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

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ally. All FHS students can remember answering a barrage of questions like, do you take cocaine or use alcohol and marijuana? , on the sur- vey issued by Falmouth Drug And Alcohol Task Force. The results of this poll showed only too obviously that some students do have a problem with drugs. Then, late in October there was the shocking news of Ted McGuire. News of the 1985 graduate of FHS dying of alcohol poisoning in his Yale dorm room was hard to accept. Mrs. McGuire, however, withstood the great loss and became a great force in the community, with a clear message that, alcohol is a drug that can kill, in hopes of preventing more mistakes because of naivety. Mrs. McGuire said that the preven- tion of further deaths from alcohol poisoning has to be a community effort. The parents, teachers, com- munity members, and student lead- ers all have to become involved. In particular, the alcohol problem is more common with boys. Boys do a lot of binge drinking, while paricipat- ing in dangerous drinking games, she said. Mrs. McGuire spoke to FHS faculty members about the need for teachers to become more involved in the crusade against alcohol abuse among students. I have a message to get across, and I ' m do- ing it for Ted, said Mrs. McGuire. Jill Goslee wrote an article for the stu- dent newspaper about the impor- tant points Mrs. McGuire gave when talking to the teachers. She said that she had seen literature that stu- dents receive in health class, and it does not stress the dangers of binge drinking. It does warn of mixing alcohol with drugs or driving but says little concerning the prob- 13

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26 th Cape Cod A near-blizzard dumped as much as 15 of snow on the Cape, with drifts as high as 3-4 ' in some areas. The storm, which some described as the worst in at least 30 years, was crippling enough to close schools for 2 days. 26 th Falmouth Hgts. No tomorrow for Yesterdays. The board of appeals has approved the demolition of Yesterdays, formerly The Brothers Four, in Falmouth Heights to make way for 41 multi- family dwellings - condos. - Cape Cod Times February F.H.S. This school year 1986-87 can al- ways be remembered as a year dealing with the problems of drug abuse, in school, locally, and nation-

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lem of chugging alcohol alone. Mrs. McGuire stated that in her opinion the student leaders are the kids who are the most vulnerable to drinking too much alcohol. She said that these kids are under great stress to perform well, whether on tests or in sports. In her remarks to the teach- ers, Mrs. McGuire asked, How can we make alcohol seem uncool to students?” and answered, We have to reach the real leaders - our student athaletes to make this hap- pen. My husband and I are commit- ted to saving other lives. We are doing it for Ted and we are asking 14