Avoca Central School - Avocan Yearbook (Avoca, NY)

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APPRF.CIATION Few people have been as influential on our class as these two individuals. They have been there when the times have been hard and pushed all of us to be the very best we can. Each of them has made a unique part of their personality a part of us. Therefore, we, the Class of 1985 extend our deepest appreciation to Mr. John Miller and Mrs. Jo Slovak. 5

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DEDICATION During our four years of high school we have had many more downs than ups. For our first two years we had new advisors and weren’t the most ambitious bunch of people. Last year we were put into the hands of someone who was bound and determined to make something of us. Although he has pushed (and sometimes shoved!) us, we’ve made it. Without his guidance and authority, we wouldn’t have made it this far. So for all the times you could have given up on us but didn’t, and for all the times you helped us when we should have done things ourselves, we, the Class of 1985, dedicate our yearbook to you, Mr. John Welc. 4

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Mr. Henry Cleeves This year Avoca Central School lost some very dear people. Mr. Henry Cleeves retired in February after several years of being our superintendent. He has become a good friend to all of us over the years and he will be missed very much. We wish him the best of luck. Mr. Richard Harrison Mr. Harrison left us in December. He was a great teacher who was always willing to go that extra step in order to insure everyone understood the material. He is a special person to everyone he knew and will be missed by everyone. We wish him the best in his new career. We would like to take this time to welcome Mr. Gary Billington to our school as our new superintendent. Mr. Billington comes to us from Moravia High School. He has two children who will be coming to Avoca later on. Already Mr. Billington has done a great job in adjusting to life here at Avoca. We look forward to having him as a good friend. We also hope that Mr. Billington and his family will enjoy this school as much as we have. We wish the Billington’s the best of luck in Avoca. 6