Rocky Mountain High School - Lobos Yearbook (Fort Collins, CO)

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Vol, IO No. 3 Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO 80526 December 17, 1982 ndercouer procedures result in 16 arrests 'Sfmt' l.l r1rm'r On Sunday, Nov 28, rhe Fort Jllins Police Depnrrmcnr rested IU adults and six venrlcs for drug zransuuion olatlons. The arrests were the sulr of an undercover drug :eration underway since :hc -ginning of rhis school year An undercover police officer is used in the opcrnrion The 'ficer was a female officer from l the Craig. Colorado Police Deparrmenr.Shewasenrolledat Rocky Mountain High School for part-rime in order ru csublish contacts rind make purchases She was parr of a rude rn which the Fort Collins Police Dcparrmenr loaned an officer ro the Craig Police Department fur three months ro unfover .i similar investigation The Craig operation .ilso ended on Sunday, Nov Z8 Seven .idulrs and three teens were .xrrcsrcd In Forr Collins. the adults .irresred ranged in ago from 18 ro 2' years old They were involved In dealing drugs ro students ln the three high schools Of rhe luveniles Arrested. all were male, four .mended RMHS, rwo were from Forr Collins High School and Cops in schoo one w.is not enrolled in school In u press release pu: our by the Form Collins Police Dc-purrmunr, the police said they ,iimcd rhcnr opcrurions inward people involved rn supplying illegal drugs ro loml high sghuol sruclenzs, and nor frrsr-rime offenders or usera lr said :har during the uperarron, rhc undercover officer made upproxrmnrely Z-I purchasm of drugs including marrluana. cocaine, LED hashish and counterfeit speed The rcccnr drug ,irresrs follow ri 1981 drug operation rhar surfed J controversy ,md ended wrrh .i school board decision ro nor cooperate wrrh police rn enrolling undercoveroifrcers ln rhc WSI drug busr. 'il people were .irrcsrcd l-fair or not? Vferry Christmas and a Happy New Year In livrij Aluxmuzdur I hue no mercy for people who exploit our kids by selling them drugs This rs what Dr l. Rex Wells, principal, had ro 5.15 about ihe Nov 28 drug husr People who me drugm. uherher rr's ou.nsnon,1lly or on .1 daily basis. and people who deal for their own personal gain .im rwo different groups cnnrelyf' hc said David Nccnm. prcsndenr uf rhe- Poudrc R-1 xghool bo.ird, sind he felt du.ippoinrcd ilu: rhc undercover .icrrviuus had he-en used lr would be nice if drug usage wh low vnough rh.ir these rhmgs wouldrfr have ro concern us However. we do have roger rhc message .across :har wc don'K.1cKCptdrug selling The question of vxhurhcr there will bc .my more undercover .igcms in the fururc has been raised .md Dr Wells feels rh.1r as long .is the police sec drugs on campus, rhey'll :ry their best ro bust them Apparenrly. no one had been aware lh.ir an undercover .igenr had been enrolled .ir RMHS There had been .i lor of rumors The chief of police did make rhc statement Lis: spring rh.ir hell be purring an undercover cop rn the school .md he did follow rhruugh with rr The school board did nor wan: undercover .icrrviries going on because :hey felt ir would cause A disturbance, The primary function of rhe school system is ro educate the srudenrsf' Neenan s.ud We felt this would have been disrupted if rhe teachers were.iw.1re :har an undergovur .igenr was working He said :har :hc school board had been called chickens because they wouldn'r invite rhc undcrcuvcr agent into the school system There wasluunnwuyrh.i1wc'dlleto rhe kids We knew that eventually this would h.1ppcn,bul we didn'r wanr :ogivc our approval of xr. Neenan sand Dr Wells gave the students involved in the drug bust .1 five-day suspension and hc is recommending expulsion, Some people did not believe he had the right to suspend rhc students before their case h.id been heard in courr. but he said :hc hearing had been held rn his office and due profess of hw had been followed 1 had all the information from the District Attorney ldrd nor violate any of :hc arudcnrs' rights I was advised every step of rhc way by the attorney involved in rhn use None of zlic students can be expelled xx irliour rhu nhuol bn.ird's .lpprov.il,.1nd rhc final decision will he nude .xlrer the first of :he year I lf :he students Jrc expelled. rhey cannot be enrolled in .my Poudre R-l school Dr Wells s.nd rh.ir rhrs has caused nuny people to uku .1 good, hard look .xr what rhc-y're doing 'Drug dealing flow rcsulr In punishment. .ind we c.in'r lcr up unul we see tha! the campus drug problem has been solved, he said. Ihina trip cancels due to 'decadent' music and new leadership , sir-ri lluuuur Invrurrons received by :he RMHS Singers und Winds ,m zravcl ,ind perform in China have been cancelled ecuusu rhc new leadership of :he Shanghai