Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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It All DEpENds On Who You Are Bomber sports provoked either cheering or jeering (mostly cheering) depending on whether our teams were up or down. Along with crushing our opponents, the ups included tournaments, cheerleaders, and pep rallies. On the down side, nothing felt worse than a heart- breaking defeat. Of course your emotional ups N downs depended a lot on who you were. The teachers started on a low note this year due to the absence of new contracts, and everyone else started out down just because it was Sep- tember. If this was your senior year, each day peaked at 12:09, as the underclassmen marched off to 6th period. But you stop- ped snickering when forced to make decisions about college that would affect the rest of your life. A driver’s license opened up new worlds for the juniors, while the SAT’s were a reminder that college loomed ahead for them too. For the sophomores, high school was a welcome change from the junior high but meant starting at the bottom of the new school’s caste system. But it was everyone’s per- sonal ups N downs that made each individual unique. Closely examining every detail of the specimen, Tracy Tisdale searches for the missing link to her biology lab. The problem with bubbles is once you blow them, they've got to pop, as Dawn Ciavarro is about to find out. Perfecting their pen and ink artwork, Mike Grau and Steve Cunha practice crosshatching. Introduction 9

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UPS NI DOWNS 8 Introduction

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UPS DOWNS: 42 WeeI encIs MaI e A Year The life of the average student could be very tough. As if school wasn’t enough, most students had other things to worry about, like after-school jobs, finding a date, and keeping up with the trends. Getting a weekly pay- check was great, but the fact that your job left you with very little spare time wasn’t so great. And if you did find some time, there was always the problem of finding something new and exciting to do. The ultimate downer was finding yourself alone on a Friday or Saturday night. On the other hand, if you happened to have a date, being with someone special was the highlight of the week. Regardless of how you spent your well-deserved two-day rests, the best thing about weekends was that they came 42 times during the school year. On the first day of school, study hall can be the longest period. Luckily for Bernie Brower, she finds something to break the monotony. As JV baseball playsers, Jim Stavola, Aaron Applegate, Scott Swiderski and John Zebrowski take time out from a game against East Brunswick for a moment of comaraderie. 10 Introduction