Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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UNDECIDED ON WHAT TO MAKE FOR DINNER, Miss Hess turns straight to the desserts. Photo by S. Dexter. EARLY MORNING MUNCHERS are given the opportunity to start the day out right with a bake sale by S.W.S. Photo by M. Townsend. GREAT PRECISION AND EXPERTISE is dem- onstrated by Dan White as he manuevers his spaghetti to fit his mouth. Photo by M. Wince. Pigging Out America's favorite pastime America's second favorite pasttime is dieting. Unfortunately, first place goes to munching. It is so much easier to eat an ice cream cone that it is to watch someone else eat an ice cream cone. There are still a few health food nuts trying to save the world from white su- gar, and a few reformed overeaters proclaiming, “Once on the lips, forever on the hips, but somehow chocolate beats brussel sprouts everytime. An individual's sweet tooth may have been triggered in childhood. While you choked down cold asparagus, mom and dad were eating dessert. After all. 18

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musicians a chance to express themselves and entertain others by the many school and extra-curricular activities pertaining to music. Some of these activities include A Cappella, Show Choir, orchestra, band, and the singing group, Spirit. I'd rather play music than listen, said Lisa Kinser, because you can play it the way you want and express yourself. While live music is great to hear, many people prefer recorded music such as the music on the radio. The radio is used as an alarm for many of us. We wake up every morning to the sound or our favorite tunes . Music is also a major part of a car. Every car has some kind of tape or cassette player so music can be heard as Chris Conner said, Anytime, anyplace, any- where. I §nS|K3 to; 3»« A 7 A-J IT IS EASY TO SEE that live music is a popular pastime among all kinds of people as seen at the “Isle of Rock” this summer. Photo courtesy of Quad City Times. HT-0 Student Life Music 17

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A “DALLAS PARTY provides the perfect op- portunity for Laura Steinke to show off her talents of making fondue. Photo by M. Townsend. M M's NOT ONLY MELT IN YOUR MOUTH, they also disappear from the box if you're not care- ful. Photo by S. Dexter you must eat your vegetables to grow up strong — even if you sat there until 9:00 eating them ice cold. But now that you're older, spreading is more of a problem than growing, and a whole lot more fun. Running over to Omer's and grabbing a bag of potato chips and bot- tle of Pepsi has become a common- place lunch. The cafeteria dodging has saved many stomachs from a possible well-balanced meal. The thrill of porking down is made complete by knowing how hard teach- ers have been trying to teach us the basic food groups. They say we must eat meat, fruit, dairy, and bread; so we eat starch, carbohydrates, carbonation, and artificial flavors. But, no matter how much they preach, behind closed doors of the faculty lounges rumors of chain smoking and excessive overeat- ing have escaped. A weight losing con- test was started in the women's loun- gue, but that was proved fraud as sever- al Home Ec. advisers were spotted car- rying in cakes and pies, and carrying out empty plates. Willpower can only be stretched so far. There are a few who can withstand enormous pressure, but when it comes to turning down a malted with a friend, even the strong fall weak. Too many pizza joints, and not enough things to do have turned a civilized Friday night into a pig out fit for Henry MX. Peer pressure is the ultimate eating persua- sion. Ridiculed with chants of 'Are you on a diet?', the most stuffed person manages to find room for something greasy. What it all comes down to is that thin is O.K. for some, but fat is where the fun is at. Student lifc Pofking Down 19