Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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“IHEBIC SCUIIII” BHS won’t let the opponent SQUEEZE through. You may not realize it, but the “BIG SQUEEZE” is part of your life everyday. It seems that there aren’t enough hours in a day and you often find yourself rushing around, squeezing things in, completing assignments 2 minutes before class, cramming for a test, trying to meet deadlines — all part of the average fast paced life. “Senior year is great!” Although many privi- leges are bestowed upon the graduating classes, the final year in high school is often the most arduous. Besides dealing with the responsibilities at home, the anticipated hours of homework, extra curricular activities, and a iob after school, the future years must be planned. Many seniors immediately enter the working world, and they have to decide upon their careers, spend endless hours job hunting, filling out applications, going on interviews, and awaiting the critical verdict of rejection or acceptance. The college-bound student has to consider the various types of colleges, the majors offered, the living arrangements, the dreaded financial as- pects, and then begin to fill out the multitude of applications. Besides being long and time consuming, these applications have to be submitted by certain dates which just adds another aspect to life’s “BIG SQUEEZE”. Fortunately, there are other aspects of the “BIG SQUEEZE” which are encountered throughout the day such as squeezing onto the bleachers to view a football game, squeezing ten people under one umbrella, squeezing past lost freshmen on the stairs and in the halls, and squeezing family, friends, and neighbors into a Volkswagon. Whether in school or out of school, whether it’s the quick completion of homework or the team’s victorious squeeze play, the “BIG SQUEEZE” is a part of life. Karen Murphy, Chris Indoe, Helen Walsh, and Karen Frey SQUEEZE together at another chilling football game.

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 A loving SQUEEZE. The Girls’ Cross Country SQUEEZE onto the bus. a »7. Karen gives friends a SQUEEZE. '8j y ; —i SQUEEZING past lost freshmen.

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UNRER PRESSURE “These are the best years of your life.” Everyone will remember this phrase; the older generation is constantly drilling it into a teenager’s head. Teenage life is supposed to be simple and carefree. But in reality, students are haunted and hounded by decisions and dilemmas everyday. One must consider schoolwork, friends, homework, a social life, work, “relationships”, and quandaries concerning future years. For instance, “What am I going to do for the rest of my life?” is a biggie. “Am I going to do my homework or go out with my friends?” “Am I going to college?” What kind of job can I get?” Students face these questions all the time. Therefore, pressure is created. One who is considering college confronts an innumerable amount of dilemmas which range from contemplating a general area of study to determining distance between home and school. The numerous colleges available leave the student baffled. SAT scores need attention also. “How could I have done so poorly!” is the thought entering many students’ minds. In addition to school pressures, many students also work. For many of the college-bound, employment is mandatory to help meet college costs. But for the future workers of the world, gaining experience before full-time employment is a must. The “school-job” mixture is never easy. As students combat the homework- work load, a familiar SUMMIT commercial comes into mind, “homework, homework, give me a break!” With an extended agenda such as this, one must find time for sleeping and eating and it’s exhausting! Each and every student follows the same tension-building process whether entering the working world or college life. It consists of pages of applications, interviews, constant competition, anticipation, and finally acceptance. Latent anticipation increases as the reply of “Yes, you’ve got the job” or “You’ve been accepted” arrives. Temporarily, the student is relieved. But one must realize that college doesn’t last forever and that the Burger King or the A P job may not be a suitable career. Thus, career hunting begins! Applications, inter- views, competitions, and anticipation are repeated. Anxiety will surface many times throughout life. The pressures are neverending. But it seems that the decisions made in these teenage years, when one is reaching for adulthood and fleeing from childhood, are the most crucial. The decisions can affect one s future. This tension greatly affectspersonality; and often one becomes testy or moody. But others should be understanding and realize that the person is probably “UNDER PRESSURE”. by $ue Alexander Bob, it can’t be all that bad. Let’s not overreact. Don’t worry, Patty, there’s only 500 more to look through.