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

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lntroduciion 13 Mr . Christine leahy watches with inter c t while Tom Rowe and Ken Johnsor work on a chemistry experiment. Right. Piling on a car. students froir homeroom 307 take part in the Home coming Parade. Right. Even though it was Homecoming Week, students were still required to do school work. Translating a Spanish paragraph. Tammy Rowe and Tim Myers work together to finish the assignment.

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Wedni'tdjy was designated Nerd and Star day during Spirit Week. Kris Landis and Marina Nicholson get into spirit by dressing up as nerds. Going Hawaiian style Pam Applebee shows A sign declaring Pirates Are the Best” dcco- her school spirit with a grass skirt on Tues- rates the passageway where students gather day. Hawaiian day. to catch the latest news. Unusual Sights Beautiful is defined as anything that pleases. Beautiful places could be found all over our campus. The school, sitting between the Illinois and Fox Rivers, was surrounded by trees which gave us a beautiful view during the fall when the leaves turned to many shades of yellow, orange, and red. 12 lntroduciion The architecture of the buildings was pleasing to most people with the high ceilings, many windows, and nin-teenth century characteristics. Everyone has different tastes in beauty, but we hope you get the message — OHS was beautiful and that made our school special and unlike any others.

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Janitor use the elevator to move freight. Allowing a glimpse of the intide. Mr. Wil ham Buckingham close the elevator. Unusual Places Top. located on the 900 floor, the teachers lounge is a good place for the staff to relax and plan future assignments. How many people saw every room in the school? Not very many — there were quite a few places students were not allowed to go. Freshman bought elevator tickets from upperclassmen, only to find out there wasn’t one. Right? Wrong. There really was an elevator which ran between the 100. 700. 800. and 900 floors that was used by the janitors as a freight elevator. On the 900 floor there was a lounge for the teachers and staff. Equipped with comfortable chairs. tables, duplicators, and even pop and candy machines, the faculty lounge was a great place for the staff to relax and plan the lessons for future classes. The boiler room, board room, blue room, bookkeeping office, and the mail room are places that students infrequently visited. In fact, have you EVER been in the boiler room? Even though students rarely saw these places, we think they were an important part of our school. Center. The boiler room contains all of the equipment that heats the school buildings. Above. Opening his eyes in wonderment. Mike Peabody catches a glimpse of the teachers lounge as Dewey Gould looks in awe. 14 lntroduction