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

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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

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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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The Commons, transformed into a cheerfully decorated dance floor, was hardly recognized as the same place that was seen a few hours before. Everyone enjoyed socializing and danc- ing to music provided by a live D.J. The first school dance of the year gives many students a chance to show off their abilities. Gala Milioner and partner Anjali Gulati win the doubles dance contest with their flashy routine. SPIRITS RUN HIGH For weeks, announcements blared about it, posters advertised it, and fi- nally the rumored marvel appeared. A four-foot Homecoming trophy mysteri- ously materialized in the window of the Main Office and would be awarded to the victorious class. Which one would win this great monument? Homecoming 1982 continued a res- urrected tradition for the second year. The annual Green and White Day con- jured up that feeling of school spirit and unity that lasted throughout the weekend. Students arrived at school on Friday, November 2, 1982 gar- nished in green and white attire. To add further atmosphere, the aroma of green and white carnations sold by the Varsity Leaders’ Club permeated the air throughout the school. Great anticipation grew as the day continued. At one o’clock classes were excused, and swarms of students headed towards the football field to participate in the pep rally and the class competitions. The Dalerettes, ac- companied by the marching band, commenced the festivities, followed by the cheerleaders who introduced those 42 daring and rugged gentlemen who would lead Farmingdale against their rival, Syosset. Suddenly all atten- tion was centered on a pickup truck where courageous souls volunteered risking their sanity, to participate in contests including apple dunking, piz- za eating, jello eating and relay races. Those people were really nuts. I wish I had the guts to do that, exclaimed Lisa Pravato, senior. The Imagine being of royal birth and not knowing it. King and Queen. Mike Cardascia and Sandy Penn, along with the court of Liz LaPorta. Ann» Cumera, Joe Car done. Mary Lynn Tnf. Jeff Ihrn. Andrea Eiseman. and Joe Resenpolluk. were flabbergasted after making this discovery. Homecoming 11