Sports:

• Gymnastics
• Track and field
• Tennis

Crouse participated in gymnastics, tennis, and track and field at SHS, earning numerous honors in track. She won four consecutive ECC championships and three state championships in the javelin. In 1992 she was second at the U.S. Track and Field Association Junior Nationals, and in 1994 she set the Connecticut high school record in the javelin and was second at the Golden West Invitational in California and was the AAU Champion. She was awarded a scholarship to the University of Virginia, where she was a three-time Atlantic conference Champion, the 1996 ECAC champion, and a three-time All-American. In 1995 she was third at the Junior Pan-American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She was the American record holder in the javelin in 1998, when she was the top American finisher at the Goodwill Games. She was an Olympic Trials Finalist in both 1996 and 2000.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Track

Helme participated in football, baseball, and track for each of his four years at Stonington High School, serving as captain of all three during his senior year. A member of football teams, which won the Eastern Connecticut conference championship in both I 938 and 1939 and was awarded the Connecticut Class B championship in 1939, he earned both all-­ECC and all-state honors, the first SHS football player to be named all-state. He was also a state champion in several track events in I 938. I 939. and I 940 and was named all-state for two years and all-ECC once: in baseball he was AII-ECC, leading the league with a .482 average in 1939. He was the New London Day's player of the year in both football and baseball for his senior seasons. After his graduation from SHS, Helme attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina, studying business administration and playing football for two seasons before leaving to join the military in 1942. He served in the Normandy Campaign in England and northern France.

Sports:

• Football
• Track

A member of the Stonington High School football and track teams for four of his years at SHS, serving as captain of the track team in 1960. Banks was undefeated in dual meets in the shot-put and discus during his junior and senior track seasons. Banks was the Class M state champion in discuss for three years and shot-put for two, and won the State Open Meet in both during his junior and senior seasons. He qualified for the New England championship meet for three years, placing fifth during his junior year and winning in his senior year. During his senior year he set seven new conference and state records in these events, and won both at the Brown Invitational Meet. After graduating from SHS. Banks attended Central Connecticut State University and is a member of the CCSU Hall of Fame. He was the Connecticut AAU district champion in discus in 1964, 1965, and 1966, and established a new record in winning the New England champion­ship in 1965. He was undefeated in dual meets in shot-pul and discus in 1964, 1965, and 1966.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Track

Goyette earned sixteen varsity letters at Stonington High School, participating in football, basketball, baseball, and track during each of his four years. SHS was a member of the Eastern Connecticut-Western Rhode Island League; Goyette earned all-conference honors in both football and baseball. He was a member of conference champion football teams in 1927 and 1928, and a member of conference champion track teams in 1927 and 1928. He served as captain of the baseball team for two years and also served as captain for football and basketball. Goyelle attended Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia, where he was known as the "Connecticut Yankee.'' He graduated in 1935 after starring in football and baseball. After college graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy and became a decorated veteran of World War 11. He attended the Naval Air School in Pensacola, Florida, and received his commission as a Navy Flyer. Goyeue joined the famed ''Flying Tigers" in 1941, was given the rank of Hight leader, and was put in charge of training operations. He trained both American and Chinese volunteers to fight against the Japanese during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the World War II Flying Cross, and the Atlantic Pacific Campaign Cross.

Sports:

• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Badminton

A life-long resident of the Town of Stonington, Thavenet was voted Most Athletic girl in her class. After graduating from SHS, she all ended Rhode Island State College (The Uni­versity of Rhode Island), graduating in 1939, and later received a master's degree from Columbia University in New York and then served as a teacher in Stonington from 1944 to 1971. Thavenet taught physical education at SHS. She served as the girls' basketball coach from 1945 to 1969 and as the cheerleading coach from I 944 lo I 961. For seven years she directed the SHS Fife & Drum Corps, which she established in 1947. She also coached the badminton squad, with two players advancing to the state finals in 1949; in 1957 the team was undefeated. During her career, she advised the Girls Athletic Associa­tion, the Tumbling Club, the S Club, and the Girls Sports Club.

Sports:

• Field Hockey
• Basketball
• Softball

Ellis-McGugan participated in field hockey, basketball, and softball at SHS, earning all­ECC honors in field hockey and basketball and was first team all-state in field hockey in 1989: she was a member of the 1987 state champion field hockey team. At the University of Connecticut, she played on a Big East Champion field hockey team in I 992 and served as captain for the 1993 season. She coached the SHS field hockey team to a number of ECC championships and was named the New London Day Coach of the Year six times and the Norwich Bulletin Coach of the Year once. She is a teacher at Mystic Middle School.

