Woodstock Academy - Spire Yearbook (Woodstock, CT)

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MAKING THE PLAY We win! The last basket, the winning goal, a sprint to the finish. It comes down to a one on one. Who's the fastest? Who has the moves? Who’s the strongest? High school sports are intended to teach. Comradery, respect for rules, officials, and teammates, how to perform under pressure, and most of all, teamwork. How to work with peers to achieve a common goal is the most important thing sports can teach us. How to work with other people. We are faced with this for the rest of our lives. Too much emphasis these days is placed on winning. Winning is nice, everyone loves a winner. But what about the losers? There will always be losers. Who cares about the losers? Giving ones all for the good of the team is the most that can be asked of anyone. Woodstock has always stressed this and it's a tradition that must be kept alive. The player that, in the face of impending defeat, doesn't quit, and still gives everything he has, is the real winner. In these times of pressure to win at all costs, we must keep our grip on reality. The philosophy of teamwork must override any other. This is the only way that we can truly say, I win. You win. We win. -J.M.

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Making It There A car! That’s every teenager's dream. Just last year the rage was mag wheels, chevy big blocks, and who could pull an awesome line back. Motorheads ruled and squealing tires were a daily event. This year, cars with engines powerfull enough for two cars are quite the rarity. The trend in eighty-six lies in normal cars with nothin more than standard equipment and a lack of rubber-burning ability. Still, even more popular is the revival of the motorcycle. Popularity has skyrocketed with the incorporation of turbos. Motorcycles are also sporting blowers, mag wheels, and overall high performance machines. For a lot of students who don't own their own vehical, bumming a ride” is the only way — the cheapest way — and the most fun. Some students from Pomfret and Brooklyn have been known to pile in or stuff seven people in a car built for four. But the most important aspect of making it there is that — M.A.

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MAKING THE BREAD Our parents want us to make our own money, ’stand on our own two feet, and become adults before we are ready to. We want to have fun, to put our own money into saving accounts, pick up the dinner tab, and buy what- ever we want without always having to use those familar words, Mom, can I have some money?” That’s nearly freedom at sixteen! But wait! What happens when you get home at 10:00 P.M., tired after a five hour shift, you drag yourself into your room, as you collapse, you see the pile of pencils and notebooks staring at you expec- tantly. They are not even touched. Ig- nored again and again. But what would I ever do without the ’’great American dollar? But now it’s too late. Guidence counselors, teachers, parents, schoolwork, piling up. Summer school? No way! Questions and more Questions. Help! An F?!! What did I do to deserve this? Was it worth it? Making the bread, being an adult at sixteen? Hmm We’ll all be in the working world sooner than we think. Then we can concentrate. Right now though, at least for a little while longer lets just be kids. T.C. 8