Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Eighth graders often visit Assumption to see what it's like inside.

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 Copying someone else's government takes at least one mod tof senior Theresa McKeon TO Touchdown, shouts junior Corey Becker from the sidelines. This is due when?” asks a bewildered Jim Koeningsaecker. ■ Making a quick call to report an inside scoop Is typical of underclassmen. Turned inside out Although Assumption looks like any other high school on the outside, on the inside it was a different story. AHS opened its doors to six hundred and thirty-two students during Arena days August 20-21. It was more than merely noise that pulsated throughout the building, for one could feel the difference as the structure came alive with the addition of students and faculty. Lockers being banged shut on the first day signaled the beginning of a new year. Inside Assumption, many familiar faces changed. Within the administration. Father Paul Deyo took over as Vice Principal and Athletic Director. Mr. Thomas Sunderbruch sat in the driver's seat as principal, replacing Mr. Don Mill- er. Inside the halls, one could overhear students discussing the changes made by the new vice principal who turned the old rules inside out. No longer did we go to detention after school. In- stead, we attended a Saturday morn- ing edition of this favorite pastime. One could serve up to eight detentions from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. There wasn’t one 'free' detention per semester, as this was a privilege for freshmen and new students only. We got to know old friends inside and out. New friends quickly became insid- ers like foreign ex- change students Jean Saslawsky visiting from France, and Ayako Sa- saki from Japan, both juniors. Starting the day with a smile is junior Anne Clark. I 3