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

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I r$a CO HINC East Lancers were so excited to be I back as they start up the front steps. I After three months of no homework, teachers, or school food. East students returned back to school. TC i LIFE The most dreaded day for Freshmen had arrived. The First Pay ! As the students climbed the front steps, gossip was in the air. Friends found each other to compare schedules and reminisce about summer fun. The peaceful East campus had been invaded once again by over 2.500 Lancers for the ' 88- 89 school year. The Freshmen start off with an Assembly in which they’re told what they are to do. Afterward, they can be seen wandering the hallways and trying to open lockers. This is one day the Freshmen just want to get over with. They try to avoid upperclassmen for fear of being initiated. Some succeed, others aren ' t so lucky. However, Freshmen year isn’t all that bad. you make a lot of new friends and people no longer treat you like a little kid. Second, come the Sophomores, not yet thought of as upperclassmen, but no longer consid¬ ered Freshmen. They walk around campus trying to find friends made last year and acting big”. since they are no longer freshmen. This is an in-between year for them. Sophomores are no longer given leeway as they were freshman year, yet they do not have to think seriously about colleges on post-high school life. Sophomore year is a year to have fun and not get too serious. Next come the Juniors. The Juniors First Day is filled with excitement and anticipation. They congregate on Central Terrace with their friends and talk about what they each did over the summer, all the while watching the freshman walk by. This year is the big year for college tests. In October, they may take the Preliminary SAT. and in the months of April and May they can take the ACT or SAT which are needed to enter any college. Junior year is a time to get serious and make your after-high school plans. However, there’s still enough time for parties and Prom. Lastly, we come to the top of the line the Seniors. They drive to school or hitch a ride with friends not really caring whether or not they are tardy for 1st hour. They stand around and talk about summer fun too. yet also, the seniors notice how little the freshman get every year, which is no lie. Senior year is a fun year. They got all of the serious stuff out of the way their Junior year. They can look forward to phantoming. Senior Olympics, and the Senior Prom, then finally graduation. All the action starts on the infamous First Day of School and continues throughout the rest of the year. The excitement, anticipation, and first-day jitters now subside as the dreaded First Day turns into nothing more than an unforgettable memory. TV fn W 1 I: Seniors Curtis Brown and Jason Tor bensen celebrate the start of school with a picnic lunch on Central Ter- 2 Lifestyles ■ jii - • • ' «Jr - a .. .r t

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BEIIEVIIIE Is there really such a thing as life in the fast lane in Belleville? Some may say no. but they just don’t know where it’s at. There is always something to do if you are willing to look hard enough. Sometimes there is more to do than you have time for, and other times you have to work at having a good time. Some of the main points of interest around Belleville include the two movie theatres downtown for the Eas- tenders and the Quad Cinema and Skyview Drive-in located in the west end. When there is nothing better to do. people with nice cars, old cars, fast cars, slow cars, and even people without cars, can be seen hanging out cruising up and down Main Street. Occasionally, someone will have a well publicized party and herds of people will show up. Those are always a blast! For people who like to shop, you can always take a drive up to St. Clair Square in Fa irview Heights. Some people enjoy just hanging around at the mall on weekends. Of course, there is always good old Taco Bell, which is known as THE hangout for East Lancers. You can be sure to see just about anyone and everyone on a night out at Taco Bell. I’m sure there are lots of other things going on all the time around the area that I haven’t even mentioned. So all you dead heads that are always complaining about how boring Belleville is. get out there and try a night out in the fast lane and experience just how much fun Belleville can be! Becky Rogers (Above) Students socializing at Taco Bell after a school sporting event. A common hangout for East Lancers is Taco Bell.