Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Summer on the Couch What We Really Did During the Summer Every year we listen to Mr. Thorn ' s back- to-school day speech about all the activities that go on during the summer: annual and newspaper camps, football and soccer workouts , student council car washes and planning sessions, etc. But the fact remains that for a large majority of students summer is a three- month respite from the rigors and responsibilities of school. Those of us not lucky enough to estivate in Florida or the Bahamas spend our vacation vegetating around town. Most of the time students sleep in, catch the David Letterman Show, and watch the latest videos on MTV. Growing tired of staying at home the student cruises the town looking for non-existent parties; he usually ends up at McDonald ' s, Krystal ' s, or the arcade — the single ' s bar of the teenage crowd. By late August many students, although they might be hesitant to admit it, look forward to school. Wishing he were in Florida, Bob Higley gets a TV- tan at home watching Beach Blanket Bingo on HBO. Worlds of Fun arcade was a popular hangout for students this summer. Mike Peeler and Robert Wallace stop by for a game of video football. Even though the meat in a Krystal ' s hamburger is the same as in mystery meat, many students pay in the summer for what they avoid during the school year. SUMMER 27

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The Party ' s Over—Back to School After weeks of expectation and trepidation, school starts and students look ahead to the coming year. Forgetting the mountains of homework and surfeit of tests, students plan their social calendar for the next months. On each student ' s calendar are the football games on Friday nights. For the first few months of school, students fill the stands of Hull-Dobbs field to watch the outstanding Owl football team walk over its opponents or to watch the many females that parade around the bleachers. Twice during the season the Student Council provides dances to entertain students after another football victory. For the opening game of the season there is the Victory Dance, which provides a congenial environment for students to rediscover friends and acquaintances not seen over the summer. The climax of the season comes around the end of October in the form of the Homecoming Dance. With all the fun and entertainment provided by the football team and the Student Council, students come back to school able to overcome the post- summer blues. Back to school does not mean all studying and numerous tests; it also means fun and excitement. Always conservatively-dressed, John Wilmott leads a group of new students on a tour of the campus for Orientation Day. The Rt. Rev. Alex Dickson, the keynote speaker for the year, sets the tone for subsequent chapel speeches. Poised and ready, cheerleaders Lauren Bailey, Kendall Wier, Michelle Nelson, Gay Daughdrill, Ivy McPherson, and Daye Elkin build a pyramid during the first pep rally.