Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Study time Ugh! The homework blues. You feel the need to take all of your books and throw them on the floor of your room and lock the door. To most of us plopping down with a T.V. and a telephone is more exciting than books. Studying, for some people, is new. For the incoming Freshman there are those new, impossible things we like to call finals. That means saving notebooks and going back and learning everything you were sup¬ posed to already know from the past semester. When the year starts out it seems studying is the last thing on everyone ' s minds. But, then the first quarter mid-terms roll around and the fun ends, have you ever noticed that soon after mid-terms are sent that attendance at parties and football games severly drops? Everyone is grounded! During that week or two of solitary confinement there is plenty of time to do your homework. You may come to an amazing realization, studying does actually work! After realizing that studying does reap some benefits hopefully you ' ll catch on and get into the habit of managing your study time and party time. Then, hopefully, you ' ll do all right for the rest of the year, until summer. Like many of us, Kevin Loveless studies in front of the television. 10 Student Life

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Brad Loveless and Michele Young received the title of prince and princess this year. Good times Homecoming 1987, as always, was a success at Rocky. The assembly, parade, game and dance were filled with laughter and excitement. The second string cheerleaders gave an outstanding performance. The faculty pyramid proved teachers have a lot of spirit too. A first for Rocky was the best kisser contest, where several stu dents Judged the kisses planted on them. When their blindfolds were taken off they found the kissers to be their mothers! Wipe Out, Jailhouse Rock, and Great Balls of Fire was the combination of songs to which the cheerleaders delighted the audience. The climax of the assembly was the announcement of the 1987 royalty. The parade was great with the seniors and juniors tying for first place float awards. The homecoming game was close and exciting but ended in defeat during the last seconds. Everyone, however, still had a great time at the dance on Saturday night to finish off and make Homecoming 1987 a great success. Student Life 9

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f. Allen, R. Choi, and D. Poole use the film strip projector to help them do homework.