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

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PASSING TIME The four minute rush A visitor to the halls of Minne- chaug during passing time takes his life in his hands as mobs of students come alive during a four minute break. For those lucky students who have classes close to one another the four minutes can be a chance to catch their breath, but for those who must run from the music room, for example, to the computer lab in M- Hall, the task is monumental. After flying from one end of the building to the other, the student is greeted with You ' re late. Where ' s your pass? Maria Louisa Odriozola, a visitor from Spain to our school, was both- ered by the pressure put on students to get from one place to another so quickly. Her solution was to let the students stay put while the teachers ran from class to class! Juniors Pamela Pappas and Karen Ceraza with Corinn Miller, sophomore, make a group ef- fort talking on the phone while freshman Bonnie Watson passes her time studying. Accompanying children on a Halloween pa- rade are seniors Jill Sands, Lisa Pabich, and Judy Ross, students in the Child Studies class of Mrs. Carol Doss. Freshmen Karen Callahan, Nicole Smith, and Michelle Nadowski primp. PASSING TIME

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And, the joy of passing time MASSING TIME

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Mr. James Girotti relishes in the spirit of Christmas. John Bel castro, freshman, studies his music as m,ammi he rehearses for the Winter Concert. ViS, - r HOLIDAY SPIRIT Preparation for the holiday season is fun for all Probably our most favorite time of the year (besides summer vacation, of course) are those days of December when everyone starts getting ready for Christmas. If you had rather a late start at Christ- mas shopping, you had to battle it out for a parking place at the mobbed malls. In the homes of Wil- braham and Hampden residents, Christmas trees were set up early. Red and green wrapping paper lay all over the floor as gift-givers scis- sored and taped away. While all of this was going on, sea- sonal music floated from stereos and we heard songs such as Springsteen ' s Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Band-Aid ' s Do They Know It ' s Christmas? again. The holiday spirit prevailed not only at home and in stores, but at school also. Naturally there were the Christmas One-Acts and the Merry Messages in the Smoke Signal. Many teachers decided to incorporate the Christmas spirit as well. For instance, Miss Mary Lou Brewer ' s classes sang The Twelve Days of Current Events and made a list of Christmas gifts they would have given to his- torical people. Dr. Joyce Sager taught her students how to say Merry Christmas correctly in Spanish and what customs the Span- ish people practice regarding the holiday. Mr. Jay Deely simply let his students have a free day from typing — a nice Christmas gift! And, of course, many friends exchanged gifts with each other during lunch and study halls. Unfortunately, the holiday season disappeared as quickly as it had snuck up upon us. Librarians Mrs. Patricia Osmond and Mrs. Jo- hanna Desautelle along with senior Laura En- gle enjoy the holiday spirit. HOLIDAY SPIRIT