Our Time 1998

tudy hours, school dances, any work service that requires pushing a vacuum or scraping a dish, wellness classes—all of these are typical pastimes of that infamous group at IMSA, the Sophomores. Standardized tests, science and math electives, keeping up with homewo rk despite no mandatory study hours- -these belong to the Juniors. Despite all of the hardships underclassmen had to face, the overwhelming majority of them survived and even began to flourish. Through k n»11AawnMtinued to cling to the hope that some– day they, too, would DeloHg to thBefcte g r a u f ^ f distinguished people, the Seniors. I r ""'** In the meantime, s o m o m o r m surMd^g_p«l cultivated a taste for Arbor meals, got over the excitement of holding the mysterious blue card up to the magic black box, and perfected the art of doing laundry. The juniors just sat back and watched their new neighbors start their IMSA journey. Junior Steve Baker was less than thrilled with required wing get- to-know you activities. "Now let's use alliteration and think up a word that begins with the same letter as your roommate's name!" he laughs. Some crafty s o p h omo r e s e vm managed to weasel their way into a much sought after I Ms A eBc t i v l course, like photography or ceramics, while the juniors tried t h e i f t e s t t wu r Vv ' e ^Hfh A rmmSkd science electives that they were requi__d to tajfc. Tfte j i M i o r gmAd i ^ e p h omo r e s both dreamt of the day when"their s cnedu l e cou i a begin at 12:10 PM, like the senior's down the hall. Regardless of what kind of schedule the sophomores had to live by, they all had to levitate and move forward by 9:00 A.M. on Wednesdays, and they all got pitched together into this little adventure called IMSA.This year's sophomore class began a new IMSA tradition, which was really a simple adjustment on the last. All sophomores were required to meet for sophomore"^KKg3B_n evjpry Wednesday Inquiry day at 9:00 A.M., whereas with last y w r ' s J a n h f ^ Q i ^ s ^ e e t i n g times and dates had always been up in the air a « ^ a ^ d S t i <ma c t r a i t i e s seemed few and far between. Sophomore DanieHe ScrmmacnW'Said, "It's not that bad, really, but I really miss sleeping." The purpose of these Navigation programs seemed to be to better equip sophomores with information and experi– ences that would help them excel in their first year away from home. Some activities included topics ranging from Computer Ethics and Training to Relationships and Dating. Nineteen ninety-seven saw a lot of illustrious sophomores and a lot of tired j u n i o r s ^ r oww t t aA i g up and proving the legality of an FM radio class definitely h a c r a f c i l J e omo ^ e t t Ms . Wi t h f e vmg the PSAT a month like University Biology, MI-3, and MI-4 all year long, the Juniors just tried to survive what is typically "the hardest time that a student ever has to experience at IMSA—with the exception of first semester senior year," said Senior David Crane. The juniors were more than happy to serve as wise examples of IMSA students, resources for Victory projects, and friends for those late- night gab sessions. Junior Gabe Najarro said, "The sophomores are a lot less cliquish than we were and still are. I ' ve managed to get to know a lot of them. All in all, they are pretty cool." fc) o V ) m a t b u t t h a b e e T r e p l a c e c o j n e t o I a n d sci i n s t e a d y o u o m e a y o u d a r n e n c e l e a r n Kvah t t o l i b e r a l a f t s m a j o r . : . • J e n n L V a r d e r b o s c h , s o p h o m o r e E d o n o m i c a j l l y i d / a n t a g e o u s v e n t u r e b y t h e I l l i n o i s s t a t e g o v e r n m e n p r o b e h a v e d m a k i T r e v t o d u c e w i l l - , m o n e y n g c i t i z e n s . - J a k e i c k , i o r I t ' s j a b i g f - u i t c o c k t a i l o f l i f e ' s e x p e r i e n c e s - R y a n K n u f r m d n 5 a m J o h n s o n , s o p h o m o r e s u n - 80 > iXncleAxitassmens