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Time Spent Their Own

A fter hours, after school and work were However, like Senior Matt Hillestad , many -
over, there was finally time for students found that it was okay to stay home, too. "My
to choose what to do. Whether it was friends and I had just as good a time at home as
homework or going to a movie, it was their time when we went out." Cawthon added that " I liked
to do with as they pleased. to invite friends over to play a game or talk."
School-night activities were somewhat limit- Some students liked to stay home once in a
ed-either because parents wouldn't let their while and be by themselves. Hillestad said,
.- kids go out, or because there was just too much "Sometimes you need time away from your
homework to do. One student said he liked to friends to think." One could also read or catch up
listen to music while others preferred to talk on on lost sleep.
the phone with friends. If all of these choices failed to be any fun,
Other activities that students might have there were always school events to attend.
taken part in on school nights were dance classes, Performances of plays or musicals, all kinds of
.. : aerobics, and play/ musical practice. Sometimes sporting events, and debate or forensics tourna-
these were also good nights for students because ments always filled the calendar. Although
they could be with their families, or they could sometimes enough was enough. "Debate can be 1
catch up on weekly t.v. programs. so confusing at times, not to mention homework,
On the weekends, though, most students games, and teachers," said Cawthon.
agreed that they would have rather been out with Most of the time, students liked to spend
' . friends. Junior Paula Cawthon said that she liked their after hours time with friends-either on the
to be"'eVith people who liked her for who she was. phone or going out together. Sometimes, though,
On Friday and Saturday nights, students could go everyone needed a break and some time alone
to movies or maybe even the Edge of Town to be to think or relax. Whatever students decided on,
with friends and to have some fun . They could also it was their decision and their time away from the
have gone to any one of the many parties that was confinements of work and school.
always taking place around town. -A. Barton-

It takes a lot of dedication to be involved in a school musical
or play. As Junior Karen Lalley knows, you have to be willing
to give up a lot of your free time in order to go to
rehearsals. (photo by 5. Meese)

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22~ fr om other schools . Seniors Stephanie Grandinetti and Liz a lot more fun spending your free time reading a book that
Weekends are often the only tim e for students to see fri ends Catching up on some reading is Junior Linda Ambrose. It 's
Julian sit around and talk with some of their fri ends on a is not required.(photo by R. Moore)
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weekend night. (phvto by J. Grandinetti)