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

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Q, M-3 'ff X, lABOVE LEFTJ Russell Black enloys sunshine fresh air and the cool refreshment ofa Henry s lan empty of coursel QABOVE RIGHT? Making your own space MIHS style KRIGHTJ Duke Grenler and the little yellow slip in Mr Smith s office lima? my gm Q tv Qi 'gals ax 5 xii 'X X 'lll'Y TITTiT2 'P Sllliilll A Sl KABOVEJ Tom Acker takes over as the MIPD s chief officer KNEAR RIGHTD Rick Stroh leaves with a puff of smoke in the Pontiac. lFAR RIGHTJ Enjoying his lunch in the student center is Matt Haba professional delinquent. 96F BREAKING THE RULES us. -hiv will . I . I 1 I . . . , . 1. Se., 1 f ' Hl.5 'i Q 5iiExiS'f '? f: Tig R fu ,E X V, i A QA - . ., x V ' ' K ' ' Q3 Si .9 We .P 5 ' N V , , X, ' E F ' Se. ff ' . --...., N . ul. 5 'I k f 3' N77 . 1 ,IIIVFEU 2 rf t 1 I ',

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In tlhe game of health, one should usually rely on experts. But, in the case of one illness at least, it's o.k.. to . . . PLAY DOCTOR. new disease has hit town. A sickness more contagious than AIDS, more deadly than cancer, and more likely to keep one home from school than the common cold. lt's . . . SPRING FEVER!!! Primarily attacking those with lowered resistances, this insidious condition sneaks up when one least expects it. The first hour of sixty- five-degree weather triggers the illness. Usually, the patient feels a sudden urge to eat lunch in a parking lot, to wear shorts twenty- four hours a day, and to turn the family car into a convertible. Apparently, light hurts the sufferers' eyes, since one usually finds them wearing Vuarnets or RayBans everywhere. But, the symptoms don't stop there. Cupid's deadly arrow strikes right where it counts, and suddenly that immature geek who sits beside one doesn't seem so immature anymore. Maybe he's not so bad after all! ln fact, the way he does those Trig problems is kind of sexy, The dreaded virus affects the muscle groups next. ln shock, one actually finds oneself logging . . . no, running, everyday. O'briens replace Olins as minds turn to thoughts of sun and surf. One drags out the tennis racquet from under the bed and dusts it off, along with the court shoes, bathing suits, Jam's, and coolers . . . whoopsl, COLEMAN coolers. Leaving no area untouched, the fever soon reaches the brain. Homework takes on a new, mostly unfinished dimension, while a perfect forgery of Mom's signature becomes an extremely useful art. By this time, the patient has calculated and memorized the grades he can receive on his finals and still pass. All seniors, furthermore, have figured out ingenious ways to con Mrs. DaPron into lowering their senior fines. Quite the epidemic. Prescription: Go to Luther instead of Economics. Wear that outfit Mom wants to throw out. Enjoy oneself . . . everything will work out in the end. Remember, the only way to win is to play the game, to play doctor! 3, +V. AIS 's . ' ' ' ' RK CLOSE AT DUSK - 7:30 PM VlZHlCLESl lN PARK AFTER CLOSING ARE susJEcr ro gmeoumn - PER NS Am: sign? fl that N. Q-un. SPRING FEVER 96E

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'N -7 lFAR LEFTJ .Ioe Grossi enioys a good chew. lNEAR LEFTJ Another unofficial eating area-yet a popular one-the MIHS library. Everyone breaks the rules, and no one wants to get caught. But, to have fun in life, one must always take chances, one must PIN THE he occasion remains a familiar scene to most everyone, slightly dimmed with the passing of time yet still graphically vivid. Back then, most everyone thought the sixth grade gathering represented the party of a lifetime. Co-ed, too. How was the party, Billy? What did you do? Uhh, well, we played Pin the Tail on the Donkey, and we ate some cake and ice cream, too. Yeah, that's right. Cake and ice cream. But, all the while, Billy knew that he was lying to his mom. He didn't just play Pin the Tail, he played Spin the Bottle! He even kissed a girl! His mom would kill him if she found out that such activities had taken place. Shift to MIHS. High School. A I.. BOTTLE whole different ballgame from grade school and junior high. One can't pass off the offenses as little white lies anymore. Now they're BIG TIME. One could describe rule-breaking at MIHS as the mainstay of high school society. One can hardly imagine Ml minus the student disregard of policies. The process begins at an ungodly hour of the morning. No parking spaces. The student is late and doesn't want to pay the lousy fifty cents. What does he do? Park at North? Hell nol No reason to. Instead, he creates his own spot between those people who claim to have brains but who leave five feet between their car and the next. Or, better yet, he parks in the teachers' lot. Everyone else does, why shouIdn't he? Shift to the Student Center. This No-Food-and-Beverage Zone has become the newest student eating area. Apparently, no amount of patrolling can stop the ball once it's in motion. Shift to North Campus, Saturday Detention. Ok, ok, so going against the mighty powers of authority is not all fun and roses. But, just remember, whether by skipping school, eating in the Student Center, walking the halls during class, or ending up with a sticker on the windshield and a S75 towing fee, each juvenile rule-breaker is doing his or her part to make life at MIHS interesting. So spin that bottle. BREAKING THE RULES 966