Avoca Central School - Avocan Yearbook (Avoca, NY)

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OUR PATH OF EXCELLENCE I went for a walk, holding Mommy and Daddy’s hands. Not being so sure of myself, I held on tight. I didn’t know where I was going and 1 didn’t really care. When I came to a puddle, they picked me up and carried me over it. Running ahead my feet barely touched the ground. I stopped every few seconds to make sure I could see Mommy and Daddy; I didn’t want them to get lost. “Where are we going?” I would ask. “You will see soon enough,” they would say. “Are we there yet?” I was getting bored. I wanted to go my own way. “Can’t I go alone?” I would run ahead but soon I would stop to wait. It was good to know that they were right behind me. On and on we walked. My steps had become longer. I thought I knew a shortcut. All of a sudden I was lost. Then came Mom and Dad to pull me back onto the path. Soon I had developed my own pace. As I looked back, I was leaving Mom and Dad further and further behind. I began to like my independence. I raced for the end of the path, hoping it would soon come. Suddenly, the end was near. I could see it. Just a few more steps .... I had made it! The long journey now seemed so short. At the end of the path I had come to a fork which could lead me in two different directions. I knew if I went one way, it would take me back to the security I had always known. This path looked easy and smooth. I could not see the end of the other path, but I knew that it held all my dreams and goals. These were the things I had walked so far to reach. But I knew that in order to reach these things, I must step onto this path alone. This realization was suddenly so clear; I knew now where they had been leading me. I had been walking the path of excellence and it was one I wanted to continue to follow. I’m going for a walk now and I’m not quite sure where. But this time, I’m taking my first step alone. JKL

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THE 1988 AVOCAN OUR PATH OF EXCELLENCE Presented By The Class Of 1988 Avoca Central School Avoca, New York 14809 Volume 61

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It is not very often that we get the chance to express our appreciation for some of the most important people in our lives. They have guided us along the path from beginning to end, offering us their knowledge even though at times we may have thought we didn t need it. I here have been times when they wondered it we would ever make it; there have also been times when they’ve hated to let go. Well, we’ve finally made it, and we re proud to say that we couldn’t have gotten here without them. Thanks Mom and Dad. It is you, our parents, that we proudly dedicate the 1988 Avocan. Mrs. Patsy Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Allen Belanger Mr. and Mrs. James R. Burns Mrs. Lois Cagle Sylvia R. Collmer William B. Collmer Sr. Martin R. and Joyce E. Costello Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Lois Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis Mrs. Moneta Dowdle Mr. and Mrs. William and Carla Edwards Mrs. Therese P. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Foley Mr. Charles R. Gay Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Hammond Mr. and Mrs. William G. Heard Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Pat Heckart Allen and Patricia Hoad Mr. and Mrs. William and Bonnie Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Guy and Jean Keeney Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny Mrs. Janet Kropp Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Rebecca Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lattimer Mr. Roger B. LeVesque and Linda M. Alsheimer Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mattice Mr. and Mrs. Don and Doris McDowell Lanny and Marilyn Meese John B. and Hazel C. Miller Mr. Edward Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. John Muchler Mr. and Mrs. Edward Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Gary Oilman Reverend and Mrs. Richard and Sarah Parker Dr. and Mrs. Terry L. Peard Mr. and Mrs. David and Sharon Peck Reverend and Mrs. Daniel Pickering Mr. and Mrs. James Hart Pipe Mr. and Mrs. Vance Pyer Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Rundell Mr. and Mrs. John Steward Jr. Mr. Fred Stryker Richard and Donna Jo Swift Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor Mr. Donald Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Barbara Troy Mr. and Mrs. Nezer ono Tudi Mrs. Phyllis Waite Mr. David P. Warner Bill and Carol Watson Mr. and Mrs. William Whiting Mr. and Mrs. W'ayne Willis Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Joan Wilson Ms. LaVonne Zeltwanger