Rainier Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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E , law- 5m S53 A Day in the Life of a Bus Rider lt was 7:0l a.m., you were late and running up to the bus stop with your language project. To top it off the bus you thought you were going to miss was running late too. It was raining and cold and you were getting wet be- cause you left in such a hurry that you forgot to grab an umbrella. The bus finally came and you and your language project had to squeeze into a small, wet seat fthe window was left openj, next to a small wet sixth grader. At that point all you wanted to do was sleep. Your eyes opened when you heard a wad of papere whiz by your ear. The sixth grad- er next to you was the target of a full scale paper fight. And you were in the middle. The night- mare of riding a bus became even more real when the bus broke down. Cn the freeway. lt was 8:30 a.m., you were still wet, late and rushed to get to language to pre- sent your project before the end of the period. What a way to start a day. Throughout the day, you were running five minutes behind be- cause you hadn't had time to catch your breath once during the day. You began to look for- ward to the bus ride home - you'd be able to sleep on the bus. The bell rang at 2:l5, and by the time you reached the bus you were ready to collapse. Your eyes were really beginning to droop. The South-Shorians boarded the bus five minutes later, just as noisy as usual, but that didn't seem to bother you - at that point you could have slept through any- thing. No problem, right? SMACK!! Someone from behind hit you on the top of your head with their paperback novel. You woke up to find yourself sand- wiched between two sixth grad- ers, and in the middle of a major war . . . Opening 7

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How They Did It - Student Transportation was it really worth the effort of getting out of the house with- out an assail- ment of cautions following? Was driving that important? Was the pressure of traffic really worth the hassle of driving to school? Was it worth hunting for a park- ing place at school? The answer was yesl Riding a school bus in high school was not a very dignified mode of transportation. The South-Shorians, the paper fights, the hard, uncomfortable seats, and the bus driver, all added in- sult to injury. What made things .5 at even worse was the fact that the day was scheduled around the bus- when to leave from the house and school. If the regular bus was missed, four options were usually avail- able, find a ride with someone who drove to school, call mom, take Metro, or wait for the activ- ity bus. Driving, for any hassles it may have had, was the mode of trans- portation that R.B. students pre- ferred. They did not have to put up with time tables or the bus ride home. Driving gave them inde- pendence and they were able to fend for themselves. is-.-.1 f i ' w X 6 Opening . new ,,. kit mi- 4 A scooter gets there quickly. Feet: convenient transportation. Jesse Jenkins prefers his skate- board, Sarah Leonard likes the car The ominous bus line up. The school bus. up close and per- sonal. Billy Hunter ponders life through a bus window F. Waldo and J. Taylor sit in the car waiting for the bell to ring. .Dwi -u----......,,.,, X We 0 I' W C ' -if 5 ,

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It was more than just a World's Fair, It was intrigue! lt was excite- ment! lt was the i986 World Expo- sition in our sister city, Vancou- ver, B.C. The scenario was color- ful and exhilerating. People from every crack and corner fo the world gathered on that three- mile stretch of fairgrounds to en- joy the enormous variety of food, song, dance and just plain culture. Deciding which attractions to take part in and which rides to experience depended on how much time one alloted for their visit to the fair. Because of waits in long lines, which was virtually A large scale replica of the famous Swiss Swatch was displayed in front of Switzer- Iand's Pavillion. 4 - it A :PY 'IW' ..: '35 A til Huw m il-,: Y S 'll' if WN! 5' ,. , i il 'i , EXPO S6 inevitable, most patrons chose to purchase the popular three-day pass. With it, they could enter and re-enter the fairgrounds for just one price during their stay in the city. Even with the pass most people still found it nearly impos- sible to see and do everything in just a few days. Therefore, it was not uncommon to see families hunched over attraction guide maps, with pen in hand, marking choice interests then taking off with lightning speed to get a good place in line, if there was such a thing. Standing in line your senses came alive. Smells of fresh, but- tered popcorn, sweet Belgian waffles and more filled the air. There were children laughing and l 'i .K i., , . .sq . 7 M' F - ll i Nb. an 'lulllf ll iw' ' -' 't 1 fm. i i i -at I 1 Rl W i t 'Q . ' - . x x Y 7 xg? V e -Y' ,,,,.,,,.,r-'-t ' W illll M. ,, ' My . ,,t. . . ,,..fs-..,, ,J A 8 - Expo One of the colorful displays carrying out the theme of transportation. f - 'MM -ii- 'i ivii 'wi ' Y'--M Will i X ' I wifi' pw, X X, A A M W i,,,,..w my i- 1 -w .v -a,J . .,u..W,,,mWmhMM- 'M' T TT... .w ijt Y b ,.. .W I 1 df is 4. 'I ' Q '11 J, .J N rift.-f'-ca 3 mise-, -Q - x 5 li IT,-A 'A --' .ts J.: E' , r no T ' -TP ' ,, -, ' V 1 -Q 1 if twluvm-..' ., ' .1 ,, V u , Mu -nqi . 7 7' K 1 ...e