Cherry Hill High School East - Eidolon Yearbook (Cherry Hill, NJ)

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Yellow Bus As high school students, we are well acquainted with the large yellow vehi- cles, the school buses, the mode of transportation that takes us to and from school. We’ve all rushed to the bus stop after waking up late, experienced those hec- tic mornings, but had everything down to a science. Yes, catching the bus ex- actly on time is a growing experience. We’ve also acquired skills in handling mob scenes. Avoiding being trampled by the crowd of people when the four o’clock late buses arrive, we have sur- vived in the mad rush. Although we have gripes about the buses and regard them with a bit of satirical humor, we can’t truthfully complain about their inadequacy. Dur- ing horrible weather, the buses depen- dably arrive, and everything proceeds smoothly. For the most part, buses are on time and provide extra runs at con- venient times after school. Undeniably, buses are part of the high school experience. They are so de- pendable that we often take their ser- vice for granted. Although we have had our fill of busy mornings and mob scenes, we can appreciate those bright yellow vehicles. • ■ -

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I did it! I moved into my new home today! And what a home it is. The price was a little more than I expected to pay but when 1 saw this home for the first time I fell in love with it, and knew I had to have it. It’s a large, airy three- story locker right in the middle of the fashionable part of town — first floor C-wing. I’m around the corner from Communications, Guidance, Adminis- tration, and down the other block is the Security Office and two restaurants. The police are on call 24 hours, there is a round-the-clock maintenance staff, and buses run regularly four times a day. Taxes are low and I hear the school system is one of the finest in the state. Best of all, any time I’m ready for a little excitement, I can just hop over to C-wing Intersection where all the ac- tion is. And the manager of the build- ing, a very nice man with an affinity for bright red jackets, gave me a great deal on the locker. I have a long-term mort- gage with low interest rates, and he’ll pay for the initial redecoration. Knowing he’d pay that bill, I went to town with it. I called the best interior decorator in Cherry Hill and told her to spare no expense. (Trust me, she didn’t!) We finally decided to go for the rustic, cluttered, second-home look. First came the floors. Ideally, they should have been hardwood stained a light shade of oak with a few oriental rugs scattered about, but I was afraid the cats might ruin the oriental rugs, so, for now, I’ve settled for wall-to-wall shag carpeting. The walls are covered with wood paneling, and the furniture is comfortable oversized pieces in sub- dued colors. Oh yes, no curtains! We were totally authentic and put shutters on all the windows except, of course, the large bay window with the beautiful view of the courtyard. Finally, when we were almost fin- ished, we remembered the lock. That took a lot of time. After all, how can you create the perfect locker if the lock’s not right? We combed all the antique shops, flea markets, and warehouse liq- uidations in the area. One day, after leaving the ninth antique shop of the afternoon and preparing to sink into despair, I found it. This lock is truly “The Perfect Lock.” It is a hand-crafted early twentieth-century piece with none of those hard angles or cold metal- lic surfaces I hate so much. It’s a gentle, curving oval shape that opens with a good old-fashioned copper key. It’s gor- geous shade of red-no, closer to mauve. Either way, it blends with the front door perfectly. I'm the first on the block to have an antique lock, and pretty soon I’ll be the envy of all the neighbors! Which reminds me, I haven’t met my neighbors yet. I guess I’ll just have to go over and introduce myself. I can’t wait to see the expressions on their faces when I tell them about the skylight I’m having installed over the jacuzzi. Well, it’s celebration time!! I’m going to put on my fanciest outfit and head for C-wing Intersection to be part of the excitement. See you there!