Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

Page 20 text:

‘Re vuUUttf; Dividing the Class E Ilf beginning the our senior year brought about some major changes in the operation of Quincy High School and Quincy Vocational Technical School. For the first time ever each school elected their own class officers. This created separate student councils and separate leadership in the two buildings. Elections for the two sets of officers were not coordinated at all. The elections took place on different days and only students in the high school could vote for the high school candidates. In the vocational technical school, it was the same story. Only Voc- Tech students could vote for the Voc-Tech officers. It appeared the beginning of the total break-up of the two school system which had operated since the formation of the Vocational School in 1967. some twenty years ago. As the school year got under way. there were other rumors for the division of the schools. The academic faculty which had been asked to teach part-time in the Voc- Tech during the 1986-87 school year were being sounded to determine who would be willing to become full-time Vocational Tech- nical School academic faculty for the 1988- 89 school year. All the signs for a total division were in place for the break-up. No one will know the outcome of these preparations until the next school year be- cause there are no definite plans set in place as yet. If the speculations for the division are true, it could create more problems than it would solve or possibly end many previous troubles. Sports teams in the High School would not be affected to any large extent. For instance, the football team, including all the freshmen, would lose approximately 10 of 75 players at the most. Other teams would likely lose about the same proportion. The effort by Quincy High to enter the Old Col- ony League might be improved by the loss of the Vocational Technical School students by creating even a smaller school for calcu- lating their division. Only next year will re- veal the how the changes will end up af- fecting the two schools. Vocational-Technical School Senior Class Of- ficers: Standing: Elizabeth Robinson, Asstistant to Coordinator of Student Council, James Bent. President. Seated. L to R: Toni Haddad. Treas- urer, Christine Arroyo. Vice President. Jennifer Hill. Secretary. Quincy High School Senior Class Officers: ident. Brenda Ryan, vice president, and Maria Suzanne Shea, secretary. Stuart Slicis. pres- Politano. treasurer. pbotogropht by Mr Charles G inieiticz

Page 19 text:

Rick Morris, dressed as a ganster. disguised himself almost as well as the cafeteria disguised his lunch. Under that black overcoat is hidden his deadly automatic water rifle which may affect his ability to sit With that smug look on his face, he doesn't seem to mind though. Having hair that has turned the color, or maybe ue should say colors, of her shirt. Marion Miller makes her way across the cafeteria. Only a doss genius could invent such a unique outfit Prashant Gadre marvels at the outrageous clothes she chose to wear. Shoring a table at lunch were Ruth Rutland and Tracy McNeil who dressed as Raggedy Ann Ruth wore what turned out to be one of the most interesting costumes invented by any of the students She posed as Stuart Slicis for the entire day. Compare her outfit to one of Stuart's own. Wicked Julie Munn seems to be enjoying her lunch u'ifh the ghostly Kristen McGhee. Vou can see Julie's broom leaning against the tabic She stored it with Mrs Deborah DeCristofaro when she didn’t need it Kristen wouldn't even let her costume get in the way of finishing her lunch. Best looking or best spooking? The real Loune Woodford comes out in this costume along with lunch. We understand that before she left home for school she came up behind her mother and scared the living daylights out of her The question that comes to mind Did she close her mouth in time9 Beth Vacca appears rcody for on Africon safari while Valene Feri just wants to go Charleston dancing! Stuart Slicis seems worried about Fabio Sola's new interest in fine cloth mg and accessories. Then ogam Fobio didn't become the class individual for nothing! Hob Senorita1 Howdy Partner! That might have been the beginning of the conversation between these ladies, but in any bnguage we know what these two arc talking about Maria Politano and Suzanne Shea set about their own meth od for settling the Spanish American War photographs by Mr Charles Gtrniewlcz and Hyun Yoo

Page 21 text:

Junkie Reveals Her Habit A major part of every student's day is taken up thinking about food. Without it. how could we make through mathematics, sci- ence or English? Lunch would porbably be no more than an empty space in our schedule. There are many means of survival. Each person has his or her own distinctive tastes and that determines the method of fulfilling the craving. Luckily. Quincy offers a variety of foods that appeal to nearly every taste. The swallowing of junk food makes the swal- lowing of classes a little bit easier. Before school, one can stop off at Sher Drug and load up on gum, Rolos, or even onion rings. There are Hershey bars. Snickers bars or sour cream and onion potatoe chips. One can buy a dough- nut at the counter and a bottle of Mott’s apple juice. There are always packages of Chips-a- Hoy cookies and a small carton of milk avail- able to wash it down. If one cannot make it into Sher Drug, there is always the ETC store on the bridge. There are Skors. Milky Way bars. Charleston Chews and fig bars. The only problems is the the ETC store's hours do not always coincide with one’s needs. In fact, the store now closes at lunch. The various activities in school also cater to the junkie's habit. Plain and Peanut M Ms are sold by nearly every group. There are choc- olate bars with and without almonds or car- amel. crunch bars. Snickers and peanut butter cups. Some groups cater to the exotic tastes of boxed peanut butter delights, mint truffles, tur- tles. nutty pleasures, or other various assort- ments. Bags of assorted candies are sold each holiday like at Halloween or Valentine’s Day. At Christmas, there are candy canes, chocolate Santas, reindeer and mugs and jars of assorted goodies. The junk is just enough to hold one over until lunch time rolls around. One may eat a meat- ball sub or a chicken sandwich or pizza. Some- one not so hungry may only have french fries, chocolate chip cookies, cheese crackers with peanut butter, or an ice cream sandwich. On the lighter side there are soups, salads, or apples. If the school menu just won’t do. one can always sneak out to Gina’s or McDonald’s. After school one cannot make that long bus ride home on an empty stomach. It's a short walk over to the Acropolis for a slice of pizza. Or how about a whopper at Burger King. Noth- ing tastes better than a cheese potato with extra cheese and sour cream at Wendy's. So one can see that food plays a big part in your success at school. When you remember Quincy High and Voc-Tech. remember the food. I know I will. I wonder what’s left in the refrigerator. Top Left Photo In addition to food, the students oho seek the companionship of friends Seated on the left ore frank Calabro. Scott DeCosie. Kevin Marston. Sean Burke. Scott Campbell and four unknowns On the right ore F.rnte Light. Steve DlCenso. Sean Thompson. Ken CaMweN and three others Photo above I lank Miller munches on an apple after his rneoger lunch. In nearly every photo we took. I lank stuck his tongue out. but with an apple in his mouth, that was im possible Far left Ken Mortimer and Renee Gaura try the salads offered by the cafeteria workers Ken seems to be en oying the salad, but Renee seems to be picking things out of hers. Maybe some salads are edible after all Near Left. I. to R Nick Drogone. Scott Campbell and Brenda Waters ore seated at one of the cafeteria tobies White Nick and Scott seem to be finishing their lunches. Brenda appears to hove not eaten any of the food photographs by Mr Charles GUmeivtc .. I lyun Yoo and Valerie Fen with the slow written by Valerie Feri