Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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l l N N i SKY CLUB 1 Sky Club provides physically and men- tally handicapped people on the eastside with various activities throughout the year. Members plan activities like movies potlucks, sports events, holiday parties, plays, and much more. Sky Club is spon- sored by the Kiwanis Club of Mercer Island. fun, Front raw: Iacqui Brinkcl, Andy Mount, Lezlry Smith, Gretchen Haegele, Greg Deforrxt, Theresa Back row: Stephanie Sleigbl, Naomi Scholl, for Hardy, Mark Li. SPOTLIGHT ' We don t sell things we don t work at games we go to the ames This club is active in having a good time Mark Li, having been involved for only one year, feels he has received more than he has given. Most people think this club is a service for the handicapped, but 1 .,5 actually it provides an opportunity for people to meet new friends is sky Club l l

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ICTIVITIES What group can get three-hundred Islanders dancing to the song Tequila during a football game? What group puts together a literary masterpiece comprised of student's work? M.I.'s excellent athletic teams frequently overshadow activity groups such as the Marching Band and Pegasus. Il-lowever, these activities should not be overlooked as they are the backbone of the school. If it wasn't for Mi- Hi-Times, we would not have soap in the bathrooms! Without the Pep-Club there would be no cup cake-o-grams. And who would ponder the world's great political crises if there was not a M.U.N. club? It also must be admitted that if there was no ISLA staff, one could not be reading this. These groups represent the true Mercer Island High School. The energy of the students has kept the school a diversified, yet functionable unit. A ctivitks I 7 fn

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3131 5-Q... Front row: Mrs. Buhman,Troy Phillips, Quinn Phillips, Mark Patterson, Sara Albrecht, Sara Gardner, Dana Livingstone, Kathy McConnell, Stephanie Marshal. Second row: Ward Halverson, Erin Charles, Steffen Nelson, Angie Oberg, jenny Peregrin, V. K. jones, Sherry Davis, Maury Hafferman, Tom Anglin. Third row: Ion Cuny, Wen- dy Haas, Cla Copass, Heather Meredith, Mary Sprague, Kristen Nordmark, Mark Willison, Sema Cal-ro, Lindsey Becker. Bach row: Elisa Ashland, Dennis Meklters, Reed Panghorn, Lou Malakoff Brian Siever, High Herman, Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Hillhum. You ask what are Natural I-lelpers?' They are over too people who have been chosen by their peers in a school wide survey. They are trained in communication skills, decision making, self-assessment, and resources for help. In short, a Natural Helper accepts people as they are. They listen, help people with decision making, and give support. The list of their qualities goes on and on. These special people are a great asset to our school. We should say 'thank you' to the Natural Helpers for all they have done for us. SPCJTLIGI-IT The greatest thing I Kristen Puglsey, learned is allowing people to talk through their problems Once I became a natural helper, people would shy away, thinking I was going to try to solve all their problems Some people have rather problems to solve, which is not true , . . . . ,, weird conceptions of natural helpers, that they go from door to door looking for ' ' Y, N-ff x... A ATURAL I-IELPERS Natural Helpers I9