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

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RIGHT: Gerald Demers practices martial arts with an oppo- nent from Putnam. BELOW: Joanne Morales and Ernest Hill aid Raquel Cabrera in executing a split. ABOVE: Pablo Flores makes a habit of lifting weights three times a week. RIGHT: Jameasa Taylor makes sure to warm up properly before beginning her morning jog. 26 Student Life

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LEFT: Rhonda Hall, Candace Gray and Yolanda Dowdy look for special Christmas presents for each other. BELOW: As long as there’s food, that’s where you'll find Leslie Burgos and Joseph Pagan. sa = —— s. : = . ‘ uw eo ‘ = 4 The Bing Theatre's the place to be for Marcelino Leete and Carrie Tyler, especially when Top Gun is playing. ABOVE: Teresa Moore and Carolyn Severino have fun stroll- ing around the Eastfield Mall. LEFT: Shopping is a pleasant way to pass time according to Sonia and Norma Colon. Student Life 25

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i “Working out in the morning j makes my whole day bet- s ter.”’ eee © pain, no gain. That’s what is typically said about work- ing out. However painful the price may be for fitness, however, Commerce students are not hesi- tating to pay the price for it. They, | | , along with millions of other teen- agers, are discovering which workout suits them and are somehow making time to persue shaping up with gusto. You'llrecognize our students jogging on the streets of Springfield, executing aerobic dance steps at Figures and Fitness, swimming at the YMCA, studying karate at the Iron Dragon, performing mod- ern dance at the New North Community Center, lifting weights at Big Daddy’s Gym and playing scrub football and basketball with neighborhood friends. Some enjoy working out at home instead, and eventually turn their basements into personal exercise rooms complete with aerobic trampolines, punching bags and universal weights. Today’s teenagers have a different motive than past generations for working out. No longer is it only the person who needs to shed a few pounds who joins a health spa. The fresh new concern is to get the body in shape early in life so that maintaining a stronger more active physique as years go by will be easier, the quality of health better. Not to be dismissed is the soothing effect exercise has on stress — stress felt when you've lost that term paper you were working on for Mrs. Haley, or when your boyfriend decides to just be ““friends.”’ Proper nutrition plays an important role in the new health revival also. Students are teaching themselves practical lessons in biology, and words like cholesterol, pectoral, glutus maximus and lactic acid fall easily from their lips. There is definitely something cerebral about this physical phe- nomenon! by Alicia Cayode Rebecca Colon and Raquel Cabrera practice yoga stretches with a friend at New North Community Center. Student Life 2