Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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Fitness trend HPHS caught Only now, in the age of protein diets, nautilus machines and granola, could a book on jogging become a bestseller. The fitness trend has swept the country, and our own H.P.H.S. has been caught in the frenzy. Previously, it was only a wrestler or gymnast who had any form of physique, but now everyone wants to get in on the action. In fact you might even find a member of the chess club who isn't embarrassed to be seen in a bathing suit. Whatever the case, whoever the person, the idea is a physical appearance that he she can be proud of. There are only two ways of attaining a shape that will make the opposite sex swoon. One is to have been born with the proper parts in the correct places. You can find several of this species, male or female, and can only envy them properly when you are forced to resort to the second method. This entails hard work and . . . ugh — perspiration! Though the second method is certainly not as much fun or as easy to achieve as the first, it can be enjoyable. Getting in shape can involve the obvious rigors of dieting, running and lifting weights, but it can also include baseball, basketball, and broomhockey. Who said getting in shape can’t be fun? Especially in the appearance- conscious suburbs, the facilities are abundant. Numerous are the tracks, courts, rinks, and gyms. It can be theoretically stated that in our wholesome community hits the country; in the frenzy of H.P. there should be no overweight people. Oh well, so much for theory! Even though, out in that cruel world of ours there are millions of pot bellies and flabby thighs they are becoming harder to find. Most of the older set in some way, shape, or form, joined the fitness trend, and in doing so has piqued the interest of jr. Now the children are interested and this spurs mommy and daddy to make an investment, probably in the form of a health or tennis club membership, or maybe in an exercycle. Now we have the whole family in shape — how nice! For some, the physical rehab is done because of a health concern. For the majority, though it is vanity. This is especially true in high school. Doesn't it make your want to give back you high calorie lunch when you hear the pencil-waisted girl talking about starting her water diet? My, her ear lobes are looking heavy these days! While the fitness trend reaches epidemic proportions, more scientific and unorthodox methods of conditioning are being invented. In winter there is broomball, and in summer there is the ever-popular prone solar-energy secreting exercise known as lying in the sun and perspiring. The methods and choices are varied and the correct path to follow is up to the individual himself. Just remember, “A shapely physique by any other face would smell as sweet.” 32 SPORTS FEATURE

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Forensics stays busy; Senate dines at Arnie’s Aiding HP Hospital with their disaster drill. Key Club Vice-President, Jon Appelbaum, plays an accident victim. w Varsity Debaters Karen Harrison and Jakee Miller, seniors, collect concrete evidence to use in their next tourney. POTPOURRI 31

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