Christine Hamilton doing what she did best.
Christine Hamilton doing what she did best.

1987-1988 UNION CATHOLIC ATHLETICS
Athletic Director: Rocco Lettieri
Watchung Conference, Parochial A

2008-2009  Union Catholic Athletics
Athletic Director: Jim Reagan, Sr.
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Mountain Valley Conference, Non-Public North A 
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Girls Basketball
Head Coach: Kathy Matthews
Asst. Coach : Bruce Douglas

Watchung Conference Champs 87,88
Union County Champs 87,88
NJSIAA Parochial A State Champs 87,88
Inducted into the Union Catholic Hall of Fame in 2006

Diana Lafarga
Karen Piasecki
Jennifer Wysocki

Boys Basketball
Head Coach: Neil Horne
Asst. Coach: Lou Sniezek

1987 NJSIAA Parochial A State Champs
Jim Lane- MVP
Inducted into the Union Catholic Hall of Fame in 2004

Jim Lane
Neil Horne
Anthony Hatzlhoffer
Alex Podchaski


Girls Swimming 
Head Coach:Kathy Young
Asst. Coach: Noreen Leahy 

1987 State champs 400 free relay team
High School All Americans
400 Free Relay 
Megan Anderson
Lisa Besson 
Ria Cupari
Theresa Cinglio UC '89

State Champ 50 freestlye 1987
Lisa Besson 


Boys Soccer
Head Coach:Alan Wright

Brad Keely
Pete Kelleher
Chris Litwin
Ray Yepez

Girls Soccer
Head Coach: Jim Revel
Asst. Coach: Lisa Gorda

Christine Hamilton
Maggie Gunsiorowski
Kelly Kinsella 
Linda Goodliffe
Nancy Richardson

Union County semi-finalist 1st time in school history
Kelly Kinsella- 1st team all county
Nancy Richardson-2nd team all county 

Varsity Cheerleaders
Head Coach: Joan O'Donnell
Asst. Coach: Bette Schnitzer

Jeannette Lopez
Tara Andrews
Denise Cameron
Danielle DiPalma
Sandy Golaszewski
Kim LaPrete
Jenny Lutkenhouse
Colleen Mckenna
Dawn Melia
Daysie Tiu 

Girls Tennis
Head Coach: Stephen Petela

Eileen Sevilla
Daisy Tiu

NJSIAA Parochial A North Sectional Finalists
Coaches Award: Eileen Sevilla

Gymnastics
Head Coach: Bette Schnitzer

Denise Cameron
Danielle DiPalma
Jenny Lutkenhouse
Rita O'Brien

Union County Tournament - 4th place 

Girls Cross Country 
Head Coach: Laurel MacKenzie

Kathy Bolanowski
Erin Brennan 
Maureen McCabe
Sharice Richardson
Carolann Rodriquez

All County : Kathy Bolanowski
Coach's Award: Kathy Bolanowski

Boys Cross Country
Head Coach: John Crilly

James Slifer
Alex Podchaski

All County: James Slifer
Coaches Award: James Slifer

Wrestling 
Head Coach: Daniel Rosa
Asst. Coach: Pietro Colletti

Michael Robertson
Jim Wright
Karon Wheeler
Sam Naso

Boys Baseball
Head Coach: Bruce Douglas
Asst. Coach: Mike Murray

Brad Keeley
James Jolly 

All County, Daily Journal All-Metro, 
and the Courier News All Area: Brad Keeley

Girls Softball
Head Coach:Shelly Jacques
Asst. Coach:Kathy Grausam

Connie Lipke
Morine Picone

Girls Track and Field
Head Coach: Bette Schnitzer
Asst. Coach: Laurel Mac Kenzie 

Kathy Bolanowski
Erin Brennan
Denise Cameron
Danielle DiPalma
Angela Forbes
Sharice Richardson
Carolann Rodriguez

