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At 3:05, a complete school day of the air vents were noticed althougl

had expired. The day had only begun they had been running all day. Dis
for the once tired, now energetic stu- tant voices of the cheerleaders prac
dents when a sudden rush of being tieing in the commons area, squeak:
out of class for the day fulfilled the from basketball shoes on the nev
bodies of young spirited minds. court, and even traffic on 144th an<
While some scrambled to their Pacific Streets could be heard. Silenc e
cars at the end of the park- j : could not be accomplished
ing lot, others rushed to Much of this noise interfer

their gym lockers to suit up • :_'-f) : ~ence was only a fraction o
for practice. There was no _ _J'-. r111"1 what could be added to the
time to waste if one wanted day's loudness.
to make it to the NHS meeting at 3:15. The year came to a close, but th<
Janitors took a sigh of relief as they commotion lived on. Grads of 200·
gained control of empty halls once in- embarked on a new journey througl
habited by over 2100 attendees. life as they prepared for post higl
To sit in an empty room was school years. Summer camps, vaca
quiet indeed, however echoes of on- tions, and jobs added to the learnin1

going activities could be tracked by a experience and connected the powe
less than sharp ear. Suddenly the stirs of an end on to a new beginning.

Seniors
Tara Dinslage,
Brandon Gleed,
and Katie Parys
depart from
school. They had
fo urth hour open
during second
semester.
PHOTO BY JOSH C HEEK

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