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Franklin FligH ScHool Y R A R B I L L O O H CM O C 00 S n n H G I H N I L K N A R F J Franklin High School 218 Oak Street Franklin, MA 02038 Oskey 2005 Volume LXXVII Principal: Mr. John T. Lucas Vice Principals: Mr. Jon Choiniere & Mr. Joseph DiLorenzo Superintendent of Schools: Dr. David Crisafulli President: Jake Dellorco Vice President: Danielle Stankard, Adam Schieber Secretary: Molly Corrigan Treasurer: Dawn Marie Crowley Class Advisors: John Leighton & Kristin Allessi Representatives: Jessica Nickerson, Meghan Risica, Sarah Sinclair, Ryan West Time of Your Life It’s that old cliche—high school is the time of your life, your very best years, your glory days. Personally, Fve never really bought it; I refuse to believe that the acme of our lives could possibly come at a time when we still can’t go to the bathroom without permission. But one thing that rings true is this—regardless of whether the days we’ve spent here were the best times of our lives, they were among the most important. High school encompasses an immense and vital transformation, the formative years that take us from our eighth grade teachers’ watchful eyes to the threshold of the real word. So over the past four years, while our conscious selves were busy willing the hands of the clocks to move forward, just below the surface we were building a foundation. Our decisions about such prosaic things as which overcrowded lunch table to choose or which elective would let us off easiest have had profound but most likely unnoticed effects. Though largely oblivious to the process, we have been growing, steadily and irreversibly moving forward, both as individuals and as the FHS Class of 2005. The symptoms of our collective metamorphosis are practically tangible. Do you remember your first day of freshman year and the relief you felt when your first period teacher deciphered the baffling lunch schedule for you? Did you get lost on your way to class? And how long did it take to convince yourself that you had enough time to get to your locker from H wing between bells? A few years of striding these corridors with in¬ creasing confidence are under our belts, and we are virtually unrecognizable as those cowed and confused freshmen clogging main hall. We’re more relaxed, more assured, more at ease with our own abilities as we step through the doorways of our classrooms. But it’s more than just our attitude; deeper and subtler changes have been at work on our psyches. We are wiser. We have learned to prioritize, to handle criticism, to heal heart¬ break, to foster lasting friendships, to make our own decisions, to set our own goals. From a flurry of schoolwork and standardized tests, homecoming dances, and Friday nights out, our identities have emerged. Within the walls of Franklin High School, we’ve laid the groundwork for the people we are to become, and our diverse successes in doing so deserve congratulations. We are intellectuals and artists, we are athletes and actors. We are volunteers and activists and leaders and revolutionaries. We are taxpayers, we are voters. We are told that we are the voice of the future; we can now step forward and say, in fact, we are the voice of today. We are ready to take our places in the world beyond FHS. As we leave graduation behind, however, we should all bear this in mind: as much as we’ve grown and endured and ac¬ complished, we are not yet finished. Every new day affords us new opportunities to add to the foundation we’ve so triumphantly begun. So don’t settle for the sad nostalgia of the glory days mythology; expand your horizons, renew your mind, and enrich your existence every chance you get. The time of our lives is still ahead of us, and, supported by the solid ground of our collective defining experiences, we run out to meet it. —Madelyn Labella ^ Class of SiPS ISsSfilss r/->. flpS »;vIV *1' ■ ft® «*S-WM^w^SrfW* t ~rmi *mm * i *>i «sm MKmee J:. V ... tifz 2005 5 Senior Class Devil Keith Acton & Brandi Holbrook Most Likely to be Famous Pat McCann & Dayna Gill Best Smile Jeff Pare & Kristen Kearney Most Likely to Brighten Your Day Steve Pritchard & Brittaney Talbot Most Likely to Succeed Most Talkative Dan Smith & Maddie Labella Kevin Rich & Catie Duffey 6