MARIE BUTTACAVOLI:  

Life I remember Cleveland as being the "happiest time". So many people say their High School experience was aweful. I only have the best memories of the entire experience. What a great atmosphere to grow and change. The teachers were fantastic caring people. The students were eclectic - to say the least. So many different types of personalities, and I remember each one I interacted with to be so very nice and kind. What a great group you were. The activites and clubs afforded to us were numerous and meaningful. We were all so fortunate to have that time in our life. After Cleveland I went on to CUNY; first Queensborough then Brooklyn College, 1974 (Economics/Sociology). I work in the dowtown Manhattan area. It was there I met my husband and we were married in 1979. We left Ridgewood in 1980 and have lived in Williston Park for the past 25 years. W...Expand for more