Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Academic Fever Dear Mrs. Smokatoomuch I think I have the correct diagnosis of your child ' s ill- ness. As your family physician it is my sad duty to inform you that your son, Beauford, has contracted senioritis, this disease is highly contagious, and he probably caught it from one of his classmates. The symptoms you de- scribed to me fit this disease perfectly. In the early stages of the disease, a student may stay up late on a school night and just watch a movie on television. Quite often this lack of sleep is made up during class, when a child might slowly lose consciousness during a lec- ture, movie, or discussion. This is commonly known as copping a few z ' s during class, and in the early stages, can be cured by rushing a student to the of- fice. In the later stages, stu- dents often become disor- iented on their way to the dean ' s office and wind up at Burger Chef. As the disease sets in fur- ther, a student may materi- alize in class only after the late bell has sounded. No real solution has been found for this situation, as the late senior ' s mental state is often still at home in bed. A third symptom of seniori- tis is the weakness of the writing hand causing home- work to be unfinished for months. Accompanying this weakness is a loss of mem- ory, which often causes a senior to fail to bring home any books at all. This condi- tion shows itself more and more frequently as the year progresses. Unfortunately, this disease has only one cure, Mrs. Smo- keatoomuch. I have pre- scribed a large dose of graduation Commence- ment to be taken on May 17, 1980. This cure has been proven effective, but the disease will reach its peak as the final days of senior year draw to a close, Don ' t be surprised if he wishes to take something in for show and tell, such as 600 crickets, a greased pig, or some other pet. Yours Medically, Dr. Melvin (Mel) Groover PS. Mrs, Smokatoomuch, I must add that in years past, this year has taken toll on the poor unfortunate sen- ior ' s mother. As an innocent bystander, she is forced to watch her once normal son dress up in green stockings and a chicken outfit to par- ticipate in the infamous Mini Olympics. Don ' t worry. No case of breakdown on the mother ' s part has been re- ported from witnessing sen- ioritis. Mark Clapper contracts senioritis. Karina O ' Connor Beth Oldtiom 168 Seniors

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Melinda Niece Randy Barnard and Nancy Fortuna contemplate which movie they are going to see. Sentors 167

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Glen Oswalt Lois Owens Craig Overhage Jacque Thompson hunts through newspapers in room 208, ■ IH 1 ■t t ' M ■1 cc H r N ' ' ' 1 La- 1 Cindy Padgett Lisa Parker Diane Parmeter Mark Parrish Elaine Partington Kim Payne Bruce Pecklnpaugh Seniors 169