Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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The past is but the beginning of a beginning; all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. Herbert George Wells COMING OF AGE Opening .2 A Time to Endure .34 A Time to Achieve 82 A Time to Excel . 120 A Time to Remember. 152 Underclassmen . 193 Coming Of Age 1

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Geoff Story Editor-in-chief Amy Humes Assistant Editor Sharon Wagner Business Manager Jill Ogles Copy Editor Johanna Thebus Head Writer Jill Muckensturm Sports Editor Chris Hott Sports Assistant Editor Jennifer Thebus Academics Editor Kristi Ratliff Clubs Editor Beth Cummings Seniors Editor Denise Chastain Underclassmen Editor Maria Nihells Ad Layout Mike Clifton Billy Wagner Ad Sales Pam Riestis Geoff Story Brian Pour Scott Irwin Photographers Tracy Poser Mike Worley Special Projects Fred M. Hott Faculty Advisor Cover and division page design by Geoff Story Cover photograph by James Colgan The Belleville East Yearbook is published annually by the Yearbook Staff Belleville Township High School East Belleville. Illinois Volume 20 1986-1987

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On August 27, after a short but fun summer, Belleville East opened its doors for the twenty- first time. The sun came out at the end of the unusually cold and rainy week enabling the students to replace their coats and umbrellas with short sleeves and jams. Allison Lauf and Beth Cummings take time out of their day to talk about the week. BACK O n August 27, after a short but fun summer, Belleville East opened its doors for the twenty-first time. held an assembly to introduce the new teachers and to welcome the students. After the assembly, students gathered WITH A The students streamed onto the beauti¬ ful campus on an unusually cold and rainy day. but the weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the students and the high around central terrace to socialize before resuming class. When asked about the first day of school, one senior replied, It’s really no SMILE spirit of the teachers. Along with the awful weather was a tense atmosphere. Some students were hyper and excited, while others showed confusion and anxiety. As one freshman who asked not to be identified for obvious reasons put it, “It wasn’t so difficult to find my classes after I realized that they were in alphabetical order in a big square.” During second hour, Mr. H. Fred Curtis big deal. It’s just a normal school day to me.” Another student, a junior, was al¬ ready looking far ahead into the year. “I can’t wait for Junior Prom!”, she said. The first day of school ended at 3:30 for most students. As they loaded up onto the dirty yellow buses, they were prob¬ ably contemplating on what happened that day. It had turned out to be okay. Since school had started on a Wednesday, the 2 First Week Of School