Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

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Going Places Passing through the Senior Quad, eager to meet friends for lunch is Laura Bertolini. Traveling from A to J — whether during study, lunch, or between classes — is what keeps L.H.S.’ers alive. During the warm weather or during the slushy winter months we manage to make it across campus in record time. ep hs Neil Moskow gives a puzzled look at the pho- tographer. 28 Going Places

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Proving their ability to be chefs are Dr. Clune, Mary Conceison, Jim Donahue, and Miki Yo- shino at the Sophomore barbeque. Mara Berggren winds through the crowd of people to her next class. Hungry sophomore boys wait in line for ham- burgers and hotdogs. In 1978 the New England Associ- ation of Schools and Colleges recom- mended that Lexington High require a stricter minimum course distribu- tion for graduation. Such require- ments for juniors and seniors now consist of the completion of one year of American History, four years of English, and five semesters of phys- ical education. Taking the advice of the N.E.A.S.C., the school adopted “cluster” requirements which are now in effect for sophomores. More types of courses must be taken in or- der to graduate, but course selection still maintains flexibility. The new system consists of five clusters: Hu- manities and Performing and Visual Arts, Social and Behaviorial Sci- ences, Natural Sciences and Math- ematics, Applied Arts and Sciences, and Physical Education. The Admin- istration believes that these new guidelines will discourage some stu- dents from taking just a minimum of courses and specializing in only one area. Such a program will provide a student with a more rounded back- ground, one that will aid his progress academically and culturally in future endeavors. Dragging ourselves sleepy-eyed into class by 7:55 each morning, we curse the fact that we happen to have a particularly energetic teacher for A-Block. Because of this year’s new schedule, the first block in four of the five days is A. This aspect of the schedule was devised to accommo- date those junior high students who wish to take courses at the high school. The schedule has been trans- formed in other ways also. Gone are the days when one could schedule his free block to be H and he could leave school early on Monday and Friday. Since there is no constant lunch block, long lunches have become less frequent. All morning periods run the same daily but the afternoon blocks are shuffled around. All of these changes were made to aid students involved in special programs such as child studies or internships. For such students the change is really wel- come. What’s New? 27

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Gleeful about arriving early for chorus is Debbie Ferreira. Tired of studying in the library is Regina Antwine. Birgit Eilbracht and Marge Roemer take a minute to smile for the camera. Walking through the deserted halls of J-House is Ara Pongratz. Going Places 29