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

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SWMHS: A Professional Building When it comes to vocations, SWMHS means business. A tour of the many wings of the school reveals the diversity of the elective programs. Expert doodlers develop their skills in drawing classes. Other students choose to cre- ate projects of metal, wood, plastic, ceramics, or other ma- terials, all under the supervi- sion of skilled faculty. Executives-to-be get their starts in the lower A-wing. Classes focus on marketing, accounting, secretarial skills, and more. The best part of the program may be that students apply what they learn on the job. Whether they prefer working in an office, a beauty salon, or a garage, there’s something for every vocation-minded SWMHS student. Often just taking a course helps a student decide if he or she wishes to go further in a particular field. Measurements and calculations are checked precisely by Dave Malik. Is he using that same precision in planning his future? ABOVE: Two years of auto mechanics gets Tony Geleti s career rolling. His professional body work will depend on his auto shop experience. 12 Introduction LEFT: Could this shot be from the movie Nine to Five? Possibly, but more likely they are students practicing their skills in Typing II.

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Circles Of Friends This article is for everyone within any circle of friends, those groups of special people sometimes necessary for survival of those hectic high school days. In other words, this is for everyone. Remember trying to squeeze through the hallway before the first homeroom bell rang, and trying not to merge permanently with those boundless groups of people you'd like to disband? But, of course, twenty feet further is your own group, your circle of friends, and who cares whose progress you might be impeding? All those due homework assign- ments and late term papers—how your friends consoled you. Natural- ly, a weekend party was the only cure. After the weekends, the Monday doldrums usually set in character- ized by dark circles under the eyes and the bored, tired yawns. But Sayreville War Memorial High School offered a cure. Each group with common interests came together— those intense circles of friends dedi- cated to a single cause: the Spanish, French, and German clubs, Games Club, Reading for Pleasure Club, Math Club, Women’s Varsity Club, FBLA, FTA, DECA . . . the circles are endless. “What would the world be without circles—of friends? “Rather square or flat, I should suppose.” BELOW: More than a circle of friends” gath- er during Band Camp to tune in on Mr. Shaner's plans for marching into the winner's circle. ABOVE: Ken- nedy Park is not the only place this group of fris- bee fanatics can catch spring fever. For Tony Be- atrice, Jason S p r i n ga r d , Barry Rosen- kopf, John La- kowski, and K o Chin Chang, the school grounds fit their purpose of having fun. 11 Introduction

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LEFT: By the look on Vicki Grasso's face, it seems that she and Billee Jo Brown are cooking up more than lasagna. Could the thought of a culi- nary future be brew- ing in their minds? BELOW: A circle of Sayreville's up-and- coming beauticians can always be found in room D-18 hard at work on new ideas in hair design. Introduction 13