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

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Administration Dear Members of the Class of 1985: I am writing this letter for the first publication deadline of your yearbook which is only one quarter of the way through your senior year at Wachusett. This act reminds me of how transient and ordered most of life really is. And this would seem to be a good thing given the less frequent but tumultous events that can occur in the life of an individual or of a country or even of the world. The common experience of high school — even with all the differences of performance and accomplishments — is very important to all of us. I wouldn’t trade in the memories of my high school years — like yours spent at Wachusett — for anything! Even more than twenty-five years out my memory is often flooded with recollections of friendships and of teachers; of good times with my family and the traumas and tribulations of my adolescence. It was a special time for me and I hope it was a special time for you. As you read this your graduation ceremonies will be close at hand and the future will stretch out for you and your classmates in many directions. It is my hope that Wachusett has had some part in preparing you for what lies ahead and that you will remember those — your family, friends, and teachers — who have had a positive impact on your life. I think of Wachusett as a family and 1 wish for each of you to keep us somewhere in your memory as you pursue whatever goals or ambitions that burn in your hearts. We hope to establish a formal Alumni Association in the near future and I hope you will join. My fervent prayer for each of you is that you will pursue your dreams and no matter what life has to offer you that you will face it with truth, honesty, and love. Keep in touch, Harold M. Lane, Jr. Principal BERNARD TREMBLAY, ASS T PRINCIPAL DR. THOMAS PANDISCIO, ASS T PRINCIPAL 19

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Superintendent’s Office Message to the Class of 1985: This message is being written following several days spent with Amish friends in Ohio, including a morning’s visit in an Amish one-room school and three days observing a family (three generations worth) prepare for a wedding. The most impressive aspect of the Amish for me was the strong sense of community, the standards set by it, the support given by it, especially in times of need, and the obligation which each family accepts for training each young person in a vocational area and setting him or her up in an occupation or household. What message is there in all of this for us? I think that there is a message which runs counter to the commonly heard “I want to make it on my own.” Possibly this ‘‘making it on one’s own” is a reaction to overprotective or manipulative parents. Sometimes it is necessary, when there is no support coming from family or friends. But how silly it is to confuse the desire to achieve self-sufficiency with knowing it all, to refuse advice and assistance when offered by someone who knows our chosen occupation better than we. The message is: accept advice and assistance with your career and life, and even ask for it. Thousands of successful careers have been moved forward by the person’s having a mentor, a more experienced person in the field, who takes an interest in a hard-working junior, and acts not only as teacher, but as agent to further the junior’s advancement. Yes it is admirable to go it alone, but i t is not necessary in many cases. May I suggest that you consider abandoning some of those macho instincts and looking around for a person of quality and accomplishment so you don’t have to “reinvent the wheel.” Whatever your route, our best wishes follow you along your life’s path. Dr. Edward P. Yaglou Superintendent PETER FARRELLY ASS T SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM C. JORDEN BUSINESS MANAGER FORREST R. GILMORE, JR. DIR. OF SPECIAL ED.

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NORMAN ANDERSON MATH 9 years . . . U. Mass., Worcester State College . . . Computer Club Advisor. SETTIMIA BALKO FOREIGN LANGUAGE 18 years . . . Russell Sage College. PAUL AUDETTE GUIDANCE DIRECTOR 15 years . . . Holy Cross, Fitchburg State College, U. Mass., Assumption . . . “If you can imagine it, you can do it.” ELIZABETH BARYS HOME ECONOMICS. CHAIR 10 years . . . U. Mass., University of Grenoble, France, Worcester State College . . . ROK Advisor. GEORGE M. AWAD INDUSTRIAL ARTS, CHAIR 15 years . . . Fitchburg State College, Worcester State College . . . “Persistence can replace talent 90% of the time.” JAMES BARYS MATH 14 years . . . Colby College, UCSB, Clark University. ROY K. BAER SCIENCE 20 years . . . Atlantic Union College, University of Colorado, WPI . . . Class Advisor, Ski Club Advisor, Acadia Trip Supervisor . . . “The Educated Man is at Home in Any Society.” LAURA BECKWITH MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE 14 years . . . Bates College, Clark University . . . “Go with courage, believing that your being is of interest and your doing is of purpose.” 20