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

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Did you ever stop and realize how much our friends meant to us during our high school years? As freshmen our first day at Classical was a real hassle. Every- one except you seemed to know where they were going and it was difficult to chose the right person to ask for direc- tions. One person may have seemed too “stuck up” to give advice while others were grouped in a clan that you didn’t want to invade. So you spent most of your time wandering through the halls alone when you really would have prefered some companionship. Chosing your friends also caused a di- lemma. A certain girl may have been wearing the latest style in clothes so you chose to eat lunch with her. Another guy you saw may have been wearing the T- shirt of a rock group you didn’t particular like so you avoided him. On the other hand there was this student who was car- rying the same type of chemistry book as you so you stopped to strike up a conver- sation. It is a relief, however, to look back and consider how many of your friend- ships were started with a simple smile and friendly hello while passing in the halls. During your sophomore and junior years you began to pick your friends out of everyone you met in the previous year. Once your group was complete you formed your own clique. Other students began to know you as the preppies, the punkers, the bookworms, or the jocks. Each clique probably had its own select activity such as cheerleading, Mathletes, the chess club or just standing outside Student Life Faces In A Crowd watching others walk by. By your senior year you were pretty confident about the friends you hung around with. You knew exactly who you could count on to copy their math home- work from and you would know for sure who to expect at the parties on Saturday night. With still others, you could go to the movies or drive around town when you all knew you should have been stud- ing for that big test on the next day. As your senior year drew to a close and graduation came near, everyone took their last chance to declare their friend- ships by distributing senior pictures and asking for autographs in their yearbook. As the end of the schoolyear approached, your graduation finally came. Everyone said their last good-bye and promised to keep in touch.

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Above: Jay Belanger, Adam Wolman, Dan Waterman, Kevin Hughes, Dan Murdock, and Chris Marsh enjoy each other’s com- pany during lunch. qoeceeccooceccccCS 1982-1983 Blue White Staff: Editor In Chief, Lynn Misulis; Sports Editor, Kris Pellegrino; Senior Editor, Jennifer Sheehan; Features Editor, Cathy Clayton; Activities Editor, Doug Quirk; Academics Editor, Elizabeth Friedman; Student Life Editor, Mary Scarfe; Un- derclassmen Editor, Sandra Robbins; Index Editor, Andrea Bar- nett. Senior Staffers: Lisa Fleming, Barry Freedman, Neil Mack, Dina Nirenstein, Karen Scott, Errol Stephenson, Kelley Talbot. Junior Staffers: Carolyn Almeida, Sondra Essa, Sharon Green, Ellen Gurland, Mary Hughes, Judy Jackowitz, Jean Kim, James McAleer, Rhonda Norman, John O’Brien, Mary O’Connor, Kim Owens, Stephanie Roberson, Monique Rowtham, Dion Woods, Elizabeth pent Adv. Craig Dinnie. Our thanks to Don Lendry, and Loring tudios. SISSON OOOO OOOO OOO OOOO oOo Wo fa III I SD SS a oD SD aS DD SD SDD DD I OO ooo ooo be SIDI. (DaA ASD SS SDDS ASS SS SS i H Top left: Classical High School students w= crowd the stairways during change of class. ‘ Top right: Mr. Reiker announces his Cross Country Team members at the fall rally. Right: Senior Lynn M isulis flashes one of her winning smiles. Above: Sirdeaner Walker, Gina Regan, Janelle Powers, Sonja Shaw, Chris Lewis, and Paula Williams show their pearly whites for the camera. Opening 5

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