Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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SENIOR YEAR BEGINS The beginning of our senior year had to have been the most hectic of all the years we've spent in High School. It seemed in every class there were the same old forms to fill out, regardless of our senior status. Following with his tradition, Mr. Basiliere called us down to the cramped QHS gym for the ever popular Tardiness and Atten- dance speech, which the class greeted with an unrelenting yawn. We didn't really believe that the School Committee would enforce the new rule that 'Seven unex- cused absences meant failing every course.' The more interesting part of the assembly was the enthusiastic words spoken by our spirited president, Michele Palardy, concerning the events of the up- coming year, but the high point of the en- tire assembly was that we were diverted from our first period obligations. For some of us that meant missing our favorite class, but for others it was time away from dread- ed physics or whatever. However you remember, the assembly, it was nothing compared to the aggravations we had in our classes. Many of us found ourselves scheduled into the wrong class or worse yet into a class with none of our friends. That meant we had to trek down to our counselor and try to get them to maneuver us to the period with our best friend without letting them know that the change was for that sole purpose. Then there were the classes where we found ourselves bogged down in great amounts of work starting on the first day in class. Who wanted that during our 1. Julie Coste and Lisa Forde seem happy to be back in the QMC. 2. Carol Goguen hangs around after school. 3. I can't believe I’m really here ' thinks Marcy DiStefano, looking at her physics assignment. 4 Lynn Crossman pays close attention to her teacher. 5. Oh God, get me out of here pleads Tracey An- shesvitz' eyes. 6. John Layman is contemplating whether Jay Lespasio is as intelligent as he looks in his unique haircut. senior year? We had to get out of those classes. Within a few weeks the announcement came over the P.A., 'There would be no more changes of student schedules.' I guess we had tried to change just one too many classes. Actually, there were so r iny courses which only had one section that conflicts existed in huge numbers. There were sections with less than ten students and other sections with wall-to-wall students. In the end it didn't make any real dif- ference. We still got text after text. The teachers gave us piles of homework start- ing on the first day. We filled out all the forms. We were the seniors and all this was 12 Mory by Sheila O'Connor and Donna Pottcnjpll. phococ by Tracy Cullen, Tracey Anvhew and tlaH.

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ALWAYS FOREVER Everyone knows what it is to be a friend. When you were younger it was anyone who liked to play the same games as you. Your buddy was a boy or girl, younger or older. Friends were the people on your block. But all these blocks came together at Jr. High and new friends were made. The meaning of friendship began to settle in. Some were still childhood friends, and some were from a different neighborhood. Loyal- ty and devotion were the major qualities you looked for. Your real friends were those who belonged to your school. Alas, when all our Jr. Highs joined as one, something special happened to the class of '87. Instead of the nor- mal High School cliques that are unable to associate with one another, we are different. The various groups interact. Therefore, we were not prevented from coming together and sharing our qualities of trust and com- panionship with one another. Jocks to Teachers, everyone was accepted for who they were. There wasn't any single group that outshined or outplayed another. We are all friends that respect and enjoy all the individual lifestyles. These qualities will stand throughout our lives as we remember our years at Quincy High, as the Class of '87.C-5 - 1. lilibeth Mandawe and Karen Lutchman change their minds about their picture. 2. Chad Hallett and Scott Mezzetti tight to see who will raise their hand first. 3. Nancy Powers and Ann Marie Notarangelo as Ann points out who ate the M M's. 4. Chad Hallett, Maura Garrity, Karin Eaton, and Kevin Steen cuddle to get into the picture. 5. Siobhan Sheils and Debbie Clements Who can squeeze the hardest? 6. Susan Parry and Andrea Patriarca have fun in the sun. 7. lay Lespasio is afraid to come close to Marc Farrand and Tom Logan. 8. Tracey An- shewitz and fane Hurley wish they were in Hawaii. tfocy by Carol Goguen. photos by Siobhan Shells, Sue Parry, Lauren Standring. |anc Hurley. Carol Go uer . • .! u« 11

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THE NEW TECH SCHEDULE It was the dawn of a new age at the Tech. There was a new schedule for everyone. It was the beginning of the A-B schedule, a week of academic classes followed by a week either in the shops or out on the job for some related business. That was quite the adjustment. There was the assembly in V444. Every year we met in that same room and got the same speech from Mr. Mazzarella. 'You must accumulate 100 points to graduate. You need to pass four years of English, two years of math, a year of science and U.S. History.' It was the same speech that we heard for the last three years, but this would be the last time! Then we were told that the academic teachers in the High School would be teaching in the Tech. Some of us would never cross the bridge to the High School for a class during our senior year. Only students in college preparation classes would have to report to the High School. It was a new experience for us to have the academics in the Tech and it was probably even more of an experience for the teachers who had to come into the Tech for the first time. Being seniors and supposedly knowing everything, many of us were lucky enough to be tested before the first week was over. Ask the seniors in Electronics how it felt to get that exam on all the easy stuff that they were supposed to have learned in their first three years. This year was going to be different. It was our senior year. We were going to get out when June rolled around! 1. Sonya Gruchy and Paul Rosemond check with Assistant Director Marie Hurley about the new schedule. 2. Kim Gilligan, Dave Brolin and Sher Brunstrom are crazy to be back 1 Kim Ellis. J«: Witham and Joe Higgins, Health Assistants 4. Kim Gilligan and Shawn Myatt at the presses. 5 Michele Alexander is in the auto shop. 6. Rick Sloane is aided by Mr. Robert Dougherty in Metals. 7. |im Regan the lead pot. 8 Tracey Timco, Mary Ann Coll»- Shelly Hagerty, Carla Calligan and Dawn Losse »■ 1 Three Seasons. tlory by tuff, photo by Paul Rowmofxt. Kim Cilligai