High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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OUTCLASSED “I can’t wait to be a senior.”’ o you remember being a freshman? It was a time for biology class, doubling up for locker assignments, oral reports in front of strangers, new friends . . . a time of looking up to seniors with respect and of not being quite old enough to get a job. Yes, even though you don’t want to remember, you do! You stared in awe at the formidable seniors who passed by and itched for a chance to be in their shoes. The time would come to pass, you knew, but not soon enough to suit you. It was also that time when all the so-called ‘upperclassmen’ picked on you and made fun of you in front of all your friends. That was embarrassing. You were too scared to ask directions of an upperclassman, because who knew where they'd send you. Why, an unsuspecting girl might end up in the boys’ gym lockerroom, or the boiler room, or even the teachers’ lounge. Then you got your revenge. You became the ‘‘upperclassman,”’ and you were able to pick on the new freshmen yourself. Ah! The sweet smell of revenge. But this year is even sweeter, because Commerce has at least two hundred extra freshmen thanks to the closing of Technical and Classical High Schools. It seems that everywhere you turn, there are freshmen. You can’t miss them. It is not uncommon to catch a glimpse of bemuddled freshmen in hallways, arms full of books, wan- dering aimlessly amongst a sea of threatening white sailor hats. . . the seniors, like sharks, preparing their attack. Yes, we seem to easily forget that we were once freshmen too, that during assemblies we were perched, like leftovers, up above the “‘real’’ students with our heads in the clouds. And so this wonderful cycle of the upper classes picking on the lowest class will, no doubt, continue for centuries to come. by Mary Kate Belniak | | fter following directions from a senior, a con- used freshman doesn’t even know which way is Student Life 47

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RIGHT: Freshmen are perched in the balcony as they listen atten- tively to the speaker during a S.A.D.D. assembly. BELOW: Maribel Ortiz displays her good study habits she acquired in junior high to her classmates. SS ee ABOVE: Ethel Jones and Ana Gonzalez observe the anatomy of a frog in biology class, a required course for all freshmen. RIGHT: Christopher Butler dreams of becoming lost and not knowing which way to turn. 16 Student Life

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RIGHT: Joshua Fontanez kicks his best foot forward while Carla Triplett gives him a hand. BELOW: Keeping a straight face is the mark of a good soldier for Lisa Czupryna. ABOVE: Clowning around as usual, Marily Rivera and Jeanette Thornton dust the hallway floors. RIGHT: The gruesome threesome: Michelle Wray, Linda Vaughn and Michelle Morgan. 48 Student Life NS S © q Ce ee eee FP Oeees