West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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THINK ABOUT IT! It must be selective amne- sia. How else do you explain such common post-vacation dialogue as: STUDENT ONE: What did you do this summer? STUDENT TWO: Noth- ing. Of course, out of school, it's harder to remember what happened. You're not really a student. You lead a life separate from your class- mates. One day melts into another. But that doesn't mean nothing happened. Look back at your vacation calen- dar. See summer in your mind. You might just exper- ience something like this: A tree fell on my best friend's new car, which is about as exciting as my sum- II mer got. You didn't do anything special? You didn't go any- where? Nope. No vacation. How come? No gas for travelling? Nope, No friends to stay with. So you were stuck at home all summer? What did you do? I slept. A lot. Besides that. You really want to know? I worked on my car, I walked the dog, I watched I Love Lucy, jogged a little, shot a few baskets - just sort of took it easy. Oh, and we did go to Six Flags one day - I forgot about that. That's how much fun it was. That's all you did? Basically, Boy, you were right. That really is boring. What? You must have slept a lot! You sure you weren't in a coma? Hey now, wait a minute! It wasn't that bad! I'm only kidding. Maybe it was uneventful, but not - You don't have to plain. I'll admit I didn't do any- thing extraordinary, but then who did? Well, I know someone who modelled in Chicago, and someone who went to Spain, and some people who got Gilda Radner's auto- graph in New York, and a girl who drove to Canada with a ll CX- friend and almost collided with a Mountie tearing down the road in this high- speed chase. Gee, I'm sorry I wasn't at- tacked by a Mountie. I just had a typical summer, it's hard to remember. Anyway, why do you care what I did? Oh, just curious. Making conversation. Looking for vi- carious thrills. Huh? Never mind. ThrilIs, huh? You want to hear about thrills? Well, here's a thrill: I learned to water ski this summer. I only did it a couple of times, but it is something I did. Almost got myself killed. That sounds worse than being in a coma. , V V V 'WYE VTVT 7777777 V TNQ W The first magic. i'fl!i1!!f.'f3lOf all that is vxsilusivir . l ly summefs . . . for senior' Kathy Kfditltlf, rer- treat to Camp Conestoga as a CUl3FNEflCEi-Il'T- Training ,. . tor CSCTEYLUTXQ, twaw and sunligght and escape. 7 7 ,.,,, ,W 2 V T V H T I 2 3 ,.t,.,-,.r,,, W..- 8 9 'EO I W - .,,.. . M I I 'IO 'IS 'Io 'I7 'I7 I 22 23 25 I I II 24 29 so at I I, O- at - I I . 6 Summer

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In fact, I spent a lot of time in the water. A bunch of us went swimming at Scott County quite a bit. We even camped out at the park once. You saw people from school very much? I got kind of cut off, but I still got together with some people once in a while. We'd drive around, or go to Lookout Point and shine a spotlight on parked cars, have a few laughs. Or we'd go to the drive-in for some cheapie movie. Parties were usually going. on some- where. I mean, I did have fun sometimes. Great. Another thing - I can't believe I forgot this! What's that? I spent two-and-a-half weeks on my uncle's farm in Illinois. I never thought of that as a vacation, since I did work there during the day. Sounds like fun. Hey, it was! The nights were very recreational. And it was two-and-a-half weeks away from my parents. And boy, do my cousins and their friends know how to get rowdy. Meet any girls there? No one special. But I did meet someone when I got back! Fantastic! What's her name? Her parents have a place on the river - that's where I learned to water-ski. And they also have a boat and horses. And we played ten- nis and raquetball at the country club. And we went to the Quad-City Open to- gether. Ask her if I was in a coma. What's her name? I mean, think about it - I didn't have a job, so I could do what I wanted, when I wanted. What's her name? I could water-ski, play tennis, party, get away from my parents, go to a movie, go bike-riding, play baseball, get a suntan. I even went to Six Flags. I think you mentioned that. I couldn't ask for more! I had a great time! I had a fan- tastic summer! Why didn't you say that in the first place? All I could remember were the things I did every day. But now that I remem- ber the other things, I re- member what a good time I had! Who cares if I wasn't at- tacked by a Canadian Moun- tie? Gee, I - I had a lot of fun! If that's the typical summer, I like it! I'd do it all over again if I could! I bet you would. Really but, hey, I've talked enough. I haven't giv- en you a chance to tell me about your summer. My summer? It must have been pretty special, huh? My summer? Yeah My summer? Well ... you don't want to hear about it. I I 17 l ployed more hours than ever .. . mixer! emotions, iike Dave Spaansfs, ranging from COI1fi?I'ii?YIfi'I'3i YU CGFEICITEQI. NO Ima? Snape H Gwen ,he bmw? me em, Theushorlest month of a tion-slums summer, the Ima? mad dash for vacation inn tam like the Mississippi Valley fair, za rhancc to stroll the rnidvvay , to forget that by August ZF, vacation is all over. 77 fel' 2, 3 A 'Vi I 'IB 25 sl self! I I Il Summer 7