Forest Lake High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Lake, MN)

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I. Finding time to be together after school are T. J. Trainer and Terri Heinish. 2. Dan Pillar and Lisa Graf walk to lunch together 3. Still going together after five years, Dean Weiss and Kelly Flint are not the typical couple. 4. Agreeing to pose for Forester, Kelly and Dean are set for the camera. 5. Joe Rosario and Mona Riopel pause to visit by their lockers. 6. Rushing to catch buses doesn't leave much time to be together after school. 25

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Crimes of 24 Passion Abound! ‘‘I don’t think people should be hanging all over each other. It’s pretty slimey and scuzzy. It makes me feel like an idiot. It makes me puke,” exclaimed John Lutz when asked his opinion of public display of affection. The issue is a touchy one, since there will always be couples in school and it seems that there are always a few who ignore school policy and carry their expressions of affection to a point where it makes other students and teachers uncomfortable. Luckily, there are some couples who use good judgment and don’t overdo it, like the ones featured on these pages. Denise Bohnen said she felt, “It is kind of all right, but it gags me when they are climbing all over each other. Kim Laske, on the other hand, felt, “It’s gross”! Student opinions ran the entire gamut when asked about couples kissing, hugging, holding hands, etc., in school. Most students felt it was impossible to show no affection and that some things were appropriate. Others were strong in their feeling that it should be saved for more private times. So what can the school do about these “crimes of passion”? The rule states that public display of affection is not acceptable. Confrontations have resulted and parents were called. Some stop, some do not. Mr. Reynolds, Principal, put it well when he said, “It is totally inappropriate! It is embarrassing to the people around them, and the couple should be too. Affection is great, but not displayed in a public place because it embarrasses people.”

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Student Leaders Fit No Mold Leadership is one of those terms that comes up in discussion of a successful high school. How do Forest Lake students define who their leaders are? Webster says leadership is to, “Possess the qualities of a leader.” The areas where students can see these qualities are many, including sports, cheerleading, volunteers in the community, participating in church activities, student government, coaches, teachers, administrators, advisors, and the academically gifted kids who exhibit a positive influence in the classroom. For the leaders at FLHS, showing leadership meant choosing an area to participate in and then participating to “the max.” 26