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How  do  you  spell  relief  ?


                                                                                                Proving chivalry is not dead, junior Dan Ketcham and fresh­
                     W-E-E-K-E-N-D-S                                                            customs such as opening the car  door for the  girl,  pull­
                                                                                                man Cathy Sheridan take a break out of study hall.  Dating
                                                                                                ing  her  chair  out  for  dinner,  and  walking  her  to  the
                                                                                                door are still practiced
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              ((M e y , what are you guys doin'       home is a good way to save.
                 I I  tonight?"                         Getting ready for a date takes
                 "Well, we were going to see Steve    great time. If the guy is picking up
               Martin’s movie ‘The Jerk’, but do      the girl at 7:00 p.m., the girl has to
               you want to do something after­        start getting ready at 5:00. Washing
               wards?”                                and drying her hair, putting on
                 “ Alright. We’ll meet you at         make-up and perfume, and finding a
               McDonald’s.”                           favorite top and jeans are a few
                 This is a typical conversation       preparations. The guy has to wash
               planning weekend activities. All       the car, take a shower, blow dry his
               week long teachers and students        hair, dress nice, and put on cologne.
               alike anticipate Friday at 3:08 when   He then picks his date up, takes her
               8th hour finally ends. This not only   out, and hopes to have a good time.
               signifies the end of the week but the   Trying to keep in mind a 12:30-1:00
               beginning of a new weekend.            curfew sometimes proves to be
                  The weekend to some people          hard.
                means Saturday night jobs, but to       Sunday is a lazy day. After church
                many the weekend is a time to have    there are ball games, family get-
               fun and party. There is usually a      togethers and maybe recuperating
               football or basketball game Friday     from the long night before. Home­
                night, or there are movies, dates,    work waits until night time at the last
                parties, or just driving around.      minute.
                  “We’d never sit home on a week­       The alarm clock seems to be
                end night. Even if we just got        louder on Mondays. It is so hard to
               together at somebody’s house at        get up that you wait for the last pos­
                least we weren’t home,” said sopho­   sible second and end up running to
                more Colleen Harral.                  class, late. Then there are crabby
                  Maybe if you have a date you        personalities, Monday blues, and
                could go see a movie at Park Four,    trying to get back into the routine of
                Six West, or Fox Twin. If you are     homework and studying.
                hungry you could go out to eat at        “What a lousy day. I’m so tired.”
                Godfathers, Valentinos, or Grand­        “Yeah, but what a fantastic week­
                mothers. If money is short, staying at  end! Hey, maybe next weekend . . . ”



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               Dating  is for companionship and fun. Juniors Todd  Hansen
               and  Janelle  Johnston  talk  about  afternoon  plans  after
               7th hour.
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