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

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Sports for all Seasons As if schoolwork, sports and various other school related activities didn ' t take up enough time, there are still those who fit in yet another activity. Two such athletes are Julie McMahon and Kristen Tepper. Julie grew to love horses from a young age, and at age 8, started riding lessons. As her hobby became more serious, she and her parents real- ized a need for something more-COMPETI- TION. Probably her most memorable competi- tion was in Grafton, placing first in the Dersage course. Since then, she has purchased a horse of her own, Jackson, whom she keeps in Holden. Jackson, a thoroughbred, doesn ' t compete much now, but will have ample opportunity next year. Julie hopes to join the equestrian team in college. Until then, she will spend her usual 5 days a week riding and caring for Jackson, and preparing him and herself for probably some very memorable experiences to come. Another such athlete is skater, Kristen Tepper. Kristen began skating at age eight, then a resi- dent of Canada. Private lessons and eventually competition came later when she moved to the U.S.A. at age 10. In order to compete, a skater must take a figure test which determines a skat- er ' s level of ability. It divides skaters into differ- ent levels and at the same time allows them to work up to higher levels of competition. Kristen has also joined the Nashoba Valley Colonial Pre- cision Team. Her line consists of about thirty 17 to 18 year olds. With them, she has traveled ex- tensively to compete. Such trips include those to Rochester, Reno, Tulsa, and also Lake Placid. There, she skated in the Olympic Rink against a Japanese precision team, taking home a silver medal. She practices four hours per week and nine hours during competition. Apart from prac- tice, they also have aerobic workouts and make trips to Boston together. At the same time she continues her private lessons until she leaves in July 1988. Kristen was selected to skate for the Ice Capades for a year. This is just one of many of her goals, and it looks like they will all be ful- filled. Kristen Tepper practices at the Foxboro ice rink, prior to her acceptance into the Ice Capades. 24 M r

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t) have to be there! ABOVE: Who is that wigged woman, anyway? LEFT: Katja ' s home in MUnster. As with ot her years, the American Field Service has provided WHS with an exchange student. This year our student is Katja Regenberg who comes from Muenster, a large town in West Germany. She started her senior year in September, like all of us having to take all the required classes to graduate. No small task for someone who had only studied English for three years. She takes her classes very seriously, regardless of the fact that when she re- turns to Germany, she will have to repeat the year she missed. Although studying is important to her, we are all able to find her present at sporting events, dances, and all the hip parties around town. When asked what she thought about her new home coun- try, she replied with: It ' s a great experience for me! I learn hundreds of new things everyday, but I don ' t enjoy the load very much. Katja is a member of AFS, and is involved in the Drama Club. In the production of M.A.S.H. she played the role of none other than a German psychi- atrist. It ' s a pleasure to have Katja as a member of the class of 1988! ABOVE: AFS student to WHS, Katja Regenburg France

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histle Whiril You Work FAR ABOVE: Christine Andersen plays Mother Nature at Green Thumb. LEFT: Marisa Kane attempts to deal with an irate computer. Okay, you ' ve slacked off all summer, now it ' s time to get a job. Where do you go? You have to consider pay, hours, and of course, how flexible your boss is about giving you Friday and Saturday nights off. But somewhere along the line, you have to buckle down and go out to look for that perfect job. Well, it seems that the students here at WHS have a good handle on the job market. There are students work- ing everywhere from Pat ' s Sunoco to The Willows, from Dairy Queen to Caldors. Many of them even enjoy their jobs! There seem to be some jobs which attract larger numbers of students than others. Wendys, Dairy Queen, and several other fast food establishments in town seem to have more than their share of student employees. The Westborough Marriott has at least eight student employees, more than the average em- ployer, and they seem to enjoy their jobs. Our bosses are really easy about changing our work schedules and they usually honor our requests for time off, said one employee. The benefits are pretty good too; free food when you work, really low room rates at other Marriotts, and discounts in Mar- riott restaurants and gift shops. Obviously, the Marriott is a good place to work, but what about those whose interests lie elsewhere, don ' t like to get bossed around, or don ' t want to conform to a regimented schedule? They could do what at least one senior, Chris Gage, did last sum- mer, start his own business. Well, he didn ' t really start the business this sum- mer, it is several years old, but it really prospered this year. He does custom carpentry and his jobs this summer ranged from building an addition on a sun- deck to tearing down walls and expanding a bath- room. If you have the time and the talent, this could be the way to go. You can make your own hours, you get to keep all of the profits, and the government doesn ' t withold any taxes. And you ' re the boss! Well, whatever your job is, you can be proud that you ' re earning your own money. We took a poll to find out what you money is spent on, but your an- swers weren ' t varied enough to fill a page. The big- gest reply was, you guessed it, U2 tickets! cars, clothes, and cassettes were high up on the list also. We ' d like to leave on this note: if you have a little extra money, remember, the juice machine would be very happy to take it off of your hands. LEFT: Do you want the oil checked and the windshield washed? 25