Westfield High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Westfield, NJ)

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II Westfield Senior High School 550 Dorian Road Westfield, NJ 07090 Jonathan Clark Janet Milcan Douglas Savage Michael Scott Co-editors Donna Anthony Editorial Staff Robert Cypher Valerie Gardiner Kenneth Kirshenbaum Kathleen Sullivan Advisor • s Mrs. Lois R. Hopkins

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Impression (im-presb' an) n. I, the act or process of impressing. 2. the effect, mark, or imprint made on a surface by pressure. 3. AN EFFECT, IMAGE, OR FEELING RETAINED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF EXPERIENCE. Impressions have their roots in our earliest begin- nings. Friends, family, and the conditions of our environment influence the ideas we form about our world. Experiences of our lifetime blend together in a vivid array of emotions and responses, resulting in memories that will forever be a part of us. We retain vague notions or remembrances of our childhood. It is not always the monumental events, but frequently the small, seemingly unimportant things that affect and form us. Individuals, institutions, or incidents affect us deeply and will remain etched in our minds forever. As children, our entire world revolves around our parents. They supply all the love, security, and affection that we require. Our lives are sheltered and our ex- periences limited. Childhood is a period of immense growth, and it is during this development that we begin to question our world. As time goes on, we look outside this isolated existence toward others for the recogni- tion, acceptance, and love that is essential for survival. Amidst a world that is accelerated, challenging, com- petitive, and often unrewarding, but always stimulat- ing, we are forced to learn what we must, experience what we can, and at all times try to maintain a sense of our own identity. In dealing with ourselves and other individuals, we are constantly being impressed and im- pressing others. Our lives are a series of effects, images, and feelings retained as a consequence of experience. 5