Centennial High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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,uf 'wr ,O-4 CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE ABOVE Mlehele Fltzpatrlck volunteer for the SC3ggSVlllC School Swlmmmg Program stssxsts her small eompumon ln keepmg afloat At the Wrlde lake Recredtron Center Karen practlclng her flutter klck Wading ln waves Dong I-long delights the relationship whnch she shares with her student As purt of' the ther apy the students created 1 comfor table xtmosphere for the children Betsy Lucco and her new frlend have L1 good time whtle tryxng to adapt to the cool wxter ln A team effort Cindy Bstumgurtner and Ltst Kolb help their child straighten his legs whsle klCkll'lg - .,,.l I f 'Q' z ,t Z if A 1 L : A ' ' , a M 1 4 A ' 1 2 DePaula supports a young swimmer , A . ' J in l -V 2 ' ' 1 I ' . 1 1 ' ' . V L 1 , '-Z Volunteer Service 2 I Y E

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The echo of palrs of feet slappmg against wet concrete and the smell of chlor1ne filled the W1lde Lake Recrea tlon Center each Frlday mornmg from early March of 1979 A program was organlzed by the Scaggsvxlle Schoo to mvolve Howard County hlgh school students ln helpmg both physlcally and mentally handlcapped chlldren learn how to swlm Approxlmately 15 Centennlal stu dents dedlcated thelr tlme and effort from 9 00 to ll 00 a m each Frxday These students provlded thelr own transportatlon to the recreatlon center where the program took place The more experlenced chlldren were taught a varlety of strokes and breathlng tech nlques Whlle the others became ac qualnted wrth the water Surrounded by klckmg feet splashmg hands and charmlng glggles Centennlal students not only accomplrshed thexr teachmg but also created a relaxed atmosphere and made new frlends Centennlal stu dents took the plunge and came up smllmg . . 1 , - . . , . , 9 ,qqgv-uhm. 5 af H.-,,.4n.,

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. Hang Out A gatherlng place for young adults IS usually known as a hangout Whether lt be a bowl1ng alley or a fast food restaurant a hangout lures teen agers lnto the comml lt IS a place for relaxa t1on and SOC13l1Z3tlOIx students slttxng down and enjoylng a Coke and frxes whlle dxscusslng the weeks s act1v1t1es was a common Slghl at McDon ald s No matter lf lt was duckpms or tenplns groups of frxends flocked to local bowlmg centers to pass the tlme exchange weekly gOSSlp and make plans for the followmg weekend Centenmal jackets could be seen roammg Joseph Square and crowdmg Colombo s Stlll others staked out the Westview Securlty and Columbla movle theaters or lounged around the Columbla Mall These places of buslness 1n our commumty benefltted the students by glvlng them a place to go that was away from both home and school They were places where teenagers could be them selves, by themselves places they could go to hang out - 7 - ' 1v':' ' - , . . . . , . . . . ' x 1 v . , . - s 1 1 22 Hangouts