Spaulding High School - Our Echo Yearbook (Barre, VT)

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Always a Night to Remember Among the big social events at Spaulding nothing compares with the formal dance. The big ones are usually the social events of the year Once everyone has a date there is the fun of speculating on who will end up with whom, where everyone will eat, and what will be going on after the dance. Finding a suit (or a dress, as the case may be) is also food for conversation. Yes, the buildup is large, and enjoyable, but nothing compares with the dance itself. When you see your date in some frilly dress, with that smile on her face and that little blue box with your boutineer in your hand, you know it s going to be a great night. For the social minded their are parties after the big event, and for the intimate their are moonlight walks and warm spring breezes. Whatever you do, it's hard not to enjoy formal donees. Clockwise from Upper Left Pat Shute, fresh from the Montpelier game, and date attend the homecoming dance. A familiar scene to formal dance-goers A typical evening at a gym dance. As any senior knows, the band can make or break a formal dance. The crowds arrive at the elks club for the Crystal Ball donee, held in February. 26 Dances

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. . . Student Clubs Serve All The student council tried to moke some changes in its style this year. Be- sides trying to get students involved we also strove to make the council more of the government it was meant to be. We proved successful in both of these. We revised our constitution so that next year all a student will need to get on the council is forty nominations (signa- tures). We became a go-between for the issues of the Varsity S mugs and the library. In the school we hosted dances, in- cluding the traditional Crystal Ball, which was as popular as ever We had a Unicef drive, Blood Drawing, and made tenta- tive plans for school improvements. At the end of the year the student council was on more stable ground. Clockwise from Upper Left Honor Society Bock: Lorianne Bowen, Kristi Blow, Veronica Elmer, Julie White, Ann Neddo, DeeDee Lafyette, Lori Sawyer, Maria Schmeeckle, Cathy Murdock. Middle: Sue Kiniry, Lynn Blake, Beth Titus, Pam Chatot, Cara Pornigoni, Kim Pouliot. Front: Steve Doyon, Doug White, Dave Richardson. Locrosse captain Shawn Morton argues with a ref- eree in Hanover. Spaulding arguments mode little difference as Hanover triumphed 18-2. Student Council Bock: Jenny Plante, Debbie Chatot, Mary Beth Pinard, Gerry Higgins, Lisa Graham, Jeff Amsden 4th Row Amy Lamberti, Julie Couture, Jenny Richardson, Karen Casey, Jeanne Lessard, Lisa Wolfel, Sue Peloquin, Sheri Rouleau, Sandy Gillis, Liz Harding, Dione Monti. 3rd Row Kristen Seaver, Mia Calevro, Nancy Bus- que, Jenny Hill, Beth Taylor, Scott Bond, Shannon Roy, Cara Pamigoni, Lorianne Bowen. 2nd Row: Avery Duffy, Po Kim, Lisa Rivard, Sarah Soule, Sandy Fumagalli, Betsy Grenier, Karen Moeykens, Beth Titus, J.P. Rouleau. Front: Barb Kiniry, Grant Taylor, Ed Lamorey, Dar- lene Lowe, Patty Barbarow, Marcia Amsden, Missy Levesque, Maria Schmeekle. Project Excel Back: Lynn Mulhern, Kim Whitcomb, Avery Duffy, Molly Noelk, David Gaines, Rick Nelson, Lisa Larivee, Gina Palmisano, Alison Fish, Sue Filliault. Front: Liz Comiskey, Shelley Morton, Po Kim, Shannon Roy. Miscellaneous Clubs 25

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How to Really Enjoy a Formal Dance Sooner or later every teenager goes to a formal dance. Be it the Junior Prom, Senior Formal, or the Crystal Ball, these dances all have one thing in common: they are incredibly expensive. You can't go in sneakers, courderoys, and a T-shirt, you have to wear a suit. Secondly, the only real fun you have is either before the dance or after at the post-dance parties. Stiff upper lip dances are always contained and lethargic be- cause you can't really be alone with your date and your suit is usually stiff. So, if the car doesn't break down, and your date is on time, keep on driving by Spaulding, go home, change into jeans and a lacoste, and keep on driving until you find a nice, cozy little restaurant in Burlington, where you can whisper sweet nothings into your girlfriend's ear with- out a chaperone stepping in and saying Now, kids, this is a FORMAL dance .