Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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Pac man was one of many pop- ular video games that were found in Palatine arcades. PHS students last minute shopped in Valentine's Pharma- cy. 'B' I :rw 1. dj su . I.-, -' E V an J 1 X arira, e imma 11 'fi ,, .i L i ' ' - 1455, . LN M- g 3 .LfW L7F 'mv -' - ji. ' Y X Q is .1 I ilk- L , , Y mrv .. QWIUHUGIJQQ X - I I Q ll 1 5 , xi iii! Cliff Hene and Hans Hoff- Tracy Vaughn discovered an man went shopping for a interesting topic for a school re- m Christmas present at McDades. search projects. 'ir MCS E321 '1 Leisure Time 29

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During the weekend, stu- dents often met at the public library. Rob Hoffman and Janice Lentini enjoyed going to Wil- low Creek Theater for a movie. PHS students wentto McDon- ald's in their spare time. ,AMN S i..'.,,.-1 juz- - - ITT' ' ' YIFI 4 All work and no play Thank God it's Friday! was a common phrase heard by PHS stu- dents who were anticipating the weekend. Although many hours of free time were spent at school partici- pating in extra-curricular activities, students looked forward to the week- ends when they could just have fun! The new movie in town was a fa- vorite among many students. Howev- er, as cable t.v. and video recorders became more widespread, people stayed at home to watch movies, and save money. Even though saving money was a major concern for PHS students, many traveled to a shopping center 28 Leisure Time like Woodfield for a night out. Some students spent their week- end leisure time with a dateg going out to dinner was a popular activity. The majority found it enjoyable to get to- gether with friends when they could just drive around or gather at some- one's house. A casual and inexpensive night out was going to a school production or a sporting event where students could be with all the people they saw during the week at school but without the pressures of homework and grades. Often, after a football game or play, they went out to an ice cream place or a fast food place such as McDon- ald's. For many students, a considerable amount of the weekend was spent at a party. These parties were some- times on the account of special occa- sions, but usually happened when a group of people wanted to get togeth- er for a good time. As the weekend drew to a close, a great deal of students found them- selves at the public library on Sunday afternoondoing research or last min- ute home work. The two days off were the highlight of the week but as junior Sarah Olson commented, The weekends go by too fast! Q f Q . in-W5

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Students found an outlet at the Bridge Youth Center. Amy Lund, Jenny Klrkham, Sandy Bauman, Carrie Potthast, and Claire Masters displayed another aspect of their high school life through Girl Scouts. gi-if r Community provides activities Besides the clubs and activities of- fered at PHS, many students became involved in community organizations. The park district held classes and sponsored BOSS. and Harvestfest. Other youth-oriented organizations included church-sponsored youth groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and The Bridge. The Palatine area had many active youth groups, including St. Paulis F.O.C.U.S., the United Methodist's U.M.Y., St. Theresa and St. Tho- mas's teen groups, and Willow Creek's Son City. The youth groups combined having a good time with helping the community and learning more about their respective religions. F.O.C.U.S. and U.M.Y. both partici- pated in mission trips to Appalachia and Wiley College. Other groups went up to Ely, Minnesota, for a week of canoeing in the boundry waters. The reasons for joining youth groups were mostly the same. It's a 30 Community Involvement good way to make friends, have fun and not get in trouble, said sopho- more Amy Lund. Girl Scouts aren't goodie goo- dies, claimed junior Jennie Kirkham, a member of Palatine's Girl Scout senior troop. Despite their reputation of camping and cookies, they are much more. In 1980, Girl Scouting adopted a new program. Included in this new program was the Gold Award. In the two years since, four girls from PHS have earned it. Also offered through scouting is the wider opportunity program. It al- lows qualified girls to travel to other parts of the country and world. Sen- ior Sandy Bauman spent a month in India. The counterpart to the Girl Scouts is the Boy Scouts. While Girl Scouting has changed, the Boy Scouts have remained relatively the same through- out the years. They held protocolled meetings one to three times a week and went camping at least once a month. The Palatine Scouts cam- pouts range from a weekend in Wis- consin crosscountry skiing to spend- ing two weeks in the Bahamas scuba diving. When at home while working to- ward becoming an Eagle Scout, they do many community services, such as fixing up the Clayson House, Pala- tine's Historical Museum, and work- ing at the Crabtree Nature Center. When asked why he was in scouting, junior Art Hall replied, I like teach- ing leadership to others. Another local organization was the Bridge. The Bridge provided a drop- in center, for teen-agers to spend time with friends. Pooltables and pin- ball machines were furnished along with family counseling. The center was run by a board of adults with two high school student youth members.