Pope John XXIII High School - Pope John Yearbook (Everett, MA)

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T CANT DRIVE 55! f One of the most thrilling mo- ments of the teenage years was the day we first got our licenses. After six weeks of drivers' education classes and months of terrifying our par- ents as they tried to teach us the rules of the road, we fi- nally got our pink slips. Ex- cited to try them out, we pes- tered Mom and Dad for the family car. Now being “On Tour took on a new mean- ing as we spent our leisure time driving to our friends' houses and taking our pals to Revere Beach to circle around and go down the strip again and again. We wanted to show off our new driving skills, so we raced down the street, only to receive our I first speeding ticket. Evident- ly driving was not going to be the free fun we had expect- ed it to be. But imagine all the fun we would have missed if we had never gotten our licenses. 8

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 BORN TO BE WILD Fun - It's such a tiny word, but it means a va- riety of things to a vari- ety of people. As Pope John students, we spent our free time engaged in numerous activities: go- ing to the movies, hang- ing out at Revere Beach, attending Pope John football games, and making waves at the MC dances. However, there is one pastime that in- cluded almost all mem- bers of our group- THE PARTY. Parties seemed to be the most common sources of entertainment for Pope John upperclassmen. A word mentioned in the hallway could transform a small get-together into a full-scaled bash. It really did not matter where the party was, or who was having it, as long as there was going to be a crowd. As we move on to college and journey toward adulthood, the party scene will be differ- ent; the stage may be bigger, the crowd more diverse. However, partying is an art, and most students have suc- cessfully mastered it. 10