Minnechaug Regional High School - Falcon Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

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Saturday Night Live • The IRA • Three Mile Island • Roller skating • Skylab ' s fall • Faulty IX Kathy Celeste Dominic J. Cerull Ronda Chapin Laura Irene Chaver PI k i John Collette Courtney Collins Frances Ann Conlev Tim Connors COLLEGE brag about ir scholastic achievements, expound upon nd creatively express your philosophy of here but on a college application. ions are the mainstay of most seniors ' last year at Minnechaug. Sent away for in September, the little booklets collect dust on the desks of seniors for several months. This is known as procrastination. As deadlines approach (often December 31). potential college candi- dates scramble to get their applications out. The first pan is easy. It usually consists only of one word fill-ins. These, however, are followed by the ys, which can prove to be insurmountable obstacles, What is your definition of success, and how do you hope to attain it in your lifetime? Content upon an experience which has helped you to discern a value whcih you hold. Thse are two of my favorites. If I could answer these questions. I wouldn ' t have to go to college! If and when you discern your values and establish your life time g start the ruing pi Each again. College acceptance often 1 written and rewr on them. Sleepless nights spent over the typewriter finishing applications are followed by sleepless nights while seniors pace the floor, waiting for notification letters. With any luck, come April 15 every aplicant will have received at least one acceptance. And then all that hard work will have paid hael Moody Colleen Conway

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O.J. Simpson retires • Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini • Roots • Disco • Idi Amin • Atlantic City • Voyager I • Mideast Peace 1 t Forrest Scott Carlson Lorinda K. Cash Lance M. Castonguay

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The Cars • Muppets • Summer ' 79 gas crunch • Bjorn Borg Wimbledon • Somoza loses Nicaragua • Amtrack • Chrystler ' s troubles Kerry Ann Costello Charles T. Coupe 11 Nancy Crowley Paul J. Cunningham Mark D ' Angelo Carol Danio Michael Delargy Susan Lynne Deputy