Laurie Hinman by Kirsten Hanks
Laurie Hinman
Cascade Alumni (1985-1988)
Laurie Hinman began her years at Cascade High School in 1985, and for the next four years of her life, she was busy with studying, extracurricular activities, and her active social life. Now she has two children, ages 12 and 9, and a husband of late. Laurie and her family still reside in Everett, Washington.
Laurie started off by sharing a story about how a specific teacher at Cascade has made a great impact on her life today. “…My Spanish teacher, Senora Rewock, she inspired me maybe more so to travel. I just remember her sharing a lot of her stories of the thrives that she did while she was in college, and I always thought to myself I would love to be this person who does all this, all this, you know, traveling, before I really settle down and have a family.” She began her travels soon after graduating in the Class of 1988. She traveled within the country, visiting different states in the U.S. Laurie also ventured outside of the states to Canada, Mexico, and various parts of Europe. It wasn’t until years later that she finally decided to settle down. “… I waited until I was twenty-seven to get married, and twenty-nine to have my first child.”
Within her high school years, Laurie dedicated some of her time to extracurricular activities. She shared some of her most precious memories from the times she spent in track. “…For me [track] was just social, and we used to go on runs. My parents didn’t live too far from the school so lots of times my friends and I would start off down 7th Avenue, we’d make it past St. Mary Magdalene, and we’d ditch into my parents house, have a little snack, and head back to school.” Besides track, Laurie also spent some of her time in DECA. “My teacher was Mrs. Morton, and we had to do, we knew we were going to make it to this Area 10 conference, and so we started fundraising, and I did carwashes, sold fireworks, hot dogs, whatever it took, set up an account, (my mom worked at the bank at the time so she managed the account for us) and we were able to raise enough money.” Laurie enjoyed both of these activities, but track for her was only for her active social life. DECA on the other hand, pushed her to excel. “…But DECA was definitely my favorite. I love it, and I really tried to excel in it. I made it to a regional conference that I got to go to during Thanksgiving of my senior trip in Hawaii. So, it was great.”
Along with going for social purposes, Laurie frequently attended sporting events to support her school and show her Bruin Pride. During her time at Cascade, the Bruins had strong teams in both basketball and football. “Sports were a pretty big deal to Cascade’s community… We were in the Wesco 4A and we made it to football and basketball championships while I was at Cascade.” Cascade’s track team, as mentioned before, was also successful during Laurie’s time on the team.
Cascade’s social cliques and fashions have not changed drastically over the years. Some clothing items such as tight jeans are still considered trendy today. Laurie described the fashion scene as it was then. “…Preppy kids wore collars up, sweaters tied around their necks, and jeans. I remember jeans were like, even boys, tried to get them tight on the bottom, pegged, and fold them over, roll them up and penny loafers. There were the rockers/stoners, and that was back in the day when guys had big hair…have you seen any of the hair bands like Motley Crew? So there were guys who I was so jealous of their hair in high school, because they had gorgeous hair, but they would wear the leather jackets, black jeans, and one big jean trend was acid washed, and so they were pretty funny, and denim jackets were big, and there was a lot of the new wavers, and I kind of fit into that. It was kind of how Madonna would dress. I also I had a shave on one side…” Some of the style trends, such as the leather and denim jackets, and the head shave, have faded for some time before working their way back up as the new must-haves.
As it is today, listening to music is a favorite pastime for many teenagers. Laurie recalled what she listened to while attending Cascade. “I was a fan of Madonna and Michael Jackson, and Duran Duran was kind of my heartthrob and my favorite.” Other students’ taste in music, however, depended on their “clique.” “…there were the type of kids who liked Twisted Sister and Claudia Riot, and others liked other indie/rock bands that were popular at the time. Who people hung out with kind of corresponded with the music at the time, like the rockers listened to heavy metal, and the popular kids listened to mainstream pop music.”
Laurie recalled another teacher that made an impact in her life from Cascade. “I had a favorite teacher; he was my math teacher, Mr. Mackey. He had a really good learning style that I could understand, and he was also very open to helping [students] in the mornings if you needed to come in early, and he was just quirky, but in a good way. Like a lot of people, back then we would learn on overhead projectors, and they would use sharpie markers to write on them, and he would always have a blue mark right here because he would lick his finger to clean off the board.” As well as being a well-liked teacher, Mr. Mackey gave Laurie a life lesson that she would continue to live by after graduating from Cascade. “He taught us to always try our best, even if our goals seemed impossible. Some students may not have thought much of what he taught to us, but I will always remember it.”
Although Cascade then and now have many similarities, there were the differences. Laurie recalled how Cascade wasn’t very ethnically diverse while she was there, but now, Cascade is full of students of different ethnic backgrounds, which is something to be proud of. She also gave us a last piece of advice to share with current and future students at Cascade: “I would just say truly just embrace high school, because honestly, there’s not a better time in your life…You can get involved in clubs, get good grades and really balance yourself out. It’s a great time to figure out how to manage study skills along with social skills where you can take that into college. College is a little bit more because sometimes you’ll be paying for the classes, a lot more responsibility falls on you; you’re on campus and your mom’s not there to wake you up or make your dinner. And you do have to eventually find a job. So really, in high school, just be carefree, and have so much fun, but get good grades!”
