Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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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

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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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Eric Bellamy and Erika Lour possibly discussing future plans. Todd Lubeck turns down the music to create a romantic mood. Arc your parents the kind who en- joy surprising you? It's four o'clock in the morning. You’re approaching your house after an intense evening of . . . nh . . . social awareness exercises. Yon insert the key in the door pushing it open. It creaks just a bit, and you wait, breathless, in the doorway. No sound. Closing the door behind you and entering tnc hallway, you step on a loose tile. Clatter! Motionless again, you wait for signs of wakeful parents. Nothing. Tiptoeing up the stairs, a step creaks softly and you continue on your long journey. You walk across the great expanse of the upstairs hallway, your hand is on the doorknob to your room, as you breath a sigh of relief. THEN!! The lights go on and a monster-like creature emerges from the master bedroom with green cream on its face, curlers in its hair and an accusing phrase issuing from its lips; What ao yon think you're doing, coming home at four o'clock in the morning??!! Of course, there are also the ex- perimental type. The ones who open the door just as you walk up to it and realize that you have no key. It is 4:30 A.M now three o'clock in the morning. Your mother and I are asleep. We're going to try a little experiment now to see now you plan on getting in the house without a key. Or maybe your parents are the worried tvpe — sitting up on an all- night vigil. You enter the house and find a frantic, shaking creature telling you all the different things that could possibly have happened to you that evening. There are a select few who have parents who sleep through it all. The next morning, Oh. you just got in? That's nice'. Did you have a good time? Whatever your circumstances, whether it be a long grounding from your parents or talking around like a zombie for the next week, the general opinion on staying out late is that it is a choice worth more than the conse- quences. by: Orly Mishan John O'Shay had better get Barbara Wise home on time.