Winnacunnet High School - Sachem Yearbook (Hampton, NH)

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Scot Watts and Matt McGrath disguise their real features. Perhaps, they were trying to try their spying techniques for their trip to Washington. Growing up in high school takes all kinds of forms, but most importantly it is the shape of friendships and laughter that make us whole and grown up”. When we are holding hands, lying in the sun, watching our friends, hugging our pets, or showing our muscle, we are also building our memories and strengthening our selves for the years to come. Sometimes these moments are fleeting, ephemeral, and we wonder if they ever really happened. Sometimes the moments are lost in the race to do more and better. However, none of these precious moments is unimportant to any of us. The treasure of a small smile or a spoken word can never be taken. This year at Winnacun- net we will all savor even years from now. The studs of the summer have been let out. Tom, Kevin, Lee Raleigh and Amy Fitta and bear know that hugging is the oldest and truest Eric, Greg, and Anthony plan their next attack. demonstration of friendship. No words are needed to see their delight. The rest area stops are always fun in fun in North Conway even if you're on the way to a field hockey game.Caryn, Crystal, Sarah, and Christine break out before pulling on the skirts and the sticks for the game. The fans DO come out for the soccer games! Is the sun a little bright, Duke?

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While snuggling one night, Amy and Clint take a break for a quick snapshot. These Cross-country players may not look like body builders, but they seem to be trying. Chris Bemis is the center of attention as he entertains the Cross- country team during warm-ups. Karen looks a little confused about a call made at one of the home soc- cer games. Could the call have been wrong? Amy Barvenik is blinded by the colors in her shirt, but she also is taking a nap under those shades ... a needed rest from classes I 10 Friends

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STORIES FROM ENGLAND Jennifer Bosketti, Blake Buckingham, Kristen Pollard, John Simmons, Peggy Sipple, Cathleen Tagupa, Amy Gonthier, Lee Raleigh, Chris Walsh, Jill Gehrke, Bronwyn Knight, Susan Thompson. Chapter One The British Exchange Group of Win- nacunnet High School departed for Gat- wick Airport, London, at 8:30 p.m. Mon- day, June 23. During the six-hour Northeast Orient flight, nobody slept; everyone was too ex- cited. We were served lasagna or roast beef and watched the film “Young Sherlock Holmes.” Once we reached Gatwick, we were met by a School Exchange Service represen- tative and transported to Paddington Sta- tion where we boarded a train to Meads Station, Bristol. We arrived about 8:30 a.m. American Eastern Daylight Savings Time and were met by our British friends ane host families. Most of us had not slept for more than 25 hours, so our first after- noon in England was spent sleeping. Our second day, we walked to school — no school buses. We had an assembly in the morning where we were introduced by our hosts to the fourth-years (freshman). Our group leader, Mrs. Janice Belski, presented the head mistress (principal) of Downend School, Miss C.F. Coe, with a plaque engraved with the names of this year’s American participants. We then toured the Downend and Bristol areas. That night we attended an excellent welcoming party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pegler, one of the host families. Friday we visited Longleat, the home of the Marquess of Bath in the Wiltshire countryside. This mansion is more than 400 years old and is elegantly decorated and richly furnished with period pieces. The land surrounding the mansion in- cludes a maze made of hedges, which some of us tackled, and a safari ride through free-roaming wild animals, in- cluding wolves, lions, and tigers. Our favorite animals were the monkeys. They climbed all over our minibus and drank the water our windshiled-washer spayed their way. Monday, we went to Wimbledon. Highlights of the day included 102-degree sunny weather in center court and glimp- ses and pictures of Martina Navratilova, Pat Cash, Chris Evert Lloyd, and the lovely Lady Di! We enjoyed traditional strawber- ries and cream. Thus our first week end- ed, finding us tired, tanned — in England? An entire week of sunshine! — and happy. Chapter Two During our second week in England, we have participated in many activities and gone on many trips. We experienced our first day in school with our hosts and visited Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, and Wales. The week began with a trip through the Cotswolds to Stratford-upon-Avon, bir- thplace of William Shakespeare. We toured the playwright’s home and burial place and visited the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, where we dressed in costumes appropriate for Shakespeare’s plays. Wednesday we went to school. School begins at 8:50 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. During the day, students have four double periods; each double period lasts 70 minutes. Thursday we visited Stonehenge. Peo- ple are still not sure what the purpose of the prehistoric monument was. The mood of mystery that surrounds it is one of its most attractive qualities. We also enjoyed visiting Castle Coombs — one of the most beautiful villages in England and the site of the film “Doctor Doolittle”. We climbed a steep Wiltshire Downs hill to get a close view of the Whitehorse. The Whitehorse is a beautiful, huge horse carved in the side of a moun- tain that consists of chalk. We climbed to the top of the hill and were greeted by spectacular views. The weekend was spent in Wales. We visited Cardiff, the Welch capitol, and the National Museum of Wales at St. Fagans. The museum contains early Welsh farm- ing tools and equipment. We walked its grounds, stopping at re-erected farm- houses, barns and other early Welch buildings. Our home base during this weekend’s stay was Fedw, a youth center located in the highlands of the Brecon Beacons Na- tional Park. Fedw is a 150 year old farm- house and it was ours for the weekend. We made a midnight walk to “The Lonely Shepherd”, a large, solitary rock overlook- ing Crickhowell. Saturday we hiked five miles through the Brecon Beacons, viewing waterfalls, and having a lunchtime swim in the river. Later in the day, we went horseback riding, getting yet another view of the Welch countryside. Sunday we explored the Big Pit, a coal mine that was in operation until 1976. We really saw Wales from top to bottom. The Monday following our trip to Wales, we had a tour of the Bristol docks. We took a boat ride through these floating docks and visited the S.S. Great Britain, I.K. Brunell's iron ship which is now being restored to its original condition. Chapter Three On Tuesday, July 8, under the direction of Graham Brewster, the head of the Dow- nend social studies department, we visited the city of Bath. Bath is a Georgian city and contains buildings made of Cotswald stone. We saw this stone wherever we looked. The day started with a trip to the Royal Crescent, which is a curve of 30 stone houses joined in a symmetrical design. Next we walked to town and visited the Roman baths. The baths are fed by underground hot springs and were thought by the Romans to be capable of healing disease. Until just a few years ago, people were occasionally allowed to swim in these baths; now, it is not permitted. Our guide did allow us to put our hands in the greenish-colored water, but advised us not to put our fingers in our mouths afterwards. After leaving the baths, we walked to a nearby park to eat lunch. Mr. Brewster tried one of our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — his first — and we sam- 12