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

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It ' s A Small World Imagine two and a half weeks with no McDon- ald ' s, no Pizza Hut and no Friendly ' s. When the twelve of us went over to Villefranche-sur-Saone, we had none of these. Pizza is something every Ameri- can teenager takes for granted. But it never tasted as good as the night I re- turned home from France. The French may be noted for their gourmet cuisine, but pizza is something they still need to work on. The crust is thick and biscuit like, and there is no sauce. Instead they use whole to- matoes. There is no cheese, no pepperoni, no hamburg. They put things such as anchovies, sar- dines, ham, parsley, and whole olives. It was not what we were expecting. There were no McDonald ' s in the small villages that we were staying in,so the day we went to Geneva that ' s where we went. We were surprised to see beer on the menu and very shocked to pay two dollars for a large Coke. But that ' s the price to pay for good, ail-American food. Although many of us were forced to sit through meals of unidentifiable meat, prepared in strange ways, it didn ' t seem to mat- ter in comparison to the fact that we were in Europe. It was difficult to communi- cate with some people, but most of the Frenchmen were very patient and will- ing to make us feel at home. Mary Beth Jacobs had her own European vacation this summer. She spent the month of August in San Se- bastian, in the north of Spain with Idoia Markina. Idoia spent the last aca- demic year here at Minne- chaug. Even though Mary Beth didn ' t know Idoia very well, she had this to say of her trip to Spain: When I went to Spain, I realized how much Idoia and I had in common. We used to spend hours just looking at the sea and talking. Even though we were growing up in two different countries and have different prob- lems, Idoia and 1 are very much alike. American teen- agers are the same as teen- agers all over the world. Aboard a boat in Anacy, France, Kirsten Vin- son plays Chinese jumprope with some of the kids she met on board. This was a welcome change from all of the sightseeing and muse- ums they had been seeing. The trip opened my eyes to a different culture, and helped me appreciate some of the things we take for granted in America. - ' It is sadly true, we do take a lot of things for granted. In the rain at the Palace of Versaille are Kiki Yamer, Mary Wallace, Mia Robinson, Aimee Stone, Michelle Jones, Francis Truitt, Troy La- due, Steve Fiedler, Katie Dennis, Denise Har- ris, Kirsten Vinson, Olivier Stauffer, Lee Hig- ginbottom and Mr. McCarthy. The Bay of Biscay serves as background for a family photo of Mary Beth Jacobs and her Spanish family. Mary Beth spent the month of August in Spain visiting Idoia Markina who was an exchange student at Minnechaug last year. You ' re ask- ing the wrong person! m For some reason I real- ly want to say the 49 ' ers — Marianne Marchesseault f. The Wash- ington Reds- kins — Rob Estrada ■■ ; The Giants ' u — Chris Baer ' he San Frar.

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After telling them he was a rich lawyer, Steve f iedler is harassed for money by kids on a boat in France. Idoia Markina and Mary Beth Jacobs enjoy a stroll along the outside of Idoia ' s home in San Sebastian, Spain Mia Robinson and Kirsten Vinson ex- plore the vineyards located in the Beaujolais region of France whfch is known for making dry, red wine. HEAVY METAL is one of our many sounds. Motley Crue, Guns n Roses, Poison, An- thrax, Bon Jovi, are but a few of t h e loud party- i n g bands. Shadoe Stevens has given Top 40 a new voice. Phil Col- lins, Def Leppard, OMD, and Informa- tion Society have all frequented 96.5 and 102.1, provid- ing headaches to our elders, while pleasantly distract- ing us. Our dances have included fa- vorites such as, Twist- n - Shout, Pour Some Sugar O n M e , and Stand by Me. Some of us have found retreat in bands like De- peche Mode, the Cure, the Smiths, Midnight Oil and even old time fa- vorites like the Beatles, Led Zep- plin, the Doors, and Bob Marley. Music finds its way into all of our lives — on radio, stereos, com- pact discs, and on MTV (the mu- sic authority). Without music, how could we possibly do our homework, study for midterms, get into that mellow mood, or dance with that special someone at the semi-formal, flow could we pos- sibly survive at the beach or driving in our cars without our favorite tunes blasting every- where? The answer is simple, we couldn ' t! Music is an important part of everyone ' s lives, and years from now when we have our own kids, their tastes won ' t be for iriXS, U2, and White Lion; in- stead they will be listening to the new groups of their genera- tion. The first normal food they ' ve had in weeksl Katie Dennis, Mia Robinson, Mary Wallace, Olivier Stauffer, and Denise Harris enjoy McDonald ' s at a park in Geneva, Switzerland. It ' s a change from the french food they have been eating for the past few weeks. A

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1 J What year did Peter Jen- nings become sole anchor and senior editor of ABC Dews? ■ JK 1978, How JrH am I | ? 1 supposed to w J know? M — Debbie 9K. A d Tupek Matt Scarlett, Brenden Halloran, Mark Kulis, Kenny Wiegel, William Szafarowicz, Chris Lucarelle, Griff noble, Keith Lopez, and Edward Harris wait by the side of the road for the Peach Festival floats to go by, so they can make their way back to the festival grounds. We can do it! Carolee Salerno tries hard to get the final tire around the pole to win the School Spirit contest at the Peach Festival; Ka- tie Burke cheers her on with en- couraging words. Other schools competing were East Longmea- dow, Monson, and Palmer. 1978 — John Kapner WW 1983, of Mary Jp ? ' La Pierre 1984 — Bree Forcier Answer: 1983 PEACH FESTIVAL