Long Branch High School - Green Wave Yearbook (Long Branch, NJ)

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Long Branch High School In Areas Intangible, The graduate, is basic, as is a building devoid of any luxuries. As time passes, small modifications are made which give the building a polished appearance. Parallel are the myriad experiences encountered throughout life, both in and out of the classroom, which provide for the development of a “whole” person. Just as a basic building is capable of supporting a future annex, so, too, may the graduate enlarge his educational frame. The unit which continues yearns new knowledge, awaits instruction. Absorption and expansion are readily accepted. The composition is always complete, yet efficiently enlarged. The student possesses a vital role in all construction. The complexity of the structure relies solely on the capabilities, ambitions, and devotion of the student. Whereas a building is the product of another man’s design, the student is the architect of his own development. A single lifetime engenders a host of expansions to be experienced . . . To live is to grow. 5