Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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Exchange Student Finally Arrives On August 14, 1969 MRHS began its first exchange program with a foreign country and Alejandro Lillo- Ramirez came to Matawan from Talchuano. Chile. He came here through the American Field Service. It all started at the end of the 1968-1969 school year. A group of students, teachers, and parents formed an AFS chapter in Matawan. They had to raise $750 to bring a foreign student here. Next they had to find a home where the student would stay. After a while it was decided that he would stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Zaretsky. During his time at MRHS Alex had a full schedule that included Chemistry, English, History. Mechanical Drawing, and Math. Alex headed back to Chile on July 16 after having had a three week tour around the U.S. sponsored by the AFS. 7

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Probably the most chaotic day of the year at any high school is the first day. This year at Matawan we out did ourselves; we surpassed the previous level of confusion by approximately 75%. The reason for all this confusion can be summed up in two words — the computer. This year for the first time student’s schedul- ing was done through a computer service in Long Branch. New Jersey. The idea behind using this new method was to eliminate much of the paper work in the office. Unfortunately, the plan failed and the computer, in all its glory, proved to be fallible. So many schedules were incorrect that it took almost two weeks to correct the mistakes. There were students who were scheduled for three periods of Physical Education, two lunches, two study halls and three lockouts. (Lockout means you do not belong in school for that period.) Of course there was always that poor senior who was not scheduled for history. He knew that he could not graduate without it. so he fearfullv walked up to the guidance office. There he waited, and waited, and waited, until finally his moment came when he was resched uled by that sometimes fallible invention called the human mind. Isn't technology great! The First Day . . . Chaos And Confusion 6

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The M.R H.S. Marching Band: Nicholas Dascoli. director There are all kinds of Huskies, but without a doubt, the hardest working Huskies in the field of music are the Marching Huskies. It is a rare day in September when one can look out on the field after school and not see the Band practicing, not to mention October and even November. Mr. Dascoli's famous cries of Do it again and do it right this time” has once again proven beneficial. The 1969-1970 Marching Huskies have done themselves and their school very proud. 8 Kent Johnson — Bond President