West Roxbury High School - West Roxbury Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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headmaster’s message March 31, 1978 The members of the Class of 1978 are to be congratulated for having the perseverance to finish their high school education despite the numerous changes that have taken place during the past four years. It has been said that adversity is an accepted part of living. For you to have met it at such an early age and to have successfully overcome it, augurs well for your future success. There are five guideposts that each of you can make good use of. They are not an infallible formula for “the good life”, but they will never lead you astray. They are called “the five C’s” and these C’s stand for five words: Confidence, Competence, Courtesy, Cooperation, and Control of Self. Use them as you shape and pursue your career. My sincere congratulations to all of you. Donald Burgess Head Master 20

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The girls basketball team was the best in the school this year as far as records go. They made it to the state tournament but at the end they were down by five points. It hurt a lot for the team because they had worked so hard, but they were still the CITY CHAMPS which made them number one in the eyes of their coaches and all the West Roxbury fans. On December 7 the Hudson Bus Co. went on strike; since ninety percent of the school came by bus, we took advantage of the strike and took a three day vacation. During the first four months of school three of the most famous people, who were a part of a lot of people’s lives, passed away. ‘‘Love Me Tender” and ‘‘Hound Dog” will never be the same without Elvis. Christmas will not be the same without Bing, and Guy Lombardo will certainly be missed at the New Years Eve parties in Time Square. On February 6, Boston was hit with the worst storm in the history of the city. The amount of total snow fall in just twenty-four hours was a record breaking twenty-seven inches, with the drifts six feet high. President Carter declared Boston a Federal Disaster Area. Governor Dukakis put a ban on all cars in the city. Where- ever you had to go you had to walk. All businesses closed down for about a week. All schools were closed from Februrary 7-27. It took almost a whole month just to get rid of the snow in the streets, and there was still a whole lot in peoples yards, lawns, sidewalks for a month after. Because of the schools being closed during the storm the Boston School Committee made a decision that the days that were missed must be made up one way or another; first the decision was that they were going to take away our April Vacation but they knew that would never work because nobody would come. So on March 27, we started making up the hours by coming to school fifteen minutes earlier and leaving fifteen minutes later. The year went by so fast we didn’t even realize it. On May 15, we walked through the door of the school for the last time as West Roxbury High School students. Class Day was held in May. We all enjoyed ourselves, reminiscing about the past four years that we had shared together, signing each others yearbook, and just thinking of what a great time the years have been and what it is going to be like not coming to school every morning at quarter of eight and being with all the people we shared so much with. Our Senior Prom was definitely a night, a night we are going to remember forever. It was held at Lantana’s on May 10 featuring “Second Society”. Everyone had a great time and wished it would never end. On Graduation Day we all gathered at Hynes Auditorium as the class of “78” for the last time. It’s after Graduation now and we have all gone our own ways. But we will always remember and treasure OUR high school yfears. The CLASS OF “78” will live forever. 0

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officers of the class of 1978 PRESIDENT: As presiding officer of the senior Advisory Council, Philip Kearney is responsible for the organization of all senior class activities. VICE-PRESIDENT: Bernadette Manning assists the president in all activities and is responsible for the Class Day Program. TREASURER: Angela McDole collects all senior class funds and is responsible for expenditures. SECRETARY: Nunci Deleo records the minutes of all meetings and is in charge of all correspondence and the publishing of the Senior Class Newsletter.