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

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ummmmmm ? f «r ' During the summer, soccer players Steven Jasker and Peter Wilkie get into condition for the season by playing an informal game- Learning a new sport is one way to spend the summer. Veronica Jones works on her backhand at Greenfield Park. Ross Brown For students wtio stay in Oak Park and River Forest for the summer, meeting friends at Erik ' s Deli for lunch or a snack is a popular way to socialize. Petitioning to prevent an underground garage from being built at Scoville Park is one summer project that interests junior Lisa Pelligrino. Summer 19

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Free At Last Three Months To Yourself iking through Ger many, making up a class that was failed last semester, hanging out at the beach, or working at a summer job. OPRF students engaged in these activities and many more during the summer of 1981. Traveling, especially through Europe, was just as popular in ' 81 as ever. Senior Martha Heine com- mented on her bike trip through the German country- side. The youth hostels were the best part of my whole trip. We met kids our ages from all over the world. Other students attended summer school to pick up extra credits or to take classes not offered during the school year. Many students attended various workshops and athletic camps during the summer to develop and perfect skills used in their respective activities. Senior Carol Mahoney and the other Pom Pom Squad offi- cers attended a camp at Rockford College. They learned several new routines, most of which were used during the football games in the fall. While at Rockford, the Pom Pon officers used their skill and knowledge to win more camp competitions than any other squad in attendance. Senior Dave Teune worked as a camp councelor and found it rewarding in several ways. I had the opportunity to develop my interpersonal and leadership skills while working in a fantastic environment! Summer jobs were a great way of gaining valuable experience for college and future careers. They also proved to be good money-making activities. One senior who worked at a resort in Wisconsin felt that her experience was a good preparation for college. Working full time teaches anyone responsibility, but working away from home taught me responsibility for both my job and myself, she said. A great percentage of the OPRF student popula- tion spent their summer in perhaps the most popular and enjoyable way: loafing. What better way to spend three endless months but sleep until noon, wa tch a little of All My Children, maybe go to the beach, and then party until dawn? When this began to get a bit monotonous, a select few chose to expand cultural horizons by visiting the Art Institute or reading Ttie Scarlet Letter. (Weren ' t you supposed to read that last year for American Lit?) However OPRF students spent the summer of ' 81, one thing ' s for sure: almost all experienced mixed feelings at the prospect of returning to school in the fall. Giving up the laziness of summer was hard at first, but returning to OPRF and friends there made it a little easier to bear. -Johanna Madden Downtown Chicago offers many ways to enjoy a summer day, such as watching a bicycle race which Olympic skater Eric Heiden entered- 18 Summer

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Determining which English book Phyllis Feryal will need, b ' okstore worker Calhy Weber looks at her schedule. At the problem Center, Lyie Weber and Ruth Thurmun help Jeff Sorenson correct a problem with his schedule. . Getting his books totaled up. Korey Bollnow finishes the process of registration and is ready far the first day of school. Getting Off To A Head Start School Starts Before Labor Day For First Time W here is my first class? I forgot my combi- nation! Do we go to A-period first or not? and How was your summer? were just some of the comments that could be heard during the first day of school. This school year was unique in that it was the first year in Oak Park ' s history that the doors were opened before Labor Day for the first day of school. Reactions were mixed about the early start. Math teacher Lois Goldstein said that at first she was angry about starting before Labor Day, but as the time approached, she began to get psyched for the new school year. English teacher Bob Samuelson felt essentially the same way. He liked the way the school year st arted out slowly with the nice long Labor Day weekend after school started. Senior Chris Sarabia enjoyed coming back to school, It was nice to see everyone I didn ' t see over the sum- mer. Junior Diane Grouse felt differently about the opening of school: I didn ' t want summer to end. It was interesting to see what classes I had, but then it got boring real fast. But before students could start school, they had to register. This meant receiving schedules, buying books, getting yearbook pictures taken, and in some cases getting new ID ' s. All in all, registration went smoothly. Senior Amy Henschen summed up the feelings of most, It went very well, it was very well organized. -Barb Hawkins 20 Getting Started