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

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Right: Bill Waters and Joe Holt in concert on their ‘86 world tour. Below: A mere frac- tion of today’s (and yesterday’s) music. KS! STNG | . i 7 ‘ re tne F . SS ie a MODERN ART Where would the people of this country be without their daily dose of culture? The radio, the component stereo, and MTV have be- come indispensible institu- tions. A day without music is about as much fun as a day of camping naked in the Antarctic. Whether your tastes include Pop, Bop, New Wave, Classical, Punk, Funk, Junk, Rhythm and Blues, Folk, Heavy Metal, Jazz, Hardcore, Country, Chamber music, Bayou blues, Elevator muzak or just good old Rock-n-Roll, your local record shop can most likely accommodate you. On the other hand, over the past few years, MTV has finally begun to show some dignity and some class. Their 1986 MTV video awards show was far more respectable and interesting than that of the previous year. Because of MTV the question has be- come “Have you seen that 12 LEISURE video?’’, not “Did you hear that song?” We would be negligent in our journalistic duties if we were to omit a favorite American past-time: the movies. Over the summer, the theatre was home to such blockbusters as “‘Top Gun”, the romantic trials of a top fighter pilot; ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’’, one man’s struggle to take it easy; ‘Aliens’’, a battle for- survival against brood of vi- cious monsters; “The Fly’’, the gruesome tale of a man gentically fused with a com- mon housefly; and several other motion pictures which horrified, amused, and amazed the American movie-going public. Glenn Cratty Above: Even though each trip to the movies represents a small fortune, they are still a very important part of the entertainment scene.

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LEFT: Mike Smart and Jeff Toomey are caught larly when someone's parents clowning around at the Big E. ABOVE: Mary Owens unwisely left town for the studies Springfield’s Fourth of July fireworks. weekend. Or else the crazed ; ; masses of school chums would congregate in the most bizarre places in order to so- cialize: movie house parking lots, thick woods, or deserted cemeteries. Birthday parties also occu- pied much time, whether they ‘were traditional sweet-sixteen bashes or casual cake-and-ice cream orgies. And who could forget those graduation par- ties, the nights of wild aban- don and joyous celebration over the fact that high school was finished. Many Central students at- tended city celebrations com- memorating Springfield’s 350th birthday in 1986, or the Fourth of July festivities that lit up the sky in an impressive display of fireworks. And final- ly, the Big E drew thousands of people to its midways after dark where friends met to test their skills on the games, to experience the amusing rides, or just to stroll around in an attempt to catch someone’s eye. After all, who wants to spend a night out alone? Megan McDonald and Marisa Vumbaca PAR ARCA TRAE ie Tg copaatee ai Rana CRNA RTM SNe tageeane' . hee Jes Aine ARERR ee AIEEE oy TOP RIGHT: Andy Crespo celebrates his 17th birth- day with a homemade cake. RIGHT: Bryan Cal- deron prepares to win a prize at the Big E. NEAR RIGHT: Donna-Michelle White and Amy Shea happily enter a cellar Party. NIGHTLIFE 11

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Monique Aaron 27 Chase Ave. Amber Abodeeb 276 Spikenard Cir. Theresa Abodeeb 40 Aspen Rd. Kelly Adams 548 Parkerview Rd. Susan Adams 10 Lafayette St. Maria Ahladas 53 Meadowbrook Rd. Katara Aleem 144 Cheyenne Rd. Kevin Allen 19 Northampton St. Thomas Allen 19 Northampton St. Glen Altro 40 Entrybrook St. Roxanna Alvarez 31 Central St. Tanzil Amiss 44 Howhove St. Anita Anderson 129 Westford Ave. Robert Anderson 47 Claremont St. Tanita Anderson 110 St. James Ave. Tonya Andrews 115 Dwight St. Marcial Andino 99 Jefferson Ave. Belisa Anzalotti 475 Dwight Rd. Anthony Ardolino 279 Sunrise Ter. Manuel Arroyo 18 Newland St. David Atkins 206 Pearl St. Francis Audet 361 Oakland St. Gary Aussant 105 Leavitt St. Hooda Bakr 58 Naraganset St. SENIORS 15