Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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,Mahi tLeftj The A Cappella Chorus filled the lobby with the sound of Christmas during the lunch periods. The joy of the season reflects on Tunyu Lown's face. Little things are nicest of all Students create Christmas magic hristmas is a time for giving, and this spirit was aptly demonstrated by the beautiful decorations in Ms. Underhill's classroom. The decora- tions were brought in and lovingly arranged by three of Ms. Underhill's juniors: lean Tracy, Lisa Tauriello, and Margie Vogelin. Talking with these girls, it can be seen that Christmas is important to themg they feel that decorations are an integral part of the celebration. It is also obvious that they chose to deco- rate for Ms. Underhill for a special reason. She's as much our friend as our teacher, said Lisa. Besides,,' Margie added, her room was really dull. The three girls had only praise for the teacher and the person. lean said, She's always happy. The girls all tLeftj A week before vacation. Christmas spirit reaches its peak. 'tZowie Claus digs into his sack to throw candy canes into the underclass homerooms. g 1 ,. Y ,3 z Q 1 l seem to feel that her class is valuable, because of both the teacher and the material taught. 'tWe can relate to it, they agreed. They spent a great deal of time planning the decorations: which one would go where. They discussed the 'iuniversalityn of Christams, and Ms. Underhill thoughtfully checked in her classes to see if anyone would be off- ended by the decorations. They also checked with the custodians to see about window adornments. As Ms. Underhill pointed out, We didn't want to make any extra work for any- onef' Before the project began, the girls promised to take everything down be- fore Christmas vacation. This is anoth- er example of how students and teachers can work together. Basically, these girls seem to have an unusual rapport with their English teacher. However, Lisa said, We'd do this for any teacher if we thought he'd appreciate it. We like Ms. Underhill because she treats us like people, Margie ex- plained. i'VVe form a mutual admiration so- ciety here, Ms. Underhill said smil- ing. f'VVe feed each other's egos. Ms. Underhill finds Lisa, Margie and lean most unique - volatile, pleasant, sometimes undisciplinedf' Although the girls do not seem in- terested in the governmental activities at VC, they feel their contribution to the school can be made by doing little things. Sometimes, the little things are the nicest of all. tLeftj The mutual admiration society of leon Tracy, Lisa Tuuriello tbehind treej, Margie Voeglin, and Ms. Marion Underhill create a winter wonderland in Rm. 205. STUDENT LIFE 37

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5 i 'S'- w-s.-i..,,, R'w....w Q '1'w- it lie H1 , i iw .M . iw ,V A w-. .M 9 .. 3 ' fAboveJ Each year Santa Claus makes his rounds through the halls during homeroom. year Santa john Zovvistowksi gets assis from one of his reindeer, Bruce Willis. 36 STUDENT LIFE This tance fRightj An added attraction at the FHS Penny Social was a Christmas tree as a door prize. Dione Eignor and Ieonne Bond move the tree into the north cafeteria prior to the opening of the social. Christmas snow sets spirit hristmas cards picture Christmas morning with snow covered trees and snow in the air and snow on the ground. For once, our Christmas was taken from one of these cards. We woke up, not quite believ- ing in Santa Claus but still be- lieving in the magic of freshly- fallen, Christmas-morning snow. And it was wonderful because with the snow on the ground and in the air and on the trees, the Christmas-spirit which had eluded us, couldn't any longer, and we seized it and held on to it, all day long. We held on to it while we opened our presents and at Christmas dinner and fell asleep Christmas night - tired and hap- py and warm with the glow of Christmas.

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eekends were made for ... k.. City,s 1mg,swimming,score with students ost students spent their week waiting for the weekend, and as soon as Friday night came, their weekend began. But what did students do on weekends, besides not go to school? Sue Imbriani said, I definitely go down to the city on three-day week- ends, and sometimes on regular week- ends. I leave on Friday night on a Shortline bus to the Port Authority. Then my cousin picks me up there - I have a lot of relatives down in Queens. Usually we go to movies, go out to dinner, and walk around. We go to Central Park and museums. There's also a McDonalds around the corner, so we're constantly eatingf' Other students worked on week- ends. Laura Lofink said, I spend most of my weekend working at the Mod- ena Holiday I-Iouse, a rest stop on the Thruway. I'm a cashier and waitress there. HA lot of people that come in are real weird. One guy that came had a fur coat on down to his calves and then on his feet had spiked heels. One of the couples in school, Bob Steele and Pam Toth, spent their weekends together. Pam classified if 9 ti-Xbovej In an attempt to add points to his bowling average, Mark Eisloeffel practices at the Orange Bowl. tRightj During the winter, Orange County Park offers different forms of recreation to snow lovers. jim Decker, Tom Doogon, and Tony Morotto take advantage of the downhill slopes. 38 STUDENT LIFE most of their activities into seasons. She said, In the fall, Bob likes to watch football games on Sunday. And we always bet on which team would win. Usually Bob won. During the winter when football is over, we go ice-skating, and skiing at Highmount. Then when spring comes around, we like to go hiking in the mountains, especially at Minnewaska. We also both love to go motorcycling and flying in Bobis father's plane. In summer we have lifesaving so we are always around water. I am a lifeguard and Bob teaches lifesaving. This summer he is going to teach me how to water ski at Orange Lake. I-Ie has a boat that we use all the time. We always have something to do whatever the season is. Melissa Monroe liked to just take it easy on her weekends. She said, 'LI like to get a good nightis sleep, and I like laying around relaxing. Somedays I'll get up and do anything thatis going on. Desiree Diaz said, 'tOn weekends I try to cram every minute of my time with everything I can do. I like to go out with my friends to fool around and have a good time doing crazy things because my friends are abso- lutely nuts. I love to swim in warmer weather 'cuz it's my favorite thing, and I mainly like to get a tan. Students aren't the only people who waited for weekends, though. Teach- ers did too. Mr. Kevin McFadden said, 'SI spend time with my family on weekends and visit my folks when I can. Mr. Saxton said, Since Iim athlet- ically inclined, I cross-country ski in the winter, cut firewood, play bas- ketball. And when the weather's nice, I golf, go swimming, play softball, ten- nis, and jog' Some teachers, like students, worked on the weekends. Mr. john Nash said, Saturdays I usually work fixing and tuning pianos. Then on Sundays it's church and family day. Senora Tapenes digo that she spent her weekends correcting papers, go- ing to the movies, and visiting rela- tivesf' Perhaps Mr. Zifchuck captured the spirit of weekends best when he said, 'tWeekends were made for . . . 'i Anything.