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

Text from Pages 1 - 224 of the 1987 volume:

OPENING.......2 STUDENT LIFE....6 PEOPLE...48 ACADEMICS..104 CLUBS...128 SPORTS...152 ADS.....188 INDEX...206 CLOSING..214 COLOPHONE..216 VOLUME 48 - 1987 BLUE PECONIC RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL 700 HARRISON AVE.,RVHD,N.Y. 11901 2-Optmnj Shades Almost nothing can influ- ence us more than our environ- ment, and few features affect us more than the colors that surround us. They are great for setting moods. We always react to them. Bright colors make us squint or bug out”. Dull, muted colors calm us down. Different shades can even make us smile. Colors have often been used as symbols. In fact the color of our clothing tells something about us. Those who wear the Jams styles are obviously very liberal. Pastel and neutral colo- red outfits provide a certain dis- tinguished and intelligent air to their wearers. Black leather tends to intimidate, which is what some guys at least try to do. Conversely, brown leather combined with khaki gives a rugged, adventurous look. Before we learned to realize their importance and to appre- ciate colors as a means of en- OF BLUE hancing our own individuality, we loved them all. That's why there were always dumb little rainbows tacked up in our el- ementary school classes; that's why we always had to use every crayon in the Crayola 48 pack when drawing a picture of our house; that's why we enjoyed eating Lucky Charms and Froot Loops. Some of us still do. Both then and now, what color would most people say was and is their favorite? BLUE! Even if it's not everybody's favorite, it's universally liked. When was the last time you met someone who refused to wear blue jeans because of their color? When was the last time you looked up at the sky on a clear afternoon and became digusted with what you saw? Who ever said Frank Sinatra or Paul Newman had weird- looking eyes? r Above: This sure is different. Keith Luce is sporting a field hockey skin! W1B his antics never end? Right: At times, you just gotta hang out Wher. is a better time and where is a better place than this? SHADES OF BLUE ,C0 NT... In case you have not noticed, blue is one of our school colors. This is because it does best what any color should - it affects our mood... Blue - Bouncing off the wall. Blue - Falling from the sky. Blue - All around, surrounding us night and day. We cannot escape it; blue comes from within and enters the world through us. Rare qualities are held by all; they blend with those of the people in our lives, making the most unique SHADES OF BLUE Blue is a powerful color. It's always there for you. When you're feeling down, this color helps keep you there, at least for a while. Then it lifts your spirits and makes you scream with joy as you see it flash down the field on the jersey of our team's quarterback when he makes the winning T.D. with two seconds on the clock. Maybe you’re beginning to realize that blue has always been around you during your life in high school, and you’ve always been reacting to it. With this book, we hope to bring out the influential force in every shade so that each time you flip through its pages you will respond to them - whether you laugh or cry, shout or gasp, sing or dance... But you will always remember the four years you spent surrounded by SHADES OF BLUE Above: A dedicated worker for year- book is Debbie Kruszon She s always around with a helping hand. Left: He isn't just another pretty face Terry Rice, a sophmore, tries his hardest to give his class a great reputation. f STUDENT The Life of a Student Exactly what comes to mind when you think of your life here at Riverhead High? Do you feel anxiety, worry, or frus- tration? Is K difficult for you to distinguish between life in high school and life in pri- son? Well, believe it or not there are some subtle differences. At school, we re given about 18 hours of recreation time EVERY WEEKEND! And on the weekends we don’t even have to go to school! But there’s more. At school there's no charge for bail. Usually a simple note from mom is enough to spr- ing you. When you think about all the free time we get it's understandable why we don’t get time off for good behavior. No sir. we get time off for bad behavior. Any of us who have been fortunate en- ough to receive such additional time off can probably tell you this is no recreation period. Rehabilitation would better describe it.But enough negativity already! Focus on the positive aspects of student life.What can we do to make our time at school more enjoyable? Many have accomplished this by means of the various extracurricular activities offered by the school. When a person joins a club or a sports team, he feels more like a part of the school. He will begin to associate going to school with the enjoy- ment he derives from throwing a pass or solving a tough math problem. Because of this any thoughts he has about school will be good ones. As you look through this yearbook, take note of all the clubs and go for it! Go for several! Once you take this step, you’ll find it's much more enjoyable to live the life of a student Left Greg can handle being in school To him. U s easy to blend school into his everyday Above: Mrs. Wilfore. advisor for the Class of ‘87 during their Junior year, had a great time with her husband at the Junior Prom. We send our best wishes and congratulations to the new mother of a baby girl. Right: Michele Hefter was one of many who attended last year s Junior Prom. She and her date. John Stromski. en- joyed a night of dancing and great con- versation. Below: The Junior Prom was a fun event The spirit of the evening can be seen on the faces of Ellen Wells and Todd Van Scoy. t-Jr. Prom Rhapsody In Blue Prom (prom) n. acontr. promenade [Colloq.: a ball or dance attended by students.) Right straight out of the dic- tionary - but there’s more to it than that as anyone who was at the Junior Prom knows. The preparation begins. Shopping. The perfect gown and tux. Nothing must clash or be wrong. The night has arrived: the car’s outside, a wave of feelings - nervous, exci- ted, happy. The Fox Hill Country Club awaited those who made it past Left; Another Junkx Sophmore couple was Sal Gagliardo and Diane Apicello. Not a couple but friends. the preparation on the evening of May 24, 1986. Many were there for the first time. For everyone it was the most im- portant social event of the year. Who’s here with whom? Not him, and her! Oh, they’re perfect! I love her outfit But white socks? My favorite song! They’re great dancers. As we look back at the Prom: some were disappointed, but for most the memories will never fade - until the Senior Prom...you ain’t seen nothin' yet! Above: Chris Lao and Erin McKinstne share an intimate moment as they dance the night away. Jr. Prom-9 THE BURN-OUT SYNDROME BURNED OUT. This is the diagnosis for the symptoms ex- perienced by the students at the end of the school year: 1) nausea generated by a feeling of impending doom; 2) des self-reassurance that everything will be all right; 3) sudden upon the realization that the summer vacation is only weeks 4) forgetfulness of symptom 1; 5) the state-of-mind that every class lecture to sound like a lullaby (see figure 1); an 6) total mental alertness enjoyed only during unassigned in the cafeteria or library. This condition is recognized by teachers and parents alike as a serious threat to the final average but strangely enough, burned out students delight in this sickness. There is no cure. Only a handful of people are immune- those with an overwhelm- ing thirst for knowledge (see fig. 2). As for the others who become victim to this malady, there are a few remedies that prevent symptom 5 (glance back to fig. 1). Proven effective are: 1) clumsiness and the resulting embarass- ment (fig3); signing yearbooks (fig.4); and 3) fellow talkative “burn-outs (fig.5). As for the disease itself, the majority has no escape! While you are reading this, odds have it that you've already con- tracted the disease and are experiencing the symptoms as your eyes dart about this page Just relax and enjoy... THE BURN-OUT SYNDROME Right: With the end of schoo approaching fast. Missy Cai ded that it's time for one final 10-End of School Life’s a Beach As the spring days grow warmer summer is eagerly looked toward. Thoughts of lying in the hot sand in pursuit of the savage tan come to mind. Freedom will come with the end of exam week. Summer turns routine. You enjoy the leisure part of the day, then grudgingly devote most of your precious time to work. Some people didn't have a steady routine. Chris Baker spent half of his summer in Japan. Kellie Jones and Missy Cantwell entertained French students for a month. Kevin Braunskill spent his summer running, competing in events in Minnesota. Aside from these adventures. what did the rest of us do? You might have visited prospective colleges, as did Ellen Wells and Janet Cushing (Smith and Cornell, respectively). You might have worked to pay for your new fall wardrobe. What else makes summer exciting? Summer loves and summer nights! Romantic relationships, make July and August memorable. Whether a casual encounter or a lasting rom- ance, those attractions seem to linger. Summer is over. It's depress- ing but next summer is just around the comer. And as any senior will tell, it comes sooner than expected. Above: Michael Gordon scans the Right: He d rather be sailing-Todd Van horizon as he captains his vessel on a Scoy enjoys one of his frequent bright summer day. summer cruises. 12-Summer Above: Fireworks celebrating the 4th of July “lit up the sky over the Peconic Yacht Basin. They also helped us brighten the celebration for the 100th birthday of the Statue of Liberty. Left Nothing is cooler than spending a hot day at the beach. Debbie Tobbika. Joel Tallent and Laura Kellner know it's the thing to do when time allows. Below. As the world goes about its con- stant and inevitable changes, the Peconic Bay glistens brightly, lending a comforting stability Best Days of Your Life So Far musical aptitude, be elected to a Student Government office, or take an accelerated course. The film shown, entitled 'The Best Days of Your Life - So Far- described the various universal high school experiences. Some of these experiences are to become a cherished .memory. Some are to be forgotten. Parents and students were given a tour of the building. At each of the departments, a spokesperson gave a brief syn- opsis of the curriculum. Students got to see the school while becoming familiar with the faces and places. The orientation was a credit to all. As was aptly stated in the film: High School days are the best days of your life - so far. The best days of your life - so far . That was the theme for the 1986 Freshman Orienta- tion. Incoming Freshman (Class of 19901). and their parents congregated in the RHS auditorium on August 24, a week before school. Ben Kramer. President of the Student Government offered the support of the upperclass- men. Ms. Fitzpatrick welcomed the Freshman Class and assu- red them that they would soon become an integral part of Riverhead High School. Dr. McKee spoke on the various options open to students. One may compete in several sports, join a wide assortment of clubs, participate in the foreign ex- change program, identify your Below; Sophmore Tara Wive2ar tries to comprehend the new rules established this year. Among these novelties is the concept of blue and white weeks. Right: Cards! How many can we deal with at one time? Michele Carroll fills out her tenth information card of the day. a tradition of the first day at school. Above: Waking up in school is a frightful experience for Craig Skrzy- pecki. The reality of the first day of school hits hard sometimes. Right: Good friendship lasts over a long vacation as Debbie Roth and Donna Przepiora know. Catching up on all the summer happenings is what they look forward to on the first day of school. 1C-First Day of School The First Day of School-Facing the Truth 6 AJA.; Wednesday morning. You have already knocked over your clock radio and have crawled out of bed. Scrambling to get out on time, questions pop into your mind; 'Why? Why am I awake this early?” The answer is - SCHOOL! O.K. Fine. You make it to school, but still have not accep- ted the fact that summer is OVER. First you go to home- room and receive your very own copy of the ”dos and don'ts of Riverhead High”. Next, the in- formation cards bombard you from all sides. Some things never change. Do you dare look at the clock? Time seems to pass so slowly but Yes! It’s lunchtime! Left: Michael Langhom reviews the offi- cial rules of the school after a much- too-short summer. The beach is far behind now. and a long school year is ahead. Homeroom is the transition place, preparing us for the learning ex- perience. Time to get together with your friends and joke about your teachers and classes. Summer experiences soon dominate the conversation. But, just when you start to hear the gossip you’ve been waiting for, the bell rings. It happens every time! Off to class again. As you pass through the crowd, new faces pop out everywhere; some talk- ing, some laughing, and some pushing and shoving (into you, of course!). End of the day. Correction; end of the First day of school. Amazingly, a smile breaks from your face. The smile usually means “O.K. Admit it and face the truth. You had a great first day.” Yes! In some strange way you have enjoyed yourself. First Day of School- 7 Left: Mr Roberts introduces the Varsity Soccer team at the Fall Pep Rally. They had spirited support all season. Below: The Varsity Cheerleaders dimb to new heights, elevating the spirits of River he ad students. Shouts of Blue The Pep Rally means different ready to roar. It was a time to get things to you depending on involved and let some spirit go. who you are. To someone Hey you sitting in the who’s not a fall athlete it means corner.stand up and yell for another way to get out of two your class - we want to see you periods on Friday, and a legal get into rti Caught in the wave of way to scream your brains out emotion the athletes started a Athletes get to sit down and be wave of their own which soon looked at and cheered for. This encompassed the entire gym- year the crowd was alive and nasium. Right: No one is going to blow the Freshmen's house down. Dion Brown and Kristen Andresen, Freshman Homecoming King and Queen ride on the first place float. Right: The Sophmore float was a great effort on their behalf, giving them a third place award. The theme of Cinderalla , suited Laurie Swanberg and Greg Trent perfectly. Right: The Juniors know they can be the best class in RHS. However, they placed a close second. Junior Homecoming King and Queen were Andrew Krajewski and Lanise Nash. Right: The Senior Class float was their best yet Senior Homecoming Queen Latonya Jefferson rode the float while Homecoming King Carl Smith was busy on the field. 20- Homecoming SPIRIT !-Blue Wave Style October 18, 1986: The Riverhead High School band warmed up. Interacters sold raffles. Spirited Juniors sold poms-poms. Student Council representativates tended the concession stand. Majorettes and Cheerleaders rehearsed their routines, preparing for the Homecoming event. At the Pulaski Street football field, Riverheaders were con- fident that the Blue Waves would give a good show. After the first quarter, neither team had scored. The second quar- ter, the Miller Place Panthers scored on a 26-yard touch- down pass. The half ended, leaving the Panthers with 7 points, the Waves with 0. During halftime spectators were entertained by the Varsity Left: A Riverhead player sees an oppor- tunity to turn things around and goes for it. Opportunities like this are rare. Cheerleaders dancing to “Can You Feel the Beat”. The Majorettes twirled to the tune of “That’s Entertainment”, played by the RHS band. The main event of the halftime show was the parade of floats. The score remained 7-0 in favor of the Panthers after the third quarter. The Waves had just one quarter to make their comeback. They scored on a 55-yard run by Cart Smith. A successful 2-point conversion left Riverhead in front, 8-7. So ended the Homecoming game, leaving Carl Smith with 100 yards rushing, superior plays by John Harris, Kevin Womack and Derrick Robin- son, and an excellent defensive game for Greg Polak. Great job, fellas! Below: Cheerleaders are sometimes the only people who can take the crowd's attention away from the football field Left: h seemed like the whole town of Riverhead came down to cheer the Blue Waves on to victory at the Homecoming game. Hony conung-21 Right: What arc these guys doing? Watching the World Series, of course. A television was provided at the dance so avid baseball fans could catch the game and enjoy a bit of dancing at the same time. Below: Freshmen are still caught up in the whirlwind of high school. The Freshmen Homecoming King and Queen. Dion Brown and Kristen Andresen are amazed: seems like Vi dory Celebration Where were you on the night of October 18. 1986 from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M.? Were you at the Homecoming Dance? If not. you missed something special. The Blue Wave victory over the Miller Place Panthers set the tone for an exciting evening. The Homecoming King and Queen of each class were intro- duced. The royal couples dan- was Keith Luce and Mark Jehle’s slow dancing - with each other! A variety of new and old music was cranked out. Favorite rap songs and even a few oldies-but-goodies were played. Exhausted dancers res- ted while watching the first game of the World Series where die-hard baseball fans could be found glued to the television. (The Red Sox may have won that game, but they lost the Series as every Met fan knows!) The Homecoming Dance had more action than the game, everyone will have to admit But if you weren’t at the dance or watching the game, where were you? on. Wee Her- r people as it wove its way entire dance floor, surpise of the evening fire started to die we turned our attention to the Car Smash. The Car Smash was made possible thanks to Joel Tallent Change of Attitude It was coming to the end of summer and the air was get- ting a little bit chillier day by day. One usually looks for- ward to the change of season because it is especially beautiful on Long Island, but there is a hitch to the end of summer; school. Fall is synonymous with school. It's kind of exciting, going back to school, seeing old friends, meeting new ones. Deep down you really are eager to go back to school. Of course, Fall’s made more enjoyable with all those sales on sweaters, coats and tons of other stuff.Your mind is stretched after a long summers restthat's an excit- ing challenge for most. Renewed friendships relate fall to an atmosphere of closeness and appreciation of the environment around. One of the fun things about fall is the leaves. You are reminded of your childhood when you would gladly rake the yard.The aim to it would be to get the biggest pile and throw yourself into them, this was my favorite thing to do. Another bonus to fall is the sports; fervid fans brace the brisk fall winds to cheer their home team on. The declining temperatures do not diminsh the Blue Wave spirit. Fall is a time of change not only in physical appearance but also in attitude. Fall is a time of contemplation, it prepares one for the long bit- ter winter ahead. RIGHT: Autumn leaves add a new perspective to our world. Kathy Murphy and Debbie Gim- plin see what they can discover in the leaves of fall. 24 -Fall Uffc The irridescent play of colors in the Below: Fall is a time to play, so Jack golden October sky leave you in awe of Hofmann plays his time away just rake the changes all around. up leaves and jump in! Fall-23 Funnel Cake ft Friends Funnel cake. Yellow triangles ith catchy phrases. Square- lncing. Boats. Rides. Crowds, o any of these things strike a had in previous years. Why do we still bother to go? The answer is simple: to see and be seen! We go through this nonsense every year because we know some of our friends will be there doing the same thing. An event like the country Heck, yeah , then you've atten- ded the County Fair on Sunday, the 12 th of October. After you had found a park- ing spot several hundred yards down town, the first things that greeted you were the smells of the fair: Cakes, candy, new leather, freshly cut wood. You entered those throngs massing around the stands and observed all the items pushed Right: In-school cafeterias are not found in Germany. Ki. a German ex- change student finds out about school lunch. International Intrigue No spy stories, just some very interesting people. They are the foreign exchange students who visited Riverhead. grabbing the chance to mix into the “great melting pot . Trupti Jhaveri traveled from Bombay, India. Here, she atten- ded 11 th grade - the first year of Junior College back home. “In India, when students go into Junior College, they have chosen their field and start specializing in it . Greg Clayton came up from Havelock North, New Zealand. He visited 25 states over the summer. What was one of the major differences he observed? McDonald's. “I’ve only seen one in New Zealand and thousands of them here! Greg also realized that all of New York was not city. From Ecuador came Maria Rubio. She noticed a difference in education. “In Ecuador I had to take 17 subjects, and my schedule was different every day. Phew! Francine Vandenhove trav- eled from Belgium. She was impressed by how, in the (J.S., “children have everything - T.V. in room, telephones, stereo... This is something Jenny Pers- son took note of. “Back home, we can’t have cars until we are 18!“ Jenny also expressed a thought that the four other students agreed with: “America’s great! 32 Exchange Left: The Pep Rally was a new experi- ence for the German exchange students - one they will always re- Above: “You Americans drive on the wrong side of the road , says Greg Clayton sounding much like Crocodile mamba Dundee Exchange-33 Below: Snow flurries make for a good time. Reuben Jackson and David Stoner pal around in the parking lot dur- ing a snowfall. Right: Automobiles are often affectet by the cold weather. Lance Zabatta tries unsucessfuly at first to start his car. Above: The beauty of the winter scenery makes for wonderful photos. John McKnight captures this sight after one of our many snowstorms. Right: Being dismissed early from school due to snow is a welcome occu- rance to many students. Peter Troyan and Eddie Summar contemplate what to do with their afternoon. 1 34 Wmier Riverhead Schools are......Closed! Have you ever waited at the bus stop and had icicles form from the tip of your nose? And your car wouldn't start? And your Kleenex box was empty when you needed it most? Don’t worry. It’s only Winter. Winter. Those few months in the middle of the school year that seem to last forever. The time to bundle up in your warmest clothes. (An excuse to buy a new wardrobe!) The time to catch up on all the things you’ve meant to do before. Yeah, there are the typical dreary parts to Winter - like the snow and the bitter cold. But there are wonderful things only winter can offer like the snow and bitter cold. This season was a skier's delight! School was closed several days due to the heavy snowfall. And how many Left: After being out in the snow often needs to seek refuge from the cold. Here. John Chrabolowski holds open the car door for Merry Mulligan. guys out there have played hooky to play hockey, uh? See! Isn’t Winter fun?? Of course it is! Now wouldn’t you rather skip Summer and go straight to December? December. And Christmas and all the holidays that come with that bitter cold month. Bus trips to the city for Christmas shopping (and just plain fun). It's wonderful to spend hours searching for the perfect gift for that special someone. Don’t forget alll the lights and friendly faces. Quiet evenings in frontof the fire; who could ask for any- thing more? Little kids making Christmas lists, thats who!! The best part of Winter is the anticipation for Spring. There’s nothing like Spring Fever to get the adrenalin going. How could we enjoy Spring without Win- ter? IWinter-}$ Above: 104 pvrts of Mood were donated at our higfi school this year Here many students anxiously wan their turn to participate m the blood dnve Right: Prior to the actual drive an in- formative assembly was held Here three friends learn how their donation helps others and contemplate partici- pating Below Right: The gift of life is a precious one Cathy Browley anxiously awaits her first donation while James Wilcox is m the process of h� s Left: Before donating each participant must go through a mini-medical screening. Mere. Eva Buchinski answers the questions asked by the nurse. Below: Iron poor blood or btng under 110 pounds can exclude a person from donating blood Ms. Cotton patiently awaits the mini-medical to see if she is healthy enough to donate Give of Yourself Giving blood isn't always easy. It’s a challenge and a sacrifice for those who donate blood, and it's especially nerve- racking for those who donate for the first time. The prospect of having needles stuck in your arm and seeing your blood go through a tube is not always pleasant, but it is a truly worthy cause. Many of the students and teachers of RHS put aside their fear (most of it) and turned out for this year's blood drive. Several days earlier a “prep talk and film was given to ease the minds of those participat- ing. It also encouraged those who did not sign up to do so as soon as possible. The talk reassured them that giving blood is safe and relatively pain- less. (it really is!) The fear and anticipation are the most painful part of all. Giving blood saves many lives, and the large number of donors who turned out produ- ced an overwhelming amount of blood. This blood will be used on Long Island and will benefit hundreds of people needing blood. The rewards are much greater than any discom- fort. Being a blood donor is certainly something to take pride in. BiooJ Drrvt-37 Right: Valentine's Day isn't just a romantic day between two people. Here many friends give their support to each other and show how much friendship means to them. Below: Valentine's Day is a day for ex- pressing friendship. Dedne Raffe takes the time to write a special message to one of her friends. Above: Teamwork is necessary to make the job run smoothly. Wendy Hackel prepares the roses while Mrs. Kelsey wraps them in paper. 3 Valenbnt s Day VALENTINE'S DAY Valentine's Day is special. This year was not exception. The Senior CLass sold roses (what else?) to help pay for their up- coming Senior activities. What can be more exciting than being in love on Valent- ine's Day? Better yet what can be better than being able to buy a French kiss (the one's made out of chocolate) from the French Club? Valentine’s week is the time for secrets. “I know who's send- ing you flowers! “I’ll never tell you “You have to wait Does he really like her? All the juicy gossip comes out in the open Left: The beauty of a rose is enough to make anyone smile. Beth Kilduff admires this beauty as she thinks about the meaning of receiving such a gift with full force. Of course, the big question on everybody's mind is “Will I get anything for Valentine's Day? The anticipa- tion is almost too much to handle, so you wonder about other things, like who’s giving your best friend flowers. The time comes (not soon enough) and the secrets are answered. The gifts are finally distributed and the name of a secret admirerer is revealed. Or your closest friend expresses her thanks. Or a student sends a gift of appreciation to a teacher. Valentine's Day - a perfect day to show someone you care. Below: Many seniors congregated in the cafeteria the day before Valentine's Day to tag roses. Here. Debbie Toboika takes time out to smile for the camera. Valentine's Day-39 Top: This is a common sight in UA. On the tables one can always see home- work. and the “brain-power food like bagels and fruit punch. Right: Junior Cara Conklin and senior Joe Rizzo can often be seen together in unassigned. Their friendship will surely continue even after they graduate Below: Looking dazed from all his school work. Louis Kurtz relaxes in un- assigned. before his next class. 