Newton North High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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707 2am0j7 ', 'l ,Ur A 4 . 111, 4- v 1 4 'i, .. X . .F 'J . ' , 5-1 I ,. f -, r B. IWQ 1 . ' 1 , if xl - N 4. I 1 4 K xl I ' K J ,- 'X I . A rf ,rf . ' r fl- ,pf - 'N ' I, .'. Yi . ' A ' . . 'tx , . 6,1 'A,,Y'v The cafeteria will be remembered dif- dents will remember the expression of ferntly by each of us. To some lunch was content on a teacher's face as he forced a euphamism for social hour . To others someone to pick up that milk carton that it was harassment period . And to al- missed the basket. most all of us. at The best thing one time or anoth- about our caf er. a 'study hall' for was the social life. next period's test. A lunch without Incredible powers friends could be of concentration devastating. Get- were released as tinga lunch with all French verbs were your friends. how- memorized and ever, could make Shakespeare hur- y the gloomiest daya riedly read over piz- lot brighter. Gossip za, burgers, and t ruled: somebody Italian subs. t sitting ten feet A law of life was l away could be the taught at the caf : center of conversa- cut or be cut. Spot- t tion for twenty min- ting a friend at the utes without ever front of the line became a valuable skill. knowing it. So: while the cafeteria did Once the food was bought, sitting down have its bad points. who could have made at a table not covered with milk. ink. or it through North without it? trash took an intensive search. Many stu- Adria Prosser 9

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'mm paw U! 7 Mm I used to enjoy if.. one senior said, but now at the library, it all seems so dead. One librarian seems to boot me each day. only because I have something to say. When we were sophomores, so young and afraid. we 'd go to the library from the halls that we strayed. We 'd give them our passes. all orange and blue. af so we wouldn 't get caught from the classes we blew. We'd ponder the art that hung from the walls, wondering why we were here. at all. As we became juniors. to our amazement we found 51 I from the library came students but ur ne ver a sound. To the commons we flocked. because there was a new rule: THERE 'D BE NO TALKING IN THE LIBRAR Y OF THIS SCHOOL What has the library come to. we'd say to each other. For now it's just freshmen and sophomores silent together Now that we 're seniors. we -. .S really don 't care if anyone will ever be able to talk in there. They took our library. our place to hang out. and now with us they can do without. Jon Seltzer and associates if If I f Q1 1 P' T! ' Y' 77 . ,.- S' Q-IV, .4 'f

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We '-his 3 tl, .J 4-s. I 4 + A Hanging and out , two words that Main Street itself is full of hang-outs separately mean no more than any other when it is open. The Riley, Palmer and gerund and adverb. But when put togeth- Barry House trees are always crowded er, they form the ever-impressive hang- with students, most of whom, strangely ing out , an American expression meaning l'm going to stay here until dinner time. One of the most popular places to hang-out at Newton North is on the library steps. The steps give the students easy ac- cess to the adjoining banisters. while also allowing them to block people from en- tering the library. ln the library, however. is one of the worst places to hang-out. unless you have been sedated. have laryngi- :fs or 'ike to be yelled at. U hangouts enough, seem to be inter- ested in gardening. Main Street is divided into six houses. These subdivi- sions of Main Street. made up of lockers, are also popular hang-outs. The students that hang- out at one house on Main Street are different from the students that hang- out at the other houses. For example, all the stu- dents who hang-out at Bacon House wear red clothes, all the students who hang-out at Adams House wear dark green clothes, and all the stu- dents who hang-out at Barry House wear bright yellow clothes. When Main Street is closed, many students hang-out in a commons room. What is a commons room? you may ask, just think of Boston Commons. Hanging out in the cafeteria between 11:10 A.M. and 12:45 P.M. is termed lunch , Students who have trouble with abstract concepts hang-out on the con- crete mall. For a change of scenery, a student might choose to hang-out out side the front entrance of the school. There hefshe can have a smoke, enjoy the com- pany of some friends. have a topical con- versation on auto-machancis or engine re- pair. or just relax and enjoy life as it goes by. Other students prefer to hang-out out- side the house exits on the Hrst floor, letting in the chilly drafts cf air, freezing everyone. Hang-outs are an integral part of school life. As I always say: You have to stand somewhere. The graduating class of Newton North High School is off to new hang-outs. new Main Streets, new library steps. Let's hope none of us end up hang- ing out with the bums in an alleyway in a cardboard box. Thank you. and have a good life' -Da vid Mirsk y