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

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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

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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