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

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FIRST DAZE The first bell of the day rings loudly throughout the school. The multitude of questions begin: Was that the first bell? How much time do we have to get to homeroom? Where is my homeroom? These questions plague the teach- ers and upperclassmen on the first days of school. From the mouths of innocent victims, the interrogations spill forth. It can be quite difficult for a fresh- man to adapt to the overwhelming size of the Minnechaug environ- ment. On the first day, freshmen may feel fairly confident with their surroundings. Having studied the map and eagerly listened to the ad- vice of an older sibling, they feel they ' re ready to tackle anything. A few times they become lost and a bit disconcerted, but a helping friend comes to the rescue. Once the re- maining student body returns to school, freshmen seem to lose their grip on things. An upperclassman suddenly turns into an enemy; someone extremely unapproacha- ble. As for those unsociable and devious upperclassmen — they can be in just as much of a stupor those first few days. The majority of the tardy slips are issued to those students who have not yet learned how to wake up to an alarm clock or to master the concept of the snooze button on their clock ra- dios. If you think all upperclassmen have memorized the bell schedule, you ' re wrong. They saunter into class late and have been caught even walking into the wrong class. The difference is that upperclassmen get the dirty looks and disbelieving faces. Susan Fiedler, Jodi Garceau, and Jessica Winn roam the halls through their first day. David Desimone and Carolee Salerno assess their locker inventory during the first few days of confusion. STUDENT LIFE

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TRIVIAL PURSUIT 7. 384 long hours! 2. The grand total is $612! 3. Homeroom takes up 84 hours of our precious time! 4. That ' s 600 hours for your coach, you better be in shape! JSPPIIMIM1 W '

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Hiding their nerves on the big first day, fresh- men Cathy Cagnon, Amy Giantris, and Keely Fitzgerald show their style. How did you keep cool this summer? Vacationing on Block Island. — Susan Kibbe I went to the beach! — Amy Bentley Worked in an air conditioned Friendly. — Heather Wilkinson By babysitting inside. — Michelle Morgan Took the T-tops off my car and drank a lot. — Ross Gardner Partied! — Jeff Felix Laid out in the sun at Joey ' s! — Deana Nadeau Vacationed. — Emily Flanagan