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

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.Inn , II I i I : P. Jones ! 1 j 1 ' I 1 I I j 1. ■ P- Jones Edge of page is at inside of blue border. Bleed photos should extend to outside edge of blue border. Occasionally, before school, I will take a drive down to a beach. Then off to the coffee shop for a large-lite with cream and two sugars. After school I will often take my camera and head for some place where I can find some soli- tude and good photos. I enjoy the beach and the ocean. The mighty power of the water puts me in somewhat of a trance. Shore birds are sometimes a challenge . to identify, let alone photograph. My most favorite place to be is a forest area in Bourne called Four Ponds. I often travel here. Winter snows make for wonder- ful photographs and identifying and observing songbirds. Spring and summer offer great natural wonders such as wild flowers and fungi. Though most simple, I find these of great in- terest and am enchanted by them. This is not a typical high school student’s common daily — 1 I I I li I 1 I 1 activity, I’m sure of that, but people need to realize that na- ture is a part of our lives. Some destroy it because it is in their way, o r for fun. We need to be careful of nature’s delicate com- munities, and we need to control our growth. The natural wonders of the Earth are certainly head- ing for destruction only because of our selfishness and non-car- ing. We must learn to see this, and try to change things before it is too late.” Barry Good Top; Josh Stevens defies Newton’s Law while on four wheels. Middle Left; Josh Stevens - seen this time from the Goodyear Blimp. Middle Center; Checkers Pizza’s delivery crew, Heather Ward, Jeff Sirkus, Paul Rapoza, Ann McLeary, Jacquie Mull- hern, and Cathy Friis, await word of their next delivery Left; Ted Dickerson watches as time and students pass by. ■ Above; Mr. Smith greets a bus driver as another load of students arrive at school in the morning. ■ — 1 ‘—‘■J

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At the end of the day, if you go out to the parking lot, you’ll find it full of cars belonging to stu- dents. Since many of our stu- dents own cars, we decided to find out, “What made their car special to them?” We also asked them, “Have you ever had any interesting adventures in your car?” Some of the students had interesting stories to tell. Bill Chisholm - “My car is spe- cial to me because it provides freedom... One time I was coming back from Fenway, doing about 80 down the highway, and my car started shaking and the en- gine began to overheat, I thought the car was going to Blow Up!” Lynn Aro - “I love my car be- cause it takes me wherever I want to go... My friends and I were driving around one night, and I was playing with the head- lights to make sure they worked, and the car in back of us thought we were flirting with them. They ended up following us all around Falmouth, until we finally ditched them.” Todd Humphrey - “The first day I got my license. I took my car to the public library. I pulled into the parking lot and got my bumper stuck on another car. When I tried to unlock them, the other car got lifted up, until 1 was finally free. After that I parked on the street.” Brett Thomas - “I was driving down the road and the car in front of me stopped because there was a bus stopped in front of him. While we were stopped, the car in front of me all of a sudden put his car into reverse and hit me!” Wendy Greelish - “My car is H-ti-H ' 1 MH 1 i special to me because now I don’t have to rely on other people for rides... One night my friend Sandy and I were driving down Main Street in Hyannis. At a red light a corvette pulled up next to us and started to rev his engine. Behind me was another vette, and we realized that they wanted . to drag. When the light turned green, I sped up to get out of the way, but the vette next to me thought we wanted to drag with him, so I did.” -Sandy Gibbons Top; Kathy Bolyn drives along side by side with Mr. Negri dur- ing Driver’s Ed. Middle; Moses Botbol leaves no doubt as to the ownership of his van. Bottom; Bill Baron practices the art of the drive-thru with a quick stop before school. Edge of page is at inside of blue border. Bleed photos should extend to outside edge of blue border. P. Kanellopoulos I 1 [ 1 — I I I ! j 1 A. Figureido I . ] I J I ! 1 J i } j L 1 L ] J A. Figureido

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— 1 I — j w m wwm TgPfexrrt v J? 0N4k. cj t tJiA Are you having a little trouble in Algebra? Does the subjunctive tense make you want to quit Lat- in? Rest assured. If you need aca- demic help, there are many sources of it available in Fal- mouth High School. One of the greatest sources of help are of course the teachers themselves. All teachers stay af- Below; Bill Kinneally checks through the college files on the GRC computer Right; Cassie Palanza, Allison Humphry and Chris Howard get extra help from Mr. Mason. Below Left; Lori Geishecker has her ankle taped by Mr. Negri prior to running after school. Below Right; Senior, Pat Silvia shares a laugh with Mr. Grunin while getting some help in Social Studies. ter school at least once a week. Many teachers stay after several days during the school week. On the average, Mr.Charles Camp spends about 780 minutes after school perweek. Of that time, a little less than half (360 minutes) is spent with students who come for extra help. Most students agree that this help can be quite valuable, but because of schedul- ing problems arising from work, sports and other after school ac- tivities, many can not take full advantage of this assistance. Help is also available in the I.M.C.. At any time during the school day, a handful of students can be found there, clustered around Mrs. Adams, the math aid. With an uncanny ability to switch from Trigonometry to Al- gebra quickly and easily, Mrs. Adams has a grace which seem to belie mathematics. She is always ready to guide a student through a complicated problem and be- cause she has insight into the common mathematical stum- bling blocks for students, she is able to relate well with every- body who comes to her for extra help. The students, on their part, display a camaraderie which probably results from their com- mon desire to conquer the mys- tery of mathematics. The Studies Skills Center (S.S.C.), also known as Mr. Mc- Kay’s room, is a place where a person can receive extra help in a subject surrounded by others with the same goal. Throughout the school day, students may be tutored by Mr. McKay or even other students, in such courses as Latin or Science. The atmo- sphere os the S.S.C. is relaxed, effective, and often generates a lot of “spontaneous education”. Mr. McKay aptly describes his room as “a combination of tutor- ing, counseling, and a one room schoolhouse”. Despite the amount and vari- ety of extra help available in school, sometimes the best help a person can receive in a subject comes from his her own friends. Chemistry does not seem so im- possible when one is at a friend’s house sitting at a kitchen table piled with books and food. Al- though it is impossible to esti- mate the average amount of learning which actually takes place among friends, this learn- ing is usually a lot more fun. -Alexandria Burk Edge of page is at inside of blue border. Bleed photos should extend to outside edge of blue border. P. Jones P. Jones