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#m Outta Here!

After three long years of "quiet"

study halls and noisy cafeteria lunch
periods, approved seniors finally
have the freedom of open campus.

Close your eyes and imagine for a
moment....It’s the middle of the school
day, everyone is in class, and you think
to yourself, “You know, I’d like a taco
right about now.” So what do you do?
You jump in your car and go get a taco.
Can this be possible? Does this re­
ally happen at Ralston High School? Or
is this scenario just a figment of imagi­
nation?
Amazingly, there are students at
RHS who can leave the building during
m.
the day. These students are seniors who
are privileged enough to have open cam­
pus.
In order to have this glorious ad­
vantage of getting lunch
and 8th period off, you must
first be a senior (duhh), and
have the necessary paper­
work done. To have access
to leave the building dur­
ing other periods you must
have six classes, have 180
or more credits, be in your
second semester of atten­
dance, plus have at least a
2.8 GPA. All this gets you
outta school free.
D u rin g th eir open
campus periods seniors do
a num ber o f differen t
things. “I go home and take
a shower, then I eat and watch soap
operas,” Angie Centarri said. “I eat
hashbrowns during 3rd hour,” Nicole
Baehr said. Some seniors decide to stay
Clockwise: Stephanie
at the school during their open periods. Woodside braves the
“I sit out in the commons with my friends wind and cold. Adam
Klinker stays in the
and talk,” Anthony Colanino said.
commons area 3rd
If for some reason you are late to a
hour to catch up on
class after an open period, for example homework. Tim
you discover that Marilyn Manson works Streitwieser chows
down on delicacies
the drive through at Burger King, and
from Valentino’s.
you just have to stay and chat, your open Nicole Hackendahl,
campus privileges will be taken away. Jay Gundy, Dana
Bernth and Jason
Go directly to study hall, do not pass go,
Ricceri converse about
do not collect any tacos, written by how they can escape
Suzette Black et Rachelle Shively from quiet study hall
...ooh lala! in the cafeteria.
Photos by Suzie Black
84 Give me a taco...