St Marys High School - Sceptre Yearbook (South Amboy, NJ)

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DEDICATION MR. RYAN “ . . . always had time for us.” “ . . . allowed us to be ourselves.” “ . . . was outstanding to the class in his support.” “ . . . believed in us.” “ . . . shared many good times with us.” “ . . . has been patient with us.” “ . . . gave of himself over and over again.” “ . . . was a constant inspiration to us.” “ . . . cared about us.” “ . . . always listened to what we had to say.” “ . . . shared his laughter.” “ . . . helped us in times of need.” “ . . . stood by us through thick and thin.” “ . . . gave four years of his time to was always understanding.” helped us to grow in unity and maturity.” gave us his friendship and guid- ance,” helped to provide four years of lasting memories at Saint Mary’s.” We all love him!” Remembering our years at St. Mary’s, we will cherish many things: class trips, dances, athletic events. We will especially remember our friends, those people we laughed with and cared for. There is one friend whom we have all come to know and to respect. We, the class of 1982, have chosen to dedicate our yearbook to him, Mr. Bill Ryan. This is our way to say “Thank You” for all he has done for us.

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CLASS Please allow us to introduce our class We’re not a class of wealth or fame, We’ve been around for four great years, Gone through our traumas, experienced pain. We’re the class of Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Two, So here is our history written just for you. In the following accounts of the past four years names have been altered slightly to incriminate the guilty. Freshman Year — 1978 79 Every Freshman dreads initiation, but not us. We came to school Freshman year fully prepared, dressed in our stretch knit pants, and our grammar school socks and shirts. The Officers gave us a warm welcome. They greeted us on Orientation Day with a 21 gun salute aimed horizontally. Comrades Phillips and Coyle, who loved Freshmen, were the first to pull the trigger. The older enlisted students also helped to make our first few days at St. Mary's memorable. They offered their assistance by selling us elevator passes, floor diagrams, and tickets for use of the swimming pool on the fourth floor. As we grew more accustomed to the ways of the school, we soon were introduced to biological warfare in the Mess Hall. Our preliminary training in hand to-hand combat was demonstrated to us by the Donut Brothers, Ferret DeWoofer and Michael Fitzrodent in the great donut war. As the war of continuing education wore on, several important battles were waged. Mary McBraids struggle as the first girl to be on the Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team was surmounted with her first goal. During this particular bat- tle, as in all great wars, our troops were involved in some heavy romances. Some of the famous couples were, BBS and Kathy, Mannix and Sandy, Bones and Es, Weezer and Tessy, and who could ever forget the history making ro- mance between Fitzrodent and Mary Chimney. As June rolled around we declared a cease-fire, and General Gavron gave the troops two months R R. Sophomore Year 1979-1980 September came, and the cease-fire was broken. General Gavron had no alternative but to call back the troops to continue the battle for truth, justice, and the American way. The battles became more involved this year. Spies plotted an assassination attempt in Chaplain Tighe’s religion ciass, and underhanded propaganda was experienced on the Crazy Chrissie and Freaky Sandy Shows. In an important mission, Colonel Ryan led the raid to the Bronx where we used gorilla warfare tactics. There were no casualties on our side, but Private Noble shot down a fighter duck that was trying to sneak behind enemy lines. We also had more outbreaks of lunchtime terrorism; in the halls, Eddie Van Halen, Mr. Dudy, and Denso Hartigan accidentally pushed their comrade-at-arms through the extension corridor window. Also, when the enemy fire bombed Private Silva’s locker, and in the mess hall, when the rations became inedible, we collaborated in several heavy artillary food fights. During lulls in the fighting, we received a one-day pass to Seaside Heights. Private Newsholme joined some locals in the native sport of surfing. During this year we also had a visit from Congressman Jim White’s U.S.O. Campaign committee. June rolled around and, as last year, the fire was ceased. We were again relieved of active duty for two months. Junior Year 1980-81 4