East Brunswick High School - Emerald Yearbook (East Brunswick, NJ)

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THE BIG APPLE had its financial woes this year but it still stands—the only one of its kind in the world. We love it for its Broadway shows, its rock concerts, the Garden, and Greenwich Village If my friends could see me now Much as we enjoyed being with people, there was that other side of us that was a loner. It rejected what everyone else told us and prompted us to do what we must. It was this that made each of us somehow different, despite the outward appearances: the jeans, the sneakers, the T-shirts, the hair styles. We all needed, at times, to shut the door and be by ourselves—to dream, to think, to reconsider, to pout, to cry. even to punish. When we emerged again, we were not the same—although the change may have been infinitesmal. We were a bit wiser, a bit more sure of ourselves, a bit more mature. 26—STUDENT LIFE AFTER THE NOISE of the crowds, you needed time by yourself to get it all together That solitary moment of introspection may have come in class or when you were doing what you like to do the most. You didn't have to be alone to be alone. And you weren't lonely

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Together, wherever we go ! A FAVORITE SPOT for meeting old friends or making new ones is the Senior Hall. There’s always someone there to shoot the breeze with, both between classes and dur- ing. Also popular are the smoking areas, loosely identified as being the rear exits of the buildings. We are a gregarious lot; we like having other people around. To this end. we spend a lot of time worry- ing about whether we are liked. As a result of it, we find it hard to oc- cupy ourselves when no one else is around: Gee, ma, there's nothin' to do. And in response to it. we seek those careers that will enable us to help others. We no longer talk about becoming rich and famous. School fosters this togetherness. It is. after all. a place where 2.500 teenagers gather each day of the week. Also, to the chagrin of traditionalists in the community, much of the curriculum is devoted to teaching us how to get along with others. There is also the senior hall, the mini-park, and the apple orchard. As impersonal as it may be because of its size. East Brunswick High is social. And though you may no longer graduate knowing everyone in your class, you will have found a gang that shares your intersts. STUDENT LIFE—25

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YOU MADE THINGS HAPPEN on your own. You drew strength from your friends, the team, the cast. But when your moment came, you stopped the show or scored the points. Sometimes you failed and withdrew to yourself, to figure out why so you wouldn't fail again. STUDENT LIFE—27