Lake Orion High School - Dragon Yearbook (Lake Orion, MI)

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NATURAL HABITAT A rriving at L.O.H.S. for the first time, it won't be necessary for anyone to inform you of where the local hangouts are, for they will be hard to miss. You'll recog nize at once that in the m orning before school sessions even start, the student parking lot is heavily populated with students trying to prolong the time before entering the school for first hour. Making your way to your locker is the next problem. Often it's utterly impossible to get there on time because of groups jammed at their lockers discussing the latest gossip. The whole process is stop and go. When you have to make a pit stop after class you can hang it up, the johns are packed air tight. Rushing to find a corner to sit down THE LOBBY IS A POPULAR PLACE for little cliques to gather and discuss local gossip any time of the day. Uno of the first things you must o'o is familiarize yourself with your surroundings and get a stone out of your shoe? Sit on the floor because you'll discover the corners are preoccupied by a girliguy combination. By third hour you'll have noticed you need a schedule change because the one you're following isn't what you asked for. On your way to the counseling office you can catch a glimpse of the main office and will be amazed at the students waiting to see Mr. Kinser. What is even more amazing is the line of students facing the same problem you have. There before you is your first never-ending line. Hurray! At last it's gym time, but alas, where can you possibly change? The benches are ben- ding as it is.

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KAREN COTTRILL AND DOUG WOOD THE SMOKING LOUNGE designed for Q share a few of their precious five minutes those eighteen and older is always as pop- ulated as this after every hour and during ' lunch. between classes, MIKE LAIDLAW practices a serve for his volleyball I mini course. 16 Natural Habitat FOR SEVERAL YEARS replacement of this paint-peeling sign has been discussed by faculty, Student Council and at board meetings but still it stands as it is today. EMPTY SEATS are sometimes a reality now that some students have their open lunch pass.

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HABITAT Lunch time arrives. This is the moment you've been waiting for because your stomach's been growling for the past two hours. But of course the line wraps around the cafeteria twice, so, on to better things. Open lunch for instance. Oh, no, Mac's is crowded and the Big Boy is swamped. Back to L.O.H.S. This is when you discover all the other popular hangouts. In the smoking lounge are those who have finally soothed their nicotine fits and the student lounge con- tains the usual little clicques. You glance out the win- dow and see heads peeping through the corn stalks across Scripps. Oh, yes, Mom wanted you to call your first spare mo- ment to explain the day. Disappointment once again, for there before your blurry eyes is another long line. The bell rings again. Oh, well, forget that phone call. On to fifth hour. Can't wait for the game tonight because at last you too can become part of the scene, either on the field or in the bleachersj gsm Q. 2 is z T e is 3,