Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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75 XcrolntlOD Id Gadget Eric Pomerene demonstrates his agility with the hackey sack. Large ponable stereos some as big as suitcases were big in 1984-5. Joe Mahoney tunes a very portable version. For transportation and exercise ten speed bikes were unbeatable. Eileen Magrath and Christine Petro prepared for a weekend ride. ersonal computers aren ' t as por- table as boom boxes and walk- mans, but they are a big part of the gadget revolution hitting Braintree High. Frisbees are on the way out, but taking their place is a deceptively plain little blob known as the hackey sack”. Bouncing the small leather sack from knee to ankle to opposite foot is a complex feat. An eye sore to teachers, the walkman is a gadget that almost everyone owns. Erin Lynch spoke for the majority. The walkman has given us the opportunity to exclude ourselves from the rest of the world. On those days when your parents are unbearable, there is always your walk- man to save you. 1984 is the year that brought cable TV to Braintree. Not surprisingly lots of kids spent hours with it. Mark McCulloch commented, Cable TV is my favorite gadget. This device is definitely a benefit that should be exploited. Ca- ble exposes Americans to everything from docu- mentaries to rock videos.” Judging from the many students who have access to home computers, the high tech wave is rolling over Braintree. Lisa Kilgore observed, Computers are what’s new and they’re very challenging. I know that the future will be com- puters, so we all must learn about them. Its a necessity.” School Life 19

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Jobs Were A casual walk through one of Braintree ' s largest employers, the South Shore Plaza, revealed many BHS students hard at work. Marie Ginavan put in her hours at Fanny Farmer ' s. Lynn Clydesdale clerked at Ups Downs, Denise Galante worked the counter at Montilios. Both Paul Hughes and Matt Lyons were part of the stock department at Jordan Marsh. ob and school. Its a near impos- sible juggling act that student employees try to perform. Con- flicts of time and energy occur and compromises between homework and work work must be made. If you can ' t learn to budget your time, you sink either slowly or quickly. Inevitably your social life is cut dramatically. If balancing a job and school responsibilities is so difficult, then why do so many make the effort. Grace Muscolino is a cashier, Stocker and vitamin consultant at the Nature Food Center. rickets to Grace admits, I work for the money and the discipline. Work for Grace is not all drudgery and customers are sometimes nasty. But there are funny incidents like the confused customers who come in asking for vitamin L which doesn’t even exist. Sometimes school and her job do interfere with each other. Grace looks on the positive side though. I’ve learned what is good for you and I’ve learned a whole lot about vita- mins.” Like lots of other Braintree students Steve Salvaggio works in a service occupation. Berg- son’s depends on students for the bulk of its work force on weekends and after school. As a cook at Bergson’s Steve has learned some impor- tant skills. He admits that he has most enjoyed learning how to flirt with girls.” Money is what keeps Steve coming back to a job he describes as tiresome. If he quits, there is always the Bergson tradition of being whip creamed. xperleDce QDd CQ 20 School Life