Weymouth High School - Campus / Reflector Yearbook (Weymouth, MA)

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Recall . . . the most outstanding moments of our high school days. As sophomores we immediately adapted to the new environment of high school. It was different having permission to smoke at lunch, and there were many science and foreign language labs in which to experiment. Soon we were accustomed to the familiar buzz of the fire alarms. As juniors we became card sharks thanks to Monte Carlo Night, and we learned all about Broadway through our own hit, The Gong Show. We sat in darkness for five periods and ate cold lettuce sandwiches during the Blackout. Our junior year ended with a new attendance policy which was cast aside until September. Our last year opened with several surprises. Little did we know that our first concert would be our last, and we had no idea that the attendance policy would lead to the Walkout. On our first day of gym we were astounded to have Human Sexuality and Social I Responsibilities thrown in our faces. Many kids were having fun under the overhang, planning parties at Whiskey Point, The Pits, and Emery ' s. Many of us stopped eating junk food to keep the blemishes from spoiling our senior portraits, but worrying about SAT ' s didn ' t help matters. Then we decided to raise money by selling chocolate bars, and we were our own best customers! Our complexions mirrored our financial success. The only solution was to purchase Weymouth North ski hats, pull them down over our faces, and hide all together. We will never forget our senior class play, Anything Goes, because it wasn ' t the only thing going ... so was Mr. Kearns. His leaving was almost like canceling The Johnny Carson Show. All of these experiences allow the members of the class of 1978 to be individual shining stars. To make us a most unique group we have decided to let ... the last be first and the first be last ... 19