Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Parents ponder prayer problem Althought most students admit to saying a quick Some say it took seven days to make the world, prayer before a math test or praying for early and other say it took the human race a few billion release on a snowy day, years to evolve. Part of legalized, formal prayer this religious question in school caused a big was settled when Fed- dispute across the eral judge William country. Overton decided that Numerous schools Creationism is not a across the country were science and should not beginning to set aside be taught in Arkansas' one to five minutes dai- public schools. ly for voluntary prayer. While that decision The praying could be helped to resolve the silent, but various question of teaching re- teachers were also ligion in the classroom, asked to find a student some schools were still volunteer to pray aloud. arguing over whether it Any students not wish- Qi- should even be ac- ing to participate could N knowledged. However, leave the room. most schools generally Although the prayers accepted a moment of were voluntary and stu- silence, rather than a dents had the option to prayer, for injured or leave the room, the 'F deceased classmates. school had prompted a Some students felt series of court battles. But, proponents of the need for prayer, while other didn't. this new voluntary prayer argued that to Despite the court battle, most students not allow prayer in school is to deny reli- made it a personal rather than a legal ques- gious freedom. tion. IRQ Prayer in schoolfMini-mag

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Noiscmakers When the party stops, the trouble begins Without a doubt, alcohol is tho ootooot one choice of drug among adolescents in America. However, it has been found that most teenagers don't consider al- cohol to be a drug. Instead, they think of it as a harmless beverage that en- hances fun and makes you feel good. In a recent survey, it was discovered that over 9196 of a high school student body had used alcohol in the past year. While the number of every day drinkers has remained fairly constant over the known as Mothers Against Drunk Dri- vers These women, many of whom have lost family members to a drunk- driving accident, are present in court- rooms and other functions across the state in an effort to make Coloradoans aware of the increasing alcohol prob- lem, especially among teens. While the legislation would punish the act of driving under the influence of alcohol after it has been committed, Students Against Drunk Drivers is working to prevent drunk driving in the MADD, SADDfMini - mag past six years, the number of under-18 weekend bingers has escalated. Most Friday and Saturday nights seem to include a party where teens will be drinking. And despite declaring that they drink because they like it, the ma- jority of the students admitted that they drank because everyone else did. So, in an effort to find identity, stu- dents, drink - often to excess. After becoming intoxicated, many people are convinced that their performance ability 0-XX is improved, which leads to a display of stunts, including reckless, drunk driv- ing. Drunk driving has been the cause of 8,000 accidents in the U.S. during the past year. In an effort to curtail the grievous effects of drunk driving, legis- latures are being pressured to stiffen penalties on drunk drivers and raise the drinking age. Support for these stricter laws is coming from a group founded last year Mothers Against Drunk Drivers first place. By having teens sign a con- tract saying if they are too drunk to drive or with someone who is, they will call home or a friend for a ride, SADD hopes to get drunk drivers off the road. In addition, parents and friends also sign a contract agreeing to pick up the student when they call, without asking any questions. Some well-established SADD orga- nizations have hot lines set up but for now, local MADD agencies will be content with just beginning a SADD chapter. Other national groups have had enough success to encourage other states to begin programs of their own. Although both programs seem to be off to a good start nationally, Colorado is only just beginning to realize the serious effect of alcohol on teenagers and driv- ing. IR

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Noisemakers A heartening look at '82 And some advice for '83 T he Rampages staff has compiled a list of '83 Ins and '82 Outs to help students determine if they made the right choices in deciding what should have been included in their New Year's resolutions, and what should have been swept out the door. Americans have always been known for their self- indulgence, and high school students may have been the worst offenders. Checking out the songs on a new album, or catching the latest flick was often more important than studyingg and the money spent seemed as if it went to a better cause than a week of school lunches. Although money seemed tight, students could always scrape together enough to finance their favorite form of entertainment. According to dollars, here is what people preferred: The best in cinema E.T.- 3282 million On Golden Pond- 3119 million Rocky III- 3118 million Porky's- 3106 million An Officer and a Gentleman- 383 million Star Trek II - The Wrath or' Khan- 3580 million Poltergeisr- 373 million Best Little Whorehouse in Texas- 3570 million Annie- 357 million Conan the Barbarian- 346 million And the worst Tron The Pirate Movie Yes, Giorgio Monsignor Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy Grease 2 One From the Heart Mini-mag Out of 42 platinum albums, these are the ten that sold the most: Asia American Fool Chariots of Fire Eye of the Tiger Freeze - Fram e Hooked on Classics I Love Rock 'N Roll Mirage Success Hasn'r Spoiled Me Yer Tug of War Some artists also hit it big with younger audiences who preferred buying 45's to LP's. They included Geils' Center- fold,john Cougar's Hurt So Good and jack and Diane, Paul McCartney's Ebony and Ivory, and the singles Eye of the Tiger and I Love Rock 'N Roll. When students couldn't afford to go out, the television provided shows, although many students hesitated to call them entertainment. When M 'A 'S 'H went off the air in February, much of the viewing public felt that one of the last reasons to watch television went with it. Even so, Neilsen still rated the country's favorites: 60 Minutes Three's Company Too Close for Comfort M 'A 'S 'H Dallas The jeffersons Hart to Hart Alice Magnum, PI Trapper john, M.D. Often the networks didn't listen closely enough to their viewers, and some old favorites were on their way out in 1982: WKRP signed off the air waves and Barney Miller had to turn in his gun. Taxi had only to take a cab from ABC to NBC, as Lou Grant sent his last issue to press. Little House on the Prairie went off the air, and although Cindy Williams decided Shirley needed a break, Laverne and Shirley carried on.