Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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 WEEKENDS CONT'D What to do on a Friday night is a question many students could answer with one word: “drink.” Bars like Whiskey Red's, Rum Bot- tom’s, Tabbard Ale House, and Changing Times seem to have a magnetic effect on students, drawing them out week after week. “I go to bars because there are no better places to hang out,” John Brown, senior, explained. The only prob- lem with these places if that students often find them- selves heading out the door. The wine and cheese places are less strict about proofing, however, so many students bring their busi- ness to them. Pawnbroker, Backbarn, and Wine Gallery are some of the more popu- lar weekend hangouts. Par- ties, too, are good places for drinking, and many stu- dents prefer just getting to- gether with friends at some- one’s house than going out to a bar. Of course, not everyone is interested in drinking, and there are plenty of oth- er things to do on the weekends. Many students enjoy seeing a movie, and the theaters with tickets for under two dollars draw the biggest crowds. I don’t see any reason why I should spend four dollars or more to see a new movie when it will get to some- place inexpensive like Farmingdale eventually,” Mary Sotis, junior, stated. Bowling is another popular weekend activity, and roll- erskating is beginning to at- tract more students as well. Just hanging out with friends holds appeal for a lot of students, and fast food places like McDonald's are convenient places. Another good thing about weekends is that students who have been getting up at six or earlier all week can catch a little extra sleep. “I look forward to Saturday morning all week because it’s the only time I get to sleep late,” Chris Jeffreys, junior, commented. In gen- eral, Saturday is a day to do things there are no time for during the week. Cleaning around the house isn’t ex- actly fun but it has to be done sometime. A lot of students work all or part of Saturday since they don't get many hours in on week- days. Going to the football games is a good way to spend Saturdays during the season, and Saturday nights victory parties are not uncommon. Saturday nights are repeats of Friday, and they can also be a time to pick up a little money babysitting. When Sunday comes, spirits are already damp- ening, because the fun part of the weekend is pretty much over. Homework has to be done, and students have to recover from the previous nights and get themselves ready to face another school week. Rob- ert Hunt, junior, said; ”1 procrastinate on Friday af- ternoon and Saturday, so on Sunday I spend the whole day working.” There is always the feeling that time has gone fast over the weekend, and nobody really wants to see it slow down again for five days. Unfortu- nately there is nothing to do but go to sleep Sunday night prepared to start an- other countdown in the morning, and hope that maybe Friday will come a little faster this week.

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Top Left: Time Out. the game Above: On a Friday night. Phil LoNigro Top Right: Miller and Heineken are Above: A crowd bundles up on a room, at Sunrise Mall is a favorite shows the bartender his I D card. the most popular brand of beers Saturday afternoon for a home football weekend hangout of many among eighteen year old seniors game students. - Weekends 23

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