Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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PRESENTING HOMECOMING QUEEN Yulanda Bailey after her coronation at the Homecoming Assembly, Seniors Sean Mur- ray and Chuck Dyer escort her majesty to the front of the stage to be recognized by the 2100 spectators. iPhoto by J. Grygielj PROVING THAT TRUE gentlemen still exist, Senior Brian Klett opens the door near Meis at the Village Mall before their Friday night date. Many students ventured to the mall to spend time with a special person. lPl1oto by I. Grygiell ll Life has really changed for me since I got a job. Between work and friends, I don 't have as much time to spend on homework as I used f0. ll - Senior Scott Alexander s.L. DIVIDER 9

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or Danville's 2.100 students, the better part of life began with the awaited 2:30 bell. It was then that all could venture out into the community with the oppor- tunity to ENLARGE UPON LIFE. Life, for most, was filled with many different activities to add to the pressures of school. For the upperclassmen, life after school consisted of balancing a job with schoolwork and a social life. For the underclassmen, who were not yet old enough to hold a job, time was devoted to membership on the Radio Staff or one of the other 19 clubs DHS offered. Students of all grades spent many hours in perfecting the March- ing Band or one of the school's publications -- the Maroon and White or the Medley. In addition, a very important part of many students' lives was a membership on one of Danville's teams. If a student was not part of a team, then he probably spent many hours rooting for his favorite team. Most of this support, especially for the football and basketball teams, was given on the most impor- tant part of a student's life - the 65.5 hours between the end of school on Friday and the beginning of school on Monday - the weekend. This special time for students was a near paradise for the social life. On the weekend, DHS students were found cruising from party to party with a group of friends or spending time one-on-one with a special boyfriend or girlfriend. Also, a common part of weekends was reoccurring roadtrips to Champaign-Urbana for Illini games, to Market Place Mall, or to Campustown of the University of Illinois. For those not lucky enough to drive yet, time out was spent migrating between the movies at the Village Mall and McDonalds, while avoiding all the security guards possible. The pressures that built up as the school week passed because of jobs, academics, parents, friends, and themselves, were let out as quickly as the weekend began. The time students spent out on the town became a way of forgetting everything. As soon as one week- end ended, the anticipation for the approaching one was already building. Because of this need for the weekend life of students, opportunities for some activity were always present and always taken . . . GET THE PICTURE? 8 s.L. LIFE DIVIDER

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All right class. Please sit down at your termi- nals, sounded the com- puterized voice, Class is now under way . . . The children's faces re- mained expressionless as they sat down and turned on the computer terminals in front of them. The tap- ping of fingers against keyboards filled the room as another school day be- gan Is this how student life will be in the future? Will computers become domi- nating machines? just what is in store? Some students felt com- Don't Forget Your Chips! puters were a definite tool to be used more widely in the future. The next generation of kids will probably be very computer-oriented. Even now, things are becoming computerized - banks, stores, factories, and the military, said sophomore Andrew Kim. This opinion was widely held, and some students predicted schools to be- come computerized as well. To this generation, computers will be very im- portant . . . Now many kids carry four to five big, thick, heavy books, but 10 s.L. MINI MAG soon, a student might have a couple light, flimsy com- puter discs instead, rea- soned sophomore Lori Zamberletti. Still other students saw an even greater change for future schools - the re- placing of teachers. ln the future, students may be in for a surprise. Computers will take over the teachers' jobs, counsel- ors, deans, and principals - WOW! said sopho- more Kim Wells. Others disagreed, saying that traditions were still traditions. I believe it's possible to Hkma It was a terrible tragedy. The many victims of the earthquake that swept through Mexico in 1985 were left homeless and in need of a great deal of help. In Danville, a group of people came through with some help. Interested people attend- ed a meeting in order to or- ganize a fundraiser. A Latin Fiesta was chosen as a fundraiser. We want to have some- thing that will maximize publicity and donations for the victims. Having a 'fies- ta' would be better than having a big concert like Live-Aid, especially be- PREPARING FOR THE future, freshman Dean Cauley learns to program a computer in his com- have home education through computers for the next generations. But I also believe that many people won't accept the technol- ogy, and traditional schools will still be around, stated sophomore jim Chamings. Others disagreed as well, yet for a different reason. They felt that total auto- mation would create a cold, indifferent society. I don't think kids will ever be taught by comput- ers because interaction among people is too im- portant, said sophomore Sean Ashby. Ladna cause the latter becomes a little old after a while. This way we can have a long- lasting activity with phone lines behind it, said press secretary Jose Velasquez. The fiesta featured dif- ferent varieties of food and Latin entertainment. Also the Copacabana Ballet of the University of Illinois performed. We're hoping for a good turnout. If the 'Fiesta Latina' isn't what one would call a success, the committee would call it a success just because they tried, and trying is one of the best things one can do stated treasurer Jim Acton. puter science club. fPhoto by M. Grygielj