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

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A weekend getaway might include a trip out of town to a Stevie Nicks concert. No party is a party without a table full of munchies. Weekends 19

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Weekends-Parties ... A Welcome Relief For Rocks “I live for the weekends,” was a commonly heard saying among most Rock Island High School stu¬ dents. Rhonda Snider claimed that, “knowing a weekend is coming made the school week go more quickly.” Ron Hotchkiss said that, “weekends are the student ' s savior”. Michelle Neavor suggested, “the only thing better than a weekend is summer vacation.” Another Rocky student stated, “When I get to school Monday morning. I start counting down the days until Friday. After those five long days were finally counted down, Rocky stu¬ dents could be found just about any¬ where in the Quad-Cities. Some stu¬ dents enjoyed spending their Friday or Saturday nig hts in Milan at Skate Ranch or perhaps catching a movie at the Showcase Cinamas. After¬ wards it was fun stopping by Happy Joes or Razz-ma-Tazz for pizza and maybe some video games. There was always some sporting event going on over the weekend at Rocky. A football or basketball game was always a great way to get together with friends and have a terrific time cheering the Rocks on to another victory. What seemed to be a most popular goal by most Rocky students was meeting new people. This was re¬ flected in some of the things people did on weekends. A popular place to meet new people was twenty-third Avenue in Moline. Another all time favorite was Teen Night (Sunday) at Beethovens or Stage West. Teen Night gave those under 19 a chance to meet peo¬ ple, dance and listen to music from Peter Lorry, Patriot, Lynn Allen, Daily Planet and many other bands. Another way Rocky students spent their weekends was going on shopping trips to either Northpark or Southpark. No matter whether shopping for a date for the weekend, a sweater, or a pair of jeans, chances were that a good time was had. Weekends were also a good time to recover from the week’s activi¬ ties. Of course there were always those parents who never realized what a strain school could be and sent their student out to do yard work or to clean the house. When it came down to it, Rocky students probably spent more time at parties than anywhere else. There were parties for birthdays, gradu¬ ation, opening nights, clubs and Rocky’s wins and even losses. And there were parties just to be parties. Parties were the ideal place and time to get all your friends together to eat, drink, dance, gossip or just about anything else that teenagers enjoyed. Rhonda Snider and Julie Wilson search for their favorite albums while on a weekend shopping spree at Southpark Craig Darr, Marcia Zessar, Shawn Mlekush, Ann Townsend and Marta Lizdas listen to Jenny Oestreich as she talks about Witness for the Prosecution at the cast party. Lori Kirgan and Zsanet Pettit relax by the fire white waiting for guests to arrive for their weekend party. Chris Spurgetis and Candi Hinze show their enthusiasm at one of Rocky’s weekend foot¬ ball games. 18 Weekends

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Dating, Something 1 “What should I wear?” “What will we talk about?” “What are we going to do?“ Those were questions a girl would ask herself if she was one of the many Rocky students par¬ taking in that all time favorite pas¬ time of dating. Having a date was like not other feeling in the entire world. What else could make a stomach feel like it was about to bottom out and a head feel like it was about to explode? After all the initial fears were over, and the girl unlocked herself from the closet, chances were that things just might work out okay. Remember those little problems of not having any money or not hav¬ ing a car? Those problems were easily resolved if she could decide just to stay home with her date and catch a movie on television, or she o Look Forward To could have gone to a party. Of course a car was an important part of her date. But there were solutions to not having a car. The couple could have taken a taxi or a bus. The most logical an¬ swer was the double date. But even this had its dilemmas. For instance, the girl and her date might have had a quiet evening at the movies in mind while the other couple might have had plans for slam dancing at Mad Hatters. Double dates did have their good points like never running out of things to talk about. Conver¬ sation made the date and was the deciding factor as to whether or not there would be another. Kristy McMillan had her make-up done at Merle Normans for the night’s big date. After their Lettermen duties are over John Hass and Kristi Fackel will be meeting their respective dates. Tonya Douglas and Quincy Davis walk home after school while they make plans for the upcoming weekend. 20 Dating