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

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; Feees i ; pe as 1 Classical really is aMAZEing! From the first day of school when one gets lost trying to find the auditorium to the last day, after one has covered its seven floors, the Classical “maze’’ confronts everyone. A school built in the nineteenth century offers many entangling pathways, winding » stairways and hidden alcoves which would 1. Ed Rakus, jim Perez, Brent Davis, and Rushern Baker make the S.T. ral- ly c ome alive! 2. Hal Goldberg hap- pily examines one of the Big E’s Sev- .. en Wonders. 3. Kevin Goggin, Katie ’ Danaher, Judy Delson, and Maureen occasionally baffle even a master puzzle-solver. However, the building itself is not Classical’s only maze-like quality; there is an unseen psychological maze which one also encounters. The maze starts in the freshman year and extends throughout sophomore, junior and senior years. Schedule programming can Ryan pose eagerly for the camera. 4. Tami Desellier sells the “Charms”. 5. The Classical troops pour in daily. 6. Monique Deblok secretly satisfies her sweet tooth. Opening je] 3 a 4 fh bie i wai a)

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lead one, maze-like, through a variety of courses to a career goal in the unknown future lying beyond graduation. Classical offers a variety of courses and activities which present maze-like alternatives to all its students. With such complexity, some feelings that may result are confusion, not knowing which way to turn, or being in an unforeseen dead end. But all of the turns we have to take and the decisions we have to make keep the Classical student individual and ideal. As one’s courses through the school maze change, so do one’s thoughts and friendships. Although many new friends are found along the journey, 1. Classical determination comes through in Dave Collamore’s swing. 2. Phil Moynihan, Bob O’Connor, Tony Pagouris, John DeSousa, and Jim Curley are amazingly still smil- 4 |(@] OPENING some are soon lost throughout the years. Those friends who experience the Classical maze together and stay together, undoubtedly will, as life-long companions, look back warmly on memories of Classical. Classical is an obvious physical maze. Its original way of programming academic courses and its many alternatives for activities and clubs, demonstrate an even deeper psychological maze. The memories of 1978, which one will recall, will reflect both the physical and psychological aspects that make up the ways through the Classical maze. ing after having eaten lunch! 3. The group voted most likely to take a life. 4. Benita Joseph enjoys a good lunch of pizza and coke. 5. Graduation ... its music and memories.