Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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WELCOME TO THE SENIOR OFFICE: A senior's home away from home. Wishful thinking, John. Eleanor, who's your friend?

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Research is the key to success, right guys? Sue, Bob, Maria, and Vicky gather around as Cheryl helps Patty feed information into our college com- puter.

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One can see it in every freshman’s eye — the hungry look, the desire and antici- patio® of the day they finally become seniors. Although freshmen are naive and dupable they immediately realize one important aspect of BHS, to be a senior is a definite honor. Senior year constitutes a multitude of privileges such as late arrival and early dismissal, blue and gold passes, parking in the Senior Parking Lot, cutting in front of the underclassmen on the lunch line, and the most special, being admitted into the Senior office. Before the Senior Office came into exis- tence it was felt by the senior student body that seniors needed more privileges under their blue and gold passes. Students that had these passes were excused from Study Hall. However, the only other place they could go was the library. The librarians did not particu- larly like the library turned into a hangout”. Therefore, the solution was to establish an alternative abode. A Senior Office, where one could go and congregate without disturbing the rest of the school's harmony, was imperative. With each senior class the lounge reflects the student’s attitudes. And the condition that this year’s senior class officers found the office in, suggested that the class of '82 was extremely lackadaisical. The rug was filthy and the walls were riddled with graffiti. A great deal of time, money, and effort went into restoring the office. Money was with- drawn from the Senior Treasury in order to purchase paint, curtains, and various materi- als to refinish the desk. The final touches that made this office unique were not added until the seniors entered it. Students began bringing in posters; bean bag chairs were brought in by John Walters and Don Seaman ; John Stassi brought in the couches. Scott Temby even brought in a television set that greatly added to the lounge’s comfort. Thanks to the cooperation and consider- ation of all the seniors, this year’s Senior Office is an immense success. When one entered the office it was not at all like entering a room in a school building. It wasn’t hard for people to become completely mesmerized by the various decorations; and for a short while they were able to put aside the pressures of the day and simply relax. Howie, stop watching T.V. and get to class! Here’s to life, liberty, and LUNCH!