Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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■. V , . ' T’ • . ■ ... ; ■ ' .x’ ■•. cotii mu iii ty (kd-mu Tid ■ tt),n.,pintles A group of any size who share common goals, have the same cultural and historical heritage and whose people reside in a com mon locality . (L: com munitas.) See COMMON. ‘V : ] 24 share common goals

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BOTTOM: ECO: Ralph Teneriello, John Coppola, John Harring¬ ton, Eric Taylor. Camping Club meets many challenges, one of which is venturing up mountains to find the perfect camping spot. SKI CLUB: Front Row: Paul Ronan, Ziggy Ahren Second Row: Lisa Fitzgerald, Debie Angelo, Mary Griffin, Paula Connors. Third Row: Lisa D’Addario, Keith Liederman, Walter Hall, Dawn Plummer, Nancy Halleran, Advisor Karen Tucker Back Row: Peter Demard- jian, Phil Carlton, Karen Schaeffer, Advisor Carole Blake. OUTDOOR CLUBS Whether it’s green pancakes, sore backsides or red and cold noses, it’s all a part of the outdoors. Nature was in” and very enjoyable despite the physical aches and pains of skiing and horseback riding or the bugs and strange food of camping. The fun was still there. The back to nature” boom effected everyone. Walking or bike riding became a way of life for many rather than a car. Hiking and cross country skiing were also very popular. The evidence was shown in the boom of the outdoor clubs. Although the Camping Club was just a year old, it was very large and nearly all the members took part in the frequent trips to campsites, mountains, and hostels. The club camped twice in Tamworth, N.H., once to climb Mt. Chicaoura. There was a hiking trip to a hostel in Martha’s Vineyard and a ski trip to Jay Peak in Vermont during the February vacation. The Ski Club was also active in its trips to New Hampshire and its large scale trip to Austria during the February vacation. The nature boom that swept the country left its mark on the outdoor clubs. clubs 23

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-•r V- ■ T he dictionary says that an important part of community is the fact that its members share common goals. Perhaps because we are Americans we tend to lose sight of the idea. Actually, a school community is a whole series of goals laid on top of each other. In some cases the goals are designed so that they might be more acceptable to a larger number of people. We all remember the endless series of contests in grammar school which were really designed to teach us spelling or math. Sometimes “our” goals were not “their” goals. What was really remarkable about our community was not that so many goals were hidden but that when we understood the goals we were willing and capable of doing so much. Publishing was like that. We were all accustomed to finding fault with this or that story in the Blue and Gold or that certain picture in Maldonian but what was really remarkable was that we could have done so much. Only the athlete realized the physical and mental demands that soccer or football necessitate and only the athlete knows that the season is more than the won-lost record. The lesson is that community functions best when “the goals” are “our goals”. share common goals 25