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

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NEW TRIER PCSED As one of Americas prominent public high schools, New Trier is praised by educators from coast to coast. Yet, New Trier also receives a disproportionate amount ofcriticism. We have found through extensive investigative research that the most severe reproaches and malicious accusations are completely unj ustifiable. Gross exaggerations and ridiculous misconceptions about the school run rampant throughout the country, We ieel that it is time to set the records straight, to dispel the rumors, and to present New Tricr's true image to the reading public. This will be done by examining scenes in the life oi' an average New Trier girl, Muffy. 4 STUDENT LIFE

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ACT I Setting: MUEFYS glorious mansion Enter: jet-set MUMMY wearing a mink shawl and dangling the keys to the Rolls. She is followed by a trail of servants. Enter: MUEEY wearing an electric pink skirt and a lime green turtleneck. MUFFY: Why are you home from Paris so soon? MUMMY: lt was a little chilly. How was your day, dear? MUEEY: Well, Bitsy and l were planning to fly to Buenos Aires for the polo match, but Biffs having this great gig on his yacht Friday night, and we just miss it. MUMMY: Oh, that's nice. Before you go to study, would you please fill your Mercedes with gas and clean the catbox. MUEEY: Grodyl MUMMY lights a cigarette and sports the HMrs. Robinson look. Meanwhile, MUFEY pulls out of the driveway and heads for the gas station but decides to go shopping and turns the Mercedes toward Old Orchard. Pulling out her credit cards, she cranks Bruce Springsteen and the Grate- ful Dead on the car stereo simultaneously. ACT III Setting: School is out, and the students are walking through Indian Hill Park to the Green Bay parking lot. MUEEY: Wait up, Sebastianl SEBASTlAN rolls his eyes back and adjusts his bandana, waiting as MUEEY runs toward him with arms full of books. MUFFY: Were you at Chip's party last Saturday? SEBASTIAN: No, man, l missed it. MUFFY: Why's that? lt was really wild - SEBASTlAN: Ccutting her short, angeredb Look, l don't go to parties. They're only an outlet for the deviations of your true character that are repressed by the ultra- conservative values impressed upon you by your parents. The kind of parties that you go to stifle your individuality and demand intolerable conformity, ACT II Setting: A classroom filled with students sporting well-worn topsiders, monogrammed sweaters, and cute nicknames. TEACHER: Good morning, class. CLASS: Good morning, teacher. TEACHER: Now l know that you're all exemplary students, socialites and young capitalists who are unable to judge people in any other way than by the amount of beer they can drink in a weekend, but Chumblyi l think maybe itls time for you to question these traditional values. An uproar arises among the students. MUFEY takes charge. MUEFY: Oh my God! Question? You could get fired for asking us to re-evaluate our beliefs. Now, don't get me wrong. We do respect your opinion. Just don't impose it on us. We prefer to remain terminally cute. The class applauds politely as TEACHER hangs her head in shame and returns to discussion of War and Peace as it relates to The Preppy Handbook. MUEFY: Cindignantb What Q you talking about? SEBASTIAN. Cearnestlyl Muffy, l believe that there's sincer- ity and originality somewhere deep within you, beneath all those layers of clothes and that ridiculous nickname. MUFEY: Csnivellingb What do you mean?! llm independent: l have my own car and ten credit cards in my own name. l just don't understand! SEBASTlAN quickens his pace, ignoring Muffy. Muffy jogs beside him. MUEFY: Anyway, are you going to Biffs gig on Friday? SEBASTLAN: Csincerelyb Fm afraid not. l'll be in Buenos Aires for the polo tournament. I THE END STUDENT LIFE 5