Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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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

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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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The Dating Game M ichael reached for his cologne and splashed it on his neck. Then he rinsed his mouth with Listerine mouthwash. He had to make sure he looked and smelled perfect for his date with Karen. After several weeks of admiring her from a distance, he finally got up enough nerve to ask her on a date. Mi- chael had stopped her in the hall one day and suggested they might go out to dinner together. To his surprise, she said. “Yes”. Now the big night had ar- rived. and was he nervous!! Meanwhile. Karen sat in front of her mirror fussing with her hair and make- up. Her hair was flat, her mascara was smudged. It seemed like nothing was going her way. Her bedroom floor was covered with outfits she had tried on and taken off. Nothing fit or looked right. Little did Michael know that Ka- ren had prayed for months that he would notice her and take her out. She was even more nervous than he was!! This episode occurs in most teenagers lives, especially in Nlatawan. It seems like all anyone thinks about is who they're going to go out with on Saturday “So are you free Saturday night? Terri Howland and John Sickler Paul Kam and Christine Tirritilli find a good way to kill some time. night. Hut some of us are lucky enough to have steady boyfriends or girlfriends. While walking throuigh the hall ways on the way to class, it is not unusual to see many couples walking arm in arm on hand in hand. But for those who don't have a steady, all hope is not lost. There are many eligible men and women avail- able here to choose from. We've even conducted computer dating match ups to help find the perfect companion. By Alyne Heller 22 Animation