Boys Track and Field
Head Coach: John Crilly 
Asst. Coach: Martine Gubernat

Darius Bryant
Norbert Jones
Alex Podchaski

Golf
Head Coach: Fr. Leonard Dembow

Alan Bucher

Boys Tennis
Head Coach: Mike Butchko

Bill Blum
John DelGiorno
Anthony Hatzlhoffer

Girls Volleyball
Head Coach: John Ferguson
Asst. Coach: Kathy Matthews

Nancy Richardson
Eileen Sevilla
Daysie Tiu
Cathy Wysocki 

Student Council Executives
Keia Roberts
Jill Howard
Dawn Melia
Tara Andrews
Christine Kelly

Student Council Reps
Jim Lane
Joe Crilly
Alex Podchaski
Sonya Freeman 
Megan Anderson

The Prophet
Editor-in-Chief: Marisa Scala
Assoc. Editor-in-Cheif: Alex Podchaski
Art Editor: Gary Limjuco
Advisor: Fr. Don Blumenfeld
Staff: Gauri Bhargava, Bill Blum, Erin Brennan,Tony Buendia,Jackie Coverdale, Patty Kukan, Jeff Walyus, Cathy Wysocki
 
Activities/Clubs
Yearbook
National Honor Society
Language Honor Society
Health Club
Foreign Language Club
Biology Club
S.A.D.D. Core Group
History Club
Chemistry Club
Peace & Social Justice
Pep Club
Chess Team
Service Club
Library Council
Ski Club
Challenge
Performing Arts Club: Annie
 










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Top 15 songs of 1988:

01. Faith » George Mchael
02. Need You Tonight » INXS
03. Got My Mind Set On You » George Harrison
04. Never Gonna Give You Up » Rick Astley
05. Sweet Child O' Mine » Guns N' Roses
06. So Emotional » Whitney Houston
07. Heaven Is A Place On Earth » Belinda Carlisle
08. Could've Been » Tiffany
09. Hands To Heaven » Breathe
10. Roll With It » Steve Winwood
11. One More Try » George Michael
12. Wishing Well » Terence Trent d'Arby
13. Anything For You » Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
14. The Flame » Cheap Trick
15. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car » Billy Ocean


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Top Grossing movies in 1988:

Gross

 

Movie

$172,825,435

 

Rain Man (1988)

154,222,492

 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

128,152,300

 

Coming to America (1988)

114,968,774

 

Big (1988)

111,936,400

 

Twins (1988/I)

109,305,000

 

'Crocodile' Dundee II (1988)

80,707,729

 

Die Hard (1988)

78,222,753

 

Cocktail (1988)

78,041,829

 

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

73,450,885

 

Oliver & Company (1988)

 

Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 1988; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they are probably not the top grossing films for calendar year 1988


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The Cosby Show
Roseanne
A Different World
Cheers
The Golden Girls
Who's the Boss?
60 Minutes
Murder, She Wrote
Empty Nest
Anything But Love
Dear John
(tie) ALF
(tie) L.A. Law
Matlock
(tie) Unsolved Mysteries
(tie) In the Heat of the Night
Growing Pains
Hunter
(tie) NFL Monday Night Football
(tie) Head of the Class

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You know you grew up in the 80's if...

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.


2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton


3. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom


4. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"


5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.


6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.


7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.


8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

9. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)


10. You wore stonewashed Jordache Jean jackets and were proud of it.


11. You know the profound meaning of “WAX ON, WAX OFF"


12. You wanted to be a Goonie.


13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)


14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.


15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.


16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.


17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.


18. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.


20. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.


21. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"


22. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"


23. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.


24. You have ever played with a Skip-It.


25. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.


26. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.



27. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.


28. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.


29. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"


30. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.


31. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.


32. You just sang those words to yourself.

33. You still sing "We are the World"


34. You tight rolled your jeans.


35. You owned a banana clip.


36. You remember "Where's the Beef?"


37. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"


38. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

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You know you're a child of the 80's if.....

