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

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Faculty member John Przybylowicz, library aide Johanna Desautelle and sophomores Su- san Huszar and Chrissy Froehlich dine with their travel group in the hotel restaurant. Si r % Senior Janet Moody points out the unique rock formations found in northern Spain. Sophomore Denis Duran stops for a moment with his Spanish brother in a section of Barce- lona, Spain. Denis ' only frustration while he was living there was that he did not under- stand the local language of Catalan. EUROPEAN DAZE

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EUROPEAN DAZE Students find Europe dazzling Have you ever wanted to travel abroad, experience a whole new lifestyle, surroundings and culture? Many students at Min- nechaug already have. Each year Dr. Sager takes a group of students from Minnechaug and surrounding schools to Spain for February vaca- tion. There they stay in Madrid, but they do tour some of the beautiful surrounding cities. They also visit one of the Spanish schools for a day where they can make new friends and talk to the classes about our cul- ture in America. Other students, such as junior Denis Duran and senior Janet Moody choose to spend some of their summer in Europe. Denis, the recipient of Spanish Heritage Associ- ation Minnechaug ' s scholarship for summer travel, spent four weeks in Spain where he lived with a Spanish family. Janet traveled to visit with her brother who teaches English in northern Spain. She spent one week in Spain, then traveled on to France and Belgium. Although in strange countries, both Denis and Janet said that it was not hard to adapt. Janet even liked some of the customs of the other countries better than ours. Denis en- joyed that in his family children were treated as adults and that both kids and parents joined together to play soccer. They also agreed that, given the chance, they would definitely return. With the city of Madrid as their background, Janet Moody and her brother, Douglas, con- tently converse. In the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca are Melissa Garafolo, Chrissy Froehlich, Lavalier Alves, Amy Hersman, Susan Huszar, Jennifer Shea, Mrs. Johanna Desautelle, Mr. John Przy- bylowicz and Dr. Joyce Sager. EUROPEAN DAZE

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What a Celebration! Peach Festival draws summer to a close. Sunny skies and mild tempera- tures brought 50,000 people to Wilbraham ' s second Annual Peach Festival. The grounds of Min- nechaug buzzed with peach goers for two full days as the fest rolled on August 30th and 31st. The Festival inspired the involve- ment of many Minnechaug student groups. The Class of ' 89 eagerly walked the streets of Wilbraham pri- or to the festival selling programs as a fund raiser. During the two days of the festival, they manned the soda machines. Class of ' 88 volunteers spent two days keeping the grounds clean. Smiling faces of students who had not seen each other for weeks radiated during the get-together. Seniors Terry Smith and Sarah Scannapieco radiated spirit and pride as they fulfilled the varied du- ties of the Court of the Peach Festi- val Queen. An inspiring moment was closing ceremony in which senior Nancy Pickett and her brother David led the group in a heart-warming rendi- tion of God Bless America as multi- colored balloons filled the skies. Senior Sarah Scannapieco displays content- ment in her role as member of the Queen ' s Court. Freshman Jennifer Bernardo takes in the ex- citement at the Peach Festival. PEACH FESTIVAL