Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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ndows of, Life is a series of windows: some open, some closed. In the past four years at Longmeadow High School the Class of 1983 pursued different windows of interest: academic, athletic, social. Freshman year: Graduation was a far away dream that no one really envisioned. More importantly, we were, concerned with finding our classes or just knowing someone who had our study. Sophomore year: The windows all seemed closer to our grasp. We became more involved in extra-curricular activities as we began to comprehend the routine functions of LHS. Outside of school, various sixteen year olds, clutching newly-won driving permits, could be seen learning how to drive. Junior year: The main lesson we learned is that pressure can cause many windows to shatter. Grades that were so easy to get freshman and sophomore year now became a challenge. Homework became a way of life, and SAT ' s, AP ' s, and Achievements, unpleasant realities. Senior year: We were forced to handle the fragility of different windows. For example, how do we balance academics, college applications, class activities and a social life all at once? The faculty and administration at LHS are responsible for showing us different aspects of life. We saw the teacher as an educator and, at the same time, we saw the teacher as a human being, with a life outside the classroom. Academically, our minds leaped from freshman gym to senior English. Unfortunately, at times, we spent the 54 minutes daydreaming through the classroom windows rather than listening to our faculty lecture. Outside of school, each Longmeadow student formed individual windows involving work or family life or close friends. During weekends these solitary windows merged to form the famous Longmeadow social gathering, the Party. Proposition 2Vfe tried to slam a few windows shut. We went from four classes of gym a week to only two classes a week. Compromises were made to open some of these windows — such as the User ' s Fee established for sports. The school and administration placed obstacles and locks on some of our open windows. Our no pass corridors were abolished, the student lounge disappeared, and the breakfast bar limited. Yet, even with all these adjustments, as gradu- ation finally approached, the diploma was distinctly visible through the glass, and the Class of 1983 has left the window ajar, with the future blowing through!

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