Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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WHAT’S THE eal? What’s the BIG deal? What’s the BIG deal? W ... What kind of theme is that for our yearbook? Before anyone can make any assumptions about the new yearbook, listen to our point of view: Let’s try to answer this question: What IS the big deal? The key word is big. Bigger book, bigger classes, longer day. There are changes all around us, some minute and trivial, and others that affect us all the time in a big way. The eagar-to-get-started Lyre staff set out to brainstorm together last summer in Mrs. Johnson’s photo room. We all knew exactly what kinds of ideas to use to relate to the '87-’88 school year. This wasn’t going to be your ordinary year. With rumors running around about extending the school day and having a shorter time between classes (as if it wasn't short enough) we all knew that the upcoming ten months of school were going to be, to say the least, different. Every year in our lives is altogether different from the previous ones. But 1988 stands out. It’s a turning point from good to great. With this turning point come the inevitable changes, bigger and better changes for the entire student body. We keep mentioning changes. What exactly are these modifications? One of the most obvious ones is the schedule of classes. There are not 8, but 9 periods this year. The requirements for graduation are ever- increasing and the need for a longer day was unavoidable. Trying to figure out what the big deal is, is more than just stating what things have gotten bigger this year. It’s an understanding of not only what, but who the big deal is, namely the students and faculty at our school. To those with athletic ability, sports is their main concern. Some have a strong interest in music. To them, playing in the band or practicing for improvement is the big deal. What you strive in, whether it be from skiing to computer programming to keeping your grades up, is whatever you make of it. So as you flip through your yearbook and find the unexpected pictures of you and all your friends, look for the big and sometimes little changes that make this school year in a class by itself. Whatever this time has to offer, it’s up to you, the students that make each year a big deal, to decide for yourselves what things are important in your lives. That’s the message that’s trying to be made by asking What’s the Big Deal?” Joanne Witt Marching for the Oktoberfest. Dave Dixon, Scott Harris. Chris Bradley and Jon Robbins show off their months of practice. Joanne Witt Patricia Johnson U. Opening Joanne Witt

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I I ! I i I I I I I I I | I I I e Ouackcnbush 1988 LYRE What’s the BIG deal? C.W. Baker High School East Oneida Street Baldwinsville, NY 13027 (315) 635-3941 Enrollment 1360 Vol. 72

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Andrea Haas get better as you get older, but your Senior year is the one you’ll always re- member. —Susan Jenner Number 32, Len Hamilton, is being chased by his Auburn counterpart while he gives it his all to make it into the endzone for a touchdown. Fourth period Accounting II class is occasionally baffled in Mr. Brussell's business class. This time the teacher seems to be amazed at the class' intel- ligence. Independent Study Photo student. Sheila Jenkins, finds humor in a very relaxing conversation. Opening 3