Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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One Year At The Top Of The Heap How A Senior Might Remember The Last Year eptember 1-First day of school. At last it has arrived! After three long and arduous years of high school, I have finally attained the status of Senior. From the first few days when I was a confused freshman, dodging the pennies as they whizzed towards me, I can re- member myself admiring the calm and confident style of a senior. From my freshman year to my junior year, I have anxiously waited for today. When my first day as a senior ended, some friends and I went over to Erik ' s Deli. We talked about our new teachers and classes. But most of all we talked about how it felt to be a senior. October 11-Homecoming weekend. I don ' t know how 1 did it, but I survived Homecom- ing weekend. The senior float occupied much of my time. As I helped put some of the finishing touches onto the float Friday night, I also had to be thinking about the dance. Saturday morning I confirmed our reservations, picked up the corsage, and got the car keys from Dad. Although we lost the football game, the spirit of the dance was not dampened. January 20-Last finals Ai ine enc of eve ' y semester for the past three and a half years, I have been faced with a dreadful trial of my nerves in the hideous form of final exams. Like most seniors, I will have no second semester finals. So I am finally free of them. I ' ll have no more late night cram sessions, no more days of walking around in a zombie-like state from lack of sleep, and best of all no more number two pencils. Dressed up for a momento of his last year, a student is prepareG tor his Senior Portrait- Seniors went through their last registration, no longer needing :c gc :nrougn if,e confusion of getting books and schedules. These finals were some of the toughest I have ever had. This is because I have been afflicted with a slight case of senioritis. I find it very difficult to pick up many books. April 12-Spring vacation. The sun was really hot today and hoards of people were at the beach, so Dave and I decided to do a little sight seeing around Tampa. We both agree that this is the best spring vacation we ' ve ever had. It was a great idea to get a bunch of us together and drive down to Florida. No worries about school, grades, c parents, just whether or not I am getting an even tan It will be great to get back to school with a tan while everybody else is still sun-starved. June 2 It ' s Hearing the end of the year already. Only three more days of school, then GRADUATION. Senior year has gone by like a flash. I can ' t believe that Prom has already come and gone, and graduation is the last big event of senior year. Even though I don ' t really like formal affairs, I realK loved Prom. Everyone was in a really wild and craz mood. The end of my high school career will finally come on June 10 when I walk up to the platform to receive, with very mixed emotions, my diploma. -AI Diaz Late Friday nigtit, seniors Barb Hawkins and Amy Dunnell hurr ic cor peie :ne senior float, a giant balloon with the theme Up, up and away. 12 Senior Journal

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The large number of bids sold was not expected by the Juniors who planned Prom. The largest crowd ever filled the Grand Ball- room of the Palmer House Scrimitl studio Prom wasn ' t only wild and crazy dancing, Dina Chrones and Jim Kerr share an intimate moment. Prom 11

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: .-€ ;V s studying for PSAT ' s, juniors begin a series of college tests that often continue througti senior year. Ross BrO ' A- Planning for the future, Sally Browning stops by the Grinnell College booth at Triton ' s Future Focus. Senior Journal 13