Mariner High School - Voyager Yearbook (Everett, WA)

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(drowning Royalty It was 1 1 :00 AM in the girls ' lock- er room, an hour before the 1987 Homecoming Coronatin Assem- bly. As hairs pray filled the air and make-up all over the place, each one of the ten girls were thinking about who was going to be crowned as the next 1987 Home- coming Queen. The feeling was tense. When everyone was seated, host and hostess Justin Iverson and Jodi Stave announced the theme of the coronation assem- bly, We ' ve Only Just Begun. At that time, Meridith Dollarhide and Jim Carleson were introduced to sing Up Where We Belong. That set the pace for the introductions of the court. Jodi Stave and Justin Iverson started by reading the biogra- phies of each candidate, as each couple walked out alphabetical- ly. After the formal introductions, Michael Addicott and Gabrielle Ferebee sang a song written by Michael, Looking Down the Road. By this time everyone was sitting on the edge of their seats with anticipation. The lights dimmed and the time had come to announce the court in random order, leaving the king and queen yet to be discovered. Both the host and the hostess took turns calling names starting with Princess Jennifer Lind and Prince James Ganion. Next to be announced was, Julie Opitz and Corey Dire. Everyone watched closely as the decision grew nearer. It felt strange to sit up there, wondering what was going to happen next. said Jennifer Opitz. The rest of the court was announced, leaving Princess Mi- chael Addicott and David Leudtke and Princesses Staci Sprout and Kerrin Cram. At last, the moment everyone had been waiting for arrived hap- pen. The envelope was opened and Justin and Jodi took turns reading the last Prince and Prin- cess: Michael Addicott and Staci Sprout. That left the crowns to David Luedtke as King and Kerrin Cram as Queen. I was shocked at first, but the feeling was great, said Kerrin Cram. Everyone stood up as 1987 ' s King and Queen walked the isle, with flower and crown bearer ' s Christopher Daily and Christa Mer- kely following. I was so honored to represent such a great school of excellence. commented Da- vid Leudtke. The assembly was completed by the singing of Kath- leen Moore, Do You Know. By Tricia Taylor Homecoming Court in order of pictures: Chris Richardson, Su Pak, Robert Kelly, Lau- rie Dice, Jennifer Lind, James Ganion, Jeff Butler. Jennifer Opitz, Julie Opitz, Corey Dice, Sean Hey, Janet Soman, Christopher Daily, Christa Merkley, Matt Peterson. Jen Iseman, Micheal Addicott. Staci Sprout, Rob Luce, Suzy Yoon. Queen: Kerrin Cram, King: David Luedtke. Photos by Rick Myers and Kathy Barnes Homecoming 13

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Ty a nother day starts Stressful situations of students at A. MHS It ' s 6:00 AM. Jo Bio ' s alarm clock blared Bruce Springsteen as he woke from his coma, hit the snooze button and rolled over for another 10 minutes of uninterrupt- ed blissful sleep. At 6:15 he crawled into the shower and slowly the sleep washed away. By 7:05 he was on his way to yet an- other day at Mariner High School. It ' s 2:10 pm. The final bell rings and Jo rushes to the lockeroom to prepare for two and a half hours of basketball. At 5:00 he jumps in his car, stops for a quick Big Mac, and off to work he goes. He re- turns home to 2 hours of pshcyo- logy and geometry, and finally drags himself to bed. To many students this was a repetition of an average week- day. Along with sports, students crammed homework and clubs into their daily schedule that was already too full. All patiently awaited June when at least some of the stress would be relieved. School seemed to be the big- gest consumer of the students time. Aaron Reardon, Jr, com- mented, On some days it seems all I do is sleep, eat, and do schoolwork. Soph. Brian Larson disagreed and added, If you or- ganize your time well there should be enough time for you to go to school and still have a social life! Social life, that was another problem for students. Those who worked had little time for, say, a movie on friday or the dance on Saturday. But after getting used to a busy schedule, students be- came skillful in squeezing in a night on the town at least once a week. -Michelle Laffoon. At Albertsons, Aaron Reardon thinks Photos by Kathy Barnes. Rick Myers and Kelly Lynch. Typical Day 15