Of all the things that Bloomfielders seem to be the most emotional about Foley is the loss of the graduation procession and ceremony. Maybe it's because it's the one tie that binds the whole town together: The excitement of strolling down Belleville Ave. from the high school and striding across the hometown gridiron with hundreds of classmates who are finally free to embark on life's first big adventure is a time-honored tradition that Bloomfielders want to maintain. Foley is the only affordable place large enough to bring Bengal grads, friends and family together to bid a final farewell to school, staff--and each other. Double click on picture to enlarge. Link below was beautifully edited by BHS teacher Brandon Doemling and filmed by his graduating students. (If you want to watch the clip without the audio glitches, let it run through once and then let it replay.)Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A PROUD TRADITION THAT BEGAN IN 1949
Of all the things that Bloomfielders seem to be the most emotional about Foley is the loss of the graduation procession and ceremony. Maybe it's because it's the one tie that binds the whole town together: The excitement of strolling down Belleville Ave. from the high school and striding across the hometown gridiron with hundreds of classmates who are finally free to embark on life's first big adventure is a time-honored tradition that Bloomfielders want to maintain. Foley is the only affordable place large enough to bring Bengal grads, friends and family together to bid a final farewell to school, staff--and each other. Double click on picture to enlarge. Link below was beautifully edited by BHS teacher Brandon Doemling and filmed by his graduating students. (If you want to watch the clip without the audio glitches, let it run through once and then let it replay.)
Thursday, February 4, 2010
No home games? No home-made meatballs???
Okay, we get it. No more home games. No more band festivals. No more Foley graduation ceremonies. But no more home-made meatball sandwiches? How many more seasons must we endure without the William Foley ladies' delicious home-cooked half-time treats?? BHS grad and photograper extraordinaire Dominick Delli Paoli contributed this shot of the now-shuttered entrance to the Foley Field concession stand, which has long been a great source of income for the William Foley Football League, which nurtures feeder teams for the BHS varsity squad. 
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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