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One Step Closer

Life as a junior .was more than just a driver's license
and modified open campus. Juniors found that with
privileges came added responsibilities, and while
some welcomed the change, others were a bit more
apprehensive. It was a big world out there, and being
a junior meant being one step closer to it. The follow-
ing juniors told of how they perceived their junior year:

" It was a lot harder and a lot "A junior really seemed older
more work because I went out than how I felt. It was nice being
for a sport and my classes were an upperclassman, yet I was
a lot more difficult, but I en- hesitant because there was I
joyed school more than in past only one year left of high school
years because I was more in- and I was not ready to go off
volved and broadened the to college yet." - Andy Eilers
group of people I spent my
time with. I liked the classes be- " When you were a junior you
cause we got treated like felt more mature, more adult;
adults more.''-Kirstin Ecklund you may not have been, but
you felt like it. I didn't like not
being able to visit my sopho-
"I enjoyed being an upper- more friends during lunch. I
classman - being out of the didn't have time to watch TV
romper room, basically. I anymore, except for maybe
thought of school as being a lot an occasional 'Johnny Car-
harder because it was up to us son '." -Liane Mercer
to schedule the classes we
needed to graduate. Fresh- "To me, being a junior meant
man and sophomore year your becoming more involved in
schedule was just made for school activities, and being
you.'' - Angie Smith
able to drive to and from
school but not go out to lunch.''
"Being a junior rueant parking - Travis Tyler
(legally) on campus and leav-
ing school early. In other words, "Third year's a charm!" -Car·
it meant more responsibilities ey Bartels Y
and activities." - Derrik Vorel -Li sa Shu lman-

Michelle Huber and Senior Giovanna
Bonechi enjoy getting to know each 69
other at the fall Foreign Language pic-
nic. (E. Armbrust)