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by Sara Tu rnquist
For most students, friends. I usually go to the foot- worry about anything," sopho-
weekends were a welcomed ball games on Friday nights, more Donald Engstrom said.
break from the pressures of with my friends," junior Simon Weekend activities
school. On weekends, school Yoo said . were not always so ordinary.
was no longer a top priority in Other students spent Students found fun in unusual
students' lives. their weekends working. In activities.
"It is time away from some cases, parents depended "My friends and I mud
school. You should not have on their children to work. wrestled in a field while it was
to worry about homework or "I work at Sesame Inn , raining. It started out as mud
tests. You need to relax and my parent's restaurant, on the football, but that didn't last long.
stay out late. I like to hang out weekends. I waiter, host, and We soon were having a huge
with my friends and go to foot- help manage the restaurant. I mud fight. We have also gone
ball games. I could never sur- get free fo.od and occasionally on a video scavenger hunt,"
vive without weekends," se- my friends stop by. Most of my senior Sarah Loyd said.
nior Megan Heald said. time is spent there," junior Some weekend activi-
The weekends pro- Lance Wang said. ties were restricted by parents,
vided extra time to devote to Some students wished until chores were done.
friends, sports, and a variety that they could relax a little "On Saturday morning
of other activities. more on weekends. Getting I have to clean my room , wash
"I watch football and extra sleep and not having to and fold towels, vacuum, and
go to friends' houses. I usually worry about anything were key clean the bathrooms all before
just hang out," freshmen Adam ingredients in the plans of re- noon," senior Angela Allen
Felber said. laxation. said.
Football games were "I usually just hang out Whether students
a popular Friday night activity. with my friend's and party. A kicked back and relaxed or
Some students seldom missed perfect weekend would be not stayed busy with activities, all
a home game. having to work, being able to sit of them agreed weekends were
"I just chill with my back, sleep, and not have to a necessity of life.

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Studying at Barnes and Noble is senior Students fou nd themselves crui sing th e
Beth Larson. Some students chose to hit streets of Omaha. Driving west on Dodge,
th e books on weekends. photo by Jennie they looked for activit ies or sometimes
Gates just drove aroun d. photo by Jennie Gates

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