Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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There is more room to a standard school locker than meets the eye. Margaret Studdert assists Donna O'Leary in chosing the final touches that will make it seem a home away from home. The custodians and hired contractors were busy painting the school and replacing all of the entrances during the summer. Faced with the dilemma of doors without handles the first weeks of school. Steve Mogaviro. Wade Holts, and Bruce Staebler had to wait to be let in. Decisions! Decisions! Not only does a student have to decide between which difficult classes to take but now a class as simple as gym has a wide variety of options to chose from.

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Thoughts Of Relaxing On The Sand In The Red Hot Sun Would Soon Become A Distant Fantasy. Quickly Approaching And Bringing With It Great Anticipation Was . . . RED LETTER DAY At first, it appeared calm and quiet, Along with the new year came the but gradually, the Commons exploded usual problems, which ranged from with tribes of red-faced sun worshipers waiting on massive lines in the guid- who had spent the last two months at ance office, hoping to get a schedule the beach. An air of exhilaration satu- change, to finding that some unknown rated the room with the addition of being had taken over and put his own hugs and tears between friends who lock on another student's locker. A hadn't seen each other since June. neW dimension was added to this Soon all parted and cautiously ven- year's confusion. The custodians took tured to their assigned regions. all summer to install new doors, but What appeared most important to they left off the outside handles! By some on this day was finding classes the time you realized the doors in front and finding a friend. The most terrify- of you had no handles, the doors be- ing experience is worrying that you'll hind you would close and you would be in a class with no friends,” ex- be locked out,” noticed Mike Weis- plained Melissa DeSimone, sopho- brod, senior. more. “I was really nervous and The day marked the beginning of thought I would never find any of my another successful year for the Farm- classes, remarked Barbara Gibbons, ingdale High School. This year com- freshman. ing back to school was important be- Others regarded this day as a day of cause it's my last year and there isn't socializing. ”1 was glad to come back going to be a place where all these to school to see all of my friends I did people will get together again. I’m defi- not see over the summer, explained nitely going to make the most of it,” Maureen Leyes, senior. promised Lisa Pagnotta, senior. Popularity depends upon need. The beginning of the school year finds the guidance counselors the most popular members of the staff as they are greeted by long lines of discontented stu- dents seeking changes in their schedules. 8 Back To School

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The threat of missing out on the annual Home- coming Dance enticed many to purchase tick- ets. Class officers Liz Flynn and Fran Marcus help in promoting sales. The People Who Decorated The Commons Should Be Congratulated. The Atmosphere Of The Place Brought On A Contagious Feeling Of School Spirit. -Debbie Walls, Senior Donated by the class of 1983. the new Home- coming trophy will be a momento for future classes to strive for. This year, the class of 1984 became the first class to have their name in- scribed on it. 10 Homecoming