Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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CLASS OF j . ' r . Ilk. ' if ■ ' fk 1 - | and graduation. The excitement and anxi- ety begin. Finally, each senior experiences the same frustrations and pressures of graduating: College Board Tests must be taken, inter- views must be arranged, applications for fu- ture education must be filled out, and life beyond LHS must be outlined. All these ac- tivities create hectic circles in which the senior is trapped on the outer edges, trying to find his way inside. Yet when graduation finally arrives, and all the work and struggle merges into one day, the circle radiates outward. Entering anew life style after LHS, one must begin again as he has done before. New goals will be set, new adventures will commence, and the process will continue. High school memories are safely packed away; new ones begin.

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• •Ata w% The senior year becomes a circle in itself. Just as one thinks he has come to an end, that he has achieved superiority among all other classes, that his goals for graduating have been met, that his high school life is finally over; he discovers that he must begin again. Leaving LHS, he must set out on new adventures. Jf attending college, he must start as a freshman. If pursuing an occupa- tion, he must begin at the bottom and work his way to the top once more. New chal- lenges and experiences face him. By the time the fourth year at LHS arrives a senior has earned respect and superiority among his peers. He expects adult privileges and advantages; after four years of hard work and study, he looks forward to rewards and celebrations. Thinking about end-of- year activities, the proud senior plans reser- vations for the prom and banquet, the sen- ior class play, Senior Week.

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Inside the large circle of LHS one also finds many smaller circles. Names and faces move about in our own circles of friendship which change with each swing that time takes through the years. LHS offers many circles of activities which enhance friendshsips and strengthen skills. One tries to better himself in the circle of sports, progressing from freshmen teams to junior varsity and varsity teams. The compe- tition present in these particular spheres helps us come to terms with defeat as well as glory. There are various clubs that meet our individual concerns. We take courses pertaining to our interests and abilities. All of these sections of the circle help us to achieve goals and gain pride from personal accomplishment. The circles we encounter at LHS are only a part of a much greater whole 12