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

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BELOW: Are goals really the key to success? For Mike Bouchard's interception and attempt to score for the Bombers, this is clearly apparent. RIGHT: It’s not whether the game was won or lost but the quality of the half-time performance that concerned Wendy Holsworth during this exuberant routine accompanying trumpet solo Sirocco. BELOW LEFT: The blaring notes of Joshua from Don Kintz's trumpet can't break Shaun Ferguson and Mike Jaffe's concentration on the football team's last attempt for that extra point. BELOW RIGHT: English is not the subject Lori Chernow has on her mind as she not-so-patiently totals up the minutes she has left in the library. Introduction 5

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READY, AIM, GO-AL FOR IT! Throughout a lifetime, any individual works toward a variety of goals, and essentially the process is always the same. First, the individual must define that goal, whether great or small. Per- haps it is an A on an English paper, the winning touchdown at Saturday’s game, or perfecting a difficult musical arrangement. Maybe it is to score 1250 on the SAT or to set up one’s own medical practice. The next necessary step in achieving this goal is taking careful aim. That means, perhaps, carefully rewriting of that paper, running an extra mile after a grueling football scrimmage, or put- ting the whole family through endless hours of painful “sour notes.” It could mean giving up one night a week to take a preparatory course or even dedicating up to eight years of adult life to serious study. Once the target has been clarified and the steps taken to bring it into reach, the test becomes to remain fixed on that goal, and that is the func- tion of education. Aims, targets, and goals are familiar concepts to high school students. In fact, they are a way of life for faculty and students alike. Some students just aim at getting out with a diploma. Others focus on inter- mediate targets such as activity par- ticipation that will inevitably mold them into community leaders. All share in the goal of making their years at SWMHS the “biggest and brightest” possible. Certainly the ’83-’84 students have demonstrated working toward that goal. Goals are a necessary part of any endeavor. Spring gym class found Lori Tomlinson aiming for this bull- seye.

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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.