Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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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.

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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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 Family Hilly DeVizia and his sister Linda hold hands during the Alleluia chorus. Dam. mom and dad. do you have to go away for the weekend?! All you think about is Jlou don't care about your brothers and sisters! You can't keep your room clean! Any time you spend at home — you arc locked up in your room, on the phone! You don't even tell us where you’re going! You don't do your home- work! You say you're busy, but you al- ways find time to go out!” If you don’t seem to see as much of the family as you used to, it's probably be- cause your life begins to revolve more around friends and work in high school. Every family has their own rules to enforce. Curfews are given. We obey them (home by 12:00 PM) or we don't (home at 4:00 — those extra 4 hours spent coming up with an excuse for your actions). Family dinner time at 6 PM is now, Mom I'm eating out — don't worry yourself! about me.” Parent to kid conversations normally last about 15 seconds, tops. The only exception is: Dad, how was your day? Can I help you hang your coat? Do you have any money I can bor- row?” — That lasted at least 17 seconds. By: Julie Straley Family 21