Page 139 - CBA 1985 YEARBOOK

Hip checks in the halls, elevator work, middle schoolers, entering the passes in the cafeteria, and direc­ seventh grade, adjust to the dress
tions to the swimming pool have be­ code and discipline, and everyone
introduction of girls. Less than forty percent of the sophomores asked for girls, and less than thirty percent of the juniors said the same thing. By senior year, less than ten percent thought girls were necessary.
W hat happened? Just as hip checks and grumbling about home­ work declined over time, so did the sex issue. It was almost as if CBA exerted some inexorable influence over its students — all coming from varying backgrounds — to become part and parcel of the unique exper­ ience which is characterized by their nickname: “ The Brothers.”
come inevitable facts of freshman life at CBA. But, as time goes on, the hazing wears off and the freshmen look forward to when they will be sen­ iors and can learn the value of “ turna­ bout is fair play.”
copes with the absence of girls. Girls. It’s almost as if the word has a sacred ring to it. “ This place would be great if it only had . . . girls!” is a
common cry amoung underclassmen.
Yet, interestingly enough, when push Nevertheless, other changes sub­ comes to shove, that attitude begins
tly and not so subtly take place for underclassmen as they traipse through the hazardous path toward senior year. Academics is often the biggest concern as public school stu­ dents grapple with the extra home­
to change over time also. When CBA participated in the Exemplary School Project, one of the questions students were asked was: “What recommen­ dations would you make?” Over sixty percent of the freshmen called for the
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