Sleepy Hollow
High School
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The Tarry-
towns NY
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The Year 1974
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Click on the title
above to hear the 2nd
of two back-to-back
#1 hits for Billy Pres-
ton. It brought him a
Grammy nomination
(Best Pop Vocal Per-
formance, Male).
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Six Class of '74 home-
rooms; yearbook photos
taken Freshman year.
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If the faces appear too small
on your phone, follow any of
these links to a larger format:
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This web page has received input from
SHHS alumni, including one or more
who attended in the year 1974. It has no
formal connection to the Class of 1974.
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Here's a 10-minute
set of clips from
(a 1974 teen movie--
underrated--shown
on TV as Death of
Her Innocence).
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Who remembers
which students
were named
'Best All ‘Round'?
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Roger Powers
Olretha Roberts
Claire Tse
Peter Creapault
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We bet some of their
classmates are posting
to timelines on Facebook!
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(Public Facebook URLs
follow–NO Facebook
sign-in required.)
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If a box appears,
touch or click the
'X' to see info,
If you aren't a Face-
book member & using a
phone, may I suggest
using the FIREFOX
browser when viewing
these Class pages?
(It works for me!)
If a request appears--
to open another app--
hit the cancel button.
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Updated plans for the Re-
union (scheduled for July,
2024) may be checked at:
(Must be a Facebook member;
ask to join the Private Group.)
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This Class had
these Community
Ambassadors:
Eleanor Bertacchi
Maryann Nelson
Lynne Alter
(all to Europe)
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It's Time to Honor a
'Would-be' Graduate
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Kathleen Beller:
She started as a SHHS fresh-
man in 1970--but fame took
her away--soon enough!
Take a Look at
One of Her
(Touch or click on link
above; 7 full films are
embedded--for your
viewing pleasure!)
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Now Our
Faculty
Salute!
Biology teacher
Dr. Rose
Nelson
Ph.D.
Univ. of Cincinnati
(PICTURED IN 1966)
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Extra! Dr. Nelson's
Class of '74 student
wins a Nobel Prize!
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__Gregg L. Semenza, professor of
genetic medicine at Johns Hop-
kins, said his life was changed by a
high school teacher, Rose Nelson,
who taught biology at Sleepy Hol-
low High School in Tarrytown, N.Y.
__“She was unbelievable,” Doctor
Semenza recalled in an interview.
"She transmitted the wonder & joy
of science and scientific discovery."
New York Times: Oct. 7, 2019
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The top movie during 1974
was Blazing Saddles.
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Most popular on TV was
(again) All in the Family.
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