Manchester Regional High School - Aurion Yearbook (Haledon, NJ)

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.6 a..,,., Vicki Peskopia bravely twirls a flaming baton before the crowd on Thanksgiving Day. . -. Will the score get better after half-time? Only time can tell, On Thanksgiving Day 1979, enthusiastic students showed up at Manchester for the annual football game against Hawthorne. As the game began a cannon boomed -and the crowd roared for this year Manchester was really hopeful for a victory. Would we finally make it this year? Alas, the goal dreamed by every football fan and team member was not attained. Although the guys came close to pulling off a miracle with a few remaining minutes, the clock won in the end. Manchester was defeated, 13-9. But there's always next year. The team and the crowd hope for a score that will not come, mg 009 BS Sl O co o 5 Q. on Turkey Day h she is surrounded by many depressed faces 95

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BearBurn Burn . S A T W I , W :ZV J , I More power to us! - The guys at Manchster get into the spirit. Burn, baby, burn goes the bear at the bonfire. On Thanksgiving eve, 1979 Manchester spirits soared as we anticipated the Thanksgiving Day game against our arch-rivals Hawthorne. The day began with a breakfast sponsored by the Student Council. That night the bonfire was held and afterwards the coffee house ended an excit- ing day. The day begins nicely with a harmonious breakfast. Tom and Jeff pose with an old enemy -the Hawthorne Bear

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SS CCE O D' :. CID f-ll 3 DJ U7 0 o 3 SB .1aSu The little drummer boys. The unsung heroines of the flute section. 96 The trumpet section sounds its joy to the world. The final product of months of hard work. Every Christmas season the students have the pleasure of hearing their classmates in the chorus and band herald in the Christmas season. For the final encore of their show, the chorus and band collaborated and presented the Hallelujah Chorus. Mr, Bender conducts his prized chorus.