St Teresas Academy - Avila Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Three to six p.m. These hours span a time when neither mind nor body are yet well enough to tackle school related perplexities. The practice most frequently em- ployed by students to kill these grueling hours of admitted waste was captured in one word by Sophomore Erin Gunter: EAT!” A random survey showed that eating is the most popular pastime for after school hours. Junior Tashia Kline had a more refined way of putting it: I eat a bowl of Cap'n Crunch and watch Oprah Winfrey. The option that came in a close second in the informal survey was sleeping. Ju- nior Lisa Simpello gave a blatant look of disgust when she discovered that people could do anything but sleep during these blissful hours. Several people agreed with Susan McCalla who said: Who’s got time to waste — I go home and do homework!” Susan’s response is typical of juniors. The stress of juggling Latin III, Honors Algebra II, Humanities and Honors Chemistry is frequently overlooked. Kate Koenig’s response opens other doors: After school I sometimes go to work, though I often go to Westport.” AHHH Westport. The Greenwich Village of Kansas City. This is the territory of the truly Kul”, where every once in a great while they can be seen in a rare exposure to daylight. Individual expres- sion is flaunted and absorbed by all the senses here. With stores like Asiatica Ltd. and Off Broadway, a theater like the Tivoli, and good eats to be found at Mar- io’s, Torre’s or Murray’s, cultural hori- zons expand by leaps and bounds. We must not forget the ever popular invention of Mr. Alexander Graham Bell — yes, the telephone. Eileen Fern sums up the whole idea, I talk on the phone — the whole time — I’m serious!” These sentiments are shared by Junior Kate Sargent and Senior Jennifer Langle as well. How many times have you received a phone call from your best friend just when you actually were making an effort to do something productive? And so it goes — your best effort at passing your algebra exam flys right out the window. The possibilities for killing time are as diverse as our student body. A combina- tion of mental and physical activity is suggested by Annette Maggard. After school I participate in T.V. game shows. You know — yell the answers to the id- iots on Jeopardy. Oh — this is done while consuming the entire contents of our well stocked refrigerator.” From three to six p.m. students seem to be trapped in a twilight zone of inde- cision. They are torn between the desire to do everything and the desire to do nothing at all. The tension of these hours and the toll they take on students are best illustrated by the words of Senior Laura Lyon. Believe it or not, I make lists — lists of what to do and then lists to list what order to do those in. Nothing gets done, it’s all for posterity. After that I babble — to anyone — about anything — even to my mother — am I babbling?”

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Top Center: Seniors, Kristin Bellerose, Kella Didonna, and Traci Da- vis demonstrate class unity. Bottom center: Freshman Peggy Lillis finds it easy to discuss school and life with Mr. Robert Cox. Left: Senior. Jennifer White shows that she's learned the essence of studying dur- ing unscheduled mods. Above: Freshman Alicia Young has found that high school isn't nearly as bad as she thought it would be. 9

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Top left and top center: Just a sample of the ac- complices in the number one way to kill time after school — eating. Above: Fashion is a way to express a person’s creativity.” said sopho- more. Holly Read. The latest fashion colors are displayed at Aca Joe in Seville Square. Bottom center: Westport Road is one of the more fre- quented shopping areas in the city. Left: One ways good nd M SI of killing time billboard the II