Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

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Senior Carol Maglitta makes a last minute check before school starts. nutritious foods sold at such reasonable prices. met $7 7 ‘ A “How many weeks until vacation?” Junior Amy Sherff laughs from frustration as she crams for her Chemistry Exam next block. C-House Cafeteria is always jammed at lunchtime because of the wholesome, 20

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Daytime Drama not. Even Superman cannot get up, take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast and catch the bus in twenty minutes. The quad will probably be covered with ice, in which case everyone trying to get to class by the second bell will trip over one another and drop all his her books. Thus another day at Lexington High School has be- gun. A Block: Not even teachers are expected to be awake for this class. Our fearless heroine is propping her eyelids open and telling herself that she really did get more than three hours of sleep. The class discussion is less than thrilling. Most students do not regain their ability to speak until C Block. Homeroom: She has three overdue books and a skip notice A Junior's life is seen through Yvonne Chao, Claudia Waring, Isobel White, and Deborah Tung as they relax at lunch. for a course she does not take. Her locker is stuck worse than usual. It took more than five kicks to open. Lunch Time: There are not enough chairs in C House, but worse, there are no chocolate chip cookies left. Second lunch is tough! The table next to her is hav- ing a food fight and she thinks someone is being strangled on the other side of the room, but it is hard to tell. Next class: The science building smells of formal- dehyde, and someone is smug- gling out parts of whatever unfor- tunate animal he just dissected. She keeps telling herself the day is almost over, even if it is not. Last Block: Finally! She is be- ginning to fall asleep again. The last bell rings, she runs to her lock- er so she will not miss the bus. She misses it anyway. It is just as well; she forgot she has soccer practice. ‘I know my books were in there this morn- ing! saysa puzzled Senior, Amy Khazam to Neha Patel while Yasmin Kuhn checks her locker as well.

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AAUGH!!! Who pu Doug Melcher as vid Galin innocently look on. it the tack on this co couch?!” screams junior seniors Robin Ducot, Lisa Wong, and Da- Murphy’s Law “If Anything Can Go Wrong...” “Murphy's Law”’ says that if something can go wrong, it will. This statement goes doubly for high school. ... lf you stay up all night to finish your science project, the teacher will be absent. . Even if it snows all night there will be school. .. No matter how fast you run you will not make it to your next class before the late bell rings. . The one day that you did not do your Latin homework is the day that the teacher will call on you. ... If you were almost positive that you set your alarm clock for 6:00 A.M. you did not. ... If you are starving the lunch line will be two miles long. . If all of your afternoon classes are canceled, the one you have will be last block. .. If the list of people with sched- NO » ule problems is in the guidance office, your name will be on the list. ... Even if you are whispering in the library, you will be kicked out. ... If you forgot to bring sweat pants in for gym it will be thirty degrees outside. ...lf{there is only one gym activity open, it will be weight training. ... If you wear a dress to school, it will rain. ... If you need an A-, you will get a B+. ... If everyone in the class is do- ing the same project, there will be no books left in the library. ... Even if you go to computer class early, all of the terminals will be taken. ... Ifyou have library books, they are over-due. ... If you wake up early, it is Sun- day..... ... If you oversleep, it is (right) “Wait. . . are there really two blocks left to the day??!” asks a confused senior Fred Haines.