Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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“Wherever you are it is your own friends who make your world”— Ralph Barton Perry. This holds true when you leave high school and en- ter college. After graduation you and your friends go separate ways and rarely see each other. It is hard to keep in touch when you are so far apart. How many of you find yourself saying to your friends, 1 11 write . I’ll call , I'll never forget you. Some of you may live up to these promises, but for many of you, only the last promise will be kept. You exchange addresses and phone num- bers, but with so many new things around you. you tend to forget those old friends. Going to college can be a very- nerve-racking experience. There Saying Goodbye Friends Forever. Karen Hotel and Steven Liclitman share some pood times. Paul Kam and Jeff Hunvitz take a break in Spanish class. are strange faces all around you and then theres the hassle of getting to know your roommate. But once the craziness dies down, you make new friendships. In fact, you might even find a best friend. As you look back upon your high school years, you realize that you never really knew your friends. Un- til you live with a person, like in col- lege, you don’t know a person’s true character. All in all. your true friends will always be your true friends, whether they are from high school or college. By: Caroline DeWitt and Cindy Smith Tammy Kustka, Julie Chasser and Iris Mehlman sharing some laughs.

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“Friends” “Say Ahhhh Jill Janota and Jen Wat- kins!” Friends” Buddies, pals, chums . . . Friends. These are some of the most important people in our lives. Without friends, we wouldn’t be able to deal with many of our problems. Since the time we were born, we had some- one close enough to us that we could call them our friend. “Friends” have a different meaning for each one of us. How often do you find yourself look- ing to a friend for the answers? Probably everyday. Sometimes it may seem as if a friend knows you better than you know your- self. In many of the things we do, we find our friends around us. In fact, for some of us, it might seem that we couldn't get through an ordinary day without them. You rarely go through the day with- out talking with them on the phone, at school, or communicat- ing with them in some way. Imag- ine going through a day without making any contact with your friends! Most people find that they have one or two best friends and any number of good friends. With best friends, you talk about cer tain people and do special things. With good friends, you talk in school or go to the movies or par- ties, even though you are not so open with them, they are still special. Sometimes you might make a mistake — tell a good friend something very private and the next day have a complete stranger walk up to you and say, “You really did that?! I can’t be- lieve you did that!!” It is not hard to spot best friends in the hallway. They are always walking together, talking and laughing. While your best friends are usually the ones around when you are going through a crisis. Friends are not always perfect, they get mad at each other and sometimes stop being friends. Although friend- ships may not be forever, each new one seems to get even bet ter. By: Caroline DeWitt and Cindy Smith 18 Animation

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Living Up to Their Standards I. he only thing worse than hav- ing a brother or sister who is a smart alec, and constantly rub- bing things in your face — is when they get better grades than you. It’s hard to live up to the tal- ents and smarts of brothers and sisters, sometimes. So, maybe I'm not a straight A student, mom, I draw well!” or I might not have gotten a 1300 S.A.T., like brother did, but I passed Al- gebra!” Parents aren't always able to cope with second best . . . and it's bound to throw you into a spin of depression and jealousy, but try to accept yourself for what you are. If it makes you feel any better. . . tell on them for something they did wrong. Michelle Clcrkin, surrounded hy her family at Christ mas-time. I.mda Sprague mul her dad participat- ed in Hands Across America together.