Fay School - Pioneer Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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While the shows were good, the dances left a little to be desired. Al- though the Valentine ' s Day Dance had a live band, it wasn ' t terribly obvi- ous from their playing. Theme dances prevailed, with a western dance leading off. Reinke Auditorium was transformed into the OK Corral, and the teachers had a great time shooting each other. While those fea- tured on the wanted posters were throwing each other into the jail, the students played poker and attempted suicide by downing Red Eye by the shot glass. The Christmas Dance was next, with a Spanish theme, and com- plete with a pinata that stubbornly resisted breaking. Halloween was original — a costume party! Accord- ing to those present, it was the best ever, and the costumes the most original and unique yet. The year was a good one athletical- ly, with many teams posting impres- sive records. The Sports Sentinel did well also, working diligently to cover the news, not only the sports. The paper made news itself; the South Middlesex News covered the Sentinel in an article. Varsity A Soccer went 14-1 in the fall, and girls ' Varsity Soc- cer also did well, posting a 9-2 record. The Fay Wrestling Team went unde- feated, and accumulated an envious amount of medals. Also, on the indi- vidual level, Lans Taylor made the Faces in the Crowd section of Sports Illustrated, due to his cham- pionship in the field of orienteering. Fay also received a Universal exer- cise machine. With up to fourteen stu- dents able to work out at a time, teams were able to gain an edge over their competition. 92

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Frightfully Fearful Yet Dangerous- ly Curious and her friends put on a play for the school, and the creator of the play himself later visited the school, to crack the school up with his skillful and satricial mime. Ms. Sara Ransom met with the English classes in the library to enthrall with her enacted tales from foreign lands, depicting both heroes and villains in a one-woman theatre. Earlier in the year, the library had hosted the Book Character Dress-up Day, with the school donning the guise of their fa- vorite characters. Along with the constant influx of multi-talented people came the school ' s own productions. The lower school had their traditional play at Christmastime, this one with a mod- ern theme of striking elves and their rights. The Glee Club and Chorus per- formed the annual Festival of Carols and Lights elegantly. The major win- ter production was Thornton Wilder ' s The Skin Of Our Teeth, a satirical play based on the theme of the recur- ring hero. The spring musical was Bri- gadoon, a romantic play based on the legendary Scottish town. 91

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Unfortunately, 1985 was not with- out its low points. While the Killing- ton ski trip went off without a hitch, Smuggler ' s Notch turned out to be a costly mistake for some students, and resulted in several suspensions and one expulsion. Vandalism was still much in evidence, and toilets still seemed to plug up of their own ac- cord. Due to rampant stealing in the dormitories, room study was taken away for a time, and stiffer security measures taken, much to the boarders ' dismay. Despite these incidents, 1985 was a great year for all concerned. The graduating class is very sorry to leave Fay and all that she means to them, despite moving on to bigger and bet- ter things. Where else are the gradu- ates going to find bake sales as good as Fay ' s, another Mr. (Jpjohn, friends so dear, a moose so lovable? The ninth graders have always had to leave Fay and always will, but this year was exceptional; without a doubt, 1985 was the best year ever! 93