Masconomet Regional High School - Mitobo Yearbook (Boxford, MA)

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On the next few pages, we shall recognize the different facets of the Masconomet organization, although every single person Involved in Masconomet affairs cannot be personally thanked. The Class of 1986 realizes, however, that many people who previously have gone unnoticed deserve our undue thanks for all they have done for the class and the school as a whole.

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DEDICATION THEME Many of us do not really know just what happ ens here at Masconomet during a typical day. Sure, everyone goes to classes from 7:50 to 2:23, and people have sports and games in the afternoon and evening, but just who and what makes our education here possible? This year, we decided to do something different with the dedication, to tie it in with our theme, which, as you ' ve probably already guessed, has something to do with doors. Instead of dedicating the yearbook to just one person, we are dedicating the 1986 MITOBO to all the people who have contributed to our lives and educations here, the people who have helped to ' open doors ' to our futures. Staff, faculty, counselors, parents, coaches, kitchen workers, advisors, custodians, they all have had an effect on us during our four years in high school. Most of these people work behind closed doors, and often we students fail to realize the importance of their jobs and do not tajly appreciate them.

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FACULTY STAFF Ask your average Masconomet student if they can name the people v ho run the school, they will probably answer, “Well, there ' s Dr. Carroll, Mr. Smith, Mr. Soucy ' and that will be about it. Most of us fail to realize the number of people who, here at school, control all that goes on from day to day. First of all, there is the School Committee, composed of thirteen members elected by town voters, that forms school policies from budget administration to student discipline to building development. These people represent the three towns of Middleton, Topsfield, and Boxford (MITOBO), and are probably the most important people in the school hierarchy but the least seen and least appreciated by the student body. Too many seniors have no idea of who the person is who hands them their diploma, who, by the way, is the School Committee Chairperson. Then, of course, there is Dr. Carroll, Mr. Dussault, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Soucy, who work here at the school, controlling the day to day affairs and making sure that everything goes smoothly. The individual teachers interact with students directly, from lecturing about the Constitution, to giving a pop quiz, to assigning homework, to writing recommendations, and are responsible for educating us. To get us through our senior year and into Harvard, there are the guidance counselors who also mend our schedules and get us started on career decisions. And to keep everyone organized, the numerous aides and secretaries spend hours typing, copying, and doing the little things that are important for things to get done during the school day. The custodians on both the day and night shifts keep the school looking good and clean and working properly, while the many monitors try to contain us in the halls and cafeterias and make sure we have our passes. All these people have responsibility towards the school and are necessary for making the whole high school tick. To them we owe our education, and they deserve our utmost appreciation.