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

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12 Garden Goodies ertainly one of the greatest options which faced the students of 1980 at Classical was an addition to the dull, routine lunches in the school cafeteria: a salad bar was installed. The salad bar offered the © students a variety of choices for lunch. They could have stayed with the old hot and cold lunches, or they could have gone in for a deli- cious, cool salad. The salads were not the ev- ery-day dry salads; besides the basic greens and tomatoes, there were croutons, meats, cheeses, — : fruits, potato and macaroni salads, jellos, rolls, and bacon bits, as well as four choices of salad dressings. To make the deal even more worth- while, students could take as much as they could fit on their plates — all this, plus milk, for — a mere thirty cents. With the addition of the salad bar, to students were encouraged to eat lunch; thus, — — the cafeteria was jam-packed. Students rushed - down to lunch, trying to get first in line for the tasty, nutritious food. The line often extended half the length of the cafeteria, and yet, every : one who wanted th e salad got it. ee There was no doubt that the idea of Co oe cal’s salad bar had caught on very quickly. The salads at Classical were, indeed, a welcome — addition, for they provided the same, old stu- dent life with a aay oe el anes students. 4. Jackie Thieb os bar oe ee STUDENT LIFE

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14 A YEAR OF CHANGES hen students came back to school this year, they were in for a surprise; a new team of leaders with new outlooks for Classical. The group was composed of Mr. Neil Yesu, as- suming the responsibilities of principal, Miss Ann McCarthy serving as vice - principal, along with Mr. James Nodurf, also vice - principal. Mr. Yesu, a former English teacher and vice - principal, wasted no time in putting his new administrative ideas to work. He was deter- mined to put Classical back on top as a college preparatory school. New homework rules were issued making mandatory two hours of homework per night. Parents received letters informing them of this new ruling to insure its success. Special absenteeism and detention rules were also put into effect. Students who missed 30 days of school or more were automatically required to repeat that year of school. Those receiving detention | i 7 r Mr. Neil Yesu - Principal this year could no longer sleep the time away; they were required to bring study material. Working along side of Mr. Yesu was Miss Ann McCarthy, a former English teacher. As Classical’s first female vice - principal, she worked hard to reach the new goals set for Classical. Besides disciplining students, her job included keeping students off the school’s front steps between classes and keeping peace in the lunch room. Mr. James Nodurf, another member of the team and a former Classical math teacher, also played an active role in running Classi- cal. His job involved student discipline problems, authorization of assemblies, and general enforcing of school rules. The three administrators worked closely together throughout the year. By and by their hopes became reality. The students of Classi- cal can thank this capable team for carrying on the many fine traditions of Classical High School. Miss Ann McCarthy - Vice-principal Mr. James Nodurf - Vice-principal