Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Prized Possessions 27 7 0 7 ??? W WThat is that? Oh, Vlr no. ..wait! It can’t be! I don’t believe it! I never thought YOU’D have any- thing like that! And I thought mine was awesome! From Clint Eastwood posters to shoe collections, you heard it riere first — every student nad a prized possession that you might least expect. Clint Eastwood posters - who would you guess had these? If you guessed Stephen Medeiros, you were right. Why Clint Eastwood posters? Steve replied, “Because Clint represents what is good about America. He is intelligent, rich, and a Republican.’’ As for Joanne Parsley, one could easily tell that she was excited and enthused after she had received her driver’s license, when she said, “I feel older, more powerful! 1 couldn’t live without it.’’ When you wanted to relax or live it up, what did you do? What kept you going every- day? For Rob Kearney, it was his $800 Kenwood stereo. Now that’s expensively high- tech, and according to Rob, “It’s worth it!’’ Continuing on the music wave, John Aspessi had an addiction to his Les Paul gui- tar. With this great instru- ment, he played in a band called “Dirty Pool.” To justify his addiction to his guitar, John said, “I have withdrawal symptoms without it!” Everyone had a special possession that made their free time extra-special from collections of shoes that ri- valed Imelda Marcos to heavy metal insignias. MUSIC John Aspessi was distraught without his trusty guitar. STUFFED Cartoon characters were still big with teenagers. Chris Kelley liked Mickey best of all.

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1 HEADSET Handling a day in school would be impossible without music. Karen Han- ley, like many others, brought a Walk- man with her to school. MAKE MY DAY Clint Eastwood all over his room made it easy to discover who Steve Medeiros idolized. The posters were priceless to Steve. LICENSE Proud of being able to drive, Joanne Parsley held up her license. The smile on her face told the story. A license meant the freedom to come and go without depending on others for a ride. HEAVY METAL It took Kevin O’Brien a long time to accumulate the conglomeration of group insignias on his dungaree jack- et. Kevin also prized his hand painted t-shirts for his band, “Regime of Death.” CORVETTE Emily Downing leaned on the hood of a shiny new ‘vette. Most wished they could own one just like it. More mod- est cars were the norm for students who owned their own transportation. 26 Prized Possessions

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F lash! The camera has tak- en your picture. Did you blink? You won’t be able to find out until you see your proofs in a few weeks. Senior pictures have vastly different meanings for differ- ent students. To some, they are extremely important. “I wanted my senior pic- tures to look perfect,” en- thused Kara Genevich, “be- cause your senior year of high school only comes once.” “These pictures are what you are going to have to re- member the many people you met in high school. A senior picture is a captive piece of history,” mused John Metro. Students spent varying amounts of time and money on their photos. Susan Geis didn’t get her pictures ready in time. “I didn’t get around to having them done,” she ex- plained. All students give out wallet size photos. Jacqueline Rojas put it best: “ I got them done so my friends can keep in touch with me after gradu- ation.” Several photographers were used in addition to the Cambridge Studio. Dan Allen explained, “1 got my pictures at the Cambridge Studio be- cause 1 didn’t feel like paying more.” Since this was the first year that pictures were in color, backgrounds had to be the same for printing reasons. But as Keith Higgins decided, “1 don’t care, it really doesn’t matter about the back- ground.” Other seniors were equally unenthusiastic. Steven White thought that his picture was “kind of dull, just me and my tie. I would prefer an action shot. Maybe me riding a me- chanical bull?” VARIETY Seniors had dozens of pictures — senior portraits, prom pictures and group shots, with special poses and backgrounds. ...and sometimes huge price tags. FRIENDS Looking at senior pictures helped kill time in the caf, as Barbara Morton, Bonnie Belyea, Kevin Sadberry, and Kelly Jones found out. CHIN UP Cambridge Studio photographer Henry O’Donnell made sure that Su- san Corsini’s pose was perfect. FINISHING TOUCH Jim Lockhart was all set once he’d straightened out his jacket. 28 Senior Pictures