Oak Park High School - Cambia Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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e of school life 'FY , L 4 Below,1ove-it or not,in warm weather,a tennis court withoutan Oakie in it was rare.Left,bicycling is good excercise and an inexpensive way to school. Above. Backgammon was the most popular thing since Farrah. 1' 4 M if r ,fi L b 'ik Q r Relaxation proved more strenuous to the fingers than the mind. .fy s many Oak Park students sat within the four walls of a classroom either listening to teachers lecture or pondering over test questions, their minds frequently wandered from thoughts of school to life outside of school and what could be done for recreation. Many students found the answer inside the confines of school. One senior commented that playing backgammon was a way of relaxing between classes. But many found the answer to, Is there life outside school? , to be yes, about six-hundred miles away, as the more fortunate Oakies packed up their bags and headed to Colorado for ski trips during various vacation times. There was also a variety of things to do closer to home. Rollerskating and skateboarding were popular past-times for some, and for others, frequent trips to racquetball clubs became favorite ways to spend leisure time. As the minds that drifted away from schoolwork drifted back, it could be said that, yes, life did exist outside the four walls of high school, and some type of recreation could be found for everyone. THATS LIFE 16-17

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Two is company and three is a crowd at the drive-in movie. isces aren t you? No, I m a Scorpio, get lost. How many times was this exchange or one similar to it used in 1980? From the standpoint of many students, far too often. But people were not so caught up in the dating aspects of their high school year in 1980. Many students preferred going places in large groups rather than on a one to one basis. Some activities included visits to the Country Club Plaza, where horse-drawn rides were an added attraction. Swenson's Ice Cream Parlor served Oakies two scoops. Some people enjoyed walks and shopping adventures through Seville Square. These enchanting places encouraged what little dating did take place. Inexpensive dating consisted of par- ties and get-togethers where games included backgammon, Twister, and everyone's favorite Monopoly. A countless number of students spent their Saturday evenings at Kansas discoteques, where they usually came single and wandered among the crowd to make several acquaintances. As one student commented, I can go dance and be myself without worrying about what other people are thinking. Overall, everyone just enjoyed dating around and not having commitments. Perhaps a t-shirt summed everything UP with 'Che Saying, Loyal to none and sworn to fun! ating menu! sin 11 --7 i-,111.. Above, Jeff Duer and Rowena Robbins putt their way to the green. Below cable television meant long inexpensive evenings at home on the couch. if if? HW . Above, Ma CODCCTIIS al