Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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2 9 ing a day where everything seems to be going wrong. What o — your o,.¢ io excuse ? (Above) As Dal e DeBourge demonstrates his elasticity, he gains the nickname “Stretch Armstrong.” (Left) As fellow band member Mark Blom looks on with disgust, six-year veteran Kurt Plocher proves he still doesn’t know which end to blow! (Left) After dissecting one too many frogs, Sandy Ambuehl almost croaks! (Above Left) Overwhelmed by the outcome of the football game, Debbie Hundsdorfer goes CRAZY with excitement! (Above) After seeing all the commercials on television, Joey Henderson decides to test the true strength of Super Glue himself. What's Your Excuse? 15

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Usually the camera triggers it, but sometimes people are just plain crazy. Maybe they are hav- Possibly they only want a change of pace. And we always wondered why anyone would want to run cross coun- try!? (Above) Displaying their crazy sense of humor, a group of juniors exhibit not only their hats, but also their eyes during Homecoming Week. (Right) Though a freshman in high school, ‘Beans’ Langhauser still needs his mother to help him get dressed. 14 Student Life

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© The (OSE Yao, = to 9-5...0 to Close 9-5, 5 to lace ae ee working PVCS OIF IAAYS Sixteen years old. Time to take that first big step into the work- ing world. No more babysitting, no more lawn mowing. Got a real job with a payroll number and a uniform. A few 8 hour days and the money begins rolling in. Cooks, waitresses, a photog- rapher, sales clerks, busboys, a horse trainer, lifeguards, a disc jockey, a dental assistant, gro- cery boys, a nurses’ aide, hay balers, secretaries and a fisher- man ... While students are employed in a variety of posi- tions, there is universal agree- ment on the best rewards of work: “‘money, ’ “‘my paycheck, “payday.” However, now that you're working and you've got the cash, there's no time to do any- thing. Late evening and week- end hours are tucked between pages of homework, practices, games and parties. Waking early enough to report to work by 5:30 a.m. and staying up un- til 2:00 a.m. on a school night have become an established fact of many students’ lives. Lack of time and sleep are major laments of the working student. Other complaints in- clude “grease, ’ ‘the drunks,” Biro) CE Vsbbele me olitor- Molt Me) Ml :1-W efoto) bi and even a boss that “makes passes at the girls.’ Some feel that their employers take ad- vantage and make extra de- mands of teenagers because of their younger age. Despite the negative effect on schoolwork and social life, em- ployed students feel they have an advantage. Besides an ex- panded income, students gain an “extra sense of responsibil- ity” and a “headstart into the working world. 16 Student Life (Bottom) Spinning records at the Home- coming dance, Joey Henderson also worked as a disc jockey at Off Broadway. (Below) Employed at Pegalie’s, LaDonna Neudecker is kept busy wrap- ping presents, especially during the holidays.