Millbury Memorial High School - Aftermath Yearbook (Millbury, MA)

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DEDICATION , i We, the Class of 1978, are proud to dedicate our yearbook to our class ad- visors, Mr. Roger Desrosiers and Mr. Frank Morrill. During our senior year they pushed us toward success and consoled us in our failures. These two men inspired us to gain the well de- served honor of being one of the most productive senior classes in the history of Millbury High School. pales Thank you for giving so much. pe YS FS Vee saad Wee AWAY Mr. Frank J. Morrill —— a Mr. Roger L. Desrosiers

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IN MEMORIAM Life itself can’t give you joy Unless you really will it. John Scannell Life just gives you ti me of space; It’s up to you to fill it. 4 John has achieved success, he has lived.

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CLASS HISTORY Our class song, “I’ve been searching so long”’ by Chicago, brings back memories of our years at Millbury High. Throughout the four years many changes have taken place, leading us to graduation. Freshman year was probably the most difficult adjustment to make. Not only were we taken from the secuirty of being the oldest class but we were placed on a double session schedule. This meant that those of us who had been going to school for 11:00 had to be in school for 7:00. Once we were used to getting up so eary it was fun to have our afternoons off, we all enjoyed being dismissed at 12:30. With Sophomore year came the return to an 8:00 to 2:00 school day. The new discipline code gave the teachers a new weapon, the citation. Citations could be issued for a number of reasons, such as tardiness, wandering the halls without a pass, or just being disruptive. Some teachers quickly caught ‘citation sickness’. These teachers felt a mad desire to issue citations. Sophomore year coincided with the Bicentennial. Millbury High, along with the entire town, joined in the celebrations. The festivities ended with the biggest parade Millbury had seen in years. The French Club designed and built a float depicting the French involvement in the Revolution. Out of 48 floats entered, the French Float walked off with the highest honor, the Grand Marshall Award. The Foreign Language classes also introduced the first International Foods Day. This was intended to produce a better understanding of the cultures of France and Spain, but the students enjoyed a day off from school at Green Hill Park and the many exotic foods cooked. Junior year our academic activities began to pick up. The thought of graduation began to loom in our minds. Three members of our class qualified for Horace Mann by maintaining an A average for two years. They were Barbara O’Connor, Pamela Stansbury, and Wendy Stansbury. On Academic Awards Night our class was well represented, Deborah Craw received the departmental award for Math, while Barbara O’Connor received the award in Social Studies, and Patricia Gurney received the award in Foreign Language. The class of ’78 also made a good showing in the National Honor Society. By senior year 18 members were from our class. Senior year saw Patricia Gurney and Deborah Craw welcomed to the already existing members in the Horace Mann Society. The members of our class showed an interest in government. Two years in a row the representative for the Regional Advisors’ Council was chosen from our class. Maureen Bernier held this position sophomore year, while Patricia Belsito took over for her junior year. Junior year also saw the start of Student Government Day. Michelle Chevalier was elected as the Student Government Representative in Boston. Student Government Day also allowed various elected students to hold school and town positions for a day. Four Millbury Students were chosen to participate in The Presidential Classroom. Barbara O’Connor, Wendy Stansbury, Patricia Gurney, and Pamela Stansbury were all given the opportunity to learn about government first hand. What better place to study law than in Washington DiGes Many changes have taken place while we have attended High School. We have seen the addition of three advanced placement courses to the curriculum. These courses give the seniors a chance to receive college credit in Math, English, and History, while still attending high school. The Health Services Class was another welcomed addition. This gave students interested in entering a health related field a chance to experience the actual work. These students with the help of teachers, fellow classmates, and the public helped to make a successful blood drive. After a long absence creativity had returned to Millbury. ‘‘The Imaginary Invalid” was the first play in over five years. The musical “Your A Good Man Charlie Brown” was also performed. A Fashion Show was held in which the sewing classes modeled their own handiwork, and Art and I.A. students displayed their work at the Project Fair. These first attempts turned out to be rewarding programs. Two members of the class of ’79 had gained enough credits to graduate with our class. Pamela Weaver and Patrick O’Keefe, both recognized a good thing when they saw it. We are proud to say that 37 students from our class are graduating with honors, 18 of these are members of the National Honor Society. These activities have helped give our life meaning. An education has given us the knowledge and experience to determine the direction which our life will now head in, be it marriage, work, or college. “Life is everything it’s meant to be when my days have come to an end, I will understand what I left behind, part of me.” Many friendships have been formed during the last four years. Through the activities everyone has had the chance to make friends. Freshman year seems lonely at the beginning. The class has not yet found a sense of unification and belo nging. Mrs. Donna Anderson, a past faculty member, aided us over the rough spots as our class advisor. The first officers were Marilyn Courville, President; Wendy Stansbury, Vice-President; Donna Stolberg, Treasurer; and Maureen Bernier, Secretary. Sophomore year Mrs. Mary Ann Anderson took over the post of advisor backed by officers: Michael Frazier, President; Thomas Szkutak, Vice-President; Donna Stolberg, Treasurer; and Maureen Bernier, Secretary. One of the high points of High School is the time when you order your class ring. By this time our class already displayed a strong school spirit. It was voted that all rings be the same color and the color being garnet, for the school’s color.