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

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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

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F A pplications, atoms, automobiles, Abraham incoln-the alphabet of juniors who are trying to eat the clock, striving for . . . PERFECTION. 2:20. those with the goddess next door, A.M., not P.M. Time for beddy-bye. Ah yes, the iunior year. The first ar of upperclassmanship. The cond year of driving. The third ear on the ladder to seniorhood. The year of pressure, the pressure f Perfection. This was your time, Class of I987. time for cars and colleges, omework and headaches, friends nd fears. You tried to fit all the ieces together before the buzzer, ut a stupid thing called sleep cut ou short. Don't go directly to iail yet, ough. The alphabet of PSATs, PCTs, SATS, APs, and ACHs may ave boggled your mind, dates with istory books may have supplanted curves mingled with late, late movies. Tuesday nights became synonomous with coffee for Amstuddersj And Friday nights? We-ell . . . What time? ll-4:3O. Wow, you beat me. I got three hours. But, despite the perilous pressures perennially present, the junior year did not lack its share of fun-and- games. The timer may have been ticking, but the pieces were definitely clicking. The cards were dealt. The Class of I987 played and caffeine may have become an everyday staple, but the game isn't over. lt's just beginning. Mommy, can I have a ride? Try again. UYO, Mom, l'm taking the keys. Now you've got it. For many, the Gull station became more than just Aa place to play video games, parallel brought on worse nightmares than any geometry test, and blue suddenly was a very unpopular color. And the value of Free Parking surpassed even that of Boardwalk. them. Chem parties. Trig parties. Tut And hopefully the hand was parties. Party parties. perfect. Visions of glucose molecules swam before bloodshot eyes. Sine af X Bo is tired of eating school lunches. JUNIORS 99