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

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Page 12 82 r I7, 19 be ' .llntnzltzitz Iligfrfigbler. Decem Ro cbt A visit from Stores, X-Mas go hand in hand by Stuart Smtlb The holiday season is just upon us, but stores have been preparing for months in advance Everything that we have in stock now was ordered back in May, said Fred Irving manager of Skaggs. This explains why it seems that Christmas decorations have been up in stores for months We have rostart early sothat we can get all the merthandise for Christmas out on the shelves, said Bill Mayward, manager of K-mart 'It takes an Saint Chaos 'Twas the day before vatattott when all through the school Most stttdcrtts were xviltl. the rest losing their tool. Tltett gyttt tlothes were hung tu the lockers txtth care. In hopes that bacteria snort would grow there Their textbooks had vanished. not one did I find. And all thought of luunevxork was gone trout their tntnds. Dont ask about sanity. whtth tt., ant- tntaa tt-t-P. As theytl tuxt axxol-ten from a semester-long sleep All of a sudden. thert- arose such a tlatter. I ran to tht' hall to set- vt lt.tr was the tnarrer My eyes ut-re blinded by a brilliant flash. The drinking fountain toppled arttl fell with a trash I looked out the utndow and what tlttl I see. iiut a school bus whose windows vit-re all brokt-tt hut three And the fill-year-oltl driver had lust appeared When a wntmhall taught ltuu lust batli ol the t-at l felt the floor tremble and glanced around, In ttttte to we the flag pole tome to rest on the ground It was than that I heard on the cabinet door. A banging and pounding l tttuldnit ignore I unlotked and opt-nt-d tt attd what did I set-, Hut the eyes of rny teacher staring batlt at tne He was ttetl tip ttt rope front ltts head to his toe, Bur how he got there l'll net er know He lay tn that tabtnet flat on his hack And I tould tell that his pattente was beginning to track. Hts eyes, how they smoked, his snarltttgs. ltou stary' From rage he was retl, his nose like a tlterry He had a tat fate antl a shtttey bald head That shone. when he bellovxetl, and betatue bright red He was chubby and plump-just like att old tttaid. And I laughed, when I saw hitn, ttt spite of tny grade I told huu l hoped he would have a good rest And s.ttd I vas glad lie had a comfortable nest I closed the door and locked tt up tight- Mcrry Christmas to all and to all a good ntgltr ' Put your holiday wits to the test During fifth hour ottjatt 3 a prize of S I0 will be awarded to the person who torrectly solves this puzzle If there is mort- than one torrect entry, there will be a drawing held to determine the winner Ott a separate pteteofpaper, write your name and the fifteen answers to this puzzle The first ont- is done for you Deposit the answers in the 'Letters to the lidttorw box outside the newsroom linrry deadline ts ll llll p tu . jan, S I box + Planters- product 1 rhttrrnuz 2. cool guy 5. helpful runt 4 uncouth Hitler minus the .,A.. 5. Grape Nuts eater in bondage 6, Newcomers to Wyoming + ph-alange 7. another word for slaughter I' 8 precipitation + sweetheart 9. first part of a railroads name ' talons IO. brittle potato cbtp I I. kept ' in days of old IZ. slow bird of peace 15. car hoist + famous American poet 14, misspelled, tt is a geometric term I5 sweet crutch enormous amount of physical effort and planning that we can't just do overnight Besides the seasonal items such as wrapping paper, ornaments, Christmas candy, etc., which have been stocked well in advance, other areas are also increasing sales Mr. Mayward said. During this time of the year we stock more cellophane tape and mailing supplies such as envelopes, address lables. and stationery Also. large selling items each year aretoys This year should be especially good for computers. We've already noticed a marked increase in the number of Atari and Intellivision computers sold, said Mr. Mayward The alleged recession which has been sweeping the nation apparently hasn't had much impact on the Fort Collins area, as all stores reported normal sales for this time of year, Mr, Irving said, l think that Fort Collins has been spared the major part of the economit troubles facing the rest of the nation. ts g.. y z. -r ig 'I X' I' ir 1 'I N Fi . The Three Kings are some ofthe oldest pieces of the SmyrI's creche. They are only about three inches tall and were handmade and hand painted in Southern France. !Stall photo by Traces Loehnj. Nativity scene a tradition to family lit lieckrt' Curran! just like Christmas wouldnt be Christmas without a Christmas tree, the Smyrl's Christmas wouIdn'r be Chrtstmas without a crechc A cteche? What is a creche! lt's basically a nativtty scene, said Marianne Stnyrl, senior. But it ts more than Just an ordinary nativtty scene. It is a recreation of lblth century France, like it would have been if jesus had been born there instead of Bethlehem, Everything in Southern French style. Marianne-'s family has had their creche for 24 years, as