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

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Office Aides, first row: Leon Wyche and Kei- sha Gaynor; second row: Karen Glover, Gloria ; Rivera and Angela Pafumi. Not pictured: Dan- iel Keating. j VOLUNTEERS “Being an aide is my plea- sure. Actually | get more out of it than the school!” hat is an aide? By definition it is a helper or an assistant. If that is so, than the word “indolent’’ should not be connected with this teenage generation so often referred to as the ’’“me’’ generation. For volunteer aides abound at Com- merce. Students selflessly give up their study periods to help create a more pleasant smooth-running atmosphere, and they may choose from among several areas including library, teacher, guidance, of- fice or audio-visual aides. Nurse aides help Mrs. Bogan sign patients in and out of her office as well as keep her paperwork organized. Teacher aides assist in correcting test papers, stapling memeos, running general errands and often even creating bulletin boards to brighten the rooms and make them more conducive to learning. Where would Mrs. O'Neil be without her ““dreaded”’ library aides to replace books upon their proper shelves and keep track of and retrieve delinquent volumes? Audio-visual aides are a specialized crew who help Mr. Olejarz deliver the much sought-after VCR’s and movie projectors to teachers who are showing movies in their classes. Finally office and guidance aides control traffic in and out of these offices, run errands, usher new students around the school, locate students, file and — as all our aides do — become a Jack-of- all-trades. Our aides take pride in the work they do, and the school is bursting with respect for them, for it is obvious that volunteering without being asked is in their nature. They are the type of people the world could use more of. As sure as the school color is red, these students will go on to become significant members of the communi- ty. by Carla Nazario 20 Student Life

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ALTER EGOS ‘This is a first at Commerce, and | hope we’ve started a tradition. “’ ctober 31, 1986, marked ae the first time that the High School of Commerce’s hall- ways were able to be filled with the most outrageous and creative ideas that students could muster. We never had a Halloween dress- up day in the past because Principal Basili felt the students couldn't handle it. This year, however, he decided to let the school have one because it has had such successful Red Days in the past, and the administration was not let down. Almost everyone was in the Halloween spirit. Even the teachers were not afraid to let their alter egos show. Miss Blakeslee was dressed as a bumblebee and looked the part as she fiew from desk to desk helping students with their work. There was even an unbe- lievable double of Miss Di Santi right down to her distinguishing hairdo. Another new element of our Halloween celebration was the $1.00 hallogram — a bag of candy with a personalized note that was sent to a friend or secret admirer. A terrific ‘thank you” is extended to Joshua Fontanez, senior class president as well as Mrs. Shumann and Heather Scannell for letting us experience this Hal- loween happening. Cathy Grondin expresses her feelings in a poetic way: It’s October 31, time to trick or treat, Students sending hallograms to those they want to meet. In the dark classrooms, sitting on the desk. Were big orange pumpkins lit at their best. Spiders crawling everywhere, blood flowing down the stairs, Teachers screaming from their chairs, pulling out their hair. by Tracy Truman Carla Nazario’s face expresses how long and tiring her day was. Student Life 419

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LEFT: Guidance Aides, sitting: Elizabeth Williams, Julie Normand, Lori Prindle and Wendy Sullivan; standing: Janet Gonzalez, Judy Torres, Jennifer Sawicki, Brenda Van Valkenburg, Luz Rosario, Denise Lopez, Carla Triplett, Jewel Rice, Melissa Prophet, Lizzette Acevedo, Sabrina Flowers, Car- rie Tyler and Tracie Reome. BELOW: Nurse’s Aides, first row: Carrie Barringer, Keisha Gaynor, Jean Carpenter and Tracy Theres; second row: Stephanie Franklin, Antoinette Becket, Kim Combs, Tony Motley and Jennifer Long. ABOVE: Library Aides: Michelle Denning, librarian Mrs. O'Neil, Brenda Couture, Lourdes Cotto and Heather Scannell. LEFT: Audio-visual Aides: Edward Hernandez, Scott Cornelio and Andrew Doty. Student Life 24