Riverhead High School - Blue Peconic Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

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Right. Sweating out the sum- mer's hear. Richard Folk rakes a break from practice during the freshman orienta- tion, even though he is nor a freshman. Delow At hand to help the new high school students were Commander Roth and senior John Melendez, who never hod the opportunity of o freshman orientation. Gottorn With Student Hand- book ready. Student Council President Jennifer Hofmonn comes to the oid of freshman Bernadette Francis in the school cafeteria. 10 Freshman Orientation

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Serwor Gloss

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, ANTICIPATING THE UNEXPECTED While mosr of us were still enjoying our remoining summer doys or working of our summer jobs, o group of dedicoted teochers. counselors, ond od- minisrrorors gathered ot school with a lot of excited, nervous, anxious, or just plain optimistic students Did school begin o week eorly? For the incoming freshmon class of 1989. It sure did The freshmon doss, along with their parents, gothered in the ouditorium ot 9 o.m. ond were greeted by Dr. McKee, our principal Dr McKee stressed many points of interest, such os the various school activities we hove to offer, the fact that we ac- tually do go outside for lunch if we so choose, ond most importantly, how much homework to expect Ms Fitzpotrick. our new assistant principal, told the freshmon doss. We ore both new here this year; and because of that. I'm going to be wotching you oil very carefully!’ The freshman orientotion did not end in the ouditorium Freshmen were led into the cofeterio ond put into groups. Eoch group was led by a teocher or administrator, olong with vorious student council members All the freshmen received their schedules for the upcoming yeor. ond ony questions they hod were then answered The freshmen ond their parents were then given a tour of the school. The parents got o real sense of security knowing ond witnessing first hand what their child would be work- ing on ond where he would be going. Mrs. Liz Wivc- zor. mother of on incoming freshmon concluded. ”1 felt better after seeing the school during the oriento- tion It is great for the kids to see the school ond get the loy of the land It was well run. ond I think the kids really benefited from it.'' Above: Getting o little help from o friend. Angelo Booker concentrates on on important school rule in the Student Handbook during the orientotion ceremonies. Left: Freshmon Toro Wivczor discovers that high school won t be as bod os she ex- pected. Here she gets help from her mother, who is on the school staff Freshmon Onenronon 11