John F Kennedy High School - Forum Yearbook (Cheektowaga, NY)

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r. joseph Gizinski Superintendent of Schools There is one lesson that I hope each of you have learned and experienced. That is, that there is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the will- ingness to assume responsibilities of being a free people in a democratic society. The payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us and is not something others can pay for us. It means an involvement on our part in all activities of our society, an expenditure of our energy, time and often other sacrifices. To let others carry the responsibilities, burdens, work and worry - while we share only the benefits - may be a very human impulse, but it is likely to produce undesired consequences. Like physical activity is necessary to the human body to keep it healthy, involvement in a democratic society assures its continuity and the preservation of our freedoms. During the difficult times at the birth of our Nation, John Quincy Adams summarized it very well when he said, Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. Are you willing to pay the price? Are you making proper use of your free- dom? v l l 4

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Mr Henry Andrzejewski, Principal Color is one of the most exciting aspects of life. It is the spice that turns a dull day into a pleasant experience. Color or the lack of it influences our outlook and reaction to daily experience. To appreciate the values of color we must approach life with an open mind - eager to take in as much of the experience as possible. Here at John F, Kennedy, the student that is a real PHII of school life - the active participant - is treated to a life of color. He is caught up in a rainbow of activity - academic, athletic, and social. He learns to appreciate his fellow stu- dents and to help them when and where his help is needed. He is a part of the life of the school and learns to appreciate the excitement and dynamism of his high school life. Those of you who find school life dark and dismal andwboring are part of the inactive group. You have cheated yourself of the exciting experience of participating in the kaleidescope of school activity. You may have acquired the education you sought, but you have neglected the other sides of your per- sonality. You have failed to appreciate the exhilaration of belonging and being involved in the total life of school expe- rience. You have confined yourself to the gloom and left the color, and excitement of life to others.