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

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Females move into the football locker room to take over the jobs as managers. Debbie Styx, Ginny Picket and Sofia Huizar perform their assigned duties of hanging up the laundered uniforms. The new data processing curriculum provides an array of computors for use by Rocky students. 12 Student Life

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Spirit Week, Week Of Events Punk Rockers, Pyramid Builders Compete Purple hair, bedsheets and sport¬ ing apparel of all kinds passed through the Rocky corridors during the week preceding homecoming. Hats and Shades Day kicked off the traditional “Spirit Week”. Partici¬ pating students wore bowlers, der¬ bies and baseball caps while others wore sunglasses of varied styles. With golf clubs, tennis rackets and football jerseys students expressed their athletic preferences. Sports Day followed the wild and crazy Punk Ocean Pacific Day. Quad-City hair supply companies had a field day as Rocky students flocked to the stores purchasing hair sprays in an array of odd colors and textures. Punk hair cuts of the brightest oranges and reds were ac¬ cented by the outlandish clothing worn by the punkers. Dog chains, leather skirts and jackets and shriv¬ eled cottonwear dominated the reg¬ ular school day attire. Yet those who were conservative in nature wore the Ocean Pacific T’s and pants. Placing second agrees with the senior class. Larry Harrison, Tina Plechaty, Lori Wil¬ liamson, Jill Robb and Dawn Bosworth join the float in the ride through the parade. Thursday had been the most casual and “laid back” of the five days. Long johns, night shirts and bed sheets displayed bedtime apparel to the student body. Friday ended the week of craziness and fun as crim¬ son and gold was worn by many stu¬ dents about the campus. Spirit Week lent excitement to the everyday ritual of hot lunches and brown bags. It began with hu¬ man building blocks forming pyra¬ mids in the fastest time possible. At first glance the participants in the three legged race may have looked a little strange, yet on that day ever¬ ything was abnormal as the partici¬ pants hobbled their way to the fin¬ ish line. Spirit Week had not just been a time of weird clothes and maiden races, but a five day event where Rocky students showed their spirit and pride in the school love. Court members are as follows, Joel Keim, Brynn Sheley, William Clay, Eric Lundgren, Jim Moore, Mark O’Melia, Jane Vogel, Jami Handelman, Nancy LeWarne, Kristi Fackel, Linda Burkhead, Lisa Keys and Vicki Stricter. For Rocky students one of the highlights of Homecoming Week is riding in the parade on their class float. Student Life 11

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Rocks Face Changes Deans Teach Class As another year unfolded at the Rock, students and teachers alike adapted to a school filled with changes. One difference that brought some dislocation to the halls of Rocky during the first few hectic weeks was the larger class size. Due to less teachers at the high school, the aver¬ age class size became larger. In the classes, there were also some new faces behind the podiums as the deans took on the joys of teaching. In a day already almost too busy to handle, these men taught one class period each, thus helping to lighten the load on the regular teaching staff. In extra-curricular activities there was an addition of a participa¬ tion fee and the absence of a long¬ standing activity-the Rocky Orches¬ tra. Despite these setbacks in the after school programs, Rocky stu¬ dents pulled through with pride, showing their determination and willingness to work a little harder for the Rock. One of the most obvious additions to the Rock was the appearance of “I Love Rocky” buttons. All over the school, students showed their spirit and displayed their buttons promi¬ nently on coats, knapsacks, shirts and purses-any available space was put to use by imaginative students. Though there were some differ¬ ences at Rocky, students and teach¬ ers showed their love and pride for their school and made this year of change a year to remember. Aside from his duties as Sophomore Dean, Mr. Gorgal teaches a health class. Sue Clark finds CPR easier with the help of his skills. Along with various staff changes came changes in class size. Several classes, such as this science class, increased in number. Student Life 13