Bedford High School - Missile Yearbook (Bedford, MA)

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' Spirit Weeli gives people a chance to express tiiemselves freely. Wave and smile at the camera, says Andrea Abbott to Sue Clancy and Paul Harrington as they walk with spirit in mind. Jennifer Sutton certainly shows spirit in this bandana split outfit! Of course there must be a senior boat in the senior hall!

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Blue White pirit Do they look alike? Charlie Winters and Derek Johnston are hippies on Clone day. The Yellow Submarine in the senior hall. Like fireworks on a pltcii black niglit, the days of Spirit Week burst into the gloom of a bleak October calendar. Monday, the only unas- signed day of the week rolled by laboriously as usual, but already talk was in the air about the days to come. And then... Bang! Tuesday (Clash Day) hit everyone over the head with a baseball bat as plaids were matched with flowers, and stripes with polkadots. Clothes dug out from the murky depths of Dad ' s closet gained a vitality in the light of day that they had not enjoyed for at least twenty years. Early the next morning (Wednes- day, Clone Day) a lone figure tread- ed into the lobby dressed in a yel- low top and jeans. Moments later another person entered wearing al- most the same thing. Oh-oh, look out; Clone Day had arrived. Sisters came as each other, students ar- rived dressed like teachers, and the yellow and blue seniors ran amuck. The following day was Costume Day, perhaps the most difficult theme of the week. But many were able to overcome the lack of raw materials and ingeniously put to- gether costumes for the day. That afternoon was to be the most excit- ing of the week; it was time for hall decorating. Decorating an impressive first- year hall, the freshmen predicted the future with a twenty-fifth high school reunion. In accordance with the Halloween spirit, the winning sophomore hall was The Sopho- more Horror Show . Eighty-eight Leagues Under the Sea was the juniors ' spirited contribution. A treasure chest, a yellow submarine, and colorful balloons decorated to look like fish were highlights of the seniors ' Enchantment Under the Sea hall. The next day, a student wearing red sat alone, devoid of friends at lunch. It was Friday, Blue and White Day, and anyone who dared not wear the school colors was shunned by all. With students dressed in everything from Bucca- neer costumes to blue jeans and a white t-shirt, the wave of spirit had reached its crest. Tl£S: not another Pete Cacciola. Robert Hauge and the real Pete Cacciola pose for a picture - can you tell who ' s who? 12 SPIRIT WEEK T I

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Blue White You Brrring! The 2:00 bell rings, an- nouncing the end of the academic day at BHS. You rush out of Q-peri- od class to find your best friend, now you finally have a chance to tell her the secret you ' ve been sim- ply dying to tell her all day. But you can ' t talk too long because you have a citizenship committee meet- ing, and then jazz ensemble audi- tions. If you don ' t finish all that by 2:45, you ' ll scream because that ' s when soccer practice starts. And above all else, don ' t forget to drive your sister to her gymnastics class before you go to work. Oh yes, and pick up some milk at the supermar- ket on your way home. no problem. The average teen- ager these days tries to do more things at once than is humanly pos- sible, not even adults, who live in the oh-so-terrible ' real world could handle some of the things we do. It ' s a balancing act that calls for all the energy of a youth and matu- rity of an adult. The two or three hours right after school are quite possibly when the most learning of our high school careers takes place. This time spent with friends is what we will remember most about our four years here. Those who would like to partici- pate in something but say they don ' t know where to look just have to open their eyes. On any day after school, there is almost always something happening from athlet- ics to music to yearbook. The deci- sion of whether or not to join an after school activity is left up to the student. How one fills his or her time outside of academic studies is part of the learning process and de- velopment of our individuality. Patiently waiting, Barclay Schick looks on as he is wrapped for practice. The old cafeteria is a perfect place for after school studying, as displayed by Diana Bur- ton. 14 AFTER SCHOOL