Westborough High School - Cotton Gin Yearbook (Westborough, MA)

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Let It Snow! What ' s the only difference between Westborough and some small hick town in Southern California? You guessed it; that unpredictable white stuff that falls from the sky. ..Snow. Up to the age of 10, it ' s a gift from God, a natural toy in which to throw, eat(when its not yellow), romp in, cre- ate dream forts, and glide over at 90 miles an hour. After that it takes on a new perspective. It is something which to shovel twice; once before the plow, and the second time after the plow inevitably comes and re-buries one ' s driveway. Snow is some thing to blow-dry and chisel off the car. It is also a parent ' s favorite excuse to why one should stay home on Friday night. When one says snow to the aver- age student, the immediate reaction is no school!! Scenario: Forecasters are predicting 5 feet, and one blows every- thing off and watches T.V. all night only to wake up late and find — black tar and warm sun. Then, there are those days when you wake up early, jump in the show- er, come out wide awa ke, refreshed, and one ' s little sister mumbles What ' s the matter with you-no school! . One crawls back into bed - a little damp. It ' s futile to try and deter- mine whether or not school is actually in session. The radio announcers, it seems, are always on ..and West Boylston . One usually remains clue- less till at least 20 minutes before 8:00. This year we have been particularly blessed with postponements during midyears, leaving us with even more time in which to put off studying ( there are no excuses for failing an exam having 5 days to look over mate- rial ) -and a white football season. To sum it all up - When You Least Ex- pect It, Expect It!!! 24

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(Below)Brian Strong jammin at foot- ball practice. (Right)Sue Hall rehearses the French horn with the band. PRACTICES: What Price For Perfection? 3? We hear it everyday. Mrs. Howland comes over the loud speaker and starts reeling off announcements. Girls ' basketball practice has been changed to 5:00 today. Senior play practice from 7:00 to 10:00; band re- hearsal today after school for the con- cert tomorrow; boys ' freshmen bas- ketball will be at the junior high today at 4:00; concert choir rehearsal from 3:00 to... Sometimes they make your head spin. One might ask oneself, Are all these practices really worth the trou- ble? I mean, heck, I know right now I ' ll be warming the bench in Friday ' s game, anyways. As always, the stu- dents trample off to their practices, unquestioningly. It ' s two twenty-two and they haven ' t eaten since seven thirty when they grabbed a doughnut while running out of the house, claim- ing that there wasn ' t time for break- fast . During lunch, they were too busy cramming for their Biology II ' cat-skinning ' test to care much about eating. (Above)The senior guys form a chorus line as they practice dancing for South Pacific , this year ' s senior play. (Right)Chris Gagnon heads the ball during soccer practice. 26