4C-UA Lunch You Deserve a Break Today You know when you've been studying ail week and you still don’t feel prepared for class. And your best friend hasn't been in school all week. And the team lost the game. You really need a break - Unassigned!! And then it's Monday. You didn't really study as much as you should have for that three- chapter test You really didn’t get as much sleep as you should have. And you really feel like taking it easy. or. better yet. catching up on the weekend gossip - Unassigned!! And the Friday of the school dance when you just have to find out what she's wearing. And if he is really going to take her to the dance. And you have to find out who is going to drive and what time you’ll be picked up. How do you find out - Un- assigned!! Can t forget lunch at Or drive home to get the homework you forgot or the gym clothes left in the dryer - Lunch!! Unassigned and lunch means having a little bit of free- dom in a hectic schedule. They mean having a chance to get away from it all - or do it all - whatever you want. They mean having a chance - and a choice. Left: Here. Mike Godzinski and Kerri Fetton get caught in 5th period lunch. Lunch is a great time to get together with friends. Above: With her coat in hand, the RHS student heads out to lunch, perhaps to Carouso's? JA'Umch-4l Through Thick and Thin There are people who say High School is the time of your life”. The time of your life is remembered by activities and events, but most of all. by people. The friends from school - you’ll never forget them. You share so much - your first date, your first kiss, your first Prom. You grow up and learn so much and your friends are with you every step of the way. You learn to drive - and take your best fri- end to lunch for the first time - in your car. You must admit the activities and sports you join are made Above: Showing off their school spirit at the pep rally are Tonya Jefferson and Sonya Milden. They have been friends forever! more enjoyable with your friends participating too. If your two best friends joined the Mushroom Club, wouldn't you? Mot very likely. Friends, people you can hang out with, or go to the movies . or play a game of hockey with after school. Or a friend could be a studying partner, teacher, comrade and confidant When your young with friends, anything is possible. You can dream and you can make those dreams come true. And when you leave, those friends will stay with you. Right: These friends can often be found together! Gathering for the picture are Laura Gadzinski. Tracy Edwards. Bnan Sinclair. Sandy Dorhen. Krissy Farraggia. Mike Wooley and Darrin Fulton. 42- Friendship Top Left: Taking a break in un- assigned. Kevin Payne. Robert Carter and others are shocked to see someone taking their picture. Left: A special kind of friendship is sha- red between freshmen Dannette Zkollelia and Lauren Mulligan. Below: A great time to catch up on things with friends is lunch. Chrystal Cherry, waits for the bell to ring now that they've finished lunch. Friendship- 43 Right: The footbridge and the large shady tree offer a lovely, romantic set- ting for this sunny day downtown. This is Your Hometown Recognize any of the pictures on this page? If you recognize one or two you may have heard of Riverhead: but if you recognize all the pictures, you LIVE in Riverhead. Yes. Riverhead. The town at the end of the LIE., the land between the Sound and the Bay. the town that has much to offer. There's a lot to do and a lot of people to do it with. We have the beaches. Look at em! The Jamesport Town Beach is just the place to get a perfect tan. The Sound offers a romantic atmosphere on a warm summer's evening. River- head is also within reach of the Atlantic Ocean; how perfect! And we have farms. Take a good look at them; they might not be there much longer. Farming has gone through some hard times lately while competing with the growth development of the Town. Wish the farmers the best of luck. What else can be said? Lots! Everything in the town of River- head is exceptional; the stores, the dealerships, the people, the neighborhoods, everything! When you finally leave this beautiful town, hope that you are fortunate enough to move to another town that is equally delightful. Also keep in all the fond memories of your years in Riverhead. 44-The Town Left: The Satellite Connection on Main Street offers not only the latest styles, but a modem addition to the road. Below. Traffic downtown has sped up since the renovation of the routes. Un- fortunately. there are still red lights to wait for. LeftThe Peconic River which runs all through Riverhead town becomes the- most picturesque in the springtime. Above: The October County Fair is an annual Riverhead event where you can see everything from cows to clowns! Th Town-45 Top Left America Tunes In! Talk shows such as Phil Donahue and Oprah Winfrey gained popularity this year Top Right: America Gets Back America's Cup! The United States of America celebrated when Stars and Stripes (the American yacht) defeated the Australians in February. Right: “The Pride is Back , with the scaf- folding gone. Lady Liberty shows some leg (and arm) to the delight of New Yorkers and fellow Americans Far Right: With the sarcastic arguments of David and Maddie. ABCs Moonlight- ing (On Tuesday nights at 9:00) became one of the most popular T.V. shows. Above: h may not have been the wed- ding of the century, but it certainly was the wedding of the year: Sarah Ferge- son and Prince Andrew of Britain. Here ' 46 The Year the newlyweds hit the slopes with the future King of England. Prince Charles and his wife Princess Diana. Memories of Blue No doubt this book will recall to mind the good (and occasional bad) times you had in this school during the ‘86-‘87 school year. However, we have to be fair to the rest of the world. Outside of RHS. many events took place that need to be mentioned.Why? Because it’s important to remember what went on beyond our spheres of influence and espe- cially WHEN they happened, good or bad. First, reflections on the bad: Chernobyl, the Soviet nuclear power plant that melted down and created a cloud of death around Europe. Over thirty people perished and another 100,000 suffered from high levels of radiation poisoning. Then there was the Contra-lran arms affair, where President Ronald Reagan found himself in more trouble than his old acquaintance. Bonzo the chimp. Now for the good: The Amnesty concert for the “prisoners of conscience around the world. The gala of performances featured the muscial talents of Peter Gabriel. Sting and the Police, and the in- credibly gifted U2. Additionally, the Statue of Liberty got to show a little leg when the scaf- folding was taken away. Tues- day nights were filled with hys- teria. witty banter and romance as we watched David Addison (Bruce Willis) and Madie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) investigate and altercat on MOONLIGHT- ING. Considering their service was called Blue Moon Agency, this was one on the best MEMORIES OF BLUE for the year. Top Left: Those yellow triangles with catchy phrases can be seen everywhere now. This could certainly be considered one of the greatest fads of the year Left: One of the “TOP grossing films of 1986 was Top Gun. This film starred Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis and gave a boost to the Air Force. Below: Rock Stars continued to care about the world they live in this year (J2. as well as others, participated in the Amnesty International concert which raised money for prisoners of consci- ence. The Year-47 4 f People Divider Blending Shades People. The school Is full of 'em. Everywhere you look, at anytime of the day, there is someone doing something. The main office, the library, classrooms, gym, playing fields, and parking lot. From dawn to dusk and beyond, people are in RHS. Exactly how many types of people are walking the halls of RHS ? First we have the adminstrators. Through their hard work and dedication, much is accomplished. They represent RHS with dignity and pride. The staff of secretaries keeps the administration in line and on time. Without them, who knows what would happen to the smooth administrational processes ? Teachers try their hardest to fine-tune the minds of their students. They realize their students are the world's future and educating them is worth their time. We can't forget the custodial staff. RHS is running ship-shape with their care. That is not all that is walking the halls. Seniors are everywhere you look, partici- pating in every club. It's their last year to do everything they wanted to but never got to it Juniors are waiting anxiously for the Seniors to leave, not because they don’t like the Seniors, but because they want to be Seniors. The Sophmores are busy teaching the Freshman the tricks of the trade and giving a helping hand to them when one is needed. Everyone is their own person, however, that's an important fact that should not be overlooked. There are as many shades of people as there are shades of blue. All students, faculty, administration and miscellan- eous supporters have their own perso- nality. and each adds their own personal shade of blue to RHS. Left: A person of real distinction and dedication. Kellie Jones pauses in quiet reflection during senior English class. Far Above: Teachers at Riverhead really seem to love their jobs. Here. Ms. Mary ChoJodenko helps out a student in need. Above: Taking a break of school work is Bernard Lang ho me and Bruce Saunders. A break is always welcomed at Riverhead! Left: No. Mr. McKeighan is not dancing with a student she's his wife! Mr. and Mrs. McKeighan seem to have the same spirit as the students! People Divider-49 One Last Mad Dash Senior-lt seems like only last month you were stepping into the immense building of RHS for the first time as “freshmen . In September of 1986. the class of ‘87 walked through the slightly smaller hallways for the LAST first day of school. Now. our days are numbered here, our second home. O.K.. O.K.,- some of you might leave school punctually every afternoon at 2:25. However, for some seniors, more time was spent at school activities than anywhere else. Sports. Student Council. NJROTC. yearbook, ect. all take our time, but you wouldn’t be dedicating yourself if you didn’t find satisfaction in it? Seniors are also out and around town: working, playing, shopping, partying, or just handging out Yup, we seniors sure are busy! It’s time to get sentimental now. Throughout the years in RHS. strong bond of together- ness has set the Class of ‘87 apart. We've made friendships withour classmates that will weather any storm. We would even protect a fellow class member who is a total stranger. The underclassmen may build better floats, may make more noise, may raise more money, may have outstanding spirit, but 1987 was Our year to shine; this year. WE were Seniors! It was our last mad dash to leave our im- print on RHS. The Class of ‘87 sure did leave it’s imprint If our names are not engraved in any record book, it does not matter. Seniors left their impression on the people, under- classmen and faculty alike. Each senior has his her own distinct personality which will be remembered when we leave. We re LEAVING!! In a few weeks, it will be all over; the class of 1987 will be replaced. But will we? NO WAY! The memories, whether good or bad. will always be with us. No matter what we do after graduation, we will always be the Class of '87!! Right: Talk about hard work! John McKnight knows too much about it he has a full schedule, a job. plus he’s photo- graphy editor for the yearbook. SO- Seniors ANASKY. JEFF: Football. Bowling, Hockey. Key Club, Ski Club, Band BAJLEY, CHRIS: Baseball (2.3.4). Golf (2,3.4), Bowling (23 ■ All County.4), Latin Club. Yearbook Photographer, Students Against Holiday Inn BAKER. CHRISTOPHER: Soccer (2.4), Interact President (2.4). French Club (2,4), Latin Club Vice President (2.4). Honor Society (3,4), Rotary Exchange Student (3) BEAL. CINDY: French Club (12). Key Club (1), Ski Club (12), Float Committee (12,3.4), Who's Who (3.4). Prom Committee (3,4) BELCHER. DARREN Track (12). Ski Club (3), Hugs Club (3), MLK Club (12). H.B. Ward Tech. (3.4). Float Committee (3.4) BENDEL, PATRICIA: Spanish Club, Riptide (12). Band. BOCES. FBLA V1CA BENNETT. SYLVIA St mors-St BERDINKA, BARBARA Track(3,4) Softball (1,20) Field Hockey (JV-2.V-3.4) BOCES (3,4) V1CA (3,4) FBLA (3,4) BERTORELLO, CRAIG Bowling, Tennis, Latin Club, Honor Society, Math Club- BLOSS, PENNY: Football Stat (23.4). Basketball (12). Softball (12.3.4) , Tennis (123,4), Student Council (1), Interact (2), French Club (2), Year- book (3). Key Club (12). Ski Club (123), Leaders Club (23.4) BOKINZ, ROBERT: Baseball (123.4). Soccer (12.4), Ski Club (123). German Club (12) BOOKER, REGINA: Cheerleading (JV-1), Student Council (2,3), Leaders Club (23), Science Club (3), Float Committee (23.4), NJROTC (1,23), Drill Team Leader (2), MLK Club (1) BRANDON, CURTIS BRAUNSKILL, KEVIN Student Council, French Club, Deca. Ski Club 52 Seniors BROWN, FRANK: CANTWELL, MELISSA: Football (JV-l.V-23.4- Student Council (2), Captain), French Club (133), Basketball (JV-l.V-23,4- Class Officer (3,4 - Captain-3,4) President), Track V-13) Ski Club (133), Honor Society (3,4), Math Club (23,4), Orchestra (133.4), Chorus (3,4), Chamber Choir (3,4), NYSSMA (3.4). SCMEA(l), NYSCMEA Area (3,4) BROWN. TIMOTHY: Student Council, French Club, DECA, Ski Club CARROLL, PRESTON Semort-P5S CHRABOLOWSK1, JAY: Golf (1,2,4), Bowling (12,4), Hockey CHRABOLOWSKI, JOHN: Baseball (123.4), Golf (123.4). Bowling (123.4). DECA (3). Ski Club Treasurer (2), Honor Society (3.4), Stage Band CIOUNO JEFFERY: Football, Wrestling, Ski Club CLAYTON. GREGORY: Golf. Bowling, Interact, Exchange Student from New Zealand CLINTON. KAREN CON FORTI, ALISON: Show Choir (2), Majorettes (2), Rags (3), Chorus (12,4) CONROY, KELLY: Wrestling Stat (2,4), Majorettes (4), Chorus Exchange (3,4) COOKE. DAVID: Latin Club (12.3,), Naval Science (1,2,3,) P54-Seniors CRUMP. LOIS: Basketball (JV-1.V-23.4), Volleyball (2.4). Cheerleading-3, NJROTC (12,3.4). MLK Club (l).Drill Team (12). Rag Detail Leader's Cadet of the month (1) Class Sec. CUSHING, JANET: Interact (4), Latin Club (12). Blue Masques (23,4), Honor Society (3,4), Science Club (4), Tercentenory Choir (1), Chorus (12). Student Bar (3) DANNENBURG.USA Latin Club (12.4). Show Choir (2), Key Club (123.4), Honor Society (3,4), Hugs Club (3) Science Club (2) ‘BIOS (2) DAVIS. GERALD DAVIS, MARIE: FBLA (3.4). VICA (3,4), BOCES (3.4), Float Committee (1), Who’s Who(3) Stmors-SS DEJESUS, TANYA: Cosmetology. Spanish Club DIAZ, BRENDA: Basketball (1), French Club (1- Secretary.23), Spanish Club (3,4 Treasurer), Chorus (123,4). Libec Contest (3), Who's Who (3.4) DRAWBRIDGE. TIMOTHY: Football (3.4). Latin Club (123.4). Class Officer (4-Vice President 3-Treasurer). Show Choir Music Exchange (3). Honor Society (3.4), ROTC (3), Who’s Who. Orchestra (123.4), Faculty Play Pit Orchestra. NYSSMA (13). Dance Committee ELKINS. DAVID FAGAN, EDWARD FESTA. ANNMARIE: Art Club (3), Honor Society (3.4), Math Club (2,3.4), Tutoring (2,3,4) PS6-Seniors FLEMING. WALLACE FUCHS, JODY M.: Softball (1.2,4), Field Hockey (1,2,4-Goalie) GAGL1ARDO. SALVA- TORE: Soccer (2.3,4-H.B.), Floor Hockey Intra. (12.3- Champs), Spanish Club (1) GALLO. SANDY: Student Council (1), German Club (1) FCJNN. BRIDGET: Track (12). Talent Search Club (1). MLK Club (2) GADZINSKI, LAURA: Cross Country (3,4- Manager), Track (3,4-Manager). French Club (2,3,4), Class Officer (3,4-Secretary), Key Club (1), Band (1) GEREMITA. USA A.: Spanish Club (12), Choir (12.4), Perfect Attendance (3.4) GLOSE. LARA Seniorf P57 GOODALE, HAROLD: Wrestling (12.3.4-captain), BOCES (3). V1CA (3), Who's Who (3.4) GOODALE, HOLLY J.: Tennis (12). FBLA (3.4). BOCES (3.4). V1CA (3.4). French Club (12). Band (1) GRATTAN, KELLY: Track (4), Cheerleading (12- Captain.3.4), French Club (3.4) HACKAL, WENDY: Track (2), Cheerleading (12.3.4). Interact (23) Latin Club (123.4). Ski Club (123) HAUPT, DEBORAH: Football Stat (3.4). Volleyball (3). Latin Club (12). Ski Club (123). BOCES LPN (3.4). LPN. President (4). VICA (3.4). Pep Rally Committee (4). Who's Who (3), Float Committee (123) Aspiring Towards Excellence (3). Prom Committee (4) HEFTER, MICHELE: Cheerleading (123.4), Tennis (1). Interact (3.4), Latin Club (123.4), Key Club (12). Ski Club (12). Who's Who. Homecoming Queen (1) HENIZE, SUE: Field Hockey (123.4- captain:) All League: All Conference: All County. Class Officer (12-secretary), Leader's Club (3,4-pres.) PS Senior, Stmors-P53 HENDRICKSON. JESSICA: Track (2), Student Council Rep. (23). Riptide (3), Hugs Club (3,4), Peer Leadership (2). Prom Committee (3,4), Dance Committee (4), Float Committee (3,4), HIPP, WILLIAM: Cross Country (23), Soccer (2), Yearbook (3), Show Choir (2,3), Blue Masques (1,23.4), Ski Club (3). All County (13.4), All County Jazz (3,4), Stage Band (123.4), Chamber Choir (23.4), Northfork Festival Band (12.4) HODCJN, JAMES E.: Football (123.4). Ski Club (123), Parking Lot (123,4) HOPKINS. DEBORAH LYNN: Wrestling Manager (23,4) HUGHES, GEORGE L.: Football (1-Tightend), Basketball (1-Forward) HULSE, PAM LA A.: Softball (123), Field Hockey (23), DECA (3) INGEGNO. JOEY: Cheerleading (123. Latin Club,(l 23), Interact (23). Ski Club (123). Biology Club (2), Track (23), , Rotary Exchange Student (4) INGEMARSON, JASON: Yearbook (4), Orchestra (12). BOCES (3,4), Renegade (12,3.4) JACKSON, RUEBEN: Football. Basketball. Track, Art Club JACKSON. SONYA JEFFERSON, LATONYA: Basketball (U3.4), Softball (123.4). Spanish Club (12), NJROTC (123), MLK Club (12) JEHLE, MARK: Soccer (123.4). Bowling (123,4). Tennis (123,4), Latin Club (123), Ski Club (123) JENNINGS. REBECCA: Talent Search (12), Show Choir,Who's Who JHAVERI, TRCJPT1: Bowling. Tennis, Interact French Club, DECA, School Store, JOHNSON, KRISTINA PCO- Senior t JOHNSON, MICHAEL: Ski Club, Science Club JOHNSON. STEVEN: Football (1). Basketball (1,2), Cross Country (2) KELLNER, LAURA B.: Cheerleading (1,23), Tennis (1), Interact (4-Secretary), Latin Club (12). Yearbook (3,4), Blue Masques (3), Ski Club (123). Honor Society (3,4), Science Club (3), North Fork Festival Band 03). Who's Who. Student Bar (3,4), Aspiring Towards Excellence KILDUFF. ELIZABETH: Float Commitee. Prom Commitee JONES. KELLIE: Delegate to Student Senate (2). Interact (4), French Club (23.4). Yearbook (3,4-Editor in Chief). Honor Society (3,4- Secretary). Science Club (4) KEIS, ANN: Art (2.4) KING. DENISE KING. RHONDA: Hugs club (3,4), ROTC(l) Seniors-PC t KOPP. RANDY KRAMER. BENJAMIN: Cross Country (2,3,4), Track (3), Bowling (3), Student Council (3,4), Chess Club (3), German Club (1,2), Role Playing Club (1), NJROTC (2.3,4), Orchestra (1) LANGHORN, KELLI: Float Committee (4), French Club (4), Yearbook (3,4) LANGLEY. DEBRA: BOCES. Orchestra KRCISZON, DEBRA: Latin Club (1,2), Yearbook (4), Ski Club (23,4). Science Club (3,4), North Fork Festival (13), Band (13). Orchestra (13), •BIOS (23). Faculty Community Play (1), Float Committee (23). Prom Committee (4) LAO, CHRISTOPHER: Basketball. Soccer (13.3.4), Tennis (133.4), French Club (1), Blue Masque, Pit Orchestra (3). Ski Club (133), Math Club. Honor Society (3.4-Vice Pres.), Stage Band (23.4), Who's-Who (3,4), Scholar Athlete Award (3) P62-Seniors LA PURKA, DANIELLE: Softball (12). Field Hockey (1), Volleyball (12), Bowling (3.4). Student Council (4), Spanish Club (23), Ski Club (3), Who's Who (3), Chorus (4) LATHAM. DAPHNE: Basketball (12). Spanish Club (123), Talent Search Club (2). North Fork Festival (123) LENIHAN, KATHLEEN: Field Hockey. Band (12), VICA, BOCES. Spanish Club. Dietary Aide LEWIS, VENETIA: Spanish Club (1), Talent Search (12) MLK Club (12) LATOCJR, DENISE: French Club (1), DECA (2). Key Club (2). Ski Club (123), BOCES (3). VICA (3). FBLA (3). Float Committee (123.4) LOJKO, DONNA: Basketball (123). Softball (123.4). Leaders Club LOSEE, GLENN: Drill Team (2), Rag Detail (12). Trick Rifle (2), Color Guard (2) Student Bar Assn. (3), Civil Law Qualified (3) Stmors-pC} LUCAS. LOUIS MARSHALL, HATTIE: Track. Soccer (manager). Volleyball. Cheerleading, Band. Latin Club. Spanish Club, LUCE, KEITH: Football (12), Baseball (12). Wrestling (13.4), NYSSMA Solo Contest (123.4). Chuck's New Hampshire Club MARTIN. ADAM: Track (4). Bowling (4), JROTC (23). Drill Team (23). Trick Rifle (2.3), Color Guard (23). Rag Detail (23), Student Council (3,4), French Club (23.4), Spanish Club (1), Ski Club (3). German Club (4), Science Club (23), Role Playing Club (1), •BIOS (2). Who's Who LUKAS, DEBBIE McCRAY, SHARONDA MARCHESE, CHARLES: Baseball. Bowling, Spanish Club MCDONALD, KAREN: Softball (123.4), Field Hockey (123,4), German Club (12), GAP.P. (3). MCKAY. JOE: BOCES MCKAY. JOANNE: Tennis (3). Key Club (3), FBLA (3-Historian, 4- President), V1CA (3.4), BOCES (3,4) MCKNIGHT, JOHN: Soccer (1.2.34), Student Council (123), Yearbook (2.3.4). Show Choir (3), Blue Masques (2,3,4), German Club (123) MELENDEZ. GREGORY: Cross Country (1,4), Track (4), Student Council (4), Chess Club (3,4), DECA (4), Show Choir (4), Blue Masques (4), Key Club (3,4), Hugs Club (4), ROTC (123.4). Floor Hockey (12) MICKOUGER, TAMMY: Basketball (1). Softball (123.4), Field Hockey (123.4). Spanish Club (1,4), Riptide (1 -Reporter), Who's Who MICKOUGER. TRACY: Basketball (1), Softball (123.4), Field Hockey (12,3,4), Ski Club (1) Seniors-PC5 MILDEN, SONJA: Cheerleading (12,3.4), DECA. Hugs Club, BOCES (3.4), FBLA (3.4). V1CA (3.4). NJROTC (12). Drill Team (12) MILLER.CYNTHIA: BOCES (3.4), FBLA VICA Roat Commitee (2,3) MOWDY, MICHAEL: Fcxjtball (4), Basketball (13). Baseball (1,3,4), Latin Club Ski Club MUCHOWSKI, THOMAS: Football (123), Basketball (13) Ski Club (13) P66- Seniors MULDROW, DARREN: Track (2), Wrestling (1,2), Bowling (4), Science Club (3,4), VICA (3,4) MURRAY. SHARLENE: Yearbook (3), German Club NASH. DANA: Track (12.4), Student Council (1,23.4), Spanish Club (123). Yearbook (4), Show Choir (3), Ski Club (3), Majorettes (23.4), SAD.D. (2), BOCES. FBLA(4) NELSON. KIM: Spanish Club NEWCOMB, NANCY: Ski Club (3). SCMEA, NYSSMA, North Fork Festival (23.4) All County Band (1,4), Solo Contest (123), Hugs Club, Women in Engineering Parti- cipant at Michigan Tech- nological University, Science Club (3.4), Band (123,4). Chorus (23.4), Orchestra (3,4), GAP.P. (2), Prom Committee (3) NIGRO, DAVID: Soccer (3,4), Spanish Club (3.4) NIKSA, THADDEUS Struor S-P67 O’KCJLA, STEVEN: DECA (3). BOCES (3.4). VICA (3.4) PERRINO, MICHAEL: Basketball (3), Soccer (3), French Club (1), Yearbook (1), Chess Club (1), Yorker Club OLSEN. SEAN: Soccer(2.3.4), Ski Club (1.2.3) O’SCILUVAN, KELLY: Field Hockey (12.3,4), Class Officer (1-treasurer), DECA (3.4) Leader's Club (2.3-secretary treasurer. 4-vice pres.) Science Club (2-President) PIATT, REBEKAH: Latin Club (12), Class Officer (1 -Pres..4- Treas.), Ski Club (1). Concerned Students (1), Float Committee (1,2.4). Prom Committee (3.4), Whos-Who (3). Varsity Band (123.4). Pep Rally Committee (4). Aspiring Towards Excellence Award (3) POLAK, GREGORY: Football (1.2.3.4-Captain), All League-All County (3), Baseball (1,23-Co-Captain, 4), All County (3), All League (2,3). Most Valuable Player (12,3), Latin Club. Ski Club. Key Club. Float Committee (4). Who s-Who. BOCES (3.4) VICA (3.4) PCt Seniors POTHIER. MARK R.: Soccer, Bowling, BOCES, Chorus (12) QUICK, RICK: Football (4), Baseball (4), Wrestling (4) Bowling (3), Latin Club (12). NJROTC02) RIZZO. JOSEPH: Cross Country (JV-1 captain. V-23,4), Floor Hockey, French Club, Ski Club ROBERTS. MARK: Golf (12.3.4). Bowling (12). Tennis (13.4). French Club, Key Club. Ski CLub, Science Club Seruors-P65 RUBIO, MARIA: Interact Spanish Club, Exchange Student from Ecuador SANFORD. BRUCE SCHMIDT. UZABETH: Volleyball (1). Spanish Club (1,2), Key Club (4). Library Club (3,4), Band (12). Who’s Who (4), Concerned Students (1) SCHWARZ, CAROL: BOCES (3.4) SCHWARZ JENNIFER: Track (1.2). Key Club (1) SHELANSKI. MARK SKRZYPECKI, CRAIG SMITH, CARL: Football (JV-l.V-2,3,4- Co.Capt), All League, All County. All State (2,3,4) DECA (3) P7C-Seniors STROUP, BONNIE: Tennis (123.4), French Club (123,4) Class Officer (123) Yearbook (4), Blue Masques (4), Ski Club (123). Honor Society, (3,4), Leaders Club (23,4), Science Club (3,4), Chamber Choir (23,4), All States Women s Choir NYSSMA Solo Contest (3,4), NYSCAME Area All State (4). CIN Delegate (3), Choir SCMEA All County Chorus (123,4) 4 i SORENSON. DONALD: Baseball SWEET. CUFTON: Track (4), Tennis (2), Spanish Club (123), Show Choir (2,3,4), Blue Masques (4), Science Club (2), ROTC Drill Team (1), NJROTC Cadet's Rifle Team (1). MLK Club (1), Talent Search (12) TALLENT. JOEL R.: Interact (4), Yearbook (4), German Club (1), Math Club (4). BOCES (3.4), Science Fiction Club (1), V1CA (3.4). Calverton Ice Hockey (3.4), Renegades (123,4) TALLON, DAVID SeniorsP7t TALSKY. WAYNE: Football (123.4). Track (123.4), Wrestling (1), French Club (1), BOCES (3.4). VICA (3-Representative.4) TOBOIKA, DEBBIE S.: Track (4). Interact (4-Treasurer), Latin Club (12.4). Yearbook (3.4-Layout Edi- tor), Ski Club (23). Science Club (3,4), GAP.P. Exchange (3), Band (12). Faculty Community Play (1), Float Committee (23). Prom Committee (4), NYSSMA Solo Contest (1) TOTTEN, TINA TRENT, JAMES (J.T.): Football (123.4). Basketball. Talent Search TRENT, TROY: Football (2), Basketball (2), Track (1), Bowling (2), MLK Club (1) TREVITHICK, TRAYSE: Yearbook. ROTC TCJRBUSH. KELLY VANDENHOVE, FRANC- INE: Exchange Student from Belgium VANDEWETERING, PEGGY: Tennis (123,4), Band (1,2,4), NYSSMA (12,4). Interact (4), Exchange Student to In- donesia V1AR, JULIAN: Drill Team (3,4), Trick Rifle Team (3,4), Colorguard (3,4), Latin Club (12), Math Club (12) NJROTC Executive Officer 1986-1987 WARNER, WENDY: Cross Country (12), Track (12.3). Student Council (2), French Club (23). Ski Club (1) WATKINS. DONNA WEDEL TERRI: Tutoring (3), Float Committee (123,4), Band (1) WELLS, ELLEN C: Softball (1), Interact (4), Yearbook (4-Copy Editor), German Club (1- Treasurer,2-Vice President), Honor Society (3,4), Science Club (4-Secretary Vice President). GAP.P. (2), Band (12), Aspiring Towards Excellence (23,4). National Latin Award (3). Float Committee. GN Delegate (2) WENDELKEN, TAMMY: Cheerleading (123.4), Float Committee (1,4) WHITLEY. SURFRONIA: Basketball. Volleyball Struort -P73 WILCOX. JAMES: Tennis. Band. Orchestra. Latin Club. Math Club WILDER. KEITH WILLIAMS, DANIELLE: Cheerleading (3), Tennis (1), Key Club (2) WILSON. TIMOTHY: Wrestling. Soccer, BOCES. V1CA, FBLA, Ski Club WOLPERT, KENNETH WOMACK, KEVIN: Football. Track WOODSON. KENNETH: Basketball (1,2), Cross Country (1,2,3-capt., 4-capt), Track (2,3,4-All-League). Spanish Club (1,2,3), MLK Club (1,2) S ruors-P74 WOODSON, SONYA: NJROTC (1) WOOLEY, MONTY: Football, Baseball, Latin Club, Ski Club. Honor Society, Who's Who YOUNG, IAN ZALESKI, JAMES ns Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Juniors Jum (Right) Caught off guard in science class, an unsuspecting Melinda Sus- pense smiles at the camera. (Below) Another day. another class. Louis Kurtz dedicates his time and ef- fort to preparing for Chemistry and other courses. ors Juniors Juniors Abruzzo. Thorsten Anderson. James Angermaier. Traci Apicello. Diane Atkinson. Gregory Bartalomy. Angela Bartlett Sharon Becker. Lillian Bell. Antoinette Bland. Allison Boatwright Earl Bobinski. Chris Bokinz. John Booker. Gail Boudreau. Patncia Boyd. Gary Bradley. Jennifer Brawtey. Cathy Brown. Anthony Brown. Robbee Brown. Robert Buczynski. Eva Boczynski. Charles Bullock. Lyle Bunch. Thomas Buzen, Lisa Byrne. William Cafaro. Mark Campbell. Sue Carter. Lisa Cerise. Kristina Chauncey. Michael OchanowKrz. Caren Clausen. Dale Clave. Beth unto 76-Junior t sluntor uwor nioi unior unior uniur unjor DEAR JUNIORS This is to all you Juniors from a representative of the Senior Class. We thought a letter should be written to say the things that should be said. Seniors have spent three years with you in this school. That’s a long time; about one sixth of our life so far. You've been right behind us all the way. We re glad that it was you. Juniors, instead of people we really didn't like. Oh sure, we've had our dif- ferences and troubles. The class of‘88 has always been bet- ter float builders than the Class of '87. That may be embarrass- ing. but we came to accept it By the way. if we never told you. those were very good floats. You're looking forward to when we are gone, aren't you? You want us out of RHS so you can be on top . Well, believe it or not no Class is the best They are all different. Just be reassu- red that your Senior year is your year to shine a little bit brighter. The friendships will continue. Nightmare on Harrison Avenue! Actually, it s just another creative student on Halloween or was it Valent- ine s Day? but we won’t be together any- more, not the way we have been. We appreciate your strong sense of competi- tiveness and bonds of friend- ship. Before we sign off and leave you with the lead, Let us in- form you of one other great senior privilege, one that will al- ways be there: legacies. Every graduating class leaves some, whether they be in sports, academics, or even attitudes. You know what trends we’ve set They'll be around for some time. Now it's up to you to excel and display some character ex- clusive to your class. To coin a phrase. GO FOR IT! Clay. Kim Conklin. Cara Cora. Kristyne Cottone. Monique Cracco. Joe Crews. Angela Crump. Timmy Crohan. Dawn Cunningham. Travis Cybulski. Jim Dawson. Eddie Denys. Holly Devries. Jay Disclose ia. Mario Dillon. Bonnie Jean Eckhardt. Tabitha Dohren. Sandra Doherty. Stan