Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Even though her b-doy isn't until June, junior Sara Broderick's house gets tee-peed in October My decorated locker was fun and it meant a lot to me, says sophomore Chris McGumess about her birthday surprise Cake in the cafe adds flourish to a red-letter birthday for freshman guys birthdays

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Flower child Bill Bishop confirms thot methods of pleading for on A from Sr Mary Ellen haven't changed much in twenty years. Senior Peggy Chupka, |unior Shelley Bechen- baugh, and freshman Heidi Krueger model the niftiest line of circa 1960 prom wear Can it be? It's the return of Marsha and Bobby Brady. Well, almost. Freshman Sean McQueen and senior Kerry Langford sport bell bottoms and a mini-dress. anti-fashion

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Birthdays are an annual day-long, explosive bash! great because you get pre- sents, said junior Dave lossi. Pre- sents, partying, and decorating were a large part of celebrating birthdays. Birthdays are a time when you can either be sweet to your friends or get major revenge on them, stat- ed junior Amy Hughes. Getting revenge on friends on their birthdays usually took place by tee-peeing, embarrassing childhood pictures, or being tied to a tree in someone's front yard. Birthdays are always an interesting exper- ience, whether you're being tied to Harrison and W. Central Park or having your car barbecued. com- A time to celebrate, party, get revenge, embarrass friends, enjoy yourself mented senior Mary Howell. It was fun eating the cookie that my friends brought for me in the cafe, said junior Carrie Panther. It was not unusual to see birthday cakes in the cafe, and to hear “I declared my birthday a national holiday.” Maggie Feeney friends singing Happy Birthday. It was also customary to hear the birth date of someone over the an- nouncements, right after hearing what was for lunch that day. Mr. Dave Wolfe said. Birthdays are great. I get to eat all I want and it forces my wife to bake my favorite cake that no one else in the family likes. Opening presents was another fun thing to do on birthdays. For those people whose birthday fell on Christmas, they had nothing to look forward to the rest of the year. I like my birthday being on Christmas be- cause I get a lot more presents, but it's boring during the rest of the year, said Freshman Jenni Ar- guello. A big present that was opened on 16th birthdays was a set of keys. When my parents gave me my own set of car keys, I felt so old, said sophomore Dan Kelly.