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

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Committee To Save The Earth PICKUP GAMES hile not everyone makes a can increase one's consciousness of So, on the way to the next pickup concerted effort to pick up the lsland's environment, help one soccer game, pick up that bottle or tter, recycle newspapers and cans, become more active in the can lying by the wayside, and play r use natural gas instead of wood community, and even bring in a little the games that we all should play! r coal, the CSE, Committee to Save he Earth, tries to do just that, aking Mercer Island a better, leaner place in which to live. The club, advised by Mr. Jerry ussmon, runs the Ml Recycling enter and contributes many books nd resources on how to preserve ur precious ecology to the school brary. Often unrecognized, this roup brings in more money and ontributes more to Mercer Island han many of the more widely nown activities. CSE provides an excellent xtracurricular opportunity which hard cash. ft cox J, .--- :ff-f-:fzzerfrfssmfas Mr. Jerry Sussman, Scott Schramke, Michele Wren, David ..,kJL.fL1LJX.- 1 lkfl V Lowe, John Long, Michael Lowe. lRIGHTl Michele Wren in the CSE's Room. iBELOW7 Scott Schramke and Michele Wren unpacking new books. 4 U . .. n Q Qt up-...,., t Q A S ' , E . li rs! ME , is K u CSE I69 l l xQl

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DECA FREE PARKING ith hunger pangs gnawing, clry palates thirsting, where Ise can an lslander turn for a warm retzel and cool Slush Puppy but to he DECA Dock? Though running the student store emains a top priority, the members f the Distributive Education Clubs America learn the tricks of the and marketing trades along the way. Chris Prock, DECA president, remarks, HDECA goes beyond the basic high school studies and attempts to prepare a student for future business endeavors. Not only do surpluses of teen feed and decibels of rock beat surround DECA Dockers, but opportunities to venture for old Ml 3spmqms---- X ,Tk l an Q if g t it S, arise as well. Members of this program traveled to the distant reaches of Wyoming where this year's Western Regional Conference was held. Though the staff of DECA will change when a new school year begins, the DECA Dock remains an oasis, a Free Parking for any hungry Islander who needs some fuel to make it through fifth period! lLEFTl Chris Prock and Steve Heron proudly display their DECA banner. lBELOWl Back Row: Laura Meine, Steve Heron, Vince Pacecca, Chris Prock, Middle Row: Kim Stern, Donatienne Boxus, Amy Fagerholm, Mimia Sanchez, Sarah Hultquist, Mike Muth, John Loendorf, Front Row: Eric Prock, Miranda Talman, Cheryl Thompson, Karen Wren.