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

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Jr Just before the ceremonial march began Steve Grabas and John Zac- zek held onto the moment. An important part of the graduation ceremony is the distribution of awards to outstanding graduates. With a smile of gratitude. Jessica Bauer accepts a yearbook service award. A serious Matt Pach- kowski addresses his class on challenges, past and future. Not even the in- door ceremony ne cessitated by the inclement weather could dampen the spirits of the 1983 graduates. 24 Graduation

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In anticipation of his confirmation into the society. Jeff Hollender eagerly watches Cindy Harrigan set her candle aglow. Two special friends, AnneMarie Steiner and Laureen McHugh, share an exciting moment on the eve of the NHS induction cere- mony. Illuminarim One of the largest NHS groups ever had its induction ceremony in March of 1983. Al- most all 119 members participated in a beau- tifully symbolic cere- mony, as each member lit his or her candle from the candle of knowledge. A small presentation was made by the offi- Intelligence cers of the NHS, as each recited a quote from the four qualities of a National Honor So- ciety member-charac- ter, leadership, service, and scholarship. Presi- dent Matt Pachkowski invited Dr. Parnell to be an honorary member of the NHS because there was no estab- lished Honor society at the time she attended high school. Inspiring performances were made by Judy Berardi- celli as she sang “Over the Rainbow and Ke- vin Ferguson sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone. After the ceremony, faculty, parents, and in- ductees took a well-de- served break and en- joyed a buffet assort- ment of snacks and desserts supplied and served by the high school Home Econom- ics staff. As new members of the Na tional Honor Society. Kelly Bolton and Rich Butchko take part in the traditional candle lighting ceremony. NHS Induction 23

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Moving Up A storm cloud with bad timing forced the gradu- ating class of 1983 indoors on June 20th. The decision to hold the commencement ceremony inside was made at 1:15 p.m.-just hours before the event, and senior advisors Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Lasko, Mrs. Gola, and Mrs. Groncki with the ex- perienced aid of Miss Lamprecht and Miss Sunski had to rush to get everything set up. Mrs. Moore summed the evening up: “It was an experience . . . but not a terribly negative one. Speechwise, this commencement ceremony was a very positive one. While salutatorian Carol Kowzan looked back on the past and thanked parents and teachers, valedictorian Matt Pach- kowski focused on the future. Administrators and board members also commented on the many strengths of the class and hopes for the future. The members of the class of 1983 had other things on its mind, though, as they batted aroung beach balls and balloons. Some of the boys gave standing ovations to singers Judy Berardicelli and Melanie Fallon; or was that because there weren’t enough chairs? Like the helium-filled bouquet of balloons that one family presented their daughter, or the hot- air balloon another family set up on the practice football field, the Class of '83 was looking forward to moving up. Graduation 25