Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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4 12 82 114 164 Table of Contents---------------------------- A Letter from the Editor Dear Reader, You might be wondering why there is a picture of a bowl of fruit on the first page. Well, this year’s theme is Still Life, and a bowl of fruit is the classic example of a still life. You might be wondering now why the theme of our yearbook is Still Life, since a bowl of fruit has nothing to do with Pekin High School in 1983. The reason is simple — pun. Still life, with emphasis on the word “still,” means inanimate, or dead. With the emphasis on the word “life,” however, the phrase takes on a whole new meaning that contradicts “dead.” I chose that theme because I wanted to show that there is still life in our school, despite contrary opinion. I also wanted the book to have a sense of humor. The bowl of fruit graphically displays both ideas. The bowl of fruit could also symbolize that each page of this book is a delicious morsel to be savored, ripening and getting better every year, with surprises in store as you get to the bottom. But I doubt it. Bon apetit. John Knight Contents 3

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Table of Contents There is Still Life . . . Student Life Academics Athletics People

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Still Life People often say that there is no life in PCHS. Because the campuses are split. West is often “left out” and therefore stagnates. Coach Friday charged that the basketball crowds weren’t lively enough to affect the players, and he held a pep assembly to prove it. In the mock elections, a mere 120 out of 1300 people bothered to vote. Due to the lack of members, International Club collapsed. Student Council, it is claimed, is an elitist society of students that accomplish nothing. At first glance of these examples, it seems that the people who say that there is no life in PCHS are right. 4 Still Life