Turners Falls High School - Peske Tuk Yearbook (Turners Falls, MA)

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Just as engineers dam the wildly-rushing rivers and guide them to a more productive course so have our guid- ance counselors turned our exuberance and enthusiasm toward realistic and worthwhile goals. We greatly appre- ciate their insight, patience and the time they have spent with us. As our course branched into many tributaries they helped us choose the routes we would follow to the sea. GUIDANCE

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OUR GUIDE The course of every river, from its source as a trickling mountain brooklet, to its end as a mighty current feeding the sea, is shaped and guided by some in- tangible force. Without the hand of fate to chart a path of majesty and power, the river would lack direction and purpose; it would never reach its destination. Throughout our high school years, our course has been directed not by fate, but by the respected advice of a teacher, counselor, and friend. As we entered high school, a tiny brook, insignificant and weak, he prepared the way for us, guid- ing, encouraging, shaping us into the pow- erful river we are today, and leading us into the ocean of life. At every set of rap- ids, or steep falls, he was there, to answer our questions and chart our course. With- out the help of Mr. Frederick Oakes how could our course to the sea have been so fruitful? 9

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Along its long and twisting journey to the sea, the surging river encounters countless snags before it emerges into the gulf. Strong currents are needed to wash away the obstacles that hinder its steady progress. Strong currents such as those exerted by the TFHS faculty. Their guiding hands chart a secure course to the sea of the world. Without the strength of these cur- rents, the river would remain stagnate, its course unfulfilled.