long as her parents have been married, Her mother is a native of Southern France where the creche is very traditional. Marianne said there are around 50 figures in their creche. including a stable, a bridge, and a pigeon coop The other figures are characters called rtutzmtr. In a normal nativity scene the rtnttmzi would be the shepherds. the three kings, and of course, Marygjoseph and baby jesus. In a real French creche the rturlnttr are French characters of the lHth century. Marianne's favorite is a miller and his donkey The trmlanr and the other pieces come in many shapes and sizes. Some pieces are made on a production line, while others, the better pieces, are hand molded, hand painted and hand dressed, Usually the rtmlonr are only sold at Christmas, so the Smyrl's do not buy that many on their own. Martanne's grandmother sends some rtmlonr as gifts. Srnttonr can be purchased Mtrtanne said they are usually frotn the production line and t f lower quality during the summer but l So again, what is a creche? It is an elaborate French nattvity scene. A reaction to what it would have been like in 18th century France had jesus been born there, instead of the ancient town of Bethlehem In the creche everything is French-Southern French. The people are typically French and their gifts are typically French. The traditional time to set the creche is Christmas Eve and that ts when Marianne's family sets up their creche. Even though the Smyrl's put up a tree at Christmas, the creche is even more imortant to them. It just wouldnt beChristmas without it, Marianne said.

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Vol. 10 No. 4 Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO 80526 February 4, 1983 ST DE TTRANSFERS O THE INCREASE by Steve Wfurnef With the new semester came nearly 25 transfer students new to RMHS, according to Principal Rex Wells. About equalling that number were Z0 students transferring out of RMHS. These numbers of student transfers have been attributed to several reasons, l7r. Wells said students sometimes transfer because they anticipate moves and transportation problems. Dr. Wells also said some students trnnsferbecause they want a new starr Some students would just like to wipe the slate clean and start over at another school. Some students also transfer because they like or want variable scheduling at Fort Collins High or because they wnnt A traditional schedule like here, Dr Wells said, He also said students cannot transfer for athletic purposes. sill. According to the RMHS counseling office, the transfer process is simple, Students have to make an appointment with Dr Wells and must have ri valid reason for transferring. Then an agreement must be signed by the principals of the two schools involved. Before u student can transfer out of RMHS, they must also check out of their classes and out ol the media center, junior Brmn Durnwith tmnsferred to FCHS at the beginning ofthe new semester He said his request for transfer was easily grunted by Dr Wells, but FCHS Principal Richard Heger was more reluctant, Mr I-leger said he was not familiar with Brian's ruse, but he did say that he did not like seeing students transfer to another school 'gust to see what it is like' Brian said, A lot of people are transferring there l dont think he will let too many more people in Brian said he wanted to transfer because he would be more comfortable in thc FCHS Atmosphere. I fit in better .it FCHS No one says youre different ' Senior Becky Avery transferred from RMHS to FCHS at the beginning of the 1982-871 school year because het family had moved into ii new house in the Fort Collins District Becky uid she wanted .1 change from RMHS and was not hesitant about transferring to FCHS because she knew people who went there But, Becky found FCHS to be very different .ind she decided to transfer back to RMHS this semester l didnt like it there. Becky s.iid, I didnt know .inyoftlw teachers .ind l didnt like their alternating schedule Becky mud there were live diiys between het Thursday .ind Tuesday class and it was difficult to remember thu homework that w.is to be done. She mid th.it .although the work wus easier to do. we covered less .ind learned who transferred to FCHS tit the beginning ofthe new semester. Tammy said that RMHS teachers and administrators were very cooperative in her transfer. There were no hassles tit ull, she mid, Tammy said that something strange happened, however, with the FCHS principal, He asked my mom if I was ii punker, she said. I v.ouldn't believe it Iguess he doesnt like them or doesnt mint :my punkers transferring in. Mr. Hager said, I asked if she belonged to .i certain group, I think there should be .i mixtutcof backgrounds. be it cowboys or new wave, in our schools l don't like one certain group ol people going to one school Tummy transferred to FCHS because she h.id closer friends there .ind th.it it wus lutd to he away from them. Although she played husketball on the RMHS sophomore girls rerun she still decided to transfer