Cascade Alumni (1985-1988)
Laurie Hinman began her years at Cascade High School in 1985, and for the next four years of her life, she was busy with studying, extracurricular activities, and her active social life. Now she has two children, ages 12 and 9, and a husband of late. Laurie and her family still reside in Everett, Washington.
Laurie started off by sharing a story about how a specific teacher at Cascade has made a great impact on her life today. “…My Spanish teacher, Senora Rewock, she inspired me maybe more so to travel. I just remember her sharing a lot of her stories of the thrives that she did while she was in college, and I always thought to myself I would love to be this person who does all this, all this, you know, traveling, before I really settle down and have a family.” She began her travels soon after graduating in the Class of 1988. She traveled within the country, visiting different states in the U.S. Laurie also ventured outside of the states to Canada, Mexico, and various parts of Europe. It wasn’t until years later that she finally decided to settle down. “… I waited until I was twenty-seven to get married, and twenty-nine to have my first child.”
Within her high school years, Laurie dedicated some of her time to extracurricular activities. She shared some of her most precious memories from the times she spent in track. “…For me [track] was just social, and we used to go on runs. My parents didn’t live too far from the school so lots of times my friends and I would start off down 7th Avenue, we’d make it past St. Mary Magdalene, and we’d ditch into my parents house, have a little snack, and head back to school.” Besides track, Laurie also spent some of her time in DECA. “My teacher was Mrs. Morton, and we had to do, we knew we were going to make it to this Area 10 conference, and so we started fundraising, and I did carwashes, sold fireworks, hot dogs, whatever it took, set up an account, (my mom worked at the bank at the time so she managed the account for us) and we were able to raise enough money.” Laurie enjoyed both of these activities, but track for her was only for her active social life. DECA on the other hand, pushed her to excel. “…But DECA was definitely my favorite. I love it, and I really tried to excel in it. I made it to a regional conference that I got to go to during Thanksgiving of my senior trip in Hawaii. So, it was great.”
Along with going for social purposes, Laurie frequently attended sporting events to support her school and show her Bruin Pride. During her time at Cascade, the Bruins had strong teams in both basketball and football. “Sports were a pretty big deal to Cascade’s community… We were in the Wesco 4A and we made it to football and basketball championships while I was at Cascade.” Cascade’s track team, as mentioned before, was also successful during Laurie’s time on the team.
Cascade’s social cliques and fashions have not changed drastically over the years. Some clothing items such as tight jeans are still considered trendy today. Laurie described the fashion scene as it was then. “…Preppy kids wore collars up, sweaters tied around their necks, and jeans. I remember jeans were like, even boys, tried to get them tight on the bottom, pegged, and fold them over, roll them up and penny loafers. There were the rockers/stoners, and that was back in the day when guys had big hair…have you seen any of the hair bands like Motley Crew? So there were guys who I was so jealous of their hair in high school, because they had gorgeous hair, but they would wear the leather jackets, black jeans, and one big jean trend was acid washed, and so they were pretty funny, and denim jackets were big, and there was a lot of the new wavers, and I kind of fit into that. It was kind of how Madonna would dress. I also I had a shave on one side…” Some of the style trends, such as the leather and denim jackets, and the head shave, have faded for some time before working their way back up as the new must-haves.
As it is today, listening to music is a favorite pastime for many teenagers. Laurie recalled what she listened to while attending Cascade. “I was a fan of Madonna and Michael Jackson, and Duran Duran was kind of my heartthrob and my favorite.” Other students’ taste in music, however, depended on their “clique.” “…there were the type of kids who liked Twisted Sister and Claudia Riot, and others liked other indie/rock bands that were popular at the time. Who people hung out with kind of corresponded with the music at the time, like the rockers listened to heavy metal, and the popular kids listened to mainstream pop music.”
Laurie recalled another teacher that made an impact in her life from Cascade. “I had a favorite teacher; he was my math teacher, Mr. Mackey. He had a really good learning style that I could understand, and he was also very open to helping [students] in the mornings if you needed to come in early, and he was just quirky, but in a good way. Like a lot of people, back then we would learn on overhead projectors, and they would use sharpie markers to write on them, and he would always have a blue mark right here because he would lick his finger to clean off the board.” As well as being a well-liked teacher, Mr. Mackey gave Laurie a life lesson that she would continue to live by after graduating from Cascade. “He taught us to always try our best, even if our goals seemed impossible. Some students may not have thought much of what he taught to us, but I will always remember it.”
Although Cascade then and now have many similarities, there were the differences. Laurie recalled how Cascade wasn’t very ethnically diverse while she was there, but now, Cascade is full of students of different ethnic backgrounds, which is something to be proud of. She also gave us a last piece of advice to share with current and future students at Cascade: “I would just say truly just embrace high school, because honestly, there’s not a better time in your life…You can get involved in clubs, get good grades and really balance yourself out. It’s a great time to figure out how to manage study skills along with social skills where you can take that into college. College is a little bit more because sometimes you’ll be paying for the classes, a lot more responsibility falls on you; you’re on campus and your mom’s not there to wake you up or make your dinner. And you do have to eventually find a job. So really, in high school, just be carefree, and have so much fun, but get good grades!”