not in The Hartford Courant is covered in the Manchester Herald. It's a unique and valuable resource. Feel welcome to use it!
Below are a few images from the past, just for fun. Click on any of them to enlarge.
