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

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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,

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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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S uvenile arrested, understands consequences U Steve Wamer utbofr nale: The following it tlofy of a finden: who wa: netted in the Nm. 28 drug un. The identify of :bit ut-'enile but been changed and tba!! remain anonymout and bmzeczed, at intimated by the law. l ' john Knot his teal name? was one of six juveniles arrested in :onnection with a drug bust :onducted on Nov. 28, The warrant for his arrest pertained to the sale of one marijuana point. As a result,john could be facing several strict penalties. l john said he was surprised by the arrest and that he did not expect it. Two police officers, a man and a woman, came to lohn's house and served him a warrant for his arrest. They said that they were taking him down to the police station and that he was to get some things. So,john went downstairs with the male officer to get some clothes. john's father, Mr. Doe lnot his real namei. remained upstairs with the female officer, He asked her a few questions and Juvenile deal by Becky Alexander On Nov 28, four arrest teams I:'ere sent out to apprehend lo eople who had been discovered -ither selling or being in Jossession of drugs lf we were just trying tu arrest people for using drugs, Dave Wilson, one of the arresting officers, said, we couldve gotten three times as many The six juveniles who were arrested were the ones who were the most willing to deal with the undercover cop, Wilson lsaid. They'd talk about drugs and where they'd gotten them. The cop got information from just listening and being around them The undercover agent went to areas that were gathering places lfor people to talk about drugs, Wilson said, At first she lust f'hung out with the people and listened to them talk, but after they got to be familiar with havingheraround,theybeganto include her in their talks. If they said they were high, she said she iwas, too, RMHS was chosen as the she indicated to him that there was a dmg bust going on all over town. l wasn't expecting it, Mr. Doe said. What can l say? I felt lousy when it happened. Thenjohn was read his rights. taken to the police station and put into a cell until his father arrived. He was then interrogated and asked to fillout a statement. lt was scary, john said. john was put in a cell with another juvenile he knew Together they tried to figure out who the undercover officer was. I knew right away who it was, john said, because her car was parked in front of the station and she was standing in the hall as l came in john said undercover operations were fair, but that it was scary to think someone is always watching you. Hlfundercovet cops deter drug activity with students, then they are a good idea, Mr Doe said. Mr. Doe said he did not understand why the police were busting kids,when dealt-fs were selling hundreds of joints and other drugs as well lt seems trivial, he said. But if kids are going to go against the law, then they have to pay for it. john was suspended from school for five days right after the arrest. He was also sent a referral to be expelled from school for the rest of the year. Concerning the possible expulsion, Mr. Doc said it was not altogether related to druS54 Mr. Doe said he had talked to Dr Wells. Dr. Wells indicated to him that another juvenile and his parents had been in his office concerning the expulsion. Mr. Doe said that the parents had an attorney with them and that the attorney would not let the student make any statements to the principal. l don't think that's right, Mr. Doe said. What is it going to teach the kid? That he can do what he wants to do and then get an attorney to talk back to the school? That doesn't teach a kid what he needs to learn. Family experiences Eastern culture by Steve Warner The Chinese government recently cancelled a music festival to be held in Shanghai, China. The decision was made in order to purge western influence from the Chinese culture. The cancellation of the music festival, which was to include the RMHS Singers and Winds. points out the many differences between the Chinese and American cultures and governments. Colleen She, iunior, and her family have had the rare chance to experience both. Mr, Chiao-Yao She and Mrs. Lucy Shu-Mai She, Colleen's parents, were born and raised in China, ln 1949, the Communist party was taking over mainland ers face severe penalties school to plant the undercover agent because of certain circumstances She tthe agent! had friends who were able to provide living quarters and they happened to live in the Rocky district. According to john Abraham- son, prosecuting attorney for the case, the kids are looked at, not entirely by what they did, but what type of a kid they normally are He said that they check to see whether or not the kid is a first-time user or if he is a kid that normally gets into trouble Abrahamson said that they are looking at harsher penalties Kids don't usually get caught the first time, he said Depending on where each person is in thedrug scene, there are several possible punish' ments. A minimum two-year probation is a possibility, along with a maximum of 80 hours of community work. Another alternative is detention, either in Adams County or in Brighton, There may also be a S300 fine involved. The judge has a wide variety of choices. He has the option of pgs Agape Outreach I Concerts committing one or more of the kids to an institution, or if he decides on probation, the kids can be given acurfew and also be restricted in who they can see. ln this case, they rely on parents and teachers for reinforcement. These kids could fate a long jail term, be recommended to a mandatory treatment