Great Neck North High School - Arista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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(top pm Daryl Schwcbcr. lasa Wild and Stephanie Ash dis- cussing notes (mtd left) Babak Damaghi, Jen Insler and I'amara Cohen en- joying lunch outside HOT BAGELS. (mui rt) Senior Caryn Cammeyer displaying college spirit (left) Seniors Rachel Small and Keren Oler catching the ravs Student Life

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Give Me A Break! Julie Kmanucl drinking Dirt Coke — “Jusi for the Taste of It! Ari Tail . Lauren Mem-man. I.isa Abrahams, and Ivv Epstein searching (or the answer. More comfv than in the library. Senior David ('fodin peruses his Chem AP book on the lawn. Michael .iinmerman and Miles Rodnick t ate lung some til's on the front steps. This yearbook tells a great deal about the scholastic lives of students. But. somewhere between the classes and the homework and the tx oks. they actually do find some free time during lunch, free periods, weekends and after school to do what suits them. Lunch is the favorite period for the majority of students. Every day, fifth, sixth and seventh periods mark rush hour on Brokaw Lane. Students walk or drive along Middle Neck Road to various eateries and for those who have a car, McDonald’s is a popular choice for lunch. Of course, there’s always the cafeteria for those with strong stomachs. Free periods are either part of your schedule or a special treat. Students love to see teacher absence notes taped to their classroom doors (which rarely happens now due to the substitute policy). For freshmen during the first semester, this leads them to exciting places such as a study hall, the library or the cafeteria while everyone else has open campus. “I love having free periods,” says Jennifer Cohen, a freshman, “but I’d love them more if I could go out.” Weekends help students survive the other five days of the week. Many go with friends to Squire Movie Theater either Friday or Saturday night. A common afternoon activity is going to town or the less enjoyable Great Neck library. Students also take the train to New York City where they can enjoy the day or the evening away from Great Neck. Senior Scott Sklar has organized many parties at various clubs in the city such as Neon. The Underground, and Studio 54. He says “I throw these parties to give people the opportunity of going to a club where they don’t have to be 21. Kids can talk to others their own age from all over Long Island and have a good time.” Students usually don’t have much free time after school. A large number of teenagers are involved in clubs and sports. Many also hold after-school and weekend jobs in local drug, food, and clothing stores. These activities, plus loads of homework and studying, definitely keep students busy. The general feeling around school about free time is that there is never en- ough of it. When asked what he does with his free time. Senior Philip Pine summed it up by saying, “Free time? What’s that?” Student Life

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Spirits Soar on Halloween An average day in our school will usually prov ide an ample diver- sification of styles of dress. However, there is a special dress code seen only once a year consisting of ogres, witches, boys in drag, ninjas, hippies, and the classic Halloween ghosts, played by Sarah Peterson and Samantha Rai. Other original ideas were displayed by Ivan Nass as Superman, Nora Lockshin as a typical jap, Debbie Streim, Debbie Zimmerman and Wendy Eagle as Alvin and The Chipmunks, and as nuns, Scott Sklar, Scott Smith and Adam Lasky w ho asked if his costume was in p x r taste. But all is fair in love and Halloween. Friday, October 31, 1986, was by no means an average day. The major pastime became sitting in the hall staring at people and taking numerous pictures. Some w-ere proud of their inventive and daring undertakings and seniors avoided embarrassment by rationalizing that this was their last year and it was now or never. Others were humiliated and dumbfounded that they had actually dressed up and went to change clothes. The general feeling has been that Halloween was mainly for seniors but many underclassmen also partook in dressing up and some teachers made it an assignment to come in costume. Un- fortunately, but not expectedly, the costumes were also accompa- nied by egging and shaving cream fights. Although many of these weapons were confiscated, students from South soon arrived and several North students happily started a small scale war. The only disadvantage of the day was the absence of a large number of seniors w ho stayed at home to study, for although it was their last Halloween at North, it was also their last chance to take and improve their SAT scores. But. for those who were in school, Halloween provided a bit of levity, making this part of the year more enjoyable. (rt aboif) Senior Debbie Rifkiu - “Let Me Enter- tain You! (right) Senior Renee Baxter - Housewife of the Year 1986 Seniors Michelle (iutman. Jamie Roberts, Linda Leffler and Jill London clowning around on Halloween 12 Student Life