Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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BELOW: After a long day, Laura Creasey and Robin Molan head to the machine to get a refreshing Coke. FAR BELOW: Lisa Coris raises money for the Yearbook by selling M M ' s to Jonathan Floyd. BOTTOM: Ibuki Kimura displays the day ' s earnings. Opening □ 13

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Vending Wars Have you ever wandered through the halls during a confer ence pe¬ riod when suddenly, out of nowhere, your stomach cries out to be fed? You reach into your pocket, and, thank God, you’ve got some spare change! Now, you know you’re hungry, but are you thirsty, too? O.K. maybe you’re hungry and thirsty. Yes, that’s it. But what to do? You continue to wander, with visions of “Goldfish” crackers and Diet Coke in your head or was that “Bagels” and “Ocean Spray Generic Fruit Drink?” No matter! As you begin to walk faster, your heart pounding with excitement, you begin to salivate with anticipation and at last, some primitive instinct directs you into the last bastion of dog- eat-dog capitalism: The Cafeteria. Within its walls, you’ll find a veritable potpourri of snacks and soft drinks designed to appease your demanding appetite. The Cafeteria Staff’s monopoly of “Ocean Spray” juice machines and a vending snack machine dispenses all sorts of goodies, including popcorn, fudge brownies, chocolate chip cookies and cigarettes — well not yet, but give it a year or two. In another comer sits the Senior-run Coke machine or, the “devil on earth” in the eyes of some Weston parents who’d like to have every student brushing and flossing after lunch. Nevertheless, the machine is a source of wonderful, carbonated, sugar-water for the entire student body. And this onslaught of capitalism doesn’t stop here. Junior class mothers are hawking bagels outside the Main Office during confer¬ ence periods, while the yearbook staff members sit faithfully in the cafeteria promoting M M’s and tooth decay. Yes, indeed, capitalism seems to be running rampant within the High School halls. But beneath a guise of friendly competition are fierce rivalries where only one thing matters: money. The Juice ma¬ chines are out to capture the beverage market from the Coke Machine while the yearbook M M sales compete with bagel sellers and the vending snack machine. To competitors, a bagel is no longer an after¬ noon snack, it is the enemy, a thing to be hated and despised. So once you get into the cafeteria, your primary concern is not “Will I pass Math this term?” but is rather “to whom will I give my money?” Think about this: It’s not just a matter of feeding your stomach, it’s life or death in the vending machine wars. Oh, by the way, can you spare a quarter? □ Andy Wedmore Caught in the act, Josh Gerstein makes his eighty-eighth trip to the vending machine taking the last of the “Goldfish. 12 . Opening

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BELOW: Looking on, Courtney Woods laughs as James Potter attempts to start a fire. RIGHT: Frustrated, John Weis wishes he had the home field advantage. RIGHT: Sophomores Rhonda Benotti, Marian Davidson, Kelly Gunderson and Amy Cacciatore congregate around the refreshment stand at half-time. 14 □ Opening