music fsuvril comrdcrs Amcruxm musir decadent, lr looked like cveryrhing was going ro go, Dr Herb ioodrrch, choir director, said Y The fundraising and the commitment on :he pnrr of he parents had been my strong We were really close no ,wing rhe money needed ro sand borh groups There was .1 ahmge of leadership in Chin.: in early Icrober. The new leadership took rhu purson who had lanned the fesrlval .ind who had issued the original ivirarions our of his position With the changes in leadership came .1 new hilosuphy Evidently, the change was caused by J feeling rhar :hc hinese population was being 'wesrernized' a lirrlc mo quickly. Ur Cioodrrfh mid Thcffhmrww looked .xr the American music .ind called rr dcudunr' The dcuaron was m.1dc in order to 'purge' VUL-srcrri xnfluumcs from the Chinese system 'The Chinese said they would like- to censor thc rnmrg The groups would have ro send mpes .ind the Cllnricsc would have ro approve what wh sung. Dr Goodrich sud They really have no idea wha: comer: groups in the Umred States do. Dr Goodrich said appropriate music ro sing in Chin.: would be songs such as 'lllngle Bellsf Do Rc Mr, .ind Auld Lang Sync 'The music program ar Rocky is certainly nor above singing 'jingle Bcllsf for .1 certain occasion. Dr, Goodrich said But, ro think we would be going all rhe way over ro Chin.: ro sing char. ir's nor exactly what we frgurcd wc needed ro have So, thc lnviurions were cancelled ,ind all of rhe mum-y. nude up of donations .ind depoaits. has been rcrurncd Heidi johnson. senior, sud everyone was excited about going ro Chinn und rhur they weredisuppoinred by rhc cancellation When l first heard about rhe r.inccll.irions l wh mud Nov., I'm pun disappointed, she mid. Vic were terribly dis.1ppoinrcd. Dr Goodrich said, more so for rhu kids For Dome of the people in the band .md choir, rhis might have been the only chance zo rake .1 mp of this kind And, the facr th:-y're nur going ro ge: ro go is diauppuiming, ro say the leasrf' he said We wcrc really pleased rhar the city of Forr Collins, Rocky Mounuin High School .ind the parents responded the way rhey did Were very gran-ful ro chem. Dr Goodrich sand

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onrzrimz Iflilulvfryulvlar. December 17, 1982 Il Rwbg . Drug bust 'no big deal' Have you noticed an atmosphere of distmst and suspicion at Rocky lately? Well, neither have we It's amazing to think that jus: last March a storm of controversy was started by the words undercover cops and drug bust The community has discovered that the Fort Collins Police Department is serious about monitoring drug exchanges. And, that they will continue to do this without school district cooperation or approval. Rocky Mountain students seem to have accepted the reality of undercover cops in our school. Perhaps it is best that way, And, then to think that this past November, when we learned an undercover cop had been working in our school, we took the news lightly, almost forgetting the controversy last spring, Ar the same lime, when we learned that the undercover operations were responsible for the drug bust, as well as the arrests of I6 people, including some Rocky students, we sorz of shrugged it all off as another COf'nl'nOI'I occurrence Evidently, the use uf undercover police is a successful approach to dealing with drug problems in and around the schools. The police worked in their own areas of expertise, while educators worked in theirs. This recent operation in no way interfered with the teaching and learning processes at RMHS. In short, it was no big deal. We should accept the fact that there will be undercover operations in the future. Students who are keeping their proverbial noses clean need not worry If they are nor involved in drugs. there should be no hassles, For the students who are messed up in drugs, there is an imporranr lesson to be learned, And, the message Should be loud and clear Undercover polige at Rocky are il fact of life, And, if their operanons go as smoothly as the reeent one, there should be no problem SE i he A , f 1 ' 'f' ara ,-- ,Z-'Y A N We -me scene now vevfefszlrien will A, TN: Lou:-P naumaru mme gaucoi. Uluf, PKQBLAH, Eb. me 1169141 raptnvnz. oF we Roc-1 riouuuiu vmoo PRDBLLM. L. A f'V7lcAL FQELJ fY-IP. 04:2 LBIIBIFS What you think... RUDIW Mnunialn IIIGIIIIIIIIIBI' A Rocky Mnunlam High School Student Publication Editor .................... .......... R on Clork Associofe Editor .......... Steve Warner Business Monoger ............ Col Nickol News Editor .......... Becky Alexander Sports Editor ..... ........... S fuorf Smith Reporters ...... ...... Be cky Cononr Kori Gallegos Jennifer Stonsfield Photographer ............. Trocee Loehn Adviser ............... ...... G Ienn Gray The Rocky Mountain Highlighter is owned ond Thanks for all football supporters Dear LOBO Fans, The 1982 football team would like ro thank the Rocky Mountain students. faculty, parents and others who gave us tremendous support this fall! We feel that this support helped us greatly on rhe football field. Many times at away games we had more fans there than :he home team did! When we heard the noise and cheering from our stands, it got us psyched up and ready to play. The team believes that the I0-0 Northern Conference Championship belongs to our fans and our school just as much as the team itself. Were also glad :har your enthusiasm overcame some of the strict guidelines about cheering than were set by the adminisrraiion We hope that this enthusiasm will carry into the winter sports season as well. Thanks again for your support-you'te awesome fans!! published once o month by the newspaper sroff of Rocky Mountoin High School, 1300 W, Swallow flood, Fon Collins, CO 60526. Phone: 226-5026 CLOBOD. Signed, 1982 LOBO Football Team Lin Ron, Ron Editorials What we think... V sift I If SESEQQQ 5 We . , Q 1 111. 1 f wie- ' ,R , Pablo leaves a creed lil Vi 1 L- U lzrrnr Falling snow flakes and ringing Salvaiion Army hells .mlm .nys br to mind the holiday season Chrivtxnas AniI,1ust .ix important. New Year Cerrainly it would he sutiable ro runner this iolumn .iro Christmas And. would it nor he fitrxng to write about eol11inetu,ilxL.1tltm or exploitation uff1llrlxllI1.!s? Or even. .xhnur depression and high sun :ilu rare around this tune! Or better yet,l mueh l dislikef hrisintas' iklusi kidding I don'r think Clltrisima ridiiulous' 'lust huatiw I think l l,lllfmL-en ix ridiculous doesnt rn me .i Serooge Or a iommunisi, thank you v I iould ierzannly tn me about any one of these iopigs, but, l wi knowingtl1.lt.llaimtlrcilotltur writers xx ill concern themselves v many of thu same ideas Surelyl hrlsrmas is iinporrant, har to me. the coming uf :hex year has rim as muih, it not lnure,wigr1lficame iThis is where I 5 risking total I-mharrassntent v New Year s heealne important to me two years ago when l fo .io old. barely legible letter behind a local bar The leitcr .ipparenrly mrirrcn hy a young man who only signed himsel Pablo ' li was .iildrc-wed to Anyone Who Finds Me Natural took it personally This lem-r announced :he absurdity and usclessness of T Yc.ir'x resolutions Pablo ' wrote that resolutions only made pet feel guiliy an-I worthless because they couldn r stand hy them ' letter imtruiied its finders to oppose New Years resolutions sl l1ugooilcvcr iomes out of them The letter continued. revealing Pablo's solution ro New Yu resolutions a creed invented for its finders in follow througl' iheir lives The letter said :his creed included only important beliefs people to live hy lr would he all-imporranz to follow rlwuerced Soi itsiinilers would live improved, productive lives Knowing that we all would like in live better lives, I will slm few ot :he mayor points of Pablo's Creed v. uh you Take :her you may I Whatever will be. will be. More commonly referred to by Dt Day .15 Que sera. sera Truly, you should lv.-licvu that you can control your own desnny Some outside fone llloris Day' Go controls etcry aspen! of life as we know ii. And, no inarrer what expect to happen. it gan all he ihanged by this outside force really. vthaiever happens, happens Z Be adventurous Adventure Lan happen anywhere, And, only what you make It 5 Amid rhe rruth. exaggerate, and ifyou need to lor wan: ml l and lie again Heuer known as pulling a Holden Caulfield. I7on't be afraid to tell your peers that your dad owns five S Lhaleis on ihe West Loast And if you feel like :Ladd that you wot ar one over Chrisunas tauauon. and only for minimum wage! The more creative and belicxahlu you are when you exagget the more unpresscd people will be. and :he better you will fel 6 Show off your enmn Of Lourse. atrend many social functic and of uvurxe aut like a neo-soeiallle, but never get excited al.: anything, and, don! be impressed by anyihingg you have done ii and seen ir all before, Boredom is the mind of intelligence. 3, Learn to he disliked Wherever you go and whatever happc there will always be someone who dislikes you. The earlier ' realize that you are not special to everyone, :he better off you will And besides, knowing that you are disliked will give you the freed to do anything you want, 6. Feel free to feel free, Be an individual You don't haw conform Be spontaneous, be creative, and be original. Remem that you are you, he is the uzher person, So goes Pahlo's Creed. I really never found out who 'Pablo' And it's amazing that when I found this letter, this creed, around holiday time two years ago, I remembered to forget making IN Year'5 resolutions. L But l'll never forget to remember Pablo's Creed,