Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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“Just let me outta here!’’ Tired of the homework grind? Taken one too many tests? Find yourself in no mood for track practice and running six miles? Run out of excuses to avoid dressing out in PE? Unable to stomach another cafeteria lunch? If you find the school blues cramping your lifestyle, you'll be interested in a very dependable and enjoyable remedy. Two days and nights of breaking away to freedom and fun... the weekend. Sometimes Saturdays and Sundays became a chance to catch up on things that needed to be done—washing the car, cleaning your room, getting a haircut, going shop- ping. Often, students’ jobs force them to work weekends. For anyone who worked at McDonald's or Ken’s, working the night of a football or basketball game became a dreaded experience. In a town the size of Highland, it of- ten required ingenuity to cook up an exciting weekend. Of course, many relied on the usual standards—riding around, partying, going to the show. With the great suc- cess of the football and basketball teams, a number of stu- dents attended the games, home and away. Occasionally, a big weekend popped up. The night of the Coronation or Prom took weeks of preparation. Students took full advantage of the weekend, stretching dollars and curfews. However, when Sunday evening enjoy washing the car on 4 sonny epeitig aflerncon. rolled around, students began an attempt, somewhat half- (Above) While no live band was provided, students still had a hearted, at their homework. good time at the Homecoming sock hop (Top) A necessary job, Lisa Ottensmeier and Diana Michael also 18 Student Life

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Busy filing cabinets, Barb Barnett began a summer job with Dr. Kapilla as a dental assistant and now helps part time in his office. : ' MITITTITIITI LILI tl DETEEGEEEEERSECETCHERLORRSAERES PRRRAARERERAEAAR EATERS (Above) A junior, Duane Frerker enjoys his job at Wray’s be- for tit Me) MiMi Cyclo tis me MitCe-tiCcheel iter) Mile tee (Left) An original employee of the Highland McDonald's, Kathy Darr knows there is more to frying burgers than meets the eye. Chopping onions, filling tubes, filtering grease vats and nightly KP are tiresome but necessary chores. 9to5...5 to Close 17

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(Below) Providing the biggest weekend of the year for many, Homecoming occupied Court members, Student Council workers and nearly all other students. The unfortunate discovery of the same dress, the job of MC, the excitement of the football game all contribute to the final climax when the King and Queen are announced VAD | ne . (Left)Not always able to wait for the weekend, seniors Julie Monken, Joan Weis and Darrell Klenke, along with many others, forgot about school and spent Senior Skip Day at Carlyle Lake (Above) Following HHS’ big win over Mascoutah, Ty Arnold and Brian Korte choose to dine at McDonald's