Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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 The courtyard is a good place to smile and enjoy a brief spell of sunshine. Ja- net Moran leads a tribe of juniors into the west hall. New and Improved A sharp ring calls you into consciousness. Blindly, you search to annhialate the alarm clock. With great effort, your eyes open and your body flops to the floor to begin a new day . . . The one thousand two hundred students con- verging on Matawan High receive a burst of fresh air while walking through the newly opened court- yard. “I couldn’t make it to Biology if it wasn’t for the courtyard. The halls are so packed after homeroom that if you are too small, you just get crushed.” —Jessica Papan, freshman Now that you’ve entered class, your hand goes up. Bored or otherwise, you anxiously await an escape from class. For those of you with a trip to the bathroom in mind, think twice before choosing the ones in the west wing. These were recently designated for seniors only. Back in class your day continues. Sometime dur- ing the day you will find yourself in a mandatory study hall, often awaiting the day’s end. While we have lost a class from the past high school schedule, we have gained a welcomed twenty-seven minutes of free time. Who savs the best things in life aren’t free? Crowded lunch lines make for quick decisions. (Note: they have the good New and Improved 1 1

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The Edge of Eighty-Eight Can you remember the first day of kindergarten? We spend twelve years from that day learning from school and each other. Now, before entering the real world, we scramble to tie off loose ends and take advantage of the best of high school life.