factlity,or if they have a had attitude or record. be transferred to adult court. The difference between adult court and juvenile court is that adult court uses adult punishments After the arrests were made the people were taken to the police station. booked, interviewed by a detective. and either taken to jail or released to parents According to Wilson, the penalty being looked at in this particularcase withthc-juveniles is detention ina juvenile holding facility for two of the kids since it is not their first time involved with the law. The others will probably be sentenced to do community service. With regard to the adults who were involved in the drug transactions, there is the possibility of Canon City for some of them, and for others, if they remain straight for two years, charges will be erased China. War was breaking out throughout the country and the Nationalists were fleeing to Taiwan Mr. She was 15 years old at the time. He escaped with his father, who was working with the Nationalist government, to Taiwan at the last minute, leaving his mother, two younger sisters and a younger brother behind. Mrs. Shes story is similar exceptthather whole family fled to Taiwan before the escalation of the war. Mr. She had been apart from his family until his first return to China in 55 years. The She family travelled to China last summer on a grant from the Chinese government. Mr She. a CSL? physics professor,was asked tolecturetn several Chinese cities during a five-week trip According to Mr. She, life has improved in China since 19,39 People generally have enough to eat and enough clothing But, beyond the basic things life is very primitive, especially in the countryside. They don't have much according to our standards, he said. During the trip Mr. She spent three days with his cousin brother and sisters. His hometown is a small town out in the country. comparable in size tu Fort Collins He said the town was very primitive. The place where he stayed was considered a 'new apartment, but had an outhuuse. Because Mr. She felt his hometown would be too remote for his family, Mrs. She, Colleen and her younger sister, joined Mr. She in Peking two weeks later, beginning their tour of China together ln order to sight-sec in China. the Shes had to get special permission from the Chinese government They visited many places in China, including the Great Wall, Xian, Guiliri, many places in Peking, the Li River and Qin Shi Huangdfs tomb of the terra-cotta army Colleen was awed by theCtreat Wall and said that it was the only name to describe it. Colleen described the Li River as a very poetic, beautiful place. Lo 'ZS from their records. But, the Chinese don't take 6,9 4- According to WUSOU-PJfem5' care of the environment, There O9 -36 reactions varied from shock to, are too many people and a lot of Q, what took you so long to get them waste the land. lt was the 'ral hffefi most beautiful river and G 0 Some of the kids had probably the dirtiest. problems with drugs. Colleen said tourists from Abrahamson said. Were only Hgng Kong gmqkgd heavily ,md doing what will help the kids in then threw their cigarette butts the long fun-H overboard into the river She 'Sum DHD n Fast 0 Inexpensive 0 Confidential 5762gTl5 f 3-'3? Pap tests and gynecological exam Pregnancy tests Birth Control t t Q it t. V.D, tests Planned Parenthood 149 W. Oak, No. 8 nm... neat:-Vgaraia es it Ft. also said that at one point in the rivet trip she saw watermelon rinds and vegetables flying out of a kitchen window, splashing into the river, Colleen's parents said that the history of China was the most impressive thing about the trip. Many places they visited were centuries old Besides seeing many spectacular places, the She family observed and learned a great deal about the Chinese culture and government. Mr She said the life in China is very limited The society has fixed values and very few opportunities for advancement. He said about U9 percent of life in China is controlled by the government Mrs She said that even the top student in the top university is assigned a iob by the Chinese government lt's an almost fully employed country. she said The government restricts manythings Theyhave millions of restrictions restraining everything, So, the people don't have much freedom He continued, speculating about what happened with the RMHS choir and band trip to China. Of course I don't know the real story, but l could make some guesses about what happened, he said. Mrs. She thinks the people who first sent the invitations did not get sufficient approval from the government ln recent years China has been opening up to the West From their point of view it's a very big change. And. sometimes they reach a point where they feel the change is taking place too fast, especially in the young people. So, they just stop. he said. Mrs She said, We should try to understand that they opened up their doors recently. They have a strong fear and don't know what to do. So, sotnetimes rejection is the only way they know how to deal with things. Mr. She said that the Chinese government could be asked to explain themselves more. We should ask questions-like the Rocky trip-we should ask them why? lt would give us more insight and it would help them examine themselves more, he said Colleen said the word Communist scares people in the Western world And, she was glad to learn that the educated people in China have ideas of their own. Colleen also said that one problem the Chinese have is that they are bound by traditions. Due to their conservatism, some people are not willing to change. lt would be good for young people to visit China, Colleen said. They would gain more appreciation for freedom. People don't realize all of their opportunities and their freedom of choice. l'm glad I took the trip. lt changed a lot of my views about China. an Q tw N' Ft 3 S 5. Z a. rs 5 72 U 5 h TP N fr 3 U rr rx fr U' re -t F' To CE to