Edwards. Tracy Evans. Sean Fagan. Edward Falk. Rich Farruggia. Kristine Fay. Tina Feldstein. Matthew Flammia. Daniel Fleming. Rachael Freeborn. Dave iiuvri fc,nloriJm!a t. miM Iluuuis hvuuis Uuors tumors tumors union tumors tumors Juniors tumors Juniors labors tumors tumors tumors Juniors tun Juruors- 77 Frey. Marcell Gadzinski. Kimberly Ann Gallo. Laurie Gallo. Sandy Gimplin. Deborah Godlewska. Malgorzata Goebel. Mary ior uruor unior uruorvJunior unior Hnjor unjor 3 DOWN-1 TO GO Juniors-You’ve spent three years in RHS. so what does that mean?. K means only one more year to go! Even though it seems so far away, it is going to be 12 of the shortest months untill the class of 1988 will be graduating. Clntill then there are many important things to think about: College Board exams, grades, and of course next year s Senior Prom! The Senior Prom is the highlight of a student's high school career. If you don't go. catch the post- Prom festivities. Friends always gather and party from dusk to dawn, so join ’em. If you're going to college, it’s time to start worrying about the possibilities: get some good colleges or career plans in mind and act on them, quickly! If you haven't been bombarded by college literature, be prepared- it’s coming. Advice for next year: Enjoy yourself, work hard, but take it easy, and don't forget, you’ll be ruling the school! The Junior year is great but it's only a rehearsal for the best year to come-Senior Year! Goetz. Thomas Goff, Irving Gordon. Michael G rabas. John Griffmg, Todd Haas. Tiffany Harrison. Sarah Hawkins. Patrick Heagy, Dania Heugebeth. Cornelius HegquisL Dana Henderson. Deon Hildesheim. David Hilenski. Jennifer Hofmann. Jacob Hogan. Sharon Holmgren. Chris Hooghkirk. Scott Hubbard. Julie Hubbard. Lisa Hubbard. Mike Jackman. Martha Jackson. Raymond Jackson. Sharetta Jackson. Yolanda Jobs. David Johan son. Karl Johnson. Dan Jones. Wendy Judd. Colleen Kerr. Vivienne King. Rhonda Klement Jamie Kordaski. Eric Krajewski. Peter Kramer. Darryl Kurpetski. John Kurtz. Louis Lhommedieu. Holly Lang horn, Michael Lang home. Bernard Latham. Sara 71 Juniori fUor unior unjor Junior unior unior Juruor unw Left: Looking through the familiar halls of RHS. junior Holly Denys remembers those days when she herself was just a “mere” freshman. Below: Catching up on hallway hap- penings is the ideal thing to do before class starts. Kristine Farruggia and Sandy Dohren relay the latest details. I mor i4nioi nior 4nior unior u Below: Concentration is the highway to good grades. Junior Stacy Mendelsohn believes this to be true and gives it her best shot Lever. Lisa Lewis. Tonya Lister. Stefanie Locker. Dennis Lohr. Timmy Lucas. Thomas Lukas. Thomas Mack. Henry Mallozzi. Dean Marascia. Jessica Marshall. Hattie Martin. Daniel McCartin. Moira McCoy. Maurice McGahy. Sean McGary. Edna McMillon. Raleana Mendelsohn. Stacy Mersereau. Keith Michaud. Steve Miller. Marlin Mitchell. Kevin Monroe. Roosevelt Moore. Dora Moore. Reginald Muller. Bridgett Mulligan. Meredith Murray, Sharlene Nash. Ametta Nash. Lanise Nash. Patricia Nash. Russell Nathaniel. Richard Neudeck. Tammy Papageorge. Georgette hill Juniors 75 tors tumors IiAiiwn luruuri IiAMuri Iwuan lumui lun,un lumorJ lunwri umor, lunwr, lunwn Uuyn w.ikm ! nw'i lumar, Unwr, lunwn funn rs tumors lu to-Junior i unrt II Below: Ruth Milanalk. Kathy Hennenlot- ter never miss a chance to smile for the camera or friends. They seem perpetu- ally happy Sophmores. Right: A great example of an athletically active Junior - Laura Troyan. She ex- cells in most things she participates in. Cheering. Basketball and Volleyball, to name a few. Przepiora. Donna Purpura. Jeanne Raffe. Deirdre Randazzo. Daniene Randolph. Walter Rausch. Kathleen Reeve. Chris Reichle. Patty Ricciardelli. Jason Riddick Bobby Roach. Michael Robertson. Scott Robinson. Derrick Roeill. Ann Marie Rosko. Steve Roth. Carolyn Roth. Deborah Routh. Jennifer Sanders. Bruce Sargent Sandy Schoenhaar. Bobby Schwarz. Brian Seal. John Sequino. Michael Shene. Kimberly Silverstein. Melanie Skwara. Deborah Slavonik Laura Smith. Kelly Smith. Mike Smith, Patrick Smith. Richard Smoien, Jason Spano. Victoria Stagg. Shelly Jimiors-ft 7ufxioi ]unior unior unior unionjunior unior Woychuk. Sandy Yakaboski. Stacy Young. Sandra Zambriski. Chrissy Suydam. Vanessa Szumczyk. Debbie Tocci, Scott Trent John Trent Tonia Trent Troy Trent Tyrone Troyan. Laura Troyan. Peter Troyan. Theresa Tucker. Corey Turbush. Kelly Van Scoy. Todd Veoukas. Cathy Viani. Gregory Voegelin. Mark Walker. Eric Walsh. Erin Walters. Tom Washington. Lena Waugh. Grace Waugh. Michelle Waugh. Sarah Wendt John White. William Williams. Latonia Winkel. Jane Woodson. Sonya Above: Flash 'em, Paul Blom! He's never been the shy type, as his flashing frenzy shows us. Above: Eating isn’t the only activity the cafeteria is useful for. Diane Apicello can have serious conversations and find out things she needs to know. KICK THE HABIT Long hours of work. Cramming sessions till 4A.M. Late to bed early to rise. How do students (and many others) cope with it all? Caffeine. From the chemical point of view, caffeine is an alkoid.CaHioN . It's a stimu- lant to the heart and central nervous system. Where is such a drug available? Just pick up a can of coke or cup of coffee, even a choclate bar; it's in there. Millions of Americans run for it every morning. It gives us the pep. the extra energy we need to get ourselves started. However, a simple cup of coffee in the morning can become 2 cups. Soon, six- _ packs of soda are being swallowed, but it doesn't work anymore. A caffeine addict has been created! And it's a serious problem. There is actually a dis- ease characterized by excessive nervousness called caffeinism and is brought about by the in- take of too much caffeine. Watch out. You never know where caffeine is lurking. To all you soon-to-be caffeine addicts out there, kick the cola and take up jogging. It's much healthier in the long run. onxore o hon ore o hotnonz o ho ore o jwnxore 2 Sophomores THE EXPERIENCE YOG SEEK Alec. Daryl Alien. Imanu Aitchek. Bambi Anderson. Rodney Averell, April Ayers. Lorraine Baker. Jonathan Baker. Paul Bakker. Rewa Bearman, Brian Bennett. Guy Berezny. David Bergman. John Blakes. John Blom, Paul Boehle. Veronica Brandon. Jeffrey Breest Steven Burgess. Debbie Burriss. Tonya Burrows. Martin Carter. Robert Chapman. Carl Chapman. Jennifer Childress. Tracy Ciolino. Wayne Gave. Danny Columbus. Michael Corazzini, Kim Corrigan. Edward Corwin. Melissa Courtenay. Christopher Cristiano, Anthony Crump. Aaron Crump. Tyrone Long hours. Hard work. Little pay. Insignificant raises. Annoy- ing co-workers. Managers who take your labor for granted. Debts. Bills. Aspirin. Caffeine. Once eighth period is over, this is what life is all about for many a student Doesn't sound too awesome, does it? Still, we are all drawn inexorably into this scheme of things. Why? Because our friends have gotten jobs. Because we want to say that vehicle in the back parking lot is OCRS. not our parents, because those new styles drain our wallets faster than Liquid Plumber does the sink. Most students start looking for their jobs while freshmen and have defintely found one by the end of their sophmore year. During their junior year they try to settle into a place of employ- ment that best suits their needs. It's all a matter of trial and error. By the time we are seniors, we pretty much know what we re looking for and have found a job worth keeping untill Butts. James Cain, Barry Cali. Jeannette Cali. Kim Caligiuri, Tara Callan, Diane Carroll. Michele Right: This is a serious Mets fan! Terry Rice's dream came true last October when his Mets won the Series. graduation, if not longer. By this time, we have encountered a variety of personalities in various fields of work, whether it be a restaurant, department store, or gas station. The seniors are ready for in- dependence. They have a lot of job memories tucked under their belts to help them when they come across similar situ- ations. ' - •' - ’ : ■ '- ,■:■’■■.-.-i .-L. ;.L:;.-k.:l. ■i: --.„-L. Cunningham. Brian Danieil. Kelly Danielowich. Robert Davis. Troy Demarest Lance Demchak, Donna Diming. David Dipierro, Rob Dixon. Jeff Doroska. Tony Dotzel. Jeffrey Drawbridge. Kathleen Dupre. Renee Dupuis. Scott Edler. Margaret Erbis. Chris Fedoryk. Marie Fialkowski. Shannon Fortion, Dave Fortion. James Fuchs. Jeff Fulton. Darrin Gabrini. Dylan Gadzinski. Tina Gaiasso. Aaron Gallo. Tommy Gamble. Robert Gardner. Chanel! Gerken. Craig Gevinski. Steve Giffin. Eugene Gilliam. Everett Godlewski. Krzysztof Godsey. Lora Goebel. EJise Gradney. Kendra Graham. Randy Griffin. Kevin Griffin. Ronnie Grzegorczyk. Chester Guyer. Pamela Hampson. John Sobhotnores otn Sophomores- M3 ■ ' elm m iuzhm m ■■■■■•■■■ m imm - -■.......................................................................................................................................... m Hansen. David Harris. Renee Harrison. Rich Haupt Kenny Henderson. Lanny Henderson. Serene Hennenlotter. Kathryn Hernandez. Joanna Herzog. Richie Higgins. Jennifer Hogan. Christine Hopkins. Gabriel Huneauk. Eugene Hunt Jackie Hysell. Tammy lanniello. Rose Irvin. Cynthia Jackson. Jason Jacobs. John Jacques. Sarah James. Carlene James. Jennifer Jamlewicz. Michelle Jarvis. Gwen Johnson. Tara Kalba. John Karlin. Brett Kerr. Keith Kirschner. Timmy Kobielski. Teresa Kopp. Christine Krudop. Robert Kubik. Billy Kurz. Brett Lamb. Victoria Langhom. Michael Lavoie. Laurie Lebkuecher. Jamie Lee. Andre Lenihan. Ruthie Leppeard. Heather Lojko. Kathy Loos. Michael Lopez. Jose Lukas. Mark Lull. Jason Mack. Kiesha Magee. Sonya Marchese. Marlena Marrotta. Alex Matthews. McGarret Mazeski. Lenore McCamish. Boyd McCarthy. Stephanie McCray. Lasonya McEvoy. Ron McGraw. Robert McGregor. Donna McKay. Kathy McKinstrie. Erin McKnight Christopher McLaughlin. Thomas H4- Sophomores SnhJu -.nrs i SntJu ro f SahluutUUMl f l uwiore WumuiA tWumw c u Sophomorei US A SOPHMORE TRADITION It's not a contest It’s not a marathon volleyball game. This is a different sort of tradition that makes all Sophmores feel a sense of pride. School rings. Anyone can go to the local store and buy a cheap ring from a gumball machine. But school rings are far from gumball rings, and far from cheap. A school ring is worth every Left: I heard teachers were getting sort of strange, but this is too much. What will we get next? penny it costs. It is a special ring because the individual designs it with the help of a catalogue full of every design and emblem under the sun. Gold, silver or celestrium? Birthstone. signet or dinner ring? Rippy. G-cleff or football? So many choices! But, with so many choices, the bet- ter your chance is of having a totally unique school ring. Years from now. whether you are at college or work (or both) you’ll still be wearing your ole school ring. People will even be asking about it. Yes, school rings can be conversation- starters. But most of all, it will be a reminder of the good times at your high school - RHS. I heard there's a special on rings down at the gumball machine. Anybody interested? Milanaik, Ruth McPherson. Stephanie Melvin. Thomas Meyer. Jennifer Michalowski. Paula Miles. Angel Miles. Filicia Moreno. Joseph Morrison. Karie Morse. Damon Mosley. Crystal Mueller. Dawn Mujsce. Michael Mulroy. Kelly Muntz. Stacy Murphy. Kathy Murray. Stacie Nagorski, Robert Nash. Diana Nelson. Lloyd Nethercott Wayne Nickens. Corns Nielsen. Joanne Nielson. Kimberly Ogeka. George Osborne. Rose Owens. Maurice Partchak. Kerne Patterson. Bryan Payne. Kevin Pelis. Donna Philips. Bridget Pierce. Carl Przepiora. Michael Pultz, Greg Miles. Pamela Miloski. Brian Miloski. Peter Milton. Michael Minniek. Charlene Mitchell. Stacey Moffat BUI 'ho mores Sophomores Sophi '.s Soph • JT: opffomore Topfumu opTomore opTomof oplwmo H6- Sophomores SOPHMORES-Living CJp to the Name Quick. Vicki Randel. Tracy Rausch, Kenneth Reardon, Kerrie Reddick. Dams Reed. Edmund Rice. Terry Richardson. Demetnus Rivera. David Roberson. James Rodriguez. Alex Roth. Michael Rowe. Keri Ruth. Stanley Schroder. Michael Schultz. Jeff Schumejda. Lewis Schuster. Allaine Seal. Antonio Seaman. Cheryl Serini. Frank Shaw. Marvin Shydo. Dawn Sinclair. Brian Skaar. Charles Skura. Gregory Slabo. Toby Smith. Jeffrey Above: The best way to learn is to pay attention in class and absorb it all. By the Sophmore year, this lesson has been well learned. Salerno, Mary Jo Salyer. Daniel Sanford Wendy Sargent Yolanda Schaefer. Penelope For many high school students, the Sophmore year can be quite an interesting ex- perience. You’ve been here a year and have learned your way around, you are ready to ex- plore and test your environ- ment Show 'em who’s boss. We find that the limits are not incredibly high, and the penal- ties for surpassing them aren’t incredibly pleasant. We dis- cover that there are some places that aren’t there for us to explore. The learning goes beyond the academics. For that one year, it is our unforsakable duty to act like Sophmores. To be sophomoric. I can recall first learning the role of a Sophmore. My English teacher suggested to the class that we look the word up. and son; know-it-all whose thinking is really immature or foolish... KNOW-IT-ALL? IMMA- TURE?? FOOLISH?!? Naturally, many of us took offense, and some who were more sopho- moric than others (myself in- cluded) were determined to avenge the insult. This en- deavor brought us beyond the forementioned limits and into a mess of trouble.and we paid for it For us. that was what being a Sophmore is all about, but for you.Jt’s up to you to change it R ulley. Cynthia Saladino. Chris the dictionary definition was surprisingly accurate. I did this at once. Here’s what I found: sophomore... 1. a student in the second year of college or high school. 2. a sophomoric per- Above: Some students get caught up in their work while others prefer to take it easy and sleep their time away. This student is between deep concentration and dreamland. Tomores offlwnorei opronort o omorerToflwmore o omore ofiKoMoreTso omorei f . Left: Sophmore Tara Caliguiri has been a great asset to the yearbook staff Assistants are valuable and work hard on their assignments. Below: Understanding what s said and what s written can be confusing. Tonya Lewis tries hard to separate fact from fiction. Sopho orti-pM7 Sohre. Karen Stankaitis. Jennis Stapon. Cindy Steizel. Tracey Sutton. Latasha Swanberg. Laurie Swartz. Alisa Tripp. Mark Troyan. Jonathan Turner. Irene Turpin. Kimberty Vail. Joseph Van De Wetenng, Stephen Vazquez. Ingrid Vilkauskas, Chris Walsh. Robert Walters. Michael Warren. Stephanie Washick. Denise Washington. Preston Watts. Carolyn WooJey. Michael Wooten. Timothy Young. Jeff Zaneski. Kerri Zantopp. Donna Zebroski. Keith Zebroski. Stephanie Sykes. Richard Taylor. Dana Tessitor. Deirdre Toed. Paul Torres. Manbel Trent Tracy Trent Yvonne Whidden. William WiUcoxon. Ronnie Williams. Christie Williams. Thomas Williams. Toni Wivezar. Tara Woodson. Kevin Right: A member of the class of 1990. Steven McKay, finds Algebra no sweat In another four years, it will be increas- ingly difficult Below: Freshman year can be an excit- ing time, this is certainly true for the freshman King and Queen. Dion Brown and Kristen Andresen % Treslnnet resA men Allen. Rochelle Amodemo. Craig Amodeo. Jennifer Anderson. Robert Andresen. Kristen Angermaier. Heather Anstett Chris Atkinson. William Auguste. Heather Avent Wayne Avertas. James Baskemlle. Desia Baxter. Willie Bealey. Christine Bearman. Marc Belcher. Ella Bender. Suzanne Benson. David Berezny. Danny Bernhard. Kristie Blackmore, Diane Booker. Lucille Booker. Tonia Booker. Yvette Brady. Lorraine Brady. Waymond Braunskill. Vince Braunskill. Vincent Brawtey. Beth Ann Brezinski. John Bright Tiwaunna Brown. Alexa Brown. Betty Brown. Christiane Brown. Dan Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Frt tt-Frtshn en men Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen TresTmer? men Freshmi in Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Fre We Want To Know Upperclassmen were in for a shock this year. No one knew “it was going to happen. Some with a knack for details could see a strange rearrangement in the school, on the first day back from summer vacation. River- head doesn't become hum- drum with routine. All in all. things were concealed very well. Suddenly “It happened. The unexplained, the utterly un- expected was performed without any warning. The Freshmen knew nothing out of the ordinary was taking place. Everone else did. how- Left: With the RHS guidebook in hand, freshman Chris Militscher listens to the helpful guide during orientation. ever. The plot was revealed in homeroom when the locker combinations were given out The look on everyone's face turned to shock when they recognized the three pairs of numbers. WHAT? NOT AGAIN! The same locker as last year! A suitable explaination wasn't even given to console seniors waiting in anticipation for THE senior wing, the wing they’ve been waiting for three years to occupy. We want to know why! Rumors were plentiful. Blame it on the Freshmen , some said. Sorry, everyone, the popular opinion was found to be incorrect It s not their fault. Here is the real truth about the matter. During the summer, lack of time and people forced the administration to make a deci- sion concerning the lockers. The decision would break a long-standing tradition, but es- tablish another. A single hallway would not be for a certain Class anymore-Senior wing for the seniors, for example. A Class would stay in the same hallway for four years. Locker neigh- bors would not have to change each year. This would build strong friendships lasting four years. It also means you can decorate your locker anyway you want-it s yours for as long as you stay in RHS. However, if you ruin it you're stuck with it! The Class of 1990 should be proud. It will be the first to benefit from a new tradition. Some advice: Love your locker neighbor as you love yourself. Brown. Dion Brown. Donna Brown. Kristina Brown. Michael Brown. Ryan Browne. Roberta Bucholz, Jessica Byrne. Dennis Cain. Vikki Calhoun. Gary Calhoun. Troy Caligiuri. Robert Campani. Mike Campbell. Stephanie Cardinal. Raymond Ceckowski. Eddie Chekijian. Daniel Chekijian. Peter Cherry. Crystal Childress. James Chorzempa. Kevin Cichanowicz. Charles Cichanowicz. Margie Claiborne. Thomas Clifford. Aaron Coach. Deirdre Coles. Danny Conklin. Wayne Corazzini. Robert Corr. Buddy Corr. Tracy Crews. Katnna Davis. Jennifer Densieski. Danielle Diem. Michael Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Fresh, Frtshn%en-t9 shnxen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Right: This may very well be the First information card this freshman filled out Beware many more of those in- teresting cards will be seen throughout your stay in RHS. Below: Freshman year is a good time to get in the reading study habit It seems like that is all you do for four years. Fr mn Fr sht Fre C J men nmin rei en Doll. James Dominioni. Anthony Downs. Michael Droskoski. Amy Droskoski, Jim Dutton. Jamie Ertel. Laura Exum, Valencia Fagan. Rita Falk. Donald Farrell. Rebecca Farruggio. Edward Feren. Michael Ferguson. Nathan Ferrando. Dennis Fetten. Kerri Fink. Brian Fink. Stacy Fisher. Wendy Fitzgerald. Aimee Fontana. Sean Foreman. Travis Gadzinski. Kelli Gadzinski, Mike Gallo. David Gardner. Teresa Gendron. Kathy Uendron. Richard Gezinski. Chris Giammatteo. Gerald Gilbert. Mike Giles. Sha-Reem Godley. Andre Goree, LaVonda Goodale. Ben er FrTsJnner FrTsJuner Fr sJtn er res me res mer Fres men res me l 90- Freshmen tr resKnyer FrTsfuner FreitunenTresIuner FrestvmerTrw YOUR OWN NICHE What is the one thing you es- pecially want to do in your high school career? Is it to be on the football team, or maybe you want to be a cheerleader? Well, why don’t you do it? One of the reasons may be that you don't think you could dedicate the time it takes to participate. Athletes are put on a rigorous training program which involves many hours of pain, sweat and tears. Academic clubs require an equal amount of effort trying one's concentration and creati- vity. The amount of time these Left: Listening to all of the rules of RHS. this freshman familiarizes himself to a new school during Orientation. activities consume is con- siderable. However, the biggest reason is found in the word that expresses it all - clique. Above: Enjoying her first homecoming, this freshman cheers as her class float (which took first place) goes by. Cliques are a very prominent part of the high school social structure. They inhibit one's inner growth and restrict the in- teraction of social groups. Cliques place a brand on people without considering their individual characteristics. If you play football you’re a “jock ; if you're a cheerleader, you fall into that unflattering stereotype of being “cutsie . Honor Society members are considered dexters . People who dress in jean jackets and bandanas are thought to have rough manners. If labeled as one of the above don't let it narrow horizons. Don't be impressed upon, make an impression. Grodski. Brandon Guzzetlo. Robin Hahuiski. Gail Hamill. Kelly Hansen. Lee Hansen. Lori Hefter. Jason HennenkXter. William Henry. Lachelle Highsmith. Curtis Hill. Lasjhon Hoggard. Valencia Hopke. Shawn Huneauh. Vanessa Jacobs. Darrel Jacobs. Ronald James. Mike James. Stacy Jams. Richard Jenkins. Cory Johnson. Crystal Johnson. Dkqwan Johnson. James Johnson. Patricia Jones. Tanisha Jurgens. Christopher Juzapavkrus. Tina Kappenberg. Bryan Karlin. William Keis. Barbara Keyser. John Kimble. Johnne Kitchel. Linda Kowalski. John Lake. Jerry Fresni Fresh ■ Fre et Fres e res net res er FTes n e res er Fres ner rTs nye res e Fres e res Frgsknxtn eshmen Freshmen ■ reshmen Freshmt zn Freshmen Freshn ien Freshn nen rresnr nen Freshm i Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen FreshmtnX Tomorrow Is Today You enter the society of Riverhead High School as a Freshman. You leave as a high school graduate (hopefully) four long and memorable years later, an accomplishment one should be proud of. What hap- pens to the ordinary student during that time can be guessed fairly accurately. What happens after graduation is pretty much up to the student himself. After leaving the security of the high school atmosphere it is up to you to set your own goals and method of reaching them. While in high school you have the support of concerned parents and the guidance of counselors. Your behavior is in- fluenced by homelife. Your agenda is provided by the schedule handed out in home- room. Many more decisions are presented to you after high school and you don’t have the advice of mentors. One choice is the immediate aquisition of a decent paying job. Lots of jobs are out there, just waiting for you to take the Help Wanted sign out of the window. It takes a large amount of ambition to give up your afternoons of soap operas and lengthy telephone con- versations. Trade schools are fast ways of learning a valuable skill that's in demand. Re- member. skills in demand are quite profitable. If you want to serve your country and show your pride every branch of the military is open to you. The service is a popular choice, whether you head straight for bootcamp or attend an academy before- hand. The NJROTC helps prepare future soldiers for the discipline and endurance requi- red of them. ROTC programs are in colleges, also, if it isn't possible to get into a military academy. The planning of your future starts now. High school initiates the career preparations. Though college seems far off. it’s comes sooner than you think. Right: Most freshman spend their first year in RHS going out to lunch. Yet for a change, some decide to stick to school food for a day at least! Lamert James Langhome. Leroy Latimore. Cheryl Lavoie. Linda Lemons. Nathaniel Ligon, Tyrone Liles. Christopher Loos, Christine Lopez. Danny Losat Robert Mack Albert Mack Andre Marascia. Brett Marotta. Michael Marshall. Walter Martin. David MastropaJo, Randy McCallum, Kelly McDonald. John McDuffy. Terry McElroy. Alvin McGowan. Kimberly McKay. Steven Merker. William Metzger. Priscilla Meyer. William Meyo. Deborah Mkhalowski. Glen Miles. Frederick Miles. John Miles. Ondrey Miles. Gilda Militscher. Christopher Milward. Dianna Minter. Joseph y2-Fr shn gn _ - - --..- Freihniai Fnislunen Fr iu n Freshmen Fmshnen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Freshmen Fruhnen Frqh en Freshmen Fruhmzn Fin Monroe. Vannessa Moran. Christine Muldrow. Brian Muldrow. Linda Mullen. Kimberely Mulligan. Lauren Nagh. Tina Newell. Kerry Norris. John O'Kula. Scott Ofliverre, Anthony Orlando. Cindy Osborne. Dorothy Pace. Angela Panchak. Jody Parker. Glenn Parr an. Gina Payne. Bryan Payne. Robert Pekar. Andrew Pietri. Bnan Pipczynski. Maureen Pour. Hussein Price. Tammy Pyor. Leslie Przepiora. Anthony Purpura. Robert Rather. Sasha Rayburn. Sean Raynor. Laurie Rice. James Rice. Tina Rizzo. Linda Roberson. Veronica Robertson. Bruce ■iW , Fr (mnL£m(]mri FrviUnen Freshmen Fnisknum. Frziknutn Frp (htnpn Frpihmen Frpsk pn Frtskmen Freshmen Freshmen FruhttlCn FteAlto. pn Frt Frethn%tn-P15 —— —:. _ • - - : -• -- - —• resntrxpn Frt’ihmen Frt ituncn hi.,!. :■■•: Freshmen Fraskm Not As Imagined Many Freshmen were ex- tremely nervous on the first day of school this year. They were expecting difficult schoolwork. mean teachers, menacing up- perclassmen - in short they ex- pected mass confusion. At first their expectations may have been real. Later they discovered that they were only partly right however. After a few short weeks, most Freshmen found that their fears were unneces- sary. School was no longer a dreaded chore. The day at school was no longer approached with apprehen- sion. Getting to class wasn't as difficult as they had imagined it once the schedule was memorized. The schoolwork wasn't awfully hard, either (if you studied and put your mind to it). Most teachers weren’t as bad as nightmares led you to believe; you can even begin to like them. Their apprehensions disappeared and school started Above: Once again, a member of the Marotta family proudly displays the spirit of the RHS Latin Club. to be enjoyable. Except for May. All Freshmen are worried about May - the dreaded month of initiation and frenzied upperclassmen pulling pranks on the new members of the student body. However, much to their relief, the majority of Freshmen remain un- touched by the hazing. After that solitary month of hiding in the library, the school returns to normal. After all. RHS is a great place to be! Right: Christmas in Riverhead is an ex- citing time. Freshman Vikki Cain and Vanessa Huneauk listen to the school musicians play during the annual Chris- tmas concert Robinson. Aaron Robinson. Stacy Rodriguez. Julio Roeill. Tina Rogers. Michael Roth. Genevieve Rowe. Cotoy Ryan. Heather Santagato. Dominic Schoon. Laura Schwarz. Allison Schwarz, William Scott Tyrone Setek. Scott Seymore. Tyrone Shydo. Heidi Sidik. Troy Simmons. Rona Small. Kenneth Smalls. Sharon Smith. Brendan Smith. Dakota Smith. Kevin Smith. Letesha Smith. Maurice Smith. Renee Smith. Samantha Smithen. Valderine Sniffen. Kim Spellman. Veleda Springer. Greg Squires. Tara Stanton. Robert Stephens. George Stromski. Robert 54- Freshnxen Freshmen Fresh, Freshmen Freshi F r l j Left: Diane Blackmore heads for the bus, another day as a freshman is get- ting easier to handle Too soon, it will all be over. Below: Another freshman looks on the the four years ahead of him. Hopefully, it will be fast and prosperous. Sykes. Jerome Szuster. Edward Taylor. Michele Thompson. William Tidlund. Bertil Tollinchi. Michelle Torres. Nathaniel Torres. Wanda Trent Bryant Trent Cornelius Trent Gregory Trent Joanne Trent Linda Trent Senna Troyan. Maria Truskoski. Jennifer Tumer. Jamiel Clrarro. Laura Voulgarelis. Alexander Walker. Jason Walker. Zena Walton. Amy Wandolowski. Jennifer Wandolowski. William Warren. Faith Wells. Dave Wendelken. Tara Whitley. Corey Williams. Brian Williams, Nedwin Wilson. Doreen Windley. Tony Wise. Shirley Wysoizanski. Kim Zicolella. Danette ' n t-n FreJimen Freemen Freshmen Frghmcn Freshmen Freshmen FieihniLn Fr uiuui FreJmusn Freslunen Fieiktne.n FieJt Fr, hm,n Freiknxen Frtihmtn-95 A CAST OF UNKNOWNS SOON TO BE WELL- KNOWN. Who the heck are they?