Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

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Concentrating With all the noise and confusion of 1800 students in movement, the first few days of school can be hectic. One learns that high school requires more effort and greater involvement to sur- vive. Whether faced with the risk of making new friends, trying out for a team, participating in a club activity or enduring SATs, Lexington students re- quire dedication and durability to over- come obstacles. Lexington students focus themselves on whatever is special to them, for they’re determined. They concentrate on whatever interests them, whether it’s that extra-special book they’ve just picked up in the library or the art pro- ject they’ve spent weeks on. Lexington High is a place where each individual can concentrate on his or her own special contribution to the school. The Mad Scientist, Shep Davidson, pre- pares a potent love potion. Skill and imagination are Howard Wolk’s Yes, Seniors actually go to art class. tools to the creation of a masterpiece.

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David Nacht works on his new approach to getting a date for Saturday night. Einstein contemplates the origins of grass. “Alison, it goes like this .. . “Hey, Myron, what do you think of Einstein’s theory?”

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Through The Day Gary Lawton and David Marin look forward to another day at LHS. “Was that the first or second bell ?”’ is often asked by students as they come into school. Be it by foot, bus, or car, LHS students stumble in, hopefully be- fore the Pledge of Allegiance is over. Forty minute classes are an oasis in the middle of the week — a welcome change from the usual fifty-five min- utes. As the end of class is signaled, students seize the opportunity to enjoy the campus during five minutes of pass- ing time. However, walking across campus isn’t always safe. Future foot- ball stars practice tosses in the quad, but their aim doesn’t get a passing grade! Frisbee players are a new breed of athlete with equally as faulty aim! Others use their five minutes for greet- ing friends, basking in the sun, or eating a quick breakfast. A lot can be accom- plished if one makes creative use of a short time. Lunch is a welcomed break after three or four morning classes. Inflation has increased the price of lunches and made the once inexpensive meals seem like an exorbitant luxury. Some seniors can still remember when milk was only 5¢, and lunch was just 50¢. But infla- tion hasn’t touched the atmosphere surrounding lunch block. It is still a time to relax and eat, talk to friends, or fin- ish up homework for an afternoon class. Waiting in line for a meal eats up the half-hour and lunch passes all too quickly. Then it’s time for a quick good- bye to friends and a mad rush to get to next classes follows, but eventually 2:25 rolls around. Such activities as a team practice, an after school job, or a session at home watching ‘General Hospital’ are a welcome relief. What- ever one does after school, one thing is certain — 2:25 is the best time of day! Socializing on the way to class.