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

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The game of high school may be rough How to act? What to do? But, one can begin to win just b he players may change over the years, but the games, and their rules, remain the same. Yeah, Betty, the traditions. The Rites of Passage. No, not walking on coals BARBECUING on them! Figure it out! In this school, upholding traditions means acting one's age fthe older one is, the younger one can actl. Although most are exclusively Senior Affairs, MI traditions affect everyone sooner or later. And, the ony rules to these rules are that they be fun! .H I IABOVEI Hart demonstrates Homecoming Fashion. IABOVE CENTERI Jeff Jackson wears a MI tradition, the Studley Letterman's Jacket. ICENTERI Happy Birthday, Marla Hornsten! IFAR RIGHTI Greek Goddesses prepare to PARTY! 226 TRADITIONS following the RULES. make it more a way of life than a simple boat race! The SENIOR SKIT complicates the contest with its codes of dress and conduct, even though it is, unfortunately, a dying tradition. However, the rules about wearing HAWAIIAN SHIRTS, BERMUDA SHORTS, AND LEIS are still going strong, during basketball season, this is black tie. So, if ever the game becomes too hectic and confusing, simply look up the traditions of the past and play by the rules! The famed WORMBURNER, for example, is oh so much more than a golf game! Playing by more traditional rules, BIG SIS, LIL' SIS offers an initiation, of sorts, into th realm of the upperclassman, while the SENIOR SNEAK reverses the process. For those players who prefer a more rustic gameboard, LUTHER, GROVELAND, SEWARD, AND CLARKE can bring one closer to nature. Along the same lines, the exotic and intricate rules of SEAFAIR

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