Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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Successful winter dunces ■% A “The best part of the J u n i 0 r Semi was all of my f r i e 1 n d s b e i n g there with me to c e 1 e - brate. 99 -Robyn Shaw T he month of January held two semi-formals at the Jenks Center. The beautifully decorated func¬ tio n room was alive with the at¬ mosphere of celebration. Bal¬ loons and decorations hung from the ceiling as the couples danced the night away. The last semi-formal for the senior class, the Senior Snow¬ ball, took place on January 28, 1989. This was a time of imm- mense celebration for the sen¬ iors, being that it was one of the last times to celebrate together. The room was decorated in blue, white, and silver steamers and balloons. Snowflakes hung from the ceiling, creating the romantic winter wonderland ef¬ fect that surrounded the dance. The Snowball officially start¬ ed at seven-thirty, but it didn’t actually begin until most cou¬ ples arrived at eight-thirty. Disc jockey Magic Mike ran the mu¬ sic show, along with strobe lights and a smoke machine. The Snowball got off to a slow start, but according to chaperone Mr. Rinaldi, “once the students started dancing, they couldn’t seem to stop.” The momentum of the dance carried throughout the night, keeping the dance floor full of people. The juniors only started the beginning of their cebrations leading up to senior year. On January 6, a cold but clear Fri¬ day night, the juniors got to¬ gether to party and dance at the Junior Semi-Formal. Before the dance, many of the juniors had to go through the traditional photo sessions at T—r- their houses. Arriving there late, they entered the Jenks Center to view a spectacle of red, white, and silver decor. Sil¬ ver stars and white snowflakes hung from the ceiling, as well as floating red and white balloons. Some of the more romantic cou¬ ples got onto the dance floor when Madonna’s “Crazy for You” was played. The juniors danced much of the time or sat talking and eating with friends. Junior class secretary Andrea Florentine commented “the semi was a great success and en¬ joyed by the kids.” After the dances ended, the couples went off in their own directions, some going to pri¬ vate parties and restaurants, in¬ cluding the ever popular China Moon. Both of the winter semi-for¬ mals were a smashing success. Memories of the nights will be implanted in the hearts and minds of the students for years to come. -Tania Giambro Alan McDonald and Shane Wyse get to¬ gether at the Senior Semi to dance with friends and to remember the great times before the big graduation day. A. I ■ ■ ■ Winter dances ■ ■ ■! ■ ■ ■ Twenty-three « ■ ni H ■ ■

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Winter Dances Twenty-two ia Leaving their dates aside, Siobhan White, Denise Delaney, Brandi Smith, and Alison Alberts, find the the time to get together at the Junior semi. Getting down to the music, Kelly Scott and Brooks Park dance the night away at the Senior Snowball, one of the last events to celebrate the end of a beginning. Taking time out from dancing, Cara McDounough and Albie Cail share a sentimental moment at the Senior Snow¬ ball, the class of ' 89’s last semi-formal.

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h ' O h my homeland, my homeland, goodbye.” Fog lay thick and in the distance a light flickered. As the fog cleared a tall, robed figured appeared holding a torch. It was the Statue of Li¬ berty. Cheers of “Long Live Columbus!” echoed through the theater as the spring musical, “Rags” was brought to life on the Winchester High School stage. The setting; New York City, 1910. This was the story of Re¬ becca Hershkowitz (Kim Lo- vins), a Russian Jewish immi¬ grant, and the struggles she and her friends faced in America. Each of the characters had his or her own conflicts and trials in their attempts to start over and begins a new life in the “land of oppurtunity”. The choice for “Rags” as the spring musical was an unusual one for the high school, for very few people had heard about it, but after listening to the sound¬ track, many couldn’t wait to produce it. “Rags” was a very Listening to notes about their acting from the director are Tom Moore, John Segota, Lydia Cooper, Kim Lovins, and Katie Daggett. new play, for it had closed a lit¬ tle over a year before rehearsals started. For this reason, many of the parts of the play, such as the score and script did not come until late, for they were still being rewritten and final¬ ized. However, the director, J. Christopher Martin, was able to overcome this initial setback by working with the materials that were ready and available. Despite these obstacles, the cast saw that an enourmous task was set before them, for the show required a serious com¬ mitment from each and every member of the cast. As senior Kelly Scott who plays the role of Sophie says, “The play is a lot of fun but it’s a lot of work, too.” This production was espe¬ cially difficult for a high school, but it was handled like any pro¬ fessional production. In the end, the cast was able to put on quite a great production.In the end, it was all summed up as sopho¬ more Lorette McWilliams said, “I was always really enthusisa- tic about the play. There was a lot of work that went into it from everybody and I think it was a great show as a result.” -John Segota “Instead of being a hoky kind of play, this musi¬ cal de¬ manded both great singing and act¬ ing, which we had in a very tal- e n t e d cast” - h a w n ■h-