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MR. LOG VOLPE . . . senior class advisor. MS. SHEILA SAIDMAM . assistant senior MR. CHARLES P. MARTIN . . . assistant
class advisor. senior class advisor.

Dear Seniors:
“Coming of Age” is a phrase that comes to mind when one is about to enter the world
of adulthood. It is a phrase, however, that is met with ambivalence. Although most of you
welcome the opportunity to grow up and enjoy the benefits of independence, there are also,
simultaneously, feelings of insecurity and trepidation as responsibilities increase, as
graduation nears. Coming of age, you will discover, is not an easy or an overnight process.
It is a gradual thing for which you have been preparing a long time. Hopefully, while you
have been at Woodrow Wilson, your teachers have helped you to develop values by which
you will live. It is also hoped that you have become a more sensitive human being, tolerant
of values and codes different from your own. By this time, one trusts, you have gained a
firmness of mind, so that you may be resolute when facing adversity. Through your
education, the vision of a better world should become part of a dream which is shared by
everyone. An abiding respect for the environment in a time when the earth is threatened
continually by destruction of every person and thing on it is something that every respon­
sible human being should embrace. More than anything else, you should possess the self-
confidence that evolves with “coming of age.” It is self-confidence that will help you to grow
as a positive, contributing member of the human race, knowing that you can succeed at
anything if you try and realizing that there is no shame in growth. It is that particular growth
with which 1 hope you will associate yourselves.
1 would like to thank the Senior Class Officers and Assistant Advisors for all their end­
less and unceasing efforts to make every senior event a memorable one. Not only were such
activities as the Homecoming, the Christmas Ball, the Senior Trip to Florida, and the Senior
Prom joyous occasions, but they were also growing experiences. Your participation in them
helped you to “come of age.”
God bless all of you. 1 hope that your lives are healthy and happy, but most of all I hope
that they are ever-growing and productive. Seniors, welcome to the world.
Sincerely,
Lou Voipe
Senior Class Advisor, 1980

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