West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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A Year To C5eT Reaay Sw if 119 X, ,, A fo flip 'Vi way 4 , kv ,W K. if M WINDING UP for fhe pifch, Nei! Smith, '85, goes info ocfionh fphofo by C, Swansonj 49841 Shaheen Volume 241 Davenpon' We 3505 W. Locust Davenport, IA 52804 Opening 'I sf High

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X, I' On your marks . , , On your marks geT seT GO! lVleeTing challenges Takes planning, preparaTion, and pracTice. WiTh This in mind, faculfy and sTudenTs faced Their challenges, and alThough They didn'T know whaT The ouTcome would be, much Time was spenT prepping. , IT was a year To geT seT, and The lchallenges seT in early. JusT geTTing ouT of bed Took efforT for some sTudenTs. Once aT school, sTudies were supposed To Take firsT prioriTy. SomeTimes how- ever, They were pushed aside unTil The end of The semesTer when final exams were Taken. Many sTudenTs Then realized The meaning of The Term 'lTo cram. However, sTudies and classes were ..pQ s I CREA TlVlTY KNOWS no limlfs as GAA sophomores dress up for lnlflaflon. rpbbro by s, Lylep only one parT of a sTudenT's day. There were Those before or afTer school meeTings for Teachers and sTudenTs involved in organizaTions. They meT To plan benefiTs, dances, or fund-raisers during The course of The year. Also, aThIeTes knocked Themselves ouT as They sfruggled To geT in shape. Condi- Tioning ofTen sTarTed early and ended laTe. WresTlers would pass up meals, Their mouThs waTering, in an efforT To geT down To The righT weighT. Sprinfers ran sTairs in February, up and down and up and down, Their legs burning wiTh exhausTion. IT was all a parT of being a member of The Team. Many sTudenTs held parT-Time jobs. Affer all, a liTTle exTra money always came in handy for Those crazy weekends which so many sTudenTs looked forward To. Cinemas were a big parT of Those weekends and iT was easier To geT a discounT raTe Thanks To The sTudenT ID cards issued for The firsT Time This year. AlThough concerned wiTh The issues in The presenT, sTudenTs were also Thinking of The fuTure. There was Talk of Transforming Wood Junior High inTo a new high school, and sophomores were concerned as To where They would spend Their senior year. Along wiTh ThaT came The adjusTmenT To Tougher graduaTion reauiremenTs which would affecT The class of 4986. 1. FREDDY FALCON pulls enfhusiasm from The crowd af an early pep aud. fphofo by s. Lyley SENIORS RULE and They show iT by Their splrlT aT The second pep aud of The year. rpnorb by W. Juaklnsp BAND MEMBERS get rh a liTTle jazz ar The Wesf vs. Cenfral foofball game. rpnbvo by K, Marcekj Opening 3