Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Free time is used 4 minutesl That's the amount of time students were given after one class to the beginning of the next. R wide range of things were done in that time. Most students went directly to their lockers and to their next doss, while others stopped at their lockers for awhile. Junior Jeono Blevins sold, I talk to my friends about the people In the lost doss and about the parties the weekend before and the ones coming up. Other students used their time to relieve themselves by getting o drink or going to the restroom. Junior Soro Feek commented, I go to the restroom and comb my hair for the next doss. Many students used the student lounge between dosses and os o place to study or visit with friends when they hod o free hour. The lounge used to be o place to get q fast snack or a pop between dosses until this year. The machines hove been outlawed until 3:00. Seniors that didn't hove o doss or two went home or Just messed around ot school. Mony practiced their sport or worked on homework so they wouldn't hove to take it home. R free hour was a privilege for Seniors. Students used every minute out of the classroom that they could Just to be themselves. Junior Uso Dodds enjoys her mother 's homecooking ot noontime Instead of going uptown. Down Mackey and Kristy Adams are busy discussing the last doss os they woh down the hoi. Lunching out is In Lunchtimel The 11:52 bell rings ond the hallways suddenly filled with students making on all-out mod rush to their lockers ond towards their cars. Some students ore confused about where they ore going to eat and others ore jamming up the parking lot. Still sheer hunger drives these students to their appointed meals. R large amount of money was spent this year on food ot noontime. From the troditlonol cafeteria food to the personal pan pizza ot Pizza Hut, students ote whatever they could get their hands on. fl good, cheap, ond quick restouront or grocery store attracted most of the students. Rt noon, some students went to Middle School for the cafeteria meal, but LIT Duffer's, Plzzo Hut, Frosty Queen, Old Swiss, Kwlk Shop, ond o host of other places become o gathering place for the hungry students. Some people spend o lot more money on food thon others. There are some lucky enough to be able to go home for lunch to the fomillar smell of Mom's cooking. Senior Bob Nelson reported, Often I find it refreshing to eat economically in the comfort of my own home. My mother often fixes taste-tantilizing treats that help moke my doy o little bit better. fls long os there is on open lunch hour (40 minutes), students will moke use of the local businesses that sell food to satisfy their oppetlte. 26 Student Life

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Videos take over Junior-Senior Prom's One More Night The 1985 Junior Senior Prom mas held on April 13 ot 9:00 at the National Guard Armory. This mas the first time prom uuas held there. The Junior Class chose One More Night by Phil Collins os the theme for the evening. The juniors decorated the Armory in lavender and silver crepe paper, balloons, o mirrored boll, and o fountain in the middle of the floor. The students uuent to o different kind of prom this year. The juniors decided to hove videos instead of o bond for the donee. The music uuas provided by Promethean Sound and Lighting Video Trax out of Kansas City, Mo. The V.J. came prepared uuith lights and fog to moke the evening more exciting. He played all the favorltesl At first, the videos didn't seem like such a neat idea to the seniors. Cveryone thought it uuas a rather cheap idea. Amy Strahm uuas one uuho liked the videos. She said, It uuas a fresh idea that changed tradition. I thought it uuas nice. Another aspect uuas that the music uuas popular uuith most and if you didn't uuont to donee, you could match videos. According to Mary Kunce, prom mas quite a big hit. She said, I thought prom mas quite successful. I had a great time and everyone else looked like they did, too. On the other hand, the videos did not appeal to her. She said, ”1 thought the music mas good, but the videos mere not mhat I expected. I expected a larger screen. fhgie Meyer dances the night away at the Junior-Senior Prom. Junior-Senior Prom 25

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Students enjoy weekends Weekends, a great break from school. Friday's are the most Important day of the whole week because os soon os classes ore out students ore free until the next Monday. Weekends offer some entertainment even though Foils City isn't o big city. Students seem to do the some thing every weekend, PARTS’. I really try to hove o lot of fun with oil my friends or a certain personal friend. It gets my mind off of the books, said Mark Svobodo. Friday nights were spent going to sporting events to support their teams. Saturdays consisted of waking up lote, spending the day with friends, seeing the latest movie, and just cruising Harlan. Sunday is usually church-oriented. In the afternoon homework and family gatherings were common. Weekends could be a lot of fun if you wanted them to be. But weekends weren't fun for all students. Many students had to work on the weekends. Marty Stokes replied, When you work mornings and afternoon hours it is greot, but the evening hours aren't that fun because sometimes you want to go out and party with your friends. Of course on Monday morning the party was over and it wos bock to serious work and the familiar faces of friends. Student Life 27 Seniors Jute Stumbo and Brenda Becknor ore having fun at a friend's party Chad DeBusk and Boy Clark, two seniors, ore busy getting prepored for a weekend party.