Shawnee Mission Northwest High School - Lair Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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IM 40 A QUICK BITE at Quik Trip often replaces lunch for many students. Troy Bechtel enjoys a snack during classes. -photo by Alex Bourdo SKIPPING SCHOOL CAN lead to an in- house suspension or a Saturday morning detention. Derek Curtis talks with Mr. Chalk about his absence. - photo by Alex Bourdo Maximum Performance 19 design by Ruchi Aggarwal

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Maximum Performance The same old grind Students escape from pressures of school by playing hookey Getting up, he decided the day wasnt meant for school. The sun beckoned to him, the birds called out his name, and the cloudless sky drew him outside. So he skipped. ...Skipped school, that is. And he went to Shawnee Mission Park for a day of rest and relaxation. I-Ie called his best friend and talked him into going along. They cruised with the top down on his convertible VW, blasting Bon Jovi on the radio. When they got to the docks they pre- pared to spend the rest of the day laying back and enjoying the rays. This behavior doesnt reflect on most of the student body. According to Mrs Carroll, the head of the attendance office, Less than ten percent of the student body skips school. I skipped the first day of school and went to Oak Park Mall because I was bored, Matt Bird said . Being suspended from school or pun- ished by parents were often the conse- quences of skipping. I was warned by the school and grounded for for a month by my par- ents, Ben Tischer stated. New rules from administrators crack- ing down on skipping produced Saturday morning detention or in- house suspensions. Giving students the oppurtunity of choosing their own punishment for the first time added a .-M SHAWNEE MISSION PARK is a stop for many students. Tracy Brooks and Lisa Cummins spend a sunny afternoon on the docks Studying. -photo by Alex Bourdo 18 Academics FOR MANY STUDENTS, the temptation of skipping school on a sunny day was too much. Travis Jones and Alisa Firquain enjoy being out of class. - photo by Alex Bourdo new perspective for them to consider. I'm never going to skip again, Hayden explained, because of change in rules this year. Some students felt that skipping scl only caused problems that had to be c with later. I wouldn't even think of skipping scl because I would get in a lot of tro with my parents, Janice Meyer c mented. Students who caught spring fever ra the absentee toll by skipping sch The feeling of time running out pror ed them to evade responsibilities ani skip school in hopes of finding an esc from the daily pressures that accomp school. -Ruchi Aggori

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TO MANY STUDENTS studying seems much easier whiie there is music playing. Beth Roy listens to her walkman while Studying for a test. -photo by Greg Gloshen THE LIBRARY IS used throughout the year as a research center. Mike McComas sits in the library using the encyclopedia to collect information. -photo by Greg Gloshen 20 Academics