New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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W. ,,.X, -W .-.M ...,....,.... Q Is the salt behind door number one, two, or three? he con- tinued. Forget it! I said, reaching across the table awkwardly. Oh! Spilt milk, smeared butter, and a triple! Mom! Whos gonna play fast money? I wanted to strangle him, but I restrained myself. After doing the dishes, I retreated to my bedroom and to the comfort of my headphones. Thinking of my friends who would soon return home golden brown, I reflected on my vacation, I had already been shopping three times, seen four movies, watch- ed endless hours of daytime television, and spent ten dollars at Tilt. By Thursday I had grown bored with MAII My Children and The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and had contemplated doing the math homework that I had neglected before spring break. I wearily opened my textbook as Mom yelled something about spring clean-up from the basement. I panicked, there was only one place to take refuge -the library. Quickly I stuffed my books into my backpack, threw on myjacket, and headed out the door. As the chilly April wind whipped my ears, and dirty slush filled my shoes, I thought, Ah, Wilmette, what a life! Q STUDENT LIFE 23 99990

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Vacation - l have to get away The last thing l remember was the bell ringing at 3:30 on Friday afternoon. Now l was nestled in front of the television watching the Bulls' game with a bag of pretzels in my lap and a tall glass of OJ. at my side. Dad was outside in the garage trying to make room for the snow-blower, which had been left in the driveway all winter. l burrowed deeper into my chair hoping that he wouldn't see me. This was spring vacation, a time to relax, a time to do some serious T.V. watching and sleeping. My Bulls' game was rudely interrupted by my mother, who wanted to take me shop- ping for shoes. Don't ask me how we ended up at Northbrook Court, it just happened. After two hours of shopping, Mom had charged up a storm, my feet had blistered, and we had not visited one shoe store. When Mom and l got home, Dad was upset because we had forgotten to pick up my little brother from hockey practice. As Dad pulled out of the driveway, l decided to call some friends and ask them to go to a movie that night. After several calls, l realized that of the few friends who had stayed home, none of them really wanted to do much. Bored with television, l escaped to my room for a quick nap that lasted until dinner time. My brother insisted on waking me up himself by pouncing on my bed. To make things worse, all through dinner he pretended to be a game show host. Name something you eat for dinner, top five answers on the board! Pass the salt, l answered. 22 STUDENT LIFE xxx . ...V mania. l-I

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Love s labors lost A John and Susie have known each other for a long time and are good friends. Tony and John work together. Alice and Susie are friends. Alice meets Tony at a party. Tony asks Alice out. Alice is interested in Tony but has been dating someone else recently. She hasn't known Tony very long, so she calls Susie. Susie talks to John. John talks to Tony the next day at work. John and Susie plan a double date for Friday night. They go out to dinner and to a movie. The group ends up talking at John's house. Susie ends up dating Tony. Alice ends up dating John. Everything's fine for now. O Frances and David have been dating on and off since eighth grade. Friday night they get into a fight about what to do. Frances calls her best friend, Melissa. They plan to go to a big party. David calls up some friends. They decide to go to the basketball game and to a party afterward. Frances sees Steve at the party. Steve has been in her history class for the past two years. They talk for a while. Steve and Frances are leaving for another party as David and his friends walk in. David isjealous but remains calm. Frances has a great time with Steve but feels guilty about the fight between her and David. Two days later David and Frances are going together, once again. C 24 STUDENT LIFE '3'3 f A .tw ra