Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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Left: Tres Hombres-Steve. Dave and Tom. Don’t mess with them! Above: Sneaky Sophmores- How did you get a copy of Mr. Smith's Grammar test?! Sophomore Stress Is .. . THE FIRST DAY “My first day as a sophmore . . . was the first day in my life that I experienced pure terror and complete panic.” Ray Woodruff, Junior I'll never forget it. I was walking outside at lunch and I thought I was real cool, but I tripped down the stairs. I was so humiliated.” Stef! Pashman, Senior Every minute I would be walking into some gorgeous senior, while looking at my handy little map.” Nancy Jones, Junior “Proud, grown up, excited, everyone was driving everywhere, the girls were hot, life was good.” Jamie Robinson, Junior I was unimportant and, like the other sophmores, a loser.” Arlen Shenkman, Senior Left: Hey, big boy! Rodd McCuen Supervisor of Athletics Donald McDowell Social Studies Baseball Lenore Leonard Guidance Karen Lord Phys. Ed. Health Softball

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Senior Stress Is .. . COLLEGE HELL Around November, a strange thing happens to seniors: they disappear. They can be found, fretting and trembling, beneath stacks of viewbooks, applications, score reports, and reply cards. This is called the college application process. A more apt description would be college hell. After all, this is a big decision: weren't you once told this could make or break your entire life? Isn’t this what those horrid permanent record files were prepared for? Isn’t that what all the nasty cat-fighting competition over grades was destined for? If students are still sane by January, they're lucky. There's a lot to consider when looking for a college. Not only do you look for high quality literature professors, but high quality parties. There's the question of the podunk village versus the sprawling megalopolis. The experimental bohemian open school” versus the rigid traditional academic. How bad is the food? How small are the dorms? And a million and one other questions and fears that prospect applicants face. In truth people really should relax about it all. A wrong choice will not hex you the remainder of your days, and an obnoxious roommate can be dealt with. SATs are more important but they will not make or break a college's decision. Special talents on original essay, a good interview are all important factors too. A visit to a college can tell you ten times more than a PR pamphlet received in the mail. Did you ever notice that all the viewbooks say the exact same thing regardless of the institution they purport to represent? An overnight with a student can give you a real picture of campus social life, and classroom visits can show you what the catalogues can't. It's an anxiety-filled time. After all, many kids have been threatened with If you don’t do well, you’ll never get into college, since they were weaned. And there is validity to this threat, but all too often it leads to fierce competition and incredible stress. High school is time to have fun, too, not only to work yourself to the bone for an A. More parents should say, “Relax. If you don't get in to Harvard, the world won’t end.” So take pity on the seniors. It’s easy to drown in the piles of papers, questions, and confusion. And be prepared for both elation and tears when April fifteenth rolls around. But most importantly, juniors and sophomores, be prepared: college hell awaits you, too. Until then, work hard, but enjoy, too. Karen Hirsch Glenn Jones Science Kathleen Malloy Special Education 26 Academic Life Nancy Kelly English Ralph Maltese English Bridge Club Peter Kelly English Play and Musical Bowling ARTW Steven Mandes Acting Chairman Industrial Arts Richard Koch Chm. Physical Education Health Athletic Trainer William Manogg Science Math Jean Kortright Nurse Jeffrey Marmon Guidance Senior Class Karen Lake Science Louis Martin Social Studies Girls Basketball Girls Track Mahlene Lee Guidance Black Student Union Girls Track Winter Track Marion Leldy Nurse Health Careers Club Jo Ann Mault English CSP Joseph Mauro Music School Musical Marching Band Concert Band

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VO-TECH . . . The Eastern Montgomery County Area Vocational Technical School, or more commonly known as “Vo-Tech,” Eastern” or The Tech School,” has a lot to offer. Fifteen different course programs are offered to over five-hundred students. One hundred ten Abington students attend Eastern. The school’s commercial art, auto body and electronic technology, programs are state recognized as superior and are serving as the model to build similar courses throughout Pennsylvania. Several programs at the school have college credit, and 18-20 percent of the students go on for further education past graduation. Eastern’s competency based programs make it unique. All academic levels are in one classroom. Each student can proceed at his own pace. This gained freedom is generally a more beneficial approach than the normal high school classroom setting. The Eastern Montgomery County Vocational Technical School is a school to be proud of. Students gain more than knowledge of a trade, they gain a knowledge of themselves. Jean Kintisch Above: Sing me a song I'm the Piano man . . .” Right: . just take this little screw out and hope you live . . . 28 Academic Life