Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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TACO'S AT RUDY'S are enjoyed by hungry (ant Gweyn Leabo, Trish Meumann, Conee Biggs, and Micky lllingsworth, after the big Central-West basketball game. Photo by S. Dex- ter. TO KEEP UP with rising costs, Sue Kvapil spends a majority of her weeknights working at Leslie Shoes. Photo by M. Burks. AN ENTANGLING GAME of twister between Molly Mahoney and Andrea Paulos highlights a night of fun. Photo by M. Wince. Action After Dark Parties, jobs, and homework Monday night, 6 p.m., check T. V. guide, discourged by selection; decide to do homework, discourged by amount; decide to make phonecall, discourged by busy signal; decide to go to bed, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:50, excitement mounting, the bell rings and suddenly the halls are filled with anxious students ready to begin their long awaited weekend. Week nights are basically a drag but when the weekend rolls around, it's well worth the wait, this is a common thought shared by many students. My weeknights are frustrating, long, tiring, and boring, states Tim Teshak. Some of the most common causes for this viewpoint include homework, jobs, practicing sports and music, and miscellaneous chores. Jobs tended to make a night drag on. Many students spent their nights working at restau- rants, supermarkets, and clothes stores like McDonald's, Randalls, and County Seat. Like jobs, there a number of sports and musical activities such as basketball, football, gymnastics, and play practices, etc. And finally there 20

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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

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FOOTBALL GAMES and other athletic event play a major part in student ' night life while giving them a chance to how school spirit. Photo by Gary Thompson. WHILE AWAITING their turn for a game of pool, Linda Rasmussen, Cindy Stebens, and Mindy Stebens catch up on the latest gossip. Photo by M. Wince. were those awful and many times bor- ing chores, setting tables, doing wash, and taking out garbage. But hope was not lost as Friday morn- ing arrived. When asked to compare the difference between a weeknight and a weekend night Mike Chang re- plied, Like night and day. It was easy to see why weekends were so popular, first, no school; secondly, there was much more going on like football and basketball games, and most important, parties. Other favorite weekend activi- ties included: movies, bowling, con- certs, and just riding around looking for a party. Although weekends were fun, they weren't cheap. Annette Remley spent an average of $5 to $10 a weekend while Val Vandello spent between $20 to $25 and John Springmeir, at times, spent as much as $60! One important contrast between a weekend night and a weeknight was the curfew hour. Most students had to be in at 10:00 or 10:30 on a school night but weekends were different. As Mike Atwell stated, I had to be in at 10:00 on a weeknight but when the weekend came, I wouldn't be home until 1 a.m. As the weekend drew to a close, there were memories of a great week- end and visions of an awful Monday morning. Student Life Nightlife 21