Shady Side Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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On Homecoming Day, gaod friends Jason Leventon, Larry Walsh, and George Bolanis re- unite by the football field. ACES - LNDQ hat is a friend? A friend is someone that you depend on through the ups and down of Shady Side life. For instance . . . A friend is someone who takes you under his or her wing when you don't know any- one on the first day of school. A friend is someone who laughs with you, and not at you, when you make a fool of yourself at Freshmen Orientation. A friend is someone who listens to you play your M8cM instrument and then is kind enough not to tell you what he or she really thinks. A friend is someone who gives you his or her shoulder to cry on after you fail another one of Mr. Rossi's chemistry tests. A friend is someone who is happy for you when you finally make the school play and is sad for you when you don't. A friend is someone who endures the hor- rors of the Pit by your side. A friend is someone who puts up with you when you decide to test your newly learned French, Spanish, German andfor Latin on him or her. A friend is someone who is brave enough to ride with you on the very first day you have your driving permit. A friend is someone who is patient enough to teach you how to parallel park. A friend is someone who doesn't care what your PSAT or SAT scores are. A friend is someone who doesn't ask what colleges you are applying to or which ones you got into. A friend is somone who is thrilled when your team wins the championship or disap- pointed when you lose a close game. A friend is someone who isn't jealous when you get an An on a test. A friend is someone who you can talk on the phone with all day and all night. A friend is someone who can make you laugh or smile when youire down. A friend is someone who understands when you canit go out because you have to finish your U.S. paper, which is due the next day A friend is someone who will reassure you that you're not as bad as you think A friend is someone who will help you with your homework, and then won't ask for money in return A friend is someone who will listen to your favorite group on the radio even if it's Barry Manilow A friend is someone you can stay up with all night talking and eating hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire A friend is someone you feel comfortable with even in the most embarrassing situa tions dozen chocolate chip cookies to cheer you A friend is someone you can rap with in the lockerroom. A friend is just what the doctor ordered when it comes to problems and pressure from life. A friend is someone who bakes you a few up. 2

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cademics here at SSA are on ev- eryone's mind at all times. There is no denying that academics is heavily stressed by faculty, students, and parents. This is not stated in a negative tone. It is beneficial to all and prepares the student well for his college education. Al- though there always are gripes about cer- tain courses, most everyone survives and continues their Shady Side education the next year. In the freshman year, the basic English, math, and language courses are enrolled in, with a combination of biology, I.S.S., or the infamous M8cM. This is the most struc- tured year of the four for the students. The courses offer the basic building blocks on which the higher, more complex courses that the upper formers take can be built upon. The sophomore year offers a little bit more variety for the SSA student. He often enrolls in one or more elective courses like a third year language or a second laboratory science. The IV former starts to pursue his own interests and begins to blossom in courses that he enjoys. The junior year, as all SSA students know, is the most important academic year. Why? There is only one answer. It is so that he can get into the college of his choice. The junior year is the year for the student to shine. It is not made easy by the Academy. Courses such as U.S. History, Advanced Biology, and Physics are the top three difficult courses that juniors are enrolled in. Most juniors rise to the occa- sion and do well. For the seniors though, it can be a different story. If one asked the typical student what he 1 , .,,g,... Dressed in school colors, Jake Ploeger, By his locker in the Tuck Slwp area, Joe Tommy Worrall, and Peter Wymard Charlson flashes a smile as he reaches for prepare to start their academic day. mvre books. Seated in the background are Larry Ja- cobson, Phil Joyce, and Stephanie Salmon. 4 was doing academically in his senior year, he would probably laugh in the inquisitoris face. This is a sure sign of the disease, sen- ior slump. After the first term, the bulk of the college applications are in, and the sen- iors do not have to worry about their high school grades. College is on their minds. It is a trying time for seniors, faculty, and parents during senior slump, but hopefully, the student will be rewarded for his work during his previous years, and receive ad- mission into the college of his choice. Shady Side's academics are recognized by all to be a very demanding program. It is one of the finest college prepatory schools in the country if the student puts the time and effort into the school to receive the most out of SSA's curriculum.