Laingsburg High School - Looking Glass Yearbook (Laingsburg, MI)

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 W HAT'S up? Kick back... Relax... vacation time! itn nly 23 more days ’til Christmas! was a common refrain heard in the halls prior to winter V- vacation. I can’t wait until I’m in Florida!” was also a familiar phrase, especially before spring break. Vacations are traditionally anticipated by students, from the day school resumes in August. Why are they so popular? Brandon Walters (junior) reports that he likes vacations because they provide an opportunity to sleep in. On a vacation you can relax, take it easy... There’s no pressure to get things done,” elaborates David Greene (junior). If there’s nothing to accomplish, then what do people do? Many families use this time to take a vacation together, travelling to such places as Florida and California. Others simply used the time to enjoy activities in Michigan, such as skiing. For Shannon Morrill (junior) it was the first time she had ever gone downhill skiing. It was scary!” she exclaims. Spring break this year didn't provide much sunshine, but students still found plenty to occupy their time. The hiatus from the normal school routine was welcome to the students. A Heather Laird Don't fall! Vince Beeman (sophomore) and Mike Mahoney (junior) enjoy cross country skiing over winter vacation. Beeman skis every chance I get. 18 Winter and Spring Vacation

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W HAT'S UP? There's a field trip! A Sucy Bradfield The bus screeches to a halt. Hundreds of kids pour out of the accordian doors, to invade the local McDonald's. Is this a new horror film? No, this is part of a field trip. • Field trips arc more than just a way of skipping school, as one senior put it. They are an important part of the learning process. I think field trips are educational because we go to places where you learn with your friends... finds Greg Mitchell (junior). You also learn about the places you go to,” contributed Lori Burt (junior). You get a better understanding of things on a field trip than listening to a teacher lecture, stated Melisa Hutchings (freshman). Before field trips were no longer permitted, due to a lack of funds, English and agriculture classes went to many different places. English III and AP English travelled to the Detroit Institute of Art and the MSU Wharton Center to sec Taming of the Shrew. The publications class attended several conferences and sent six students to Kansas City, MO. The agriculture class also sent several people to Kansas City, just prior to the publications trip. There they attended a national conference and heard such speakers as Lee Iacoca and George Bush. Various clubs also took field trips. The Varsity Club attended an MSU girls' basketball game, and the Foreign Exchange Club went to Chicago from March 28- 30 while the Germans were visiting. There they visited the Scars Tower and museums. But what would the ultimate field trip be? Sophomore Jason Schmuecker feels that it would be great to go to New York [City] and see all the stores and museums and stuff. A Heather Laird Are you sure? Senior FFA members Ken Hart ig. David Wilson, and Lorin Parker observe Rob Lillywhite to make sure that he puts the money in the right parking meter, after having received several parking tickets while in Kansas City from November 9 through 15, 1987. Kate is a shrew! Juniors Julie Oliver, Kristy Hetherington, and Kelly Grandy joke together as they walk from the school buses to the MSU Wharton Center to see The Taming of the Shrew with the English III and AP English classes on November 16, 1987. Field Trips 17

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A Sucy Bradfield Listen up! On April 6, 1988, members of the foreign exchange club Jena Jackson (senior) sophomores Allison Morrill, and Annette Rook, and German Ulrike Ahrend listen to Dr. Dale Herder discuss the aspects of Lansing Community College. Coming Clean! Spring is notorious for X cleaning, and this is exemplified by John Dixon (junior) and Matt Risch (junior) who rinse away the mud from their car. The sky is fallingI Junior, Chris Gray lends Fred Foster (junior) a helping hand, by sending him sliding down the hill. Sledding is a favorite pastime for people. Smile, it's vacation! Becky Hawes and Brenda Morberg (sophomores) traveled to Pasadena, Ca to witness the MSU Spartans defeat the USC Trojans in the 1988 Rose Bowl. It was tons of fun! Winter and Spring Vacation 19