Mepham High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Bellmore, NY)

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‘Uncovering ‘Excellence William Faulkner found in his Southern surroundings a setting for his novels that would express his ideas. He didn 7 need the sophisticated city or the educated college life as a background to show his themes of love, honor, pity, and pride. Neither have we needed a com- munity more complicated than Be 11 more, a town of a mere 23,000, for fulfilling our desires. Football players, as well as the rest of the school, feel the triumph of beating the Kennedy Cougars, our cross town rivals, in a football game. Students with a com- petitive academic drive find satisfac- tion when we receive the most National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists in our high school district. It's enough for the art department to know that we send well over ten times as many students to art school each year than does the average school in the Northeast. Soaping up the cars at the kicklinc car wash arc Kim Reilly. '86, Candi Maskayskai, '86. and An- nette Alonzo under the direction of Miss Carol Banta. This was one of a number of fund-raising car washes throughout the summer and early fall resulting in the Pirattes rais- ing close to $1000 which is intended for a new sound system. Rene Gonzalez, ’86. readily awaits the kickoff to begin the game against Herricks with only 1:11 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Rob Fegan. '86, caught a 17 yard touchdown pass from Denis Dunathan, '86, for the winning points. The victory was a high point during the team's commendable four and four season. Theme Treasure Chesc Mcpham and Oceanside runners race to the finish line. The track and cross country participants are recognized for their often outrageous antics off the track and fanatical training on the track. Whatever the means, the results have been outstanding as the team and individual runners have been county and state powers for number of years. Frank Cestaro, '85, uses his hands to mold his clay sculpture as Bobby Gazara. '85, looks on. He worked on this piece in Sculpture I and called it Twine .

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Learning to use liquid graphite. A.P. students Debbie Petto, '85, Gayle Asch, ‘85. JoAnn Romano. ‘85, and Joe Fusaro. 85. watch Mr. Mesologites as he applies the medium to a still-life assignment. A.P. art explores the techniques, medium, and philosophies of master painters like Monet and his Impressionistic style. In Mechanical Drawing I. Alice Kolz. '85. attempts to draw a three dimensional object in three point perspective. Architectural classes emphasize the viewing of subjects from several directions Students Uncovering Excellence 3

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During a lab for Mrs. Reifberg's Human Anatomy class, Janet McGue. '85. explores the physical attributes of a human skull. Other par- ticulars of the body are also examined in explicit detail. During the match that broke their 12-game los- ing streak. All-league player Joey Valentino. '85. rises like a salmon to head the ball in the con- frontation with Great Neck North. The game resulted in a 5-5 win for the Pirates.