Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Still Life To the victor go the spoils. These trophies were the spoils of the Holiday Tournament held annually at Pekin. The cafeteria that is usually filled with shouts and laughter is caught in a rare moment of almost disquieting silence. Don’t be heartless! The Fashion and Interior Design class tried to make sure this fate would not happen to anyone by selling the hearts for Valentine’s Day as a fund raiser. Amid the reflections are many memories of school days gone by, with a touch of present-day craftsmanship in the form of benches sitting stately before darkened windows. Still Life 7

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Still Life 8 Still Life Here should be a picture of my favorite apple. It is also a nude and bottle. It is also a landscape. There are no such things as still lifes. — F.rica Jong Erica Jong wrote a lot of smutty books, so w hat does she know about Pekin Community high school in 1983? you may be asking yourself (then again, maybe not). Not a whole lot. 1 admit. But her quotation applies to the theme of this book, that there is still life at Pekin. Throughout the next 296 pages in the book, you'll see ample evidence of life during the school year. You'll learn about the nationally famous politicians that came to the area and inspired many students to get active in politics. You'll learn that physical fitness was very important, with even the faculty getting involved in the activities. You'll learn about what student council did. including causing the most students ever to vote in the elections for student council officers. You'll learn that the speech department had a state champion and two all-state cast members. All that and much, much more proof of life await you in the book. So get going! What are you wasting your time reading this for?