Martha's Vineyard Regional High School - Vineyarder Yearbook (Martha's Vineyard, MA)

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SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE CHARLES E. DOWNS As graduation becomes a reality, you, no doubt, have paused and reflected on what has passed and have looked forward with a somewhat timid expectation of what is to come in the many years ahead. During the last few months, perhaps, there have been continual additions to the list of things that you have done “for the last time at high school.” It is a good feeling? Are you glad to be leaving Martha’s Vineyard Regional for good, or are you at least a little sad? It may seem strange but you are not quite sure how you feel because you are leaving just a bit of yourself at the Regional and you are taking just a bit of the Regional with you. For that part of you which you have left your school thanks you for your con¬ tribution to its heritage. With that part of the school which you have taken with you may you find yourself inspired to cope with your future ambitions. I join with your parents, teachers, and friends in wishing you success in your future endeavors. 8

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ADMINISTRATION

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PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE »- Since your early years of high school, graduation has seemed an entity of the future; but already it has become a part of the present, and tomorrow it will be a part of your history. Mark Twain once said that training is everything; that the peach wa.s once a bitter almond, and that a cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with an education. I suppose that is much like saying that education is to life what cultivation is to farming. For some of you, graduation marks the end of your formal training, while for others it is the gate to the next academic challenge. Whichever be the case, I hope that the Regional High School has contributed in at least a small measure to the successes that life holds in store for you. Continue your pursuit of learning. To stand still now is to move backward. What¬ ever be your goal, prepare yourself for its demands by continuously increasing your knowledge of the work you will do and of the world you live in. This is a luxury that all can afford. What you have accomplished in the classrooms of the past twelve years will be reflected in your successes of tomorrow. Remember that there is no unique formula for success; rather, success is something that comes to those who know how to kill time by working it to death; and not by waiting for a ship to come in that was never sent out. Congratulations on this happy occasion and may all your future endeavors be rising and rewarding. CHARLES A. DAVIS 9