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Boarders Make Lasting Friendships

The dictionary defines a boarder as An added dimension to dorm life was and going without home-cooked
one who is provided with meals and the addition of the co-ed lounge, meals were three of the hardships
often lodging. Although dorm which had facilities including pin ball with which boarders had to cope.
students at Pine Crest are boarders, machines, ping-pong tables, pool
they gained more than just room and tables, a stereo, and vending ma­ Living away from home was not
board. Life in the dormitory was not chines. Mr. Allen Rothwell, one of the always easy, but the boarders made
always easy, but the total experience dorm directors, said that although the the best of it. Through shared
was always beneficial. Students lounge was co-ed, girls did not take experiences, lasting friendships were
learned to live, eat, study and share advantage of it. He commented, “I made. Although dorm students are
with one another. suppose that many of the girls do not boarders, the rewards could never be
want to walk all the way to the boys’ defined in the dictionary.
Dorm students who did not have cars dorm, or the guys simply do not go
took advantage of buses, which were over and get them.”
provided by the school to take them
to the Pompano Fashion Square, the Life in the dorm, however, was not
beach, the library, and various always a bowl of cherries. Making
churches. their own bed, doing their laundry,

PING-PONG, one of the new games in the
co-ed lounge, is enjoyed by senior Ron Gache,
while other students enjoy pool.
RELAXING in his room, senior Brian Foley
strums his guitar while listening to music on the
radio.

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