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By Megan Claus
It was the last season of "Taco Bell was the summer chillin' with my friends.
fun, sleepin g in, and swimming spot! We met up with all our We hung out at Cougar or
pools. The last of the twentieth friends there. Sometimes we'd partied at each other's house,"
century. As the closing summer stay and grub. Other times we'd freshman Jessie Peters said.
of the millenium, it was one to find somewhere else to go," Another popular place
take note. Students lived it and senior Luke Leefers said . "That to go was Lake Zorinsky. Teens
made hi story. Hopefully each place holds many summertime went there to have barbecues or
student made it one to remem- memories for my friends and just to hang out.
ber. me." There were always stories
Most students said th at Movies were also a to be told about summer time
th ey spent it with friends. A common place to spend summer adventures. Some.times they
majority of these people said nights. Many movies came out caused quite the adrenaline
that at least a couple ni ghts of th at appealed to teenagers. rush.
the week, they spent it hanging Some of these included Ameri- "On the last ni ght of
out at Cougar Lanes. This local can Pie, Big Daddy, Star Wars summer, we were at Cougar.
bowling alley was always a hot Episode !, Austin Powers ll, Th e There were so many people
spot for teens during the Blair Wit ch Project, and Th e standing outside that the Ghetto
summer. Sixth Sense. Bird (police helicopter) shined its
"I spent almost every "AMC 24 was a place lights on us and chased us out of
ni ght of the summer at Cougar where we saw a lot of movies," Cougar and around the area,"
Lanes with all my good friends. junior Donald Engstrom said, sophomore Brittany Bowers sai d.
We had a blast!" sophomore "This summer was one of new As the summer came to a
Heather Renier said. experiences and full of great close, teens started to forget
Another common memories." about late nights out and
hangout was Taco Bell. It If nothing else, looked ahead to homework,
seemed that everyone met up at sometimes students spent their bedtime, and alarm clocks. This
Taco Bell , so much that a cop evenings at a friend's house last summer was one to put in
was permanently stationed hanging out with other invited scrapbooks and definitely one to
outside th e door to ward off any friends. hold in the minds of everyone
juvenile loiterers. "I spent most of my for centuries to come.

In Kansas City, seniors Sandra Springer,
Jodi Underwood, and Lora Well s
mi schi eviously wander through th eir
hotel. Summer road trips were a favorite
for friends. photo by Courtney Rohrig
Resting after a seven day bike ride are
Cameron Messier, seniors Jill Irwin, and
Kati e Putnam. It was a tradition to dip one's
tires into the Missouri after completing
th e ride. photo submilled J.r------ - -------000!..
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