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

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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

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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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SSr W ■ • « « J I On a slow summer afternoon, Becky Emerle waits at the register in the Springdale Mall Papa Gino ' s for the din- ner crowd to arrive. Business is usually slow in the after- noon but this is ridiculous. May I help someone, please? Anyone, anyone? Welcome to the Tan Club is the greeting you will usually get from Kari Chamberlain and Kristen Phillips. They are employed part time here along with Barrie Crocker and Sue Stevenson. r ; i After a busy lunch hour at Friendly ' s in the Eastfield Mall, Peter Spellios re- trieves some hamburger buns from the supply room in the back, preparing him- self for the dinner rush of hungry mall employees and shoppers. AFTER SCHOOL SMACKS are for some of us the biggest and maybe only meal of the day. It really doesn ' t matter what you eat, it ' s just the fact that it is food. Snacks such as cold pizza, Cool Ranch Doritoes, microwave pop- corn, Cape Cod potato chips, Oreos, goldfish, and M M ' s are some of the numerous edibles that we devour after a long, gruel- ing day at Chaug. The one and only thing that keeps us from ruining our appetites for dinner is the constant nagging from our parents to discontinue our eating. This in itself rarely works.