-you might ask. No need to keep you in suspense...they are the new group of teachers serving our school as of this year. The faculty has been flooded with them, and al- most every branch of teaching has been touched. In guidance there is Mrs. Patricia Hog- eboom. waiting for you! Mrs. Rosemary Brennan has arrived to fulfill the needs of the English department whereas Dr. Louise Terry has taken her skills a step beyond, tackling the job teaching a second languaqe: French. The special education department has been boosted by the talents of Ms. Janet De Canio and Mr. David Densieski, who also spend their after school hours coaching the J.V. cheerleading squad and the football team. Mr. Fred Zamorski has added a little muscle to mathematics, en- couraging smiles and positive thoughts. One familiar face in school can be found in the science wing; it belongs to Mr. George M. Bartunek. our “friend from the junior high with a passion for geology and rock collec- tions. Finally, in Art we have Mrs. Lynn Summers, who doubles as the advisor to the Yearbook staff and is a very active community member (CROP WALK, etc.) Aside from being new to Riverhead High, they all share another common bond: they love showing kids how to bring out their best in everything. Most of their students sense this dedication and respond with significant accom- plishments in class. So let’s welcome these newcomers, not viewing then as a cast of un- knows but as “rising stars among the edu- cators! Dr. Paul J. McKee Administration Art Mr. Eugene Albert Attendence Mr. Antonio DeGrasse Administration Ms. Maureen Quenzer Mrs. Shirley Goleski Attendence Ms. Mary Fitzpatrick Administration Art Mrs. Ann Conforti Business Mrs. Sally Brink AIMS Pro jram Ms. Lynn Summers Art Ms. Ann Cotten Business Mrs. Bertha Tyska AIMS Program Mrs. Esme Tuppa Art Mr. William Finn Business J6- Fatuity Left: Here he is. up to his old tricks again. All teachers are known for some habit. Mr. Dinsmore is famous for his un- usual mealtimes, shown here enjoying some cake. Below: Ms. Fitz from the Photography Editor, with all the good intentions of a man who can't be trusted. Left: Able to leap tall tables in a single bound. Chairman Robert J. Keyser portrays true art in ac- tion. Below: One of the outstanding teachers is Mrs. Cohen. She en- joys her classes and is dedicated to her work, h must be lovely, being the only female teacher in the Science Department 43, ; •;- tt 1 Mr. Peter Giannone Business Mr. John Openhowski Business 0 ■ m ' w Ms. Beekman-Ellner English Ms. R. Brennan English m. ft 1 I Mr. John Kozyra English Mrs. Jean Lapinski English Mr. S. Robinson Business Ms. Beth Stanek English Mrs. Moreen LeCann English Business Ms. Elaine Kelsey English Mrs. Patricia McCauley English Ms. Eileen Alexander Mrs. Bonnie Kisiel English Mrs. Margaret Schwarz English Faculty- 97 New and Improved What is? Coke, again? Ban roll-on? Yes deter- gent? Not even close. It’s right here in the school. What’s improved is the faculty, and what’s new is Miss Maureen Quenzer. Do you know her? Chances are. if you’re an administrator, you’ve asked her for passes when she was in the hall- way. If you’re a student perhaps you asked her if she had a date for the Homecoming Dance. This is so because of how young she looks. The fact that she wears the latest leisure fashions makes her blend into the student body even more. Miss Quenzer is actual- ly a student of sorts, work- ing and learning how to instruct others in the field Mr. Philip Gorman Foreign Language Mrs. Price-Fiedler Guidance of art She is under the direction of Mrs. Richards and receives advice from many others, in particular. Mrs. Tuppa. A graduate from Shoreham-Wading River High and Stonybrook College, Miss Quenzer was supposed to have landed a student teaching job at Miller Place. When nothing came of it. a phone call to Dr. McKee got her riding the Blue Waves, although she had always heard Riverhead was a bad school. She feels differently now. The kids here are good’’, she says with con- fidence. Also, those of the faculty that I know have been very friendly and helpful, information- wise. I’ve learned a lot Mrs. Barbara Nystrom Foreign Language Ms. P. Hogeboom Guidance Off school property and away from her greatest passion - teaching - Miss Quenzer balances her free time between studies and a wide range of recreational activities, whether it be furthering her artistic skills, dancing, listening to rap. reading non-fiction, or watching movies, including adven- tures like Crocodile Dundee . I’m willing to try anything once”, she says with a complacent smirk. We almost lost Miss Quenzer even before she got here when she became involved in a serious car accident last March, but she has re- covered in time to add a bit more flair to the art department this year. Dr. Louise Terry Foreign Language Mr. Robert Raacke Guidance Right: Mrs. Kelsey, is a teacher with her own special style and flair. Not only does she teach accelerated 11R English, but she works hard as the Senior Class advisor. Right: No. the circus isn't in town! They're four of the greatest secretaries a school could have. Kids aren't the only ones allowed to dress up for Halloween. Mrs. Barbara Van Scoy English s Mr. Clemens Verbeek Foreign Language Mrs. Lorraine Sferlazza Guidance a ___i Dr. Garcia-Gomez Foreign Language Mr. LeRoy DeBoard Guidance Mrs. Emily Whitney Guidance Ms. Alice Abraldes Health Ms. Nancy Alexander Home Economics Mrs. Marcy Anderson Mr. John Rose Home Economics Industrial Arts Mrs. Suzanne Conlin Librarian Mrs. Diane Cheshire Library____________ Mrs. Grace Sadler 1 Mrs. Joan Hichbom Library « Mr. R. Grossman Mathematics L1 i-J Mr. Arthur Rowland Mathematics Mr. Charles Cardona Music Ms. Ruth Swinick Mathematics tj Mr. D. Loddengaard Music Ms. Dorothy Szot Mathematics Mr. Philip Roberts Music Ms. Joan Worthing Mathematics Cmd. James Roth Naval Science Mr. Christopher Moritz Mathematics Mr. Fred Zamorski Mathematics Mrs. Mary L Heins School Nurse Faculty- 99 Right: Mr. Mills and Mr. Rose can often be found keeping guard over their end of the school. No funny business can get past them, so you better watch out Ms. Dorothy Bascomb Office Secretary Ms. Michelle Vincent Office Secretary Ms. Barbara Barosa Physical Education Mr. James Gilhooley Physical Education. Dir. ! . Ms. Eleanor Malapolski Physical Education Mr. John Nobile Psychologist Ms. Anne Azzaretti Reading Mr. George Bartnek Science Ms. Patricia Kurpetski Reading Ms. Barbara Benedict Science Ms. Allie Pijacki Reading Mr. John Clifton Science Mr. Frank Rotenberg Reading Ms. Meryl Cohen Science Dr. Simson DeSikan Science 100-FacUty Mr. Bruce Dinsmore Science Mr. Joseph Sferiazza Science BROADWAY AT HOME Once every year there is an event that changes our mild-mannered faculty into Broadway actors and actresses. The event that causes this change is the Riverhead Faculty and Community Theatre. This brings faculty and community members together from the far corners of the Riverhead school district. This year's production was My Fair Lady. Left: Yearbook Advisor Mrs. Summers sports a sweatshirt for frequent jogs down the hallways between classes. Jason In- gemarson observes the folly. Mr. Charles VanSlyke Science The theatre attracts the actor hidden in everyone. Gerald Corrado, who portrayed Henry Higgins, is a full time principal. The theatre also attracts faculty members from good ole RHS. Mr. Moritz played a singing soot- covered ne’re-do-well. Mrs. Van Scoy was seen on stage in her night- gown! Ms. Worthing was transformed from a Math teacher into the Queen of Transylvania. Mrs. Sferlazza and Dr. McKee spent their time on stage dressed to the hilt in gowns and tuxedos. Mr. Roberts and Mr. Walter were a great pair of sing- Mr. William Husing Social Studies ing ne'er-do-wells. Mrs. Coforti showed us her best steps as she put on her Sunday best and dan- ced across the stage. This Broadway at home comes but once a year, and everyone is anticipat- ing their next production. Ms. Jean Kubaryk Social Studies . Mr. Raymond McKeighan Social Studies Mr. David Densieski Special Education Mr. David McKillop Social Studies Ms. Connie Gevinski Special Education Mr. Stephen Paskiewicz Social Studies Cord. Ms. Kukla Machellon Special Education I Mr. Robert Brenton Special Education Mr. William Quintana Special Education Ms. Linda Byrnes Special Education Ms. Patricia Womack Special Education Fatuity- tOI Far Right: The Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Richard N. Suprina cares about Riverhead students. Right: Dr. Frank Marotta. a Hampton Bays dentists, spends his free time as a member of the school board. Below. School Board President Daniel Fricke. has helped RHS students for many years. Its not All Glamour The Supenntendent of Schools for the Riverhead Central School District Dr. Richard Suprina. is the man we should all thank for closing school during heavy snowfalls. He is aided by Dr. George B. Aman, Assis- tant Superintendent. We should also thank them for working closely with the School Board: Daniel Fricke. President Agnes M. Stark. Vice-President Manon B. Danowski. William W.L Hsiang. James Lang- hom. Dr. Frank Marotta. Peachie L Mayo. Jr. One of their duties is to submit an annual budget to the public to be voted upon. If rejected, the budget is sent back to the Board to be re- evaluated. It will then go through the voting process again. Each faculty member must submit his or her own personal requisition (down to the number of tacks or staples required for class) to their depart- ment chairperson. Each depart- ment (e.g. High School Art Depart- ment or Middle School English department) chairperson in turn releases their department budget to the School Board. The Board then makes the decision whether or not to accept each separate budget from the different departments. It's quite a lengthy process. We thank each one of the Board members for their dedication. Above: Things are usually less than peachy at board meetings, but problems are sure to get solved with Mr. P.L Mayo Jr. in attendance. Right: A man for all seasons. Behind the scenes. Dr. George B. Aman is the fellow keep- ing the curriculum, staff and budget under control. 102-School Board Left: Lunch ladies. Jean Gillmore. Helen Yakaboski. and Gerry Hegner. display one of their creations. Below left: Camera-shy. Hollis Warner is a new and welcome addition to RHS. Below: Custodians. Gary Peters and Gus Gilliam, make sure RHS is looking great' Left: Taking care of RHS and all it's problems is a big task. Chales Holmes and Floyd Tracy take a break from their busy schedule. In Them We Trust Your friend asks you to go up on the lunch line just this once. O.K.. you say. but you soon regret it He dictates a supply of food that could feed a large army. And the cashier may look at you a little funny, but the total is added up faster than you can pull the money out of your pocket Amazing! Helpful, aren’t they? The kitchen staff runs like a well oiled machine. The food is always prepared with care, as well as speed. The meals are al- ways nutritious and are just right for the price. You may say you could do much better. Try it! Try to prepare meals for seemingly billions of hungry kids!! It's a lot of pressure to work under. And the kitchen staff does a good job doing it all Talking about doing it all. the custodians do everything for the students. They sweep the floors, clean the bathrooms, and repair anything that needs repairing. Is their work ever appreciated? Not to its fullest extent So. let’s take the time to thank them for all they've done. It's very much appreciated. This school is much more complicated than it appears. Something has to keep the school running smoothly. These people, the kitchen staff and the custodians, are the people behind the scenes. Without them the school would have a hard time surviving. CutHu ians Lunch Lathes-103 IG4 Academia Divider More than Just Books The school schedule. It's one of the most significant parts of student life. After all, it controls our activities for the better part of the year; ten months, in fact Until it's exactly the way we want it, the schedule is major source of headaches for us and income for the aspirin industry. But consider: Why do we get head- aches? Stress. Either from prolonged loud noises, extreme temperatures or thinking a lot. And I mean a lot! This last reason comes into play when our heads start throbbing in the guidance office. Getting to the point, a lot of thought goes into making up our schedules. If this little piece of paper is going to dominate us. we have to make sure it works for us as much as possible. After learning of all the various courses available to us. we select the ones that will benefit us in the best way. Of course, our counselors and parents often have other ideas of what courses would work to our advantage. Decisions, decisions. Headaches, headaches. In a nutshell, academics. The school curriculum opens up many door for us. and it's up to us to say which ones we ll pass through and which ones we shut. Fortunately for us. there's a lot to choose from. Many schools around the world make the schedules for the students. They don't have the freedom of choice that we do here in Riverhead. For this reason, we should actually cherish the head- aches we get down in guidance. The little suffering that we do now prevents a whole lot more in the long run. Left: Hoping for a perfect paper. Jason Ingemar- son examines his assignment for errors. Typing will help him with his future as will his other courses. A«u!t u(i Divider ICS Above: English is an important and mandatory course. Mrs. Kelsey is one of many outstanding English teachers in Riverhead. Right Trying to complete those required English Essays. Kim Clay takes time to go over that final draft 106-English Shakespeare Revisited WORD! Surely, you’ve heard somebody say that Did it ever get you mad? Of course not! It's a positive expression. Then why do we scowl when we hear the words “syntax , “proper noun or “predicate ? After all. they basically mean the same thing. Firstly, they would sound stupid if used as slang. Secondly, they are usually encountered in English class, which usually means tests. The tests really aren’t so bad. though. All we have to do most of the time is read stories and tell what they’re about. The catch is that most of these stories are 200 page novels. There- fore. English tests are still very much feared. However, Right: Enjoying school will make it easier to learn in class. Craig Berterello smiles as he examines his work for the day. WORD has it (pun inten- ded) that there are lively teachers in this school to keep the literature program interesting. Can this be truth? Decide for yourself. There's Mr. John Kozyra who takes pride in the minds of his students, treating them as equals. Ms. Elaine Kelsey main- tains a witty air to her classes. Mrs. Barbara Van Scoy provides wry humor to the curriculum. Just to name a few of our saviors! With this staff, things seem to be in our favor. English- wise. Above A section of AP English deals with the study of the Canterbury Tales by Geffrey Chaucer. James Wilcox starts reading; knowing he will never finish. Left Working diligently on his Engl- ish assignment. Denis Kohler refuses to give up untill the task is complete. Below This year s homecoming Queen. Latonya Jefferson pays careful attention to her English teacher. A good Engiissh course will benefit anyone's future. EnfLsk-107 ' Below Our most colorful Science teacher is Mr. Dinsmore. Chemistry is his life and he really enjoys teach- ing it no matter how long it takes his students to grasp the concept Right The science courses are in- creasingly popular classes, not only on the High School level, but also in post secondary education. Our classes are full! Above And this is another colorful student. Many of his classmates will remember Keith Wilder, possibly sleeping in the comer. IGt Suenct Shades of die Universe Left Reviewing is important for most major tests. Holly Denys glances back to some notes on a major topic before a quiz. Science is more than Albert Einstein and someth- ing called the Theory of Relativity. It is the one thing that is found everywhere. In fact, science is even more universal than Classsic Coke. If that’s true, it must be something really big. Two years of science are mandatory for graduation - you have to take it. So make the most of the science courses offered at RHS. There are many courses offered to Freshman. For in- stance, a 9th grade student can pick from four different science courses - General Science. Physical Science. Regents Earth Science and Regents Biology (for accelerated students). The choices will make your head spin. There is a science class for everyone. For students wishing to pursue a career in science or who are particularly interes- ted in the sciences. RHS lets go as far as you'd like to go. The Regents classes instruct you more than well enough to pass the Regents exam. A continued interest in Biology and Chemistry would satis- fied in an Advanced Placement course. But if science isn’t your cup of tea and you don’t wish to become an Albert Einstein, take a science class just for the fun of it You may discover the formula for Classic Coke. Left Wake up! This science class isn't that dull. You could learn something that could save your life someday. Above Too many symbols! Ben Kramer puzzles through the Chemistry equation and conquers it in the end. Science-109 Above not enough sleep may make class a bit difficult. Nat Ferguson tries to pay attention but doesn't seem to be successful. Below Careful study prepares Mr. McKillop for his classes. He balances his teaching and coaching duties well. Right A social studies class in now required every year. Might as well learn to enjoy them; it makes class easier. IIC Social Studies - Who's buried in Granis Tomb? Left Here is a well-rounded teacher. Mr Husing is a teacher of social studies and Driver Ed. and also the Cross-Country coach. Grant, of course. And did you know that the (J.S. Constitution was written in 1787? Or that Mesopotaoia was the birthplace of civiliza- tion? The main question - does it really matter? Of course it does. Every little thing taught in a Social Studies course is useful sometime in your life, if only for Trivial Pursuit RHS offers a wide variety of courses. , The Freshman course is lAfro-Asian Studies. The his- torical importance as well as the economic factors of Africa and Asia are learned. The Sophomore course is dedicated to the study of Western civilization. This in- cludes everything from the ancient Greeks to modern Europe. American History receives a whole year of study; the Junior year. In each course, you learn more than the plain historical facts. You learn the customs and environments pervailing in that time and place. There are many half year courses concerned with our social system. The Law courses are popular. Students are given a look at the economic systems of the world and an understanding of people through the economics and psychology courses. A tutoring course is also available. No matter how many courses are offe- red you have to take someth- ing. Starting with the Class of ‘89 four years of Social Studies is mandatory. Left Why must we know about the past? That's the exact question Caroline Watts has been asking ever since she was a Freshman. Above Social Studies teachers are very involved. Mrs. Kubaryk is doing a fine job as advisor for the Student Council. Let's take a look at... Above The RHS Math department is Right A typical Math class for some, blessed with many well-trained it s easy, but for some it can be hard teachers. Mr. Moritz teaches with- to concentrate, style and flair Math. Study the word above. Does it bring to mind tor- ture? Math lovers have it made in Riverhead. RHS has a multitude of Math courses for the taking-everything from basic math to compu- ter science and calculus. Computer science brings to mind one thing... computers!? Computers have all but taken over every- day life. Computers help run your car. they make the music you listen to. they also can hand out your money to someone who has your bank card number. You can learn the basics of computers and take it all the way to AP computer science if you’re really interested. But. if you’re not interested in computers, there are other courses you can take that in- Left Sometimes Math can be a bit hard to understand. Linda Trent pays attention in class, knowing it will help. volve Math. Aside from tradi- tional Math there is business math, and accounting. There is Integrated Math.to get into the fundamentals of the subject, and also Sequential Math. Sequential Ml,and III have fun Regents exams at the end of the year. To graduate you need only two math credits, but math is really worth continuing in. Many of today's promising careers involve Math - en- gineering. computer processing, or So. if Math seems like a real pain now. the courses you take at RHS will help in the future. It 2-Math Left Freshman year is full of manda- tory classes-Math is one of them This freshman looks as though he enjoys this class. Below The department head of the Math department is Mr. Grossman. Me works hard organizing the course to best educate Math students Above This proves Math can be en- joyable - Bonnie Stroup gets a bit annoyed with the antics of James Wilcox. Math-US Spanning Parlez-vous francais? Mon? Bon. Voulez-vous sortir avec moi ce weekend? Did you catch the meaning of those phrases? Mo? Well, then you should be taking French. If this Romantic language doesn't appeal to you, you can choose from the remaining three langu- ages offered at Riverhead High. In foreign countries they begin learning a second language in 3rd grade. This language is usually English. The time comes in seventh grade to make a choice for a language. The possibilities are German, French. Latin or Spanish. If you can't decide, you can en- roll in FLEP. This program gives you a sample of each language. When you make a choice, the activities open to you are the Globe Right: Latin isn't dead in Riverhead! Mr. Gorman helps out a future doc- tor or lawyer. Chris Marotta. numerous and exciting. Most of the foreign language clubs fund raise for trips to the countries where the language they are studying is spoken. Over the summer it is also possible to have ex- changes with people from European countries where you stay with them or vice versa for a month. All of these activities give us a chance to learn about the people of other countries and their cultures. Learning a new language not only broadens the mind but it broadens one s understand- ing. 14- Foreign Languages Below Ask our German teacher. Mr. Verbeek. spends many days prepar- Left Plan on traveling to Germany? ing for a month long exchange trip A class in German will help a lot. Ask to Germany. The exchange Holly Denys - She's been there! program is a great success. Above No wonder Mrs. Nystrom speaks and teaches French so well- she was raised in Switzerland. Her Swiss upbringing makes her very peaceable Foreign Languages 11$ Below: Why is typing so popular? Maybe because so many College reports are typed, or because it offers great job opportunities. Right: Anyone and everyone takes typing. Jamie Mackin thought he would need to learn the skill, so he signed up for typing. Above: Business courses interest Monique Cottone and Theresa Davis. They could do any type of job with a business background. 11C- Bunnesi Getting down to business Left: A popular business teachers is Above: Word processes are just a great asset to a school. Mr. some of the machines in the busi- Giannone puts spice into any class. ness department. They don’t scare Maria Rubio. Debbie Stapon. and Jennifer Schwarz. Gianonne. for example, attracts many people. With the new addition of Mr. Oppenheimer, the Business wing seems complete. The Business department also offers the chance to take the more advanced Busi- ness courses. Those who have successfully completed the fundamental courses now have the opportunity to move up to Typing II, Short- hand II and transcription, or Bookkeeping Accounting II to name just a few. The Business department also involves some practical courses that will prepare students for the everyday business transactions that are sure to come. A course in Business will surely ease the tasks of balancing a check- book or filing the yearly in- come tax forms. Left: It's difficult to learn how to use this big machine, but Mr Robinson has patience with his students. If you have not already noticed, the Business department is one of the most popular departments in the school. One can see the Business wing crawling with Juniors and Seniors all day long. Why is this particular subject so popular? For the most part it is the wide range of subjects one has the opportunity to take. One can choose from Typing courses Shorthand courses to Accounting courses. Truely a wide variety! The Business teachers are also one of the main attrac- tions to the Business depart- ment The friendly face of Mr. Busmen-117 Starting from Scratch There are three major areas in the Home Econo- mics program. Food and nutrition teaches you how to cook and what foods should be included in a healthy diet. The clothing and textile class teaches how to sew with dif- ferent types of fabric. The course in human develop- ment instructs on how to take good care of the family that is in your future. Next year a course in housing and interior design will be offe- red. The goal of the Home Economics program is to produce better consumers. The future America will know how to choose the best products offered for their money. If you remember back in Junior High you can probab- ly recall how the Home Ec. class was more fun than educational. Here in the High School the class is much more detailed. Most of the classes are 20 weeks long and offer half a credit. The food classes are 1 credit courses. Right: Everyone from future homemakers to fashion designers will benefit from a sewing class. Why not give it a try! Above: The class listens as Mrs. Anderson explains the instructions of the day. These students will be ex- perienced in the area of cooking one day. t IK-Home Economics Left: The details of woodworking are explained in wood shop. Mr. Mills is always ready with a helping hand Below: Beginning his gun rack. Jim Rice carefully compares the two sides. It will come out nicely when done. The Finished Product Luckily not every class mandates that you sit at attention and take notes all of the time. If that isn’t for you. then you should consi- der shop. The industrial arts shop teaches students how to work with metal, wood, and state of the art electro- nics such as transistors and integrated circuits. They are also taught the concepts of plastic technology. This year the shop is changing over from industrial work to tech- nology. The students both work on their own projects and in helping update the shops. Everyone at one time had to take shop. Remember the old junior high days when we made book holders, and those signs with your name on them for the house? One of the most easy to re- member is the distinct smell of wood and turpentine when you walked into the room. All the girls will re- member how you had to beware of the turpentine because it quickly removed nail polish. Now in high school shop is no longer just fun and games. Its possible to build tables.little robots or book- shelves. Shop is not just in- teresting. it’s practical. InJustrtal Arts- $ Rytkm O- Blues If you ask any teenager what they like to do in their spare time, chances are they'll say listen to music. Music is a billion dollar busi- ness, and where do you think all those musicians got star- ted? Probably in grade school. The time to pick an instru- ment comes around in 5th grade. Remember how just about everybody was in the band back then? Through the school's band, chorus and orchestra you get to meet other people who share your interest in music. You can compare your talents to others’. This will motivate you to practice more and give you someth- ing to work for. Our school is fortunate to have a very active music department. Each of the performing groups delights the school during holiday times with a concert Under the direction of Mr. Cardona - band. Mr. Loddengaard - orchestra and Mr. Roberts - choir music is kept alive and well in Riverhead. Right The Riverhead High School varsity band gets psyched up for the next song while Lyle Bullock starts to fall asleep 120-Muuc Left: Our exchange student from Equador. Mario Rubio, is always a friendly cheerful person. She learned a lot about the American way of life during her stay. Below: Photography classes are among the most popular art classes. Tara Caliguiri and Mike Mowdy enjoy a time out in class. Impressionism, ai RHS Did you know there was an art wing in RHS? Well, there is! In these rooms photog- raphy’ . arts and crafts”, “studio in art”, and mechanical drawing” are taught. All year long classes are creating and showing their work around the school. At special holiday seasons we find their decorations in the offices and hallways. A spe- cial occasion - such as the Riverhead Country Fair - was highlighted by large murals produced by the art club under the direction of Mr. Left: The RHS art courses develop artistic potential. James Zaleski adds the final touches to his artwork for class. Keyser. This year's mural. Our Lady of the Harbor”, was produced by the art club and our German exchange students. It depicted the Statue of Liberty and a map of the CIS- Many Riverhead students have gone to professional careers in photography, graphic arts, and art educa- tion. They have the talented art staff to thank for their in- spiration. All this work is showcased in the annual Art in Action cavalcade held in the spring of every year. Students demonstrate their creativity before the eyes of onlookers. The work is varied and ex- ceptional. A Healthy Body ... It's Monday and it also happens to be a gym day. What a tragedy. The thought of having to change your clothes that you so carefully selected that morning, run around for half an hour, work up a sweat and then change once again is just too strenuous an idea for the average student. You drag your feet down the hall hop- ing to find a way out of this dilema. But there has to be some good to gym. Sure! Where else can you run around, yell and get a grade for how well you do it? It's a class with no books, no surprise quizzes and no notes to take. Best of all there’s no homework. A rowdy game of volleyball can be quite a relief from trying to memorize the amendment that provided for the direct election of senators (it's the 17th, by the way). Gym's a perfect time to show off that new shorts outfit after most of your summer clothes are packed away. As you can see, gym isn't that bad after all. Everyone should change their schedule seven periods of gym a day! Well, maybe it isn't that marvelous. Right: This is what happens if you don't come prepared to gym class. Joanna Hernandez wishes she could participate, but has to sit on the sidelines. Above: This may be a future Gym lets us brush up on our volley- champion volleyball team! ball skills which have been dormant since the days of summer. 