Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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

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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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Spree A day for sweethearts The perfect setting: a day for sweet- hearts followed by a pleasant night with cool breeze; Valentine's Day. What else could a girl ask for except for a reason tc ask that special guy out and what better reason than the Spree dance. This was the case for many girls as they took advantage of the situation and made February 14 an extra special night. Although the dance was scheduled for Valentine's Day, preparations for it began in November. After some discussion, the theme, Knowing Me, Knowing You was chosen. The aud played out this theme fittingly SPREE KING CANDIDATES: Front row: Mark Grafton, Scott McMullen, Joe Ehlers, Steve Lampkin, Jeff Custer, Tad Dunsworth, back row: John Schellinger, Kevin Hatfield, Dirk Oh- ley, Greg Hampton, Dave Riefe, Bob Simmons. Photo by S. Burk. LITTLE PROBLEMS are solved and many deci- sions are made by Spree chairpersons, Claire O'Malley, Mrs. Beat, and Suzy Hodges. Photo by T. Edens. STREAMERS DRAPE the gym from side to side soon to create a canopied ceiling. Margaret Gaffney, Maria Mathews, and Karen Goff twist and tape the crepe paper. Photo by A. Karwath 22