Falmouth High School - Clipper Compact Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Dedication We, rhe doss of ' 81, roke greor pride in dedicoring rhe 1981 Clipper Connpocr ro rhor purveyor of porobolos, rhor dispenser of differenriol equorions, rhor elucidoror of ellipses, rhor insrigo- ror- of inregrorion, rhor- onywoys, we hereby dedicore rhis yeorbook ro rhe righr honoroble Roberr W, Griffin, on our- sronding foculry member and for-from- morolly-rurpirudinous, oll-oround Nice Person Mr. Griffin groduored from Drown, where he majored in engineering. Afrer 16 years wirh Prorr Whirney, he decided rhor he would rorher work wirh people. He fulfilled some educorionol requiremenrs or rhe Universiry of Horrford and was hired by rhe lore Russell Morsholl wirh few formoliries. He begon reaching in 1965, and since rhen he has led mony srudenrs rhrough rhe inrricocies of higher morhemorics, mosr of rhem willingly. Long life and happiness, Mr. Griffin, and may Duddho smile upon you and yours. 18

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T urkingron ' s Quiz-ln-Rhyme Sporrs fans moy remember o ream rhor won ir oil in Boston in November, rhe season was rhe foil, I offer jusr one lirrie clue: rhey ' re fosr upon rheir feer and could nor be beor. (answer below) On word and upward spirol rhe forrunes of cross-counrry or FHS The 1980 crew venrured our inro rerrirory rhor hod nor been rrod by Folmourh reams since rhese guys were in diopers. Ir rook o fair omounr of rolenr, of course. Much more rhon rhor, ir rook o heavy doily dose of punishmenr, self-inf licred over o long period of rime Above oil, ir rook rhe nerve ro respond ro some prerry inrense challengers ro rheir supremacy. Think ir ' s eosier when you win oil rhe rimel Guess again. Think ir ' s rewarding? You Dercho, Ir would be firring here ro recall rhe season ' s highlighr ' s, bur oil I con remember is o bunch of weory kids grinding our rhe miles day ofrer doy, Persondiries, we hod oplenry, Boberr Perers coming rhrough in such o big way jusr when rhe crunch come, Dennis Cullinone srepping righr up ro rhe fronr of rhe pock ond moking us whole, Scorr Ghelfi inspiring us oil wirh on iron will and urrer inrrepidorion, Forrell ond O ' Malley, rhe mosrers of pain. The orhers - roo numer- ous ro menrion - who gave us oil rhey hod ro offer, ond whom we needed, every one Firsr among equals was Brian Mahoney, The Greor One, So- meone will come olong somedoy ond occomplish whar rhis boy did, maybe more. Bur rhere will never be onorher like him, Thonk you Brion, for raking rhis ream up ro rhe rop were ir belongs. Long moy you run. I only hope rhe boy ' s gor half os much our of being on rhis reom os I gor our of being wirh ir. rop row Gilly Tavares, Kenny Sabens, Tim Grady, Melvin Gonsalves, Dennis Cullinane, Coach Turkingron, Chris Funkhouser, Don Webb, Wyorr Moore, Orion Mohoney middle row Par McCorrhy, Tom Doyle, Chris Ghelfi, Eric Mello, John Taylor, Ted Forrell, Sreve O ' Molley borrom row Poberr Sedermon, Scorr Ghelfi, Poberr Perers Nor picrured Larry Pacheco, Perer Dorlir Perers and Cullinone rook rhe lead early in rhe SMC nrle race SEASON RECORD (Low score wins) FHS 25 Dorrmourh 30 FHS 20 New Bedford 35 FHS 16 NB Voke-Tech 46 FHS 24 Bornsroble 31 FHS 22 D-Y 35 FHS 19 New Bedford 45 FHS 17 NB Voke-Tech 39 FHS 21 Bornsroble 34 FHS 24 Dorrmourh 33 FHS 25 D-Y 30 Seekonk Invirorionol 4rh place C M, Invirorionol 3rd place SMC Division I Tirle Meer Isr ploce Srore Division II Tirle Meer Isr ploce All-Closs meer 13rh place 20