22 Gym With a Healthy Mind No matter who you are. before you graduate you have to take Health. The course of health is designed to fill us in on all the things we are supposed to learn through life. Supposed to learn, because sometimes we get misinformed and health helps us straighten things out. Health teaches us about the mind, the body, and the workings of the mind and body together. The class provides a an atmosphere to learn about yourself and also things about society, how we act and react to it and in it. The topics range from the Left: Health class is fun. especially if your friends are there. Michael Langhorn and Melanie Silverstein joke around as usual. smallest health care tips to provocative and contro- versial issues of modern society. Mental health, an im- portant yet often overlooked issue, is explained to the students. The superstitions of mental illness are neglec- ted and the facts are plainly shown. The dangers of drugs are discussed. The do's and don'ts of birth con- trol and social diseases may make the class feel a bit un- comfortable. but everyone is actually paying close atten- tion. All topics are handled in a relaxed atmosphere, so a holistic approach to health can be achieved into a future lifetime. Left: Time to go! Health is fun. but long. The bell is often a relief when the topic gets complicated. Below: Our Health teacher. Ms. A. gets along well with all of her students. She's only a few years older than most of us. HeaMi-123 ■ Above: Some of the many talented Right: For those with a talent for artists of RHS choose to take creating fine cuisine . BOCES Commerieial Art at BOCES. Chris offers a course in Culinary Arts. Moffit is one high school Senior who uses her talents for the future. Get A Job Mot just any job. Get one that you like, one that requires special skills that you are good at. Try to become the best at it. In other words, learn a trade! This is what the Harry B. Ward Technical center, bet- ter known as BOCES. is all about. Should a course in shop, art or home ec become of particular interest to you. or if you had in mind a specific field of work you wanted to get trained in, Ward Tech will satisfy all your needs. The program is open to juniors and seniors, but there are special excep- tions. There is a vast range of trades ready to be taught, each course monitored by someone who has had a Right: BOCES offers computer courses to prepare you for the fu- ture. Ken Wolpert gets a head start on his future career. great amount of experience and technical know-how. The students are given just enough instruction so that they could qualify as official practicers of their trades. BOCES even provides job offers, making sure the fu- ture breadwinners find work. Generally speaking, the students at Ward Tech plan to head straight out in the world and take career responsibilities. This type of commitment is stressed from day one. as those con- templating BOCES are urged to complete their 2- year courses and not drop out prematurely. 114- BOCES Left: The future mechanics can get a jump on things with the BOCES course of Auto Mechanics. Below: One of the BOCES courses offered is Carpentry. Greg Pollack helps to build a house that will be sold to the public on a later date. Above: Carpentry students take pride in their work. Imagine building a house that people will one day live in! Certainly, these students can feel proud of their accomplishments. BOCES 125 Right: NJROTC students an play Below: NJROTC cadets wear their important part in RHS pep rallies uniforms with pride. William Kubik Paying °f American talks to a friend. Adam Martin before Anthem. Students silently listen to leaving for practice. song. if ' - Above: NJROTC cadets. Julian Viar and Gene Giffin stand at ease while waiting to perform their duties. 120-NJROTC Navy Bivie Left: ROTC leader. Commander Roth confers with other RHS teachers as to the future community services ROTC has planned. Riverhead High School is the home for NJROTC Unit '6871. It has existed since 1974. The unit is now in its fifth consecutive year as a CNET (Chief of Naval Edu- cation and Training) Top Unit in Area Four. This area includes a total of 33 NJROTC units in north- eastern United States. The NJROTC program is con- ducted in a building, separate from the high school, representing a Naval vessel. Commander James Roth and Senior Chief Phillip Sztorc are the program in- structors. The word “program has been used since NJROTC is more than a class. Naval Science is the academic phase of the NJROTC program. Naval Science classes teach the fundamentals of the Navy: military courtesy, military drill, etiquette, phrases, and symbols. Cadets learn about naval history, ships, and certain shipboard duties and responsibilities which could actually save their lives in civilian life. Cadets are also required to wear their uniform once a week for weekly inspection. Cadets wishing to put in an extra effort may partici- pate in a number of extra- curricular activities. Each morning one of the six competing Color Detail teams raises the flag in front of the high school. The unit conducts “Navy Time everyday after school for cadets wishing to participate in cadet activities and gain extra merit points. Cadets may join the Colorguard. Drill Team, or Trick Rifle Team. Each of these teams practice on a regular basis after school, creating perfor- mances for different events. Left: Here, the NJROTC Colorguard is displaying their talent at one of Riverhead s Varsity Football games. Above: The well-respected NJROTC flag team raises the flag during opening ceremonies at the Country Fair. zt Respect Yourself! Down on your luck? Finding it hard to catch the school spirit? Tired of trying to settle into a boring routine? Need a sense of accomplishment? Yes? Nodding your head? It is obvious you're experiencing the RHS blues. How do you spell relief? R-e-s-p-e-c-t just like the song sung by Aretha Franklin, not to mention the nun in AIRPLANE ”. What is the best way to get some in this school system? CLUBS! Yeah, sure...you might say with a heavy hint of skepticism. But think how much you have to choose from! If you’re taking a foreign language and think it s a lot of fun...there's a club full of activities for each one. whether you take German. Spanish. French or Latin. Or maybe you really like one of your academics courses, like science or math. You guessed it! There's a club for those subjects too. (If you really like to write and want to work on your tech- nique. and a few of your friends feel the same, just give the word to Mr. Kozyra and you’ve got a new club). Which brings up the subject of art If you have a special talent, you would be able to show your true colors in art club, or if acting is your kick. Blue Masques is the one place where you won't have to cut the histrionics. Are you in good voice?...There's show choir. Like to blow your horn? there's stage band. Finding this article overly corney? You’re welcome to write something better by joining the chosen few creating next years YEARBOOK. Finally, for those of you that are looking to reach more serious goals, there are more serious choices of activities: Hugs Club. Library Club. Leaders Clubs. Key Club, STEP Club. SWAT Club. DECA, Interact and the Class Officers. Left This student looks excited about the start of his second day; The one that starts after 225. CLtbf Drvidir 12} A Cultural Alternative Are you tired of the typical American cul- ture? You want a change of pace, right? There’s a simple solution as near as the Latin room or any langu- age classroom. A foreign language class teaches a dif- ferent language and also a different cul- ture; a foreign langu- age club also offers that opportunity. The choices are: French, Latin. Ger- man. and Spanish. All offer an escape from your day-to-day life. Being a member of one of these clubs can enable you to travel to a foreign land. Let’s focus on the French Club. The French Club has come a long way since its beginning 3 years ago. It’s advisor, Mrs. Nystrom. and its club officers, have contributed much of their time to the club since then. They've had many fundraisers this year. The club had a booth at October's Country Fair, selling tradition- al French desserts. They also sold chocolate kisses for Valentine's Day and contributed to this year’s International Night Sounds fun! All foreign language clubs sound fun! Try it next year if you haven’t tried it yet Far right: How exciting can 19th century French litera- ture be? Ask Chris Baker, he seems to be enjoying it! Right One of our German guests tries her hand at the Art Club's mural for the county fair. Above: It's a bird, it's a plane, no. it's the Statue of Liberty! Denise Washick. Linda Rizzo, and Laura Extel take in the sights of Liberty Island. Right What?! A clean sub- way? Ametta Nash has to get a picture of this on the French Club trip to N.Y.C. 150- Foreign Language i Above: GERMAN CLUB (Top) Mr. Verbeck. Robert Nagorski. Adam Martin. Chris McKnight. TJ Melvin. Holly Denys. (Bottom) Stephanie Warren. Timmy Kirshener. Thorsten Abruzzo. Kevin Griffin. Craig Gerkin. Above: SPANISH CLUB (Top) Kim Weiss. Elizabeth Pattison. Brenda Diaz. Erin Walsh. Kiesha Mach (Bottom) Stephanie Cambell. John Baker. Kerrie Panchak. Anthony Dominioni Above: FRENCH CLUB (Top) Patricia Johnson. Anthony Preszpioria. Laurie Lavoie. Terry Rice. Kathy Hennenlotter. Shasta Rather. Kellie Jones. Jack Hofmann. Bonnie Stroup. (Middle) Tina Gadzinski. Adam Martin. Dan Johnson. Eva Buczynski. Donna Preszpioria. Vanessa Hueault. Stacy Fink. Victoria Cain. Sandy Sargent. Mrs. Nystrom, Kristen Andresen. Jody Panchak (Bottom) Kristy Bealy. Mike Preszpioria. Scott Depuis. Denise Washick, Keri Rowe. Shannon Ralkowski. Above: LATIN CLUB (Top) Jason Ricciardelli. Sarah Harrison, John Wendt. Cody Smith. Chris Gevinski. Tara Squire. Rodney Anderson. Dawn Roth. Bob Danielowich. Dawn Muel- ler. Alex Marotta. Michael Chauncey (Middle) Jason Hefter. Deirdre Raffe. Heather In- gemiar. Kathy Veokas. Jenniefer Bradley. Stacy Yakaboski. P J. Boudreau. Melanie Silver- stein. Michele Hefter. Brian Miloski. Sandy Young. Everett Gilliam. Chris Courtney. Bambi Ahchek. Renee Harris. Tara Wrvczar. Craig Gerken. Georgette Papageorge (Bottom) Bill Hennenlotter. Amy Droskoski. Wendy Fisher. Kerri Newell. Gail Hahulski. Rebecca Farrell. Laura Schoon, Mike Marotta. Ruth Milaniak. John Keyser. Mike Walters. Mary South worth Foreign Languages tit v Vj . r - jv; y Above: BLUE MASQUES (Top) James Lambert. Dawn Crohan. Alex Marotta. Bonnie Stroup. Jack Hofmann. Stephanie Warren. Greg Melendez (Middle) Jeff Schultz. Janet Cushing. Dana HagquisL Tara Wivczar. Kathy Hennenlotter. Ruth Milanaik. Kerri Fentton. Shasta Rather. Debbie Roth. Laura Schoon. Holly Denys. John Keyser (Bottom) Greg Skura. Mike Marotta. Bill Hennenlotter. Mike Gadzinski. Coby Rowe. Tony Dominioni. Chris Jergens. Bill Hipp ... , iVv ij! . rpe,r. : • • •; • ■� - 7 ze Show Must Go On Blue Masques is the drama society of RHS. It consists of a group of talented drama students under the direction of Mr. George Moravek. Each year, the Blue Masques perform a play for the school and community. Since the success of last year's production of “Grease , they have been perform- ing musicals. When asked why he chose a musical over a drama, Mr. Moravek stated that musicals are more fun to per- form and they generate more public interest. This year, they have enacted an operetta. “Pirates of Penzance. Although the cast members of “Pirates did an outstanding job. there are many others who are in- volved in the overall production. They work the lighting, sound, and are stage- hands. They often go unrecognized; there- fore, the cast of “Pirates would like to thank those people for their hard work. Top: Put on a smile for us Tara Wivczar! That's a piece of cake for this Blue Masque-er! Above: It takes a lot script studying to get t play in gear Here Ho Denys catches up on t lines in school. i 2-Blue Masques u ter f Experience Yourself Mow in it’s second year, the HUGS (Human Understand- ing and Growth Seminars) Club has become a well known organization. HUGS, advised by Mrs. Sally Brink, coordinator of the newly founded A.I.M.S. program, helps students to in- Above: H.CJ.G.S. Club (Top) Theresa Troyan. Kelly Mulroy. Cindy Stapon. Sandy Woychuk. Tabotha Eckhardt. Elizabeth Pattison, Erin Walsh. Bonnie-Jean Dillon. Kim Shene (Middle) Debbie Roth. Tina Gadzinski. Donna McGregor. Cheryl Seaman. Jessica Hen- drickson Below: The H U G S. Club's dedicated advisor. Mrs. Brink, checks her plans for an upcoming meeting. crease self esteem and understanding as well as serve the school and commu- nity.The HCIGS Club also participates in the HUGS seminars of Shelter Island, where adolescents and adults learn about alcohol and its effects, expression of feelings and relating to others. In addition to learning about oneself, participants examine other issues relevant to adolescents such as bulemia. drugs, and suicide. There is also plenty of time for fun. The HUGS Club meets every two weeks, during which similar adtivities take place. HUGS not only makes members aware of the world around them, but also makes a mark in society by offering time and energy to better the environ- ment J I • A -w ■v, HUGS. 0 6- 33 Leading -the Way The Riverhead High School Girl’s Leaders Club may be quietly behind the scenes in RHS, but it is a true service organization in our school, and to the community. To become a member, you must have a 75 average, or participate in an in- terscholastic sport (including cheerlead- ing). You must obtain three recom- mendations from high school teachers, and pass an oral in- terview. This year, the Lea- der’s Club has in- volved itself in the community in dif- ferent ways. They held a Christmas Workshop for children, and partici- pated with the Student Council in the community food drive at Christmas time. The leaders sold popcorn and candy at the football games, and before Christmas vacation, made cookies and eggnog for the teachers in the faculty room. The RHS Leader’s Club, advised by Miss Malapolski, gives it's members and the surrounding community proof that many good things come out of Riverhead. Below: After a Leader's Club meeting. Stacy Vakaboski. and Tonia Williams are caught mug- ging for the camera with friends Tammy Mickoli- gier. and Laura Troyan. Above: GIRL'S LEADERS CLUB: (Top) Bonnie Stroup. Donna Lojko. Penny Btoss. Sue Heinz. Kelly O'Sullivan. Sandy Sargent. (Bottom) Deirdre Raffe. Stacy Vakaboski. Melanie Silverstein, Kathy Murphy. Georgette Papageorge. 34 Leader s Club Above: NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (Top) Tim Drawbndge. Missy Cantwell. Chris Baker. Craig Bertorello. Annemarie Festa. (Bottom)Janet Cushing. Ellen Wells. Kellie Jones. Bonnie Stroup. James Wilcox Living up to the Name Top: The Honor Society's annual pilgnmage to New York City let them witness the beauty of the tree at Rockefeller Center Above: Honor Society members Craig Bertorello. and Vice-President Lao show that even if you're smart, you can have a good laugh Honor (on er) - respect or high regard shown to deserving persons. Becoming a member of the Na- tional Honor Society is an honor bestowed only to certain students of RHS. The members work very hard to be chosen to this elite club. They are chosen for their leadership and citizenship qualities, as well as excellence in academic courses. Students must have an average of 88 or above to be eligible for acceptance in the NHS. The NHS took part in many activities during this school year. The advisor for this club. Mrs. Van Scoy, organized a trip to New York during the Christmas sea- son.NHS members participated in October s CROP Walk and also a spe- cial peace confer- ence promoting peace and nonviol- ence. A high level of respect should be shown to these truly honorable students. Honor Society-135 Above: The remarkable woman who can be credited with organizing International Nightij department coordinator. Mrs. Lidecis. I it N.fHt Bottom: There were many behind the scenes who dedicated their time tor In- ternational Night Alter set ting up I-re rich decorations. [ an Johnson touiul time get icfreshments together Below: The French classes performed a can-can” in the auditorium Kelly Gadzinski and Michelle Janilcwicz show it all for French Fascinatingly Foreign On Thursday. March 5 Riverhead High School took a small step towards world peace. How you may ask did a relatively small school accomplish such a large feat? We held Interna- tional Night with all of the language depart- ments from the River- head School District represented. The French. Latin. German, and Spanish language teachers and students displayed the different cultures of the respec- tive countries. The French language department at the high school level put on a skit pertaining to Toulouse Lautrec and his famous can-can girls. The Spanish Club put together, on videotape. Spanish commercials. They also cooked churros. dainty desserts that have delighted Spaniards for centuries. In this case, they refreshed the weary gladiators after their combat sponsored by the Latin Club. Weary indeed! They reenacted a Fight to the death. Intwrnmionmi Nqht- H7 Bottom: The key Club Bulletin Board in the hall- Below: Interact president, I way near the Attendance Chris Baker, watches ovet I Office proudly displays the the meeting while our new I weekly meetings and exchange student from activities. Brazil listens intently. As Active as Ever Above: KEY CLCJB (Top) Thaddeus Hill. Craig Gerken. Debbie Roth. Donna Przepioria (Bottom) Kerri Zaneski. Kelly Mulroy. Cindy Stapon. Libby Schmidt Interested in school as well as community service? If so. then Key Club might be for you. Key Club is sponsored by the Riverhead Kiwanis Club and is very active in the Riverhead commu- nity. touching almost every aspect of our town. Ms. Worthing is the advisor for Key Club. She has helped the club with its many activities during the year. In September. Key Club helped with the SEPTA games. Later on. it participa- ted in the CROP Walk.a Cystic Fibro- sis Phone-a-Thon, and sponsored the Computer Fun Dance held in February. Key Club has many lasting projects. Every month, they visit the Perkins Adult Home. They sponsor a child from Bridge- port. and have dona- ted and distributed goods to the poor of Riverhead. This club is a great asset to the community. Even better plans are being made for next year. 1 it-Key Club More -than a Community Service Above: INTERACT CLUB (Top) Francine Vandenhove. Jonathon Baker. Amy Droskoski. Chris Gevinski. Debbie Toboika. Deirdre Raffe. Chris Baker. Ms. Gevinski (Bottom) Tiffany Haas. Ellen Wells. Janet Cushing. Sandy Sargent Trupb Jhaveri. Barbara Kies International un- derstanding and community service: the underlying theme of Interact. The members strive for personal integrity and individual respon- sibility while serving their community. Interact has con- tributed to it’s community by acting as a home for ex- change students. The club was fortunate to share the ex- periences of seven exchange students this year, each having a different back- ground. A presenta- tion was given each month by a foreign student so they could enlighten the entire community of their country and customs. Interact undertook many projects this year. They showed up at every home foot- ball. selling 50 50 raffles. The earnings helped pay for for the Rippy flag. Interact in- spired school spirit Above: Interact Club Advisor. Ms. Gevinski. listens to the committee chairpeople give their weekly reports on Interact activities with the Car Smash, helped supervise the SEPTA games, made a banner for drug awareness, and more! With the sup- port and supervision of Mrs. Gevinski and the Rotary Club. In- teract has contribu- ted to RHS and the community. Interact-139 Above: SCIENCE CLUB (Top) Jeff Schultz. Alex Marotta. Debbie Gimplin. Janet Cushing. Kellie Jones. Debbie Toboika. Dakota Smith. Bob Danielowich. Stephanie McCarthy. Bonnie-Jean Dillon. Pat Smith. Georgette Papageorge. Elaine Schuster (Bottom) Mike Przepioria. Mike Marotta. John Keyser. Thorston Abruzzo. Ellen Wells. Jason Hefter. Chris Courteney. Theresa Troyan. Jason Jackson. Laura Slavonik. Donna Demchak. Hail Hahulski. Bill Moffat Craig Gerken. After-School Involvement RHS offers a variety of science courses taught by well-trained teachers. However.if your interest in sci- ence isn't satisfied in the classroom, the RHS Science Club will more than meet your demand for sci- ence. The Science Club is fortunate enough to have MrJester as its advisor. With his help, the club has started a slide-show project concerning lab procedures and safety. This project will possibly be dis- tributed to other schools for their use. The club has also es- tablished a lecture program with Grum- man Corp., distribu- ted a book about the space shuttle to local libraries, and joined a national organization which will advance science education. The Science Club has been to the Museum of Natural History and went on the annual canoe trip. This club has the in- tention of continuing its pursuit of excell- ence in the coming years. Top: During her stay in Riverhead, Trupti Jhaveri. has decided to make the best of it' She has gotten involved by joining many clubs, including DECA Above: Being a ScienC Club member has marl advantages' f or mstanci it looks good on you « «.‘liege applh ation Jar Cushing sum- kr ws that 140-Science Club Above: DECA: Cart Smith. Kelly O Sullivan. Eva Buezynski. Trupti Jhaveri Business wiih Pleasure The Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) at Riverhead High School, gives students the opportu- nity to apply class- room learning, work experience, commu- nication. and human relations skills in several oral and Below: You can find Eva Buezynski in a lot of clubs! Never the less, she still finds time to put some of her effort into DECA! written competitive events in Marketing and Distribution. In the fall, club members attended a 3-day Leadership Training Conference in Albany, NY. In mid- January, regional competitions were held a Suffolk Community College with three members placing as finalists in the areas of Sales Demonstration, Food Marketing, and Finance Credit. These members had the opportunity to represent Riverhead DECA at the State Career Conference competitions in Niagara Falls, in March. To be a member of DECA, one must be enrolled in a business class. No matter what you decide to do in the future. DECA has something to offer everyone. DECA141 Singing ike RHS Blues Above: RHS offers a lot for those who love music! Here Alex Marotta and Kerri Morri- son take advantage of their opportunities Mot everyone in this school likes classical music, but if you do. RHS has something for you. For many years Mr. Roberts has worked after school and at night with two radically different vocal groups. The Show Choir is for the person who en- joys singing pop music while dancing at the same time. Hard work and dedication are required to reach a performance level. They've participated regularly in competions held in and out of the State. Chamber Choir is the most active of our performing vocal groups. This small group of students sing classical music written for small choirs. These students (selected by auditions) meet one night a week to reherse for competions and public performances. This year's Chamber Choir has performed in competitions in and out of the State and has appeared regularly in the local area. Reac- hing beyond their current level of excell- ence is their objective for the coming years. Above: Show Choir and Chamber Choir perform at different functions through school year. Practicing up for one of their many performances is Dana Nash. 142-Show Choir Chamber Choir lottom: You don't have to |e in senior choir everyday to ling. Mike Gordon. Jack loffman and Chns Jurgens ire members of the Ltstanding RHS Chamber Below: Providing the music behind the scenes of the Homecoming pep rally were soccer player Chris Lao and football player Lyle Bullock lock Jazjz. it Up Jazz is one of the few true American art forms. It’s stronghold is in the South, but has come to be admired world-wide, including here in Riverhead. The Riverhead High School Stage Band specializes in jazz music. For the past two years Mr. Goldwyn has conducted this ex- tracurricular club. The Stage Band is a very active performance group, like the other musical performance groups. It has compe- ted in jazz competi- tions held in Mew York and other states. This year’s SCMEA Jazz Festival, was held at Walt Whitman High School, and the Stage Band took part in this festival. Public perfor- mances and holiday concerts are among the other appearances the RHS Stage Band makes. The Stage Band has played well this year. Those who continue with it next year will pass the tradition of ex- cellence along to new members. Above: THE BEAT GOES ON! Musicians help each other out This is displayed with the cellist s help setting up for RHS stage band Siagt Band-143 Behind -the Scenes There is a very im- portant group of students that help service our school. These students form the Library Club and give thier free time to help the Library staff. The members help out in the Library at least two periods a week. They are very helpful to Mrs. Conlin and the Library aides. They also keep the Library in good work- ing order, process new books and mag- azines, and repair Library materials. After school club meetings are usually dedicated to decorat- ing the Library for a holiday or setting bp for a special Library exhibit Many students pass through the Library to use its resources and meet with friends; only a few students pass through to contribute their time and services for the benefit of all Library users. We should all be glad to have this club's members help the Library to run smoothly. Top: Arc tests on their way? Sonya Milden thinks it's about time to hit the library and let the people there help her out Above: Many people I out when the Art Cli takes on a project Mere willing RHS student cc tributes with the latl project I 44- Library Club Above: ART CLUB (Top) Bobby Brown. Chanel Gardner. Jennifer Scwartz. Mane Fedoryk. Tony Brown (Bottom) Anne Keis. Allison Rowe. Jennifer Higgins. Jessica Marascia For the Aspiring Artist Are you interested in art? Everyone is in- terested in some form of art, whether it’s Rembrandt. Picasso, or subway graffiti. The art classes of Riverhead High are quite good and taught well by competent teachers. Below: Senior Tammy Wendelken spent some of her senior year helping with the projects of the Art Club However, there is another alternative for budding young artists. The Art Club is their alternative. In this club, those with a serious interest can delve into the art world as far as they wish. Advising this club is Mr. Keyser. He supervises the students working on special projects. One such project was the mural commemorat- ing the Statue of Liberty. Many students gave a help- ing hand; a few visit- ing students from Germany added their artistic touches. This mural was on public display at the annual Riverhead Country Fair. Art always has room for a new style; practice will make yours perfect Art Club- f4S Above: These four people in this picture have done more work than is imaginable. John McKnight Laura Kellner. Ellen Wells and Debbie Kruszon. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!-Kellie Above: The yearbook advisor. Mrs. Summers, could never know how much I appreciate everything she has done!