Wachusett Regional High School - Wachusett Yearbook (Holden, MA)

Page 24 text:

m BETTY CARLSON, Administrative Superintendent’s Office Superintendent’s Office MELANIE DONEGAN, Administrative NORMA SMITH, Administrative 20

Page 23 text:

JANE MOULTON, Ass’t. Principal MICHAEL PREGOT, Ass’t. Principal BERNARD TREMBLAY, Ass’t. Principal •V‘ ' V ' ' ' N‘»sv.V • »• - v.WV. •V.v.v •VVV.v- ADMINISTRATION- Dear Members of the Class of 1980, I have always considered it a real privilege to be given the opportunity to write a note to members of a graduating class for their yearbook. I have also found it a real challenge to try and think of something different or unique to say to each class. It has been my experience that each class has a per¬ sonality of its own that has been honed by the different indi¬ viduals who go into each new class. Certainly the times — in particular the senior year — are different for each graduating class. As seniors, for instance, you have had to live with unpleasant situations in Iran and Afghanistan on an interna¬ tional level, have experienced the warm-up to the quadrennial madness called a presidential election, have been bombarded with messages about energy conservation and the state of the economy, and have witnessed a teacher-school-committee stalemate over salaries and working conditions, and have seen the first signs of the construction of much-needed addi¬ tions to Wachusett. Certainly these events — and many more — make you. senior year quite different from those experi¬ enced by previous — or future — graduates. But as I thought about the enormity of the differences I was drawn more and more to the fact of the obvious and necessary similarities between your class and all others. The best advice, after all, is that which has stood the test of time. The best preparation for the future is an exhaustive and sensitive look at the past. Underneath the differences that always exist are the ultimate truths. In trying to enunciate one of these truths I came upon the following words of Marie Curie which I want to share with you: “We cannot hope to build a better world without improv¬ ing the individual and toward this end, each of us must work toward his her own highest development, accepting his her share of responsibility in the general life of humanity.” I can do no better than leave you with those profound words and my sincere prayer that each of you will take seriously the admonition of Marie Curie. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with and getting to know the various individuals who make up the Class of 1980. I have acquired tremendous pride in the accomplishment of the class as a whole. And I wish for each of you the joy of a life filled with personal happiness, and a sensitivity for others. Good luck .. . and keep in touch! Sincerely, HAROLD LANE, Principal Harold M. Lane, Jr. Principal 19

Page 25 text:

GUIDANCE NANCY DEGUTIS, Secretary HOWARD GROOM, Counselor 1981 PAUL AUDETTE, Director BARBARA DUGGAN, Secretary MARCIA HASTBACKA, 3R DAVID KRANER, Vocational Counselor