West Boylston High School - Lions Roar Yearbook (West Boylston, MA)

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Mr. Charles N. LaPrade So mans roads go far and wide. None arc for all. and we cannot tay. Whenever our lifeways must divide The wav v e go, lei it he with pride That wo make our choice of the next highway. Though the road and the time and the men vve meet Help make the traveling hard or fair. Though there he triumph or defeat. Pain or pleasure, trust or deceit. The difference is never wholly there — The difference is seldom in what we choose. Nor the friends or foes in the changing scene. Much lies in the wav vve each refuse To blame circumstance, win or lose. Walking the highway with hearts serene. To one who has traveled many roads, Robert Frost ' s poem. The Road Not Taken, can be extremely symbolic; it can pro- vide a feeling of gratitude for things accomplished, or it can pro- vide a feeling of remorse for not hav ing traveled on a divergent road during one’s lifetime and embarked on a different career. For a youthful secondary school graduate there are many roads to take today. There are bewildering avenues in our com- plicated society which leave one with a variety of difficult choices. One road may hold the promise of security and safety but may not have stimulating undergrowth around the bend; a second may provide a sense of service but may prove to be dan- gerous anil not lend itself to an orderly, well-regulated life; a third may perhaps be grassy, fresh, and exciting . . . but un- used . . . and with hidden dangers! Which road to take? Which path for our young people imbued with eagerness to start a new stage of life? The answer lies within the young graduate. None of us can correctly direct you to the exact path. You will perhaps stumble as you attempt various roads in an effort to find the best one . . . the best future for yourself and the most rewarding career. But does it really matter? One who travels many roads in early life eventually brings a maturity and background to his final ca- reer. It is the experimentation which makes us grow, the experi- ence which makes us ready to decide. The difference is not in the roads; it is within ourselves. Mr. Thomas A. Wood 10

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Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. 9

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The (leadline for the first sixteen pages is Monday. . . . Where ' s the layout for the play? . . . Where did you say you put that picture? Anyone who happened across a yearbook production meeting during the past year might well have thought that coordinating the compilation of our annual was a difficult project. In part it was, hut our labor was more than offset by the memories our efforts brought to mind. This hook is an attempt to recreate the episodes and events that spawned those memories. As we pass through the doors of West Bo Iston High School, let us all look forward to a new and exciting world — one that will he enriched by our membership and ef- forts. To our fellow classmates we offer our sincerest wishes for success in all their endeavors, for their lasting good health, and for friendship . . . always. LION’S ROAR STAFF Yearbook Advisor: Mr. Kenneth J. Ricardi Art Editor: Carol Severance Class History Committee, Chairman: Ona Oman Class Will Committee, Chairman: Lisa Walsh Business Manager: Florence Alexander Co-Editors: Paula Bossi Stacey Wagner Business Manager: Heather Smith Typing Committee, Chairman: Sheila Castonguay Student Photographer: Stephanie Boosahda Senior Write-Up Committee, Chairman: Betty Ann Peterson Class Prophecy Committee, Chairman: William Fidrych