-Kellie Right: Sophmores. Laurie Swanberg and Denise Washick. I am leaving it up to you!-Kellie 46- Yearbook. Left: You are one of the greatest writers I have ever met. Jason Ingemarson. good luck. I know your future will be prosperous!-Kellie Below: Whenever I needed something done right away. Kelly Lang horn was there. Thanks Kelly-Kellie Out of Chaos a Yearbook! What you are read- ing is the product of a tired, overtly sarcastic writer who has spent hours hunched over a keyboard, drinking gallons of coffee and eating snack cakes before finally creating this sorry little article. Upon its comple- tion, the irascible author handed the piece to the editor, and after an ex- change of banter, she proceeded to correct all the errors and comment on its lurid style. Next to receive it was the editor-in- chief, equally as mortified as her predecessor and en- gaged in more verbal sparring with the wri- ter. However, because of being hard-pressed for time, the article (known as COPY) was allowed to surv- ive. During all of this, the two layout coor- dinators were plan- ning the space that the copy would fit in. Ooops! It was too long, and the cranky writer was sent back to the keyboard to shorten it Observing this was the ADVISOR, the only adult, who provided the consolation for the aggravated ones and constructive advice. (Avoiding this scene was the PHOTOGRAPHER, who was off using the tools of his trade.) There you have it. A typical day at Year- book. Frustrating in- cidents like these often arose, but in the end a sense of accomplishment and a real team spirit was our reward. Left: When the work was finally in. Joel Tallent, it was excellent! Thank you for all you've done!-Kellie Above: And Bonnie, what can I possibly say about you? You've made me laugh when I needed it most Thanks for helping me with those dead- lines-Kellic Yearbook-147 For the Benefit of All Above: S.WAT. is made up of both teachers and students working towards a goal. Miss Albraldes finds time in her busy schedule to help out this club! During the latter part of 1987, representatives from Interact. Student Council, and HUGS, along with Middle School students. Mr. DeGrasse, and other teachers, went to a drug seminar. After this day-long seminar, the high school student attendees gathered to discuss and review the seminar. The members of this seminar formed SWAT. This acronym stands for Students With Alternative Techniques. The goal of this club was clear since its start. Students in- volved in SWAT have made it their object- ive to find alternatives to the intake of alcohol and other drugs. They strive to get students interes- ted in school activi- ties and involved in drug the anti campaign. The future plans of this group have not yet been definitely made. However, ideas have been suggested for drug seminars in this and other schools. Activi- ties involving the real- life consequences of drug alcohol abuse, court, and other problems concern- ing teenagers. (Above) S.WAT. CLUB (Top) Debbie Roth. Mr. DeGrasse. Tara Wivczar. Miss AJbraldel Bonnie-Jean Dillon (Bottom) Theresa Troyan. Cindy Stapon. Donna Preszpioria. 14 SWAT Bottom: Student Council President. Ben Kramer, comes to school every morning ready to carry out the planned activities, which are numerous! Below: Student Council must cover all aspects of the school's activities. Here, these hard working student council members plan the next months activities. Be Tme To Yootr School’’ The Student Coun- cil upholds the tradi- tions of Riverhead High School. While doing this, the Coun- cil takes part in community services and presents special events. The members and their advisor. Mrs. Kubaryk, meet each Thursday after school. At these meetings, the Coucil discusses school issues and plans events such as Homecoming or a school dance. The Student Coun- cil tries its best to meet the needs of the Student body. They work hard to provide an enjoyable atmo- sphere in which the student will feel comfortable. Each member has respon- sibilities and con- tributes to the services of the school. The main goal of the Student Council is to incor- porate a special pride in our school. Each and every member of the Council believes strongly in the motto Be true to your school!” Student Council !4J Above: SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS (Top) Tim Drawbridge-Vice President. Rebekah Piatt- Secretary. (Bottom) Laura Gadzinski-Treasurer. Melissa Cantwell-President Above: SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS (Top) Jason Jackson-Vice President Mrs. Swinick-Advisor. (Bottom) Cindy Stapon-Secretary. Kerri Zaneski-Treasurer Above: FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS (Top) Chris Gevinski-Vice President. Mrs. Ddany- Advjsor, (Bottom) Kristen Andresen-Secretary, Amy Droskoski-Secretary 50- Class Officers Left: The freshman have shown they have pride! Freshman class officer Kristen Andresen. displays her Freshman spirit! Above: With Mrs. Kelsey s strong guidance and deter- mination. the Senior class has turned itself around! The senior class was certainly lucky to get her! Left: One of the biggest class events is homecoming. With the help of the senior officers and class, this year's homecoming float was the best ever! Below: Senior class officer. Rebekah Piatt, intends to make her senior year the best. With her friends. T ammy and T racy Mikoliger. and Beth Kilduff. around her. how can she not? A Days in RHS are made more pleasant with some little perks now and then. Those little perks are proms, class trips, and other class activities. Who's running the show? Class officers, of course. They manage to organize all of these events. The class of 1987 pulled together for their last year. The senior class has many special memories of RHS. but the days of '87 outshined the rest With the help of Mrs. Kelsey, the seniors udertook a successful e of Class magazine sale and used the money for their Prom and gradu- ation. The class of '87 enjoyed a trip to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. The Seniors made their last year the most memorable. Class spirit ran high in the Class of 1988. They continued to prove no one can beat their fundraising tech- niques. The funds were used for their Junior Prom. The Class of 88 also took part in many commu- nity events as well. Next year will be even better for them. Spirit Mrs. Swinick took on the job of advisor for the Sophomore Class. They were busy with fundraising; selling baked goods, ban- ners.etc. Their high- light was a class trip. The Class of ’89 is ready for another year. Making a bright start was the Class of 1990. They soon learned the techniques for making a great class. They sponsored a succes- sful trip to Wash- ington:D.C. and other class activities. They seem on their way to becoming a great class. CLut Officers- IS 152-Sfx ris Divider Try and Catch the Blue Waves! “We won! These two words, even when taken out of context, tend to lift the spirits or at least cause an ember of curiosity to start glowing. We start asking the questions: Who won? Won what? We hope that there’s cause for con- gratulations. We hope that we are benefitted by the victory. This simple pronoun-verb combo is all it takes to unleash a whirlwind of em- otions when the subject is SPORTS. School sports, in particular. Why should this subject be of such great concern to us? We do we get so wound up about the outcome of a simple game? Think about it we spend over seven hours each weekday cramming our minds with knowledge so that we can answer a list of questions correctly. This can grow tedious, frustrating, or even confusing. We have to get away. What could be a better form of “es- cape than a game? A game that requires much physical exertion, which is good for stretching those muscles that are aching from sitting for hours on end. A dose of adrenaline, a sufficient quan- tity of running and a smidgen of grunts help release all that tension that comes from learning academics. Sports are clearly vital to school, since they provide an outlet for built-up en- ergy, leaving the students refreshed and capable of learning more, whether they want to or not. Sports could also become a student's ticket to a scholar- ship or a career, if he or she is good en- ough an athlete. Aside from being the greatest form of recreation and a huge subject of con- versations. sports are the greatest in- spirations of the school spirit Left: Taking a break from soccer practice. Todd Peterson waves to the camera. Sometimes, those little breaks help alot Sports Divider-1S3 Football Left: VARSITY FOOTBALL First Row: James Trent Frank Brown. Cart Smith. Greg Polak Jim Hodun. Mike Perrino. Jeff Ciolino. Second Row: Rodney Anderson. Kevin Womack. George Hughs. Andre Lee. Wayne Talsky. Randy Kopp. Eddie Summar. Dan Johnson. Third Row: Jason Lull. Mike Lang home. David Freeborn. Derrek Robinson. Jim Cybulski. Bobby Brown. Pat Hawkins. Pete Troyan. Fourth Row: Everet Gilliam. Brett Kurz. Mike Mowdy. Lyle Bullock. John Harris. Ronnie Griffin. Fifth Row: Coach Kopp, Coach McKillop. Coach Ogeka. The On the crisp autumn after- noons one could often see loyal RHS fans cheering their favorite high school football team, the Blue Waves, on to victory. Not only students showed up but also parents, teachers, and principals. Another common activity was, after the games, either a Football player or a cheerleader would throw a party to either celebrate the victory or console the loss. (Although there were not many losses to be consoled). Blitz is Not everyone needed cheering up though. The entire team showed good sportsmanship and took the defeats and victo- ries in stride. This year’s Varsity Foot- ball team earned a League V record of 5-2. Their offense was ranked £ 1 in the league and their defense was ranked £3. The team’s fine record placed them in the Suffolk County play-offs where they took a devastat- ing loss to Islip. The score was 14 to 13. The teams success can be largely attri- buted to All County selectees Frank Brown. Greg Polak. and Carl Smith. Other fine contributors were All League selectees Randy Kopp, Jim Hodun and James Trent. Honorable Mention selec- tees Kevin Womack, Derrick Robinson and Andre Lee also came through for the team. Head Coach Rick Kopp and his staff along with their superior team of players are to be commen- ded on a super season! Below: The passing of information from sideline to the field is very im- portant Here. Greg Polak watches carefullly as he receives instructions from the sideline. Right: Contemplating their defense strategy. The Varsity defense gathers at the line of scrimage. Below. At the Homecoming game against the Panthers, our defense lines up to stop the fast advancing offense. 54- FooH aI. Varsity Football Amityville-Lost-20-22 John Glenn-Won-37-0 Commack South-Won-13-9 Miller Place-Won-8-7 Harborfields-Lost-12-22 Westhampton-Won-33-14 Islip-Lost-13-14 Wyandanch-Won-21-14 Left RHS Blue Wave. Jeff Ciolino. and his teammates wait apprehensively before the start of the Homecoming game against the Panthers. Far Bottom: The offensive squad waits anxiously for their quaterback Randy Kopp. to relay the next play to them Below: A good part of the football game can be spent on the sidelines. Waiting for their chance to play are Lyle Bullock. David Freeborn and other members of the defensive squad V F ootball ISS Football Football Coming Out on Top This 1986 J.V. team is definitely headed for great things on the football field. Captained by Greg Trent, along with co-captains Mike Wooley and Maurice “Doc Smith, the squad improved their talents weekly until their final game against West- hampton. Under the most adverse conditions, in a chil- ly downpour, they put it all together to win 14-0. The fu- ture looks bright for this squad, the sophomore class is filled with alot of talent. The squad has alot of spirit which is essential for a good team as a unit The future is also hopeful for these atheletes; many of them will be move up to varsity. Those who stay behind, and those who enter in the fall will have a tough example to follow. It is one of determination and spirit that the team and the school can be proud of. Congratulations on a great season team! J.V. Football Amityville-Won-53-6 John Glenn-Won-28-14 Commack South-Tie-6-6 Miller Place-Tie-12-12 Harborfields-Won-31 -6 Westhampton-Won-14-0 Above JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL Front Row. Mike Rogers, Richie Herzog. Greg T rent Mike Wooley. Maurice Smith. Bnan Miloski. Thomas Melvin. Tim Kirschner. Second Row: Kevin Griffin. Craig Amodemo. Ed Reed. Freddie Miles. Chns Vilkauskus. Chris Ansttet Jeff Johnson. Gene Huneault Third Row. Ed Cechowski. Brian Williams. Wayne Nether - cott Dominic Stantagato. Bob Corazzini. Bnan Sinclair. Wayne Ciolino. Fourth Row. Todd Deveau. Bill Moffit Stanley Ruth. Aaron Crump, Damon Morse. Rodney Anderson. Steve Gevinski. Andre Godley. Back Row: Don Nelson. Coach David Densieski. tSG JV FoviW.i Left: I took the JV Football team long hours to achieve the perfection at RHS! Grueling practices are a part of the everyday life for the Blue Waves. Below. One of the opposition. The Panthers watches with fear as the mighty Blue Waves hurl themselves towards him. JV Football- f 57 Football c.neeneaaers Right: VARSITY CHEERLEADERS First Row: Tonya Williams. Wendy Hackel. Melanie Silverstein. Debbie Burgess. Second Row: Tammy Wendelken. Erin McKinstrie. Laura Troyan. Kelly Grattan. Third Row: Tracy Edwards. Sandy Sargent. Julie Hubbard. Dania Heagy. Fourth Row: Kathy Murphy. Michele Hefter. It’s Mot as Easy as You Think! Being an RHS Cheerlea- der is a tough job. but someone's got to do it. This year the Varsity and J.V. Cheerleaders can say that they did it well. At the Homecoming game their dance cheer produced much apprecia- tion and attention from the crowd. These cheerleaders never lost their school spirit even when the Football team lost their final game to a bad call. Mot giving up. the players can now be seen on winter sports. Some people may consi- der cheerleading a glam- orous sport It is. but it takes a lot of concentration and skill to be a cheerleader. If everyone isn’t concentrating while doing a pyramid, a simple slip could ruin the whole mount Jumping 4 to 5 feet in the air isn't easy, but it has to look easy. Cheerleaders are watched all during games.and become familiar to the people around school. Meet- ing a lot of new people and making friends is a fun part of cheerleading. But it's not as easy as you think! Below: Jumping partners must work like precision clockwork. Laurie Swanberg and Kathy Murphy make a great team. Below: Stretching out before prac- tice. is cheerleader Sandy Sargent When she cheers for her team, they • do their best to win. Left: Being a Varsity Cheerleader is an honor for Erin McKinstrie. Here, she cheers on as the Blue Waves defeat their opponent in the gruel- ling sport of football. t5t V Foott.n Cheerleader t Left: JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Standing: Caren Copenhaven. Tina Gadzinski, Heather Leppard. Kim Wysoc- zanski. Kristina Brown. Kerri Reardon. Michelle Janlewicz, Debbie Gimplin. Donna Pelis. Sit- ting: Joyce Lazowy. Wendy Sanford. Don’t Forget JV! But wait a minute, let's not forget the J.V. Cheerleaders. If you thought Varsity was tough try being a J.V. Cheerleader! We already know how difficult the long hours of practice are. We’re talking about pride. The cheerleaders get to travel with the J.V. football team, and cheer at the opposing schools. Through all of this, the J.V. cheerleaders main- tain their dignity. Even at the sad occasion of a loss, the Below: The Junior Varsity Cheerleaders prove that their skill and practice combines into a danng mount that amazes their fans. cheerleaders perform a service by consoling the football team. The J.V. Cheerleaders en- dure being constantly compared to the Varsity squad. This doesn't bring the girl's spirits down at all. how- ever. It only gives them in- centive to work even harder. Next year's Varsity squad will benefit from the experience these Cheerleaders have earned while on the J.V. squad. The squads are a close knit family. Each member brings her own spe- cial talents into the group and they all work together to excite the enthusiasm of the Blue Wave fans. JV Football Cheer leaden 159 VJ VARSITY SOCCER Below: Front Row. Thorsten Abruzzo. Sal Gagliardo. Mark Jehle. David Nigro, Stephan Krzysctof Godlewski, Chris Baker. Jeanne Lamen- dola. Back Row: Dawn Mueller. John Seal. Todd Van Scoy, Sean Olsen. Todd Peterson. Paul Baker. Chris Lao. Billy Byrne. Deon Henderson. John McKnight, Hattie Marshall An Up-and Coming Sport Q. What sport? A. Varsity Soccer. a Why? A. As you know, the varsity soccer team hasn't exactly dominated the scoreboard in the past. Unfortunately, this year is no exception. But the players have ex- celled as a whole. They were more a team than ever before. Whether winning or losing, everyone put in their best and functioned as a unit on the field, not as individuals. There was team spirit to the max! If that was the case, then another question may be posed: How come it wasn't a winning season for River- head? Well, where the internal team spirit may have been good. RHS could have given better support. The past record of the soccer team may not be impressive, but a school team is a school team, and they could have used plenty of pep . Some schools have soccer cheerleaders! In- stead all they got was pressure. Therefore, a defeatist attitude developed whenever the opposing team got a few goals. Still, they fought to the end. Ask Sayville. who lost 7-0! For what it’s worth, the varsity played a great season and no matter what the score- board said, they were winners! Varsity Soccer Copiague-Won-6-0 Babylon-Lost-1 -6 Amityville-Lost-0-6 Rocky Point-Lost-0-5 Sayville-Lost-0-1 Port Jefferson-Lost-1 -4 Shoreham-Lost-0-6 Bayport-Lost-1 -6 Miller Place-Lost-3-5 Rocky Point-Lost-1 -5 Sayville-Won-7-0 Port Jefferson-Lost-0-6 Shoreham-Lost-0-6 Bayport-Lost-4-6 Miller Place-Lost-0-8 Right: Chasing a soccer ball in the hot afternoon can be tiring, but Mark Jehle doesn't give up. Mark is a major asset to the soccer and bowling teams. Below: After a year in Japan. Chris Baker fills his days with the sport he loves the most-soccer. His schedule may be filled with classes he missed Below: Soccer is among one of the many sports Shawn McKinstrie is in- terested in. This great intensity shown for all sports. last year, but he always finds time for his favorite sport v‘ r- , . i • r‘ ■ r ' “ . . V 160- V Sou ' Running. Jumping. Trip- ping. Scoring. That's just a part of the game of soccer.There's many more sides to the soc- cer story. There’s the J.V. side of the story; this year their story was a bit different The J.V. Soccer team was in a tough league. The competition had great skill. Our soccer team was equally skillful, but they found it dif- ficult to defeat the other teams. The team had great sportsmanship and could accept a loss. The J.V. team had FUN! Ask any team member; they Below: Coaching the varisty soc- cer team has been coach Robeerts after school duty for four years. Under his direction, the varsity soc- cer team has improved greatly. will say they enjoyed the time they spent together. The team became a family through merriment. It wasn't all fun and games, though. The J.V. workout was as rigorous as the Varsity workout. They often scrim- maged with the Varsity team, giving them valuable experi- ence. This year, freshmen comprised much of the team. A year on the J.V. team will help themwhen they become Varsity team members. A new feature to the J.V. team this was year the addi- tion of girl team members. The girls proved their capabilities as soccer players. The guys on the team learned to respect their female teammates. It was a major step forward for women in Riverhead. Guarding the Goal JV SOCCER: Right: Top Row. Karl Johnson. Mark Bearman. John Bergman. Danny Brown. Cody Smith. Ron McEvoy. Mike Milton. Coach Brenton Front Row: Stacy Mendelsohn. Eddie Farruggia, Dennis Byrne. Amy Droskoski, Kristen Andresen. Chris Gevinski. Oi o to J f Soccer 161 . Field S' vj VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY First Row: Tammy Mickoliger. Barbara Berdinka. Judy Fuchs. Sarah Harrison. Georgette Papageorge. Second Row: Tracy Micko- liger. Sue Heinze. Kelly O Sullivan. Chanell Gardner. Veleda Spellman. Moira McCartin. Diane Apicello. Driving Down the Field to Victory Varsity Field Hockey Bayport-Lost-2-1 Miller PIace-Lost-2-0 Rocky Point-Won-2-1 Westhampton-Won-4-0 Bayport-Won-3-1 Shoreham-Tie-2-2 Miller Place-Lost-2-0 Shoreham-Won-3-0 Westhampton-Won-1 -0 This year, under the coaching of Miss Barosa. the girls Varsity field hockey team earned a tie for second place in League IV. Their 5- 3-2 league record earned them a chance to play in the Suffolk County play-offs, where they lost a tough game to North Babylon. The team was lead by senior all-county selection Sue Heinze. and all-league selections Chanell Gardner. Sarah Harrison, and Veleda Spellman. Seniors Tammy and Tracy Mickoliger. Kelly O’Sullivan , and Barbara Berdinka also contributed to the teams' success. Although a large part of our team is graduating, surely the new people com- ing up from J.V. and those already on varsity will give a season just as good or better than this year was. Why is field hockey so popular? Because of the fun and aggressiveness of the sport It's exciting to charge down the field driving the ball past the opponent into the goal. This kind of intense activity isn't found in the classroom; the coaches of the Varsity and J.V. teams in- vite you to come out. Congratulations on a great season! Below: Taking lime out to keep up with their academic schedule. Sarah Harrison and Georgette Papage- orge relew (for a minute) during practice. 162 Field Hockey JV Field Hockey Bayport-Lost-1 -4 Miller Place-Lost-2-0 Rocky Point-Tie-1 -1 Sboreham-Won-1 -0 Westhampton-Won-2-1 Southampton-Won-3-0 Bayport-Lost-1 -3 Hampton Bays-Won-3-0 Miller Place Lost-1-2 Rocky Point-Lost-0-2 Shoreham-Tie-2-2 Sayville-Lost-1 -2 Westhampton-Won-2-1 Southampton-Won-3-0 Below: JUNIOR VARSITY HELD HOCKEY Bottom Row: Carlene James. Doreen Wilson. Desia Baskerville. Jodi Panchak. Linda Rizzo. Marie Fedoryll. Kim Turpin. Kathy Drawbridge. Top Row: Linda Kitchel. Kelly Hammill, Kelly Gadzinski. Tasha Sutton. Valencia Exum. Donna Przepiora. Kerri Fetten. Jenni- fer Truskoski. Kerri Panchak. Tina Roeill. Under the coaching of Ms. Malopolski the girls’ J.V. Field Hockey team had an encouraging season. The girls improved tremendously during the season and earned themselves a 6-6-2 overall record. They worked hard on their skills and stic- kwork. which proved benefi- cial in their playing. It was a Not Far Behind fine season girls! Natural talent is worth nothing unless it is honed to perfection through hard, long hours of work. Coach Malopolski works her Junior Varsity Field Hockey team very hard to achieve this. Long, hard practices every- day after school include: stretches. 3-5 laps around Left: Seniors Tracy and Tammy Mickoliger. Barbara Berdinka. Judy Fuchs. Sue Heinze and Kelly O'Sullivan pose for one last picture. Below: Team spirit is an integral part of that competitive edge . Junior Varsity players huddle before that next important play. the backstops, and then working on skills. This produces the results shown in the team's record. Field Hockey was meant to be played the way the Junior Varsity team played this fall. The team always knew when to play physical or when to play with finesse. JV FitU Hotkey-163 Shade on the Green The boys Varsity Golf team ended the fall season with an overall record of 5-8 after playing 13 matches. 10 matches were league matches while the other three were cross over matches. As the season progressed the team im- proved greatly by lowering their scores every match. The team's league record for the season was 4 wins and 6 losses. This placed them fourth in their league. John Chrabolowski and Greg Viani were co-captains. Greg Viani was also named the Most Valuable Player. Coach Lambiase and the team are to be congratulated on a superb season. They are not done yet as three members shall return to represent the school in June at the county finals. Next year, we will miss Greg Clayton, from New Zealand who left the team. We wish them the best of luck. Golf Port Jefferson-Lost-0-9 Greenport Southold-Won-6-3 Shoreham - Lost-0-9 Longwood - Won - 5 Vi-3 Vi Mattituc k-Lost 0-9 Port Jefferson- Lost-2 ' 2-6 Vi Greenport Southold-Won-6 Vi-2 Vi Shoreham - Lost-2 ' 2-6 ' 2 Longwood-Won-7 Vi-1 Vi Mattituck-Lost-1 Vi-7Vi Above: Taking a break from their long golf practice. John Chrabo- lowski watches Greg Clayton show his tremendous skill with a golf ball. 164-Golf Left: VARSITY GOLF Sitting: Jay Chrabolowski. John Kurpetski. Jason Hefter. Standing: Coach Lambiase. Greg Clayton. Mark Roberts. John Chrabolowski. Scott Hooghkirk. Chris Bailey. Greg Bailey. Greg Viani. Brian Kappenberg. Left: Searching for balls is a regular part of golfing. Mark Roberts and Jay Chrabolowski enjoy practicing their ball finding skills. Above: A dedicated coach is essen- tial for winning team. Here. Coach Lambiase works on the team roster. GofrlGS CROSS COUNTRY (Bottom Row:) Kerri Row. Carl Chapman. Brett Karlin. Ken Woodson. Jason Smolen. Tony Seal. Dana Hegquist. Shannon Fialkowski. Top Row. Coach Husing. Rich Gendron. Joe Rizzo. Kevin Chorzempa. Tom Bunch. Diedre Raffe. Karie Morrison. Cara Conklin. Ben Kramer. Pam Guyer. 5 X-ing the Finish Line This year's girls' Cross Country team was led by Cara Conklin. Karie Morri- son. Shannon Fialkowski. Deirdre Raffe and Keri Rowe. The girls didn't win any of their meets, it didn't slow them down! They show great potential for next year. There is a lot of dedication and en- thusiasm on the team. Cara Conklin placed ninth at the Nassau Coaches Meet. She placed thirteenth in the Peconic Invitational. Her time of 24:02 in a 5 kilometer race made her seventh on RHS’s All-Time List. Good luck next year girls! The boys' Cross Country team earned a 3-5 record this year. The team was led by Joe Rizzo. Kenny Wood- son. Tony Seal. Jason Smolen. Tom Bunch. Brett Karlin and Ben Kramer. Joe Rizzo's time in the 5000 meter was the team's best Congratulations to all our runners! Right: During one of their many practices. Coach Husing maps out a route for of his fine Cross Country runners. f66-Cross Country Cross Countiy-Boys Cross Country Girts Sayville-Won50-15 Center Moriches-Lost-28-27 Port Jefferson-Lost-44-15 Stony Brook-Lost-34-21 Miller Place-Lost-55-15 Mercy-Lost-29-26 Bayport-Lost-50-15 Hampton Bays-Won-25-34 Center Monches-W-15-48 Rocky Point-Lost-50-15 Shoreham-Won-21 -38 Hampton Bays-Lost-45-17 35� Trr?” Behind die Scene Laura Gadzinski has been an important part of the cross country team since she started as a freshman. She is more than just a manager - she takes care of all the aspects of the team. Coach Husing thinks he could have never done it without her. Thanks Laura! Left: Here we see Coach Husing dis- playing the X-Cs team jersey, with the pride that only a Blue Wave can have. Below: Taking a break from rigorous practice is Kevin Choraempa. Joe Rizzo. Cara Con- klin and Shannon Fialkowski. Cross Country-167 1986- 87 SCOREBOARD W RHS vs. Pierson L RHS vs. Bellport L RHS vs. Longwood W RHS vs. Mercy L RHS vs. Center Moriches L RHS vs Bellport W RHS vs. Rocky Poir.t W RHS vs. Green port W RHS vs. Sayville W RHS vs. Miller Place W RHS vs. Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. L RHS vs. Amityville W RHS vs. Rocky Point W RHS vs Sayville W RHS vs. Miller Place L RHS vs. Port Jefferson L RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. L RHS vs. John Glenn LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! WOW! Our 1987 Boys Varsity Basketball Team won the League VI championship! This is great! This is fantastic! This is unbelievable! It’s not unvelievable. Of course they'd win. Of course they'd have a league record of 12-2. We didn’t doubt the team’s ability for one second. How could they lose with the starting line-up and back-up players they had? Eddie Drayton scored 387 points in 20 games. 