Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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How do you spend your weekend? ‘, | “When I’m not on restriction, I go Te out with my friends.” —junior Kim Abell “The weekend is the time when | can recover from my week! | either go crazy and vent my frustrations or I sleep for 48 hours.” — senior Geri Flynn “During the day, I practice gym- nastics or sleep! At night, I go out with my friends.” — junior Monica Finch “I try to have the best time possible in the short time we have. This mostly involves going out with friends.” — senior Erik Davis “Sometimes my friends and I go out to a movie and then go ‘rambo-ing’ (a form of sneaking around) after- wards.” — senior David Stowell “First of all I sleep in on Saturday morning until 11 o’clock then I get up and spend the rest of the day at the mall. I love to shop!” — sopho- more Teresa Sivertson Price Check, Please. While checking out gro- ceries for a customer, senior Stephanie Matz- a pane ; B gannis looks for a price tag on a can of apple I go out with the friends and | , sauce. Stephanie spent many weekends at her sleep a lots = Senior Jen O’Don- OT part-time job as a cashier at Farm Fresh. nell ie it nh? What A Selection. Renting movies to watch on ms the VCR at home is a popular way for many . g couples to spend the weekend together. At the Over the weekends | usually Stay local Video Shack, junior Jon Goldey had a dif- up late, watch cartoons, go to the ficult time choosing a movie for him and his mall, or spend the night with a fri- date, junior Michele Kolet to watch. end freshman Kristen Shaw Weekends 15

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School’s Out Let the Fun Begin T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness It’s Fri- day! For many students, this is a popular cliche used to express their feelings on Friday. Upon hearing this, thoughts of the upcoming week- end flash through a student’s mind. Freshman Mike Smith says, “When I hear the phrase T.G.I.F. mentioned on a Friday, I think to myself, ‘No more school until Monday!?’” Jobs keep many people busy on the weekend. Senior Viki Mendez says, “T love going to work at Busch Gar- dens. I meet interesting people all the time and I like spending time with my co-workers.” Others spend their weekend relax- ing and taking a break from the rat race of school. “I look forward to re- laxing on the weekend and not being in a crowded school. It gives me a chance to kick back and spend some time with my friends,” comments sophomore Dana Adkins. Freshman Diana Pope says, “I use my weekend to catch up on some much needed sleep that I lose during the week.” Weekends can be very hectic for some people and sometimes feel like an extension of the week. “Weekends are supposed to be relaxing but they never are for me. It seems like I have How About This One? Shopping is a favorite past time for many teenagers. On a recent trip to the Coliseum Mall, juniors Amy Miller and Barbara Holland checked out the new com- pact disks located in Musicland. 14 Weekends more to do over the weekend than I do on a regular weekday,” remarks junior Amy Miller. Many seniors spend part of their weekend applying to or visiting col- leges. Senior Paula Yourey says, “T’m not usually ready for the week- end because there are so many things to do with applying to dif- ferent colleges that the weekends are sometimes worse than the week itself.” Senior Anne Yates explains, “When I visit colleges it usually takes up the entire weekend and I feel like I haven’t had a weekend at all when I come back on Monday.” Weekends give the chance for many friends to dabble in a little mischief. One popular form of mis- chief is toilet papering or rolling a friend’s house. A trip to the local Farm Fresh for a six-pack of toilet paper is a necessity. A dark, cloudy night and anywhere from two to five people are helpful for these mid- night crawlers. The end product is a fellow classmate’s house, strewn with paper, which takes on the ap- pearance of a fresh snowfall. Senior Dori Tasillo comments, “Most of the time I roll my friends’ houses just for fun — just for the pleasure of seeing a friend of mine spend some time the next morning cleaning it all up.” Going out with that special girl or guy is very common for many people on the weekends. It gives some peo- ple a chance to take a break and spend a little time with that some- one special. “I really enjoy spending time with my girlfriend, Dana Ad- kins, on the weekend. Even though we don’t always agree on every- thing, I cherish every moment we can spend together,” says senior Kevin Weis. Some people aren’t as lucky to have their loved ones close by. Many students have boyfriends or girl- friends who are away at college and only come home for special occasions or holidays. Senior Annette Carroll says, “I don’t usually look forward to the upcoming weekend unless my boyfriend, David Loomis, is home from college. When he is home the last few minutes of sixth hour on a Friday seem like an eternity.” Whether your weekend is spent re- laxing or on the go, one thing is for certain — everyone makes the most of it.

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Competition Let The Games Begin The gym was hot and crowded. The pungent odor of chocolate pudding permeated the air. The restless crowd quieted and waited with bated breath for the beginning of the third annual Battle of the Bods. This battle brought together rival schools Poquoson and Tabb, to pit bod against bod and determine which was truly “better.” The festivities began with both schools casting aside old arguments and hostilities to unite each class in the sub-division, Battle of the Classes. Such games as the inner- tube relay, the sack-dragging race, and the final tug-of-war were used to determine the senior class as victor. Sophomore Angela Kaufman com- mented, “The sack-dragging relay was the best — it was really funny to see those big, studly men dragging the girls around on potato sacks!” So Do I Really Have To? Waiting in the side- lines with her coach Jason Duty, JV cheer- leading captain sophomore Dory Holt psyches herself up. Dory lost her match, but it was a fight all the way, with Tabb scoring in the last few seconds. 16 Battle of the Bods Said senior Geri Flynn of the Bat- tle of the Classes, “I thought the Battle of the Classes was a great way to bring together the seniors of both Poquoson and Tabb. We seniors need to stick together!” The evening progressed and the moment arrived. The long-awaited event — wrestling in six inches of chocolate pudding — was about to begin. Poquoson and Tabb re-assem- bled their forces and resumed rival- ries as prominent members of both schools came forth and challenged each other to the test. Said senior coach Tracy Butts of the event, “Coaching Homecoming Queen Andrea Forrest to victory was an excellent way to participate in the Battle of the Bods. The only thing I didn’t like was trying to get the dried pudding out of my hair!” Though the wrestling was enjoyed by many, some students felt that it is possible to have too much of a good thing. “Watching the wrestling was cool, but I think there should have been more events that all students | could participate in,” said senior Carlos Torres of the battle. | As the doors opened at the Battle’s end, and the victorious members streamed into the cool night air, sophomore Kevin Phillips was heard to say, “I always knew Poquoson was better!” Senior Amy Alexander had a dif- ferent opinion of the evening’s events. “I think the Battle of the Bods was an excellent way to drop the hostilities between Poquoson and Tabb and bring all the students | together. The idea was not to prove one school better than the other.” A Sticky Win. Throwing her arms in the air, | senior Becky Bradshaw enjoys her victory over her Tabb opponent. It took only seconds for Becky to successfully pin Tabb’s varsity cheerleading captain. |