Lake Oswego High School - Lakers Log Yearbook (Lake Oswego, OR)

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CONTENTS Summer 8 Back To School 10 Homecoming 12 Holidays 16 Valentines 18 Mayfete 20 Prom 26 Leadership Workshop 30 Student Officers 32 Fads and Fashions 38 Hews 42

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Time: everybody wants it, but nobody seems to have enough of it. Students are almost always running somewhere, doing last minute homework assignments, missing appointments, and complaining about it continuously. But unfortunately, it is really the student's fault, though not intentionally. They sign up, volunteer, or try out for so many activities that they hardly have a second to think about how much they have to do. And then there are all the things that students try to cram into their so called free time . It just makes those precious moments fly by. School related activities consume many hours. Some tryout for sports or rally, First Mates, and even school plays, often times spending up to three hours a night at practice. Student leadership may appear to be something that only looks good on your transcript, but in reality, each officer has an incredible amount of responsibilities. People involved in clubs spend countless hours trying to improve the school and community, refine their language skills, greet foreign visitors, or enhance their education. The publication staffs take a lot of time outside of school to produce brilliant books or papers. To many students, however, out of school activities are as important as those in school. Parties are an example. Almost every student has been to a party at least once. Masses of people crammed into a small living room, trashing the furniture, screaming over the loud music, and drinking illegal beverages until they pass out, all for one reason: because they can. But don't get the wrong impression. The number of regular party-goers is a very small minority. Many students prefer quieter, less rebellious pastimes. Dating is a more peaceful way to spend an evening. Most parents would willingly give the car keys to a student, so long as he or she fills the gas tank, which usually costs about ten dollars. Dinner at a nice restur-ant, say Riccardo's, costs about twenty bucks for two people. A movie (a favorite date activity) costs ten dollars (not counting popcorn and Cokes). Dessert makes a nice end to the evening, or if you're lucky, your date many invite you in to watch Saturday Might Live downstairs until 1:00 in the morning. The whole evening costs about $45.00, but for some, it may end up being worth it. Another activity is going to rock concerts, with the average ticket price (depending on the group) around $16. The Coliseum is the major concert house, and it is about twenty minutes away, but the Pine Street Theater and Starry Might are also popular places to enjoy live music. Dancing at clubs like the Warehouse and the Confetti Club in Portland are popular with many students. Shopping in large shopping malls, such as Washington Square, Clackamas Town Center, and Beaverton mall is another well-liked function. Some go to shop, while others go to scout out members of the opposite sex. Going to the game at school is something many people do on their Friday nights. Finally, leisurely activites such as watching t.v. (or rented movies on the VCR), listening to the radio, reading a book, or simply sleeping in are all things many students like to do. But as students get older, their lives are suddenly consumed by a phenomenon called the Job Syndrome . In simple terms, the Job Syndrome can be defined as long hours spent working at a job to earn money that the student will use to spend during their free time. Unfor-tunatly, the student discovers that he or she has no free time to spend all their hard-earned money, and so starts to save it for college, a car, or a family, and suddenly begins to act like an adult. Just don't panic. Remember these basic rules and you should be all right: if you have money, spend it. If you have free time, use it. And if you have both, then rejoice, you're still a student. But if time seems to be going by faster then you can handle, stop, slow down, maybe look back at the following pages. Hopefully, they'll help you hold on to the moment.

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Kicking Back And Enjoying What Summer Has To Offer With the sun, the fun, and the easy mornings, it was hard to think about school-But every week, it got closer, and summer slipped further out of our grasp. The relaxing days, and the long nights made the three month break a welcome happening. Most students enjoyed a free reign during the summer and check-ins were infrequent and confusing from the parents point of view. The lazy days of summer were full of ways to waste time. Lying in the ever elusive sun, waiting for the construction crew on State Street to let you go by, and seeing movies such as Platoon'' and Roxanne'' constituted a typical summer week. Of course, there was always skiing up at Mt. Hood, and waterskiing on the lake or the Willamette. A few students took summer school to get out of the history or other required subjects. For the on-going party. Powers Park was always there, until 10:00 at least, then the Portland police came and closed it down. Every night during the summer a large crowd of students from all over the Portland area came here to live it up. Some of us actually did something construtive with our time: work and earn money for the coming school year, practice a sport, instrument or skill, or go to a camp of some kind. Vacations took people to new and exotic places. Some of the more exciting vacation spots were Europe, Japan, Mexico, Hawaii, or even American cities such as Mew York or Boston. As the inevitable first day of school drew near, we began to see fall sports participants sweating it out under the hot sun. Coaches Boyd Crawford, Brian Boucher, David Atkinson, Eric Lider, Rick Lorenz and Beth Meyers all began to get their teams in shape. With daily doubles and hell week , this goal was certainly accomplished. School was just around the corner and it was anticipated with excitement; even the summer can be boring. Junior Alyssa Bremner traveled all the way to Sexy Chris (above) and studly Brandon (below) Bittner show off their best forms while waterskiing at Lake Chelen in Eastern Washington with their family. 8 Student Life