Poudre High School - Impala Yearbook (Fort Collins, CO)

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REAM DITCH DAY Picture this - it's a snowy Friday in December and you just don't feel like school. Aspen or Vail sounds much more appealing. So you and the guys jump in the van and you're off to hit the slopes. There's fresh snow on the ground and lots of powder. The mountains never looked so good. After a full day of skiing, you're ready to relax I3 EE Q WEE QIQEUUT EU E59 I was rushing out of the door when I stepped in my little brother's dirty diaper. East Germany's La- dies Olympic Swim Team held me hos- tage. I forgot to put on de- odorant this morning so I had to go home. Don johnson asked me to be his partner in Miami. I gave up 1st and 2nd hour for the lent sea- son. I had to go to the trainer to ice my big toe. My horse was devel- oping a wart on the end of her nose so I had to stay home and give her a mud facial. My dog had rabies and he bit me. I was totally stressed out and emotionally unbalanced, so I had to seek the immediate help of a professional. in your condo. There, a warm pot of hot chocolate, a fire, a hot tub, and a Swedish masseuse await you! Another dream day away from school could be spent relaxing in the sun at City Park. You're catch- ing the rays, listening to the tunes, and thinking about those poor peo- ple in fourth hour history! What's this? john Lance and Mike Ditullio snacking on Trix and Cocoa Krispies in- stead of going to sth hour! Bill Steeley feeling nauseous after digesting that little black bug. What, that wasn't a U My new puppy de- cided to upchuck a rainbow 'of crayons underneath the break- fast table, which my barefoot happened to find. pepper!

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IH WA ro will x Do you find yourself procrastinat- ing, falling asleep on your books, doing Humanities with the stereo cranked, or watching the Cosby Show instead of tackling Geome- try? If so, you have mastered the art of not studying. The most common study-buster among students is procrastination, or avoiding homework altogether. Many seniors start their infamous Humanities paper at 11:30 pm, the night before the due date. To pre- vent falling asleep, they drain cof- fee into their veins intraveniously, or eat the coffee grinds straight. Anything for a quick caffeine boost. Other study habits involve lay- ing on your waterbed, listening to the Top 10, and eating Oreos. Some students will go as far as opening up their books, spreading papers out on the floor, and putting pen- cils behind their ears to convince their parents that real thought pro- cesses are going on. What the par- ent doesn't know is that a Vogue magazine is hidden within the No mom - I really am studying, says Keith Miller. pages of your Physics book. Does this scene sound familiar? Is the picture all too clear? Advice is on the way. When the homework gets tough, the tough call Domin- oes! Don't become brain dead alone, share your grief with a piz- za. W' 45'-liffl qi.. A -J IW ww Rhonda Roderick learning how not to study. During Psychology class, Michele Lucero investigates the greatest aspect of the human mind - sleep!

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Too Much Momrh Ar The End Of The ' ' . We have all been through the situation at the dinner table where you look lovingly at your parents and say those magic words Mom, Dad, can I borrow some money? Then it hits, the big one, the crash . . . What!! What happened to your allowance, your paycheck? Well we know that we spent our money too quickly - but there was the gas, that new re- cord, the designer jeans, the piz- za for the gang. Everything adds I up, and we as teenagers feel it just as much as our parents. Its the hard nosed fact that there is 181596 Y! 'Wh-.mm T-'?1su-M nf!! W L1 'lhnnn..,,, just too much month at the end of the money. So we'll be going to our parents, pleading, doing extra chores, being nice to our younger brothers and sisters, and all for money - ah well, it could be worse, we could just stay broke and forget that Fri- Qaxjl E day night date, and wait pa- , tiently for our allowance, or next paycheck Nah, lets beg!!! jon Hildebrand slides easily through the line at McDonalds and leaves friend Eric Arthur begging for a loan so he can help his Big Mac attack.