264 points were scored by Ryan Brown in 19 games. Fred Gamble scored 136 points and Maurice McCoy scored 112 points in 15 games apiece. The team's statistics as a whole were championship material. The team averaged 68 points a game, only giving up an average of 59 points per game. The team shooting record was 48% of the total baskets attempted. All in all. it was a pretty good team-work for the boys in blue. Several outstanding JV players will, no doubt, move up to Varsity next year, helping to continue this championship record. BOYS VARSmr BASKETBALL: Top: Coach Paskiewicz. Steven Stubbs. Maurice Owens. Fred Gambel. Jason Ricciardeili. Tim Crump. Andy Krajewski. Thomas Claiborne. Eddie Drayton. Carl Smith Bottom Row: Deon Henderson. Jamei Mackin. George Hughes. Ryan Brown. Frank Brown. Maurice McCoy. Cns Vilkauskas Right: As the Blue Waves roll over Amityville Frank Brown goes up for a slam dunk. Bottom Right: Thrills!. Chills!. Spills!. Tension mounts as the Blue Waves race against the clock to get another point On the edge of his seat is Dr McKee 1C V loyj Basketball JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL Top:Coach MiKillop. Raymond Jackson. Wayne Nethercott. Fred Miles. Paul Baker. Stanley Ruth. Brian Mudlrow Bottom: Steve Gevinski. James Butts. Tom Claybom. Joe Vail. Chris Vilkauskas. George Ogeka. Greg Trent Best Record Ever! The Boys’ JV Basketball team had a pretty good sea- son. The team compiled the best JV record in Riverhead High School's history. They worked very hard to become League VI co-champions. With a record of 19-1. how many other teams could do better? Their secret to success was not hidden for very long. The secret was in the players. Good players. Players that scored an average of 12 points per game. Or constant- ly assisted their teammates. Or rebounded whenever possible. Or played ever game like it was their last. This teamwork paid off in the long run. Riverhead totaled 1316 points to the opponents 781. Riverhead's average points per game was 66. The oppo- nent's with hardly a chance to play, averaged only 36 points per game against them. Bottom Left: The ready stance, done to perfection by Maurice McCoy. No matter which way the ball goes, he's ready to keep things looking good for Riverhead. Above: Where's the other team? Steve Gevinski and Wayne Nethercott don't care as long as they make the basket! 9th Grade Boys' Basketball Front: Jeffrey Johnson. Denise Ferrando. Travis Foreman. Middle: Maurice Smith. Dean Brown. Brian Williams. Curtis Highsmith. Back: Claude Funn. Andrea Godley JV BOYS BASKETBALL W RHS vs. Sag Harbor W RHS vs. Longwood W RHS vs. Bellport W RHS vs. Mercy W RHS vs. Center Moriches W RHS vs. Bellport W RHS vs. Rocky Point W RHS vs. Greenport L RHS vs. Sayville W RHS vs. Miller PLace W RHS vs. Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. W RHS vs. Amityville W RHS vs. Rocky Point W RHS vs. Sayville W RHS vs Miller Place W RHS vs Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. JV Boy s Basie fba. tC9 c.neeneaaers VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Top Row; Ms. Albraldes. Tracy Edwards. Cris Kopp. Erin McKinstrie. Hattie Marshall. Cathy Murphy. Bottom: Sonja Milden and Tammy Neudeck. CHEER ‘EM ON!! Go to a Blue Waves basket- ball game. Watch the Blue Waves play with power. Your eyes won't be on them the whole time. Occasionally, you'll watch the other teams- the cheerleaders. The cheerleaders practice long hours after school. They stay in shape. They practice not only cheers, but also all the different jumps, tumbles and pyramids. All in all, cheer- ing is more than everyone thinks. The Varsity Basketball cheerleaders have supported the Varsity Boys' Basketball team all the way. The en- thusiasm and spirit of the cheering squad may even have helped the basketball team's League VI champion- ship. The squad placed 4th in competition at Rocky Point and are sure to do better next year. So if you like basketball, try out for the cheerleading squad and Cheer on the Blue Waves!! Far Right: Strength and coordination are necessary to complete many of the lifts and jumps cheerleaders per- form. The varsity cheerleaders make it look easy. Right Cheerleaders provide enter- tainment at many school activities. Here Sonja Milden and Cathy Murphy help raise the spirits of the spectators at a basketball game. 170-V Basketball Cheerleader t Do It Again! O.K. you are thinking this art- icle will be like the three previous articles on cheerleading. You r wrong. (Jnlike the previous articles, thisone will have a dialogue. The dialogue is purely fictious. “O.K; girls. We re gonna start where we left off yester- day. Everyone remember? Good. Do it one time through. That's it Susie, put some spirit in that yell. Pretend you’re screaming at your brother.” “That jump should be a little higher; spend more time in the air. No, no. Higher. “Not bad. But practice makes perfect. Again; three more times.” “What was that??? This time, I want to see something that looks like a cheer! “I don't believe it! That was absolutely wonderful ! And it was the first time, too.! “O.K; girls. We’ve been practicing this a long time. I wish you luck during the game. This is your last prac- tice, I'm going to miss every one of you. See you next year.” JV CHEERLEADERS Top Row; Geena Parran. Kristin Andresen. Michelle Jan- etwicz. Lorraine Brady. Kristina Brown. Kendra Gradney. Heather Leppeard. Kristie Bernhard Bottom Row; Karen Copen haver, Donna Pelis. V Basketball Cheerli Girls Basketball — v JV GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD L RHS vs. East Hampton L RHS vs. Mattituck W RHS vs. Rocky Point L RHS vs. Sayville L RHS vs. Miller Place L RHS vs. Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport L RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. L RHS vs. Amityvllle W RHS vs. Rocky Point L RHS vs. Sayville L RHS vs. Miller Place W RHS vs. Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport L RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. L RHS vs. Amityville VARSfTY GIRL S BASKETBALL Top: Channel Gardner. Veleda Spellman. Angi Booker. Diane Apicelk). Coach Tnandiflou Middle: Sandy Sargent Lois Crump. Jennifer Higgins. Penny Bloss. Bottom Julie Hubbard. Latonya Jefferson. The 1987 girl's Varsity Basket- ball Team consisted of ten girls. Three seniors-Latonya Jefferson. Lois Crump, and Penny Bloss. three juniors- Sandy Sargent. Julie Hub- bard. and Diane Apicello. and four sophmores-Angie Booker. Chanel Gardner. Jennifer Higgins and Veleda Spellman. The startinf five were. Jefferson, Hubbard, Sargent and Crump. The team developed as a family over the season with all of the girls looking out for each other on and off the court. Although the girls weren't as successful as the boys in their league, team member Sandy Sargent had this to say I think the best game this season was against Bayport. We beat them when they were in first place. We proved to ourselves that we could do it if we worked hard enough. This was proven when they beat Wyandanch who aside from being a good opponent, had three girls that were six footers. After killing West- hampton in the first playoff game, the girls were stopped by Harborfields for the championship. Coach Trian- dufiou had this to say “this is the biggest team I've ever faced. You don’t have to bow your heads'. The Riverhead girl's have two varsity players going to the All League team- Tonya Jefferson and Angie Booker. We wish them and the other players good luck. Below: During one of their homegames. Veleda Spellman tries to say she's open for a pass on the court. Below: Sharing the thnll of victory after a hard game is Sandy Sargent and Channel Gardner. Right: Senior Tonya Jefferson will make this shot with no problem says the look on her face! 172 J VG Is basketball J.V. GIRLS SCOREBOARD W RHS vs. East Hampton W RHS vs. Mercy W RHS vs. Rocky Point W RHS vs. Sayville W RHS vs. Miller Place L RHS vs. Port Jefferson L RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. L RHS vs. Amityville W RHS vs. Rocky Point W RHS vs. Sayville W RHS vs. Miller Place L RHS vs. Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport L RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. W RHS vs. Amityville W RHS vs. West Hampton L RHS vs. Harborfields J.V. Girls Ba JV GIRLS BASKETBALL Linda Kitchell. Chris Gevinski. Laura Ertel. Jennifer Truskoski. Tina Rice. Letesha Smith. Tara Wendelkea. Valencia Exum. GET TOUGH, GET READY derclassmen need support too. Coach Poland the gym teacher from the middle school has his hands full with a team of untapped potential. The J.V. team has all the mak- ing for success but maybe if they were greeted by the roar of the home crowd at their games they would be motiva- ted to victory. Good luck next years girls. Get tough, get ready, make them shake to their knees we are the mighty Blue Waves and We Do As We Please. This cheer may sound familiar to those of you who visited the boy s basketball games or even to those who travelled with the Varsity girls. But to the JV girls basketball team the roar of the crowd is not often heard. The J.V. team is obviously not as mature in their basket- ball skills as the varsity or they would'n tbe on J.V., but the J.V. girls proved that they were fighters battling their way through League VI. The J.V. girls have work to do to get into the state of fitness the Varsity girls have. But the un- 03 a {fiba.ll 17i WRESTLING: Back: Coach Seer lazza. Jeff Ciolino. Eugene Huneauh. Leon Milden. Rob Carter. Ben Goo- dale. John Seal. John Jacobs. Anthony Seal. Paul Blom. Wayne Ciouno. Todd Devoe. Dennis Bryne. Ed Farugio, Coach Brenton. Hal Goo- dale. Middle: Mark Bearman. Carl Chapman. Ray Cardinale. Dakota Smith. Michael Campini. Jamie Duntan. Front: Kevin Paine. Danny Brown. Preston Washington. Ron McEvoy, Jeiry Gemrteo, Sean Hopke. Chris McKnight 74-WresHjna VARSITY WRESTLING This year wrestling has been in the spotlight with the popularization of pro-wrestling, but the Riverhead matmen have made a name for themselves not only in Riverhead but on Long Island, in New York and around the country. Yes, sports fans our wrestling team has come a long way. Wrestling is not an easy sporL It has long been frowned upon because of the methods needed for quick weight loss to make weight . It takes a lot of discipline to make weight and keep in shape for the season. This year the varsity team was a young one due to the minority of upperclassmen. That doesn’t mean underclassmen were poorly represented though. This year Hal Goodale made it to the State Championships in Syracuse in addition to finishing third in the Empire State Games, third in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals. and participating on the national level in Iowa. Hal was also first seeded at the County's and became the first County champion from Riverhead since the the 1970's. Also at the County’s Jon Seal placed sixth but was defeated in a later match. So you see sports fans, wrestling is alive and well in RHS. WRESTLING SCOREBOARD Hampton Bays — W Rockypoint — W Sayville — W East Hampton — W Miller Race — W Port Jefferson — L Bayport — L Westhampton Beach — W Mattituck — w Shoreham — L Centereach — L Amityville — W Below: PJ says RELAX . Between grueling matches. Eugen Huneault likes to stretch it out and take it easy. PJ Boudreau helps him to get comfortable. JR. VARSITY WRESTLING Living up to the legacy of the varsity wrestlers is a hard thing to do but the junior varsity team has just the bunch of guys to do it. Although J.V wasn’t as successful as the varsity was in their season, that doesn’t meanthat they didn’t try hard. The team is split up into Varsity and J.V. through competition in the weight classes. Each weight has two people in it The two wrestle each other and the winner wrestles on the varsity. the loser on J.V. This explains how a freshman like Ben Goo- dale wrestles on Varsity- because he is superior in his weight class. The J.V. team although it wasn't too successful this year is sure to improve as the years go on. Withso much potential and taking into account that wrestling is such a difficult sport tomaster, there is only room for improvement on the J.V. team. Wrestling also has another dimension to it that few people realize. There is an intense amount of pressure because there is only you out there on the mat and there isn’t any help from other teammates besides moral support So. the J.V. team will prove itself worthy in time, just you wait Left: Grinning and bear hugging is ready to introduce yet another opponent to the mat .the hard way Senior Hal Goodale. who went on to be first in the county's shows his opponent what it is like to go against a champion. Below: The end of the match... Victory! Jeff Ciolino compli- ments his opponent on his valiant effort. But he is one of many who lost Wresting-175 BOWLING The Riverhead High School Bowling team has made us stand up and take notice. How can we help it when the bowlers have won the League six title two years in a row? The team is made up of mostly upperclassmen, in fact, mostly seniors. The members are John and Jay Chrabolowski, Chris Bailey, Mark Jehle. Mark Roberts, Craig Bertorello. and Charles Marchese. The remaining three members. John Kalba, Greg Pultz, and Vanessa Huneault (breaking through the barriers to be the only girl on the team). The team fell only once to William Floyd during the sea- son, otherwise they were beaten by no one. They went on to finish second Confer- ence Three; this includes Leagues Five and Six. Their coach Mr. Rose reported that although there were no scores in the five hundred series that the team did a great job. Above: By the look of concentration on his face one can tell that Mark Roberts puts his all into bowling. His determination has helped his team acheive a great record this year. Right: Looking calm and confidant. Charles Marchese approaches the alley. Both physical strenght and coordination are necessary to bowl an awesome game. 176 Bow Left: BOWLING TEAM Top: Mr Rose. Mark Roberts. Craig Bertorello. John Chrabowski. Greg Pultz. Vanessa Huneault Bottom: John Kalba. Chris Bailey. Mark Jehle. Charles Marchese Left: Form is an important part of bowling. Here. Mark Jehle s stance shows he is looking for that perfect strike. Below: Waiting to bowl their sets, some watch their fellow teammates bowl. There is as a great sense of comaradship between all of the members of the bowling team. lowing-177 Returning the Serve The Boy s Tennis Team is the only team that doesn't compete at the same time with the girls. The boys get a chance to wait untill the spring to warm up their backhands where as the girls show their strokes in the chilly fall. Senior Chris Lao will be a force to contend with in League Six this year. Shooting to the top over the years, and past his older brother Roger. Other seniors filling key spots are Lance Zabatta. and Mark £ Above: BOYS VARSITY TENNIS: Craig Bertorello, Lance Zabatta. Scott Paski- ewicz. James Wilcox, Terri Rice. Mark Jehle. Tim Lao. Chris Zabatta. Roberts at singles. Craig Bertorello. and James Wilcox playing doubles. All these spots are interchangable though. Someone who plays third singles may be at first doubles tomorrrow. Terry Rice and Chris Reeve were veterans this year, so look for them to be up and coming in the future. Coach Stupke has proved himself essential to the team's success. Right: Concentration is an important aspect of tennis. Lannce Zabatta anxiously awaits the serve at a tennis match. 171 Boy'i Tenrut Wimbledon Hopefuls Although the 1986-87 girls tennis team isn’t quite ready for Wimbledon, they did im- prove their record to 3 wins and 7 losses. Even though 7 does seem a rather imposing number, a great number of the matches were 4-3 — very close. At the Riverhead Varsity Awards, the award of Most Valuable Player went to senior Penny Bloss. Senior Bonnie Stroup received the award for Scholar Athlete. The award for Most Improved Player went to sophomore Kerri Zaneski. This year 3 players will be graduating and the team will miss their spirit and skill. Penny Bloss. Bonnie Stroup, and Peggy Van de Wetering will all be leaving next year. Peggy Van de Wetering returned from a year in In- donesia to help along the team in singles. Unfortunately, in Amityville first doubles, player Bonnie Stroup injured her ankle and was in a cast for the Conference Matches. It will be up to the new seniors Sandy Dohren, Theresa Troyan. Tiffany Haas. Krissy Fariugga. P.J. Boudreay. and Bonnie-Jean Dillonto cheer the team on to victory. Many thanks from the team to to Mrs. Bloss for being a great coach even with the extra laps. Good luck next year girls! Above: VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS: Back Row: Elaine Schuster. Donna McGregor. Theresa Troyan. Penny Bloss (captain). Kern Zaneski. Front Row: Cindy Stapon. Kristen Farruggia. Kelly Mulroy. PJ Boudreau Missing: Bonnie Stroup. Sandy Dokren. Peggy Van deWetering, and Tiffany Haas. Left Returning a serve during a spring tennis match is none other but senior classman Craig Bertoretto. a Girls Tennis-17} m A Hopeful Beginning As of this writing, the 1987 Boys’ Track Team had not yet started practice. However, some of the promising young athletes are already known. Kevin Braunskill. a senior, has been competing in the Winter track season. He practiced with the Shoreham team but competed independently. During this time. Kevin set a Suffolk County record in the 55m dash. Surely. Kevin will contribute to the success of the Blue Waves team. Another young man to keep an eye on is Mike Langhome. He did quite well with the pole vault last year and is sure to become even better this year. The hurdles is the specialty of Dwayne Branch. Expect some wonderful action out of him in his last year at Riverhead. Great things are expected from Carl Smith, who does ex- traordinarily well in thelong jump. Tom Bunch and Kenny Woodson will represent River- head in the long and middle distance catagory. and will, no doubt, pull away from the rest of the pack. Fourth Row: Coach Ogeka. Coach Butterfield. Third Row. Jason Jackson. Corns Nickens. Jerry Giametteo. Kevin Chemopra. Pete Troyan. Deke Richard- son. Bill Meyers. Todd Peterson. Tracy Edwards. Doc Smith. Second Row. Lyle Bullock. Eddie Dawson. Michael Lang horn. Dwayne Branch. Wayne Talsky. Michael Milton. Joel Tallent Leslie Pryor. Jessica Hendrickson First Row Deon Henderson. John Jacobs. Ronnie Griffin. Carl Smith. Kenny Woodson. Kevin Braunskill. Reuban Jackson. John Lake. Rich Gendron. Right: Crosssing the finish line is John Seal, he seems to have left all other competitors in the dust! f C BoyS Trad. -a V m RHS girls' track is headed up- hill. says Coach Sabatelli. With a large amount of underclass- men joining theteam. the fu- ture looks promising. For now. the season looks good for track veterans. Cara Con- klin. a junior, is very competit- ive in the long distance catagory. Moira McCartin, a BOYS TRACK Riverhead at Rocky Point Riverhead vs Westhampton Riverhead at Port Jefferson Riverhead vs Bellport Riverhead at Shoreham Riverhead at St Anthony Riverhead vs Sayville Suffolk County Relays Riverhead vs Bayport Riverhead at MUIerplace GIRLS TRACK Riverhead at Hampton Bays Riverhead vs East Southampton Riverhead at Shoreham Riverhead at Port Jefferson Riverhead vs Bellport Riverhead vs Bayport Riverhead at Shoreham Riverhead vs Rocky Point Riverhead vs Westhampton Riverhead at Miller place Riverhead vs Sayville ON IT’S WAY junior will be a strong middle distance runner for the River- head team. Two eighth graders. Adele Rizzo and Debbie Smith will be sure to set a new record or two in the middle distance catagory. Linda Rizzo, a freshman, is an outstanding athlete and speci- alizes in the hurdles and various sprints. The new members of the team have hidden talent yet untapped. Coach Using s gola for this and every year is the League and Conference champion- ship. With new interest and members, maybe this goal is not far from the team's reach. GIRLS TRACK: Back: Coach Husing. Vickie Lamb. Kelly Grattan. Tracy Randal. Charlene James. Dana Nash. Tonia Booker. Alexia Brown. Arnetta Nash. Coach Sabatelie. Front: Unda Rizzo. Moira McCartin. Lucille Booker. Mane Fedorek. Keri Rowe. Cara Conklin. Shannon Fialowski. Jessica Marscia. Debbie Smith. Adele Rizzo. Left: With all the energy that she could muster. Moira McCartin pushes on to the finish line. Gnls Track- Volleyball BOYS: GET READY Sorry, guys, but there's a code book out there somewhere that states boys are not allowed to play on a girls team. Only one thing left to do. Start an official Boys' Volleyball team. Plans might be in the making already. Boys aren't allowed on the girls team because many aspects of the game are dif- ferent for the boys version of volleyball: net height for inst- ance. If a boys team is started. they’ll have to learn a few things before actually competing: they’ll have to learn the official rules, for one thing. An official game of volleyball is nothing like the version played on the beach in the summertime. When the game gets going, it s awfully hard to remember there are actually rules to be played by. But after the rules are mastered, the game can be as thrilling as a day at the beach. Above: Practice along with natural ta- lent are essential for good teams in all sports. Here. Julie Hubbard jumps in preparation of spiking the volleyball Right: Much effort is put into prepar- ing for a match and for cleaning up after one. Ms. Barose sets up the volleyball net and checks to make sure it meets requirements. m2- VolUyba VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: Back: Chns Gevinskj, Julie Hubbard. Sue Heirue. Lois Crump. Middle: Jenny Persson. Chris Zambriski. Peggy Van deWeter- ing. Melanie Silverstein. Debbie Burgess. Front: Stacy Yakaboski. Martha Jackman. Sarah Harrison. Hattie Marshall. 1986 VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARDS River head vs Bellport Riverhead vs Hampton Bays Riverhead vs Port Jefferson Riverhead vs Miller Place Riverhead vs Rocky Point Riverhead vs Shoreham Riverhead vs Rocky Point Riverhead vs Bellport Riverhead vs Sayville JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: Back: Beth Brawley. Bonnie Dillon. Laura Ertel. Jennifer Troskoski. Middle: Christina Brown. Kendra Gradney. Veleda Spellman. Donna Zantop Front: Latasha Sutton. Kane Morrison. Yvette Booker i . ley ball US 1986 BASEBALL SCOREBOARD RHS vs. Sayville RHS vs. Comsewogue RHS vs. Sayville RHS vs. Bayport RHS vs. Port Jefferson RHS vs. Bayport RHS vs. Miller Place RHS vs. Bellport RHS vs. Rocky Point RHS vs. Shoreham RHS vs. Rocky Point HARD HITTERS As of this writing, the 1987 Blue Waves baseball team had not yet started practice. However, talking to some prospective team members showed that the team was ready and willing to hit the field. The official start of prac- tice did not start untill March 9. but a few guys could be seen tossing the ball in the parking lot after school. They really seemed to be excited about the upcoming season. Maybe the victory of the Mets in the World Series awakened the thrill of baseball in each of them. John Wendt said this years team could do really well. The play-offs could even be within the teams reach. Senior Greg Polak. John Chrabolwski. and Lee Cheshire performed brilli- antly on last years team. Last years JV team is expected to produce many good players for the Varsity team. The new Varsity members are sure to add to the team's talent. Bottom Right: Riverhead catcher Right: Coming off the field afteran in- prepares to catch that pitch that will ning. Lee Cheshire prepares to go to get them the third strike. bat and get that hit VARSITY BASEBALL: Back: Kenny Kitchel. Mike Mowdy. Greg Polak. Craig Skrzypecki. John Chraboloski. John Wendt Andrew Pekar. Everett Gilliam. Front: Mike Sequino. T. Lukas. Jim Makin. Chris Bailey. Lee Cheshire. David Freeborn. Tod Van Scoy. C. Tucker. Scott Hodge kirk. Joe Rizzo. I 4-Baseba!! JR. VARSITY BASEBALL; Back: Darren Fulton. Thaddeus Hill. Wayne Mether- cott Michael Woolley. Brett Karlin. Brian Miloski. Bobby Calgiuri. Alex Rodn- guous, John Hampton Front; Coach. Joe Marrino. John Bergman. Bobby Corrizzini. Dennis Ferando. Craig Amodeno. Jim Rice. Troy Sidik. Mike Rogers. THE “FARM TEAM Above: Baseball enthusiast Kenny Kite he! watches his fellow teammate attempt to score against a difficult opponent Junior varsity teams are an important aspect of a high school sport. It’s a “training ground for the kids who may have been new to the sport. Specialities are developed and the strong players are usually noticed. Here, the field is weeded, you could say. The JV Baseball team is such a field. The coaches carefully select those who may contribute to the Varsity team. Many times, when a Varsity player is missing, a JV Bottom left: Senior Rob Bokinz follows through with his hit as he prepares to run to first players is moved up to fill in for him. This way the JV player gets experience playing on the Varsity team. A JV team is not all hard work and having to prove something to the coaches. The team is fun! The games are fun! Not that the games aren’t serious. They are. but who says you can’t mix business with pleasure? Nothing can beat a little joke in the middle of a serious game. Below: After giving his player a few bits of advice. Coach Rana gives the camera a “GO GET EM” sign. continued from page 168 W RHS vs. Green port W (OT) RHS vs. Sayville W (OT) RHS vs. Miller Place W RHS vs. Port Jefferson W RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. W RHS vs. Amityville W RHS vs. Rocky Point W RHS vs Sayville W RHS vs. Miller Place L (OT) RHS vs. Port Jefferson L RHS vs. Bayport W RHS vs. Shoreham W.R. L (OT) RHS vs. John Glen (playoffs) V r-asebali US )j-tball Above: Swinging with all her might is Diane Apicello. She's hoping to hit the ball hard enough to make it to base. Right: An expert in many sports. Tonya Jefferson smashes the ball during a game and makes it to first base. 1986 SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD Rrverhead vs Hampton Bays Rrverhead vs Bellport Rrverhead vs Shoreham Rrverhead vs Bellport Rrverhead vs Sayville Rrverhead vs Bayport Riverhead vs Miller Place Rrverhead vs Port Jefferson Riverhead vs Rocky Point Riverhead vs Rocky Point tt6-V Seja !'. GO GET’EM GIRLS Softball is not just for summer leagues or barbe- ques. It’s a great game for high schools to offer. The Riverhead Girls’ Softball Team is among the best on Long Island. And it’s not mis- take. No: it’s not a mistake at all. Only one team member from last year’s team graduated, so most of the team is very ex- perienced. As of this writing, the team had not yet begun to practice, but pitcher Penny Bloss was confident saying that the prospects looked ex- tremely good for the upcom- ing season. Shoreham and Port Jefferson seem to be their strongest competitors. The team may consist of six seniors. These six seniors make up the majority of the starting line-up. The team will be losing these players next year, but there is sufficient ta- lent in the underclassmen to continue with the teams success. VARSITY SOFTBALL: Back: Sandy Sargent. Latonya Jefferson. Bambi Altchek. Marlena Marchese. Laurie Lavoie. Linda Kitchel. Diana Nash. Front: Kristen Andresen. Karen McDonald. Tammy Mickoliger. Donna Lojko. Tracy Miller. Penny Bloss. Diane Apicelk). % V SoftbaB-1 f7 J9piAIQ SpV ttl It All Ads tip Mo, that's not a typographical error. You might have noticed that you are nearing the very end of the book. As was the case with previous books, this is the section we devote to printing the advertisements supplied by the local sponsors in our community. These enterprises paid a lot of money to support our student body. Why did they go through the tro- uble of making this effort? Well, from the standpoint of the adult world, we are the future. They are making sure we have a chance to get at least as far as our Old Men (and women!) got, and hopefully surpass them, blazing trails of light through the dark forests of technology, politics, economics, or even civil service. But let's not get too poetic. Many of us won’t get that far. but at least we ll have a chance of bettering our local communities. That much will bring satisfaction. The other reason we receive so much support from our standpoint is that we make it worth their while! Obviously, we believe that a good relationship needs to have give and take, and we’ve done quite a bit of giving. Early in the school year, over 60 people got involved in the CROP WALK to help the hungry. Those un- dernourished people received addi- tional help when the student council sponsored hunger awareness week and collected food for the homeless. Other unfortunate victims of circumst- ance. namely those suffering from some handicap, stole the hearts of many during the SEPTA games this Fall, a form of special Olympics. With all this and a lot more in our name, the community gladly served us students financially. Showing our gratitude, we reciprocated by placing an ad for each business in this book. Indeed, a happy ending! Left; COMMUNITY IS HOME! For these four years. Rtverhead High School is your home, you will spend most of your days there, so make the best of it c J Top: COMMUNITY IS CARING! Kellie Jones helps helps out with the community CROP Walk for the Hungry. For some, like her. helping those who are less fortunate than them give a sense of hope. Above: COMMUNITY IS CHILDREN! 