Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Single black rubber bracelet Claddagh ring (from freshman Christmas) The short do Varsity jacket Guess jeans Cuffed pantlegs Sneakers (can you believe they ' re only two weeks old?) Braintree baseball cap (backwards, of course) Ray-bans (gotta have those) Droopy sweatsocks (the sock sense kind are only for holidays), Joe stud gold chain Headphones (in case class gets boring) Books (Psych, Prob stat, English) Keys (to the ' bomber ' in the back lot) I 28 Neil Dimartinis modeling typical Braintree attire

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1 Hm? )fuA- ?? or many members of the class of 1987, being a junior and an upperclassman may have come as a culture shock and taken a few days (weeks? months?) of adjustment. Maybe their systems were thrown totally off balance because going to the cafe or even going home during studies wasn ' t considered cutting , but was called a free peri- od. Rest assured, junior year had finally arrived and most would survive what was possibly the most important year of their lives. What does it mean to be a junior? The answers varied, but all involved the issue of pressure. For Lauren Vogel, junior year meant worrying about SAT ' s. Paula Cuccurullo observed, Being a ju- nior means having less than three weeks to find a long, boring book, read all 300 pages of it, and write a review of it (with a rough draft). Mary-Sarah Berger was heard to com- plain, Being a junior makes me want to drop out of high school. On the other hand, Danielle Palmer had a point. If one more person tells me junior year is the most important year of my life. I ' ll scream! she said. Just because they have more respon- sibilities doesn ' t mean that juniors don ' t have fun. Joe Hernon enjoyed making fun of underclassmen in his sardonic style. Other less abusive activities in- cluded populating the smoking area during lunch and extorting money for the virtually nonexistant class fund with tenacious assistance from advisor Ms. Raymond. No doubt about it; the class of 1987 was ready for anything. And, as Mike Sarney said, most important year or not, We ' re outta here next year! For most, it couldn ' t happen too soon. Juniors 27

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Graduated to heels complete make-up by cvs Headphones (in case class gets boring) Gotta have those ray-bans introducing Dep Gold chains (donated by previous boyfriend) Genuine rhinestone brooch Old blue Forenza Swatch! Guess jeans Keys to Mom ' s wagon Pocketbook (including pen marks and other obvious signs of wear and tear) Seven tons of Madonna bracelets Bookbag (books are never to be naked) Dad ' s white t-shirt Patricia Murphy modeling typical Braintree attire 29