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

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Yearbook binds statt together Memories become a part of their lives he year was highlighted with dif- ferent memories for different people. But many people shared the same memories, too. The Log staff spent its year gather- ing the memories of others - writing them down, capturing them in pic- tures, and binding them all together in this book. And with other's memories, they bound their own. lohn Kunowski, the Log's editor said, The most significant thing l'll remember is our procrastination, and how we had to work like bandits in February. And the trips we took. I-le paused there for a moment, and then continued. i'And l'll remember how well we got to know the other people - how we became a part of each other's lives. Brenda Swithers shared Iohn's last memory - in fact, the entire staff shared that memory. She said, i'The thing l'll remember the most is getting close to people l knew so little about 1 N X U! Ewf. N, I x 'W ,L . before - getting to understand them. But his yearls 180 days: 259,200 min- utesg and 15,552,000 seconds were filled with memories precious to only the one person experiencing them, too. Memories no one else could share. Sammy Bellarosa, the photog- rapher said, l'll remember Mr. Wall- ner yelling at me. Then, more seriously, he said, Everything I did this year was so different than last year. l had to go out in the community to take pictures, and l got to know different people in the school, and what they did outside of it. That's what lill remember. Billy Vandermark said, I'll remem- ber the trip to New York best. And how crazy we could be at Wallneris - raiding his icebox and munching out. Scott Rabiet, graphic editor, said he'd remember eating the most. Without eating this group'd fall apart. We're olvvoys going out to eat - in the city, at Iahn's. tAboveJ While photographer Dave Vaughn captures a scene in the lobby, john Kunowski thinks of a humorous caption which would fit. tLeftl The work of many incorporated into one helps to comprise a yearbook. Literary editor Christine Solomon works on revising copy. But more than that, weire close. lf there are any problems, we feel free to call each other up. We pretty much do everything together as a group - espe- cially eating. Late nights and four weeks at Mr, Wallner's was another shared memo- ry. And for Mr. Wallner, the most deeply impressed memory. He said he'd remember 'fbeing over here. There is no possible way l can forget four weeks at 188. No possible way. l couldn't turn around without being reminded of the groupf' And Carol White too, would re- member 188. 'tWorking at Mr. Wall- neris house made us closer because it was better . .. than at school. The bar- riers went down easier. That's what l'll remember - the weeks at Mr. Wallner's just work- ing and the comraderie and, of course, the foodf, Pat Cater said, 'iWorking together all the time, we got to see different sides of each other - the serious side and the silly side. And in those late nights we worked, we all got .. . zany. That's what l'll remember. The close- ness .. . the work... and the food. Those are the memories the Log bound for themselves in this book. -Q- CLUBS 73

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Each year during February, the Log staff quickens its pace to a notch below frenzied. After working for tive hours straight, Dove Montiero is still fresh while Bill Vandermark and Carol White show their own signs of weariness. 1 , W ' U, Z .,,, ,V - ,V , f f :Ayr 1 ,, X . , . MMM' fAbovej The members of the Viking Log!Voice are: ffrontj Ieff Adams, Sam Bellarosa, Iohn Iardine, Carl Darrigo, Bob Sherman, Pete Artusa, Qsecondj Carol White, Scott Rabiet, Iohn Kunowski, Tom Green, Karen Klein, Tony Brach, Ray Corkey, fbackj Marlene Dziecit, Bill Brooks, Bill Mirola, Iut Varwig, Barbara Bullock, Tanya Lown, Liz Herries, Sandy Wheeler, Mr. Frank Wallner fAbovej Members of a group almost always appreciate being helped with the little thingsf' Boy Corkey waits patiently for some help while Brenda Swithers assists Put Cater in eating an afternoon snack. 72 CLUBS

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Contest sparks creativity Students win S n element of creativity can be found in everyone, but bringing it out can be hard. People shy away from using their talents because they're em- barassed, or they donlt want everyone to think they're showing off. Revelation, the schoo1's literary magazine, used an incentive to pro- mote Hshowing offl' - a five dollar prize for the best haiku, poem, or short story entered in Revelations Literary Contest. Revelation's staff put posters in nearly every room in the school, and in most of the halls, advertising the contest. Win five shuzzbuckslu Mrs. Ianet DiBello, Revelations's new advisor, hoped that a senior doesnit win the first contest so that the lower grades would feel encouraged to try. She got her wish. Pat Stacey, a sophomore, won the first contest and the five dollar prize. Why did he enter? I saw the poster and I said, 'Hey, great, I'Il enter.' I enjoy writing, and I had an idea for a storyf, His idea was the winning one. A group of Revelation members read through all entries, voted, and his was the most popular. Karen Kline, one of Revelations critics, said, It's hard to choose which one is the best. All the stuff I've read was goodf, Dave Phillips didn't look at the con- test as giving people the chance but the incentive to write. He said, I think a contest provides more of an incentive for people to express them- selves than the classroom. He's probably right. QBelowl The contents of Revelation are the work of the students, as is the cover. Becky Nelson and Belinda Davis put their best ideas to work on a cover design. mwndmm fAbovej The members of Revelation are: ffrontj Melanie Buckmaster, Katie O'Reilley, Liz Svetlana Iabari, Donna I-Ialter, Pam Snyder, I-Ierries, Diane Eignor, Scott Rabiet, Sandy Karen Kline, Ann Maitner, Tanya Lawn. Wheeler. fbackj Desiree Diaz, Patty Bebr, Ieanne Misho, 74 CLUBS