Wayne Valley High School - Embers Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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SEE NO EVIL: Senior Suzannah Matt son hides from the truth of her weight as MCDONALD'S ITS NOT: Junior Sharon she steps on the scale in the nurse's Kemper has a salad. office. V Pills, Exercise, Diet: It’s Not Easy Taking It Off Just about everyone is on a diet. But dieting doesn’t necessarily mean you are overweighL Karin Boyle remarked, “Dieting has become a habit. Taking pills is the easiest way.” Jane McLachlin puts it this way, To diet really means you pig out and then starve yourself, and that means I’m on a diet all the time.” Surely the dieting student must wonder if this is a healthy way to live. But most high ALL THE TRIMMINGS Jun»or Dave Torchin Student lunches rose 10c now cost $1 15 schoolers aren’t that concerned about health. The faster the weight comes off the better. An alternative to shedding pounds by avoiding food is to join with those who exercise. According to Norman Feit, who mans the racquetball desk at the Wayne “Y” four evenings a week, “About 15-20 Wayne Valley students work out at the YMHA every weekend. Most of the girls take exercise class or swim, while the boys work out in the weight room. —Georgene Glbney Student Life 21

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LIGHT READING Sophomores Chris Formosa and Joselyn Rock choose among diet fads at Walden's Bookstore. WJJowbrook MaD 2C Student Life

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Caught Sleeping I just close my eyes in class for a few minutes when I'm tired. I usually stay up late at night and am not a morning person,” said junior Gary Middleton But Krista Schult says she takes little naps in class because she works late. By the time I get out of work and go home to do my assignments, it’s already after midnight,” she said in an interview in January. Most students who snooze in class admit they are bored with the lesson. Senior Dave Man-cuso sums up many peoples' feelings, Some classes are just not worth staying awake for.” School is not the only place for naps. Some students crash” when they get home from school. Sophomore Maureen Bames says. When 1 get home from school, I am so tired from sitting at a desk all day and taking tests, that I have to lie down for about an hour so I’ll have energy to do my homework. Are there places in school where you can nap and not embarrass yourself? Sophomore Nicole David suggests the library. You can put your head down in one of the carrels and sleep.” Other snoozing places include the cafeterias and study halls, and once in a while you'll even see a student dozing in the bathrooms. If all else fails, you can always go to the nurse and pass out on one of her hospital cots, feigning a stomach ache. OSMOSIS: Seniors Jon Rudoiph and Ron Fuchs try to absorb Hamlet by laying their heads on the text 22 Student life CHAIRMAN OF THE BORED: Sophomore Joe Tahmoosh settles in for one of Mr. Bontekoe's lectures in English, room 139. On the Job How Embarrassing it is to be