North Kingstown High School - Skippers Log Yearbook (North Kingstown, RI)

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Inside an ant hill is a world we cannot see, a world that is hidden and well guarded from intruders. While some ants are terrors, others simply remain in the nest, where it is safe to hang on. They like the warmth and love sunshine. Like the ant, freshmen come in different sizes and varieties. Some are small, others large, but all are new to our world. They learn to sur- vive when invaders overtake their table at lunch and learn to carry responsibility — much like the ant who learns to carry a burden twice his size. Looking forward to spring and feeling warmth in the air, the freshman adjust. They become part of their community and, sooner than they realize, summer sunshine comes, school closes and they are sophomores.

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‘7 had better gel the classes I signed up for or I’m not taking anything. ” ‘7 signed up for half days and they gave me a full schedule. I'm not staying here 6 hours a day. ” “Let’s leave; They’ll never notice us gone. ” “This is great! I have 4 study halls a week. ” The “Jocks” meet “Joe” The Senior iettermen were sitting in the cafe- teria discussing the issues of the new school year. Sitting between these Campus Big Shots was a new freshman intently listening to the conversation. Rich: Who is he? Bill: Isn’t he your brother? Charlie: 1 don’t know him. Who are you anyway? Freshman: I’m Joe Lyons and I’m 13. Charlie: Don’t you have any people your own size to sit with? Freshman: No. Rich: Whose brother are you? Bill: Neil Lyons? Freshman: No, Mike Lyons. Rich: How old is he? Freshman: He’s five and a half.

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