St Thomas Aquinas High School - Insight Yearbook (Edison, NJ)

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A long awaited desire to relive the Peter McEvoy PHSL e Mary Spangler lt is a feeling of freedom and togetherness shared, not only by our class but the whole country. Donna Boyle of thirteen separate states which came together in order to reach a common goal, independence. As the colonies struggled for their cause, they found that there was strength in unityg a strength which would not have existed if each had fought alone. The union itself derived its power from every stateg 'h'2FVETCFCliTtiTCfCCWt filil tif 'lifiiih Q13 1 , - ion. Thewconitrihutiois of tiheseiiindividiuial entities led to progress which has made the United States what it is today. pe ip not no or it Y 7

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. . . A desire, a need, a drive, a will to be, to do! Ann Marie Duffy Leaving a memory with all those who touched your life in some way. Terry Rodgers The Spirit of '76 is a feeling of remem- bering your best times and a respect for the events that made us what we are today. Mary McGrath ln 1776, we signed our Constitution, ln 1976, all we see is pollution. 200 years ago, we were quite a new nationg Now whatever we buy is a victim of inflation. ln 1776, we thought we had plenty of timeg ln 1976, we are in constant fear ofcrime. 200 years ago, people had plenty to dog rNow Witfhrirrveniions awdafdvarrcesgceverytehingsnlewrq c ln 1776, we fought England in the warg ln 1976, we have experienced many more. When l think back, l would have rather lived then, Because we have their problems now, multiplied by ten. John McCormac 0 The Freedom Train The American Playing Card Deck United's Yankee Traveller Flight Continental Trai1way's Eagle Pass Declaration of Discounts Coupon Red,White, and Blue Candlestick 9 ee eestsfieereiepimees Bicentennialcoins Bicentennial license plates BUY-CENTENNIAL Ann Okerson

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riff? Q41 tit xi'T?.xXaw,L X x p,.alX f i l 2 X- X ,..,. .Qm.xA xxx Four years ago, our class was formed when all of us came to Saint Thomas Aquinas from different sending schools, in the hopes of preparing ourselves spiritually and physically for the personal independence we would so m face Many of us who once were strangers to one another are now close friends We are members of a community a group which has come to be more unified with the passing of time As a community we all have been able to share our thoughts and experiences with one another and through this process we have continued on the road toward personal fulfillment We found that as long as we acted together we could accomplish collectively that which would be impossible on an individual basis lt is because of this umty that we have matured and grown during these past four years and have become the Class of 76 . l . 1 . . 1 - 1 1 1 I - 1 ' sn ss