No Such Thing words byJohn Mayer "Welcometotherealworld" she said to me condescendingly "take a seat, take your life plotitoutin blackandwhite" Well I never lived the dreams ofprom kings andthedramaqueens I'd like to thinkthe bestofme is still hiding up my sleeve They love to tell you "stay inside the lines" butsomething'sbetteron theotherside Iwanttorunthroughthehailsofmyhighschool Iwantto scream atthetop ofmylungs Ijustfoundoutthere'snosuchthingastherealworld just a lie you've gotto rise above So the good boys and girls takethe so-called righttrack fadedwhitehatsgrabbingcredits,maybetransfers theyread allthebooksbuttheycan'tfindthe answers allofourparents,they'regettingolder Iwonderifthey'vewishedforanythingbetter whileintheirmemories,tinytragedies They love to tell you "stay inside the lines" but somethings better on the other side Iwanttorunthroughthehallsofmyhighschool Iwantto scream atthetop ofmylungs Ijustfoundoutthere'snosuchthingastherealworld just a lie you've got to rise above Ijustcan'twaitformytenyearreunion I'mgonnabustdownthedoubledoors andwhen I stand on thesetablebeforeyou youwillknowwhatallthistimewasfor artwork by senior ScottDuRoss . . Welcome to the Real World. . Best of Times .... page 5 Seniors .page 17 . . . Sports Faculty page 74 page 33 Events .... .page 57 Clubs/Superlatives .page 91 . Candids .... .page /23 M Cj^ iilB^^SI (f Congratulations! Remember Hf-- . ak'-*' page 129 jfi J When page 109 r .^d '^^B*tc ^^^r These are the Best of Times DEDICATION Dedication is defined as having committed oneself to accomplishingaspecificpurpose. Therefore,theseniorclasswould liketodedicatethe2003 yearbooktoaveryspecialperson, VicePrincipal,RoccoPalladino. Forthirty-fouryearsofcommittment totheeducationandsupportofstudentsinthePlymouthandCarver communities, Mr. Palladinohasbeenarolemodel formanyanda friendtoall. Wewishyouallthebest. Withgratitudeandheartfeltthanks, The Class of2003 Mr. Palladino began his career at The Govenor John Carver Elementary School, in 1969 - Math and Social Studies Seniors:JillLunetta, NickThatcher,ChristinaDoherty, TanishaKing,Mr.Palladino, MikeDoyle, MikeBennett,and KristinStemple Class Poem By Melanie Terrill Oncewewerepairsoftinyrestlessfeet tappingagingpreschoollinoleum. Wedreamedoffairytales, movies andadventures andcrieduponhearing"no". Thenrockstarsandclothingbrandsandleaders moldedusbymisleadinglabels, andclassrankandsweatyoldsportsuniforms. Thewebofourfriendships thatspunsointricatelyweretornapart andreplacedbymakeshiftthreads. Nowwearepairsofshiningeyes leavingbehindoldsocksandsnowboots. Nolongerholdingontofairiesandimaginaryfriends butdreamsoftomorrow. We sithereentangledinfriendships takingsomeforthefuture andleavingroomforadditionalwebbing. Memorieslockedtightincoloredinkphotographs remember-whensand onthevividlife-likefilmstripsofourminds. Restlesseyesputtouse examiningandcreatingpathsthatourwebsfollow. Coolsaltfilledtearsspillpastoureyelids attheword"goodbye". Wewillsittogetherforonelasttime bouncingrestlessfeetagainstthewoodenstage. MftAG Stephanie, Melissa, Kristen, and Danielle Regina, Nicole, Laura, Lisa, Shauna, and Michelle Stephanie and Pat Kym and Donnie Christine Jen, Meghan and Laurie Christine, Steve, Darcie, and Katie KJ, Meghan, Alex, and Jared