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

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THE SUNRISE MALL IS POPULAR FOR HANGING OUT AND PURCHASING MANY ITEMS. Jeff Light and Stephen Liebowitz picked out their favorite music albums at Sam Goody's. THE FEELING THAT MUSIC COMES BEFORE EVERY- THING IS A COMMON FEELING AMONG MANY STUDENTS. The group Led Zeppelin is popular among many students. LEISURE TIME IS SPENT IN MANY VARIOUS WAYS. Alex Beimonte shows his skillful excellence in a jump on a motorbike.

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THE JUNIOR PROM WAS AN EXCITING EVENT FOR ALL WHO ATTENDED. Mike Wildes, Joey Panierello, Ed McMahon, and Rob Shelhorn show their unity and friendship during this enjoyable event. WORKING IS A GREAT SOURCE OF MONEY FOR SAVING AND WEEKENDS. Sally Ann Valenti works steadily as a cashier at Woolworth's. We've Go« a Way With it Being 'In' While Hanging Out Friendship was more or less the meaning of stu- dent life. Many showed their friendship through their clothes. Whether it was best friend shirts, wearing the same style of clothes, or just hanging out in your own corner of the commons, fashion and friendship seemed to always go together. We could immediately tell cliques apart by looking at their clothes. Some wore high fashion, some wore sweatshirts, some wore concert shirts, and some wore preppy shirts. But whatever we wore, we were proud of it. Our clothes showed the varied per- sonalities of many. Students enjoyed their free time in various ways. There were those wild cast and victory parties. Then came those every weekend parties, sweet six- teen parties, and the ultimate graduation party. Each party was extremely memorable in the eyes of those who attended. Many enjoyed their free time by spending a day in the city. This was especially true during Christmas time. A common sight for many was the extremely large Christmas tree. This year’s tree, with its thousands of lights, was the largest tree thus far. Many other free time activities were exercised. The never ending horror flicks were extremely popular. Our social lives were always blossoming. They were full of fun and excitement. Everything we did, we did it our way. That is what made it so special. — Mary Jacob STUDENT LIFE 8 DIVIDER

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Back to Basics It was hotter in the days before the start of school than it had been all summer long. There were few signs that an entire season had come and S o enough of the beach, hot weather, getting up late and no homework. gone. Students abandoned their sum- mer jobs and started thinking about quadratic equations, term papers, ex- ams, school supplies and college ap- plications. It could have been any September. It wasn't. Nothing ap- peared to have changed. In truth, more changes had occurred in one summer vacation than had taken place in the past 10 years. After practically building and then running the high school for two decades, Principal John McLennan retired last February. Finally, the seven-month search for a replace- ment ended as Dr. Steven Kussin was officially appointed on September 6, and officially began work on October 17. Though rumors quickly spread of no more “free periods'' or early dismissal, Dr. Kussin seemed to have an entirely different approach. The trouble with too many regulations is that people will ignore them. You have to keep it to that important few so that these will contain a certain respect. He was enthusiastic and eager and had many innovations in store for the school. Although many liked to ignore pro- blems and hoped they would go away, that wasn’t the case concern- ing last year’s racial disturbances. Throughout the summer, meetings were held, programs introduced and advice offered all in hopes of ensur- ing continued peace and stability in the high school. The input from out- side was surprising. So enough of the beach, hot weather and getting up late. It was time to get going. It was time for a year of intensive work and activity at the high school. — Melissa DeSimone HOMEWORK 18 OFTEN THE DOWNFALL OF MANY. Sal Lagano explains a difficult assignment to Timmy O'Rourke and Jose Negron before going to class UPON FIRST ENTERING THE SCHOOL. FRESHMEN ARE SWAMPED WITH MANY LECTURES AND RULES. Dr Kussin takes the time to meet everyone while making the traditional speeches. STUDENT LIFE 10 START OF SCHOOL