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GARSTEN PRESIDENT 'Ium� w l-ESSM Eastern Suffolk School of Music A Non-Profit Organization OffTing Instruction In Dane , Drama •nd All Musical Instruments Executive Director Ann Ullman Hirsch astern Suffolk School of Music ‘San|amln n«vm 91 Saat Mam Sweat.SleathaaS hampton Methodist Church Mai Street .S«vt em� ta 369-2171 1% Ads THANK YOU ! Dear Mrs. Summers: We’ve said this a thousand times, and we’ll say it a thousand more - thank you! It’s hard to find someone who’ll put up with the antics of frustrated, yet extraordinarily creative minds, not to mention young adults. Without you, this yearbook would not have been possible. You gave us the guidance and support (and food!) to surv- ive this year. The year has been trying (deadlines!); we’ve had many exciting ex- periences together that have enabled each of us to grow and mature. We hope it has been the same for you in that respect. Thank you for the rides home, the extra 50 cents, the cookies, the under- standing and patience. You’re a superwoman to us. How did you do it? No, don’t tell us; we know. It’s your own special quality no one else could possess. Just re- member - you have the ta- lent to pull people together, that is a rare capability. This isn’t good-bye: that’s not our style, but then you know that. We’ll all meet again. Until then you’ll be close to our hearts. 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Route 25 and 105 Riverhead, New York 11901 (516) 722-3380 We, ike ieackers of Riverkead Sckool Disirici, are proud of ike accompliskments of all ike students in our sckools. We watck eack of you enier kindergarten in wide-eyed wonder, and years later are proud to see you graduated from kigk sckool and ready to meet tke ckallenges of our world We wisk you every success. Congratulations Class of 1JX7 Ift-AJi RIVERHEAD CENTRAL FACULTY ASSOCIATION 94A Jefryn Boulevard East • Deer Park, New York 11729 • (516) 595-9225 AJ'-M The Chaos, Remember it ? nosefilters — rubber balls — Solofles man — “let's go talk about some... Biology! — Kellie makes signs — saran wrap — learn to surf in gym class — honey icecubes — tricks — the shaft — the darkroom man — th roof — goosh mondo — Obsession — Veb Crees — Renegades — I am not moody!! — the Pit — sticky hand — nerf tennis — chocolate cow — John, you already lost your sense of reality, it just dawned on you” — Never mind the Bullocks, here's the Sex Pistols — bus lady — Ho!!” — Enought! — the bomb — “a political party, who's coming? — the Manson Family Singers — “He was like a dry shell — The Happy Killer — The Dumb Boy — ANARCHY!! — LONG Wool COATS!! 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Daryl 82 Alexander, Nancy 98 Allen. Imamu 82 Allen. Rochelle 88 Altchek, Bambi 82,187 Amodemo. Craig 88.156.185 Amodeo. Jennifer 88 Anasky. David 51 Anasky. Jeffrey 51 Anderson, James 76 Anderson. Marcy 118 Anderson. Robert 88 Anderson. Rodney 82.154.156 Andresen. Kristen 2022,88,160.187 Angermaier. Heather 88 Angermaier. Traci 76 Anstett Christopher 88.156 Apicello. Diane 9,76.81.162.172,186 Atkinson. Gregory 76 Atkinson. William 88 Auguste, Heather 88 Avent, Wayne 88 Avertas. James 88 Averell, April 82 Ayers. Lorraine 82 Azzaretti, Anne 100 Bailey. Christopher 18.51,165,177.184 Baker. Christopher 51,160 Baker. Jonathan 82 Baker. Paul 82,160,169 Baker. Robert 51 Bakker. Rewa 82 Barosa. Barbara 100.163,182 Bartlett Sharon 76 Bartalomy. Angela 76 Bartnek. George 100 Bascorn, Dorothy 100 Baseball 184 Baskerville. Desia 88,162 Basketball 168 Beal, Cindy 51 Bealey, Christine 88 Bearman. Brian 82 Bearman. Marc 88,160 Becker, Lillian 76 Beekman-Ellner. Hildur 97 Belcher, Darren 51 Bell. Antoinette 76 Bendel. Patricia 51 Bender. Suzanne 88 Benedict, Barbara 100 Bennett. Guy 82 Bennett, Sylvia 52 Benson. David 88 Benton, Lorraine Berdinka.Barbara 52,162,163 Berezny, David 52,82 Bergman. John 82,160,185 Bernhard. Kristie 88 Bertorello. Craig 52,160.177 Blackmore, Diane 15,88,95 Blakes, John 82 Bland. Allison 76 Blom, Paul 81,82 Blood Drive 36 Bloss, Penny 52,179.187 Bobinski, Christian 76 BOCES 124 Boehle, Veronica 82 Bokinz, John 76 Bokinz, Robert 52,184 Booker, Gail 76 Booker. Lucille 88.181 Booker, Regina 52 Booker, Tonia 88 Booker, Yvette 88,183 Booudreau, Patricia 76.175,179 Bowling 176 Boyd. Gary 76 Bradley. Jennifer 76 Brady. Lorraine 88 Brady. Waymond 88 Branch. Dwayne 52,180 Brandon. Curtis 52 Brandon. Jeffrey 82 Braunskill, Kevin 53,180 Braunskill, Vince 88 Braunskill. Vincent 88 Brawley, Beth Ann 88.183 Brawley, Cathleen 76.36 Breest Steven 82 Breenan, Rosemary 97 Brenton, Robert 101,153,160 Brezinski, John 88 Bright Tiwaunna 88 Brink, Craig 53 Brink. Sally Brown. Alexa 88 Brown, Anthony 76 Brown, Betty 88 Brown, Christiane 88,183 Brown. Daniel 88 Brown, Dion 20,22,88,89 Brown. Donna 89 Brown. Frank 154,168 Brown. Kristina 89 Brown. Michael 89 Brown. Robbee 76,86 Brown. Robert 76,154 Brown. Ryan 89,168 Brown, Timothy 53,215 Browne. Roberta 89 Bucholz, Jessica 89 Buczynski. Eva 76.37 Buczynski, Charles 76 Bullock. Lyle 76.120.153.154.180 Bunch, Thomas 76.166 Burgess. Debbie 82,158,183 Burriss, Tonya 82 Burrows. Martin 82 Butts. James 82,169‘Buzen, Lisa 76 Byrd. Brian 53 Byrne, Dennis 89,160 Byrne, William 76,160 Byrnes. Linda 101 Cc Cafaro, Mark 76 Cain. Barry 82 Cain. Donna 53 Cain. Victoria 89,94 Calhoune, Troy 89 Cali. Jeannette 82 Cali. Kim 82 Caligiuri, Robert 89,185 Calgiuri, Tara 82,87,121 Callan, Diane 82 Campbell. Susan 76 Cantwell. Melissa 10,53 Cardinal, Raymond 89 206 Index INDEX Cardona, Charles 99 Carroll. Michele 16,82 Carroll. Preston 53 Carter. Lisa 76 Carter. Robert 43,82. Ceckowski, Edward 82,156 Cerise. Kristina 76 Chapman. Carl 82,166 Chapman. Jennifer 82 Chaucer. Geoffrey 107 Chauncey. Michael 76 Cheerleaders 150,170 Chekijian. Daniel 89 Chekijian. Peter 89 Cherry, Crystal 89 Cheshire. Diane 99 Cheshire. Lee 54.184 Childress. James 89 Childress. Tracy 82 Chorzempa. Kevin 89.166,167.180 Chrabolowski, Jay 54,165 Chrabolowski, John 35.54.164.165.177.184 Cichanowicz. Caren 2.76 Cichanowicz. Charles 89 Cichanowicz. Margaret 89 Ciolino. Jeffrey 54.154,155.175 Ciolino, Wayne 82.156 Claiborne. Thomas 89.168.169 Clausen. Dale 76 Clay. Kimberly 106 Clayton, Greg 1.33,54,165 Clifford. Aaron 89 Clifton. John 100 Closing 214 Clubs 128 Cohen. Meryl 100 Coles. Danny 89 Columbus. Michael 82 Conforti. Alison 54 Conforti. Ann 96 Conklin. Cara 40,77.166.167.181 Conklin. Wayne 89 Conlin. Suzanne 98 Conroy, Kelly 54 Cooke, David 55 Copenhaver. Caron 159 Cora. Kristyne 77 Corazzini. Kimberly 82 Corazzini, Robert 89.156,185 Corr, Buddy 89 Corr. Tracy 89 Corrigan. Edward 82 Corwin. Melissa 82 Cotton. Ann 37,116 Cottone, Monique 77 Courtenay, Christopher 82 Country Fair 30 Craco. Joseph 77 Crews. Angela 77 Crews. Katrina 89 Cristiano. Anthony 82 Crohan. Dawn 77 Cross Country 166 Crump, Aaron 156 Crump. Lois 55.183 Crump, Timothy 77.168 Cunningham. Brian 83 Cunningham. Travis 77 Cushing. Janet 12,55 Custodians Cybulski, James 77,154 Dabrowski. Lisa 55 Daniell. Kelly 83 Danielowich, Robert 83 Dannenberg. Lisa 55 Davis. Jennifer 89 Davis. Jerald 55 Davis. Marie 55 Davis. Terese 55,83.116 Davis. Troy 83 Dawson. Eddie 77,180 De Board. Leroy 2.98 De Friest Jody 56 De Grasse. Antonio 96 De Jesus. Tonya 56 De Vries. Jay 77 Dean. Bobby 56 DemaresL Lance 83 Demchak. Donna 83 Densieski, Danielle 89 Densieski. David 101,156 Denys. Holly 79.109.115 Desikan, Simon 100 Di Scioscia, Mario 77 Diaz. Brenda 56 Diem. Michael 89 Dillon, Bonnie Jean 77,183 Diming. David 83 Dinsmore, Bruce 97,101.108 Dipierro. Rob 83 Dixon. Jeff 83 Doherty. Stanley 77 Dohren. Sandra 42,77,79 Doll. James 90 Dominioni. Anthony 90 Doroska. Anthony 83 Dotzel. Jeffrey 83 Downs. Michael 90 Drawbridge. Kathleen 83,162 Drawbridge. Timothy 56.153 Droskoski. Amy 31.90.160 Droskoski. James 90 Dupre. Renee 83 Dupuis. Scott 83 Dutton. Jamie 90 Eckhardt Tabitha 77 Edler, Margaret 83 Edwards. Tracy 42,77.158.170,180 Eicholz, George 56 Elkins, David 56 End of School 10 Erbis. Christopher 83 Ertel. Laura 90.183 Exchange 32 Exum, Valencia 90,163 Faculty 96 Fagan. Edward 56,77 Fagan. Rita Ann 90 Falk, Donald 90.93 Falk. Richard 77 Fall 28 Farrell. Rebecca 90 Farruggia. Edward 90,166 Farruggia. Kristine 42.77,179 Fay, Tina 77 Fedoryk. Marie 18.83,162,181 Feldstein. Matthew 77 Feren. Michael 90 Ferguson. Nathan 90,110 Ferrando. Dennis 90 Festa. Annemarie 57 Fetten, Kerri 41,90,163, Fialkowski. Shannon 83.166,167,181 lru ex-207 INDEX Fiedler. Marilyn 98 Fink, Brian 90 Pink. Stacy 90 Finn. William 96 First Day of School 16 Fisher. Wendy 90 Fitzgerald. Aimee 90 Fitzpatrick. Mary 15.96 Flammia, Daniel 77 Fleming. Rachael 77 Fleming. Wallace 57 Fontana. Sean 90 Foreign Language 114 Forman. Travis 90 Fortion. David 83 Fortion. James 83 Freeborn. David 77,154.155 Freshman 88 Freshman Orientation 14 Frey, Marcell 77 Friendship 42 Fuchs. Jeff 83 Fuchs. Judy 18,57,162 Fulton, Darrin 83 Funn, Bridgett 57 Qr_ Gabrimi. Dylan 83 Gadzinski, Christina 83 Gadzinski. Kelli 90,162 Gadzinski. Kimberly 77 Gadzinski, Laura 42,57 Gadzinski. Michael 41.90 Gagliardo, Salvatore 57 Galasso, Aaron 83 Gallo. David 90 Gallo. Laurie 77 Gallo. Sandy 57.77 Gallo. Thomas 83 Gamble. Robert 83.168 Garcia-Gomez. Sara 98 Gardner. Chanell 83.172 Gardner. Teresa 90 Gendron. Kathryn 90 Gendron. Richard 90.166.180 Geremita, Lisa 57 Gerken. Craig 83 Gevinski, Christianna 160,183 Gevinski. Connie 101 Gevinski. Steven 83.156.169 Giannone, Peter 97,117 Giffin. Eugene 83,126 Gilhooley, James 100 Gilliam. Everett 83,154,184 Gimplin. Deborah 28.31.77 Glose. Lara 58 Godlewska. Malgorzata 77 Godlewski. Krzysztof 83.160 Godley, Andre 156 Godsey, Lora 83 Goebel. Elise 83 Goebel. Mary 77 Goetz. Thomas 77 Goff. Irving 78 Goleski, Shirley 96 Goodale. Harold 58.175 Goodale. Holly 58 Gordon. Michael 11,12,78 Gorman. Philip 14.98 Gradney. Kendra 83,183 Graham. Randy 83 Grasse. Doyt 58 Grattan. Kelly 58.158,181 Griffin. Doris 100 Griffin, Kevin 83,156 Griffin. Ronald 83.154 Griffing, Todd 78 Grodski, Brandon 91 Grossman. Raymond 99,112 Grzegorczyk, Chester 83 Guyer. Pamela 83,166 Guzzello, Robin 91 Hh Haas. Tiffany 78 Hackal. Wendy 38,58.158 Hahulski. Gayle 91 Hamill. Kelly 162 Hampton. John 83,185 Hansen. David 84 Hansen. Lee 91 Hansen. Lori 91 Harris. John 154 Harris. Renee 84 Harrison. Richard 84 Harrison. Sarah 78.162,183 Haupt, Deborah 58 Haupt, Kenneth 84 Hawkins. Patrick 78.154 Heagy. Dania 78.158 Hedgebeth. Cornelius 78 Hefter. Jason 91,165 Hefter, Michele 6,58.158 Hegquist. Dana 3,78,166 Heins. Mary L 99 Heinze. Susan 59.162.163.183 Henderson. Deon 59.78.160.168.180.215 Henderson. Landress 84 Henderson. Serene 84 Hennenlotter. Kathryn 80.84 Hennenlotter. William 14.91 Henry. Lachelle 91 Hernandez. Joanna 84.122 Herzog. Richard 84.156 Hichborn. Joan 99 Higgins. Jennifer 84 Highsmith, Curtis 91 Hildesheim. David 78 Hilenski. Jennifer 11.78 Hill. Lasjhon 91 Hipp, William 59 Hodun, James 59,154 Hoffman. Jackob 28.78 Hogan. Shardon 78 Hogeboom. Patricia 98 Hoggard, Valencia 91 Holmgren. Christopher 78 Hodghkirk. Scott 78.165.184 Hopke. Shawn 91 Hopkins. Deborah 59 Hopkins. Gabriel 84 Howell. James 99 Hubbard. Julie 78.158.183 Hubbard. Lisa 78 Hubbard. Michael 78 Hughes. George 59.154.168 Hulse, Pamla 59 HuneaulL Eugene 84.156.175 Huneault Vanessa 91.94,177 Hunt, Jackie 84 Husing, William 101,110,166.167,181 Hysell. Tammy 84 laniello. Rose 84 Ingegno. Joey 60 Ingemarson. Jason G. 1,60,105 Irvin. Cynthia 84 2C InJex INDEX Jackman. Martha 78.183 Jackson. Jason 84.180 Jackson. Raymond 78.169 Jackson, Reuben 34,60,180 Jackson. Sharetta 78 Jackson. Sonya 60.83 Jackson. Yolanda 78 Jacobs. Darrel 91 Jacobs. John 84.180 Jacobs. Ronald 91 Jacques. Sarah 84 James, Carlene 84,162.180 James. Christopher 60 James. Jennifer 84 James. Michael 91 James. Stacy 91 Janis, Richard 91 Janlewicz. Michelle 84.159 Jarvis. Gwen 84 Jefferson. Latonya 20,23,42,60.107,186 Jehle. Mark 60.160.177.180 Jenkins. Cory 91 Jennings. Rebecca 60 Jhaveri. Trupti 61 Jobs. David 78 Johanson. Karl 78,160 Johnson. Crystal 91 Johnson, Daniel 78 Johnson. Dkqwan 91 Johnson. James 91 Johnson, Jeffrey 105.154 Johnson. Kristina 61 Johnson. Michael 61 Johnson. Patricia 91 Johnson. Steven 61 Johnson. Tara 84 Jones. Kellie 61 Jones. Tanisha 91 Jones. Wendy 78 Judd. Colleen 78 Juniors 76 Jurgens. Christopher 91 Juzapavicus. Tina 91 Kalba. John 84.177 Kappenberg. Bryan 91,165 Karlin. Brett 84.166.185 Karlin. William 91 Keis, Ann 61 Keis, Barbara 91 Kellner. Laura B. 13.61 Kelly, James 4,6 Kelsey. Elaine 97,106 Kerr, Keith 84 Kerr. Vivienne 78 Keyser. John 91.96 Kilduff. Elizabeth 39.62 Kimble. Johnne 91 King, Denise 62 King. Rhonda 62 Kirschner. Timothy 84.156 Kisiel. Bonnie 97 Kitchel. Kenneth 62.184.185 Kitchel, Linda 91,162,187 Klement Jamie 78 Kobielski. Teresa 84 Kohler. Dennis 107 Kopp. Coach 154 Kopp. Christine 84,170 Kopp. Randy 62.153.154 Kordoski, Eric 78 Kowalski. John 91 Kozyra. John 97 Krajewski. Peter 20,78 Kramer. Benjamin 62.109.166 Kramer. Darryl 78 Krudop. Robert 84 Kruszon. Debra 5,62 Kubaryk. Jean 101,111 Kubik. William 84.126 Kurpetski. John 78.165 Kurpetski. Patricia 100 Kurtz. Louis 78.140 Kurz. Brett 84,154 L'Hommedieu. Holly 78 Lake. Jerry 91,180 Langhome. Leroy 92 Langley. Debra 63 Lao. Christopher 9,63,160.169 Lapinski, Jean 97 Lapurka. Danielle 50,63 Latham. Daphne 63 Latham. Sara 78 Latimore, Cheryl 92 Latour. Denise 63 Lavoie. Laurie 84.187 Lawernce. Michelle 63 Lazowy. Joyce 159 Le Cann. Noreen 97 Le Pre. Douglas 64 Lebkuecher. James 84 Lee. Andre 84.154 Leggio, Suzanne Lemons. Nathaniel 92 Lenihan. Kathleen 64 Lenihan. Ruth 84 Leppeard, Heather 84.159 Lever. Alissa 78 Lewis. Tonya 79.87 Lewis. Venetia 64 Ligon, Tyrone 92 Liles. Christopher 92 Lister. Stephanie 79 Locker. Dennis 79 Loddengaard, David 99 Lohr, Timothy 79 Lojko. Donna 64.187 Lojko. Kathleen 84 Loos. Christine 92 Loos. Michael 84 Lopez. Daniel 92 Lopez. Jose 84 Losat. Robert 92 Losee. Glenn 64 Lucas. Louis 64 Lucas. Thomas 79 Luce. Keith 2.8.10.64 Lukas. Debra 64 Lukas. Mark 84 Lukas. Thomas 79.184 Lull. Jason 84.154 Lamb. Victoria 84.181 Lambert James 92 Lambiase. Robert 99.165 Lamendola, Jeannie 63.160 Langhorn. Kelli 63 Langhorn, Michael 78.123.154.180 Langhorn. Michael 84 Langhorne. Bernard 23.78 lnJtx-20) INDEX Mac Lellan, Deborah 101 Mack. Albert 92 Mack, Andre 92 Mack. Henry 79 Mack. Kieska 84 Mackin. James 116,168.184 Magee. Sonya 84 Mallozzi. Dean 79 Malopolski. Eleanor 100 Marascia. Brett 92 Marascia. Jessica 79.181 Marchese. Charles 65,176,177 Marchese. Marlena 84.187 Marotta. Alexander 84.114 Marotta. Michael 92,114 Marshall. Hattie 65.79,160,170.183 Marshall. Walter 92 Martin. Adam 65.126 Martin. Daniel 79 Martin. David 92 Mastropoalo. Randy 92 Matthews. McGarrett 84 Mazeski. Lenore 84 Me Cabe. Michael 65 Me Callum. Kelly 92 Me Camish. Boyd 84 Me Carthy. Stephanie 84 Me Cartin. Moira 79,162 Me Cauley. Patricia 97 Me Coy. Maurice 79,168 Me Cray. Lasonya 84 Me Cray. Sharhonda 65 Me Donald. John 92 Me Donald. Karen 65,187 Me Elroy, Alvin 92 Me Evoy, Ronald 84,160 Me Gahy, Sean 79 Me Gary. Edna 79 Me Gowan, Kimberly 92 Me Graw. Robert Me Gregor, Donna 84,179 Me Kay, Joanne 65 Me Kay, Joseph 65 Me Kay, Katherine 84 Me Kay. Steven 88,92 Me Kee, Paul 96.168 Me Keighan, Raymond 101 Me Killop. David 101,110,154.169 Me Kinstrie. Erin 9.84,158,170 Me Kinstrie, Shawn 66.160 Me Knight, Christopher 84 Me Knight. John 66.160 Me Laughlin, Thomas 84 Me Millon. Raleana 79 Me Pherson. Stephanie 84 Melendez. Gregory 66 Melvin. Thomas 85.156 Mendelsohn. Stacy 79,160 Merker. William 92 Mersereau, Keith 79 Metzger. Priscilla 92 Meyer, Jennifer 85 Meyer. William 92.180 Meyo. Deborah 92 Michalowski, Glen 92 Michalowski. Paula 85 Michaud. Steven 79 Mickoliger, Tammy 18.66.162.163.187 Mickoliger, Tracy 18.66.162,163 Milanaik. Ruth 80,85 Milden, Sonja 42,66.170 Miles. Angel 85 Miles. Frederick 92,156.169 Miles. Gilda 92 Miles. John 92 Miles. Ondrey 92 Miles, Pamela 85 Militscher. Christopher 89.92 Militscher. Mary 66 Miller. Cynthia 66 Miller. Marlin 79 Miller. Tracy 50,66,187 Mills. Robert 118.119 Miloski. Brian 85,156,185 Miloski. Peter 85.185 Milton. Michael 85.100.180.180 Milward, Dianna 92 Minnick, Charlene 85 Minter. Joseph 92 Mitchell, Kevin 79 Mitchell. Stacey 85 Mitchner, Tony Moffat, William 85,156 Moffitt, Christine 66.124 Monroe, Roosevelt 79 Monroe. Vanessa 93 Moore, Dora 79 Moore, Reggie 79 Moran, Christine 93 Moreno. Joeseph 85 Moritz, Christopher 99,112 Morrison, Karie 85.166,183 Morse. Damon 85,156 Mosley, Crystal 85 Mowdy. Michael 6,7.66,121,154.184 Muchowski, Thomas 66 Mueller. Dawn 85,122,160 Mujsce, Michael 85 Muldrow, Brian 93.169 Muldrow, Darren 67 Muldrow. Linda 93 Mullen. Kimberley 93 Muller. Bridgett 79 Mulligan. Lauren 43.93 Mulligan. Meredith 35.79 Mulroy, Kelly 85.179 Muntz. Stacy 85 Murphy. Katherine 28,85,158.170 Murray. Sharlene 67,79 Murray. Stacie 85 Nabrizny, Constance 67 Nagorski, Robert 85 Nash. Arnetta 79 Nash, Dana 23,67,181 Nash, Diana 85.187 Nash. Lanise 20,79 Nash. Patricia 79 Nash. Russell 79 Nash, Tina 93 Nathaniel. Richard 79 Nelson, Don 156 Nelson, Kim 67 Nelson, Uoyd 85 Nethercott Wayne 85,156,169.185 Neudeck. Tammy 79,170 Newcomb, Nancy 67 Newell. Kerry 93 Nickens, Corns 85.180 Nielsen. Joanne 85 Nielson. Kimberly 85 Nigro. David 67,160 Niksa. Thaddeus 67 Nobile. John 100 Norris, John 93 Nystrom. Barbara 98,115 210- Index INDEX Oo O' Connell. Albert O'Kula, Scott 93 O'Kula. Stephen 68 O'Sullivan. Kelly 68.162.163 O'Sullivan. Kevin 68 Ogeka. George 85,169 Ogeka. Joseph 154.180 Ollivierre. Anthony 93 Olsen. Sean 68.160 Openhowski. John 97 Opening 2 Orlando, Cindy 93 Osborne. Dorthy 93 Osborne. Rose 85 Owens. Maurice 85.154.168 Pace. Angela 93 Panchak. Jody 93.163 Panchak. Kerri 85 Papageorge, Georgette 79.162 Parker. Gerrald Parker. Glenn 93 Parran. Gina 93 Parson. Darlene 79 Paskiewicz. Stephen 101.168 Patterson. Bryan 85 Pattison, Elizabeth 79 Payne. Bryan 93 Payne. Kevin 43,85 Payne. Robert 93 Pekar. Andrew 93.184 Pelis, Donna 85.159 People Divider 48 Pep Rally 18 Perrino. Michael 68.79.154 Persson. Jenny 68,114,183 Peterson. Todd 79,153.160.180 Phillips. Bridget 85 Physical Education 122 Piatt Rebekah 68 Pierce. Carl 85 Pietri. Brian 93 Pijacki. Allie 100 Pipczynski. Maureen 93 Podlas. Kevin 79 Polak, Gregory 68.125.154.184 Pothier. Mark 69 Pour. Hossein 93 Price. Tammy 93 Pryor, Leo 79 Pryor. Leslie 93.180 Przepiora. Anthony 93 Przepiora. Donna 17,79,163 Przepiora. Michael 85 Pultz. Greg 85,177 Purpura. Jeannie 79 Purpura. Robert 93 Quenzer. Maureen 96 Quick. Richard 69 Quick. Victoria 85 Quintana. William 101 BLOOM COUNTY Sf nr, con tm FttACH 6CNHA , K££EW | BABY t Of I TIU, H AT WMSMOKhiNb 1 mo A unit LACUM, N CQNFWCt RtuARPtNG mV mAMNCe tvr MY, A HOT MOiNEK CAN Mrt A WVf€U UKC t fSwUJOA r’r5' Raacke. Robert 98 Raffe. Deirdre 38.80.166 Randazzo. Daniene 80 Randel. Tracy 85,181 Randolph. Walter 80 Rather. Shasta 93 Rausch. Kathleen 80 Rausch. Kenneth 86 Rayburn. Sean 93 Raynor. Laurie 93 Raynor. Lawrence 69 Reardon. Kerri 86.159 Reddick. Darris 86 Reed. Edmund 86.156 Reeve. Christopher 11.80 Reichle. Patricia 80 Ricciardelli. Jason 11.80.168 Rice. James 93,119,185 Rice. Terry 1,5.82.86 Rice, Tina 93 Richard. Elizabeth 96 Richardson. Demetrius 86.180 Riddick, Bobby 80 Rigon. Altair 69 Rivera. David 86 Rizzo, Joseph 40.69,166.167.184 Rizzo. Linda 93.163.181 Roach. Michael 80 Roberson. James 86 Roberson, Veronica 93 Roberts. Mark 69,165.176,177 Roberts. Philip 19.99,160.161 Robertson. Bruce 93 Robertson. Scott 80 Robinson. Aaron 94 Robinson. Cheryl 69 Robinson. Derrick 80.154 Robinson. Sherwood 97.117 Mm W 9 I HI. jjjp. w • a -v g- InJex211 INDEX Sadler. Grace 99 Saladino.Chrisopher 86 Salerno. Mary Jo 86 Salyer. Daniel 86 Sanders. Bruce 80 Sanford. Bruce 70 Sanford. Wendy 26.86.159 Santagato. Dominic 94.156 Sargent. Sandra 80.158.187 Sargent. Yolanda 86 Schaefer. Penny 86 Schmidt Lizbeth 70 Schoenhaar, Robert 80 Schoon, Laura 94 Schroder. Michael 86 Schultz. Jeffrey 86 Schumejda. Lewis 86 Schuster. Allaine 86.179 Schwarz. Alison 94 Schwarz. Brian 80 Schwarz. Carol 70 Schwarz. Jennifer 70.117 Schwarz. Margaret 97 Schwarz. William 94 Science 108 Scott. Tyrone 94 Seal, Anthony 86.166 Seal. John 80.160,180 Seaman, Cheryl 86 Senior Picture 24 Seniors 50 Sequino, Michael 80.184 Serini, Frank 86 Setek, Scott 94 Seymore, Tyrone 94 Sferlazza. Joseph 101 Sferlazza. Lorraine 98 Shaw, Marvin 86 Shelanski, Mark 70 Shene. Kimberly 80 Shydo. Dawn 86 Shydo. Heidi 94 Sidik. Troy 94,185 Silverstein. Melanie 80,123,158,183 Simmons. Rona 94 Sinclair, Brian 42,86.156 Skaar. Charles 86 Skrzypecki, Craig 16,70,184 Skura. Gregory 86 Skwara, Deborah 80 2t 2-Index Slabo, Toby 86 Slavonik. Laura 15,80 Small. Kenneth 94 Smalls. Sharon 94 Smith. Brendan 94 Smith. Carl 70.154.168.180 Smith. Dakota 94,160,180 Smith. Jeffrey 86 Smith. Kelly 80 Smith, Kevin 94 Smith, Letesha 94 Smith. Maurice 94,156 Smith, Mike 80 Smith, Patrick 80 Smith, Renee 94 Smith, Richard 80 Smith. Samantha 94 Smithen, Valderine 94 Smolen. Jason 80,166 Sniffen, Kim 94 Soccer 160 Social Studies 110 Softball 186 Szot Dorothy 99 Szumczyk, Deborah 80 Szuster, Edward 95 Tallent Joel 1.13.71.180 Tallon, David 71 Talsky. Wayne 71.154.180 Taylor. Dana 87 Taylor. Michele 95 Tennis 178 Terry, Louise Tessitor, Deirdre 87 Thomas, Sarnia 72 Thomas, Theresa Thompson. Demarcus Thompson. William 95 Sohre, Karen 86 Sophmores 82 Sorenson. Donald 71 Spano, Victoria 80 Spellman. Veleda 94.162.172.183 Springer. Greg 94 Squires. Tara 94 Stagg, Shelly 80 Stakey, Tammy 80 Stanek, Mary Elizabeth 9,97 Stankaitis. Jennis 86 Stankaitis, John 80 Stanton. Arthur Stanton, Robert 94 Stapon, Cindy 87 Stapon. Debra 80 Stelzel, Tracey 87 Stephens. George 94 Stoner, David 34,71 Stotsky, Mark 71 Strompski, John 8 Stromski. Robert 94 Stroup. Bonnie 71,112 Summar, Edward 34,80,154 Summer 12 Summers, Lynn 96 Suspenski, Melinda 76,80 Sutton, Latasha 87,163.183 Suydam, Vanessa 80 Swanberg, Laurie 20,26,87,158 Swartz. Alisa 87 Sweet, Clifton 71 Swinick, Ruth 99 Sykes, Jerome 95 Sykes, Richard 87,109 Tidlund, Bertil 95 Toboika, Debbie 3,7,13,39,72 Tocci, Paul 87 Tocci, Scott 81 Tollinchi. Michelle 95 Torres, Maribel 87 Torres, Nathaniel 95 Torres. Wanda 95 Totten. Tina 72 The Town 44 Track 180 Trent Bryant 95 Trent Cornelius 95 Trent Gregory 21,95,156,169 Trent James 72,154 Trent Joanne 95 Trent John 81 Trent Linda 95,112 Trent Serina 95 Trent Tonia 81 Trent Tracy 87 Trent Troy 81 Trent Tyrone 81 Trent Yvonne 87 Trevithick, Trayse 72 Tripp. Mark 87 Troyan. Jonathan 87 Troyan, Laura 81 Troyan. Maria 95 Troyan, Peter 34,81,180 Troyan. Theresa 81,179 Truskoski, Jennifer 95,183 Tucker, Corey 81,184 Tubba, Esme 96 Turbush, Kelly 81 INDEX Turner, Irene 87 Turner. Jamiel 95 Turpin. Kimberly 87.163 Tyska. Bertha 96 — UtA 02 47 Orarro. Laura 95 — Vail. Joseph 87,169 Valentine's Day 38 Van De Wetering, Stephen 11.87 Van De Wetering. Peggy 73.183 Van Scoy. Barbara 98 Van Scoy. Todd 8,12.81,160.184 Van Slyke. Charles 101 Vandenhove, Francine 72 Vazquez. Ingrid 87 Veoukas, Catherine 81 Verbeek, Clemens 98.118 Viani. Gregory 81,165 Viar. Julian 73,126 Vilkauskas. Chris 87.156.168 Vincent Michelle 100 Voeglin, Mark 81 Volleyball 182 Voulgarelis. Alexander 95 _ W Walker. Jason 95 Walker, Eric 81 Walker. Zena 95 Walsh. Robert 87 Walsh. Erin 81 Walters. Michael 87 Walters. Thomas 81 Walton. Amy 95 Wandolowski. Jennifer 95 Wandolowski. William 95 Warner. Wendy 73 Warren. Faith 95 Warren. Stephanie 87 Washick. Denise 2,4,87 Washington. Lena 81.105 Washington. Preston 87 Watkins. Donna 73 Watts. Carolyn 87,111 Waugh. Grace 81 Waugh. Michelle 81 Waugh. Sarah 81 Yakaboski. Stacy 81,183 The Year 46 Young. Ian 75 Young. Jeffrey 87 Young. Sandra 81 Wedel. Terri 73 Wells. David 95 Wells. Ellen C. 8,12.73 Wendelken. Tammy 73,158 Wendelken. Tara 95 Wendt. John 11.81 Whidden, William 87 Whitney. Emily 98 White. William 81 Whitley. Corey 95 Whitley. Surfronia 73,105 Wilcox. James 36.74,107.112 Wilder. Keith 74,108 Wilcoxon, Ronald 87 Wilfore, Theda 8 Williams. Brian 95.156 Williams. Christie 87 Williams. Danielle 74 Williams. Latonia 81.158 Williams. Nedwin 95 Williams. Thomas 87 Williams. Toni 87 Wilson. Doreen 95.163 Wilson. Timothy 74 Windley. Tony 95 Winkel. Jane 81 Wise. Shirley 95 Wivczar. Tara 16.87 Wolpert. Kenneth 74,124 Wolpert, Ruth 74 Womack. Kevin 74.154 Womack. Patricia 101 Woodson, Kenneth 74.166,180 Woodson. Kevin 81 Woodson. Sonya 81 Woolley. Michael 42.87.156.185 Woolley. Monty 75 Wooten. Timothy 87 Worthing, Joan 99 Woychuk, Sandra 81 Wrestling 174 Wysoczanski. Kimberly 95,159 Zabatta. Lance 34,75,178 Zaleski, James 75,121 Zambriski. Christine 81,183 Zameski, Kerri 87 Zamorski. Fred 99,215 Zantopp. Donna 87,183 Zebroski. Keith 87 Zebroski. Stephanie 87 Zicolella. Danette 43,95 lndvc-215 214- Closing A BLUE FAREWELL So here it is. The end of one life, the start of another. Four years that will not be forgotten. How can you explain why four years will stand out like this? In your life- time. four years is a small fraction of the time you spend on this planet So why do these four years insist on being the sore thumb on the hand of life? Is it because these years are the best in your life? Or is it because they are so terrible you can't forget them? Or maybe it s because they are the years you learn the most. I'm not talking about grades or classes. I’m talk- ing about growing up. I like to call these years the four years of the firsts'. The first unassigned. The first time out to lunch. The first time to be independent The first week-end bash. The first time for glory. The first time for real dis- apointement. The first love. All those “firsts . The list goes on and on... Many other things happen in your life. But nothing is quite like high school. You do a major part of growing up in high school. Whether or not you think these years are special now is not that im- portant Years from today, you'll look back and see how very special high school was; how much you matured during that time. You'll also look back on your mistakes and wish you could change them. But those mistakes help build your future. Of course, we all say. “I can't wait untill these years are over. And that's how you feel, untill a few months before these years are actually over. You begin to think. “I might miss this place , but that's as far as it goes. Clntill graduation. While you're on the stage, you think. Tmreally gonna miss this place. Then you find yourself doing something you never did before; you hug someone you don't even know and say “Good-bye! That's when you realize those four years will stand out in your life; why they really won’t be forgotten. Left: Caught by our candid camera. Judith Devito shows us what goodies she keeps in her locker. Closing-21S Do you see that word above? Unless you are knowledgable of yearbook publishing, that word might seem terribly foreign. Are you curious what colophon means? (Sure you are!) Simply put. the colophon is the last page in the book where we describe the materials that make up the yearbook. Here, we also credit all the people who dedicated their time to get this project off the ground. So now you know what the colophone is, why don’t we get started? The 1986-87 Blue Peconic was published by Hunter Publishing Company of Winston-Salem. North Carolina. Our Hunter representative was Mr. Dan Gleason. The book consists of 216 pages with 16 pages printed in four-color process and thirty two pages of second color. All pages were printed on 80 with the exception of the color section that is printed on 100 Hunter Luster. Covers are silk screened from a school design and wrapped on 160 point binders board. All type and graphics were set on a Compaq computer using soft wear from Pageplanner. Headlines, text and captions are Korinna. Venture script was used for title page and dividers. A total of five hundred copies were ordered. The editorial staff consisted of the following: Kellie Jones. Editor-in Chief. Kelli Langhorn. Asst-Editor. John McKnight- Photography Editor. Debbie Toboika-Layout-Editor. Laura Kellner-Computer Editor and Ellen Wells-Copy Editor. The staff also included Jason Ingemarson (Copy). Joel Tallent (Layout), Bonnie Stroup (Copy). Debbie Kruszon, Julian Viar. Laurie Swanberg, Denise Washick and Tara Caliguiri. (Special thanks should be given to them for their hard work!) The Advisor for the 1987 Blue Peconic was Mrs. Lynn Summers. There are certain people who need to be credited for their contributions. Glenn Jochum-For News Review Photographs. Ms. Worthing-For helping with the computer aspect of the sales. Michelle Hefter. Sean McKinstrie. Sue Heinze. Marc Van Scoy, Tara Caliguiri. Keith Luce. Danielle Laprka, Chris Bailey and Kelly Conroy-For providing photographs of helping printing. Annemarie Festa-For helping with the last deadline. Mrs. Bascomb, Mrs. Griffin. Mrs. Schwartz-For all of their help. Mrs. Whitney-For always coming to the aide of the staff. There are many people who contributed throughout the year. Angela Jones. David. Missy Cantwell, anyone who wrote copy, took a photo, or even contributed a headline, you deserve our thanks! This endeavor that the staff undertook was one of the most difficult and rewarding ever. The staff worked long and over the year so we could present this to you: The Finished Product This is the last page and you've seen the outcome of our labors. Please realize what we've gone through for you-So...What Do You Think? Colophon- 216