I'in ineligible to play fur.:year, T.lmn1ys.1id. but its worth it Going to lfort Collins means .1 lot to me l felt like I couldnt be myself .it Rotky At Collins everyone does their ovn thing .ind no one cues. Tiinimy s.ud Dr W'ells sind there is .1 lot ol paper work involved with each transfer student The 'number of transfers h.isn't become large, so there .iren't .iny problems yet V ,v.. wwnttmfwi less And, it was hard to get .x good grade Sophomore TuinmyElliotisone othctRMHS student 3 all issseisgsgi N8 je! 3 .sill issue FIRST TIME IN RMHS HISTORY DIS TRI C T EXPELS S TUDEN TS by Rm: Club For the first time in the schools history, three RMHS students were expelled for selling drugs on school property. Twu of the students were expelled for the remainder of the 1982-83 school year, .ind will be given no credit for either first or second semester The third student was given probation to attend school for the second semester The students were sen- tenced by the Poudre R-l school board after two hearings held in the office of Dr. Rex Wells, RMHS principal, on 'Ian 5 and 10 The hearings were attended by the three students, their parents, Dr. Wells, Dt. Dun Webber, superintendent of schools, and the seven members of the school board: David Neenan, presidentg john Sttachen, vice presiclentg and members joseph Daley, Preston Davis, Gladys Eddy, Richard Manges and Donald Wagner. The seven shool board members were the only ones directly involved in making the decision. Does a group of citizens, not involved in any way with the state or county justice system, have the authority to prosecute these students? According to Mr, Webber, in his guest editorial for thej.in 18 Cfrflnmzlmzn. yes Colorado statutes specifically charge boards of education with the responsibility for the welfare ot all pupils .ind with the authority to expel n student for justcausc l think there is no doubt th.it there is A just cause here, said Dr, Wells The Poudre R-l policies suy that expulsion is justifiable, and indeed necessary. for .my student whose 'behavior is detrimental to the welfare. safety or morals of the other pupils' And selling drugs definitely falls into that category, Both Dr, Wells and Mr Webber agreed that the expulsion process is not just an arbitrary decision. Expulsion is distressing to everyone concerned, even when it is the only answer. It is nol taken lightly, said Mr Webber, and fortunately it is only necessary infrequently, They also agree. however, that these expulsions serve as excellent examples for the rest of the students. It is unfortunate that such drastic measures had to be taken, said Dr. Wells, but l think the consequences suffered by these students will be remembered for gi long time, not lust by hesc three students but by all RMHS students, l think it will be .1 long time before the mistake is repeated. ' One ol the expelled students said he felt that hc was entrapped for this very reason l think it lthe expulsion! was unfair. We were just used for examples. .ind it was lust a setup. But Dr Wells said he feels the students were treated very fairly, The U.S Constitution guarantees dugprocessf' he said, Mltgives the right for the accused to be heard and the accuser to bring charges, We heard both the accused andthe accuser, .ind I don't think it could have been done better. Mr, Webber feels that the publicity surrounding the expulsions distorts what really goes on in the schools, I find it very distressing that expulsion puts so much focus and attention on the few students who have not learned mature behavior and it reflects on everyone in the school. I hope everyone will remember to keep their attention on supporting and encouraging the 'good' kids. 3 533, 333 TRAN FLIES HIGH ff, ling, ,AiziW1t1iif Hoang 'l'r.m..1 Vietnamese refugee who fled to Fort Collins niiu' yours ago with his Limily, is one of four Colomdo students recently recommended for admission zo the military academics U S, Representative H.ink Brown from Colorado recommended him to West Point .ind the US Naval Academy, .ind Senator Willmm Armstrong recom- mended him to the Air Force Academy. I applied for the scholarships and they nomin.ited me, Hoang said keeping track of hand instruments, ,ithletic statistics, .ind teachers' schedules .ind .assignments Pldnnmg to pursue .i double nmior in pre-med and computer engineering. Hoang is looking forward to going to tollege ncxt year, The A his first said he is interested in learning how to fly He also liked the fact that it is closest ir Force Academy is choice because he to home l'm also looking at some ofthe private scholarships- maybe one to CU. There are lots. of restrictions on the military scholarships, Maintaining a 4.0 average, Hoang is at the top of his class, and currently has a full seven-class schedule ln addition, Hoang spends some of his time doing computer programs for school activities, such as Hoang Tran has been noml- nated by Iwo U.S. Congress- men as a candldate lor admlnlon Into varloul mllllary academies. fstallphalo by Ted Phllllpmj