Westport High School - Brownie Yearbook (Westport, MA)

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Time can seem endless; it can also seem to pass quite swiftly. Either way, the memories we have will live forever. This is our story of a time and an experience, these are our memories. Our first memories are those of our childhood and our adventures and experiences in growing up. As we grew older, we grew much like roses on a bush, upward, outward, all of us reaching for our part of the sky and the sun. | But growing farther apart as we were, we still held a kinship: we had the same roots, which were Westport High. Our memories, like flowers, are pressed between the pages of this book. We would like to share them with you. The best place to start is, - of course, at the beginning... N. Case G. Rodrigues -

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‘‘A Glimpse of the Past”’ We, the Class of 1981, have many memories, some good and some not so good, of things we have done together over our last four years at Westport High School. We would now like to share some of these memories with you. In 1977, under the guidance of our advisor, Miss Gail M. Silvia, we elected our first class officers. We chose: Dottie Feliz, as president; Debbie Sampson, as vice-president; Renee La- Flamme, as treasurer; and Jessica Rita, as sec- retary. We had eleven fund-raising projects that year including a yard sale, three cake sales, a raffle, and a servant day, on which class mem- bers were sold as servants to faculty members and upperclassmen. In January, we had our first annual Spaghetti Supper, which went on despite a terrible snowstorm. Less successful projects were our tote bags and our WHS windbreaker jacket sale. We ended our Freshmen year with a class trip to Nantucket. In our Sophomore year, we elected Doreen Faria, president; Pauline Quinn, vice-president; Sue Medeiros, treasurer; and Lisa Braman, sec- retary. We began the year by trying to sell last years tote bags. We also sold posters, candy bars, and ‘“‘frustration pencils.’’ We also ordered our Class rings under the guidance of Miss Silvia. Our second annual Spaghetti Supper was again held in January and the weather was again poor. (This time an ice storm!) Our big event of the year was sponsoring ‘‘Basketball: The Good Olde Days’’ game, with our faculty and staff members displaying the historical development of the sport. In June, we had our annual trip, this year we went to Martha’s Vineyard. In our Junior year, all our hard work began to pay off. With our president, Doreen Faria; vice- president, Pauline Quinn; treasurer, Sue Me- deiros; and secretary, Kelley O’Brien, we sold posters, carnations, cookies and tried some- thing new, a bike-a-thon, which proved success- ful. Our third annual Spaghetti Supper was this year challenged by another snowstorm. In March, our Prom Committee was organized, and with the help of Miss Silvia, we held our Junior Prom at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swan- sea. Our yearbook staff was also busy planning our yearbook. By the time our Senior year rolled around, we had become very good at organizing our fund- raising events. We selected Joey Gardzina, as president; Pauline Quinn, as vice-president; Lisa Brown, as treasurer; and Renee LaFlamme, as secretary. Under the assistance of Miss Silvia, we sold cookies, candy bars, and held our fourth annual and last Spaghetti Supper. By mid-Febru- ary, our yearbook was completed after numer- ous hours of hard work and we began to prepare for our Senior Prom, Class Day, Parents’ Night, and most of all, our Graduation Day. It wasn’t always easy, it wasn’t always fun, but the best is always worth the fight. Well that’s our class history — not exactly The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, but it’s very special to us, and we hope it’s at least a little special to you! R. Grillo G. Rodrigues Alison