Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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CAPTAIN CAROLINE Flynn reflects on her progression Fore and Aft from freshman to senior. Shipboard life continues proud tradition The boisterous cheerleaders went to International Cheerleading Foundation and Student Council looked for future crew leaders at Leadership Training Camp and National Leadership Training Camp. The Admirals, faculty and administration took turns directing the crew in summer school and visiting exotic shores for pleasure and educational improvement. All hands reported eagerly for the serious sailing in September to usher in the new school year. The alternative school began schooling for a group of sailors who formerly would have left the ship for other districts. The Governor's Anti-drug program brought Michael Spinks aboard the ship. The sports program fired some cannon shots against its shore conference rivals. Homecoming was a pause from the rigors of ship life. Scholarly education of the crew in pursuit of new state requirements for the deckhands, freshmen, and the pursuit of academic excellence through the curriculum for the Captains, first mates and crew: seniors, juniors and sophomores. Nine captains were commended for their performance in the National Merit Scholarship Test. Winter did not becalm the voyage and it proceeded despite rough seas caused by the cold stormy weather. Yet, the glow of winter sports, the winter play and shore leave during the winter break helped this voyage to add another thrilling chapter in the long history of this honorable training ship which had humble beginnings. The first training ships in Red Bank date back to 1816. Here, on Mechanic Street, was the first graded school in Monmouth County. The first high school goes back to 1901. This building on Branch Avenue contained 16 classrooms. Soon, it began its expansion. In 1917, another three-story building of classrooms was built on Harding Road. A gymnasium was erected in 1924. and in 1954 a laboratory was included. The plans for the present high school on Ridge Road were approved in 1971. It has become one of the finest comprehensive high schools in New Jersey. To make it on this ship, each crewman must take full advantage of the world of opportunities around him and explore the ones that suit him best, whether it's academics, sports, or extracurricular activities. By making this choice the mates provide this story of Fore ami Aft. Introduction

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Rain, heat, hurricanes, fires Nothing slows this adventurous voyage On a soggy, spring afternoon in April of 88. the good ship Buccaneer hoisted its mainsail and set off on the adventurous voyage that is chronicled in the Ship's Log 89: Fore and Aft. Those same drenching rains did not chill the spirits even though they washed out much of the spring sports schedule. Inside, the prom and the end of the year academic awards assembly kept the spirits of the dank crew going. After graduation 88 left a new crew of junior officers to assume control of the voyage of this training scooner, the blazing summer sun tested their mettle. But forest fires, record heat waves and polluted beaches could not stop the crew from attending workshops to improve their crafts. The crew from newspaper and yearbook staffs went to Columbia University and Beaver College in Chestnut Hill. Boys and Girls State kept the politicians busy. The Governor's School pushed the artists to new heights. Introduction

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CAPTAINS KARA Gaetano, Nicole Seitz, Ann Bingham, and Kris Kelly discuss the orders of the day while Captains Sam Kim, Mike Kovino, First mates Nick Yaranelli and Wyatt lllrich plan their first shore leave. ADMIRAL MRS. Dflunaric Kairweatber, math teacher, and her daughter, Maine. enjo a summer of relaxation on shore leave in her home port of Belize. THROUGH THE spy glass, the mates see the latest housing for the voyage. ( APTAIN BILL Marsh and First Mate Bill Spencer shoot a live report by Captain James Butler and Anthony Belfiore on the progress of the ship. Introduction 5