Minnechaug Regional High School - Falcon Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

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Two more minutes left. The last two minutes of the day always seem to be the longest two minutes of our lives. We can ' t wait to get home. What are we going to do? After the first yearbook meeting, Keely Fitzgerald stays late to finish her list of ideas for the student life section. Missy Moreno waits outside of her H-hall homeroom on the first day of school. She just can ' t wait to see some familiar faces from last year. r FASHION and style are worries of teenagers. To a lot of stu- dents, it doesn ' t matter what they wear as long as it ' s obvious that it is ESPRIT, Benetton, Liz Claiborne, Vision Street Wear, Bugle Boy, Vuarnet, Guess?, Gap, A. O. White, Outback Red, River Trader, B. D. Baggies, or Calvin Klein. Others wear what is in good taste to them, which may include college sweatshirts, rock T-shirts, leather jackets, boxer shorts, ripped stonewashed jeans, short pleated miniskirts, or jean jackets. Even a person ' s shoes can make a statement. Around Minne- chaug, a person will find shoe styles ranging from docksiders to high tops. The name brands on shoes are just as important as the name brands on clothes. The most popular names around Minnechaug are Eastland, Converse, Bass, Dexter, ReeBok, Tretom, and Keds. Whether it be simple, white Keds or bright, red Cons, the shoes that a person wears says a lot about that person. Whether we realize it or not, our last decision before we go to sleep, or our first decision in the morning is what we are going to wear to school, no matter what look you are trying to acheive, great time and effort seems to go into everyone ' s style. Even though people usually don ' t like to admit it, fashion is important to all. After all, first impressions are lasting ones. FIRST DAY

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ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET As students enter high school, they usually experience a rude awakening- they need money. And as age 16 rolls around, Mom and Dad aren ' t as apt to part with their funds-which leaves one alternative (dare I say it?) A JOB! Most stu- dents choose Eastfield Mall as their place of employ- ment. Senior Kim Eaton can be found in Sears Credit Central. 1 have to work a lot. she says. But the people are nice and the money is GREAT!! If you stroll down to Anderson Lit- tle, you ' ll find senior Penny Qriswold and junior Dave Desimone. ' Anderson Lit- tle is great, Fenny says. I have a lot of fun, especially when my friends come to visit me. If you continue down the mall to Sacketts, you will find senior Katie Dennis and sophomore Bill Fridlington. If you look next door to Friendly ' s, you will find sophomore Karrie Mur- phy, junior riikki Keller, and senior Keri Belliveau. My favorite part about working here, riikki says, is meet- ing nice customers and get- ting good tips. Junior Ei- leen Blomberg and senior John Chambers can be found at CVS, while senior Shannon Martin can be found at Thorn McCan. I have to work. Shannon says, 1 have to support a car. If you drop by Up ' s-n- Down ' s, you might see sen- iors Kim Diatolevi and Kiki Yamer. Seniors Laurie Wy- sik, Michele Kennedy, Jen Doyle, and junior Amy Da- vidson will be glad to assist you if you stop by the Gap. Elsewhere in Wilbraham: you can find seniors Mike Tarantino, Tina Farrah, Sheila Gallagher, juniors Tara Wholly and Susan Fiedler , and sophomores Kim Venne and Maribeth Li- berty (Phew!!!) at the Village Store in the center of town. Mike seems to agree with everyone in saying Work is fun, but 1 wouldn ' t be doing it if I didn ' t need the mon- ey. Although the mall is a prime hangout place, it is also a place where you can find many of the different Minnechaug students working. Senior Marianne Marchesseault will gladly ring up your purchase at the Weathervane in the Eastfield Mall. Jeff Zahr works happily at his summer job at Lechmere in the Springdale Mall Senior Michele Kennedy care- fully, (oopsl) folds sweaters at her part time job at the Gap in the Eastfield Mall. What was the albu year in 1984? Pyromania — Jason Bergeron £5 1984 by Van Halen. — MacQregor Smith I i Wasn ' t it Mi- chael Jack- son ' s Thrill- er? — Keely Fitzgerald Purple Rain — Sheila Gallagher Answer: Michael Jackson ' s Thriller fr

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Back To School Again? What was the movie of the year in 1985? It seems like only yester- day, we were cleaning out our lockers and looking forward to the lazy days of summer. The only sweat we would be working up would be brought on by laying in the sun. Those days go by all too quickly, and we find ourselves back at Minnechaug. Familiar sounds fill the hallways . . . locker doors slamming shut, students asking . . What block is is? , and freshmen afraid to ask, Where ' s M-hall? . The bell rings, and we find ourselves wondering, ' Where did the summer go? The smell of cafeteria piz- za permeates the halls. The school hasn ' t changed much in the three months since I last saw it, but some of the characters are differ- ent. Last year ' s juniors have taken the place of the seniors who have departed for college and jobs away from Minnechaug. Several sophmore guys seem to have grown over the sum- mer and the girls all notice who they are! A new crop of freshman arrive looking younger than ever. A cou- ple of unfamiliar faces re- veal some new move-ins to town. Almost everyone sports a golden tan with a story behind it. You can tell its the first day of school by the new clothes, the clean and emp- ty notebooks and the bright white of everyone ' s recently acquired ReeBoks. Nost of us resolve to do our home- work and get better grades and the most important question of the day, What lunch are you in? , is re- peated hundreds of times. Teachers and students seem to be on their best be- havior and smiles reveal a friendly atmosphere. Mo, Minnechaug hasn ' t changed much since we left in June, and for right now, its good to be back! Indiana t Jones and r- T, 1 the Temple ' 1 of Doom — Rob Williams 1 .v rn.H J E.T. The familiar look of our school during autumn. Before the second homeroom bell rings, best friends Jeff Dernavich and Mike Pietryka discuss their plans for the upcoming weekend. W Back to the Future? I think. I don ' t know, how am I 4L i supposed to know that? — Chris Morissette An enthusiastic welcome back to the senior class of ' 89, wishing them a memorable year. Best of luck in the futurel