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Junior Pat Mahoney can't be-
lieve it's only February and that there are
still three and a half months left of school.
(A. DAVIS )
By the time third quarter Jenny Peterson
Kerry Pettit
rolls around, it seems like many classes Matt Pias
have become too long. Junior Chris Hoy
sleeps during his chemistry class. (J.
HOULE )
Sunday afternoons can be the
most boring days of the week. Sopho-
more Eri c Kennedy combats his bordom Heather Pickett
by bowling at Cougar Lanes. (A. DAVIS) Karen Plummer
Michele Poepping

Shara Poore
George Poppen
John Poppleton

Chris Poulsen
Peter Prevenas
Katharine Prince
Cynthia Pritchard

Andrea Raker
Biff Raleigh
J Rankin
Matt Ravnholdt

Matt Ray
Christopher Raznick
Jolie Reavis
Kimberly Recek

Cures Save Synd-rome Victims

W Slopping burgers to all it.
hen the first semester stead.
ity, so there was,o need to leave
was over, one could 3. Jobs.
have looked at the hours of the night left students 3. Out of the ordinary outings. A
second one with anticipation with little sleep and patience to different atmosphere relaxed the
knowing the year was already make it through the school day. mind. Eating cold pizza in Me-
half over. For many students, Many students came to school morial Park definitely created a
though, when the third quarter with the "glazed eye" look, a re- new mind set.
rolled around they had become sult of no sleep. 4. Escape Mechanisms. Field
victims of what was called-THE 4. Nightlife. Although not one of trips broke up the normal school
THIRD QUARTER BLAHS SYN- the main contributors to bore- pattern as well passes to the li-
DROME. dom, Friday and Saturday nights brary to "study". Appoint-
CAUSES: did become the same to some ex- ments scheduled for eleven in the
I. Boring classes. Students were tent. After all, how many morning gave students a reason
only able to take so many notes movies can be seen? Burger to leave and not come back.
before their fingers knotted and King always looked the same. 5. Summer. The way to win was
spiral marks appeared on their CURES: to hang on long enough to see the
arms. Desk prints on faces also I. Time. Time is better than a cup return of summer. Summer
became more apparent. of coffee and a cold shower. brought a sense of calmness and
2. Homework. Twisted algebra 2. Daydreaming/hibernation. relaxation as well as fresh air, a
problems, and lengthy term pa- Daydreaming worked best in the good substitute to the stale air
pers all began to look the same. classroom. It allowed for a tem- from the school's central heating
Some students just gave up on porary leave of absence from re- system. Summer, three months
trying to separate everything and ality. With hibernation one of freedom. The only true cure. IN
concentrated on the TV guide in- never entered a state of true real- Susan McGee 81