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

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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.

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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