South Windsor High School - Centurion Yearbook (South Windsor, CT)

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ntroduction John Heath engages in a game of basketball with his friends while Rick Sartor dribbles a soc¬ cer ball. As the school day draws to a close, students head towards their transportation to take them away from education for the night. 9

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“Teachers give too much homework.” . . . Nick Malapestas (soph.) “Detentions are useless because they are a waste of time for everyone involved.” . . . John Neel (soph.) “Who wants to watch t.v. when we could be do¬ ing homework.” . . . Cindy Terwilliger (sr.) “There are alot.of differ¬ ent activities that anyone can join. That’s what makes this school tick.” . . . Beth Rittenband (sr.) “Dententions are un¬ called for because they don’t teach any sort of lesson.” . . . Melissa Garvey (jr.) Life After School The time; 1:52, the bell rings and life once again fills the halls of South Windsor High School. Freshmen and Sophomores run for the near¬ est exits while Juniors and Se¬ niors calmly stride to their lockers because they have driven to school. Then there are those who stay after school for various reasons. All the athletic peo¬ ple head for the locker rooms to change for their appropri¬ ate sports; some for soccer, some for football, some for volleyball, and yet others for cross country. Students with musical and acting talents strive for greatness in the au¬ ditorium. Struggling and or problem students trudge along for extra help or the dreaded detention! Outside awaits the yellow mass of steel which provides transportation for many stu¬ dents. Groups of people fill the busses’ walkways; smok¬ ers, radio-listeners, and peo¬ ple who are just trying to get the back seat of the bus. The student parking lot, like in the morning, comes to life. Peo¬ ple, desperately rushing to get out, cause more delays. Once free of the school’s boundaries, decisions have to be made. What will people do for the rest of the day? Some go to work at places like Cal- dors, McDonald’s or Deals: jobs that they work hard at and never get enough pay for the work they do. On the oth¬ er hand, some get together with their friends and just hang out. Those without friends, or friends who are busy, go home and watch t.v.: soap operas, games shows, and yes, even cartoons. If nothing good is on t.v., sleep is always a possibility. If all else fails, if there is absolutely nothing left to do . . . DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! Chris Thomas, Dana Koenig, Mike Sladyk and Margie Callan rehearse a scene in the fall pro- Huction of “Tom Jones”. introduction Wendy Wetherell chats on the phone while preparing to cheer on the Bobcats.

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“I don’t know what I’d do without them.” . . . Melissa Neary (sr.) ‘‘I don’t do weekdays.” . . . Amy Sheehan (jr.) “They are the best part of the week.” . . . Ken Morges- ter (sr.) “Without weekends, the weekdays wouldn’t seem so bad.” . . . Chris Thomas (sr.) “Weekends are sure better than weekdays.” . . . Kelly Chils (jr.) Students enjoy moving to the music at the first Friday night Shades dance of the season. Weekly Vacations W eekends are a time for hard work and heavy studying — right? Yeah Right! For most of us, the weekends are a time for throw¬ ing aside the books, at least until Sunday night. Weekends are a time for us to work, sleep, and most of all, play and enjoy. We have soccer games, cross coun¬ try meets, hockey games, and oh those football games! Some of us have jobs and make some money, do our homework, or just let loose and party all week¬ end! TGIF has got to be the mot¬ to of every kid attending high school. I don’t know what we’d do without our two-day vacation of the week! After slaving over our books all week, studying and writing papers, until our minds and bodies have practically with¬ ered away; we deserve these two magical days! Things like movies, shopping, college visits, babysitting, and sleep play a major role in our weekends. Some people do nice quiet things like crossword puz¬ zles, horseback riding, reading, or cooking. Well no matter what we do on weekends, we do something worthwhile for ourselves. From partying till we drop, to work, quiet time, or sleep, we all do our own thing and we thorough¬ ly enjoy it! Just take a look at weekends and you know they’ve got to be something really special to make another day look so dreadful — MONDAY! .. ■