Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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peeve. THE MAKING OF A YEARBOOK A A yearbook is a permanent record of the col- lective life of a Senior class and one year in the life ofa school. Each year, each book, presents new challenges and new problems with new people responding with new ideas. The history of the 1978 yearbook began with the selection by popular vote of the two editors-in-chief. For the first time students were allowed to nominate and then select the individuals who would fill these important po- sitions. A signiticant turn in the direction of the book took place shortly after the election when the process of theme and title selection was started. There were the usual suggestions: The Way We Were. But a majority of the staff was attracted to an unusual possibility - Circus Maximus - the name given to one of the centers of community activity and enter- tainment in Rome during its golden age. The single suggestion was presented to the class on a ballot and a majority voted for it, although there was a strong antagonism to the title X 4' among some of the Seniors. In fact one student cited the choice as pet 2 The 1977 yearbook VISIONS had been sent to the Columbia University Scholastic Press As- sociation for evaluation, a process which re- sulted in suggestions for improving future books. The proposed changes were presented to the class in a referendum and most of them were rejected with a strong and, in some cases, highly emotional feeling expressed for retaining the traditional approach, highlighting such elements as senior comments and senior favorites. And so the staff of the 1978 yearbook is faced with a difficult challenge - the successful treatment of an unusual theme, while honoring the majority desire for traditional elements, and recognizing the suggestions for creating a more meaninful and complete record of the life of a class. The pages that lie ahead will show how well this chal- lenge has been met. A U L X4

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THE MAKING OF A VISIT Stoneman High was privileged by the recent visitations of some classic Roman characters. The visitors were greeted by all of Stoneham High with open arms. The Romans thrilled the students with lectures on the philosophy of An- cient Rome and tidbits ofinformation on a previ- ous lifestyle. The Romans were in turn ecstatic with all they learned of Stoneham High and their scholars. These pious people stood before the school each day and worshipped their leader. The Romans and students and teachers all be- came quite attached and when the time came for the Romans to depart, all from Stoneham High wept tears of sorrow. Students and teachers alike stood before the school and waved good-bye to the Romans and wished upon a wishing star that the Romans would return again someday. 452 3- -4 y y y R ipi ' 9f1 .LL'7n 1 f : gb , V. my X.