Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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FUN TAN Where do many Classical students head every September to have lots of fun and to learn interesting facts? The Eastern States Exposition is the answer. The eighth largest fair in the United States, The “Big E” has a myriad of exhibits from all areas of New England. This variety of attractions draws thousands of high students every year, including a high percentage of Classical’s population who happily find their way through this entertaining maze of activities. For the amusement enthusiast, there are many forms of entertainment, ranging from the Giant Slide to the Lazer Light Concert and this year’s newest addition, Canon Manor, a haunted house. If one appreciates the art of hand-crafted items, the ‘Big E’” has something enjoyable for him too. “Big E” craftsmen create everything from intricate sterling jewelry to hand-dipped candles and capt haan leather accessories. In the Avenue of the States, one can learn a great deal about the six states that make up New England. In the display building for each state, one can find out a state’s major exports or its most popular sport. Because the Eastern States Exposition offers a pleasant maze-like variety of exhibits, it attracts a large number of people every year including many enthusiastic Classical students. 1. That jacket stands out in a crowd. 2. Emily Cummings finds this game too easy to even try. 3. Two ‘in’ makes a win for Jeff Baevsky. 4. Prospective customers Emily Cummings, Mary Ekmalian, and Lauren Omartian observe one of the many displays at the Better Living Center. 10 [(@) sTUDENT LIFE

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The cafeteria is probably the most versatile room in Classical. Aside from being the battleground on which Classical scholars squabble over who’s sitting where, who’s get- ting what to eat, and who left his tray on the table, the cafeteria is an ‘asset to those who utilize it in a number of ways. What better place to escape a noisy study hall and actually study? What better spot to catch up on a few winks than tucked in a corner of the cafeteria? What better place to hold meetings, or just congre- gate? Where would the sweet cheer- leaders be if they have no cafeteria to practice their jumps, bumps and splits? In the last few years the lunches seem to have stayed basically the same. However, this year students were able to exercise a freedom of choice by selecting from among four or five different lunches; the regular hot lunch, a variety of cold lunches, and a new inovation in the menu, alternative hot lunches. So, if one didn’t like the regular lunch, one could rely on the alternatives to get through those rough last periods. Despite the short time given to gobble down the “nutritional” lunch, one also is confronted with too few seats. Regardless of the long lunch lines, which help one relate to lab mice being shuttled through mazes in hopes of being rewarded PRAGCOUT with food, who can criticize the cafeteria when it offers so many possibilities? 1. Lori Merciere runs the store during lunch. 2. Dean Simon prepares to munch out. 3. “Just like having your own office,” says Marlena Nunally to Denise McCain. 4. Dave Hays gives Cheryl Gavoni a hand during lunch. STUDENT LIFE |{e] 9

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=e: WA ABR. SI. U.8.A. Classical students are, in many ways, lucky to be an urban school ‘community. Being part of a city enables students to use municipal facilities as well as surround themselves with historical cities, both providing maze-like alternatives from which to choose. Probably the most useful building to Classical’s students is the City Library. Classical students with library passes often crack books there before an exam. Entire classes sometimes roam the floors and leave the librarians hiding under their desks. The four museums making up the Springfield Quadrangle have collections for everyone’s taste. The Culture Vultures, a Classical art lovers club, use the George Walter Vincent Smith Museum as convenient sources of study. The Connecticut Valley Historical Museum is the place to get a first hand look at Early American life in the local area, and the Science Museum is great for tracing one’s roots the Darwinian way. The Springfield Civic Center is also a social haven. Each spring it hosts the College Fair, representing over two hundred colleges nationwide. Classical basketball and wrestling matches held here draw spirited. crowds. The biggest crowds however, go to see superstars in concert. Could one ever forget ‘78 favorites like the Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind and Fire or Jethro Tull? Downtown is waiting, full of things to do. Alternatives are every- where for the Classical student. 1. It’s easy to sit and relax at the Quadrangle. 2. Lori Stetson, Kathy Quirk and Sue Beaumier in three part harmony while Melinda Herminet looks on. 3. Would Puritan Pynchon approve? 4. Anne Mechelik loves Main Street! 5. Only eleven more to go, Lisa Sherand. STUDENT LIFE [{e] 11