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

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LEFT: With the fall production of “Our Town underway, Mr Piccuirro's work is far from over. He is reminded that theater is year round work as he and Leila Tadros discuss choices for the spring musical. ABOVE: The autumn leaves on the ground add to a romantic mood demonstrated by an arm in arm Tony Viola and Bunnie Thomas. BELOW: On a snow covered morning, cars in the parking lot destroy the students’ hopes for a day off. Introduction 7

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SWMHS—Always In Season ABOVE: Cheering in the football season not only warms up the crowd, but seniors Sheri Szvarvus and Joanne Markulic who have the winter sports cheering season ahead. RIGHT: Hard at work in August, Editors Cindy Harrigan and Susan Miller pooled their efforts to make Quo Vadis '84 the best ever! Like the four unpredictable seasons, the activities in school go on year round. Ironically, it's only when nature starts slowing down that things start speeding up at SWMHS. The sports teams have their first games, and clubs begin to meet. Contrary to popular opinion, snow days and Christmas vaca- tion are not the only exciting things going on during the winter. For instance, all language clubs get together to hold a festival with lots of food and prizes. To further highlight the holiday season, SWMHS hosts a variety of musical shows. The school year is backwards once again; as students wind down, nature is just starting up. Spring fever hits everyone. This reverse hibernation often called senioritis, can affect anyone from seniors to teachers. Summer signals the end of the school year, and many activities stop until next September. Things don't end completely, though, as groups like the band, Quo Vadis staffers, and the Student Council all have things to do over the summer. Finally, everyone prepares for another year of . . . four seasons. 6 Introduction Not only do they have to keep warm dur- ing those cold football games, the band even warms up for their summer band camp! Sitting on the job? No, not Darren Locklin and Cindy Fin- gerlin, Student Council members, whose jobs seem to last throughout the summer.

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Everyday Cycles What time is it? Oh—, only two min- utes since I last looked. Oh well. Clock-watching is a normal routine in any school day. It isn’t the only daily cycle in school, though. There are the lockers in that “lovely” shade of green, the ultimate destina- tions for all those pit stops between classes. Who in the class of '84 could ever forget Junior High orientation, when Mr. Adams stood in the cafeteria with his giant cardboard combination locks? Perhaps the most favored school cy- cle, though, is the time-tested school to homework to back to school. Speak- ing of back-to-school, the first day of school usually is interesting, the day after is okay, but then there’s the day after that, and the day after that . . . Come to think of it, school wouldn’t be so boring if it wasn’t so cyclic. There is one overall cycle that’s pret- ty neat, though - orientation to gradu- ation. School is of course not the only place one finds cycles. There are 9 to 5 jobs, sunrise to sunset, high tide and low tide, and of course, bicycles. Bicy- cle wheels are like cycles, going ‘round and’ round .... TOP: At 2:25, Mike Chiofalo looks more like a plant undergoing photosynthesis than a student studying it. But how much energy will he have when his weekend begins at 2:30? CENTER: Round and round he goes, Kara Peterson takes a relaxing ride, on her bike after a long day of school. 8 Introduction