Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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you twist the other. You turn around in your seat an average of five times an hour - and stretch your legs six times. Think about it. That's what makes you so sleepy during those hours - you're worn out! Let's celebrate action - whether it be those special events that get your blood boiling or simply the day-to-day activities that get us from one piace to the other. is im l l Above. At the fall choir picnic, choir president Mike McGraw tries to keep it a close game as he serves the volleyball. Left. Band major and majorette Brett Boren and Sue Gullakson work together at a Thursday night prac- tice to perfect their routine for the next night's half- time performance, With their mascot helping out, the varsity cheer- leaders show their support for the Pirates as they do a routine during the school song. lntroductionf9

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Celebrate Action Hoping that the next shooters will cease fire, Chris Aubry and Jon Erickson carefully but quick- ly pull the arrows out of the target during their archery class. Sf introduction Action. All of you who never move during the day, raise your hand. OK. All of you who run at least once during the clay, raise your hand. We see. How about those of you who move from one building to another at least twice a day, raise your hand. Are you beginning to get the pic- ture? We figure even if you didn't do anything but go from one class to the next there is some action included in your day. What about those of you who are on an athletic team. We certainly don't need to tell you anything about action. tYou could tell us a thing or two.j And those of you who cheer or dance or march don't need to be reminded that there was plenty of action in your year. But did the rest of you realize how much action you put in one of those desks during an English class? You twist one way -- and then As the first football game gets underway, football trii captain John Myers punches his way onto the field before injuring his ankle in the first half.

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Celebrate Learning Learning. You probably are won- dering why in the world we would decide to celebrate learning. We asked ourselves that question, too, but then we realized that, after all, that was why we were in high school. To learn. At least that's what our parents and our teachers tell us when we aren't studying as much as they would like for us to. Learning, excuse us for this, can really be fun. Those field trips to northern lllinois, or to Chicago - remember those? They were educa- tional experiences - you learned something. Or how about those ex- periments in physics or chemistry. As he works on the compugraphic during graphic arts class, senior Kurt Stevenson concentrates. l0flntroduction X- 'Ns- is if? Art student Mike Rooks holds a steady hand as he completes his painting. as..-E ass.. f Q F' Q ' MQ- , 1 e'le W L .fi f53? 55ii S. H ' aw' ,e ,N . my Cutting out a picture just right is keeping Kris h is ' Lil- Stohl occupied during art class.