Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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'KF' x .Q Vai. 12 - Student Life l gg A ' Q? w 'V o ffftz- L - Qt A V Y ' vis Q, Q ,If , I4 CN DDI Dill! WMUS HHK SYRKKIS HUBIIY lllullll I 0 Clll VI 11313 NRL CDNMISSIUIIR YA it -' L Top Right: Grey shows off his bitchin' board.Top Left: The Sixth graders show signs of deep affection for one another. Right: THUG! Bottom Left: Eric just has to stick his little bald head in every damn photo! Center: Liz finds the energy to smile after five days of being up all night long.

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want school to be. ln conversation. homework comes up. One has hours of work to do, but Saturday night means party! Homework will have to be put off til' Sunday. Sunday By the time one wakes up it's al- most noon. Gathering together all the homework it is time to decide what to do first. The completion of such a monumental task is exhausting, so it's breaktime. One will take off a few hours to watch or play football, or hang out with friends. After coming home, eating dinner, and finishing all that homework around 3 a.m., it's Monday A tardy for graderoom is received, of course. All homework is done, but one has trouble in class anyway be- cause it is impossible to stay awake. But itls okay, one says to oneself, I know what is going on and I've done the work. Writing down on a piece of paper homework assignments, one realizes that it will probably be lost by the end of the day. No matter, sleep is all that was planned to be done tonight anyhow. Some days are better, some days are worse, but Parker students juggle studying and socializing like this most of the time. And though we complain constantly, we really do like it here. Student Life -11

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gn: ,tu Le. ' ' fa- 15.4.-' iifffaiy' if EJ? 58 'S SPIRIT WEEK From January 15 to 20, the 1986- '87 Social Committee held its annual Spirit Week. Spirit Week is usually one school week long, and each day of that week has its own theme. Monday's theme was Blue and White day. Parker students and faculty were urged to wear Parker's colors andfor clothing with Parker's name on it. Tuesday's theme was Dress Like Brendan Phillips day-a man whose fashion sense has definitely been an inspiration to me-as well as to all of the Parker community. Cloth- ing featured black Sweatpants, a Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt, and a flannel shirt over it. Wednesday brought us the familiar Big, Fat, Ugly Tie day, and never have we had so many great offerings. Thursday, unfortunately, coincided with Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration, so the Social Committee radically changed their plans and planned a day which will probably never be seen again-Dress Like Harold Washington ls Coming To Speak At Your School day. Everyone did. Fri- day, the last day of Spirit Week, brought us once again an innovative proposal-Wear Someone Else's Clothing day. Many people participat- ed and the week came to a tremendous finale, Who, you might ask, were the most spirited students? There are three who stand out from all the others: from the Senior class, Brendan Phillips and Steve Harris, and from the Freshmen class, the tried-and-true Social Committee re- presentative Deborah Ballis. The Faculty winner was French teacher Jan Leary, whose stunning Friday ap- pearance as her husband clinched her title. Top: Brendan never settles for the norm. He needs 3 ugly ties, not only one. What a Ham? Side: What a perfect match as Jake eyes the camera showing off on Big Fat Ugly Tie Day. Spirit Week -13