Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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Looking good for the camera, Tom Maher and Chad Haskell find the per¬ fect pose at the toga dance. Carefully counting the money, Mrs. Borsari, Michael Queenan and Chris Ward keep an eye on the door during the dance sponsored by the junior class. Strutting their stuff at the toga dance, Tony Pacione and Matt Micciche show off their fashionable togas before joining the danc¬ ing. B-8-B-B-B - a -B-■-■-B-B-B-■-■“ All School Dance , , . Fifteen ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■MB ■ ■■■■■■■■■■

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Roman Classic Toga .or not toga he average visitor to the McCall junior high gym would have wondered if they had been time warped into ancient Rome. People were dressed in makeshift togas try¬ ing desperately to move and dance in their confining dress. As the evening wore on, togas were piled in the hall resem¬ bling a Chinese laundry. Not all of the sheets were the tradition¬ al white, rather there was a wide variety of colors and pat¬ terns. Jody Moody was draped in a toga covered with trucks and Alison Alberts and a couple of her friends came outfitted in metallic sheets. Matt Micciche appeared wearing a unique checkerboard style toga. People used unusual accessories to ac¬ cent their togas. Ties, laurels, and rope belts were used to highlight normally simple togas and give them some individual¬ ity. “I found it difficult to figure out how to wrap such a big piece of cloth around me. It took al¬ most a half hour to get the the toga the way that I wanted it,” Keeping in step with the music, Eliza¬ beth Herlihy, Sabrina Patrick and Sarah Fitzpatrick dance around the McCall gym. explained Elizabeth Dahm. Some freshman boys played wiffle ball in the hall amid the discarded togas while others spent their time talking to their friends in the bleachers and on the stairs outside the gym. For the freshmen, the toga was sig- nifigant as it was their first dance as high schoolers. Megan O’Neill and Nicole Giambro agreed, “at first we were scared, but then we started to have fun.” The rest of the people packed the floor of the gym and danced to a mixture of popular hits and classics from the past. “The toga has traditionally been a senior function. It has always been something special that the seniors have had for themselves,” said senior Piyum Samaraweera. There were more than a few seniors who were against the idea of an all¬ school toga bacause some felt that only the senior class should have a toga dance. They felt that they should maintain the toga as a senior function. De¬ spite some senior objections to having a toga other than their own, there was a surprisingly large turnout. Kristen Kupjian, junior class president said “the all school toga dance was a smashing success, we raised over one thousand dollars.” Senior Jay Moore said, “I feel that everyone had a really good time. There were more people at the toga than there were at most of the other dances.” -Steve Buttacavoli and Heather Mills Thedincel w s a smash¬ ing siicTess, we raised n erj ,|jEiethdMsand| |larS.y SiKristen Kupjian

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great season. Steve said, “This is the first time in anyone’s memory that any golf team has appeared at the pep rally. We finally showed everyone that the golf team really does share the Sachem spirit. We were proud to have made a little his¬ tory,” and potentially create a new tradition. Football tri-captains Paul Amico,Scott Garvey, and Craig Driscoll spoke to the crowded gym about the victories that they and the football team hope to achieve. Coach Manny Mar¬ shall also offered a few words of support to the football team and all of the other teams. The band played a few songs to psyche up the teams and to give the school a preview of what wil be played in the band’s upcoming weekly apperances at the football games. The song “Wipeout” was a favorite amongst the students. Drum Major John Segota remarked that “the pep rally is a time for all of the students to get togeth¬ er to get the Sachem teams and the students to rally behind the players in wholehearted sup¬ port. It was a show of school spirit” The cheerleaders performed cheers with enthusiasim, as the rest of the student body looked on. The cheerleaders hope to lead their Sachem teams to vic¬ tory with their support. The cheerleading squad this year was much larger and more self- supportive due to the efforts of captains Kathy Boyle and Amy The cheerleaders In finale, Mr. Larocco ad¬ dressed the entire student body. This was his final pep rally. He spoke about school spirit, team dedication, and the value of commitments which is the es¬ sence of team sports and spirit. -Tania Giambro The action of the football game even en¬ chants the cheerleaders. As Liane Mouradian, Meri King, Heather Johan¬ sen, Jen McCart, Susan Moore and Jill Slater become a part of the action. V -I-C-T-O-R-Y! Victo¬ ry, Victory, that’s our cry,” chanted the cheerleaders at the opening fall pep rally, held September 16th, the Friday before the first foot¬ ball game. The pep rally started out with signs posted in the gym wishing the various teams good luck. The girls soccer team’s sign read ‘Kick into fall with girls soccer,’ and they came dressed in red and black outfits. Sachem spirit shined through during the pep rally as all of the team captains gave their teams and the entire student body a pep talk apiring to have a win¬ ning season. The team captains asked for the students to come cheer and support their team to victory. This year, the school broke the tradition and the golf team played a signifigant role in the pep rally. The golf team was excited to be included this year and showed their enthusiasm with their sign proclaiming to ‘Swing For A Victory!’ Golf captain,Steve Buttacavoli gave an uplifting speech supporting his team and wishing all of the other teams in the school a After memorizing countless cheers and routines, Shauneen DiCarlo boosts sa¬ chem spirit and cheers the fall sports teams on to victory during the pep rally. O’Donnell played an important role in the fall sports season by always keeping the Sachem spirit alive. Fall Pep Rally Sixteen Sachem Spirit Stand up and cheer 1 M X ..a ' X jr II 1 » » ' 1 n n turn X X ■ K » X X X “It was a show of ■ HI X X ■ X I X X X X k XXX X X school spirit.” X xxxxxxxxxxxxx