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

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Passing the time by lcx)king at a magazine. Carla Butler patiently waited for Sheila Johnson to finish her phone conversation. Many activities enticed Rocky students to participate in Homecoming week, such as the powder puff tug-a-war between the Junior and Senior girls. Band members formed a straight lined tunnel for the football players to run through during a pre¬ game performance. 14 Student Life

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After many years of driving over a washboard road, Rocky students returned to school in the fall to find smooth riding for a delightful change. Taking a spin on the Merry-go-round before they had to hit the books were Vicki McCleary. Stacy Wahe. Dannette Seward and Angie Roman. Being A Part Of The Community Summer seemed to be like a bridge between years when we got off the merry- go-round to seek familiar places, even though they had undergone some cos¬ metic changes. It was a time to step back and remem¬ ber the fun of summer, when we worked vigorously to raise money for the Queen Contest or made possible the youth soc¬ cer program. As school got off to a good start, the Mississippi Belle united many Quad-City band members, as a whole, to spread hope and happiness to the Quad Cities during the Active 8 commercial. Across the miles. Into the horizon may the sun never set on our future or upon our dreams. Student Life

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Lines, Lines, Lines ... They Fill Our Days With Waiting Lines made a constant appearance in our everyday lives at Rocky. Actually it was lines that shaped most of our days. The lines of cars depositing their hu¬ man cargo each morning was just the start. Rocky students walked in lines in the hallways, sat in lines during class, stood in lines at lunch, waited in lines for sporting tickets and ran in lines for gym. The-Watchtower staff was confronted Long lines were typical during registration. Erika Engman and Jared Harvey patiently waited to get their class schedule. by a multitude of lines. Lines of copy, lines of pictur es, lines of advertisers and lines to be drawn for layouts. Participants in sports all knew about lines. Baseball players sat in lines in the dug out, football players exercised in lines and came running into the football stadi¬ um in one big line, and runners started races in lines. As it is clear to see a large portion of each day was spent standing in lines. Lines are a fact of life. So remember the next time a line seems endless, it prob¬ ably Is. Lines crept into the everyday activity of lunch. Ju¬ nior girls shared moments of gossip and even took time to eat. Actors and actresses stood in another form of line. Rick Zesser. Todd Simmer. Pat Elder. David Slivken. Steve Hudson and Angle Roman showed off their talent in a scene from “Bernardine. Lines 15