Normal Community High School - Echoes Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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Q 0 . .. U Wuii'houil' IISHD uit w e normal ou're driving to school at 8 a.m., and the streets are empty. You look to the left, you look to the right, and you ask yourself, Where are all the college stu- dents? And then you stop and think, what would it be like to live in Normal without a college? Tracy Miller 1121 said she didn't know what she would do without the college because she works at the field house during football and basketball games. Kathy Ficek 1121 also works at a campus business. She works at the Alamo in downtown Normal. I like working there because it'Il help me next year when I go to college, Ficek explained. I've met a lot of new people, she added. The university not only has brought in campus businesses, but businesses around the community. State Farm, IAA and the soon to be Diamond Star Plant have been drawn to the area because of ISU. In addition to attracting businesses, ISU has had other positive affects. Mrs. Margo Bush, English Dept, said, The college allows for cultural activities that it would otherwise not have. Mrs. Bush can remember when both Bloomington and Normal together only had three movie theatres. But now there are seven theatres in Normal alone. E The Union is one place where many students like to get away during and after school. Miller said she enjoys eating at McDo- nald's because it's a different environment than at school. Also, many sophomores go to the Union after school. Todd Guhlstorf 1101 said he hangs out at the Union because it's somewhere to go. Then there is always the Billiard Room for students who want to get away from it all. Jay Hill 1121 commented that he likes to bowl and play pool over at the pool hall. He said it's fun to be with friends after school and on the weekends. ISU isn't all play, many students also use the learning facilities, such as the library. Danielle Waldschmidt 1121 said she uses the library to help write her research papers. It has more information than the school, she explained. Other students opt to take classes at the university to get a head start on college. Teri Samms 1121 takes Calculus at ISU three days a week. I took the class to get it out of the way for college. l'm not planning on going to ISU, but since the college is here, I figured I'd go ahead and take it, she explained. But living in a college town has some disadvantages. Mark Smith 1121 said, ISU makes everything so busy, and it's also kinda hard to find a job. But other than that, everythings pretty cool. The 20,000 college students also present some problems. Everyone agrees, the college students think they own the town. I would love to hit one of them when they 1pedestrians1 cross the street in front of me, commented Larry Wyatt 1121. But even with the college students walking in the streets, most Normal resi- dents would rather they were there be- cause of all the other activities the college brings. -Julie Scott 1121 lLSandy Roof 1111 goes to the ISU Bowling and Billiards Center to bowl and play pool during her Individual P.E. class. 1 , 11 Q: While taking pictures for a Photography assign- ment, Lora Murphy 1121 and Kerin Wilson 1121 search for subjects at the ISU Quad. College Town Life-11

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Q Kathy Ficek 1122 earns extra money and meets new people working at the Alamo ll, the campus bookstore, after school and on the weekends. if 10-College Town Life 1jGetting together after school to talk about the da y's events, Lance Fitzgerald 1102, Greg Heath 1102, Eric Miller 1102, Dave Laesch 1Metcal0 and Todd Guhlstorf 1102 relax at the Union. Q After taking pictures at the Quad, Laura Bresney 1122 and Cara Sexton 1122 sit down and talk about anything other than Photography class.

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