Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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the seniors, the end reuslt however was lots of talk and no results. Throughout the year the seniors led class competition at pep rallies. Other class compe- titions such as the Toys for Tots drive and the paper drive passed seniors with little notice. A senior must make many adjustments dur- ing his last year in high school. Their futures had become ever closer and some realized they had to plan for college, jobs, or both. The big- gest adjustment for most was getting used to being a senior and facing reality. Senior priveledges included breaks in the lunch line, going to lunch five minutes earlier, study halls, senior week, and serving as aids for teachers. There was no Senior Lounge due to a lack of space to facilitate one. The last year for the students of the senior class was filled with excitement, disappoint- ment, and adjustments. There was hope that their education and social life at school had better prepared them for their future.

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SENIORS Since the eighth grade, the Seniors had set goals ranging from everyday events to their biggest goal — graduation. Throughout the school years they were lumped together by class. These class distinc- tions came about as a matter for records and evolved into a means of classification. At the expense of individuality they were labeled with their year in school. Seniors tended to be labeled as having a superior attitude and as being show-offs or fun-loving. Academically, Seniors chose harder classes, maybe just because they knew that if you took certain courses everyone knew only a senior could take them. This was an added some- thing to their senior status. Others filled their schedules with elective classes and planned to take it easy. Characteristic of the senior class was a large number of married students. There were more married students this year than ever before. Class meetings showed individuality among

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Senior officers had accomplish ed what they had set out to do The senior class, consisting of 77 members, was motivated by the ever present thought of the coming of graduation day. Throughout the year, seniors were constantly aware of their mounting responsibilities and man- aged to meet the challenges set before them. Lynne Freeman, president felt that the main problem of the senior class was the lack of unity. The duties of the president seemed mearly imossible when time came to carry out plans that were made. Sometimes, it was hard to get a class meeting rolling. It seemed that everybody involved al- ways had something to say that just couldn’t wait. The result was usually mass chaos at ll class meetings. The senior officers sparked class initiative and somehow managed to get the job done. At the year’s end, senior offi- cers felt that they had accomplished what they had set out to do.