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

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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

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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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SOAP OPERAS have interfered with many an extra help session. Some of us have rushed home from school at 1:51 daily to see if Steve and Kayla are to- gether, or if Cruz is still alive. While others tune in to channel 28, MTV. Hightime television can also interrupt homework. Rather than state what day of the week it is, we can know it is Monday by ALP, Tuesday by Who ' s the Boss and Moonlight- = in 9 ' Wednesday by Head of the Class f ™ I and Dynasty, and Thursday by Cosby, I I L.A. Law, and Cheers. Friday night is when I I we rush to Movie Club 3, H. O. T., Manny ' s, ' or the Wilbraham Movie Shop to pick our video selections for the week end. Die Hard, The Best of Chevy Chase, Ho Way Out, Crocodile Dundee, Fatal Attraction, Full Metal Jacket, and Bright Lights, Big City, mixed with Smartfood and Cheetos equal an enjoyable evening with friends. NT J don t see anyone moving yet! Jen Pat- terson waits for the Peach Festival Pa- rade to start so she can sell raffle tickets for Key Club. Catch the Spirit Each year the Peach Festival sponsors a School Spirit Compe- tition, which demonstrates students ' athletic ability, agility, and school spirit. This year ' s competitors were from East Longmea- dow, Minnechaug, Cathe- dral, Ludlow, Monson, and Palmer. The main objective of the competition is to en- dorse teamwork and school spirit. Events consisted of a sack race, socquet, para- medic pastime, beach ball boogie, the peach shuffle, and the Friendly Fundae Sundae. Also at the Peach Festival, were various forms of entertainment for all ages; such as the Chinese acrobats, the Irish dancers, a train ride, a children ' s pa- rade, the Springfield Pops, and many different game, food, and craft booths. The main attraction was record- ing star Marie Osmond, who performed on Saturday night. Looking around the fair- grounds, one found Minne- chaug students such as Mike Sargent, Heather Wages, Mike Jackson, and Stephanie Pietryka working for the Key Club running the game booth or selling raffle tickets; Katie Raczka, riicole Brady, and Amber Quist painting faces at the cheerleader ' s booth; and Ann Counos, Michele Ken- nedy, and Amy Fitzgerald selling cotton candy for the class of ' 89. At the Boy Scouts ' dunking booth, you could find students and teachers such as Jeff Der- navich, and Art Tipaldi, will- ing to get dunked for a good cause. Although the weather didn ' t hold to permit the Sunday night fireworks dis- play, the spirit of the festi- val still proved to be strong. If the festival isn ' t remem- bered for its events, it will be remembered for the spir- it and dedication shown by the people involved. We certainly have spirit! The Varsity cheerleaders make their way past the Village Store and past excited specta- tors watching the Peach Festival Parade in the center of Wilbraham, on Saturday, September 3. Watch the Peach Festival Parade on Saturday, September 3. Peach Queen Andrea Pietryka and Prin- cess Kelly Thomas stop to smile for the camera while they make their rounds at Wilbraham ' s Labor Day Peach Festival. PEACH FESTIVAL