Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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it doesn’t help to be told it won’t hurt On November 12, the senior class held their annual blood drive in association with the American Red Cross. Weeks before, seniors were urged by means of posters and announcements to give the gift of life. The goal was 90 pints. Donor tables were set up in the Marshall Gym. The donors themselves were comforted by friends and reliable technicians while a pint of blood was extracted from them. The brave ones who survived were given orange juice and chocolate chip cookies as a consolation to boost their energy. Much preparation went into the arrangement of the drive. The six charipersons had to collate information from the Red Cross, set up a schedule and keep track of the donors who signed up. Linda Sanford, one of the heads commented, We reached our goal which made the whole thing worth the work. There were people who wanted to give blood but for certain reasons, couldn ' t. Some were underweight, had iron-poor blood or were ill the day of the drive. For those who were scared to donate, their diagnoses provided the perfect excuse; however, the enthusiasts felt let down, one to the extent of utter dejection . The final result was ninety persons who gave of themself to help save a life. The Senior Blood Drive netted ninety-six pints of blood including one from Gory Savage. Linda Sanford filled out the necessary forms for donating blood. 12 student life

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freshmen walk, seniors drive for many the choice is uncomfortable Walking, driving, bussing and rollerskating; what did these terms have in common? All of these—yes, all of these (including rollerskating)— were various means of transportation used by students and teachers to get to school on time. The most preferable way by which people arrived at school before the 8 o ' clock bell was driving. Of course, most teachers drove to school because they could afford to have their own car; it was just an accepted fact. But for students it was different. Driving to school made a student more popular, and if a student didn ' t have a driver ' s license, then he tried to make friends with someone that did. These were the types of students who abhorred taking the bus or walking. Students walked to school for different reasons. Some lived close enough to be able to, while others just didn ' t like riding the bus. Junior Shiela Lacerda chose to walk, although she lived beside the bus station. She explained, ”1 don ' t think we should pay fifty cents a day to get to school. However, one pro-bus student disagreed, I don ' t mind taking the bus; it ' s too far to walk. Jennifer Cooper had the most origional idea yet; I would rollerskate ... if I knew howl Although convenient, the buses were overcrowded, and students breathed a sigh of relief when getting off. Still others decided that the best way of getting to school was walking. student life 11 f llllllimiinii

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Volunteers Mary Alise Bonaccorsi and Noreen Corcoran played key roles in the success of the drive. student life 13