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A. Seniors Jacob Pfeifer, Matt
Kerrigan, and Sara h W illiams
reach for th eir books from the
iPods were a locker th ey shared w ith seniors
Kar li Burt and La uri e Ca rag iulo.
"Sharing a locker among four
every pu rse oth er people was tough at first,
and back- especiall y with the girl s' fem i-
pac k. Th e nine products, but it worked
music playe rs out oka y," Pfeifer sa id. photo
were conve- by Erin Cart er B. Students show
niently sized off their different bookbags,
and ca me in wa llets, purses, and totes. Th ey
vibrant colors were practica l for school sup-
to match any pli es and eve ryday use . photo
by Raynee Buckley
stash's style.

Sharpies and
other perma-
nent ma rke rs
were a fun
way to deco-
rate binders
and note-
books. Th ey
showed up in
almost eve ry
classroo m and
student stas h.

In Place Of

Students show off their unusual stashes made up of
unique personality combined with a sense of practicality.
W e all kn ow th at lockers and ba ck- sc hool-wide trend. From skateboa rd-
packs were intended for th e storage ing to teddy bea rs to attracti ve ce lebri-
of sc hool supplies and textbooks. Bu t ties, there were dozens of ideas for
school's ve nd- with a kn ac k for creativity and perso n- fun and funky locker adornments.
ing machines. ality, students brought an artisti c twist "I hung up so me awesome pictures
Storing dozens to their limited storage space. of my favorite skateboa rders that I
of ca ns of the Often see n spiced up with spiffy ripped out of magaz ines. I hate look-
good stuff in
lockers was a decorations or piled hi gh with favori te ing at a boring old locker everyday,"
goodies and sweetened sodas, lockers junior Alex jones-Nelson sa id .
and backpac ks weren't put to practica l M esse nge r bags and oversize d totes
use. were ve ry popular throughout the
With the new "no outs ide food or hall ways. Bringing a se nse of sty le to
drink" rul e, students hid sweet sug- an everyday necess ity see med to be
lip Closs ary sec rets inside their lockers. Often another big hit. Th ey were practi ca l
appea red to overstuffed and stac ked with favorite for storing perso nal belongings as well
be the most snacks such as cooki es, granola bars, as ca rrying textbooks and other class-
common ne-
cess ity found fruit roll-ups, and twelve packs of room items around sc hool.
in every girl 's non-diet soda pop, lockers beca me a "I don't like ca rrying a bookbag.
pu rse. The lip popular use as a perso nal pantry. Th ey are too bi g and bulky and they
gloss ca me in "I always kee p load s of food stas hed hurt my back. I just throw eve rything
a va ri ety of
1J brands, colors in my locker; that way I ca n chow in my huge purse," se ni or Rachel
and flavors down during pass ing peri ods," se ni or Latner sa id.
(f)
~ and was defi- jordan Drelicharz sa id. A new and fun spin was brought to
(;j
o... nitely a hit. Si ck and tired of dull, gray lockers, the hallways by spunky storage so lu -
+1 8 Student Life obsess ive decorations beca me another tions.