· You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool."
· You know who shot J.R.
· You practice getting in and out of your car through the windows.
· You owned at least one skinny leather tie.
· Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.
· You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.
· You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax Off.
· You're always "in the mood for dancing."
· You can "See Better" with sunglasses that have paint splattered all over the lenses.
· You can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in you.
· You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you.

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· You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants to a school dance.
· You're still bitter that WHAM broke up.
· You know whose phone number is 867-5309.
· You drink Diet Coke because Max Headroom told you to.
· You still watch things on Beta tapes.
· You have the tendency to turn up the collar of your polo shirts.
· You never go out for a night on the town without frosted blue eyeshadow and feathered bangs.
· Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent.
· People are constantly gagging you with spoons.
· You know all the words to "I'm just a bill, sitting up on Capitol Hill" and "School House Rock."
· The feeling in your thumb is only now just returning after holding down the Atari joystick to control the racecar in Enduro Racer.

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You remember "Dancin' to a Big Mac at McDonalds!"
· You know who played Magnum P.I.
· One Phrase, "The Plane, The Plane."
· You can name at least three members of the Brat Pack.
· You still think banana clips were a godsend.
· You still wear Wet n' Wild makeup.
· Your idea of hi-tech toys is still the heat-sensitive color-changing sticker on Transformers.
· You remember Bruce Willis from Moonlighting, not Die Hard.
· You still wear your "Members Only" jacket.
· You still have a couple of those barettes made of woven ribbons.
· You had snap bracelets.
 You went out and purchased the sound track for 'Miami Vice'.
· You remember the magazines of song lyrics.
· You think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler of all time.
· The best non-slasher movie in your opinion is An American Werewolf In London.
· Two words: The Clapper.
· Six words: "This is your brain on drugs."
· You want to live in 'the Valley'.
· Ferris Bueller was your idol.
· You watched 'Star Search' on a regular basis.
· Every now and then, you blurt out: "Ooh noo, Mr. Bill!!!"
· You had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.)
· You know the words to the "Oscar Mayer" theme songs.
· Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair.
· You have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders.
· You played Upwords, Boggle or Trivial Pursuit (the original) on a rainy afternoon.

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· You still can't believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time
· You can sing all the words to "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, and now you understand that it is about chess.
· You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head.
· You know who Martha Quinn is.
· You still carry your boom box on your shoulder.
· You think David Hasselhoff was awesome in Knight Rider but sucks in "Boob Watch."
· When you saw luging at the Winter Olympics you poured water down your driveway and tried it yourself.
· A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune.
· You think knickers and leg warmers were cool.
· You ever wanted to learn to play "Stairway to Heaven" on the guitar and choreographed "Dancing Queen" by yourself in your room.
· You had ringside seats for Luke and Laura's wedding.
· You ever had a Dorothy Hammill haircut.
· You thought a Commodore 64 was the highest technology available.
· You wanted to be "The Hulk" for halloween.
· You want to be "Where Everybody Knows Your Name."
· 'A Different World' kicked butt.

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· You remember when Pee-Wee wasn't a pervert.
· You had had five pairs of socks on at any given time.
· You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up.
· You still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection.
· You remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach explode.
· You ever used Lee Press-On Nails.
· You owned jelly shoes.
· You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard.
· You're still hoping for a New Kids on the Block reunion tou.r
· You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson.
· Every time you hear the "OH YEAH..." song you think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
· You still watch tapes of Stingray, McGyver, and Airwolf.

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· You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery.
· You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to 'hang out').
· You still want to take Karate...(after you move to California).
· You watch NYPD Blue thinking, "Well, they're no Crockett and Tubbs, that's for sure."
· "Outrageous!" is the term to describe something neat and cool.
· You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children's worst enemy.
· You had a poster of Bo, Luke & Daisy Duke.
· There was nothing to question about Bert n' Ernie living together.
· The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter.