Lake Stevens High School - Pilchuck Yearbook (Lake Stevens, WA)

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For each student at Lake Stev- ens High School the three years they spend here mean something differ- ent, but to all it is a search; a constant inquiry into their goals, abilities, and drives. A high school career is invalu- able because it can never be re- placed. Not only is the academic portion necessary for a stable future, but the social life-- the friends you make, the things you do, and the way you do them--leaves a permanent mark on you as a whole. “TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW. . LIFE’S BUT A WALKING SHADOW, A POOR PLAYER THAT STRUTS AND FRETS HIS HOUR UPON THE STAGE AND THEN IS HEARD NO MORE.” 5

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The end of a year. For some it represents merely the end of one more year of high school. For others it’s that long ago thought come true. We often wonder what it is all for, and what we are try- ing to find. Strangely enough, in the maze of fellow students, teachers, subjects, and ac- tivities, what we are looking for is ourself. We are trying to make a person from a puzzle. A puzzle that doesn't always fit together; a puzzle with pieces yet missing. In putting this puzzle together we have a lot to look forward to, but also these years have given us a lot to look back on.

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For the sophomores it's a brand new life full of new freedoms and responsibili- ties. They join all the clubs and attend all the games in an almost frantic effort to do everything. Eagerly accepting the Pink Palace as their Alma Mater . The juniors are old pros--established residents--who mock their underclassmen as silly --not remembering their intern- ship just a year before. For them it's THE year. So much to do--prom, homecoming, “TWO ROADS DI- ANDI TOOK TRAVELED BY MADE ALL THE achievement tests--and they really start worrying about grades. For the Seniors it's an exciting, hectic year, but one tinged with memories. It's a year of expectations and fears. Graduation comes with almost frightening speed, and the seniors begin asking themselves what they are really going to do when they're graduated. But when they do leave, tucked away in each mind will be the memories and experiences of three unforgetable, ir- replaceable years.