Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Homecoming for many was a chance to ask out that special person, or to get up the nerve to ask out that someone you ' d had your eye on. A popular hangout of underclassmen and upper¬ classmen alike was Happy Joe ' s, where birthdays are fun. The most attended Happy Joe ' s is in Milan, but a few without transportation preferred the newest Hap¬ py Joe ' s on thirtieth street in Rock Island. Freshmen and sophomores usually participate in more group related activities than do upperclass¬ men. ' Here, Leslie Gordon leads a chain dance. Student Life 15

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Night Life Whitey ' s Ice Cream Parlor Is a popular place ro relax or ro rake a dare after the game. Although it is located in Moline on twenty-third avenue, it is still a favorite of Rocky students. He spends forty-five minutes in the shower testing out every kind of deodor¬ ant soop, just to make sure. She eats a huge dinner so she won t have to eot in front of him, then worries that she looks fat. He nicks himself shaving and fears that he ' ll either hove to wear toilet paper on his face all evening or bleed to death. She pokes her eye with the mascara wand. By seven-thirty, they ' re both ready to forget the whole idea. What if he hates me?” She wonders. What if my Aquafresh fails?” He thinks. Promptly at eight p.m. the doorbell rings She freezes, unable to decide if she should make a stunning, late entrance or save him from having to talk to her mom. They escape before her parents pull out the baby pictures, and, suddenly, they ' re alone on a date and nothing else could go wrong, right? Wrong!” say the students of Rocky. I was allergic to the wrist corsage he bought me for swirl, not only did I sneeze all night, but my arm broke out in a rash.” The police picked us up for parking after Homecoming and called my mom, who said, Leave the kids alone, it ' s homecoming.” We were leaving for Prom when I heard the neighbor shout, Hey mom, come watch, she ' s leaving. We stopped at McDonald ' s and I spilled a half pint of orange juice on my painters pants. I spent the next twenty minutes in the men ' s room standing in front of the hand dryer. I was running to catch up with my boy ¬ friend. fell and broke my leg.” Every time we were alone, my best friend would call and interrupt. Denise Robinson, Derrick Pulliam, Dione Holland and Craig Patrick relax between dances at Home, coming. 14 Student Life

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Duffy Heth buys apple juice, a new convience at Rocky. Kirksey Victors has trouble with Rocky ' s chicken. Crutches can be a hindrance at lunch, as John Hass proves. In line also are: John Miller, Joel Keim, Hass, Jamie Allison. Steve Smith, Chang Jung, ond Chris Huntley. Aaron Dajour shows the result of lunch in the cafeteria. 16 Student Life