West Bridgewater High School - Climber Yearbook (West Bridgewater, MA)

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We Learned It All In Kindergarten Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be I learned in kindergar- ten. Wisdom was not at the top of the gradu- ate school mountain, but there in the sand- box. These are the things I learned: Share ev- erything. Play fair. Don ' t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess . Don ' t take things that aren ' t yours. Say you ' re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Take a nap in the afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together. Be aware of won- der. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the plant goes up, and nobody really knows why, but we are all like that. ROBERT FULGHUM Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup — they all die. So do we. And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first work you learned, the biggest word of all; look. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The golden rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and sane living. Think of what a better world it would be if we all had cookies and milk about three o ' clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations always to put things back where we found them and cleaned up our Own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Excerpted from the book ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN by Robert Fulghum. Copyright 1 986, 1 988 by Robert L. Fulghum. Reprinted by permission of Villard Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

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INTRODUCTION Upon graduation, we will venture forth and face the world and all its challenges. Yet we will not embark on this trip alone- We will bring with us the hopes, dreams, memories, and friendships that we made at WBHS. These friendships are our most precious possessions, as valuable as gold and silver. The friendships we make in high school are like no others: they are forever shining and pure. No matter where our hopes and dreams may lead us, we will always remember the good times we shared at West Bridgewater High School. Julie Donahue Literary Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Amy Anderson Scott Asack Tracy Bevis Cindy DeCosta Julie Donahue Kristen Gothage Timothy Kellogg Christopher Pratt Julie Welsh ADVISORS: Mr. Reese Mrs. Kenrick Mrs. O ' Connell

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Seniors