Kaynor Regional Vocational Technical High School - Panther Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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Time, the stuff life is made of, passes all to quickly. It should never be squan- dered. The Class of 1981 has made good use of time ... dispite the noise of hammers and the crumbling walls, the ditches, the sewer lines, the heating sys- tem, the PA system, the fire alarms and fire trucks, the clocks, the bells, the tele- phones, the pile drivers, the trucks, the trailers, the tom-up driveways, the park- ing. the gymateria and cafanasium . It wasn't easy, but we endured ... a little scarred ... but tougher and more resil- lient. We were tested and we won. We acquired an educational experience that we will always remember. Some day, as you look through these pages, you will reflect on these days with nostalgia. You will then, perhaps, under- stand that nothing of value is ever ac- complished without perserverance. disci- pline and human sacrifice. Learning is a never-ending process. It begins at the time of fertilization and continues until death ... from one gen- eration to the next. Schools have been charged with the primary responsibility for providing the materials and personnel in an environment conducive to learning. Millions of dollars have been spent to make sure that the physical plants are sufficient... we have come a long way from the one-room school house ... in less than eighty years. We now have the more formidable task of making sure these million dollar Yearbook Advisor Parting Thoughts to the class of 1981 recource centers for learning provide the learning experiences that will provide the motivation, self-discipline, and ethical awareness that will lead to productive and wholesome life styles. This is a truly difficult task because it entails changing human attitudes already hardened by T. V. and the electronic media”. But we. with the help of God, shall be equal to the task. We shall overcome. There is only one Mother Barth. There is only one of you. Keep your body healthy with wholesome food and plenty of exer- cise. Treat sugar, alcohol, smoke and drugs with extreme caution. Do not pol- lute the air you breathe, the water you drink or the soil you till. Together with the sun. they are the cource of all life. Do not waste your time trying to accu- mulate vast somes of money and materi- al wealth. Few, if any, deep rooted hu- man problems can be solved with either. Remember that knowledge is the key that unlocks the door to human accep- tance ... and love is the force that pre- vents it from closing. The road to happiness is narrow and covered with obstacles. A good set of rules will keep you on course. The best set of rules I have ver found is the TEN COM- MANDMENTS. (If God wants a permissive society He would have issued Moses the Ten Suggestions.) Live by them and pro- ceed with caution. Go forth with firm endeavor and a pur- pose ever true. Let your motto be per- fection in whatever you may do. You have a reputation to uphold and a tradi- tion to maintain. In behalf of all the teachers in the Relat- ed Department of Kaynor Technical School. I extend my heartiest congratula- tions. I hope that you will remember us as we will remember all o you. With love. God Luck and May God Bless. Michael R. Emanuel n

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Yearbook Advisor I sincerely wish all of you in the doss of 1981 o long, healthy, happy and productive life. Those of you whom I have had the pleasure of working closely with, certainly have displayed all of the fine qualities that insure success. I truly hope that some of the basic tenets of our educational endeav- ors will remain with you and will be- come a meaningful part of your lives. Mr. Manacek 10

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IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY OARNIERO WILLIAM STASAITIS The graduating class would like to take this opportunity to recall to memory two former students, Anthony Corniero and William Stosoitis. Although all of us did not hove the pleasure of knowing them as well os we would hove liked, still o port of our doss was lost, with the deaths of these young men. For those of us who hod the priviledge of knowing them well, the memories of good times will never be forgotten. On the night of June 12, the doss of 1981 graduated. This was o special time for oil of us. Although their names were not colled to receive o diploma, the memory of them was not forgotten. Tony and Bill were indeed the type of individuals Koynor would hove proudly graduated.