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

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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS High school is usually the first time in a student’s life when he or she begins to seriously question the meanings of impor- tant things in life. SWMHS is no exception. “When’s this period over?” “What time is it anyway?” “How was that party Saturday?” “Who’s he going out with now?” “Where did we come from?” Where did we come from?!? “Our mommies’ tummies,” the recombination of DNA, our American heritage, and more? A part of that heritage, the part that made thirteen years of education mandatory, gave us the high school. Our parents remind us that the years we spend in high school can be the best years of our lives. And it isn't only the academic part of Did life on earth really begin with a hot, soupy gas based on Amino acids and DNA? Pete Skarzynski attempts to answer this pressing question during a Biology lab.

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HANDLE WITH CARE Directions: Open carefully. Read each page thoroughly and continue through to the end. Even though it’s not always asked for, someone is always giving direc- tions: how to make Chicken Cordon Bleu, a guide to moneymaking, direc- tions to put together a bike, etc . . . What about directions? What direc- tions are each of our lives taking? Are we going “south of the border to be- come mercenaries in Latin America? How about north to visit Santa Claus? Maybe we could go west and follow the eternal sun to California. If we dig far enough east, we might hit China. Every member of the graduating class of 1983 will follow his own per- sonal path. We’ll all just jump in our cars or on a Magic Bus and go in what- ever direction we decide to. We have learned the formula for suc- cess and we will do the guiding. It’s time for the class of ’83 to be giving the directions. Because the 1982-83 school year is so power packed, batteries are not included. ABOVE: A map of the school is a definite necessity to sophomores like Gail Beauregard. BELOW: Sophomore confusion or thoughts directed from another world could be the reasons for these unusual diddly-boppers. Whatever he’s receiving, SWMHS seems to be a pleasant exper- ience for Dave Pavlic.

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course. Could that soggy, grinding feeling be .. . (gulp) love? And what about our friends? Friends are an important part of high school, often the part we dread leaving the most. Leaving? But where are we going-after we travel through the halls of SWMHS one more time? ABOVE: Resting against the backdrop of spring, Mary Ellen Campbell and Bill Zrebiec share a smile that conveys the direction of their feelings. LEFT: Would the traces of where we come from influence talent? The craftsmanship and style of Kathy Yin surely attest to that possibility. BOTTOM LEFT: As Tim Coman directs Denise Santiago to the bookshelves, she discovers how much diversity even a library con- tains. BELOW: From the map in his book, Tom DiBenedetto wanders north, south, east and west as his mind takes an imaginary tour of countries spanning the globe. Introduction 5