Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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Mini-mag % tari 'Mlis Hie Heir »ca. tips. Hal ttfor ■The '■.e dteil »et, and )i Itu I College? Are You Kidding? College. What a scary thought. After asking sev- eral college-bound seni- ors just why they were going to college, the fu- ture college freshmen had no true idea other than “fun” or “it’s the thing to do.” One student who deemed college as overrated was Chris Bauer . Bauer decided not to go to college. Instead, he will live in France and do volunteer work for the year following high school. When asked why, he said, “Basically, it's because I’m only 18 and I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life. If I were to go to college next year, I’d be wasting a year of my life and my par- ent’s money.” Shonna Campbell , anoth- er student who has decided not to go to college, said, “I just didn’t want to jump back into school. 1 wanted to have a little fun.” She will be traveling in Europe for about four months, begin- ning in September. For spring quarter, she hopes to return to school at either California University in San Berdino or U. of Texas. Christine Lee will go to Brazil with the Rotary’s For- eign Exchange Program. She will attend classes and will need to communicate in Portugese. She will attend college after her year out of the U.S.A. College is a scary thought. Some go because it’s right for them. Some go because it’s the thing to do. Others don’t go be- cause it's the right thing to do. Crack-down Parties? They have been and still are a part of Bexley social life. How- ever, this year a number of community parents and Mayor Madison took a new stand. For the first time there was more ac- tion than talk. Community parents banded together to iden- tify the “problem” and find a solution. The may- or increased penalties and passed new policies: Anyone caught under 18 having a drinking party lost driving privileges for 90 days, had a 7:00PM curfew for 45 days, and performed five days of community ser- vice. Anyone over 18 faced a fine and possible jail sen- tence. Debate followed as to whether the action was nec- essary. One senior asked, “Will the police raid a tup- perware party?”

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Students Talk It Out With the beginning of the new year, a new pro- gram came into being at Bexley, adolescent peer group counseling. Group counseling, known as “group,” had three goals: to improve one’s self-concept, to in- crease self-responsibility, to improve interpersonal relationships. Judy Montanaro, one of the su- pervisors, felt the coun- seling allowed the stu- dents to realize the responsibilities they have to uphold. They also had the chance to “discover” other students they had never known before. Montanaro said, “It [group] has helped me to learn a lot about myself.” Many of the students who participated in group found it to be rewarding. Anita Wuellner said, “It feels good to be able to say what you want and know that it won’t leave the room.” Group’s purpose has been to build a sense of trust within a small group of people which will carry on outside of the group session. Alex Santavicca found himself, “communicating more with the people I have gotten to know through group.” Students found it com- forting to know that in the already hectic life of a teenager, there was such a thing as group counseling. As Erica Meister said, “I think students like the idea that they are in control of the discussion.” The suc- cess of the group will con- tinue on in Bexley High School next year. Kelley Turnock their destination and started their vacation. Spring Break held a dif- ferent meaning for each person. Of course, it was the most special for the seniors who found it to be the culmination of their high school vacation ca- reers. They’d seen the movies and heard the sto- ries of previous trips. This was the trip that they would remember for the rest of their lives. The Spring Breakers did the best they could to make it memorable. Seth Mitchell Nicole Simpson. Carrie Cramer, Megan Wagenbrenner, and Heather Lunsford wait for the bell to spring break.” It was getting to be that time of year again! Christ- mas vacation had faded from the memories of BHS students. The Mini-Mag Spiting keoiz weather had turned to the warmer clime of springtime. Thoughts of beaches, warm waters, sunny slopes, and knee deep powder floated through students heads. Everyday concentration be- came harder and harder as Spring Break approached. Finally that magical day arrived. The day before Spring Break — that magical Thursday evening when families prepared them- selves to leave for their des- tinations. Those souls who weren’t brave enough to leave early (afraid of Mr. Da- vis’ make-up tests) met their comrades at the airport Sat- urday morning. The roar of the jet engines or the sight of a tightly packed car signalled the be- ginning of a week-long ex- travaganza of fun. Each per- son had different expectations of what the week would bring him. A few hours or maybe a day later, everyone reached

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Mim-mag Labbies Escape Study Hall “I look forward to my labbie period all day,” ex- pressed Melanie Radnor Several labbies this year claimed that they would much rather help their teachers than sit in study hall. “It’s relaxing compared to a period of study hall,” said Jennifer Gilbert . Kara James agreed with the feeling because being a labbie is “different.” Students volunteered to be lab assistants for various reasons. Gilbert wanted to be a labbie “to get away from a normal study hall. I also got along well with the teachers and I wanted to try and help.” Radnor felt that the structure of study hall was too ridgid for her to be able to study. The sci- ence offices, however, — Parties provided a more class.” “relaxing atmosphere.” Lab assistants were not Janette Cooper just for the science de- partment, though. Lab- bies were also recruited for the home economics department. Lisa Fuhrman helped out in the home-ec room sev- enth period. According to Fuhrman, students are there to help teachers or- ganize papers, clean up kitchens, and other daily tasks like washing and folding aprons. Science labbies did much of the same things. Gilbert said they (labbies) help set up labs, help stu- dents with questions, and hole punch the piles of papers. But, most impor- tantly, according to Mike Logsdon, labbies were there to, “take care of the people that I kick out of 7:00 on a Friday night. Just finished dinner. What to do? You make some phone calls to see what your friends are doing. Slowly, but surely, plans take form. Somebody chants, “party, party, party, PARTY!” After a long week, the weekend is a time to kick back and re- lax, to let your spirits flow. Jeff Janis