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

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History As juniors, our year proved to be a very busy one, and it was full of excitement and memories. We were eager to welcome Mrs. Flynn who became our new class advisor. Booster Day came around with Nursery Rhymes as the theme. Our float, “The Little Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe”, did not live up to our expectations, though. We will never forget the Booster Day Parade when the downpour hit Avenue A. What a catastrophe! Our poor shoe turned into a big, brown, soggy blob!!! Nevertheless, we will never forget all of the fun we had in constructing our float; no matter how it came out! After Booster Day, all of our energies were put into preparations for our Junior Prom. The prom committee busily raised money by having several fundraisers, including a raffle, a car wash, and two carnation sales for Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day. The prom theme “The Long and Winding Road” was chosen, and before we knew it, May 9 was upon us! The beautiful evening at the Sweetheart Teahouse Restaurant on the Mohawk Trail in Shelburne Falls will long be remembered. Before we knew it, another year at Turners High was over. It was too hard to believe that we all would be SENIORS!!! SENIORS (1981-1982) After all of the anticipation, our senior year had finally ar rived! We finally realized what being a senior was all about when we were given our senior privileges, gathered in our hall” at lunch, took our SAT’s and college board achievement tests, made plans for attending college, ordered our caps and gowns, paid our class dues, and made plans for graduation. We had a feeling that this particular year was going to be something very special. We started it off by selling Class of ’82 t-shirts. They were really nice and gave our class an even greater sense of unity. Finally, our last Booster Day arrived. The theme was movies, and we constructed a perfect replica of “Jaws”. How proud our class was when our excellent float won first place! Our slogan was a real clincher: “Just when you thought it was safe to go back out on the field”; and we proved to be correct, as our excellent football team slaughtered Frontier 35-12. It was a real great day for our class, and we had finally gotten it “all together”. As we prepare for June 11, our day of graduation, we realize that this is not the end, but only the beginning. It will be a very exciting time, but also a very difficult one, as we will be saying goodbye to a very special part of our lives. We leave with many mixed feekings, but will take with us many warm and happy memories of Turners Falls High School. JUNIORS (1980-1981)

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Class FRESHMEN (1978-1979) Beginning our freshman year was so exciting and a lot of fun, as we were finally in high school! The big take-off was Booster Day with Walt Disney as the theme. We were so rowdy at our first rally, and it seemed so wonderful to be able to sit in our own section of the gym. But our float was a total flop; that is, “Mickey Mouse’s” ears drooped so, that everyone thought he looked mor e like “Underdog”!!! Not only had we gotten off to a bad start in this way, but we lost our advisor, Mr. Tibbets, shortly after Booster Day. Luckily, Mrs. Dobson-Taggart became our new advisor to help us out the rest of the way. Wanting to build our treasury, we decided to raise money by putting on a spaghetti supper. We made quite a mess, but will never forget all of the fun we bad! However, this fundraiser did not prove to be a successful one, and we learned a few lessons along the way. As our freshman year drew to a close, we looked forward to our sophomore year with much more enthusiasm. Looking back, we realized that the year had been full of trials, and we soon learned that cooperation was the key to future success for our class as a whole. SOPHOMORES (1979-1980) Our sophomore year was finally here! We started it off by selling 1980 calendars and Christmas candles. However, we did not prove to be very great salespeople, and we became rather disappointed when our promising fundraiser failed. Booster Day’s theme was the Muppets for that year. At this particular rally, everyone was so ecstatic and full of enthusiasm that we even forgot how to spell s-o-p- h-o-m-o-r-e-s!!! How embarassing! Nevertheless, we were very determined to win the floatmaking contest. “Dr. Teeth” was an exceptional float, and we were so pleased when we learned that HE had taken third place. This was the first time throughout our history at Turners Falls High School that any of our so-called masterpieces had ever been a success! As the year progressed, we ordered our class rings; something we all had eagerly awaited. Despite their cost, due to the rising price of gold, they were very nice, and we were quite pleased with them. Looking ahead to our junior year, we attempted to raise more money and began making plans for our Junior Prom. Our spring car wash was a great success and a real blast! Finally, our sophomore year ended with mixed feelings. It was so hard to believe that we were already half way through our high school days and that we only had two years remaining at Turners Falls High School!!!

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Yearbook Staff Tim Shanahan; Cindy Duda, co-editor; Amie Hyson; Bonnie Pele- tier. Not Pictured-George Roberge. Jennifer Morrison, co-editor; Cheryl Cummings; Sue Reil; Mary Pydych; Tina Wickline; Paula Morrison; Lisa Martin. 42