Sports:

• Track
• Football

Cronin was the member of Eastern Connecticut-Western Rhode Island conference cham­pion track and football teams, earning all-conference honors in football for two seasons and serving as track captain in his senior year, 1928. At the University of Connecticut, he was a three-year starter and the captain of the 1934 team, and he graduated from UCONN in 1935. He later earned a master's degree from Columbia University in New York. Cronin was hired to teach at Stonington High School in 1936 and became head football coach. His teams won a number of Eastern Connecticut Conference championships and was named 1939 Class B champion. He also served as assistant track coach for two state champion teams. He retired from SHS in 1969.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Baseball

Fabricant coached the Stonington High School boy's basketball team to Fabricant coached the Stonington High School boy's basketball team to state champion­ships in 1950 and 1956 and the baseball team to a state championship in 1960, as well as numerous Eastern Connecticut Conference championships. Fabricant served as an assistant football coach from 1946-1951; he was head basketball coach from 1946-1964 and baseball coach from 1946-1969. He was SHS's Director of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education for many years and retired from teaching in 1976. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island in 1939, he was later inducted into the URI Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Connecticut Coaches Hall of Fame as well as the Rhode Island Jewish Athletic Hall of Fame.

Sports:

• Baseball
• Golf
• Basketball

A member of baseball, golf, and basketball teams at Stonington High School, Jones was named to the All-Eastern Connecticut Conference second team for the 1947-1948 basket­ball season and the first team in 1948-1949 and 1949-1950; he was also team captain and first team all-state and all-state tournament during the 1949-1950 season when SHS won a state championship. He was the Connecticut State Junior Golf Champion in 1950. At the University of Connecticut. Jones played both basketball and golf, serving as golf team captain in 1954. He won the Rhode Island State Amateur Golf Championship in 1968, and won thirteen club championships at area golf courses, including al Stonington Manor, Winnapaug. Shennecossett, Foster, and Pequot, where he holds the course record.

Sports:

• Football
• Basketball
• Baseball

Gilmore played football, basketball, and baseball for SHS, serving as co-captain of all three sports during his senior year. A member of the 1950 Class B state champion basketball team, he was a member of the all-tournament team. He was named all-Eastern Connecticut Conference during the 1949-1950 and 1950-1951 seasons, and second team all-state in 1949- 1950 and first team in 1950- 1951. He was also named all-ECC in foot­ball in 1950 and 1951. Gilmore was awarded a four-year scholarship to Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where he participated in football, basketball, and baseball. After college graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and retired as a major. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross among other honors. He has coached baseball at both the high school and college levels, including at The Citadel in Charleston. S.C., and the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London.

Sports:

• Field Hockey
• Basketball
• Softball

McGugan participated in field hockey, basketball, and softball at Stonington Hih School, earning all-ECC honors in all three sports and was all-state in field hockey and basketball. She was a member of the 1980 Class M champion basketball team. At Mitchell College in New London, McGugan was named All-New England in basketball in 1984. McGugan later coached the SHS girls basketball team 10 several ECC champi­onships and the 1995 Class M state championship, the first person in Connecticut 10 win state championships as a player and coach.

Sports:

• Basketball

A member of the 1956 Class M State Champion basketball team al Stonington High School. Lawrence was all-ECC and all-Class M Tournament in I 954, 1955, and 1956: he earned Class M All-State honors in 1955 and I 956. During his senior year, he set the school record for most points in one game, scoring 60 against St. Mary's of New Haven, and the record for most points in consecutive games, 114, scoring 54 points against Fitch along with his performance against St. Mary's. At the conclusion of the I 956 stale tournament. Lawrence was awarded the Warren Sampson Memorial Award as the tournament's most outstanding player. A three-year starter for Texas A&M University, Lawrence served as captain during the 1959-1960 season. He was named to the All-­Southwest Conference team in 1960, the AII-SWC tournament team in 1959 and 1960, and was an honorable mention All-America selection in 1960. He played in the 1960 North-South All-Star Game under Coach Adolph Rupp and was later drafted by the Boston Celtics. Although he was cut by both the Celtics and the New York Knicks, he played in the National Industrial Basketball League and the Eastern Professional Basket­ball League. During eleven seasons as boys' basketball coach of Waterford High School. his 1ea111s won five Eastern Connecticut Conference championships and qualified for the slate tournament ten limes.