Belleville West High School 2006

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THIS IS LIFE ...
BETWEEN
SUMMERS
The life between summers is a time to learn and grow, share
new experiences with classmates, or meet foreign exchange
]students. This year has proven to be both interesting and
different with the new school dress code, the various clubs at
Belleville West, and the traditional assemblies and activities.
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The summer holds endless possibilities, like sleeping in until
1
noon, hanging out with friends at random times of the day,
and watching TV until your brain fries. However, none of
those events can compare to the life we live from August until
May. Belleville West is where life happens. This is the life
between summers!
3
of School
It happens every
year. The first day
of school comes
around, and we're
not quite ready.
It's time agaip for
books, classes,
homework, and
stress. It's difficult
to let go of our
summertime fun,
but we have to
remember the fun
we have during
the year too!
'hat id you d for the ummer of 2005? It happ n very y ar. Th
first day of h ol come around and we're not quite ready. It' time again
r k , la e , hom work, and tre . It' difficult to 1 t go of our um-
mertime fun, but we have to remember the fun we have during the year too!
From the v ry la t day of final , tudent ha e planned a big ummer of
fun, whether it be hanging with friends, school program , or vi iting differ
ent plac , from beache to cone rt to long walk in th park. A lot of
people feel that summer i the time to tay up late and 1 pin the next
morning. "I went to Mar hall, Texa , to vi it my grandparent . I pent the
majority of th tim at my grandparent ' lake. Th b t part of b ing th r
wa all the times I water kiied and the wonderful tan I got," ophomore
Kel y Frank aid.
"I pent a week in Wa hington, D.C. I went for a wedding and it gradu
ally turn d into a vacati n. I aw lot of national m num nt . I al o vi ited
the White Hou e, although I didn't go in ide," junior Andrew chwei
aid.
nior football cheerleader A hley Kernan aid, "I p nt four day in
EM , Mi uri, for che rleading camp. We wok up at 6 am and prac
ticed until lunch. We learned about eight new che r . I L ED the food!"
Qu t gather db Rach 1 William
Teenagers are amazing. I wish they could remeber,
I wish the world could see, how tough our lives can be,
just how beautiful we are, the promises that are broken,
how compassionate we can be. the violence we see.
I wish they could take back, Yet still we venture onward,
all the cynical things they've said, unsure of where the road may lead,
and see how much we shine, hoping they will take notice,
be positive instead. hoping they'll take heed,
of the changes that we've made,
Remark on our radiant smiles, of the power that we hold,
and the diffrence we make, of the wisdom we we've hidden,
all the people our lives have touched, of the stories yet untold.
all of the chances that we take.
I hope the world will notice,
Notice how we change, what some have already seen,
each and every day, teenagers are amazing people,
wating to leave childhood, striving to follow their dreams.
yet desprately wanting to stay. Teenagers Are Amazing
By Jamie Haskins
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